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Boxing Preview: Jonathan Guidry (18-1-2, 10 KOs) at Bermane Stiverne (25-5-1, 21 KOs)

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Boxing Preview: Jonathan Guidry (18-1-2, 10 KOs) at Bermane Stiverne (25-5-1, 21 KOs)

The world’s greatest boxing promoter, Don King, is returning to Casino Miami Jai Alai with another sensational championship card, “The Clash of the Champions! Let Freedom Ring!”, on Saturday, January 21.

The card will be highlighted by the WBA NABA Gold Heavyweight Championship as NABA Gold Heavyweight Champion Jonathan Guidry (18-1-2, 10 KOs) of Dulac, LA will be risking his title against former WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne (25-5-1, 21 KOs) from Las Vegas, NV via Canada.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the action will begin at 7 p.m.

Guidry is coming off a sensational performance against tough Dacarree Scott. Guidry won a tough battle with Scott and sent him to the canvas at 2:01 of the seventh round to claim the NABA Gold Heavyweight title on June 11, 2022 at Casino Miami Jai-Alai.

Guidry had started the year suffering his first loss after 17 straight victories as a professional, losing a split decision and the WBA Championship to Trevor Bryan in Warren, Ohio on Jan. 29.

Stiverne, like Guidry, lost his last fight to Trevor Bryan for the WBA Heavyweight Championship on Jan. 29, 2021 at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Bryan floored Stiverne twice, the last coming with 1:27 of the 11th round when referee Frank Gentile called a halt to the proceedings.

Don King Adds Seven Great Fights to Guidry-Stiverne Undercard
NABA Welterweight Champion Tre’Sean Wiggins (14-5-3, 8 KOs) of Newburgh, NY will defend his title against Nigel Fennel (13-1, 8 KOs) of San Diego in a 10-round bout. Wiggins thrilled fans at his last defense of his title at the Casino Miami Jai-Alai as he knocked out Travis Castellon at 2:07 of the first round on June 11.

WBA Continental Americas Middleweight Champion Ian Green (16-2, 11 KOs) of Haledon, NJ will defend his title against undefeated Alexander Castro (11-0, 9 KOs) from Tulua, Columbia in a 10-round title fight. Like Wiggins, Green was impressive on June 11 at Miami Casino Jai-Alai in winning a unanimous 10-round decision over Anthony Lenk. This will be Castro’s first fight in the United States.

The first two bouts of the night will feature a super lightweight attraction between Raynel Mederos (7-0, 2 KOs) of Miami, Fl via Cuba against Nelson Morales (3-1) from Scranton, PA via the Dominican Republic for 6 rounds. The other six-round bout is a light heavyweight attraction for six rounds featuring Kenmon Evans (9-0-1, 3 KOs) of New Smyrna Beach, FL against Cleotis Pendarvis (21-13-2, 9 KOs) of Lancaster, CA.

Three Cuban fighters will also be featured on the undercard. Alex Michael Perez (4-11) will fight in a six-round middleweight attraction against Carlos Crus (2-9, 1 KO) of Deerfield Beach via Nicaragua. Brayan Leon Salgado (1-1) will enter the ring in a four-round light heavyweight attraction against Salome Flores Torres (1-7) from Hastings, MN and the final Cuban fighter, Darian Favier Castro (1-1) will be in a six-round junior welterweight attraction against Ryan Schwartzberg (1-8-2, 1 KO) of Dania, FL

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks 13-26-4) at St. Louis Blues (23-20-3)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks 13-26-4) at St. Louis Blues (23-20-3)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sunday, Jan. 22 vs. LAK, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Jan. 24 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, Jan. 26 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Jan. 28 at EDM, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. ANA, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 17 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 14 – Activated Patrick Kane off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Jan. 13 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Jan. 11 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford and assigned Brett Seney to Rockford … Jan. 4 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on IR … Dec. 19 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Arvid Soderblom to Rockford … Placed Jarred Tinordi on IR and recalled Isaak Phillips from Rockford … Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 – Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (4) at Philadelphia (1) – Thurs., Jan. 19 – Wells Fargo Center
CHI Goals: Toews (13), R. Johnson (3), T. Johnson (5), Kurashev (7)
PHI Goals: Frost (10)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (37/38, 60:00) PHI – Hart (25/28, 57:39)
CHI PP: 0/0; PK: 2/2
PHI PP: 0/2; PK: 0/0
Recap: The Blackhawks kicked off a two-game road trip with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night … Chicago has now posted wins in each of the last two and five of the last six games (5-1-0) … The Blackhawks were 0-for-1 on the power play and a perfect 2-for-2 on the penalty kill, marking the fourth-straight game the team has not allowed a power play goal against … Nine separate Blackhawks skaters earned a point in Thursday’s contest … Jonathan Toews shared the team lead with two points (1G, 1A) against the Flyers … Jake McCabe notched two assists in the game for his second multi-point outing of the season … Seth Jones and Taylor Raddysh each posted an assist on Thursday to extend their respective point streaks to three and four games … Reese Johnson scored his first career game-winning goal.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blackhawks travel to St. Louis for their third of four matchups against the Blues on Saturday … Chicago is 0-2-0 against the Blues in 2022-23, including a 0-1-0 mark at Enterprise Center … Andreas Athanasiou leads the team with two goals against St. Louis this season, both of which came in the first matchup against them … Patrick Kane has points (1G, 1A) in both games against the Blues in 2022-23 and has tallied points (1G, 3A) in four of his last five games against them … Kane has also logged 16 points (8G, 8A) in his last 15 games against St. Louis, while he enters Saturday’s tilt riding a six-game road point streak (6G, 3A) against them … Kane has tallied 68 points (27G, 41A) in 71 career games against St. Louis, leading all active NHLers in goals and points and sharing first in assists against the Blues … Max Domi has recorded assists in both games against the Blues this season (2A) and has logged five points (1G, 4A) over his last seven games against them … Seth Jones has posted one assist in one game against St. Louis so far in 2022-23 and has three helpers in his last four games against them.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 16 (2-5), March 30 | AWAY: Dec. 29 (1-3), Jan. 21  All-Time Record: 153-126-46 | Home: 93-47-24 | Road: 60-79-22 
Last Home Win: Nov. 26, 2021 (3-2 OT) | Last Road Win: Oct. 6, 2018 (4-3) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 26,
2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: Dec. 29, 2022 (1-3) 

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. STL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 27; Jonathan Toews, 18; Tyler Johnson/Andreas Athanasiou, 5 
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 41; Jonathan Toews, 32; Max Domi, 9
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 68; Jonathan Toews, 50; Max Domi, 13

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 8-11-1
Two-Days Rest: 2-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-5-1

BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 2-5-0
Wednesday: 0-5-0
Thursday: 3-4-1
Friday: 3-2-1
Saturday: 3-4-1
Sunday: 2-5-1

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)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (announced on Jan. 7)
Robert Bortuzzo – Lower-Body (announced on Jan. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 197

Recent Transactions
January
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
9 – Recalled defenseman Dmitri Samorukov from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

