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Angels sign LHP Matt Moore to one-year contract

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Angels sign LHP Matt Moore to one-year contract

Tempe, Arizona – Matt Moore, a left-handed pitcher, has signed a $7.55 million, one-year deal with the Angels. RHP Davis Daniel (right shoulder strain) has been placed on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding 40-man roster move.

In his first season as a reliever, Moore, 33, pitched in 63 games for Texas in 2022, going 5-2 with five saves, a 1.95 ERA (74 IP – 16 ER), and 83 strikeouts. He ranked fifth in relief innings, eighth in ERA, eighth in strikeouts, and fourteenth in opponent batting average (.187). Additionally, he had the third-lowest ERA for a reliever (min. 70 innings) in Rangers history, trailing only Tanner Scheppers (1.88 ERA in 2013) and Jim Kern (1.57 ERA in 1979).

Moore, who was born in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., made his Major League debut with the Rays in 2011 after being selected by Tampa Bay in the eighth round of the 2007 Draft. He was an All-Star in the A.L. in 2013 and has played in 268 games (164 starts) in 11 MLB seasons with the Rays (2011-2016), Giants (2016-2017), Rangers (2018, 2022), Tigers (2019), and Phillies. He has also been an All-Star in the A.L. Moore started 13 games in 2020 for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, the NPB Pacific League champions.

Blue Bombers add to roster

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Blue Bombers add to roster

WINNIPEG, MB., – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the signing of Canadian defensive back Charles-Antoine Beaulieu.

Beaulieu (6-1, 192, Université de Laval; Quebec City, PQ) joins the Blue Bombers after a superb career with the Rouge et Or where he was part of two Vanier Cup championship teams, winning in 2018 and 2022.

Beaulieu appeared in five regular-season games for Laval last year, registering 14 tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and two fumble recoveries. He was twice named the RSEQ Defensive Player of the Week last year and was also honoured as the RSEQ Special Teams Player of the Week in 2022.

Lightning re-assign Forward Gemel Smith to Henderson Silver Knights

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Lightning re-assign Forward Gemel Smith to Henderson Silver Knights

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-assigned forward Gemel Smith to the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

Smith, 28, has skated in 35 games this season, all with the Syracuse Crunch, scoring 13 goals and adding 24 assists for 37 points.

The 6-foot, 210-pound Smith signed a two-year contract with the Lightning on July 23, 2021. He has skated in 337 career AHL games, tallying 218 points with 94 goals and 124 assists.

Finalists named in 5th Annual NFL Big Data Bowl

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Finalists named in 5th Annual NFL Big Data Bowl

Over 400 individuals participated in this year’s edition, a record high for the Big Data Bowl competition

New York, NY – The National Football League announced today the finalists for the fifth annual Big Data Bowl powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The annual sports analytics competition challenges contestants to use traditional football data and Next Gen Stats to analyze and rethink trends and player performance, while also advancing the way football is played and coached. Each finalist receives $10,000 for being selected.

The theme of this year’s competition centered on offensive and defensive linemen. Participants received player tracking data from a sample of pass plays during the 2022 season to review pass block and pass rush strategies. PFF scouting data was also given to analyze offensive and defensive performances on both an individual and team basis. Using this data, each contestant was placed in one of three tracks: design a metric, coaching based, and undergraduate students. More than 400 data scientists from around the world participated in this year’s event – a Big Data Bowl record high – and the second-most all-time in a Kaggle analytics competition. 

This year’s Big Data Bowl will conclude with an in-person event at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine presented by NOBULL in Indianapolis on Wednesday, March 1. Eight contestants will be competing for an additional $20,000 in prize money and will also have an opportunity to meet and interact with the estimated 250 analytics staffers, coaches, and front office personnel in attendance at the final event.

“Year in and year out, we continue to be amazed by the enthusiasm and expertise of Big Data Bowl participants,” said Michael Lopez, Senior Director of Football Data & Analytics, NFL. “Our competition continues to spearhead the analytics movement in sports.”

“The Big Data Bowl brings together some of the most talented, aspiring data scientists for an opportunity to transform how football is analyzed, played, coached, and experienced,” said Julie Souza, Head of Sports, AWS Professional Services. “I’m excited to represent AWS as a judge in this year’s competition and meet the next generation of innovators.” 

Since 2017, the NFL has utilized AWS as its official cloud and ML provider for the NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS) platform to uncover deeper insights and expand the fan experience by offering a broader range of advanced statistics. The Big Data Bowl continues to pave the way for new player statistics that are shared with teams and in network telecasts. In previous years, the NFL’s Football Data & Analytics and Next Gen Stats teams have collaborated on Big Data Bowl themes to develop metrics including expected rush yards, defensive coverage schemes, and expected punt return yards.

Each year, the Big Data Bowl continues to be the best opportunity for future data scientists to start a career in the sports industry. Over 50 past participants went on to a job in professional sports analytics, with more than 30 of those contestants hired by NFL clubs or player tracking vendors.

For the fourth year in a row, the Big Data Bowl has featured a mentoring program. Sixteen different mentees were paired with experienced NFL analytics experts and selected to join a four-month program that included analytics support and networking opportunities.

Below are the eight Big Data Bowl finalists for 2023, as well as nine honorable mention candidates, along with links to their submissions.

