The Orioles have made the following roster move:
- INF Lewin Díaz has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
Orioles roster move
Cardinals invite 22 non-roster players to Spring Training
Top prospects Graceffo, Hence, McGreevy, Walker & Winn highlight list
ST. LOUIS, Mo., – The St. Louis Cardinals announced their non-roster invitees to 2023 Spring Training camp today. Highlighting the list of 22 non-roster players to report to Jupiter the second week of February will include current and former Cardinals draft picks, including several top prospects.
First round draft picks Jordan Walker (2020) and Michael McGreevy (2021) join second round selections Luken Baker (2018), Tink Hence (2020) and Masyn Winn (2020). Hence, Walker and Winn represent the youngest players in the group of invitees at 20-years old.
Thirteen of the players were former St. Louis Cardinals draft picks including infielder Kramer Robertson and outfielder Óscar Mercado, who are returning to the Cardinals after playing with other organizations.
Below is a positional list of players:
PITCHERS (8): Gordon Graceffo (RHP), Tink Hence (RHP), Kyle Leahy (RHP), Ryan Loutos (RHP), Michael McGreevy (RHP), Tommy Parsons (RHP), Dalton Roach (RHP), Kodi Whitley (RHP);
CATCHERS (6): José Alvarez, Aaron Antonini, Jimmy Crooks II, Pedro Pages, Nick Raposo, Wade Stauss;
INFIELDERS (6): Luken Baker, Taylor Motter, Juniel Querecuto, Jeremy Rivas, Kramer Robertson, Masyn Winn;
OUTFIELDERS (2): Óscar Mercado, Jordan Walker.
Cardinals pitchers and catchers will hold their first practice at the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium complex on February 15 with position player’s first practice on February 20. Players competing in the World Baseball Classic will begin reporting to Jupiter on February 13.
Cubs claim RHP Jerry Merryweather off waivers from Toronto
CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today claimed right-handed pitcher Julian Merryweather off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. To make room for Merryweather on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Manuel Rodríguez has been designated for assignment.
Merryweather, 31, appeared in 26 games (one start) for Toronto in 2022, going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA (20 ER/26.2 IP) and 23 strikeouts, compared to seven walks, contributing to a 1.43 WHIP. The righthander missed from June 14-Sept. 4 with a left abdominal strain. He also appeared in 15 minor league contests (one start) with the Rookie Level FCL Blue Jays, Single-A Dunedin and Triple-A Buffalo, tossing a combined 16.1 IP without allowing an earned run.
The six-foot, four-inch Merryweather made his major league debut with Toronto in 2020 and has gone 0-4 with a 5.64 ERA (33 ER/52.2 IP) and two saves in 47 career major league games (five starts). He missed the majority of the 2021 season (April 14-Sept. 7) with a left oblique strain, but earned both of his major league saves during that season, including his first on opening day at New York (A.L.).
In parts of seven career minor league seasons in the Cleveland (2014-17) and Toronto (2019-22) organizations, Merryweather is 27-20 with a 3.86 ERA (175 ER/408.1 IP) and one save in 106 games (70 starts). He was named a 2016 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star after going 8-2 with a 1.03 ERA (7 ER/61.0 IP) in 11 starts with High-A Lynchburg. The righthander missed the entire 2018 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and later that year, was traded to Toronto on Oct. 5 as the player to be named later in the trade involving infielder Josh Donaldson.
A Berkley, Calif. native, Merryweather was selected by Cleveland in the fifth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Oklahoma Baptist University.
Rodríguez, 26, went 2-0 with a 3.29 ERA (5 ER/13.2 IP) and four saves in 14 relief outings for the Cubs in 2022. He has appeared in 34 career major league games, all in relief, going 5-3 with a 4.88 ERA (17 ER/31.1 IP) and five saves.
Red Sox trade right-handed pitcher Connor Seabold to Colorado Rockies
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today traded right-handed pitcher Connor Seabold to the Colorado Rockies, in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.
Seabold, 26, was designated for assignment on January 12. The right-hander spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Worcester, going 8-2 with a 3.32 ERA (32 ER/86.2 IP) and 89 strikeouts. He has made six career Major League appearances with Boston, allowing 25 earned runs in 21.1 innings with 19 strikeouts.
