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NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (22-14-4) at New York Islanders (22-17-3)

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NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (22-14-4) at New York Islanders (22-17-3)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
All-Time Wild Record: 16-11-2 (9-4-2 at Xcel Energy Center,
7-7-0 at New York)
2021-22: Minnesota won both meetings with a 5-2 victory at Xcel Energy Center (11/7) and a 4-3 win at UBS Arena (1/30)…D Matt Dumba led the Wild with four points (1-3=4)…RW Brandon Duhaime tallied three points (2-1=3)…RW Matt Boldy (1-1=2), D Jonas Brodin (1-1=2), C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2), C Ryan Hartman (1-1=2) and LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) tallied two points each…G Kaapo Kahkonen went 2-0-0 with a 2.51 GAA and a .922 SV%…LW Anders Lee led the Islanders with three points (2-1=3)…C Mathew Barzal tallied two assists…G Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves in the first meeting…G Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves in the second contest in his first career action against Minnesota.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 15 points (4-11=15) in 34 matches vs. the Islanders…D Alex Goligoski has 14 points (2-12=14) in 30 contests…Dumba owns 10 points (1-9=10) in 10 games…D Jared Spurgeon has eight points (3-5=8) in 17 contests.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 27-12-6 with a 2.44 GAA, a .918 SV% and five shutouts in 47 games (45 starts) vs. the Islanders…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 5.14 GAA and a .815 SV% in one start (12/7/21).

ISLANDERS LEADERS: RW Kyle Palmieri leads the Islanders with 13 points (5-8=13) in 19 games against Minnesota…Lee has 12 points (6-5=11) in 14 contests…RW Josh Bailey owns 11 points (2-9=11) in 20 games…C Brock Nelson has nine points (6-3=9) in 15 matches.

ISLANDERS GOALIES: Varlamov is 13-14-1 with a 2.26 GAA, a .928 SV% and one shutout in 29 games (28 starts) against Minnesota…Sorokin is 0-1-0 with a 4.19 GAA and a .810 SV% in one start.

FAST FACTS: The Wild is 8-5-1 in its last 14 matches against the Islanders, outscoring New York 39-21 in the eight wins…Fourteen of the 29 all-time meetings with the Islanders have been decided by one goal (8-4-2), including eight of the 14 matches at Xcel Energy Center (5-1-2).

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

PENALTY KILLERS
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is T-12th in the NHL with a 80.6 penaltykill percentage (83 for 103).

• Minnesota is eighth in the NHL with a 82.4 penalty-kill percentage (56 of 68) on the road this season.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• Minnesota holds a 10-6-3 record on the road this season. Its .605 road win percentage is tied for 10th in the NHL.

• The Wild is 3-1-2 in its last six road games, collecting eight points in that stretch.

• Minnesota went 22-14-5 on the road last season, reaching 20-plus road wins in a season for the fifth time in franchise history.

• Minnesota’s 49 road points in 2021-22 ranked third in franchise history:

• The Wild scored three-plus goals and held opponents to two goals or less in 15 of its 21 road wins during the 2021-22 season.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Tuesday, Jan. 10 SO Loss DAL 2 at NYI 1 Lee Sorokin (25/26)
Anders Lee found the back of the net on the power play in the first period and Brock Nelson and Noah Dobson each tallied assists, as the Islanders collected a point in the shootout but fell 2-1 to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night in Elmont. Ilya
Sorokin made 25 saves on 26 shots faced, helping the Islanders collect a point against the Stars for the first time in three
meetings against them.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 12, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 28, 2023 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) 8:00pm
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.
Dec. 30 Simon Holmstrom is day to day with a lower body injury and is on IR (retroactive to 12/23/22). Oliver Wahlstrom is out indefinitely with a lower body injury is on IR (retroactive to 12/27/22).