Coaching Track Finalists:

Undergrad Track Finalists:

Metric Track Finalists:

Honorable Mention:

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (17-27-11) at Vegas Golden Knights (32-18-4)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (17-27-11) at Vegas Golden Knights (32-18-4)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME:
Game 55 – 2/14 – SJS 1 vs PIT 3…San Jose returned to SAP Center to play a game for the first time since Jan. 18. San Jose outshot
the Penguins in each period, including a combined 10-shot margin over the final two periods, but couldn’t get the puck past Pittsburgh
netminder Casey DeSmith. Timo Meier (1g, 0a) scored his 31st goal of the season late in the third. Logan Couture appeared in his
900th NHL game.
SJ Goal: Meier (31)
SF: 39
SA: 28
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 3/3
W: DeSmith
L: Dell

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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:
San Jose heads to Vegas for a quick one-game road trip against a divisional foe. This is San Jose and Vegas’ third meting this season, with each side earning a win on the road. Vegas defeated San Jose, 4-2, at SAP Center at San Jose on Oct. 25. Shea Theodore (1g, 1a) led all skaters in points and Adin Hill saved 29 of 31 shots. The Sharks earned their second consecutive win in Vegas with a 5-2 decision on Nov. 15. Alexander Barabanov (0g, 2a), Logan Couture (1g, 1a) and Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) led all skaters in scoring. San Jose scored four third period goals in the game.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 32-18-4, 68 points (15-13-0 at Home, 17-5-4 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Feb. 16 vs. San Jose Sharks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 12 – Vegas Golden Knights 7, Anaheim Ducks 2
The Vegas Golden Knights (32-18-4) picked up their third consecutive win as they defeated the Anaheim Ducks (17-30-6), 7-2, on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. Just over two minutes into the game, Paul Cotter found the roof of the net to put Vegas ahead, 1-0. Midway through the second, Keegan Kolesar set up Brett Howden to give the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead. Frank Vatrano scored late in the frame and the home team carried a 2-1 lead into the third. In the final frame, Shea Theodore, Phil Kessel, and Jack Eichel scored to extend the Vegas advantage to 5-1. Isac Lundestrom tacked on a goal to make it 5-2, but Michael Amadio and William Carrier scored late goals to give the Golden Knights the 7-2 victory.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Seven players recorded two points for a franchise record
  • The Vegas’ five goals scored in the third period was the first time in franchise history and matched their record for most in a single frame (last, 1st period 3/9/19)
  • Howden and Theodore’s goals were their first since returning to the line-up
  • Cotter has goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his career

Against the Sharks
This is the third time the Golden Knights and Sharks have met this season and the final match at T-Mobile Arena until Vegas travels to San Jose in March. The last time these two teams met, Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault each scored to give the Golden Knights a 2-1 advantage entering the third period but, Vegas gave up four goals in the final frame to suffer a 5-2 loss. The Golden Knights hold an all-time record of 19-2-4 in 25 meetings with San Jose, their best record against any opponent outside of Seattle (5-1-0). At home Vegas holds a 9-2-2 all-time advantage and is 6-1-2 in the last nine meetings. Kessel leads in career points against the Sharks with 35 (20G, 15A) in 33 games played.

2022-23 Season SJS Series: 1-0-1 (Home: 0-0-1, Road: 1-0-0)
Oct. 25 – at San Jose (Vegas 4, San Jose 2)
Nov. 15 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, San Jose 5)
Feb. 16 – at Vegas
Mar. 30 – at San Jose

2021-22 Season SJS Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Feb. 20 – at San Jose (Vegas 4, San Jose 1)
Mar. 1 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, San Jose 1)
Apr. 24 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, San Jose 5)

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (22-23-10) at Seattle Kraken (30-18-6)

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Seattle Kraken
Climate Pledge Arena
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 55
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 55
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 55
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 29
Zack MacEwen upper body-jaw 1/28-present 5
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 291

FLYERS VS. SEATTLE: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS SEATTLE
2-1-0 ALL-TIME RECORD 1-1-1
1-1-0 HOME 0-0-1
1-0-0 ROAD 1-1-0
2-1-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 1-1-1
2-1-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 1-1-1
12 GOALS SCORED 7
28.6% POWER PLAY 12.5%
87.5% PENALTY KILL 71.4%
van Riemsdyk: 4 pts (3-1=4) in 3 GP
Konecny: 3 pts (1-2=3) in 3 GP
Five Players tied at 2 pts
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Eberle: 24 pts (9-15=24) in 30 GP
Schultz: 16 pts (2-14=16) in 27 GP
McCann: 13 pts (4-9=13) in 25 GP
Hart: 1-0-0. 1.00 GAA, .958 SV% in 1 GP
Sandstrom: 0-1-0, 4.11 GAA, .810 SV% in 1 GP
Ersson: Has not faced SEA
TEAM GOALTENDERS Jones: 4-1-0, 1.98 GAA, .926 SV%, 1 SO in 5 GP
Grubauer: 3-5-1, 4.05 GAA, .855 SV%, 1 SO in 10 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
February 12 Wells Fargo Center SEA (4), PHI (3)
February 16 Climate Pledge Arena 10 p.m.

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

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 11-6-3 in their last 20 games, outscoring their opponents, 58-52 (not including shootout goals), since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-9th in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 19 of its last 30 games (14-11-5), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 32 of its 55 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 18 games, ranking T-2nd 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 1,581 hits and with 969 blocked shots.

