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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (18-16-7) at Colorado Avalanche (21-17-3)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (18-16-7) at Colorado Avalanche (21-17-3)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. COLUMBUS 4 (1/14/23)
1ST PERIOD: CBJ Laine (Gaudreau, Roslovic) 12:47-EV; CBJ Gavrikov (Johnson, Bemström) 13:54-EV; CBJ Laine (Roslovic, Blankenburg) 15:30-EV
2ND PERIOD: CBJ Laine (Boqvist, Gaudreau) 1:32-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Määttä (Kubalík, Larkin) 5:50-EV; DET Walman (unassisted) 7:08-EV; DET Raymond (Hronek, Chiarot) 15:56-EV
SHOTS: DET 28 (8-8-12) / CBJ 25 (14-8-3)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 21-25) / CBJ Merzlikins (W, 25-28)
PP: DET 0-2 / CBJ 0-1

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (30 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (28 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (15 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 210
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Tyler Bertuzzi (29), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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

TODAY’S GAME
RED WINGS at AVALANCHE / 3:00 P.M. EST / Ball Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TODAY: 130th all-time meeting, 66th at Colorado … First of two games this season, only game at Colorado
ALL-TIME vs. COL: 66-48-5-10 / AWAY: 31-28-4-2 / LAST 10: 1-7-2 / IN 2021-22: 0-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. COL: David Perron (20-20-40 in 49 GP), Dylan Larkin (2-8-10 in 12 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (3-4-7 in 12 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-1-4 in 8 GP), Moritz Seider (0-3-3 in 2 GP), Filip Hronek (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Joe Veleno (1-0-1 in 2 GP), Pius Suter (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
COL top scorers vs. DET: Nathan MacKinnon (10-7-17 in 15 GP), Mikko Rantanen (1-11-12 in 9 GP), Cale Makar (1-5-6 in 3 GP), Devon Toews (0-5-5 in 6 GP), Alex Newhook (0-3-3 in 2 GP), Darren Helm (1-1-2 in 2 GP), Logan O’Connor (1-1-2 in 3 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Tuesday, Jan. 17: RED WINGS at COYOTES / 9:00 p.m. / Mullett Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 14 vs. Columbus – 4-3 L
Detroit scored three unanswered goals in the third period, but fell 4-3 against Columbus to move to 18-16-7 overall and 11-9-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings finished 2-1-0 against the Blue Jackets in the season series … Additionally, Detroit is 7-5-1 against the Metropolitan Division to begin the 2022-23 season … Detroit is 4-1-1 in its last six home games against Columbus dating back to Jan. 19, 2021 … The Red Wings are 4-4-7 in one-goal games this season, and 19-5-17 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … With 43 points at the halfway mark of the season, Detroit has recorded its highest point total through the first 41 games of a season since posting a 21-13-7 record (49 points) to begin the 2015-16 campaign … Olli Määttä put Detroit on the board with his fourth goal of the season … Määttä, who recorded his 150th career NHL point on Jan. 7 at Toronto, has eight points (2-6-8) in 14 games since Dec. 4 at Columbus … Jake Walman cut the Red Wings’ deficit to 4-2 with his fifth goal of the campaign … Walman extended his point streak to four-consecutive games (3-1-4 in 4 GP) … In all, Walman has six points (4-2-6) in nine appearances since Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh … Lucas Raymond made it a one-goal game with his 13th goal of the season … Raymond is on a career-long three-game goal streak (3-4-7 in 3 GP) … Raymond has totaled 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 games dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Raymond scored his 36th career goal to pass Gordie Howe for the third-most by a Red Wings skater before age 21, trailing only Steve Yzerman (83) and Dylan Larkin (40) … Dominik Kubalík recorded the primary assist on Määttä’s goal to extend his point streak to three-consecutive games (1-2-3 in 3 GP) … Kubalík ranks second among Detroit skaters with 31 points (13-18-31) in 41 games … Larkin also picked up an assist on Määttä’s goal to improve his point streak to three-straight games (1-4-5 in 3 GP) … Larkin has tallied 11 points (4-7-11) in 11 games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (14), assists (24), points (38) and shots (126) through 40 games … Larkin (161-235-396 in 544 GP) is one point away from tying Igor Larionov (89-308-397 in 539 GP) for 21st place on Detroit’s all-time scoring list … Filip Hronek logged the primary assist on Raymond’s goal … Hronek (7-23-30 in 41 GP) and Raymond (13-17-30 in 41 GP) both reached the 30-point mark … Ben Chiarot also had an assist on Raymond’s goal, giving him five points (1-4-5) in 10 games since Dec. 21 vs. Tampa Bay … The Red Wings have outscored opponents by a 53-41 count in the third period this season … Detroit is 10-5-3 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 6-5-2 when doing so on home ice.

