NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (20-18-2) at Nashville Predators (19-16-6)

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January 14, 2023

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (20-18-2) at Nashville Predators (19-16-6)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Thursday, Jan. 12
Winnipeg 4 at Buffalo 2
Goals: Olofsson, Jost
Goalie: Luukkonen (23 saves/26 shots; 1 ENG)
PP: 0/5; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 41 – Winnipeg 27

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

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
1/9: Activated G Eric Comrie off IR; Loaned G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to Rochester (AHL)
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
Monday, Jan. 16: Florida at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
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.

TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES AT PREDATORS
• This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Predators this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Nashville 4-3 in Buffalo on April 1, 2022.
• Next meeting: Tuesday, March 21 in Buffalo.
• This is the 32nd game all-time between Buffalo and Nashville; Buffalo has a 13-14-4 series record.
• The Sabres are 10-6-0 on the road against the Predators all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Buffalo has won three of its last four matchups with Nashville.
• The Sabres have scored four or more goals in each of their last six victories over the Predators.
• Alex Tuch has notched 34 points (13+21) in his last 25 games, including 17 points (7+10) in his last 12 games.
• Tage Thompson has recorded six points (4+2) in his last five games.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 31 points (9+22) in his last 27 games and owns eight points (2+6) in his last eight games.
• Cozens is one goal away from surpassing his previous single-season career high in goals scored (13), which he set in 79 games in 2021-22.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 30 points (6+24) in his last 25 games, including 10 points (3+7) in his last nine games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Dahlin a three-game point streak.
• In his last 19 games, Jeff Skinner has recorded 27 points (12+15).
• Casey Mittelstadt owns five points (0+5) in his last five games.

APEX PREDATORS
• In 18 games against the Predators in his career, Jeff Skinner has tallied 20 points (11+9), including three points (2+1) in the past two games.

• Vinnie Hinostroza has recorded four points (3+1) in his last four games against Nashville.

• Dylan Cozens and Alex Tuch both own three assists in their last two games against Nashville.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. BUFFALO
OVERALL (31 GP) 17-11-(1)-2
HOME (16 GP) 6-8-(0)-2
ROAD (15 GP) 11-3-(1)-0
LAST MEETING April 1, 2022 at BUF (L, 4-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 17-11-(1)-2 all-time against the Sabres, including a 6-8-(0)-2 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the first of two matchups between Nashville and Buffalo in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.
− Nashville went 0-2-0 against Buffalo last season, dropping a 4-1 decision on home ice on Jan. 13.
− The Predators are 2-3-0 in their last five games against the Sabres; they are 5-4-1 in their last 10; and 2-2-1 in their last five at home.

NOTABLES vs. BUFFALO
− Ryan Johansen is on a personal 14-game point streak vs. Buffalo in which he’s tallied 16 points (4g-12a). He’s recorded a point in 16 of his 19 career games against the Sabres (4g-15a).
− Matt Duchene has 10 points (3g-7a) in his last 10 games vs. Buffalo, including a three-point effort (3a) on Feb. 15, 2018.
− Mikael Granlund has seven points (3g-4a) in his last 10 games against Buffalo.
− Juuse Saros made his NHL debut on Nov. 28, 2015 vs. Buffalo.
− Colton Sissons scored his first career NHL goal on March 27, 2014 vs. Buffalo (Matt Hackett).
− Jeremy Lauzon scored his first goal with the Predators on April 1, 2022 at Buffalo (Craig Anderson).
− Mark Jankowski played in 19 games for the Sabres in 2021-22, tallying five points (2g-3a).
− Predators Assistant GM, Director of Player Development and Milwaukee Admirals GM Scott Nichol began his NHL career with Buffalo, skating in five games for the Sabres from 1995-97.
− Predators Assistant Coach Dan Lambert spent one season in the same role for the Sabres in 2015-16.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 3, Montreal Canadiens 4 – Jan. 12 (Centre Bell)
− NSH goals: Niederreiter (13), Forsberg (18), Parssinen (4)
− MTL goals: Evans (2), Dach (7), Caufield – PP (24), Caufield – PP/GWG (25)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Askarov (L, 31/35); MTL – Montembeault (W, 39/42)
− Power plays: NSH 0-3; MTL 2-3
− Notes: Nashville moved to 10-10-3 on the road in 2022-23… Nashville closed out its two-game regular-season series against Montreal with a 1-1-0 record… The Predators concluded their five-game road trip with a 3-2-0 record, picking up wins over Carolina, Washington and Ottawa… Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves in his NHL debut… Juuso Parssinen led the Predators with two points (1g-1a)… Nino Niederreiter opened the scoring with his 13th goal of the season and first since Dec. 30 at Anaheim… Mattias Ekholm tallied an assist to give him seven points (3g-4a) in his last 12 games… Cody Glass also assisted on Parssinen’s goal to give him nine points (3g-6a) in his last 15 contests… Cole Smith returned to the lineup after missing the previous six games with an upper-body injury.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Jan. 12 34
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-Jan. 12 16
Kevin Lankinen Illness – day-to-day Jan. 12 1
Total man-games lost: 84
Borowiecki – 35; McCarron – 17; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Carrier – 4; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 14, 2023 vs. Buffalo Sabres

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Jan. 13: Reassigned goaltender Yaroslav Askarov to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 11: Recalled goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 2: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 1: Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Dec. 29: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Dec. 27: Recalled forward Tommy Novak from Milwaukee (AHL).

QUICK HITS
− Nashville has scored 12 first-period goals since Dec. 27, the second-most in the NHL in that time span.

− The Predators are ninth in the NHL in face-off percentage (52.1 percent).

− Among NHL players who have taken at least 500 faceoffs, Ryan Johansen is tied for fourth at 59.2 percent.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 14, 2023 vs. Buffalo Sabres
− Johansen won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in a franchise-record 23 consecutive games, a streak that came to an end on Nov. 23 at Detroit. The previous record was held by current Predators Assistant GM Scott Nichol, who did so in 17 straight games during the 2006-07 season.

− Colton Sissons is second in the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (84).

− Matt Duchene has 11 points (5g-6a) in his last 13 games. He scored in four straight contests from Dec. 17-23 (4g) and had a five-game point streak from Dec. 15-23 (4g-1a).

− Tommy Novak has eight points (4g-4a) in 12 games with Nashville since being recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) on Dec. 19.

− Nashville’s 4-3 OT win on Dec. 1 at New Jersey came in dramatic fashion.

o Mikael Granlund tied the game at 3-3 with 10 seconds remining in the third period, the third-latest game-tying goal in franchise history. It was also the third time in Predators history the team has tied a game with 10 seconds or less remaining in the third period and went on to win in overtime or a shootout; the last time was Feb. 27, 2020 vs. Calgary when Granlund tied the game with one second remaining and went on to score the OT winner.

o Additionally, Ryan Johansen opened the game’s scoring just 11 seconds into the first period. It tied the Predators record for fastest goal to begin a game (David Legwand – April 5, 2007 vs. St. Louis) and was the fastest goal to begin a road game in franchise history. Nashville became the fifth team in the past 24 years to score goals in the first 15 seconds and final 15 seconds of the game and first since Boston on Feb. 3, 2021.

− Mark Jankowski was selected by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. That pick was initially held by Nashville but was traded to Buffalo on Feb. 27, 2012 for Paul Gaustad and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, with which the Predators used to select Juuse Saros. To close the pick history, Buffalo traded the 21st overall choice in the 2012 NHL Draft to Calgary with a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Patrick Sieloff) for the 14th overall pick (Zemgus Girgensons).

− The Predators had three prospects compete in the 2023 World Junior Championship.

o Jack Matier (fourth round, 124th overall in 2021) won gold for Canada on Jan. 5. He had one assist in seven
games for the tournament-winning Canadians.

o Ryan Ufko (fourth round, 115th overall in 2021) helped the United States earn a bronze medal in an 8-7 OT win over Sweden on Jan. 5. He led the Americans in assists with nine and topped all team blueliners in points with 10. Ufko tallied a game-high five points (5a) in the Americans’ quarterfinal victory over Germany on Jan. 2; his five assists were tied for the second-most by an American in a game in World Juniors history.

o Joakim Kemell (first round, 17th overall in 2022) skated for Finland, which was eliminated in the quarterfinals on Jan. 2. He tallied four points (2g-2a) – tied for the team high – in five games.

