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Erin McLeod, Gunny Jónsdóttir Announce Departure from NWSL

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Erin McLeod, Gunny Jónsdóttir Announce Departure from NWSL

Pride pair retire from NWSL play to begin next life chapter in Iceland

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Pride, Erin McLeod and Gunny Jónsdóttir have announced the pair’s departure from the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), as the duo will be returning to Jónsdóttir’s home country of Iceland.

McLeod and Jónsdóttir, who have played for the Pride since 2020 and 2021, respectively, were married on Jan. 2 and are stepping away from the NWSL to begin the next chapter of their lives overseas.

“Both Gunny and Erin have been incredibly important members of, not only the Pride, but of the NWSL as a whole. Their impact, skill and professionalism will be missed both within our locker room and in our community, but this next step of their lives is an exciting one that we are also celebrating,” Orlando Pride Head Coach Seb Hines said. “On behalf of the entire organization, we thank both Erin and Gunny for everything they have given to the club and wish them all the best in this next chapter together.”

“This decision was one of the hardest of my career but as I have gotten older, my dreams and priorities have shifted. Now it is time to begin the next chapter of my life with my wife,” McLeod said. “I am inspired and excited by the work this club has done in the offseason, led by the Wilf Family, which has made this decision even harder. I believe, now more than ever, there are great things ahead for this club. A new identity, a new Pride. To the fans and the Black Swans, thank you for showing up, no matter what. Without all of you, this club wouldn’t exist.”

“Orlando has been my home for the past two years and it is not easy saying goodbye,” Jónsdóttir said. “Thank you to the players, it was a privilege to have the opportunity to step on the field with you. Thank you to the staff, you were always so welcoming and willing to help in any way possible. And last but not least, thank you to the fans for their endless support, especially to the Black Swans who always showed up and supported us through the thick and thin. I wish the Pride the best of luck this season and I will be cheering you on from afar.”

McLeod, 39, has made 28 appearances between the sticks for the Pride, with five total shutouts. Over the course of her NWSL career, which included previous time with the Chicago Red Stars and Houston Dash, the goalkeeper has totaled 75 games played with 13 clean sheets and 293 saves.

Internationally, the Edmonton native is a member of the Canada women’s national team, most recently a gold-medal winner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. McLeod has made four World Cup and three Olympic rosters with Canada, also winning the 2012 bronze medal in London.

Jónsdóttir was acquired by the Pride via trade ahead of the 2021 season, instantly making an impact on the midfield. Over two seasons in Central Florida, the 34-year-old made 48 appearances with five goals and two assists. Jónsdóttir’s 100th NWSL appearance came in the team’s final match of the 2022 season, a number that also included 52 matches with Utah Royals FC. In total, Jónsdóttir scored seven goals and added eight assists since joining the NWSL in 2018.

The midfielder has been a staple of the Iceland women’s national team since 2011, most recently competing in the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro Championship and finishing as runner up in the SheBelieves Cup earlier that same year.

Throughout their tenures with the Pride, both McLeod and Jónsdóttir have been integral parts of Orlando, not only on the field but through their efforts in the community, as well.

Most recently, Jónsdóttir served as the Club’s Nationwide Community Impact Ambassador, representing and raising money for Special Olympics Florida and supporting athletes at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Last year, McLeod designed and released “The Futures Collection” – the first-ever clothing collaboration between a club and its player – to bring awareness to social equity and impact initiatives, while also raising money for Orlando-based nonprofit, the Zebra Coalition.

MBB-D3: Guilford Quakers (15-3) at Hampden-Sydney Tigers (14-4)

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Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 25 in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25, welcomes No. 14 Guilford (NC) College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball action on Wednesday night, January 25, at 7 p.m. in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. H-SC has won five-straight and 12 of its last 13 games, and is 14-4 overall, 8-1 in the ODAC, while GC has won four-straight and 13 of its last 14 games, and is 15-3 overall, 8-1 in the ODAC, as well. It’s free admission for all regular season home contests and the game can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin’ Country 92.9 FM, and will also be available worldwide on the Internet at wvhl.net or via the TuneIn Radio App, while available to watch as well on the Tiger Sports Network live video stream at hscathletics.com, pregame airing at 6:30 p.m.

Hampden-Sydney Tigers (10-4, 5-1 ODAC) vs. Guilford Quakers (7-7, 3-2 ODAC)
Location: Fleet Gym | Hampden-Sydney, VA
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023
Time: 7 p.m.
Radio/Tiger Sports Network: Frank Shanaberger, Richard LeSueur

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the fourth-year head coach who took over the program on April 4, 2019. The former head coach at Huntingdon (AL) College from 2016-19, Kimbrough is the 19th head coach in the 113-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. He is no stranger to the ODAC, having played four years at Guilford and coached six years with the Quakers-all under current head coach Tom Palombo-and one year at Washington and Lee University. Caleb is 44-32 overall at the College, including 25-20 in ODAC games.

Scouting Hampden-Sydney
H-SC has been ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since December 1, 2013 (No. 20). The Tigers won their most recent game at Salisbury (MD), 77-64, on Jan. 21. H-SC has two players averaging in double-figure scoring among their five starters that are each scoring at least 8.4 points per game. The Tigers are led by junior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 14.3 points (57% FG) and 7.8 rebounds, followed by senior guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) (12.9 points, 4.7 rebounds), junior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) (9.9 points, 3.6 assists, 33 3FGs), junior guard DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA) (9.8 points, 26 3FGs) and junior guard/forward Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (8.4 points, 5.4 rebounds). H-SC is shooting 47% (536-1142) from the field, including 36% (151-421) on three-point field goals, and 74% (197-268) at the free throw line. The Tigers average 78.9 points, and allow 66.4 points, for a +12.5 scoring margin.

Scouting Guilford
The Quakers are coached by 21st-year head coach Tom Palombo. GC won its most recent game at Virginia Wesleyan, 65-47, on Jan. 21. The Quakers are led by senior guard Tyler Dearman who is averaging 15.5 points and 7.3 rebounds with 38 three-pointers, followed by senior guard Jorden Davis (11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 35 3FGs) and senior forward Myles Washington (10.3 points). GC shoots 41% (458-1113) from the field, including 37% (161-441) on three-pointers, and 69% (216-312) at the line; scoring 71.8 points, and yielding only 53.9 points-first in NCAA Division III-for an impressive +17.9 scoring margin. The Quakers rank second nationally in field goal percentage defense (.349%).