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Mon, Jan. 16 DETROIT 1 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Wed, Jan. 18 at Calgary 7:30 p.m. Altitude 2 950 AM
Fri, Jan. 20 at Vancouver 8 p.m. Altitude 950 AM
Sat, Jan. 21 at Seattle 8 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TODAY’S GAME
COLORADO vs. DETROIT
1:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5
The Colorado Avalanche takes on the Detroit Red Wings in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee this afternoon at Ball Arena… Today’s contest wraps up a two-game homestand for the Avs, who depart tomorrow for a three-game road trip to Calgary, Vancouver and Seattle … Colorado is halfway through its 2022-23 season as the club has played 41 of its 82-game regular season schedule.

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

LAST GAME
Jan. 14 – Colorado 7, Ottawa 0
Pavel Francouz stopped all 29 shots, Alex Newhook and Artturi Lehkonen each had two goals and one assist and Mikko Rantanen added two goals of his own in a 7-0 Avalanche victory over the Senators at Ball Arena … Twelve Colorado players had at least a point and Logan O’Connor and Nathan MacKinnon notched two assists each.
SF: 33 SA: 29 PP: 1-2 PK: 3-3

Colorado’s seven goals were a season high
The 7-0 victory marked just the second time in Avalanche history and fourth time in franchise history that the club scored seven or more goals in a shutout win … The Avs beat St Louis 8-0 on Jan. 15, 2021 at Ball Arena, Quebec won 8-0 on March 13, 1985 vs. Minnesota and 7-0 on Dec. 13, 1986 vs. Buffalo Rantanen’s two goals gave him 29 for the year, the most-ever by an Avalanche player at the halfway point of the season (41 games) … He topped Joe Sakic’s mark of 28 through 41 games of the 1995-96 campaign Both of Rantanen’s goals came at even strength, his league-leading 23rd and 24th even-strength tallies Rantanen’s first goal was his 28th career game-winning tally, tying Alex Tanguay for 10th place in franchise history Newhook’s three points set a new career high, while Lehkonen’s three points tied his career best (eighth time) Francouz posted his fourth career regular-season shutout

TODAY’S OPPONENT – DETROIT RED WINGS
This afternoon’s contest is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Red Wings in 2022-23 … The Avs will visit the Motor City on
March 18 … Colorado has won the last eight meetings against Detroit, the longest win streak by either team in this series … This current 8-0 run is also the Avalanche’s longest active win streak against any opponent … Colorado has won the last five matchups against Detroit here at Ball Arena.

SCHEDULE vs. RED WINGS
Jan. 15 vs. DETROIT
Mar. 18 @ DETROIT

RECORD vs. RED WINGS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: — Overall: 2-0-0 Overall: 58-61-10 Overall: 37-41-6 Series: 6 (3-3)
Home: — Home: 1-0-0 Home: 30-27-8 Home: 18-19-5 W-L: 17-17
Road: — Road: 1-0-0 Road: 28-34-2 Road: 19-22-1 Last: 2008 CSF (L, 0-4)

2022-23 SEASON NOTES
AVS ON MLK DAY
This afternoon marks the ninth time that the Avalanche will host a game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the club going 6-1-1 in its previous eight … That includes a 4-3 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild a year ago … Overall, this is the 15th time that Colorado will play on MLK Day (9-4-1 in the previous 14).

HOME GAMES ON MLK DAY (6-1-1)
Jan. 17, 2000 vs. Phoenix W, 2-0
Jan. 21, 2002 vs. Buffalo W, 3-2
Jan. 20, 2003 vs. Dallas T, 1-1
Jan. 18, 2010 vs. Edmonton W, 6-0
Jan. 15, 2018 vs. Anaheim W, 3-1
Jan. 21, 2019 vs. Nashville L, 1-4
Jan. 20, 2020 vs. Detroit W, 6-3
Jan. 17, 2022 vs. Minnesota W, 4-3 SO

2022-23 SEASON INJURIES
Gm Player — injury (games, dates)
15 Shane Bowers – upper body (Nov. 12 – Dec. 13)
31 Bowen Byram – lower body (Nov. 5 – present)
2 Andrew Cogliano – upper body (Dec. 21-23)
1 Jean-Luc Foudy – lower body (Dec. 5)
7 Pavel Francouz – illness (1 game, Dec. 15); lower body (6 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 7)
6 Samuel Girard – lower body (Nov. 10-21)
36 Darren Helm – lower body (35 games, Oct. 12 – Dec. 31); lower body (1 game, Jan. 14 – present)
6 Martin Kaut – illness (3 games, Nov. 29–Dec. 3); upper body (3 games, Dec. 27-31)
41 Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
3 Artturi Lehkonen – lower body (Dec. 5-9)
3 Jacob MacDonald – upper body (Oct. 12-17)
16 Kurtis MacDermid – lower body (Nov. 14 – Dec. 17)
11 Nathan MacKinnon – upper body (Dec. 7-29)
4 Dennis Malgin – upper body (1 game, Jan. 7 – present)
20 Josh Manson – lower body (Dec. 3 – present)
26 Valeri Nichushkin – lower body (17 games, Oct. 28 – Dec. 7); lower body (9 games, Dec. 27 – present)
11 Evan Rodrigues – lower body (9 games, Nov. 26 – Dec. 13); upper body (2 games, Jan. 2-5)
2 Devon Toews – upper body (Oct. 21-22)
241 TOTAL