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: 76

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Sunday, Jan. 1 at Seattle L (4-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 12, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 28, 2023 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) 8:00pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 14 vs. Montreal UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. MINNESOTA:
Jan. 30, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-3)
Nov. 7, 2021 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) Loss (5-2)
Dec. 29, 2019 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) Win (3-1)
Mar. 17, 2019 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) OT Win (3-2)
Feb. 10, 2019 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) Win (2-1)

vs. THE WILD:
2021-22 0-2-0
Last five games: 3-2-0
Franchise History 13-14-0-2
NYI Home 7-6-0-1
NYI Away 6-8-0-1

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the Islanders host the Minnesota Wild in the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. The Islanders will look to earn their first win against Minnesota since December 29, 2019. It has been nearly a year since these teams last met on January 30, 2022 when Ross Johnston and Brock Nelson each scored, but the Islanders fell to the Wild, 4-3. Last season, the Islanders dropped both decisions to Minnesota in their two-game season series.

AGAINST THE CENTRAL DIVISION
Tonight, the Islanders will look to improve upon their 4-6-2 record against Central Division opponents, after collecting a point in the shootout against Dallas on Tuesday evening. Each of their last two games against Central teams have ended in a shootout (Jan. 10 vs. DAL, Dec. 19 at COL).

HOME STAND
Tonight, the Islanders play the second contest of a five-game home stand. They will play eight home games in the month of January, their busiest month this season. The Islanders have collected points in their last four straight home games, with a 3-0-1 record since December 23 on UBS Arena ice. In that span, they have outscored opponents 13-4 and allowed just one regulation goal each game. Tuesday night’s matchup saw the Islanders extend their point streak at home, as they collected a point in the shootout against Dallas. The Islanders are 8-4-1 at home since the beginning of November.

The Islanders are seven-for-seven on the penalty kill in their last four matchups at home. The Islanders have not allowed a power play goal on home ice since December 2 against Nashville, and they enter tonight’s matchup 89.4% on the penalty kill at UBS Arena, leading the NHL.

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (26-14-1) at Buffalo Sabres (20-17-2)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (26-14-1) at Buffalo Sabres (20-17-2)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the second game of their three-game road trip on Thursday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres. Winnipeg began the road trip with a 7-5 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, which ended the Jets five-game winning streak. The Jets end the trip with their second game in as many nights on Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Winnipeg is back at Canada Life Centre on Sunday to face the Arizona Coyotes.

Last Game
Detroit Red Wings 7
Winnipeg Jets 5
Jets Scorers: Pionk (7), Gagner (8), Schmidt (4), Ehlers (2), Scheifele (24)
Red Wings Scorers: Walman (4), Berggren (7), Sundqvist (6), Kubalik (13), Larkin (14), Fabbri (2), Raymond (11)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (16 sv, 6 ga)
Rd Wings Goaltender: Ville Husso (32 sv, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 2-for-3
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets got back to within a goal three times, but lost 7-5 to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Three players had a goal and an assist, while Cole Perfetti tallied two assists. Nikolaj Ehlers scored in his second consecutive game and led the Jets with five shots. Blake Wheeler and Neal Pionk each had three hits to lead the team. Connor Hellebuyck allowed six goals for just the 10th time in 412 career games.

Top 10
The Jets are ninth in the NHL with a .646 points percentage, which ranks second in the Central Division and fourth in the Western Conference…
Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with
a points percentage better than .600 four times.

Four or More
The Jets reached the four-goal mark once again on Tuesday, but fell to 18-2-0 when scoring four goals or more in a game… Winnipeg’s .900
winning percentage when scoring four goals in a game this season is 11th in the NHL… The Jets have scored at least four goals in four of their
past six games.

Halfway Point
At the 41-game mark of the season, the Jets had one of their best first halves of a season in franchise history… Winnipeg’s 26 wins matches the franchise best 26 wins through 41 games during the 2018-19 season… The Jets .646 points percentage is tied for third through the first half of a season… This is the third time in the past five seasons the Jets have posted 25 wins or more in the first 41 games of a season.

The January Upon Us
After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 28 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January come in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 15-17-3 in January during the past four seasons.

Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their seventh of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 7-5-0 so far… The Jets were 6-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.

