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MLB Preview: Oakland Athletics (3-9) at Baltimore Orioles (6-6)

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MLB Preview: Oakland Athletics (3-9) at Baltimore Orioles (6-6)

OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: Baltimore rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to tie the game but surrendered four runs in the final two innings and fell to Oakland, 8-4, last night…Jorge Mateo recorded his team-leading fourth multi-hit game of the season while Adley Rutschman tied the game in the seventh with a two-out single for the O’s.

AGAINST OAKLAND: The O’s and A’s are meeting for their first series of the year… Baltimore will play seven games against Oakland this season…The Orioles will travel to RingCentral Coliseum on August 18-20…The O’s went 3-4 against the A’s in 2022, dropping three of four games in Oakland from April 18-21 before taking two of three at Oriole Park from September 2-4.

LOOKING AHEAD: The Orioles will travel to Chicago to face the White Sox for three games tomorrow through Sunday, then have a scheduled off day before traveling to Washington, D.C. for two games against the Nationals from April 18-19.

BIG TIME RUTSCH: Adley Rutschman has tallied a hit in six consecutive games since April 7, the longest streak by an O’s batter this season, while slashing .526/.654/.895 (10-for-19) with one double, two home runs, six runs scored, four RBI, and seven walks during that stretch…He’s also reached base safely in nine straight games with a .513 on-base percentage since April 3.

Entering today’s games, Rutschman ranks among AL leaders in average (4th, .391), hits (T-4th, 18), on-base percentage (5th, .491), OPS (6th, 1.100), and total bases (T-9th, 28).

Homered in back-to-back games (4/9-10) for the first time in his career.

Rutschman is batting .412/.524/.588 (7-for-17) against lefties this season after slashing .173/.287/.265 (17-for-98) against southpaws in his rookie year.

Last night marked his first game-tying hit in the seventh inning or later of the season, knocking in Cedric Mullins with a two-out single in the seventh.

MOUNT UP: On Tuesday, Ryan Mountcastle became the third player in Orioles history with nine RBI in a game, tying Jim Gentile (5/9/61 at MIN) and Eddie Murray (8/26/85 at CAL) for the team record…Mountcastle is the first Oriole and third player to do so at Oriole Park, joining New York-AL’s Danny Tartabull (9/8/92) and Kansas City’s Mike Moustakas (9/12/15).

His grand slam in the seventh inning was the second of his career (5/22/21 at WSH) and the first by an O’s batter this season; the blast traveled 456 feet, the farthest home run by an Oriole this season and the farthest of his career.

He has seven career multi-homer games and two against the A’s (9/3/22).

His nine barrels this season are tied for third in MLB, per Statcast; his 20 batted balls of 95+ mph are tied for eighth-most.

HAYS OF OUR LIVES: Austin Hays batted leadoff on Tuesday for the first time this season and finished 4-for-5 with a double, a homer, a career-high four runs scored, and two RBI…He is only the second Oriole since 2015 to score four runs in a game, along with Ryan Mountcastle on May 30, 2022 at Boston…Hays homered in back-to-back games on Monday and Tuesday for the third time in his career and for the first time since April 24-26, 2022. Three of Hays’ four hardest-hit balls and six of 11 in 2023 have come in this series, including his leadoff double on Tuesday which was 110.2 mph, per Statcast; the double was the second-hardest hit ball of his career, trailing only a 110.3 mph home run on May 14, 2021. Tuesday marked his second game this year with at least four hits, joining a five-hit effort on April 1 at Boston; he and Adley Rutschman are two of the three MLB players with two games of at least four hits this season (MIA’s Luis Arráez) and the duo have accounted for four of the 18 4+ hit games in MLB this season.

NEED FOR SPEED: Baltimore’s 17 stolen bases are tied for second in MLB with Arizona and behind only Cleveland (19 SB)…Their 17 stolen bases through their first 12 games of the season are the most in O’s history (since 1954) to open a campaign…The O’s have only been caught stealing once for a 94.4 percent success rate…Jorge Mateo has swiped six of those, tied for the MLB lead with Cleveland’s Myles Straw and Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr., while Cedric Mullins is tied for fourth in MLB with five steals…They are the only pair of teammates with at least five stolen bases apiece and their 11 combined stolen bases are more than 22 MLB teams have this season.

ROSTER MOVES: The O’s selected the contract of Ryan O’Hearn from Triple-A Norfolk prior to today’s game…O’Hearn was slashing .300/.349/.725 (12-for-40) with three doubles, a triple, four homers, 11 runs, 11 RBI, and three walks in nine games with the Tides…In a corresponding move, Anthony Bemboom was designated for assignment.

RISING TIDE: O’s minor league teams are 16-9 to start the season, the third-most collective wins and third-best winning percentage (.640) among MLB affiliates… The Orioles are ranked as the No. 1 farm system by MLB Pipeline…Marks the fourth consecutive time between the preseason and midseason lists that the O’s are in the top spot…Since Pipeline began ranking systems in 2015, only one other organization has claimed the top spot four times in a row, and that was the Padres (2018 pre/mid, 2019 pre/mid)…Baltimore is also ranked as the No. 1 farm system by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, as well as in Baseball America’s preseason rankings for the first time since the publication began their Organizational Talent Rankings in 1984.

STARTING PITCHER – #19 COLE IRVIN LHP
QUICK HITS: Scheduled to make his third start of the season today against the A’s…Originally selected by the Phillies in the fifth round of
the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Oregon.

LAST TIME OUT: Dealt the loss in his second Orioles start on April 8 vs New York-AL…Allowed three runs on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts in 4.2 innings…Threw 101 pitches, 65 strikes.

FAMILIAR FACES: Making his first career start against his former team after spending the 2021-22 seasons in Oakland…Acquired by the Orioles from the Athletics along with RHP Kyle Virbitsky in exchange for SS Darell Hernaiz on January 26, 2023… Made his third straight Opening Day roster in 2022 and led the A’s in wins (9), starts (30), innings pitched (181.0), and strikeouts (128); set career highs in strikeouts and innings pitched while tying his career high with 15 quality starts (2021)…Posted career-lows in ERA (3.98), opponent batting average (.251), on-base percentage (.293), slugging percentage (.416), and OPS (.709)…Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 17 of his 30 starts…Struck out a career-high 11 batters on August 24 vs. Miami.

AGAINST THE AL WEST: Making his 35th career start against the AL West…Owns a 9-19 record with a 4.26 ERA (91 ER/192.1 IP) and 121 strikeouts to 40 walks through his first 34 appearances…Went 5-7 with a 3.13 ERA (32 ER/92.0 IP) and 57 strikeouts to 15 walks in 15 starts against the division in 2022 while with the A’s.

HOME SWEET HOME: Owned a 5-5 record with a 3.07 ERA (36 ER/105.2 IP) and 78 strikeouts against 22 walks in 17 home starts in 2022, compared to a 4-8 record with a 5.26 ERA (44 ER/75.1 IP) and 50 strikeouts to 14 walks in 13 road starts…Of his career-high-tying 15 quality starts last season, 11 came at home…Has gone 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA (4 ER/10.0 IP) and 11 strikeouts to five walks in two career starts at Oriole Park.

DAYMAN, FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN: Went 4-7 with a 3.44 ERA (33 ER/86.1 IP) and 57 strikeouts to 17 walks in 14 day starts last year, including eight quality starts, compared to 5-6 with a 4.47 ERA (47 ER/94.2 IP) and 71 strikeouts to 19 walks in 16 night starts, including seven quality starts.

STARTING STRONG: Irvin has allowed four earned runs in 8.0 innings of work in the first four innings this year, compared to five earned runs in 0.2 innings in the fifth…Opposing batters are hitting .286 (4-for-14) against him the first time through the lineup, .250 (4-for-16) the second time, and .667 (4-for-6) the third time.

HIT IT IF YOU CAN: Irvin relied on his four-seam fastball more than any other pitch in 2022, throwing it 36.1 percent of the time…Opposing batters slashed .222/.263/.387 (51-for-230) against his primary pitch, meaning that he recorded more strikeouts (69) by way of the heater than hits allowed (51)…Irvin induced 121 swings and misses on 941 fastballs for a 12.8 percent swing-and-miss rate.

