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Twins extend Chris Paddack

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Twins extend Chris Paddack

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have signed right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack to a three-year contract extension through the 2025 season.

Paddack, who turned 27 last week, made five starts for the Twins in 2022, going 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA (22.1 IP, 10 ER), two walks, 20 strikeouts and a 1.21 WHIP before undergoing Tommy John Surgery on his right elbow in May.

The 6-foot-5, 217-pound right-hander has made 66 career appearances (65 starts) between the Twins and San Diego Padres, going 21-21 with a 4.20 ERA (330.1 IP, 154 ER), 67 walks, 330 strikeouts and a .242 opponent batting average. He was named to Baseball America’s Major League All-Rookie Team in 2019 after going 9-7 with a 3.33 ERA (140.2 IP, 52 ER) in 26 starts for the Padres.

The Austin, Texas native was originally drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas.

D-Backs agree to terms with 24 International Signees

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D-Backs agree to terms with 24 International Signees

The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with 24 international signees on Jan. 15-16.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2023 INTERNATIONAL CLASS

PLAYERPOS.B-THT.WT.AGEDOBBIRTHPLACESIGNED
Eliesbert AlejosSSR/R6’0175166/9/2006Guacara, VenezuelaJan. 15
Jeison CalvoRHPR/R6’22001710/31/2005La Chorrera, PanamaJan. 15
Anderson CárdenasRHPR/R6’2160166/21/2006Guanare, VenezuelaJan. 15
Maicol CarrascoRHPR/R5’81801812/26/2004Santo Domingo Este, D.R.Jan. 15
Pedro CatuyCFR/R6’1150162/3/2006Colón, PanamaJan. 15
Yordin ChalasRHPR/R6’3175182/22/2004La Romana, D.R.Jan. 15
Greudis De Los SantosRHPR/R6’41751711/22/2005Santo Domingo Norte, D.R.Jan. 15
Jesus EscobarRHPR/R6’0150162/28/2006Guarenas, VenezuelaJan. 15
Leo GallardoCL/R6’01851711/2/2005Cabimas, VenezuelaJan. 15
Luis MartínezCL/R6’1190179/19/2005Barcelona, VenezuelaJan. 16
Walvin MenaRHPR/R6’1195179/30/2005La Vega, D.R.Jan. 15
Wilkin ParedesLHPL/L6’2180199/19/2003San Gregorio de Nigua, D.R.Jan. 15
Enyervert PérezSSR/R5’111801710/20/2005Maturín, VenezuelaJan. 16
Miguel PérezCFR/R6’0155166/1/2006Barquisimeto, VenezuelaJan. 15
Eleomar ReyesRHPR/R6’21701711/3/2005Puerto La Cruz, VenezuelaJan. 16
Jeremy RodríguezSSL/R6’0170167/4/2006Esperanza, D.R.Jan. 15
Kelvin RosarioLHPL/L6’2140168/28/2006Sosua, D.R.Jan. 15
Alexis RubioRHPR/R5’9190208/9/2002San Fernando de Apure, VenezuelaJan. 15
Junior SánchezRHPR/R5’10175179/16/2005Santo Domingo, D.R.Jan. 15
Yassel Soler3BR/R5’11185171/26/2006Santo Domingo Oeste, D.R.Jan. 15
Jose UrbinaCR/R5’11195165/14/2006Maracay, VenezuelaJan. 15
Daury VásquezRHPR/R6’2170164/17/2006San Cristobal, D.R.Jan. 15
Carlos VirahondaCR/R5’111801712/13/2005Caucagua, VenezuelaJan. 15
Gian ZapataCFL/L6’4195179/13/2005Boca Chica, D.R.Jan. 15

D.R. : Dominican Republic

DeJuan Jones Named to United States Men’s National Team Roster for January Preparation Camp

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DeJuan Jones Named to United States Men’s National Team Roster for January Preparation Camp

Revolution defender will join the USMNT for camp in Carson, California

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution defender DeJuan Jones has been called into the United States Men’s National Team for its January Preparation Camp in Carson, California. The outside back will train with the United States before USMNT Interim Head Coach Anthony Hudson selects his final roster for upcoming friendly matches against Serbia (Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Banc of California Stadium) and Colombia (Saturday, Jan. 28 at Dignity Health Sports Park).

