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Rays sign Jeffrey Springs to four-year extension

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Rays sign Jeffrey Springs to four-year extension

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays have signed left-handed pitcher Jeffrey Springs to a four-year, $31 million contract through the 2026 season, including a club option for the 2027 season. The pact is worth up to $65.75 million if the club option is exercised, innings pitched incentives are reached and Cy Young Award escalators are triggered.

Springs, 30, is 14-6 with a 2.70 ERA (180-IP, 54-ER) in 76 appearances (25 starts) since being acquired by the Rays in February 2021. Last season, he transitioned to the starting rotation in May and enjoyed a breakout campaign, going 9-5 with a 2.46 ERA (135.1-IP, 37-ER) in 33 appearances (25 starts). Min. 100 IP, his 2.46 ERA ranked second in franchise history behind Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell (1.89) in 2018, and it ranked sixth in the American League behind the top four in Cy Young Award voting—HOU Justin Verlander (1.75), CHW Dylan Cease (2.20), TOR Alek Manoah (2.24) and LAA Shohei Ohtani (2.33)—and eighth-place NYY Nestor Cortes (2.44). Min. 100 IP, Springs ranked 10th in the AL with a 29.6 pct. swing-and-miss rate, 13th with a 1.07 WHIP and 13th with a 4.65 SO/BB ratio. He allowed three runs (or fewer) in 22 of 25 starts and two runs (or fewer) 17 times. He went 6-3 with a 2.40 ERA (71.1-IP, 19-ER) in 14 starts after the All-Star break.

Last season, eight of his first nine appearances through May 3 came out of the bullpen, starting a bullpen day on April 28 (2.2 IP) over that stretch. He went 3.1 IP in relief on May 3 before officially joining the starting rotation on May 9 at the Los Angeles Angels. From April 28–May 27, he increased his workload in six consecutive appearances (five starts), including 5.2 IP and 6 IP in starts from May 21-27. He became a regular member of a starting rotation for the first time since 2017, when he spent the entire season with Class-A Down East and his first 17 appearances came as a starter, going 1-8 with a 4.60 ERA (90-IP, 46-ER) in that role. He transitioned to the Down East bullpen on July 26 that season.

Springs was acquired by the Rays with right-handed pitcher Chris Mazza and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox on February 17, 2021 in exchange for catcher Ronaldo Hernández and minor league infielder Nick Sogard. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 2015 Amateur Draft out of Appalachian State University.

Coyotes’ Valimaki Fined for Slashing

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Coyotes’ Valimaki Fined for Slashing

NEW YORK – Arizona Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki has been fined $4,189.19, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for slashing Anaheim Ducks forward Max Jones during NHL Game No. 763 in Tempe on Tuesday, Jan. 24, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 3:20 of the second period. Valimaki was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for slashing.

The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Red Sox agree to One-year contract with with Outfielder Adam Duvall

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Red Sox agree to One-year contract with with Outfielder Adam Duvall

Boston Designates Right-Handed Pitcher Matt Barnes for Assignment

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today signed outfielder Adam Duvall to a one-year contract for the 2023 season. To make room for Duvall on the 40-man roster, Boston designated right-handed pitcher Matt Barnes for assignment.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

Duvall, 34, is a four-time Gold Glove Award finalist (2016-18, ’21), winning the award as an outfielder in 2021 during the Atlanta Braves’ World Series championship season. That year, he hit a career-high 38 home runs and led the National League in RBI (113), one of three seasons in which he has recorded at least 30 home runs and 99 RBI (also 2016-17). A 2016 All-Star, Duvall has made 513 career starts in left field, 93 in right field, 68 in center field, 27 at first base, three at designated hitter, and one at third base. Since the start of 2016, he leads NL outfielders in defensive runs saved (59) and ranks second in assists (48).

Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Louisville, Duvall has hit .230 (637-for-2,770) with a .754 OPS, 163 home runs, and 478 RBI in 830 career games with the Giants (2014), Cincinnati Reds (2015-18), Miami Marlins (2021), and Braves (2018-22). In 2022, the right-handed batter hit .213 (61-for-287) with 16 doubles, one triple, and 12 home runs in 86 games for Atlanta while making 43 starts in center field, 26 in left field, and 11 in right field.

In 27 career Postseason games, Duvall has hit .200 (18-for-90) with five home runs and 18 RBI, including two home runs and six RBI during the 2021 World Series. He has four home runs in four career games at Fenway Park, including a three-homer performance on September 2, 2020. In the summer of 2009, Duvall played for Sanford of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.

Barnes, 32, made 44 appearances for the Red Sox in 2022, posting a 4.31 ERA (19 ER/39.2 IP) with eight saves. The right-hander owns a 4.07 ERA (195 ER/431.2 IP) with 47 saves and 547 strikeouts in 429 career appearances (two starts), all with Boston from 2014-22. Selected by the Red Sox with the 19th pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the Connecticut native ranks second in Red Sox history in both relief appearances and strikeouts in relief.

BOSTON RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER (40)

Pitchers (21): Brayan Bello, Ryan Brasier, Kutter Crawford, Franklin German, Tanner Houck, Kenley Jansen, Zack Kelly, Corey Kluber, Chris Martin, Bryan Mata, Wyatt Mills, Chris Murphy, Kaleb Ort, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Joely Rodríguez, Chris Sale, John Schreiber, Brandon Walter, Garrett Whitlock, Josh Winckowski

Catchers (2): Reese McGuire, Connor Wong

Infielders (7): Triston Casas, Bobby Dalbec, Rafael Devers, David Hamilton, Adalberto Mondesi, Trevor Story, Justin Turner

Outfielders (6): Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Adam Duvall, Rob Refsnyder, Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida

Infielder/Outfielders (4): Christian Arroyo, Kiké Hernández, Ceddanne Rafaela, Enmanuel Valdez

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (19-25-3) at Seattle Kraken (27-14-5)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (19-25-3) at Seattle Kraken (27-14-5)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

CANUCKS vs SEATTLE PREVIEW
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, ROOT SPORTS Northwest
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the third of four meetings between the Canucks and Kraken this season: Oct. 27 (5-4 W @ SEA), Dec. 22 (6-5 W vs SEA), Jan. 25 (away), and Apr. 4 (home).