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (40-31-10) at Columbus Blue Jackets (24-47-9)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (40-31-10) at Columbus Blue Jackets (24-47-9)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Apr. 11: Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Malkin (PP), Heinen
Multiple Points: Petry (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (22 saves, 25 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin tallied his 27th goal of the season as Pittsburgh fell at home.
PP: 1-5
PK: 2-2

Apr. 8: Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 1 – Little Caesars Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby (2), Nylander, Heinen, Malkin
Multiple Points: Crosby (2G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (19 saves, 20 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby became the 15th player in NHL history to record 1,500 points.
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 17 17
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 12 14
F Drew O’Connor Undisclosed 1 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 212

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Apr. 11 D Dmitry Kulikov activated off of long-term injured reserve.
Apr. 11 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Apr. 9 F Alex Nylander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Apr. 7 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Blue Jackets: 35-10-4
In Pittsburgh: 21-4-0
In Columbus: 14-6-4
OT Record vs. Blue Jackets: 9-2-2
Shootout Record vs. Blue Jackets: 3-2

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 3-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. BLUE JACKETS:
Sidney Crosby – 37GP, 51 PTS (17G-34A)
Evgeni Malkin – 33GP, 42 PTS (15G-27A)
Kris Letang – 31GP, 26 PTS (11G-15A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins conclude the 2022-23 campaign as they head to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh has won eight-straight games against the Blue Jackets dating back to Dec. 12, 2019.
  • Pittsburgh has already taken the season series with the Blue Jackets. Since the Metropolitan Division was formed for the 2012-13 season, Pittsburgh has dropped the season series with Columbus just once (2014-15).
  • Pittsburgh is 18-3-1 in its last 22 games against Columbus dating back to Feb. 3, 2017.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Apr. 13, 2023 Game No. 81 (24-47-9, 57 pts.)
vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (40-31-10, 90 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 40 (15-22-2, 32 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: APR. 11, 2023 – CBJ 3 at PHI 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Foudy (7), Fix-Wolansky (1), PP – Kuraly (11)
PHI Goal Scorers: Farabee (15), van Riemsdyk (12), PP – Tippett (25), OT – Tippett (26)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (35/39; 64:44); PHI – Hart (28/31; 64:44)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / PHI: 39
3 Stars: 1. Van Riemsdyk, PHI; 2. Tippett, PHI; 3. Farabee, PHI
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 4th-straight game… CBJ finished season series with PHI going 2-1-1… CBJ scored 1st 2 goals of the game… CBJ scored 5:50 into the 3rd period to tie the game at 3, but PHI scored 4:44 into OT to win… Kuraly scored 1st career PPG, giving him 1-1-2 in the last 3 contests… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 53rd assist of the season… Fix-Wolansky scored a goal, recording his 1st point of the season… Meyer registered his 1st point of the season (assist)… Berni notched his 1st career NHL assist.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); approximately 6 months (74 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (67 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (65 games)
Laine (triceps strain); approximately two-four weeks (10 games)
Gudbranson (separated shoulder); approximately six weeks (9 games)
Olivier (lower leg bone bruise); approximately two-four weeks (9 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); week-to-week (8 games)
Merzlikins (lower body); day-to-day (8 games)
Pederson (upper body); day-to-day (6 games)
Robinson (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
Jenner (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 541

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Apr. 12 Recalled Knazko and Sweezey, added Angle, Luoto and Pyyhtia to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and recalled Svozil from Regina (WHL)
Apr. 12 Assigned Christiansen, Dunne, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Meyer to Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 11 Added Christiansen, Dunne, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Meyer to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 8 Assigned Bjork, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Luoto to Cleveland (AHL)

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

AGAINST THE PENGUINS
2022-23 Series: 0-2-1 (0-1-0 vs. PIT)
2021-22 Series: 0-4-0 (0-2-0 vs. PIT)
All-Time Series: 14-26-0-9 (10-10-0-4 vs. PIT)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 1-7-2 | 4-5-1
All-Time GF/GA: 127/159
All-Time SF/SA: 1,494/1,639
All-Time PP: 27-of-173
All-Time PK: 130-of-186

THE LAST GAME: MAR. 7, 2023 – CBJ 4 at PIT 5 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bemstrom (5), Pederson (2), Laine (20), Foudy (3)
PIT Goal Scorers: Zucker (20), Guentzel (25), Zucker (21), Heinen (6), PP – Crosby (28)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (7/7; 20:00), Hutchinson (35/40; 42:45); PIT – Jarry (8/12; 22:37), DeSmith (15/15; 40:08)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 27 / PIT: 47
3 Stars: 1. Crosby, PIT; 2. Zucker, PIT; 3. Foudy, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 5th time in last 6 contests… CBJ scored the 1st 4 goals of the game (3 in the 1st and 1 in the 2nd), but PIT followed up with 5 unanswered goals, including 3 in the 3rd, to win in OT… Foudy registered his 2nd multi-point game of the campaign (1-1-2)… Bemstrom tallied his 3rd multi-point effort of the season (1-1-2)… Johnson notched his 3rd multi-assist/6th multi-point contest of the campaign (0-2-2)… Pederson scored his 1st goal as a Blue Jacket and recorded 8 hits tying his career-high (with ARI on 4/4/21 at ANA).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. PIT)
Teams met in 1st round in 2 playoffs (2014, 2017)… PIT has won the past 8 meetings (CBJ; 0-6-2)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 14 of the past 17 games of the series dating back to 12/27/17… PIT owns all 3 shutouts in all-time series… Each team has recorded 3 hat tricks in all-time series… Most goals scored vs. PIT: 7 (12/22/16)… Most goals allowed vs. PIT: 7 (12/4/10).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. PIT)
Berni made NHL debut on 12/6/22 at PIT… Gudbranson skated in his 200th career NHL game on 12/20/14 at PIT… Jenner skated in 400th career NHL game on 2/26/19 vs. PIT… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL goal on 10/22/22 vs. PIT… Marchenko made NHL debut on 12/6/22 at PIT… Merzlikins made NHL debut on 10/5/19 at PIT… Werenski picked up 100th NHL assist on 11/29/19 vs. PIT.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. PIT
• Gaudreau – 7-6-13 in 17 career GP, including 3-3-6 in his last seven contests vs. the club

• Roslovic – 2-4-6 in 11 career GP, including multiple points in each of his last two home games (2-2-4)

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (39-35-7) at Buffalo Sabres (40-33-7)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (39-35-7) at Buffalo Sabres (40-33-7)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: April 10, 3-2 win vs. Carolina: Giroux recorded two goals and one assist to register 1,000 career NHL points in Ottawa’s 3-2 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. The win stood as their 24th home victory of the season, the Senators’ most in one campaign since 2009-10. Combined with Dallas’ Pavelski hitting the milestone later in the evening, it marked the first time in league history two players reached 1,000 points on the same day. Stützle provided one goal and one assist with the helper counting as his 50th of the year to become the youngest Ottawa skater to record a 50-assist season. Tkachuk had two assists in the game as Pesce and Burns scored for Carolina to give the Hurricanes their 11th contest this season with goals from multiple defencemen. The game saw a matchup of two Danish born goaltenders for the first time in league history as Sogaard earned the win in making 26 saves while Andersen took the loss with 29 stops. Scratches: None; Injuries: Brassard, Chabot, Chychrun, Forsberg, Hamonic, Joseph, Kelly,
Norris, Watson; Shots: OTT – 32, CAR – 28; PP: OTT – 0-6, CAR – 1-5.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Buffalo will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa will open its 2023-24 training camp at Canadian Tire Centre on a to be determined date in mid-September.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Sabres this evening. F Kelly has missed the last 15 games with a lower-body injury. D Chychrun has missed the last nine games with a lower body injury. D Chabot has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury. F Brassard and D Hamonic have missed the last six games with lower-body injuries. F Watson has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 321.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Bernard-Docker and recalled D Guenette to/from Belleville (AHL) on April 11.

OTTAWA vs. BUFFALO – History:
2022-23 (2-1-0): Oct. 13 @ Buffalo (4-1 loss), Nov. 16 @ Ottawa (4-1 win), Jan. 1 @ Ottawa (3-1 win), April 13 @ Buffalo
2021-22 (2-1-0): 1/18/22 @ Ottawa (3-1 loss), 1/25/22 @ Ottawa (5-0 win), 2/17/22 @ Buffalo (3-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 69-57-10-15; Home: 39-23-7-9; Away: 30-34-3-6

Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Jan. 1 (3-1); @ Buffalo: 2/17/22 (3-1)
Last Buffalo win: @ Ottawa: 1/18/22 (3-1); @ Buffalo: Oct. 13 (4-1)
Last OT result: 2/15/18 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/8/18 (4-3 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 10, (11/2/05, 10-4 win); Allowed: 12, (10/30/92, 12-3 loss); Both teams: 15, (10/30/92, 12-3 loss)
Last Game: Jan. 1, 3-1 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Stützle (x2), Lucchini; BUF Goal: Girgensons; OTT Scratches: None; OTT
Injuries: Brannstrom, Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; BUF Goalie: Anderson; OTT PP: 1-1; BUF PP: 0-3; Shots: 33-34.
Career vs. Buffalo: Giroux leads all players in career games played (52), in goals (15), in assists (35) and in points (50); Watson leads in penalty minutes (27) against Buffalo.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 90-101-18 all-time record (35-34-7 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and wore the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (4-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 116-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 88-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 15-21-4 on the road this season … Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk lead with 15 goals on the road this season while Tkachuk ranks first with 20 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 40 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 35 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa played back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and closed its final set with a 4-3 overtime loss at Columbus on April 2 … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (7-5-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-5-1 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 71 for 303 (23.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 14 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 30 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 18 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 234 of the 292 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.1% through 81 regular-season games … The team has registered nine (Stützle x3, Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Tuesday, April 11
Buffalo 2 at New Jersey 6
Goals: Skinner, Samuelsson
Goalie: Levi (24 saves/28 shots; 2 ENG)
PP: 0/2; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 38 – New Jersey 30

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 147)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Craig Anderson (upper body, March 31) – 7 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, April 14: Buffalo at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
SENATORS AT SABRES
• This is the fourth and final meeting between the Sabres and Senators this season.
• Last meeting: Ottawa defeated Buffalo 3-1 in Ottawa on Jan. 1.
• The Sabres are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games against Ottawa; 6-3-1 at home.
• This is the 152nd game all-time between Buffalo and Ottawa; Buffalo has an 72-59-20 series record.
• The Sabres are 40-25-8 at home against the Senators all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win in tonight’s game would mark the 15th time the Sabres have earned 41 or more wins in a single season.
• Each of the last 15 games between Buffalo and Ottawa have been decided in regulation.
• The last nine matchups in Buffalo between the two clubs have also been decided in regulation.
• Alex Tuch has notched 22 points (11+11) in his last 20 games, including 12 points (5+7) in his last 10 games.
• With an assist in tonight’s game Tuch would match the longest assist streak of his career (five games).
• In his last nine games, Casey Mittelstadt has recorded 13 points (3+10).
• Mittelstadt is riding a four-game point streak (3+3) and a point in tonight’s game would give him his second point streak of five or more games in his career.
• Since March 25 (nine games), Mittelstadt leads all Sabres skaters in assists (10) and points (13).
• Rasmus Dahlin has registered seven points (1+6) in his last seven games.

