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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (35-16-3) at Vegas Golden Knights (33-18-4)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (35-16-3) at Vegas Golden Knights (33-18-4)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 0 at Arizona 1 (SO)
The Tampa Bay Lightning were shut out for the first time this season, but managed to earn one point, in a 1-0 shootout loss to the Arizona Coyotes Wednesday night at Mullett Arena…The Bolts split the season series with ARI after collecting a 5-3 win Dec. 31 at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning fell to 35-16-3 on the season with a road record of 14-12-1…Tampa Bay came out of the gate flying and outshot ARI 20-7 in the first period…The Bolts picked up where they left off in the second period, outshooting ARI 17-6…On the second end of a back-to-back, the Lightning got outshot 13-5 in the third period before recording a 5-0 shot advantage in overtime…After neither team was able to score through 65 minutes, the game advanced to a shootout…Steven Stamkos scored the lone goal for Tampa Bay in the shootout, while Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored for ARI to hand the Bolts a 1-0 loss…Brian Elliott earned his first shutout of the season with 26 saves on 26 shots against…Nick Paul skated in his 300th career game.
PP: TBL – 0-5 ARI – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 47 ARI – 26
Attendance: 4,600

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Golden Knights are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at TMobile Arena…Tampa Bay posted a 1-0-1 record against VGK last season…Corey Perry led all Bolts skaters with three points vs. VGK last season (1-2—3)…Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games for the Lightning vs. VGK last season, stopping 63 of 68 shots against for a .926 save percentage and 2.40 goals against average…Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in all six of his career games vs. VGK (0-8—8)…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in seven of his eight career games vs. VGK (5-5—10)…Brayden Point has scored a goal in three of his last four games vs. VGK (3-1—4)…Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn have picked up points in three of their last four contests vs. VGK (1-2—3)…Vasilevskiy has started eight career games vs. VGK, posting a 3-3-2 record with a .909 SV% and 2.96 GAA…The Bolts are 3-3-2 all-time vs. VGK, including a road record of 2-2-0…Stamkos (5-5—10) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career goals and points vs. VGK.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. VGK

  1. Steven Stamkos – 10 pts. (5-5—10, 8 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 8 pts. (0-8—8, 6 GP)
  3. Victor Hedman – 6 pts. (1-5—6, 7 GP)
  4. Ondrej Palat – 5 pts. (1-4—5, 8 GP)
    T5. Brayden Point – 4 pts. (3-1—4, 6 GP)
    T5. Alex Killorn – 4 pts. (1-3—4, 8 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the fourth and final game of a four-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play seven of their 12 games in February on the road…The Lightning are 8-4-1 against Pacific Division opponents and 19-6-2 against the Western Conference this season…The Bolts are 14-12-1 on the road this season…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in seven of their last nine road games and 14 of their last 16 games overall…The Lightning have failed to score a power-play goal in eight consecutive road games (0-for-23)…The Bolts have not surrendered a power-play goal against during the current road trip (8-for-8).

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 93

Current Injuries:
None

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 33-18-4, 70 points (16-13-0 at Home, 17-5-4 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Feb. 18 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 16 – Vegas Golden Knights 2, San Jose Sharks 1
William Carrier scored the deciding goal with 17.2 seconds to go as the Vegas Golden Knights (33-18-4) defeated the San Jose Sharks (17-28-11), 2-1, on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. After a scoreless first period, San Jose snagged a 1-0 lead on a goal from Alexander Barabanov. Paul Cotter broke free early in the third period and got the Golden Knights on the board to make it a 1-1 hockey game. In the final minute, Chandler Stephenson set up Carrier for the game-winning goal with just 17.2 seconds left. Vegas came away with the 2-1 victory and extended its win streak to four games.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Cotter extends his goal streak to three games for the first time in his career
  • Carrier improves his career-high season with his 15th goal of the season and team leading seventh game winning goal
  • Eichel’s point streak reaches three games (2-3—5)
  • Vegas completes their ninth victory when trailing after two periods, the most comeback wins in the NHL this season

Back on Track
Recording their fourth consecutive win, the Golden Knights are on their longest win streak since their franchise-high 10-game stretch at the start of the season. Vegas also holds a five-game point streak after falling to the Islanders in overtime prior to the All-Star break. The Golden Knights stand at 4-0-1 in their last five contests entering into their first game of the season with the Lightning on Saturday.

Against the Lightning
Vegas and Tampa Bay will meet for the first time this season, the Lightning are one of only two clubs the Golden Knights have not faced yet (Carolina). In eight meetings, Vegas owns a 5-3-0 record against Tampa Bay and are even at 2-2-0 when playing at T-Mobile Arena. The last time these teams met, the Lightning overcame a 2-0 deficit (VGK goals by Brett Howden and William Carrier) in the third period to force the Golden Knights into extra time. After a scoreless overtime, the clubs battled through seven rounds of the shootout with Vegas goals scored by Nicolas Roy, Shea Theodore, William Karlsson, and Mark Stone who had the game-deciding tally. The Golden Knights will look to have their first win at home against the Lightning since the 2019-2020 season and extend their current win streak to five games.

2022-23 Season TBL Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Feb. 18 – at Vegas
Mar. 9 – at Tampa Bay

2021-22 Season TBL Series: 1-0-1 (Home: 0-0-1, Road: 1-0-0)
Dec. 21 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Tampa Bay 4)
Jan. 29 – at Tampa Bay (Vegas 3, Tampa Bay 2 SO)

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (26-20-8) at Seattle Kraken (31-18-6)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (26-20-8) at Seattle Kraken (31-18-6)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 5 at CALGARY 2 (2/16/23)
1ST PERIOD: CGY Lindholm (Backlund) 15:22-SH; DET Kubalík (Bertuzzi, Oesterle) 18:59-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Fabbri (Larkin, Perron) 2:27-PP; CGY Dubé (Andersson) 9:03-EV; DET Kubalík (Larkin, Bertuzzi) 15:21-EV; DET Bertuzzi (Fabbri, Larkin) 18:43-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Suter (Zadina, Chiarot) 3:55-EV
SHOTS: DET 24 (7-13-4) / CGY 35 (8-12-15)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (W, 33-35) / CGY Vladar (L, 19-24)
PP: DET 2-4 / CGY 0-2
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Lucas Raymond – lower body (4 / Feb. 10)
Total Man Games Lost: 230
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

