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NBA Preview: New York Knicks (25-21) at Atlanta Hawks (23-22)

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NBA Preview: New York Knicks (25-21) at Atlanta Hawks (23-22)

During their four-game winning streak, the Atlanta Hawks are beginning to show the expected results from the offseason when they created a powerful backcourt by acquiring Dejounte Murray and pairing him with Trae Young.

The guards appear to be hitting their stride and will test their newfound compatibility Friday when the Hawks host the New York Knicks.

The Knicks, who have lost two straight, are tied for sixth in the Eastern Conference and the Hawks are 1 1/2 games behind them in eighth place.

This will be the third meeting between the teams after they split the first two in New York, with the Knicks winning the most recent contest, 113-89 on Dec. 7 at Madison Square Garden. The final meeting will be Feb. 15 in Atlanta.

The Hawks won their season-long fourth straight game Wednesday, beating the Dallas Mavericks 130-122 on the road. Murray scored 30 points and Young had 18 points and 12 assists.

Murray is averaging 28.3 points over the past three games and 20.6 points for the season. He has led the team in scoring 10 times. Young, who averages 27.1 and has led the team in scoring 27 times, said he’s less interested in padding his statistics and more interested in winning.

Young took a season-low 11 shots against Dallas while his 12 assists were his most since Jan. 2.

New York is coming off a 116-105 loss to Washington on Wednesday, when coach Tom Thibodeau bemoaned the lack of offense.

The Knicks are led by Julius Randle, who averages 24.2 points and 10.7 rebounds. Randle needs 23 points to catch Mark Jackson (5,544) for No. 24 on the Knicks’ all-time scoring list.

New York will be without Mitchell Robinson (7.2 points, 8.9 rebounds), who played only nine minutes against the Wizards before leaving with a fractured thumb. Robinson underwent surgery Thursday and will miss at least three weeks.

His absence would mean a larger role for Isaiah Hartenstein (5.1 points, 6.1 rebounds) and Jericho Sims (3.5 points, 4.2 rebounds).

NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (26-19) at Orlando Magic (16-28)

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NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (26-19) at Orlando Magic (16-28)

The Orlando Magic will play their first home game in more than two weeks Friday night when they host the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Magic lost to the Denver Nuggets 119-116 on Sunday, leaving them 2-3 on their recent cross-country trip. They hope to fare better in their first game back home than the Pelicans did upon returning from a recent five-game trip.

New Orleans endured its worst defeat of the season Wednesday night, a 124-98 shellacking at the hands of the Miami Heat.

The Pelicans have been mostly competitive in the absence of injured starters Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herbert Jones Jr., but that wasn’t the case against the Heat, who built a 20-point lead in the first quarter and coasted to their biggest margin of victory this season.

New Orleans had no answer for Bam Adebayo, whose 26 points led seven Miami scorers in double figures.

The Magic will be well rested after a five-day break between games. On Sunday, Denver’s Nikola Jokic made a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining to edge Orlando, but the Magic saw positives in the way they fought back from a 15-point deficit.

On the road trip, Orlando previously won at Golden State, lost in Sacramento, won in Portland and lost to the Jazz in Salt Lake City.

NFL Transactions 1-19-23

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NFL Transactions 1-19-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Thursday, January 19. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS

BALTIMORE
    Isabella, AndyWRMassachusetts   
         Free Agent Signing
         Reserve/Future

CHICAGO
    Reed, JoeWRVirginia   
         Free Agent Signing
         Reserve/Future

DALLAS
    Fehoko, SimiWRStanford   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Harper, DevinLBOklahoma State   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

PHILADELPHIA
    Brooks, KennedyRBOklahoma   
         Free Agent Signing
         Reserve/Future

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS

ADDITIONS

BUFFALO
    Mancz, GregCToledo   
         Veteran

DALLAS
    Redwine, SheldrickDBMiami   
         Veteran
    Vizcaino, TristanKWashington   


PRACTICE SQUAD; INJURED

BUFFALO
    Anderson, AlecTUCLA   
         Does Not Count on Practice Squad

DALLAS
    Alexander, MackensieDBClemson   
         Does Not Count on Practice Squad


OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS

RETURNED TO PRACTICE

DALLAS
    Fehoko, SimiWRStanford   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
    Harper, DevinLBOklahoma State   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

Orioles roster move

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Orioles roster move

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

  • Agreed to terms on a 2023 Minor League contract with RHP Reed Garrett.

Mets sign catcher Tomás Nido

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Mets sign catcher Tomás Nido

FLUSHING, N.Y., – The New York Mets today announced the club has signed catcher Tomás Nido to a two-year contract.