• The Canucks are 6-0-0 all-time against Seattle, including a 3-0-0 record on the road.

• Vancouver is 5-0-0 in their last five meetings against the Kraken.

• Among active Canucks skaters, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Conor Garland, J.T. Miller, Tyler Myers and Elias Pettersson are tied for the team lead in career games played (6) against Seattle.

• Elias Pettersson leads all Canucks in career points vs the Kraken with nine points (3-6-9) in six games.

• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in six career games vs Seattle.

• J.T. Miller has eight points (1-7-8) in six career games vs Seattle.

• Quinn Hughes has seven points (1-6-7) in five career games vs Seattle.

• Spencer Martin is 2-0-0 with a 3.40 goals against average and a .897 save percentage in two career games against Seattle.

• Collin Delia has yet to face Seattle in his NHL career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 22 points (6-16-22) in his last 16 games.
• Bo Horvat has 19 points (9-10-19) in his last 15 games.
• J.T. Miller has 12 points (5-7-12) in his last 11 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 12 points (3-9-12) in his last eight games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last 14 games.
• Brock Boeser has 11 points (4-7-11) in his last 14 games.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 22/22: VAN 6 vs SEA 5 (SO)
Lane Pederson tied the game at 1-1 with his first goal as a Canuck at 17:17 in the first period, assisted by Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko…Elias Pettersson scored Vancouver’s second goal at 8:09 in the second period to cut the deficit to one goal…Luke Schenn and Andrei Kuzmenko assisted on the play…Kuzmenko (1-2-3) followed up with a goal of his own at 5:13 in the third period, assisted by Pederson(first career multi-point game)and Pettersson…Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson each scored in the third period to send the game to overtime, as Pettersson recorded his fourth career five-point game (most in franchise history)…J.T. Miller (one assist) and Elias Pettersson (2-3-5, GDG) each scored in the shootout to give Vancouver the win…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (8) and blocks (4)…Bo Horvat won 18 face-offs…Spencer Martin faced 36 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN SEA
Goals For/Game 3.32 (10th) 3.61 (t-4th)
Goals Against/Game 3.91 (31st) 3.09 (17th)
Power Play % 22.8 (14th) 20.3 (t-19th)
Penalty Kill % 66.7 (32nd) 70.5 (31st)
Penalty Min./Game 9:35 (20th) 8:32 (12th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 10:30pm PT on January 24, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 24/23: VAN 5 vs CHI 2
Andrei Kuzmenko got Vancouver on the board with his 20th and 21st goals of the season at 7:02 and 15:47 of the second period to extend his point streak to five games (4-3-7)…Ilya Mikheyev and Elias Pettersson registered the first pair of assists and Pettersson and Luke Schenn recorded the second pair…Dakota Joshua gave the Canucks their first lead of the game at 11:34 of the third period with his seventh goal of the season…Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes registered the assists…Sheldon Dries extended the lead 34 seconds later…Conor Garland and J.T. Miller picked up the assists…Bo Horvat put home a shorthanded empty netter to make it 5-2 with 1:26 remaining…Schenn recorded the lone assist…Oliver Ekman-Larsson led the team with six shots on goal…Schenn led the team with six hits…Collin Delia made 12 saves.

LAST 5 vs SEATTLE
• Dec. 22/22: VAN 6 vs SEA 5 (SO)
• Oct. 27/22: VAN 5 at SEA 4
• Apr. 26/22: VAN 5 vs SEA 2
• Feb. 21/22: VAN 5 vs SEA 2
• Jan. 1/22: VAN 5 at SEA 2

LOSSLESS IN SEATTLE
Entering Wednesday’s game in Seattle, the Canucks hold a record of 6-0-0 against the Kraken all-time, including a 3-0-0 record at Climate Pledge Arena. This is the team’s second-longest win streak vs a single franchise since the opposition’s inception.
• 9 straight wins vs Washington Capitals from Dec. 17/74 to Oct. 13/76

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Colorado 2 at Seattle 1 (SO)
Goals: Donato
Goalie: Grubauer (26/27)
PP: 0/2 PK: 2/2 Shots: Colorado 27 – Seattle 27

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 123)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 46 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 46 games – day-to-day
Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed) – 5 games – day-to-day
Justin Schultz (undisclosed) – 2 games – week-to-week
Andre Burakovsky (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)

UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, Jan. 27: Calgary at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 28: Columbus at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
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

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the third of four games the Kraken will play against the Canucks this season and the final one that will be played in Seattle. The teams will next meet on April 4 in Vancouver. The Kraken are looking for their first-ever win against the Canucks.

• The Kraken have not allowed a power-play goal for four consecutive games going a perfect 8-for-8 during that span. If they were to remain perfect on the penalty kill tonight, it would mark the second time this season that they did not allow a power-play goal for five or more straight games. The team previously went six straight games from Oct. 29 to Nov. 11 without allowing a powerplay goal.

• Entering play Tuesday, the Kraken led the Pacific Division in points percentage (.641) and ranked second with 59 points. The team’s plus-22 goal differential this season also tied for the best mark the Pacific Division entering play Tuesday and was tied for ninth in the NHL.

• With 46 games played, the Kraken have already matched their win total (27) from the 2021-22 season. They enter tonight’s game one point shy of matching their total (60) from last year.

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are leading the league in wins (nine, tied), points (19) and goals (49). Their 3.08 goals for per game are the second-most in the league during that span, and they are one of only three teams (Edmonton, New Jersey) to be averaging four or more goals per game in 2023.