Road Record
The Jets are 10-8-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 1-4-0 in their past four road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 19A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 20 points… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight goals.

On the PK
Winnipeg is sixth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.5% of the time… The Jets are 21-for-24 (87.5%) on the penalty kill in their last eight games… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Jets vs. BUF Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Sabres square off twice this season… The rematch in Winnipeg goes later this month on Jan. 26.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 5-2-1 in their past eight games against Buffalo, but have split the past four games… The Jets are 15-for-17 (88.2%) on the penalty kill in their past six games against the Sabres, but also 1-for-10 on the power play… The past six games between Winnipeg and Buffalo have been decided by two goals or less.

In Buffalo
Winnipeg is 7-4-1 in Buffalo since relocation… Nine of the 13 games have been decided by one goal, including three in overtime or a shootout.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Sabres with 26 points (9G, 17A) in 41 games, including 15 points (5G, 10A) in his past 12 games… Wheeler has a point in 11 of his past 12 games against Buffalo… Pierre-Luc Dubois is averaging more than a point per game against Buffalo with 14 points (5G, 9A) in 11 games… Mark Scheifele has 12 points (5G, 7A) in 13 games when facing the Sabres… All three of Sam Gagner’s career goals against Buffalo are power play goals.

Jets vs. BUF Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
10/30/2016 Buf L 1 3 38 6 0 6 28 1 0 16
01/07/2017 @Buf L 3 4 35 3 1 26 36 4 0 10
01/05/2018 Buf W 4 3 29 4 2 10 29 5 0 8
01/09/2018 @Buf W 7 4 37 4 2 6 34 3 1 18
11/16/2018 Buf SOL 1 2 26 1 0 6 32 3 1 2
02/10/2019 @Buf W 3 1 29 1 0 10 36 5 0 2
02/23/2020 @Buf L 1 2 26 1 0 6 25 3 0 2
03/03/2020 Buf W 3 1 35 3 1 4 26 2 0 6
12/14/2021 Buf L 2 4 36 3 0 4 27 2 1 6
03/30/2022 @Buf SOW 3 2 27 1 0 6 37 2 0 4

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Tuesday, Jan. 10
Seattle 4 at Buffalo 3
Goals: Tuch (2), Dahlin
Goalie: Comrie (18 saves/22 shots)
PP: 1/4; PK: 0/1; Shots: Buffalo 35 – Seattle 22

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

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
1/7: Assigned F Jiri Kulich and F Isak Rosen to Rochester (AHL)
1/9: Activated G Eric Comrie off IR; Loaned goaltender 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

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Jan. 14: Buffalo at Nashville, 8 p.m.
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.

TONIGHT’S GAME
JETS AT SABRES
• This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Jets this season.
• Last meeting: Winnipeg defeated Buffalo 3-2 in a shootout in Buffalo on March 30, 2022.
• Next meeting: Thursday, Jan. 26 in Winnipeg.
• This is the 68th game all-time between Buffalo and Winnipeg; Buffalo has a 29-26-12 series record.
• The Sabres are 18-11-5 at home against the Jets all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Buffalo has recorded at least one point in three of its last four matchups with Winnipeg.
• Alex Tuch has notched 34 points (13+21) in his last 24 games, including 17 points (7+10) in his last 11 games.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 30 goals in his last 32 games, totaling 54 points (30+24) in that span.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 31 points (9+21) in his last 26 games and owns eight points (2+6) in his last seven 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 29 points (6+23) in his last 24 games, including eight points (3+5) in his last four games.
• In his last 18 games, Jeff Skinner has recorded 27 points (12+15).
• Casey Mittelstadt owns four points (0+4) in his last four games.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (17-20-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-1)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (17-20-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-1)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Lightning this season: Jan. 12 (away), Jan. 18 (home).
• The Canucks are 20-15-2-2 all-time against Tampa Bay, including a 10-10-0-0 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 3-6-1 in their last 10 games vs Tampa Bay (1-4-0 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, Tyler Myers leads the team in games played (28) and points (5-5-10) against the Lightning.
• Brock Boeser has five points (3-2-5) in seven career games against the Lightning.
• Conor Garland has five points (2-3-5) in five career games vs Tampa Bay.
• Spencer Martin has yet to face the Lightning in his career.
• Collin Delia is 0-1-0 with an .865 save percentage in one career game vs Tampa Bay.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 14 points (4-10-14) in his last nine games.
• Bo Horvat has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last eight games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (4-5-9) in his last nine games.
• Ilya Mikheyev has nine points (3-6-9) in his last 10 games.
• Brock Boeser has seven points (3-4-7) in his last seven games.
• J.T. Miller has five points (2-3-5) in his last four games.
• Spencer Martin is 6-4-1 with an .894 save percentage on the road this season.