BOSTON RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER (40)
Pitchers (23): Matt Barnes, Brayan Bello, Ryan Brasier, Kutter Crawford, Franklin German, Tanner Houck, Kenley Jansen, Zack Kelly, Corey Kluber, Chris Martin, Bryan Mata, Wyatt Mills, Chris Murphy, Kaleb Ort, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Joely Rodríguez, Chris Sale, John Schreiber, Josh Taylor, Brandon Walter, Garrett Whitlock, Josh Winckowski
Catchers (2): Reese McGuire, Connor Wong
Infielders (6): Triston Casas, Bobby Dalbec, Rafael Devers, David Hamilton, Trevor Story, Justin Turner
Outfielders (5): Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Rob Refsnyder, Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida
Infielder/Outfielders (4): Christian Arroyo, Kiké Hernández, Ceddanne Rafaela, Enmanuel Valdez
NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (26-13-4) at Edmonton Oilers (24-18-3)
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Tampa Bay 4 at Seattle 1
Goals: Dunn
Goalie: Grubauer (27/31)
PP: 0/2 PK: 3/3 Shots: Tampa Bay 31 – Seattle 21
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 111)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 43 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 43 games – day-to-day
Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed) – 2 gams – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 15, 2022: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Jan. 19: New Jersey at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
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
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s game is the third of four games the Kraken will play against the Oilers this season and the final one to be played in Edmonton. The teams will next meet on March 18 in Seattle.
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game just one win shy of matching their total (27) from the 2021-22 season.
• Yesterday’s game against the Lightning and tonight’s game against the Oilers is the Kraken’s third back-to-back set this season. The team will play in eight total back-to-back sets this year, two of which the first game is played at home and the second on the road. The Kraken have a 2-0-0 record in the second game of a back-to-back set this season.
• A win tonight would make the Oilers the sixth team that the Kraken have defeated in consecutive road games, having previously beaten the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins in at least two straight road games.
• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are leading the league in wins (eight), points (16), goals (42) and goals per game (4.67). They are one of only five teams (Boston, Edmonton, New Jersey, Winnipeg) to be averaging four or more goals per game in 2023.
• Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers are tied for third and sixth, respectively, in scoring among all NHL skaters since Jan. 1 as of 7:20 p.m. PT on Jan. 16. Dunn has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) and Beniers has 11 points (six goals, five assists) during that span. Dunn’s nine assists also lead the league during that span.
• Since Jan. 1, the Kraken have three players playing at a point-per-game pace: Vince Dunn (1.44), Matty Beniers (1.22) and Yanni Gourde (1.11).
• Yanni Gourde has totaled 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in his last nine games.
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS VS. SEATTLE KRAKEN
7:00 p.m. MT at Rogers Place
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
24-18-3 – 51 PTS RECORD 26-12-4 – 56 PTS
Div. – 5th Conference – 8th RANK Div. – 2nd Conference – 4th
1st –31.3% (51/163) POWER PLAY 18th – 21.1% (26/123)
24th – 74.2% (121/163) PENALTY KILL 31st – 68.7% (90/131)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. SEATTLE GP RECORD HOME (2) AWAY (3) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE 5 3-2-0-0 1-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 22 16
OILERS vs. SEATTLE – 2022-23 2 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 9 7
QUICK FACTS
• Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third of four games against the Kraken this season and the second of two games in Edmonton.
• The last time these teams met was on January 3rd in Edmonton, with the Seattle winning 5-2.
• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 11 career points and four goals against Seattle and three Oilers (McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins) have a team leading seven assists against the Kraken.
CAREER GAMES vs. SEATTLE
Record: 3-2-0
GF: 22 GA: 16
2022-23 1/3/23 @ EDM 5-2 L
2022-23 12/30/22@ SEA 7-2 W
2021-22 12/18/21@ SEA 5-3 W
2021-22 12/3/21 @ SEA 4-3 L
2021-22 11/1/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 7 F James Hamblin loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Jan. 9 D Vincent Desharnais recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Jan. 17 D Markus Niemelainen loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
OILERS IN JANUARY
Overall – 542 GP, 255-209-52-26 – 586 PTS
2021-22 –7 GP, 4-2-1 – 9 PTS
NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (18-17-7) at Arizona Coyotes (13-25-5)