2022-23 TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 10 – Pavel Francouz activated from Injured Reserve … Jonas Johansson reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Jan. 14 – Denis Malgin placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Jan. 5) … Sampo Ranta recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Martin Kaut and Sampo Ranta reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Jan. 16 – Anton Blidh recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (18-18-7) at Boston Bruins (33-5-4)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (18-18-7) at Boston Bruins (33-5-4)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins
TD Garden
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Tue., Jan. 17 Anaheim Ducks Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Thur., Jan. 19 Chicago Blackhawks Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Sat., Jan. 21 Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena 7 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 43
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 43
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 43
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 17
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 237

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/5 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Loaned G Felix Sandstrom to the Phantoms on a conditioning assignment
1/4 – Activated G Carter Hart from Injured Reserve

FLYERS VS. BRUINS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS BRUINS
76-104-33 ALL-TIME RECORD 116-63-34
44-47-15 HOME 64-24-19
32-57-18 ROAD 52-39-15
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
3-6-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1
610 GOALS SCORED 702
25.1% POWER PLAY 28.9%
71.1% PENALTY KILL 74.9%
van Riemsdyk: 37 pts (18-19=37) in 47 GP
Konecny: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 23 GP
Hayes: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 27 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Bergeron: 50 pts (23-27=50) in 62 GP
Marchand: 45 pts (17-28=45) in 46 GP
Krejci: 43 pts (11-32=43) in 48 GP
Hart: 4-6-2, 3.72 GAA, .883 SV% in 12 GP
Ersson: Has not faced BOS
TEAM GOALTENDERS Ullmark: 5-1-1, 2.57 GAA, .923 SV% in 7 GP
Swayman: 1-2-0, 3.37 GAA, .888 SV% in 3 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 17 TD Garden BOS (4), PHI (1)
January 16 TD Garden 1 p.m.
April 9 Wells Fargo Center 6 p.m.

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 7-1-0 in their last eight games, outscoring their opponents, 32-18, and outshooting their opponents, 251-241, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins and T-6th in goals in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 12 of its last 18 games (10-6-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has outscored its opponents, 45-31, in the last 11 overall games and are 8-3-0 since Dec. 20. Philadelphia ranks T-2nd in the NHL in wins and T-3rd in goals in that span.
  • The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 13 of their last 18 games, posting a 9-3-1 record when scoring three-plus goals since Dec. 5.
  • Philadelphia scored a season-high six goals Jan. 5 vs. ARI, the team’s first six-plus goal game since April 21, 2022 at MTL. Five of the six goals were netted during the second period to mark the 66th time in franchise history the Flyers have scored five-or-more goals in a single period, last, Dec. 3, 2019 vs. TOR (5 in the 3rd).
  • The Flyers netted three goals in the third period Dec. 11 vs. WSH – the team’s sixth time this season they have recorded three-plus goals in a single period, done four times in the last nine games: Jan. 11 vs. WSH (3g in 3rd), Jan. 9 at BUF (3g in 1st), Jan. 5 vs. ARI (5g in 2nd) & Dec. 23 at CAR (3g in 3rd).
  • Philadelphia has outscored its opponents 21-13 in the third period in the last 15 games. The Flyers’ 21 third period goals rank T-5th in the NHL since Dec. 11.
  • The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 28 of its 43 games this season. Philadelphia ranks third in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game.
  • The Flyers have scored first in three straight games and in four of their last six contests. They rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins (4) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 12 of the last 21 games, posting a 7-4-1 record in those 12 contests.
  • The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia leads the NHL with 1,267 hits and ranks third with 747 blocked shots.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • Philadelphia is on a season-high five-game road trip, its longest road winning streak since winning five straight, Jan. 19-Feb. 17, 2019.
  • The Flyers look to go six straight on the road for the first time since winning seven consecutive road games, Feb. 6-26, 2018.
  • Philadelphia is 9-8-6 on the road this season and is 6-3-2 in the last 11 road games.
  • The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in eight of its last 10 road games. Philadelphia is 7-3-3 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

