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MMA Preview: UFC Fight Night 219 – Josh Parisian (15-5) vs Jamal Pogues (9-3)

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MMA Preview: UFC Fight Night 219 – Josh Parisian (15-5) vs Jamal Pogues (9-3)

Five intriguing fights are on the main card of UFC Fight Night 219. The only heavyweight fight on UFC Fight Night 219’s main card is Jamal Pogues vs. Josh Parisian. Both fighters are skilled at knockouts and like to fight early. Because of this, we can only assume that their matchup on Saturday will be entertaining.

Josh Parisian vs Jamal Pogues Odds
Moneyline Odds
Josh Parisian -123
Jamal Pogues +114
*Odds taken from Sports odds Direct on Friday, February 17, 2023.

When, Where, and How to Watch?
Place: UFC Apex in Vegas, Nevada
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023
Time: ~10:00 PM ET
How to Watch: UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+

Since joining the UFC in 2020, Josh Parisian has a record of 15-5 overall with a 2-2 record. He is the definition of a heavyweight fighter in the dictionary: big, strong, and he can throw very powerful punches.

The guy doesn’t usually hit a lot of big shots (4.97 per minute), but when he does, it almost always ends in a knockout. He has won 11 fights by technical knockout or knockout.

When it comes to defending against strikes, Parisians are not very good. Not very well, he takes in 5.11 significant strikes per minute. However, the heavyweight at 265 pounds rarely succumbs to powerful blows. He has only lost two fights by KO or TKO, which is evidence.

Parisian’s takedown defense, which is only 42%, is another major flaw. In light of the fact that heavyweights rarely have the opportunity to defend against takedowns, that number is actually horrendous. However, he will probably have to do so on Saturday.

Boxing Preview: Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1-0, 25 KOs) vs Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3-0, 17 KOs)

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Boxing Preview: Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1-0, 25 KOs) vs Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3-0, 17 KOs)

On Saturday, February 18, two of the most aggressive, forward-pressing super bantamweight boxers will compete in a 12-round WBC Eliminationator.

Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan, of Los Angeles via Yerevan, Armenia, will face former two-division world champion Luis “Pantera” Nery, 33-1, 25 KOs, of Tijuana, Mexico. The winner of this fight will be one step closer to a coveted opportunity to fight for a world championship. The event, which is being held at Fox Theater Pomona in conjunction with Zanfer Boxing, will be broadcast live on DAZN beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST/8:00 p.m. EST.

WHAT TIME IS THE NERY VS. HOVHANNISYAN FIGHT?
Date: Saturday, February 18
Time: 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. GMT
Main event ringwalks (approx): 9 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. GMT
The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe
The fight will take place at the Fox Theater in Pomona, California.
The main card is set to get underway at 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. GMT with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 9 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. GMT.

Luis Nery stated, “I am ready for the next challenge and prove once more that I am the best super bantamweight in the world.” Azat Hovhannisyan is a skilled opponent, but I’m ranked number one by the WBC, and if I win this fight, I’ll be ready to fight Stephen Fulton or Murodjon Akhmadaliev so they can’t avoid me anymore. See you on February 18, Luis Nery is committed to staying.

Azat Hovhannisyan stated, “I have a lot of respect for Luis.” He is an extremely talented fighter and a former world champion. I am aware that I will need to do everything in my power to win.

Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, stated, “On February 18, you will see two hungry fighters who have been waiting for their chance at another opportunity to be at the top of their division.” In this title eliminator, Hovhannisyan will demonstrate that he can live up to his moniker of “Crazy A,” pulling out all the stops to defeat Nery and move one step closer to becoming the world champion.

Fernando Beltran, the chief executive officer of Zanfer Boxing, stated, “We are very excited to have Nery back in the United States this February 18.” Luis faces a formidable obstacle in this fight, but he is at the top of his game and has not slowed down his preparation. Nery will undoubtedly demonstrate that he can defeat anyone and that he is one of the best fighters in his division.

Luis Nery is a representation of the tough fighters who have emerged from Tijuana, Mexico. The 28-year-old is a former two-division world champion with a nearly flawless record. His only defeat came in May 2021 against Brandon Figueroa, when he lost his WBA and WBC World Super Bantamweight titles. He has been on a vengeance since then to get back to the top, winning the WBC Silver and WBO Inter-Continental Super Bantamweight titles against Carlos Castro in February 2022 and knocking out David Carmona in the third round in October 2022, respectively.

Azat Hovhannisyan, an Armenian native from Yerevan, has established himself as a respected member of his division through steady advancement. The impressive and aggressive forward style of the 34-year-old “Crazy A” has earned him the respect of the LA fight scene. Except for a solid unanimous decision victory against Jose Santos Gonzalez in July 2021, all of his fights since his attempt to challenge for the WBC Super Bantamweight Championship title against Rey Vargas ended in defeat. Right now, ranked No. 2 by the WBC; 1 by the WBA; 3 by the WBO; and 4 by the 4 by The Ring, Hovhannisyan stands in front of yet another chance to win the world championship.

NERY VS. HOVHANNISYAN FIGHT CARD
Luis Nery vs. Azat Hovhannisyan; Super bantamweight
Shane Mosley Jr vs. Mario Alberto Lozano; Super middleweight
Dalis Kaleipou vs. Erick Garcia Benitez; Lightweight
Asa Stevens vs. Cesar Sustaita; Super Bantamweight
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval vs. Jerson Ortiz; Flyweight
Rowdy Legend Montgomery vs. Cristian Olivas; Super middleweight
Andrii Novytskyi vs. TBA; Heavyweight

Boxing Preview: Greg Outlaw Takes on Willie Shaw in Main Event

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Boxing Preview: Greg Outlaw Takes on Willie Shaw in Main Event

Plus Rising Super Lightweight Joseph Veazey; Jaqeem Hutcherson Takes on Prentice Canada in Trilogy Fight; Undefeated Fighters Francis Scarbono Jr., Jeffrey Yu, Vincent Mosca, Francis Oran and Ahmad Jones to Appear on Massive Card

Also Scheduled will A.J. Williams, Colby Madison and More on 12 Fight Card

Hanover, Maryland – Jeter Promotions will be returning to the Hall at Live! on Saturday, February 18th. Casino Hotel Maryland will host a huge night of boxing. The main event will be an eight-round fight between Willie Shaw and the popular junior welterweight Greg Outlaw.

