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A’s trade LHP Irvin and RHP Virbitsky to Baltimore for INF Hernaiz

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A’s trade LHP Irvin and RHP Virbitsky to Baltimore for INF Hernaiz

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s traded left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin and minor league right-handed pitcher Kyle Virbitsky to the Baltimore Orioles for minor league infielder Darell Hernaiz, the club announced today.

Irvin went 9-13 with a 3.98 ERA and .709 opponents OPS in 30 starts in his second season with the A’s last year after going 10-15 with a 4.24 ERA and .746 OPS in 32 starts in 2021.  He led the A’s in wins, losses, starts, innings pitched (181.0) and strikeouts (128) in 2022 and had career highs in innings pitched, strikeouts and home runs allowed (25).  The 29-year-old left-hander had career lows in ERA, opponents batting average (.251), on-base percentage (.293), slugging percentage (.416) and OPS.  Irvin ranked second in the AL in fewest pitches per inning (14.4), third in fewest strikeouts per nine innings (6.36) and sixth in fewest walks per nine innings (1.79).  He is 21-30 with a 4.40 ERA in 81 games, 65 starts, in his career.

Virbitsky was the A’s 17th round selection in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft and combined to go 7-7 with a 4.63 ERA and .270 opponents batting average in 23 games, including 22 starts, with Single-A Stockton and High-A Lansing last year.  He struck out 140 batters in 126.1 innings and walked 30.  The 24-year-old right-hander is 8-9 with a 4.49 ERA in 30 games, 25 starts, in two seasons as a professional.

Hernaiz was the Orioles fifth round pick in the 2019 draft and is rated as Baltimore’s 16th-best prospect according to MiLB.com.  He played for Single-A Delmarva, High-A Aberdeen and Double-A Bowie last year and batted a combined .273 with 12 home runs, 62 RBI, 32 stolen bases and a .779 OPS in 105 games.  The 21-year-old right-handed hitter started 58 games at shortstop, 22 at second base, 19 at third base and two at designated hitter.  Hernaiz is a .274 career hitter with 20 home runs, 122 RBI, 59 stolen bases and a .737 OPS in 228 games in three seasons in the Orioles farm system.

Orioles transaction

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Orioles transaction

The Orioles have made the following transaction:

  • Agreed to terms with RHP Austin Voth on a one-year contract for the 2023 season, avoiding arbitration. The deal includes a club option for 2024.

White Sox invite 26 players to Spring Training

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White Sox invite 26 players to Spring Training

CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on minor-league contracts with the following nine free agents: right-handed pitchers Keynan Middleton and Jesse Scholtens, left-hander Nate Fisher, catcher Sebastián Rivero, infielders Hanser Alberto and Erik González and outfielders Billy Hamilton, Jake Marisnick and Víctor Reyes.

All nine players, in addition to 17 others from within the organization, have received non-roster invites to the club’s spring training camp in Glendale, Ariz.

Right-handed pitchers Sean Burke, Declan Cronin, Edgar Navarro, Lane Ramsey and Matthew Thompson, left-handers Fraser Ellard, Samuel Peralta and Andrew Perez, catchers Adam Hackenberg and Evan Skoug, infielders Moisés Castillo, Luis Mieses, Colson Montgomery and Zach Remillard, and outfielders Yoelqui Céspedes, Oscar Colás and Adam Haseley received invites to major-league camp from within the club’s minor-league system.

Montgomery (No. 1), Colás (No. 2), Burke (No. 5), Thompson (No. 12), Céspedes (No. 16), Mieses (No. 20) and Hackenberg (No. 30) rank among the White Sox top prospects according to Baseball America. Montgomery (No. 39) and Colás (No. 89) also rank among the publication’s Top 100 prospects in baseball.

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training on Wednesday, February 15, including physicals and a workout. Position players will report and undergo physicals on Monday, February 20. The first full-squad workout also takes place on the 20th.

Pirates officially announce signing of No. 10 internationally ranked-prospect Jun-Seok Shim

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Pirates officially announce signing of No. 10 internationally ranked-prospect Jun-Seok Shim

The Pittsburgh Pirates today officially announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Jun-Seok Shim (pronounced Joon-seuk) as a non-drafted free agent.

The 18-year-old Shim was ranked as the No. 2 pitcher (10th overall) by MLB Pipeline among players in this year’s international draft class. The Pirates have now signed two of the top 26 prospects from this year’s international draft class after the team also inked 17-year-old outfielder Raymond Mola from Peravia, Dominican Republic, to a contract on January 17.

“We are excited to add Jun-Seok to our organization and start him on his road to Pittsburgh,” said Pirates Director of International Scouting, Junior Vizcaino. “The ability for the Pirates to add a prospect like Shim speaks to our commitment to seek out and acquire the best talent worldwide.”

Shim joins the Pirates organization after an impressive prep career at Duksoo High School in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to having his 2022 season end prematurely due to an injury to his big toe, Shim posted a 1.42 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 19.0 innings in 2020. One year later, Shim did not allow an earned run in 14.1 innings before being sidelined with an elbow injury.