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (14-30-3) at Edmonton Oilers (27-18-3)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (14-30-3) at Edmonton Oilers (27-18-3)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Jan. 25, 2023 Game No. 48 (14-30-3, 31 pts.)
at Edmonton Oilers (27-18-3, 57 pts.), Rogers Place Road Game No. 21 (3-15-2, 8 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. 23, 2023 – CBJ 3 at CGY 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Marchenko (10), PP – Laine (14), Jenner (13)
CGY Goal Scorers: Duehr (2), Kadri (19), Mangiapane (10), OT – Dube (12)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (45/49; 62:25); CGY – Vladar (22/25; 62:25)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / CGY: 49
3 Stars: 1. Mangiapane, CGY; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Backlund, CGY
Noteworthy: CBJ earned point for 2nd-straight game (1-0-1)… CBJ scored 2 PPGs in the 2nd period… CBJ scored 4:34 into the 3rd period to tie the game at 3… CGY scored GWG 2:25 into OT… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 9th multi-assist/13th multi-point game of the season (0-2-2) to extend his points/assists streak to 3 consecutive outings (1-4-5) … Laine registered his 3rd multi-assist/9th multi-point game of the campaign (1-2-3), extending his assists streak to 3-straight games (2-4-6)… Jenner scored a goal for 2nd consecutive game (2-0-2)… Marchenko scored a goal to give him 5 goals in his past 10 contests (5-0-5).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (41 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (36 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (34 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (32 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (16 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (7 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 315

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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
9:30pm ET | TNT | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE OILERS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at EDM)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at EDM)
All-Time Series: 23-34-3-3 (8-21-0-2 at EDM)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-6-0 | 3-7-0
All-Time GF/GA: 158/224
All-Time SF/SA: 1,826/1,831
All-Time PP: 38-of-245
All-Time PK: 188-of-243

THE LAST GAME: APR. 24, 2022 – CBJ 5 vs. EDM 2
CBJ Goal Scorers: Robinson (10), Bjorkstrand (25), PP – Blankenburg (1), Roslovic (21) EN – Sillinger (15)
EDM Goal Scorers: Kane (21), PP – Draisaitl (55)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (33/35; 60:00); EDM – Koskinen (26/30; 58:26)
CBJ PP: 1/4; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / EDM: 35
3 Stars: 1. Blankenburg, CBJ; 2. Merzlikins, CBJ; 3. Voracek, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 2-1 heading into the 3rd period, but scored 4 unanswered goals to earn 23rd comeback victory of the season (9th when trailing heading into final 20 minutes)… Bjorkstrand recorded 12th multi-point game of campaign (1-2-3)… Blankenburg notched 1st career NHL goal and multi-point effort (1-1-2)… Roslovic scored for 3rd-straight game (4-0-4), while also extending points streak to 4 consecutive (4-1-5)… Voracek notched 1st 3-point game of the season (0-3-3).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Feb. 15 at CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. EDM)
CBJ are 2-3-0 in the last five meetings at EDM… Winning team has scored 3 or more goals in past 31-straight contests (including SO goals), including 4-plus in each of the last 8 meetings… EDM has recorded 6-of-8 shutouts in series while CBJ have 3-of-4 hat tricks… Most goals scored at EDM: 7 (3/27/18)… Most goals allowed at EDM: 8 (1/13/03).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. EDM)
Blankenburg notched his 1st career goal (GWG) and multi-point effort with 1-1-2 on 4/24/22 vs. EDM… Gaudreau notched his 300th career NHL assist on 2/6/21 vs. EDM.. Jenner collected 1st NHL assist on 11/29/13 vs. EDM… Korpisalo played in 100th NHL game on 10/30/19 vs. EDM.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. EDM
• Boqvist – 1-2-3 in 2 career GP, including a goal in his last game at the Oilers on Feb. 11, 2020.

• Gaudreau – 16-20-36 in 41 career GP, including 5 assists in his last contests vs. the club (Mar. 26, 2022) and points in three-straight (1-7-8) and six of his last seven (3-9-12).

• Laine – 4-2-6 in 11 career GP, including a goal in his last game at Edmonton (Mar. 11, 2020) and points in his four of his past six against the club (2-2-4).

• Merzlikins – 1-1-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .928 SV% in 3 career GP, including stopping 33-of-35 shots in a win in his most recent contests against the club on Apr. 24, 2022.

• Nyquist – 5-9-14 in 17 career GP, including points in three-straights games played overall (2-2-4) and eight of his last nine (4-6-10) as goals in three-straight road contests (3-0-3) and points in five-straight at Edmonton (4-1-5).

• Sillinger – 1-2-3 in 2 career GP, including points in both games with an assist recorded in last game at Edmonton on Dec. 16, 2021.

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
BUSY JANUARY WEEKS
The Blue Jackets earned points in their second consecutive game with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Monday. On Saturday, Columbus concluded a stretch of four games in six days that included games against the Rangers, Predators, Ducks and Sharks. The club plays a second consecutive week of four games in six days as it visits the Flames (Monday), Oilers (Wednesday), Canucks (Friday) and Kraken (Saturday).

LOOKING TO THE WEST
The Blue Jackets kicked off a stretch of seven consecutive contests against the Western Conference on Tuesday. After facing the Central Division’s Predators last Tuesday, the team plays six-straight against the Pacific Division from January 19-28, including its annual trip through western Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver). Columbus is 4-1-2 against the Pacific Division in 2022-23.

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

EDMONTON OILERS VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
7:30 p.m. MT at Rogers Place

BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
27-18-3 – 57 PTS RECORD 14-30-3 – 31 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 8th Conference – 16th
1st –31.0% (53/171) POWER PLAY 31st – 16.0% (20/125)
23rd – 74.9% (128/171) PENALTY KILL 18th – 77.6% (118/152)

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. COLOMBUS GP RECORD HOME (31) AWAY (32) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. COLUMBUS 63 37-16-3-7 23-6-0-2 14-10-3-5 225 164
OILERS vs. COLUMBUS – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0

QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of two meetings against the Blue Jackets this season and the lone game in Edmonton. The last time these teams met was on April 24th in Columbus, with the Blue Jackets winning 5-2. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lead the team with 23 career points against Columbus and have also played in a team leading 20 games against Columbus, along with Cody Ceci.