The Hall at Live! is anticipated to host Jeter Promotions’ tenth consecutive full house.

With six knockouts, Outlaw of Bowie, Maryland is 11-1. The 29-year-old Outlaw has fought Kashon Hutchinson (2-0), Mack Allison IV (8-1), Edgar Torres (8-1) and Jonathan Montrel (12-0) in his seven years as a professional. Outlaw defeated Wilfrido Buelvas in the first round on November 19 in Washington, D.C. Shaw, of Vallejo, California, is 14-4 with 10 knockouts. Shaw, who is 30 years old and has been fighting for six years, has defeated Leonard Davis (1-0-2), Giovannie Gonzalez (4-1) and Antonio Flores (8-2). On September 17, 2022, Shaw lost to Andrew Rodgers in Murraysville, Pennsylvania.

Joseph Veazey, a rising junior welterweight, will face Danny Murray in a six-round fight for the ABF Mid-Atlantic Title.

Veazey, who is beginning to emerge as one of the best 140-pound prospect division, with five victories and an 8-0 record. The Baltimore native, who is 24 years old, is coming off an impressive performance. On October 15 at Live!, he defeated Rashad Kilpatrick (5-1) in two rounds. Casino.

Murray is 6-6 and hails from Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey. The 31-year-old has won fights against Kenny Robles (2-0) and Valerio Nocera (3-0-1) who are both undefeated. Murray recently won a fight in Camden, New Jersey, by unanimous decision over Michael Gibbons.

A huge undercard with some of the best talent in the capital has been put together.

In Six-Round Bouts:

Jaqeem Hutcherson (6-1-1) of Capitol Heights, Maryland take on Prentice Canada (4-8-1, 2 KO) of Saint Louis, Missouri in a trilogy fight that will be contested for the ABF Atlantic featherweight title.

AJ Williams (6-2, 2 KOs) of Baltimore will fight Derrick Vann (3-6) of Philadelphia in a super middleweight fight.

Colby Madison (10-4-2, 6 KOs) of Baltimore fights Darryl Clark (2-2, 1 KO) of Houston, TX in a heavyweight battle.

Vitali Gubkin (5-3-1,4 KOs) of Alexandria, Virginia battles Christopher Brooker (16-12, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia in a super middleweight clash.

In Four-Round Bouts:

Vincent Mosca (1-0) of Nottingham, Maryland will take on Albert Talley of Gouverneur, New York in a light heavyweight contest.

Francis Oran (1-0, 1 KO) of Bethlehem, PA takes on Charles Johnson (2-6, 1 KO) 0f Upper Marlboro, Maryland in a heavyweight bout.

Jeffrey Yu (1-0, 1 KO) of Vienna, Virginia takes on debuting Cary Caprio in a super featherweight affair.

Francis Scarboto Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs) of Cheverly, Maryland will square off with debuting Jorge Osvaldo Bargallo Perez of Cape Coral, Florida in a super featherweight bout.

Ahmad Jones (3-0, 2 KOs) of Baltimore takes on Michael Crain (4-5-2, 1 KO) of Smyrna, Delaware in a super lightweight fight.

Michah Terrill of Landover, Maryland makes his pro debut against Kenyan Williams (0-3) of Winchester, Virginia in a light heavyweight bout.

Ervin Fuller of Fort Washington, Maryland will take on Alejandro Leon of Deerfield, Florida in a battle pro debuting super bantamweights.

Boxing Preview: Leigh Wood (26-2-0, 16 KO’s) vs Mauricio Lara (28-2-1, 18 KO’s)

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Boxing Preview: Leigh Wood (26-2-0, 16 KO’s) vs Mauricio Lara (28-2-1, 18 KO’s)

On Saturday, February 18, hometown hero Leigh Wood will fight big-punching Mexican Mauricio Lara, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand), to defend his WBA Featherweight World Title. Matchroom Boxing’s 2023 schedule in the UK is set to get off to a rousing start at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham. To buy tickets, go to this link!

In the 12th and final round of his epic first defense of the WBA 126lbs title in March 2022, “Leigh-thal” (26-2 KOs) memorably stopped Michael Conlan. He brutally knocked the Irishman out of the ring to end their Fight of the Year stunner.

The Forest-mad Featherweight was heavily dropped in the first round and appeared to be headed for his third professional loss before fighting back brilliantly to earn a brilliant victory that will be talked about for a long time.

When is the wood versus. FIGHT LARA?
Date: Date: Saturday, February 18 Main event ringwalks (approximately): 7 p.m. GMT / 2 p.m. ET The fight will take place at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England, at 10:49 p.m. GMT/5:49 p.m. ET.
Over 200 nations will be able to watch the card live on DAZN (with the exception of Australia and New Zealand).
The main event ringwalks are scheduled for 10 p.m. GMT/5 p.m. ET, and the event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. ET.

After former “Super Champion” Leo Santa Cruz gave up his title on Monday, December 12, Wood is now the only Featherweight Champion in the World Boxing Association. The 34-year-old wants to add more World Titles to his collection immediately in 2023.

After their highly anticipated fight on September 24 was postponed due to Wood’s torn bicep during sparring, “Bronco” (25-2-1, 18 KOs) has been patiently waiting for his chance to fight Wood. However, the Featherweight KO artist will finally get the chance to fight for the World Title next month.

After shocking and brutally finishing Josh Warrington in a sensational upset behind closed doors at The SSE Arena, Wembley in February 2021, Lara is well-known in the UK. He ended the IBF Featherweight World Champion’s streak of victories.

Seven months later, he rematched Warrington in front of a sold-out Headingley Stadium in Leeds, but the Mexican got a nasty cut over the left eye in round two from an accidental headbutt, forcing a technical draw.

On the undercard of Roman Gonzalez vs. Julio Cesar Martinez in March 2022, the power-punching 24-year-old blitzed Emilio Sanchez in three rounds before stopping Jose Sanmartin in three rounds in another destructive brute force display to put the 126 pounds division on notice.