This marks the second international call-up for Jones, who is set to begin his fifth MLS season with New England. Selected 11th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Jones has registered 100 league appearances, including 87 starts, with five goals scored and 13 assists. The Lansing, Michigan native distributed seven assists last season, setting a club record for assists by a defender, shared with teammate Brandon Bye. The 25-year-old also set career-high marks in starts (31) and minutes played (2,470) last season. In 2021, Jones finished fifth in MLS Defender of the Year voting after helping New England win its first Supporters’ Shield in club history. Jones owns six additional appearances, all starts, in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Revolution Sign Latif Blessing and Dave Romney to New Contracts

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Revolution Sign Latif Blessing and Dave Romney to New Contracts

Revolution newcomers add veteran experience to New England roster

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution midfielder Latif Blessing and defender Dave Romney have both been signed to two-year contracts through the 2024 season, with an additional one-year club option for 2025, using Targeted Allocation Money.

Blessing, 26, owns 170 regular season appearances, 17 goals, and 24 assists, with five more starts in the MLS Cup Playoffs. A native of Accra, Ghana, Blessing played in 30 games for Los Angeles FC in 2022 en route to the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield titles. In 2019, he helped the ‘Black and Gold’ win their first Supporters’ Shield title by setting career highs in appearances (34), goals (6), and assists (6). Originally selected by LAFC in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft, Blessing departed LAFC as the club’s all-time leader in games played (145) and minutes played (9,749).

Romney, 29, has amassed 171 league appearances, 155 starts, seven goals, and 13 assists across more than 14,000 minutes played in MLS, with six additional postseason starts. Romney was one of Nashville ironmen over the last two seasons, missing just four total regular season games since signing with the expansion side in 2020. In 2020, Nashville’s inaugural season, Romney played every minute helping anchor a Nashville defense that set a new MLS expansion team record for shutout minutes in the playoffs with 309.

Dylan Borrero Called-Up to Colombia Men’s National Team for Friendly vs. United States

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Dylan Borrero Called-Up to Colombia Men’s National Team for Friendly vs. United States

21-year-old Revolution midfielder collects first senior call-up for Los Cafeteros

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution midfielder Dylan Borrero has been named to the Colombia Men’s National Team roster for its upcoming friendly match against the United States on Saturday, January 28 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. This marks the first senior team call-up for Borrero, who owns seven combined international appearances for Los Cafeteros at the U-17, U-18, and U-20 levels.

Borrero, 21, joined the Revolution as the club’s first U-22 Initiative signing on April 22, 2022. The Palmira, Colombia native registered 12 appearances, including seven starts, with three goals and two assists in his debut MLS campaign. Prior to joining New England, Borrero tallied 50 professional appearances across all competitions for both Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia and Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, logging three goals and five assists as a winger. On the international stage, Borrero most recently appeared for the Colombia Under-20 side in a pair of friendlies against Ecuador in December 2020. Borrero started and played 90 minutes in both matches, netting a brace in a 5-1 victory on Dec. 16, 2020.

Predators’ McCarron Reinstated by NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program

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Predators’ McCarron Reinstated by NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program

TORONTO/NEW YORK – The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association announced today that Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron has been returned to available status after receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.

McCarron will have access to appropriate follow-up care under the program.