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (13-23-5) at Minnesota Wild (23-14-4)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (13-23-5) at Minnesota Wild (23-14-4)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 0-7-0 in its last seven games. The last time the team lost eight straight games in regulation was 10/18/21 – 11/5/21 (9 straight)

• Barrett Hayton comes into tonight on a 3-game goal/point streak and has registered 4-5-9 in his last eight showings

• The Coyotes are in the midst of playing 15 games in 26 days throughout January. The stretch includes three back-to-back sets of games and the team does not have more than one day off from game action between contests

LAST GAME
Senators 5, Coyotes 3 – January 12, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Guenther (4), Crouse (15), Hayton (5)
OTT Goals: Tkachuk (15), Brassard (6), DeBrincat (14), Kastelic (4), Zub (3)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 42 svs on 46 shots
OTT Goalie: Forsberg (W) – 26 svs on 29 shots
PP: 1-2 PK: 3-4
Notes: The Coyotes fell for the seventh consecutive game…Dylan Guenther got the Coyotes on the board with his fourth goal of the season; All 4 of his tallies have come on the power play, making him the fourth player in Coyotes/Jets franchise history to record at least his first four career goals on the man-advantage (Craig Norwich [first 6 goals], Bill Thomas [first 4 goals], Boris Mironov [first 4 goals])…The tally was Guenther’s first career NHL goal at home…Guenther also added an assist for his fourth multi-point game of the season; With Matias Maccelli having five such performances to his name this season, the last time the Coyotes had multiple rookies tally four-plus multipoint games in the same campaign was 2017-18 (Keller [14] and Fischer (6])…Christian Fischer assisted on Guenther’s goal and is one point away from 100 for his career (51-48-99)… Fischer found the scoresheet in consecutive games for the third time this season…Juuso Valimaki registered his ninth assist and 10th point of the season to tie his career-high in both categories (2020-21 with Calgary)…Lawson Crouse registered his 15th goal of the season in his 40th game; 2022-23 is the third consecutive season at least one Coyote has reached 15 goals within his first 40 games of a campaign after it happened just three times between the 2010-20 seasons…Karel Vejmelka recorded 42 saves for his 10th career game of 40+ saves and fourth such performance this season…Vejmelka is the sixth goaltender in Coyotes/Jets franchise history to register 10 career games of 40+ saves with the club…Barrett Hayton scored for the third consecutive game…Nick Ritchie chipped in an assist and is one helper shy of 100 for his career…Troy Stecher played in his 400th career NHL game…ARI’s 31 penalty minutes on Thursday set a new single-game season-high…Clayton Keller received a game misconduct just 11:19 into the game

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (9 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (13 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 87 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-1/10 – Assigned G Ivan Prosvetov to Tucson (AHL)
-1/8 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-1/7 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE DATE TIME (AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sun, Jan 15 5pm at WPG Canada Life Center Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Tue, Jan 17 7pm vs DET Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Thur, Jan 19 7pm vs WSH Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM

YOTES & WILD

Tonight is the second of four ARI-MIN matchups this season. The Wild captured the first meeting 4-3 on 11/27 in St. Paul
The final two Coyotes-Wild contests take place at Mullett Arena on 2/6 and 3/12
On 11/27, Arizona cut a 4-1 deficit to 4-3 with goals from Lawson Crouse and JJ Moser in the final 3:18 of regulation
Moser’s goal in the 11/27 matchup was the 10,000th goal in Coyotes/Jets franchise history
Nick Schmaltz also scored in the 11/27 matchup. He’s collected 3 pts (1-2-3) over his last two visits to Minnesota
Shayne Gostisbehere enters tonight with a 4-game point streak versus the Wild, posting 1-6-7 in that span. The blueliner also has produced 1-9-10 in his last 7 games against the Wild overall
Gostisbehere’s 4-game point streak versus MIN is his longest active run against an NHL opponent
Jakob Chychrun’s seven goals vs MIN are tied with Roman Josi for the most a defenseman has posted against them since the start of 2016-17

-Coyotes franchise vs Wild
• All-Time: 31-42-3-4
• Home: 16-21-1-2
• Road: 15-21-2-2
• L10: 1-9-0
• STRK: L1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE WILD
Nick Schmaltz…3-13-16…24 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…7-2-9…21 career GP
Clayton Keller…5-7-12…20 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…1-9-10…13 career GP
Troy Stecher…1-6-7…15 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Chychrun, 7)… Assists (Schmaltz, 13)…Points (Schmaltz, 16)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 7)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 9)…Points (Gostisbehere, 10)

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 9-15-3
2-Days Rest: 3-2-1
3+ Days Rest: 1-3-1
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 1-2-0
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 0-3-0
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 0-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 0-2-0
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 1-1-1

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
ARIZONA COYOTES
All-Time Wild Record: 46-26-8 (23-12-5 at Xcel Energy Center, 23-14-3 at Arizona)

2022-23: The Wild earned a 4-3 victory in the series-opening game at Xcel Energy Center (11/27)…LW Kirill Kaprizov led Minnesota with three points (1-2=3)…C Joel Eriksson Ek recorded two points (0-2=2)…LW Matt Boldy (1-0=1), D Jared Spurgeon (1-0=1) and C Sam Steel (1-0=1) each added a goal…G Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 20 of 23 shots faced for Minnesota…LW Matias Maccelli led Arizona with two points (0-2=2)…LW Lawson Crouse (1-0=1), D J.J. Moser (1-0=1) and C Nick Schmaltz (1-0=1) all scored goals…G Connor Ingram stopped 25 of 29 shots faced for the Coyotes.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello (5-17=22 in 24 games) and Spurgeon (6-16=22 in 34 games) lead the Wild against the Coyotes…Kaprizov owns 18 points (8-10=18) in 12 contests…LW Marcus Foligno has 17 points (9-8=17) in 23 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 16-9-1 with a 2.17 GAA, a .920 SV% and three shutouts in 28 games (27 starts) against the Coyotes…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 4.06 GAA and a .714 SV% in his lone start against Arizona.

COYOTES LEADERS: LW Andrew Ladd leads Arizona with 20 points (6-14=20) in 34 contests…Schmaltz owns 15 points (3-13=16) in 24 matches…RW Clayton Keller has 12 points (5-7=12) in 20 games.

COYOTES GOALIES: G Karel Vejmelka is 1-1-0 with a 4.84 GAA and a .867 SV% in two career starts against the Wild…Ingram is 1-1-0 with a 3.05 GAA and a .906 SV% in two career starts against the Wild.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 46 all-time wins against Arizona are fifth-most against an opponent…The Wild is 13-2-0 in its last 15 games against the Coyotes and 26-6-3 in its last 35 meetings against Arizona, including a 12-game point streak (9-0-3, 1/9/14-2/8/18) – the longest point streak in franchise history vs. an opponent… Minnesota is 16-5-1 in the last 22 games at Arizona, including 13- 3-1 in the last 17 contests…The Wild is 12-2-2 in the last 16 games played in Saint Paul

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 2, 2023 – Jan. 10, 2023
1/9/23 Reassigned G Zane McIntyre to Iowa
1/6/23 Recalled G Zane McIntyre from Iowa under emergency conditions

TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
2022 WRAPPED
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• The Wild recorded an seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, tied for second-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.

• Minnesota is tied for seventh in the NHL with 12 home victories this season.

• Since Oct. 25, the Wild is tied for seventh in the NHL with 22 wins.

• Since Oct. 25, Minnesota is giving up 2.44 goals per game (second in the NHL), allowing 29.1 shots per game (eighth in the NHL) and recording a .916 save percentage (tied for third in the NHL).

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 29.7 percent (19 of 64) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.

• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games from Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, going eight-for-19 (42.1 pct.) during that span. The streak tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history.

PENALTY KILLERS
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is ninth in the NHL with a 81.1 penaltykill percentage (86 for 106).

• Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 83.1 penalty-kill percentage (59 of 71) on the road this season.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (17-21-3) at Florida Panthers (19-20-4)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (17-21-3) at Florida Panthers (19-20-4)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, CITY
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Panthers this season: Dec. 1 (5-1 L) and Jan. 14 (road).
• The Canucks are 18-12-6-4 all-time against Florida, including an 8-8-1-2 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs Florida (1-3-1 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, Luke Schenn leads the team in games played (40) against the Panthers.
• Tyler Myers and J.T. Miller (2-15-17 and 6-11-17, respectively) are tied for the team lead in career points against Florida.
• Bo Horvat has nine points (3-6-9) in 14 career games against the Panthers.
• Elias Pettersson has five points (1-4-5) in six career games against Florida.
• Spencer Martin is 0-0-1 with a 1.71 goals against average and .938 save percentage in two career appearances against the Panthers.
• Collin Delia is 0-2-0 with an .888 save percentage in two career games vs Florida.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 16 points (5-11-16) in his last 10 games.
• Bo Horvat has 15 points (7-8-15) in his last nine games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (4-6-10) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has six points (2-4-6) in his last five games.
• J.T. Miller has seven points (3-7-7) in his last five games.
• Conor Garland has points in three-consecutive games (2-1-3) for the first time this season.
• Spencer Martin is 6-4-1 with an .894 save percentage on the road this season.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 1/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 5
Dakota Joshua scored his fourth goal of the season with 7:34 remaining in the second period…Sheldon Dries and Ethan Bear recorded the assists…Quinn Hughes led the team in shots (4) and time-on-ice (24:16)…Joshua led the team in hits with six…Bear led the team in blocked shots with four…Thatcher Demko stopped 15 shots…Spencer Martin stopped 12 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN FLA
Goals For/Game 3.41 (7th) 3.23 (15th)
Goals Against/Game 3.95 (30th) 3.44 (23rd)
Power Play % 24.1 (10th) 21.6 (17th)
Penalty Kill % 66.9 (32nd) 75.0 (t-21st)
Penalty Min./Game 9:58 (23rd) 11:58 (30th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 3:00pm PT on January 13, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 12/23: VAN 4 at TBL 5
Conor Garland opened the scoring just 4:14 in with his eighth of the season…Bo Horvat and Luke Schenn recorded the assists…J.T. Miller tied the game 5:44 into the second on the power play…Quinn Hughes and Collin Delia picked up the helpers…Hughes brought the Canucks back within two at 14:40 of the third…Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko got the assists…Pettersson made it a one goal game with 2:08 remaining…Hughes and Miller were credited with the assists…Schenn recorded nine hits…Tyler Myers tied a career-high with seven shots on goal…Delia made 30 saves.

LAST 5 vs FLORIDA
• Dec. 1/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 5
• Jan. 21/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 2 (SO)
• Jan. 11/22: VAN 2 @ FLA 5
• Jan. 9/20: VAN 2 @ FLA 5
• Oct. 28/19: VAN 7 vs FLA 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• William Lockwood recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Nils Åman assigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Travis Dermott activated from LTIR, Dec. 29
• Travis Dermott recalled from Abbotsford (conditioning loan) and kept on LTIR, Dec. 27

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 43
F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 18
G Spencer Knight | Games Missed: 2
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 128

LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Golden Knights 4 – Jan. 12 – T-Mobile Arena
FLA Goals: Cousins (5), Reinhart (13-PPG),
VGK Goals: Roy (8), Eichel (15), Carrier (11), Karlsson (8-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 29 Saves
VGK Goalie: Hill (W) – 38 Saves
FLA Shots: 39
VGK Shots: 33
Notes: Sam Reinhart tallied his team-leading seventh power-play goal of the season, his second point in as many games (1-1-2)…Matthew Tkachuk notched an assist, extending his point streak to five games (5-4-9)…Aleksander Barkov posted an assist for his third point in his past two games (1-2-3)…Brandon Montour led Florida with six shots on goal…Sam Bennett led the Panthers with five hits…FLA PP: 1-3, FLA PK: 0-1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

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. CANUCKS
ALL-TIME vs. VAN: 16-14-6-4
ALL-TIME HOME vs. VAN: 10-6-1-2
2022-23 vs. VAN: 1-0-0

CATS STATS

Matthew Tkachuk has produced 32 points (14-18-32) over 32 career games against Vancouver.
Sam Reinhart has logged 13 points (9-4-13) over 13 career games vs. the Canucks.

COUNTDOWN TO ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The Panthers and FLA Live Arena will host the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend from Feb. 3-4, the second time in franchise history
the Cats have hosted the all-star festivities (2003). The first 32 All-Stars were named on Jan. 5, with the final 12 to be voted in via
online and Twitter fan vote which ends on Jan. 14. Fans can head to NHL.com/VOTE or tweet “NHLAllStarVote” followed by a player’s
full name or a player’s Twitter handle. The remaining All-Stars will be announced on Jan. 19. Matthew Tkachuk, who leads the
Panthers in goals, assists, and points, will represent the Cats at All-Star Weekend.

¡VAMOS GATOS!
Tonight is ¡Vamos Gatos! Night at FLA Live Arena. The initiative celebrates the rich culture of South Florida’s Hispanic community and
the ongoing efforts to foster inclusion and diversity in hockey and beyond. Fans can celebrate with special music performances, live art,
food trucks, games, community member spotlights and more throughout the evening, and the Panthers will debut exclusive ¡Vamos
Gatos! warmup jerseys custom designed by local artist Carlos Solano.

CATS AND CANUCKS
The Panthers face off against the Canucks for the second and final time in 2022-23 following Florida’s 5-1 victory at Rogers Arena on
Dec. 1. Matthew Tkachuk led the Cats with three points (1-2-3) and Sam Bennett tallied two goals in the game, with Spencer Knight
stopping 32 of 33 shots against (.970 SV%). Florida has won each of its past four matchups against Vancouver since Jan. 9, 2020,
outscoring the Canucks 16-6 over that span. On home ice, the Cats have came away with the win in five of the Canucks’ past six visits
to FLA Live Arena (5-1-0) since Dec. 20, 2015.

HOME SWEET HOME
Tonight, the Panthers return to FLA Live Arena where Florida has averaged 3.74 goals per game, the fourth-highest home goals for
average among NHL teams, and they lead the NHL in shots on goal per game at home (37.3).

POWER UP
The Cats have scored at least one power-play goal in six of their past eight games, tallying on 10 of their past 29 opportunities since
Dec. 29m ranking fourth among teams over that span. Over their past 12 games, the Panthers have scored at a 31.6% clip [12/38], the
third-best rate since Dec. 17.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (26-10-7) at Boston Bruins (32-5-4)

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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 1 at Detroit 4
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023
TOR Goals: Sandin
DET Goals: Raymond, Fabbri (PP), Chiarot (EN), Seider (PP)
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 19/22, .864 SV%
DET Goaltender: Husso, 32/33, 970 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-5
Player Notes: – Rasmus Sandin scored Toronto’s lone goal at 6:18 of the second period. Sandin posted his third goal of the season. – John Tavares recorded the primary assist on Sandin’s goal. Tavares extended his point streak to five games where he has posted nine points (5G, 4A). Tavares has registered an assist in three-consecutive games (4A).