BACK-TO-BACKS

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

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TODAY’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Flyers today in the 2nd of 3 games between these teams this season and 2nd of 2 games at TD Garden.
  • They are the NHL’s only 30-win team this season at 33-5-4 overall and are 20-1-3 on home ice … They are 18-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins play today their 6th of 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 4-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins conclude today their 3-game home stand vs Philadelphia (1-1-0) … They will next face a 2-game trip to NY Islanders on 1/18 and NY Rangers on 1/19.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins had their 14-game point streak stopped at 11-0-3 with a 3-0 loss vs Seattle on 1/12 but rebounded with a 4-3 win vs Toronto on 1/14 … They are 16-2-4 in their last 22 games.
  • The Bruins are 20-1-3 in their last 24 home games, including a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • They are 6-0-1 in their last 7 road games .
  • Boston 7 at Anaheim 1 … The Bruins swept their California trip, led by David Pastrnak (3-1=4 totals), David Krejci (1-2=3), Charlie Coyle (1-1=2) and Pavel Zacha and Matt Grzelcyk (2A each) … Hampus Lindholm and Brad Marchand added single tallies … Jeremy Swayman extended his point streak to 4-0-2 … SOG: Bos 42, Ana 29 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/2
  • Boston 0 vs Seattle 3 … The Bruins suffered both their 1st home regulation loss and 1st shutout against of the season with a 3-0 setback … Linus Ullmark snapped his 14-0-1 point streak … SOG: Bos 27, Sea 31 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 4 vs Toronto 3 … The Bruins got goals from Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, A.J. Greer and Matt Grzelcyk (GWG at 18:44 of 3rd period) … Linus Ullmark earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 34, Tor 21 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 1/2

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 44)

  • Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR

BOSTON vs PHILADELPHIA, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Flyers are meeting for the 214th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 116-63-21-13 record and 706-614 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 64-24-11-8 lifetime vs. Philadelphia in Boston with the a 379-287 scoring edge in those 107 contests.
  • The Bruins are 14-0-4 in their last 18 home games vs. the Flyers with their last regulation loss in Boston a 2-1 setback on 10/6/2011

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 22 players on their roster … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 4-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 5-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 7 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 5-1-0) … They will play 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, and 9-1-4 in December.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Chris Wagner returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 13: Joona Koppanen returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 14: Pavel Zacha signed to a four-year contract extension

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (20-20-4) at Buffalo Sabres (21-18-2)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (20-20-4) at Buffalo Sabres (21-18-2)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 44
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 19
  • G Spencer Knight | Games Missed: 3
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 131

LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Canucks 3 – Jan. 14 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Lomberg (5), E. Staal (7), Ekblad (7-PPG), Barkov (11-PPG),
VAN Goals: Studnicka (4), Myers (1), Horvat (30-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 35 Saves
VAN Goalie: Martin (L) – 31 Saves
FLA Shots: 35
VAN Shots: 38
Notes: Aaron Ekblad registered two points (1-1-2), extending his point streak to two games (1-2-3)…Matthew Tkachuk notched an assist to extend his point streak to a season-long six games (5-5-10)…Aleksander Barkov produced an assist to extend his point streak to three games (2-2-4)…Sam Reinhart posted an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1-2-3)…Nick Cousins recorded an assist for his second point in as many games (1-1-2)…Anton Lundell skated in his 100th NHL game…FLA PP: 2-3, FLA PK: 4-5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Jan. 15: F Zac Dalpe loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan. 11: D Casey Fitzgerald claimed off waivers from BUF | D Matt Kiersted loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan. 10: G Alex Lyon recalled from Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. SABRES
ALL-TIME vs. BUF: 52-44-4-8
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. BUF: 23-25-3-5
2022-23 vs. BUF: 1-0-0

CATS STATS

  • Aleksander Barkov has logged 29 points (9-20-29) over 25 career games against Buffalo.
  • Matthew Tkachuk has produced 14 points (8-6-14) over 11 career games vs. the Sabres.

CATS AND SABRES
The Panthers visit the KeyBank Center for the second time this season following Florida’s 4-3 win on Oct. 15, 2022. Matthew Tkachuk (1-1-2) and Aleksander Barkov (0-2-2) each registered two points and the Cats tallied two power-play goals to defeat the Sabres. The Panthers have won each of their past five matchups with Buffalo in regulation since Dec. 2, 2021, outscoring Buffalo 26-14 over that span for a 5.20 goals per game average. The Cats have earned the victory in each of their past three visits to KeyBank Center, owning a 6-2-1 record over their past nine trips to Buffalo since Nov. 10, 2017.

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Saturday, Jan. 14
Buffalo 5 at Nashville 3
Goals: Skinner, Cozens, Olofsson, Okposo, Quinn
Goalie: Luukkonen (38 saves/41 shots)
PP: 1/4; PK: 2/3; Shots: Nashville 41 – Buffalo 33

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 99)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
1/10: Activated D Henri Jokiharju off IR; Placed D Casey Fitzgerald on waivers
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

UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Jan. 17: Buffalo at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
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.