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (26-12-7) at San Jose Sharks (13-23-9)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (26-12-7) at San Jose Sharks (13-23-9)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 16, 2023 – STARS 4 at GOLDEN KNIGHTS 0
Delivering one of their strongest performances of the season, the Stars opened their three-game road trip with a resounding 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. Not only did it snap a two-game losing streak, but Dallas managed to give Vegas its first shutout loss of the season (45 GP). Goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped all 27 shots for his third shutout of the season and improved his record overall to 20-6-4. Forward Ty Dellandrea (0-2—2) picked up his second multi-point game of the season (third of his career) with two assists. Captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) opened the scoring with his 17th goal of the season on a night he took over sole possession of second place all-time in games played (993) in franchise history. Forward Joel Kiviranta (1-0—1) tallied his sixth goal of the season, defenseman Ryan Suter (1-0—1) registered his first goal of the season and forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) extended his goal streak to three consecutive games and point streak to four in a row (3-2—5). Defensemen Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) and Nils Lundkvist (0-1—1) added assists, as did forwards Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) and Fredrik Olofsson (0-1—1). The Stars also dished out 33 hits (four of which from Pavelski – team high), registered 15 blocked shots (four from Luke Glendening – team high) and won 55% of the faceoffs.
PP: 0-2 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 36 | SA: 27 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (24:55) | Attendance: 17,895
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Benn 2. DAL – J. Oettinger 3. DAL – J. Kiviranta

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Wed., Jan. 18, 2023 San Jose Sharks 9 p.m. SAP Center TNT/KTCK
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

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: 18
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 4 Jan. 10-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars are back in California to finish their three-game road trip with the front half of a back-to-back tonight against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. (9 p.m. CT, TV: TNT, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Though it’s game No. 46 on the season for both teams, this is the final time the clubs will face one another for the remainder of the 2022-23 campaign. San Jose took the opener by a 5-4 score on Nov. 11, 2022 but the Stars responded with a 5-2 victory on New Year’s Eve with both games held at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Stars will close out their road trip tomorrow night against the LA Kings at Crypto.com Arena.

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 45 – 1/16 – SJS 3 vs. NJD 4 (SO)…Timo Meier (1g, 1a), Erik Karlsson (1g, 1a) and Mikey Eyssimont (0g, 2a) recorded multipoint games for the Sharks, but a late rally from the New Jersey Devils to tie the game in the final minute prevented the home team from grabbing the extra point as San Jose fell 4-3 in a shootout. Karlsson’s two points brought his Sharks career total to 200, the fourth-ever Sharks blue-liner to reach the milestone, and Meier’s marker was his team-best 25th of the season. Eyssimont’s points were his first with San Jose. Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) notched his sixth goal of the campaign to put San Jose ahead 3-2 in the third.
SJ Goals: Meier (25), Karlsson (14 pp), Bonino (6)
SF: 32
SA: 41
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 1/1
W: Vanecek
SOL: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
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
12/22 Assigned F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/20 Activated D Mario Ferraro off IR
12/20 Recalled F C.J. Suess from the San Jose Barracuda
12/18 Assigned D Nick Cicek and F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/17 Placed F Luke Kunin on IR; activated F Matt Nieto off IR

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: DALLAS STARS
The Dallas Stars begin a Golden State back-to-back Wednesday at San Jose, coming into the twin bill with points in four of the last five tilts, a 3-1-1 record in that span. The teams have split two meetings coming into the season series finale on Wednesday, both of the first pair of tilts coming at Dallas. The Stars are paced by Jason Robertson’s 60 points and 29 goals, one of only five 60-point scorers in the NHL, and the forward has registered two-point efforts in each game against the Sharks. Between the pipes, Stars backstop Jake Oettinger is fourth in the NHL with 20 wins and boasts a 2.21 GAA and .926 SVP.

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (28-13-1) at Vancouver Canucks (18-22-3)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (28-13-1) at Vancouver Canucks (18-22-3)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 at Seattle 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning skated to a fourth-consecutive victory on Monday afternoon with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena…The Bolts improved to 28-13-1 on the season with a road record of 11-9-0…Tampa Bay swept the season series with SEA after winning the first meeting 6-2 Dec. 13 at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 4-0-0 all-time against SEA…The Bolts scored the first goal of the game with 1:17 remaining in the first period when Pierre-Edouard Bellemare redirected a point shot from Ian Cole with Corey Perry picking up the secondary assist…After a goalless second period, Nick Paul gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead at the 6:44 mark of the third period with his 16th goal of the season as he grabbed a loose puck and fired a wrist shot over the glove of Philipp Grubauer…Vince Dunn got SEA within one at the 10:44 mark of the third before Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman scored back-to-back empty-net goals at the 18:21 and 19:16 marks to wrap up the 4-1 win…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for the Lightning and collected his fourth-straight win and 20th victory of the season with 22 saves on 23 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-2 SEA – 0-3
SOG: TBL – 31 SEA – 23
Attendance: 17,151