“As our relationship grew with Jun-Seok and his family, it became very evident on the caliber of person and competitor we are bringing into the organization,” said Pirates Director, Player Personnel Max Kwan. “He is a very confident young man that loves to compete and wants to be challenged. We are impressed with his frame, how well he moves, and his innate ability to spin the ball. We believe he is just scratching the surface. We are excited to support Jun-Seok as he embraces the transition on and off the field entering affiliated baseball.”

The Pirates will host a press conference with Shim, Vizcaino and Kwan today at PNC Park at 11 a.m. General Manager Ben Cherington will also be in attendance. Members of the media can enter PNC Park at the press entrance beginning at 10:15. Pirates scout Jong Hoon Na, who signed Shim, will serve as a translator.

Orioles acquire Cole Irvin and Kyle Virbitsky from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Darell Hernaiz

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Orioles acquire Cole Irvin and Kyle Virbitsky from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Darell Hernaiz

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired left-handed pitcher COLE IRVIN and minor league right-handed pitcher KYLE VIRBITSKY from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league infielder DARELL HERNAIZ.  

Irvin, 28, made 30 starts for the A’s in 2022, pitching to a 9-13 record with a career-best 3.98 ERA (80 ER/181.0 IP). He set career highs in innings pitched and strikeouts (128) and tied his career high with 15 quality starts. The southpaw led Oakland in strikeouts, innings pitched, starts, quality starts, and wins, and ranked second among A’s pitchers in fWAR (1.4). His 14.4 pitches per inning were the second fewest in the American League, while his 1.79 BB/9 ratio ranked sixth best among qualified AL hurlers. 

A native of Anaheim, Calif., Irvin was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon. In 81 career Major League games (65 starts), he has gone 21-30 with a 4.40 ERA (198 ER/404.2 IP) and 288 strikeouts against 92 walks. He made his MLB debut on May 12, 2019 at Kansas City (W, 7.0 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 5 K). 

Virbitsky, 24, made 23 appearances (22 starts) between High-A Lansing and Low-A Stockton in his first full professional season in 2022, going 7-7 with a 4.63 ERA (65 ER/126.1 IP). He issued just 30 walks and struck out 140 batters, the most among A’s minor leaguers. Baseball America recently ranked him as having the best control in Oakland’s system. The right-hander was originally selected by the Athletics in the 17th round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft out of Penn State University. 

Hernaiz, 21, played at three levels in the Orioles organization last year, slashing .273/.341/.438 (111-for-406) with 21 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs, 72 runs scored, 62 RBI, and 32 stolen bases in 105 games between Double-A Bowie, High-A Aberdeen, and Low-A Delmarva. He played 58 games at shortstop, 24 at second base, and 21 at third base between the three teams. The infielder was originally selected by the Orioles in the fifth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Americas (TX) High School. 

Additionally, left-handed pitcher DARWINZON HERNANDEZ has been designated for assignment. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (23-22-2) at Arizona Coyotes (15-28-5)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (23-22-2) at Arizona Coyotes (15-28-5)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Ryan O’Reilly – Broken Foot (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Robert Bortuzzo – Lower-Body (announced on Jan. 9)
Pavel Buchnevich – Lower-Body (announced on Jan. 24)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 209

Recent Transactions
January
24 – Placed forward Pavel Buchnevich on IR
24 – Activated defenseman Torey Krug from IR
24 – Activated forward Vladimir Tarasenko from IR
22 – Assigned defenseman Steven Santini to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
20 – Activated forward Logan Brown from IR

BLUES VS. COYOTES

  • The Blues and Coyotes will meet for the 1st of 3 matchups this season (Also: Feb. 11 in St. Louis & Mar. 7 in Arizona)
  • The Blues went 3-1-0 against Arizona last season (2-0-0 away; 1-1-0 at home)
  • The Blues are 5-3-1 in their last 9 games against the Coyotes
  • The Blues have won back-to-back games in Arizona and are 4-2-0 in their last 6 trips to Arizona
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 straight games in Arizona, going 3 for 7 (42.9%) on the power play in those 3 games
  • With his next win, Jordan Binnington will pass Grant Fuhr for 4th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 109 wins
  • Binnington’s next appearance will be the 200th game played of his career
  • Craig Berube will appear in his 321st game as the Blues Head Coach, moving ahead of Brian Sutter for 3rd on the Blues all-time franchise list (2. Hitchcock, 413)
  • Ivan Barbashev is expected to dress in his 400th career game

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/28 – at Colorado
1/30 – at Winnipeg
2/11 – vs. Arizona
2/14 – vs. Florida
2/16 – vs. New Jersey

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will embark on a 3-game road trip starting Thursday in Arizona, before hitting the All-Star break
  • After their 3-game road trip, the Blues will play 9 games in February, 7 of which will come at Enterprise Center

-The Blues’ next 4 games will come against Central Division opponents

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 20-7-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 6th most wins in the NHL (1. Boston, 24-0-2)
  • The Blues are 1 of 4 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (Kings/Islanders/Ducks)
  • The Blues have 8 players who have scored at least 10 goals this season, which shares the most in the NHL with Boston

