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

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

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.

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (32-15-1) at Florida Panthers (24-22-6)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (32-15-1) at Florida Panthers (24-22-6)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Los Angeles 2
The Tampa Bay Lightning skated to a franchise record 12th-straight win on home ice with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings Jan. 28 at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning improved to 32-15-1 this season with a home record of 20-4-1…Brayden Point opened the scoring 5:02 into the first period after Nikita Kucherov jumped on a loose puck behind the LAK net and sent a pass to the slot where Point scored his 29th goal of the season…Pierre-Edouard Bellemare doubled Tampa Bay’s lead just 1:19 later after Nick Perbix pinched up the right boards and intercepted a breakout pass before feeding sending a pass to the high slot for Bellemare, who leaned into a wrist shot and buried his third goal of the year…Jaret Anderson-Dolan made it a 2-1 game when he scored LAK’s first goal at the 10:12 mark of the first period…Corey Perry restored the Lightning’s two-goal lead 5:45 later when he jumped on a rebound in front off a point shot from Perbix and scored his ninth goal of the season to make it a 3-1 game with Vladislav Namestnikov picking up the secondary assist…With 4:40 remaining in the second period, Ross Colton jumped on another rebound off a point shot from Perbix and beat Jonathan Quick to increase the lead to 4-1 with Pat Maroon recording the secondary helper…Phillip Danault got LAK back within two when he made it a 4-2 game at the 19:08 mark of the second period…With 3:57 remaining in regulation, Victor Hedman scored the final goal of the game when he stepped into a pass from Steven Stamkos and hammered home his fourth goal of the season on Tampa Bay’s only shot of the third period with Point picking up the secondary assist.
PP: TBL – 0-2 LAK – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 25 LAK – 28
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Panthers are playing the third of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at FLA Live Arena…The Bolts have won both matchups vs. FLA this season…Tampa Bay skated to a 4-1 win over FLA in the last meeting Dec. 10 at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts opened the scoring at the 8:40 mark of the first period when Anthony Cirelli won a puck battle in the corner and put a pass right on the tape of Pat Maroon, who ripped a wrist shot from the slot into the top left corner and past Sergei Bobrovsky for his first goal of the season with Cal Foote recorded his first assist of the year…Zac Dalpe tied the game at one at the 6:02 mark of the second period with FLA’s lone goal of the game…Brayden Point gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead 3:03 into the third period when he took a pass from Nikita Kucherov and snuck a wrist shot under the left arm of Bobrovsky as Brandon Hagel picked up his 11th assist of the season with the secondary helper…Mikhail Sergachev put the Bolts up by two with his fifth goal of the season with 12:38 remaining in regulation as Foote recorded his second assist of the game and Vladislav Namestnikov collected the secondary helper…Steven Stamkos extended his point streak to 13 games with his 496th career goal at the 16:45 mark of the third with a smooth backhand-forehand move as Alex Killorn and Nick Paul recorded the assists…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal and made 24 saves on 25 shots against for his 11th win of the season…Tampa Bay has won three straight games vs. FLA and four of the last five…The Lightning are 5-5-0 in the last 10 games at FLA and the last 10 contests overall…The Bolts have scored 14 goals over their last three games at FLA…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in five straight games vs. FLA…The Lightning have recorded 30 or more shots on goal in six of the last seven contests vs. FLA…Stamkos has scored a goal in six straight games at FLA and recorded a point in nine consecutive contests at FLA (9-8—17)…Stamkos has scored a goal and recorded points in four consecutive games vs. FLA overall (5-3—8)…Kucherov has pointed in four straight games vs. FLA (3-8—11)…Kucherov has recorded points in eight of his last 10 contests vs. FLA with seven multi-point efforts during that span (8-14—22)…Kucherov has seven points over his last two games at FLA (2-5—7)…Kucherov has recorded a multipoint ffort in six of his last eight contests at FLA (7-10—17)…Point is riding a six-game goal and point streak vs. FLA (7-1—8)…Point has picked up points in three straight contests at FLA (4-1—5)…Killorn has pointed in four of his last five games vs. FLA (0-4—4)…Victor Hedman has five points over his last three games vs. FLA (0-5—5) and has picked up points in six of the last eight meetings (2-8—10)…Hedman has pointed in eight of his last 10 contests at FLA (0-13—13)…Vasilevskiy has won four consecutive starts vs. FLA with a .931 save percentage and 2.22 goals against average.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. FLA