Timothy Liljegren registered the secondary assist on Sandin’s goal. Liljegren is currently on a three-game point streak where he has posted three points (1G, 2A). Liljegren has recorded an assist in backto-back games.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Boston: Second of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Boston: 3-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 26-10-7
Toronto Road Record: 11-7-3

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will face-off against the Boston Bruins tonight in their second of four matchups this season. Toronto won their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against Boston in a 2-1 decision on November 5 at Scotiabank Arena. Auston Matthews scored twice in Toronto’s win with Mitch Marner recording an assist on each of his goals. Toronto has won four-consecutive games against Boston, with only one of their last four matchups played on the road. The Maple Leafs have won three of their last four games earning a 26-10-7 record on the season, currently tied for the second-best record in the league.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Opponent: vs. Florida Panthers
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet Ontario (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 10, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forward Bobby McMann from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Defenceman TJ Brodie has been placed on injured reserve. January 2, 2023 The Maple Leafs loaned forward Joey Anderson to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

INJURY REPORT
TJ Brodie Rib (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (IR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (IR)

ALL-TIME VS. BOSTON BRUINS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 3, 1924 (Toronto 5 vs. Boston 3)
All-Time Record: 282-291-98-10 (681 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 177-111-51-3 (342 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 105-180-47-7 (339 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: March 29, 2022 (Toronto 6 at Boston 4)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. BOSTON BRUINS:
Games Played: John Tavares (38), Wayne Simmonds (36), Morgan Rielly (30)
Goals: John Tavares (16), Auston Matthews (8), Mitch Marner (7)
Assists: Mitch Marner (21), John Tavares (17), Morgan Rielly (15)
Points: John Tavares (33), Mitch Marner (28), Morgan Rielly (21)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (42), John Tavares (16), Dryden Hunt (15)
2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .686 3.35 2.61 24.3 78.2 31.8 28.5 53.1
Boston .829 3.76 2.15 28.0 86.1 34.3 29.4 56.0

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 24.3%
Power Play Goal Leader: 9 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 20 – Tavares (8G, 12A), Marner (5G, 15A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 78.2%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Giordano, Järnkrok, Kerfoot, Liljegren, Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Järnkrok (1G, 2A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 13th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 7 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-1-1
January games 7th of 14 (10 home, 4 road)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

The Bruins host the Maple Leafs tonight in the 2nd of 4 games between these teams this season and 1st of 2 games at TD Garden.
They are the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season at 32-5-4 overall and are 19-1-3 on home ice … They are 17-3-2 vs. Western Conference opponents.
The Bruins play game 2 tonight of a 3-game home stand vs Toronto (0-1-0), concluding vs Philadelphia on 1/16 … They will then 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 1/1 … They are 15-2-4 in their last 21 games.
The loss to Seattle snapped their 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3, included 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 4 at San Jose 2 … Brad Marchand (1-2=3 totals), David Pastrnak (2G) and Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy (2A each) had multiple point efforts and Craig Smith added a goal … Linus Ullmark extended his point streak to 14-0-1 with the win … SOG: Bos 29, SJ 28 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/4
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

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 43)

Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR

BOSTON vs TORONTO, LIFETIME SERIES

The Bruins and Maple Leafs are meeting for the 682nd time in their histories with the Bruins having a 301-269-98-13 record and Toronto having a 2,028-2,013 scoring edge in those games.
The Bruins are 187-100-47-5 lifetime vs Toronto in Boston with a 1,113-902 scoring advantage in those 339 contests.
The Bruins have lost their last 4 games vs Toronto, including a 2-1 loss in Toronto on 11/5 in the 1st game of this season’s series.

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.

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (26-9-7)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (26-9-7)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 13: Winnipeg 4, Pittsburgh 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: O’Connor
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Tokarski (36 saves, 40 shots)
Key Stats: Drew O’Connor scored his second goal of the season as Pittsburgh fell at home.
PP: 0-2
PK: 1-2

Jan. 10: Pittsburgh 5, Vancouver 4 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Malkin (2), Crosby, Zucker, Rakell
Multiple Points: Malkin (2G-2A), Rust (2A), Smith (2A), Zucker
(1G-1A)
Goalie: DeSmith (2/5 shots), Tokarski (18/19 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin’s 28th career four-point night helped Pittsburgh win its second-straight game.
PP: 2-5
PK: 5-5

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 13 13
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 10 11
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 6 12
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 5 10
G Tristan Jarry Lower-Body 4 4
D Marcus Pettersson Illness 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 83

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 13 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 12 D Taylor Fedun recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 11 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 11 G Tristan Jarry and F Ryan Poehling placed on injured reserve.

TONIGHT’S GAME

The Penguins head to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes at PNC Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
The Penguins are 12-6-4 in their last 22 games against the Hurricanes overall dating back to Jan. 17, 2016.
Pittsburgh has points in eight of its last 10 contests at PNC Arena (5-2-3).
The Penguins have points in seven of 10 games against Metropolitan Division opponents this year (5-2-3).

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, ending their winless streak at four games. Sebastian Aho (2a), Seth Jarvis (1g, 1a), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2a), Brett Pesce (2g) and Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) all posted two points, as Pesce registered his first career NHL/Hurricanes multi-goal game. Brent Burns and Jalen Chatfield each also lit the lamp, with Burns earning his 500th career even-strength point and Chatfield scoring his first career shorthanded goal, marking the first time in franchise history that the Hurricanes had four different defensemen score a goal in the same game and the second time that Carolina’s blue line combined for five goals in a single contest. Frederik Andersen also returned to the lineup after missing the previous 29 games due to a lower-body injury, stopping 21 of 23 shots faced in net to record the win.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 42 games (10/12-1/12)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 41 games (10/14-1/12)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 171

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 11 Activated Frederik Andersen from injured reserve
Jan. 5 Assigned Cavan Fitzgerald to Chicago (AHL)
Jan. 4 Activated Max Pacioretty from the injured non-roster list, placed Ondrej Kase on long-term injured reserve and placed Cavan Fitzgerald on waivers

STREAKS
Sebastian Aho has recorded an assist/point in three consecutive games (1/7-1/12: 1g, 4a)
Jesperi Kotkaniemi has registered a point in back-to-back games (1/10-1/12: 1g, 2a)
Brett Pesce has earned a point in back-to-back games (1/10-1/12: 2g, 1a)
Teuvo Teravainen has tallied an assist in back-to-back games (1/10-1/12: 2a)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 14 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 15 Vancouver 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 19 Minnesota 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 21 at NY Islanders 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 25 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 14 Saturday Invisalign Arena 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 15 Sunday No morning skate
Jan. 16 Monday No practice
Jan. 17 Tuesday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Jan. 18 Wednesday PNC Arena 11 a.m.

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

HURRICANES vs. PENGUINS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Pittsburgh in the fourth and final between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— Carolina and Pittsburgh are meeting for the 158th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 70-69-11-7 overall record, including a 38-32-5-3 home record and a 43-39-4-7 record since relocation.

— The Hurricanes lead the season series 3-0-0 in 2021-22 (Penguins: 0-1-2), and they are 8-2-0 in the teams’ last 10 matchups dating back to 2/5/19 (Pittsburgh: 2-4-4).

— Carolina earned a 3-2 overtime win against Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena on 2/20/22. Sebastian Aho (2a), Brett Pesce (1g, 1a) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) each posted multi-point games, with Pesce also scoring the overtime winner, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 30 of 32 shots faced in net.

— The Hurricanes posted a 3-2 win over the Penguins at PNC Arena on 12/18. Brady Skjei, Jordan Staal and Derek Stepan each tallied two points (1g, 1a), and Pyotr Kochetkov made 23 saves in net.

— Carolina registered a 4-3 overtime win against Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena on 12/22. Dylan Coghlan tallied two assists, while Jalen Chatfield scored his first career NHL goal. Jaccob Slavin scored his third career overtime goal after Jordan Staal leveled the contest with 4:26 left in regulation, and Antti Raanta made 24 saves in net.

— Brent Burns has tallied 19 points (8g, 11a) in 25 career regular-season games against Pittsburgh.

— Jordan Staal played 431 games with Pittsburgh from 2006-12, registering 248 points (120g, 128a) and winning the Stanley Cup in 2009. Selected second overall by the Penguins in the 2006 NHL Draft, Staal was acquired by the Hurricanes in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin, and a first-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Derrick Pouliot) on 6/22/12. He has posted 15 points (6g, 9a) in 30 career regular-season games against Pittsburgh.

— Dumoulin was selected by the Hurricanes in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2009 NHL Draft but was traded before playing a game with the organization.

— Stefan Noesen skated in six games with the Penguins in 2019-20, scoring one goal. He has posted eight points (3g, 5a) in 11 career regular-season games against Pittsburgh.

— Max Pacioretty has earned 26 points (14g, 12a) in 31 career regular-season games against the Penguins.

— Paul Stastny has recorded 16 points (5g, 11a) in 22 career regular-season games against Pittsburgh.

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels was selected by Pittsburgh in the sixth round, 109th overall, of the 1986 NHL Draft. He played 134 games with the Penguins from 1990-94, posting 19 points (8g, 11a).

— Kasperi Kapanen’s father, Sami, was selected by Carolina in the fourth round, 87th overall, of the 1995 NHL Draft and recorded 348 points (145g, 203a) in 520 games with the Hurricanes from 1995-03, representing the team at the All-Star Game in 2000 and 2002.