BACK-TO-BACK
• Today’s game opens Buffalo’s 15th and final back-to-back set of the season, which concludes with a road matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow night. The Sabres are 8-5-1 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 5-8-1 in the second game so far this season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in back-to-back sets this season is: four points (5), three points (0), two points (3), one point (2) and zero points (4).

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (51-22-8) at Washington Capitals (35-37-9)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (51-22-8) at Washington Capitals (35-37-9)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Buffalo Sabres 2 New Jersey Devils 6
(40-33-7 – 87 PTS) (51-22-8 – 110 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. T. Tatar 2. V. Vanecek 3. M. Wood
SCORE 1 ST 2 ND 3 RD OT SO FINAL
Buffalo 0 1 1 – – 2
DEVILS 1 2 3 – – 6
Goals:
BUF: J. Skinner, M. Samuelsson,
NJD: J. Boqvist, J. Siegenthaler, M. Wood, T. Tatar, T. Tatar (ENG), J. Hughes (ENG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 81
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 12
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 224

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils tied a franchise record 51 wins in a single season, after Tuesday’s win vs Buffalo at the Rock. Jersey’s team tied the 2008-09 team, which logged a 51-27-4 (106 PTS) record. The team also earned 110 PTS in the standings and clinched home-ice advantage in the First Round of the 2022-23 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The most points that the Devils earned in a single season was 111 PTS, after posting a 48-19-12 record in 2000-01. Now, the Devils aim to set a new franchise record and finish the 2022-23 campaign with 52 wins. New Jersey’s record for regular-season finales is 18-18-2-1 since 1982-83. The team also played in its 2022-23 home finale via Tuesday and finished the campaign with a 24-13-4 record on home ice. The franchise record for the most wins at home in a single season is 29 wins, which Jersey earned in 1993-94 and 1997-98. Tuesday’s win marked the 14th time in franchise history that the team won 24, or more, games on home ice in a single season. Head coach Lindy Ruff is the second coach in franchise history who earned 51 wins (B. Sutter), which also marked his third most wins in a single season. Ruff earned 53 wins with Buffalo in 2006-07 and then 52 wins in 2005-06. The victory also marked Ruff’s 97 th career win with the Devils, which is now tied with Brent Sutter for the fifth most all-time in franchise history. J. Lemaire ranks first in franchise history with 276 career wins. The Devils officially clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, March 25, for the first time since 2017-18, but also earned 100 points in a season for the first time since 2011-12 (48-28-6=102 PTS). It marked the 14th time in franchise history that the Devils earned 100, or more, points in a single season for the standings.

VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 22-5-5 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. The Devils own a 29-17-3 record vs the Eastern Conference and 17-6-2 vs the Metropolitan Division.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 2, Boston Bruins 5
April 11, 2023 * TD Garden * Boston, MA
Shots: WSH: 27; BOS: 44
Power Plays: WSH: 1/2; BOS: 2/2
Three Stars: 1. Marchand (BOS), 2. Nosek (BOS), 3. Pastrnak (BOS)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled forward Henrik Borgstrom from AHL Hershey, 4/11
Recalled forward Joe Snively from AHL Hershey, 4/10
Recalled forward Beck Malenstyn from AHL Hershey, 4/7
Signed goaltender Mitchell Gibson to a one-year NHL entry-level contract, 4/7
Re-assigned forward Ludwig Persson from BIK Karlskoga (Sweden-2) to the AHL Hershey, 4/7
Signed goaltender Mitchell Gibson to an amateur tryout agreement (ATO), 4/2

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-4/11/23 (81 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-4/11/23 (77 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22, 4/2/23-4/11/23 (22 games)
Trevor van Riemsdyk: 4/2/23-4/11/23 (5 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23, 4/6/23-4/11/23 (8 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23, 4/8/23-4/11/23 (5 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23, 4/10/23-4/11/23 (15 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (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, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23, 3/25/23-3/30/23 (6 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Man Games Lost: 434

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at Capital One Arena in the regular-season finale. Washington is 1-1-1 against
New Jersey this season. The Capitals fell to the Devils 3-2 in the shootout in their last meeting on March 9 at Capital One Arena.
Washington defeated New Jersey 6-3 in Newark on Oct. 24 and the Devils topped the Capitals 5-1 on Nov. 26. Washington is 124-78-
13-17 all-time vs. New Jersey and 26-4-4 (.824 points percentage) in their last 34 games against the Devils dating back to the 2015-16
season. In addition, the Capitals have earned at least one point in eight-straight home games versus the Devils (6-0-2).

HOME vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
71-30-6-10 432 313 1 NJD SO win (3/9/23)
CAPITALS vs. DEVILS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (71) Ovechkin (38) Backstrom (40) Ovechkin (77)
Backstrom (60) Backstrom (18) Ovechkin (39) Backstrom (58)
Carlson (52) Kuznetsov (10) Carlson (32) Carlson (41)

Streak Snapped

  • The Capitals have failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2013-14, snapping an eight-season playoff streak. Washington’s eight-year streak was tied for second-longest active playoff streak in the NHL (Pittsburgh: 16 seasons; Nashville: 8 seasons).
  • From 2014-15 to 2021-22, the Capitals had a record of 374-176-67 (815 points, .660 point percentage). In that span, the Capitals ranked second in the NHL in wins, points and point percentage and won a Stanley Cup (2018), two Presidents’ Trophies (2016, 2017) and five-straight division titles (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).
  • The Capitals finished with 100 or more standings points in six of the eight seasons during the streak. The only seasons in which the Capitals did not reach the 100-point mark from 2014-15 to 2021-22 were the shortened 2019-20 (90 points in 69 games – a 106-point pace) and the 2020-21 (77 points in 56 games – a 112-point pace) seasons.
  • The Capitals have missed the playoffs for just the eighth time since the 1982-83 season (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014).

Special Teams

  • Over their last 13 games, the Capitals have converted on 10 of 35 power-play opportunities (28.6 percent).
  • The Capitals have converted on 18 of 73 power-play opportunities (24.7 percent) since Feb. 16 and own the ninth-highest power-play percentage in the NHL in that span.
  • Seven different Capitals have scored on the man advantage during the 25-game stretch (Ovechkin: 4 PPG; Oshie: 4 PPG; Nicklas Backstrom: 4 PPG; Tom Wilson: 3 PPG; Sonny Milano: 1 PPG; Evgeny Kuznetsov: 1 PPG; John Carlson: 1 PPG).
  • This season, the Capitals’ 82.1 penalty kill percentage ranks tied for ninth in the NHL, through games played April 11.
  • On average, the Capitals are shorthanded 2.77 times per game, which is the fifth-lowest rate in the League.
  • Washington’s +25 net penalty differential this season ranks tied for sixth in the NHL, through games played April 11.

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (35-36-10) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-30-6)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (35-36-10) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-30-6)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 at CAROLINA 4 (4/11/23)
1ST PERIOD: CAR Noesen (Kotkaniemi, Gostisbehere) 2:46-EV; CAR Martinook (Skjei, Fast) 7:50-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Hägg (Veleno, Perron) 5:05-EV; CAR Burns (Slavin, Drury) 9:10-EV
3RD PERIOD: CAR Kotkaniemi (unassisted) 19:18-EN
SHOTS: DET 21 (6-8-7) / CAR 28 (12-11-5)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (L, 24-27) / CAR Raanta (W, 20-21)
PP: DET 0-2 / CAR 0-1

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (52 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (47 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (25 / Feb. 25)
Ville Husso – lower body (10 / April 11)
Marco Kasper – lower body (5 / April 3)
Adam Erne – non-COVID illness (4 / April 10)
Dylan Larkin – lower body (2 / April 11)
Total Man Games Lost: 314
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Ben Chiarot (6), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Jordan Oesterle (2), Alex Chiasson (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/12 – Reassigned forward Amadeus Lombardi to Grand Rapids from Flint (OHL) … Assigned forwards Taro Hirose and Danny O’Regan to Grand Rapids
4/11 – Recalled forward Danny O’Regan from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Assigned defenseman Simon Edvinsson to Grand Rapids
4/10 – Recalled forward Taro Hirose from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at LIGHTNING / 7:00 P.M. EDT / Amalie Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 76th all-time meeting, 39th at Tampa Bay … Fourth of four games this season, second of two at Tampa Bay
ALL-TIME vs. TB: 36-29-2-8 / AWAY: 15-21-1-1 / LAST 10: 5-3-2 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-2 / THIS SEASON: 2-1-0
DET top scorers vs. TB: Dylan Larkin (8-8-16 in 29 GP), David Perron (7-7-14 in 17 GP), Robby Fabbri (5-5-10 in 14 GP), Dominik Kubalík (5-5-10 in 14 GP), Filip Zadina (1-8-9 in 15 GP), Robert Hägg (3-2-5 in 10 GP), Moritz Seider (0-4-4 in 7 GP)
TB top scorers vs. DET: Nikita Kucherov (20-21-41 in 32 GP), Steven Stamkos (20-18-38 in 38 GP), Victor Hedman (3-33-36 in 41 GP), Brayden Point (16-12-28 in 30 GP), Corey Perry (11-12-23 in 46 GP), Alex Killorn (11-10-21 in 42 GP), Ross Colton (5-2-7 in 12 GP)