ODAC Series History
H-SC and GC are playing for the 61st time since the Quakers joined the ODAC (1991-92). The Tigers lead the series at 37-23, including wins in the last two games played in Fleet Gym: 62-58 on Jan. 25, 2022 and 54-52 on Jan. 4, 2020. GC, however, has won two-straight-both late last season-77-69 on Feb. 24 at the Salem Civic Center in the ODAC Tournament Quarterfinals and 62-59 on February 8 at GC.

1,000 Career Points
Ryan Clements became the 44th 1,000-point scorer in the 113-year history of the tradition-rich program at H-SC with his 18 points scored at Salisbury (MD) on Jan. 21. He is the first Tiger to reach the magical 1,000 career point plateau since 2016 (Mike Murray/1,178). Clements entered this season with 767 career points in 58 career games, and now totals 1,000 career points in 76 career games. Ryan has scored in double figures in a team-best 15 of 18 games this season.

Double-Double?
Davidson Hubbard has posted seven double-doubles this season, including three-straight, averaging 22.7 points and 12.3 rebounds, while shooting 68% (30-44) from the field, including 5-9 three-pointers in the last three games. He scored 12 points, adding 10 rebounds at Greensboro (NC) on Nov. 8. Hubbard had game-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds versus Alvernia (PA) on Nov. 11. He scored a game-high 22 points, adding 11 rebounds at Mary Washington on Nov. 22. Hubbard had 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds at Lynchburg on Dec. 3. He had a game-high 18 points, adding 13 rebounds versus Bridgewater on Jan. 14. Hubbard had game-highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds at Randolph on Jan. 18. He had game-highs and career-highs of 30 points and 14 rebounds at Salisbury on Jan. 21. Hubbard was named to D3hoops.com Team of the Week for games played January 16-22. Davidson now has 10 career double-doubles, and has scored in double figures in 14 of 18 games this season.

Up Next
H-SC will play on the road at ODAC member Roanoke College on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 4:30 p.m. in the C. Homer Bast Center in Salem. The Maroons are receiving votes in this week’s Top 25.

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (24-19-3) at St. Louis Blues (23-21-3)

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (24-19-3) at St. Louis Blues (23-21-3)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Monday, Jan. 23
Buffalo 3 at Dallas 2 (OT)
Goals: Dahlin, Olofsson, Power
Goalie: Anderson (29 saves/31 shots)
PP: 0/3; PK: 0/1; Shots: Dallas 31 – Buffalo 25

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 99)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
1/18: Placed F Vinnie Hinostroza on waivers
1/19: Recalled G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from Rochester (AHL); Loaned F JJ Peterka to Rochester; Recalled F JJ Peterka from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Vinnie Hinostroza to Rochester

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Jan. 26: Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28: Buffalo at Minnesota, 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1: Carolina at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11: Calgary at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13: Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT BLUES
• This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Blues this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated St. Louis 6-2 in Buffalo on Nov. 23, 2022.
• The Sabres are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games against the Blues; 1-7-2 on the road.
• This is the 129th game all-time between Buffalo and St. Louis; Buffalo has a 51-60-17 series record.
• The Sabres are 15-36-11 on the road against the Blues all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Victor Olofsson has 10 points (9+1) in his last 10 games and is riding a four-game goal streak.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 36 points (7+29) in his last 31 games, including five points (1+4) during his current three-game point streak.
• Alex Tuch has notched 40 points (15+25) in his last 31 games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Tuch a point streak of six or more games for the second time in his career and the first time as a member of the Sabres.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 12 points (5+7) in his last 11 games and has recorded at least one point in each of his last four games.
• With a point in tonight’s game, Thompson would earn his third point streak of five or more games in 2022-23.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 34 points (12+22) in his last 33 games.
• In his last 25 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 32 points (14+18).
• Skinner is riding a four-game point streak and a point in tonight’s game would mark his second point streak of five or more games this season.
• Tyson Jost has registered at least one point in three of his last four games.

TUESDAY BLUES
• In Buffalo’s first meeting with St. Louis this season, Jack Quinn and Jeff Skinner each recorded two goals.
• Alex Tuch has registered five points (1+4) in his last five games against the Blues.
• In three career games against St. Louis, Dylan Cozens has tallied three points (2+1).

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)
Torey Krug – Lower-Body (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Dec. 27)
Vladimir Tarasenko – Hand Injury (Re-evaluated in 4 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Ryan O’Reilly – Broken Foot (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Robert Bortuzzo – Lower-Body (announced on Jan. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 204

Recent Transactions
January
22 – Assigned defenseman Steven Santini to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
20 – Activated forward Logan Brown from IR
20 – Assigned forward Nikita Alexandrov to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
13 – Assigned defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve

BLUES VS. SABRES

  • This will be the 2nd and final matchup between the Blues and Sabres this season
  • The Sabres won the first matchup of the season, 6-2 back on Nov. 23 in Buffalo
  • The Blues went 2-0-0 against Buffalo last season
  • The Blues are 6-2-1 in their last 9 games against Buffalo
  • The Blues have also won 9 straight home games against Buffalo (Jan. 21, 2012 – Present)
  • The Blues’ 9-game home win streak against Buffalo is the longest home win streak against Buffalo in franchise history and shares the 4th longest home win streak against a single opponent in franchise history
  • Going back to Feb. 18, 2011, the Blues are 15-3-1 in their last 19 games against Buffalo
  • The Blues have scored at least 1 power play goal in 4 straight games against Buffalo, going 5 for 10 (50.0%) on the power play over those 4 games
  • With his next win, Jordan Binnington will pass Grant Fuhr for 4th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 109 wins
  • Craig Berube will appear in his 320th game as the Blues Head Coach, matching Brian Sutter for 3rd on the Blues all-time franchise list

LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS AGAINST A SINGLE OPPONENT IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
OPPONENT START DATE END DATE GAMES W L T OT ACTIVE
Cleveland Barons 10/28/1970 12/3/1974 12 12 0 0 0 No
Colorado Avalanche 11/16/1984 11/28/1991 11 11 0 0 0 No
Tampa Bay Lightning 11/21/1992 2/19/2004 10 10 0 0 0 No
Buffalo Sabres 1/21/2012 2/25/2022 9 9 0 0 0 Yes
New Jersey Devils 12/13/1980 10/19/1985 9 9 0 0 0 No
Pittsburgh Penguins 3/3/1980 3/7/1985 9 9 0 0 0 No
Los Angeles Kings 10/12/1968 10/31/1970 9 9 0 0 0 No