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 2nd in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 66. They also rank tied for 5th in the league in third period goals with 59.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. COLUMBUS
Record: 6-4-0
GF: 35 GA: 25
2021-22 4/24/22 @ CBJ 5-2 L
2021-22 12/16/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
2019-20 3/7/20 @ EDM 4-1 W
2019-20 10/30/19 @ CBJ 4-1 W
2018-19 3/21/19 @ EDM 4-1 W
2018-19 3/2/19 @ CBJ 4-0 W
2017-18 3/27/18 @ EDM 3-7 L
2017-18 12/12/17 @ CBJ 7-2 W
2016-17 1/3/17 @ CBJ 1-3 L
2016-17 12/13/16 @ EDM 1-3 L

OILERS LEADERS vs. COLUMBUS
NHL CAREER
Games: Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid, Ceci (20)
Goals: Kane (9)
Assists: Nugent-Hopkins (18)
Points: Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid (23)
Penalty minutes: Kane (12)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 15 F Brad Malone placed on waivers
Dec. 16 F Brad Malone cleared waivers and loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield
Jan. 7 F James Hamblin loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
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 – 545 GP, 258-209-52-26 – 590 PTS
2021-22 – 10 GP, 7-2-1 – 15 PTS

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (29-9-8) at Dallas Stars (28-13-8)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (29-9-8) at Dallas Stars (28-13-8)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday. Sebastian Aho (3g) scored his second hat trick of the season, and Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) and Teuvo Teravainen (2a) each recorded two points. Jesper Fast also scored for Carolina, while Jalen Chatfield earned an assist and a team- and career-high +4 rating. Frederik Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots faced in net to post his fourth consecutive win.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 46 games (10/12-1/21)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 45 games (10/14-1/21)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed one game (1/21)
Jaccob Slavin, lower-body, missed one game (1/21)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 183

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Placed Max Pacioretty on injured reserve
Jan. 16 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
Jan. 11 Activated Frederik Andersen from injured reserve

STREAKS
Teuvo Teravainen has earned a point in three consecutive games (1/15-1/21: 1g, 3a)
Brent Burns has tallied a point in back-to-back games (1/19-1/21: 1g, 1a)
Jalen Chatfield has registered an assist/point in back-to-back games (1/19-1/21: 1g, 2a)
Jesper Fast has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1/19-1/21: 1g, 1a)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 25 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 27 San Jose 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 29 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 31 Los Angeles 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 1 at Buffalo 7:30 p.m. TNT HRN

  • All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network

HURRICANES vs. STARS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina and Dallas are facing in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— The Hurricanes and Stars are meeting for the 95th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 37-46-6-5 overall record, including a 15-24-2-4 road record.

— Carolina leads the season series 1-0-0 (Dallas: 0-0-1), and the Hurricanes are 10-4-2 in the teams’ last 16 meetings dating back to 11/13/17.

— The Hurricanes posted a 5-4 overtime win against the Stars at PNC Arena on 12/17. Brent Burns (2a), Martin Necas (1g, 1a), Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) and Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 1a) each tallied two points, and Necas scored his fourth career overtime winner. Antti Raanta made 26 saves in net.

— Sebastian Aho has earned 19 points (6g, 13a) in 18 career regular-season games against Dallas.

— Stefan Noesen was born in Plano, Texas, about 25 miles north of Dallas, and played youth hockey for the Dallas Ice Jets.

— Jordan Staal has tallied 25 points (10g, 15a) in 30 career regular-season games against the Stars.

— Paul Stastny has recorded 53 points (24g, 29a) in 55 career regular-season games against Dallas.

— Jani Hakanpaa recorded three points (2g, 1a) in 15 games with Carolina during the 2020-21 season. Acquired from ANA along with a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft in exchange for Haydn Fleury, he signed with the Stars as a free agent on 7/29.

— Mason Marchment’s father, Bryan, skated in 42 games with Hartford during the 1993-94 season, recording 10 points (3g, 7a) and 124 penalty minutes.

— Stars Assistant Coach Alain Nasreddine played two AHL seasons with the Carolina Monarchs in Greensboro, registering nine assists and 354 penalty minutes in 89 games from 1995-97.

— Dallas Goaltending Coach Jeff Reese appeared in 37 games as a netminder for Hartford from 1993-95, posting a 9-17-4 record, 3.13 goals-against average, .897 save percentage and two shutouts. He was acquired from CGY in exchange for Dan Keczmer on 11/19/93, and he was traded to TBL in exchange for a ninth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Draft (Askhat Rakhmatullin) on 12/1/95.

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 23, 2023 – STARS 2 vs. SABRES 3 (OT)
Despite a quick start with the game’s opening tally just 1:48 into the contest, the Stars saw their two-game winning streak end in a 3-2 overtime defeat to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. Captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) scored his 19th goal of the season on the power play to give Dallas a 1-0 lead. Then, with the Stars trailing 2-1 in the third period, forward Jason Robertson (1-0—1) tallied his team-leading 32nd goal to even the score at two goals apiece. Forward Joe Pavelski (0-2—2) registered a two-point night and Roope Hintz (0-1—1) got on the score sheet in his first game back after missing seven in a row with an upper-body injury. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 22 saves on 25 shots in the OT setback.
PP: 1-1 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 31 | SA: 25 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:59 – game high) | Attendance: 18,134
Three Stars: 1. BUF – C. Anderson 2. DAL – J. Pavelski 3. BUF – R. Dahlin

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Wed., Jan. 25, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 New Jersey Devils 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Feb. 6, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Wed., Feb. 8, 2023 Minnesota Wild 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center TNT/KTCK
Sat., Feb. 11, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 12 p.m. American Airlines Center ABC/KTCK

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

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

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at American Airlines Center for the only time during the regular season. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second and final meeting of the 2022-23 campaign between the two clubs, which opened with a 5-4 overtime victory for the Canes on Dec. 17, 2022 at PNC Arena. This is the third game of a four-game homestand leading into the Stars’ bye week (Jan. 28-Feb. 5) which overlaps with a pause from Feb. 2-5 for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. Following the break, the Stars will play four in a row at American Airlines Center before hitting the road for a game in Minnesota on Feb. 17.