SPECIAL TEAMS BIG FACTOR IN BLUES RECENT SUCCESS

  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 straight games 3 different times this season (Dec. 16-27, Nov. 17-25, & Jan. 3-10)
  • The Blues have also scored a power play goal in 12 of their last 18 games (since Dec. 16), going 14 for 54 (25.9%) on the power play, which ranks 6th in the NHL in that span (1. Florida, 35.5%), while their 14 power play goals share 8th in the NHL (1. Florida, 22)
  • Since the start of 2023, the Blues are 8 for 32 (25.0%) on the power play, which shares 6th in the NHL (1. Florida, 41.5%), while their 8 power play goals share 9th in the NHL in 2023 (1. Florida, 17)
  • In their last 21 games since Dec. 11, the Blues have gone 50 for 58 (86.2%), on the penalty kill, which is the 3rd best penalty kill in the NHL in that span (1. Boston, 59 for 67, 88.1%)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 2-3-0 in its last five games, 5-12-0 in its last 17 games and 8-15-1 since 12/9 (24 GP)

• Keller (3 pts from 300 career pts), Shayne Gostisbehere (1 pt from 300 career pts), Christian Fischer (1 pt from 100 career pts) and Nick Ritchie (1 assist from 100 career assists) all come into tonight within striking distance of notable milestones

• Tonight is the Coyotes’ final home game before the bye week/All-Star break. They will play one more game on Saturday in Anaheim before their break officially begins, concluding a stretch of 15 games in 26 days

LAST GAME
Ducks 5, Coyotes 2 – January 24, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Hayton (6), Schmaltz (8)
ANA Goals: Vatrano (8), Terry (13), Fowler (6, 7), Henrique (17)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (L) – 38 svs on 42 shots
ANA Goalie: Stolarz (W) – 37 svs on 39 shots
PP: 1-4 PK: 2-3
Notes: Barrett Hayton scored the first Coyotes goal, his third unassisted goal of the season to lead Arizona in that category…Hayton also registered an assist which was his third power-play helper of the season to match his output from 2021-22; The multi-point performance was the eighth of Hayton’s career and third of 2022-23…All 6 of Hayton’s goals this season have come at home…Nick Schmaltz scored on the power play and has 3 pts (1-2-3) in his last two games…Schmaltz set a career-high with 8 shots on goal and matched the season-high by a Coyote…Jakob Chychrun reached the 20-assist and 25-point plateaus… Chychrun’s 27:28 TOI is the highest by a Coyote this season in a regulation game…Arizona’s 39 shots on goal tied a season-high for most SOG as a team (12/19 vs MTL)…The 16 shots on goal in the third period are the most the team has tallied in a third period this season… Milos Kelemen made his NHL debut, playing 10:04 and recording 1 shot on goal

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Lawson Crouse…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (4 / 1/17)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (16 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (20 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 105 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-1/24 – Re-signed D Juuso Valimaki to a 1-year contract extension
-1/24 – Recalled F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
-1/23 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)
-1/19 – Recalled F Michael Carcone from Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sat, Jan 28 8:30pm at ANA Honda Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM
Mon, Feb 6 7pm vs MIN Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Fri, Feb 10 6:30pm at CHI United Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra 98.7 FM

YOTES & NOTES

  • Tonight is the first of three ARI-STL games this season. They’ll play in St. Louis on 2/11 and once more in Tempe on 3/7
  • The Blues are one of the two Central Division teams that the Coyotes only play three games against this season (WPG)
  • The Coyotes went 1-2-1 against the Blues last season. Barrett Hayton scored twice in the victory on 11/16/21
  • Arizona erased a 3-goal deficit to force OT the last time the teams went head-to-head (4/23/22). JJ Moser scored the game-tying goal in that contest with under five minutes to play in regulation
  • Nick Schmaltz’s career assists (14) and points (19, tied) versus STL are the most he’s totaled against an NHL club
  • Clayton Keller, a Chesterfield, MO native, has produced 7 goals and 18 points in his career against the Blues, both tied for his highest total against an NHL team
  • Coyotes franchise vs Blues
    • All-Time: 68-74-18-5
    • Home: 38-35-7-2
    • Road: 30-39-11-3
    • L10: 5-3-2
    • STRK: OT1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE BLUES
Nick Schmaltz…5-14-19…26 career GP
Clayton Keller…7-11-18…21 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…4-7-11…19 career GP
Nick Bjugstad…3-4-7…16 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…0-8-8…10 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 7)… Assists (Schmaltz, 14)…Points (Schmaltz, 19)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 4)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 8)…Points (Chychrun, 11)

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (14-28-4) at Calgary Flames (23-16-9)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (14-28-4) at Calgary Flames (23-16-9)

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
Saturday, Jan. 28 at EDM, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
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)

