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NFL Transactions 2-6-23 P.M.

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The following are the NFL afternoon transactions for Monday, February 6. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades. 

ACTIVE LIST ADDITION


ACTIVATION

KANSAS CITY
    Edwards-Helaire, ClydeRBLouisiana State   
         From Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return



RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS

KANSAS CITY
    Hardman, MecoleWRGeorgia   
         Reserve/Injured

SAN FRANCISCO
    Johnson, TyronWROklahoma State   
         Free Agent Signing
         Reserve/Future
    Swilling, TreDBGeorgia Tech   
         Free Agent Signing
         Reserve/Future

Mets claim RHP Sam Coonrod from Philadelphia

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FLUSHING, N.Y.,  The New York Mets today announced the team has claimed RHP Sam Coonrod off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies and designated outfielder Khalil Lee for assignment.

Coonrod, 30, is 7-5 with five saves, a 5.27 ERA (57 earned runs/97.1 innings) and 95 strikeouts in 105 combined major league games between the San Francisco Giants (2019-2020) and Phillies (2021-2022).

The 6-1, 225-pounder appeared in 12 games for Philadelphia last season. He was 2-2 with two saves and a 4.04 ERA (19 earned runs/42.1 innings) in 42 games for the Phillies in 2021.

Tkachuk, Larkin and Marner Named NHL ‘Three Stars’ of the Week

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NEW YORK – Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk, Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin and Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb. 5.

FIRST STAR – MATTHEW TKACHUK, LW, FLORIDA PANTHERS

Representing the hometown Panthers (24-22-6, 54 points), Tkachuk compiled 4-3—7 in two games to capture MVP honors and power the Atlantic Division to a championship at the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game, held Feb. 4 at FLA Live Arena. Tkachuk, who registered 3-2—5 in a 10-6 victory over the Metropolitan Division in the semifinals and 1-1—2 in a 7-5 win against the Central Division in the final, became the 10th NHL player to claim All-Star Game MVP in his home venue – and first since Ryan Johansen in 2015 (w/ CBJ). The Scottsdale, Ariz., native also became the fourth U.S.-born player to win the award, following Mike Richter (1994), Bill Guerin (2001) and Brock Boeser (2018). Tkachuk’s five points in the semifinals matched a single-game record under the 3-on-3 All-Star Game format (since 2016), also achieved by Metropolitan Division teammates Mathew Barzal (2-3—5) and Sidney Crosby (2-3—5) in the 2019 final. Tkachuk’s seven total points on the day tied for the second-most in one 3-on-3 tournament, behind only Crosby’s 2019 performance (4-4—8 in 2 GP). The 25-year-old Tkachuk, who also was featured in two events (the Enterprise NHL Discover Splash Shot and Great Clips NHL Breakaway Challenge) during Friday’s 2023 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook, tops Florida with 25-41—66 in 49 total contests this season – his first with the Panthers. He also ranks among the League leaders in assists (t-6th; 41), points (7th; 66), power-play points (t-9th; 24) and shots on goal (13th; 187).

SECOND STAR – DYLAN LARKIN, C, DETROIT RED WINGS

Larkin, who paces the Red Wings (21-19-8, 50 points) with 15-28—43 in 47 appearances this season, notched 5-1—6 across two games to aide in the Atlantic Division’s championship at the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game. His five goals matched a single-tournament record, first achieved by Tomas Hertl in 2020 with the Pacific Division (5-0—5 in 2 GP). The 26-year-old Larkin, who also participated in the Upper Deck NHL Fastest Skater during the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook, posted 2-1—3 in the Atlantic Division’s 10-6 win in the semifinals and 3-0—3 (including the decisive goal) in the team’s 7-5 championship-clinching victory. He now has 5-4—9 in three career All-Star Game tournaments (5 GP).

THIRD STAR – MITCHELL MARNER, RW, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Marner set a single-tournament record with six assists (0-6—6) in the Atlantic Division’s two games en route to the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game championship. He collected three helpers in each contest, factoring on one of Tkachuk’s goals in the semifinals and two of Larkin’s in the final. Marner, who also was featured in Friday’s Great Clips NHL Breakaway Challenge, added one goal for the Maple Leafs (31-13-8, 70 points) in their 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins earlier in the week (Feb. 1). The 25-year-old Marner has played in 52 total games with Toronto this season, placing among the League leaders in assists (t-6th; 41), power-play assists (t-6th; 19), power-play points (t-7th; 25) and points (14th; 60).