  1. Steven Stamkos – 76 pts. (39-37—76, 62 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 71 pts. (31-40—71, 73 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 68 pts. (26-42—68, 78 GP)
  4. Victor Hedman – 42 pts. (7-35—42, 59 GP)
    T5. Nikita Kucherov – 38 pts. (16-22—38, 29 GP)
    T5. Brad Richards – 38 pts. (14-24—38, 43 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a brief one-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play seven of their 12 games in February on the road…The Lightning are 9-5-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 16-9-1 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 6-2-0 in the first half of back-to-back games this season…The Bolts have scored three or more goals in five straight road games and 10 straight contests overall.

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

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 52
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 27
  • G Sergei Bobrovsky | Games Missed: 5
  • G Spencer Knight | Games Missed: 3
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 162

LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Bruins 3 [OT] – Jan. 28 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Montour (10), Bennett (12), Barkov (14), Reinhart (17-OT)
BOS Goals: Smith (3), Coyle (11), Pastrnak (38)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (W) – 38 Saves
BOS Goalie: Swayman (L [OT]) – 33 Saves
FLA Shots: 37
BOS Shots: 40
Notes: Aleksander Barkov (1-2-3) forced overtime with a goal at 19:57 of the third period and assisted on the GWG…Barkov reached 600 NHL points with his performance and extended his career-long point streak to 11 games (5-12-17)…Sam Reinhart scored his first NHL overtime goal…Brandon Montour scored a goal for the second consecutive game, extending his career-long point streak to nine games, the longest by a defenseman in franchise history…Givani Smith skated in his 100th NHL game…FLA PP: 0-1, FLA PK: 4-4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Jan. 29: G Mack Guzda loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. LIGHTNING
ALL-TIME vs. TBL: 73-50-10-19
ALL-TIME HOME vs. TBL: 43-17-4-11
2022-23 vs. TBL: 0-1-1

CATS STATS

  • Per NHL PR, the 20 seconds between the Panthers’ game-tying goal and overtime winner Jan. 28 vs. BOS was the shortest such span by a team in NHL history in contests where the sudden-death provision was used.
  • The Panthers became the second team in NHL history to fall behind in the final minute of regulation, tie the game and then score the overtime winner in the opening 60 seconds of extra time. Florida joined the Hartford Whalers on Dec. 7, 1990.
  • Aleksander Barkov has produced 33 points (7-26-33) over 40 career games against Tampa Bay. He has amassed 13 points (3-10-13) over his past 14 games vs. the Lightning since the start of the 2020-21 season.

JANUARY RECAP
Florida enters February after posting an 8-5-2 record during the month of January, their 18 points tied for fifth-most among teams in January. Their 57 goals from Jan. 1-31 ranked second behind SEA (60) and they averaged 34.0 shots per game (6th). Matthew Tkachuk recorded 23 points (8-15-23) in January, tied for the league lead with Jack Hughes. His 15 assists also tied for the league lead during that span along with Aleksander Barkov and Nathan MacKinnon, and Tkachuk’s five power-play goals nine power-play points also tied for the league lead.

BATTLE OF FLORIDA
The Panthers face off against their cross-state rival for third time this season. In their previous matchup at FLA Live Arena on Oct. 21, Tampa Bay took home the victory in overtime behind two goals from Brayden Point. Though the Panthers are winless in their past three games against the Lightning, they own a 5-2-2 record over their past nine meetings.

POWER UP
Since the turn of the calendar, the Panthers lead the league with a 36.2% power-play success rate (17/47). Florida’s 17 power-play goals in the month of January were three more than the next-best team (OTT, 14).

