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NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs (14-41) at Detroit Pistons (14-42)

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NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs (14-41) at Detroit Pistons (14-42)

The San Antonio Spurs essentially dropped off their starting center north of the border after their last game and will play their first game since trading Jakob Poeltl to Toronto when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday.

Poeltl was headed to free agency and numerous teams coveted the reliable big man. San Antonio agreed to deal Poeltl (12.1 points, 9.1 rebounds per game) to his former team for center Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two future second-round picks.

The Spurs also sent Devonte’ Graham and draft picks to the New Orleans Pelicans for Josh Richardson. The Pistons sent out Saddiq Bey and Kevin Knox, while getting James Wiseman back in return from the Golden State Warriors at a busy deadline.

Even before the Spurs’ deal became public, Toronto coach Nick Nurse heaped praise on Poeltl.

Birch, Zach Collins and Charles Bassey are some of the potential candidates to replace Poeltl in the lineup.

Following Nurse’s comments, the Raptors handed San Antonio its 10th consecutive loss, 112-98. San Antonio committed 16 turnovers, leading to 22 points for Toronto.

Opponents have been exploiting the Spurs’ many weaknesses while Popovich and his staff evaluate younger players. They’ve lost 18 of their last 20 games.

One of the only two victories they’ve collected since New Year’s Eve has come at the Pistons’ expense. San Antonio recorded a 121-109 home win on Jan. 6 as Tre Jones, who missed Wednesday’s game with a foot injury, scored 25 points. Poeltl racked up 11 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.

Detroit has won only three games since that night and has the same number of wins this season — 14 — as San Antonio.

The Pistons have dropped three straight, including a 113-85 road loss to Cleveland on Wednesday. The Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 37-17 in the fourth quarter, even though their dynamic backcourt of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell didn’t play.

The Pistons were held to a season-low in points while giving up 70 points in the paint. The addition of the 7-foot Wiseman, who has struggled with injuries, is expected to address that issue moving forward. The Pistons shot 37 percent from the field and got out-rebounded 50-32.

San Antonio will be playing the third game of a nine-game road trip. Detroit plays its next three games on the road.

NFL: Super Bowl LVII Injury Report — Thursday

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NFL: Super Bowl LVII Injury Report — Thursday
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS vs. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Practice Report
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayWR Kadarius Toney (ankle, hamstring)
 ThursdayCB L’Jarius Sneed (knee)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Willie Gay (shoulder), QB Patrick Mahomes (ankle), RB Jerick McKinnon (ankles), RB Isiah Pacheco (wrist), G Trey Smith (ankle), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee)
 ThursdayLB Willie Gay (shoulder), QB Patrick Mahomes (ankle), RB Jerick McKinnon (ankles), RB Isiah Pacheco (wrist), G Trey Smith (ankle), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), WR Kadarius Toney (ankle, hamstring)
 
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Practice Report
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayT Lane Johnson (groin, not injury related – resting player), C Cam Jurgens (hip, not injury related – resting player), CB Avonte Maddox (toe, not injury related – resting player)
 ThursdayCB James Bradberry (not injury related – resting player), WR A.J. Brown (not injury related – resting player), WR Britain Covey (hamstring), DT Fletcher Cox (not injury related – resting player), G Landon Dickerson (elbow, not injury related – resting player), DE Brandon Graham (not injury related – resting player), T Lane Johnson (groin, not injury related – resting player), C Cam Jurgens (hip, not injury related – resting player), C Jason Kelce (not injury related – resting player), CB Avonte Maddox (toe, not injury related – resting player), G Isaac Seumalo (not injury related – resting player), CB Darius Slay (not injury related – resting player), DE Josh Sweat (not injury related – resting player)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Landon Dickerson (elbow), DE Robert Quinn (foot)
 ThursdayDE Robert Quinn (foot)

Guardians invite three to Spring Training

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Guardians invite three to Spring Training

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Guardians today announced the following transactions:

Signed free agents C ZACK COLLINS, LHP PHILLIP DIEHL and RHP DUSTEN KNIGHT to Minor League contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training™ camp.

Collins, who turned 28 on Monday, was the 10th overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox out of the University of Miami. He spent his first six seasons in the Sox organization, appearing in 114 games for Chicago from 2019-21. He split last season between the Toronto and Pittsburgh organizations after being acquired by the Blue Jays prior to Opening Day. He split most of the season between the active ML Toronto roster and AAA Buffalo before spending the last month with the Pittsburgh Pirates following a Sept. 7 waiver claim. He has appeared in 150 Major League games since 2019 and owns a career Minor League OPS of .827 in 409 career games.

Diehl, 28, split the 2022 season between the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets organizations, beginning the season in AAA Louisville after attending ML camp with the Reds in Goodyear. The Cincinnati native made his Reds debut on April 27, appearing five games in relief. On July 28th he was traded to the Mets with OF Tyler Naquin, spending the remainder of the season in Triple-A Norfolk (2022 AAA ERA was 5.90). The Cincinnati Bishop Moeller product pitched collegiately at Evansville and Louisiana Tech and was the 27th round pick of the Yankees in the 2016 draft. He debuted in 2019 with Colorado following a March 2019 trade to the Rockies and was claimed by the Red last April.

Knight, 32, spent the 2022 season in the Tampa Bay organization, spending four different stints over 6 appearances with the Rays during the campaign. He recorded a 3.42 ERA with 12 saves in 48 appearances at AAA Durham (55.1IP, 40H, 21ER, 66SO, .194 avg) and limited left-handed hitters to a .129 (12-for-93) average against for the year. The Tahlequah, OK native debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in 2021 after nine professional seasons and stops in the Atlantic and Mexican Leagues. He was San Francisco’s’ 28th round pick in the 2013 MLB Draft after collegiate stops at Connors State and the University of Texas-Pan American.

The Guardians current non-roster player total stands at 18.