LAST MEETING – MAR. 13/22: VAN 1 vs TBL 2
J.T. Miller extended his point streak to 12 games (8-16-24) with his 24th goal of the season at 5:54 in the third period…Conor Garland and Tanner Pearson registered the assists…J.T. Miller led all skaters in shots (8) and hits (6)…Bo Horvat won 16 of 24 faceoffs…Thatcher Demko was named second star of the game with 30 saves.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN TBL
Goals For/Game 3.40 (9th) 3.54 (4th)
Goals Against/Game 3.93 (t-30th) 2.92 (t-13th)
Power Play % 23.9 (11th) 28.1 (4th)
Penalty Kill % 67.8 (32nd) 81.3 (11th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:54 (22nd) 10:20 (24th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on January 11, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 10/23: VAN 4 at PIT 5
Conor Garland opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season, just 4:46 into the first period…Brock Boeser doubled Vancouver’s lead at 6:40 in the first period…Bo Horvat extended his point streak to five games (3-3-6) with an assist while Ilya Mikheyev was also credited with an assist…Quinn Hughes notched his second goal of the season just 25 seconds later to give the Canucks a 3-0 lead…Travis Dermott collected his first goal of the season at 12:52 in the third period to bring the Canucks within one…Luke Schenn (0-2-2), Brock Boeser (1-1-2) and Quinn Hughes (1-1-2) each had two-point nights…Elias Pettersson registered an assist and led in shots (6)…Luke Schenn, J.T. Miller, and Dakota Joshua each collected four hits…Spencer Martin faced 36 shots.

LAST 5 vs TAMPA BAY
• Mar. 13/22: VAN 1 vs TBL 2
• Jan. 13/22: VAN 2 at TBL 4
• Jan. 7/20: VAN 2 at TBL 9
• Dec. 18/18: VAN 2 vs TBL 5
• Oct. 11/18: VAN 4 at TBL 1