Wood stated, “Mauricio Lara’s disrespect he showed me regarding my injury and my country has made things personal between us.” I’m going to demonstrate to him what I stand for. See you in Nottingham on February 18 – And Still!”

Lara stated, “I am not going to waste this opportunity, which I have been waiting for for two years.” I defeated Warrington in England in February 2021, and in 2023, I will accomplish the same feat against Wood. Mexico will win the WBA 126-pound World Title, which I promised to my daughter, family, team, and entire nation. Leigh Wood, your time has come, and no “injury” can prevent you from this.

Eddie Hearn, chairman of Matchroom Sport, stated, “Quite simply this is a fight that you have to watch through your fingers.” Leigh Wood is about to bring another night of drama to the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham against the brutal, fearless, and much-ignored Mauricio Lara, following the drama of the fight with Conlan in March. In the summer, Leigh will fight at the City Ground, but first, get ready for an epic main event and all-action card as we prepare for another FOTY contender on February 18 in Nottingham.

Joe Markowski, CEO of DAZN North America, stated, “What a fight this is to kick off the Matchroom UK schedule in 2023.” I can’t wait for February 18 because Wood and Lara can’t do anything but engage in brutal, toe-to-toe, edge-of-your-seat battles. DAZN is the only place to watch this barnstormer live.

WOOD VS. LARA FIGHT CARD
Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara; For Wood’s WBA world featherweight title
Dalton Smith vs. Billy Allington; For Smith’s British super lightweight title
Cheavon Clarke vs. Dec Spelman; Cruiserweight
Gary Cully vs. Wilfredo Flores; Lightweight
Gamal Yafai vs. Diego Alberto Ruiz; Super bantamweight
Aaron Bowen vs. TBA; Middleweight
Junaid Boston vs. Joel Julio; Light middleweight
Kieron Conway vs. Jorge Silva; Super middleweight
Nico Leivars vs. Alberto Motos; Super bantamweight
Sam Maxwell vs. Shaun Cooper; Super lightweight

NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 17, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 17, 2023

* Twenty-one-year-old Seth Jarvis scored his first career hat trick – the fourth youngest to do so in Hurricanes history – as Carolina secured a win in its final game ahead of the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series.

* Multiple teams moved up the standings Thursday night, highlighted by the Golden Knights, who took over second overall in the Western Conference, and the Kraken, who jumped up to second place in the Pacific Division.

* Friday’s five-game slate includes League scoring leader Connor McDavid needing one point against the streaking Rangers to reach 100, the Kings and Ducks clashing on ESPN as well as the Senators retiring the No. 25 of a fan favorite and franchise cornerstone.

* Click here to read plenty of #NHLStats on McDavid’s pursuit of 100 points this season and 800 in his career(posted before the All-Star break).
 

JARVIS, RAANTA LEAD HURRICANES TO VICTORY AHEAD OF STADIUM SERIES
Seth Jarvis (3-0—3) netted his first career hat trick and Antti Raanta made 20 saves as the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes (36-10-8, 80 points) captured their ninth consecutive home victory against the Canadiens dating to Nov. 18, 2016 and head into the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series with nine wins in their past 10 contests.

* The club’s nine consecutive home victories against the Canadiens surpassed an eight-game stretch against the Sabres (Dec. 17, 2016 – Nov. 4, 2022) for their longest active home win streak versus an opponent.



* Jarvis (21 years, 15 days) became the fourth-youngest player in Hurricanes team history to score a hat trick behind Sebastian Aho (19 years, 189 days on Jan. 31, 2017), Elias Lindholm (20 years, 96 days on March 8, 2015) and Eric Staal (20 years, 364 days on Oct. 28, 2005).  


* On the night Cam Ward was inducted into the newly-established Hurricanes Hall of Fame, Raanta collected a point in his 13th straight decision (11-0-2) and passed the 2005-06 Conn Smythe Trophy winner for the longest such run in franchise history (Ward: 10-0-2 in 2017-18).



TEAMS CLIMB THE STANDINGS
 

* The Kraken built a 5-0 lead through two periods and never looked back as they scored six-plus goals for the sixth time this season and boosted their goal total in 2022-23 to 193, the fifth-best mark in the League behind the Oilers (205), Panthers (200), Bruins (199) and Sabres (196). With the win, Seattle (31-18-6, 68 points) moved past idle Los Angeles (30-18-7, 67 points) to take over second place in the Pacific Division.

* Dylan Larkin (0-3—3) factored on three of his team’s five goals as the Red Wings (26-20-8, 60 points) bested the Flames and leapfrogged the Sabres (27-22-4, 58 points) to move within two points of the final Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference standings. Larkin extended his multi-point streak to four games (5-5—10) and tied Dominik Kubalik (Oct. 17-25) for the longest by a Red Wings player this season – the last Detroit skater to record a longer such run was Johan Franzen (5 GP from March 15-24, 2009).

* Marc Staal scored his first goal as a member of the Panthers to help Florida (28-24-6, 62 points) earn a win at Capital One Arena and move into a tie in terms of standings points with Washington (28-23-6, 62 points), which holds the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference by virtue of a game in hand. Staal became the sixth defenseman to score a goal with the Panthers at age 36 or older and the first since Brian Campbell nearly seven years ago (March 3, 2016).

* Paul Cotter tied the game 6:22 into the third period and William Carrier scored the game winner with 18 seconds remaining in regulation as the Golden Knights (33-18-4, 70 points) moved past the Jets (34-20-1, 69 points) for second place in the Western Conference standings. Cotter extended his goal streak to three games and established a franchise record for the longest run by a rookie.


SWAYMAN STYMYING SMASHVILLE TO SWEEP SIBLINGS TRIP FEATURED IN LIVE UPDATES
Thursday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the slate, including Jeremy Swayman (28 saves) blanking the Predators as the League-leading Bruins (41-8-5, 87 points) swept their two-game siblings trip.