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) at Minnesota Wild (27-19-4)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) at Minnesota Wild (27-19-4)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 30-18-4, 64 points (14-13-0 at Home, 16-5-4 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Feb. 9 at Minnesota Wild AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Feb. 12 vs. Anaheim Ducks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 7 – Vegas Golden Knights 5, Nashville Predators 1
The Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) snapped a four-game winless streak as they defeated the Nashville Predators (24-19-6), 5-1, on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. After Matt Duchene got Nashville on the board five minutes into the contest, Michael Amadio answered with his eighth goal of the season just 1:23 later to tie the game. William Carrier gave the Golden Knights the lead 27 seconds later as he broke in behind the Nashville defense and fired a shot past Juuse Saros. Phil Kessel added to the lead midway through the frame and Vegas took the 3-1 edge into the first intermission. Less than three minutes into the second, Chandler Stephenson slipped a shot into the Nashville net to make it a 4-1 advantage for the VGK. Alex Pietrangelo added an empty-net goal in the final frame as the Golden Knights skated away with the 5-1 win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Kessel’s two points (1-1—2) give him five points in five games
  • Stephenson’s goal and assist helped him reach 200 career points
  • Carrier adds to his career-high season with his 13th tally of the year
  • Adin Hill stopped 16 of 17 shots, good for a .941 save percentage and tacked on an assist from Pietrangelo’s empty-netter
  • With his 11th win of the season, Hill reaches a new career high in season wins with a record of 11-5-1

Against the Wild
The contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild marks the first of three this season. Minnesota is one of three teams that Vegas has not faced yet this season (Tampa Bay, Carolina Hurricanes). The Golden Knights own a record of 7-11-1 against the Wild and are 2-7-0 when playing at Xcel Energy Arena. The last time these two teams met, Cam Talbot denied Vegas a point as Minnesota shut out the visitors 3-0.

2022-23 Season MIN Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Feb. 9 – at Minnesota
Apr. 1 – at Vegas
Apr. 3 – at Minnesota

2021-22 Season MIN Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Nov. 11 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Minnesota 2)
Dec. 12 – at Vegas (Vegas 6, Minnesota 4)
Mar. 21 – at Minnesota (Vegas 0, Minnesota 3)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
All-Time Wild Record: 12-4-3 (7-0-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-4-1 at Vegas)
2022-23: Minnesota went 1-2-0 against Vegas…The Wild lost 3-2 (11/11) and 6-4 (12/12) at T-Mobile Arena and earned a 3-0 win at Xcel Energy Center (3/21)… D Jared Spurgeon (1-2=3) and C Ryan Hartman (2-1=3) led Minnesota with three points each…RW Brandon Duhaime (0-2=2), D Matt Dumba (1-1=2), LW Marcus Foligno (1-1=2) and D Jon Merrill (0-2=2) tallied two points each…G Cam Talbot went 1-2-0 with a 2.75 GAA, a .918 SV% and one shutout in three starts…C Chandler Stephenson led the Golden Knights with four assists…LW Max Pacioretty (1-2=3) and RW Mark Stone (1- 2=3) tallied three points each…G Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves in the first meeting…G Robin Lehner made 23 saves in the second contest…G Logan Thompson made 33 saves in the third game.

WILD LEADERS: D Jonas Brodin leads Minnesota with 12 points (3-9=12) in 18 games against Vegas…Spurgeon owns 10 points (4-6=10) in 16 contests…Dumba (3-7=10), C Joel Eriksson Ek (5- 5=10) and Foligno (5-5=10) have 10 points each in 17 matches…LW Kirill Kaprizov owns nine points (6-3=9) in 11 games.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .968 SV% in one career start against Vegas (1/8/22)…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 4.09 GAA and a .895 SV% in one career start (11/4/21).

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEADERS: RW Phil Kessel leads Vegas with 24 points (9-15=24) in 32 games against Minnesota…D Alex Pietrangelo owns 23 points (8-15=23) in 49 games…Stone has 22 points (4-18=22) in 20 matches…Stephenson owns 11 points (3- 8=11) in 15 games.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS GOALIES: Thompson is 0-1-0 with a 1.84 GAA and a .946 SV% in two games (one start) against Minnesota…G Adin Hill is 1-3-0 with a 2.75 GAA and a .897 SV in four games (three starts).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota ranks tied for second in the NHL in points (27) and wins (12) against Vegas…The Wild’s .711 win percentage ranks second.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 13-3-0 at home for a .813 point percentage, the third-best rate in the NHL during that span.

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

• Minnesota is tied for seventh in the NHL with 15 home victories this season and ranks tied for eighth with a .646 point percentage at home.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is recording a 2.13 goals against average (GAA) and .923 save percentage (SV%).

• Since Nov. 23, Minnesota ranks third in the NHL in home GAA (2.20) and fifth in home SV% (.922).

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.1 percent (22 of 73) of power-play opportunities at home this season, second-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
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is ninth in the NHL with a 81.5 penaltykill percentage (110 for 135).

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

SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is third in the NHL with eight shorthanded goals this season.

• The total is tied for the highest in franchise history through a season’s first 50 games (eight SHG in 2001-02 and 2006-07 seasons).

• Minnesota has not eclipsed eight shorthanded goals in season since recording nine during the 2008-09 campaign.

WE’RE GOING BACK-TO-BACK
• The Wild is playing in its seventh set of back-to-back games this season, with a total of 12 on the schedule. So far Minnesota is 2-4-1 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 4-2-0 in the second game. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Wild is 13-6-2 in the first game and 12-6-2 in the second game of back-to-backs.

• Minnesota is 8-1-0 when playing a team that is playing its second game in as many nights.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (20-27-4) at New York Islanders (27-22-5)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (20-27-4) at New York Islanders (27-22-5)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, MSGSN
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Islanders this season: Jan. 3 (6-2 L @ VAN) and Feb. 9 (away).
• Vancouver is 46-55-13-3 all-time against New York, including a 18-28-10-2 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 4-5-1in their last 10 games against the Islanders, including 3-2-0 in their last five.
• Recent Canucks acquisition Anthony Beauvillier played 457 games with the Islanders from 2016 to 2023, recording 209 points (102-107-209).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks in career scoring vs the Islanders with 14 points (8-6-14) in 29 games.
• Quinn Hughes has six points (2-4-6) in six career games against the Islanders.
• Conor Garland has four points (2-2-4) in six career games against the Islanders.
• Vasily Podkolzin has registered a point in each of his two career games against the Islanders (1-1-2), including netting the GWG in New York last season.
• Luke Schenn leads active Canucks in career games played (38) against New York.
• Spencer Martin has played one career game vs the Islanders, turning aside 23 of 28 shots earlier this season.
• Collin Delia registered an overtime loss in his only career game vs the Islanders (Jan. 3/19), setting career-highs in shots faced (50, t-1st) and saves (47).