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/26 – at Arizona
1/28 – at Colorado
1/30 – at Winnipeg
2/11 – vs. Arizona
2/14 – vs. Florida

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will finish off a season-long 7-game home stand on Tuesday vs. Buffalo (3-3-0 so far) after starting 2023 with a 4-game road trip (3-1-0 on 4-game trip)
  • The Blues will embark on a 3-game road trip to close out January, starting Thursday in Arizona
  • The Blues will play 8 of their next 13 games at Enterprise Center, including Tuesday vs. Buffalo, which will go through February and take them into March
  • 4 of the Blues’ next 5 games will come against Central Division opponents

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 11-6-3 in their last 20 games overall since Dec. 11 vs. Colorado
  • The Blues’ 11 wins share 11th in the NHL (1. Boston, 16), while their 25 points share 8th in the NHL (1. Boston, 35 points) since Dec. 11
  • 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

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (29-17-2) at New Jersey Devils (30-12-4)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (29-17-2) at New Jersey Devils (30-12-4)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 29-16-2, 60 points (14-13-0 at Home, 15-4-2 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Jan. 24 at New Jersey Devils ESPN+/Hulu Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Jan. 27 at New York Rangers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Jan. 28 at New York Islanders AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Feb. 7 at Nashville Predators AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Feb. 9 at Minnesota Wild AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
January 22 – Vegas Golden Knights 1, Arizona Coyotes 4
The Vegas Golden Knights (29-17-2) were defeated by the Arizona Coyotes (15-27-5), 4-1, on Sunday night at Mullett Arena. Arizona opened the scoring early as Dylan Guenther found the back of the net to give the Coyotes a 1-0 lead. Clayton Keller added to the lead early in the second, but Phil Kessel scored a power-play goal against his old team to make it a 2-1 game. Keller scored twice more in the third period as his hat trick powered the Coyotes to the 4-1 win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Kessel’s goal was his eighth of the season and his first against his former club
  • William Karlsson’s assist on Kessel’s goal was the 200th of his career

Against the Devils
Vegas’ contest with New Jersey on Tuesday will be the first time these two clubs will have met this season. The Golden Knights own an overall record of 5-2-1 against the Devils and they have never lost in regulation at the Prudential Center (3-0-1). The last time these teams met, New Jersey edged Vegas 3-2 at T-Mobile Arena despite the Golden Knights seeing goals from Chandler Stephenson and Keegan Kolesar. Vegas has scored three or more goals in seven of their eight contests with New Jersey and Jack Eichel owns 16 points (6-10—16) in 16 games against the Devils.

2022-23 Season NJD Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Jan. 24 – at New Jersey
Mar. 3 – at Vegas

2021-22 Season NJD Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Dec. 16 – at New Jersey (Vegas 5, New Jersey 3)
Mar. 18 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, New Jersey 3)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 New Jersey Devils 2 (OT)
(23-15-8 -54) (30-12-4 -64 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. D. Hamilton 2. V. Vanecek 3. S. Crosby

Goals:
PIT: S. Crosby
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 0 1
DEVILS 1 0 0 1 0 2
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: J. Hughes, D. Hamilton (PPG/OTG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 46
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 14
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 139

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 opened a two-game homestand with a 2-1 overtime victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday. The team improved to 5-3 in overtime, after the win. Jersey’s team also improved to 7-1-2 for the month of January and its points percentage ranks second (.800) in the NHL behind Boston (.900). Yet, the Devils are riding a seven-game point streak. The team’s longest winning streak this season was 13 games via Oct. 25, to Nov. 21, which also tied the franchise winning streak record. The Devils’ last three games went passed regulation (2-1) which marked the first instance for that matter this season. The last time that the Devils experienced three consecutive games that went passed overtime was Dec. 27, 2019, to Dec. 19 (2-1). For franchise history, the Devils have experienced four consecutive games, or more, decided passed regulation eight times:

The Devils are 21-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks (tied) for third in the NHL behind Boston (26) and Winnipeg (22). Jersey’s team is 5-2-1 when tied after two periods of play this season, after Sunday’s win. The Devils surpassed their win total from last season, which was 27 and in 39 games less played. The Devils are 10-1-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 19-11-2 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils are 17-10-2 vs the Eastern Conference and 9-5-2 vs the Metropolitan Division. Jersey’s team is 27-4-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 11 times.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 7-4-1
First game: 3-2-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 3-1-1
Second game: 4-2-0 | home: 1-2-0 | road: 3-0-0

VS SIN CITY
The Devils and Vegas meet for the first of two matchups this season
Fri., Mar. 3, at VGK, 10:00 P.M. E.T.
The Devils were 1-1-0 last season.
The Devils have never won a season-series vs Vegas.

ALL-TIME vs THE KNIGHTS
Record: 3-5-0
Home: 1-3-0
Road: 2-2-0

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Vegas is 8, which was earned in an 8-3 win on Mar. 14, 2018, at Vegas.
(First-ever meeting). The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Vegas was five, which was logged on Dec. 14, 2018, at the Rock in a 5-4 loss. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Golden Knights was 42, which was logged on Dec. 14, 2018, in a 5-4 loss at the Rock. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Vegas was 44, on Apr. 18, 2022, in a 3-2 win. The Devils have never shut out Vegas. The last time that Vegas shut out the Devils was on Mar. 3, 2020, in a 3-0 loss at Vegas.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Thu. Jan. 26, at NSH, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Fri. Jan. 27, at DAL, 8:30 P.M. E.T.
Bye Week/All-Star break

LAST TRADE
The Devils acquired a 2020 3rd
-round draft pick and a 2021 2nd
-round draft pick in exchange for forward Nikita Gusev on July 29, 2019.