VS. THE WEST

  • The Flyers continue their seven-game stretch against a Western Conference opponent Thursday at SEA (Feb. 9-21), posting a 1-1-1 record in three games of the run so far.
  • Philadelphia is 7-3-3 in its last 13 games and 11-7-5 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 5-1-3 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

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 2 at Winnipeg 3 SO
Goals: Hayden, McCann
Goalie: Grubauer (38/40)
PP: 1/4 PK: 3/3 Shots: Seattle 29 – Philadelphia 40

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 144)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 54 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 54 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 4 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Feb. 9, 2023: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL); Activated D Justin Schultz off of Injured Reserve; Placed F Andre Burakovsky on IR

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Feb. 18: Detroit at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. PT
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

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the second and final game the Kraken will play against the Flyers this season and the first time that the two teams are meeting in Seattle. The Kraken previously defeated the Flyers 4-3 on Feb. 12 in Philadelphia.

• A win tonight would give the Kraken their third sweep of the season, having previously swept the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins.

• Eeli Tolvanen has a point (one goal, two assists) in each of the Kraken’s last three games. If he were to have a goal or an assist tonight, it would give him points in four consecutive games for the first time since he had a goal in four consecutive games from Dec. 4 to 10, 2021.

• Jared McCann has a point in each of his last three games played. If he were to extend his point streak tonight, it would give him points in four consecutive games for the third time this season.

• Vince Dunn has four assists in his last four games dating back to Feb. 9 at New Jersey.

• Oliver Bjorkstrand has three points (one goal, two assists) in his last three games played.

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for the league lead in wins (12) and are tied for second in points (26).

• With 53 games played, the Kraken have already surpassed their win (27) and point (60) totals from last season.

• Despite only playing in 52 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: Detroit Red Wings (25-20-8) at Calgary Flames (25-18-11)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (25-20-8) at Calgary Flames (25-18-11)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 5 at EDMONTON 4 SO (2/15/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Larkin (Fabbri, Perron) 4:17-PP; DET Seider (Copp) 17:19-EV
2ND PERIOD: EDM Nugent-Hopkins (McDavid, Hyman) 1:26-EV; DET Fabbri (Perron, Hronek) 9:06-PP; EDM Nugent-Hopkins (McDavid, Bouchard) 11:32-EV; DET Määttä (Larkin) 16:12-EV
3RD PERIOD: EDM Draisaitl (Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins) 3:26-PP; EDM Ryan (Kostin, Broberg) 5:27-EV OT: No scoring
SO: EDM Nugent-Hopkins (miss), DET Fabbri (miss); EDM McDavid (goal), DET Perron (goal); EDM Draisaitl (save), DET Larkin (save); EDM Hyman (save), DET Seider (miss); EDM Kane (save), DET Suter (goal)
SHOTS: DET 23 (7-7-7-2) / EDM 45 (10-16-17-2)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 41-45) / EDM Campbell (SOL, 19-23)
PP: DET 2-2 / EDM 1-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Jake Walman – upper body (3 / Feb. 9)
Lucas Raymond – lower body (3 / Feb. 10)
Total Man Games Lost: 229
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), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/14 – Recalled forward Jakub Vrána from Grand Rapids … Placed forward Lucas Raymond on injured reserve retroactive to 2/10
2/9 – Reassigned defenseman Donovan Sebrango to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL) … Reassigned defenseman Seth Barton from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at FLAMES / 9:00 P.M. EST / Scotiabank Saddledome / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 168th all-time meeting, 85th at Calgary … Second of two games this season, only game at Calgary
ALL-TIME vs. CGY: 74-74-16-3 / AWAY: 30-46-6-2 / LAST 10: 2-7-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. CGY: David Perron (17-19-36 in 43 GP), Dylan Larkin (7-4-11 in 13 GP), Jakub Vrána (5-2-7 in 7 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (4-3-7 in 10 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-2-4 in 6 GP)
CGY top scorers vs. DET: Jonathan Huberdeau (8-25-33 in 37 GP), Nazem Kadri (8-9-17 in 30 GP), Tyler Toffoli (7-7-14 in 18 GP), Blake Coleman (8-6-14 in 20 GP), Elias Lindholm (8-4-12 in 21 GP), Andrew Mangiapane (4-0-4 in 6 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Saturday, Feb. 18: RED WINGS at KRAKEN / 10:30 p.m. / Climate Pledge Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 15 at Edmonton – 5-4 W
Detroit captured a 5-4 shootout win at Edmonton to improve to 25-20-8 overall and 11-9-5 on the road … Detroit extended its winning streak to four-consecutive games, which was also accomplished from Nov. 17-25 … The Red Wings are 6-2-0 since Jan. 24 vs. San Jose … Detroit is 4-1-0 in its last five road games dating back to Jan. 19 at Vegas … The Red Wings are 9-5-8 in one-goal games this season, and 24-6-18 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Detroit has scored five-or-more goals in each of its last three contests … The Red Wings are a perfect 10-0-0 this season when netting five-or-more goals … Detroit is 16-0-2 this season when leading after two periods, and 8-0-2 when doing so on the road … Detroit is 12-4-4 at Edmonton dating back to Oct. 30, 2007 … Pius Suter scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout … Suter is 2-for-2 in shootout attempts in his NHL career … David Perron also netted a goal in the shootout to improve to 26-for-73 (35.6%) in shootout attempts during his NHL career … Dylan Larkin opened the scoring on the power play with his team-leading 21st goal of the season … Larkin extended his goal streak to four-straight games, matching the longest streak of his career (also 4 GP on March 25-31, 2019 and Nov. 16-21, 2015) … Larkin bagged his thirdconsecutive game-opening goal and NHL-best 19th since the start of the 2021-22 season … Larkin has 43 career game-opening goals, passing Vyacheslav Kozlov for sole possession of 11th place on the franchise’s all-time list … Larkin also picked up an assist for his third-consecutive multi-point game … The last time Larkin had three-straight multi-point performances was Feb. 9-14, 2022 …Larkin is currently on a five-game point streak (6-3-9 in 5 GP) … Larkin has compiled 19 points (8-11-19) and six power play goals in 15 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin is now averaging a point-per-game this season, leading the Red Wings in goals (21), assists (31), points (52), power play goals (11), power play points (19), game-winning goals (4) and shots (167) through 52 games … Robby Fabbri also tallied a power play goal and an assist for his second-consecutive multi-point game … It marks the first time Fabbri has recorded back-to-back multi-point games since Dec. 8-9, 2016 as a member of the St. Louis Blues … Fabbri extended his point streak to three-straight games (2-4-6 in 3 GP) … David Perron finished with two assists for his seventh multi-point game of the season … Perron has four assists in his last four appearances … Perron (283-416-699 in 1,026 GP) is one point shy of 700 for his NHL career … Moritz Seider gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his fifth goal of the campaign … Seider extended his point streak to five-straight games (1-5-6 in 5 GP) … Seider has three point streaks of five-or-more games (also 8 GP from Feb. 9-March 4, 2022 and 5 GP from Oct. 23- 30, 2021), becoming the first defenseman in Red Wings history with three runs of that length before turning 22 … In all, Seider has accumulated 17 points (2-15-17) and a plus-six rating in 15 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Olli Määttä gave Detroit a 4-2 advantage with his fifth goal of the season … Määttä has scored five-or-more goals in a single season for the first time since tallying seven goals in 2017-18 with the Pittsburgh Penguins … Filip Hronek logged an assist on Fabbri’s power play goal to boost his point streak to three-straight games (1-2-3 in 3 GP) … Andrew Copp notched the lone helper on Seider’s goal, giving him assists in backto-back games (0-2-2 in 2 GP) … Ville Husso stopped 41-of-45 shots to earn his 21st win of the season … Husso has won each of his last four starts, and owns a 6-1-0 record since Jan. 24 vs. San Jose … Husso is 11-0-1 this season when making 32-or-more saves … Detroit finished a perfect 2-for-2 on the power play … The Red Wings are 3-for-3 on the man advantage over their last two games, and 6-for-14 (42.9%) since Feb. 9 vs. Calgary … Detroit is 8-1-0 this season when scoring multiple power play goals.