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Canucks are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Rogers Arena…The Bolts skated to a ninth-straight victory at AMALIE Arena with a 5-4 win vs. VAN Jan. 12 in the first contest between the two teams this season…VAN opened the scoring 4:14 into the contest with a rebound goal from Connor Garland…Tampa Bay responded with 5:23 remaining in the opening frame when Ross Colton won a puck battle and sent a pass to the point for Mikhail Sergachev before he fired a wrist shot towards the stick of Corey Perry, who redirected the puck past Collin Delia for his sixth goal of the season…Alex Killorn gave the Bolts a 2-1 lead at the 2:30 mark of the second period when he jumped on a rebound in front and fired a wrist shot into the top right corner for his 13th goal of the season with Nick Perbix and Brandon Hagel collecting the helpers…Former Lightning forward J.T. Miller tied the game with a power-play goal at the 5:44 mark of the middle frame…Tampa Bay regained the lead with Nikita Kucherov banging home a rebound in front off assists from Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point with 4:16 remaining in the second period…Hagel scored his 15th goal of the season at the 19:29 mark of the second when Killorn fought off two VAN defenders and sent a backhand pass into the slot where Hagel beat Delia to make it a 4-2 game…The Bolts earned a 5-on-3 power play early in the third period and Stamkos ripped his patented one-timer from the left circle past Delia for his 499th career goal with Point and Kucherov collecting the helpers with 14:30 remaining in regulation…VAN scored the last two goals of the contest with Quinn Hughes scoring at the 14:40 mark and Elias Pettersson netting the final goal of the contest with 2:08 remaining…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal and made 36 saves on 40 shots against, including a game-saving stop with one second remaining in regulation…Tampa Bay has won five straight games vs. VAN and are 7-3-0 in the last 10 matchups…The Lightning are also 7-3-0 in their last 10 games at VAN…Stamkos has points in five of his seven career games at VAN (6-3—9)…Stamkos has scored a goal in four of his last five games vs. VAN (4-3—7)…Kucherov has recorded a multi-point game in seven of his last 10 games vs. VAN (5-9—14), including three of his last four contests at VAN (2-4—6)…Point has nine points over his last six games vs. VAN (3-6—9)…Hedman has points in four straight games at VAN (3-2—5) and seven of the last nine meetings overall (4-5—9)…Vasilevskiy has won seven of his last eight starts vs. VAN, including wins in five straight…In five career starts at VAN, Vasilevskiy is 4-1-0 with a .935 save percentage and 1.98 goals against average…Tampa Bay is 18-17-3 with two ties all-time vs. VAN, including a road record of 7-9-1 with two ties…Stamkos (13-11—24) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. VAN.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. VAN

  1. Steven Stamkos – 24 pts. (13-11—24, 17 GP)
    T2. Martin St. Louis – 16 pts. (4-12—16, 11 GP)
    T2. Nikita Kucherov – 16 pts. (6-10—16, 14 GP)
  2. Victor Hedman – 13 pts. (4-9—13, 18 GP)
  3. Alex Killorn – 11 pts. (7-4—11, 16 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third 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 6-2-0 against Pacific Division opponents and 13-4-0 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 11-9-0 on the road this season…The Bolts enter tonight’s contest riding a four-game winning streak, one win shy of tying their season-long, five-game winning streak set Dec. 8- 17…The Lightning are playing the first game of a back-to-back set and will face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place Thursday night…Tampa Bay is 5-2-0 in the first game of back-to-back sets this season.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 88
Current Injuries:
Nick Perbix (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game

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

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports Sun
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Lightning this season: Jan. 18 (5-4 L @ TBL) and Jan. 18 (home).