Nido, 28, was a finalist for the Gold Glove Award after catching a career-high 96 games in 2022, including 86 starts. He recorded five Catcher Framing Runs last season, tied for eighth in the majors and tied for third in the NL.

The Puerto Rico native batted .239/.276/.324 last season, recording 31 runs, 15 doubles, three homers and 28 RBI. He set career-highs in games played, hits, doubles, RBI, runs and walks. In 15 games in September, Nido batted .333/.340/.608 with nine RBI and nine runs scored.

Originally drafted by the Mets in the eighth round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, Nido has played six seasons in the majors. The 28-year-old has appeared in 252 games, posting a .220/.257/.323 slashline with 70 runs, 44 extra-base hits and 73 RBI.

Miami Marlins sign two-time All-Star and 2015 World Series champion right-handed pitcher Johnny Cueto

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Miami Marlins sign two-time All-Star and 2015 World Series champion right-handed pitcher Johnny Cueto

MIAMI – The Miami Marlins today signed right-handed pitcher Johnny Cueto to a one-year contract, with a club option for 2024. Cueto is a two-time All-Star, in 2014 with Cincinnati and 2016 with San Francisco, and won a World Series championship with Kansas City in 2015. He finished second in the NL Cy Young Award voting in 2014.

Cueto, 36, made 25 appearances (24 starts) with the Chicago White Sox in 2022, going 8-10 with a 3.35 ERA (158.1 IP/59 ER). The 15-year veteran tossed at least 6.0 innings in 19 of his 24 starts, including four starts of 8.0 innings or more and tossed a complete game on Aug. 4 at Texas – his first since 2016. He posted a 3.5 WAR (wins above replacement) for the Sox.

Cueto has pitched to a 3.44 ERA and a 143-107 record in 355 career appearances (353 starts) across the big leagues with the Cincinnati Reds (2008-15), Kansas City Royals (2015), San Francisco Giants (2016-21), and the Chicago White Sox (2022). He stands as the last pitcher to throw a complete game in the World Series, doing so for the 2015 Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of their championship season.

Born in San Pedro de Marcoris, Dominican Republic, Cueto has posted the third-lowest ERA for a Dominican pitcher (min. 300 starts), behind only Juan Marichal (2.89) and Pedro Martinez (2.93). He led the Majors in strikeouts (243) and innings pitched (243.2) during the 2014 season. Among all active pitchers, he ranks sixth in innings pitched (2,192.2), seventh in wins (143), and 10th in strikeouts (1,812).

As a corresponding move, Miami has designated for assignment LHP Daniel Castano.

The Marlins begin the 2023 regular season on Thursday, March 30, facing the New York Mets at 4:10 p.m. on Opening Day at loanDepot park. Fans can secure their seats now to catch Marlins Baseball this season at Marlins.com/Tickets.

Rays announce non-roster invites to Spring Training

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Rays announce non-roster invites to Spring Training

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to terms with eight players on minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training: right-handed pitchers Colten Brewer, Braden Bristo, Zack Burdi, Ben Heller, Heath Hembree, Trevor Kelley and Elvin Rodriguez and catcher Nick Dini.

The Rays have invited 18 of their minor league players to major league spring training: right-handed pitchers Trevor Brigden, Ryan Burr, Cooper Criswell, Evan McKendry, Michael Mercado, Chris Muller, Hector Perez, Evan Reifert and Josh Roberson, left-handed pitcher Mason Montgomery, catcher Blake Hunt, first baseman Kyle Manzardo, infielders Tristan Gray and Ronny Simon and outfielders Ruben Cardenas, Niko Hulsizer, Kameron Misner and Grant Witherspoon.

These invites increase the spring roster to 66 players: 38 pitchers, five catchers, 13 infielders and 10 outfielders.

Brewer, 30, has spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the San Diego Padres (2018) and Boston Red Sox (2019-21) and is 2-5 with a 5.04 ERA (91-IP, 51-ER) in 81 career appearances (four starts). In 2022, he pitched for Triple-A Omaha in the Kansas City Royals system and went 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA (39.2-IP, 21-ER) in 36 appearances, all out of the bullpen. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth round of the 2011 Amateur Draft out of Canton (Texas) High School.

Bristo, 28, has spent the entirety of his professional career in the New York Yankees organization and is 16-16 with a 3.51 ERA (269.1-IP, 105-ER) in 178 appearances (two starts) over six minor league seasons. He has spent the last two seasons with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 8-6 with a 4.70 ERA (103.1-IP, 54-ER) and 10.89 SO/9 IP ratio in 79 appearances (two starts). He was selected by the Yankees in the 23rd round of the 2016 Amateur Draft out of Louisiana Tech University.