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
February 13, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [3] vs. OTTAWA SENATORS 4
The Flames finished off a four-game road trip at the Canadian Tire Centre against the Ottawa Senators. The Senators broke the deadlock just over six minutes into the first with Brady Tkachuk scoring to put the Sens up 1-0. Later in the frame, Dillon Dube made it goals in back-to-back games and tipped home his 14th of the season and square the contest at one’s through 20. Tyler Toffoli scored the lone goal of the second from his signature spot with a rocket shot past Mads Sogaard to give the Flames their first lead of the night. In the third, Dillon Dube continued his hot-streak and scored his second of the night. However, the Senators would rally late to tie the game and eventually win in overtime 4-3.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Dube (14, 15), Toffoli (22)
GOALIE: Markstrom (21/25 .840 Sv%)
PP: 1/4 (25%)
PK: 4/4 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-1-2

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
January 27, 2023 CGY [5] at SEA [2] Zadorov Vladar Jones
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME

(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 16, 2023 7:00pm vs. Detroit Red Wings Scotiabank Saddledome
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Red Wings. The clubs met exactly a week ago in Detroit, with the Flames falling 2-1. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-5-3 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 10-9-7 against Eastern Conference opponents.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO:
The Flames and Red Wings met exactly one week ago at Little Caesars Arena. In the first, Calgary came out firing and outshot Detroit 12-5, but Dan Vladar and Ville Husso were equal to the task and the game remained scoreless through 20 minutes of play. In the second, it would take 18:07 of action to break the deadlock, and it would be Blake Coleman who scored for the third straight contest to give the Flames the first lead of the game. Shortly after, Detroit would respond with Wings captain Dylan Larkin netting his 16th to level the score heading into the intermission. In the third, Calgary would fire 15 shots on goal, but Detroit would score the only goal courtesy of Filip Zadina and hold on for a 2-1 win, snapping the Flames six-game win streak over Detroit. The Flames have knocked-off the Red Wings in their last six trips to the
Saddledome.

PENALTY KILL PROFICIENCY:
The Flames faced the league’s third-best power play on Monday night in Ottawa and went a perfect 4/4 on the penalty kill. Ottawa had scored on the power play in six-straight games heading into Monday night’s tilt, and Calgary became the first team to shut their power play down since January 21st and the Flames surrendered just three shots against through 5:42 of short-handed time. Calgary boasts the NHL’s sixth-best penalty kill (82.4%), and the fourth short-handed unit since the start of January at 88.6% on the kill.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
CGY vs. DET ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
77-69-16-5 48-28-6-2 29-41-10-3 8-2-0 L1

Calgary Flames vs. Detroit Red Wings
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-1-0)
Feb. 9, 2023 – CGY [1] at DET [2]
Feb. 16, 2023 – DET at CGY

2021-22 Season Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. DET: March 12, 2022 – Detroit [0] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ DET: October 21, 2021 – Calgary [3] at Detroit [0]
Last Home Loss vs. DET: January 7, 2015 – Detroit [3] vs. Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ DET: February 9, 2023 – Calgary [1] at Detroit [2]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES

FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
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: New Jersey Devils (35-13-5) at St. Louis Blues (25-25-3)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (35-13-5) at St. Louis Blues (25-25-3)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game
New Jersey Devils 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 2
(35-13-5 -75 PTS) (16-34-4 -36 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. R. Graves 2. A. Boqvist 3. V. Vanecek
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Columbus 1 1 0 – – 2
DEVILS 1 1 1 – – 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes

Goals:
CBJ: J. Gaudreau (PPG), A. Boqvist
NJD: Y. Sharangovich, J. Bratt, R. Graves
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 53
Jack Hughes Upper-body Feb. 9, 2023 3
Brendan Smith Lower-body Feb. 9, 2023 3
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 155

DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/28/23 Nikita Okhotiuk Reassigned to Utica
2/6/23 John Marino Activated off I.R.