QUICK NUMBERS
• Quinn Hughes has 16 points (4-12-16) in his last 12 games.
• Elias Pettersson has 16 points (5-11-16) in his last 14 games.
• J.T. Miller has 16 points (5-11-16) in his last 15 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 12 points (7-5-12) in his last 14 games.
• Conor Garland has six points (2-4-6) in his last six games.

LAST MEETING – JAN. 3/23: VAN 2 vs NYI 6
Bo Horvat opened the scoring with his team-leading 27th goal of the season at 18:23 in the first period to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead entering the second period…Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brock Boeser collected the assists…Horvat notched his second goal of the game at 18:54 in the second period, on the power play, for his ninth multi-goal game of the season…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes assisted on the play…William Lockwood led the team in hits (4) in his third game of the season…J.T. Miller won 10 of 13 faceoffs…Spencer Martin faced 28 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN NYI
Goals For/Game 3.31 (11th) 2.85 (25th)
Goals Against/Game 3.94 (31st) 2.63 (t-3rd)
Power Play % 22.5 (t-14th) 15.8 (t-30th)
Penalty Kill % 66.4 (32nd) 83.3 (t-3rd)
Penalty Min./Game 9:36 (21st) 8:34 (t-15th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on February 9, 2023
Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 8/23: VAN 3 at NYR 4
Conor Garland got the Canucks on the board off a Quinn Hughes pass with his 10th goal of the season at 17:36 in the first period to cut the deficit to one goal…Vasily Podkolzin scored his first goal of the season at 16:06 in the second period to bring the Canucks back within one…former New York Ranger J.T. Miller collected his 500th NHL point on the play with the lone assist…Elias Pettersson beat an icing call to strike just 11 seconds after a Mika Zibanejad tally at 16:16 in the third period…Quinn Hughes picked up his second assist of the night while Brock Boeser registered the other assist…Luke Schenn and Riley Stillman co-led Vancouver skaters in hits (3) while six Canucks recorded two blocks…Elias Pettersson went 13-6 in the face-off circle…Spencer Martin faced 21 shots.

LAST 5 vs NEW YORK ISLANDERS
• Jan. 3/23: VAN 2 vs NYI 6
• Mar. 3/22: VAN 4 at NYI 3
• Feb. 9/22: VAN 3 vs NYI 6
• Mar. 10/20: VAN 5 vs NYI 4 (SO)
• Feb. 1/20: VAN 4 at NYI 3 (OT)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Phillip Di Giuseppe, Vasily Podkolzin, and Nils Aman recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 4

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Tuesday, Feb. 7 Win NYI 4 vs. SEA 0 Bolduc, Holmstrom,
Parise, Horvat
Sorokin (32/32)
Samuel Bolduc scored his first career NHL goal and Bo Horvat tallied his first goal as an Islander in his home-ice debut as
the New York Islanders defeated the Seattle Kraken, 4-0, Tuesday night at UBS Arena. Simon Holmstrom tallied his third
career NHL goal, Brock Nelson extended his point streak to eight games, and net minder Ilya Sorokin turned aside all 32
shots he faced to help the Islanders earn their sixth team shutout of the season and fourth straight victory

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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

Man Games Lost: 118

RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. Seattle W (4-0)
Monday, Feb. 6 at Philadelphia W (2-1)
Saturday, Jan. 28 vs. Vegas W/OT (2-1)
Friday, Jan. 27 vs. Detroit W (2-0)
Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Ottawa L (2-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 3, 2023 Rogers Arena W (6-2)
Feb. 9, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Feb. 11 at Montreal Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) 12:30pm
Feb. 14 vs. Ottawa UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
Feb. 18 at Boston TD Garden (Boston, MA) 5:00pm
Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) 7:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. VANCOUVER:
Jan. 3, 2023 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (6-2)
Mar. 3, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-3)
Feb. 9, 2022 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (6-3)
Mar. 10, 2020 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) SO Loss (5-4)
Feb. 1, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) OT Loss (4-3)

vs. THE CANUCKS:
2022-23 1-1-0
Last five games 2-1-2
Franchise History 58-39-13-7
NYI Home 30-14-10-4
NYI Away 28-25-3-3

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Vancouver Canucks in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was January 3, in Vancouver, when 11 Islanders found the scoresheet in a 6-2 victory, including Mathew Barzal, Casey Cizikas and Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who each recorded multi-point games. These teams also met last year on February 9, when the Islanders visited the Canucks and captured a 6-3 victory at Rogers Arena. The Islanders have collected points in 12 of their last 13 meetings with the Canucks, and in each of their last two contests against a Pacific Division foe.

FOUR STRAIGHT
Tuesday’s win over the Seattle Kraken was the Islanders’ fourth straight win. It is the third time this season that the Islanders have captured four consecutive victories and the first since November 21-26, 2022. A victory in tonight’s matchup would solidify the Islanders’ first five-game win streak since October 26 – November 3, 2022.