NFL Transactions 2-6-23 A.M.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The following are the NFL morning transactions for Monday, February 6. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


CONTRACTS EXPIRED

CINCINNATI
    Huber, KevinPCincinnati 
    Johnson, TyronWROklahoma State 

SAN FRANCISCO
    Coleman, TevinRBIndiana 
    Dwumfour, MichaelDTRutgers 
    Jenkins, JanorisDBNorth Alabama 
    Johnson, DontaeDBNorth Carolina State 
    McCrary-Ball, MarcelinoLBIndiana 
    Snead, WillieWRBall State 
    Spence, AkeemDTIllinois 
    Turay, KemokoDERutgers

Dodgers extend Miguel Rojas

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with infielder Miguel Rojas on a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season for $6 million dollars. The contract includes a salary of $5 million dollars in 2024, a club option salary of $5 million dollars for the 2025 season with a $1 million dollar buyout, and charitable contributions.

Rojas, 33, was acquired on January 11 from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league infielder Jacob Amaya. He played in 140 games with Marlins in 2022, hitting .236 with six homers and 36 RBI. He joins the Dodgers for his second career stint after making 85 appearances with the club in 2014 and recording 27 hits in 149 at-bats in his rookie season. He has been in the Majors parts of nine seasons, slashing .260/.314/.358 with 39 homers and 269 RBI while playing five different defensive positions. He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds out of Los Teques, Venezuela as an international free agent on November 24, 2005.

Cubs invite 32 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training

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CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs have invited the following 32 non-roster players to major league Spring Training, which begins Wednesday, February 15 when pitchers and catchers have their first formal workout at the club’s Nike Performance Center in Mesa, Ariz. The team’s first full-squad workout will take place Monday, February 20.

The following 17 pitchers have been invited to major league camp: right-handed pitchers Nick Burdi, Danis Correa, Tyler Duffey, Jordan Holloway, Ben Leeper, Mark Leiter Jr., Nick Neidert, Vinny Nittoli, Manuel Rodríguez and Cam Sanders, as well as left-handed pitchers Ryan Borucki, Roenis Elías, Bailey Horn, Anthony Kay, Brendon Little, Brailyn Márquez and Eric Stout.

Seven infielders have been invited to major league camp: Sergio Alcántara, David Bote, Matt Mervis, Esteban Quiroz, Chase Strumpf, Andy Weber and Jared Young.

Five outfielders have been invited to major league camp: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ben DeLuzio, Darius Hill, Yonathan Perlaza, and Mike Tauchman.

Three catchers have been invited to major league camp: Dom Nuñez, Luis Torrens and Bryce Windham.

NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (27-17-4) at Arizona Coyotes (16-28-6)

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MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
ARIZONA COYOTES
All-Time Wild Record: 47-26-8 (24-12-5 at Xcel Energy
Center, 23-14-3 at Arizona)
2022-23: The Wild is 2-0-0 against Arizona this season…Minnesota earned a 4-3 victory in the series-opening game at Xcel Energy Center (11/27)…The Wild won the second game, 2-1, in St. Paul (1/14)… LW Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with four points (1-3=4)…D Calen Addison (0-2=2), C Joel Eriksson Ek (0-2=2) and C Sam Steel (1-1=2) each have two points…G Marc-Andre Fleury is 2-0-0 with a 2.01 GAA and a .922 SV% in two starts for the Wild…LW Matias Maccelli (0-2=2) and LW Lawson Crouse (2-0=2) lead Arizona with two points each…G Connor Ingram is 0-2-0 with a 3.07 GAA and a .893 SV% in two starts for the Coyotes.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello (6-17=23 in 25 games) and D Jared Spurgeon (6-16=22 in 35 games) lead the Wild against the Coyotes…Kaprizov owns 19 points (9-10=19) in 13 contests…LW Marcus Foligno has 17 points (9-8=17) in 25 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 17-9-1 with a 2.13 GAA, a .921 SV% and three shutouts in 29 games (28 starts) against the Coyotes…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 4.06 GAA and a .714 SV% in his lone start against Arizona.

COYOTES LEADERS: C Nick Schmaltz leads Arizona with 15 points (3-13=16) in 25 matches…RW Clayton Keller has 12 points (5-7=12) in 21 games…D Shayne Gostisbehere (1-9=10 in 14 games), RW Zack Kassian (4-6=10 in 25 games) and D Jakob Chychrun (7-3=10 in 22 games) all have 10 points.