LAST TIME OUT
April 11 at Carolina – 4-1 L
Detroit fell at Carolina to move to 35-36-10 overall and 16-19-5 on the road … Robert Hägg put Detroit on the board with his second goal of the season … Hägg has two points (1-1-2) in his last three appearances … Joe Veleno logged the primary assist on Hägg’s goal, giving him four points (2-2-4) in nine games since March 28 vs. Pittsburgh … David Perron also picked up an assist on Hägg’s goal, giving him 12 points (8-4-12) in nine games since March 28 vs. Pittsburgh … Moritz Seider has tallied 203 hits this season, becoming the third player in franchise history to record at least 200 hits in a single season since 2005-06, joining Justin Abdelkader (207 hits in 2015-16) and Brad Stuart (206 hits in 2009-10) … Andrew Copp finished 14-for-20 (70.0%) at the faceoff circle.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 vs. Toronto 4
The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped a fourth-consecutive contest with a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs April 11 at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay fell to 45-30-6 on the season with a home record of 27-8-5…The Bolts finished the season series vs. TOR with a 1-2-0 record…William Nylander opened the scoring with a power-play goal at the 12:48 mark of the first period to give TOR a 1-0 lead…Alex Killorn responded for the Lightning just 1:11 later when he redirected a point shot from Mikhail Sergachev to tie the game at one with his 26th goal of the season, tying his career high set in 2018-19…Steven Stamkos recorded the secondary assist on Killorn’s game-tying goal for his 50th helper of the year…Former Bolts defenseman Luke Schenn gave TOR a 2-1 lead with 3:59 remaining in the opening period…Nick Perbix made it a 2-2 game 5:21 into the middle frame when he took a backhand pass from Brayden Point and beat Joseph Woll with a shot to the far post…Calle Jarnkrok put TOR up 3-2 when he scored a 4-on-3, power-play goal with 3:04 remaining in the second period…Ryan O’Reilly gave TOR a 4-2 lead when he jumped on a loose puck and pushed it over the goal line at the 12:33 mark of the third period…Sergachev got Tampa Bay back within one when he scored the final goal of the contest just 1:16 later, jumping on a turnover by T.J. Brodie and beating Woll with a perfectly placed shot over the glove and into the top right corner…Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves on 24 shots against…The Lightning recorded a season-high 48 shots on goal.
PP: TBL – 0-8 TOR – 2-6
SOG: TBL – 48 TOR – 24
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Red Wings are playing the fourth of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 1-2-0 vs. DET this season following a 4-2 loss Dec. 6 at AMALIE Arena, a 7-4 loss Dec. 21 at Little Caesars Arena and a 3-0 win Feb. 25 at Little Caesars Arena…Nikita Kucherov leads all Tampa Bay skaters in points vs. DET this season (2-3—5), while Brayden Point leads the way in goals (3-1—4)…Kucherov is riding a four-game point streak vs. DET (3-3—6) and has found the scoresheet in nine of the last 11 meetings (8-11— 19)…Kucherov has picked up points in nine of his last 11 home games vs. DET (7-10—17)…Point has scored a goal in three consecutive contests vs. DET (3-1—4) and has pointed in six of the last seven meetings (5-3—8)…Point has found the scoresheet in 12 of his 15 career home games vs. DET (8-5—13)…Steven Stamkos has points in seven of his last eight games vs. DET (5-7—12)…Stamkos is riding a four-game home point streak vs. DET (2-4—6)…Alex Killorn has recorded points in three consecutive contests vs. DET (2-2—4)…Ross Colton has six points over his last seven games vs. DET (4-2—6)…Victor Hedman has picked up 10 points over his last seven contests vs. DET (0-10—10)…Hedman has found the scoresheet in 18 of his 21 career home games vs. DET (3-23—26)…In 16 career games vs. DET, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 14-2-0 with a .929 save percentage, 2.08 goals against average and one shutout…Tampa Bay has surrendered two or fewer goals in nine of their last 12 home games vs. DET…The Lightning penalty kill is 25-of-27 over their last 10 home games vs. DET (92.6%)…The Bolts have won 18 of their last 21 home games vs. DET…Tampa Bay is 7-3-0 in their last 10 home games vs. DET and 5-4-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Lightning are 37-33-3 with two ties all-time vs. DET, including a home record of 22-14-1 with one tie…Nikita Kucherov (20-21—41) holds the Tampa Bay franchise record for career points vs. DET.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. DET

  1. Nikita Kucherov – 41 pts. (20-21—41, 32 GP)
  2. Steven Stamkos – 38 pts. (20-18—38, 38 GP)
  3. Victor Hedman – 36 pts. (3-33—36, 41 GP)
    T4. Brayden Point – 28 pts. (16-12—28, 30 GP)
    T4. Ondrej Palat – 28 pts. (8-20—28, 38 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a two-game homestand tonight and the final game of the regular season…The Bolts will finish the regular season having played three of their six games in April on home ice…The Lightning are 27-8-5 on home ice this season…Tampa Bay is 11-13-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 24-22-3 against the Eastern Conference.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 109
Current Injuries:
Tanner Jeannot (Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely) 3 Games

MLB Preview: Boston Red Sox (5-7) at Tampa Bay Rays (12-0)

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MLB Preview: Boston Red Sox (5-7) at Tampa Bay Rays (12-0)

BOSTON RED SOX NOTES:

STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have lost the first 3 games of the current 4-game series at TB after winning each of their previous 3 games at DET from 4/6-9. The Sox lost the 4-game series at TB to fall to 2-2 in series play, including 1-1 on the road. Red Sox batters have struck out 10+ times in each of the first 3 games at TB, after striking out 10+ times in just 1 of their first 9 games of the season.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox lost at TB last night, 9-7…The Sox scored 7 runs on 10 hits after they were held to 2 runs and 9 hits over the first 2 games of the current series. They trailed 3-0 after 3 innings, 6-1 after 4, and 8-3 after 5…Rafael Devers hit a 3-run HR in the 7th
inning to cut the deficit to 8-7. Reese McGuire went 3-for-4 and scored 2 runs.

CLOSE SHAVES: 9 of the Sox’ first 12 games have been decided by 3 runs or fewer…The only teams in MLB with more such games are CLE (11), KC (10), and MIN (10). 6 of the Sox’ 7 losses have come by 3 runs or fewer, including 4 losses by 2 runs or fewer. The only teams with more losses by 3 runs or fewer are KC (8) and HOU (7). The only teams to lose more games by 2 runs or fewer are CIN and SEA (5 each).

LEADERS OF THE PACK: The Red Sox rank 2nd in the AL and 3rd in MLB in runs scored (68), trailing only TB (92) and LAD (79). The Sox have struck out 93 times through 12 games (7.75 SO/game), 2nd fewest in the AL (TB-85 SO). Red Sox hitters have struck out in just 20.1% of their plate appearances (93 SO/462 PA), the 3rd-best SO% in the AL (TB-18.6%, CLE-19.2%).

The Sox also rank in the AL’s top 5 in various offensive categories (see below).

RED SOX OFFENSIVE RANKINGS
Stat AL Rank
68 R……………………….. 2nd
41 XBH……………………. 5th
16 HR ……………………… 5th
Stat AL Rank
.427 SLG …………………….. 5th
.749 OPS …………………….. 5th
20.1 SO%……………………. 3rd

ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox have scored at least 68 runs through their first 12 games for the 3rd time in the last 20 seasons (also 72 runs in 2021 and 69 runs in 2018). The Sox have hit 16 home runs through their first 12 games…Their last season with more home runs through 12 games was 2003 (17 HR).

NINE IS FINE: Over their first 12 games, the Red Sox have scored 9+ runs 4 times (3-1 record), 4-8 runs 4 times (2-2 record), and 0-3 runs 4 times (0-4 record). The Sox’ 4 games with 9+ runs scored are tied with LAD for 2nd most in MLB, trailing only TB (6).

INNINGS OF INTEREST: The Red Sox have scored in either the 1st or 2nd inning in 7 of their 12 games (17 total runs). They have scored 8 runs in the 1st inning, tied for 3rd most in the AL behind only SEA and TB (11 each). They have scored 9 runs in the 2nd inning, trailing only ATL (12) and TB (10) for most in MLB. The Red Sox have outscored opponents in the 8th and 9th innings, 12-5.

PINCH ME!: The Red Sox have used 15 pinch-hitters this season, going 6-for-15 with 3 RBI (2B, HR, BB). The Sox’ 6 pinch hits are 3 more than any other team. Their .429 AVG (6-for-14) in pinch-hit situations is tied for 2nd best in MLB, trailing only COL (.600; 3-for-5).

WHAT A RELIEF: Over the last 9 games (since 4/3), Red Sox relievers have posted a 2.83 ERA (11 ER/35.0 IP). 4 of the 8 relief pitchers the Red Sox have used this season have posted an ERA under 3.00 (see below).