The Devils play in their thihrd contest for four-game road trip, which marks the team’s second-longest road trip for the season and improved to 1-0-1 after Tuesday night’s win at Columbus.
Road trip schedule:
2/11, at MIN, 3-2, Lso
2/14, at CBJ, 3-2, W
2/16, at STL, 9:00 P.M. E.T.
2/18, at PIT, 5:30 P.M. E.T.

The Devils are 11-1-2 in their last 14 games played dating to Jan. 7, vs NY Rangers. The team’s .857 points% ranks first in the NHL since that time, while Carolina ranks second for this matter (.786). The Devils and Tampa (11 wins) earned the most wins in the NHL since Jan. 7. The team’s 35 wins after 53 games played from the start of a season are tied for the most in franchise history:
35 wins: 2009-10
35 wins: 2022-23
33 wins: 2008-09
33 wins: 2002-03
33 wins: 1999-00
32 wins: 2006-07
31 wins: 1997-98
31 wins: 2011-12

The Devils improved to 20-3-3 on the road for the 2022-23 campaign, which ranks first in the NHL. The 20 road wins are the team’s most in a single season since 2017-18 (21-15-5). After Tuesday’s victory at Columbus, the Devils earned 20-or-more road wins in a season for the 12th time. The most road wins in a single season for franchise history is 28 (28-10-3), which was earned in 1998-99. The 20 road wins after the team’s 53 games played from the start of a season are the most in franchise history:
1998-99: 18w, in 26 road GP
2008-09: 18W, in 26 road GP
2009-10: 17w, in 27 road GP

Per NHL Pr, New Jersey “became the first team in NHL history to record 20 road wins in 26 games or fewer – the previous mark was 27 contests, accomplished by the Capitals twice (2019-20 & 2015-16).” The Devils are 17-3-3 vs the Western Conference this season. The most wins earned in a single season vs the West for franchise history is 18, which was earned in 2000-01. The third most wins earned for this matter was 16, twice, logged in 1996-97 and 2015-16. The team also earned 14 wins vs the West in 2017-18. The Devils enter Thursday’s contest with a 4-3-2 record vs the Central Division in 2022-23. The four wins mark the team’s fewest victories vs any division this season:
PAC: 13-0-1
MET: 10-5-2
ATL: 8-5-0

The Devils are 27-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 18-6-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The Devils are 20-7-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 15-6-4 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 15 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per Feb. 15, while Boston ranked second with 14 wins (14-8-2). The Devils are 22-0-2 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks (tied) for the third most in the NHL, per Feb. 15. Boston’s 27-0-2 record ranks first in the NHL for this matter. Yet, New Jersey recorded 18 total comeback wins this season, which ranks first in the NHL. Per Feb. 15, Tampa ranked second for this matter with 16 total comeback wins. New Jersey’s six multi-goal comeback wins this season was tied with Chicago for the most in the NHL, per Feb. 15. The Devils are 13-2-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 21-11-3 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The team’s two regulation losses when outshot by an opponents is tied with CAR, CGY and NYR for the fewest in the NHL. Jersey’s team is 32-5-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 12 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Brandon Saad – Upper-Body (Announced on Feb. 16)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 226

Recent Transactions
February
16 – Recalled forward Jake Neighbours from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
16 – Placed forward Brandon Saad on injured reserve
12 – Assigned defenseman Scott Perunovich to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) on a conditioning assignment
11 – Activated forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Pavel Buchnevich from injured reserve
9 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Acquired forward Sammy Blais and defenseman Hunter Skinner, along with a conditional 2023 first-round draft pick and a 2024 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for forward Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola

BLUES VS. DEVILS

  • The Blues and Devils will meet for the 2nd and final matchup this season
  • The Blues won the 1st matchup of the season, 5-3, back on Jan. 5 in New Jersey
  • The Blues have earned points in back-to-back games against New Jersey (1-0-1)
  • The Blues went 0-1-1 against New Jersey last season, losing in regulation at home and in overtime on the road
  • In their last 16 games against the Devils, the Blues are 13-2-1, which includes a 12-game win streak from Jan. 28, 2014 to Feb. 18, 2020
  • The Blues lost their last game against New Jersey at Enterprise Center (7-4 loss on Feb. 10, 2022), but won their previous 8 home games against the Devils, dating back to Nov. 20, 2010
  • The Blues have not allowed the Devils a power play goal in 4 of their last 5 matchups, going 16 for 17 (94.1%) on the penalty kill over those 5 games
  • Jordan Binnington’s next start will be the 200th start of his career
  • The Blues have scored 6 goals in back-to-back games (Sat. vs. ARI / Tues. vs. FLA) and look to match the longest stretch of games with 6 or more goals in franchise history – a feat accomplished 7 times and 3 times in the past 30 years (3 GP: April 14-17, 2022 / Jan. 3-8, 2015 / Dec. 9-15, 2000)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2/18 – vs. Colorado
2/19 – at Ottawa
2/21 – at Carolina
2/23 – vs. Vancouver
2/25 – vs. Pittsburgh