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 (2) at VAN (5) – Tue., Jan. 24 – Rogers Arena
CHI Goals: Kane (9), Lafferty (7)
VAN Goals: Kuzmenko (20), Kuzmenko (21), Joshua (7), Dries (6), Horvat (31; EN)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (43/47, 58:09) VAN – Delia (12/14, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 5/5
VAN PP: 0/5; PK: 3/3
Recap: Chicago fell to the Canucks 5-2 on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena … Patrick Kane scored his ninth goal of the season … Max Domi tallied an assist on Kane’s goal to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 2A) … Sam Lafferty scored the other tally for the Blackhawks, giving him three points (2G, 1A) over his last three contests … Chicago was perfect on the penalty kill, going 5-for-5 on the night.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – CALGARY FLAMES
The Blackhawks have points in 11 of their last 13 games against the Flames in Calgary (7-2-4) … Chicago won their first matchup against Calgary this season on Jan. 8, winning 4-3 in overtime … Max Domi registered two points (1G, 1A) in the victory, including the game winner … Domi has 11 points (4G, 7A) over his last 10 games against Calgary … Colin Blackwell scored his first goal as a Blackhawk on Jan. 8 vs. CGY and has five points (1G, 4A) over his last four games against the club … Patrick Kane has 11 points (4G, 7A) over his last seven contests against the Flames, including a four-point night on Dec. 31, 2019 (2G, 2A) … Reese Johnson has three points (1G, 2A) in three career games against the Flames.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 8 (4-3 OT) | AWAY: Jan. 26, April 4
All-Time Record: 78-68-34 Home: 42-32-16 Road: 36-36-18
Last Home Win: Jan. 8, 2023 (4-3 OT) Last Road Win: Feb. 15, 2020 (8-4) Last Home Loss: April 18, 2022
(2-5) Road Loss: Nov. 23, 2021 (2-5)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. CGY ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 24; Jonathan Toews, 11; Max Domi, 5
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 32; Jonathan Toews, 19; Max Domi, 11
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 56; Jonathan Toews, 30; Max Domi, 16

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 23, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [4] vs. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS [3]
It was an emotionally charged night at the Scotiabank Saddledome as the Flames welcomed Johnny Gaudreau and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Calgary came out of the gates firing on all cylinders, and despite a solid opening frame from Jackets netminder Jonas Korpisalo, the Flames were able to find the back of the net with Walker Duehr scoring his first home goal in the NHL to give the Flames a 1-0 lead through 20. In the second, Nazem Kadri extended the Flames lead with his team-leading 19th goal of the season. Later in the period, the Jackets would score a pair of quick goals from Kriill Marchenko and Patrik Laine to even the score at two’s. Andrew Mangiapane would respond for Calgary, netting his 10th and restoring the Flames lead through 40. In the third, Columbus captain Boone Jenner would once again tie the game and despite 13 third period shots from the Flames, the game headed to overtime. In the extra frame, Andrew Mangiapane found himself on a two-on-one with Dillon Dube who took the feed from Mangiapane to rifle home his second-straight game-winning goal and the Flames prevailed 4-3 in overtime.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Duehr (2), Kadri (19), Mangiapane (10), Dube (12)
GOALIE: Vladar 22/25, .880 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 2/4 (50%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
January 16, 2023 CGY [1] at NSH [2] Parssinen Markstrom Saros
January 14, 2023 CGY [6] at DAL [5] Tanev Vladar Wedgewood
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 26, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome
January 27, 2023 8:00pm at Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of three matchups this season between the Flames and Blue Jackets. The Flames lost 4-3 in overtime at the United Center earlier this month. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 6-5-2 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 14-8-4 against Western Conference opponents.

LAST TIME VERSUS Chicago:
The Calgary Flames began a five-game Central Division road trip on January 8th in Chicago. The Blackhawks drew first blood just 2:39 into the contest courtesy of Lukas Reichel. The Flames would respond on the power play with Elias Lindholm sliding home his 13th on the campaign, but Colin Blackwell would restore Chicago’s lead shortly after and the score was 2-1 through 20. In the second, Philipp Kurashev scored just 0:35 into the frame to give the Blackhawks a two-goal lead. The Flames would battle back with goals from Jonathan Huberdeau and a second power play marker from Nazem Kadri to tie the game at three before the end of the second. No goals were scored in the third, and in overtime Max Domi scored the winner for Chicago and the Flames claimed a point in a 4-3 overtime defeat.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. CHI 76-72-26-6 41-33-13-3 35-39-13-3 7-2-1 L1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Chicago Blackhawks
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-1 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-1)
Jan. 8, 2023 – CGY [3] at CHI 4
Jan. 26, 2023 – CHI at CGY
Apr. 4, 2023 – CHI at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. CHI: 3-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 2-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. CHI: November 23, 2021 – Chicago [2] vs. Calgary [5]
Last Road Win @ CHI: January 2, 2022 – Calgary [5] at Chicago [1]
Last Home Loss vs. CHI: February 15, 2020 – Chicago [8] vs. Calgary [4]
Last Road Loss @ CHI: January 8, 2023 – Calgary [3] at Chicago 4
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES

FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 18 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR (retroactive)
Dec. 20 – recalled Nick DeSimone (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Dennis Gilbert (D) on IR
Dec. 20 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 24 – reassigned Matthew Phillips (F) and Nick DeSimone (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 27 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 28 – activated Dennis Gilbert (D) from IR
Dec. 29 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) and Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 30 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 7 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Brett Ritchie (F) on IR
Jan. 13 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 36)
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. 23)

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (14-29-5) at Colorado Avalanche (26-17-3)