RED SOX RELIEVERS WITH AN ERA BELOW 3.00
Pitcher ERA IP ER
Kenley Jansen 0.00 3.0 0
Josh Winckowski 1.00 9.0 1
John Schreiber 1.50 6.0 1
Chris Martin 2.57 7.0 2

ON THE MEND: Brayan Bello allowed 1 run over 6.0 IP in a rehab start for Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday vs. Columbus (4 H, 4 SO, HB, 81 pitches). James Paxton is scheduled to make a rehab start for Worcester tomorrow vs. Columbus…He struck out 3 batters over 3.0 scoreless innings for the WooSox Sunday at Buffalo (2 H, 2 BB, 58 pitches).

SOX & RAYS: Today marks the 4th of 13 scheduled meetings between the Red Sox and Rays in 2023. The Rays will visit Fenway Park for 4 games in 3 days from 6/2-4, and a 2-game series from 9/26-27…The Sox will return to Tropicana Field for 3 games from 9/4-6. The Sox have lost each of their last 12 games at Tropicana Field, beginning 4/23/22…It is their longest losing streak ever at the venue.

ROAD TRIPPING: Today’s game concludes the Red Sox’ 7-game road trip to DET (3-0) and TB (0-3). The Red Sox are currently in a stretch of 19 games in 19 days, from 4/8-26 (2-3 so far). Starting tomorrow, the Red Sox will begin a 7-game homestand against LAA (4 games) and MIN (3 games).

BOSTON STRONG: The Red Sox announced plans to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon with special events and pregame ceremonies during the 4-game series vs. LAA that begins tomorrow. The Red Sox tomorrow, in partnership with JetBlue, will distribute over 40,000 Red Sox City Connect hats to Boston Public Schools students and staff at 104 elementary and middle schools across Boston. Prior to Saturday’s 4:10 p.m. game, the Red Sox will host special pregame ceremonies commemorating One Boston Day and the 76th anniversary of Jackie
Robinson breaking the color barrier. Prior to Sunday’s 1:35 p.m. game, a reunion of the 2013 Red Sox World Series Championship team will take place during pregame ceremonies. On Patriots Day, Monday, 4/17, Hall of Famer David Ortiz will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 127th Boston Marathon…The Red Sox and Angels will play at 11:10 AM, with all fans in attendance receiving a Boston Strong t-shirt.

TODAY’S STARTER: 28 COREY KLUBER – RHP
Allowed 1 run (solo HR) over 5.0 IP on 4/5 vs. PIT (3 H, BB, R, 2 SO)…Retired 14 of his final 15 batters faced. His last start was the 80th of his career with at least 5.0 IP and 1 or 0 runs allowed (previous: 9/21/22 vs. HOU with TB). Started 31 games for TB in 2022 (10-10, 4.34 ERA). Has a 2.98 ERA (22 ER/66.1 IP) in 11 career starts vs. TB…Allowed 5 runs over 2.1 IP in his last start at TB on 4/921 with NYY (5 H, 2 BB, 3 SO). Is 50-34 with a 3.62 ERA (296 ER/735.2 IP) in 123 career games (119 starts) following a loss. Opponents are batting .167 (2-for-12, 2 SO, HR) this season in at-bats ending with his cutter.

TAMPA BAY RAYS NOTES:

WASH, RINSE, REPEAT — The Rays extended their win streak to 12 games in last night’s 9-7 win vs. Boston…making his major league debut, RHP Taj Bradley earned the victory after tossing 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk with eight strikeouts…his eight strikeouts marked the second most by a Rays pitcher in their MLB debut, trailing only Wade Davis (9SO, 9/6/09 vs. DET)… Bradley is the 12th starter and 15th pitcher overall in franchise history to win in his MLB debut, including the first since RHP Shane Baz (9/20/21 vs. TOR).

The Rays became the first team to begin a season 12-0 since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers won 13 straight to begin the year…Tampa Bay joins Milwaukee, along with the 1982 Atlanta Braves (13-0), as the only teams since 1901 to begin a season on a 12+ game win streak.

The last team in the majors to win at least 12 straight games at any point during a season was the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers, who also won 12 consecutive games from 7/31-8/13, 2022.

The Rays have won 12 consecutive home games over the Red Sox since 4/23/22, the longest home win streak over a single opponent in club history.

ROSTER MOVES — Prior to today’s game, RHP Taj Bradley was optioned to Triple-A Durham…RHP Braden Bristo was selected from Triple-A Durham and RHP Shane Baz was transferred from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL.

12 AND COUNTING — The Rays 12-game win streak is tied for the longest in franchise history with the 2004 club, who won 12 straight from 6/9-22, 2004.

The Rays’ nine-game win streak at Tropicana Field is their longest to open a home slate in club history, surpassing three-game runs by the 2002, 2012 and 2022 clubs…marks Tampa Bay’s longest home win streak since winning a franchise-best 12 straight at Tropicana Field from 8/9-9/10, 2018.

The club’s three-game road win streak is its longest to begin a season since a seven-game road streak to kick off the 2010 season.

THERE’S NO “I” IN TEAM — The Rays have 10 players with multiple home runs, including Wander Franco (4HR), Brandon Lowe (4HR), Randy Arozarena (3HR), Yandy Díaz (3HR), Isaac Paredes (3HR), Luke Raley (3HR), Harold Ramírez (3HR), Josh Lowe (2HR), Manuel Margot (2HR) and Jose Siri (2HR)…the next closest team is the San Francisco Giants, who have eight players with multiple homers.

Tampa Bay has an MLB-best seven players with 3+ HR…the next closest team is the Los Angeles Dodgers with five.

Tampa Bay has four players with 10+ RBI, including Randy Arozarena (15RBI), Wander Franco (12RBI), Brandon Lowe (10RBI) and Isaac Paredes (10RBI)… the only other team in the majors that has four players with 10+ RBI is the Los Angeles Dodgers (Max Muncy: 14RBI, Will Smith: 12RBI, Trayce Thompson: 11RBI and James Outman: 10 RBI).

ON THE OFFENSIVE — Tampa Bay has homered in each of its first 12 games, becoming one of 11 teams since 1901 to open the season with a streak of 12+ games with a homer…the last to do so was the 2020 New York Yankees, who also homered in 12 straight to open the year.

Tampa Bay’s 92 runs scored are its most ever through 12 games to start the year, ahead of the 1998 Rays (66R)…marks the most runs scored by an MLB team through 12 games since the 2019 Seattle Mariners (98R)

The Rays have hit three more home runs (30) than their total number of runs allowed (27).

BLAST OFF — The Rays have hit a major league-best 30 homers, ahead of Los Angeles-NL (24HR)…the Rays are one of only three teams since 1901 to have 30+ HR in the first 12 games of a season, joining the 2019 Seattle Mariners (32) and 2000 St. Louis Cardinals (31).

The Rays would need three home runs today to match the current MLB mark for most homers through 13 games, done by the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals and 2019 Seattle Mariners (33HR)…Tampa Bay has already registered three 4+ homer games (4/4 at WSH, 4/7 vs. OAK and 4/11 vs. BOS) after recording only one such contest in 2022 (6/21/22 vs. NYY).

NO FLY ZONE — Rays pitchers have allowed just five home runs across 108.0 innings, good for an MLB-best 0.42 HR/9.0IP…the five homers are the fewest allowed through 12 games in franchise history, surpassing the 2014 Rays (7HR)…the fewest home runs allowed through the first 13 games of a season in franchise history is nine by the 2014 club.

Overall, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff has produced an MLB-leading 2.17 ERA, including the best starter ERA (2.11) and third-best bullpen ERA (2.25) behind Milwaukee (1.37) and New York-AL (1.88)

The entire Rays pitching staff ranks among the league in first-pitch strike percentage (1st, 66.0%), fewest runs (1st, 27), fewest HR (1st, 5), fewest hits (T1st, 75), WHIP (2nd, 0.95), fewest walks (T2nd, 28) and SO/BB ratio (3rd, 3.93).

BOSOX IN THE BAY — The Rays play game four of a 13-game season series against Boston today at Tropicana Field…in 2022, Tampa Bay won the season series for the fourth consecutive year, winning 12 of 19 matchups…since 2019, the Rays are 45-25 (.643) against the Red Sox, their second most wins against any opponent in that span behind only Baltimore (46-21).

The Rays have won a franchise-best 12 consecutive home games over the Red Sox since 4/23/22, outscoring Boston, 60-32 (+28), in those games.

Tampa Bay last completed a four-game sweep of Boston from 7/11-14, 2022 at Tropicana Field…a win today would mark the fourth four-game sweep of Boston in club history (also: 4/16-9, 2010 & 8/10-13, 2020).

FOUR IS MORE — Following last night’s 4 RBI performance, Randy Arozarena is tied for third in the majors with 15 RBI…Arozarena joins Houston’s Yordan Alvarez (2G) and Los Angeles-NL Max Muncy (2G) as the only players with multiple 4+ RBI games this season.

IT’S A WANDERFUL LIFE — After going 3-for-5 with three doubles, 2 RBI and two runs in last night’s win, Wander Franco’s 11 extra-base hits are tied with Toronto’s Matt Chapman for the league lead…his three doubles marked a career high and were the most by a Rays hitter since Randy Arozarena on 8/28/22 at Boston (also 3 2B)…Franco is one of three players in the majors this season to record three doubles in a game, joining Pittsburgh’s Connor Joe (4/7 vs. CHW) and Cleveland’s Mike Zunino (4/10 vs. NYY).