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

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at KRAKEN / 10:30 P.M. EST / Climate Pledge Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: Third all-time meeting, second at Seattle … First of two games this season, only game at Seattle
ALL-TIME vs. SEA: 1-1-0 / AWAY: 0-1-0 / LAST 10: N/A / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. SEA: Dylan Larkin (0-3-3 in 2 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-1-2 in 2 GP), Moritz Seider (0-2-2 in 2 GP), Dominik Kubalík (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Robby Fabbri (1-0-1 in 1 GP), Joe Veleno (1-0-1 in 1 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (0-1-1 in 1 GP), Ben Chiarot (0-1-1 in 2 GP), Jordan Oesterle (0-1-1 in 2 GP), David Perron (0-1-1 in 2 GP), Pius Suter (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
SEA top scorers vs. DET: Jordan Eberle (13-6-19 in 27 GP), Oliver Bjorkstrand (4-10-14 in 21 GP), Yanni Gourde (5-8-13 in 22 GP), Ryan Donato (4-2-6 in 6 GP), Brandon Tanev (3-3-6 in 9 GP), Eeli Tolvanen (3-2-5 in 8 GP), Jaycob Megna (0-2-2 in 4 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Tuesday, Feb. 21: RED WINGS at CAPITALS / 7:00 p.m. / Capital One Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Feb. 23: RED WINGS vs. RANGERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO : WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Feb. 25: RED WINGS vs. LIGHTNING / 8:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 16 at Calgary – 5-2 W
Detroit earned a 5-2 win at Calgary to improve to 26-20-8 overall and 12-9-5 on the road … The Red Wings set a season high with their fifth-consecutive victory, marking the team’s longest winning streak since a five-game run from Nov. 24-Dec. 4, 2021 … The result also marked Detroit’s first win at Calgary since Jan. 7, 2015, ending a six-game winless streak (0-4-2) … The Red Wings swept a regular-season series against the Flames (minimum two games) for the first time since winning both head-to-head meetings in 2013-14 …Detroit scored five-or-more goals against Calgary for the first time since an 8-2 triumph on Nov. 15, 2017 at Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings are 5-1-0 in their last six road games dating back to Jan. 19 at Vegas … Detroit is 8-1-0 against Canadian clubs since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Detroit beat Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary on the same road trip for the first time since Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2013 … The Red Wings have allowed two-or-fewer goals in eight of their last 11 contests … Dylan Larkin matched a career high with three assists … It marked Larkin’s fifth three-point game of the season and 18th of his NHL career … Larkin extended his point streak to six-straight games, logging 12 points (6-6-12) since returning from the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game … Larkin also had a six-game point streak from Jan. 10-19 (2-6-8 in 6 GP) … Larkin also recorded his fourth-consecutive multi-point game (5-5-10 in 4 GP), tying Dominik Kubalík (3-6-9 in 4 GP from Oct. 17-25) for the longest such run by a Red Wings player this season … The last Detroit skater with five-consecutive multi-point games was Johan Franzén (4-7-11 in 5 GP from March 15-24, 2009) … Larkin has compiled 22 points (8-14-22) in 16 games dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin is averaging better than a point-per-game this season, leading the Red Wings in goals (21), assists (34), points (55), power play goals (11), power play points (21), game-winning goals (4) and shots (170) through 53 games … With 245 career assists, Larkin has passed Gary Bergman (243 assists) for 21st place on the franchise’s all-time list … Larkin (168-245-413 in 557 GP) is also two points away from tying Vyacheslav Kozlov (202-213-415 in 607 GP) for 20th place on Detroit’s all-time scoring list … Larkin has 14 points (7-7-14) in 14 career head-to-head meetings against Calgary … Kubalík netted a pair of goals for his ninth multi-point game of the season … Kubalík also scored twice on Dec. 29 at Buffalo … Twelve of Kubalík’s 16 goals this season have come on the road … Tyler Bertuzzi recorded a power play goal and two assists for his first three-point game since March 22, 2022 vs. Philadelphia … Bertuzzi has six points (2-4-6) in six games since Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton … Bertuzzi (87-112-199 in 299 GP) is one game from 300 and one point shy of 200 for his NHL career … Robby Fabbri logged a power play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to four-consecutive games (3-5-8 in 4 GP) … It also marked Fabbri’s third-straight multi-point performance (3-4-7 in 3 GP) … Pius Suter wrapped up the scoring with his eighth goal of the season … Suter has two goals in his last three appearances … Suter also finished 8-for-11 (72.7%) at the faceoff circle … With an assist on Fabbri’s power play goal, David Perron registered his 700th career NHL point … Perron became the fourth member of the 2007 NHL Draft class to reach the 700-point mark, joining Patrick Kane (441-776-1,217 in 1,158 GP), Jamie Benn (351-465-816 in 1,004 GP) and Jakub Voracek (223-583-806 in 1,058 GP) … Perron has five assists in his last five contests … Ben Chiarot picked up an assist on Suter’s goal, giving him three assists in his last four games … Chiarot is one assist shy of 100 for his NHL career … Magnus Hellberg stopped a career-high 33 shots, including all 15 he faced in the third period, to earn his first victory since Dec. 31 vs. Ottawa … Detroit finished 2-for-4 on the power play … The Red Wings have the NHL’s second-best power play on the road (27.2%) … The Red Wings are 5-for-7 (71.4%) on the man advantage over their last three games, and 8-for-18 (44.4%) during their five-game winning streak … In all, Detroit is 9-1-0 this season when scoring multiple power play goals … Detroit is also 26-for-29 (89.7%) on the penalty kill since Jan. 17 at Arizona … Detroit is 5-4-0 in the first half of back-to-backs this season, and 4-4-1 in the second half.

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Philadelphia 2 at Seattle 6
Goals: Gourde (2), McCann, Schultz, Bjorkstrand, Beniers
Goalie: Grubauer (17/19)
PP: 2/3 PK: 1/1 Shots: Philadelphia 19 – Seattle 30

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 147)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 55 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 55 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 5 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Feb. 17, 2023: Reassigned F John Hayden to Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, Feb. 20: San Jose at Seattle, 1 p.m. PT
Thursday, Feb. 23: Boston at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Sunday, Feb. 26: Toronto at Seattle, 4 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Feb. 28: Seattle at St. Louis, 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, March 2: Seattle at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the first of two games the Kraken will play against the Red Wings this season and the only that the two teams are meeting in Seattle. The two teams will next face off on March 2 in Detroit.

• The Kraken are looking to extend their point streak against the Red Wings to three games. Seattle is 1-0-1 all-time against Detroit.

• The team has played 13 games this season in which it has had at least five different goal scores, including the Kraken’s last game on Feb. 16 vs. Philadelphia when Yanni Gourde (2), Jared McCann, Justin Schultz, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Matty Beniers all scored.

• Jared McCann (1.92) was leading the NHL in goals-per-60 at five-on-five this season among players that have played in at least six games this year entering play Friday.

• Entering play Friday, Adam Larsson and New York’s Jacob Trouba were the only two players to have at least 150 hits and 100 blocks this season.

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for the league lead in wins (13) and points (28). The team’s 76 goals and 3.62 goals-per-game rank second and fifth in the league, respectively, since Jan. 1.

• With 55 games played, the Kraken have already surpassed their win (27) and point (60) totals from last season.

• Despite only playing in 55 games this season, the Kraken are the first team to have scored at least eight goals in a game four different times since the Pittsburgh Penguins also has four eight-goal games in 2011-12.

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (27-22-4) at San Jose Sharks (17-28-11)

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (27-22-4) at San Jose Sharks (17-28-11)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Buffalo 7 at Anaheim 3
Goals: Jost, Thompson, Krebs, Mittelstadt, Tuch, Girgensons, Cozens
Goalie: Comrie (19 saves/22 shots)
PP: 1/5; PK: 0/2; Shots: Buffalo 44 – Anaheim 22

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
Tuesday, Feb. 21: Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
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.

TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT SHARKS
• This is the second and final meeting between the Sabres and Sharks this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated San Jose 6-3 in Buffalo on Dec. 4, 2022.
• The Sabres are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Sharks; 6-4-0 on the road.
• This is the 47th game all-time between Buffalo and San Jose; Buffalo has a 28-12-6 series record.
• The Sabres are 8-9-5 on the road against the Sharks all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win in tonight’s game would give Buffalo consecutive wins against the San Jose for the first time since the team earned three consecutive wins against the Sharks from Nov. 27, 2018 to Oct. 22, 2019.

• The Sabres have held the Sharks to 29 or fewer shots on goal in each of the last four meetings between the two teams.

• The Sabres are 5-2-0 on the road against Pacific Division opponents this season. A win tonight would mark the first time the Sabres have ever recorded six road wins against the Pacific Division in a season.

• Casey Mittelstadt is riding a three-game point streak (2+3) and a point in tonight’s game would give him his first point streak of four or more games since he tallied a point in five consecutive games (2+4) from April 23 to May 1, 2021.