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (24-17-10) at Detroit Red Wings (21-20-8)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (24-17-10) at Detroit Red Wings (21-20-8)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
February 6, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [4] vs. NEW YORK RANGERS 5
The Calgary Flames returned from the All-Star break for a four-game road trip beginning at Madison Square Garden for a tilt against the New York Rangers. Filip Chytil opened the scoring for New York just over five minutes into the game, but midway through the period Blake Coleman banged home his 11th of the season, and the 56 th first period goal for the Flames and the game was tied after 20. Filip Chytil again opened the scoring of a period, this time scoring just 2:02 into the second, but again the Flames would respond with Tyler Toffoli netting his 19th of the season. Mika Zibanejad would help the Rangers re-take the lead with just 14 seconds remaining in the frame, and it was 3-2 New York through 40. In the third Noah Hanifin would find Andrew Mangiapane who would redirect his fourth goal of 2023 into the net, and the Flames battled back to tie the game for the third time. Shortly after, Michael Stone would tee up a slap shot that zipped past Halak to give the Flames their first lead of the night. Mika Zibanejad would respond for New York later in the frame, and the two teams were deadlocked through 60 minutes of play. In overtime, the Rangers would score 1:37 in to win 5-4.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Coleman (11), Toffoli (19), Mangiapane (11), Stone (5)
GOALIE: Markstrom (28/33, .848 Sv%)
PP: 1/3 (33%)
PK: 2/3 (66%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-1-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
February 6, 2023 CGY [4] at NYR 5 Lafrenière Markstrom Halak
January 27, 2023 CGY [5] at SEA [2] Zadorov Vladar Jones
January 26, 2023 CHI [5] vs. CGY [1] Katchouk Markstrom Stauber
January 23, 2023 CBJ [3] vs. CGY 4 Dube Vladar Korpisalo
January 21, 2023 TBL [3] vs. CGY [6] Dube Vladar Vasilevskiy
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 9, 2023 5:00pm at Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
February 11, 2023 10:30am at Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
February 13, 2023 5:30pm at Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
February 16, 2023 7:00pm vs. Detroit Red Wings Scotiabank Saddledome
February 18, 2023 8:00pm vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two matchups this season between the Flames and Red Wings. The Flames swept the season-series in 2021-22, with a pair of 3-0 wins. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 3-4-2 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 9-8-6 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST SEASON VERSUS DETROIT:
The Flames and Red Wings squared off twice last season, with the Flames going 2-0 against the Atlantic Division opponent. Calgary was triumphant by a 3-0 scoreline in both contests and the Flames were the only team the Red Wings did not score against last season. Jacob Markstrom backstopped the Flames in both games, making 33 saves during their first meeting in Detroit, and 19 in the return fixture in Calgary later that season, along with First Star honors in both games. The last time the Flames surrendered a goal to the Red Wings was on February 23, 2020 in a 4-2 Flames win. Dylan Larkin was the goal scorer, and his third period tally was countered just 1:48 later by an Andrew Mangiapane goal.

SUCCESS AT LITTLE CAESARS:
The Calgary Flames look to continue their winning ways at Little Caesars Arena tonight against the Red Wings. Since Detroit moved from Joe Louis Arena, the Flames have traveled to Detroit four times with a 3-1-0 record for a .750 points percentage, the second best points-percentage the Flames have in any rink they will travel to this year behind Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle (1.000 PTS%). The Flames fell in their first ever trip to Little Caesars Arena in its inaugural season, but since then have won three-straight tilts in Detroit, outscoring the Wings 12-5. Jonathan Huberdeau leads all Flames skaters in points at the almost six-year-old venue with 12 (0G, 12A) in 11 trips.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. DET 77-68-16-5 48-28-6-2 29-40-10-3 9-1-0 W6
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Detroit Red Wings
7:00pm ET
Little Caesars Arena
TV: Sportsnet One
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road 1-0-0)
Feb. 9, 2023 – CGY at DET
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: November 15, 2017 – Calgary [2] at Detroit [8]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 7 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Brett Ritchie (F) on IR
Jan. 13 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 26 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 27 – placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR; activated Brett Ritchie (F) from IR
Jan. 28 – reassigned Walker Duehr (F), Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 40)
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)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 vs. EDMONTON 5 (2/7/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Bertuzzi (Raymond, Larkin) 10:24-EV
2ND PERIOD: EDM McLeod (Broberg, Kane) 3:02-EV; EDM Foegele (Nugent-Hopkins) 3:38-EV; EDM Foegele (Desharnais, Broberg) 11:55-EV; DET Veleno (Seider, Walman) 19:51-EV
3RD PERIOD: EDM Nugent-Hopkins (Barrie, McDavid) 15:38-PP; EDM Kane (Kulak) 17:33-EN
SHOTS: DET 32 (10-12-10) / EDM 27 (9-8-10)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 22-26) / EDM Campbell (W, 23-23)
PP: DET 0-5 / EDM 1-4
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Total Man Games Lost: 223
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
2/5 – Recalled forwards Jonatan Berggren and Filip Zadina from Grand Rapids … Assigned forward Adam Erne to Grand Rapids
2/2 – Activated forward Filip Zadina from injured reserve and assigned him to Grand Rapids for conditioning

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. FLAMES / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 167th all-time meeting, 83rd in Detroit … First of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. CGY: 73-74-16-3 / HOME: 43-28-10-1 / LAST 10: 1-8-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. CGY: David Perron (17-18-35 in 42 GP), Dylan Larkin (6-4-10 in 12 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (4-2-6 in 9 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-2-4 in 6 GP)
CGY top scorers vs. DET: Jonathan Huberdeau (8-25-33 in 36 GP), Nazem Kadri (8-9-17 in 29 GP), Tyler Toffoli (7-7-14 in 17 GP), Blake Coleman (7-6-13 in 19 GP), Elias Lindholm (8-4-12 in 20 GP), Andrew Mangiapane (4-0-4 in 5 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Saturday, Feb. 11: RED WINGS vs. CANUCKS / 12:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Feb. 13: RED WINGS at CANUCKS / 10:00 p.m. / Rogers Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Wednesday, Feb. 15: RED WINGS at OILERS / 9:30 p.m. / Rogers Place / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton – 5-2 L
Detroit fell against Edmonton to move to 21-20-8 overall and 12-11-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … The result marks Detroit’s first loss to Edmonton on home ice since Nov. 3, 2018 … The Red Wings are 12-4-0 at home against the Oilers dating back to March 30, 2010 … Tyler Bertuzzi opened the scoring with his second goal of the season … Bertuzzi has five points (2-3-5) in six career head-to-head meetings against Edmonton … The Red Wings are 10-5-3 this season with Bertuzzi in the lineup … Joe Veleno tallied his seventh goal of the season with exactly nine seconds remaining in the second period … Veleno (7-8-15 in 48 GP) matched his point total from the 2021-22 season in 18 fewer games (8-7-15 in 66 GP) … Lucas Raymond recorded the primary assist on Bertuzzi’s goal, giving him 10 points (5-5-10) in 11 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Raymond (38-52-90 in 131 GP) has the third-most points in franchise history before age 21, trailing only Steve Yzerman (83-135-218 in 211 GP) and Gordie Howe (35-68-103 in 158 GP) … Dylan Larkin also picked up an assist on Bertuzzi’s goal … Larkin, who was named the NHL’s Second Star for the week ending Feb. 5, has 11 points (2-9-11) in 11 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in assists (29), points (44) and shots (152) through 48 games … Larkin also finished 15-for-23 (65.2%) at the faceoff circle … Moritz Seider logged the primary assist on Veleno’s goal, giving him 12 points (1-11-12) and a plus-four rating in 11 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Additionally, Seider has three points (1-2-3) in three career head-to-head matchups against Edmonton … Detroit is 13-6-7 this season when scoring first, and 8-5-2 when doing so on home ice … The Red Wings are 6-2-2 this season when leading after one period, and 4-1-0 when doing so on home ice … Detroit has outshot its opponent in seven of its last nine games … In total, the Red Wings are 12-8-4 this season when outshooting their opponent, and 7-7-2 when doing so on home ice.

