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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (15-31-3) at Seattle Kraken (28-15-5)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (15-31-3) at Seattle Kraken (28-15-5)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Jan. 28, 2023 Game No. 50 (15-31-3, 33 pts.)
at Seattle Kraken (28-15-5, 61 pts.), Climate Pledge Arena Road Game No. 23 (4-16-2, 10 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: JAN. 27, 2023 – CBJ 2 at VAN 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Marchenko (12), PP – Marchenko (13)
VAN Goal Scorers: SHG – Pettersson (20), PP – Hughes (5), Mikheyev (13), Joshua (8), PP – Pettersson (21)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (29/34; 59:27); VAN – Delia (24/26; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 2/4 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / VAN: 34
3 Stars: 1. Horvat, VAN; 2. Pettersson, VAN; 3. Hughes, VAN
Noteworthy: CBJ had their 3-game points streak (2-0-1) snapped with the regulation loss… CBJ scored 2 PPG for the 7th time this season and 2nd time in the last 3 games… Marchenko notched his 2nd career multi-goal game (2-0-2) to extend his goal streak to 3-straight games (4-0-4)… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 35th assist of the campaign, extending his assists streak to 5 consecutive outings (1-6-7)… Laine registered his 16th assist of the season, giving him assists in 5-straight contests (2-6-8)… Boqvist recorded an assist to extend his assists streak to 3-straight games (0-4-4)… Jenner tallied his 12th assist of the season and now has points in 4-straight games (3-1-4).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (43 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (38 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (36 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (34 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (18 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (9 games)
Nyquist (upper body); out indefinitely (1 game)
Blankenburg (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 329

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 28 Recalled Christiansen from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 20 Assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 14 Activated Jenner, Robinson and Tarasov off Injured Reserve and assigned Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 13 Assigned Greaves and Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 12 Activated Blankenburg off Injured Reserve, placed Robinson on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 3 and added Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Placed Meyer on Injured Reserve and added Fix-Wolansky to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 10 Placed Tarasov on IR retroactive on Dec. 30 and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
10pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 105.7 FM
AGAINST THE KRAKEN
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at SEA)
2021-22 Series: 2-0-0 (1-0-0 at SEA)
All-Time Series: 2-0-0 (1-0-0 at SEA)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 2-0-0 | 1-0-0
All-Time GF/GA: 7/5
All-Time SF/SA: 53/52
All-Time PP: 0-of-2
All-Time PK: 1-of-2

THE LAST GAME VS. SEA: DEC. 11, 2021 – CBJ 5 at SEA 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bjorkstrand (9), Roslovic (5), Domi (5), Domi (6), OT – Bean (4)
SEA Goal Scorers: McCann (11), PP – Schwartz (6), Geekie (3), Dunn (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (28/32, 60:55); SEA – Grubauer (24/29, 60:38)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 0/1 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / SEA: 32
3 Stars: 1. Bean, CBJ; 2. Domi, CBJ; 3. Dunn, SEA
Noteworthy: CBJ improved to 6-0-1 in OT/SO this season, snapping a 5-game road losing-streak in the process… CBJ scored 4 goals in the 2nd while SEA answered with 3 in the 3rd… Bjorkstrand collected 1-1-2, notching his 200th NHL/CBJ career point with his 2nd point (assist) in the game… Bean (1-1-2) scored his 2nd GWG/OTG of the season/NHL career… Domi (2-1-3), Jenner (0-2-2), Roslovic (1-1-2) and Voracek (0-2-2) also had multi-point games.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 3 at CBJ

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. SEA)
CBJ swept the series in 2021-22 (2-0-0) with both games decided in overtime… There are no shutouts, hat tricks or penalty shots in the all-time series… Most goals scored at SEA: 5 (12/11/21)… Most goals allowed at SEA: 4 (12/11/21).

SCORING NOTABLES vs. SEA
• Gaudreau – 2-3-5 in 4 career GP, including 2-1-3 in two career games at Seattle.

• Jenner – 0-2-2 in 2 career GP, including collecting both assists in the OT win at Seattle.

• Laine – 1-0-1 in 1 career GP, including the OT winner to give the CBJ their first-ever win against the Kraken on Oct. 16, 2021 at CBJ.

• Merzlikins – 2-0-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .904 SV% in 2 career GP, stopping 47-of-52 shots in the series last year, including 28 in the win at Seattle.

• Roslovic – 1-1-2 in 2 career GP, including notching both of his points in CBJ’s OT win in Seattle on Dec. 11, 2021.

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Calgary 5 at Seattle 2
Goals: Hayden, Tolvanen
Goalie: Jones (33/37)
PP: 0/5 PK: 2/2 Shots: Calgary 38 – Seattle 31

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 132)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 48 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 48 games – day-to-day
Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed) – 7 games – day-to-day
Justin Schultz (undisclosed) – 4 games – week-to-week
Matty Beniers (undisclosed) – 1 game – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 22, 2022: Reassigned F John Hayden to Coachella Valley (AHL)
Jan. 24, 2022: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL)
Jan. 27, 2022: Recalled F Max McCormick from Coachella Valley (AHL); Placed D Justin Schultz on injured reserve

UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Feb. 7: Seattle at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m. PT
Thursday, Feb. 9: Seattle at New Jersey, 4 p.m. PT
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

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the first of two games Seattle will play against Columbus this season. The two teams will next meet on March 3 in Columbus. The Kraken are looking for their first-ever win against the Blue Jackets.

• Yesterday’s game against the Flames and tonight’s game against the Blue Jackets is the Kraken’s fourth back-to-back set this season. The team will play in eight total back-to-back sets this year, and this is the only one of which both teams will be at home. The Kraken have a 2-1-0 record in the second game of a back-to-back set this season.

• The Kraken have not allowed a power-play goal for six consecutive games, going a perfect 15-for-15 during that span. If they were to remain perfect on the penalty kill tonight, it would set a franchise record for consecutive games without allowing a powerplay goal. As of 10:50 p.m. PT on Jan. 27, the Kraken were one of two teams (Washington) to remain perfect on the penalty kill since Jan. 16, the start of the Kraken’s streak.

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

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are leading the league in wins (10, tied), points (21), goals (57) and goals per game (4.07). They are one of only two teams (Edmonton) to be averaging four or more goals per game in 2023.

• Despite only playing in 47 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.

SILENCING THE CANNONS
• Ryan Donato has six points (two goals, four assists) in five career games against the Blue Jackets.

• Jordan Eberle has three assists in his last three games against Columbus.

• Yanni Gourde has five assists in his last three games against the Blue Jackets.