TODAY’S STARTER: LHP JEFFREY SPRINGS (2-0, 0.00)
SPRING FEVER — A sixth-year veteran, Springs has not permitted a run while holding opponents to a .075 (3-for-40) average over his first two starts in 2023…is coming off a career year in 2022 that saw him post a 9-5 mark with a 2.46 ERA (135.1IP, 37ER) over 33 games (25 starts)… was acquired by the Rays along with RHP Chris Mazza from Boston on 2/17/21 in exchange for C Ronaldo Hernández and 2B Nick Sogard… signed a four-year, $31 million deal with Tampa Bay through the 2026 season on 1/25/23, including a club option.

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE — Crafted 7.0 scoreless frames while holding Oakland to three hits in Tampa Bay’s 11-0 win over the Athletics on 4/8 (7.0IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 7SO)…his 7.0 innings marked a career high… received a career-high nine runs of support in the outing (prev. 6R, 2x, last 9/3/22 vs. TOR)…has won back-to-back starts for the third time in his career, including the first since 9/13-18, 2022.

SPRINGS HAS SPRUNG — Springs’ 13.0 scoreless inning streak is tied for the third-longest by a Rays starting pitcher to open a season in club history, trailing only Mark Hendrickson (14.0IP, 2006) and Matt Moore (13.1IP, 2013)…Springs’ streak is also tied for ninth-longest by any pitcher to begin a season in Rays history (Elias).

BEANTOWN RUNDOWN — Has gone 0-2 with a 3.80 ERA (23.2IP, 10ER) across 12 career appearances (4 starts) against Boston…over his last two starts against the Red Sox (9/7/22 & 10/4/22), Springs has pitched to a 1.50 ERA (6.0IP, 1ER) while holding Boston hitters to a .143 average (3-for-21).

vs. AL EAST — Springs is 7-4 with a 2.85 ERA (104.1IP, 33ER), 35 walks and 135 strikeouts in 50 career outings (12 starts) against AL East opponents, including 4-3 with a 2.93 ERA (58.1IP, 19ER) in his 12 starts opposite the division.

Over his last five starts against division rivals since 9/2/22, Springs is 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA (22.2IP, 4ER), holding opposing hitters to a .159/.258/.259 (16-for-85) clip with zero homers in that stretch.

HOME COOKING — Has turned in a 5-2 record with a 1.98 ERA (68.1IP, 15ER) in 13 starts at Tropicana Field since the beginning of 2022, the 4thbest home ERA in the AL in that span (min. 10 home starts).

Springs has permitted three or fewer earned runs in each of his first 13 starts at Tropicana Field since joining the Rays…this includes eight home starts allowing one or zero earned runs.

SWING AND A MISS—Springs has registered a 36.8 pct. whiff rate this season, fourth highest among all qualifying pitchers behind TEX Jacob DeGrom (39.9%), MIN Pablo Lopez (37.1%) and ATL Spencer Strider (37.0%)

Has also produced a 47.2 pct. whiff rate on his changeup this season, fifth-best in MLB (min. 50 changeups thrown)…Springs has used his changeup 35.9 pct. of the time, the highest clip in the AL ahead of NYY Ron Marinaccio (35.8 pct.) (min. 100 total pitches thrown).

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (51-21-9) at Florida Panthers (42-31-8)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (51-21-9) at Florida Panthers (42-31-8)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at PNC Arena on Tuesday, finishing the regular season with a 10-2-2 record in the second game of back-to-backs. Jesperi Kotkaniemi tallied two points (1g, 1a), and Brent Burns, Jordan Martinook and Stefan Noesen each also scored for Carolina, with Martinook’s goal marking his 100th Hurricanes point. Brady Skjei recorded an assist on Martinook’s goal, marking his 200th career NHL point. Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 21 shots faced in net, improving to 16-1-2 in his last 19 decisions.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 81 games (10/12-4/11)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 80 games (10/14-4/11)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 36 games (1/21-4/11)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed 17 games (3/12-4/11)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 330

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 11 Signed Yaniv Perets to a two-year, entry-level contract
March 29 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
April 13 at Florida 7 p.m. BSSO HRN

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
April 13 Thursday FLA Live Arena 11:30 a.m.
April 14 Friday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
April 15 Saturday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
April 16 Sunday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.

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

HURRICANES vs. PANTHERS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Panthers in the third and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— Carolina and Florida are meeting for the 138th time in their regular-season histories. The Hurricanes hold a 70-46-11-10 overall record, including a 26-29-8-5 road record and a 64-38-9-10 record since relocation.

— The season series is tied 1-1-0 in 2022-23.

— Carolina suffered a 3-0 loss against Florida at FLA Live Arena on 11/9. Antti Raanta stopped 34 of 36 shots faced in net.

— The Hurricanes posted a 4-0 win over the Panthers at PNC Arena on 12/30. Brent Burns (2a), Seth Jarvis (2a) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1g, 1a) recorded two points, while Antti Raanta stopped all 19 shots faced in net for his second shutout of the season.

— Sebastian Aho has tallied 25 points (9g, 16a) in 25 career regular-season games against the Panthers.

— Brent Burns has earned 23 points (6g, 17a) in 25 career regular-season games against Florida.

— Martin Necas has posted 13 points (3g, 10a) in 16 career regular-season games against the Panthers.

— Paul Stastny has recorded 27 points (11g, 16a) in 24 career regular-season games against the Panthers.

— Teuvo Teravainen has registered 17 points (7g, 10a) in 21 career regular-season games against Florida.

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels played 10 games with Florida from 1994-95.

— Panthers Assistant GM Paul Krepelka served as the Hurricanes’ Vice President of Hockey Operations for two seasons from 2018-20.

— Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice served in the same capacity with Hartford/Carolina over two stints from 1995-03 and 2008-11. While with the Whalers/Hurricanes, Maurice earned a 384-391-99-46 regular-season record and added a 25-28 record in the playoffs, and he still holds the franchise records for games coached and wins both in the regular season and postseason.

— Panthers Assistant Coach Tuomo Ruutu registered 216 points (90g, 126a) in 378 games with the Hurricanes from 2008-14. He was acquired from Chicago in exchange for Andrew Ladd on 2/26/08 and traded to New Jersey in exchange for Andrei Loktionov on 3/5/14.

— Gustav Forsling was acquired from Chicago along with Anton Forsberg in exchange for Calvin de Haan and Aleksi Saarela, and he tallied 26 points (8g, 18a) in 57 AHL games with Charlotte in 2019-20. Forsling was claimed on waivers by Florida on 1/9/21.

— Eetu Luostarinen was drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft and recorded one assist in eight games with Carolina in 2019-20. He was traded to Florida on 2/24/20 along with Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark and Chase Priskie in exchange for Vincent Trocheck.

— Alex Lyon played in the Hurricanes’ organization in 2021-22. He spent most of the season with Chicago (AHL), posting an 18-7-3 record, 2.16 goals-against average, .912 save percentage and three shutouts in 30 regular-season games before going 9-3-0 with two shutouts in the playoffs to help lead the Wolves to a Calder Cup championship. Lyon also made two appearances with Carolina, earning a 1-0-1 record, 2.93 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.

— Two of Jordan Staal’s brothers, Eric and Marc, play for Florida. Eric previously played for Carolina for parts of 12 seasons (2003-16), helping the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup in 2006 and captaining the team from 2009-16. He registered 775 points (322g, 453a) in 909 games with Carolina and ranks first in team history (since relocation) in games played, goals, assists, points, power-play goals (105), power-play points (252) and game-winning goals (47).

SEASON FINALE
The Hurricanes are playing their 82nd and final game of the regular season against the Panthers. They have earned a 51-21-9 record in 2022-23, and with another win on Thursday, they would tie the 2005-06 Hurricanes (52-22-8) for the second-most wins in any season in franchise history (2021-22: 54-20-8). Carolina also needs a win or a regulation loss to clinch a third consecutive division title and become the second team to win the Metropolitan Division in back-to-back seasons (also WSH, five straight Metro titles from 2015-20).

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 56
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 11
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 237

LAST GAME
Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) – April 10 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Montour (16)
TOR Goals: Matthews (40), Tavares (36-OT)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (OTL) – 23 Saves
TOR Goalie: Samsonov (W) – 45 Saves
FLA Shots: 46
TOR Shots: 25 Notes: Alex Lyon extended his points earned streak to seven games, tied for the longest by a FLA goaltender this season (6-0-
1)…Brandon Montour scored his 16th goal of the season, matching the club record for goals in a season by a defenseman…Montour extended his point streak to seven games (3-9-12), tied for the second-longest by a defenseman in franchise history…Marc Staal skated in his 1,100th NHL game and notched an assist…Carter Verhaeghe logged his 31st assist of the season, matching his career high from 2021-22…Ryan Lomberg posted a team-high seven hits…FLA PP: 0-2, FLA PK: 1-1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • April 7: G Mack Guzda loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • April 3: F Ryan McAllister agreed to terms on a 3-year, entry-level contract beginning in 2023-24

PANTHERS vs. HURRICANES
ALL-TIME vs. CAR: 56-55-11-15
ALL-TIME HOME vs. CAR: 34-15-8-11
2022-23 vs. CAR: 1-1-0

CATS STATS

  • Florida has earned at least one point in each of their past seven games (6-0-1), tied for their longest point streak of the season.

FLORIDA FINALE
Tonight’s game marks the Panthers final game of the 2022-23 regular season. Over their 81 games this year, the Cats have scored the second-most goals in club history (284), averaging 3.51 per game. Their league-leading 2,985 shots on goal also rank second in franchise history.