— Brock McGinn was selected by Carolina in the second round, 47th overall, of the 2012 NHL Draft and earned 106 points (51g, 55a) in 345 games with the Hurricanes from 2015-21. He also tallied 12 points (6g, 6a) in 34 playoff appearances and scored the double-overtime, series-clinching goal at WSH in Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern Conference First Round.

— Penguins President of Hockey Ops Brian Burke served as the Whalers’ General Manager in 1992-93 but resigned from the role to become the NHL’s Senior VP and Director of Hockey Operations.

— Penguins Assistant Coach Mike Vellucci served as the Hurricanes’ Assistant General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations from 2014-19 and coached the Charlotte Checkers from 2017-19, leading them to a Calder Cup championship in 2019.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (17-18-7) at Washington Capitals (23-15-6)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (17-18-7) at Washington Capitals (23-15-6)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Capital One Arena
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 93.3 WMMR

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Mon., Jan. 16 Boston Bruins TD Garden 1 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
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

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 42
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 42
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 42
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 16
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 23

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. CAPITALS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS CAPITALS
122-86-30 ALL-TIME RECORD 97-111-30
72-41-9 HOME 53-46-17
50-45-21 ROAD 44-65-13
2-2-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
4-4-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-4-0
800 GOALS SCORED 726
20.4% POWER PLAY 19.5%
80.5% PENALTY KILL 79.6%
van Riemsdyk: 31 pts (14-17=31) in 48 GP
Hayes: 21 pts (8-13=21) in 36 GP
Ristolainen: 15 pts (1-14=15) in 29 GP
Laughton: 15 pts (12-3=15) in 31 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Ovechkin: 77 pts (46-31=77) in 70 GP
Backstrom: 65 pts (21-44=65) in 60 GP
Kuznetsov: 26 pts (5-21=26) in 35 GP
Hart: 4-5-1, 2.83 GAA, .905 SV% in 10 GP
Ersson: Has not faced WSH
TEAM GOALTENDERS Kuemper: 3-3-1, 3.17 GAA, .900 SV% in 7 GP
Lindgren: 1-0-1, .048 GAA, .984 SV%, 1 SO in 2 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 23 Capital One Arena WSH (4), PHI (3) OT
December 7 Wells Fargo Center WSH (4), PHI (1)
January 11 Wells Fargo Center PHI (5), WSH (3)
January 14 Capital One Arena 7 p.m

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

Philadelphia is 6-1-0 in their last seven games, outscoring their opponents, 29-17, and outshooting their opponents, 226-201, since Dec. 29.
The Flyers have earned points in 11 of its last 17 games (9-6-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
Philadelphia has outscored its opponents, 42-30, in the last 10 overall games and are 7-3-0 since Dec. 20. Philadelphia ranks third in the NHL in goals and T-3rd in wins in that span.
The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 12 of their last 17 games, posting an 8-3-1 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 eight 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 14 games. The Flyers’ 21 third period goals rank T-2nd in the NHL since Dec. 11.
The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 28 of its 42 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-1st in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game.
Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 12 of the last 20 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 1,236 hits and ranks third with 722 blocked shots.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Philadelphia is on a season-high four-game road trip, its longest road winning streak since winning five straight, Jan. 19-Feb. 17, 2019.
Philadelphia is 8-8-6 on the road this season and is 5-3-2 in the last 10 road games.
The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in seven of its last nine road games. Philadelphia is 6-3-3 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 3, Philadelphia Flyers 5
January 11, 2023 * Wells Fargo Center * Philadelphia, PA
Shots: WSH: 29; PHI: 36
Power Plays: WSH: 0/1; PHI: 2/6
Three Stars: 1. Konecny (PHI), 2. Tippett (PHI), 3. Laughton (PHI)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 1/8
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 1/7

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-1/11/23 (44 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-1/11/23 (40 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-1/11/23 (14 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Man Games Lost: 270

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. ET at New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 17, 7 p.m. ET vs. Minnesota (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 19, 9 p.m. ET at Arizona (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 21, 10 p.m. ET at Vegas (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 24, 9 p.m. ET at Colorado (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday at Capital One Arena for the fourth and final meeting between the teams this season. Garnet Hathaway, T.J. Oshie and Marcus Johansson scored in the Capitals’ 5-3 loss to the Flyers on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center. In three games against Philadelphia this season, the Capitals are 2-1-0 and have outscored the Flyers 10-8. Washington is 97-111-19-11 all-time versus Philadelphia and 15-8-0 in their last 23 games against the Flyers dating back to the 2018-19 season.

HOME vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
53-46-13-4 372 360 2 WSH wins (4/12/22-
11/23/22)

CAPITALS vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (70) Ovechkin (46) Backstrom (44) Ovechkin (77)
Backstrom (60) Backstrom (21) Ovechkin (31) Backstrom (65)
Carlson (54) Oshie (13) Carlson (30) Carlson (33)

Metro Matchup

Saturday’s game marks Washington’s eleventh game against a Metropolitan Division opponent this season (6-3-1).
The Capitals’ .650 point percentage within the division is the third-highest among Metropolitan Division teams (Carolina: .767; New York Islanders: .692).
Including Saturday’s game, Washington has 15 games remaining against Metropolitan Division opponents over their final 38 regular season games.
The Capitals’ next two games will come against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Last season, the Capitals tied for the second-best record (16-9-1, .635 point percentage) among Metropolitan Division teams in division games.

Special Teams

The Capitals have killed off 93 of 112 power plays (83.0 percent) over their last 39 games, dating back to Oct. 22. During that span, Washington’s 83.0 penalty kill percentage ranks fifth in the NHL.
Through games played Jan. 12, the Capitals’ 81.0 penalty kill percentage ranks tenth in the NHL.
On average, Washington is shorthanded 2.86 times per game, which is the fifth-lowest rate in the NHL.
Since Nov. 23, the Capitals have scored 16 power play goals on 63 opportunities (25.4 percent). During that span, Washington’s 25.4 power play percentage ranks tenth in the NHL.
The Capitals went seven-straight games with a power play goal from Dec. 1 – December 13, which marked Washington’s longest stretch of consecutive games with at least one power play goal since the 2009-10 season (seven-straight games: March 6 – March 18, 2010).
Washington has drawn 170 penalties this season – tied for the ninth most in the NHL – and their +17 net penalty differential ranks fifth in the NHL.

Did You Know?

Over their last 18 games, the Capitals have a record of 13-3-2. During that span, which began on Dec. 5 at Edmonton, the Capitals are tied for the most points (28) in the NHL and rank first in goals for per game (4.00) and second in goals against per game (2.22).
Washington’s 1,116 hits this season are the seventh most in the NHL, through games played Jan.12.
The Capitals rank seventh in the NHL in blocked shots (684), through games played Jan. 12. Nick Jensen’s 85 blocked shots lead the Capitals and rank 16th in the NHL.

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (19-19-3) at Colorado Avalanche (20-17-3)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (19-19-3) at Colorado Avalanche (20-17-3)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 12, 5-3 win at Arizona: The Senators received goals from five different skaters to sweep a season-series from Arizona for the first time since 2016-17 with a 5-3 victory in the club’s first career visit to Mullett Arena. Tkachuk scored his first career goal at Arizona (the state of his birth) to open the game’s scoring and saw him equal Havlat for most goals by a Senator within their first five seasons (105). Brassard and DeBrincat would also find the back of the net for Ottawa before Kastelic registered his second career goal against Arizona and first in the Grand Canyon State for the former Phoenix Jr. Coyote. Zub into an empty net also hit the score sheet for the Senators. Giroux (on his 35th birthday) and Sanderson both provided two-assist contests. Guenther, Crouse and Hayton scored for the Coyotes. The win saw head coach Smith become the 150th bench boss in NHL history to reach 100 for his career. Forsberg made 26 saves to earn the win for Ottawa while Vejmelka turned aside 42 of 46 shots in taking the loss for Arizona.
Scratches: None; Injuries: Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; Shots: OTT – 47, ARI – 29; PP: OTT – 1-4, ARI – 1-2.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Colorado will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet ONE and TVAS2 as a part of Hockey Night in Canada. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a three-game road trip against St. Louis on Monday at 8 p.m. ET. The contest will mark the first of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Enterprise Center.