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (29-16-5) at New Jersey Devils (21-20-8)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (29-16-5) at New Jersey Devils (21-20-8)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 0 at NY Islanders 4
Goals: N/A
Goalie: Jones (24/28)
PP: 0/1 PK: 1/1 Shots: Seattle 32 – New York 28

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 132)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 50 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 50 games – no timeline for return
Justin Schultz (undisclosed) – 6 games – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Feb. 5, 2023: Acquired D Jaycob Megna from San Jose in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round pick of Seattle’s choosing

UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, Feb. 10: Seattle at NY Rangers, 4 p.m. PT
Sunday, Feb. 12: Seattle at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. PT
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Seattle at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, Feb. 16: Philadelphia at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 18: Detroit at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s game against the Devils is the second of five consecutive games the Kraken will play on the road. The team’s five-game road trip ill conclude on Feb. 14 in Winnipeg.

• Tonight’s game also marks the first of a back-to-back set that will conclude tomorrow against the Rangers. It is the fifth of eight back-to-back sets the team will play this season and the third of which where both games are played on the road.

• Tonight’s matchup is the final of two games Seattle will play against the Devils this season, having previously defeated them 4-3 on Jan. 19 in Seattle. A win tonight would give the Kraken their third sweep of the season after having previously swept the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this year.

• In three meetings with New Jersey since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Kraken have never allowed a power-play goal, going a perfect seven-for-seven on the penalty kill. The Devils are one of four teams (Columbus, Montreal, NY Islanders) that the Kraken are perfect on the penalty kill against.

• Adam Larsson was selected by New Jersey with the fourth-overall pick of the 2011 NHL Draft. He went on to play for the Devils for five seasons (2011-12 to 2015-16), totaling 69 points (nine goals, 60 assists) in 274 regular-season games and had one goal in five playoff games. Kraken assistant coach Jay Leach also played for New Jersey for parts of two seasons (2008-09 and 2010-11).

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for the league lead in both in wins (11) and points (23).

• With 48 games played, the Kraken have already surpassed their win (27) and point (60) totals from last season.

• Despite only playing in 49 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.

DANCING WITH THE DEVILS
• Matty Beniers (April 16, 2022), Oliver Bjorkstrand (March 19, 2016) and Cale Fleury (Nov. 16, 2019) all scored their first NHL goals against New Jersey. In addition, Fleury recorded his first NHL assist and his first point as a Kraken in the two teams’ last meeting on Jan. 19 in Seattle.

• Oliver Bjorkstrand has seven points (six goals, one assist) in his last seven games against the Devils.

• Will Borgen has recorded a point (one goal, one assist) in each of the two games he has played against New Jersey since joining the Kraken.

• Vince Dunn enters tonight’s game riding a four-game point streak against New Jersey, scoring one goal and adding three assists during that span.

• Yanni Gourde has an assist in each of the three games that Seattle has played against the Devils.

• Philipp Grubauer is undefeated in his career against New Jersey, posting a 5-0-0 record with a 0.924 save percentage, 1.97 goals-against average and one shutout against the Devils.

• Jared McCann has 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his last 12 games played against the Devils. He had four points (one goal, three assists) in three games against New Jersey since joining the Kraken.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 16-6-2 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s 16 road wins have already surpassed their total from last season (11) despite only playing in 24 road games so far this year.

• Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken ranked in the top five in the NHL this season in road wins (16, tied fourth), points (34, tied fifth), regulation wins (15, tied third) and points percentage (.708, fifth). Seattle is one of only five teams this season to have a points percentage of .700 or better on the road this year.

• The team’s 99 goals and 4.13 goals-per-game-played on the road both led the NHL entering play Wednesday. The Kraken are the only team to be averaging more than four goals per game on the road this season.

• The Kraken have scored at least five goals in 13 of the 24 games they have played on the road this season.

• Matty Beniers is the Kraken’s leading scorer when playing on the road this season, totaling 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) in 24 games played. He has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in his last 10 road games. Beniers’ 13 goals, 12 assists (tied), 25 points and 1.04 points per game on the road this year were the most among rookies entering play Wednesday.

• Vince Dunn has totaled 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his last eight games played on the road.

• Daniel Sprong has 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in his last 10 games played on the road.

• Andre Burakovsky has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his last eight road games.

• Jordan Eberle has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last eight games played on the road.

• Yanni Gourde has six points (one goal, five assists) in his last six road games.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Last Game
Vancouver Canucks 4 New Jersey Devils 5 (OT)
(20-26-4 -44 PTS) (33-13-4 -70 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Hughes 2. O. Palat 3. J. Bratt
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Vancouver 1 2 1 0 – 4
DEVILS 1 3 0 1 – 5
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes

Goals:
VAN: A. Kuzmenko, L. Schenn, C. Lazar, P. Di Giuseppe
NJD: J. Hughes, O. Palat, O. Palat, J. Hughes. J. Bratt (OTG/PPG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 50
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 146

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils returned from their bye week and the NHL All-Star break with a dramatic 5-4 overtime victory vs Vancouver on Monday at Prudential Center.

Jersey’s team improved to 8-3 in overtime this season, while the most overtime wins in a single season for franchise history is 9 OT wins – accomplished three times:
2008-09: 9-2, led NHL
2013-14: 9-5, ranked 2nd in NHL
2015-16: 9-2, tied for 4th in NHL

Florida earned 13 (13-2) wins in overtime last season, which is the most earned in a single season for NHL history. The Devils conclude a two-game homestand on Thursday, and then travel and experience a four-game road trip, which begins on Feb. 11, at Minnesota.