• Peyton Krebs has recorded a goal in back-to-back games and would earn his first career point streak of three or more games with a point in tonight’s game.

• Dylan Cozens has tallied 39 points (15+24) in his last 39 games, including four points (2+2) in his last four games.

• With a point in tonight’s game Cozens would record the second point streak of four or more games in his career, both of which will have occurred in 2022-23.

• A goal in tonight’s game would give Cozens a three-game goal streak for the third time in his career and the second time this season (three goals, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1).

• Cozens needs two points to reach 100 in his career.

• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 41 points (7+34) in his last 38 games, including 10 points (1+9) in his last 10 games.

• Alex Tuch has notched 12 points (5+7) in his last 12 games.

• Tuch is two goals away from 100 in his career.

• Tage Thompson has recorded 19 points (9+10) in his last 18 games.

• In his last 32 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 37 points (15+22).

CHUM THE WATER
• In 46 matchups between the Sabres and the Sharks all-time, Buffalo has earned 67.4 percent of the total possible points, the highest percentage against any team the Sabres have faced.

• Jeff Skinner has recorded at least one goal in each of his last six games against the Sharks.

• Skinner has recorded at least one point in each of the seven games he has played against San Jose as a member of the Sabres (7+2).

• Skinner has recorded at least on point in each of his last five games in San Jose (4+2).

• A point in tonight’s game would give Alex Tuch a four-game point streak against the Sharks.

• In three career games against San Jose, Dylan Cozens has notched four points (0+4).

• In Buffalo’s last game against San Jose on Dec. 4, 2022, Jack Quinn recorded two goals on two shots.

ROAD RAGE
• The Sabres are 16-8-2 on the road this season and are ranked eighth in the NHL in road points percentage (.654) entering play on Feb. 17.

• .654 is the second-highest road points percentage in franchise history. The 2006-07 Sabres recorded a road points percentage of .659, the current team record.

• Since Nov. 22, the Sabres have gone 13-3-2 in away games and were tied for first in wins (13) and road points earned (28) in that span entering play on Feb. 17.

• Buffalo is currently scoring 3.77 goals per game on the road this season, which would rank second all-time in Sabres franchise history for the most goals scored per game on the road in a single season. The 1974-75 Sabres scored 3.88 goals per game on the road.

• The Sabres also currently have the second-highest road power-play percentage (24.2) in franchise history. Only the 1979-80 Sabres (26.0 percent) scored on a higher percentage of power plays on the road.

• The Sabres currently rank second in franchise history in road winning percentage when scoring first (.846), trailing just the 2005- 06 Sabres (.882).

• This season, the Sabres have gone 11-2-2 against Western Conference opponents on the road.

• Entering play on Feb. 17, Tage Thompson was ranked third among all NHL skaters in road points this season (37) and road points per game (1.42) and was tied for second in goals scored on the road (19).

• Rasmus Dahlin led all NHL defensemen in road goals (8) and ranked second in road points (29).

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 56 – 2/16 – SJS 1 at VGK 2…Alexander Barabanov (1g, 0a) opened the scoring for the Sharks off a primary assist by MarcEdouard Vlasic (0g, 1a). San Jose was shorthanded a season-high seven times, and this marked the second game in the last decade where San Jose was perfect on the penalty kill while being shorthanded seven or more times. Kaapo Kahkonen saved 36 of 38 shots, including all 16 he faced while the Sharks were shorthanded.
SJ Goal: Barabanov (10)
SF: 26
SA: 38
SJ PP: 0/1
SJ PK: 7/7
San Jose Sharks: Media Notes
W: Hill
L: Kahkonen

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

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – BUFFALO SABRES
The Sharks begin a season-long seven-game homestand with a tilt against Buffalo tonight. The Sabres defeated San Jose, 6-3, on Dec. 4 in their first meeting of the season. Dylan Cozens (0g, 3a) led Buffalo with three points while nine different Sharks skaters logged a point. San Jose look to bounce back from back-to-back losses, while the Sabres look to build on a strong 7-3 win in Anaheim on Feb. 15. Dylan Cozens and Casey Mittelstadt are each on three-game point streaks.

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (19-28-8) at Los Angeles Kings (30-18-7)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (19-28-8) at Los Angeles Kings (30-18-7)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona enters tonight on a season-high 7-game point streak (4-0-3), 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 looks to register a multi-point game for the fourth consecutive road game. After previously doing that in 2017-18, he’d join Dale Hawerchuk (3x), Dave Babych (2x) and Paul MacLean (2x) as the only players in Coyotes/Jets franchise history to record 2+ points in four or more consecutive games multiple times

• Tonight marks Arizona’s final road game of the month before starting a four-game homestand tomorrow. The Coyotes have four separate 4-game homestands the rest of this season

LAST GAME
Coyotes 1, Lightning 0 (SO) – February 15, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: None
TBL Goals: None
ARI Goalie: Ingram (W) – 47 svs on 47 shots
TBL Goalie: Elliott (O) – 26 svs on 26 shots
PP: 0-2 PK: 5-5
Notes: The Coyotes won their second game in a row and enter tonight on a 7-game point streak (4-0-3), their longest point streak since 12/31/15 – 1/14/16 (5-0-2)…Arizona also won its third home game in a row to match a season-high…Connor Ingram finished his night with 47 saves en route to his first career shutout (more shutout notes below)…The last time two NHL goaltenders recorded a shutout in the same game was 12/19/22 (NYI’s Ilya Sorokin and COL’s Alexandar Georgiev)…20 of Ingram’s saves came in the first period, the first time this season a Coyotes netminder recorded 20+ saves in a period with 0 goals against (last: 1/12/22 vs TOR)…Ingram’s season SV% jumped from .899 to .907…Ingram has registered a .937 SV% since the New Year, trailing only BOS’s Jeremy Swayman among goaltenders with at least 5 GP since then…Wednesday was the first time the Coyotes won a game 1-0 in shootout since 2/9/13 at SJ and the first time at home since 1/10/09 vs DAL…Clayton Keller scored the shootout-deciding goal, the first of his career…The last time the Coyotes did not suffer a regulation loss for their first 5+ games of a month was January of 2016 (4-0-2)…The Coyotes enter tonight with the second-longest active point streak in the NHL (8 games, NYR)

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Shayne Gostisbehere…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (7 / 1/24)
Total man games lost: 117 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
Sun, Feb 19 6:30pm vs CBJ Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
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

YOTES & KINGS

  • Tonight is the third and final ARI-LAK matchup this season. The Coyotes hold a 1-1-0 ledger versus LAK this season, while the Kings are 1-0-1
  • The Kings captured the first meeting 5-3 on 12/1 while ARI won 2-1 in shootout on 12/23 just before the Christmas break
  • Arizona has won five of the last seven contests its played against LAK on the road and is 6-4-0 in the last 10 head-to-head road meetings with them
  • Nick Schmaltz scored the Coyotes’ goal in regulation on 12/23 and Nick Bjugstad tallied the lone shootout marker -Karel Vejmelka got the win on 12/23. He boasts a .918 SV% and a 2.67 GAA in four career games vs LAK
  • Matias Maccelli registered a goal and an assist the last time the Coyotes played in LA (12/1), one of six multi-point games he’s posted this season
  • The Kings represent the opponent the Coyotes/Jets franchise have the most games played (246) and wins (121) against in the NHL
  • Coyotes franchise vs Kings
    • All-Time: 121-90-25-10
    • Home: 66-43-11-5
    • Road: 55-47-14-5
    • L10: 4-6-0
    • STRK: W1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE KINGS
Clayton Keller…4-8-12…24 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…4-6-10…22 career GP
Travis Boyd…1-2-3…7 career GP
Matias Maccelli…1-1-2…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 6)… Assists (Keller, 8)…Points (Keller/Chychrun, 12)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 5)…Assists (Chychrun, 7)…Points (Chychrun, 12)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

FEB. 18 vs. Arizona Coyotes – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: ESPN // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings host the Arizona Coyotes for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-3 W on Dec. 1; 2-1 SOL on Dec. 23).
  • The Kings aim to take the season series over the Coyotes, 2-1.
  • Following tonight’s game, the team will embark on a five-game road trip beginning in Minnesota this Tuesday (Feb. 21 at MIN; Feb. 23 at NJD; Feb. 24 at NYI; Feb. 26 at NYR; Feb. 28 at WPG).

