CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with the following right-handed pitchers, avoiding arbitration with all five players:
Following the signings, the White Sox have no remaining arbitration-eligible players for the 2023 season.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants announced today that they have agreed to terms with all eight of their remaining arbitration eligible players on one-year contracts for the 2023 season. Each of their 2023 contract values are listed below:
RHP John Brebbia – $2.3 million
IF J.D. Davis – $4.21 million
IF Thairo Estrada – $2.25 million
RHP Jakob Junis – $2.8 million
RHP Tyler Rogers – $1.675 million
OF Austin Slater – $3.2 million
IF/OF LaMonte Wade Jr. – $1.375 million
RHP Logan Webb – $4.6 million
Additionally, C Austin Wynns cleared waivers and has accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A Sacramento.
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on 2023 contracts with the following players:
FLUSHING, N.Y., – The New York Mets tonight announced that they have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with the following players, avoiding arbitration: infielder Pete Alonso, RHP Jeff Brigham, infielder Luis Guillorme, RHP Elieser Hernández, catcher Tomás Nido and RHP Drew Smith. The Mets had previously agreed to a one-year contract with LHP Joey Lucchesi.
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with five players on one-year contracts for the 2023 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration: Christian Arroyo, Ryan Brasier, Reese McGuire, Nick Pivetta, and Alex Verdugo.
Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.
The Red Sox have no remaining players eligible for salary arbitration.
Arroyo, 27, batted a career-best .286 (80-for-280) last season, setting career highs in games (87), plate appearances (300), runs (32), hits, doubles (16), extra-base hits (23), RBI (36), and stolen bases (5). He made 40 starts at second base, 17 in right field, 14 at shortstop, 10 at third base, nine at first base, and five at designated hitter. From July 30 through the end of the season, the right-handed hitter’s .329 batting average (54-for-164) ranked seventh in the AL (min. 100 PA). Acquired by the Red Sox in August 2020, the Florida native has hit .255 (184-for-722) with 38 doubles and 21 home runs in 229 career games with San Francisco (2017), Tampa Bay (2018-19), Cleveland (2020), and Boston (2020-22).
Brasier, 35, led the Red Sox with a career-high 68 appearances last season, also setting career highs in innings (62.1) and strikeouts (64) while posting a 5.78 ERA (40 ER). The right-hander did not allow a run in 10 of his final 13 outings beginning September 2, posting a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) during that span. Acquired by Boston in March 2018, the Texas native owns a 4.14 ERA (91 ER/197.2 IP) in 209 career outings (one start) with the Los Angeles Angels (2013) and Red Sox (2018-22).
McGuire, 27, played in a career-high 89 games with the Chicago White Sox and Red Sox last season, batting .269 (67-for-249) with 14 doubles, one triple, three home runs, and career bests in runs scored (25) and RBI (22). He tied for the AL lead and ranked tied for third in the majors in caught stealing percentage (33.3%), throwing out a career-high 16 runners attempting to steal. Acquired by Boston from the White Sox on August 1, the left-handed hitter led the Red Sox with a .337 batting average (34-for-151) from that date through the end of the season (min. 15 games). The Washington native has batted .256 (158-for-616) with 39 doubles, 12 home runs, and 48 RBI in 230 career games with the Toronto Blue Jays (2018-21), White Sox (2022), and Red Sox (2022).
Pivetta, 29, tied for the lead among Major League pitchers in starts last season (33), going 10-12 with a 4.56 ERA (91 ER/179.2 IP). The right-hander set career highs in wins, starts, and innings pitched, leading the Red Sox in each category as well as in strikeouts (175). The Canada native has made at least 30 starts three times during his career, including each of the last two seasons. Acquired by Boston in August 2020, Pivetta is 40-50 with a 5.02 ERA (413 ER/741.0 IP) in 158 career appearances (136 starts) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2017-20) and Red Sox (2020-22).
Verdugo, 26, batted .280 (166-for-593) over a career-high and team-best 152 games played in 2022. The left-handed hitter also set career bests in hits, RBI (74), doubles (39), extra-base hits (51), and total bases (240). He ranked second among Major League outfielders in starts (149) and innings played (1,306.0), tying for the team lead with eight outfield assists. Acquired by Boston in February 2020, the Arizona native has batted .286 (510-for-1,781) with 115 doubles, five triples, 44 home runs, and 201 RBI in 509 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017-19) and Red Sox (2020-22). Verdugo ranks tied for second in the American League and tied for fourth in the majors with 24 outfield assists since the beginning of 2020.