Burdi, 27, has spent parts of two seasons in the majors with the Chicago White Sox (2020-21) and Baltimore Orioles (2021) and is 0-1 with a 7.79 ERA (17.1-IP, 15-ER) in 15 career appearances. In 2022, he was limited to 10 appearances (two starts) in the Washington Nationals system due to a right elbow injury. He was selected by the White Sox in the first round of the 2016 Amateur Draft out of the University of Louisville and ranks second in school history with 20 career saves.

Heller, 31, went 2-0 with a 2.59 ERA (31.1-IP, 9-ER) in 31 appearances over parts of four seasons with the Yankees (2016-17, 2019-20). He has been limited to seven appearances (two starts) and 8.2 innings over the last two minor league seasons following a stress fracture in his elbow suffered while attending spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2021. He was selected by Cleveland in the 22nd round of the 2013 Amateur Draft out of Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) University.

Hembree, 34, has played 10 major league seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2013), Red Sox (2014-20), Philadelphia Phillies (2020), Cincinnati Reds (2021), New York Mets (2021), Pirates (2022) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2022). Over his major league career, he is 21-13 with a 4.39 ERA (354.2-IP, 173-ER) and 11 saves in 357 appearances, all out of the bullpen. In 2018, he made four hitless and scoreless appearances in the postseason and won the World Series with the Red Sox. He was selected by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2010 Amateur Draft out of College of Charleston.

Kelley, 30, has spent parts of three seasons in the majors with the Red Sox (2019), Phillies (2020) and Milwaukee Brewers (2022) and is 1-3 with a 7.13 ERA (35.1-IP, 28-ER) in 32 career appearances. In 2022, he made 18 appearances spanning five stints with the Brewers and spent the rest of the season with Triple-A Nashville, going 3-3 with a 2.36 ERA (34.1-IP, 9-ER) in 34 appearances. He was designated for assignment by the Brewers on January 4 and elected free agency on January 11. He was selected by the Red Sox in the 36th round of the 2015 Amateur Draft out of the University of North Carolina.

Rodriguez, 24, made his major league debut for the Detroit Tigers last season, going 0-4 with a 10.62 ERA (29.2-IP, 35-ER) in seven appearances (five starts). Following the season, he pitched for the Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League, going 0-1 with a 3.32 ERA (19-IP, 7-ER) in six starts. Over parts of seven minor league seasons, he is 38-37 with a 3.89 ERA (601.2-IP, 260-ER) in 127 appearances (119 starts). He was signed by the Los Angeles Angels as a free agent in July 2014.

Dini, 29, appeared in 20 games for the Royals in 2019, his only career major league action. He spent the 2022 season with Triple-A Syracuse in the Mets system, batting .232/.323/.446 (41-for-177) with 11 home runs and 37 RBI in 50 games. Over parts of seven minor league seasons, he owns a .282 avg. (367-for-1,303) with 47 home runs and 206 RBI in 378 games. He was selected by the Royals in the 14th round of the 2015 Amateur Draft out of Wagner (N.Y.) College.

Among the minor leaguers invited to major league spring training are the organization’s 2022 Minor League Player of the Year Kyle Manzardo and 2022 Minor League Pitcher of the Year Mason Montgomery. Also invited were Ryan Burr, who signed a two-year minor league contract on August 28 and is currently recovering from right shoulder surgery; Hector Perez, who was selected from the Orioles in the minor league phase of the 2022 Rule 5 Draft; and Evan Reifert, who struck out 62.5 pct. (25 of 40) of his batters faced in the Arizona Fall League and was named the 2022 AFL Reliever of the Year.

Manzardo, 22, hit .327/.426/.617 (106-for-324) with 22 home runs and 81 RBI in 93 games between Class-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery last season. He led Rays minor leaguers in avg., on-base pct. and slugging pct., tied for third in homers and ranked fourth in RBI. He is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 60 overall prospect in the minors. He was selected by the Rays in the second round of the 2021 Amateur Draft out of Washington State University.

Montgomery, 22, went 6-3 with a 2.10 ERA (124-IP, 29-ER) and 171 strikeouts in 27 starts between Bowling Green and Montgomery last season. He led Rays minor leaguers in ERA and strikeouts, ranked second in starts and innings and third in WHIP (1.06). His 171 strikeouts ranked sixth in the minors and tied for ninth for a Rays minor leaguer in franchise history. He was selected by the Rays in the sixth round of the 2021 Amateur Draft out of Texas Tech University.