WARM-UPS
1) Tonight is the second game of the Kings’ eighth set of back-to-backs this season. Prior to this weekend, the team is 7-4-3 in back-to-backs 5-2-0 in the first game, 2-2-3 in the second).

2) Blake Lizotte registered his 25th and 26th points (8-16=26) of the year last night to establish a new single-season career high for points and assists (18) in a season.

3) The Kings skate into Crypto.com Arena tonight with points in each of their last seven games against Arizona, dating back to May 3, 2021 (5-0-2). During that time, the Kings have outscored the Coyotes, 22-15.

4) Viktor Arvidsson tallied his second multi-goal game (2-0=2) of the season last night for five points (3-2=5) in his last two games.

5) The Kings 6-3 victory over Anaheim last night marked their fifth straight win against the Ducks (5-0-0) dating to Feb. 25, 2022. Per NHL PR, the Kings current five-game streak matches their longest head-to-head regular-season winning streak against Anaheim (5-0-0, Jan. 8, 2009 – Feb. 4, 2010).

vs. ARIZONA^ ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 100-108-25-13
Home: 52-51-14-4
Away: 48-57-11-9
OT: 12-16 (24 ties)
Shootout: 5-6
2021-22: 2-0-1
2022-23: 1-0-1
^-against ARI franchise, dating back to WPG

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. ARIZONA^:
Anze Kopitar* – 87 GP, 89 PTS (24-65=89)
Luc Robitaille – 87 GP, 87 PTS (42-45=87)
Wayne Gretzky – 44 GP, 81 PTS (22-59=81)
Marcell Dionne – 49 GP, 75 PTS (34-41=75)
Dave Taylor – 85 GP, 75 PTS (28-47=75)
Bernie Nicholls – 58 GP, 64 PTS (28-36=64)
*-denotes active roster player
^-against ARI franchise, dating back to WPG

LAST MEETING vs. ANAHEIM: Dec. 23, 2022 – LAK 1 at ARI 2 (SO)
Venue: Mullett Arena
LAK Goals: Iafallo (4)
ARI Goals: Schmaltz (6), Bjugstad (SO GDG)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (SOL, 23 saves, 24 shots) ARI: Vejmelka (W, 26 saves, 27 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-2
LAK PK: 5-for-6

THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., Feb. 21 | at Minnesota Wild | 7:00 p.m. MT (5:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Drew Doughty is currently riding a six-game point streak (2-6=8) against the Minnesota Wild, tied for the second-longest active point streak vs. MIN among defensemen.

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).

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, 10 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: 107

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/17/23)
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).

Brewers sign Left-Handed Pitcher Justin Wilson

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Brewers sign Left-Handed Pitcher Justin Wilson

Veteran Reliever Agrees to One-Year Contract With Club Option

Phoenix – Justin Wilson, a left-handed pitcher, has been signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year contract with a club option for 2024. Jason Alexander, a right-handed pitcher, was placed on the 60-day injured list with a strained right rotator cuff in order to make room on the 40-man roster. Matt Arnold, Senior Vice President and General Manager, made the announcement.

In 527 relief appearances over 11 seasons with Pittsburgh (2012-2014), New York-AL (2015-2021), Detroit (2016-17), Chicago-NL (2017-18), New York-NL (2019-20), and Cincinnati, 35-year-old Wilson has a record of 33-24, a 3.41 ERA, and 18 saves.

Pittsburgh took the Anaheim, California native out of Fresno State in the fifth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (22-24-10) at Vancouver Canucks (21-30-4)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (22-24-10) at Vancouver Canucks (21-30-4)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks
Rogers Arena
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 56
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 56
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 56
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 30
Zack MacEwen upper body-jaw 1/28-present 6
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 296

FLYERS VS. CANUCKS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS VANCOUVER
78-35-15 ALL-TIME RECORD 37-74-17
43-21-2 HOME 15-33-14
35-14-13 ROAD 22-41-3
3-0-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-3-0
6-2-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 4-6-0
497 GOALS SCORED 371
36.0% POWER PLAY 26.0%
74.0% PENALTY KILL 64.0%
Ristolainen: 11 pts (2-9=11) in 15 GP
Braun: 11 pts (2-9=11) in 39 GP
van Riemsdyk: 10 pts (6-4=10) in 19 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Beauvillier: 17 pts (10-7=17) in 25 GP
Miller: 16 pts (9-7=16) in 27 GP
Two players tied at 12 pts
Hart: 3-0-2, 1.95 GAA, .934 SV% in 5 GP
Ersson & Sandstrom: Have not faced VAN
TEAM GOALTENDERS Delia, Martin & Silovs: Have not faced PHI

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

  • Philadelphia is 11-7-3 in their last 21 games. The Flyers rank T-9th in the NHL in wins since Dec. 29.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 19 of its last 31 games (14-12-5), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 33 of its 56 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 12 of their last 19 games, ranking T-4th in the NHL in wins (8) 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.
  • The Flyers lead the NHL with 1,599 hits and with 988 blocked shots.

VS. THE WEST

  • The Flyers continue their seven-game stretch against a Western Conference opponent Saturday at VAN (Feb. 9-21), posting a 1-2-1 record in four games of the run so far.
  • Philadelphia is 7-4-3 in its last 14 games and 11-8-5 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 5-2-3 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

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, CBC, NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final game between the Canucks and Flyers this season: Oct. 15 (3-2 L @ PHI) and Feb. 18 (home).
• Vancouver is 37-74-13-4 all-time against Philadelphia, including a 15-33-12-2 record at home.
• The Canucks are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Flyers, including 2-3-0 in their last five.
• Anthony Beauvillier leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against Philadelphia with 17 (10-7-17 in 25 GP).
• Brock Boeser has eight points (6-2-8) in eight career games against the Flyers.
• Elias Pettersson has four points (1-3-4) in seven career games against the Flyers.
• Conor Garland has three points (2-1-3) in five career games against the Flyers.
• J.T. Miller leads the team in career games played against Philadelphia with 27 (9-7-16 in those games).
• Collin Delia has yet to face Philadelphia in his career.
• Arturs Silovs has yet to face Philadelphia in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last 11 games.
• Quinn Hughes has eight points (1-7-8) in his last seven games.
• Brock Boeser has seven points (1-6-7) in his last seven games.
• J.T. Miller has nine points (2-7-9) in his last 10 games.
• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – OCT. 15/22: VAN 2 at PHI 3
Kyle Burroughs opened the scoring off the rush with his second career goal just 1:34 into the first period…Brock Boeser and Tanner Pearson assisted on the play…Conor Garland extended Vancouver’s lead with his first goal of the season off a nice pass from Vasily Podkolzin at 14:12 in the first period…Luke Schenn registered the second assist and led the team in hits (5) and blocks (2) for a second straight game…Andrei Kuzmenko fired a team-high five shots on goal…Thatcher Demko made 28 saves.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN PHI
Goals For/Game 3.31 (11th) 2.68 (27th)
Goals Against/Game 4.05 (31st) 3.14 (18th)
Power Play % 23.1 (11th) 15.9 (31st)
Penalty Kill % 65.6 (32nd) 76.6 (21st)
Penalty Min./Game 9:14 (20th) 10:25 (t-24th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 2:00pm PT on February 17, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 15/23: VAN 4 vs NYR 6
Curtis Lazar opened the scoring with his third of the season…Dakota Joshua and Nils Åman registered assists on the play…J.T. Miller would tie the game at two apiece at 12:45 in the first…Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes collected the assists…Conor Garland scored his 11th goal of the season at 9:26 in the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko and Sheldon Dries were credited with assists…Kuzmenko would register a two-point game with a goal at 8:51 in the third…Pettersson recorded his second point of the night with the first helper…Anthony Beauvillier got his 13th assists of the season on the play…Arturs Silovs started in his first NHL game and faced 27 shots…Joshua led the team in hits (5).