TODAY’S GAME
PANTHERS AT SABRES
• This is the second of four meetings between the Sabres and Panthers this season.
• Last meeting: Florida defeated Buffalo 4-3 in Buffalo on Oct. 15, 2022.
• Next meeting: Friday, February 24 in Florida.
• The Sabres are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Panthers; 4-6-0 at home.
• This is the 109th game all-time between Buffalo and Florida; Buffalo has a 52-47-9 series record.
• The Sabres are 30-22-4 at home against the Panthers all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Today’s game marks Buffalo’s third of eight afternoon games this season. The Sabres are 1-1-0 in their first two afternoon contests of 2022-23.
• Casey Mittelstadt has six assists in his last six games and a point in today’s game would give him a three-game point streak.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 31 points (6+25) in his last 26 games, including 10 points (3+7) in his last 10 games.
• A point in today’s game would give Dahlin a four-game point streak.
• Alex Tuch has notched 34 points (13+21) in his last 26 games, including 17 points (7+10) in his last 13 games.
• Tage Thompson has recorded seven points (4+3) in his last six games.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 32 points (10+21) in his last 28 games and owns nine points (3+6) in his last nine games.
• In his last 20 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 28 points (13+15).
• Victor Olofsson has three points (2+1) in his last two games.

WBB-FBS: Wyoming Cowboys (11-5) at Nevada Wolfpack (6-11)

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WBB-FBS: Wyoming Cowboys (11-5) at Nevada Wolfpack (6-11)

RENO, Nev. – Nevada women’s basketball returns home on Monday to face Wyoming at 6:30 p.m. on Special Olympics Day at Lawlor Events Center. 

Larry Burnett will have the call on 94.1 FM and 1450 AM, with a 20 minute pregame show prior to tipoff. Fans can also listen live online through the Varsity Network. The game will be available to watch on Nevada Sports Net and live stats can be accessed through Sidearm. 

Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets online in advance starting at $10. Tickets are available for purchase in-person starting at just $12. 

Nevada is undefeated this season when it holds its opponents to under 60 points. They held Utah State to just 20.9 percent shooting on Jan. 14, the lowest percentage held by Nevada in a Mountain West game since the Pack joined the conference in 2012-13.

Junior guard Alyssa Jimenez most recently scored a career-high 22 points while grabbing 11 rebounds on Jan. 14 against Utah State, her third double-double this season. She is the first player since Terae Briggs in 2018-19 to register at least three double-doubles in a season.

Nevada assistant coach Ashley Elliott will go up against her alma mater on Monday. As a player, Elliott had a Hall of Fame level collegiate career at Wyoming in the early 2000s where she earned a Kodak/WBCA All-American honorable mention in 2005. She was a two-time First Team All-Mountain West selection and ranks in the top 10 at Wyoming in career three-point field goals made, assists, free throws made and steals. She was inducted into the Wyoming Hall of Fame in 2015.

SCOUTING WYOMING  
Wyoming has won five out of its last six games and is off to a 4-1 start in Mountain West play. The Cowgirls are at the top half of the Mountain West standings and have outscored their opponents by an average of 8.1 points. 

Quinn Weidemann leads a Wyoming offense that has three players averaging 10 or more points per game. Weidemann has put up 12.6 points per game while Grace Ellis and Allyson Fertig have each put up 10.4 points per game. Fertig has nearly averaged a double-double, bringing in 9.2 rebounds per game. 

NHL Morning Skate – Jan. 16, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Jan. 16, 2023

* The Jets moved into first place in the Western Conference standings – a ranking they’ve held this late in the season only once before – as Josh Morrissey became the fastest defenseman in franchise history to 40 assists in a season.

* Brock Boeser scored the second-latest game-tying goal in a win in franchise history to help the Canucks earn their fifth multi-goal comeback victory of the season – tied for the most in the NHL.

* The NHL is set for the busiest Monday of 2022-23 with 22 teams in action with storylines that include David Krejci skating in his 1,000th NHL contest and the Kraken putting their eight-game winning streak on the line.

JETS FLY INTO TOP SPOT IN WESTERN CONFERENCE AS MORRISSEY HITS 40 ASSISTS
Josh Morrissey (0-1—1) joined Erik Karlsson (13-43—56 in 44 GP)as the second defenseman to hit the 40-assist mark in 2022-23 as the Jets (29-14-1, 59 points) overtook the idle Golden Knights (28-14-2, 58 points) for first place in the Western Conference. Morrissey (8-40—48 in 44 GP) is tied with Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin (13-35—48 in 40 GP) for second in scoring among defensemen this season behind Karlsson.