BLUES VS. BLACKHAWKS

  • The Blues and Blackhawks will meet for the 3rd of 4 matchups this season (final matchup on Mar. 30 in Chicago)
  • The Blues are 2-0-0 against Chicago this season (5-2 win on Nov. 16 in Chicago & 3-1 win Dec. 29 in St. Louis)
  • The Blues went 3-0-1 against Chicago last season (2-0-0 at home; 1-0-1 away)
  • The Blues have won 4 straight games against Chicago, outscoring the Blackhawks 17-4 over those 4 games
  • The Blues have earned points in 11 straight games against Chicago (9-0-2) (From: Apr. 3, 2019 – present)
  • The Blues’ 11-game point streak against Chicago is the longest point streak against the Blackhawks in franchise history
  • The Blues have also won 6 straight games against Chicago at Enterprise Center and have earned points in 7 straight home games against Chicago (6-0-1)
  • Their 6-game home win streak against Chicago (From: Oct. 27, 2018 – present), matches the longest home win streak against the Blackhawks in franchise history (Also: 6-game home win streak vs. Chicago from Oct. 20, 1988-Dec. 26, 1989)
  • With his next win, Jordan Binnington will pass Grant Fuhr for 4th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 109 wins

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/24 – vs. Buffalo
1/26 – at Arizona
1/28 – at Colorado
1/30 – at Winnipeg
2/11 – vs. Arizona

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will continue a season-long 7-game home stand on Saturday vs. Chicago (3-2-0 so far) after starting 2023 with a 4-game road trip (3-1-0 on 4-game trip)
  • The Blues will play 9 of their next 14 games at Enterprise Center, including Saturday vs. Chicago, which will go through February and take them into March
  • The Blues’ next 4 games will come against teams that are not currently in a playoff spot
  • 5 of the Blues’ next 6 games will come against Central Division opponents

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 11-5-3 in their last 19 games overall since Dec. 11 vs. Colorado
  • The Blues’ 11 wins share 6th in the NHL (1. Boston, 15), while their 25 points share 4th in the NHL (1. Boston, 33 points) since Dec. 11
  • The Blues are 20-7-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 4th most wins in the NHL (1. Boston, 23-0-2)
  • 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: Arizona Coyotes (14-26-5) at Dallas Stars (27-13-7)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (14-26-5) at Dallas Stars (27-13-7)

ARIZONA COYTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 7-13-1 in its last 21 games, having gone 1-10-0 in its last 11 after a 6-3-1 stretch from 12/9-29

• The Coyotes come into tonight with a 12-6-2 record on the season when scoring at least 3 goals in the game but 2-20-3 when scoring two goals or fewer…

• The Yotes are in the midst of playing 15 games in 26 days throughout January. The stretch includes three back-to-back sets of games and the team does not have more than one day off from game action between contests

LAST GAME
Capitals 4, Coyotes 0 – January 19, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: None
WSH Goals: Strome (10, 11), Milano (8), Wilson (2)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 29 svs on 33 shots
WSH Goalie: Kuemper (W) – 26 svs on 26 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 3-4
Notes: ARI fell to the Capitals on Thursday and split the season series with them with each team winning a game in regulation…The Coyotes made it to their 17th home game before being shutout at home, the furthest they’ve gone avoiding that since 2017-18 (41st home game)…Shayne Gostisbehere (25:11) and Jakob Chychrun (25:01) logged over 25 minutes of ice time on Thurs, marking the third consecutive game the defensive pair eclipsed 25 minutes of ice time apiece…Chychrun enters tonight averaging 23:03 TOI/G…Travis Boyd blocked four shots to tie his careerhigh (3/30/22 vs. San Jose)…Lawson Crouse missed the game due to an upper-body injury

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Lawson Crouse…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (1 / 1/17)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (13 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (17 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 96 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

  • 1/19 – Recalled F Michael Carcone from Tucson (AHL)
  • 1/10 – Assigned G Ivan Prosvetov to Tucson (AHL)
  • 1/8 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
  • 1/7 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sun, Jan 22 6pm vs VGK Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
620 AM
Tue, Jan 24 7pm vs ANA Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
620 AM
Thur, Jan 26 7pm vs STL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 92.3 FM

YOTES & STARS

  • Tonight is the second of four ARI-DAL matchups this season and the first of two at the AAC. The Stars beat the Coyotes in the first meeting on 11/3
  • The teams will also square off on 3/1 in Dallas and on 3/31 in Tempe
  • Juuso Valimaki and Lawson Crouse scored the Coyotes goals in the 11/3 contest. That game marks the only time Valimaki has faced the Stars in his career
  • Travis Boyd potted the overtime winner the last time the Coyotes were in Dallas (4/27/22)
  • Clayton Keller comes into tonight with 3 pts (1-2-3) over his last 3 GP vs DAL while Shayne Gostisbehere has produced 4 pts (2-2-4) in his last 4 GP against them
  • Arizona overcame a 3-0 deficit the last time they were in Dallas to win 4-3. Barrett Hayton registered 1-2-3 in that outing
  • All three of the remaining ARI-DAL contests including tonight will be part of a back-to-back set of games for ARI
  • Coyotes franchise vs Stars/North Stars
    • All-Time: 74-89-13-10
    • Home: 41-44-4-4
    • Road: 33-45-9-6
    • L10: 3-7-0
    • STRK: L1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE STARS
Shayne Gostisbehere…6-5-11…13 career GP
Clayton Keller…3-7-10…13 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-8-9…12 career GP
Barrett Hayton…1-2-3…5 career GP
Juuso Valimaki…1-0-1…1 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Gostisbehere, 6)… Assists (Schmaltz, 8)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 6)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 5)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 19, 2023 – STARS 4 at KINGS 0
The Stars closed out their three-game road trip like they opened it by winning 4-0 against the LA Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. Dallas began its three-game slate with a 4-0 win over Vegas on Jan. 16 and could’ve made it a sweep had the club held onto a three-goal lead in an eventual 5-3 defeat to San Jose on Jan. 18. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood delivered a 34-save shutout performance against the Kings, including 14 stops in the third period. It marked his second shutout with the Stars (1-0 W; April 12, 2022 vs. Tampa Bay) and the sixth of his career. Forward Tyler Seguin (2-1—3) matched a season high with three points, tallying both of his goals in the first period. Defenseman Esa Lindell (1-0—1) made it 3-0 with under two minutes remaining in the opening frame and hometown kid Jason Robertson (1-1—2) recorded a multi-point effort to give the Stars four out of a possible six points on the road trip. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) extended his point streak to four consecutive games (tying a season high), while captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) and forwards Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) and Wyatt Johnston (0-1—1) registered assists.
PP: 0-4 | PK: 4-4 | SF: 24 | SA: 34 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (23:11 – game high) | Attendance: 18,230
Three Stars: 1. DAL – T. Seguin 2. DAL – S. Wedgewood 3. DAL – J. Robertson

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat., Jan. 21, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 7 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Jan. 23, 2023 Buffalo Sabres 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
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

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)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 20

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 6 Jan. 10-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: After crisscrossing the country, the Stars will enjoy a healthy portion of home cooking over the next three weeks beginning tonight with a matchup against the Arizona Coyotes at American Airlines Center. (7 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This opens a stretch of eight consecutive games at home, including 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.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 3. 2022 at Arizona – W, 7-2
Jan. 21 vs. Arizona
March 1 vs. Arizona
March 31 at Arizona

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (28-9-8) at New York Islanders (23-19-5)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (28-9-8) at New York Islanders (23-19-5)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild at PNC Arena on Thursday. Jalen Chatfield (1g, 1a), Martin Necas (1g, 1a), Brady Skjei (1g, 1a) and Andrei Svechnikov (2a) each posted two points, as Chatfield posted his first career multi-point game and Necas matched his single-season high in scoring. Brent Burns and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Carolina, with Teravainen scoring the team’s league-leading fifth shorthanded goal in January. Frederik Andersen made 29 saves in his third start in four games, improving to 3-0-0 since returning from injury.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 43 games (10/12-1/19)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 44 games (10/14-1/19)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 179

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
Andrei Svechnikov has recorded an assist in back-to-back games (1/15-1/19: 3a)
Teuvo Teravainen has earned a point in back-to-back games (1/15-1/19: 1g, 1a)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 21 at NY Islanders 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
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

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 21 Saturday No morning skate
Jan. 22 Sunday No practice
Jan. 23 Monday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Jan. 24 Tuesday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Jan. 25 Wednesday American Airlines Center 11:30 a.m.