The Devils are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games played dating to Jan. 7, vs NY Rangers. The team’s .864 points% ranks first in the NHL since that tie, while Carolina ranks second for this matter (.833).

The Devils finished the month of January with a 9-2-2 record and their .769 points% for the month ranked first in the NHL, while Seattle’s 7.67 points% ranked second in the league.

The team’s 33 wins after 50 games played from the start of a season are the second most in franchise history:
34 wins: 2009-10
33 wins: 2022-23
32 wins: 2008-09
31 wins: 2002-03
31 wins: 1999-00
31 wins: 1997-98

The Devils are 16-3-2 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 second 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 improved to 12-0-1 vs the Pacific Division this season. Other Eastern Conference teams that won 12-or-more games in a single season vs the Pacific Division:
13 wins, Carolina: 2021-22
12 wins, Tampa: 2021-22
12 wins, Toronto: 2018-19
12 wins, Boston, 2018-19

Carolina’s 13 wins marked the most wins earned vs the Pacific Division by an Eastern Conference squad.

The Devils are 26-4-4 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 19-7-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 14-6-3 when trailing first in a contest. Boston and the Devils are tied for first when trailing first in a game this season (14-7-2).

The Devils are 22-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks (tied) for the third most in the NHL. Boston’s 27-0-2 record ranks first in the NHL for this matter.

The Devils are 11-2-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 21-11-2 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23.

Jersey’s team is 30-5-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season.

The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 11 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.

2022-23 TEAM STATS
RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Thursday in 2022-23…4-3-2…at home: 1-1-1…road: 3-2-1
Record in night games in 2022-23…27-13-3…home: 10-10-1…road: 17-3-2
Record in day games in 2022-23…6-0-1…home: 4-0-1…road: 2-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…4-2-1

RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…19-7-1…Trailing first…14-6-3

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

VS SEATLLE
The Devils and Seattle conclude their 2022-23 regular-season series (0-0-1), after Jersey’s team fell to the Kraken on Jan. 19, in a 4-3
overtime loss at Seattle. The Kraken visit the Garden State for the second time in franchise history. New Jersey defeated the Kraken 4-2 on Oct. 19, 2021, at the Rock and in the two teams’ first-ever meeting last season. Jersey’s team was 1-0-1 vs Seattle last season.

ALL-TIME vs SEATTLE
Record: 1-0-2
Home: 1-0-0
Road: 0-0-2

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Seattle was 4 on Oct. 19, 2021, at the Rock in a 4-2 win.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Seattle is 4, twice, last: 4-3 overtime loss on Jan. 19, at Seattle.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Kraken was 33, which was logged on Oct. 19, 2021.
The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Kraken was 40, which was logged on Jan. 19, at Seattle.
The Devils, nor Kraken, have logged a shutout against each other.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Thu. Feb 9, vs SEA, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Feb 11, at MIN, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue. Feb. 14, at CBJ, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Feb. 16, at STL, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Feb. 18, at PIT, 5:30 P.M. E.T.

LAST TRADE
The Devils and Kraken never executed a trade.

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (16-25-11) at Florida Panthers (25-22-6)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (16-25-11) at Florida Panthers (25-22-6)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 52 – 2/7 – SJS 4 at TBL 3 OT…San Jose became the first club to beat Tampa Bay this season when trailing after the first period
(trailing 3-1 at the end of the first period, prev. 20-0-0) and snapped the Lightning’s franchise-record 12-game home winning streak.
Erik Karlsson (1g, 2a) and Timo Meier (2g, 1a) led the Sharks in scoring and connected on the overtime game winner. Karlsson
passed Dan Boyle (47) for the second-most multi-point games by a defenseman in franchise history. Tomas Hertl (0g, 2a) logged
multiple assists. Kaapo Kahkonen saved 34 of 37 shots, including all 15 he saw in the final period.
SJ Goals: Karlsson (17 pp), Meier (29 pp), Gadjovich (3), Meier (30)
SF: 22
SA: 37
SJ PP: 2/3
SJ PK: 5/6
W: Kahkonen
OTL: Elliott

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 – FLORIDA PANTHERS
The Sharks and Panthers meet tonight for game two of the season series, as the Sharks look to sweep the Florida road trip for the sixth time in franchise history. The Panthers took the first meeting between these two teams, 4-3 in the shootout, on Nov. 3. San Jose erased a two-goal deficit entering the third period but gave up a late game-tying goal with Florida’s net empty. Matthew Tkachuk recorded three assists In the game, and Anton Lundell (0g, 2a) and Carter Verhaeghe (1g, 1a) also earned multiple points. Florida is coming off a dominant 7-1 win against Tampa Bay on Feb. 6. Tkachuk earned five points (2g, 3a) in the contest, his first five-point game of the season and third of his career.

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 53
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 28
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 164

LAST GAME
Panthers 7, Lightning 1 – Feb. 6 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Verhaeghe (27), Bennett (13), Tkachuk (26), Luostarinen (11), E. Staal (8), Verhaeghe (28), Tkachuk (27)
TBL Goals: Kucherov (20)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 32 Saves
TBL Goalie: Vasilevskiy (L) – 42 Saves
FLA Shots: 49
TBL Shots: 33
Notes: Matthew Tkachuk matched his career high with five points (2-3-5), extending his point streak to seven games (5-10-15)…Tkachuk’s six-game assist streak is tied for the longest of his career…Carter Verhaeghe matched his career high with four points (2-2-4)…Sam Bennett matched his personal season high with three points (1-2-3)…Brandon Montour notched an assist to extend his point streak to 10 games (3-7-10), the longest by a d-man in FLA history…Eric Staal scored his 449th NHL goal…Aaron Ekblad notched two assists…FLA PP: 1-2, FLA PK: 2-2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Feb. 6: G Alex Lyon loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. SHARKS
ALL-TIME vs. SJS: 20-13-7-1
ALL-TIME HOME vs. SJS: 8-6-5-1
2022-23 vs. SJS: 1-0-0

GOTTA GO TO MO’
Feb. 6 vs. TBL marked Paul Maurice’s 800th win as an NHL head coach, becoming just the sixth in League history to accomplish the feat following Scotty Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969), Barry Trotz (914), Ken Hitchcock (849) and Lindy Ruff (815). Maurice is one of just four with at least 1,700 NHL games as a head coach (1,737), and he is one of three bench bosses to earn at least 300 wins with two different franchises.