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

TAMPA BAY LIGHTINING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 6 vs. Columbus 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning collected an eighth-straight win at AMALIE Arena with a 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night…The Bolts improved to 25-13-1 on the season with a home record of 16-4-1…Tampa Bay swept the season series vs. CBJ after collecting wins Oct. 14 at CBJ and Dec. 15 at AMALIE Arena…Nikita Kucherov opened the scoring with his 15th goal of the season just 1:40 into the contest when he redirected a pass from Erik Cernak with Brandon Hagel collecting the secondary helper for his 100th career point…Kucherov’s game-opening goal marked the eighth time this season that the Lightning have scored the first goal of the game within the first two minutes of the first period – the most among all NHL teams…The Bolts got out to a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal at the 9:05 mark of the first when Nick Paul redirected a slap pass from Kucherov through the five hole of Elvis Merzlikins with Victor Hedman picking up the secondary assist…Tampa Bay outshot CBJ 21-6 in the opening 20 minutes, the second-most shots the team has recorded in a single period this season…Gavin Bayreuther got CBJ on the board at the 7:04 mark of the second period to make it a 2-1 game…Vladislav Namestnikov answered with his third goal of the season just 3:21 later when he skated in all alone on Merzlikins and made a move to his backhand to put the Lightning up 3-1…Tim Berni made it a 3-2 game 4:35 into the third period…Kucherov scored his second goal of the game to make it 4-2 at the 6:33 mark of the third with a one-timer on the power play as Hedman and Steven Stamkos recorded the helpers…Brayden Point scored his team-leading 23rd goal of the season at the 12:22 mark with a backhand in front off assists from Kucherov and Stamkos on the power play…Ross Colton jumped on a rebound in front just 1:26 later to bury his ninth goal of the year and make it a 6-2 game…Kirill Marchenko added a late goal for CBJ at the 16:34 mark to make it 6-3…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal and made 21 saves on 24 shots against for his 17th win of the season…Mikhail Sergachev skated in his 395th career game with Tampa Bay, passing Dan Boyle and taking sole possession of the fifth-most games by a defenseman in Lightning franchise history.
PP: TBL – 3-4 CBJ – 0-1
SOG: TBL – 46 CBJ – 24
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Canucks are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts posted a 2-0-0 record vs. VAN last season…Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (0-2—2), Ross Colton (1-1—2), Victor Hedman (1-1—2) and Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) were tied for the team lead in scoring with two points apiece vs. VAN last season…Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games vs. VAN last season, making a combined 59 saves on 62 shots against for a .952 save percentage with a 1.50 goals against average…Tampa Bay has won four straight games vs. VAN and are 11-4-0 in the last 15 matchups…The Lightning are 6-3-1 in their last 10 home games vs. VAN…The Bolts have held VAN to two or less goals in six of the last seven matchups…Tampa Bay’s penalty kill has gone 35-for-38 over the last 10 home games vs. VAN (92.1%)…Steven Stamkos has posted points in seven of his nine career home games vs. VAN (6-7—13)…Kucherov has recorded a multi-point game in six of his last nine games vs. VAN (4-8—12)…Brayden Point has seven points over his last five games vs. VAN (3-4—7)…Hedman has points in four straight games vs. VAN (1-3—4) and seven of the last eight meetings (4-5—9)…Vasilevskiy has won six of his last seven starts vs. VAN, including wins in four straight…Tampa Bay is 17-17-3 with two ties all-time vs. VAN, including a home record of 10-8-2…Stamkos (12-10—22) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. VAN.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. VAN

  1. Steven Stamkos – 22 pts. (12-10—22, 16 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 16 pts. (4-12—16, 11 GP)
  3. Nikita Kucherov – 14 pts. (5-9—14, 13 GP)
  4. Victor Hedman – 13 pts. (4-9—13, 17 GP)
    T5. Brad Richards – 9 pts. (4-5—9, 6 GP)
    T5. Alex Killorn – 9 pts. (6-3—9, 15 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second and final game of a brief, two-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play just five of their 13 games in January on home ice…The Lightning are 4-2-0 against Pacific Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 16-4-1 at home this season…The Bolts and Canucks will meet again in less than a week with a Jan. 18 matchup at VAN.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 85
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 19 Games

TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 2 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a two-year contract extension

HOME COOKING
The Lightning collected an eighth-straight home win Jan. 10 vs. CBJ…The eight-game winning streak on home ice is tied for the fifth-longest streak in Tampa Bay franchise history (longest: 11 games, 2019-20)…The Bolts have posted a 16-4-1 record at home this season, with the 33 points and .786 points percentage ranking second among all teams in the NHL (best: Boston, 41 pts., .932 P%)…The Lightning have scored a league-best 85 goals on home ice and lead the NHL with an average of 4.05 goals per game at home…Tampa Bay’s power play has converted at a rate of 31% on home ice, trailing only Edmonton’s 31.8%.