QUICK CLICKS
 

* NHL statement regarding RSN situation
* NHL BTS All-Star Show to give fans look inside League’s marquee events
*John Isner, tennis star, ready for ‘incredible’ Stadium Series atmosphere
* U.S. gold medal in 1998 Nagano Olympics put women’s hockey ‘on the map’

* Women in Hockey: Margaret Cunniff



FRIDAY FEATURES McDAVID NEEDING ONE POINT VERSUS RANGERS TO REACH 100

Friday’s five-game slate features League scoring leader Connor McDavid (42-57—99 in 55 GP) looking to reach 100 points on the season when the Oilers (30-19-6, 66 points) host the red-hot Rangers (32-14-8, 72 points), who can extend their winning streak to seven contests.
 

* McDavid can become the seventh player in NHL history to hit 100 points within his first 56 games of a season multiple times (also 53 GP in 2020-21), following Wayne Gretzky (12x), Mario Lemieux (8x), Mike Bossy (3x), Phil Esposito (3x), Jari Kurri (2x) and Guy Lafleur (2x).

* McDavid (281-515—796 in 542 GP) also needs four points to reach 800 in his career. He has recorded a League-leading 30 four-point games since his debut season, including eight in 2022-23.

LOS ANGELES, ANAHEIM SET TO CLASH IN “FREEWAY FACE-OFF” ON ESPN
The Kings (30-18-7, 67 points) visit the Ducks (17-32-6, 40 points) on ESPN in this season’s second edition of the “Freeway Face-Off” rivalry, following a 4-1 win by Los Angeles on Dec. 20, 2022.

* Anze Kopitar (28-53—81 in 84 GP) enters Friday with 81 career points against the Ducks, which are two back of matching Mike Modano (28-55—83 in 82 GP) for the most versus the franchise in NHL history. Kopitar’s 28 goals are tied with Modano for the League’s sixth-highest total.


* Cam Fowler (age 31) and Kevin Shattenkirk (age 34) account for each of Anaheim’s last three goals. There have only been six instances in NHL history of a team having four consecutive tallies all scored by defensemen age 30 or older (excluding shootout-deciding goals), including one which occurred earlier this season.



SENATORS SET TO RETIRE NEIL’S No. 25 AT CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE
Chris Neil, who spent his entire 15-season career with the Senators, is set to have his No. 25 retired by the club during a pre-game ceremony at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday.

* Neil will become the fourth player to have his number retired by the franchise, following Chris Phillips (No. 4), Frank Finnigan (No. 8) and Daniel Alfredsson (No. 11). Finnigan, who played parts of 10 seasons with the original Senators from 1923-24 to 1933-34 and was instrumental in the NHL’s return to Ottawa, received the honor posthumously during the first game in club history on Oct. 8, 1992.

* Neil (No. 161 in 1998) is one of seven players in League history selected in the sixth round or later that appeared in 1,000 games for the franchise that drafted him, with the others being Alfredsson (1,178 GP w/ OTT), Dave Taylor (1,111 GP w/ LAK), Henrik Zetterberg (1,082 GP w/ DET), Luc Robitaille (1,077 GP w/ LAK), Don Sweeney (1,052 GP w/ BOS) and Tomas Holmstrom (1,026 GP w/ DET).

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (30-18-7) at Anaheim Ducks (17-32-6)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (30-18-7) at Anaheim Ducks (17-32-6)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

FEB. 17 vs. Anaheim Ducks – 6:00 PM PT // Venue: Honda Center // TV: ESPN // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Anaheim Ducks for the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season (4-1 W on Dec. 20; April 13).
  • The Kings aim to take a 2-0 season series lead over the Ducks.
  • The Kings have won their last four consecutive games against Anaheim, dating back to Feb. 25, 2022.

WARM-UPS
1) Tonight is the first 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) No Kings skater has more multi-goal efforts since the 2016-17 season than Adrian Kempe (17).

3) Viktor Arvidsson leads all Kings skaters with seven road power-play points this season.

4) Only Nick Bonino (69), Austin Matthews (65) and Garnet Hathaway (65) have more blocked shots among forwards this year than Anze Kopitar (63).

5) On Monday, Sean Walker and Matt Roy scored 33 seconds apart, marking the third-fastest two goals by the Kings this season behind a 10-second sequence Dec. 22, 2022 (Phillip Danault & Blake Lizotte) and a 19-second stretch on Dec. 10, 2022 (Anze Kopitar & Viktor Arvidsson).

vs. ANAHEIM ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 72-57-11-17
Home: 42-24-4-8
Away: 30-33-7-9
OT: 19-18 (10 ties)
Shootout: 9-10
2021-22: 3-0-1
2022-23: 1-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. ANAHEIM:
Anze Kopitar* – 84 GP, 81 PTS (28-53=81)
Dustin Brown – 96 GP, 59 PTS (30-29=59)
Drew Doughty* – 69 GP, 39 PTS (8-31=39)
Alex Frolov – 46 GP, 32 PTS (12-20=32)
Luc Robitaille – 38 GP, 27 PTS (9-18=27)
L’ubomir Visnovsky – 40 GP, 27 PTS (4-23=27)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. ANAHEIM: Dec. 20, 2022 – LAK 4 at ANA 1
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Doughty (2), Iafallo (3), Arvidsson (9), Fiala (10)
ANA Goals: Vatrano (6)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W, 24 saves, 25 shots) ANA: Dostal (L, 37 saves, 41 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-5
LAK PK: 4-for-5

THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., Feb. 18 | vs. Arizona Coyotes | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in their last seven consecutive games against Arizona, dating back to May 5, 2021 (5-0-2).

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 ack-to-backs in New Jersey before traveling to Long Island to face the Islanders on Feb. 24.