CATS AND SHARKS
The Panthers face off against the Sharks for the second and final time in 2022-23, with Florida earning a 4-3 shootout win at SAP Center on Nov. 3, 2022. Sam Reinhart tallied the lone shootout goal in the game, with Matthew Tkachuk (0-3-3), Carter Verhaeghe (1-1-2) and Anton Lundell (0-2-2) producing multiple points in regulation. The Panthers have earned wins in each of their past seven games against the Sharks dating to Jan. 1, 2019 and own a 9-1-0 matchup over their prior 10 meetings. The Cats have outscored San Jose 31-17 over their previous seven meetings, averaging 4.43 goals for per game.

HOME SWEET HOME
Florida has earned at least one point in three of their past four contests at FLA Live Arena (2-1-1). The Cats have averaged 3.92 goals per game on home ice this season, second only to TBL (4.04), and Florida’s 37.7 shots on goal per game at home lead the league. Matthew Tkachuk’s 1.73 points per game at FLA Live Arena is tied for third-best among League skaters, behind only Nikita Kucherov and Connor McDavid.

NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (29-18-4) at Philadelphia Flyers (21-22-9)

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NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (29-18-4) at Philadelphia Flyers (21-22-9)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. PHILADELPHIA GP RECORD HOME (39) AWAY (41) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. PHILADELPHIA 80 35-35-8-2 22-10-6-1 13-25-2-1 253 271
OILERS vs. PHILADELPHIA – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0

QUICK FACTS
Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of two meetings against Philadelphia this season. The next time these two teams meet is on February 21st in Edmonton.

The last time these teams met was on March 1st in Edmonton, with the Oilers winning 3-0.

Evander Kane leads the team lead with 25 career points against Philadelphia and has played in a team high 27 games against the Flyers.

ROAD POINT STREAKS
Connor McDavid posted an assist on Feb. 7 at DET to extend his career-high road point streak to 15 games – the only other Oilers player with at least one run of that length was Wayne Gretzky, who had six.

WINNING WAYS
The Oilers are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, outscoring opponents 48-27

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 75.

They also rank tied for 4th in the league in third period goals with 63.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. PHILADELPHIA
Record: 5-4-1
GF: 38 GA: 29
2021-22 3/1/22 @ PHI 3-0 W
2021-22 10/27/21 @ EDM 5-3 L
2019-20 10/16/19 @ EDM 6-3 W
2018-19 2/2/18 @ PHI 4-5 L (OT)
2018-19 12/14/18 @ EDM 4-1 W
2017-18 12/6/17 @ EDM 2-4 L
2017-18 10/21/17 @ PHI 1-2 L
2016-17 2/16/17 @ EDM 6-3 W
2016-17 12/8/16 @ PHI 5-6 L
2015-16 3/3/16 @ PHI 4-0 W

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., Feb. 11 Nashville Predators Wells Fargo Center 12:30 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Sun., Feb. 12 Seattle Kraken Wells Fargo Center 1:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thur., Feb. 16 Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena 10:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 52
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 52
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 52
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 26
Zack MacEwen upper body-jaw 1/28-present 2
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 276

FLYERS VS. OILERS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS OILERS
37-34-9 ALL-TIME RECORD 35-35-10
26-13-2 HOME 22-10-7
11-21-7 ROAD 13-25-3
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-1-1
5-5-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-4-1

270 GOALS SCORED 253
20.2% POWER PLAY 15.9%
84.1% PENALTY KILL 79.8%
Ristolainen: 14 pts (2-12=14) in 15 GP
van Riemsdyk: 11 pts (5-6=11) in 17 GP
Braun: 11 pts (2-9=11) in 36 GP

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Kane: 25 pts (10-15=25) in 27 GP
McDavid: 21 pts (8-13=21) in 11 GP
Draisaitl: 16 pts (6-10=16) in 11 GP
Hart: 2-2-0, 3.61 GAA, .897 SV% in 4 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced EDM

TEAM GOALTENDERS Campbell: 3-2-0, 2.60 GAA, .920 SV%, 1 SO in 5 GP
Skinner: Has not faced PHI

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
February 9 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.
February 21 Rogers Place 9 p.m

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 10-5-2 in their last 17 games, outscoring their opponents, 53-45, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-7th in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 17 of its last 27 games (13-10-4), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 31 of its 52 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-5th in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in 10 of their last 15 games, ranking T-2nd in the NHL in wins (7) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia ranks second in the NHL with 1,482 hits and 904 blocked shots.

HOME COOKIN’

  • Philadelphia is 4-4-1 in its last nine home games and 10-13-2 in 25 home games this season.
  • The Flyers have posted four five-plus goal games in their last nine home games.
  • Philadelphia has scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 12 home games. The Flyers are 10-2-2 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.

VS. THE WEST

  • The Flyers begin a seven-game stretch against a Western Conference opponent, Feb. 9-21.
  • Philadelphia is 6-2-2 in its last 10 games and 10-6-4 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 5-1-3 against the West on the road and 5-5-1 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.

NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (27-18-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (32-16-2)

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NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (27-18-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (32-16-2)

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Thu, Feb. 9 at Tampa Bay 5 p.m. ESPN 92.5 FM
Sat, Feb. 11 at Florida 4 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Tue, Feb. 14 TAMPA BAY 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Wed, Feb. 15 at Minnesota 7:30 p.m. TNT 950 AM

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO @ TAMPA BAY
5:10 p.m. MT / 7:10 p.m. ET
ESPN / 92.5 FM
The Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning face off for the first time since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final tonight at AMALIE Arena … This evening’s matchup is the middle contest of a three-game road trip for the Avs, who fell 2-1 in overtime to the Penguins on Tuesday … Colorado will wrap up the road swing on Saturday night in Sunrise against the Panthers… The Avs are 7-1-1 in their last nine games and 3-0-1 in their last four on the road.