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (15-28-4) at Edmonton Oilers (27-18-4)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (15-28-4) at Edmonton Oilers (27-18-4)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – Joe Brand (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. ANA, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Feb. 10 vs. ARI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, Feb. 11 at WPG, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 14 at MTL, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Wednesday, Feb. 15 at TOR, 6:00 p.m. CT (TNT, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 23 – Recalled Luke Philp and Filip Roos from Rockford … Assigned Isaak Phillips to Rockford … Placed Tyler Johnson on IR … Jan. 17 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 14 – Activated Patrick Kane off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Jan. 13 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Jan. 11 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford and assigned Brett Seney to Rockford … Jan. 4 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on IR.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (5) at CGY (1) – Thu., Jan. 26 – Scotiabank Saddledome
CHI Goals: Raddysh (13), Katchouk (2), Dickinson (6), Laffery (8), Murphy (5; EN)
CGY Goals: Huberdeau (10)
Goalies: CHI – Stauber (34/35, 60:00) CGY – Markstrom (24/28, 57:02)
CHI PP: 0/1; PK: 3/3
CGY PP: 0/3; PK: 1/1
Recap: Thirteen players found the scoresheet in Chicago’s 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday … Boris Katchouk recorded his first career multi-point contest (1G, 1A) … Connor Murphy posted his fifth goal of the season, one shy of his career high (2015-16) … Luke Philp registered his first career point with an helper on Katchouk’s goal … Max Domi notched an assist to extend his point streak to four games (1G, 3A) … Jaxson Stauber stopped a career-high 34 of 35 shots in his second career win.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – EDMONTON OILERS
The Blackhawks finish off the season series against the Oilers tonight in Edmonton … The Blackhawks fell in both home games against the club this season, each time only losing by one goal (4-5 on Nov. 30, 5-6 on Oct. 27) … Max Domi has five points in two games against Edmonton this season (3G, 2A), scoring two goals on Nov. 30 … Patrick Kane has four points (1G, 3A) in the two games this season, including a three-point night on Oct. 27 … Caleb Jones has assists in four of his last five games (5A) against his former club.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 27 (6-5 L), Nov. 30 (4-5 L) | AWAY: Jan. 28
All-Time Record: 72-55-19 | Home: 39-22-13 | Road: 33-33-6
Last Home Win: March 3, 2022 (4-3 OT) | Last Road Win: Feb. 9, 2022 (4-1) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 30,
2022 (4-5) | Last Road Loss: Nov. 20, 2021 (2-5)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. EDM ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews, 20; Max Domi, 12; Jack Johnson, 4
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 43; Jonathan Toews, 23; Tyler Johnson, 10
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 63; Jonathan Toews, 43; Max Domi, 20

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

EDMONTON OILERS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
8:00 p.m. MT at Rogers Place
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
27-18-4 – 58 PTS RECORD 15-28-4 – 34 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 8th Conference – 16th
1st –31.4% (54/172) POWER PLAY 24th – 19.1% (26/136)
23rd – 75.1% (130/173) PENALTY KILL 21st – 76.2% (109/143)

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. CHICAGO GP RECORD HOME (72) AWAY (74) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. CHICAGO 146 62-67-12-5 34-31-5-2 28-36-7-3 486 510
OILERS vs. CHICAGO – 2022-23 2 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 11 9

QUICK FACTS
• Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third and final game against Chicago this season. This is the lone game in Edmonton against the Blackhawks.

• The last time these teams met was on November 30th in Chicago, with the Oilers winning 5-4.

• Tyson Barrie leads the Oilers with 31 career points against the Blackhawks and has played in a team high 36 career games against Chicago. Leon Draisaitl has a team leading 13 goals against the Blackhawks.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. CHICAGO
Record: 4-5-1
GF: 38 GA: 39
2022-23 11/30/22 @ CHI 5-4 W
2022-23 10/27/22 @ CHI 6-5 W
2021-22 3/3/22 @ EDM 4-3 L (OT)
2021-22 2/9/22 @ EDM 4-1 L
2021-22 11/20/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
*2019-20 8/7/20 @ CHI 3-2 L
*2019-20 8/5/20 @ CHI 4-3 L
*2019-20 8/3/20 @ EDM 6-3 W
*2019-20 8/1/20 @ EDM 6-4 L
2019-20 3/5/2020 @ CHI 4-3 L
*Notes playoff games

OILERS LEADERS vs. BLACKHAWKS
NHL CAREER
Games: Barrie (36)
Goals: Draisaitl (13)
Assists: Barrie (23)
Points: Barrie (31)
Penalty minutes: Nugent-Hopkins (27)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 9 D Vincent Desharnais recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Jan. 17 D Markus Niemelainen loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
F Evander Kane activated off LTIR
F Kailer Yamamoto and D Ryan Murray placed on LTIR
Jan. 19 F Devin Shore was loaned to Bakersfield for conditioning

OILERS IN JANUARY
Overall – 546 GP, 258-209-52-27 – 591 PTS
2021-22 – 11 GP, 7-2-2 – 16 PTS

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (26-19-3) at Minnesota Wild (26-17-4)

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (26-19-3) at Minnesota Wild (26-17-4)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Thursday, Jan. 26
Buffalo 3 at Winnipeg 2
Goals: Power, Thompson, Olofsson
Goalie: Comrie (19 saves/21 shots)
PP: 1/2; PK: 2/3; Shots: Buffalo 36 – Winnipeg 21

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 100)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Mattias Samuelsson (Lower body, Jan. 26) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday, Feb. 1: Carolina at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11: Calgary at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13: Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15: Buffalo at Anaheim, 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18: Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT WILD
• This is the second and final meeting between the Sabres and Wild this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Minnesota 6-5 in overtime in Buffalo on Jan. 7, 2023.
• The Sabres are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games against the Wild; 7-3-0 on the road.
• This is the 29th game all-time between Buffalo and Minnesota; Buffalo has a 14-13-1 series record.
• The Sabres are 9-4-0 on the road against the Wild all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• The Sabres have earned at least one point in each of their last six road contests, Buffalo’s longest road point streak since the team earned at least one point in six straight road games from Jan. 22 to Feb. 22, 2018.

• With a point in tonight’s game, the Sabres will have earned a point in seven straight road games for the first time since the team did so from Feb. 8 to March 6, 2011.

• Buffalo has earned wins in each of their last five games and a win in tonight’s game would give the team their second winning streak of six or more games this season.

• The last time the Sabres earned two winning streaks of six or more games in the same season was when the 2005-06 Sabres won seven consecutive games from Dec. 4 to 19, 2005, six games in a row from Jan. 24 to Feb. 7, 2006 and eight games in a row from March 3 to 16, 2006.

• A win in tonight’s game would give the Sabres their second four-game road winning streak this season.

• The 2009-10 Sabres were the last Sabres team to earn multiple road winning streaks of four or more games. They won four consecutive road games from Oct. 10 to 28, 2009, Nov. 27 to Dec. 14, 2009 and March 18 to 29, 2010.

• Owen Power has registered a point in four consecutive games, including one goal in each of his last three.

• A point in tonight’s game would make Power the first Sabres rookie defenseman to record a five-game point streak since Rasmus Dahlin notched a point in five consecutive games from Jan. 8 to 16, 2019. With a point tonight, Power would join Dahlin, Phil Housley, Calle Johansson, Tyler Myers and Nikita Zadorov as the only rookie defensemen in franchise history to record a five-game point streak.

• With a goal in tonight’s game, Power would extend his Sabres record for the most consecutive games with a goal by a rookie defenseman and would become just the third defenseman in franchise history to score a goal in four or more consecutive games (Dahlin, Oct. 13 to 22, 2022; Phil Housley, Nov. 22 to 30, 1988).

• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 38 points (7+31) in his last 33 games, including seven points (1+6) in his last five games

• Alex Tuch has notched 43 points (16+27) in his last 33 games, including nine points (3+6) during his current seven-game point streak.

• A point in tonight’s game would give Tuch an eight-game point streak, which would extend the second-longest of his career and his longest with Buffalo.

• Tage Thompson has recorded 17 points (7+10) in his last 13 games and has recorded at least one point in each of his last six games.

• With a point in tonight’s game, Thompson would earn a point streak of seven or more games for the first time in his career and surpass his previous single-season career high in points scored (68), which he set in 78 games in 2021-22.

• Dylan Cozens has tallied 35 points (13+22) in his last 35 games.

• Victor Olofsson has 11 points (10+1) in his last 12 games.

• In his last 27 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 36 points (15+21).

• Skinner is riding a six-game point streak and a point in tonight’s game would mark his second point streak of seven or more games this season and the fourth of his career.

INTO THE WILD
• Rasmus Dahlin has tallied 10 points (4+6) in six career games against Minnesota, including seven points (2+5) in his last two.

• Dahlin’s 1.67 points per game played against the Wild is his highest against any team in the NHL.

• Victor Olofsson has notched four points (3+1) in four contests against the Wild in his career.

• Casey Mittlestadt has recorded six points (1+5) in five career games against Minnesota and a point in tonight’s game would give him a point in three consecutive games against the Wild.

• Mittelstadt is a native of Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

• Dylan Cozens has registered three points (2+1) in three career games against Minnesota.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Sabres are 15-7-1 on the road this season and are tied for seventh in the NHL in road points percentage (.674).

• .674 is the highest road points percentage in franchise history.

• Since Nov. 22, the Sabres have gone 12-2-1 in away games and they rank first in points percentage (.833) in that span among all NHL teams.

• Buffalo is currently scoring 3.78 goals per game on the road this season, which would rank second all-time in Sabres franchise history for the most goals scored per game on the road in a single season, trailing just the 1974-75 Sabres (3.88 goals per road game played).

• The Sabres also currently have the second-highest road power-play percentage (25.0) in franchise history. Only the 1979-80 Sabres (26.0 percent) scored on a higher percentage of power plays on the road.

• The Sabres currently hold the franchise record for the highest road winning percentage when scoring first (.909).

• This season, the Sabres have gone 10-1-1 against Western Conference opponents on the road.

• Entering play on Jan. 27, Tage Thompson ranked second among all NHL skaters in road points this season (36) and was tied for the league lead in goals scored on the road (18).

• Rasmus Dahlin led all NHL defensemen in road goals (8) and road points (27).

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
BUFFALO SABRES
All-Time Wild Record: 14-9-5 (4-6-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 10-3-2 at Buffalo)

2022-23: The Sabres earned a 6-5 overtime victory in the series-opening game in Buffalo (1/7)…D Calen Addison (0-2=2), C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2) and C Ryan Hartman (1-1=2) all posted two-point performances for the Wild…LW Marcus Foligno (1-0=1), RW Brandon Duhaime (1-0=1) and LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-0=1) also scored goals…G Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31-of-37 shots faced for Minnesota…D Rasmus Dahlin led Buffalo with five points (2-3=5)…C Dylan Cozens (1-1=2), C Casey Mittelstadt (0-3=3) and LW Victor Olafsson (2-0=2) added multi-point performances…G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 39 of 44 shots faced for the Sabres.

WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 22 points (7-15=22) in 28 contests against Buffalo…RW Mats Zuccarello has 16 points (5-11=16) in 23 matches…D Jared Spurgeon owns 10 points (4-6=10) in 16 contests…C Frederick Gaudreau has eight assists in eight games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 22-7-4 with a 2.22 GAA, a .920 SV% and four shutouts in 35 games (32 starts) vs. the Sabres…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced Buffalo.

SABRES LEADERS: RW Kyle Okposo leads the Sabres with 12 points (4-8=12) in 21 contests against Minnesota…Dahlin owns 10 points (4-6=10) in six games…LW Jeff Skinner has 10 points (5-5=10) in 16 matches… RW Alex Tuch owns eight points (4-4=7) in 17 games.

SABRES GOALIES: G Craig Anderson is 7-11-3 with a 3.04 GAA, a .900 SV% and one shutout in 22 games (21 starts) vs. the Wild…Luukkonen is 2-0-0
with a 3.25 GAA and a .938 SV% in one career start…G Eric Comrie is 0-1-0 with a 4.95 GAA and a .846 SV% in two games (one start).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 7-0 win at Buffalo (1/15/15) is tied for the largest margin of victory in franchise history…The Wild is 11-5-4 in its last 20 games against the Sabres, outscoring Buffalo 70-46 in those games, including shootout goals.

FINDING THEIR GROOVE
• Since Oct. 25, the Wild is tied for eighth in the NHL with 25 wins.

• Since Oct. 25, Minnesota is giving up 2.55 goals per game (third in the NHL), allowing 29.4 shots per game (eighth in the NHL) and recording a .913 save percentage (seventh in the NHL).

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 12-3-0 at home for a .800 win percentage, the fourth-best rate in the NHL during that span.

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

• Minnesota is tied for fifth in the NHL with 14 home victories this season and ranked 10th with a .630 point percentage at home.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is scoring 3.27 goals per game (GPG) while recording a 2.13 goals against average (GAA) and .922 save percentage (SV%).

• Since Nov. 23, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in home GAA and third in home SV%.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.4 percent (21 of 69) 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 10th in the NHL with a 81.1 penalty-kill percentage (103 for 127).

• Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 81.8 penalty-kill percentage (72 of 88) on the road this season.

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

• The total is tied for the highest in franchise history through a season’s first 47 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.

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (29-18-3) at New York Islanders (24-22-5)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (29-18-3) at New York Islanders (24-22-5)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTRS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 29-18-3, 61 points (14-13-0 at Home, 15-5-3 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Jan. 28 at New York Islanders AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Feb. 7 at Nashville Predators AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
January 27 – Vegas Golden Knights 1, New York Rangers 4
The Vegas Golden Knights (29-18-3) were taken down by the New York Rangers (27-17-8), 4-1, on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Chris Kreider opened the scoring three minutes into the first period. With less than one minute remaining in the first, Vincent Trocheck extended the Rangers’ lead to 2-0. In the middle frame, Phil Kessel scored the Golden Knights’ first and only goal making it 2-1. In the final period, Filip Chtil scored the third goal for New York, bringing the lead to 3-1. Jimmy Vesey then potted the empty netter securing the 4-1 victory.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Kessel’s goal placed him in the 99th spot of all-time goal scorers in the NHL

Against the Islanders
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Islanders marks the second of two meetings this season. Vegas owns a 4-4-1 record with New York and a 2-1-1 advantage when playing on Long Island. In their last meeting, Reilly Smith had two power-play goals for the Golden Knights, but the home team was overpowered in the third period as the Islanders came away with a 5-2 victory. Smith has seven points in nine meetings with the Islanders (3-4—7), recording at least a point in six of the nine contests.