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at COLORADO 6 (1/16/23)
1ST PERIOD: COL Lehkonen (Makar, Toews) 5:12-EV; COL Makar (MacKinnon, Nichushkin) 18:04-PP
2ND PERIOD: COL Makar (MacKinnon, Compher) 3:05-EV; COL Compher (Rodrigues, Girard) 10:06-PP; COL MacKinnon (Rodrigues,
Toews) 15:53-EV; DET Copp (Perron, Rasmussen) 18:58-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Chiarot (Hronek, Larkin) 3:40-EV; COL MacKinnon (unassisted) 5:24-EV; DET Perron (Seider, Rasmussen) 19:26- EV
SHOTS: DET 29 (8-8-13) / COL 27 (10-12-5)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 17-22), Hellberg (ND, 4-5) / COL Francouz (W, 26-29)
PP: DET 0-2 / COL 2-4
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (31 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (29 / Nov. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 212
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
1/16 – 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)
1/10 – Activated forward Tyler Bertuzzi from injured reserve
1/8 – Assigned forward Elmer Söderblom to Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at COYOTES / 9:00 P.M. EST / Mullett Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 148th all-time meeting, 73rd at Arizona … Second of two games this season, only game at Arizona
ALL-TIME vs. ARI: 73-47-22-5 / AWAY: 33-22-14-3 / LAST 10: 5-4-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. ARI: David Perron (12-17-29 in 54 GP), Dylan Larkin (4-7-11 in 12 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (1-4-5 in 6 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-2-4 in 8 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-3-3 in 3 GP), Robby Fabbri (1-2-3 in 6 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
ARI top scorers vs. DET: Clayton Keller (7-5-12 in 8 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (5-6-11 in 16 GP), Jakob Chychrun (4-5-9 in 8 GP), Nick Schmaltz (3-5-8 in 6 GP), Nick Ritchie (5-3-8 in 10 GP), Travis Boyd (3-2-5 in 8 GP), Lawson Crouse (3-2-5 in 9 GP), Barrett Hayton (0-3-3 in 3 GP), J.J. Moser (1-1-2 in 2 GP), Josh Brown (1-1-2 in 4 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Jan. 19: RED WINGS at GOLDEN KNIGHTS / 10:00 p.m. / T-Mobile Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Jan. 21: RED WINGS vs. FLYERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Jan. 24: RED WINGS vs. SHARKS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 16 at Colorado – 6-3 L
Detroit fell at Colorado to move to 18-17-7 overall and 7-8-4 on the road … The Red Wings are 4-2-2 against the Central Division to begin the 2022-23 campaign … Detroit has outscored opponents in the third period by a 55-42 count this season … Detroit recorded more shots (29-27), blocks (24-10), hits (23-20) and faceoff wins (33-20) than Colorado … Detroit is 10-6-3 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 4-1-1 when doing so on the road … David Perron finished with a goal and an assist for his sixth multipoint game of the season … Perron has totaled 42 points (21-21-42) in 50 career head-to-head meetings against Colorado … Michael Rasmussen dished out a pair of assists for his third multi-point game of the season … Andrew Copp put Detroit on the board with his fourth goal of the season … Copp has tallied seven points (1-6-7) in 12 games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Copp continues to rank second among Detroit skaters with 22 even-strength points (3-19-22), trailing only Dylan Larkin (7-19-26) … Ben Chiarot netted his fourth goal of the season to extend his point streak to three-straight games (2-1-3 in 3 GP) … Chiarot has recorded six points (2-4-6) in 11 games since Dec. 21 vs. Tampa Bay … Moritz Seider logged the primary assist on Perron’s goal, giving him six points (1-5-6) in four games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Additionally, Seider has four assists in three career head-to-head matchups against Colorado … Filip Hronek tallied the primary assist on Chiarot’s goal, giving him five assists in six games since Jan. 6 vs. Florida … Hronek has tied Dominik Kubalík for second place among Detroit skaters with 31 points (7-24-31) through 42 games … Hronek (28- 121-149 in 287 GP) is one point shy of 150 for his NHL career … Larkin also picked up an assist on Chiarot’s goal to extend his point streak to four-consecutive games (1-5-6 in 4 GP) … Larkin has 12 points (4-8-12) in 12 games dating back to Dec. 19 at Washington … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (14), assists (25), points (39) and shots (127) through 41 games … Larkin (161- 236-397 in 545 GP) is three points shy of 400 for his NHL career, and has tied Igor Larionov (89-308-397 in 539 GP) for 21st place on Detroit’s all-time scoring list … Jake Walman has gained sole possession of the team lead with a plus-15 rating in 26 appearances … Walman compiled a plus-two rating, three shots and four blocks in 22:53 time on ice … Detroit finished 33-for-53 (62.3%) at the faceoff circle … Copp went 10-for-14 (71.4%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the day 9-for-13 (69.2%).
ARZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 0-9-0 in its last nine games. The last time the team lost nine straight games in regulation was 10/18/21 – 11/5/21
• Clayton Keller (4-4-8 in 4 GP) leads all NHLers in points per game against Detroit since the start of 2019-20 (min 4 GP). Directly behind Keller is Frederick Gaudreau (1.75), Jordan Eberle (1.75), Evgeni Malkin (1.71), Michael Bunting (1.67), Sidney Crosby (1.67) and Alex Ovechkin (1.67)
• The Coyotes are in the midst of playing 15 games in 26 days throughout January. The stretch includes three backto-back sets of games and the team does not have more than one day off from game action between contests
LAST GAME
Jets 2, Coyotes 1 – January 15, 2023 – Canada Life Centre
ARI Goals: Keller (15)
WPG Goals: Dubois (20), Wheeler (11)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 22 svs on 24 shots
WPG Goalie: Hellebuyck (W) – 20 svs on 21 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 1-2
Notes: The Coyotes fell for the ninth consecutive game…Clayton Keller registered his 15th goal of the season, his fourth 15+ goal campaign… Jakob Chychrun picked up an assist for the second consecutive game and has 4 pts (0-4-4) in his last 4 GP…Nick Schmaltz also notched an assist…Karel Vejmelka finished with 22 saves on 24 shots but still holds a career .953 SV% and a 1.79 GAA versus WPG…Arizona surrendered 0 first period goals for the fourth straight road game…The 24 shots allowed is T-fewest the Coyotes have surrendered in a game this season (11/10 at NYI)
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (11 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (15 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 91 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
-1/10 – 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
Thur, Jan 19 7pm vs WSH Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM
Sat, Jan 21 6pm at DAL American Airlines Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM
Sun, Jan 22 6pm vs VGK Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 620 AM
YOTES & WINGS
- Tonight is the second of two ARI-DET matchups this season. The Red Wings edged the Yotes 4-3 in shootout on 11/25 at Little Caesars Arena
- Arizona’s 5-game point streak vs Detroit (4-0-1) is tied for the longest active point streak it has against an NHL team (Toronto)
- Clayton Keller scored the overtime goal the last time the Red Wings were in Arizona (11/20/21)
- Keller picked up an assist in the first ARI-DET meeting this season to extend his point streak vs DET to 4 games (4-4-8 in that span)
- Since the start of 2019-20, Keller leads all NHL skaters with 2.00 points per game against Detroit (min. 4 GP)
- Jakob Chychrun registered 1-1-2 in the first ARI-DET matchup this season, including the game-tying goal 19:34 into the third period
- The tally was Chychrun’s first of 2022-23
-Coyotes franchise vs Red Wings
• All-Time: 52-64-22-9
• Home: 25-28-14-5
• Road: 27-36-8-4
• L10: 5-3-2
• STRK: OT1
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE RED WINGS
Shayne Gostisbehere…5-6-11…16 career GP
Nick Ritchie…5-3-8…10 career GP
Clayton Keller…7-5-12…8 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…4-5-9…8 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…3-5-8…6 career GP
JJ Moser…1-1-2…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 7)… Assists (Gostisbehere/Bjugstad, 6)…Points (Keller, 12)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 5)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 6)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)
NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (21-19-2) at Chicago Blackhawks (11-26-4)
BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Monday, Jan. 16
Florida 4 at Buffalo 1
Goal: Tuch
Goalie: Luukkonen (30 saves/33 shots; 1 ENG)
PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3; Shots: Florida 34 – Buffalo 29
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 99)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
1/11: Recalled G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from Rochester (AHL); Loaned F Jack Quinn to Rochester
1/13: Recalled F Jack Quinn from Rochester (AHL); Loaned F Peyton Krebs to Rochester
1/15: Recalled F Peyton Krebs from Rochester (AHL); Loaned G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to Rochester
1/16: Recalled G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from Rochester (AHL); Loaned F Peyton Krebs to Rochester
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Jan. 19: NY Islanders at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21: Anaheim at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 23: Buffalo at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 24: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26: Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8:00 p.m.
TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT BLACKHAWKS
• This is the second and final meeting between the Sabres and Blackhawks this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Chicago 4-3 in overtime in Buffalo on Oct. 29, 2022.
• Next meeting: N/A
• The Sabres are 4-3-3 in their last 10 games against the Blackhawks; 1-6-3 on the road.
• This is the 128th game all-time between Buffalo and Chicago; Buffalo has a 57-53-17 series record.
• The Sabres are 20-34-9 on the road against the Blackhawks all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win in tonight’s game would give the Sabres four consecutive wins over the Blackhawks for the first time in franchise history.
• Each of Buffalo’s last two wins against Chicago have come in overtime.
• Casey Mittelstadt has recorded six points (0+6) in his last seven games.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 31 points (6+25) in his last 27 games.
• Alex Tuch has notched 35 points (14+21) in his last 27 games, including 18 points (8+10) in his last 14 games.
• Tage Thompson has recorded seven points (4+3) in his last seven games.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 32 points (10+21) in his last 29 games and owns nine points (3+6) in his last 10 games.
• In his last 21 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 28 points (13+15).
• Victor Olofsson has three points (2+1) in his last three games.