  • All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.

HURRICANES vs. ISLANDERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New York in the third of four meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Islanders will travel to PNC Arena on 4/2.

— The Hurricanes and Islanders are meeting for the 154th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 79-54-9-11 overall record, including a 41-25-4-5 road record and a 56-26-0-11 record since relocation.

— The season series is tied 1-1-0 in 2022-23, but the Hurricanes are 7-2-0 in the teams’ last nine matchups dating back to 1/8/19.

— The Hurricanes suffered a 6-2 loss against the Islanders at PNC Arena on 10/28. Martin Necas and Brent Burns each scored for Carolina, while Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in net.

— Carolina earned a 3-0 win over New York at UBS Arena on 12/10. Paul Stastny, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes, with Stastny’s goal marking his first tally with his new team, and Pyotr Kochetkov posted a 16-save shutout.

— Brent Burns has recorded 18 points (7g, 11a) in 24 career regular-season games against New York.

— Andrei Svechnikov has posted 10 points (4g, 6a) in 12 career regular-season games against the Islanders.

— Teuvo Teravainen has tallied 18 points (7g, 11a) in 24 career regular-season games against New York.

— Calvin de Haan was selected 12th overall by the Islanders in the 2009 NHL Draft and earned 81 points (12g, 69a) in 304 games with New York from 2011-17.

— Brett Pesce is a native of Tarrytown, N.Y., and ranks seventh all-time in points among NHL defensemen born in New York. He has recorded eight points (2g, 6a) in 23 career regular-season games against the Islanders.

— Six of Jaccob Slavin’s 39 career goals have come against New York, including his only career hat trick in an 8-4 win at Barclays Center (3/13/17). He has tallied 12 points (6g, 6a) in 24 career games against the Islanders, which ranks tied for his most points against any opponent (CHI: 3g, 9a in 21 GP; CBJ: 1g, 11a in 33 GP).

— Islanders Assistant Coach Doug Houda played 142 games with Hartford from 1991-93, posting 20 points (6g, 14a) and 356 penalty minutes. Acquired from DET in exchange for Doug Crossman on 2/20/91, Houda was traded to LAK in exchange for Marc Potvin on 11/3/93.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Thursday, Jan. 19 OT Loss BUF 3 vs. NYI 2 Nelson, Martin Sorokin (42/45)
Brock Nelson scored his 16th goal of the season and Matt Martin found the back of the net in the second frame, but the New York Islanders fell to the Buffalo Sabres in overtime, 3-2, on Thursday night, after Buffalo’s Victor Olofsson scored the game-tying goal in the third period. Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas tallied assists, while netminder Ilya Sorokin turned away 42 of 45 shots faced, helping the Islanders collect a point in overtime.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 19 William Dufour has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Hudson Fasching is day to day with a lower body injury.
Jan. 18 Dennis Cholowski and William Dufour have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Jan. 11 Aatu Raty and Robin Salo have been loaned to Bridgeport (AHL).
Jan. 10 Simon Holmstrom has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Jan. 6 Mat Barzal is day-to-day with a lower body injury.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

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

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 –

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 –

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

Man Games Lost: 92

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Montreal W (2-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Oct. 28, 2022 PNC Arena W, 6-3
Dec. 10, 2022 UBS Arena L, 3-0
Jan. 21, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
Apr. 2, 2023 PNC Arena 6:00pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 23 at Toronto Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:00pm
Jan. 25 at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) 7:00pm
Jan. 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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. CAROLINA:
Dec. 10, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-0)
Oct. 28, 2022 PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) Win (6-2)
Apr. 24, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (5-2)
April 9, 2022 PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) Win (2-1)
Oct. 14, 2021 PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) Loss (6-3)

vs. THE HURRICANES:
2022-23 1-1-0
Last five games: 2-3-0
Franchise History 65-72-9-7
NYI Home 30-37-4-4
NYI Away 35-35-5-3

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Carolina Hurricanes in the third of four matchups between the two clubs this season. It is the second and final time the Hurricanes will visit UBS Arena in the 2022-23 regular season. These two teams have split their season series so far. The last time they met was December 10 at UBS Arena, when Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves on 29 shots, but the Islanders fell to the Hurricanes in a 3-0 decision. Earlier in the season, the Islanders visited the Hurricanes at PNC Arena in Raleigh, where Mathew Barzal, Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson each recorded multi-point games in a 6-2 victory.

AGAINST THE METROPOLITAN
The Islanders have collected points in each of their last three Metropolitan Division matchups and are 3-1-1 in their last five division contests. On home ice, the Islanders are 5-2-1 against the Metropolitan this season. They can earn thier tenth win against a division foe tonight (9-4-1). Only the Hurricanes (12) have more intra-division wins than the Islanders this season. Tonight’s matchup is the fourth of eight consecutive Eastern Conference opponents the Islanders will face before January 28, and is the sixth of eight home games they will play in January, their busiest month at UBS Arena this season. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a 13-9-3 record against Eastern Conference teams.

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (29-16-1) at Ottawa Senators (20-22-3)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (29-16-1) at Ottawa Senators (20-22-3)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the middle game of their five-game road trip on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators as part of Hockey Day in Canada. The Jets are winless on the trip so far after a pair of 4-1 losses – Tuesday to Montreal and Thursday to Toronto. Winnipeg finishes the trip in Philadelphia on Sunday and Nashville on Tuesday.

Last Game
Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorer: Connor (23)
Maple Leafs Scorers: Matthews (23, 24), Marner (17), Giordano (3)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (23 sv, 3 ga)
Maple Leafs Goaltender: Ilya Samsonov (37 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-4
Jets PK: 1-for-1
Recap: Despite a 38-27 advantage in shots, the Jets lost 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Kyle Connor scored Winnipeg’s lone goal in the third period to break the shutout. Connor and Neal Pionk had a team best six shots. Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves in his third consecutive start.

Top 10
The Jets are seventh in the NHL with a .641 points percentage, which ranks second in the Central Division and third in the Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.

Facing the East
The Jets are in the midst of playing 10 of 13 games against Eastern Conference opponents… Winnipeg is 8-9-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Kyle Connor (10G, 8A) leads the Jets in scoring against the east with 18 points in 17 games.

The January Upon Us
The Jets are 6-3-0 in January for a .667 points percentage, which is tied for sixth in the NHL… The most wins the Jets have had in January is eight during the 2018-19 season… After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 29 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January come in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 17-17-3 in January during the past four seasons.

On the Rebound
The Jets have dropped consecutive games for the fifth time this season… After each of their losing skids of two-games or more, the Jets have won multiple games in a row… Winnipeg’s longest losing streak of the season is three games from Dec. 22-27, which was following by a five-game winning streak, their longest of the season, from Dec. 29-Jan. 8.

Road Record
The Jets are 12-10-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 3-6-0 in their past nine road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (2G, 21A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 23 points in 23 games, while Kyle Connor has 22 points (9G, 13A)… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 11 goals.