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (25-22-5) at Philadelphia Flyers (21-21-9)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (25-22-5) at Philadelphia Flyers (21-21-9)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, Jan. 28 OT Win NYI 2 vs. VGK 1 Lee, Barzal Varlamov (45/46)
After a scoreless first period, Anders Lee opened the score for the second straight game, and Mathew Barzal found the back of the net in overtime to help the New York Islanders defeat the Vegas Golden Knights, 2-1, Saturday night at UBS Arena. Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each recorded assists, extending their point streaks, and goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned aside a season-high 45 of 46 shots faced, capturing his ninth win of the season.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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.
Jan. 30 The New York Islanders have acquired Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a conditional first round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 –

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 –

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: 113

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Monday, Jan. 23 at Toronto L (5-2)

SEASON SERIES
Nov. 26, 2022 UBS Arena W (5-2)
Nov. 29, 2022 Wells Fargo Center L (3-1)
Feb. 6, 2023 Wells Fargo Center 7:00pm
Apr. 8, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Feb. 7 vs. Seattle UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 9 vs. Vancouver UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. PHILADELPHIA:
Nov. 29, 2022 Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) Loss (3-1)
Nov. 26, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-2)
Mar. 20, 2022 Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) Loss (2-1)
Jan. 25, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-3)
Jan. 18, 2022 Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) SO Win (4-3)

vs. THE FLYERS
2022-23 1-1-0
Last five games: 3-2-0
Franchise History 117-135-26-9
NYI Home 70-56-15-5
NYI Away 47-79-11-4

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Philadelphia Flyers as they return to action following their eight-day bye week and All-Star Break. It is the third of four matchups between the two clubs this season. These teams last met on November 29, 2022, when Noah Dobson found the back of the net, and Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal tallied assists, but the Islanders fell to the Flyers, 3-1, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Islanders have collected points in four of their last six matchups with the Flyers. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with wins in each of their last two games, and points in three of their last four Metropolitan Division matchups.

BACK-TO-BACK
Tonight, the Islanders begin their 11th of 15 back-to-back sets of games this season. They are 5-5-0 on the front-end of back-to-backs so far. The Islanders capped off the month of January in a back-to-back, as they earned victories on January 27 against Detroit, and January 28 against Vegas. It is the fourth time this season they have won consecutive games in consecutive nights, and the first time since November 25 and 26, against Columbus and Philadelphia. It was the first time that the Islanders swept a back-to-back series in which they scored two goals or fewer in each game for the first time since December 30-31, 2002, vs. Florida and in Buffalo.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Thur., Feb. 9 Edmonton Oilers Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
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

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison lower body 1/28-present 1
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 51
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 51
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 51
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 25
Zack MacEwen upper body-jaw 1/28-present 1
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 271

FLYERS VS. ISLANDERS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS ISLANDERS
144-99-44 ALL-TIME RECORD 117-135-35
83-36-22 HOME 70-56-20
61-63-22 ROAD 47-79-15
2-2-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
2-3-5 LAST 10 MEETINGS 8-2-0
930 GOALS SCORED 870
23.9% POWER PLAY 21.4%
78.6% PENALTY KILL 76.1%
van Riemsdyk: 35 pts (12-23=35) in 49 GP
Hayes: 19 pts (12-7=19) in 35 GP
Konecny: 16 pts (8-8=16) in 25 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Parise: 47 pts (25-22=47) in 54 GP
Bailey: 37 pts (12-25=37) in 66 GP
Barzal: 26 pts (8-18=26) in 25 GP
Hart: 4-3-3, 2.98 GAA, .890 SV% in 10 GP
Sandstrom: 0-1-0, 5.01 GAA, .783 SV% in 1 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Varlamov: 9-3-2, 2.77 GAA, .916 SV% in 15 GP
Sorokin: 7-2-1, 1.76 GAA, .938 SV%, 1 SO in 10 GP

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 10-4-2 in their last 16 games, outscoring their opponents, 52-43, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-6th in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 17 of its last 26 games (13-9-4), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 30 of its 51 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-4th in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in 10 of their last 14 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 1,450 hits and with 887 blocked shots

HOME COOKIN’

  • Philadelphia is 4-3-1 in its last eight home games and 10-12-2 in 24 home games this season.
  • The Flyers have outscored their opponents, 30-29, in the last eight home games, including four five-plus goal games.
  • Philadelphia has scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 11 home games. The Flyers are 10-2-2 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.