* This marks the second time in Jets/Thrashers history that the club has occupied first place in the conference standings this late in the season (min. 40 GP). The other instance came in 2018-19 when the Jets took over the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference by improving to 36-18-3 (57 GP) on Feb. 12, 2019 – a stay that lasted only two days.

* The Western Conference has now seen three teams take hold of the top spot since Jan. 10: Dallas held first place for two days and Vegas held it for four over that span before Winnipeg’s win Sunday.

* Morrissey (44 GP) became the fourth different Jets/Thrashers defenseman to record 40 assists in a season and the fastest to do so. He now sits just five assists back of setting a new single-season club record for a blueliner.

* Morrissey is one of three players in Jets/Thrashers history to hit the 40-assist mark in fewer than 45 contests, following forwards Blake Wheeler (35 GP in 2018-19) and Marc Savard (43 GP in 2005-06 w/ ATL).



BOESER SCORES LATE GAME-TYING GOAL ON #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
After Carolina’s Sebastian Aho scored a go-ahead goal with less than three minutes to play, Brock Boeser tied the game with 17 seconds remaining in regulation to help the Canucks secure their fifth multi-goal comeback win of the season, tied with the Devils for the most among all teams. Vancouver has recorded more multi-goal comeback wins in a campaign six times in franchise history – all instances can be found in Sunday’s #NHLStats: Live Updates.



IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: PHILLIPS SCORES FIRST NHL GOAL
Blackhawks defenseman Isaak Phillips scored his first NHL goal Saturday while skating in his 13th game and ninth this season (1-2—3 in 9 GP). Phillips, whose dad is from St. Vincent, Caribbean, helped Team Jamaica go 8-0-0 to win the 2018 U-20 Team Elite Prospect Hockey Showcase tournament championship in Toronto. Jamaica joined the IIHF as an associate member on May 18, 2012 and at that time became the first Caribbean nation to do so.


Photo via Jamaican Hockey on Facebook

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START YOUR WEEK WITH A DAY FULL OF HOCKEY

The busiest Monday of the 2022-23 schedule will commence at 1 p.m. ET with puck drop between four American teams – the Panthers (20-20-4, 44 points), Sabres (21-18-2, 44 points), Flyers (18-18-7, 43 points) and Bruins (33-5-4, 70 points) – as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed across the United States.


Here are storylines to look out for on Monday’s 11-game slate:
 

* The Kraken return home to put their franchise-record eight-game winning streak on the line – the NHL’s longest active run. Seattle has scored eight-plus goals twice during their current run, including last game (also 8 on Jan. 7), and a total of four times this season (also 9 on Nov. 29 & 8 on Nov. 23). They became the first team since the Penguins in 2011-12 (4 GP) with as many eight-plus goal outings in a campaign – the last team with more was Pittsburgh in 1995-96 (10 GP).


* Jason Robertson (29-31—60 in 44 GP) and Mikko Rantanen (29-24—53 in 41 GP) each enter Monday with the opportunity to join the 30-goal club this season, which currently features five players: Connor McDavid (37), David Pastrnak (33), Tage Thompson (31), Bo Horvat (30) and Alex Ovechkin (30). Both Robertson and Rantanen could become the fastest player to reach the 30-goal mark with their team since each club relocated to Dallas and Colorado, respectively.


* Jack Hughes (28-26—54 in 43 GP) will look to help the Devils (28-12-3, 59 points), who sit second in the Metropolitan Division, extend their road winning streak to seven games – something they have done only five times in franchise history and already once this season (11 GP in 2022-23). Hughes has multiple points in each of his past two outings and multiple goals in three of his past five – he leads all players this month with 8-5—13 (7 GP), two more points than NHL-leading scorer Connor McDavid who shares third with 5-6—11 in (7 GP).

* Juuso Parssinen will aim to extend his point streak to seven games (1-7—8 in 6 GP) and match Filip Forsberg (7 GP in 2014-15) for the longest run by a rookie in franchise history when Nashville takes to the ice Monday. He has already established a Predators record for longest assist streak by a rookie with his current run (6 GP). Parssinen, Nashville’s seventh-round pick in 2019, has 4-13—17 (28 GP) in his first year with the club after skating with TPS in Finland’s top professional league last season.

* Tage Thompson (31-27—58 in 41 GP) and Rasmus Dahlin (13-35—48 in 40 GP) both sit two points shy of season milestones – the 60- and 50-point mark – with Thompson sitting third in the NHL in goals and Dahlin tied for second among defensemen in points.

NBA Preview: Houston Rockets (10-33) at Los Angeles Lakers (19-24)

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NBA Preview: Houston Rockets (10-33) at Los Angeles Lakers (19-24)

LeBron James continues march toward history as Lakers host Rockets

After reaching a major milestone Sunday, Lakers star LeBron James will set his sights on one of the NBA’s most storied records as soon as Monday when Los Angeles hosts the Houston Rockets.