COYOTES GOALIES: G Karel Vejmelka is 1-1-0 with a 4.84 GAA and a .867 SV% in two career starts against the Wild…Ingram is 1-2-0 with a 2.72 GAA and a .912 SV% in three career starts against the Wild.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 47 all-time wins against Arizona are tied for fourth-most against an opponent…The Wild is 14-2-0 in its last 16 games against the Coyotes and 27-6-3 in its last 36 meetings against Arizona, including a 12-game point streak (9-0-3, 1/9/14-2/8/18) – the longest point streak in franchise history vs. an opponent… Minnesota is 16-5-1 in the last 22 games at Arizona, including 13- 3-1 in the last 17 contests…The Wild is 13-2-2 in the last 17 games played in Saint Paul.

FINDING THEIR GROOVE
HOME SWEET HOME
• Since Oct. 25, the Wild is eighth in the NHL with 26 wins and tied for 10th with 55 points.

• Since Oct. 25, Minnesota is giving up 2.53 goals per game (third in the NHL), allowing 29.5 shots per game (eighth in the NHL) and recording a .914 save percentage (seventh in the NHL).

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.1 percent (22 of 73) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-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 tied for ninth in the NHL with a 81.3 penalty-kill percentage (104 for 128).

• Minnesota is sixth in the NHL with a 81.8 penalty-kill percentage (72 of 88) 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 48 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.

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 3-3-1 in its last seven games. The team finished January with the 3-3-1 record after beginning the month 0-8-0

• The Coyotes netminders have logged a combined .933 SV% since 1/17 (7 GP). Karel Vejmelka’s .951 SV% since then ranks second among NHL goaltenders (min. 3 GP). As a team, the Yotes have surrendered the NHL’s seventh-lowest 2.71 GAA in that span

• Tonight is the Coyotes’ first game since the All-Star break. The team was last in action on 1/28, marking an eight-day layoff between games

LAST GAME
Ducks 2, Coyotes 1 (OT) – January 28, 2023 – Honda Center
ARI Goals: Ritchie (9)
ANA Goals: Jones (4), Zegras (18)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (O) – 43 svs on 45 shots
ANA Goalie: Gibson (W) – 33 svs on 34 shots
PP: 0-4 PK: 4-4
Notes: Arizona snapped its road losing streak but extended its road winless streak to 16 games…Connor Ingram registered a career-high 43 saves…Ingram holds a .929 SV% and a 2.62 GAA since the New Year and a .937 SV% and a 2.24 GAA on the road since 1/1…Nick Ritchie netted his ninth goal of the season and first of his career against ANA, his former team…Christian Fischer tallied his 50th career assist while also finding the scoresheet in consecutive games for the fourth time this season…The Coyotes tallied 16 shots in the third period for the second consecutive matchup with Anaheim, tying their season-high for a third frame.

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Shayne Gostisbehere…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (2 / 1/24)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (22 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 109 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-2/5 – Recalled F Jean-Sebastien Dea from Tucson (AHL)
-2/5 – Assigned F Dylan Guenther to the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
-1/26 – Assigned F Milos Kelemen to Tucson (AHL)
-1/24 – Re-signed D Juuso Valimaki to a 1-year contract extension
-1/24 – Recalled F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
-1/23 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)
-1/19 – Recalled F Michael Carcone from Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Fri, Feb 10 6:30pm at CHI United Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra 98.7 FM
Sat, Feb 11 6pm at STL Enterprise Center Bally Sports Arizona 620 AM
Mon, Feb 13 6pm at NSH Bridgestone Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM

YOTES & WILD

  • Tonight is the third of four ARI-MIN matchups this season and the first one in Tempe. The Wild captured the first meeting 4-3 on 11/27 and the second one 2-1 on 1/14
  • The season series concludes on 3/12 at Mullett
  • Tonight’s matchup also marks the first time the two teams have played in Arizona since 11/10/21 (5-2, L)
  • On 11/27, Arizona cut a 4-1 deficit to 4-3 with goals from Lawson Crouse and JJ Moser in the final 3:18 of regulation
  • Crouse also scored in the 1/14 meeting. A goal tonight would mark just the second NHL club he’s tallied a 3-game goal streak against in his career (SJ, 12/28/21 – 12/13/22)
  • Moser’s goal in the 11/27 matchup was the 10,000th goal in Coyotes/Jets franchise history
  • Jakob Chychrun’s seven goals vs MIN are tied with Roman Josi and Brent Burns for the most a defenseman has posted against them since the start of 2016-17
  • Coyotes vs Wild
    • All-Time: 31-43-3-4
    • Home: 16-21-1-2
    • Road: 15-22-2-2
    • L10: 1-9-0
    • STRK: L2

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE WILD
Nick Schmaltz…3-13-16…25 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…7-3-10…22 career GP
Clayton Keller…5-7-12…21 career GP
Troy Stecher…1-6-7…16 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Chychrun, 7)… Assists (Schmaltz, 13)…Points (Schmaltz, 16)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 7)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 9)…Points (Gostisbehere/Chychrun, 10)