LAST 5 vs PHILADELPHIA
• Oct. 15/22: VAN 2 at PHI 3
• Oct. 28/21: VAN 1 vs PHI 2
• Oct. 15/21: VAN 5 at PHI 4 (SO)
• Nov. 25/19: VAN 1 at PHI 2
• Oct. 12/19: VAN 3 vs PHI 2 (SO)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• 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

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (32-14-8) at Calgary Flames (25-19-11)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (32-14-8) at Calgary Flames (25-19-11)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 – Shootout – February 17, 2023 – Rogers Place
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (23, 24), A. Lafreniere (9, SOW), M. Zibanejad (30)
EDM Goals: R. Nugent-Hopkins (27), T. Barrie (8), D. Ryan (10), L. Draisaitl (32)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 25/29)
EDM Goalie: J. Campbell (OTL – 34/38)
NYR Shots: 38
EDM Shots: 29
NYR PP: 2/4
NYR PK: 2/4

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers staged their first three-goal comeback since November 23, 2019 against Montreal when they rallied to beat the Oilers in a shootout last night. Trailing 4-1 after the first period, the Rangers clawed back with one goal in the second and two in the third. Alexis Lafreniere put the game away in the shootout to give New York its seventh-straight win.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers complete their Western Canada swing and four-game road trip with their second meeting against the Calgary Flames in the past two weeks (10:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). Including tonight, the Blueshirts will play three of their next four games away from MSG.
  • The Rangers will complete their 10th set of back-to-backs tonight and are 5-4-0 in the second half of them this season.
  • The Blueshirts have won seven games in a row and have earned a point in nine-straight games (8-0-1). It is the Blueshirts’ second win streak of at least six games in 2022-23 (also 7 GP from Dec. 5-18, 2022), marking the first time in franchise history that New York has posted multiple winning streaks of 7+ games in the same season.
  • The Rangers have now earned points in 10 of their last 11 games (9-1-1) and 17 of their last 19 games (14-2-3). Dating back to November 30, Rangers have points in 27 of their 32 contests (23-5-4).
  • The Blueshirts have scored four or more goals in seven-straight games for the first time since Feb. 1991.
  • If the Blueshirts win tonight, it would mark their longest winning streak since the 2015-16 season (9 GP).
  • On the road, the Rangers have earned a point in nine-straight games (6-0-3) and 13 of their last 14 contests (10-1-3). New York has points in 20 of its last 23 games (16-3-4) away from home.
  • Against the West, New York is 19-5-3 and is 10-2-2 against Pacific Division teams.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 141 points, the second-most in the NHL and 112 assists, also the second most. 27.9 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.
  • New York’s 72 third period goals rank second in the NHL and their plus-21 third period goal differential ranks fourth.
  • The Rangers’ plus-39 goal differential ranks fourth in the NHL while their 3.38 goals per game are ninth.
  • The Blueshirts’ 15 comeback wins are tied for the fourth most in the NHL and their six third-period comeback wins are tied for the sixth most.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Feb. 17 at Edmonton X, X-X
Feb. 15 at Vancouver W, 6-4
Feb. 11 at Carolina W, 6-2
Feb. 10 Seattle W, 6-3
Feb. 8 Vancouver W, 4-3

TEAM NOTES
ROAD RANKS
The Blueshirts are one of the best road teams in the entire NHL, winning six of their last eight road games and earning a point in 21 of 26 road games overall (17-5-4).

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
February 16, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [2] vs. DETROIT RED WINGS [5]
The Flames welcomed the Detroit Red Wings to begin a three-game home stand at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night. Calgary would strike first with Elias Lindholm scoring the Flames sixth short-handed goal of the season to give the home side an early 1-0 advantage. Dominik Kubalik would score with 1:01 left in the first to draw the Wings level and the teams skated into the intermission tied at one. Detroit would take the lead just 2:27 into the second courtesy of Robby Fabbri and would remain in the lead until the 9:03 mark when Dillon Dube came in on a partial break and sniped home his 16th to tie the game. However, Detroit would score three unanswered goals with a pair in the second and one in the third to win 5-2.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (16), Dube (16)
GOALIE: Markstrom (21/25 .840 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 2/4 (50%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 1-2-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
February 16, 2023 DET [5] vs. CGY [2] Kubalik Vladar Hellberg
February 13, 2023 CGY [3] at OTT 4 Stützle Markstrom Sogaard
February 11, 2023 CGY [7] at BUF [2] Gilbert Markstrom Luukkonen
February 9, 2023 CGY [1] at DET [2] Zadina Vladar Husso
February 6, 2023 CGY [4] at NYR 5 Lafrenière Markstrom Halak
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 18, 2023 8:00pm vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Saddledome
February 20, 2023 2:00pm vs. Philadelphia Flyers Scotiabank Saddledome
February 22, 2023 7:30pm at Arizona Coyotes Mullett Arena
February 23, 2023 7:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
February 25, 2023 8:00pm at Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Rangers. These teams met just over a week ago in a thrilling 5-4 overtime clash with New York coming out on top. This is a Pacific Division versus Metropolitan Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 6-4-4 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season and a record of 10-10-7 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST MEETING WITH THE RANGERS:
The Flames and Rangers met just 12 days ago on February 6th back in New York. Filip Chytil opened the scoring for the Rangers just over five minutes into the game, but midway through the period Blake Coleman responded with his 11th of the season. Filip Chytil and Tyler Toffoli traded goals in the second before Mika Zibanejad gave the Rangers the lead with just 14 seconds remaining in the frame. In the third, Andrew Mangiapane would redirect a Noah Hanifin pass home and the Flames battled back to tie the game for the third time. Shortly after, Michael Stone would tee up a slap shot that zipped past Halak to give the Flames their first lead of the night. Mika Zibanejad would respond for New York later in the frame, and the two teams were deadlocked through 60 minutes of play. In overtime, the Rangers would score 1:37 in to win 5-4.

SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR A FIGHT:
Weekends have been kind to Calgary with the Flames going 9-2-2 on Saturday night tilts. The Flames have outscored opponents 52-40 on Saturday’s and their last clash they tied a season-high with seven goals in Buffalo. Dating back to November 12th, the Flames have won their last four home ice games on Saturday’s beating the Lightning (6-3), the Canucks (3-2), Washington (5-2) and Winnipeg (3-2). Nazem Kadri currently leads the Flames with seven goals scored on Saturday night games, followed by Lindholm and Toffoli with five each and Mangiapane with four.