James reached the 38,000-point plateau in Sunday’s 113-112 loss to the visiting Philadelphia 76ers and will begin to take aim at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points as he tracks down a historic moment that figures to come next month.

While Abdul-Jabbar saw a major scoring decline in his later seasons, including a 10.1 points-per-game mark in his final season of 1988-89, James is as productive as ever in his advancing age. James has averaged 29.2 points in 33 games this season after turning 38 late last month.

More productivity came against the Sixers, as James scored his 12th point of the game on a jump shot from the top of the key with 5:43 remaining in the first quarter to reach 38,001 for his career. He had 16 of his 35 points in the first quarter.

James has been bothered by a sore ankle as of late and was listed as probable going into Sunday’s game, leaving a chance he could rest on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Lakers lost their third consecutive game but have been far more competitive recently with a five-game winning streak through the first week of the month.

Adding to the team’s positive outlook is that star forward Anthony Davis is progressing from a stress injury in his right foot that has kept him out the last 15 games. Others close to a return are Lonnie Walker IV (knee) and Austin Reaves (hamstring).

The Rockets also are on a back-to-back scenario following a game at Los Angeles. Houston fell 121-100 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon before the teams cleared the arena to make way for the Lakers-76ers game.

It was the Rockets’ season-worst 10th consecutive loss and their 15th defeat in the past 16 games.

The Rockets were playing two days after a testy 139-114 defeat to the Sacramento Kings, a game that included an on-court scuffle. Because of the incident, Rockets starters Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate did not play Sunday while serving a one-game suspension for leaving the bench area during the incident.

The Rockets trailed just 91-90 heading into the fourth quarter but scored just 10 points in the final period.

NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns (21-23) at Memphis Grizzlies (29-13)

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NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns (21-23) at Memphis Grizzlies (29-13)

The short-handed Phoenix Suns will face a formidable challenge when they wrap up a four-game trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

Memphis is riding a season-high nine-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the NBA, while Phoenix has lost 11 of its last 13.

Ja Morant is averaging 28.9 points in seven appearances during the Grizzlies’ streak. The star point guard had 23 points, 10 assists and arguably the dunk of the year in Saturday’s 130-112 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Desmond Bane added 25 points for Memphis, which is a season-high 16 games over .500. The Grizzlies certainly made a believer out of Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.

The Suns have struggled without a number of injured players, including Devin Booker (groin), Cameron Payne (foot), Chris Paul (hip), Landry Shamet (hip) and Cam Johnson (knee).

Shamet is expected to return Monday after missing the last three games with a sore right hip. Johnson could join him later this week.

Phoenix dropped a 121-116 decision to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday despite the efforts of Damion Lee, who scored a career-high 31 points. Mikal Bridges added 24 in the loss.

Deandre Ayton returned after missing two games with a left ankle sprain and had 11 points and 11 rebounds, but the 7-foot center was 5-of-18 shooting from the field.

Williams was encouraged by the play of third-year guard Saben Lee, who scored 12 points in 13 minutes off the bench and could see more playing time against the Grizzlies.

The Suns will need a complete effort to keep pace with Memphis, which is averaging 124 points during its winning streak.

Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke returned in Saturday’s win over Indiana and scored 11 points after missing the previous six games due to left hip soreness.

Ziaire Williams made his first start of the season and scored 13 points. Williams was starting in place of Dillon Brooks, who is listed as day-to-day with right ankle soreness.

The Grizzlies are also monitoring the status of forward John Konchar, who missed Saturday’s game with a non-COVID illness.

While Memphis has looked dominant at times during its win streak, coach Taylor Jenkins says the team still has room to grow.

Memphis and Phoenix have split their first two meetings this season, with each team winning on the road.

NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (22-24) at Minnesota Timberwolves (22-22)

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NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (22-24) at Minnesota Timberwolves (22-22)

Injuries are a bigger storyline than the teams’ blockbuster offseason trade heading into Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee matchup in Minneapolis between the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Rudy Gobert, the key piece of that whopper of a deal, had to leave Saturday’s game against his old teammate, Donovan Mitchell of Cleveland, due to a groin strain.

Gobert is listed as day-to-day, so his status is up in the air for Minnesota, which already is without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, who’s been out since late November with a calf injury.

The Jazz played the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night without four key players, including leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (hip), starting center Kelly Olynyk (ankle), Collin Sexton (hamstring) and Rudy Gay (back).

While it remains to be seen who will be available at tipoff Monday afternoon, both teams were competitive without those athletes in action on Saturday.

After Gobert left with right-groin soreness, the Timberwolves had to deal with Jaden McDaniels picking up his fifth foul less than three minutes into the second half. Naz Reid led a contingent of players to pick up the slack with 17 players, nicely complementing Anthony Edwards’ 26 points.