2022-23 Season NYI Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Dec. 17 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, New York 5)
Jan. 28 – at New York

2021-22 Season NYI Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Oct. 24 – at Vegas (Vegas 0, New York 2)
Dec. 19 – at New York (Vegas 4, New York 3 SO)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Friday, Jan. 27 Win NYI 2 vs. DET 0 Lee, Nelson Sorokin (23/23)
Anders Lee opened the score with his 18th goal of the season, while Ilya Sorokin turned aside all 23 shots he faced to help the New York Islanders defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 2-0, Friday night at UBS Arena. Kyle Palmieri tallied two assists and Brock Nelson scored a goal and an assist to help the Islanders snap a six-game winless streak and improve to 1-1-0 in their three-game season series against the Red Wings.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Dec. 17, 2022 T-Mobile Arena W (5-2)
Jan. 28, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
Jan. 23 Cal Clutterbuck has been placed on IR (upper body). Samuel Bolduc has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Hudson Fasching has been placed on IR (lower body). Dennis Cholowski has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Kyle Palmieri and Adam Pelech have been activated off the team’s IR. Jan. 21 Cal Clutterbuck is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. Aatu Raty has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Jan. 19 William Dufour has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Hudson Fasching is day to day with a lower body injury.

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 –

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

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: 109

RECENT RESULTS
Friday, Jan. 27 vs. Detroit W (2-0)
Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Ottawa L (2-1)
Monday, Jan. 23 at Toronto L (5-2)
Saturday, Jan. 21 vs. Carolina L (5-2)
Thursday, Jan. 19 at Buffalo L/OT (3-2)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Dec. 17, 2022 T-Mobile Arena W (5-2)
Jan. 28, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Feb. 6 at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) 7:00pm
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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. LAS VEGAS:
Dec. 17, 2022 T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) Win (5-2)
Dec. 19, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) SO Loss (4-3)
Oct. 24, 2021 T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) Win (2-0)
Feb. 15, 2020 T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) Loss (1-0)
Dec. 5, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) OT Win (3-2)

vs. THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last five games: 3-1-1
Franchise History 5-3-1
NYI Home 2-1-1
NYI Away 3-2-0

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Vegas Golden Knights in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was December 17, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena. Brock Nelson and Zach Parise each tallied a goal and an assist, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau recorded two assists to help the Islanders earn a 5-2 win in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights last visited the Islanders on December 19, 2021, a 4-3 shootout decision in the Golden Knights’ favor. The Islanders have collected points in their last three straight matchups against the Golden Knights. Tonight’s matchup finishes off the Islanders’ busiest month on home ice in their 2022-23 regular season schedule, and is the last game before their bye week and All-Star Break. It is their eighth contest at UBS Arena in the last 19 days. The Islanders also finish off their tenth of 15 back-to-back games they will play this season. It is the only time in the 2022-23 schedule that the Islanders will play both ends of a back-to-back on home ice. They enter tonight’s matchup 5-3-1 on the back-end of back-to-back games.

BOUNCING BACK
The Islanders snapped a six-game winless streak last night, as they blanked Eastern Conference foe, the Detroit Red Wings, in a 2-0 decision. It was the first time the Islanders shut out the Red Wings since December 13, 2013. It was the Islanders’ first win since January 14, and they collected their 24th win of the season as they outshot the Red Wings 28-23. Brock Nelson’s third-period tally broke an 11-game streak in which the Islanders had been held without a goal in the third period.

PENALTY KILL
The Islanders have killed 30 of their last 31 home-ice penalties. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup 90.9% on the penalty kill at home, leading the NHL. Since December 4, they are 96.8% on the penalty kill at UBS Arena, allowing just one power play goal in their last 12 home games. Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield leads the Islanders and is fifth in the NHL in shorthanded time on ice this season. He has skated 156:46 on the penalty kill in 51 games this season.

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-25-11) at Pittsburgh Penguins (24-15-9)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-25-11) at Pittsburgh Penguins (24-15-9)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 50 – 1/27 – SJS 4 at CAR 5 (OT)…Mikey Eyssimont (1g, 2a) tallied a career-best three points and Mario Ferraro (1g, 1a)
added two of his own, but the San Jose Sharks could not hold back the Hurricanes, who used a late push to earn a 5-4 overtime win. Oskar Lindblom (1g, 0a) started the scoring with a redirection of an Evgeny Svechnikov (0g, 1a) shot and Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) scored midway through the third to tie the game at two apiece. Eyssimont’s marker gave San Jose a 3-2 edge and Ferraro added an empty-netter with less than two minutes remaining before a Carolina rally to steal the extra point.
SJ Goals: Lindblom (5), Bonino (9), Eyssimont (2), Ferraro (3 en)
SF: 30
SA: 36
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 1/2
W: Raanta
OTL: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
1/25 Reassigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/25 Acquired D Jacob MacDonald and F Martin Kaut from Colorado in exchange for F Matt Nieto and D Ryan Merkley; assigned Kaut to the San Jose Barracuda
1/23 Activated D Nikolai Knyzhov from IR; loaned Knyzhov to San Jose Barracuda on long-term injury conditioning assignment
1/18 Acquired F Kyle Criscuolo from Detroit in exchange for F Jasper Weatherby; assigned Criscuolo to the San Jose Barracuda
1/6 Claimed F Mikey Eyssimont off waivers; placed D Radim Simek on IR
1/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
1/4 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/1 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
The Pittsburgh Penguins look to extend a six-game point streak as they play host to the San Jose Sharks Saturday, the teams’ final game before the All-Star break. Pittsburgh is 3-0-3 in that span and has gone beyond regulation in five of those games, earning OT wins against Anaheim and Florida. Pittsburgh is led by captain Sidney Crosby, atop the team charts with 23 goals, 35 assists and 58 points. In their careers, Crosby and alternate captain Evgeni Malkin are tied with 14 points against San Jose, with the latter claiming seven goals and seven assists in 19 regular season matchups.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 26: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT) – Capital One Arena
PIT Goals: Heinen, Rust
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (43 saves, 45 shots)
Key Stats: Bryan Rust’s game-tying goal to force overtime made him the 20th member of his draft class to 300 points.
PP: 0-1
PK: 2-3

Jan. 24: Pittsburgh 7, Florida 6 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Letang (2), Rakell, Heinen, Crosby, O’Connor, Malkin
Multiple Points: Letang (2G-2A), Malkin (1G-2A), Crosby (1G2A), O’Connor (1G-1A), Poehling (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (33 saves, 39 shots)
Key Stats: Kris Letang became the 11th blueliner this season to record four points (2G-2A) in the win.
PP: 3-5
PK: 2-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 17 18
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 6 6
F Kasperi Kapanen Lower-Body 4 4
G Tristan Jarry Upper-Body 2 9
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 119

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 25 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 25 D Ty Smith re-assigned to WBS.
Jan. 24 D Kris Letang activated off of injured reserve.
Jan. 24 D Jan Rutta placed on LTIR. F Kasperi Kapanen placed on injured reserve.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Sharks: 19-18-8
In Pittsburgh: 10-6-4
In San Jose: 9-12-4
OT Record vs. Sharks: 3-2-6
Shootout Record vs. Sharks: 2-3
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. SHARKS:
Mario Lemieux – 14GP, 49 PTS (17G-32A)
Jaromir Jagr – 17GP, 22 PTS (8G-14A)
Ron Francis – 13GP, 21 PTS (8G-13A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins return home to take on the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena in the final game before the bye week (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh swept the season series with San Jose, going 2-0-0 last season. A win tonight would give them their first three-game winning streak against the Sharks since Dec. 1, 2015-Nov. 5, 2016 (3-0-0).
  • Pittsburgh is 8-2-0 against Western Conference opponents at home this season.