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (26-13-7) at Los Angeles Kings (25-15-6)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (26-13-7) at Los Angeles Kings (25-15-6)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 18, 2023 – STARS 3 at SHARKS 5
Despite jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the Stars gave up five unanswered goals and lost 5-3 to the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Wednesday. Forwards Ty Dellandrea (1-0—1), Jason Robertson (1-0—1) and Radek Faksa (1-0—1) lit the lamp for Dallas, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) added two assists. Defensemen Nils Lundkvist (0-1—1) and Colin Miller (0-1—1) recorded assists, as did captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) and Fredrik Olofsson (0-1—1). Goaltender Jake Oettinger gave up four goals on 26 shots. The Stars lost two of the three games against the Sharks this season (1-2-0).
PP: 0-3 | PK: 2-3 | SF: 36 | SA: 28 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:13 – game high) | Attendance: 12,315
Three Stars: 1. SJS – E. Karlsson 2. SJS – N. Bonino 3. DAL – M. Heiskanen

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Thu., Jan. 19, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 9:30 p.m. Crypto.com Arena BSSW/KTCK
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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 23 – Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 27 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
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: 19
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 5 Jan. 10-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out their back-to-back set tonight against the LA Kings at Crypto.com Arena (9:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). It’s been a little over two weeks (16 days) since Dallas was in LA – a game the Stars lost 3-2. This concludes the three-game season series between the Stars and Kings, which has seen each club win on home ice. The Stars skated to 5-2 victory over the Kings on Nov. 1, 2022 at American Airlines Center.

I PUT ON MY OVERCOAT AND WALKED INTO WINTER

  • Dallas is 120-80-43 all-time vs. LA, including a 49-45-27 mark on the road.
  • Forward Roope Hintz leads the club with five points (2-3—5) in two games this season against LA, including two assists in the most recent meeting on Jan. 3.
  • Hintz is averaging a point a game in his career against the Kings with eight points (3-5—8) in eight games.
  • Arcadia, California native Jason Robertson has two goals and four points (2-2—4) in two games vs. the Kings in 2022-23 and enters tonight’s matchup with five points (3-2—5) in four contests against them in his career.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen has a goal and three points (1-2—3) over the two games vs. LA this season. Heiskanen has six points (2-4—6) in nine career games against the Kings while averaging 24:33 TOI per game over that span.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski enters tonight’s game with two points (1-1—2) in two games against the Kings in 2022-23. The veteran leads active Stars in goals (24) and points (24-28—52) and ranks second in assists (28) in a team-high 71 games vs. LA in his career. He also paces the club in power-play goals (13), game-winning tallies (5) and shots on goal (200) vs. the Kings.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) lit the lamp in Dallas’ 5-2 victory over LA on Nov. 1, 2022 at American Airlines Center. Seguin enters tonight’s matchup with 23 points (10-13—23) in 27 career games against LA.
  • Captain Jamie Benn (0-2—2) recorded two assists in the Stars’ victory over the Kings on Nov. 1, 2022 giving him 36 points (16-20—36) in 45 career games against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (32) and ranks third in points (2-32—34) in 62 career games against the Kings.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-2-0 with a 2.73 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in three career appearances vs. LA.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood enters tonight’s game with a 2-2-0 record, 3.26 GAA and .898 SV% in four career appearances against the Kings.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 1, 2022 vs. LA – W, 5-2
Jan. 3 at LA – L, 3-2
Jan. 19 at LA

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

JAN. 19 vs. DALLAS STARS – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio, Tu Liga

  • The LA Kings host the Dallas Stars for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-2 L on Nov. 1; 3-2 W on Jan. 3).
  • The Kings aim to win the season series over the Stars, 2-1.
  • The team will embark on a six-game road trip prior to the NHL All-Star Break beginning in Nashville this Saturday (Jan. 21 at NSH; Jan. 22 at CHI; Jan. 24 at PHI; Jan. 27 at FLA; Jan. 28 at TBL; Jan. 31 at CAR).

WARM-UPS
1) Kevin Fiala enters tonight riding a nine-game point streak (6-8=14) against the Stars, dating back to Dec. 1, 2019. His streak is the second-longest active streak versus Dallas behind Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl at 12 games (6-8=14).

2) Mikey Anderson is one point shy of establishing a new career-high point total. In 46 games this season, Anderson has tallied two goals and nine assists for 11 points.

3) The Kings have outshot their opponent in each of their last seven consecutive games, dating back to Dec. 31 vs. Philadelphia. During that time, the team collectively outshot their opponents 228-184.

4) The Kings’ 769 blocked shots this season rank third in the league.