PENALTY KILL PRODUCTION:
With Elias Lindholm’s shorthanded goal on Thursday night, the Flames now have six on the season, tying them for the sixth-most in the NHL. Dillon Dube leads the way with two short-handed tallies, while Trevor Lewis, Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman and now Elias Lindholm have also tallied on the penalty kill for the Flames. Calgary is one PK marker away from matching their total from last season (7) when they recorded the 12th most in the league.

DOME SWEET DOME:
The Flames have made the Scotiabank Saddledome a tough environment for New York and have knocked off the Rangers in their last three trips to Calgary. The last time the Rangers travelled to the YYC, the Flames won 6-0 with Jacob Markstrom making 22 saves on that night. Calgary is in the midst of a brief three-game home stand with the Flames taking on the Flyers on Monday afternoon.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. NEW YORK RANGERS
CGY vs. NYR ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
60-42-15-6 34-14-10-2 26-28-5-4 5-4-1 L1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. New York Rangers
8:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West, City
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-1 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-1)
Feb. 6, 2023 – CGY [4] at NYR 5
Feb. 18, 2023 – NYR at CGY

2021-22 Season Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. NYR: November 6, 2021 – New York [0] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ NYR: October 25, 2021 – Calgary [5] at New York [1]
Last Home Loss vs. NYR: March 2, 2017 – New York [3] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ NYR: February 6, 2023 – Calgary [4] at New York 5

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 7 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Brett Ritchie (F) on IR
Jan. 13 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
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

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)

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (28-23-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (36-10-8)

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (28-23-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (36-10-8)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 3, Florida Panthers 6
February 16, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 32; FLA: 36
Power Plays: WSH: 2/5; FLA: 0/2
Three Stars: 1. Verhaeghe (FLA), 2. Gustafsson (WSH), 3. Barkov (FLA)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/15
Recalled forward Joe Snively from AHL Hershey, 2/14
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 2/10

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/16/23 (57 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/16/23 (53 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/16/23 (27 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/16/23 (12 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23 (1 game)
Man Games Lost: 330

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 21, 7 p.m. ET vs. Detroit (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 23, 7 p.m. ET vs. Anaheim (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 25, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 26, 1 p.m. ET at Buffalo (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 1, 10 p.m. ET at Buffalo (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals face the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series game at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday. Washington is 103-57-14-10 all-time versus the Carolina/Hartford franchise and 9-3-2 in their last 14 games against the Hurricanes dating back to the 2018-19 season. In addition, the Capitals have earned at least one point in four-straight road games (3-0-1) against Carolina.

AWAY vs. CAROLINA HURRICANES
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
48-29-10-5 275 262 1 CAR win (10/31/22)

CAPITALS vs. HURRICANES ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (86) Ovechkin (47) Ovechkin (52) Ovechkin (99)
Backstrom (65) Backstrom (15) Backstrom (47) Backstrom (62)
Carlson (50) Eller (11) Carlson (28) Carlson (37)

TOP CAPS FACTS
Heading Outside

  • Saturday’s Stadium Series game will mark the fourth regular-season outdoor game for the Capitals, who are 3-0-0 in their previous appearances (2011 Winter Classic, 2015 Winter Classic and 2018 Stadium Series).
  • Washington’s three outdoor game wins are the third-most in NHL history (New York Rangers and Boston Bruins: 4 wins). With a victory over Carolina, the Capitals would join the New York Rangers as the only two franchises to win each of its first four outdoor game appearances.
  • Nineteen members of the Capitals have dressed for at least one NHL outdoor game, including 15 that are currently on the active roster. Nine of those nineteen have appeared in a previous outdoor game with the Capitals.

Caps vs. the Canes

  • The Capitals’ 103 wins versus the Carolina/Hartford franchise are the fifth most against a single opponent in franchise history (vs. New Jersey/Colorado/Kansas City: 124 wins; vs. New York Islanders: 120 wins; vs. New York Rangers: 114 wins; vs. Pittsburgh: 106 wins).
  • Washington’s .625 points percentage versus Carolina/Hartford is the fourth highest in franchise history, excluding Seattle (vs. Tampa Bay: .680; vs. Columbus: .680; vs. Winnipeg/Atlanta: .639).
  • The Capitals have a record of 70-36-7-10 (.638 points percentage) against the Hurricanes since 1997-98, the team’s first season in Raleigh.

Metro Matchup

  • The Capitals are 9-5-1 (.633 point percentage) against Metropolitan Division opponents this season.
  • Including Saturday’s game, Washington has 11 games remaining against Metropolitan Division opponents over their final 25 regular season games.

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens at PNC Arena on Thursday, after Cam Ward was inducted into the Hurricanes Hall of Fame. Eleven different Hurricanes skaters found the scoresheet, with Andrei Svechnikov (3a) matching his career high in assists and Seth Jarvis (3g) scoring his first career hat trick, capped by his first career shorthanded goal. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a) and Brent Burns (2a) each posted two points, while Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal also lit the lamp for Carolina. Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 22 shots in net in the win, earning a point for the 13th consecutive decision.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 54 games (10/12-2/16)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 53 games (10/14-2/16)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed nine games (1/21-2/16)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 212

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
None

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Feb. 18 Washington 8 p.m. ABC/ESPN+ HRN
NHL Stadium Series, Carter-Finley Stadium
Feb. 21 St. Louis 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 24 Ottawa 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 25 Anaheim 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 1 at Vegas 10 p.m. TNT HRN

  • All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Feb. 18 Saturday Invisalign Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 19 Sunday No practice
Feb. 20 Monday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Feb. 21 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 22 Wednesday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.

  • All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.

HURRICANES vs. CAPITALS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Washington in the third and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— The Hurricanes and Capitals are meeting for the 185th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 67-90-14-13 overall record, including a 34-42-10-6 home record and a 46-57-7-13 record since relocation.

— The Hurricanes are 5-7-2 in their last 14 regular-season games against the Capitals (Washington: 9-3-2).

— Carolina leads the season series 2-0-0 in 2022-23 (Washington: 0-1-1).

— The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 shootout win against the Capitals at PNC Arena on 10/31. Stefan Noesen and Andrei Svechnikov each scored for Carolina, while Martin Necas tallied two assists. Brent Burns and Svechnikov scored in the shootout, with Svechnikov’s second-round goal standing as the game-deciding goal. Frederik Andersen stopped 18 of 20 shots faced in net.

— Carolina posted a 3-2 win over Washington at Capital One Arena on 2/14. Brent Burns, Stefan Noesen and Paul Stastny each scored for the Hurricanes, while Frederik Andersen stopped 34 of 36 shots faced in net.

— Sebastian Aho has recorded 19 points (9g, 10a) in 22 career regular-season games against the Capitals.

— Brent Burns has earned 21 points (7g, 14a) in 24 career regular-season games against Washington.

— Martin Necas has registered eight points (3g, 5a) in 10 career regular-season games against the Capitals.

— Paul Stastny has tallied 17 points (2g, 15a) in 20 career regular-season games against Washington.

— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 17 points (5g, 12a) in 24 career regular-season games against the Capitals.

— Trevor van Riemsdyk recorded 38 points (7g, 31a) in 206 NHL games with the Hurricanes from 2017-20. Acquired from VGK along with a seventh-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft (Riley Hughes) in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft (Jake Leschyshyn) on 6/22/17, he signed with Washington as a free agent on 10/10/20.

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason skated in 17 NHL games with the Capitals in 2015, earning two assists. He was traded by
Carolina to Washington in exchange for Jack Hillen and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft (Callum Booth) on 2/28/15.

— Capitals Head Coach Peter Laviolette coached the Hurricanes from 12/15/03-12/3/08, posting a 167-122-6-28 record and leading the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2006.