• The Canucks are 20-16-2-2 against Tampa Bay, including a 20-16-2-2 record at home.

• Vancouver is 3-7-0 in their last 10 games against Tampa Bay.

• Among active Canucks skaters, Tyler Myers leads the team in points against the Lightning at 10 (5-5-10 in 29 GP).

• Luke Schenn leads all active Canucks in games career games played against Tampa Bay with 33.

• Conor Garland has six points (3-3-6) in six career games vs Tampa Bay.

• Elias Pettersson has four points in five career games vs Tampa Bay.

• Quinn Hughes registered three points (1-2-3) in last week’s matchup with the Lightning.

• Spencer Martin has yet to face Tampa Bay in his career.

• Collin Delia is 0-2-0 with an .861 save percentage in two career games against Tampa Bay.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 18 points (5-13-18) in his last 12 games.

• Bo Horvat has 17 points (8-9-17) in his last 11 games.

• Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (3-6-9) in his last 10 games.

• Brock Boeser has nine points (4-5-9) in his last 10 games.

• J.T. Miller has eight points (4-4-8) in his last seven games.

• Quinn Hughes has seven points (2-5-7) in his last four games.

• Spencer Martin is 6-5-1 with an .894 save percentage on the road this season.

LAST MEETING – JAN. 12/23: VAN 4 at TBL 5
Conor Garland opened the scoring just 4:14 in with his eighth of the season…Bo Horvat and Luke Schenn recorded the assists…J.T. Miller tied the game 5:44 into the second on the power play…Quinn Hughes and Collin Delia (first career assist) picked up the helpers…Hughes brought the Canucks back within two at 14:40 of the third…Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko got the assists…Pettersson made it a one goal game with 2:08 remaining…Hughes and Miller were credited with the assists…Schenn recorded nine hits…Tyler Myers tied a career-high with seven shots on goal…Delia made 30 saves.

LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 14/23: VAN 4 at CAR 3 (SO)
Ethan Bear scored Vancouver’s first goal of the game to cut the deficit to 2-1 at 17:52 in the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko and Jack Studnicka collected the assists…J.T. Miller tied the game at two with his 17th goal of the season at 7:35 in the third period…Quinn Hughes extended his point streak to four games (2-5-7) with the lone assist…Brock Boeser scored the game-tying goal with just 17 seconds remaining in regulation, with Bo Horvat and Kuzmenko each recording assists…Kuzmenko and Elias Pettersson (GDG) each scored in the shootout to give the Canucks the win…Collin Delia made 29 saves and turned aside two more in the shootout.

LAST 5 vs TAMPA BAY
• Jan. 12/23: VAN 4 at TBL 5
• Mar. 13/22: VAN 1 vs TBL 2
• Jan. 13/22: VAN 2 at TBL 4
• Jan. 7/20: VAN 2 at TBL 9
• Dec. 18/18: VAN 2 vs TBL 5

NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (22-17-3) at Calgary Flames (21-15-9)

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NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (22-17-3) at Calgary Flames (21-15-9)

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Wed, Jan. 18 at Calgary 7:30 p.m. Altitude 2 950 AM
Fri, Jan. 20 at Vancouver 8 p.m. Altitude 950 AM
Sat, Jan. 21 at Seattle 8 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Tue, Jan. 24 WASHINGTON 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Thu, Jan. 26 ANAHEIM 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Jan. 28 ST. LOUIS 1 p.m. Hulu / ESPN+ 950 AM

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO @ CALGARY
7:38 p.m.
Altitude / 950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche opens a three-game road trip tonight in Calgary against the Flames … The Avs will finish the trip with a back-to-back in Vancouver and Seattle on Friday and Saturday … The Avs just wrapped up a 2-0-0 homestand, outscoring the opposition 13-3.