Power Play Clicking
The Jets have scored on the power play in four consecutive games… Winnipeg is 10-for-36 on the power play during the past 11 games (31.3%)… The Jets have climbed to ninth in the NHL this season with a power play successful 24.6% of the time… Josh Morrissey has the primary assist on four of Winnipeg’s past seven power play goals.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.4% of the time… The Jets are 35-for-37 (94.6%) on the penalty kill in their past 12 games, including a perfect 14-for-14 in the past five games… It’s Winnipeg’s third streak of least four games without allowing a power play goal this season (6 games – Oct. 28-Nov. 12; 4 games – Dec. 29-Jan. 6)… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Jets vs. OTT Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Senators play each other twice this season… Winnipeg won the first meeting 5-1 on Dec. 20 at Canada Life Centre.

Recent History
The Jets have won the past two games against the Senators and are 14-6-1 during the past 21 games against Ottawa… The road team has won three of the past four meetings between Winnipeg and Ottawa.

In Ottawa
The Jets are 8-3-1 in their past 12 games in Ottawa… Winnipeg is 10-for-47 (21.3%) in the power play in the dozen games.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Senators with 35 points (14G, 21A) in 46 games… Eleven of the 35 points have come on the power play (2G, 9A)… Mark Scheifele has 30 points (10G, 20A) in 28 games against Ottawa, including a team best three game-winning goals… Kyle Connor (10G, 11A) has 21 points, while Pierre-Luc Dubois (7G, 13A) has 20 points in 18 games against the Senators.

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 20, 4-1 loss at Pittsburgh: Guentzel (two goals, one assist) factored in on three of the Penguins’ four goals as Ottawa suffered a 4-1 loss at PPG Paints Arena. The defeat was their 11th consecutive at Pittsburgh dating to the 2013-14 season. Rakell (with his team leading eight power-play goal) opened the scoring before a marker from Zucker 43 seconds later saw the Penguins record their second-fastest two goals of the campaign. Tkachuk’s team-high eighth road goal of the season saw Ottawa move to within two goals before Guentzel added his second of the contest for the third period’s lone goal. Jarry made 44 saves to earn the win for Pittsburgh while Talbot turned aside 40 shots to take the loss for Ottawa. Scratch: Gambrell; Injuries: Chartier, Motte, Zaitsev, Zub; Shots: OTT – 45, PIT – 44; PP: OTT – 0-3, PIT – 1-2.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Winnipeg will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet ONE, Citytv and TVAS2 as a part of Hockey Night in Canada. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 UniqueFM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a two-game homestand on Wednesday against the N.Y. Islanders at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of three regular-season meetings and the second of two matchups at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: C Chartier, LW Motte, D Zaitsev and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Jets this evening. Total man-games
lost: 160.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned F Lucchini to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 18.
OTTAWA vs. WINNIPEG – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Dec. 20 @ Winnipeg (5-1 loss), Jan. 21 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (1-1-0): 3/24/22 @ Winnipeg (5-2 win), 4/10/22 @ Ottawa (4-3 loss)

Series record (includes Atlanta): Overall: 41-27-2-8; Home: 20-12-1-6; Away: 21-15-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 5/3/21 (2-1); @ Winnipeg: 3/24/22 (5-2)
Last Winnipeg win: @ Ottawa: 4/10/22 (4-3); @ Winnipeg: Dec. 20 (5-1)
Last OT result: 1/19/21 (4-3 OT loss) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 11/5/15 (3-2 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (2x, Last: 1/2/03, 8-1 win); Allowed: 8, (1/2/06, 8-3 loss); Both teams: 12, (10/21/00, 6-6 tie)
Last Game: Dec. 20, 5-1 loss @ Winnipeg; OTT Goal: Batherson; WPG Goals: Connor (x2), Stenlund, Morrissey, Gagner; OTT
Scratches: Heatherington, Lucchini; OTT Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Joseph, Norris, Stützle, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; WPG Goalie: Rittich; OTT PP: 1-2; WPG PP: 0-1; Shots: 36-24.
Career vs. Winnipeg: Giroux leads all players in career games played (34), in assists (22), in points (30) and is tied with Tkachuk in goals (eight); Tkachuk leads in penalty minutes (32) against Winnipeg.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 12-10-1 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 23 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.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 8-12-2 on the road this season … Brady Tkachuk leads with eight goals on the road this season while also ranking first with 14 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 22 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 22 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,024-1,004-115-179 over 2,322 games … The Senators are 560-445-60-98 through 1,163 all-time home games and 464-559-55-81 through 1,159 all-time road games.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will conclude their fourth set of the season this evening when the team welcomes Winnipeg to Canadian Tire Centre… 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 (2-1-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 46 for 171 (26.9%) 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 124 of the 153 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 81.1% through 45 regular-season games … The team has registered four (Joseph, Motte, Watson x2) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (28-11-7) at Montreal Canadiens (19-24-3)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (28-11-7) at Montreal Canadiens (19-24-3)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 vs. Winnipeg 1
Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023
TOR Goals: Matthews, Matthews, Marner (SH), Giordano (EN)
WPG Goals: Connor (PP)
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 37/38, .974 SV%
WPG Goaltender: Hellebuyck, 23/26, .885 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-4

Player Notes: – Auston Matthews scored twice in Toronto’s win. Matthews has scored five goals through his last four games played and has recorded 11 points (7G, 4A) through his last eight games. Matthews recorded his second multi-goal game of the season and 14th multi-point game
of the season.

  • Mitch Marner scored shorthanded for Toronto at 13:49 of the second period. Marner recorded the sixth shorthanded goal of his NHL career and second of the season. Marner has posted five points (1G, 4A) through his last three games. Marner extended his franchise-leading home point streak to 20 games where he has posted 29 points (8G, 21A). Per NHL Stats, Marner became “the first NHL player with a run of at least 20 contests since Avalanche captain Joe Sakic (23-20—43 in 23 GP) found the score sheet in each of Colorado’s last 23 home games to close out the 2000-01 season.”
  • Michael Bunting posted the primary assist on both of Matthews’ goals. Bunting posted his fourth multi-assist game of the season and eighth multi-point game of the season.
  • Ilya Samsonov stopped 37 of 38 shots in Thursday’s win. Samsonov has posted a 12-0-1 record on home ice this season.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Montréal: Second of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Montréal: 2-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 28-11-7
Toronto Road Record: 11-8-3

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to take on the Montréal Canadiens tonight in the second of four matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto lost their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against Montréal in a 4-3 decision on October 12 at Centre Bell. The Maple Leafs have posted a 5-3-1 record through the month of January and are currently on a two-game winning streak. The Maple Leafs are heading on the road for one game before returning home for five-consecutive games at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto has posted an 11-8-3 record on the road this season. 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. Matthews has posted 51 points (24G, 27A) through 44 games this season. 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.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

NEXT GAME
Date: Monday, January 23, 2023
Opponent: vs. New York Islanders
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 18, 2023 The Maple Leafs loaned forward Pontus Holmberg to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 10, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forward Bobby McMann from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Defenceman TJ Brodie has been placed on injured reserve.
January 2, 2023 The Maple Leafs loaned forward Joey Anderson to 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. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 26, 1917 (Toronto 7 vs. Montréal 5)
All-Time Record: 309-347-88-18 (762 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 196-129-45-10 (380 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 113-218-43-8 (382 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 28, 2021 (Toronto 4 at Montréal 1)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS
Games Played: John Tavares (50), Morgan Rielly (41), Wayne Simmonds (39)
Goals: Auston Matthews (22), John Tavares (18), William Nylander (13)
Assists: John Tavares (26), Mitch Marner (24), Morgan Rielly (20)
Points: John Tavares (44), Auston Matthews (34), Mitch Marner (28)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (54), Mark Giordano (28), John Tavares (22)