Blue Bombers re-sign receiver Nic Demski to three-year extension

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Blue Bombers re-sign receiver Nic Demski to three-year extension

WINNIPEG, MB., –  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the club has re-signed receiver Nic Demski to a three-year contract extension, keeping him in Blue and Gold through 2025.

A born-and-bred Winnipegger and product of the University of Manitoba, Demski (5-11, 216) will be entering his fifth season with the Blue Bombers in 2023 after beginning his Canadian Football League career in 2015 as a first-round draft pick with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

He first signed with Winnipeg as a free agent in 2018 and is coming off a 2022 season in which he set career bests despite missing five games. Demski finished ’22 with 64 receptions for 772 yards and 10 touchdowns – all the best numbers in his career – and in the process was named the Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Canadian Player for a second straight season and was also selected to the West Division All-Star Team.

In his four seasons with the Blue Bombers, Demski has 215 receptions for 2,523 yards and 20 touchdowns, while adding 633 yards and four more scores along the ground.

Blue Bombers re-sign defensive back Alden Darby

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Blue Bombers re-sign defensive back Alden Darby

WINNIPEG, MB., – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms with American defensive back Alden Darby, Jr. on a one-year contract extension.

He was scheduled to become a free agent on February 14th.

Darby, Jr. (5-11, 194, Arizona State; born: June 22, 1992, in Long Beach, CA) returns in 2023 for what will be his third stint with the Blue Bombers.
Darby Jr. is a veteran of 66 regular season games in the CFL, including 43 with the Toronto Argonauts, 10 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and 13 and counting with the Blue Bombers.

Winnipeg has twice traded for Darby, Jr. in two years, most recently acquiring him from the Tiger-Cats at the trade deadline last October. He was first acquired by the Bombers in a trade with Toronto in July of 2021 and found a place in the Blue Bombers starting defence while being named a West Division All-Star that year.

He had 34 tackles, one tackle for a loss and a pass knockdown in nine regular season starts in 2021, before adding two tackles and a sack in the Western Final win over Saskatchewan and six tackles, a pass knockdown and an interception in the Grey Cup victory over Hamilton.

Darby, Jr. made two regular season starts for the Blue Bombers last year after the trade and had six tackles before adding four more tackles and a sack in the playoff run.
Darby, Jr. first signed with the Argos in July of 2017 and appeared in 43 games over three years with Toronto, finishing with 137 tackles, one sack and eight interceptions. He was a member of the 2017 Grey Cup champion Argonauts, although he was on the injured list and did not play in the game.

Darby, Jr. played his college ball at Arizona State and had 10 interceptions during his days with the Sun Devils. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Chargers in 2014 and had NFL looks with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.

NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 6, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 6, 2023

* Four Wild Card spots, two competitive races in both the Eastern and Western Conference – dive into the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoff race as teams return to action.

* Jack and Quinn Hughes are set for the sixth all-time head-to-head as the Devils (32-13-4, 68 points) and Canucks (20-26-3, 43 points) clash when the NHL’s regular-season schedule resumes following All-Star Weekend.
 

* Jamie Benn (348-465—813 in 999 GP) is set to become the second player in Stars/North Stars history to skate in 1,000 games when Dallas’ captain celebrates the milestone night Monday. Mike Modano (1,459 GP) is currently the only player to do so.


WHERE WE STAND: THE RACE TO THE 2023 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
The NHL’s 2022-23 regular season resumes following a pause from Feb. 2-5 for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, with a shift in focus toward the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Four teams currently hold a playoff position after failing to do so in 2022 (NJD, WPG, VGK & SEA).


 

* The Bruins (39-7-5, 83 points), who occupy first place in the League standings, will look to claim the fourth Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history (2020, 2014 & 1990). Boston has held top spot in the NHL standings for 95 days this season and can establish the sixth instance in NHL history of a club holding the No. 1 position for at least 162 days should they remain in first through the duration of 2022-23.