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will play 7 more games in February, 5 of which will come at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues will play 4 more games against the Eastern Conference this month, as well as 3 more against the Western Conference
  • Only 1 of their remaining 7 games in February will come against Central Division opponents, Feb. 18 vs. Colorado

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 21-8-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 10th most wins in the NHL (1. Carolina, 27-4-4)
  • The Blues are 1 of 4 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (Kings/Islanders/Ducks)
  • The Blues have 9 players who have scored at least 10 goals this season, which shares 3rd in the NHL (1. Seattle & Vegas, 10 players)

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (40-8-5) at Nashville Predators (25-20-6)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (40-8-5) at Nashville Predators (25-20-6)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Predators tonight in the 1st of 2 games between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to Bridgestone Arena.
  • The Bruins are 40-8-5 overall this season (tying the fewest games to 40 wins in NHL history) and they are 18-6-2 on the road … The Bruins are 17-2-2 vs. Western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins are closing tonight a 2-game road trip in Nashville on 2/16 (3-2 OT win in Dallas on 2/14) … They are playing game 8 (3-3-1) in a span of 7-road-games in 8 games, with road games from 1/24-2/1, a 2-1 home loss to Washington on 2/11 and this 2-game trip.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins had their 6-game win streak (1/14-24) stopped on 1/24, and they are now 3-3-1 in their last 7 games, including a 3-2 OT win in Dallas on 2/14.
  • They are now 11-2-2 in their last 15 road games, including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • The Bruins are 3-2-0 in their last 5 home games … That followed a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14- game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • Boston 5 at Toronto 2 … Defensemen Derek Forbort and Brandon Carlo staked Boston to a lead and AJ Greer and 2 by Pavel Zacha finished the win … Charlie Coyle added 2 assists … Linus Ullmark made it to the All-Star break atop all goaltending categories at 26 wins, 1.90 GAA and .937 Sv% … SOG: Bos 29, Tor 35 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 1/2
  • Boston 1 vs Washington 2 … The Bruins dropped their return from their bye week with their lone goal from Nick Foligno … Jeremy Swayman took the loss in net … SOG: Bos 28, Wsh 23 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 1/4
  • Boston 3/OT at Dallas 2 … Taylor Hall scored the game’s 1st goal before the Stars scored to go up 2-1 … Pavel Zacha (1-1=2 totals) evened the score and David Pastrnak (1-1=2) then scored the GWG at 3:44 of OT … Linus Ullmark took the win in goal … SOG: Bos 37, Dal 31 … PP: 0/3 … PK: 0/4

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 67)

  • Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
  • Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
  • Vinni Lettieri: Lower body injury suffered in practice

BOSTON vs NASHVILLE, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Predators are meeting for the 34th time in their histories with the Bruins having an 18-9-1-5 record and a 95-78 scoring edge in those games.
  • The Bruins are 7-6-0-4 lifetime in Nashville with the Predators having a 42-41 edge in those 17 road contests.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 24 players on their roster (2 on IR) … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 10 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 5-1-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 6-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-2-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 4 of their 10-game February schedule tonight (3 hm/7 rd, 2-1-0) … They will play 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December and 10-3-1 in January.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 2: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Feb. 9: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. BOSTON
OVERALL (33 GP) 14-15-(1)-3
HOME (17 GP) 10-7-(0)-0
ROAD (16 GP) 4-8-(1)-3
LAST MEETING Jan. 15, 2022 at BOS (OTL, 4-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met

− The Predators are 14-15-(1)-3 all-time against the Bruins, including a 10-7-(0)-0 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the first of two matchups between Nashville and Boston in 2022-23; it is the first and only home.

− Nashville went 0-1-1 against Boston last season, earning a point in the most previous contest, a 4-3 overtime loss on Jan. 15, 2022 that saw Juuse Saros made 40 saves.

− The Predators are 1-3-1 in their last five games against the Bruins; they are 4-5-1 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five at home.

− Boston is the only team that Nashville has never had a transaction with since the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft, in which the Predators selected center Mike Sullivan.

NOTABLES vs. BOSTON
− Ryan Johansen has 13 points (4g-9a) in 18 career games vs. the Bruins. Johansen recorded three assists at Boston on Dec. 21, 2020.

− Roman Josi has six goals and 11 points in 18 career games against Boston.

− Dante Fabbro played three seasons of collegiate hockey for Boston University from 2016-19, appearing in 111 games while posting 80 points (22g-58a), the most among team defensemen in that span.

− Jeremy Lauzon was drafted by Boston in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft. He played in 76 games for
the Bruins from 2018-21.

− Predators Head Coach John Hynes and Assistant General Manager/Director of Scouting Jeff Kealty both played college hockey at Boston University. Hynes and Kealty helped lead the Terriers to four consecutive Frozen Four appearances and the 1995 NCAA title. Hynes made his debut as Predators head coach on Jan. 7, 2020 against Boston at Bridgestone Arena, the same day his hiring was announced.

− Predators Defense Development Coach Rob Scuderi won an NCAA title at Boston College in 2001; Forward Development Coach Nathan Gerbe was named NCAA Tournament MVP en route on Boston College’s title-winning team in 2008.

− Predators prospects Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (Northeastern), Cole O’Hara (UMass Amherst) and Ryan Ufko (UMass Amherst) all play college hockey in Massachusetts.

− Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile graduated from Northeastern University; Assistant General Manager/Director of Hockey Operations Brian Poile is a Boston College alumnus.

− Bruins forward Craig Smith played 661 games for Nashville from 2011-20, tallying 162 goals and 330 points.