HOME COOKIN’
Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with points in 13 of its last 15 home games (10-2-3), and 18 of 23 games at PPG Paints Arena this season (14-
5-4). The Penguins .696 points percentage at home is sixth-best in the NHL.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (20-21-9) at Winnipeg Jets (31-18-1)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (20-21-9) at Winnipeg Jets (31-18-1)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets
Canada Life Centre
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Mon., Feb. 6 New York Islanders Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
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

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 50
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 50
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 50
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 24
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 265

FLYERS VS. JETS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS JETS
43-16-9 ALL-TIME RECORD 22-37-9
23-6-5 HOME 13-16-5
20-10-4 ROAD 9-21-4
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
4-5-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-4-0
234 GOALS SCORED 184
20.2% POWER PLAY 16.1%
83.9% PENALTY KILL 79.8%
van Riemsdyk: 21 pts (7-14=21) in 31 GP
Hayes: 8 pts (4-4=8) in 14 GP
Braun: 7 pts (0-7=7) in 22 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Wheeler: 33 pts (7-26=33) in 38 GP
Scheifele: 18 pts (5-13=18) in 15 GP
Gagner: 9 pts (1-8=9) in 18 GP
Hart: 3-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .950 SV% in 4 GP
Sandstrom: 0-2-0, 3.61 GAA, .873 SV% in 2 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Rittich: 5-0-0, 2.04 GAA, .931 SV% in 5 GP
Hellebuyck: 3-4-0, 2.58 GAA, .919 SV% in 7 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
January 22 Wells Fargo Center WPG (5), PHI (3)
January 28 Canada Life Centre 7 p.m.

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 9-4-2 in their last 15 games, outscoring their opponents, 48-43, and outshooting their opponents, 474-448, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-7th in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 16 of its last 25 games (12-9-4), 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 50 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in nine of their last 13 games, ranking T-3rd in the NHL in wins (6) 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 leads the NHL with 1,439 hits and ranks second with 870 blocked shots.

VS. THE WEST

  • The Flyers play a Western Conference opponent in six of its seven contests from Jan. 17-28 and eight times during the month of January.
  • 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.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • Philadelphia is 6-1-1 in its last eight road games, including a season-high five-game road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
  • The Flyers are 10-9-7 on the road this season and is 7-4-3 in the last 14 road games.
  • Philadelphia have scored three-plus goals in nine of its last 13 road games. The Flyers are 7-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the middle game of a three-game homestand on Saturday night when they host the Philadelphia Flyers. Winnipeg started the homestand with a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The St. Louis Blues visit Canada Life Centre on Monday in the final game of the homestand, which leads into Winnipeg’s 11-day break for the NHL’s all-star weekend and player break.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat PHI
50 GP 50
31 W 20
18 L 21
1 OT 9
63 PTS 49
162 GF 138
131 GA 162
23.6% PP 16.2%
83.6% PK 76.9%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Jan. 28 PHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 30 STL SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 11 CHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 14 SEA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 16 At CBJ TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 19 At TOR 4-1 L 2L
Jan. 21 At OTT 5-1 W 1W
Jan. 22 At PHI 5-3 W 2W
Jan. 24 At NSH 2-1 L 1L
Jan. 26 BUF 3-2 L 2L

Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: John Bartlett
Analyst: Garry Galley
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Derek Taylor

Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 28
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29
Day Off – No Media Availability
Monday, Jan. 30
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. St. Louis Blues 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Buffalo Sabres 3
Winnipeg Jets 2
Jets Scorer: Schmidt (5), Dubois (22)
Sabres Scorers: Power (3), Thompson (34), Olofsson (23)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (33 sv, 3 ga)
Sabres Goaltender: Eric Comrie (19 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 1-for-2
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets scored twice in the final 4:46 of the third period, but fell 3-2 to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Nate Schmidt scored on the power play, while Pierre-Luc Dubois brought the Jets to within a goal with 43 seconds left. Blake Wheeler assisted both of Winnipeg’s goals for the Jets lone two-point night. Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves in the loss.

The January Upon Us
The Jets are 8-5-0 in January for a .615 points percentage, which is tied for 10th in the NHL… The eight victories are tied with the 2018-19 season for the most wins the Jets have had in January… Kyle Connor (8G, 6A), Mark Scheifele (6G, 8A), and Nikolaj Ehlers (4G, 10A) lead the Jets in scoring in January with 14 points… After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 29 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January came in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 19-21-3 in January during the past four seasons.

Goal Dip
The Jets have scored four goals or more in 24 games this season (22-2-0), which is tied for fifth in the NHL… However, the Jets have been held
to two goals or less in five of their past seven games.

Goal-Games
Winnipeg has lost both games during their two-game losing skid by one goal, falling to 11-6-1 in one-goal games on the season… The Jets have scored two goals or less in nine of the 18 games (3-6-0)… The Jets have played in 25 games decided by three goals or more this season (14-11), which leads the NHL.

Facing the East
The Jets finish playing 10 of 13 games against Eastern Conference opponents on Saturday when they host Philadelphia… Winnipeg is 10-10-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Kyle Connor (11G, 9A) leads the Jets in scoring against the east with 20 points in 20 games, while Mark Scheifele also has 11 goals against the east in 20 games.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 17-7-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, but had their five-game home winning streak end on Thursday… Kyle Connor (14G, 19A) leads the team with 33 points in 24 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 15 goals at home leads the team and has him nine goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 14-6-0 with a 1.91 goals-against average, .937 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 246-156-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

Jets vs. PHI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Flyers play each other twice this season and the two meetings come in the span of a week…Winnipeg won the first meeting on Sunday, beating the Flyers 5-3 at Wells Fargo Center…The win was Winnipeg’s first in Philadelphia since Jan. 31/12.

Recent History
The Jets have won the past two games against the Flyers, but the teams have split the season series in the past five seasons in which they have played… The Jets are 13-for-45 (28.9%) on the power play in their past 10 games against the Flyers and have scored on the power play in eight of the 10 games.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has won five consecutive home games against the Flyers dating back to 2017, outscoring Philadelphia 23-8 in the process… The Jets are also 10-for-29 (34.5%) on the power play in the handful of games.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Flyers with 33 points (7G, 26A) in 38 games… Mark Scheifele is averaging better than a point per game against the Flyers with 18 points (5G, 13A) in 15 games… Two of Scheifele’s goals are game-winning goals.