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (14-29-5) at Colorado Avalanche (26-17-3)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 24, 2023 – ANAHEIM 5 @ ARIZONA 2
The Ducks earned their second win of the road trip with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes in their first ever visit to Mullet Arena. Cam Fowler scored two goals for the third time in his career and added an assist (2-1=3), tying a career high in points (sixth time, last: Nov. 4, 2018 vs. CBJ; 3-0=3). Fowler also matched a career high with a +4 rating (also Apr. 1, 2022 vs. ARI). Troy Terry also recorded a career-high 1-2=3 points with his 13th goal and two primary assists, his ninth career three-point outing and third of the campaign. Trevor Zegras recorded an assist to extend his career high point streak to six games (5-5=10). Frank Vatrano scored his eighth goal and added an assist (1-1=2) his second multi-point game as a Duck (also Dec. 15 @ MTL; 1-1=2). Adam Henrique scored tied Zegras for the team lead in goals with his 17th of the campaign, also extending his point streak to a season-tying six games (5-3=8), matching his other streak set Nov. 5-19 (5-3=8). Jaycob Megna, Kevin Shattenkirk and Jakob Silfverberg also tallied assists. Anthony Stolarz stopped 37-of-39 shots to pick up his fourth win of the season.
PP: 1-3 PK: 3-4 SF: 43 SA: 39 TOI: Cam Fowler (21:43)
Three Stars: 1. C. Fowler 2. T. Terry 3. B. Hayton

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 28 Arizona Honda Center 7:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Feb. 6 Dallas American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Feb. 7 Chicago United Center 5:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 10 Pittsburgh Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Feb. 12 Vegas T-Mobile Arena 12:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream

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

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 250

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 48
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 40
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 23
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 8
John Klingberg Illness Day-to-day 1

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a season-long six-game road trip tonight against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena (6 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports West AUDIO: Ducks Stream). The Ducks have picked up points in three of the five games on the road trip (2-2-1, 5 pts.). The Ducks have also scored five PPG the last six games (5-18, 27.8%), tied for the fifth most PPG in that span (since Jan. 13). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (4-6-1), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 166-146-38 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 62-45-10 in January, picking up points in 72 of the 116 contests (.621%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will host the Arizona Coyotes in their final game prior to the NHL’s All-Star break on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Honda Center (7:30 p.m. PT).

DUCKS-AVALANCHE: Anaheim and Colorado begin a three-game season series tonight in the lone visit by the Ducks at Ball Arena. In the 2021-22 season series, the Avalanche earned all three wins, including Nov. 24 (5-2) and Jan. 2 (4-2) in Denver and Jan. 19 (2-0) in Orange County. The Ducks own a 47-43-15 all-time record vs. the Avalanche, including a 22-23-8 mark in Colorado/Quebec. Denver native Troy Terry has recorded 4-2-6 points with a +3 rating in eight career games at Ball Arena. Kevin Shattenkirk (6-23=29 in 41 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Avalanche while Jakob Silfverberg (10-8=18 in 32 GP) leads the current Ducks in career goals vs. the Avalanche. These two teams will continue the season series with two games in a span of 14 days at Honda Center on Mar. 27 (7 p.m. PT) ad Apr. 9 (5:30 p.m. PT).

ANA-COL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Jan. 26 Ball Arena 6 p.m. PT Bally Sports Wes / Ducks Stream
Mar. 27 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
Apr. 9 Honda Center 5:30 p.m. PT TNT / Ducks Stream

ANA-COL ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Colorado / Quebec
All-Time Series: 47-43-15 (1-1-0 vs. QUE) 25-20-7 (0-1-0 vs. QUE) 22-23-8 (1-0-0 @ QUE)
Current Streak: Seven COL wins Three COL wins Four COL wins
Last ANA Win: Mar. 6, 2021 (6-5 OT) Jan. 24, 2021 (3-1) Mar. 6, 2021 (6-5 OT)
Last ARI Win: Jan. 19, 2022 (2-0) Jan. 19, 2022 (2-0) Jan. 2, 2022 (4-2)
ANA Last 10: 2-7-1 4-4-2 4-5-1

CLUTCH COMEBACKS: The Ducks overcame a 3-0 deficit in the first period Jan. 19 @ CBJ to earn a 5-3 win. The win marked Anaheim’s fifth multi-goal comeback victory of the season, tied for the league lead (also CHI, NJD and VAN). It marks the fourth time in club history the Ducks have rallied from down three goals (or more) to win on the road (second regulation) and 11th overall. The only other such road win in regulation came Dec. 2, 2018 @ Washington (trailed 5-1, won 6-5). The Ducks co-lead the NHL with three third period, multi-goal comebacks wins this season (also NYI). Anaheim’s five multi-goal comeback wins include Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 in third), Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 remaining), Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 shootout win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 remaining) and Jan. 6 vs. SJS (5-4 OT win, trailed 2-0 in first period). Anaheim’s comeback win over San Jose Nov. 5 marked the second time in franchise history the club has come back from a multi-goal deficit in the final 5:00 of regulation in the regular season (also Dec. 7, 2016 vs. CAR). Anaheim has recorded four third-period, multi-goal comeback victories in a single regular season just three times in franchise history (six in 2014-15 and five in 2009-10 & 4 in 2013-14).