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 Gabriel Vilardi, 10 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Pres. (undisclosed)
F Carl Grundstrom, 9 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
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: 106

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/16/23)
Feb. 10 – Pheonix Copley (G) re-signed to a one-year contract extension.
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

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
Feb. 15, 2023 – ANAHEIM 3 vs. BUFFALO 7
The Ducks fell 7-3 to the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night at Honda Center. Cam Fowler recorded his second multi-goal effort his past eight games (also Jan. 24 @ ARI; 2-1=3), scoring his eighth and ninth goals of the season in the second period. Kevin Shattenkirk netted his first goal of the season at 6:37 of the second period and added an assist for his second multi-point game of the season (1-1=2). In his 400th career NHL game, Derek Grant recorded two assists (0-2=2), his first multi-point effort of the season. Trevor Zegras earned an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1-2=3) while also pushing his point total to 15 his last 13 games (7-8=15). Ryan Strome and Dmitry Kulikov each collected an assist in the contest. Lukas Dostal made 37 saves in his seventh start of the season and first since Dec. 23 vs. CGY.
PP: 0-2 PK: 4-5 SF: 22 SA: 44 TOI: Simon Benoit (22:14)
Three Stars: 1. R. Dahlin 2. D. Grant 3. P. Krebs

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Feb. 20 Florida FLA Live Arena 10 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 21 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 23 Washington Capital One Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 25 Carolina PNC Arna 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 27 Chicago Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 6 Placed D Urho Vaakanainen on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 7 Activated C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 10 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed Troy Terry on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 11 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL) and reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 288
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 55
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 47
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 15
Urho Vaakanainen Lower-body Day-to-day 5
Troy Terry Upper-body Day-to-day 4
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Day-to-day 3

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a two-game homestand tonight when they host the second edition of the 2022-23 Freeway Faceoff vs. the Los Angeles Kings at Honda Center (6 p.m. PT, TV: ESPN AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight’s game with points in six of their last eight games (4-3-1) in addition to a 5-4-1 record the last 10 contests and points in eight of the last 12 overall (5-5-2). The Ducks penalty kill enters tonight having killed 20 of the last 22 penalties (91.0%) dating to Jan. 28 (spanning six games), third among NHL clubs. Anaheim continues its 11-game February schedule today (1-3-1 to date), consisting of four home and seven road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 154-127-35 in the month of February. Since the start of 2012-13, Anaheim is 57-48-13 in the month, earning points in 70 of the 118 contests (.593%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will embark on a four-game road trip beginning Monday, Feb. 20 at Florida (10 a.m. PT). The trip also includes visits to Tampa Bay (Tuesday, Feb. 21), Washington (Thursday, Feb. 23) and Carolina (Saturday, Feb. 25).

DUCKS-KINGS: Anaheim and Los Angeles hit the midway point of their three-game Freeway Faceoff season series tonight at Honda
Center. The three contests in 2022-23 mark the fewest scheduled in a single season between the two Southern California clubs, with
2019-20 also featuring the fewest games played (three, ANA was 2-1-0), with the fourth not being played due to the final contest being
cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. Anaheim has earned standings points in 30 of the last 45 overall meetings vs. Los Angeles (25-
15-5) dating to 2013-14 with 26 of the 45 games decided by one goal in that stretch. The Ducks own a 74-56-27 all-time record vs. the
Kings, including a 42-21-16 mark in Orange County. Cam Fowler (7-15=22 in 56 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and
assists vs. the Kings and co-leads in goals alongside Jakob Silfverberg (7-12=19 in 37 GP). These two teams wrap up the Freeway
Faceoff Apr. 13 at Honda Center (7 p.m.).

ANA-LAK SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 20 Crypto.com Arena 4-1 LAK win
Feb. 17 Honda Center 6 p.m. PT ESPN / Ducks Stream
Apr. 13 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream

ANA-LAK ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Los Angeles
All-Time Series: 74-56-27 42-21-16 32-35-11
Current Streak: Four LAK wins Two LAK wins Two LAK wins
Last ANA Win: Nov. 30, 2021 (5-4 SO) May 1, 2021 (6-2) Nov. 30, 2021 (5-4 SO)
Last LAK Win: Dec. 20, 2022 (4-1) Apr. 19, 2022 (2-1) Dec. 20, 2022 (4-1)
ANA Last 10: 3-7-0 4-6-0 4-5-1

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (32-14-8) at Edmonton Oilers (30-19-6)

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NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, Vancouver Canucks 4 – February 15, 2023 – Rogers Arena
NYR Goals: M. Zibanejad (28, 29), A. Panarin (17, 18), C. Kreider (22), K. Miller (6)
VAN Goals: C. Lazar (3), J. Miller (19), C. Garland (11), A. Kuzmenko (23)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 25/29)
VAN Goalie: A. Silovs (L – 22/27)
NYR Shots: 28
VAN Shots: 29
NYR PP: 0/1
NYR PK: 1/2

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers earned their sixth straight win as they begun a Western Canada trip with a 6-4 win over the Canucks on Wednesday night. Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad each recorded three points in the victory while Igor Shesterkin improved to 10-1-4 this season on the road. Also in the win, Niko Mikkola tallied his first assist/point as a member of the Rangers.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers play their first game of a back-to-back set when they take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place (9:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts will play four of their next five games away from MSG.
  • The Blueshirts have won six games in a row and have earned a point in eight-straight games (7-0-1). 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 the club has had multiple six-plus game runs in a season since 2005-06 (7 GP & 6 GP).
  • The Rangers have now earned points in nine of their last 10 games (8-1-1) and 16 of their last 18 games (13-2-3). Dating back to November 30, Rangers have points in 26 of their 31 contests (22-5-4).
  • If the Blueshirts a point tonight, it would mark their first nine-game point streak since the 2015-16 season (13 GP) and first road nine-game point streak since the 2019-20 campaign.
  • On the road, the Rangers have earned a point in eight-straight games (5-0-3) and 12 of their last 13 contests (9-1-3). New York has points in 19 of its last 22 games (15-3-4) away from home.
  • Against the West, New York is 18-5-3 and is 9-2-2 against Pacific Division teams.
  • Since 2012-13, the Blueshirts are 4-2-2 on the road against the Oilers.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 138 points, the second-most in the NHL and 109 assists, also the second most. 27.9 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.
  • New York’s 70 third period goals rank tied for second in the NHL and their plus-19 third period goal differential ranks fourth.
  • The Rangers’ plus-39 goal differential ranks tied for fourth in the NHL while their 3.37 goals per game are ninth.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
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
Feb. 6 Calgary OTW, 5-4

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

TEAM NOTES
ROAD RANKS
The Blueshirts head into tonight’s game as one of the best road teams in the entire NHL, winning five of their last seven road games and earning a point in 20 of 25 road games overall (16-5-4).