Jets vs. PHI Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/21/2017 Phi W 3 2 33 6 1 12 26 3 0 18
11/16/2017 Phi SOW 3 2 33 7 1 12 32 5 1 25
03/10/2018 @Phi L 1 2 28 4 1 4 35 2 0 8
12/09/2018 Phi W 7 1 35 6 3 16 37 2 0 23
01/28/2019 @Phi L 1 3 32 3 1 4 31 2 0 6
12/15/2019 Phi W 7 3 24 5 3 4 32 1 1 21
02/22/2020 @Phi L 2 4 29 2 1 6 30 3 0 4
02/01/2022 @Phi L 1 3 33 2 0 8 36 4 0 4
04/27/2022 Phi W 4 0 27 5 2 8 35 4 0 10
01/22/2023 @Phi W 5 3 30 5 0 8 31 4 2 10

NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens (20-25-4) at Ottawa Senators (22-23-2)

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NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens (20-25-4) at Ottawa Senators (22-23-2)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Sénateurs s’affrontent ce soir pour la 161e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 172e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Senators are facing each other for the 161st time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 172nd matchup between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – DET 4 @ MTL 3 (P/OT) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Pezzetta, Harvey-Pinard (DN/PK), Harvey-Pinard
Buts DET Goals – Rasmussen, Berggren (AN/PP), Sundqvist, Fabbri (P/OT)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (38-42)
Gardien DET Goalie – Husso (20-23)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/2
Avantage numérique DET Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 26:39) ; S (Suzuki – 5) ; HT (Pezzetta – 8) ; BS (Wideman – 4)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
31 JAN. VS. OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
11 FÉV. VS. NY ISLANDERS 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.
12 FÉV. VS. EDMONTON 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.
14 FÉV. VS. CHICAGO 19 h / 7 p.m.
16 FÉV. @ CAROLINE 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 49 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 49 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 6 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 11 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 13 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 5 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 24 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 3 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Owen Beck des Petes de Peterborough (27/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Owen Beck from the Peterborough Petes (01/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval (25/01)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket (01/25)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Alex Belzile du Rocket de Laval (21/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Alex Belzile from the Laval Rocket (01/21)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Rafaël Harvey-Pinard et Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (17/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (01/11)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (11/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (01/11)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 27/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/27
PTS (44 – 26e/26th)
V/W (20 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (126 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (179 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.8 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (34.0 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (945 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (630 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (15.1% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (73.6% – 29e/29th)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 4-8-1 9 28 52
Centrale 7-5-2 16 44 45
Métropolitaine 5-6-0 10 28 41
Pacifique 4-6-1 9 30 41
Total 20-25-4 44 130 179
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 86
Victoires/Wins : 34
Fiche : 34-44-8
Points de classement/Standing points : 76

CANADIENS VS. OTTAWA
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. OTT 81-60-5-15 (161 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 45-27-4-5 (81 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 36-33-1-10 (80 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 3-2 L @ OTT (14/12/22)
S. Montembeault 3-31 | C. Talbot 2-25
BG / WG: B. Tkachuk

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE OTTAWA / LAST 10 GAMES VS. OTTAWA:
14/12/22 – MTL 2 @ OTT 3
23/04/22 – MTL 4 @ OTT 6
05/04/22 – OTT 6 @ MTL 3
19/03/22 – OTT 1 @ MTL 5
26/02/22 – MTL 2 @ OTT 1
05/05/21 – MTL 1 @ OTT 5
01/05/21 – OTT 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
17/04/21 – OTT 4 @ MTL 0
03/04/21 – MTL 3 @ OTT 6
01/04/21 – MTL 4 @ OTT 1

CETTE SAISON CONTRE OTTAWA / THIS SEASON VS. OTTAWA
Match #1: 14/12/2022 @ OTT – D/L 3-2
Match #2: 28/01/2023 @ OTT
Match #3: 31/01/2023 @ MTL
Match #4: 25/01/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE OTTAWA / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (10-13-23, 41 pj/gp)
2) Evgenii Dadonov (7-7-14, 16 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (7-4-11, 25 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE OTTAWA / LEADING SCORERS VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (10-13-23, 41 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (6-10-16, 25 pj/gp)
3) Jonathan Drouin (5-10-15, 27 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE OTTAWA / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (57, 41 pj/gp)
2) David Savard (27, 21 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (24, 25 pj/gp)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 27, 6-2 win at Toronto: Tkachuk registered his 13th career multi-goal game to help pace Ottawa to a 6-2 victory at Scotiabank Arena. The win saw the Senators register their first victory over Toronto since 10/14/21 to break a four-game losing streak against the club. Chabot opened the scoring with his 50th career goal to become the second fastest rearguard in team history to reach the mark. Giroux recorded one goal and one assist for his 13th multi-point game of the season, the most by a Senators skater in his first season with the club since 2013-14. Brassard provided his third power-play goal of the season while Batherson also found the back of the net for the visitors. Anderson and Nylander replied for Toronto. Forsberg earned the win for Ottawa with 31 saves while Samsonov took the loss for Toronto in turning aside 28 of 34 shots. Scratches: Kastelic, Larsson; Injuries: Motte, Norris, Talbot, Zub; Shots: OTT – 34, TOR – 33; PP: OTT – 1-5, TOR – 1-3.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Montreal will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet Ontario, CBC and TVAS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes their home-and-home series with Montreal on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the third of four regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Bell Centre.

INJURY REPORT: LW Motte, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Canadiens this evening. G Talbot missed Friday evening’s game at Toronto with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 171.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Larsson from Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 27.

OTTAWA vs. MONTREAL – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Dec. 14 @ Ottawa (3-2 win), Jan. 28 @ Ottawa, Jan. 31 @ Montreal, Feb. 25 @ Montreal
2021-22 (2-2-0): 2/26/22 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss), 3/19/22 @ Montreal (5-1 loss), 4/5/22 @ Montreal (6-3 win), 4/23/22 @ Ottawa (6-4 win)
Series record: Overall: 75-70-5-11; Home: 43-31-1-5; Away: 32-39-4-6
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Dec. 14 (3-2); @ Montreal: 4/5/22 (6-3)
Last Montreal win: @ Ottawa: 2/26/22 (2-1); @ Montreal: 3/19/22 (5-1)
Last OT result: 5/1/22 (3-2 OT loss) @ Montreal
Last shootout: 2/23/21 (5-4 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (1/13/07, 8-3 win); Allowed: 8, (10/30/17, 8-3 loss); Both teams: 12, (3/24/08, 7-5 loss)
Last Game: Dec. 14, 3-2 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Pinto, Batherson, Tkachuk; MTL Goals: Dach, Dvorak; OTT Scratch:
Heatherington; OTT Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Stützle, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; MTL Goalie: Montembeault;
OTT PP: 2-7; MTL PP: 0-3; Shots: 31-25.
Career vs. Montreal: Giroux leads all players in career games played (40), in goals (11), in assists (19) and in points (30); Tkachuk leads in penalty minutes (45) against Montreal.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 13-11-1 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 14 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 17 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 25 home games, Stützle leads the team with 31 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will conclude their fifth set of the season this evening when the team hosts Montreal … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (3-2-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (2-2-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 48 for 183 (26.2%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 11 powerplay goals while also maintaining the club lead with 21 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 12 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 135 of the 167 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.8% through 48 regular-season games … The team has registered four (Joseph, Motte, Watson x2) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (28-17-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (31-15-1)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (28-17-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (31-15-1)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

JAN. 28 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) // Venue: Amalie Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Tampa Bay Lightning for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-2 W on Oct. 25).
  • The Kings aim to sweep the season series.
  • Tonight’s game marks the fifth stop of a six-game road trip prior to the NHL All-Star Break (5-3 L on Jan. 21 at NSH; 2-1 W on Jan. 22 at CHI; 4-3 OTW on Jan. 24 at PHI; 4-3 W on Jan. 27 at FLA; Jan. 31 at CAR).