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-25-9) at Detroit Red Wings (19-18-8)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-25-9) at Detroit Red Wings (19-18-8)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 48 – 1/22 – SJS 0 at BOS 4…Boston’s Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman combined to make 18 saves in a shutout bid
against the San Jose Sharks at TD Garden. Jaycob Megna set a Sharks season high with eight hits in the game and was tied for the
team high with three shots in the game, matching the output of Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson. Karlsson paced the team with 25:06
time on ice in the tilt. It was the first time San Jose had been blanked on the year.
SJ Goals: None
SF: 18
SA: 22
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 3/4
W: Ullmark
L: Reimer
ND: Swayman

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
1/23 Activated D Nikolai Knyzhov from IR; loaned Knyzhov to San Jose Barracuda on long-term injury conditioning assignment
1/18 Acquired F Kyle Criscuolo from DET in exchange for F Jasper Weatherby; assigned Criscuolo to the San Jose Barracuda
1/6 Claimed F Mikey Eyssimont off waivers; placed D Radim Simek on IR
1/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: DETROIT RED WINGS
San Jose heads to Detroit for a Tuesday matchup looking for its first win of the road trip, coming off a shutout loss at Boston. The Red Wings will be playing in their second consecutive home game after dropping a Saturday contest against the Philadelphia Flyers. Detroit is led by All-Star selection Dylan Larkin, who is atop the team charts in goals, assists and points. Tuesday’s game is the second of the season between the Sharks and Red Wings, with Detroit having claimed a win in the first meeting, 7-4 at SAP Center. David Perron notched three points and a plus-4 rating in Detroit’s Nov. 17 win, and Pius Suter, Larkin and Dominik Kubalik all pitched in multi-point efforts in the tilt.

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 vs. PHILADELPHIA 2 (1/21/23)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: No scoring
3RD PERIOD: PHI Laughton (Hayes, Allison) 9:01-EV; PHI Cates (Konecny) 13:23-EV; DET Raymond (Kubalík, Seider) 19:17-EV
SHOTS: DET 31 (11-7-13) / PHI 25 (10-11-4)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 23-25) / PHI Hart (W, 30-31)
PP: DET 0-2 / PHI 0-1

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (34 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (32 / Nov. 8)
Tyler Bertuzzi – undisclosed (30 / Jan. 19)
Total Man Games Lost: 219
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/18 – Acquired forward Jasper Weatherby from San Jose in exchange for forward Kyle Criscuolo
1/16 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids … Activated defenseman Robert Hägg from injured reserve

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. SHARKS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 100th all-time meeting, 49th in Detroit … Second of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. SJ: 59-30-4-6 / HOME: 34-10-1-3 / LAST 10: 5-3-2 / IN 2021-22: 1-0-1 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. SJ: David Perron (14-26-40 in 53 GP), Andrew Copp (4-7-11 in 18 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (4-6-10 in 9 GP), Dylan Larkin (2-7-9 in 12 GP), Robby Fabbri (2-4-6 in 11 GP), Pius Suter (3-1-4 in 3 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-1-4 in 6 GP), Filip Hronek (2-2-4 in 6 GP), Moritz Seider (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-2-2 in 2 GP), Michael Rasmussen (0-2-2 in 4 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
SJ top scorers vs. DET: Erik Karlsson (6-20-26 in 27 GP), Logan Couture (9-12-21 in 26 GP), Kevin Labanc (4-5-9 in 8 GP), Timo Meier (2-6-8 in 10 GP), Oskar Lindblom (4-2-6 in 9 GP), Nick Cicek (0-1-1 in 1 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Jan. 26: RED WINGS at CANADIENS / 7:00 p.m. / Bell Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Friday, Jan. 27: RED WINGS at ISLANDERS / 7:00 p.m. / UBS Arena / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Feb. 7: RED WINGS vs. OILERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 21 vs. Philadelphia – 2-1 L
Detroit fell 2-1 against Philadelphia to move to 19-18-8 overall and 11-10-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … Detroit is 21-5-1-3 at home against Philadelphia since Feb. 16, 1990 … The Red Wings won all three head-to-head meetings over the Flyers during the 2021-22
season … Detroit is 7-6-1 against the Metropolitan Division to begin the 2022-23 season … The Red Wings are 5-5-8 in one-goal games this season, and 20-6-18 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Lucas Raymond spoiled Philadelphia’s shutout bid with 41.6 seconds left in regulation … It marked Raymond’s 15th goal of the season, tying Dylan Larkin for the team lead in that category … Raymond has tallied nine points (5-4-9) in seven games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … In all, Raymond has 16 points (8-8-
16) in 16 games dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Dominik Kubalík recorded the primary assist on Raymond’s goal … Kubalík has logged five points (2-3-5) in seven games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Kubalík has gained sole possession of second place among Detroit skaters with 33 points (14-19-33) through 45 games … Kubalík is one point shy of 150 for his NHL career … Moritz Seider also picked up an assist on Raymond’s goal, giving him eight points (1-7-8) in seven games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Ville Husso stopped 23-of-25 shots … Husso has allowed two goals or fewer in 14 starts this season … Detroit is 14-2-0 this season when surrendering two-or-fewer goals … The Red Wings are 17-3-5 this season when leading or tied after two periods, and 10-3-0 when doing so on home ice … Detroit is 10-7-4 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 6-6-2 when doing so on home ice … The Red Wings finished 34-for-59 (57.6%) at the faceoff circle … Andrew Copp went 9-for-13 (69.2%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the night 16-for-26 (61.5%).

NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (25-16-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (29-15-1)

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NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (25-16-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (29-15-1)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
All-Time Wild Record: 20-7-4 (14-2-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-5-4 at Tampa Bay)

2022-23: Minnesota beat Tampa Bay, 5-1, in the series debut at Xcel Energy Center (1/4)…D Calen Addison led the Wild with three points (1-2=3)…C Sam Steel (1-0=1), C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-0=1), LW Kirill Kaprizov (2-0=2) also scored goals…LW Matt Boldy (0-2=2) had two points…G Filip Gustavsson stopped 34 of 35 shots faced for Minnesota…C Brayden Point (1-0=1) scored the lone goal for Tampa Bay…G Brian Elliott stopped 28 of 32 shots faced.

WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads the Wild with 19 points (3-16=19) in 24 games against the Lightning…RW Mats Zuccarello has 14 points (6-8=14) in 23 matches…LW Marcus Foligno owns 13 points (8-5=13) in 27 games…D Jared Spurgeon has 10 points (3-7=10) in 17 contests.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 21-14-4 with a 2.66 GAA, a .901 SV% and two shutouts in 43 career games (40 starts) against Tampa Bay…Gustavsson is 1-0-0 with a 1.04 GAA and a .971 SV% in one career game against Tampa.