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. NY RANGERS GP RECORD HOME (39) AWAY (42) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. NY RANGERS 81 38-32-9-2 18-18-3-0 20-14-6-2 279 291
OILERS vs. NY RANGERS – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 4 3

QUICK FACTS
• Friday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of two games against the Rangers this season and the lone game in Edmonton.

• The last time these teams met was on November 26th in New York where the Oilers defeated the Rangers 4-3.

• Tyson Barrie, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl lead the team with 17 career points against the Rangers and Cody Ceci has appeared in a team leading 32 career games against New York.

WINNING WAYS
The Oilers are 9-2-4 in their last 15 games, outscoring opponents 63-46 and earning points in 13 games.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. NY RANGERS
Record: 6-4-0
GF: 32 GA: 31
2022-23 11/26/22 @ NYR 4-3 W
2021-22 1/3/22 @ NYR 4-1 L
2021-22 11/5/21 @ EDM 6-5 W
2019-20 12/31/19 @ EDM 7-5 W
2019-20 10/12/19 @ NYR 4-1 W
2019-20 3/11/19 @ EDM 3-2 W (OT)
2018-19 10/13/18 @ NYR 2-1 W
2017-18 3/3/18 @ EDM 2-3 L
2017-18 11/11/17 @ NYR 2-4 L
2016-17 11/13/16 @ EDM 1-3 L

OILERS LEADERS vs. N.Y. RANGERS
NHL CAREER
Games: Ceci (31)
Goals: Kane (7)
Assists: Barrie (14)
Points: Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl (17)
Penalty minutes: Kane (16)

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

OILERS IN FEBRUARY
Overall – 504 GP, 224-223-29-28 – 505 PTS
2022-23 – 5 GP, 2-1-2 – 6 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 7-5-0 – 14 PTS

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (30-14-11) at Minnesota Wild (28-21-5)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (30-14-11) at Minnesota Wild (28-21-5)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Feb. 14, 2023 – STARS 2 vs. BRUINS 3 (OT)
A clash between the top two clubs in their respective conferences went down on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas where the Stars fell 3-2 in overtime to the Boston Bruins in front of a sellout crowd of 18,532. The Stars have earned points in eight of their past nine games (4-1-4, 12 points), but their overtime record this season fell to 4-11. Forward Roope Hintz (1-0—1) got the Stars on the board with his 23rd goal of the season at the 13:11 mark of the first period and forward Jason Robertson (1-1—2) recorded his 22nd multi-point game of the 2022-23 campaign with a goal and an assist. Forward Joe Pavelski (0-2—2) factored in on both Dallas goals with two assists. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 34 saves on 37 shots in his 40th start of the season.
PP: 0-4 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 31 | SA: 37 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (31:07 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. BOS – L. Ullmark 2. DAL – J. Oettinger 3. DAL – J. Robertson

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Fri., Feb. 17, 2023 Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. Xcel Energy Center BSSW/KTCK
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

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: 24
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 3 Feb. 8-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: After eight consecutive games at home, the Stars hit the road for a date against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center (7 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the fourth and final game between the Central Division rivals, which has seen Dallas win two of the first three. Tonight’s game opens the Stars’ sixth set of back-to-backs, as Dallas returns to action tomorrow night at home against Columbus (5 p.m. CT).

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

  • The Stars are 2-0-1 against the Wild this season, losing 6-5 in a shootout on Dec. 4, 2022 at American Airlines Center and winning 4-1 at Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 29, 2022 and 4-1 at AAC on Feb. 8.
  • Dallas is 49-28-9 all-time vs. Minnesota, including a 31-8-6 mark at home.
  • Forward Roope Hintz (1-1—2) had a multi-point performance in Dallas’ 4-1 win on Feb. 8. Hintz recorded his second career hat trick (3-1—4) and tied his career high for points in a game in the series opener on Dec. 4, 2022. Hintz enters tonight’s game with a team-high seven points (4-3—7) in three games vs. Minnesota this season and 15 points (7-8—15) in 15 career games against them.
  • Forward Jason Robertson had two assists in Dallas’ 4-1 triumph on Feb. 8 giving him five points (1-4—5) in three games against the Wild this season. Robertson is averaging nearly two points per game in his career against Minnesota with 12 points (6-6—12) in seven games against them.
  • Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston enters tonight’s matchup with a goal and three points (1-2—3) in three career games against Minnesota. Johnston had a multi-point performance (1-1—2) in the Stars’ previous visit to Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 29, 2022.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski has three points (all assists) in three games vs. Minnesota this season. Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (21), co-leads in points (21-23—44) and ranks third in assists (23) in a team-high 52 career games against the Wild. He also shares the team lead in power-play goals (6) and shares second in game winners (3) against them.
  • Captain Jamie Benn ranks second among active Stars in goals (19), assists (25) and co-leads in points (19-25—44) in 51 career games vs. Minnesota. Benn also ranks first in game-winning goals (4) and co-leads in game winners (6) against the Wild.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin leads active Stars in assists (27) and points (18-27—45) and ranks third in goals (18) in 40 career games vs. Minnesota.
  • Forward Mason Marchment has three points (1-2—3) in three games vs. the Wild this season and six points (4-2—6) in four career games against them.
  • Defenseman Colin Miller has seven points (all assists) in 13 career games against Minnesota.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter enters tonight’s matchup with 12 points (3-9—12) in 33 games against his former club.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 4-0-0 with a 2.73 goals-against average and .902 save percentage in six career appearances against his hometown team.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-1-2 with a 3.29 GAA and .897 SV% in four career appearances vs. Minnesota.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota – L, 6-5 (shootout)
Dec. 29 at Minnesota – W, 4-1
Feb. 8 vs. Minnesota – W, 4-1
Feb. 17 at Minnesota

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
DALLAS STARS
All-Time Wild Record: 36-37-13 (23-13-5 at Xcel Energy Center, 13-24-8 at Dallas)
2023-23: The Wild is 1-2-0 in the season series with the Stars… Minnesota won the series opening game at American Airlines Center, 6-5, in a shootout (12/4)…Dallas earned a 4-1 victory at Xcel Energy Center in the second game (12/29) and a 4-1 victory in Dallas in the third game (2/8)… LW Kirill Kaprizov (2-1=3) leads Minnesota with three points…C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-0=1), D Jared Spurgeon (0-2=2), RW Ryan Reaves (0-2=2) and RW Mats Zuccarello (0-2=2) have each recorded two points…G Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-1-0 with a 3.87 GAA and a .896 SV% after starting the first two meetings for the Wild…G Filip Gustavsson stopped 33-of-36 shots faced in the third meetings for Minnesota…C Roope Hintz leads Dallas with seven points (4-3=7)…LW Jason Robertson has five points (1-4=5)… C Wyatt Johnston (1-2=3), LW Mason Marchment (1-2=3), C Joe Pavelski (0-3=3) and C Tyler Segin (2-1=3) all have three points…G Jake Oettinger is 2-0-0 with a 2.26 GAA and a .924 SV% in three starts for Dallas…G Scott Wedgewood entered during the first game (12/4) and stopped 14 of 15 shots faced, earning the loss.