WARM-UPS
1) Tonight marks the second game of the Kings’ seventh set of back-to-backs this season. Prior to this weekend, the team is 6-3-3 in back-to-backs (4-2-0 in the first game, 2-1-3 in the second).

2) Quinton Byfield notched his 20th career NHL point with his assist on Kopitar’s first period goal last night vs. the Panthers. Per NHL PR, Byfield (20 years, 161 days) is the second Kings player in the past 10 years to hit such mark at age 20 or younger (Arthur Kaliyev, 20 years and 253 days, March 6, 2021).

3) Mikey Anderson picked up an assist last night for his 12th point of the campaign, establishing a new single season career-high (1-10=11 in 2020-21).

4) Forward Rasmus Kupari skates into Amalie Arena one game shy of 100 in his career. He is set to become the 24th skater from the 2018 NHL Draft class to reach such mark.

5) Only Carolina (6) has more shorthanded goals since Jan. 1, 2023 than the Kings (3).

vs. TAMPA BAY ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 14-23-2-5
Home: 6-15-2-0
Away: 8-8-0-5
OT: 2-5 (2 ties)
Shootout: 1-4
2021-22: 0-1-1
2022-23: 1-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. TAMPA BAY:
Luc Robitaille – 14 GP, 16 PTS (8-8=16)
Anze Kopitar* – 21 GP, 15 PTS (3-12=15)
Rob Blake – 15 GP, 13 PTS (3-10=13)
Drew Doughty* – 20 GP, 9 PTS (4-5=9)
Wayne Gretzky – 5 GP, 9 PTS (2-7=9)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. TAMPA BAY: Oct. 25, 2022 – LAK 4 vs. TBL 2
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Danault (4), Vilardi (5), Lizotte (1), Kempe (5)
TBL Goals: Hagel (2), Kucherov (1)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W, 23 saves, 25 shots) TBL: Vasilevskiy (L, 29 saves, 33 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 4-for-4

THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., Jan. 31 | at Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Blake Lizotte is riding a three-game point streak (2-1=3) vs. the Hurricanes.

Sat., Feb. 11 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings will honor former captain Dustin Brown with the retirement of his No. 23 to the Crypto.com Arena rafters.

Mon., Feb. 13 | vs. Buffalo Sabres | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won six of their last eight meetings against the Sabres at Crypto.com Arena (6-2-0).

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 16 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 14 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 6 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Pres. (undisclosed)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Carl Grundstrom, 5 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 94

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/27/23)
Jan. 15 – Rasmus Kupari (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 17 – Rasmus Kupari (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Tobias Bjornfot (D), Samuel Fagemo (F) and Alex Turcotte (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Carl Grundstrom (F) placed on injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 vs. Boston 2
The Tampa Bay Lightning skated to an 11th-straight win on home ice with a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins Thursday night at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 31-15-1 this season with a home record of 19-4-1…Brandon Hagel opened the scoring with a power-play goal at the 10:42 mark of the first period when he took a pass from Nikita Kucherov and roofed a shot over the blocker of Linus Ullmark with Brayden Point picking up the secondary assist…Brad Marchand tied the game for BOS when he scored with 3:02 remaining in the second period…Point put the Lightning up 2-1 after Steven Stamkos won an offensive-zone faceoff to the right of Ullmark before a shot from Kucherov deflected off Point’s skate and into the back of the net…Pavel Zacha responded for BOS and tied the game at two just 1:26 later…With 6:41 remaining in regulation, Point sped into the offensive zone and sent a cross-crease pass for Stamkos, but when the pass missed the mark, Victor Hedman pinched up the boards and hammered home his third goal of the season with a heavy slap shot to put Tampa Bay up 3-2…Andrei Vasilevskiy held down the fort to close out the game, finishing the night with 37 saves on 39 shots against for his 22nd win of the season…Vasilevskiy played his 400th career game in the win.
PP: TBL – 1-3 BOS – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 35 BOS – 39
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Kings are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts dropped the first meeting of the season 4-2 at Crypto.com Arena Oct. 25…Phillip Danault opened the scoring for LAK 7:20 into the first period…Brandon Hagel tied the game at one when he jumped on his own rebound in front and beat Jonathan Quick with 4:46 remaining in the opening frame…LAK scored back-to-back goals in the second period off the sticks of Gabriel Vilardi and Blake Lizotte to take a 3-1 lead into the final frame…Adrian Kempe made it a 4-1 game when he scored with 5:30 remaining in regulation…Nikita Kucherov scored the final goal of the game with 2:16 remaining to conclude the 4-2 loss for Tampa Bay…The Lightning are 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games vs. LAK and 9-1-0 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts have won six consecutive home games vs. LAK…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in five straight home games vs. LAK and nine of the last 10 meetings overall…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in eight of his last nine games vs. LAK (7-9—16)…Stamkos has pointed in four straight home games vs. LAK (2-4—6)…Kucherov is riding a 10-game point streak vs. LAK (8-11—19)…Kucherov has recorded three straight multi-point games vs. LAK (2-4—6)…Brayden Point has picked up points in four of his last six contests vs. LAK (2-4—6)…Andrei Vasilevskiy has won seven of his last eight starts vs. LAK with a .919 save percentage and 2.81 goals against average during that span…The Bolts are 28-12-2 with two ties alltime vs. LAK, including a home record of 13-6-2…Kucherov (9-12—21) and Stamkos (8-13—21) are tied for the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. LAK.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. LAK
T1. Nikita Kucherov – 21 pts. (9-12—21, 14 GP)
T1. Steven Stamkos – 21 pts. (8-13—21, 18 GP)

  1. Martin St. Louis – 15 pts. (6-9—15, 14 GP)
  2. Victor Hedman – 13 pts. (6-7—13, 18 GP)
  3. Tyler Johnson – 10 pts. (4-6—10, 14 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third and final game of a three-game homestand tonight before heading into the All-Star break…The Bolts will play just five of their 13 games in January on home ice…The Lightning are 7-4-0 against Pacific Division opponents and 15-6-0 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 19-4-1 at home this season…The Lightning have won 11 consecutive games at AMALIE Arena, tied for the longest home winning streak in franchise history…Tampa Bay has scored a power-play goal in five straight home games with nine power-play goals during that span…The Bolts have scored a power-play goal in 18 of 24 home games this season.