COLORAOD AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Thu, Jan. 26 ANAHEIM 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Jan. 28 ST. LOUIS 1 p.m. Hulu / ESPN+ 950 AM
– BYE WEEK / ALL-STAR BREAK –
Tue, Feb. 7 at Pittsburgh 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Thu, Feb. 9 at Tampa Bay 5 p.m. ESPN 92.5 FM
Sat, Feb. 11 at Florida 4 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. ANAHEIM
7:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5 FM
The Colorado Avalanche continues their three-game homestand tonight against the Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena … The Avs will host St. Louis on Saturday afternoon in the final game before the Bye Week/All-Star Break … Colorado has won a season-high six consecutive games, out-scoring the opposition 25-8 (26-8 if you include the one goal for winning a shootout) … This six-game winning streak is tied with Boston for the longest active run in the league … The Avs have won three straight at home and three straight on the road.

ON THE CALL
Altitude: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey

LAST GAME
Jan. 24 – Colorado 3, Washington 2 at Ball Arena
Alexandar Georgiev made 37 saves to backstop the Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals at Ball Arena …
Artturi Lehkonen, Andrew Cogliano and Alex Newhook scored for Colorado, while Logan O’Connor added two assists…
Nathan MacKinnon had a helper for his 700th career NHL point
SF: 26 SA: 39 PP: 0-0 PK: 2-2
The Avalanche have won a season-high six straight games, out-scoring the opposition 25-8 (26-8 if you include the one goal for winning a shootout) … The Avs have won three in a row at home and three straight on the road Jared Bednar became the winningest coach in franchise history with his 266th career victory, passing former Nordiques bench boss Michel Bergeron (265) MacKinnon recorded his 700th career NHL point with an assist on Lehkonen’s goal … He became the seventh player in franchise history to surpass 700 points and the first from the 2013 NHL Draft Erik Johnson appeared in his 700th game as a member of the Avalanche …. He became just the second defenseman in franchise history to play 700 career regular-season contests, joining Adam Foote (967) Georgiev made his career-high 33rd start of the season, topping his 32 with the Rangers in 2019-20 The Avs swept the two-game season series from Washington for the first time since 2013-14 The Avalanche improved to 13-8-1 against Eastern Conference teams this year and are 56-22-7 (.700) versus the East since 2019-20, the best record of any Western Conference team during that span Newhook has a three-game point streak (2g/1a) and six points in his last six games (4g/2a) Lehkonen has six goals and 11 points in January, tying his career high for a single month in both categories The Avalanche did not have a power-play chance in a game for the 26th time in franchise history and first since April 2, 2022 vs. Pittsburgh O’Connor’s two assists tied his career high, the second time he’s had two assists and both coming this month (also Jan. 14 vs. Ottawa)

CURRENT INJURIES
Bowen Byram – lower body (36 games, Nov. 5 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (6 games, Jan. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (all season, Oct. 12 – present)
Dennis Malgin – upper body (9 games, Jan. 7 – present)
Cale Makar – upper body (4 games, Jan. 18 – present)
Josh Manson – lower body (25 games, Dec. 3 – present)
Total: 270 (3rd in NHL)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 25 – Matt Nieto and Ryan Merkley acquired from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jacob MacDonald and Martin Kaut … Merkley reports to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Jan. 24 – Anton Blidh reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ANAHEIM DUCKS
Tonight is the first of three meetings between the Avalanche and Ducks in 2022-23 and Anaheim’s only visit of the season to the Mile High City … Colorado will play at the Honda Center twice … The Ducks are one of only two Western Conference opponents who have yet to face the Avalanche in 2022-23 (San Jose is the other) … The Avs have also not seen Pittsburgh or Tampa Bay yet … The Avalanche won all three meetings against the Ducks last year, sweeping a season series from Anaheim for the first time in franchise history … Colorado has won seven straight over the Ducks, the longest winning streak by either team in this series … It’s also the Avalanche’s second-longest active win streak versus any opponent (Avs have won nine in a row against the Red Wings).

SCHEDULE vs. DUCKS
Jan. 26 vs. ANAHEIM
Mar. 27 @ Anaheim
Apr. 9 @ Anaheim
RECORD vs. DUCKS

THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: — Overall: 3-0-0 Overall: 51-35-19 Overall: 50-34-19 Series: 1 (0-1)
Home: — Home: 2-0-0 Home: 27-19-7 Home: 27-18-7 W-L: 0-4
Road: — Road: 1-0-0 Road: 24-16-12 Road: 23-16-12 Last: 2006 CSF (L, 0-4)

AVALANCHE & DUCKS CONNECTIONS
Josh Manson was Anaheim’s sixth-round pick (160th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and spent his first seven-plus seasons with the Ducks … He totaled 113 points (26g/87a) in 453 games with the Ducks, ending his Anaheim career ranked fifth all-time among franchise defensemen in games and ninth in points … Andrew Cogliano spent seven-and-a-half seasons with the Ducks from 2011-19 … Kevin Shattenkirk was Colorado’s first-round pick (14th overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and began his NHL career with the Avalanche in 2010-11 … Jayson Megna spent parts of the last four seasons with the Avalanche before being claimed by Anaheim last month … Troy Terry went to the University of Denver where he was a teammate of Logan O’Connor on the 2016-17 NCAA Championship team

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (20-21-8) at Minnesota Wild (25-17-4)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (20-21-8) at Minnesota Wild (25-17-4)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild
Xcel Energy Center
TV: ESPN+/Hulu | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., Jan. 28 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
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

CURRENT INJURIES’
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 49
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 49
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 49
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 23
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 261