WILD LEADERS: Spurgeon (6-13=19 in 40 contests) and Zuccarello (3-16=19 in 22 games) lead Minnesota with 19 points each against Dallas…C Ryan
Hartman has 14 points (7-7=14) in 26 matches…Kaprizov has 12 points (6-6=12) in seven contests…D Matt Dumba owns 12 points (6-6=12) in 29 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 13-6-1 with a 2.18 GAA, a .927 SV% and one shutout in 20 games played (20 starts) vs. the Stars…Gustavsson is 2-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and a .945 SV% in three starts.

STARS LEADERS: Seguin leads the Stars with 45 points (18-27=45) in 40 matches against Minnesota…Pavelski (21-23=44 in 52 matches) and LW
Jamie Benn (19-25=44) each own 44 points against the Wild…Hintz has 15 points (7-8=15) in 15 contests.

STARS GOALIES: Oettinger is 4-0-0 with a 2.73 GAA and a .905 SV% in six career games (five starts)…Wedgewood is 0-1-2 with a 3.25 GAA and a .887 SV% in four games (two starts).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 20-14-5 in the last 10 seasons (2013-23) against Dallas…The Wild is 6-4-0 in the last 10 games against the Stars at Xcel Energy Center…Minnesota has points in 11 of the last 19 games (9-8-2) played at American Airlines Center…Minnesota was defeated by Dallas in six games in the 2016 First Round.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 14-5-1 at home for a .725 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 16 home victories this season.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is recording a 2.25 goals against average (GAA) and .919 save percentage (SV%). Since Nov. 19, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in home GAA and fourth in home SV%.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 29.4 percent (25 of 85) of power-play opportunities at home this season, fourth-best in the NHL.

• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games from Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, going eight-for-19 (42.1 pct.) during that span. The streak tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history.

PENALTY KILLERS
• The Wild has killed 14 consecutive shorthanded situations and have not allowed a power-play goal in a season-high five consecutive games dating back to Feb. 8 at DAL. • Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 82.9 penalty-kill percentage (121 for 146).

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

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (27-17-9) at New York Islanders (27-23-7)

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Feb. 14: Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 1 – SAP Center
PIT Goals: Guentzel (2), Rakell
Multiple Points: Rakell (1G-2A), Crosby (3A), Guentzel (2G)
Goalie: DeSmith (38 saves, 39 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby’s ninth three-plus point night (3A) helped Pittsburgh cap off their California road trip with a win.
PP: 0-3
PK: 2-2

Feb. 11: Los Angles 6, Pittsburgh 0 – Crypto.com Arena
PIT Goals: None
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (12 saves, 15 shots), Tokarski (13 saves, 16
shots)
Key Stats: Pittsburgh was shut out for the first time this season as they fell on the road.
PP: 0-5
PK: 3-5

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 11 11
G Tristan Jarry Upper-Body 7 14
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 1 15
D Mark Friedman Upper-Body 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 134

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Feb. 7 F Josh Archibald and F Kasperi Kapanen have been activated off of injured reserve.
Feb. 7 G Tristan Jarry has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 22.
Feb. 4 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Islanders: 130-103-34
In Pittsburgh: 74-41-19
In New York: 56-62-15
OT Record vs. Islanders: 22-5-20
Shootout Record vs. Islanders: 7-10

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-1-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. ISLANDERS:
Mario Lemieux: 72 GP, 131 PTS (50G-81A)
Sidney Crosby: 79 GP, 128 PTS (40G-88A)
Evgeni Malkin: 71 GP, 84 PTS (32G-52A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins conclude a stretch of four-straight road games with a trip to New York to take on the Islanders (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • The Penguins are 4-1-1 in their last six games against the Islanders, and Pittsburgh is 3-2-1 in its last six road games versus New York dating back to February 11, 2021.
  • Going back further, the Penguins are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games against the Islanders.
  • Pittsburgh has just three regulation losses in its last 18 matchups versus New York dating back to Nov. 1, 2018 (11-3-4).
  • The Penguins have points in nine of 13 games (5-4-4) against Metropolitan Division foes this year.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Tuesday, Feb. 14 SO Loss OTT 3 at NYI 2 Pulock, Nelson Sorokin (32/34)
Ryan Pulock opened the score with his third goal of the season, and Brock Nelson tied the game with a power play goal in the third period, but the New York Islanders fell to the Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in the shootout on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. Noah Dobson tallied an assist for the third straight game and Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves on 34 shots to help the Islanders collect a point for the fourth time in their last five games.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 13 Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Samuel Bolduc has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
Feb. 6 Hudson Fasching has been removed from the team’s IR list.
Feb. 5 Samuel Bolduc and Simon Holmstrom have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with forward Bo Horvat on an eight-year contract.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 –

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 –

Man Games Lost: 125

RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, Feb. 14 vs. Ottawa L/SO (3-2)
Saturday, Feb. 11 at Montreal L/OT (4-3)
Thursday, Feb. 9 vs. Vancouver L (6-5)
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. Seattle W (4-0)
Monday, Feb. 6 at Philadelphia W (2-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Dec. 27, 2022 UBS Arena W (5-1)

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. PITTSBURGH:
Dec. 27, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-1)
Apr. 14, 2022 PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) Loss (6-3)
Apr. 12, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) SO Win (5-4)
Nov. 26, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (1-0)
Mar. 29, 2021 PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) Loss (2-1)

vs. THE PENGUINS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last five games 2-3-0
Franchise History 115-110-22-20
NYI Home 69-43-8-13
NYI Away 46-67-14-7

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second of four matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was December 27, 2022, when four Islanders tallied multi-point games, inlcuding Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee, who each scored two goals to help the Islanders earn a 5-1 victory at UBS Arena. The Islanders have collected points in six of their last seven home meetings with the Penguins, and they are 10-5-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents entering tonight’s game. They have captured points in six of their last seven games, but will look to snap a three-game winless streak tonight.