LIGHTNING LEADERS: RW Corey Perry leads Tampa Bay with 41 points (21=20=41) in 52 contests against the Wild…C Steven Stamkos has 13 points (4-8=12) in 20 matches…RW Nikita Kucherov owns 11 points (7-4=11) in 14 games.

LIGHTNING GOALIES: G Andrei Vasilevskiy is 3-4-2 with a 2.53 GAA, a .918 SV% and one shutout in nine career starts vs. Minnesota…Elliott is 10-5-0 with a 2.18 GAA, a .913 SV% and two shutouts in 17 games (15 starts).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota has earned points in 13 of its last 16 games against Tampa Bay (11-3-2) and is on a eight-game point streak since Jan. 20, 2018 (7-0-1)…The Wild is on a 10-game win streak in Saint Paul, its longest active win streak on home ice (since 11/28/11)… Minnesota earned its first-ever franchise win, 6-5, against Tampa Bay at Xcel Energy Center (10/18/00).

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 ninth in the NHL with a 80.7 penalty-kill percentage (96 for 119).

• Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 81.9 penalty-kill percentage (68 of 83) on the road this season.

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

• The total is tied for the team’s second-highest in franchise history through a season’s first 45 games (eight SHG in 2001-02 season).

• Minnesota has not eclipsed seven shorthanded goals in season since recording nine during the 2008-09 campaign.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• Minnesota collected a point in six consecutive road contests (12/7-1/17), going 4-0-2 during that span.

• Minnesota holds a 12-8-3 record on the road this season. Its .583 road point percentage ranks 11th in the NHL.

• Minnesota went 22-14-5 on the road last season, reaching 20-plus road wins in a season for the fifth time in franchise history.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 at Calgary 6
The Tampa Bay Lightning concluded a season-long, five-game road trip with a 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon at Scotiabank Saddledome…The Bolts fell to 29-15-1 on the season with a road record of 12-11-0…Nazem Kadri opened the scoring with a power-play goal at the 17:58 mark of the first period to put CGY up 1-0…Steven Stamkos scored a goal for the third-straight game when he jumped on a loose puck at the right circle and hammered a slap shot over the glove of Dan Vladar to make it a 1-1 game with 9:40 remaining in the second period…Vladislav Namestnikov gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead just 1:10 later after Nick Paul sent a pass to the slot that went off the stick of Vladar and ricocheted off Namestnikov’s left leg for his fourth goal of the season…Tyler Toffoli tied the game at two with 7:42 left in the second period before Rasmus Andersson put CGY up 3-2 at the 17:20 mark of the middle frame…Dillon Dube put CGY up 4-2 7:40 into the third period…With Andrei Vasilevskiy pulled for a sixth attacker, Victor Hedman fired a shot through traffic before Anthony Cirelli jumped on a loose puck in front and buried his third goal of the season to make it a 4-3 game with 4:02 remaining…Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman scored back-to-back empty-net goals to seal the win for CGY…Vasilevskiy made 29 saves on 32 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-6 CGY – 1-4
SOG: TBL – 24 CGY – 41
Attendance: 18,831

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Wild are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts dropped the first meeting of the season Jan. 4 at Xcel Energy Center with a 5-1 loss…Andrei Vasilevskiy was scheduled to start in goal for Tampa Bay, but was unable to play due to illness, forcing Brian Elliott to start for the second-straight night for the first time since he did so Dec. 28-29, 2017 with Philadelphia…Joel Eriksson Ek opened the scoring for MIN at the 14:30 mark of the first period before Kirill Kaprizov and Calen Addison scored back-to-back goals at the 7:09 and 9:27 marks of the middle frame to make it 3-0…Brayden Point got the Lightning back within two when he scored on the power play to make it a 3-1 game off assists from Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov with 6:23 remaining in the second…Sam Steel put MIN back up by three 1:58 after Point’s goal when a shot from Jared Spurgeon deflected off his leg and into the back of the net…Kaprizov added an empty-net goal with 2:03 left in regulation for the final tally of the game…Elliott made 28 saves on 32 shots against in the loss…Tampa Bay is 7-3-0 over the last 10 home games vs. MIN and 3-6-1 over the last 10 meetings overall…Kucherov has recorded points in three straight games vs. MIN (2-2—4) and seven of the last 10 meetings (6-4—10)…Kucherov has pointed in four of six career home games vs. MIN (4-2—6)…Mikhail Sergachev has picked up points in four of his last five games vs. MIN (1-3—4)…Steven Stamkos has recorded an assist in the three of his last four games vs. MIN (0-3—3) and six of the last 10 meetings (0-6—6)…Tampa Bay is 10-17-3 with one tie all-time vs. MIN, including a home record of 8-5-1 with one tie…Stamkos (4-9—13) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. MIN.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. MIN

  1. Steven Stamkos – 13 pts. (4-9—13, 20 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 11 pts. (7-4—11, 14 GP)
  3. Martin St. Louis – 9 pts. (3-6—9, 16 GP)
  4. Anton Stralman – 7 pts. (2-5—7, 9 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a three-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play just five of their 13 games in January on home ice…The Lightning are 7-2-0 against Central Division opponents and 14-6-0 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 17-4-1 at home this season with a .795 points percentage, trailing only Boston (.904) and Toronto (.800) for the NHL lead…The Bolts have scored four or more goals in eight of the last nine games at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning have won nine consecutive games at AMALIE Arena, tied for the third-longest home winning streak in franchise history.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 91
Current Injuries:
Nick Perbix (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 4 Games

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

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (26-17-6) at Philadelphia Flyers (20-21-7)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (26-17-6) at Philadelphia Flyers (20-21-7)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

JAN. 24 vs. Philadelphia Flyers – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) // Venue: Wells Fargo Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Philadelphia Flyers for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-2 L on Dec. 31).
  • The Kings aim to split the season series.
  • Tonight’s game marks the third stop of a six-game road trip prior to the NHL All-Star Break (5-3 L on Jan. 21 at NSH; 2-1 W on Jan. 22 at CHI; Jan. 27 at FLA; Jan. 28 at TBL; Jan. 31 at CAR).