I PUT ON MY OVERCOAT AND WALKED INTO WINTER

  • The Stars are 0-0-1 against the Hurricanes this season, falling 5-4 in overtime on Dec. 17, 2022 at PNC Arena.
  • Forward Jason Robertson (0-3—3) had three assists in the series opener, tops among all skaters on both teams.
  • Robertson enters tonight’s game with 14 points (2-12—14) in nine career games against the Canes.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) lit the lamp against Carolina in the series opener and has 11 goals and 18 points (11-7—18) in 28 career games against them.
  • Captain Jamie Benn leads active Stars in goals (16), assists (17) and points (33) in a team-high 29 career games vs. Carolina. He also leads the club in game-winning goals (3) and is the lone player with a shorthanded goal (2) against the Hurricanes.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski has eight goals and 17 points (8-9—17) in 28 games vs. Carolina and leads active Stars in power-play goals (5) against the Canes.
  • Forward Roope Hintz has 11 points (7-4—11) in 14 career contests vs. the Hurricanes and ranks second among active Stars in game-winning tallies (2).
  • Defenseman Colin Miller enters tonight’s contest with five points (1-4—5) in nine career games against Carolina.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter has 11 points (0-11—11) in 24 games against the Hurricanes and leads active Stars in TOI/GP against them (25:28).
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-1-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in five career appearances against the Sabres.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-1-1 with a 3.56 GAA and .898 SV% in three career appearances vs. Carolina.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 17, 2022 at Carolina – L, 5-4 (OT)
Jan. 25 vs. Carolina

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (26-14-7) at Toronto Maple Leafs (29-11-8)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (26-14-7) at Toronto Maple Leafs (29-11-8)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, Florida Panthers 2 – January 23, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: A. Fox (10), M. Zibanejad (21, 22), J. Vesey (8), A. Lafreniere (6), F. Chytil (13)
FLA Goals: C. Verhaege (23), A. Barkov (13)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 33/35)
FLA Goalie: A. Lyon (L – 20/25)
NYR Shots: 26
FLA Shots: 35
NYR PP: 1/1
NYR PK: 1/2

RECAP/NOTES: Three players recorded three-point games en route to the Rangers 6-2 win over Florida on Monday night
at MSG. At home, New York has now won eight of its last 11 games dating back to December 5. The Blueshirts scored six
goals for the eighth time this season, the third most in the NHL.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers travel to Toronto for a meeting with the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena (7:00 PM ET – TV: TNT –
    Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). After tonight, the Blueshirts will play their next four games at MSG.
  • The Blueshirts have won four of their last six, seven of their last 10 games and have earned points in nine of their last 11
    games (7-2-2). Dating back to November 30, Rangers have points in 19 of their last 24 contests (16-5-3).
  • On the road, the Rangers have earned a point in five-straight games (3-0-2) and nine of their last 10 contests (7-1-2). New
    York has points in 16 of its last 19 games (13-3-3) away from home. The Blueshirts’ .705 road points percentage ranks sixth
    in the league.
  • The Blueshirts have allowed the fifth fewest goals per game with a 2.62 clip.
  • New York’s 59 third period goals rank tied for fifth in the NHL and their plus-15 third period goal differential ranks
    fourth.
  • The Rangers enter tonight’s game with wins in five of their last six games against Toronto and wins in seven of their last
    nine contests against them. On the road, the Blueshirts have won three of their last four against the Maple Leafs.
  • The Blueshirts have recorded the eighth most shots (tied) per game (32.7) and have allowed the eighth fewest shots per
    game (29.3) in the NHL.
  • On Tuesday, the Rangers recalled forward Toronto native Will Cuylle from Hartford. If Cuylle makes his NHL debut
    against the Maple Leafs tonight, he would be the first Toronto native to make his NHL debut in the city since Connor
    Brown for the Maple Leafs on March 17, 2016 against the Panthers. He would become the first Toronto native to make his
    NHL debut in Toronto for a team other than the Maple Leafs since Kirk Tomlinson of the North Stars on Feb. 24, 1988.
    Only one Toronto native has made his NHL debut in the city while playing for the Rangers: Jim Drummond on Jan. 9,
    1945.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 117 points, the fourth most in the NHL and 91 assists, the fifth most. 28.5
    percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.
  • Six Rangers have scored 10-plus goals this year, tied for the seventh most in the NHL.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 27/7:00 PM Vegas/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Feb. 6/7:30 PM Calgary/MSG MSG Network TBD
Feb. 8/8:00 PM Vancouver/MSG MSG Network TBD
Feb. 10/7:00 PM Seattle/MSG MSGSN TBD
Feb. 11/7:00 PM Carolina/PNC Arena MSG 2 TBD

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 23 Florida W, 6-2
Jan. 19 Boston L, 3-1
Jan. 16 at Columbus W, 3-1
Jan. 15 Montreal L, 2-1
Jan. 12 Dallas OTW, 2-1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 24 – Will Cuylle recalled from Hartford. Sammy Blais assigned to Hartford on conditioning stint.
January 22 – Jonny Brodzinski re-assigned to Hartford. Julien Gauthier activated off IR.
January 17 – Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.

ALL-TIME RECORD 237-282-95-7 (576 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 136-116-56-4 (332 PTS)
NYR AWAY 101-166-39-3 (244 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 4-1-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (10) – A: Trocheck (16) – Pts: Trocheck/ Zibanejad (20)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Bathgate (51) – A: Bathgate (82) – Pts: Bathgate (133)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
December 15 at MSG W, 5-3
January 25 at Scotiabank Arena 7:00 PM ET
April 13 at MSG 7:00 PM ET

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. New York Islanders 2
Date: Monday, January 23, 2023
TOR Goals: Nylander (2x), Tavares (PP), Järnkrok, Matthews
NYI Goals: Lee (2x)
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 31/33, .939 SV%
NYI Goaltender: Sorokin, 34/39, .872 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2

Player Notes: – William Nylander recorded four points (2G, 2A) in Toronto’s win on Monday. Nylander recorded all four points during the second period. Per NHL Stats, “Only three players in Maple Leafs history have posted more in a single period: Mickey Roach (5 in P2 on March 6, 1920), Darryl Sittler (5 in P2 on Feb. 7, 1976) and Goldie Prodgers (5 in P2 on Feb. 18, 1920).” Nylander marked a single-game NHL career second-best with four points. Nylander posted his 14th multi-point game of the season. Nylander extended his current assist and point streak to four games where he has posted nine points (4G, 5A). Nylander is currently one point away from 400 career NHL points.