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

LAST GAME
Jan. 16 – Colorado 6, Detroit 3 at Ball Arena
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar scored twice with one assist and the Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings, 6-3, on Monday afternoon at Ball Arena … J.T. Compher and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the Avs, while Devon Toews and Evan Rodrigues added two assists each … Pavel Francouz made 26 saves while making his season-high third consecutive start.
SF: 27 SA: 29 PP: 2-4 PK: 2-2

The Avalanche finished 2-0-0 on their two-game homestand, out-scoring the opposition 13-3 Colorado scored 12 unanswered goals at one point during the homestand, the third time in franchise history that the Avalanche/Nordiques scored 12 or more consecutive goals; also Oct. 19-22, 1983 (16) and Mar. 18-22, 2021 (12) The Avs improved to 7-1-1 at home on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and 10-4-1 overall on MLK Day The Avalanche are 2-0-0 in day games this season and 15-3-1 (.816) in afternoon contests since 2019-20, the second highest points percentage in day contests during that span behind only Carolina (20-3-3, .827) … Colorado is 17-3-2 in home afternoon contests since 2017-18 Makar recorded his eighth career multi-goal game, tying the franchise record for a defenseman set by Sandis Ozolinsh It was Makar’s 57th career multi-point game, tying Tyson Barrie for the second-most by an Avalanche/Nordiques defenseman behind only Ozolinsh (63) … It was Makar’s 16th three-point effort, one shy of Barrie’s franchise mark for a blueliner (17) Makar tied Mario Marois (162) for the sixth-most career assists by a defenseman in franchise history and moved within one goal of Rob Blake (62) for fifth place in goals MacKinnon notched his 14th career 4-point game, tying Mikko Rantanen for the sixth most in franchise history It was MacKinnon’s 58th career 3-point game, passing Anton Stastny (57) for sole possession of the fifth most 3-point outings in franchise history … It was also MacKinnon’s 100th career multi-assist game Devon Toews tied his career high with a +4 rating (second time this season, third career) … He is a league-best +92 since joining the Avalanche in 2020-21 (next closest is +73 MacKenzie Weegar) Makar (six games), MacKinnon (five games), Rodrigues (five games, career high) all extended point streaks

CURRENT INJURIES
*full list later in notes
Bowen Byram – lower body (32 games, Nov. 5 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (2 games, Jan. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (all season, Oct. 12 – present)
Dennis Malgin – upper body (5 games, Jan. 7 – present)
Josh Manson – lower body (21 games, Dec. 3 – present)
Total: 246 (3rd in NHL)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 16 – Anton Blidh recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Jan. 14 – Denis Malgin placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Jan. 5) … Sampo Ranta recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Martin Kaut and Sampo Ranta reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – CALGARY FLAMES
Tonight is the second of three meetings between the Avalanche and Flames and the second and final matchup here in Calgary … The Flames won the first meeting 5-3 back on Oct. 13.

SCHEDULE vs. FLAMES
Oct. 13 @ Calgary (L, 3-5)
Jan. 18 @ Calgary
Feb. 25 vs. CALGARY

RECORD vs. FLAMES
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-1-0 Overall: 2-0-1 Overall: 70-76-25 Overall: 59-54-13 Series: 1 (1-0)
Home: — Home: 1-0-1 Home: 38-33-15 Home: 31-24-9 W-L: 4-1
Road: 0-1-0 Road: 1-0-0 Road: 32-43-10 Road: 28-30-4 Last: 2019 R1 (W, 4-1)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 16, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [1] vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS [2]
The Calgary Flames finished off a five-game Central Division road trip on Monday night in Nashville. The Predators would open the scoring just before the halfway mark of the first frame with a Roman Josi point shot taking a deflection and finding the twine to give the Predators a 1-0 lead. Nashville would extend their lead shortly after with Juuso Parssinen poking home his fifth of the year to make it 2-0 heading into the intermission. It would take almost the entire second period for another goal, and it would come courtesy of Nikita Zadorov who tied his career-high in goals with his seventh of the season to cut the Flames deficit to one heading into the third. Tyler Toffoli thought he had scored to tie the game, but after review, the goal was called back for a kicking motion. Calgary would go on to outshoot Nashville 21-5 in the third, but Juuse Saros was equal to the task, and the Predators held on for a 2-1 win.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Zadorov (7)
GOALIE: Markstrom 27/29, .931 Sv%)
PP: 0/4 (0%)
PK: 3/3 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-0-2

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
January 8, 2022 CGY [3] at CHI 4 Domi Markstrom/Vladar Stalock
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 18, 2023 7:30pm vs. Colorado Avalanche Scotiabank Saddledome
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of three matchups this season between the Flames and Avalanche. The Flames knocked off Colorado
5-3 in their home opener earlier this season.
This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 6-4-2 against Central
Division opponents this season and a record of 14-7-4 against Western Conference opponents.