* Elsewhere in the Atlantic Division, the Sabres (26-20-4, 56 points) – a club looking for their first playoff berth since 2010-11 – and Panthers (24-22-6, 54 points) currently sit one and three points behind the Penguins for the final Eastern Conference Wild Card spot, respectively. Two teams who would potentially face Boston in the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

* While the Hurricanes (34-9-8, 76 points) have held a share of the Metropolitan Division lead since Dec. 20, 2022, the Devils (32-13-4, 68 points) and Rangers (27-14-8, 62 points) – both in action Monday – currently hold second and third place, respectively. The two clubs, who are trending towards their first Stanley Cup Playoffs meeting in over a decade, both aim to earn a win in their 50th game of 2022-23, with New Jersey looking to record its second-most victories through as many contests in a season in franchise history behind only 2009-10 (34).

* The Islanders (25-22-5, 55 points), who are engaged in a close race for a Wild Card position, will also take to the ice when they visit the Flyers (21-21-9, 51 points); New York was 17 points outside of the playoff picture at this time last season.



* The first and second slot in the Central Division includes teams separated by just one point, with Dallas (28-13-10, 66 points) and Winnipeg (32-19-1, 65 points) also occupying the first two seeds in the Western Conference. The Stars can finish atop their division for the first time since 2015-16 and should they conclude the campaign in the conference’s first-place seed it would mark the first time since 2002-03. Meanwhile, the Jets have yet to conclude a season No. 1 in the division since the club re-located to Winnipeg – last achieving the feat in 2006-07 in Atlanta – and is in pursuit of their first-ever conference title.

* Two of the top three teams in the Pacific Division failed to participate in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, highlighted by the top-seeded Kraken (29-15-5, 63 points) who hold four games in hand over the second-place Kings (28-18-7, 63 points). Seattle, which has already surpassed its point total from 2021-22, can become the fourth expansion team since 1967-68 to win a division title within its first two seasons, joining the 2017-18 Golden Knights (Pacific Division), 1967-68 Flyers (West Division) and 1968-69 Blues (West Division). Of note, Philadelphia and St. Louis were part of the NHL’s all-expansion division from 1967-68 to 1973-74.

* The Western Conference features a tightly contested Wild Card race separated by six points and includes two teams from each division. Calgary will have the opportunity to move back into the Second Wild Card position for the first time since Jan. 27 when the Flames kick off a four-game road swing at Madison Square Garden.



HUGHES BROTHERS READY HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING AS SCHEDULE RESUMES
Jack Hughes (33-31—64 in 49 GP) and the Devils (32-13-4, 68 points) welcome Quinn Hughes (5-40—45 in 45 GP) and the Canucks (20-26-3, 43 points) to Prudential Center as the NHL’s regular-season schedule resumes following All-Star Weekend.


* Jack enters his 50th game of the 2022-23 season on an eight-game point streak – a stretch that also includes multiple points in each of his past four contests dating to Jan. 22 (4-4—8 in 4 GP). Hughes, tied for the most goals (13) and points (23) among all players since Jan. 1, can become the third player in franchise history with five consecutive multi-point outings joining Scott Gomez (5 GP in 2005-06) and Kirk Muller (5 GP in 1987-88).

* Quinn sits tied for the fourth-most points among all defensemen since Jan. 1 (4-11—15 in 13 GP), thanks in part to five multi-point games and two outings with two or more assists. He sits one multi-assist performance shy of second double-digit total in a single season (also 11 in 2021-22) and five away from the most by a Canucks defenseman in a single campaign.

BENN SET TO CELEBRATE 1,000TH CAREER GAME
Stars captain Jamie Benn (348-465—813 in 999 GP) is expected to skate in his 1,000th career game when his Central Division-leading Stars (28-13-10, 66 points) host the Ducks (16-29-5, 37 points) at American Airlines Center.
 

* Benn (19-25—44 in 51 GP), who has already passed his 82-game goal total from 2021-22 (18-28—46) and sits one tally away from his 10th 20-goal campaign with Stars, is set to join a franchise icon with his milestone contest.

QUICK CLICKS

* Bo Horvat agrees to 8-year contract with Islanders
* Top 10 moments from 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend
* Color of Hockey: Sophie Jaques has unfinished business at Ohio State
* Avalanche enter second half confident they can repeat as Cup champions
* Jamie Benn prepared to play 1,000th NHL game for Stars

NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (36-17) at Portland Trail Blazers (26-27)

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NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (36-17) at Portland Trail Blazers (26-27)

Big-time stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard will both be riding impressive hot streaks when they share the court on Monday night.