5) Since the 2018-19 season, no team has a better face-off winning percentage against Dallas than the Kings (52.5%; 701-for-1,422).

vs. DALLAS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 91-109-32-11
Home: 53-45-19-4
Away: 38-64-13-7
OT: 11-12 (14 ties)
Shootout: 5-3
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 1-1-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. DALLAS:
Marcel Dionne – 40 GP, 65 PTS (32-33=65)
Anze Kopitar* – 67 GP, 59 PTS (21-38=59)
Luc Robitaille – 57 GP, 51 PTS (26-25=51)
Dave Taylor – 45 GP, 50 PTS (19-31=50)
Dustin Brown – 74 GP, 45 PTS (22-23=45)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. DALLAS: Jan. 3, 2023 – LAK 3 vs. DAL 2
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kupari (3), Kopitar (11), Kempe (15)
DAL Goals: Heiskanen (6), Robertson (26)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W, 28 saves, 30 shots) DAL: Oettinger (L, 32 saves, 35 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-3
LAK PK: 3-for-3

THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., Jan. 21 | at Nashville Predators | 7:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings look for their third consecutive victory over the Predators (6-1 W on March 22, 2022; 4-3 SOW on Oct. 18, 2022).

Sun., Jan. 22 | at Chicago Blackhawks | 6:00 p.m. CT (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings and Blackhawks have gone to overtime the past two consecutive games between the clubs (2-1 OTL on Nov. 3; 2-1 OTW on Nov. 10).

Tues., Jan. 24 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings have points in nine of their last 10 outings against the Flyers in Philadelphia (7-1-2), dating back to Feb. 13, 2011.

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, 11 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 9 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
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)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 74

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/18/23)
Jan. 6 – Trevor Moore (F) placed on injured reserve.
Jan. 6 – Brandt Clarke re-assigned to Barrie (OHL).
Jan. 8 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
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).

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME COOKIN’ ON THE POWER-PLAY
Since the calendar flip to 2023, the LA Kings have found consistent success on the man advantage, scoring seven power-play goals in 18 power-play opportunities for a league-best 38.9 power-play percentage (PP%). Of those seven goals, three have come from Adrian Kempe and another three from Kevin Fiala; both of whom are tied for the most power-play goals since the New Year:
Highest PP% since Jan. 1
Team GP PP%
LA Kings 6 38.9% (7-for-18)
Florida Panthers 9 38.5% (10-for-26)
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 33.3% (8-for-24)
Boston Bruins 8 29.4% (5-for-17)
Winnipeg Jets 8 28.6% (6-for-21)
St. Louis Blues 8 28.6% (6-for-21)

The Kings’ power-play has found most of its success at home with a 28.9 PP% at Crypto.com Arena on the year, ranking fourth-best in the league. The team has scored at least one goal on the power-play in 17 of the club’s 24 home games thus far, including 12 in their last 16 games at Crypto.com Arena:

Highest home PP% this season
Team GP PP%
Tampa Bay Lightning 22 32.4% (24-for-74)
Edmonton Oilers 24 30.8% (28-for-91)
Minnesota Wild 22 30.3% (20-for-66)
LA Kings 24 28.9% (26-for-90)
Boston Bruins 25 28.7% (27-for-94)

LA’s 26 power-play goals at home this season sit fourth in the league behind Edmonton (28), Ottawa (28) and Boston (27).

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (29-12-3) at Seattle Kraken (26-14-4)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (29-12-3) at Seattle Kraken (26-14-4)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 4 (SO) San Jose Sharks 3
(29-12-3—61 PTS) (13-23-9—35 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. T. Meier 2. M. Eyssimont 3. N. Hischier
Goals:
SJS: T. Meier, E. Karlsson (PPG), N. Bonino
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
San Jose 2 0 1 0 0 3
DEVILS 1 0 2 0 1 4
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: R. Graves, N. Hischier, J. Hughes, T. Tatar (GDG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 44
Nate Bastian I.R. Upper-Body Nov. 27 22
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 12
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 135

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

The Devils are set to conclude a season-long five game road trip and extend their winning streak to six games. The five-game winning streak is the team’s second longest stretch this season, while the team tied a franchise record 13-game winning streak from Oct. 25, 2022, to Nov. 21.
Per NHL Pr, the Devils aim to win all five games on a five game road trip for the second time in franchise history. The last time Jersey earned the feat was from March 10, 2001, to March 19. Keep in mind that the Devils also won five games during a 2008-09 road trip of six games (Jan. 10-19, 2009).