NHL HOME POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE LEADERS, 21ST CENTURY
T1. Boston Bruins – 31.8% (2018-19)
T1. Edmonton Oilers – 31.8% (2022-23)

  1. Edmonton Oilers – 31.7% (2019-20)
  2. Winnipeg Jets – 31.4% (2018-19)
  3. Tampa Bay Lightning – 31% (2022-23)

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (26-9-7) at Detroit Red Wings (17-15-7)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (26-9-7) at Detroit Red Wings (17-15-7)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 vs. Nashville 1
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
TOR Goals: Tavares, Marner (PP)
NSH Goals: Forsberg
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 32/33, .970 SV%
NSH Goaltender: Saros, 33/35, .943 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-5
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Player Notes: – Mitch Marner scored the game-winning goal on a power play opportunity at 18:45 of the third period. Marner extended his point streak to six games where he has posted nine points (3G, 6A). Marner recorded his third game-winning goal of the season, marking an NHL career second-best.

  • John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs at 16:54 of the first period and posted the secondary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Tavares extended his current goal streak to four games. He has posted eight points (5G, 3A) during that span. Tavares posted his 11th multi-point game of the season.
  • William Nylander posted the primary assist on Tavares’ goal and posted the primary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Nylander recorded his sixth multi-assist game of the season and 12th multipoint game of the season.
  • Bobby McMann skated in his NHL debut. McMann finished the game with 11:02 of ice time and two registered hits.

Team Notes: – The Maple Leafs have won three-straight games, outscoring their opponents by a total of 12-4.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Detroit: Third of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Detroit: 4-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 26-9-7
Toronto Road Record: 11-6-3
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to face-off against the Detroit Red Wings tonight in the third of four games
between the clubs this season. Toronto and Detroit will play their final game of the 2022-23 regular
season on April 2 at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs have won nine-consecutive games against
Detroit (dating back to Oct. 12, 2019) while earning at least one point through their last 15 matchups (13-
0-2). The Maple Leafs are skating in their second game of a back-to-back. Toronto has posted a 5-0-1
record in the second game of a back-to-back this season.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
NEXT GAME

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. DETROIT RED WINGS:
First Matchup between Clubs: January 4, 1927 (Toronto 2 at Detroit 1)
All-Time Record: 299-281-93-5 (678 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 178-108-47-3 (336 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 121-173-46-2 (342 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 28, 2022 (Toronto 4 at Detroit 2)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. DETROIT RED WINGS:
Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (37), Morgan Rielly (32), John Tavares (31), Mark Giordano (31)
Goals: Auston Matthews (16), John Tavares (15), Mitch Marner (12)
Assists: John Tavares (29), Morgan Rielly (19), Wayne Simmonds (14), Auston Matthews (14)
Points: John Tavares (44), Auston Matthews (30), Mitch Marner (23), Morgan Rielly (23)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (49), Mark Giordano (24), Mitch Marner (12)

2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .702 3.41 2.57 24.8 78.9 31.7 28.6 53.3
Detroit .526 3.08 3.39 19.9 75.0 29.4 31.3 48.1