Antetokounmpo’s team also is the hottest in the NBA, and he will seek to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their eighth straight victory when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers.

Antetokounmpo has flashed his two-time NBA MVP form during the winning streak, recording a double-double in each game while posting averages of 39.4 points, 14.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists. He has outputs of 54 and 50 points and posted a triple-double with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists in Saturday’s 123-115 home victory over the Miami Heat.

The triple-double was Antetokounmpo’s third of the season and 32nd of his career.

The recent hot stretch has allowed the Bucks to move within one game of the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics.

Antetokounmpo scored 37 points when Milwaukee notched a 119-111 home victory over Portland on Nov. 21 for its 11th win in the past 13 games in the series. Lillard sat out that contest with a calf injury.

Lillard is fully healthy now and has scored at least 40 points four times over the past seven games, including a season-high 60 against the Utah Jazz on Jan. 25.

The Trail Blazers are 5-2 during that span despite dropping a 129-121 decision to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Lillard scored 40 points during the setback.

Lillard is averaging 40 points and has made 36 3-pointers during the seven-game stretch.

Portland appeared tired in the second half of the loss to the Bulls, a contest in which they squandered a 17-point advantage. The Trail Blazers had recovered from a 20-point deficit one night earlier while rallying for a 124-116 win over the Washington Wizards.

Portland coach Chauncey Billups could see it, too. He felt his squad simply ran out of gas.

The Trail Blazers entered Sunday in 11th place in the Western Conference with a key stretch arriving. Monday’s meeting is the first of five straight home games entering the All-Star break and among the opponents are the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.

The Bucks will be the biggest test of the group with Antetokounmpo playing at a supreme level and sidekick Khris Middleton coming off a season-high, 24-point outing against the Heat.

Middleton has been limited to 14 games this season due to knee, wrist and ankle injuries. But he is averaging 19.3 points over the past three games while playing just 20 minutes in each contest.

Portland will be without center Jusuf Nurkic (calf) for the third straight game. He won’t return until after the All-Star break.

NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (29-23) at Houston Rockets (13-40)

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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (29-23) at Houston Rockets (13-40)

Prior to a surprising 18-point home loss to the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 25 that preceded their current seven-game road trip, the Sacramento Kings claimed status as darlings of the NBA.

The Kings had ascended to first place in the Pacific Division behind the play of De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, a pair of expected All-Stars playing the best basketball of their careers. Sacramento seemed assured of ending a postseason drought that stretches back 16 years on the back of the highest-scoring offense in the NBA and a style of play that earned countless raves.

On Sunday, with Fox sidelined for a second consecutive game due to personal reasons, the Kings suffered their worst loss of the season, 136-104, to a New Orleans Pelicans team missing a trio of starters. The Kings were lethargic from the opening tip and have struggled mightily against opponents playing the second game of a back-to-back.

On Monday, Sacramento will complete its own back-to-back when it plays the first of consecutive games in Houston against the Rockets, with the finale of the four-game season series set for Wednesday. Sacramento swept a pair of games against the Rockets at home on Jan. 11 and Jan. 13.

The Kings fell to 2-3 on their roadie and, suddenly, things don’t look quite as rosy.

For every incremental step forward, the Rockets follow with performances that cement their standing as the worst team in the NBA. After posting consecutive victories for the first time since mid-December with wins over the Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston followed by blowing a double-digit lead at home against the Raptors on Friday before producing a non-competitive effort on the road against the Thunder in a 153-121 loss on Saturday.

The Rockets were playing for the third time in four days against the Thunder, and since they were in the second game of a back-to-back, were without Eric Gordon and Jae’Sean Tate in addition to Kevin Porter Jr., who missed his 12th consecutive game with a lingering toe injury.

Still, the Rockets had shown flashes of determined effort while in the midst of injury adversity. That they relented so completely to the obstacles they faced in Oklahoma City was jarring.

NBA preview: Cleveland Cavaliers (33-22) at Washington Wizards (24-28)

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NBA preview: Cleveland Cavaliers (33-22) at Washington Wizards (24-28)

Frustration is setting in for the Washington Wizards, who carry a two-game skid into Monday’s matchup against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Wizards have lost last two games in agonizing fashion. One night after blowing a 20-point lead in a 124-116 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Washington relinquished a 23-point lead in a 125-123 loss to the short-handed Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.