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (16-29-5) at Dallas Stars (28-13-10)

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ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 28, 2023 – ARIZONA 1 @ ANAHEIM 2, OT
The Ducks won their third straight game in 2-1 overtime victory against the Arizona Coyotes Saturday, Jan. 28 at Honda Center. Anaheim earned their sixth overtime win of the season, third among NHL clubs (CAR, NJD, WPG, seven each). Trevor Zegras netted the game-winning goal, his third career OT goal and second of the season (also Oct. 30 vs. TOR). The goal marked his 18th of the campaign, tied with Adam Henrique for the team lead. John Klingberg earned two assists (0-2=2), including the lone assist on the OT winner, his fifth multi-point game of the season, his third multi-assist outing. Max Jones tied the game at one goal apiece with his fourth goal of the season at 12:32 of the second period, while Urho Vaakanainen earned his second assist of the campaign on the goal. John Gibson stopped 32-of-33 shots to earn his 10th win of the season and improve to 3-1-1 his last five appearances.
PP: 0-4 PK: 4-4 SF: 45 SA: 34 TOI: Cam Fowler (25:16)
Three Stars: 1. T. Zegras 2. J. Gibson 3. M. Jones

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Feb. 7 Chicago United Center 5:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 10 Pittsburgh Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Feb. 12 Vegas T-Mobile Arena 12:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Feb. 15 Buffalo Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 17 Los Angeles Honda Center 6 p.m. ESPN / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 1 Reassigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL). Activated G Anthony Stolarz from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 2 Recalled D Colton White from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 5 Assigned D Nathan Beaulieu to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Jan. 10 Placed C Justin Kirkland on Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 11 Activated LW Max Jones from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 15 Recalled D Nathan Beaulieu from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 260

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 50
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 42
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 25
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 10
Kevin Shattenkirk Lower-body Day-to-day 2

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks open their post-All-Star break schedule tonight against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in the first contest of a back-to-back matchup (5:30 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). The Ducks are coming off an eight-day break that included the bye week, having last played Jan. 28 vs. Arizona. Anaheim entered its break with a season-best three straight wins in addition to a 4-1-0 record the last five games (20 goals, 4.0 goals per game). Anaheim is 4-2-1 their last seven games coming off a season-long six-game road trip where the club earned points in four of the six contests and concluded a 13-game January schedule with points in seven contests (6-6-1). Anaheim begins its 11-game February schedule tonight, consisting of four home and seven road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 153-124-34 in the month of February. Since the start of 2012-13, Anaheim is 56-45-12 in the month, earning points in 68 of the 113 contests (.602%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will complete their seventh set of back-to-back matchups against the Chicago Blackhawks tomorrow at United Center (5:30 p.m. PT).

DUCKS-STARS: Anaheim and Dallas conclude a three-game season series tonight at American Airlines Center. Anaheim earned a 2-0 shutout against Dallas in the most recent meeting Jan. 4 in Orange County behind a 35-save performance by John Gibson. Dallas opened the 2022-23 season series with a 5-0 win Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center. The Ducks own a 48-72-12 all-time record vs. the Stars, including a 16-43-7 mark in Dallas. John Gibson owns a 5-7-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.59 GAA and .921 SV% in 14 career games vs. the Stars. Kevin Shattenkirk (5-23=28 in 37 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists, and co-leads in goals alongside Jakob Silfverberg (5-7=12 in 19 GP) and Adam Henrique (5-7=12 in 22 GP) vs. the Stars.

ANA-DAL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 1 American Airlines Center 5-0 DAL win
Jan. 4 Honda Center 2-0 ANA win
Feb. 6 American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-DAL ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Dallas
All-Time Series: 48-72-12 32-29-5 16-43-7
Current Streak: One ANA win One ANA win Nine DAL wins
Last ANA Win: Jan. 4, 2023 (2-0) Jan. 4, 2023 (2-0) Mar. 1, 2015 (3-1)
Last DAL Win: Dec. 1, 2022 (5-0) Mar. 31, 2022 (3-2 OT) Dec. 1, 2022 (5-0)
ANA Last 10: 2-7-1 6-3-1 1-9-0