INJURY REPORT: C Chartier, RW Joseph, LW Motte, C Norris and D Zaitsev are on IR and will not oppose the Avalanche this evening. Total man-games lost: 141.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Bernard-Docker to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 2.

OTTAWA vs. COLORADO – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Jan. 14 @ Colorado, March 16 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (1-1-0): 11/22/21 @ Colorado (7-5 loss), 12/4/21 @ Ottawa (6-5 OT win)
Series record (includes Quebec): Overall: 19-29-4-3; Home: 13-13-3-0; Away: 6-16-1-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 12/4/21 (6-5 OT); @ Colorado: 11/10/17 (4-3 OT)
Last Colorado win: @ Ottawa: 2/6/20 (4-1); @ Colorado: 11/22/21 (7-5)
Last OT result: 12/4/21 (6-5 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: None
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (4x, Last: 12/4/21, 6-5 OT win); Allowed: 11, (3/26/95, 11-4 loss); Both teams: 15, (3/26/95, 11-4 loss)
Last Game: 12/4/21, 6-5 OT win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Tkachuk (x2), Stützle (x2), Watson, Norris; COL Goals: Helm, Landeskog, Newhook, Jost, Toews; OTT Scratches: Del Zotto, Gaudette, Mete; OTT Injuries: Brannstrom, J. Brown, Pinto, White; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; COL Goalie: Johansson (22:49, 4 GA), Annunen (37:22, OTL, 2 GA); OTT PP: 1-3; COL PP: 1-2; Shots: 34-31. Career vs. Colorado: Brassard leads all players in career games played (38), in assists (13) and in points (20); Giroux leads in goals (11); Watson leads in penalty minutes (49) against Colorado.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 8-9-2 on the road this season … Alex DeBrincat, Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk leads with seven goals on the road this season while Tkachuk ranks first with 13 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 19 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 20 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,023-1,001-115-179 over 2,318 games … The Senators are 559-445- 60-98 through 1,162 all-time home games and 464-556-55-81 through 1,156 all-time road games.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their fourth set of the season on Jan. 20 when the team visits Pittsburgh ahead of welcoming Winnipeg to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … 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 (2-1-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (2-1-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 42 for 155 (27.1%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 10 powerplay goals while Batherson and DeBrincat maintain the club lead with 19 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 11 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 117 of the 142 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.4% through 41 regular-season games … The team has registered four (Joseph, Motte, Watson x2) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Sat, Jan. 14 OTTAWA 5 p.m. Altitude / SN1 92.5 FM
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

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. OTTAWA
5:15 p.m.
Altitude, SN1 / 92.5
The Colorado Avalanche opens a two-game homestand tonight against the Ottawa Senators at Ball Arena … The Avs will host Detroit on Monday afternoon in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee … Tonight is Game No. 41 and thus Colorado will reach the halfway point of its season following this evening’s contest … Colorado, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit and Tampa Bay are all playing their 41st games tonight and will be the last NHL teams to be halfway done with their respective seasons.

ON THE CALL
Altitude: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
SN1: Michael Luck (play-by-play), Jamal Mayers (analyst), Sean Reynolds (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey

LAST GAME
Jan. 12 – Chicago 3, Colorado 2 at United Center
Taylor Raddysh scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and give the Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Avalanche at United Center … Evan Rodrigues and Cale Makar scored for Colorado, and Nathan MacKinnon had two assists … Pavel Francouz made 27 saves in his first start since Dec. 13
SF: 33 SA: 30 PP: 0-5 PK: 3-3

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – OTTAWA SENATORS
Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Senators … The Avalanche will travel to Ottawa on March 16 as the second half of a back-to-back (Avs play in Toronto on March 15) … The Avs are 4-0-1 in their last five games versus Ottawa … Colorado is 11-5-2 at home against the Senators since relocating to Denver from Quebec.

SCHEDULE vs. SENATORS
Jan. 14 vs. OTTAWA
Mar. 16 @ OTTAWA

RECORD vs. SENATORS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: — Overall: 1-0-1 Overall: 32-17-6 Overall: 19-14-4 No meetings
Home: — Home: 1-0-0 Home: 19-5-2 Home: 11-5-2
Road: — Road: 0-0-1 Road: 13-12-4 Road: 8-9-2

2022-23 SEASON NOTES
HALFWAY HOME
Tonight is Game No. 41 and thus Colorado will reach the halfway point of its season following this evening’s contest … Colorado, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit and Tampa Bay are all playing their 41st games tonight and will be the last NHL teams to be halfway done with their respective seasons … Heading into tonight, the Avs have played exactly 20 games at home and 20 on the road.

GRAND CENTRAL
Colorado is 8-4-1 against Central Division teams this season, 4-1-1 at home and 4-3-0 on the road.

BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche will play 13 back-to-backs this season … They have completed four back-to-backs so far, going 2-2-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.

2022-23 SEASON INJURIES
Gm Player — injury (games, dates)
15 Shane Bowers – upper body (Nov. 12 – Dec. 13)
30 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)
35 Darren Helm – lower body (Oct. 12 – Dec. 31)
6 Martin Kaut – illness (3 games, Nov. 29–Dec. 3); upper body (3 games, Dec. 27-31)
40 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)
3 Dennis Malgin – upper body (1 game, Jan. 7 – present)
19 Josh Manson – lower body (Dec. 3 – present)
25 Valeri Nichushkin – lower body (17 games, Oct. 28 – Dec. 7); lower body (8 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)
235 TOTAL

2022-23 TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 2 – Pavel Francouz placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Dec. 23) … Darren Helm activated from Long-Term Injured Reserve
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)

NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens (17-22-3) at New York Islanders (22-18-3)

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NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens (17-22-3) at New York Islanders (22-18-3)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

Les Canadiens et les Islanders s’affrontent ce soir pour la 175e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 197e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
The Canadiens and Islanders are facing each other for the 175th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 197th match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 4 VS. NSH 3 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Evans, Dach, Caufield (AN/PP), Caufield (AN/PP)
Buts NSH Goals – Niederreiter, Forsberg, Parssinen
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (39-40)
Gardien NSH Goalie – Askarov (31-35)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 2/3
Avantage numérique NSH Powerplay – 0/3
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Edmundson – 23:51) ; S (Edmundson – 5) ; HT (Xhekaj – 7) ; BS (Edmundson – 6)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
15 JAN. @ NY RANGERS 17 h / 5 p.m.
17 JAN. VS. WINNIPEG 19 h / 7 p.m.
19 JAN. VS. FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
21 JAN. VS. TORONTO 19 h / 7 p.m.
24 JAN. VS. BOSTON 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 42 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 42 –
M. Matheson – Bas du corps / Lower-body 11 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 4 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 6 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 17 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (11/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (01/11)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Anthony Richard au Rocket de Laval (10/01)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket (01/10)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le gardien Cayden Primeau du Rocket de Laval (09/01)
The Canadiens have recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau from the Laval Rocket (01/09)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Justin Barron du Rocket de Laval (27/12)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Justin Barron from the Laval Rocket (12/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard (18/12)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket and recalled forward Anthony Richard (12/18)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 13/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/13
PTS (37 – 27e/27th)
V/W (17 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (109 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (159 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.0 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.7 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (790 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (537 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (16.0% – 30e/30th)
DN/PK (74.5% – 23e/23rd)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-6-0 6 18 36
Centrale 6-5-2 14 40 44
Métropolitaine 4-5-0 8 25 38
Pacifique 4-6-1 9 30 41
Total 17-22-3 37 113 159
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 79
Victoires/Wins : 31
Fiche : 31-41-7
Points de classement/Standing points : 69

CANADIENS VS. NY ISLANDERS
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. NYI 95-55-15-9 (174 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 52-19-9-6 (86 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 43-36-6-3 (88 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 3-0 L @ NYI (15/04/22)
C. Price 2-19 | I. Sorokin 0-44
BG / WG: Z. Parise

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE NY ISLANDERS / LAST 10 GAMES VS. NY ISLANDERS:
15/04/22 – MTL 0 @ NYI 3
20/02/22 – MTL 3 @ NYI 2 (TB/SO)
04/11/21 – NYI 6 @ MTL 2
03/03/20 – MTL 6 @ NYI 2
03/12/19 – NYI 2 @ MTL 4
21/03/19 – NYI 0 @ MTL 4
14/03/19 – MTL 1 @ NYI 2
05/11/18 – MTL 4 @ NYI 3 (TB/SO)
02/03/18 – MTL 6 @ NYI 3
28/02/18 – NYI 1 @ MTL 3