BACK-TO-BACK
Today’s game concludes Buffalo’s eighth of 15 sets of back-to-back games this season, which began with a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Jan. 16. The Sabres are 3-4-1 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 1-6-0 in the second game so far this season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in back-to-back sets this season is: four points (1), three points (0), two points (2), one point (1) and zero points (3).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Patrick Sharp (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (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. 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 (5) vs. Seattle (8) – Sat., Jan. 14 – United Center
CHI Goals: Toews (12), Phillips (1), Domi (13; PP), Raddysh (12; PP), Kane (8)
SEA Goals: Sprong (14), Beniers (17), McCann (20), Burakovsky (12), Tolvanen (7), McCann (21), McCann
(22), Bjorkstrand (7)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (1/5, 12:08), Stalock (21/25, 47:50) SEA – Jones (22/27, 59:50)
CHI PP: 2/2; PK: 2/2
SEA PP: 0/2; PK: 0/2
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday 8-5, ending their three-game winning streak … Chicago went 2-for-2 on the power play with goals coming from Max Domi (1G, 1A) and Taylor Raddysh (1G, 2A) … It was Raddysh’s first three-point game of his career … Isaak Phillips scored his first career goal … Seth Jones notched three assists, his first three-point game of the season … Patrick Kane scored a goal and led all players with seven shots … Caleb Jones posted a game-high four blocked shots.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – BUFFALO SABRES
Chicago finishes off the season series against Buffalo with tonight’s contest at the United Center …The Blackhawks come into Saturday’s tilt having earned points in five of the last six games (3-1-2) against Buffalo and boast a 15-2-2 record in the last 19 games against them … The Blackhawks dropped a 3-4 overtime decision to the Sabres in Buffalo on Oct. 29 … Patrick Kane comes into Saturday’s tilt having registered points (3G, 7A) in five of his last seven games against Buffalo, while he’s tallied 15 points (5G, 10A) in his last 10 games against them … Jonathan Toews enters Saturday’s game having logged points (5G, 8A) in nine of his last 11 games against the Sabres.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 17| AWAY: Oct. 29 (3-4 OT)
All-Time Record: 57-54-16| Home: 37-19-7| Road: 20-35-9
Last Home Win: Nov. 17, 2019 (4-1)| Last Road Win: Feb. 1, 2019 (7-3) | Last Home Loss: March 28,
2022 (5-6) | Last Road Loss: Oct. 29, 2022 (3-4 OT)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. BUF ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 11; Jonathan Toews, 11; Max Domi, 8
ASSISTS: Tyler Johnson, 17; Patrick Kane, 14; Jonathan Toews, 12
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 25; Tyler Johnson, 23; Jonathan Toews, 23
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 7-11-1
Two-Days Rest: 1-4-0
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: 1-5-0
Wednesday: 0-5-0
Thursday: 2-4-1
Friday: 3-2-1
Saturday: 3-4-1
Sunday: 2-5-1
NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (13-28-2) at Nashville Predators (20-17-6)
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 17, 2023 Game No. 44 (13-28-2, 28 pts.) at Nashville Predators (20-17-6, 46 pts.), Bridgestone Arena Road Game No. 19 (3-14-1, 7 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. 16, 2023 – CBJ 1 vs. NYR 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Peeke (4)
NYR Goal Scorers: Zibanejad (20), PP – Goodrow (9), Kravtsov (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (30/33; 56:54); NYR – Halak (22/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/4; PK: 4/5 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / NYR: 33
3 Stars: 1. Zibanejad, NYR; 2. Kakko, NYR; 3. Peeke, CBJ
Noteworthy: NYR scored twice in the 1st and added one in the 2nd… Peeke scored CBJ’s lone goal 1:21 into the 3rd… Nyquist tallied his 11th assist of the campaign, giving him 2-4-6 in his last 13 games… Roslovic recorded his 20th assist of the season, giving him assists in two-straight games (0-3-3).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (37 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (32 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (30 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (28 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (12 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (3 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 291
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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
8pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE PREDATORS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at NSH)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at NSH)
All-Time Series: 31-54-1-12 (9-34-1-6 at NSH)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-5-1 | 1-8-1
All-Time GF/GA: 219/299
All-Time SF/SA: 2,922-3,010
All-Time PP: 56-of-355
All-Time PK: 336-of-408
THE LAST GAME VS. NSH: OCT. 20, 2022 – CBJ 5 vs. NSH 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bean (1), Gaudreau (3), Danforth (2), Blankenburg (1), EN – Gaudreau (4)
NSH Goal Scorers: Jeannot (2), Johansen (2), Trenin (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (23/26; 60:00); NSH – Lankinen (37/41; 57:59)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 5/5 | Shots: CBJ: 42 / NSH: 26
3 Stars: 1. Blankenburg, CBJ; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Danforth, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 2-0 after the 1st and 3-1 after the 2nd but scored 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd… CBJ won for 2nd consecutive game (both multi-goal comeback wins)… Gaudreau notched his 1st multi-goal game as a Jacket (2-0-2) to extend points streak to 4-straight games (4-2-6)… Blankenburg recorded his 2nd career goal, game-winner and multi-point game, recording his 1st 2 points of the season (1-1-2), scoring the GWG with 1:23 to play… Chinakhov tallied 2 assists for his 2nd-straight game (0-4-4) to tie his career-high assists/points streak.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NSH)
CBJ are 6-6-2 against NSH since the 2018-19 season, including wins in each of the last 2 meetings and 3 of the past 4… The home team is 10-1-1 in last 12 games of the series dating back to Feb. 22, 2020… The winning team has scored 4-plus goals in 5-straight games (CBJ; 3-1-1)… CBJ have killed off 33-of-38 NSH power play attempts in last 14 games (86.8 pct.)… NSH has registered 10 of the 15 shutouts in the all-time series, including the most recent one by Juuse Saros on Nov. 30, 2021 (6-0 W at NSH)… Each team has recorded 3 hat tricks in the all-time series while CBJ have been awarded 4 of the 5 penalty shots… Most goals scored at NSH: 5 – 4x (MR: 3/30/19) … Most goals allowed at NSH: 7 – 2x (MR: 1/21/06).