Jersey’s season-long five-game road trip:
1/10 at CAR, 5-3, W
1/13 at ANA, 6-2, W
1/14 at LAK, 5-2, W
1/16 at SJS, 4-3, Wso
1/19 at SEA

Jersey’s team is fresh off its 14th comeback victory, after also logging the team’s first shootout win for the 2022-23 campaign in a 4-3 win at San Jose. The Devils enter Monday’s contest with a 18-2-1 record on the road, and Jersey’s team is riding a seven-game winning streak on the road that dates to Dec. 21, at Florida. The 18 road victories rank first in the NHL while Seattle ranks second with 16 road wins this season. Keep in mind that New Jersey’s longest road winning streak in franchise history is 11 games, which was earned earlier this season via Oct. 20, 2022, to Dec. 3, 2022. The most road wins in a single season overall for franchise history is 28, which was earned in 1998-99 (28-10-3).

Per NHL Pr, the last time time that the Devils swept a California road trip was in the 2000-01 campaign from Nov. 22, 2000, to Nov. 25:
at ANA, 5-2, W
at LAK, 6-1, W
at SJS, 3-2, W

The recent trip to California marked the second time in franchise history that the Devils swept a full three-game California road trip.

Per NHL Pr, The Devils are the first team in NHL history who swept an Eastern and Western Canadian road trip, in addition to a California road trip. The guidelines for this matter are below:
• A “road trip” as being consecutive games played on the road
• The team must have played at least two of the teams mentioned sequentially
• Eastern Canada (TOR, OTT, MTL), Western Canada (WPG, EDM, CGY, VAN), California (ANA, LAK, SJS)
The Devils swept VAN, EDM & CGY via Nov. 1, 2022, to Nov. 5.
Jersey swept MTL, TML & OTT via Nov. 15, 2022, to Nov. 19.
The Devils swept ANA, LAK & SJS via Jan. 13, 2023, to Jan. 16.
The Devils are 21-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks second in the NHL behind Boston (23).
The Devils surpassed their win total from last season, which was 27 and in 39 games less played.
The team’s 29 wins after 44 games played from the start of a season are the second most in franchise history.
32 wins: 2009-10
29 wins: 2022-23
28 wins: 1997-98
The Devils are 9-1-1 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 now 13-2-1 vs the Western Conference and 10-0-0 vs the Pacific Division for 2022-23 campaign.
The 10 wins vs the Pacific Division tied a franchise record earned in 1996-97 for the most wins vs the Pacific Division.

2022-23 vs Pacific Division:
10-0-0
GF: 41
GA: 22
PP%: 24.1
Jersey’s team is 27-4-3 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season.
The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 10 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer
goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

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 SEATTLE
The Devils and Kraken meet for the third time in franchise history and the second outing at Seattle since last season. Tonight’s contest marks the first of two matchups vs Seattle:

Next: vs SEA, Feb. 9, 7:00 P.M.
Jersey’s team logged a 1-0-1 record vs Seattle last season and earned the win at home.

ALL-TIME vs SAN JOSE
Record: 1-0-1
Home: 1-0-0
Road: 0-0-1

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Seattle was 4 on Oct. 19, 2021, at the Rock in a 4-2 win.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Seattle is 4, after a 4-3 shootout loss on Apr. 16, 2022, at Seattle.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Kraken was 33, which was logged on Oct. 19, 2021.
The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Kraken was 29 also on Oct. 19, 2021.
The Devils, nor Kraken, have logged a shutout against each other.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Sun. Jan. 22, vs PIT. 2:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue. Jan 24, vs VGK, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
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 and Kraken have never executed a trade.

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 2 at Edmonton 5
Goals: Sprong, Dunn
Goalie: Jones (28/33)
PP: 1/4 PK: 3/3 Shots: Seattle 31 – Edmonton 33

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 114)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 44 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 44 games – day-to-day
Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed) – 3 games – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 15, 2022: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Jan. 21: Colorado at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Jan. 25: Vancouver at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Friday, Jan. 27: Calgary at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 28: Columbus at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Feb. 7: Seattle at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the first of two games the Kraken will play against the Devils this season and the only that will be played in Seattle. The teams will next meet on Feb. 9 in New Jersey.

• The Kraken enter tonight’s game just one win shy of matching their total (27) from the 2021-22 season.

• The Kraken have never allowed a power-play goal to New Jersey, going a perfect six-for-six on the penalty kill in two games against the Devils last season.

• Despite only playing in 37 games this season, Daniel Sprong has already set career highs in goals (15), assists (13) and points
(28).

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are leading the league in wins (eight), points (16), goals (44) and goals per game (4.40). They are one of only four teams (Boston, Edmonton, New Jersey) to be averaging four or more goals per game in 2023.

• Since Jan. 1, the Kraken have three players playing at a point-per-game pace: Vince Dunn (1.40), Matty Beniers (1.10) and Yanni Gourde (1.00).