  • John Tavares recorded two points (1G, 1A) on Monday, registering his 12th multi-point game of the season.
  • Calle Järnkrok scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 9:33 of the second period. Järnkrok has scored in back-to-back games.
  • With his third period goal, Auston Matthews extended his point streak to five games where he has posted six points (5G, 1A) and has registered 13 points (8G, 5A) through his last 10 games played.
  • Justin Holl recorded the secondary assist on Järnkrok’s goal and the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Holl posted a single-game NHL career second-best in assists and points with two. Holl registered the sixth multi-assist game of his NHL career.
  • Ilya Samsonov stopped 31 of 33 shots in Monday’s win, marking the second-most saves he has made this season (31). Samsonov has posted a 13-0-1 record on home ice during the 2022-23 campaign. Samsonov posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Samsonov posted the second assist of his NHL career. His first assist dates back to March 11, 2021 with Washington. The last occasion a Toronto netminder registered an assist was Jack Campbell on February 17, 2022 against Pittsburgh.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. New York: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New York: 1-1-1
Toronto Season Record: 29-11-8
Toronto Home Record: 18-3-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are taking on the New York Rangers tonight in the second of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto lost their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against the Rangers 3-1 on December 15th at Madison Square Garden. The Maple Leafs have earned at least one point through seven-consecutive games against the Rangers that were played at Scotiabank Arena (3-0-4). Toronto is playing in their second matchup of a five-game homestand. The Maple Leafs have posted a 18-3-4 record on home ice this season, currently the second-best home record in the league. The NHL announced on Thursday that, through the NHL Fan Vote, Auston Matthews will be joining Mitch Marner at 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend in South Florida. This marks the sixth-consecutive occasion (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) that Matthews has been selected to compete in the NHL All-Star Game. Matthews has posted 53 points (25G, 28A) through 46 games this season. Marner is appearing in the second All-Star Game (2020, 2023) of his NHL career. Marner has posted 56 points (17G, 39A) through 48 games this season. He is currently tied for sixth in the league with 39 assists.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 24, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Joey Anderson from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 23, 2023 The Maple Leafs have loaned forward Dryden Hunt to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 23, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Pontus Holmberg from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

INJURY REPORT
TJ Brodie Rib (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. NEW YORK RANGERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 20, 1926 (Toronto 1 vs. New York 5)
All-Time Record: 289-225-95-12 (621 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 169-94-39-7 (309 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 120-131-56-5 (312 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: November 18, 2021 (Toronto 2 vs. New York 1)

NEXT GAME
Date: Friday, January 27, 2023
Opponent: vs. Ottawa Senators
Time: 7:00 pm ET

Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK RANGERS:
Games Played: John Tavares (53), Wayne Simmonds (45), Morgan Rielly (21)
Goals: John Tavares (15), Wayne Simmonds (13), Mitch Marner (5), Auston Matthews (5),
William Nylander (5), Morgan Rielly (5)
Assists: John Tavares (32), Wayne Simmonds (12), Mitch Marner (10)
Points: John Tavares (47), Wayne Simmonds (25), Mitch Marner (15)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (76), John Tavares (46), Mark Giordano (12)

FAST FACTS
Wednesday games 6th of 11 (8 home, 3 road)
Back-to-Backs played 7 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-1-1
January games 12th of 14 (10 home, 4 road)

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (23-21-5) at Ottawa Senators (20-23-3)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (23-21-5) at Ottawa Senators (20-23-3)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Monday, Jan. 23 Loss TOR 5 vs. NYI 2 Lee (2) Sorokin (34/39)
Anders Lee scored twice for the third time this season, and Sebastian Aho and Mathew Barzal each tallied assists, but the New York Islanders fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2, after the Maple Leafs recorded four goals in the second period on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena. Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri also found the scoresheet, and Ilya Sorokin made his third straight start, turning aside 33 of 38 shots faced.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
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

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: 100

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Wednesday, Jan. 18 vs. Boston L (4-1)
Monday, Jan. 16 vs. Washington L/OT (4-3)

SERIES HISTORY
Nov. 14, 2022 Canadian Tire Centre W (4-2)
Jan. 25, 2023 Canadian Tire Centre 7:00pm
Feb. 14, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm

UPCOMING GAMESJan. 27 vs. Detroit UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
Jan. 28 vs. Vegas UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. OTTAWA:
Nov. 14, 2022 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Win (4-2)
March 22, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (3-0)
February 1, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-1)
December 7, 2021 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Win (5-3)
March 5, 2020 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Loss (4-3)

vs. THE SENATORS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last five games: 4-1-0
Franchise History 38-50-11-4
NYI Home 19-26-6-1
NYI Away 19-24-5-3

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Ottawa Senators in the second of three matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was November 14, 2022, when Brock Nelson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored, and Mathew Barzal tallied two assists in a 4-2 Islander victory in Ottawa. Tonight, the Islanders will look to snap a five-game winless streak and earn their fifth straight win against the Senators. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a 13-11-3 record against Eastern Conference opponents this season, and tonight’s game is the Islanders sixth straight against an Eastern Conference foe. The Islanders are 9-1-0 in their last ten matchups against Ottawa, dating back to the 2018-19 season, and have outscored them 41-22 in that span. They also enter tonight’s matchup with a four-game win streak against the Senators. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a 4-2-2 record against Atlantic Division opponents since the last time they faced Ottawa on November 14. They will look to earn their 11th road win of the season.

ROAD POINTS
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders with 26 road points in 24 games this season. The Coquitlam, BC native has recorded points in five of his last six road games, and eight of his 11 multi-point contests this season have been recorded when the Islanders are the visiting club. The last time the Islanders and Senators met, the 25-year-old tallied two assists in a 4-2 Islander win at Canadian Tire Centre. Barzal enters tonight’s matchup leading the Islanders in assists (31), and tied with Brock Nelson for the team-lead in points (42).