The Wizards are the first NBA team in the last 25 seasons to lose on consecutive days after being up by 20 or more points in each.

Saturday’s loss was even more perplexing because Brooklyn played without injured starters Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons.

Washington will look to regroup against Cleveland, which is seeking its first three-game winning streak since early January. The Cavaliers, who have won four of their last six games, are playing the second game of a back-to-back after beating the Indiana Pacers 122-103 on Sunday.

All of Cleveland’s starters – Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen – scored in double figures in the victory.

Okoro had a season-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including three 3-pointers. The third-year pro has averaged 16 points over the past two games.

Cleveland has won its last two meetings against Washington, including a 117-107 overtime victory on Oct. 23.

Reserve point guard Ricky Rubio missed the early-season contest due to a left knee injury, but he’s now serving a key role on the Cavaliers’ second unit.

Rubio, who has missed a total of 44 games this season while recovering from ACL surgery, tallied seven points and nine assists in Sunday’s win over Indiana.

Cleveland could be facing a short-handed Washington team if star Bradley Beal is unable to play. Beal was held out of Saturday’s loss to Brooklyn due to left foot soreness and is listed as questionable for Monday’s contest.

Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma has already been ruled out for the matchup with a sprained left ankle. Kuzma, averaging 21.3 points and 7.6 rebounds, played just 11 minutes against Brooklyn before leaving in the second quarter.

Kuzma’s absence will likely result in more playing time for third-year pro Deni Avdija, who is averaging 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds over his last five games.

Avdija is eager to get back on the floor following the past two losses. The 6-foot-9 forward was one of the last players to leave the court after Saturday’s loss to Brooklyn.

NBA Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-27) at Golden State Warriors (27-26)

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NBA Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-27) at Golden State Warriors (27-26)

The Golden State Warriors open a second stretch this season without All-Star guard Stephen Curry when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night at San Francisco.

Curry left Saturday’s 119-113 home win over the Dallas Mavericks after clashing knees with McKinley Wright IV late in the third quarter while defending in the key.

The two-time MVP limped immediately to the bench, then to the locker room, where X-rays were negative.

An MRI on Sunday revealed Curry has partially torn tibiofibular ligaments in his left knee, according to multiple reports, and is expected to be out through next week’s All-Star break.

The Warriors’ Draymond Green noted after Saturday’s game that he talked to Curry and was optimistic his teammate would be back soon.

Curry missed 11 games bridging December and January with a dislocated left shoulder. The Warriors went 6-5 in a home-heavy portion of the schedule that time.

This time, Golden State will be off for eight days in the middle of February because of the All-Star break, with five games remaining until then. The Warriors will play three of those five at home, with road games at Portland and Los Angeles (Clippers).

Golden State got a reminder of what playing without Curry can be like when it was outscored 35-21 while its leader was off the floor for the final 14 minutes against the Mavericks. Curry had already contributed 21 points to what was then a 98-78 lead.

The Warriors’ matchup with the Thunder will be the second in eight days between the teams. Curry had 38 points and 12 assists in a 128-120 win at Oklahoma City last Monday.

The Thunder have played just twice since, splitting a home-and-home series with the Houston Rockets. They won the rematch Saturday night at home, exploding for a season-best 153 points in a 32-point romp.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a candidate to replace Curry in the All-Star Game starting lineup, paced the win with 42 points. He has 30 or more points in six of his last seven games, including 31 against the Warriors last week.

The game at San Francisco will provide a homecoming of sorts for Oklahoma City rookie Jalen Williams, a 2022 first-round pick after a stellar three-year career at nearby Santa Clara. The Thunder will be playing at Golden State for the first time this season.

The Thunder already played at Sacramento, and one night before their Jan. 20 visit, Williams returned to Santa Clara to watch his Broncos take on BYU. He then had 13 points in a loss to the Kings the next night.

Williams will join Gilgeous-Alexander at the All-Star Game festivities in Salt Lake City next week. Williams and Thunder teammate Josh Giddey were selected to play in the Rising Stars game next Friday night.

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