ON THE CALL
ESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Ray Ferraro (analyst), Emily Kaplan (reporter)
Altitude Radio: Conor McGahey (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst)

LAST GAME
Feb. 7 – Pittsburgh 2, Colorado 1 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena
Bryan Rust scored the tying goal with 3:38 left in regulation and Kris Letang notched the game winner in overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche, 2-1, at PPG Paints Arena … Nathan MacKinnon had the lone tally for the Avs and Pavel Francouz made 36 saves.
SF: 42 SA: 38 PP: 0-4 PK: 1-1

The Avs are 7-1-1 in their last nine games
Samuel Girard had an assist to extend his point streak to four games, the longest streak of his career
MacKinnon has a four-game point streak (1g/3a) and has 21 points (6g/15a) in 14 games since January 1st
MacKinnon scored his 51st career game-opening goal and surpassed Peter Stastny (50) for the fourth most in
Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history … MacKinnon trails Joe Sakic (117), Milan Hejduk (66) and Michel Goulet (53)

CURRENT INJURIES
Darren Helm – lower body (8 games, Jan. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (all season, Oct. 12 – present)
Josh Manson – lower body (27 games, Dec. 3 – present)
Total: 283 (3rd in NHL)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 7 – Bowen Byram activated from Injured Reserve
Jan. 28 – Ben Meyers reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Tonight is the first meeting between these two teams since Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final here at AMALIE Arena on June 26, 2022 … This is the first of two matchups between Colorado and Tampa Bay this season, which leaves San Jose as the only team who has yet to face the Avalanche in 2022-23 … In addition to winning the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, the Avs beat the Lightning twice during the 2021-22 regular season, sweeping the season series for the first time since 2009-10.

SCHEDULE vs. LIGHTNING
Feb. 9 @ Tampa Bay
Feb. 14 vs. TAMPA BAY

RECORD vs. LIGHTNING
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: — Overall: 2-0-0 Overall: 25-18-6 Overall: 20-13-6 Series: 1 (1-0)
Home: — Home: 1-0-0 Home: 15-6-4 Home: 11-5-4 Record: 4-2
Road: — Road: 1-0-0 Road: 10-12-2 Road: 9-8-2 Last: 2022 Cup Final (W, 4-2)

ROAD WARRIORS
Colorado’s next road win will mark its 700th regular season away victory in franchise history (699-778-207) … The Avalanche’s 4-1 victory in Calgary on Jan. 18 was their 500th regular-season road win since moving to Denver … Colorado is 502-424-130 in 1,056 away contests since relocating … Only Boston (513) has more away wins during that span.

GRAND CENTRAL
Colorado is 9-4-1 against Central Division teams this season, 5-1-1 at home.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 vs. San Jose 4 (OT)
The Tampa Bay Lightning saw its franchise record 12-game home winning streak come to an end Tuesday night with a 4-3 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts fell to 32-16-2 on the season with a home record of 20-4-2…Ross Colton opened the scoring 2:10 into the first period when Zach Bogosian pinched up the right boards and found Colton in front, who took advantage of a failed attempt to play the puck by Kaapo Kahkonen and buried his 11th goal of the season to give Tampa Bay an early 1-0 lead…Erik Karlsson scored a power-play goal at the 6:28 mark of the first to even the score at one apiece…Just 2:53 after Karlsson’s goal, the Lightning earned a power-play opportunity of their own and took a 2-1 lead when Brayden Point took a pass from Nikita Kucherov and rifled a wrist shot into the top left corner for his 30th goal of the season with Victor Hedman adding a secondary helper…Point scored his second goal of the game and made it a 3-1 game with 3:16 left in the opening frame after batting the puck out of midair and sliding a shot past the left pad of Kahkonen with Mikhail Sergachev and Kucherov picking up the assists…Timo Meier scored the lone goal of the second period with a power-play tally at the 16:23 mark to get SJS back within one going into the second intermission…Jonah Gadjovich tied the game at three just 3:08 into the third period before Meier scored his second goal of the contest at the 2:19 mark of overtime to give SJS the 4-3 win…Brian Elliott got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and made 18 saves on 22 shots against…Vladislav Namestnikov skated in his 600th career game.
PP: TBL – 1-6 SJS – 2-3
SOG: TBL – 37 SJS – 22
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Avalanche are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The two teams will meet again in just five days with a matchup Feb. 14 at COL…The Bolts posted a record of 0-1-1 in two reg. season contests vs. COL last season…Brayden Point (2-1—3) led Tampa Bay in goals and points vs. COL last season…The Lightning are 5-4-1 in the last 10 home games vs. COL and 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in six of his last 10 games vs. COL (7-6—13)…Stamkos has recorded nine points over his last four home games vs. COL (4-5—9)…Nikita Kucherov has scored a goal in two consecutive games vs. COL (2-0—2) and has picked up points in five of the last six meetings (4-2—6)…Point has recorded points in three consecutive games vs. COL (2-2—4) and seven of the last nine meetings (4-4—8)…Alex Killorn has pointed in 12 of his 16 career games vs. COL (4-8—12)…Victor Hedman has picked up points in three consecutive home games vs. COL (1-2—3)…The Bolts are 16-15-5 with three ties all-time vs. COL, including a home record of 9-6-3 with one tie…Stamkos (8-7—15) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career goals and points vs. COL.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. COL

  1. Steven Stamkos – 15 pts. (8-7—15, 19 GP)
  2. Victor Hedman – 14 pts. (2-12—14, 20 GP)
    T3. Tyler Johnson – 12 pts. (6-6—12, 14 GP)
    T3. Alex Killorn – 12 pts. (4-8—12, 16 GP)
    T5. Ondrej Palat – 11 pts. (4-7—11, 16 GP)
    T5. Martin St. Louis – 11 pts. (2-9—11, 16 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a brief, two-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play just five of their 12 games in February on home ice…The Lightning are 8-2-0 against Central Division opponents and 16-6-1 against the Western Conference this season…The Bolts are 20-4-2 on home ice this season…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in seven consecutive home games and 18 of the last 20 contests at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in six of the last seven home games.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 91
Current Injuries:
None

TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 30 – Recalled D Nick Perbix from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 30 – Re-assigned F Rudolfs Balcers to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 29 – Assigned D Nick Perbix to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 29 – Recalled F Rudolfs Balcers from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 15 – Assigned F Rudolfs Balcers to AHL Syracuse for conditioning
Jan. 2 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a two-year contract extension

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