2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .685 3.39 2.63 24.7 78.2 31.5 28.6 52.9
Montréal .446 2.57 3.67 15.4 73.7 27.9 33.9 49.8

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 24.7%
Power Play Goal Leader: 10 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Marner (5G, 17A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 78.2%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Järnkrok (1G, 2A), Marner (2G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 14th of 22 (10 home, 12 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 10th of 14 (10 home, 4 road)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Maple Leafs s’affrontent ce soir pour la 763e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, ce sera la 841e confrontation entre les deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Maple Leafs are facing each other for the 763rd time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 841st match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – FLA 6 @ MTL 2 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Pitlick, Anderson
Buts FLA Goals – Reinhart (AN/PP), Bennett (AN/PP), Tkachuk (AN/PP), Smith, Tkachuk (AN/PP), Lomberg
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (28-33) ; Primeau (6-7)
Gardien FLA Goalie – Bobrovsky (0-0) ; Lyon (23-25)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/5
Avantage numérique FLA Powerplay – 4/8
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 21:35) ; S (Anderson – 6) ; HT (Xhekaj – 5) ; BS (Dadonov, Edmundson, Savard,
Ylönen – 4)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
24 JAN. VS. BOSTON 19 h / 7 p.m.
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. NYI 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 46 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 46 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 3 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 8 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 10 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 2 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 21 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
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)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Justin Barron du Rocket de Laval (27/12)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Justin Barron from the Laval Rocket (12/27)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 20/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/20
PTS (41 – 26e/26th)
V/W (19 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (118 – 28e/28th)
BC/GA (169 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.9 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.9 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (872 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (607 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (15.4% – 31e/31st)
DN/PK (73.7% – 27e/27th)

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 3-7-0 6 20 42
Centrale 7-5-2 16 44 45
Métropolitaine 5-6-0 10 28 41
Pacifique 4-6-1 9 30 41
Total 19-24-3 41 122 169
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 83
Victoires/Wins : 33
Fiche : 33-43-7
Points de classement/Standing points : 73

CANADIENS VS. TORONTO
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. TOR 365-297-88-12 (762 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 226-106-43-7 (382 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 139-191-45-5 (380 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 4-3 W @ MTL (12/10/22)
J. Allen 3-32 | M. Murray 4-23
BG / WG: J. Anderson

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE TORONTO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. TORONTO:
12/10/22 – TOR 3 @ MTL 4
09/04/22 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
26/03/22 – TOR 2 @ MTL 4
21/02/22 – TOR 2 @ MTL 5
13/10/21 – MTL 1 @ TOR 2
08/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
06/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 5
03/05/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
28/04/21 – TOR 4 @ MT 1
12/04/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 4

CETTE SAISON CONTRE TORONTO / THIS SEASON VS. TORONTO
Match #1: 12/10/2022 @ MTL – V/W 4-3
Match #2: 21/01/2023 @ MTL
Match #3: 18/02/2023 @ TOR
Match #4: 08/04/2023 @ TOR

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (13-9-22, 31 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (11-2-13, 28 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (10-12-22, 39 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (13-9-22, 31 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (10-12-22, 39 pj/gp)
3) Nick Suzuki (5-11-16, 18 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE TORONTO / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. TORONTO:
1) Chris Wideman (22, 14 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (19, 39 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (16, 28 pj/gp)

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-23-9) at Columbus Blue Jackets (13-30-2)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-23-9) at Columbus Blue Jackets (13-30-2)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

Game 46 – 1/18 – SJS 5 vs. DAL 3…Erik Karlsson (1g, 3a) posted his fourth four-point game of the season, helping the Sharks overcome a 3-0 deficit en route to a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars. It was the fourth time in team history that the Sharks overcame a three-goal deficit to win in regulation, the first time since Feb. 1, 2011. With his effort, Karlsson became the first defenseman since the 1988-89 season to reach the 60-point mark in 46 or fewer games. Steven Lorentz (1g, 0a), Nick Bonino (1g, 1a), Timo Meier (1g, 0a) and Logan Couture (1g, 0a) all also found the back of the net in the tilt, with Meier’s strike coming on the power play to give him 12 for the year, tying his 2021-22 season for the most ever by a Swiss-born player.
SJ Goals: Lorentz (5), Bonino (7), Meier (26 pp), Karlsson (15), Couture (16 en)
SF: 28
SA: 36
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 3/3
W: Reimer
L: Oettinger

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
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
1/4 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/1 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
The Sharks begin an eight-game road stretch Saturday at Columbus, the back end of a Blue Jackets twin bill against California clubs. The Anaheim Ducks took two points at Nationwide Arena Thursday by a 5-3 final, Columbus getting goals from Mathieu Olivier, Jack Roslovic and Nick Blankenburg in the opening frame but conceding the game’s final five goals. Johnny Gaudreau, who signed with the Blue Jackets in the off-season after beginning his career with the Calgary Flames, leads the club in all offensive categories and is the team’s All-Star Weekend selection. San Jose has won three of the last four meetings between the teams dating back to January of 2020.
Jan. 21, 4:00 p.m. PT

SAN JOSE SHARKS at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
14-23-9 (37 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 13-30-2 (28 pts), 8th in Metropolitan
2-2-1 LAST 5 GAMES 1-4-0

First Meeting SEASON SERIES First Meeting
39-20-0-4 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 24-34-0-5
2022-23 PLAYER STATS

4 players (46) GAMES PLAYED LEADER Johnny Gadureau/Gustav Nyquist (45)
Timo Meier (26) GOALS LEADER Patrik Laine/Johnny Gaudreau (12)
Erik Karlsson (47) ASSISTS LEADER Johnny Gaudreau (30)
Erik Karlsson (62) POINTS LEADER Johnny Gaudreau (42)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Jan. 21, 2023 Game No. 46 (13-30-2, 28 pts.)
vs. San Jose Sharks (14-23-9, 37 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 27 (10-15-1, 21 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. 19, 2023 – CBJ 3 vs. ANA 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: Olivier (3), Roslovic (4), Blankenburg (3)
ANA Goal Scorers: Henrique (16), Fowler (5), Benoit (2), Zegras (15), Jones (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (28/33; 57:04); ANA – Stolarz (12/15; 20:00), Gibson (18/18; 40:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / ANA: 33
3 Stars: 1. Zegras, ANA; 2. Fowler, ANA; 3. Olivier, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 3rd consecutive game… CBJ scored 3 goals in the 1st period for the 2nd time in the last 4 games… CBJ led 3-0 after the 1st period, but ANA scored 5 unanswered goals (3 in 2nd and 2 in 3rd)… Roslovic scored a goal to extend his points streak to 4-straight (1-4-5)… Laine notched his 100th career point as a Blue Jacket with an assist… Boqvist recorded his 6th assist of the season and now has assists in 6 of the past 9 contests (0-6-6)… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 30th assist of the campaign.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (39 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (34 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (32 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (30 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (14 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (5 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 303

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)
Dec. 28 Activated Sillinger off Injured Reserve, added Bemstrom to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned
Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE SHARKS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. SJS)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. SJS)
All-Time Series: 24-34-0-5 (16-13-0-3 vs. SJS)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 4-6-0 | 5-4-1
All-Time GF/GA: 154/175
All-Time SF/SA: 1,711/2,056
All-Time PP: 43-of-238
All-Time PK: 214-of-268