— Capitals Assistant Coach Kevin McCarthy served in the same capacity with Hartford from 1992-95 and with Carolina from 1999-2009. McCarthy also served as head coach of the franchise’s AHL affiliates in Springfield (1995-97) and New Haven (1997-99).

NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (23-28-4) at Toronto Maple Leafs (33-14-8)

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NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (23-28-4) at Toronto Maple Leafs (33-14-8)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Maple Leafs s’affrontent ce soir pour la 764e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, ce sera la 842e confrontation entre les deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Maple Leafs are facing each other for the 764th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 842nd match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – CAR 6 VS. MTL 2 (@ PNC ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Pezzetta, Harvey-Pinard (AN/PP)
Buts CAR Goals – Kotkaniemi, Jarvis, Aho, Jarvis, Staal, Jarvis (IN/PK)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (35-41)
Gardien CAR Goalie – Raanta (20-22)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/3
Avantage numérique CAR Powerplay – 0/3
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 25:54) ; S (Anderson – 6) ; HT (Pezzetta – 7) ; BS (Harris – 4)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
21 FÉV. @ NEW JERSEY 19 h / 7 p.m.
24 FÉV. @ PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 FÉV. VS. OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 FÉV. @ SAN JOSE 22h30 / 10:30 p.m.
2 MARS @ LOS ANGELES 22h30 / 10:30 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 55 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 55 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 12 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 17 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 19 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 11 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 30 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 9 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Alex Belzile et Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (09/02)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (02/09)
Les Canadiens ont cédé les attaquants Alex Belzile et Jesse Ylönen au Rocket de Laval (31/01)
The Canadiens have loaned forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen to the Laval Rocket (01/31)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Owen Beck aux Petes de Peterborough (28/01)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Owen Beck to the Peterborough Petes (01/28)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Owen Beck des Petes de Peterborough (27/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Owen Beck from the Peterborough Petes (01/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval (25/01)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket (01/25)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 17/02 – BEFORE GAMES ON 02/17
PTS (50 – 26e/26th)
V/W (23 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (146 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (200 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.9 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.8 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (1059 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (701 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (17.0% – 28e/28th)
DN/PK (73.9% – 29e/29th)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 4-10-1 9 32 62
Centrale 8-5-2 18 48 45
Métropolitaine 6-7-0 12 34 50
Pacifique 5-6-1 11 36 43
Total 23-28-4 50 150 200
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 92
Victoires/Wins : 37
Fiche : 37-47-8
Points de classement/Standing points : 82

CANADIENS VS. TORONTO
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. TOR 366-297-88-12 (763 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 227-106-43-7 (383 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 139-191-45-5 (380 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
VP 3-2 OTW @ MTL (21/01/23)
S. Montembeault 2-38| I. Samsonov 3-31
BG / WG: R. Pitlick (P/OT)

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE TORONTO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. TORONTO:
21/01/23 – TOR 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
12/10/22 – TOR 3 @ MTL 4
09/04/22 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
26/03/22 – TOR 2 @ MTL 4
21/02/22 – TOR 2 @ MTL 5
13/10/21 – MTL 1 @ TOR 2
08/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
06/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 5
03/05/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
28/04/21 – TOR 4 @ MT 1

CETTE SAISON CONTRE TORONTO / THIS SEASON VS. TORONTO
Match #1: 12/10/2022 @ MTL – V/W 4-3
Match #2: 21/01/2023 @ MTL – VP/OTW 3-2
Match #3: 18/02/2023 @ TOR
Match #4: 08/04/2023 @ TOR

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (13-10-23, 32 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (12-3-15, 29 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (10-12-22, 39 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (13-10-23, 32 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (10-12-22, 39 pj/gp)
3) Nick Suzuki (5-12-17, 19 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE TORONTO / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. TORONTO:
1) Chris Wideman (22, 14 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (19, 39 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (16, 29 pj/gp)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Chicago 2
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
TOR Goals: Nylander, Sandin, Matthews, Tavares, Timmins
CHI Goals: Lafferty, Kurashev
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 27/29, .931 SV%
CHI Goaltender: Mrázek, 37/42, .881 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Player Notes: – William Nylander posted three points (1G, 2A) in Toronto’s win on Wednesday. Nylander marked his sixth game of the season with three or more points and his 16th multi-point game of the season. Nylander has recorded five points through his last two games (2G, 3A). Nylander marked his 30th goal of the season, reaching the 30-goal mark for the third time in his NHL career. Per NHL Stats, Nylander joined “Auston Matthews (4x; most recently 40 GP in 2021-22), John Tavares (48 GP in 2018-19) and Phil Kessel (54 GP in 2011-12) as just the fourth Maple Leafs skater in the past 20 years to reach the 30-goal mark in 55 or fewer games.” Nylander scored just nine seconds into the first period. Per NHL Stats, Nylander’s goal “marked the fourthfastest goal from the start of a game in franchise history behind only Charlie Conacher (0:07 on Feb. 6, 1932), Mitchell Marner (0:07 on Jan. 3, 2019) and Ted Kennedy (0:08 on Oct. 24, 1953).”

  • Rasmus Sandin scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:14 of the first period and recorded the secondary assist on Auston Matthews’ goal. In posting his 18th point of the season during the game, Sandin set a new NHL career season-high in points, surpassing his previous career-high of 16. Sandin posted his fourth multi-point game of the season.
  • Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 11:21 of the first period and posted the primary assist on Timmins’ goal. Matthews recorded his 14th multi-point game of the season.
  • John Tavares scored for Toronto at 7:37 of the second period and recorded the primary assist on Sandin’s goal. Tavares has recorded three goals through his last three games. Tavares posted his 15th multi-point game of the season.
  • Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. With the assist, Rielly is one point away from 400 career NHL points.
  • Mitch Marner registered the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Marner recorded his 46th assist of the season. Marner extended his point streak to seven games where he has posted nine points (2G, 7A). Marner has registered five assists through his last three games.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Montréal: Third of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Montréal: 2-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 33-14-8
Toronto Home Record: 21-6-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to take on the Montréal Canadiens tonight in the third of four matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto has posted a 0-1-1 record against the Canadiens during the 2022-23 campaign, both meetings were played in Montréal at Centre Bell. The Maple Leafs have won five-consecutive matchups against the Canadiens on home ice. Toronto has posted a 21-6-4 record at Scotiabank Arena this season, currently the second-best home record in the league. The Maple Leafs are skating in their first game of a back-to-back with the club taking on the Chicago Blackhawks tomorrow at United Center. Toronto has posted a 5-3-0 record in the first game of a back-to-back this season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
NEXT GAME

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 (IR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 26, 1917 (Toronto 7 vs. Montréal 5)
All-Time Record: 309-347-88-19 (763 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 196-129-45-10 (380 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 113-218-43-9 (383 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: April 9, 2022 (Toronto 3 vs. Montréal 2)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
Games Played: John Tavares (51), Morgan Rielly (42), Wayne Simmonds (40)
Goals: Auston Matthews (22), John Tavares (18), William Nylander (13)
Assists: John Tavares (26), Mitch Marner (25), Morgan Rielly (20)
Points: John Tavares (44), Auston Matthews (35), Mitch Marner (29)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (54), Mark Giordano (30), John Tavares (22)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .673 3.38 2.66 25.0 80.6 32.2 29.0 52.3
Montréal .455 2.66 3.64 17.0 73.9 27.9 33.8 49.5

Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
Opponent: at Chicago Blackhawks
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet Ontario (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.0%
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: 80.6%
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
Saturday games 16th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 8 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-2-1
February games 5th of 9 (5 home, 4 road)