WARM-UPS
1) Jaret Anderson-Dolan recorded his first career multi-goal game with his fourth and fifth goals of the season Sunday night in Chicago. Of his five goals, four have come on the road.

2) Only Montreal (15) has more one-goal game victories this season than the Kings’ 14.

3) Alex Turcotte made his season debut for the Kings Sunday, recording 8:10 minutes of ice time and one shot.

4) Drew Doughty (29) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Rob Blake for sole possession of seventh place on the Kings’ all-time list.

5) With Sunday’s win vs. the Blackhawks, the Kings (80) became the eighth team in league history with at least 80 regulation wins over the Chicago Blackhawks all-time, joining Detroit (355), Montreal (294), Toronto (655), Boston (264), NY Rangers (236), St. Louis (123) and Dallas (109).

vs. PHILADELPHIA ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 49-87-15-3
Home: 26-45-8-0
Away: 23-42-7-3
OT: 6-4 (2 ties)
Shootout: 3-0
2021-22: 1-0-1
2022-23: 0-1-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. PHILADELPHIA:
Marcel Dionne – 37 GP, 40 PTS (15-25=40)
Dave Taylor – 41 GP, 31 PTS (9-22=31)
Eddie Joyal – 37 GP, 31 PTS (17-14=31)
Luc Robitaille – 28 GP, 27 PTS (14-13=27)
Wayne Gretzky – 16 GP, 26 PTS (5-21=26)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. PHILADELPHIA: Nov. 10, 2023 – LAK 2 vs. PHI 4
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kempe (14), Danault (12)
PHI Goals: Laughton (8), Tippett (12), Cates (4), Konecny (18)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L, 19 saves, 22 shots) PHI: Ersson (W, 27 saves, 29 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-5
LAK PK: 2-for-3

THE NEXT THREE:
Fri., Jan. 27 | at Florida Panthers | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar has 10 points (3-7=10) in his last six games against the Panthers.

Sat., Jan. 28 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings look for the season series sweep versus the Lightning (4-2 W on Oct. 25, 2022).

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

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 14 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 12 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 4 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Pres. (undisclosed)
F Carl Grundstrom, 3 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 86

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/23/23)
Jan. 9 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 15 – Rasmus Kupari (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 17 – Rasmus Kupari (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Tobias Bjornfot (D), Samuel Fagemo (F) and Alex Turcotte (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Carl Grundstrom (F) placed on injured reserve.

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
OVER(TIME) THE YEARS IN PHILLY
The LA Kings return to the City of Brotherly Love with points in nine of their last 10 games against the Flyers (7-1-2) in Philadelphia, dating back to the 2010-11 season. The team’s .800 points percentage (PTS %) in Philadelphia during that span is second in the league:

Best points percentage vs. Flyers in Philadelphia since 2010-11
Team GP PTS %
San Jose Sharks 10 .850% (8-1-1)
LA Kings 10 .800% (7-1-2)
Tampa Bay Lightning 18 .722% (13-5-0)
Anaheim Ducks 10 .700% (7-3-0)
Boston Bruins 23 .674% (14-6-3)

Of those 10 games, six have gone past regulation with LA taking four of the six contests. Overall, the Kings are 6-4-2 vs. Philadelphia in overtime and 3-0 in shootouts. Five of their six overtime wins, and two of their three shootout victories, have come at the Wells Fargo Center. Out of the last 10 games played in Philadelphia between these two teams, eight have been decided by one goal:

Last 10 games in Philadelphia between Kings & Flyers
Date Score Winner OT/SO GWG Scorer
Jan. 29, 2022* 3-4 Flyers Laughton
Jan. 18, 2020 1-4 Flyers n/a
Feb. 7, 2019^ 3-2 Kings Toffoli (SO GDG)
Dec. 18, 2017 4-1 Kings n/a
Feb. 4, 2017* 1-0 Kings Carter
Nov. 17, 2015^ 3-2 Kings Kopitar (SO GDG)
Oct. 28, 2014* 2-3 Flyers Schenn
March 24, 2014 3-2 Kings n/a
Oct. 15, 2011* 3-2 Kings J. Johnson
Feb. 13, 2011 1-0 Kings n/a
*-ended in overtime
^-ended in shootout
n/a-ended in regulation

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Thu., Jan. 26 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, The Fanatic
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

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 48
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 48
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 48
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 22
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 257

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. KINGS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS KINGS
90-43-21 ALL-TIME RECORD 49-87-18
45-18-12 HOME 26-45-8
45-25-9 ROAD 23-42-10
3-2-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-2-1
4-4-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-3-1
531 GOALS SCORED 405
33.4% POWER PLAY 25.5%
74.5% PENALTY KILL 66.6%
van Riemsdyk: 12 pts (4-8=12) in 20 GP
Ristolainen: 10 pts (2-8=10) in 17 GP
Hayes: 9 pts (6-3=9) in 13 GP

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Kopitar: 14 pts (2-12=14) in 24 GP
Danault: 12 pts (3-9=12) in 14 GP
Doughty: 12 pts (4-8=12) in 23 GP
Hart: 1-0-0, 2.40 GAA, .926 SV% in 2 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced LA

TEAM GOALTENDERS Quick: 11-4-2, 1.98 GAA, .935 SV%, 2 SO in 18 GP
Copley: 1-0-0, 3.01 GAA, .925 SV% in 1 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
December 31 Crypto.com Arena PHI (4), LAK (2)
January 24 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 9-4-0 in their last 13 games, outscoring their opponents, 43-36, and outshooting their opponents, 423-387, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 14 of its last 23 games (12-9-2), 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 48 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 seven of their last 11 games, ranking T-2nd in the NHL in wins (6) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 15 of the last 26 games, posting an 8-6-1 record in those 15 contests.
  • 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 1,390 hits and ranks second with 833 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 6-2-0 in its last eight games and 10-6-2 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 5-1-2 against the West on the road and 5-5-0 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.