• Andre Burakovsky has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his last eight games played.

• Yanni Gourde has totaled 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in his last 10 games.

• Despite only playing in 44 games this season, the Kraken are the first team to have scored at least eight goals in a game four different times since the Pittsburgh Penguins also has four eight-goal games in 2011-12.

DANCING WITH THE DEVIL
• Matty Beniers (April 16, 2022), Oliver Bjorkstrand (March 19, 2016) and Cale Fleury (Nov. 16, 2019) all scored their first NHL goals against New Jersey.

• Oliver Bjorkstrand has seven points (six goals, one assist) in his last six games against the Devils.

• Vince Dunn enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak against New Jersey, scoring one goal and adding two assists during that span.

• Yanni Gourde has an assist in each of the two games that Seattle has played against the Devils.

• Philipp Grubauer is undefeated in his career against New Jersey, posting a 5-0-0 record with a 0.924 save percentage, 1.97 goals-against average and one shutout against the Devils.

• Jared McCann has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his last 11 games played against the Devils. He had three points (one goal, two assists) in two games against New Jersey last season

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (18-17-8) at Vegas Golden Knights (28-15-2)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (18-17-8) at Vegas Golden Knights (28-15-2)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at ARIZONA 4 SO (1/17/23)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: DET Larkin (Seider, Bertuzzi) 8:34-PP; ARI Bjugstad (Chychrun, Crouse) 11:09-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Suter (Fabbri) 4:51-EV; DET Perron (Rasmussen, Copp) 5:49-EV; ARI Boyd (Crouse, Stecher) 6:43-EV; ARI Guenther (Crouse, Bjugstad) 7:53-EV
OT: No scoring
SO: ARI Schmaltz (goal), DET Perron (save); ARI Bjugstad (goal), DET Larkin (miss)
SHOTS: DET 40 (17-13-9-1) / ARI 23 (7-4-10-2)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (SOL, 20-23) / ARI Ingram (W, 37-40)
PP: DET 1-3 / ARI 0-2

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (32 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (30 / Nov. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 214
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 at GOLDEN KNIGHTS / 10:00 P.M. EST / T-Mobile Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: Ninth all-time meeting, fourth at Vegas … Second of two games this season, only game at Vegas
ALL-TIME vs. VGK: 4-4-0 / AWAY: 2-1-0 / LAST 10: 4-4-0 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-1-0
DET top scorers vs. VGK: David Perron (6-8-14 in 18 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (6-3-9 in 12 GP), Dylan Larkin (0-7-7 in 8 GP), Robby Fabbri (1-3-4 in 5 GP), Filip Hronek (0-3-3 in 5 GP), Pius Suter (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Michael Rasmussen (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Joe Veleno (1-0-1 in 2 GP)
VGK top scorers vs. DET: Phil Kessel (17-19-36 in 31 GP), Reilly Smith (7-15-22 in 27 GP), Jack Eichel (7-11-18 in 20 GP), Alex Pietrangelo (2-15-17 in 30 GP), Mark Stone (4-10-14 in 24 GP), Jonathan Marchessault (8-3-11 in 13 GP), Nicolas Roy (1-4-5 in 4 GP), Paul Cotter (1-0-1 in 2 GP)