LAST TIME VERSUS COLORADO:
The Calgary Flames opened their season at home on October 13th against the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Colorado Avalanche. The Avs opened the scoring courtesy of Bowen Byram but the Flames would respond with five*unanswered tallies from Brett Ritchie, Dillon Dube, Rasmus Andersson, Tyler Toffoli, and Elias Lindholm. Colorado would try and battle back in the third with goals from MacKinnon and Nichushkin, but the Flames would hold on and win 5-3. MacKenzie Weegar had a pair of assists and Rasmus Andersson had a goal and an assist in the season-opener.

DOME SWEET DOME:
The Calgary Flames return home from a five-game road trip where they went 2-1-2 to begin a four-game homestand. The Flames begin with tonight’s contest against Colorado and will then face two Eastern Conference opponents in Tampa Bay n Saturday afternoon during Hockey Day in Canada, followed by Columbus on Monday. The Flames will finish up against Chicago before heading back on the road to Seattle. The Flames last homestand of four or more games came from November 29th to December 7th where they went 4-1-0 in the five-game stanza, outscoring their opponents 20-11.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. COLORADO AVALANCHE
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. COL 81-62-20-8 44-27-9-5 37-35-11-3 6-4-0 W1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Colorado Avalanche
7:30pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet One, Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Oct. 23, 2022 – COL [3] at CGY [5]
Jan. 18, 2023 – COL at CGY
Feb. 25, 2023 – CGY at COL

2021-22 Season Record vs. COL: 1-2-0
Last Home Win vs. COL: October 13, 2022 – Calgary [5] vs. Colorado [3]
Last Road Win @ COL: March 5, 2022 – Calgary [4] at Colorado 3
Last Home Loss vs. COL: March 29, 2022 – Colorado [2] at Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ COL: March 13, 2022 – Colorado [3] vs. Calgary [0]
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 – 33)
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 (5 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 16)

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (34-5-4) at New York Islanders (23-18-4)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (34-5-4) at New York Islanders (23-18-4)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Islanders tonight in the 2nd of 3 games between these teams this season and Boston’s lone visit to USB Arena.
  • They are the NHL’s only 30-win team this season at 34-5-4 overall and are 13-4-1 on the road … They are 19-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins play their 7th of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season on 1/18 at NY Islanders and 1/19 at NY Rangers … They are currently 5-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins play a 2-game trip to NY Islanders on 1/18 and NY Rangers on 1/19 …They will then return to Boston to host San Jose on 1/22.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 2 games with a 4-3 win vs Toronto and 6-0 win vs Philadelphia … They are 13-1-3 in their last 17 games and are 17-2-4 in their last 23 contests.
  • They are 6-0-1 in their last 7 road games.
  • The Bruins are 21-1-3 in their last 25 home games, including a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • Boston 0 vs Seattle 3 … The Bruins suffered both their 1st home regulation loss and 1st shutout against of the season with a 3-0 setback … Linus Ullmark snapped his 14-0-1 point streak … SOG: Bos 27, Sea 31 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 4 vs Toronto 3 … The Bruins got goals from Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, A.J. Greer and Matt Grzelcyk (GWG at 18:44 of 3rd period) … Linus Ullmark earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 34, Tor 21 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 1/2
  • Boston 6 vs Philadelphia 0 … David Krejci had 3A while playing his 1,000th NHL game with linemates Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak having 2-1=3 totals each, Brad Marchand and Matt Grzelcyk had 1-1=2 totals each and Charlie McAvoy added 2A … Jeremy Swayman had his 1st shutout of the season and the 6th of his career … SOG: Bos 29, Phi 29 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/6