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (17-34-4) at Dallas Stars (30-14-12)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (17-34-4) at Dallas Stars (30-14-12)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Feb. 18, 2023 Game No. 56 (17-34-4, 38 pts.)
at Dallas Stars (30-14-12, 72 pts.), American Airlines Center Road Game No. 25 (5-17-2, 12 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. 16, 2023 – CBJ 3 vs. WPG 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (15), Johnson (12), EN – Jenner (16)
WPG Goal Scorers: Connor (25)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (37/38; 60:00); WPG – Rittich (21/23; 57:53)
CBJ PP: 1/5; PK: 6/7 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / WPG: 38
3 Stars: 1. Korpisalo, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Johnson, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ swept season series with WPG, outscoring club 7-2… CBJ trailed 1-0 after 1st period, but scored 1 goal in the 2nd and 2 goals in the 3rd to win… CBJ scored PPG for 2nd-striaght game (2-of-8, 25.0 pct.)… Laine notched his 10th multi-point effort of the season (1-1-2), giving him points in 2-straight outings (1-2-3)… Jenner scored a goal to extend his points streak to 3-straight games (2-2-4)… Johnson scored his 3rd GWG of the season – the most by a CBJ player… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 37th assist of the campaign, extending his points streak to 3 consecutive contests (1-2-3)… Boqvist recorded an assist for 2nd-straight game (1-2-3).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (49 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (44 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (42 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (40 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (24 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (15 games)
Nyquist (shoulder); Placed on IR (Jan. 28); out indefinitely (7 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 375

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 9 Recalled Berni from Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 1 Assigned Berni and Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
6:00pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE STARS
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 at DAL)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at DAL)
All-Time Series: 31-33-0-7 (14-18-0-2 at DAL)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-5-1 | 5-5-0
All-Time GF/GA: 166-195
All-Time SF/SA: 1,904-2,107
All-Time PP: 41-of-237
All-Time PK: 229-of-263
THE LAST GAME VS. DAL: DEC. 19, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. DAL 2
CBJ Goal Scorers: Johnson (7)
DAL Goal Scorers: Johnston (8), EN – Robertson (24)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (32/33; 58:17); DAL – Oettinger (27/28; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 0/0 | Shots: CBJ: 28 / DAL: 34
3 Stars: 1. Oettinger, DAL; 2. Tarasov, CBJ; 3. Johnston, DAL
Noteworthy: CBJ lost their 4th-straight game… CBJ had their 4-game home points streak vs. DAL (3-0-1) snapped in the loss… DAL scored the 1st two goals, 55 seconds into the 2nd and the eventual GWG with an empty net goal with 1:07 remaining… CBJ were not whistled for a penalty for 19th time in franchise history… Johnson got CBJ on the board with 15 seconds left… Roslovic and Nyquist picked up assists on the goal… Dunne made his CBJ season debut… Gudbranson set career high in blocked shots (8) while Bjork added 6 and Berni had 5.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. DAL)
CBJ are 17-8-2 vs. DAL since 2012-13 season… CBJ have killed off all 9 DAL power play chances over the last 7 meetings dating back to 3/13/21 and 15-of-16 chances over the past 9 dating back to 3/4/21… The home team has recorded points in 7 of the last 8 meetings (6-1-1)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 7 of the last 11 games of the series… 11 of past 16 overall meetings have been decided by single goal (4 after reg.)… Most goals scored at DAL: 5 – 2x (MR: 12/18/08)… Most goals allowed at DAL: 6 – 2x (MR: 12/18/08).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. DAL)
Jenner played his 500th NHL career game on 2/2/21 vs. DAL… Laine notched his 2nd (11/8/16 vs. DAL) and 3rd (2/14/17 vs. DAL) career hat tricks… Nyquist registered 1st NHL point (assist) on 1/3/12 at DAL… Voracek notched a goal and assist in his NHL debut on 10/10/08 at DAL; played in his 100th NHL career game on 11/19/09 at DAL.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. DAL
• Gaudreau – 10-8-18 in 22 career GP, including 4-5-9 with three multi-point efforts in 10 career road outings against the club.
• Jenner – 4-3-7 in 19 career GP, including 2-1-3 in his last three outings at American Airlines Center.
• Laine – 19-7-26 in 27 career GP, including 4-4-8 with two multi-point outings in 12 career road contests at Dallas.
• Roslovic – 2-10-12 in 19 career GP, including points in five of his last seven outings (1-6-7).

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
WEEKEND ON THE ROAD
The Blue Jackets improved to 4-4-2 in their last 10 games overall, including 2-2-1 at home since January 21 after Thursday’s 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. The club plays its 11th of 17 back-to-back sets this season with games at Dallas (Saturday) and Arizona (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.

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Feb. 17, 2023 – STARS 1 at WILD 2 (shootout)
Captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) tallied the lone goal for the Stars in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Friday. The goal, his 22nd of the season, came at the 10:24 mark of the first period with assists from forward Wyatt Johnston (0-1—1) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1). Jason Robertson tallied the lone goal for the Stars in the four-round shootout, while Jake Oettinger (31 saves) allowed two goals on four shootout attempts. Dallas went 0-for-4 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill.
PP: 0-4 | PK: 1-2 | SF: 30 | SA: 32 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (28:10 – game high) | Attendance: 19,239
Three Stars: 1. MIN – F. Gustavsson 2. MIN – M. Boldy 3. DAL – J. Oettinger

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat., Feb. 18, 2023 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 8 – Recalled forward Marián Studenič from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 9 – Loaned forward Marián Studenič to Texas (AHL)
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)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 25
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 4 Feb. 8-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out their back-to-back set tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets at American Airlines Center. (5 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Tonight’s matchup wraps up the two-game season series between Dallas and Columbus which opened with a 2-1 Stars victory on Dec. 19, 2022 at Nationwide Arena. Tonight’s contest opens a brief two-game homestand that concludes on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. CT).

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

  • The Stars are 1-0-0 vs. the Blue Jackets this season, winning 2-1 at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 19, 2022.
  • Dallas is 40-23-8 all-time vs. Columbus, including a 20-12-2 mark at home.
  • Dallas enters tonight’s game riding a four-game home winning streak (4-0-0) against Columbus.
  • The Stars have also logged wins in five of the past six games (5-1-0) overall vs. the Blue Jackets.
  • Forwards Jason Robertson (1-0—1) and Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) lit the lamp in the Stars’ 2-1 win on Dec. 19, 2022, while captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) and defenseman Ryan Suter (0-1—1) tacked on assists.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (19) and points (19-21—40) and shares second in assists (21) in 46 career games against Columbus. Pavelski also paces the club in power-play goals (6) and shots on goal (131) against the Jackets.
  • Benn ranks second in goals (10), shares second in assists (21) and ranks third overall in points (10-21—31) in 38 games vs. Columbus.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin enters tonight’s game with nine goals and 13 points (9-4—13) in 19 career games against the Blue Jackets.
  • Forward Denis Gurianov has eight points (5-3—8) in 11 career games vs. Columbus.
  • Robertson’s tally in the series opener gave him four goals and seven points (4-3—7) in nine career games vs. the Blue Jackets.
  • Forward Roope Hintz has seven points (2-5—7) in 10 career games against Columbus.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (33) and ranks second in points (2-33—35) in a team-high 62 career games vs. Columbus.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 7-0-1 with a 1.59 goals-against average, .933 save percentage and one shutout in eight career appearances against the Blue Jackets. His lone shutout vs. Columbus was a 21-save performance in Dallas’ 5-0 victory on March 6, 2021.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .920 SV% in three career appearances against the Blue Jackets.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 19, 2022 at Columbus – W, 2-1
Feb. 18 vs. Columbus

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