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

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

MBB-D3: Hampden-Sydney Tigers (15-4) at Roanoke Maroons (15-4)

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Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 25 in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25, plays on the road at Roanoke College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball action on Saturday, January 28, at 4:30 p.m. in Salem. H-SC has won six-straight and 13 of its last 14 games, and is 15-4 overall, 9-1 in the ODAC, while RC has won five of its last seven games, and is also 15-4 overall, 8-2 in the ODAC. The Maroons are getting votes in this week’s national rankings, and the game will be available to watch via Roanoke College.

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the fourth-year head coach who took over the program on April 4, 2019. The former head coach at Huntingdon (AL) College from 2016-19, Kimbrough is the 19th head coach in the 113-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. He is no stranger to the ODAC, having played four years at Guilford and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee University. Caleb is 45-32 overall at the College, including 26-20 in ODAC games.

Scouting Hampden-Sydney
H-SC won its most recent game vs. 14th-ranked Guilford (NC), 64-57, on Jan. 25, in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium. The Tigers have three players averaging in double-figure scoring among their five starters that are each scoring at least 8.4 points per game. H-SC is led by junior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 14.2 points (57% FG) and 8.0 rebounds, followed by senior guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) (12.6 points, 4.5 rebounds), junior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) (10.2 points, 3.5 assists, 35 3FGs), junior guard DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA) (9.4 points, 26 3FGs) and junior guard/forward Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds). The Tigers are shooting 47% (559-1196) from the field, including 35% (157-446) on three-point field goals, and 74% (209-282) at the free throw line. H-SC averages 78.1 points, and allows 65.9 points, for a +12.2 scoring margin.

Scouting Roanoke
The Maroons are coached by seventh-year head coach Clay Nunley, who previously served as the head coach at Randolph College for nine years. RC won its most recent game at Ferrum, 101-53, on Jan. 25. The Maroons are led by senior guard/forward Kasey Draper who is averaging 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds with 22 three-pointers, followed by junior forward Justin Kuthan (12.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 75% FG) and sophomore guard Zach Rosenthal (10.5 points, 48 3FGs). RC shoots 48% (540-1131) from the field, including 37% (123-334) on three-pointers, and 66% (268-408) at the line; scoring 77.4 points, and yielding 63.7 points for a +13.7 scoring margin.

ODAC Series History
H-SC and RC are playing for the 93rd time as ODAC opponents since the Maroons became basketball members for the 1980-81 season. The Tigers narrowly lead the closely-contested series at 47-45, including a 70-64 home win last February 12, 2022. RC had won seven-straight prior, including-ironically-a 70-64 home win last Jan. 22, 2022.

Double-Double?
Davidson Hubbard has posted eight double-doubles this season, including four-straight, while averaging 20.0 points and 12.0 rebounds, and shooting 65% (35-54) from the field (6-12 3FGs). His impressive efforts have been at Greensboro (NC) on Nov. 8 (12p, 10r), vs. Alvernia (PA) on Nov. 11 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (21p, 10r), at Mary Washington on Nov. 22 (22p, 11r), at Lynchburg on Dec. 3 (10p, 11r), vs. Bridgewater on Jan. 14 (18p, 13r), at Randolph on Jan. 18. (20p, 10r), at Salisbury (MD) on Jan. 21 (30p, 14r-career-highs) and vs. Guilford (NC) on Jan. 25 (12p, 11r). Davidson now has 11 career double-doubles, and has scored in double figures in 15 of 19 games this season.

1,000 Career Points
Ryan Clements recently became the 44th 1,000-point scorer in the 113-year history of the tradition-rich program at H-SC with his 18 points scored at Salisbury (MD) on Jan. 21. He is the first Tiger to reach the magical 1,000 career point plateau since 2016 (Mike Murray/1,178). Clements entered this season with 767 career points in 58 career games, and now totals 1,007 career points in 77 career games. Ryan has scored in double figures in 15 of 19 games this season.

H-SC Impressive At Music City Classic
The Tigers won two games at the Music City Classic on Dec. 19-20 at Welch College in Gallatin, Tennessee, defeating Transylvania (KY) 82-54 on Dec. 19, before taking an 83-64 victory past Berry (GA) on Dec. 20. H-SC was led by Adam Brazil (14.5 points, 3.0 assists, 7 3FGs), Ryan Clements (13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals) and Davidson Hubbard (10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds). The Tigers took control of each contest early, leading 38-17 at halftime vs. TU, and 41-23 at halftime vs. BC. Roanoke participated in the event, as well, defeating Transylvania 75-67 and Berry 82-76 in overtime.

Up Next
H-SC will remain on the road at ODAC member Virginia Wesleyan University on Wednesday, February 1, at 7 p.m. in Virginia Beach.

WBB-D2: Henderson State Reddies (10-8) at Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (4-13)

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WBB-D2: Henderson State Reddies (10-8) at Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (4-13)

Henderson State will look to build off the momentum from its win last game when they face Southeastern Oklahoma State Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
REDDIES REPORT
Henderson got its seventh conference win of the season against East Central, defeating the Tigers 66-61 inside the Kerr Activities Center. Ashley Farrar led the way scoring 25 points off the bench, followed by Abbie Jiles, who had 12.
 
The Reddies went with a new starting five against ECU, with true freshmen Olivia Allen and Brynlee Huggins getting their first starts of the season. Alee McClendon got her third start, while Jiles and Gracie Raby remained in the lineup.  
 
Jill Thomas‘ team ranks third in the GAC in rebounding, as the team is averaging 38.6 per game. HSU won the battle at the glass against ECU, outrebounding the Tigers 31-20, led by Farrar and Jiles, who both had eight. The Reddies are 8-1 when they win the rebound battle and 2-7 when they have fewer than their opponents.
 
With ten games remaining in conference play, Henderson sits in fifth place with a 7-5 conference record. Just ahead of HSU are Arkansas Tech and Oklahoma Baptist at 8-4. Both teams still have to visit the Duke Wells Center for a showdown with the Reddies in the coming weeks as HSU looks to climb the league standings.
 
Henderson and Southeastern Oklahoma State will meet for the 27th time when they take the court in the Bloomer Sullivan Arena. Last season the Reddies swept the Savage Storm, including a 57-49 win in Durant. HSU came from behind that evening and had a big fourth period, outscoring SE 27-11 to win. The Reddies lead the head-to-head series 14-12.
 
SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
The Savage Storm have hit a rough patch after their win over Harding earlier this season, losing six straight contests. Southeastern Oklahoma State fell to Ouachita Baptist on Thursday 71-62. SE currently sits last in the GAC with a 2-10 conference record and 4-13 overall.
 
Southeastern Oklahoma State had four players reach double-digit scoring figures against Ouachita Baptist, led by Caitlin Kobiske, with 15 points. The Savage Storm’s top scorer Briley Moon scored 14 against OUA and is scoring 16.9 an outing.
 
SE is averaging 58.2 points a game this season, which is the lowest among any GAC team. This season, the Savage Storm has only eclipsed 70 points once in a win over Midwestern State, 71-65. While the Southeastern Oklahoma State does not score many points, they also give up the fourth-fewest points in the GAC (64.2). SE is led by sophomore forward Holli Lindley, who is averaging 0.8 blocks a game.

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