CETTE SAISON CONTRE NY ISLANDERS / THIS SEASON VS. NY ISLANDERS:
Match #1: 14/01/2023 @ NYI
Match #2: 11/02/2023 @ MTL
Match #3: 12/04/2023 @ NYI

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE NY ISLANDERS / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. NY ISLANDERS:
1) Brendan Gallagher (8-9-17, 24 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (7-1-8, 16 pj/gp)
3) Evgenii Dadonov (6-3-9, 11 pj/gp)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Thursday, Jan. 12 Loss MIN 3 at NYI 1 Mayfield Sorokin (33/35)
Scott Mayfield opened the score with his fifth of the season and the Islanders held a 1-0 lead through two periods, but Minnesota’s Frederick Gaudreau tallied the equalizer shorthanded and the Wild added two more, as the New York Islanders fell to Minnesota, 3-1, Thursday night in Belmont Park. Matt Martin and Alexander Romanov tallied assists and Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves in the Islanders’ first of two meetings with Minnesota this year. They will play the Wild again on February 28th.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 11 Aatu Raty and Robin Salo have been loaned to Bridgeport (AHL).
Jan. 10 Simon Holmstrom has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Jan. 6 Mat Barzal is day-to-day with a lower body injury.
Jan. 5 Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Jan. 2 Cory Schneider has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Semyon Varlamov has been activated off the team’s IR list.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 –

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

Man Games Lost: 79

RECENT RESULTS
Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota L (3-1)
Tuesday, Jan. 10 vs. Dallas L/SO (2-1)
Friday, Jan. 6 at Calgary L (4-1)
Thursday, Jan. 5 at Edmonton L (4-2)
Tuesday, Jan. 3 at Vancouver W (6-2)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 14, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
Feb. 11, 2023 Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) 12:30pm
Apr. 12, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 16 vs. Washington UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 18 vs. Boston UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 19 at Buffalo KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 21 vs. Carolina UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 23 at Toronto Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. MONTREAL:
Apr. 15, 2022 Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) Win (3-0)
Feb. 20, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) SO Loss (3-2)
Nov. 4, 2021 Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) Win (6-2)
Mar. 3, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) Loss (6-2)
Dec. 3, 2019 Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) Loss (4-2)

vs. THE CANADIENS:
2021-22 2-0-1
Last five games: 2-2-1
Franchise History 64-91-15-4
NYI Home 38-40-6-3
NYI Away 26-51-9-1

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Montreal Canadiens in the first of three matchups between the two clubs this season. These teams met three times in 2021-22, and the Islanders collected at least one point each time, a 2-0-1 record. The last time these teams played was on April 15, 2022 in Montreal. Brock Nelson, Noah Dobson and Zach Parise each scored to help the Islanders earn a 3-0 victory at Bell Centre. The Canadiens’ last visit to UBS Arena was February 20, 2022. Nelson scored with less than three minutes remaining to help the Islanders capture a point, but they fell to Montreal 3-2 in a shootout.

AGAINST THE ATLANTIC
The Islanders have faced an Atlantic Division team just four times in the last two months, but have collected at least one point each time they have played one in that span, posting a 3-0-1 record against the Atlantic since November 14 in Ottawa. They have outscored their four opponents (Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, Florida) 15-9 in that span. They began the season 0-4-0 in the Atlantic. The Islanders have an 11-8-1 record against Eastern Conference opponents this season, but are 4-2-1 against Conference foes since the beginning of December. Their last three home victories have come against teams in the East.

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (12-27-2) at Detroit Red Wings (18-15-7)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (12-27-2) at Detroit Red Wings (18-15-7)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Jan. 14, 2023 Game No. 42 (12-27-2, 26 pts.)
at Detroit Red Wings (18-15-7, 43 pts.), Little Caesars Arena Road Game No. 18 (2-14-1, 5 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: JAN. 12, 2023 – CBJ 2 vs. CAR 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: Kuraly (8), Gaudreau (12)
CAR Goal Scorers: Pesce (3), Burns (6), SH – Chatfield (3), Pesce (4), Slavin (3), Jarvis (7)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (35/41; 60:00); CAR – Andersen (21/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 4/4 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / CAR: 41
3 Stars: 1. Pesce, CAR; 2. Burns, CAR; 3. Slavin, CAR
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 3rd consecutive game… CBJ trailed 2-1 after the 1st period and 3-1 after the 2nd… CBJ scored at 15:27 in the 3rd to make it 5-2… Korpisalo played in his 200th career NHL game… Gaudreau took over team lead in goals… Laine tallied an assist for 2nd-straight game (0-3-3)… Boqvist recorded an assist in 3rd consecutive game played (0-3-3)… Bayreuther registered an assist, giving him points in 2-straight outings (1-1-2).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (35 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (30 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (28 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (26 games)
Jenner (thumb); Placed on IR (Dec. 19); approximately 4 weeks (11 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (10 games)
Tarasov (upper body); Placed on IR (retro to Dec. 30); day-to-day (7 games)
Robinson (upper body); Placed on IR (retro to Jan. 3); day-to-day (5 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (1 game)
Merzlikins (illness); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 279

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 13 Assigned Greaves and Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 12 Activated Blankenburg off Injured Reserve, placed Robinson on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 3 and added Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Placed Meyer on Injured Reserve and added Fix-Wolansky to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 10 Placed Tarasov on IR retroactive on Dec. 30 and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)

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

AGAINST THE RED WINGS
2022-23 Series: 0-2-0 (0-0-0 at DET)
2021-22 Series: 2-1-0 (1-1-0 at DET)
All-Time Series: 45-49-1-13 (19-27-0-6 at DET)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-6-0 | 6-3-1
All-Time GF/GA: 258/328
All-Time SF/SA: 3,050/3,534
All-Time PP: 58-of-439
All-Time PK: 334-of-416
THE LAST GAME VS. DET: DEC. 4, 2022 – CBJ 2 vs. DET 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bjork (2), Johnson (6)
DET Goal Scorers: Czarnik (2), PP – Kubalik (10), PP – Raymond (7), Copp (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (31/35; 56:42); DET – Husso (32/34; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 3/5 | Shots: CBJ: 34 / DET: 35
3 Stars: 1. Copp, DET; 2. Hronek, DET; 3. Jenner, CBJ
Noteworthy: Both CBJ’s goals were scored by rookies… Jenner tallied his 5th multi-point/2nd multi-assist game of the season (0-2-2) to extend his points streak to 3-straight games (1-3-4)… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 18th assist of the campaign, while extending his assists streak to 4 consecutive games (1-7-8)… Johnson scored to make it 3-2 DET 1:58 into the 3rd and to give him points in 2-straight contests (1-1-2)… Bjork scored his 1st career NHL PPG… Roslovic tallied an assist for a 2nd consecutive game (0-2-2).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. DET)
CBJ are 26-10-3 vs. DET since the start of the 2012-13 season, including 12-4-2 in road games over that stretch… Winning team has recorded 3+ goals in 18 of the last 20 contests… CBJ have killed off all 9 DET PP attempts in the last 4 road contests… CBJ have posted 8 of 21 shutouts in series, as teams each picked up their most recent shutout in a 1-0 SO CBJ win on 4/27/21 (CBJ-Merzlikins, 41; DET-Greiss, 33)…Most goals scored at DET: 8 (3/7/09)… Most goals allowed at DET: 7 (3/26/12).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. DET)
Chinakhov made his NHL debut on 10/19/21 at DET and scored his 1st career NHL goal on 11/15/21 vs. DET… Danforth made his NHL debut on 11/15/21 vs. DET… Robinson played his 100th career NHL game on 3/28/21 at DET… Roslovic notched his 2nd career hat trick in his 300th career NHL game on 4/9/22 at DET.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. DET
• Gaudreau– 5-15-20 in 15 career GP, including points in 9 of his last 10 games played (5-11-16)

• Jenner – 11-13-24 in 29 career GP, including points in 12 of his last 13 outings overall (7-7-14) and points in 6 of his last 7 games at Detroit (3-4-7)