HOME COOKIN’

  • Philadelphia is 4-3-0 in its last seven home games and 10-12-1 in 23 home games this season.
  • The Flyers have outscored their opponents, 27-25, in the last seven home games, including four five-plus goal games.
  • Philadelphia has scored three-plus goals in seven of its last 10 home games. The Flyers are 10-2-1 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (23-21-5) at Pittsburgh Penguins (23-15-8)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (23-21-5) at Pittsburgh Penguins (23-15-8)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 48
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 23
  • F Eric Staal | Games Missed: 2
  • G Sergei Bobrovsky | Games Missed: 2
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 148

LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Rangers 6 – Jan. 23 – Madison Square Garden
FLA Goals: Verhaeghe (23-PPG), Barkov (13)
NYR Goals: Fox (10), Zibanejad (21-PPG), Vesey (8), Lafreniere (6), Zibanejad (22), Chytil (13)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (L) – 20 Saves
NYR Goalie: Shesterkin (W) – 33 Saves
FLA Shots: 35
NYR Shots: 26
Notes: Carter Verhaeghe scored a power-play goal for the second consecutive game, extending his point streak to five games (4-2-6)…Aleksander Barkov notched an assist to extend his point streak to a season-long eight games (3-8-11)…Brandon Montour notched an assist for the fourth consecutive game, extending his point streak to six games (1-5-6)…Anton Lundell posted an assist for the third straight game, extending his point streak to five games (3-3-6)…Matthew Tkachuk logged an assist to extend his point streak to four games (2-2-4)…Eetu Luostarinen recorded an assist for his second point in as many games (1-1-2)…Radko Gudas logged three hits to surpass Vincent Trocheck for the most in franchise history…FLA PP: 1-2, FLA PK: 0-1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Jan 23: G Spencer Knight recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | G Mack Guzda loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan. 20: G Spencer Knight loaned to Charlotte (AHL) | G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. PENGUINS
ALL-TIME vs. PIT: 42-42-4-13
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. PIT: 15-22-3-10
2022-23 vs. PIT: 0-1-0

CATS AND PENGUINS
The Panthers face off against the Penguins for the second time this season. Florida owns a 2-1-1 record against Pittsburgh over their past four matchups, with wins in four of their past seven meetings (4-2-1). The Cats have earned at least one point in each of their past four visits (2-0-2) to PPG Paints Arena since March 5, 2019, outscoring the Pens 12-9 over that span. Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov has amassed 20 points (5-15-20) over 24 career games against the Penguins.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 22: New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (23 saves, 25 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby scored his team-leading 22nd goal as Pittsburgh fell in overtime.
PP: 0-2
PK: 1-2

Jan. 20: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell (PP), Zucker, Guentzel (2)
Multiple Points: Guentzel (2G-1A), Rust (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (44 saves, 45 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s second three-point night of the year (2G-1A) helped the Penguins pick up a point in their third-straight game (2-0-1).
PP: 1-2
PK: 3-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 14 16
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 11 17
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 4 4
F Kasperi Kapanen Lower-Body 2 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 110

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 22 F Ryan Poehling activated off of injured reserve.
Jan. 20 D Taylor Fedun and G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 20 D Jan Rutta placed on injured reserved. D Kris Letang placed on long-term injured reserve.
Jan. 20 G Tristan Jarry and D Jeff Petry activated off of injured reserve.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Panthers: 55-35-11
In Pittsburgh: 32-14-4
In Florida: 23-21-7
OT Record vs. Panthers: 13-5-6
Shootout Record vs. Panthers: 5-2

2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. Panthers:
Sidney Crosby – 45GP, 60 PTS (28G-32A)
Evgeni Malkin – 40GP, 42 PTS (15G-27A)
Jaromir Jagr – 29GP, 31 PTS (16G-15A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins return home to the friendly confines of PPG Paints Arena to take on the Florida Panthers (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • The Penguins have points in 18 of their last 22 meetings versus the Panthers (14-4-4 record) dating back to December 20, 2014.
  • Here at home, Pittsburgh is 9-2-0 in its last 11 games versus Florida. Going back further, the Penguins have just three losses against the Panthers at home since Mar. 10, 2009 – a 20-game span (17-3-0).
  • The Penguins have three wins in their last four home games, and just two regulation losses over their last 14 games here at PPG Paints Arena (9-2-3).

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (37-5-4) at Montreal Canadiens (20-24-3)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (37-5-4) at Montreal Canadiens (20-24-3)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Canadiens tonight in the 1st of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 to be played at Bell Centre.
  • They were the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season and they are 37-5-4 overall and are 15-4-1 on the road … They are 21-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins open a 5-game road stretch tonight in Montreal, continuing in Tampa Bay on 1/26, Florida on 1/28, Carolina on 1/29 and concluding on 2/1 at Toronto … They are currently in span of 7-of-8 games on the road, having played at NY Islanders on 1/18 (4-1 win), at NY Rangers on 1/19 (3-1 win), and vs San Jose on 1/22 (4-0 win).

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 5 games with a 4-3 win vs Toronto on 1/14, 6-0 win vs Philadelphia on 1/16, 4-1 victory at NY Islanders at 1/18, 3-1 win at NY Rangers on 1/19 and 4-0 win vs San Jose on 1/22 … They are 16-1-3 in their last 20 games.
  • They are 8-0-1 in their last 9 road games … It is their longest road point streak since an 11-0-2 record in 2017-18.
  • The Bruins are 22-1-3 in their last 26 home games, including a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • Boston 4 at NY Islanders 1 … The Bruins yielded the 1st goal but had goals from Charlie McAvoy (1-1=2 totals), Derek Forbort, Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic, along with Charlie Coyle’s 2A … Linus Ullmark earned his 100th career win … SOG: Bos 24, NYI 27… PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/6
  • Boston 3 at NY Rangers 1 … Pavel Zacha, Patrice Bergeron and Connor Clifton scored and David Krejci and Brad Marchand had 2A each to pace the team … Jeremy Swayman extended his point streak to 6-0-2 in his last 8 starts … SOG: Bos 27, NYR 32 … PP: .0/4 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 4 vs San Jose 0 … Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak had 1-1=2 totals each and Nick Foligno also scored … Linus Ullmark (W,17 Svs in 57:25) and Jeremy Swayman (1 Sv in 2:28) shared the shutout after Ullmark suffered an equipment issue … SOG: Bos 22, SJ 18 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/2

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 50)

  • Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
  • Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR

BOSTON vs MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the 755th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 288-353-103-10 record and Montreal having a 2,263-2,004 scoring edge in those games.
  • The Bruins are 116-211-47-3 lifetime in Montreal with a the Canadiens having a 1,246-903 scoring advantage in those 22 contests.
  • The Bruins have won their last 7 games vs. the Canadiens.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 24 players on their roster (1 on IR) … 11 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 9 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 5-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 6-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 11 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 8-1-0) … They will play 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, and 9-1-4 in December.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Chris Wagner returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 13: Joona Koppanen returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 14: Pavel Zacha signed to a four-year contract extension.
Jan. 17: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 23: Marc McLaughlin recalled from Providence/AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Bruins s’affrontent ce soir pour la 755e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 931e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Bruins are facing each other for the 755th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 931st match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 3 VS. TOR 2 (P/OT) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Anderson, Harvey-Pinard, Pitlick (P/OT)
Buts TOR Goals – Giordano, Jarnkrok
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (36-38)
Gardien TOR Goalie – Samsonov (28-31)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/4
Avantage numérique TOR Powerplay – 0/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 25:39) ; S (Anderson, Dach – 4) ; HT (Anderson, Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Savard – 6)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
26 JAN. VS. DETROIT 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 JAN. @ OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
31 JAN. VS. OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
11 FÉV. VS. NY ISLANDERS 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.
12 FÉV. VS. EDMONTON 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 47 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 47 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 4 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 9 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 11 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 3 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 22 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 1 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Alex Belzile du Rocket de Laval (21/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Alex Belzile from the Laval Rocket (01/21)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Rafaël Harvey-Pinard et Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (17/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (01/11)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (11/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (01/11)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Anthony Richard au Rocket de Laval (10/01)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket (01/10)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le gardien Cayden Primeau du Rocket de Laval (09/01)
The Canadiens have recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau from the Laval Rocket (01/09)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 23/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/23
PTS (43 – 26e/26th)
V/W (20 – 24e/24th)
BP/GF (121 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (171 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.0 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (34.0 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (903 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (613 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (15.0% – 31e/31st)
DN/PK (74.0% – 26e/26th)

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

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 4-7-0 8 23 44
Centrale 7-5-2 16 44 45
Métropolitaine 5-6-0 10 28 41
Pacifique 4-6-1 9 30 41
Total 20-24-3 43 124 171
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 84
Victoires/Wins : 34
Fiche : 34-43-7
Points de classement/Standing points : 75

CANADIENS VS. BOSTON
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. BOS 363-277-103-11 (754 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 214-110-47-6 (377 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 149-167-56-5 (377 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 5-3 L @ MTL (24/04/22)
S. Montembeault 4-41 | J. Swayman 3-26
BG / WG: C. McAvoy

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE BOSTON / LAST 10 GAMES VS. BOSTON:
24/04/22 – BOS 5 @ MTL 3
21/03/22 – BOS 3 @ MTL 2 (P/OT)
12/01/22 – MTL 1 @ BOS 5
14/11/21 – MTL 2 @ BOS 5
12/02/20 – MTL 1 @ BOS 4
01/12/19 – MTL 1 @ BOS 3
26/11/19 – BOS 8 @ MTL 1
05/11/19 – BOS 4 @ MTL 5
14/01/19 – MTL 3 @ BOS 2 (P/OT)
17/12/18 – BOS 4 @ MTL 0

CETTE SAISON CONTRE BOSTON / THIS SEASON VS. BOSTON
Match #1: 24/01/2023 @ MTL
Match #2: 23/03/2023 @ BOS
Match #3: 13/04/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE BOSTON / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (8-7-15, 28 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (8-16-24, 34 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (4-6-10, 15 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE BOSTON / LEADING SCORERS VS. BOSTON:
1) Brendan Gallagher (8-16-24, 34 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-7-15, 28 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (3-8-11, 12 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE BOSTON / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. BOSTON:
1) Mike Matheson (39, 25 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (27, 34 pj/gp)
3) Chris Wideman (22, 12 pj/gp)

MBB-FBS: Kent State Golden Flashes (16-3) at Northern Illinois Huskies (7-12)

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MBB-FBS: Kent State Golden Flashes (16-3) at Northern Illinois Huskies (7-12)

Fresh off a pair of road victories last week, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team returns home to host conference-leading Kent State on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center.

Tuesday’s contest is student appreciation night with prizes raffled off for students throughout the game. The first 150 students in attendance will also receive free pizza.

The matchup with the Golden Flashes will be available on ESPN+, as well as 94-9 WDKB and The Varsity Network app.

Last week, NIU won at Miami and at Eastern Michigan as the Huskies improved to 3-3 in conference play. David Coit (Columbus, N.J.) led the way as he averaged 22.5 points per game for the week, shooting 63 percent (17-of-27) from the field and 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from three-point range, he also averaged 4.5 assists per game for the week.

The Huskies led wire-to-wire on Saturday (Jan. 21) at Eastern Michigan, getting off to a red-hot start in the first half shooting 72.4 percent (21-of-29) from the field, its best single half since shooting 75.9 percent (22-of-29) in the second half against Bowling Green on Jan. 23, 2018.

Zarique Nutter (Newark, N.J.) is averaging 16.0 points per game over the last four contest, shooting 52.3 percent (23-of-44) from the field. Darweshi Hunter (Cincinnati, Ohio) is averaging 13.5 points per game during that same four-game stretch, shooting 55 percent (11-of-20) from three-point range.

Kaleb Thornton (Bolingbrook, Ill.) ranks seventh in the MAC in three-point percentage, shooting 41.9 percent (18-of-43), and seventh in assists with 3.5 per contest. In league play, Thornton leads the MAC with 2.8 steals per game.

The Golden Flashes come to DeKalb with a 16-3 overall record, including a 6-0 mark in conference play. Kent State has won 10-straight games, tied for the third-longest streak in the country, and is coming off an 86-65 victory over Ball State on Friday night (Jan. 20). Kent State leads the MAC, and ranks 14th nationally, in field goal defense, holding opponents to 38.8 percent shooting.

Last season, the Huskies and Golden Flashes split a pair of meetings, with both teams winning on the road.

Following Tuesday’s contest, the NIU will be back in action at home on Saturday, Jan. 28, as part of a Huskie basketball doubleheader. The NIU women’s basketball team will host Bowling Green at 1 p.m., followed by the Huskie men’s basketball game against Ball State at 3:30 p.m.

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