Jalen Nowell (16 points) and Luka Garza (nine points) also played well off the bench in Minnesota’s 110-102 win over the Cavaliers.

It’s possible that crew will be counted on again against the Jazz.

Garza tied the game at 80 with a 3-pointer in the third quarter, and the T-Wolves went on to outscore the Cavs 33-22 in the fourth.

The Jazz will enter Monday’s game after a disappointing one-point home loss to the 76ers, but short-handed Utah rallied out of a 20-point hole to take the lead late in the game.

Jordan Clarkson and Walker Kessler put Utah ahead with buckets in the final 33.2 seconds. Unfortunately for the Jazz, James Harden and Joel Embiid responded with go-ahead baskets for Philly.

Clarkson finished with 38 points in the 118-117 loss. Kessler had another double-double, the seventh of his rookie season, with 15 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks to help fill in for Olynyk.

Clarkson scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to give the Jazz a chance.

Utah and Minnesota have played each other twice this season. The Jazz beat the Timberwolves in overtime, 132-126, in Minneapolis in October.

Minnesota returned the favor by winning in Utah 118-108 in December.

NBA Preview: Miami Heat (24-20) at Atlanta Hawks (21-22)

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NBA Preview: Miami Heat (24-20) at Atlanta Hawks (21-22)

The Miami Heat, winners of three straight, will look to extend its recent dominance over the host Atlanta Hawks when they meet on Monday as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day festivities.

The holiday is especially important in Atlanta, the birthplace of Dr. King and the civil rights movement. The Hawks are 21-7 on MLK Day, second in wins to New York with 23. Miami is 7-9 on the holiday.

The Heat just won back-to-back games over the Milwaukee Bucks, including a 111-95 drubbing on Saturday. Atlanta swept a back-to-back on the road, finishing with a 114-103 win at Toronto on Saturday.

This will be the second of four regular-season meetings between the clubs. Miami won the first meeting 106-98 in Atlanta on Nov. 27, a game that ended the Hawks’ streak of scoring 100-plus points in 40 consecutive games. The Heat has won four of the last five against the Hawks. The final two meetings will be played in Miami and March 4 and 6.

Miami has won six of its last eight and is No. 7 in the Eastern Conference, 2 1/2 games ahead of No. 9 Atlanta.

Adebayo leads the team with 21.5 points and 10.1 rebounds and has scored in double figures in all 39 games in which he has appeared and 55 straight dating back to last season.

Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists. Gabe Vincent, who averages 9.4 points, scored 28 and 27 points in the two games against Milwaukee.

Atlanta’s Trae Young and Dejounte Murray combined for 56 points, 15 assists and four steals. Young leads the team with 27.5 points and 8.7 rebounds and Murray averages 20.2 points and 4.8 assists.

The Heat played without Tyler Herro (Achilles soreness), and Kyle Lowry (left knee discomfort) on Saturday. Atlanta was missing Bogdan Bogdanovic (left quad soreness) and Clint Capela (right thigh strain).

NBA Preview: Boston Celtics (32-12) at Charlotte Hornets (11-33)

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NBA Preview: Boston Celtics (32-12) at Charlotte Hornets (11-33)

The Boston Celtics own the best record in the NBA. Now, they seem to be unleashing even more productive resources.

Malcolm Brogdon has turned out to be a fine addition to the roster this season.

He could be pressed into more extensive duty when the Celtics take on the Hornets on Monday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C.

This will be a rematch of Boston’s 122-106 victory on the same court Saturday night. The Celtics have won six in a row, with Tatum leading the team in scoring in five of those games.

Yet without Jaylen Brown, the Celtics’ backcourt barely missed a beat. That’s because Brogdon poured in a season-high 30 points. That was the most points allowed by Charlotte to a player coming off the bench this season.

Brogdon is in his first season with the Celtics, but the veteran guard has made quite an impact. He made 11 of 17 shots from the field on Saturday night.

Across the last seven games, he has averaged 18.9 points per game while shooting 56.3 percent on 3-pointers.

Boston’s Derrick White left Saturday night’s game with a sprained neck, so the Celtics could be in a more of a lineup bind with their backcourt for the rematch. White collided with teammate Marcus Smart.

But that still leaves White’s status unclear for Monday.

The Hornets are on a four-game losing streak, with the last three of those defeats coming by double-figure margins. After Monday, they have their next four games on the road.

Charlotte held a 16-point first-half lead Saturday night before fading.

In the last two games with Charlotte, the Celtics have launched a total of 105 3-point shots (52 on Nov. 28 and 53 on Saturday).

This will be the second time this season that the Celtics have played the same team in consecutive games. They lost both matchups with Orlando in mid-December at home. That turned into a three-game losing streak before Boston won 10 of its next 12.

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