All six agree to one-year deals, avoiding arbitration
HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Astros have avoided arbitration and have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with IF/OF Mauricio Dubón, RHP Phil Maton, RHP Ryne Stanek, LHP Blake Taylor, RHP José Urquidy and LHP Framber Valdez. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
The deadline for clubs and arbitration-eligible players to exchange filing numbers was last night. The Astros did not agree to terms for the 2023 season with RHP Cristian Javier and OF Kyle Tucker. Both players will have their 2023 salary determined at a later date.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 6 Anaheim Ducks 2
(27-12-3—57 PTS) (12-27-4—28 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Bratt 2. D. Severson 3. D. Hamilton
Goals:
ANA: A. Henrique, T. Zegras (PPG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Anaheim 0 1 1 – – 2
DEVILS 3 1 2 – – 6
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: D. Hamilton, J. Bratt, J. Hughes (PPG), J. Bratt, J. Boqvist, J. Hughes
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 42
Nate Bastian I.R. Upper-Body Nov. 27 19
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 10
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 129
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/1/23 Ryan Graves Activated from I.R.
1/1/23 Tyler Wotherspoon Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Tyce Thompson Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
1/5/23 Ondrej Palat Activated off I.R.
1/6/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
1/10/23 Nolan Foote Recalled from Utica
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils play in the second half for the team’s sixth back-to-back set in 2022-23. Jersey’s team enters Saturday’s contest with a 3-2-0 record in second games played for back-to-back sets this season.
Jersey’s team embarks on a season-long five-game road trip:
1/10 at CAR, 5-3, W
1/13 at ANA, 6-2, W
1/14 at LAK
1/16 at SJS
1/19 at SEA
The Devils enter Saturday’s contest riding a three-game winning streak. The streak marked the first time since Nov. 25, 2022, to Nov. 28, that the team won three consecutive games. The Devils enter Saturday’s contest with a 16-2-1 record on the road, and Jersey’s team is riding a five-game winning streak on the road that dates to Dec. 21, at Florida. The Devils have outscored opponents 77-44 on the road. The 16 road wins ranks first in the NHL and the 44 goals allowed ranks second in the NHL behind Boston (43). The most road wins in a single season overall for franchise history is 28, which was earned in 1998-99 (28-10-3). The Devils are the first team in NHL history to win 16 games in their first 19 road contests from the start of a season – credit: Leo Scaglione, MSG Networks & NHL PR.
Teams who won 15 games through their first 19 road contest:
Boston: 1929-30
Buffalo: 2006-07 (HC Lindy Ruff)
Chicago: 2012-13
Montreal: 1944-45
Washington: 2019-20
The Devils are 20-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks second in the NHL behind Boston (21). The Devils are 18-11-2 when outshooting an opponent this season, while Jersey is 8-1-1 when outshot in a game for the 2022-23 campaign. New Jersey is 1-0-0 when shots are even against an opponent this season. Jersey’s team is 25-4-3 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 10 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season. After Friday’s win, the Devils logged six-or-more goals in a game for the third time this season, last: Oct. 25, 2022, at Detroit, 6-2, W. After Friday’s win, Jersey logged three goals in the first period of play for the second time this season: Last: Nov. 5, at Calgary, 4-3 OT-win. Keep in mind that the Devils matched their win total from last season at 27.
The team’s 27 wins after 42 games played from the start of a season is tied for the second most in franchise history.
31 wins: 2009-10
27 wins: 1997-98
27 wins: 2022-23
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
JAN. 14 vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
WARM-UPS
1) With Wednesday’s victory vs. San Jose, the Kings swept the regular-season series (3-0-0) against the Sharks for the first time in franchise history.
2) Mikey Anderson is one point shy of establishing a new career-high point total. In 45 games this season, Anderson has tallied two goals and nine assists for 11 points.
3) The Kings have outshot their opponent in each of their last six games, dating back to Dec. 31 vs. Philadelphia. During that time, the team collectively outshot their opponents 191-156.
4) The Kings are 15-1-0 when leading after two periods of play this season.