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 27, 2023 – STARS 2 vs. DEVILS 3 (OT)
Forward Ty Dellandrea (1-0—1) tallied his seventh goal of the season to open the scoring against the Devils, while forward Roope Hintz (1-0—1) became the second Stars player to reach the 20-goal mark in 2022-23 and reached 100 career goals in the process (100-116—216 in 282 GP). Skating in his 999th career regular-season game, captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) registered his 25th assist of the season, forward Joe Pavelski picked up his team-leading 34th assist of the 2022-23 campaign and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) reached the 40-point mark (7-33—40) with an assist in the game. Goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 26 of 29 shots in the OT setback.
PP: 1-4 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 35 | SA: 29 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (26:30 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. NJD – V. Vanecek 2. DAL – M. Heiskanen 3. NJD – J. Hughes

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Feb. 6, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Wed., Feb. 8, 2023 Minnesota Wild 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center TNT/KTCK
Sat., Feb. 11, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 12 p.m. American Airlines Center ABC/KTCK
Tue., Feb. 14, 2023 Boston Bruins 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Fri., Feb. 17, 2023 Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. Xcel Energy Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 1 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Signed forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season
Jan. 2 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 16 – Loaned forward Nick Caamano to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 24 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 21
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: Back from their extended time away, the Stars return to action tonight against the Anaheim Ducks at American Airlines Center. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the first of four in a row at home coming out of the break, while it’s also a stretch that sees the Stars play eight consecutive contests at AAC. Tonight’s matchup wraps up the three-game season series between the Stars and Ducks, which has featured two shutouts. Dallas earned a 5-0 victory at home on Dec. 1, 2022, but Anaheim responded with a 2-0 triumph on Jan. 4 at Honda Center.

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

  • The Stars are 79-38-15 all-time against the Ducks, including a 48-12-6 mark at home.
  • Dallas enters tonight’s game with wins in eight of the past 10 (8-2-0) against Anaheim and is riding a nine-game home winning streak (9-0-0) vs. the Ducks dating back to the start of the 2015-16 season.
  • Furthermore, the Stars have points in 18 of the past 20 matchups against them at American Airlines Center (15-2-3).
  • Forward Jason Robertson (3-0—3) recorded his third career hat trick in the win over Anaheim on Dec. 1, 2022. Robertson has five points (4-1—5) in five career games against them.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-3—3) tied a career high with three points in Dallas’ 5-0 victory vs. Anaheim in the series opener. Heiskanen enters tonight’s matchup with seven points (2-5—7) in 10 career games vs. the Ducks.
  • Forward Roope Hintz has six points (2-4—6) in seven career games against the Ducks. Hintz (0-2—2) registered two helpers in the series opener on Dec. 1, 2022.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in career scoring against Anaheim with 37 points (14-23—37) in a team-high 73 games. He also paces the team in goals (14), power-play tallies (7) and shots on goal (218) and co-leads in assists (23).
  • Captain Jamie Benn co-leads active Stars in assists (23) and ranks second in goals (11) and points (11-23—34) in 45 games vs. the Ducks. He also leads the squad with four game-winning goals, including an overtime winner on March 31, 2022 at Honda Center in Anaheim.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin has 13 points (all assists) in 25 career games but is still in search of his first goal against the Ducks in his career. Anaheim (25 GP) and Seattle (3 GP) are the only teams he’s yet to score on.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter ranks second among active Stars in games played (62) and third in assists (21) and points (5-21—26) vs. Anaheim. He also paces the club in TOI/G against the Ducks (24:38).
  • Defenseman Jani Hakanpää earned two points (1-1—2), including his first career NHL goal, in 47 games with Anaheim (2019-21) after signing as a free agent with the club on July 3, 2019.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 4-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average, .942 save percentage and one shutout in four career appearances against Anaheim.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-1-0 with a 3.52 GAA and .891 SV% in two career appearances vs. the Ducks.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 1 vs. Anaheim – W, 5-0
Jan. 4, 2023 at Anaheim – L, 2-0
Feb. 6, 2023 vs. Anaheim

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (20-26-3) at New Jersey Devils (32-13-4)

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VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Devils this season: Nov. 1 (5-2 L @ VAN), Feb. 6 (away).
• Vancouver is 58-41-17-3 all-time against New Jersey, including a 26-27-6-1 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 1-4-0 in their last five meetings against the Devils.
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career points against New Jersey with 14 (4-10-14 in 27 GP), including two points registered earlier this season (0-2-2).
• New Canucks acquisition Anthony Beauvillier has appeared in 27 career games vs New Jersey, tied for his most against one team (also 27 GP vs NYR). He has 11 career points vs the Devils (5-6-11).
• Luke Schenn leads active Canucks in career games played (37) against New Jersey.
• Spencer Martin has yet to face the Devils in his NHL career.
• Collin Delia has played one career game vs New Jersey, turning aside 14 of 15 shots faced in relief (.933 SV%).