LAST TIME OUT
− Arizona Coyotes 4, Nashville Predators 2 – Feb. 13 (Bridgestone Arena)

− NSH goals: Josi – PP (13), Sissons (8)

− ARI goals: Schmaltz (14), Crouse – PP (18), Crouse – GWG (19), Fischer – ENG (9)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (L, 15/18); ARI – Vejmelka (W, 29/31)

− Power plays: NSH 1-5; ARI 1-1

− Notes: Nashville moved to 14-9-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators are now 1-1-0 against the Coyotes this season…Nashville outshot Arizona 31-19, including by a 10-2 margin in the second period… The Predators’ two shots allowed in the second were the fewest they’ve given up in a single period this season and the fewest since also allowing two in the third on Dec. 4, 2021 vs. Montreal… Roman Josi scored his seventh power-play goal of the season, tied for the most among NHL defensemen… He also skated a game-high 28:03.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Feb. 16, 2023 vs. Boston Bruins

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 13 44
Alexandre Carrier Upper body Jan. 26-Feb. 13 4
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13 1
Total man-games lost: 103
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 45; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 9; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Forsberg – 1; Lankinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Feb. 13: Recalled forward Philip Tomasino from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Feb. 8: Signed forward Tommy Novak to a one-year, $800,000 contract for 2023-24.
− Feb. 6: Signed forward Cole Smith to a one-year, $775,000 contract for 2023-24.
− Feb. 5: Recalled forward Tommy Novak and defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee (AHL).

QUICK HITS
− Nashville owns a .636 point percentage (13-7-2) since Dec. 19, the third-best mark in the Western Conference in that time span.

− The Predators have scored the first goal of the game on 31 occasions this season, the sixth-most times in the NHL.

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (34-19-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (16-34-4)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (34-19-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (16-34-4)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets start a four-game Eastern Conference road trip on Thursday when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets for the only time this season. The Jets ended a five-game home stretch with a 3-2 shootout win against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, which extended Winnipeg’s winning streak to three games. After Thursday’s game, the Jets have two days off before playing the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat CBJ
54 GP 54
34 W 16
19 L 34
1 OT 4
69 PTS 36
173 GF 137
140 GA 207
22.1% PP 16.0%
83.4% PK 76.7%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Feb. 16 At CBJ TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 19 At NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 20 At NYR SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 22 At NYI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 24 COL TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 26 BUF 3-2 L 2L
Jan. 28 PHI 4-0 L 3L
Jan. 30 STL 4-2 W 1W
Feb. 11 CHI 4-1 W 2W
Feb. 14 SEA 3-2 SOW 3W

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

Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, February 16
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 17
Day Off – No Media Availability
Saturday, February 18
Practice – New Jersey 12:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 3 (SO)
Seattle Kraken 2
Jets Scorers: Wheeler (15), Ehlers (16), Scheifele (SO)
Kraken Scorers: Hayden (2), McCann (25)
Jets Goaltenders: David Rittich (27 sv, 2 ga)
Kraken Goaltender: Philipp Grubauer (38 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 3-for-4
Recap: Mark Scheifele and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in the shootout to lift the Jets past the Kraken 3-2 on Tuesday. Blake Wheeler opened the scoring in the second period, while Dubois tied the game 9:39 into the third period. David Rittich made 27 saves to win his fourth consecutive start. Adam Lowry paced the Jets with five blocked shots.

Road Record
The Jets are 14-11-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 5-7-0 in their past 12 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Kyle Connor (10G, 14A) and Josh Morrissey (2G, 22A) lead the Jets in scoring on the road with 24 points in 26 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 14 goals… Nikolaj Ehlers has 11 points (3G, 8A) in nine road games this season and has a point in seven of the nine games.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.4% of the time… The Jets are 49-for-56 (87.5%) on the penalty kill in their past 19 games … Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in nine of their past 13 games… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Jets vs. CBJ Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Blue Jackets face each other twice this season… Winnipeg lost the first game 4-1 at Canada Life Centre on Dec. 2.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 4-3-1 in their past eight games against the Blue Jackets… The two sides have split the season series in each of the past two seasons they have played each other.

In Columbus
The Jets have lost their past two games in Columbus, but went 5-0-1 in the six games before that… Since relocation, six of the nine games in Columbus between the Jets and Blue Jackets have been decided by one goal.

Player Notes
Former Blue Jacket Sam Gagner has 31 points (13G, 18A) in 45 career games against Columbus, which leads all Jets players… Blake Wheeler is averaging a point per game against Columbus during his career with 20 points (8G, 12A) in 20 games… Three of his eight goals are game-winning goals… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck sports a .920 save percentage in five games against the Blue Jackets.

Jets vs. CBJ Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
04/06/2017 @Cbj W 5 4 32 3 2 0 39 0 0 6
10/17/2017 Cbj L 2 5 26 1 0 6 39 3 0 2
10/27/2017 @Cbj OTL 1 2 30 6 0 8 37 4 0 12
01/31/2019 Cbj W 4 3 26 4 1 6 31 3 1 8
03/03/2019 @Cbj W 5 2 26 3 0 23 42 4 1 11
11/23/2019 Cbj W 4 3 31 3 0 10 35 5 3 6
01/22/2020 @Cbj L 3 4 30 2 1 2 29 1 1 4
11/24/2021 @Cbj L 0 3 36 4 0 8 32 3 1 10
03/25/2022 Cbj W 4 3 33 2 1 6 36 2 2 6
12/02/2022 Cbj L 1 4 38 5 1 6 26 3 0 10