NOTED (Player/Coach Highlights vs. NSH)
Gaudreau skated in his 600th career game on 4/26/22 at NSH and notched his 400th career point (assist) on 10/31/19 at NSH… Robinson made NHL debut on 4/7/18 at NSH… Roslovic notched his 100th career NHL point (goal) on 5/5/21 vs. NSH.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. NSH
• Gaudreau – 5-23-28 in 22 career GP, recording 8 multi-point efforts and points in all but 6 of his contests vs. the club after notching 2 goals on Oct. 20
• Jenner – 9-3-12 in 21 career GP, including 3-1-4 in his last 7 games at Nashville
• Roslovic – 1-7-8 in 17 career GP, including assists in 3 of his last 5 road games (0-3-3)
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. COLUMBUS
OVERALL (98 GP) 66-23-(1)-8
HOME (50 GP) 40-6-(1)-3
ROAD (48 GP) 26-17-(0)-5
LAST MEETING Oct. 20, 2022 at CBJ (L, 5-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 66-23-(1)-8 all-time against the Blue Jackets, including a 40-6-(1)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Columbus in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.
− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Columbus this season, dropping a 5-3 result away from home on Oct. 20.
− The Predators are 2-2-1 in their last five games against the Blue Jackets; they are 6-3-1 in their last 10; and 5-0-0 in their last five at home.
− Nashville’s 66 all-time wins against Columbus are its most against a single opponent in franchise history.
− In the Preds’ 50 home games vs. Columbus, they’ve only lost six times in regulation, with two of those losses coming in the first three matchups between the two teams. Nashville’s 40 wins against Columbus at Bridgestone Arena are its most against a single NHL opponent on home ice.
− The Predators posted a 17-game home winning streak against the Blue Jackets that spanned five seasons from 2006-11.
− Three of the eight most winningest goaltenders against Columbus in NHL history played for the Predators: Pekka Rinne (22), Tomas Vokoun (20) and Chris Mason (16).
− Nashville and Columbus were both part of the Central Division from the 2000-01 season through the 2012-13 season and in 2020-21.
NOTABLES vs. COLUMBUS
− Filip Forsberg owns two career hat tricks against Columbus, including his first career four-goal game on Nov. 30, 2021. He has 20 points (12g-8a) in 23 career meetings with the Blue Jackets, including points in eight of his last 13 games vs. Columbus.
− Mattias Ekholm has four points (2g-2a) in his last eight games vs. Columbus; following his two-goal performance on Feb. 27, 2021, he now has 11 points (5g-6a) in 21 career meetings with the Blue Jackets.
− In addition to posting 23 points (7g-16a) in 38 career games against Columbus, Matt Duchene played in 23 games for the Blue Jackets in 2018-19, recording 12 points (4g-8a).
− Roman Josi has picked up 17 points (4g-13a) in 31 contests against the Blue Jackets, including two multi-point efforts in 2020-21.
− Ryan Johansen was selected by Columbus in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft. He has 10 points (4g-6a) in 17 career meetings with his former team.
− Assistant Coach Dan Hinote served in the same position with Columbus from 2010-14; he also was a pro scout for the Blue Jackets from 2014-18.
− Assistant Coach Todd Richards was Columbus’ head coach for parts of five seasons from 2012-15.
LAST TIME OUT
− Calgary Flames 1, Nashville Predators 2 – Jan. 16 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Josi (12), Parssinen – GWG (5)
− CGY goals: Zadorov (7)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 38/39); CGY – Markstrom (L, 27/29)
− Power plays: NSH 0-3; CGY 0-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 10-7-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators are now 2-0-0 against the Flames this season… Nashville killed off all four of Calgary’s power-play opportunities… Juuse Saros made 38 saves in the win; it was his fifth win with at least 35 saves this season, the third-most among NHL goalies… Roman Josi scored to give him goals in each of his last two games (2g)… Juuso Parssinen scored the game-winner and pushed his point streak to seven games… Tanner Jeannot assisted on Parssinen’s goal, helping him hit the 10-point mark on the season (3g-7a)… Jeremy Lauzon led all skaters with eight hits after dishing out nine on Saturday vs. Buffalo.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 17, 2023 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Jan. 16 36
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-Jan. 16 18
Total man-games lost: 89
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 37; McCarron – 19; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Carrier – 5; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Jan. 14: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 13: Reassigned goaltender Yaroslav Askarov to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 11: Recalled goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (29-14-1) at Montreal Canadiens (18-23-3)
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets start a five-game road trip, their longest of the season, on Tuesday when they visit the Montreal Canadiens. The Jets are coming off a 2-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday at Canada Life Centre, which extended Winnipeg’s winning streak to three games and home winning streak to five games. The Jets continue the trip on Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 2
Arizona Coyotes 1
Jets Scorers: Dubois (20), Wheeler (11)
Coyotes Scorers: Keller (15)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (20 sv, 1 ga)
Coyotes Goaltender: Karel Vejmelka (22 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-2
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: All three goals were scored in the second period in Winnipeg’s 2-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday night. Pierre-Luc Dubois opening the scoring with his 20th goal of the season. Josh Morrissey notched his 40th assist mark, while Cole Pefetti assisted Blake Wheeler’s
game-winning goal for his 20th assist of the season.