QUICK NUMBERS
• Quinn Hughes has 14 points (4-10-14) in his last 10 games.
• Elias Pettersson has 14 points (4-10-14) in his last 12 games.
• J.T. Miller has 14 points (5-9-14) in his last 13 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 11 points (6-5-11) in his last 12 games.
• Brock Boeser has eight points (2-6-8) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – NOV. 1/22: VAN 2 vs NJD 5
Bo Horvat notched his seventh goal of the season, on the power play, at 16:23 in the second period…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes collected the assists…Horvat added another power play marker at 17:12 in the third period for the 60th power play goal of his career…J.T. Miller recorded his second assist on the evening while Elias Pettersson registered the secondary assist…Horvat led all Canucks in shots (5)…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (4)…Nils Aman had a team-high in blocks (3)…Thatcher Demko faced 36 shots. 2022.23 TEAM RANKS

VAN NJD
Goals For/Game 3.31 (11th) 3.47 (6th)
Goals Against/Game 3.92 (31st) 2.65 (6th)
Power Play % 22.8 (14th) 20.7 (18th)
Penalty Kill % 65.5 (32nd) 80.9 (t-11th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:37 (21st) 8:34 (t-14th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on February 6, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 27/23: VAN 5 vs CBJ 2
Elias Pettersson opened the scoring just 1:25 into the first period, shorthanded, set up by Bo Horvat…Quinn Hughes restored Vancouver’s lead at 13:21 in the first on the power play, from J.T. Miller and Horvat…Ilya Mikheyev scored the eventual game-winning goal at 19:15 in the first period, from Brock Boeser and Horvat…Dakota Joshua (assists: Horvat, Boeser) and Pettersson (assists: Miller, Hughes) tallied two more goals for the Canucks in the third period…Five Canucks skaters recorded multi-point performance (Boeser, Miller, Pettersson, Hughes, Horvat)…Luke Schenn led both teams in hits (7)…J.T. Miller posted seven shots on goal and went 8-for-10 in the face-off circle…Collin Delia made 24 saves.

LAST 5 vs NEW JERSEY
• Nov. 1/22: VAN 2 vs NJD 5
• Mar. 15/22: VAN 6 vs NJD 3
• Feb. 28/22: VAN 2 at NJD 7
• Nov. 10/19: VAN 1 vs NJD 2
• Oct. 19/19: VAN 0 at NJD 1

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Last Game
New Jersey Devils 3 (OT) Dallas Stars 2
(32-13-4 -68) (28-13-10 -66 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. V. Vanecek 2. M. Heiskanen 3. J. Hughes
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Dallas 2 0 0 0 – 2
DEVILS 0 2 0 1 – 3

Goals:
DAL: T. Dellandrea R. Hintz (PPG)
NJD: J. Hughes, M. Wood, J. Hughes (OTG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 49
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 17
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 145

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/1/23 Ryan Graves Activated from I.R.
1/1/23 Tyler Wotherspoon Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Tyce Thompson Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
1/5/23 Ondrej Palat Activated off I.R.
1/6/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
1/10/23 Nolan Foote Recalled from Utica
1/19/23 Nolan Foote Reassigned to Utica
1/19/23 Nate Bastian Activated off I.R.

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils return to action, after the team experienced an eight-day break. New Jersey returned to practice yesterday, which also included Devils defenseman John Marino. The blueliner skated in a regular-contact jersey. Jersey’s team opens a two-game homestand and plays Seattle on Thursday at the Rock. The Devils then travel and experience a four-game road trip, which begins on Feb. 11, at Minnesota. 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 leage.

The team’s 32 wins after 49 games played from the start of a season are the second most in franchise history.
33 wins: 2009-10
32 wins: 2022-23
31 wins: 2008-09
31 wins: 1999-00

New Jersey’s 3-2 overtime win vs Dallas on Jan. 27, marked the team’s 16th comeback victory for 2022-23. The 16 comeback victories ranked first in the NHL. The team also earned six multi-goal comebacks, which ranks first in the NHL. The Devils are 15-3-2 vs the Western Conference this season. The most wins earned in a single season vs the West 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 are 11-0-1 vs the Pacific Division for 2022-23, which mark the most wins vs the Pacific for any NHL team this season. The most wins that an Eastern Conference team earned in a single season vs the Pacific Division is 13 wins, which Carolina logged last season (13-2-1), per NHL Pr.

The Devils’ most wins prior to an NHL All-Star break in a single season:
Season W
1999-00 33
2022-23 32
2002-03 31
2005-06 30
2008-09 29
2006-07 29
1997-98 29

New Jersey has earned 30, or more, wins in a season 28 times in franchise history.