5) Quinton Byfield scored his first goal of the season and third multi-point game (1-1=2) of his career Wednesday night vs. San Jose.
vs. NEW JERSEY ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 59-35-11-4
Home: 33-13-6-2
Away: 26-22-5-2
OT: 4-4 (3 ties)
Shootout: 1-1
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 0-0-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. NEW JERSEY:
Marcel Dionne – 47 GP, 90 PTS (35-55=90)
Dave Taylor – 49 GP, 70 PTS (29-41=70)
Bernie Nicholls – 24 GP, 33 PTS (17-16=33)
Butch Goring – 20 GP, 32 PTS (8-24=32)
Mike Murphy – 29 GP, 28 PTS (13-15=28)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. NEW JERSEY: Jan. 23, 2022 – LAK 3 vs. NJD 2
Venue: Prudential Center
LAK Goals: Iafallo (12), Arvidsson (10), Grundstrom (6)
NJD Goals: Bratt (12, 13)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (W, 23 saves, 25 shots) NJD: Gillies (L, 34 saves, 37 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-3
LAK PK: 1-for-2
THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Jan. 19 | vs. Dallas Stars | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings defeated the Dallas Stars earlier this month on Jan. 3 at Crypto.com Arena, 3-2.
Sat., Jan. 21 | at Nashville Predators | 7:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings look for their third consecutive victory over the Predators (6-1 W on March 22, 2022; 4-3 SOW on Oct. 18, 2022).
Sun., Jan. 22 | at Chicago Blackhawks | 6:00 p.m. CT (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings and Blackhawks have gone to overtime the past two consecutive games between the clubs (2-1 OTL on Nov. 3; 2-1 OTW on Nov. 10).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 10 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 8 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 72
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/11/23)
Dec. 27 – Arthur Kaliyev (F) placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20.
Dec. 31 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 5 – Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 6 – Trevor Moore (F) placed on injured reserve.
Jan. 6 – Brandt Clarke re-assigned to Barrie (OHL).
Jan. 8 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 9 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS AT VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
8:00 p.m. MT at T-Mobile Arena
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
23-18-3 – 49 PTS RECORD 28-13-2 – 58 PTS
Div. – 5th Conference – 8th RANK Div. – 1st Conference – 1st
1st –31.5% (51/162) POWER PLAY 7th – 25.6% (30/117)
24th – 73.9% (119/161) PENALTY KILL 16th – 78.6% (88/112)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. VEGAS GP RECORD HOME (8) AWAY (8) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. VEGAS 16 9-6-0-1 5-2-0-1 4-4-0-0 47 47
OILERS vs. VEGAS – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 4 3
QUICK FACTS
• Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of four games against the Golden Knights this season and the first of two games in Las Vegas. The next time these teams will meet is March 25th in Edmonton.
• The last time these teams met was on November 19th, 2022 in Edmonton, with the Oilers winning 4-3 in overtime.
• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 19 career points against the Golden Knights and Evander Kane has appeared in a team high 19 career games against Vegas.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. VEGAS
Record: 5-4-1
GF: 26 GA: 29
2022-23 11/19/22 @ EDM 4-3 W (OT)
2021-22 4/16/22 @ EDM 4-0 W
2021-22 2/8/22 @ EDM 4-0 L
2021-22 11/27/21 @ VGK 3-2 W
2021-22 10/22/21 @ VGK 5-4 W
2019-20 3/9/20 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
2019-20 2/26/20 @ VGK 3-0 L
2019-20 11/23/19 @ VGK 4-2 W
2018-19 4/1/19 @ VGK 1-3 L
2018-19 3/17/19 @ VGK 3-6 L
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 28-13-2, 58 points (13-10-0 at Home, 15-3-2 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Jan. 14 vs. Edmonton Oilers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 16 vs. Dallas Stars AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 19 vs. Detroit Red Wings AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 21 vs. Washington Capitals AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 22 at Arizona Coyotes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
January 12 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Florida Panthers 2
The Vegas Golden Knights (28-13-2) erased a 2-1 deficit in the third period to claim a 4-2 win against the Florida Panthers (19-20-4) on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. Nick Cousins was credited with the game’s first goal at 2:02 of the opening period to get the Panthers going with a 1-0 lead. Early in the second period, Keegan Kolesar fed Nicolas Roy for the equalizer, but a goal from Sam Reinhart midway through the frame gave Florida a 2-1 lead heading into the third period. Jack Eichel brought Vegas back to even midway through the third and William Carrier deflected home the go-ahead tally with 2:36 to go. An empty-net goal from William Karlsson sealed the 4-2 victory for the Golden Knights.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
Against the Oilers
Tonight’s meeting marks the second of four this season against Edmonton, and the first at home for Vegas. The Golden Knights are 7-7-2 all time against the Oilers and 4-3-1 when at home. The last time these two teams met, Vegas suffered an overtime loss despite seeing goals from Keegan Kolesar and Mark Stone (2). Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman sent the teams into overtime where Connor McDavid had the game-winner.