CATS AND CANES
The Panthers and Hurricanes face off tonight for the third and final time this season, with each time having won on home ice thus far. In Carolina’s last visit to FLA Live Arena on Nov. 9, the Panthers shut out the Hurricanes 3-0 behind goals from Nick Cousins, Alesksander Barkov and Sam Bennett. Florida has earned a win in 5 of their past six games against Carolina, including each of their past three matchups on home ice. Brandon Montour leads Florida with 3 points (0-3-3) against Carolina this season.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN
Florida’s matchup with Ottawa on April 6 featured 166 combined penalty minutes, the most combined PIMs in any regular season contest since Nov. 5, 2016 (VAN vs. TOR, 171 PIMs). Matthew Tkachuk surpassed the 100 PIM-mark for the second time in his career, and along with his career-high 108 points this season, he became the first NHLer since Sidney Crosby in 2005-06 to produce 100 points and 100 PIMs in a season. Only three total skaters have accomplished the feat since 1995-96 (also Joe Thornton in 2002-03). Panthers goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 56 of 58 Ottawa shots he faced in the game, one shy of Roberto Luongo’s club record of 57 on Feb. 27, 2022 vs. DET.

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (64-12-5) at Montréal Canadiens (31-44-6)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (64-12-5) at Montréal Canadiens (31-44-6)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Canadiens tonight in the 3rd and final game between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 games at Bell Centre.
  • They are 64-12-5 overall this season and they are 30-8-2 on the road… The Bruins are 39-7-3 vs Eastern Conference opponents.
  • They have set the highest win (64) and points (133) totals in NHL history.
  • The Bruins close out their regular season tonight … Their playoff schedule has not yet been determined.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 7 games w/a 2-1 OT win on 3/30 vs Columbus, a 4-3 win in Pittsburgh on 4/1, 4-3 SO win in St. Louis on 4/2, 2-1/OT vs Toronto on 4/6, 2-1 win vs New Jersey on 4/8, 5-3 win in Philadelphia on 4/11 and 5-2 win vs. Washington on 4/11… They are 14-1-0 in their last 15 games and are 24-4-0 in their last 28 games.
  • The Bruins have won their last 7 road games.
  • The Bruins are 8-1-0 in their last 9 home games.
  • Boston 2 vs New Jersey 1 …Pavel Zacha scored twice in the game’s 1st 4:44 of play and Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for his 39th win of the season … SOG: Bos 40, NJ 30 … PP: 1/1 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 5 at Philadelphia 3 … David Pastrnak’s 15th career hat trick (3-1=4 totals), Tyler Bertuzzi’s 3A and Pavel Zacha (1-1=2 totals) had multi-point games and Charlie Coyle had a single tally … Jeremy Swayman tied his career season-high with his 23rd win in the season … SOG: Bos 34, Phi 37 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 0/4
  • Boston 5 vs Washington 2 … Brad Marchand (1-2=3 totals), Tyler Bertuzzi, Tomas Nosek (1-1=2), Garnet Hathaway and Jake DeBrusk scored goals and David Pastrnak added 2A as the Bruins closed out their home … Linus Ullmark tied a club record with his 40th win of the season … SOG: Bos 44, Wsh 27 … PP: 2/2 … PK: 1/2

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 148)

  • David Krejci: Undisclosed
  • Derek Forbort: Lower body (LTIR)
  • Nick Foligno: Lower body (LTIR)

BOSTON vs MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the NHL-record 757th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 290-353-103-10 record and 2,012-2,267 scoring margins in those games.
  • The Bruins are 117-211-47-3 lifetime in Montreal with the Canadiens having a 1,248-907 scoring advantage in those 378 contests.
  • The Bruins have won their last 9 and he has games vs. the Canadiens

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 26 players on their roster (2 LTIR) … 12 were drafted by the team, 7 were acquired in trade and 7 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins played 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They had a 13-2-1 record in afternoon games.
  • The Bruins played 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They were 12-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and were 11-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are concluding their 7th and final April game (3 hm/4 rd, 6-0-0) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December, 10-3-1 in January, 9-1-0 in February and 11-4-0 in March.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Apr. 10: Oskar Steen, Jack Ahcan, Vinni Lettieri, Connor Carrick, and Brandon Bussi returned to Providence/AHL.
Apr. 12: Brandon Bussi recalled from Providence/AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Bruins s’affrontent ce soir pour la 757e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 933e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Bruins are facing each other for the 757th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 933rd match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – NYI 4 VS. MTL 2 (@ UBS ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Pitlick, Suzuki (DN/PK)
Buts NYI Goals – Nelson, Fasching, Nelson, Lee (AN/PP)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (31-35)
Gardien NYI Goalie – Sorokin (17-19)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/1
Avantage numérique NYI Powerplay – 1/3
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 28:41) ; S (Farrell, Matheson – 3) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Matheson – 4)

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 81 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 81 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 37 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 56 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 35 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 28 –
K. Guhle – Cheville / Ankle 12 –
J. Anderson – Cheville / Ankle 10 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé Joel Teasdale et Frédéric Allard du Rocket de Laval (11/04)
The Canadiens have recalled Joel Teasdale and Frederic Allard from the Laval Rocket (04/11)
Les Canadiens ont cédé Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Cayden Primeau, Corey Schueneman et Jesse Ylönen au Rocket de Laval (09/04)
The Canadiens have loaned Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Cayden Primeau, Corey Schueneman and Jesse Ylönen to the Laval Rocket (04/09)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé Cayden Primeau et Corey Schueneman du Rocket de Laval (08/04)
The Canadiens have recalled Cayden Primeau and Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (04/08)
Les Canadiens ont cédé Cayden Primeau et Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (07/04)
The Canadiens have loaned Cayden Primeau and Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (04/07)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 13/04 – BEFORE GAMES ON 04/13
PTS (68 – 28e/28th)
V/W (31 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (223 – 26e/26th)
BC/GA (300 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.2 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.7 – 29e/29th)
MÉ/Hits (1588 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (936 – 5e/5th)
AN/PP (16.3% – 28e/28th)
DN/PK (72.1% – 29e/29th)

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 6-18-1 13 55 112
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 11-11-2 24 75 83
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 31-44-6 68 228 302
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 118
Victoires/Wins : 45
Fiche : 45-63-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 100

CANADIENS VS. BOSTON
À vie / All-Time

CANADIENS vs. BOS 363-279-103-11 (756 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 214-111-47-6 (378 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 149-168-56-5 (378 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 4-2 L @ BOS (23/03/23)
J. Allen 4-21 | J. Swayman 2-31
BG / WG: D. Pastrnak

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE BOSTON / LAST 10 GAMES VS. BOSTON:
23/03/23 – MTL 2 @ BOS 4
24/01/23 – BOS 4 @ MTL 2
24/04/22 – BOS 5 @ MTL 3
21/03/22 – BOS 3 @ MTL 2 (P/OT)
12/01/22 – MTL 1 @ BOS 5
14/11/21 – MTL 2 @ BOS 5
12/02/20 – MTL 1 @ BOS 4
01/12/19 – MTL 1 @ BOS 3
26/11/19 – BOS 8 @ MTL 1
05/11/19 – BOS 4 @ MTL 5

CETTE SAISON CONTRE BOSTON / THIS SEASON VS. BOSTON
Match #1: 24/01/2023 @ MTL – D/L 4-2
Match #2: 23/03/2023 @ BOS – D/L 4-2
Match #3: 13/04/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE BOSTON / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. BOSTON:
1) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 30 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (8-16-24, 35 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (4-6-10, 15 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE BOSTON / LEADING SCORERS VS. BOSTON:
1) Brendan Gallagher (8-16-24, 35 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 30 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (3-8-11, 13 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE BOSTON / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. BOSTON:
1) Mike Matheson (45, 27 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (27, 35 pj/gp)
3) Chris Wideman (22, 13 pj/gp)

NHL Morning Skate – April 13, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – April 13, 2023

* The penultimate day of the 2022-23 regular season will see 30 teams in action. Plenty of playoff implications are still the on the line, including seven of eight First Round matchups and opportunities to capture the three remaining division crowns.

* The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoff picture is now complete after the Islanders defeated the Canadiens and secured the NHL’s 16th and final postseason berth.

* Jason Robertson mustered up another three-point performance to climb multiple elite lists and achieve an NHL-first during a Stars victory.
 

ISLANDERS LOCK UP NHL’S FINAL BERTH OF THE 2023 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
The Islanders (42-31-9, 93 points) defeated the Canadiens to capture their fourth straight win at UBS Arena and clinch the NHL’s 16th and final berth of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. New York contested its final game of the 2022-23 season and awaits the result of Florida’s game against Carolina on April 13 to determine its First Round opponent.



* Brock Nelson (2-0—2) netted his eighth multi-goal game of the season, 30th of his career and eighth game-winning goal of 2022-23. The veteran of 10 NHL seasons (all w/ NYI) has played a pivotal role in the postseason for the Islanders, potting 9-6—15 in 13 career potential series-clinching games – his 0.69 goals-per-game rate in such contests ranks second in franchise history (min. 10 GP) behind Mike Bossy (0.70)

* Click here to read more about the Islanders’ fourth postseason trip in five years – and 28th overall – as the Stanley Cup Playoffs will arrive at UBS Arena for the first time. New York’s all-time postseason home winning percentage of .644 is the third highest in League history (min. 100 GP) behind Montreal (.656 W%) and Edmonton (.646 W%).