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 45)

  • Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR

BOSTON vs NY ISLANDERS, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Islanders are meeting for the 185th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 97-59-21-7 record and 615-521 scoring edge in those games.
  • They are 45-35-10-3 lifetime at New York with a 297-280 scoring advantage in those 93 contests.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster … 11 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 5-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 5-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Monday, Jan. 16 OT Loss WSH 4 at NYI 3 Aho, Martin, Fasching Sorokin (31/35
Sebastian Aho found the back of the net with his fourth goal of the season and Matt Martin and Hudson Fasching each scored, but the New York Islanders fell to the Washington Capitals in overtime, 4-3, Monday night at UBS Arena. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Cal Clutterbuck, and Anthony Beauvillier each recorded points for the second straight game, while Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves on 35 shots to help the Islanders collect a point against their Metropolitan Division opponent.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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.
Jan. 5 Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Jan. 2 Cory Schneider has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Semyon Varlamov has been activated off the team’s IR list

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

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: 85

RECENT RESULTS
Monday, Jan. 16 vs. Washington L/OT (4-3)
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Montreal W (2-1)
Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota L (3-1)
Tuesday, Jan. 10 vs. Dallas L/SO (2-1)
Friday, Jan. 6 at Calgary L (4-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Dec. 13, 2022 TD Garden (Boston, MA) L/SO 4-3
Jan. 18, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 18, 2023 TD Garden (Boston, MA) 5:00pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 19 at Buffalo KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 21 vs. Carolina UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. BOSTON:
Dec. 13, 2022 TD Garden (Boston, MA) SO Loss (4-3)
Mar. 26, 2022 TD Garden (Boston, MA) Loss (6-3)
Feb. 17, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-1)
Dec. 16, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (3-1)
May 10, 2021 TD Garden (Boston, MA) OT Loss (3-2)

vs. THE BRUINS:
2022-23 0-0-1
Last five games: 2-1-2
Franchise History 66-90-21-7
NYI Home 38-44-10-1
NYI Away 28-46-11-6

ACTIVE NYI LEADERS
2022-23 N. Dobson (1g, 1a), J. Bailey (1g, 1a)
Points, Career Z. Parise (21), J. Bailey & J.G. Pageau (20)
Goals, Career J. G. Pageau (12), J. Bailey & Z. Parise (9)
Assists, Career Z. Parise (12), J. Bailey (11), M. Barzal (10)

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders close out their season-long five-game home stand as they host the Boston Bruins in the second of three matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was December 13 in Boston, when Josh Bailey, Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson each tallied multi-point games to help the Islanders collect a point in the shootout at TD Garden. Last season, the Islanders and Bruins met twice at UBS Arena. The Islanders collected two points each time they hosted the Bruins last season, with a 3-1 win and 4-1 win on December 16 and February 17, respectively.

AGAINST THE ATLANTIC
The Islanders have faced an Atlantic Division team just five times in the past two months, but have collected at least one point each time they have played one in that span, posting a 4-0-1 record against the Atlantic since November 14 in Ottawa. They have outscored their four opponents (Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, Florida) 17-10 in that span. They began the season 0-4-0 in the Atlantic Division. The Islanders have an 12-8-2 record against Eastern Conference opponents this season, and are 5-2-2 against Conference foes since the beginning of December. Their last four home victories have come against teams in the East.

HOME STAND
Tonight, the Islanders play the fifth and final contest of a season-long five-game home stand. They will play eight home games in the month of January, their busiest month this season. The Islanders have collected points in six of their last seven home games, with a 4-1-2 record at UBS Arena since December 23. The Islanders are 9-5-2 at home since the beginning of November. The Islanders are 15-for-15 on the penalty kill in their last six matchups at home, and they have not allowed a power play goal on home ice since December 2 against Nashville (20-for-20). They enter tonight’s matchup 90.9% on the penalty kill at home, leading the NHL.

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