The Devils are 26-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 17-6-2 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 13-6-3 when trailing first in a contest. Boston ranks first when trailing first in a game this season (14-7-2).

The Devils are 21-0-1 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 20-11-2 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23.

Jersey’s team is 29-5-4 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.

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 VANCOUVER
The last time the Devils won a season series vs Vancouver was 2019-20, after Jersey recorded a 2-0-0 record vs the Canucks. New Jersey defeated the Canucks in the first matchup on Nov. 1 (5-2, W). Jersey’s team was 1-1-0 vs Vancouver last season. The Devils’ loss to Vancouver on Mar. 15, 2022, broke the franchise’s longest winning streak (tied, vs OTT, 1993-1996) vs one team all-time…From Feb. 20, 2015, to Mar. 15, 2022, the Devils posted an 12-0-0 record vs the Canucks.

ALL-TIME vs VANCOUVER
Record: 44-54-17-4
Home: 28-23-6-3
Road: 16-31-11-1

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Vancouver is nine, after a 9-4 win against the Canucks on Dec. 5, 1990. The most goals that the Devils/Rockies allowed in a single game vs Vancouver is eight, after the Canucks defeated the Rockies on Oct. 11, 1978, at Vancouver. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Vancouver is 46, which was earned in an 8-1 win on Oct. 30, 1997 at the
Meadowlands. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Vancouver is 46, which was posted on Feb. 19, 1985, in a 7-5 loss at Vancouver. The last time the Devils shut out the Canucks was on Oct. 19, 2019, in a 1-0 shutout win at the Rock. The last time Vancouver shut out the Devils was on Nov. 25, 2014, in a 2-0 loss at Vancouver. The out-of-conference foes first played against each other (since 1982-83) on Nov. 26, 1982 at Vancouver, which resulted in a 4-4 tie. Brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes face-off for the sixth time since Jack’s rookie campaign in 2019-20. Jersey Jack has tallied four goals and three assists in the Hughes Bowl, while Quinn totaled three assists. Jack and the devils are 4-1-0 in the brotherly saga. Jack earned his first career NHL goal vs Quinn and the Canucks on Oct. 19, 2019, at the Rock, which was also a 1-0 shutout victory.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Mon. Feb. 6, vs VAN., 7:30 P.M. E.T.
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, 7:30 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Feb. 16, at STL, 9:00 P.M. E.T.

LAST TRADE
The last time the Devils and Vancouver executed a trade was Feb. 24, 2020, when the Devils dealt goaltender Louis Domingue in exchange for netminder Zane McIntyre.

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (24-17-9) at New York Rangers (27-14-8)

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CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 27, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. SEATTLE KRAKEN [2]
The Calgary Flames travelled to Seattle for their last contest before the All-Star break. The Kraken opened the scoring just 5:20 into the game off the stick of John Hayden. The Flames would respond, first with Tyler Toffoli setting up Elias Lindholm who netted his 15th of the season, before Elias Lindholm set up Tyler Toffoli who scored his 18th of the season. Nikita Zadorov set a new career-high with his eighth goal with just five seconds left in the first, and the Flames headed into the break up 3-1. In the second, the Flames and Kraken combined for 21 shots, but it remained 3-1 through 40. Seattle tried to start a rally in the third after Eeli Tolvanen drew the Kraken within one halfway through the frame, but just over a minute later Noah Hanifin scored a dagger for the Flames to restore their two-goal lead. Blake Coleman would add an empty-netter, and the Flames strutted into the All-Star break in style with a 5-2 win.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (15), Toffoli (18), Zadorov (8), Hanifin (4), Coleman (10)
GOALIE: Vladar (28/30, .933 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 5/5 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
January 27th, 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
January 18, 2023 COL [4] vs. CGY [1] Lehkonen Markstrom Georgiev
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 6, 2023 5:30pm at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two matchups this season between the Flames and Rangers. The Flames swept the season-series in 2021-22, outscoring New York 11-1 in their two meetings. This is a Pacific Division versus Metropolitan Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 6-4-3 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season and a record of 9-8-5 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST SEASON VERSUS NEW YORK:
The Flames and Rangers squared off twice last season, with the Flames going 2-0 against the Metropolitan Division opponent. The Flames outscored New York 11-1 over their two contests with a 5-1 win at MSG in October of 2021 and a 6-0 triumph at the Saddledome in November of 2021. Andrew Mangiapane led the Flames with two goals at Madison Square Garden, while Chris Tanev, Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman also got into the scoring act for the Flames during their last visit to New York. Jacob Markstrom backstopped the Flames to both wins, making 50 saves on 52 shotsagainst over the season-series for a .962 SV%.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. NEW YORK RANGERS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. NYR 60-42-15-5 34-14-10-2 26-28-5-3 6-4-0 W5