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 24.8%
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%)
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Opponent: at Boston Bruins
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 78.9%
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
Thursday games 10th of 15 (7 home, 8 road)
Back-to-Backs played 6 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-0-1
January games 6th of 14 (10 home, 4 road)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 7 vs. WINNIPEG 5 (1/10/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Walman (Seider, Copp) 1:16-EV; DET Berggren (Copp, Seider) 7:21-EV; DET Sundqvist (Seider, Raymond) 15:27-
EV; WPG Pionk (Scheifele, Perfetti) 17:17-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Sundqvist) 2:57-EV; WPG Gagner (Gustafsson, Jonsson-Fjällby) 9:46-EV; WPG Schmidt (Perfetti, Wheeler) 12:08-EV; DET Larkin (Seider, Raymond) 17:38-PP
3RD PERIOD: WPG Ehlers (Connor, Pionk) 0:33-EV; DET Fabbri (Lindström, Veleno) 1:52-EV; WPG Scheifele (Dubois, Ehlers) 14:55- PP; DET Raymond (Larkin) 18:40-EN
SHOTS: DET 23 (8-9-6) / WPG 37 (7-17-13)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 32-37) / WPG Hellebuyck (L, 16-22)
PP: DET 1-3 / WPG 1-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (28 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (26 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (13 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 204
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
1/10 – 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. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 679th all-time meeting, 343rd in Detroit … Third of four games this season, second of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. TOR: 286-292-93-7 / HOME: 175-117-46-4 / LAST 10: 1-9-0 / IN 2021-22: 0-4-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-2-0
DET top scorers vs. TOR: Dylan Larkin (8-10-18 in 23 GP), David Perron (1-10-11 in 17 GP), Andrew Copp (5-6-11 in 18 GP), Filip
Hronek (3-5-8 in 11 GP), Moritz Seider (1-6-7 in 6 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-2-5 in 6 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-3-5 in 6 GP), Tyler
Bertuzzi (3-2-5 in 10 GP), Jordan Oesterle (0-5-5 in 10 GP), Joe Veleno (2-2-4 in 6 GP), Jake Walman (1-1-2 in 4 GP)
TOR top scorers vs. DET: John Tavares (15-29-44 in 31 GP), Auston Matthews (16-14-30 in 20 GP), Mitchell Marner (12-11-23 in
20 GP), Morgan Rielly (4-19-23 in 32 GP), Wayne Simmonds (7-14-21 in 37 GP), Mark Giordano (9-9-18 in 31 GP), William
Nylander (8-7-15 in 22 GP), Michael Bunting (5-5-10 in 5 GP), Alexander Kerfoot (2-6-8 in 12 GP), Justin Holl (0-6-6 in 8 GP),
Rasmus Sandin (2-2-4 in 6 GP), Pontus Holmberg (1-0-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Saturday, Jan. 14: RED WINGS vs. BLUE JACKETS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg – 7-5 W
Detroit captured a 7-5 victory over Winnipeg to improve to 17-15-7 overall and 10-8-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings matched a season high with seven goals, which was previously accomplished on Nov. 17 at San Jose and Dec. 21 vs. Tampa Bay … Detroit also picked up seven goals from seven different goal scorers on Nov. 17 at San Jose … Detroit is 3-1-0 against Winnipeg dating back to Dec. 12, 2019 … Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (4) and points (4) … Seider became the first Red Wings defenseman to record four assists in a contest since Mike Green did so on Oct. 5, 2017 vs. Minnesota … Seider also became the fourth active defenseman to record four assists in a game at age 21-or-younger, joining Samuel Girard (0-4-4 on Jan. 2, 2020), Cale Makar (0-4-4 on Nov. 16, 2019) and Drew Doughty (0-4-4 on Jan. 4, 2010) … Seider racked up three assists in the opening frame, becoming the first Red Wings skater to record three assists in a single period since Anthony Mantha did so in the third period on Feb. 20, 2019 vs. Chicago … Additionally, Seider became the first Detroit defenseman to record three assists in a single period since Nicklas Lidström did so in the third period on March 23, 1998 vs. Chicago … Lucas Raymond finished with an empty-net goal and two assists for his seventh multi-point game of the campaign … Raymond also tied Dominik Kubalík for the team lead in power play points (13) … In all, Raymond has 10 points (4-6-10) in his last 10 games since Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Dylan Larkin recorded a power play goal and an assist for his eighth multi-point game of the season … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (14), points (35) and shots (120) through 38 games … Larkin also tied Kubalík for the team lead with his sixth power play goal of the season … Larkin has eight points (4-4-8) in nine games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Oskar Sundqvist logged a goal and an assist for his fourth multi-point game of the season, and first since Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo … Andrew Copp dished out a pair of assists for his fifth multipoint game in a Detroit uniform … Copp, who has six assists in his last nine contests, became the third Red Wings skater to reach the 20-assist mark, joining Filip Hronek (22) and Larkin (21) … Jake Walman opened the scoring for the second-consecutive game, giving him four points (3-1-4) in his last seven outings … Walman also leads all Detroit skaters with a plus-14 rating in 23 appearances … Jonatan Berggren gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his seventh goal of the season … Berggren has six points (3-3-6) in nine games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Kubalík added his 13th goal of the season and tied Hronek for second place among Detroit skaters with 29 points (13-16-29) in 39 games … Robby Fabbri scored what proved to be the game-winning goal 1:52 into the third period … Fabbri has netted a goal in each of his last two appearances … Joe Veleno tallied an assist on Fabbri’s goal, giving him seven points (2-5-7) in 10 games dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa.