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/20 – Recalled G Felix Sandstrom from his conditioning assignement with Lehigh Valley (AHL) and re-assigned G Sam Ersson to the Phantoms

FLYERS VS. WILD: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS WILD
16-10-2 ALL-TIME RECORD 11-15-2
10-4-1 HOME 6-5-2
6-6-1 ROAD 5-10-0
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
5-5-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-5-0
80 GOALS SCORED 61
21.1% POWER PLAY 12.9%
87.1% PENALTY KILL 78.9%
van Riemsdyk: 9 pts (8-1=9) in 16 GP
DeAngelo: 8 pts (1-7=8) in 9 GP
Laughton: 5 pts (1-4=5) in 10 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Zuccarello: 17 pts (4-13=17) in 29 GP
Goligoski: 16 pts (5-11=16) in 31 GP
Foligno: 6 pts (2-4=6) in 21 GP
Hart: 1-2-0, 4.08 GAA, .884 SV% in 3 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced MIN
TEAM GOALTENDERS Fleury: 31-19-2, 2.87 GAA, .901 SV%, 3 SO in 58 GP
Gustavsson: Has not faced PHI

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games, outscoring their opponents, 46-40, and outshooting their opponents, 444- 425, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-3rd in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 15 of its last 24 games (12-9-3), 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 49 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 eight of their last 12 games, ranking T-2nd 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 1,420 hits and ranks second with 849 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 6-2-1 in its last nine games and 10-6-3 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 5-1-2 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 6-1-0 in its last seven road games, including a season-high five-game road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
  • The Flyers are 10-9-6 on the road this season and is 7-4-2 in the last 13 road games.
  • Philadelphia have scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 12 road games. The Flyers are 7-3-3 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
All-Time Wild Record:11-15-2 (6-5-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-10-0 at Philadelphia)

2021-22: Minnesota swept the season series 2-0-0 against Philadelphia…Minnesota earned a 5-4 victory in its first meeting at Wells Fargo Center (3/3) and won 4-1 at Xcel Energy Center (3/29)…LW Kevin Fiala (1-2=3) and C Frederick Gaudreau (1-2=3) led the Wild with three points each…C Ryan Hartman (2-0=2) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (0-2=2) had two points each…G Cam Talbot had 26 saves in the first meeting…G Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 32 saves in the second contest…C Scott Laughton led the Flyers with two points (1-1=2)…C Patrick Brown, C Morgan Frost, RW Travis Konecny and LW James van Riemsdyk all scored goals against the Wild…G Carter Hart recorded 33 saves in the first meeting…G Martin Jones made 33 saves in the second contest.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 17 points (4-13=17) in 29 matches against the Flyers…D Alex Goligoski owns 16 points (5-11=16) in 31 contests…D Jared Spurgeon has recorded eight points (1-7=8) in 15 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 31-19-2 with a 2.87 GAA, a .901 SV% and three shutouts in 58 career games against Philadelphia…G Filip Gustavsson has not appeared in a game against Philadelphia.

FLYERS LEADERS: van Riemsdyk leads the Flyers with nine points (8-1=9) in 16 matches against the Wild…D Tony DeAngelo has eight points (1-7=8) in nine matchups…RW Cam Atkinson has eight points (6-2=8) in 16 games…D Ryan Ellis owns eight points (3-5=8) in 32 contests.

FLYERS GOALIES: Hart is 1-2-0 with a 4.08 GAA and a .883 SV% in three starts against the Wild…G Felix Sandstrom has not faced Minnesota.

FAST FACTS: The Wild is 5-2-0 in its last seven contests against the Flyers, and have won the last three meetings between the two teams…Minnesota’s five goals on March 3, 2022, set a new team-high against Philadelphia…Minnesota has posted back-to-back shutouts twice against Philadelphia (last, 11/11-11/14/17)…First time was Feb. 10-12, 2003, which also marked the first back-to-back shutouts in team history…The Wild has shutout the Flyers five times in the 28 all-time meetings – tied for its most shutouts against an Eastern Conference team…Philadelphia has shutout Minnesota once (3/15/01).

HOME SWEET HOME
• 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 10th in the NHL with 13 home victories this season and ranked 11th with a .614 point percentage at home.

• The Wild is 10-3-0 in its last 13 home games, scoring 3.38 goals per game (GPG) while recording a 2.23 goals against average (GAA) and .919 save percentage (SV%).

• Since Nov. 23, Minnesota ranks tied for third in home GAA, sixth in home SV% and tied for ninth in the NHL in home GPG.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.3 percent (20 of 66) 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 80.6 penalty-kill percentage (100 for 124).

• Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 81.9 penalty-kill percentage (72 of 88) on the road this season.

SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is 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 46 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: New Jersey Devils (31-12-4) at Nashville Predators (23-18-6)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (31-12-4) at Nashville Predators (23-18-6)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Vegas Golden Knights 2 New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)
(29-17-3 -61) (31-12-4 -66 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. Dougie Hamilton 2. V. Vanecek 3. O. Palat

Goals:
VGK: W. Karlsson, B. Hutton
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Vegas 0 2 0 0 – 2
DEVILS 1 0 1 1 – 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: O. Palat, D. Hamilton, D. Hamilton (PPG/OTG)
Game Summary | Event Summary
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 47
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 15
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 141

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

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils concluded a two-game homestand (2-0-0), after collecting consecutive overtime wins over Pittsburgh (2-1) and Vegas (3-2). It marked the first time since 2019-20 that the team played in four consecutive games that were decided past regulation (Jan. 27, 2020 to Feb. 4, 1-3 record). Tonight’s victory marked the first time since Dec. 31, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022, that the Devils won consecutive games in overtime with no games in between that span. The Devils are 14-2-2 vs the Western Conference and 3-2-1 against Central Division opponents this season. The Devils have allowed one goal, or fewer, in a game 11 times this season. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season. The Devils are 21-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks (tied) for the third most in the NHL with Toronto and Florida, per Jan. 25. Winnipeg ranked second (22, W), while Boston ranked first in the NHL (26, W), per Jan. 25. After Tuesday’s win vs Vegas, the Devils earned their 15th comeback win for the 2022-23 campaign, which is tied with Tampa for the most in the NHL – entering Thursday’s contest vs Nashville. The Devils also improved to 5-10-2 when trailing after the second period of play this season, after defeating Vegas on Tuesday. New Jersey trailed Vegas 2-1 after the second period. The Devils are 10-1-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 20-11-2 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. Jersey’s team is 28-4-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 11 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. NEW JERSEY
OVERALL (34 GP) 16-8-(1)-6
HOME (15 GP) 9-1-(1)-4
ROAD (16 GP) 7-7-(0)-2
LAST MEETING Dec. 1, 2022 at NJD (OTW, 4-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 16-8-(1)-6 all-time against the Devils, including a 9-1-(1)-4 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and New Jersey in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against New Jersey this season, earning a dramatic 4-3 overtime win in Newark on Dec. 1. Mikael Granlund tied the game at 3-3 with 10 seconds remining in the third period, the third-latest game-tying goal in franchise history. It was also the third time in Predators history the team has tied a game with 10 seconds or less remaining in the third period and went on to win in overtime or a shootout.

− The Predators are 5-0-0 in their last five games against the Devils; they are 9-0-1 in their last 10; and 3-0-2 in their last five at home.

− Nashville hasn’t lost in regulation to New Jersey since March 3, 2015, going 10-0-3 in that time span. Since the start of the decade, the Predators are 12-3-4 against the Devils, earning points in 17 of their 20 meetings.

− The Predators’ last regulation loss at home to the Devils came on Jan. 19, 2009. Nashville has gone 6-0-4 against New Jersey on home ice since then, including wins in three straight.

− On Jan. 30, 1999, Sebastien Bordeleau scored the game-winning goal (2:34) for Nashville over New Jersey in the franchise’s first overtime victory.

NOTABLES vs. NEW JERSEY
− Head Coach John Hynes served in the same position for the Devils from 2015-19, posting a 150-159-45 record. Since joining the Predators, he has gone 4-0-0 against his former team.

− Matt Duchene has produced at a point-per-game pace in his career vs. the Devils, tallying seven goals and 21 points in 21 games. He has 12 points (4g-8a) in his last eight meetings with New Jersey, including consecutive three-point efforts on Feb. 6, 2018 and Nov. 6, 2018.

− Roman Josi has 15 points (5g-10a) in his last 12 games against the Devils. He’s operating at a point-per-game in his career vs. New Jersey, recording 17 points (5g-12a) in 17 games.

− Mikael Granlund has 14 points (7g-7a) in 16 career games vs. New Jersey.

− Ryan McDonagh has played 40 career games against the Devils – the most among current Predators skaters – tallying 20 points (3g-17a). He scored his first career NHL goal on April 9, 2011 vs. New Jersey (Martin Brodeur).

− Yakov Trenin scored his first career NHL goal on Dec. 7, 2019 vs. New Jersey (Louis Domingue).

− Predators prospect Marc Dec Gaizo is a native of Basking Ridge, N.J.

− Devils forward Erik Haula played in 51 games for Nashville in 2020-21, tallying 21 points (9g-12a).

LAST TIME OUT
− Winnipeg Jets 1, Nashville Predators 2 – Jan. 24 (Bridgestone Arena)

− NSH goals: Glass (6), Jeannot – GWG (4)

− WPG goals: Dubois (21)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 32/33); WPG – Hellebuyck (L, 39/41)

− Power plays: NSH 0-2; WPG 0-3

− Notes: Nashville improved to 13-7-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators have won four of their last five games… The Predators are now 1-0-1 against the Jets this season… Nashville outshot Winnipeg 41-33, including by an 18-5 margin in the second period… Tanner Jeannot scored the game-winning goal; it was his first goal since Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis, a 38-game span… Cody Glass opened the scoring for Nashville at 13:49 of the second period; he also had seven shots on goal…Ryan McDonagh led all skaters with a season-high 26:51 of ice time… Roman Josi tallied an assist, a +2 rating, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in 26 minutes of ice time… Dante Fabbro matched his career high in shots with seven.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 26, 2023 vs. New Jersey Devils

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Jan. 24 40
Total man-games lost: 94
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 41; McCarron – 20; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Carrier – 5; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon
– 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Jan. 19: Assigned forward Michael McCarron to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 18: Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 14: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 13: Reassigned goaltender Yaroslav Askarov to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 11: Recalled goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 2: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).

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