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 21, 5-1 loss vs. Winnipeg: The Jets received three-point nights from Ehlers, Scheifele and Wheeler to help send Ottawa to a 5-1 loss at Canadian Tire Centre. Scheifele had the game’s lone multi-goal contest to register his 36th career multi-tally game to sit second on the Thrashers/Jets franchise list. Ehlers and Wheeler both added two-assists while Perfetti had the additional goal for the visitors. Norris scored for the first time since returning from a 38-game injury absence. An assist on the goal from Giroux saw him reach the 40-point plateau for the 14th consecutive season. Hellebuyck recorded 25 saves to earn the win for Winnipeg while Forsberg turned aside 25 shots in taking the loss for Ottawa. Scratch: Brassard; Injuries: Chartier, Motte, Zaitsev, Zub; Shots: OTT – 26, WPG – 30; PP: OTT – 0-4, WPG – 2-8.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against the N.Y. Islanders will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet ONE 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 heads to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs on Friday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of four regular-season meetings and the second of two matchups at Scotiabank Arena.

INJURY REPORT: LW Motte, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Islanders this evening. Total man-games lost: 164.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Bernard-Docker to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 21; Recalled F Greig from Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 23; Re-assigned F Chartier to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 23.

OTTAWA vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Nov. 14 @ Ottawa (4-2 loss), Jan. 25 @ Ottawa, Feb. 14 @ N.Y. Islanders
2021-22 (0-3-0): 12/7/21 @ Ottawa (5-3 loss), 2/1/22 @ N.Y. Islanders (4-1 loss), 3/22/22 @ N.Y. Islanders (3-0 loss)

Series record: Overall: 54-31-11-7; Home: 27-16-5-3; Away: 27-15-6-4
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/5/20 (4-3); @ N.Y. Islanders: 12/1/17 (6-5)
Last N.Y. Islanders win: @ Ottawa: Nov. 14 (4-2); @ N.Y. Islanders: 3/22/22 (3-0)
Last OT result: 12/5/15 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/5/19 (5-4 SO loss) @ N.Y. Islanders
Most goals, game: Scored: 9, (1/30/99, 9-2 win); Allowed: 9, (12/17/92, 9-3 loss); Both teams: 12, (12/17/92, 9-3 loss)

Last Game: Nov. 14, 4-2 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Batherson, Giroux; NYI Goals: Wahlstrom, Dobson, Pageau, Nelson; OTT Scratches: Gambrell, Zaitsev; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Norris, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; NYI Goalie: Varlamov; OTT PP: 1-6; NYI PP: 2-3; Shots: 38-35.

Career vs. N.Y. Islanders: Giroux leads all players in career games played (65), in goals (24), in assists (46), in points (70) and in penalty minutes (34) against N.Y. Islanders.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 12-11-1 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 24 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 open their fifth set of the season on Friday when the team visits Toronto ahead of welcoming Montreal to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … 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 (2-2-0 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 46 for 175 (26.3%) 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 130 of the 161 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.8% through 46 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 Morning Skate – Jan. 25, 2023

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* Kris Letang returned to the Penguins’ lineup after an 11-game absence and made an immediate impact – recording 2-2—4, which also included scoring the overtime winner. 
 
* The Bruins picked up another two points Tuesday and made NHL history by requiring the fewest games by any team to collect 80 standings points in a single season.

* Andrei Vasilevskiy earned his 250th career victory as the Lightning collected their 10th consecutive win at AMALIE Arena and moved within one of matching their franchise record for longest home win streak. 

* The NHL announced details of the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook and the format of the seven events on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports).


 

LETANG MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN RETURN AS PENGUINS OUTLAST PANTHERS 

In a contest that featured five combined game-tying goals and three lead changes, Kris Letang (2-2—4) returned to the Penguins after missing 11 games between sustaining a lower-body injury and returning to Montreal for the death of his father. His first point of the night helped Pittsburgh initiate a multi-goal comeback in the first period and his fourth marked his ninth career overtime goal.



* The Penguins became the sixth team to overcome three separate deficits en route to a win this month and Tuesday marked the fourth game of 2022-23 to feature two teams combine for five game-tying goals following Nov. 29, 2022 (SEA at LAK: 6), Nov. 1, 2022 (ANA at SJS: 5) and Oct. 27, 2022 (EDM at CHI: 5).

* Sidney Crosby (1-2—3) and Evgeni Malkin (1-2—3) each collected assists on Letang’s 30th career game-winning goal on an evening that featured the trio each post at least three points in the same game for just the second time following March 27, 2022 (regular season or playoffs). Overall, Pittsburgh improved to 36-1-0 when all three have multiple points in the same game (regular season & playoffs).


MORE OT MAGIC FROM THE TUESDAY SLATE

In addition to the high-scoring overtime thriller in Pittsburgh, three other teams also left the ice with a victory in extra time:

* Dougie Hamilton (2-0—2) tied the game with 70 seconds remaining in regulation and netted his second overtime goal in as many games (also Jan. 22 vs. PIT) to help the Devils (31-12-4, 66 points) improve to 7-0-1 in their past eight contests. New Jersey moved into a tie, in terms of standings points, with Carolina (29-9-8, 66 points) atop the Metropolitan Division; the latter holds one game in hand.



* Kevin Fiala (17-34—51 in 50 GP) assisted on Los Angeles’ first goal of the game and reached the 50-point mark on the season before scoring in overtime to help the Kings (27-17-6, 60 points) leapfrog the idle Kraken (27-14-5, 59 points) for second place in the Pacific Division standings. Fiala also became the first player to record his first 50 points with the Kings franchise in 50 games or fewer since Pavol Demitra (41 GP in 2005-06).

* Andrew Copp scored his second career overtime goal to propel the Red Wings (20-18-8, 48 points) to victory and within eight points of the Capitals (25-19-6, 56 points) for the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference with four games in hand. Copp (Ann Arbor, Mich.) became the sixth different Michigan-born skater to score a regular-season overtime goal for Detroit, a list topped by teammate Dylan Larkin (7) – who reached the 400-point milestone in the victory.