Best in the West
The Jets are tied for fifth in the NHL with a .670 points percentage, which ranks first in the Central Division and Western Conference… The Jets also lead the Western Conference with 59 points, which is third in the NHL… 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.
Let the Good Times Roll
The Jets have won three games in a row for the sixth time this season… It’s tied with the Boston Bruins for the most winning streaks of at least three games this season… The Jets had five such streaks last season… Winnipeg’s longest winning streak of this season so far is five games from Dec. 29-Jan. 8.
Making the Most of Little
The Jets won their third game of the season by a 2-1 score on Sunday… Winnipeg joins Toronto, Nashville, and Minnesota as the only teams in the NHL this season with three wins by a 2-1 score… The franchise record for most wins by a 2-1 score in a season is six (2011-12 and 2014-15).
Facing the East
The Jets are in the midst of playing 10 of 13 games against Eastern Conference opponents… Winnipeg is 8-7-0 against the Eastern Conference this season, but have won three of the past four games… Pierre-Luc Dubois leads the Jets in scoring against the east with 17 points (7G, 10A) in 15 games, while Kyle Connor has 16 points (8G, 8A) in 15 games.
The January Upon Us
Winnipeg is second in the NHL in January with a 6-1-0 record… 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.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 17-6-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is tied for third in the NHL and first in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (14G, 19A) leads the team with 33 points in 23 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 15 goals at home has him nine goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 14-5-0 with a 1.84 goals-against average, .938 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 246-155-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Road Record
The Jets are 12-8-1 on the road this season and have won three of their past four road contests… Winnipeg is 3-4-0 in their past seven road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (2G, 19A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 21 points… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 11 goals.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.9% of the time… The Jets are 31-for-33 (94.0%) on the penalty kill in their past 10 games, including a perfect 10-for-10 in the past three games… Winnipeg has a pair of streaks of at 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. MTL Notes
Season Series
This is the second and final game between the Jets and Canadiens this season… Winnipeg took the first game 3-2 on Nov. 3 at Canada Life Centre.
Recent History
The Jets have won six of their past seven games against the Canadiens, including both meetings last season…Winnipeg is 7-for-19 (36.8%)on the power play in the past five games against Montreal.
In Montreal
Winnipeg is 8-5-0 in its past 13 trips to Montreal, including winning three of the past four games… The previous six endeavours into Montreal have come in either March or April.
Player Notes
Kyle Connor has 21 points (9G, 12A) in 18 career games against Montreal, including seven multi-point games… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 11-5-1 with a 2.90 goals-against average and .913 save percentage in 17 career games against the Canadiens.
Jets vs. MTL Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/04/2021 @Mon W 4 3 27 2 0 2 36 1 1 4
03/06/2021 @Mon L 1 7 29 2 1 2 28 1 0 4
03/15/2021 Mon L 2 4 36 3 2 8 31 2 1 10
03/17/2021 Mon W 4 3 30 2 0 4 36 2 0 4
04/08/2021 @Mon W 4 2 27 3 0 6 38 2 0 8
04/10/2021 @Mon W 5 0 25 5 2 13 19 3 0 27
04/30/2021 @Mon L 3 5 22 2 0 6 35 3 2 4
03/01/2022 Mon W 8 4 30 6 4 19 35 6 1 19
04/11/2022 @Mon W 4 2 35 1 0 2 25 1 0 2
11/03/2022 Mon W 3 2 36 5 1 4 22 2 0 10
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Jets s’affrontent ce soir pour la 78e fois en saison régulière. Incluant les séries éliminatoires, il s’agit du 82e match entre les deux formations.
- The Canadiens and Jets are facing each other for the 78th time in regular season. Including the playoffs, this marks the 82nd matchup between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – NYI 2 VS. MTL 1 (@ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN)
Buts MTL Goals – Dach (AN/PP), Caufield
Buts NYR Goals – Panarin
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (38-39)
Gardien NYR Goalie – Shesterkin (29-31)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/2
Avantage numérique NYR Powerplay – 0/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Savard – 26:43) ; S (Caufield – 6) ; HT (Xhekaj – 4) ; BS (Edmundson – 4)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