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. New York Rangers
7:30pm ET
Madison Square Garden
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road 1-0-0)
Feb. 6, 2023 – CGY at NYR
Feb. 18, 2023 – NYR at CGY

2021-22 Season Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. NYR: November 6, 2021 – New York [0] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ NYR: October 25, 2021 – Calgary [5] at New York [1]
Last Home Loss vs. NYR: March 2, 2017 – New York [3] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ NYR: February 9, 2017 – Calgary [3] at New York [4]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 39)
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 – upper-body injury (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 4, Vegas Golden Knights 1 – January 27, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (20), V. Trocheck (14), F. Chytil (16), J. Vesey (9)
VGK Goals: P. Kessel (9)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (W – 33/34)
VGK Goalie: A. Hill (L – 36/39)
NYR Shots: 40
VGK Shots: 34
NYR PP: 0/2
NYR PK: 2/2

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers headed into the break with a 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights to close out January. New York scored two goals in the first and two in the third on the way to a win. In the win, Vincent Trocheck registered his 12th multi-point game of the season and Braden Schneider recorded his first multi-point game of the season and third of his career.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers return from the All-Star Break and begin a three-game homestand as the Calgary Flames pay visit to Madison Square Garden (7:30 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Rangers will play seven of their next eight games against Western Conference opponents. Against the West, New York is 14-5-3.
  • The Blueshirts have earned points in four of their last five games (3-1-1) and 11 of their last 13 games (8-2-3). Dating back to November 30, Rangers have points in 21 of their last 26 contests (17-5-4).
  • New York begins an 11-game February slate (5 at home, 6 on road). The Rangers finished January with a 8-2-2 record for 18 points in 12 games. In the NHL in January, the Rangers ranked tied for third in points percentage (.750) and allowed the third fewest goals-against per game (2.25).
  • The Blueshirts have allowed the third fewest goals per game with a 2.59 clip and since Dec. 5, their 2.26 GA/GP is the second fewest.
  • New York’s 61 third period goals rank tied for fifth in the NHL and their plus-16 third period goal differential ranks fourth.
  • At home against the Flames, the Blueshirts have won six of their last eight games dating back to the 2009-10 season.
  • Over his career against Calgary, Vincent Trocheck has points in four of his last five contests (1G-4A) and overall eight of 12 career games (5G-5A) against them.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 121 points, tied for the fourth most in the NHL and 95 assists, the third most. 28.5 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Feb. 8/8:00 PM Vancouver/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Feb. 10/7:00 PM Seattle/MSG MSGSN ESPN 1050 AM
Feb. 11/7:00 PM Carolina/PNC Arena MSG 2 ESPN 1050 AM
Feb. 15/10:00 PM Vancouver/Rogers Arena MSGSN ESPN 1050 AM
Feb. 17/9:00 PM Edmonton/Rogers Place MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 27 Vegas W, 4-1
Jan. 25 at Toronto OTL. 3-2
Jan. 23 Florida W, 6-2
Jan. 19 Boston L, 3-1
Jan. 16 at Columbus W, 3-1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 5 – Sammy Blais recalled from conditioning stint and Will Cuylle recalled Hartford.

ALL-TIME RECORD 47-59-15-1 (110 PTS)
2022-23 0-0-0
2021-22 0-2-0
NYR HOME 31-26-5-0 (67 PTS)
NYR AWAY 16-33-10-1 (43 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 0-5-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Trocheck/Zibanejad (5) – A: Panarin (7) – Pts: Trocheck (10)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Don Maloney (14) – A: Gilbert (22) – Pts: Gilbert (32)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
February 6 at MSG 7:30 PM ET
February 18 at Scotiabank Saddledome 10:00 PM ET

TEAM NOTES
BLUESHIRTS SINCE DECEMBER 5
Since December 5, the Rangers have a 16-4-3 record for 35 points. In that span, their 16 wins are tied for the sixth most in the NHL while their 35 points are the fourth most.

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • The Rangers have been perfect on the penalty kill in four of their last five games (14-for-15).
  • The Blueshirts’ 81.3 percent penalty kill ranks ninth in the NHL and their 26 power play goals against is tied for the third fewest in the NHL.
  • New York has averaged the fourth fewest PIM/GP with a 7.6 mark.
  • The Rangers’ plus-28:44 special teams time differential is the sixth highest clip in the NHL.