2022-23 Season EDM Series: 0-0-1 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Nov. 19 – at Edmonton (Vegas 3, Edmonton 4 OT)
Jan. 14 – at Vegas
Mar. 25 – at Edmonton
Mar. 28 – at Vegas
2021-22 Season EDM Series: 1-3-0 (Home: 0-2-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Oct. 22 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Edmonton 5)
Nov. 27 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Edmonton 3)
Feb. 8 – at Edmonton (Vegas 4, Edmonton 0)
Apr. 6 – at Edmonton (Vegas 0, Edmonton 4)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Vancouver 4
The Tampa Bay Lightning skated to a ninth-straight victory at AMALIE Arena with a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night…The Bolts improved to 26-13-1 on the season with a home record of 17-4-1…Tampa Bay’s nine consecutive wins are tied for the third-longest home winning streak in franchise history…The Lightning will play the second and final game of the season series Jan. 18 at Rogers Arena…VAN opened the scoring 4:14 into the contest with a rebound goal from Connor Garland…Tampa Bay responded with 5:23 remaining in the opening frame when Ross Colton won a puck battle and sent a pass to the point for Mikhail Sergachev, who fired a wrist shot towards the stick of Corey Perry, who redirected the puck past Collin Delia for his sixth goal of the season…Alex Killorn gave the Bolts a 2-1 lead at the 2:30 mark of the second period when he jumped on a rebound in front and fired a wrist shot into the top right corner for his 13th goal of the season with Nick Perbix and Brandon Hagel collecting the helpers…Former Lightning forward J.T. Miller tied the game with a power-play goal at the 5:44 mark of the middle frame…Tampa Bay regained the lead with Nikita Kucherov banging home a rebound in front off assists from Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point with 4:16 remaining in the second period…Hagel scored his 15th goal of the season at the 19:29 mark of the second when Killorn fought off two VAN defenders and sent a backhand pass into the slot where Hagel beat Delia to make it a 4-2 game…The Bolts earned a 5-on-3 power play early in the third period and Stamkos ripped his patented one-timer from the left circle past Delia for his 499th career goal with Point and Kucherov collecting the helpers with 14:30 remaining in regulation…VAN scored the last two goals of the contest with Quinn Hughes scoring at the 14:40 mark and Elias Pettersson netting the final goal of the contest with 2:08 remaining…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal and made a game-saving stop with one second remaining to earn his 18th win of the season with 36 saves on 40 shots against…Sergachev skated in his 400th career NHL game.