PASTRNAK PROPELS BRUINS TO 80 POINTS AND AN NHL-FIRST 
Patrice Bergeron (1-0—1) netted the go-ahead goal with 2:55 remaining in regulation and David Pastrnak (1-3—4) posted the highest point total by a Boston skater in Montreal in nearly 40 years as the NHL-leading Bruins (38-5-4, 80 points) required the fewest games by a team in League history to reach the 80-point mark in a single season.



* Pastrnak (37-32—69 in 47 GP) sits third in the Art Ross Trophy race this season and is one of five players with 30-plus goals and 30-plus assists – reaching the mark in 47 games or fewer for the second time in his career (2019-20: 42 GP). He joined Phil Esposito (5x; last: 33 GP in 1974-75) as the second player in Bruins history to do so multiple times.

SABRES SCORE EARLY AND OFTEN, INCH CLOSER TO A PLAYOFF SPOT 
Jeff Skinner (1-1—2) became Buffalo’s fourth 20-goal scorer of the season 60 seconds into the contest and Owen Power found the back of the net for the second time in as many games as the Sabres (25-19-3, 53 points) benefited from an early 4-0 lead en route to their fourth straight victory. Their four 20-goal scorers are tied with Edmonton for the most among all teams in 2022-23.

* Buffalo, which moved within three points of Washington (25-19-6, 56 points) for the second Willd Card spot in the Eastern Conference and hold three games in hand, have scored six goals within the opening minute of a contest this season. The only other campaigns in which they have scored as many are 1975-76 (8), 1982-83 (7), 1985-86 (7) and 1984-85 (6).




VASILEVSKIY, MacKINNON REACH MILESTONES IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES 

A pair of League veterans reached milestone marks in victories as Andrei Vasilevskiy (33 saves) earned his 250th career win and Nathan MacKinnon (0-1—1) collected his 700th career point. More notes from the NHL’s 11-game slate can be found here. 
 
* Vasilevskiy (250-113-25 in 399 GP), who backstopped the Lightning to their 10th straight victory at AMALIE Arena, is one of three goaltenders with 250 wins since making his NHL debut in 2014-15 (also Sergei Bobrovsky: 253 & Frederik Andersen: 250). The 2018-19 Vezina Trophy winner, 2021 Conn Smythe Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champion required the second-fewest games in NHL history to reach the mark behind only Ken Dryden (381 GP). 
 
* MacKinnon (255-445—700) assisted on Colorado’s opening goal to hit 700 career points and became the sixth player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to reach the milestone, joining Joe Sakic (1,641), Peter Stastny (1,048), Michel Goulet (946), Milan Hejduk (805) and Peter Forsberg (755).



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* Garnet Hathaway’s great-grandfather inspired Hath’s Heroes 



McDAVID CAPS TNT DOUBLEHEADER WITH PURSUIT OF 50TH ASSIST IN 2022-23 

The Rangers (26-14-7, 59 points) and Maple Leafs (29-11-8, 66 points) will open the night with Toronto looking to become the fifth team to 30 wins this season, while Connor McDavid (40-48—88 in 48 GP) and the Oilers (27-18-3, 57 points) cap the doubleheader on TNT as the club eyes their seventh straight win. 


 

* McDavid, who enters the contest with the NHL’s longest active point streak (8-8—16 in 10 GP), has only been held off the score sheet five times in 2022-23 and looks to collect his 50th assist of the season in fewer than 50 games for the second time in his career following 2020-21 (44 GP). 
 
* The Oilers captain’s 40 goals are three more than the next closest skater (David Pastrnak: 37 in 47 GP) and should he collect two helpers against the Blue Jackets, he would become the eighth different player in NHL history with 40 goals and 50 assists prior to his 50th game. Mario Lemieux (48-69—117 in 49 GP) and Jaromir Jagr (41-56—97 in 49 GP) both last did so with the Penguins in 1995-96.

* ICYMI: Derek Ryan has found the score sheet in two of Edmonton’s past three games and is the most recent feature in the “Not One Path” series – highlighting unconventional paths to the NHL.

NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs (14-33) at Los Angeles Lakers (22-26)

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NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs (14-33) at Los Angeles Lakers (22-26)

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to give their newest addition a spin when they play host to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.

Forward Rui Hachimura was acquired from the Washington Wizards on Monday and was on the bench but not active Tuesday for the Lakers’ 133-115 defeat against the Los Angeles Clippers.

There would be no time like the present to debut Hachimura, who would give the Lakers fresh legs against the Spurs on the second night of a back-to-back situation for the hosts.

The 6-foot-8, 230-pound Hachimura will give the Lakers size that will be needed — even when the 6-10 Anthony Davis returns to the court. Davis has been out the past 20 games, although he could be ready to return from a stress injury to his right foot suffered against San Antonio.

At 24, Hachimura is young enough — and nimble enough — to fit into the Lakers’ more up-tempo style with guards Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroder. LeBron James has been leading that charge for Los Angeles, scoring 46 points Tuesday while moving within 177 points of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record.

Hachimura should bring plenty of confidence into his Lakers debut. He has averaged just 13 points per game this season, but he is coming off a career-best 30-point effort in the Wizards’ victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.

In addition to Davis, the Lakers are close to welcoming back Austin Reaves (hamstring) and Lonnie Walker IV (knee), who have been out for the last three weeks.

The Spurs’ defense took another blow Monday in a 147-127 road loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, a team the Lakers defeated by nine points on Sunday.

San Antonio has given up an average of 133 points over their last seven defeats, with the outlier in that stretch a 106-98 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 17.

Keldon Johnson had 20 points in an all-around scoring effort for the Spurs, who had eight players in double figures. San Antonio shot 52.2 percent, but that was negated by the Trail Blazers’ 59.8 percent effort.

Johnson averages a team-best 21.5 points per game and Jakob Poeltl grabs 9.2 rebounds, but the Spurs have won just five times in 21 road games.

The Lakers will look to sweep the season series between the teams after Los Angeles won by 31 at home on Nov. 20 then took back-to-back games at San Antonio on Nov. 25 and 26, scoring 143 points in the second victory.

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