19 JAN. VS. FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
21 JAN. VS. TORONTO 19 h / 7 p.m.
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.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 44 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 44 –
M. Matheson – Bas du corps / Lower-body 13 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 6 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 8 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 19 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
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)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard (18/12)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket and recalled forward Anthony Richard (12/18)
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 16/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/16
PTS (39 – 27e/27th)
V/W (18 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (112 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (162 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.0 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.9 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (822 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (545 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (16.3% – 30e/30th)
DN/PK (75.2% – 22e/22nd)
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 3-6-0 6 18 36
Centrale 6-5-2 14 40 44
Métropolitaine 5-6-0 10 28 41
Pacifique 4-6-1 9 30 41
Total 18-23-3 39 116 162
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (24-14-4) at Washington Capitals (24-16-6)
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
All-Time Wild Record: 12-13-2 (8-5-1 at Xcel Energy
Center, 4-8-1 at Washington)
2021-22: Minnesota went 2-0-0 against Washington…The Wild earned a 3-2 shootout win at Xcel Energy Center (1/8) and a 5-1 win at Capital One Arena (4/3)…C Joel Eriksson Ek (2-1=3), LW Marcus Foligno (2-1=3) and RW Jordan Greenway (0-3=3) led the Wild with three points each…G Kaapo Kahkonen made 27 saves in the first meeting…G Cam Talbot made 25 saves in the second contest…C Evgeny Kuznetsov (1-1=2) and LW Alex Ovechkin (0-2=2) led the Capitals with two points each…G Zach Fucale made 20 saves in the first meeting…G Vitek Vanecek made 14 saves in the second contest.
WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 11 points (1-10=11) in 24 games against Washington…RW Mats Zuccarello has 11 points (3-8=11) in 26 contests…Foligno owns nine points (3-6=9) in 22 games.
WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 26-14-2 with a 2.65 GAA, a .911 SV% and four shutouts in 44 games (43 starts) against Washington…G Filip Gustavsson made 12 saves in relief in his lone appearance against the Capitals (10/25/21).
CAPITALS LEADERS: Ovechkin leads Washington with 31 points (17-14=31) in 19 games against Minnesota…RW T.J. Oshie has 23 points (11-12=23) in 31 contests…C Nicklas Backstrom owns 20 points (2-18=20) in 18 matches… RW Marcus Johansson has 13 points (4-9=13) in 14 games.
CAPITALS GOALIES: G Darcy Kuemper is 3-5-1 with a 2.89 GAA, a .902 SV% and one shutout in 10 career starts against Minnesota…G Charlie Lindgren is 0-1-0 with a 2.06 GAA and a .941 SV% in one career start (11/9/17).
FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s series sweep in 2021-22 marked the second time in franchise history the Wild has won two games against Washington in the same season (2002-03)…Seven of Minnesota’s 13 games played at Washington have been decided by one goal (3-3-1)…Ovechkin netted three PPG on March 28, 2017, the most ever by a Wild opponent.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 7, 2023 – Jan. 16, 2023
1/16/23 Signed F Matt Boldy to a seven-year contract
1/12/23 Placed F Joseph Cramarossa on unconditional waivers
1/9/23 Reassigned G Zane McIntyre to Iowa
ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.3 percent (20 of 66) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games from Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, going eight-for-19 (42.1 pct.) during that span. The streak tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history.
PENALTY KILLERS
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is ninth in the NHL with a 81.3 penalty kill percentage (87 for 107).
• Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 83.1 penalty-kill percentage (59 of 71) on the road this season
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 4, New York Islanders 3 (OT)
January 16, 2023 * UBS Arena * Elmont, NY
Shots: WSH: 35; NYI: 30
Power Plays: WSH: 0/1; NYI: 0/1
Three Stars: 1. Orlov (WSH), 2. Wilson (WSH), 3. Martin (NYI)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 1/8
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 1/7
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-1/16/23 (46 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-1/16/23 (42 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-1/16/23 (16 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Man Games Lost: 276
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 19, 9 p.m. ET at Arizona (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 21, 10 p.m. ET at Vegas (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 24, 9 p.m. ET at Colorado (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 26, 7 p.m. ET vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 29, 5 p.m. ET at Toronto (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday at Capital One Arena for the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The Capitals and Wild will complete their season series on March 19 in St. Paul. Washington is 15-10-0-2 all-time versus Minnesota and 9-2-1 in their last 12 games against the Wild dating back to the 2014-15 season. In 2021-22, Washington dropped the season series with Minnesota 0-1-1. Alex Ovechkin (2a) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (1g, 1a) led the Capitals with two points in two games against the Wild last season.
HOME vs. MINNESOTA WILD
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
9-4-0-0 32 24 2 MIN wins (3/22/19-4/3/22)
CAPITALS vs. MINNESOTA WILD (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie (31) Ovechkin (17) Backstrom (18) Ovechkin (31)
Irwin (21) Oshie (11) Ovechkin (14) Oshie (23)
Ovechkin (19) Five Players (4) Oshie (12) Backstrom (20)
Back-to-Back
- Tuesday’s game against Minnesota marks the second half of Washington’s sixth back-to-back set of the season.
- The Capitals are 1-3-1in the second of back-to-back games this season and 1-2-0 following a win.