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Feb. 16, 2023 Game No. 55 (16-34-4, 36 pts.)
vs. Winnipeg Jets (34-19-1, 69 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 31 (11-17-2, 24 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. 14, 2023 – CBJ 2 vs. NJD 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Gaudreau (15), Boqvist (1)
NJD Goal Scorers: Sharangovich (12), Bratt (21), Graves (6)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (29/32; 60:00); NJD – Vanecek (31/33; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / NJD: 32
3 Stars: 1. Graves, NJD; 2. Boqvist, CBJ; 3. Vanecek, NJD
Noteworthy: CBJ and NJD were tied at one after the 1st period and at two after the 2nd period, but NJD scored with 1.4 seconds left in the game to win… Gaudreau tied for the team lead with his 15th goal of the season and now has 2-8-10 in his last 10 games… Boqvist recorded 1-1-2, giving him 2 multi-point efforts in his last 5 outings (1-4-5)… Jenner registered his 14th assist of the campaign to give him points in 2-straight contests (1-2-3).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (48 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (43 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (41 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (39 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (23 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (14 games)
Nyquist (shoulder); Placed on IR (Jan. 28); out indefinitely (6 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 368

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

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

AGAINST THE JETS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. WPG)
2021-22 Series: 1-0-1 (1-0-0 vs. WPG)
All-Time Series: 16-14-0-1 (8-7-0-0 vs. WPG/ATL)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 5-4-1 | 5-5-0
All-Time GF/GA: 89/81
All-Time SF/SA: 946/909
All-Time PP: 21-of-113
All-Time PK: 103-of-123

THE LAST GAME VS. WPG: DEC. 2, 2022 – CBJ 4 at WPG 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (3), Gudbranson (1), Laine (4), Nyquist (4)
WPG Goal Scorers: PP – Dubois (11)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (37/38; 60:00); WPG – Rittich (22/26; 54:33)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 4/5 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / WPG: 38
3 Stars: 1. Gaudreau, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Korpisalo, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored 2 goals in both the 1st and 2nd periods to lead 4-0 heading into the 3rd… WPG scored their lone goal (PP & goalie pulled) with 4:30 left in the 3rd… Laine notched his 1st multi-goal/2nd multi-point game of the season (2-0-2)… Gaudreau recorded his 1st 3-assist effort of the campaign and now has multiple points in 3-straight games (1-6-7)… Nyquist scored to give him 1-2-3 in the last 2 contests… Gudbranson scored his 1st goal as a Blue Jacket and 100th career NHL point… Jenner tallied his 300th career NHL point with an assist.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. WPG)
CBJ have recorded points in 4-straight contests in the series (3-0-1)… CBJ have won 2 consecutive home games and are 3-1-0 in the past 4 at NWA since 10/17/17… The home team has won 6 of the last 8 meetings in the series… Winning team has scored 3+ goals in 16 of the last 17 games, including 7-straight since 1/31/19… CBJ have scored a PPG in 6 of the last 7 games (9-of-21, 42.9 pct.)… CBJ own 5 of the 6 shutouts all-time, including the most recent one by Merzlikins in 3-0 win on Nov. 24, 2021 (36 saves).… Most goals scored vs. WPG: 5 (4/12/02)… Most goals allowed vs. WPG: 5 – 2x (MR: 3/3/19).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. WPG)
Gaudreau recorded his 1st career assist on 10/19/14 at WPG, 100th career point on 12/22/15 vs. WPG (2nd goal), 100th career assist on 12/10/16 vs. WPG (2nd assist) and skated in his 500th career game on 3/27/21 vs. WPG… Gudbranson skated in his 300th career game on 3/1/16 at WPG and notched his 100th career point (goal) on 12/2/22 at WPG… Olivier made his NHL debut on 11/19/19 vs. WPG… Jenner scored his 1st career penalty shot attempt on 1/11/14 at Winnipeg, becoming the 2nd rookie in CBJ history to score a penalty shot goal and the 1st to score a GWG in that manner and he notched his 300th career point (assist) on 12/2/22 at WPG.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. WPG
• Boqvist – 1-2-3 in 4 career GP, including points in each of his last 2 contests against the club (1-1-2)

• Gaudreau – 11-19-30 in 28 career GP, including 0-8-8 in his last 7 contests after picking up 3 assists in game at WPG on Dec. 2

• Laine – 2-0-2 in 2 GP after notching 2 goals in the game on Dec. 2 against team that drafted him 2nd overall in the 2016 NHL Draft

• Roslovic – 0-2-2 in 3 career GP with assists scored in each of the past 2 contests vs. team that selected him 25th overall in 2015

RETURN FROM THE BREAK
The Blue Jackets fell to 3-4-2 in their last nine games overall, including 1-2-1 at home since January 21 after Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils. Columbus kicked off the post NHL All-Star break splitting a home-and-home series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, falling 3-0 at Nationwide Arena last Friday and earning a 4-3 victory at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. Trailing 2-0 in Toronto on Saturday, the Blue Jackets earned their eighth comeback victory of the campaign (fourth multi-goal comeback win).

FEBRUARY BREAKDOWN
Columbus plays three sets of back-to-back games in this month (Feb. 10 vs. TOR/Feb. 11 at TOR; Feb. 18 at Dal/Feb. 19 at ARI; Feb. 25 vs. EDM/Feb. 26 at MIN). Columbus closed out a stretch of four-straight games against the Eastern Conference on Tuesday. Thursday’s game against the Jets kicks off a stretch of six-straight games against the Western Conference for the Blue Jackets. The stretch that runs from February 16-26, includes four consecutive contests against the Central Division.

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