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 17 at Arizona – 4-3 SOL
Detroit fell 4-3 in a shootout at Arizona to move to 18-17-8 overall and 7-8-5 on the road … The Red Wings finished 1-0-1 against Arizona this season, with both meetings decided in a shootout … Detroit is 4-4-8 in one-goal games this season, and 19-5-18 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Dylan Larkin opened the scoring on the power play with his team-leading 15th goal of the season … Larkin also gained sole possession of the team lead with his seventh power play goal of the year, tying his single-season career high set in 2018-19 … Larkin extended his point streak to five-consecutive games (2-5-7 in 5 GP), matching his longest point streak of the season (2-5-7 in 5 GP from Oct. 29-Nov. 6) … Larkin has 13 points (5-8-13) in 13 games dating back to Dec. 19 at Washington … Larkin became the first Detroit skater to reach the 40-point mark (15-25-40) this season … Larkin is two points shy of 400 for his NHL career … Larkin’s goal marked the 162nd of his NHL career, tying Red Kelly for 21st place on the franchise’s all-time list … Additionally, Larkin (162-236-398 in 546 GP) passed Igor Larionov (89-308-397 in 539 GP) for sole possession of 21st place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list … Detroit scored two goals in a 58-second span to grab a 3-1 lead … Pius Suter tallied his sixth goal of the season before David Perron netted his 14th goal of the campaign … Perron has three points (2-1-3) his last two games and became the fifth Detroit skater to hit the 30-point mark (14-16-30) this season … Moritz Seider recorded the primary assist on Larkin’s power play goal, giving him seven points (1-6-7) in five games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Robby Fabbri picked up his first assist of the season with the lone helper on Suter’s goal … Fabbri has four points (3-1-4) in six appearances since Jan. 6 vs. Florida … In all, Fabbri has recorded 19 points (11-8-19) in 27 games dating back to Jan. 15, 2022 vs. Buffalo … Michael Rasmussen logged the primary assist on Perron’s goal, giving him three assists in his last two games … Andrew Copp also picked up an assist on Perron’s goal, giving him five points (1-4-5) in seven games since Jan. 6 vs. Florida … Copp continues to rank second among Detroit skaters with 23 even-strength points (3-20-23), trailing only Larkin (7-19-26) … The Red Wings have outshot their opponent in each of their last three games … Detroit is 10-6-4 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 4-1-2 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings reached the 40-shot mark for the seventh time this season … Detroit also recorded 40-or-more shots in seven games during the 2015-16 campaign … Detroit is 16-2-5 this season when leading or tied after two periods, and 6-0-5 when doing so on the road … Detroit is 10-5-7 this season when scoring first, and 3-1-5 when doing so on the road.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 28-15-2, 58 points (13-12-0 at Home, 15-3-2 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Jan. 19 vs. Detroit Red Wings AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 21 vs. Washington Capitals AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 22 at Arizona Coyotes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
January 16 – Vegas Golden Knights 0, Dallas Stars 4
The Vegas Golden Knights (28-15-2) were shut out by the Dallas Stars (26-12-7) in a 4-0 loss on Monday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. Jamie Benn opened the scoring at 5:45 of the first period and the Stars took that lead into the intermission. In the middle frame, Joel Kiviranta extended the Dallas lead to 2-0. In the third, Ryan Suter and Tyler Seguin scored in the third to seal the 4-0 victory in Pete DeBoer’s return to Las Vegas.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Monday was was the first time this season that the Golden Knights have been shut out
  • Reilly Smith matched his career high of hits in a game with 7 (last Nov. 7, 2015)

Killing It
The Vegas Golden Knights have been shorthanded 31 times in their last nine games and have allowed just three goals. Vegas’ penalty kill is at an all-time high, with a 89.7% kill percentage in the last seven games (4th in NHL).

Fourth Line Magic
The fourth line of Nicolas Roy, Keegan Kolesar, and William Carrier have accumulated a combined 12 points in six games (5-7—12) to be the highest offensive producing line for Vegas during the streak. Roy recently saw a four-game point streak come to an end on Saturday against Edmonton (3-2—5), and Kolesar and Carrier both had points in back-to-back games. All three were the key to Vegas’ comeback win over the Panthers on Jan. 12 after Roy’s goal put the Golden Knights on the board with a feed from Kolesar, and it was then Carrier who tallied his team-leading fifth game-winning goal of the season.

The Shorty King
Reilly Smith netted his fourth shorthanded goal of the season on Dec. 15 in Chicago, which leads the league. Smith’s 12 shorthanded goals since joining Vegas in 2017-18 are the most in franchise history. The Golden Knights lead the NHL with the most shorthanded goals by a team with seven on the season (tied with PHI).

Spreading the Wealth
Eight Golden Knights have recorded 20 or more points this season, and 13 have 10 or more. Chandler Stephenson leads the club with 40 points, followed by Mark Stone with 38 points, and Jack Eichel with 33 points.

Golden Knights Point Leaders

  1. Chandler Stephenson – 40 (11G, 29A)
  2. Mark Stone – 38 (17G, 21A)
  3. Jack Eichel – 33 (15G, 18A)
  4. William Karlsson – 30 (9G, 21A)
  5. Reilly Smith – 29 (18G, 11A)

Against the Red Wings
Vegas’ contest with Detroit on Thursday is the last of two meetings this season. The Golden Knights own a 4-3-1 record against the Red Wings, and went 1-1-0 in their series in 2021-22. In their previous meeting, Vegas came away with a dominant 4-1 win at Little Caesar’s Arena. Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, Phil Kessel, and Reilly Smith all scored to put the Golden Knights on top and Adin Hill made 24 saves good for a .96 save percentage. Vegas has the opportunity to sweep another regular season series with a win over Detroit (Chicago, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg).

2022-23 Season DET Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Dec. 3 – at Detroit (Vegas 4, Detroit 1)
Jan. 19 – at Vegas

2021-22 Season DET Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Nov. 7 – at Detroit (Vegas 2, Detroit 5)
Nov. 18 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Detroit 2)

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