PP: TBL – 2-3 VAN – 1-3
SOG: TBL – 35 VAN – 40
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Blues are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Enterprise Center…The Bolts defeated STL 5-2 in the first matchup this season Nov. 25 at AMALIE Arena…Brayden Point opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season 3:29 into regulation with Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov picking up the assists…Alex Killorn quickly made it 2-0 when he scored his seventh goal of the season at the 3:57 mark of the first as Nick Paul and Steven Stamkos recorded the helpers…Point scored his second goal of the game with 11:56 remaining in the first period to give the Lightning a 3-0 lead with Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev picking up the assists…Pavel Buchnevich got STL on the board with a power-play goal at the 16:50 mark of the first to make it a 3-1 game…Jordan Kyrou pulled STL within one when he made it 3-2 with 13:36 left in the second period…Hagel scored his sixth goal of the season just 18 seconds after Kyrou’s goal to make it a 4-2 game with Kucherov and Point collecting the assists…Paul recorded his ninth goal of the season when he found the empty net with 3:48 remaining in regulation as Killorn and Stamkos picked up the helpers…Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves on 27 shots against for his eighth win of the season…Tampa Bay is 5-3-2 in the last 10 matchups vs. STL…Kucherov has recorded two consecutive three-point contests vs. STL (1-5—6)…Stamkos has pointed in three of his last four games vs. STL (1-3—4)…Point has five points over his last two contests vs. STL (3-2—5) and has found the scoresheet in five of the last seven meetings (5-4—9)…Killorn has points in three straight games vs. STL (1-3—4) and has pointed in seven of the last 10 matchups (3-5—8)…Victor Hedman has recorded nine points over his last 10 games vs. STL (2-7—9)…Tampa Bay is 16-24-5 with three ties all-time vs. STL, including a road record of 4-15- 3…Martin St. Louis (4-13—17) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. STL.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. STL
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a season-long, five-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 13 games in January on the road…The Lightning are 6-2-0 against Central Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 9-9-0 on the road this season…Bolts defenseman Ian Cole was drafted 18th overall by STL in the 2007 NHL Draft and skated in 167 games with the club over the course of four and a half seasons…Lightning goaltender Brian Elliott started 164 career games with STL and ranks sixth all-time in Blues franchise history with 104 career wins, while his .925 save percentage, 25 shutouts and 2.01 goals against average all rank first among goaltenders with 100 or more games played…Tampa Bay forward Pat Maroon is a St. Louis native and skated in 74 regular season games with the Blues before scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime to send STL to the Western Conference Final en route to the organization’s first Stanley Cup championship in 2019.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 86
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 20 Games
TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 2 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a two-year contract extension
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Torey Krug – Lower-Body (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Dec. 27)
Vladimir Tarasenko – Hand Injury (Re-evaluated in 4 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Ryan O’Reilly – Broken Foot (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (announced on Jan. 7)
Robert Bortuzzo – Lower-Body (announced on Jan. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 176
Recent Transactions
January
13 – Assigned defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve
9 – Recalled defenseman Dmitri Samorukov from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
5 – Placed forward Logan Brown on the injured reserve
5 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
BLUES VS. LIGHTNING
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/16 – vs. Ottawa
1/19 – vs. Nashville
1/21 – vs. Chicago
1/24 – vs. Buffalo
1/26 – at Arizona
A LOOK AHEAD
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Seattle 3 at Boston 0
Goals: Tanev, Tolvanen, Schwartz
Goalie: Jones (27/27)
PP: 0/3 PK: 1/1 Shots: Seattle 31 – Boston 27
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 105)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 41 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 41 games – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 6, 2022: Reassigned F Shane Wright to Kingston (OHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Monday, Jan. 16: Tampa Bay at Seattle, 1 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Jan. 17: Seattle at Edmonton, 6 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 19: New Jersey at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 21: Colorado at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Jan. 25: Vancouver at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s last of seven consecutive games that they will play on the road. Their seven-game road trip is their longest such stretch of the season.
o The team’s current stretch of seven road games are the most consecutive games they have played on the road in franchise history.
• Tonight’s game is the second of three that the Kraken will play against the Blackhawks this season and the final one that will be played in Chicago. The teams will next meet on April 8 in Seattle.
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game just two wins shy from matching their total (27) from the 2021-22 season.
• Since Jan. 1, the Kraken have five players playing at a point-per-game pace: Vince Dunn (1.57), Matty Beniers (1.29), Yanni Gourde (1.14), Andre Burakovsky (1.00) and Jordan Eberle (1.00).
• Yanni Gourde has totaled eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last seven games and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak.
• An assist tonight would give Oliver Bjorkstrand an assist in three consecutive games, matching his career high that he has reached on four other occasions.
• Jaden Schwartz has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last six games played.
• Jamie Oleksiak’s next point will be the 100th of his NHL career. He is set to become the seventh defenseman from the 2011 NHL Draft class to reach the milestone.
NEW YEAR, NEW RECORD
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game having won seven consecutive games dating back to Jan. 1 vs. the New York Islanders.
• After its 3-0 win over Boston on Jan. 12, Seattle is now the only team to have not lost a game in 2023.
• According to NHL Stats, the Kraken are the first team to begin a calendar year with seven consecutive wins since San Jose also won the first seven games they played in 2019. A win tonight would make the Kraken the first team since the 2017-18 Colorado Avalanche to start a calendar year with eight straight wins.
• A win tonight would give the Kraken wins in eight consecutive games and seven consecutive road games, both of which would set a franchise record.