THE LAST GAME VS. SJS: APR. 22, 2022 – CBJ 2 at SJS 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Roslovic (18), Roslovic (19)
SJS Goal Scorers: PP – Reedy (4), Balcers (11), Reedy (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/28; 58:30); SJS – Kahkonen (22/24; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / SJS: 28
3 Stars: 1. Reedy, SJS; 2. Roslovic, CBJ; 3. Balcers, SJS
Noteworthy: CBJ split season series (1-1-0)… CBJ trailed 3-0 after 1st period, but scored 2 goals in the 3rd to bring game within 1… Johnson notched 1st career NHL point (assist)… Roslovic recorded 5th multi-goal game of the season (2-0-2), giving him 7-2-9 with 3 multi-goal efforts in last 5 games.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 14 at SJS

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. SJS)
CBJ are 11-8-1 in last 20 games overall vs. SJS since 2/21/12… CBJ are 2-1-0 in the last 3 meetings at NWA and 6-4-1 in past 11… Winning team has scored 3 or more goals in 20 of last 21 meetings, including 12-straight… CBJ have killed off 13-of-15 SJS PP chances over the last 7 meetings… Each team has 6 shutouts, 3 hat tricks and 2 penalty shots in series… Most goals scored at SJS: 5 (2x, MR: 11/3/15)… Most goals allowed at SJS: 10 (3/30/02).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. SJS)
Gaudreau skated in his 400th career game on 10/13/19 at SJS… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL point (assist) on 4/19/22 at SJS… Roslovic skated in 100th career NHL game on 3/12/19 vs. SJS… Voracek collected 100th career NHL point (assist) on 11/20/10 at SJS… Werenski scored 1st NHL goal on 10/15/16 vs. SJS.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. SJS
• Boqvist – 2-0-2 in 3 career GP, including notching two goals in his only career home game against the Sharks last season on Dec. 5. Gaudreau – 9-14-23 in 30 career GP, including points in seven of his last 10 games with four multi-point efforts against the club (5-8-13). He has recorded 8-6-14 in 14 career home games against San Jose.

• Jenner – 5-4-9 in 14 career GP, including points in six of his eight career home contests against the Sharks (3-3-6).

• Nyquist – 4-3-7 in 16 career GP, including 3-1-4 in his past five home outings.

• Roslovic – 4-1-5 in 10 career GP with all of his points recorded in the last five games, including goals in two-straight (3-0-3).

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (19-20-7) at Detroit Red Wings (19-17-8)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (19-20-7) at Detroit Red Wings (19-17-8)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sun., Jan. 22 Winnipeg Jets Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., Jan. 24 Los Angeles Kings Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thu., Jan. 26 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, The Fanatic

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sun., Jan. 22 Winnipeg Jets Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., Jan. 24 Los Angeles Kings Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thu., Jan. 26 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, The Fanatic

PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 46
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 46
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 46
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 20
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 249

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

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 8-3-0 in their last 11 games, outscoring their opponents, 38-30, and outshooting their opponents, 357- 326, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 13 of its last 21 games (11-8-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 29 of its 46 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 six of their last nine games, ranking T-3rd in the NHL in wins (5) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 14 of the last 24 games, posting an 8-5-1 record in those 14 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 1,335 hits and ranks second with 788 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 5-1-0 in its last six games and 9-5-2 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 4-1-2 against the West on the road and 5-4-0 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.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • Philadelphia is 5-1-0 in its last six road games, including a season-high five-game road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
  • The Flyers are 9-9-6 on the road this season and is 6-4-2 in the last 12 road games.
  • Philadelphia have scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 11 road games. The Flyers are 7-3-3 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

BACK-TO-BACKS

  • Saturday’s and Sunday’s games mark the Flyers’ ninth back-to-back set of 15 this season.
  • The set marks the third of four road-to-home back-to-backs this season:
  1. Oct. 22 at NSH (3-1 W); Oct. 23 vs. SJ (3-0 L)
  2. Jan. 16 at BOS (6-0 L); Jan. 17 vs. ANA (5-2 W)
  3. Jan. 21 at DET; Jan. 22 vs. WPG
  4. April 8 at NYI; April 9 vs. BOS
  • The Flyers are 2-5-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-6-0 in the second.

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at VEGAS 2 (1/19/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Raymond (Larkin) 2:45-EV; VGK Pietrangelo (Hague, Smith) 19:23-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Sundqvist, Hronek) 2:37-PP; DET Veleno (Oesterle, Berggren) 10:25-EV
3RD PERIOD: VGK Karlsson (Eichel, Smith) 19:17-EV
SHOTS: DET 25 (8-12-5) / VGK 35 (10-11-14)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 33-35) / VGK Hill (L, 22-25)
PP: DET 1-1 / VGK 0-0

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (33 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (31 / Nov. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 216
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Tyler Bertuzzi (29), 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
1/13 – Reassigned defenseman Donovan Sebrango from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. FLYERS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 148th all-time meeting, 76th in Detroit … First of three games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. PHI: 55-66-21-5 / HOME: 40-22-10-3 / LAST 10: 4-4-2 / IN 2021-22: 3-0-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. PHI: Dylan Larkin (4-11-15 in 17 GP), David Perron (5-6-11 in 19 GP), Robby Fabbri (7-3-10 in 8 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (3-4-7 in 11 GP), Pius Suter (1-4-5 in 3 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-2-4 in 3 GP), Moritz Seider (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Filip Hronek (0-3-3 in 6 GP), Joe Veleno (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-2-2 in 3 GP), Dominik Kubalík (0-2-2 in 4 GP)
PHI top scorers vs. DET: James van Riemsdyk (11-7-18 in 29 GP), Rasmus Ristolainen (2-16-18 in 27 GP), Kevin Hayes (4-7-11 in 16 GP), Tony DeAngelo (3-6-9 in 11 GP), Scott Laughton (5-4-9 in 13 GP), Travis Konecny (4-5-9 in 14 GP), Joel Farabee (1-2-3 in 3 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Tuesday, Jan. 24: RED WINGS vs. SHARKS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 19 at Vegas – 3-2 W
Detroit captured a 3-2 win at Vegas to improve to 19-17-8 overall and 8-8-5 on the road … The Red Wings are 3-1-0 in four visits to TMobile Arena … Detroit has won four of its last six head-to-head meetings against Vegas dating back to March 23, 2019 … Detroit is 5-4-8 in one-goal games this season, and 20-5-18 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Lucas Raymond opened the scoring with his 14th goal of the season … Raymond has eight points (4-4-8) in six games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg, and 15 points (7-8-15) in 15 contests dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Dominik Kubalík scored on the power play for his 14th goal of the season … Kubalík has four points (2-2-4) in his last six games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Kubalík tied Dylan Larkin for the team lead with his seventh power play goal of the season … Additionally, Kubalík gained sole possession of the team lead with 15 power play points (7-8-15) … Joe Veleno gave Detroit a 3-1 lead with his sixth goal of the season … Veleno has eight points (3-5-8) in 15 games since Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Veleno’s goal proved to be the game-winner, marking the first GWG of his NHL career … Larkin tallied the lone assist on Raymond’s goal to extend his point streak to six-straight games (2-6-8 in 6 GP) … It marks Larkin’s longest point streak since a 10-game stretch from Jan. 29-March 1, 2022 (7-11-18 in 10 GP) … Larkin has 14 points (5-9-14) in 14 games dating back to Dec. 19 at Washington … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (15), assists (26), points (41) and shots (133) in 43 games … Larkin (162-237-399 in 547 GP) is one point shy of 400 for his NHL career … Filip Hronek picked up his 150th career NHL point with an assist on Kubalík’s power play goal … Hronek has six assists in his last eight games since Jan. 6 vs. Florida … Hronek (7-25-32 in 44 GP) and Kubalík (14-18-32 in 44 GP) are tied for second place among Detroit skaters with 32 points … Jonatan Berggren recorded an assist on Veleno’s goal, giving him eight points (3-5-8) in 14 games since Dec. 19 at Washington … In total, Berggren has 17 points (7-10-17) in 31 games to begin his NHL career … Ville Husso stopped 33-of-35 shots to earn his 15th win of the season … Husso is one win shy of 50 for his NHL career … Husso has allowed two goals or fewer in 13 starts this season … Husso is 8-0-1 this season when making 32-or-more saves … The Red Wings are 11-5-7 this season when scoring first, and 4-1-5 when doing so on the road … Detroit is 13-0-2 this season when leading after two periods, and 6-0-2 when doing so on the road … Detroit played its first penalty-free game since Feb. 26, 2022 vs. Toronto.

NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (25-15-4) at Florida Panthers (22-20-5)

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MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
UPCOMING WILD GAMES
GAME BROADCASTS
FLORIDA PANTHERS
All-Time Wild Record: 18-8-3 (10-2-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 8-6-1 at Florida)

2021-22: The Wild lost both meetings against the Panthers, 5-4, at FLA Live Arena (11/20) and 6-2 at Xcel Energy Center (2/18)…LW Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with four points (2-2=4)…C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-2=3) and RW Mats Zuccarello (1-2=3) tallied three points each…G Cam Talbot went 0-2-0 with a 4.26 GAA and a .886 SV%…LW Rudolfs Balcers (1-3=4) and D Aaron Ekblad (1-3=4) led the Panthers with four points
each…LW Nick Cousins (1-2=3), LW Jonathan Huberdeau (0-3=3), LW Mason Marchment (3-0=3) and RW Frank Vatrano (2-1=3) tallied three points each…G Sergei Bobrovsky went 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .908 SV% in two starts.

WILD LEADERS: Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 27 points (14-13=27) in 25 matches against Florida…LW Marcus Foligno owns 11 points (5-6=11) in 26 games…D Jared Spurgeon has 11 points (1-10=11) in 17 contests…D Jonas Brodin owns nine points (2-7=9) in 14 games.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 18-10-2 with a 2.30 GAA, a .922 SV% and two shutouts in 31 career games (29 starts) vs. the Panthers…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 4.00 GAA and a .867 SV% in one start (4/28/22).

PANTHERS LEADERS: C Aleksander Barkov leads Florida with 16 points (4-12=16) in 15 matches against Minnesota…RW Patric Hornqvist owns 15 points (7-8=15) in 30 contests…Balcers has eight points (2-6=8) in nine games…Cousins owns eight points (3-5=8) in 14 matches…RW Matthew Tkachuk has eight points (4-4=8) in 15 games.

PANTHERS GOALIES: Bobrovsky is 12-3-1 with a 2.10 GAA, a .929 SV% and one shutout in 16 career starts vs. the Wild…G Spencer Knight has not faced Minnesota.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota went 10-0-1 against Florida from Nov. 29, 2001-Dec. 13, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center – its second-longest home point streak against a team in franchise history…The Wild’s 18 career wins against the Panthers are its fourth-most wins against an Eastern Conference opponent.

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 47
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 22
  • G Spencer Knight | Games Missed: 6
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 140

LAST GAME
Panthers 6, Canadiens 2 – Jan. 19 – Bell Center
FLA Goals: Reinhart (14-PPG), Bennett (11-PPG), Tkachuk (23-PPG), Smith (1), Tkachuk (24-PPG), Lomberg (6)
MTL Goals: Pitlick (2), Anderson (13)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (W) – 23 Saves | Bobrovsky – 0 Saves
MTL Goalie: Montembeault (L) – 28 Saves | Primeau – 6 Saves
FLA Shots: 40
MTL Shots: 25
Notes: Florida matched a club record with four power-play goals in the second period……Alex Lyon made his season & Panthers debut, earning his first win in a Cats uniform…Sam Reinhart recorded three points (1-2-3), extending his point streak to 6 games (2-6-8)…Matthew Tkachuk scored two power-play goals for the 2nd time this season…Aleksander Barkov notched two assists, extending his point streak to 6 games (3-6-9)…Brandon Montour logged an assist to extend his point streak to 4 games (1-3-4)…Anton Lundell posted an assist for his third point in as many games (2-1-3)…Carter Verhaeghe contributed an assist, extending his point streak to three games (2-2-4)…Givani Smith scored his first goal with Florida…Radko Gudas registered an assist for the 2nd straight game…Sam Bennett recorded two points (1-1-2)…Florida’s 20 blocked shots tied their season high…FLA PP: 4-8, FLA PK: 5-5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Jan. 20: G Spencer Knight loaned to Charlotte (AHL) | G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan. 16: F Grigori Denisenko recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan. 15: F Zac Dalpe loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. WILD
ALL-TIME vs. MIN: 10-16-1-2
ALL-TIME HOME vs. MIN: 7-7-0-1
2021-22 vs. MIN: 2-0-0

CATS STATS

  • Florida had three skaters (Lomberg, Smith, Tkachuk) score a goal and register a fighting major in the same game Jan. 19 at MTL, the first time since ANA on March 16, 2018 a team has had 3 players score a goal and record a fight in the same contest.
  • The Panthers rank 2nd in the NHL in goals by defensemen (28), ranking tied for third-most points by blueliners (114).
  • The Panthers lead the league in shots on goal per game at home (37.2).

CATS AND WILD
The Panthers face off against the Wild for the first time this season following Florida’s season sweep of Minnesota in 2021-22, outscoring the Wild 11-6 over two contests. In their most recent matchup at FLA Live Arena on Feb. 18, 2022, five different Panthers collected multiple points in a 6-2 win. Florida has earned the win in four of their past five matchups (4-1-0) against Minnesota since March 8, 2019, as well as a 3-1-0 record in the Wild’s past four visits to FLA Live Arena. Aleksander Barkov has registered 16 points (4-12-16) over 15 career games against Minnesota.

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (29-14-1) at Calgary Flames (21-16-9)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (29-14-1) at Calgary Flames (21-16-9)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 at Edmonton 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s five-game winning streak came to an end Thursday night with a 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place…The Bolts fell to 29-14-1 on the season with a road record 12-10-0…The Lightning dropped to 3-5-0 in the second game of back-to-back sets this season…Ryan McLeod opened the scoring for EDM at the 6:13 mark of the first…Leon Draisaitl scored a power-play goal and gave EDM a 2-0 lead with 3:17 remaining in the first period…After Alex Killorn took a pass from Anthony Cirelli and rang a shot off the post, Brandon Hagel jumped on the rebound and made it a 2-1 game just 1:30 into the second period…Zach Hyman answered 1:38 later to give EDM a 3-1 lead…Steven Stamkos got Tampa Bay back within one when he took a pass from Brayden Point and hammered a one-timer past Jack Campbell with 12:09 remaining in the second period as Victor Hedman recorded the secondary helper…At the 12:03 mark of the middle frame, Nikita Kucherov sent a backhand feed to the left point for Hedman, who sent a one-touch pass to the back door, where Point redirected the puck top shelf for his team-leading 27th goal of the season to tie the game at three…Connor McDavid gave EDM a 4-3 lead 2:10 into the third period before Hyman scored an empty-net goal with 2:12 remaining to close out the game…Andrei Vasilevskiy started in goal for the Bolts and made 29 saves on 33 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-2 EDM – 1-4
SOG: TBL – 31 EDM – 34
Attendance: 17,742