ROBERTSON, HEISKANEN CLIMB ELITE LISTS IN STARS VICTORY
Jason Robertson (0-3—3) and Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) both put up multi-point performances to climb elite lists as the Stars (46-21-14, 106 points) defeated the Blues and leapfrogged the idle Avalanche (49-24-7, 105 points) for first place in the Central Division standings.

* Robertson, who boosted his 2022-23 totals to 46-63—109 and surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (55-51—106 in 1981-82) for the second-most points in a season by a Stars/North Stars player, recorded his 13th three-point outing of the season. He tied Neal Broten and Bobby Smith (both w/ 13 GP in 1981-82) for the second-most three-point games in a campaign in franchise history behind only Ciccarelli (15 GP in 1981-82).



* Meanwhile, Heiskanen (11-62—73) established a Stars/North Stars record for the most assists in a season by a defenseman, surpassing Craig Hartsburg (17-60—77 in 1981-82). Heiskanen also moved into a tie with Brad Maxwell (19-54—73 in 1983-84) for the franchise’s second-highest point total in a season by a blueliner, behind only Hartsburg (1981-82).
 

QUICK CLICKS

* Wednesday edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates
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* Ryan Hartman to have hearing for actions in Wild game
*Luke Hughes makes strong 1st impression, will ‘be a horse’ for Devils
* Young Maple Leafs fan meets Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner after traveling to Tampa


TONS TO BE DECIDED AS NHL ENTERS PIVOTAL 15-GAME THURSDAY
With just two more nights and 17 games of regular-season action left in 2022-23, the NHL enters a loaded 15-game slate still looking to determine seven of eight First Round matchups and three division winners. From the 7 p.m. ET starts to ESPN’s Golden Knights-Kraken broadcast at 10:30 p.m. ET, there will be games that impact playoff positioning from start to finish Thursday.



METROPOLITAN, CENTRAL AND PACIFIC DIVISION CROWNS STILL UP FOR GRABS
The 2023 Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins are the only team to have clinched their division thus far, but the Metropolitan, Central and Pacific Division crowns are still up for grabs along with the Western Conference title.

 * The Hurricanes (51-21-9, 111 points) control their own destiny – a win in any fashion will secure them the Metropolitan Division title. They could also end the season as the division’s No. 1 seed if they get one point AND the Devils lose to the Capitals in any fashion, OR if the Devils lose in regulation. 

* The Devils (51-22-8, 110 points), on the other hand, can grab the Metropolitan Division title if they defeat the Capitals in any fashion AND the Hurricanes lose to the Panthers in any fashion, OR if they get one point vs. the Capitals AND the Hurricanes lose to the Panthers in regulation.

* Should Vegas (50-22-9, 109) salvage at least one point from its matchup Thursday, it will capture its third division title in the franchise’s six-year history. The Golden Knights would clinch No. 1 in the Pacific if the Oilers lose to the Sharks in any fashion. The second-place Oilers (49-23-9, 107 points) also have a shot through the regulation wins tiebreaker if they win in any fashion and the Golden Knights lose in regulation. The winner of the Pacific Division will also claim top spot in the Western Conference.

* The Central Division has been a three-team race for months, with Colorado, Dallas and Minnesota all holding the top seed at some point since April 1. Entering play today, it will all come down to the defending champion Avalanche (49-24-7, 105 points), who have two games remaining, and the Stars (46-21-14, 106 points), who conclude their season tonight. Colorado will look to claim their division title for three consecutive seasons for the first time since a nine-season run from 1994-95 to 2002-03, while the Stars will look to finish the campaign as their division’s top seed for the first time in seven years (2015-16 Central Division).

* The Avalanche will clinch the Central Division if they defeat the Jets in any fashion AND the Stars lose to the Blues in regulation. For the Stars, they will clinch the Central Division if they defeat the Blues in any fashion AND the Avalanche lose to the Jets in any fashion, OR if they get one point vs. the Blues AND the Avalanche lose to the Jets in regulation.

* Should none of the scenarios presented above materialize, the battle for the Central Division crown will extend to the final day of the season Friday, when the Avalanche head to Nashville.  



WHO WILL FACE OFF IN THE 2023 FIRST ROUND?

Eight First Round matchups will commence next week, but for seven of those series, the question remains: which teams will be facing off against one another? With just two days remaining in the regular season, the only confirmed matchup is the Maple Leafs-Lightning. There are still 10 seeds that could be claimed by two or more different teams heading into Thursday.


* Two of tonight’s games could be First Round matchups once the regular-season dust settles: Carolina-Florida (7 p.m. ET on BSSO, BSFL, TVAS) and Vegas-Seattle (10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN).


* A preview of a potential First Round matchup between the two newest NHL franchises – the Golden Knights and Kraken – will air at 10:30 p.m. ET as the second half of an ESPN doubleheader. Seattle will start their postseason in Vegas if they finish third in the Pacific Division and the Golden Knights finish as the division’s No. 2 seed.



* The Hurricanes have a number of potential opponents in the opening round of the 2023 postseason, including the Panthers, should the club finish atop the Metropolitan Division. Carolina and Florida, who have the second- and fifth-most regular-season wins since the start of the 2021-22 season, have never met in a playoff series. Should Carolina finish No. 2, it would tee up the second straight postseason to feature the Hurricanes facing off against the Rangers after the two clubs clashed in the 2022 Second Round and ended in a New York Game 7 victory. All-time, the Hurricanes and Rangers have split their two playoff series meetings. The Hurricanes could also end up facing the Islanders for the second time (4-0 W in 2019 R2).


* The Devils, who have the longest gap between playoff appearances among teams that have clinched so far in 2023 (four years), could face the Rangers or Panthers in the opening round. Both the Rangers and Panthers would mark the franchise’s first playoff series against that opponent since 2012, when New Jersey triumphed over Florida in the Conference Quarterfinals via a double overtime goal by Adam Henrique before facing New York in the Conference Finals – where Henrique once again clinched the series in the extra frame but this time in Game 6.

Minnesota Lynx Select Diamond Miller and Maïa Hirsch in the First Round of the 2023 WNBA Draft

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Minnesota Lynx Select Diamond Miller and Maïa Hirsch in the First Round of the 2023 WNBA Draft

Dorka Juhász, Brea Beal and Taylor Soule selected in the second and third rounds

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx selected Diamond Miller, Maïa Hirsch, Dorka Juhász, Brea Beal and Taylor Soule in the 2023 WNBA Draft as the team’s 2nd, 12th, 16th, 24th and 28th overall picks, respectively, in the 2023 WNBA Draft. 

Miller, a 6-3 guard from the University of Maryland, played in 34 games (34 starts) for the Terps while averaging 19.7 points, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals her senior year, earning a WBCA All-American selection as well as AP, The Athletic, and USBWA All-American Second-Team. Miller helped lead Maryland to an appearance in the Elite Eight where she amassed 79 points, 24 rebounds, 12 assists and eight steals. At the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, she ranked third overall in the Big Ten in points per game (19.7) and fifth overall in steals per game (2.1) to end the season.

Diamond excelled in her senior year campaign and was named a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award which is given to the nation’s best shooting guard and was also on the list of potential recipients for the John R. Wooden Award given to the National Player of the Year for this past season. She earned a spot on the All-Big First Team for the second time in her career. A native of Somerset, N.J., Miller finished her four-year career with the Terrapins with 1,706 points, 578 rebounds and 301 assists across 117 games (84 starts) and was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll five times and was Big Ten of the Week twice.

Hirsch, a 6-5 power forward hailing from Saint-Quentin, France, is currently with Villeneuve d’Ascq for 2022-23 season in France’s LFB League. She’s averaging 4.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, while shooting 49.6%. Throughout the 2021-22 season, Hirsch played for Charnay, another LFB League team, where she averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 20 games. She was a member of the FIBA U18 Women’s European Challengers in 2021 prior to joining Charnay.

Juhász, a 6-5 forward from Pécs, Hungary, finished her graduate campaign averaging 14.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game. She was named a semi-finalist for the Lisa Leslie award for the nation’s best center and proved to be a strong defensive force for the Connecticut Huskies in the 2022-23 season, leading the team and second in the Big East with 9.9 rebounds per a game and finished the season first in the Big East Conference with a 77.3 defensive rating. Her graduate year performance earned her second team All-Big East and All-Big East Tournament honors. The Huskies finished the season as Big East Season Champions and Big East Tournament Championship before finishing in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

Beal, a 6-1 guard out of the University of South Carolina, is best-known for her defensive performances. She was a finalist for the 2022-23 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and earned nods to the SEC All-Defense Team and an AP All-American honorable mention. She was a four-year starter for the Gamecocks where she was a part of three SEC titles, three SEC Tournament Championships, and most notably, was a key player in winning the NCAA National Championship in 2022. Beal started all but one game throughout her four-year career with South Carolina. In her 2022-23 season, the Rock Island, Ill. native averaged 6.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game throughout 37 games.

Soule, a 5-11 forward from Virginia Tech, averaged 10.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in the 2022-23 season that ended with a run in the NCAA Final Four. In her graduate season, she earned several honors, including the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List, the Wooden Allen Watch List and selection to the ACC Second Team and ACC All-Tournament Second Team. Prior to Virginia Tech, the West Lebanon, New Hampshire native played four seasons at Boston College where she amassed 1,500 points and earned All-ACC honors throughout the last three years for the Eagles.

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