• Additionally, according to NHL Stats, a win tonight would also make the Kraken the first team in NHL history to sweep a road trip that was at least seven games long.
• The team’s seven-game win streak is the longest active streak in the NHL. The Kraken are the only team this season to win at least five consecutive games on three different occasions.
• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are leading the league in goals (33) and goals per game (4.71). Entering play Friday, no other team had scored more than 23 goals during that span.
• Since the start of the Kraken’s streak on Jan. 1, Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers are tied for first and third, respectively, in scoring among all NHL skaters. Dunn has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) and Beniers has nine points (five goals, four assists) during that span. Dunn’s eight assists also lead the league during that span.
BLAKCHAWKS DOWN
• The Kraken recorded their first shootout victory in franchise history with a 3-2 win over Chicago on Jan. 17, 2022 in Seattle. Seattle also posted its second-ever shutout against the Blackhawks on April 7, 2022 in Chicago, with Philipp Grubauer making 29 saves in the 2-0 Kraken win.
• Jordan Eberle has tallied four points (one goal, three assists) in the four games he has played against the Blackhawks as a member of the Kraken.
• Yanni Gourde has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in his last 13 games against Chicago, including notching a four-point night (two goals, two assists) on March 7, 2021, which remains tied for his single-game career high.
• Jared McCann has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his last seven games against the Blackhawks.
• Jaden Schwartz has totaled 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in his last 14 games against the Blackhawks dating back to the start of the 2017-18 span and enters tonight’s game riding a four-game point streak against Chicago.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 17 vs. BUF, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Sunday, Jan. 22 vs. LAK, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Jan. 24 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, Jan. 26 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Jan. 28 at EDM, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 13 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Jan. 11 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford and
assigned Brett Seney to Rockford … Jan. 4 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from Rockford …
Placed MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on IR … Dec. 19 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and
assigned Arvid Soderblom to Rockford … Placed Jarred Tinordi on IR and recalled Isaak Phillips from
Rockford … Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 –
Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) vs. Colorado (2) – Thu., Jan. 12 – United Center
CHI Goals: Lafferty (5), Athanasiou (9), Raddysh (11)
COL Goals: Rodrigues (10), Makar (11)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (31/33, 60:00) COL – Francouz (27/30, 57:55)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 5/5
COL PP: 0/5; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks won their third-straight game, earning a 3-2 regulation victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday … The Blackhawks scored the first goal of the game for the sixth-straight game, with Sam Lafferty getting on the board first against Colorado … Lafferty has points in three straight (1G, 2A) … Andreas Athanasiou scored his ninth of the season … Taylor Raddysh secured the win with his 11th tally of the season and his first game winner of the year … Petr Mrazek tallied an assist on Athanasiou’s goal, the fourth of his career … Mrazek also stopped 31 of 33 shots in the victory.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – SEATTLE KRAKEN
The Blackhawks square off against Seattle on Saturday in the final home game against the club and second of three matchups this season… Chicago earned their first home win against Seattle this season on Oct. 23 in a 5-4 regulation victory … Tyler Johnson scored twice with Jujhar Khaira (SH), Max Domi and Jason Dickinson scored the other three … Domi has points in all three career games against Seattle (3G, 2A), including a three-point night … Patrick Kane notched two assists in the home win this season, and has five points (1G, 4A) in four career games against Seattle … Seth Jones has three points (1G, 2A) over his last two games against the Kraken … Colin Blackwell was claimed by Seattle in the Expansion Draft in 2021.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 23 (5-4), Jan. 14 | AWAY: April 8
All-Time Record: 2-1-1 | Home: 1-1-0 | Road: 1-0-1
Last Home Win: Oct. 23, 2022 (5-4) | Last Road Win: Nov. 17, 2021 (4-2) | Last Home Loss: April 7, 2022 (0-2) | Last Road Loss: Jan. 17, 2022 (2-3 SO)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. SEA ALL-TIME
GOALS: Max Domi, 3; Tyler Johnson, 2; five players tied with 1
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 4; Max Domi, 2; Seth Jones, 2
POINTS: Max Domi, 5; Patrick Kane, 5; Seth Jones, 3
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 7-10-1
Two-Days Rest: 1-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-5-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 1-5-0
Wednesday: 0-5-0
Thursday: 2-4-1
Friday: 3-2-1
Saturday: 3-3-1
Sunday: 2-5-1
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