• Nyquist – 1-7-8 in 9 career GP, including multiple assists in 2 of the last 4 games (0-4-4) and multi-point efforts in 3 of his last 7 (1-6-7)

• Roslovic – 6-3-9 in 15 career GP, including 3-2-5 in his last 2 games

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 4 vs. TORONTO 1 (1/12/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Raymond (Larkin) 8:48-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Fabbri (Berggren, Kubalík) 3:49-PP; TOR Sandin (Tavares, Liljegren) 6:18-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Chiarot (Raymond, Larkin) 18:07-EN; DET Seider (Walman, Raymond) 19:40-PP
SHOTS: DET 23 (9-6-8) / TOR 33 (8-8-17)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 32-33) / TOR Samsonov (L, 19-22)
PP: DET 2-5 / TOR 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (29 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (27 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (14 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 207
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
1/4 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids to conditioning … Activated forward Robby Fabbri from injured reserve
… Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. BLUE JACKETS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 109th all-time meeting, 53rd in Detroit … Third of three games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. CBJ: 62-30-1-15 / HOME: 33-11-0-8 / LAST 10: 6-1-3 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 2-0-0
DET top scorers vs. CBJ: David Perron (18-30-48 in 47 GP), Dylan Larkin (6-17-23 in 24 GP), Filip Hronek (4-9-13 in 17 GP),
Tyler Bertuzzi (10-2-12 in 14 GP), Andrew Copp (3-6-9 in 12 GP), Lucas Raymond (3-5-8 in 5 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-4-7 in 14 GP), Jordan Oesterle (1-3-4 in 7 GP), Moritz Seider (0-3-3 in 5 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
CBJ top scorers vs. DET: Johnny Gaudreau (5-15-20 in 15 GP), Patrik Laine (6-8-14 in 17 GP), Jack Roslovic (6-3-9 in 15 GP), Gustav Nyquist (1-7-8 in 9 GP), Adam Boqvist (2-3-5 in 9 GP), Marcus Björk (1-0-1 in 2 GP), Kent Johnson (1-0-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Monday, Jan. 16: RED WINGS at AVALANCHE / 3:00 p.m. / Ball Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 12 vs. Toronto – 4-1 W
Detroit earned a 4-1 victory over Toronto to improve to 18-15-7 overall and 11-8-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … Lucas Raymond finished with a goal and two assists for his second-consecutive three-point game … Raymond has tied Filip Hronek for third place among Detroit skaters with 29 points (12-17-29) through 40 games … Raymond has logged 13 points (5-8-13) in his last 11 contests dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Raymond scored his 35th career goal to tie Gordie Howe for the third-most by a Red Wings skater before age 21, trailing only Steve Yzerman (83) and Dylan Larkin (40) … Raymond also picked up his 50th career NHL assist with the primary helper on Ben Chiarot’s empty-net goal … Larkin recorded his 22nd and 23rd assists of the season, passing Hronek for the team lead in that category … Larkin has 10 points (4-6-10) in his last 10 contests since Dec. 19 at Washington … Robby Fabbri scored what proved to be the game-winning goal on the power play … Fabbri, who has netted the game-winner in back-to-back contests, has tallied a goal in each of his last three appearances … In total, Fabbri has six goals in his last eight games dating back to March 4, 2022 at Tampa Bay … Chiarot added an empty-netter for his third goal of the season before Moritz Seider wrapped up the scoring on the power play with his third goal of the campaign … Jonatan Berggren had the primary assist on Fabbri’s power play goal, giving him seven points (3-4-7) in 10 games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Dominik Kubalík also collected an assist on Fabbri’s power play goal to become the second Detroit skater to reach the 30-point mark this season (13-17-30 in 40 GP) … Kubalík and Raymond pace the Red Wings with 14 power play points … Jake Walman picked up an assist in his 100th career NHL game … Walman is currently on a three-game point streak (2-1-3 in 3 GP), and has registered five points (3-2-5) in eight games since Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh … Ville Husso stopped 32-of-33 shots to earn his 14th win of the season … Husso has allowed one goal or fewer in nine starts this season … Additionally, Husso is 7-0-1 this season when making 32-or-more saves … Detroit is 10-5-6 this season when scoring first, and 7-4-2 when doing so on home ice … The Red Wings have scored the opening goal in each of their last four games … Detroit is 12-0-2 this season when leading after two periods, and a perfect 7-0-0 when doing so on home ice.

Boxing Preview: Efe “The Silent Roller” Ajagba (16-1-0 13 KO’s) vs Stephan “Big Shot” Shaw (18-0-0, 13 KO’s)

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January 14, 2023

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Boxing Preview: Efe “The Silent Roller” Ajagba (16-1-0 13 KO’s) vs Stephan “Big Shot” Shaw (18-0-0, 13 KO’s)

January 14: Efe Ajagba-Stephan Shaw Heavyweight Showdown Tabbed as New Main Event at Turning Stone Resort Casino LIVE on ESPN – Shaw replaces Oscar Rivas, who was forced to withdraw with an injury

Ajagba-Shaw & Guido Vianello-Jonnie Rice heavyweight doubleheader will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

WHEN IS AJAGBA VS. SHAW? DATE, START TIME
Date: Friday, January 6
Main card: 3 a.m. GMT / 10 p.m. ET
Main event ringwalks (approx): 5 a.m. GMT / 12 a.m. ET
The fight will take place at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.
US viewers can watch Ajagba vs. Shaw live on ESPN+ while in the United Kingdom, the event will be broadcast on Sky Sports.
The main card is set to get underway at 3 a.m. GMT / 10 p.m. ET with the Ajagba vs. Shaw ringwalks scheduled for 5 a.m.

The matchups have changed, but a high-octane heavyweight doubleheader will still go down Saturday, Jan. 14, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

In the 10-round main event, Efe “The Silent Roller” Ajagba will now take on St. Louis native Stephan “Big Shot” Shaw. Oscar Rivas was originally slated to fight Ajagba but had to withdraw with an eye injury.

Guido “The Gladiator” Vianello, who was scheduled to fight Shaw in the co-feature, will now face the upset-minded Jonnie Rice in a 10-rounder.

Ajagba-Shaw and Vianello-Rice will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+ and includes a 10-round junior lightweight tilt between Adam “BluNose” Lopez and Abraham “El Super” Nova.

“Stephan Shaw stepped up and has a tough task against one of the division’s biggest punchers in Efe Ajagba,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “We’re pleased that Guido will remain on the card against a formidable opponent in Jonnie Rice. This will be a fantastic heavyweight doubleheader at Turning Stone.”

Shaw (18-0, 13 KOs) went 3-0 with two stoppages in 2022, including a shutout eight-round decision over Rydell Booker in November. Ajagba (16-1, 13 KOs) is one of the heavyweight division’s hardest punchers and is coming off a second-round stoppage over Jozsef Darmos in August.

Vianello (10-0-1, 9 KOs), a 2016 Italian Olympian from Rome, has won three fights since a 2020 draw to Kingsley Ibeh. Rice (15-6-1, 10 KOs) has faced a host of heavyweight hopefuls, including Ajagba and Shaw. Following back-to-back losses in 2020, Rice re-energized his career with a fifth-round TKO over then-unbeaten prospect Michael Coffie in July 2021. He repeated the deed on New Year’s Day, outlasting Coffie via a 10-round unanimous decision.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with DiBella Entertainment, tickets priced from $49 to $89 are on sale now and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Box Office, charge by phone by calling 800.771.7711 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

AJAGBA VS. SHAW FIGHT CARD
Efe Ajagba vs. Stephan Shaw; Heavyweight
Adam Lopez vs. Abraham Nova; Super featherweight
Guido Vianello vs. Jonathan Rice; Heavyweight
Floyd Diaz vs. Edwin Rodriguez; Super bantamweight
Brian Norman vs. Rodrigo Coria; Welterweight
Haven Brady Jr. v. Ruben Cervera; Super featherweight
Rohan Polaco vs. Julian Smith; Welterweight
Dante Benjamin vs. Emmanueal Austin; Light heavyweight
Bruce Carrington vs. Juan Antonio Lopez; Featherweight
Bryce Mills vs. Margarito Hernanez; Super lightweight

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