POWER PLAY
Since returning from the All-Star break, the Islanders have a 33.3% success rate on the power play, converting five times in their last 15 opportunities. Leading up to the All-Star break, the Islanders scored three times in their previous 64 power play opportunities. Islanders forward Bo Horvat leads the team in power play points (20), and is ninth in the NHL in power play goals (12) in 54 games this season. Horvat recorded his first PPG as an Islander on Saturday afternoon in Montreal.

PENALTY KILL
Since December 4, 2022, the Islanders have allowed just four power play goals in 41 times shorthanded at UBS Arena. The Islanders’ home penalty kill sits at 88.2% entering tonight’s game, leading the NHL. Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield leads the Islanders and is sixth in the NHL with 171:47 shorthanded TOI this season.

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (16-32-5) at Ottawa Senators (26-24-3)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (16-32-5) at Ottawa Senators (26-24-3)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sunday, Feb. 19 vs. TOR, 5:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+/Hulu, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
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)
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 (2) at TOR (5) – Wed., Feb. 15 – Scotiabank Arena
CHI Goals: Lafferty (9), Kurashev (8)
TOR Goals: Nylander (30), Sandin (4), Matthews (26), Tavares (24), Timmins (2)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (37/42, 60:00) TOR – Samsonov (27/29, 59:16)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
TOR PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday in Toronto … Sam Lafferty scored his ninth goal of the season … Philipp Kurashev scored the other goal for the Blackhawk, his eighth on the year … Jake McCabe and Max Domi notched the assists on Kurashev’s tally … Cole Guttman made his NHL debut, getting 12:09 of ice time … Connor Murphy posted a game-high six hits … Patrick Kane led the team with four shots on goal.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – OTTAWA SENATORS
The Blackhawks face the Senators in their first of two matchups this season … Chicago has won their last eight-straight games against Ottawa and have points in 13 of their last 15 games against them (11-2-1) … The Blackhawks have won six of their last seven games in Ottawa, including their last meeting on March 12, 2022 in a 6-3 victory … Caleb Jones scored twice in the win while Patrick Kane notched three assists … Jake McCabe and Seth Jones also chipped in two helpers each … Kane has points in his last 11-straight games against Ottawa (8G, 20A), including seven-straight multi-point efforts … Head Coach Luke Richardson hails from Ottawa, Ontario.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: March 6 | AWAY: Feb. 17
All-Time Record: 27-9-3 | Home: 13-3-2 | Road: 14-6-1
Last Home Win: Nov. 1, 2021 (5-1) | Last Road Win: March 12, 2022 (6-3) | Last Home Loss: Dec. 20,
2016 (3-4) Last Road Loss: Dec. 3, 2015 (3-4 OT)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. OTT ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 10; Tyler Johnson, 9; Andreas Athanasiou, 7
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 31; Seth Jones, 15; Tyler Johnson, 12
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 31; Tyler Johnson, 21; Seth Jones, 16

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Feb. 14, 3-2 SO win at N.Y. Islanders: Mandolese turned aside 46 shots including both Islanders shootout attempts to help lead Ottawa to a 3-2 victory at UBS Arena. The total stands as the second most saves in a win during a goaltenders NHL debut in league history. Stützle provided one goal and one assist (along with the game deciding goal in the shootout) to give him 10 points across his last four games. Tkachuk also recorded a multi-point effort (one goal, one assist) to extend his point streak to four games as the Senators improved to 4-2-0 in the second half of back-to-backs. Pulock and Nelson replied for the home side. Sorokin made 32 saves (and one of three shootout attempts) to take the loss for New York. Scratch: Brassard; Injuries: Forsberg, Holden, Norris, Sanderson, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 34, NYI – 48; PP: OTT – 1-3, NYI – 1-6.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a two-game homestand on Sunday afternoon against St. Louis at 2 p.m. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, D Holden, C Norris, D Sanderson and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Blackhawks this evening. Total man-games lost: 188.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Larsson from Belleville (AHL) on Feb. 13.

OTTAWA vs. CHICAGO – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Feb. 17 @ Ottawa, March 6 @ Chicago
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/1/21 @ Chicago (5-1 loss), 3/12/22 @ Ottawa (6-3 loss)
Series record: Overall: 10-19-2-8; Home: 7-9-0-5; Away: 3-10-2-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 12/3/15 (4-3 OT); @ Chicago: 12/20/16 (4-3)
Last Chicago win: @ Ottawa: 3/12/22 (6-3); @ Chicago: 11/1/21 (5-1)
Last OT result: 1/14/20 (3-2 OT loss) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 2/21/18 (3-2 SO loss) @ Chicago
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (2/18/19, 8-7 loss); Allowed: 8, (2x, Last: 2/18/19, 8-7 loss); Both teams: 15, (2/18/19, 8-7 loss)
Last Game: 3/12/22, 6-3 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: C. Brown, Chabot, Paul; CHI Goals: Toews (x2), C. Jones (x2), Lafferty, Strome;
OTT Scratches: Ennis, Mete; OTT Injuries: Batherson, Murray, Pinto, Tierney; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; CHI Goalie: Fleury; OTT PP: 0-1; CHI PP: 1-3; Shots: 23-28.

Career vs. Chicago: Brassard leads all players in career games played (40) and in goals (13); Giroux leads in assists (18) and in points (24); Kelly leads in penalty minutes (15) against Chicago.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 15-12-1 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 15 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 20 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 28 home games, Stützle leads the team with 35 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 on Sunday afternoon when the team welcomes St. Louis to Canadian Tire Centre ahead of visiting Boston the following 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 200 (26.5%) 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 153 of the 190 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.5% through 53 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.

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