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Flames are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Scotiabank Saddledome…The Bolts skated to a 4-1 victory in the first meeting between the two teams Nov. 17 at AMALIE Arena…Milan Lucic scored the first goal of the game at the 7:28 mark of the first period, but Tampa Bay successfully challenged for offside and the goal was overturned…Just 35 seconds after the Lucic goal was overturned, Steven Stamkos scored his ninth goal of the season and gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead with Mikhail Sergachev picking up the lone assist…Nikita Kucherov gave the Bolts a 2-0 lead on the power play with 1:44 left in the second period when he beat Jacob Markstrom over the glove with Stamkos and Sergachev earning the helpers…Calgary made it a one-goal game with a power-play goal at the 4:53 mark of the third off the stick of Elias Lindholm…Tampa Bay got an immediate answer just 10 seconds later when Philippe Myers scored his first goal as a member of the Lightning with a shot from the point…Kucherov got his second goal of the game when he found the empty net with 14 seconds remaining in regulation…Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves on 40 shots against in his sixth win of the season…Tampa Bay is 7-3-0 in both the last 10 games at CGY and the last 10 games vs. CGY overall…The Bolts have scored 18 goals over their last four trips to CGY…The Lightning have won six of their last seven games vs. CGY…Stamkos has picked up points in seven of his last nine games vs. CGY (6-3—9)…Kucherov has recorded a multipoint game in five of his last six games vs. CGY (3-9—12)…Alex Killorn has picked up points and scored a goal in four straight games at CGY (6-4—10)…Vasilevskiy is 5-1-0 in his last six starts vs. CGY with a .915 save percentage and 2.67 goals against average…Tampa Bay is 24-16-1 with one tie all-time vs. CGY, including a road record of 11-8-1…Kucherov (5-11—16) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. CGY.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CGY

  1. Nikita Kucherov – 16 pts. (5-11—16, 15 GP)
    T2. Vincent Lecavalier – 14 pts. (5-9—14, 14 GP)
    T2. Steven Stamkos – 14 pts. (9-5—14, 16 GP)
    T4. Martin St. Louis – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 10 GP)
    T4. Alex Killorn – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 14 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the fifth and final game of a season-long, five-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 13 games in January on the road…The Lightning are 7-3-0 against Pacific Division opponents and 14-5-0 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 12-10-0 on the road this season.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 90
Current Injuries:
Nick Perbix (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 3 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

GAME POINT
Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point recorded his 17th multi-point game of the season with one goal and one assist Jan. 19 at EDM…Point has pointed in seven of his last nine games vs. EDM (3-8—11)…Point has found the scoresheet in 11 of his last 13 contests (11-7—18)…Point has scored a goal in 14 of his last 20 games (17-8—24)…Point (27-22— 49) leads all Lightning skaters in goals, game-winning goals (7) and even-strength goals (18), while ranking second in even-strength points (33), third in both points and power-play points (16) and fifth in assists…Point is tied with Steven Stamkos for the Bolts team lead in power-play goals with nine…Point’s 27 goals are tied for the ninth-most among all NHL skaters…Only Leon Draisaitl and Kyle Connor (8 each) have scored more game-winning goals than Point this season…Point (194-223—417, 461 GP) ranks fifth in Lightning franchise history in goals, while ranking ninth in points and 10th in assists…Point’s career average of 0.90 points per game ranks fifth all-time among third-round draft picks in NHL history…Point has recorded the third-most points off all skaters drafted in the 2014 NHL Draft and is the only skater in the top five that was drafted outside of the first round…Point is averaging 3.09 shots per game, the first time that he’s averaged over three shots per game in his career.

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 18, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [1] vs. Colorado Avalanche [4]
The Calgary Flames began a four-game homestand on Wednesday nigh when they welcomed the Colorado Avalanche to the Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary fell behind the eight-ball early after Mikko Rantanen fired home a one-timer to give the Avs an early advantage, followed by a pair of goals by Artturi Lehkonen to make it 3-0 Colorado through 20. There would be no scoring change in the second despite the teams combining for 24 shots in the middle stanza. In the third the Flames tried to start a rally after Tyler Toffoli ripped a shot past Alexandar Georgiev to give the Flames life, and cut Colorado’s lead to two. But that is as close as Calgary would come, and the Flames fell 4-1.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Toffoli (16)
GOALIE: Markstrom 27/30, .900 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: 2/3 (66%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
January 18, 2023 COL [4] vs. CGY [1] Lehkonen Markstrom Georgiev
January 16, 2023 CGY [1] at NSH [2] Parssinen Markstrom Saros
January 14, 2023 CGY [6] at DAL [5] Tanev Vladar Wedgewood
January 12, 2023 CGY [4] at STL [1] Dube Vladar Greiss
January 10, 2023 CGY [3] at STL 4 Thomas Markstrom Binnington
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 21, 2023 1:00pm vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Scotiabank Saddledome
January 23, 2023 7:30pm vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Scotiabank Saddledome
January 26, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome
January 27, 2023 8:00pm at Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena
February 6, 2023 5:30pm at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Lightning. The Flames lost in Tampa 4-1 earlier this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 2-4-2 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 7-8-5 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST TIME VERSUS THE BOLTS:
The Calgary Flames began a season-long six-game road trip at Amalie Arena against the Tampa Bay Lightning back on November 17th. Steven Stamkos scored halfway through the first period to give Tampa the lead through 20. In the second the Flames would outshoot the Lightning 16-6, but Nikita Kucherov would score the only goal of the frame on the power play to extend Tampa’s lead. In the third, Nazem Kadri would deflect an Elias Lindholm shot to give the Flames life and draw Calgary within one. But that’s as close as the Flames would get, and Tampa would score 10 seconds later and add an empty netter to win 4-1.

AFTERNOON GAMES:
This will be the first of three afternoon games at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season and the fourth of seven The Flames will play in overall. The Flames come into today’s matinee with a 2-1-0 record in afternoon games with wins in Florida and Dallas, they fell in their other contest fell in Carolina. Calgary’s two remaining afternoon games at home come on February 20th versus the Flyers and March 25th against San Jose.

DID YOU KNOW?
The Flames lead the NHL with 28 games decided by one goal. MacKenzie Weegar’s lone career goal versus Tampa Bay was a game-winning goal, coming on May 10th, 2021 in a 4-0 win. The Flames are 8-1-2 at the Saddledome when Blake Coleman scores since he signed with the team prior to the start of last season.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. TBL 17-19-1-5 9-8-0-3 8-11-1-2 3-6-1 L1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
1:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet, CBC
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-1-0)
Nov. 17, 2022 – CGY [ 1] at TBL [4]
Jan. 21, 2023 – TBL at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. TBL: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. TBL: March 10, 2022 – Tampa Bay [1] vs. Calgary [4]
Last Road Win @ TBL: January 11, 2018 – Calgary [5] at Tampa Bay [1]
Last Home Loss vs. TBL: December 20, 2018 – Tampa Bay [5] vs. Calgary 4
Last Road Loss @ TBL: November 17, 2022 – Calgary [1] at Tampa Bay [4]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 18 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR (retroactive)
Dec. 20 – recalled Nick DeSimone (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Dennis Gilbert (D) on IR
Dec. 20 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 24 – reassigned Matthew Phillips (F) and Nick DeSimone (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 27 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 28 – activated Dennis Gilbert (D) from IR
Dec. 29 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) and Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 30 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 7 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Brett Ritchie (F) on IR
Jan. 13 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 34)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (6 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 18)

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