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (24-12-4) at Boston Bruins (32-4-4)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (24-12-4) at Boston Bruins (32-4-4)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 4 at Buffalo 3
Goals: Eberle, Gourde, Beniers, Schultz
Goalie: Grubauer (32/35)
PP: 1/1 PK: 3/4 Shots: Seattle 22 – Buffalo 35

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 103)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 40 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 40 games – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 6, 2022: Reassigned F Shane Wright to Kingston (OHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Jan. 14: Seattle at Chicago, 5 p.m. PT
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

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s sixth of seven consecutive games that they will play on the road. Their seven-game road trip is their longest such stretch of the season and will conclude on Jan. 14 at Chicago. The team’s current stretch of seven road games are the most consecutive games they have played on the road in franchise history.

• Jaden Schwartz has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 12 career games against the Bruins.

• 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.

• Ryan Donato is a native of Boston and played collegiate hockey at Harvard University before turning pro with the Boston Bruins. He totaled 18 points (11 goals, seven assists) in 46 regular-season games with the Bruins before being traded to the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 20, 2019. Donato was originally selected by the Bruins in the second round (56th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft. He is the son of former Bruin and Harvard men’s hockey head coach Ted Donato.

• Kraken assistant coach Jay Leach played in two games for Boston during the 2005-06 season and went on to be the head coach of the Providence Bruins – Boston’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate – from 2017-18 to 2020-21.

• Matty Beniers hails from Hingham, Massachusetts, which is located roughly 17 miles southeast of Boston.

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Kraken tonight in the 1st of 2 games between these teams this season and Seattle’s lone visit to TD Garden.
  • They are the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season at 32-4-4 overall and are 19-0-3 on home ice … They are 15-1-2 vs. Western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins open a 3-game home stand tonight vs Seattle (0-0-0), continuing vs Toronto on 1/14 and 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 are 11-0-3 in their last 14 games, including a 2-1 win vs Pittsburgh on 1/2 at the Winter Classic at Fenway Park and a 3-game California swing with a 5-2 win in Los Angeles on 1/5, 4-2 win in San Jose on 1/7 and 7-1 win in Anaheim on 1/8.
  • They are 15-1-4 in their last 20 games and are 22-2-4 in their last 28 contests.
  • They are 19-0-3 in their 22 home games, including a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history … That is the longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals and is their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history with their club mark a 26-0-1 stretch in 1970-71.
  • They are 6-0-1 in their last 7 road games
  • Boston 5 at Los Angeles 2 … David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic had 2G each, Brad Marchand had 1-1=2 totals and Charlie McAvoy added 2A for multiple-point nights … Jeremy Swayman earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 22, LA 29 … PP: 1/1 … PK: 0/1
  • 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

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 42)

  • Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR

BOSTON vs SEATTLE, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Kraken are meeting for the 3rd time in their histories with the Bruins having a 2-0-0 record and 6-4 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins won the 1st game between these teams in Boston with a 3-2 win on 2/1/2022.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster … 11 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 4-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 5-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 5 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 4-0-0) … They will play 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, and 9-1-4 in December.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Chris Wagner returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11; Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (19-15-6) at Montreal Canadiens (16-22-3)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (19-15-6) at Montreal Canadiens (16-22-3)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. MONTREAL
OVERALL (30 GP) 16-7-(1)-6
HOME (15 GP) 9-1-(1)-4
ROAD (15 GP) 7-6-(0)-2
LAST MEETING Jan. 3, 2022 at NSH (W, 6-3)

PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 16-7-(1)-6 all-time against the Canadiens, including a 7-6-(0)-2 record on the road.

− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Montreal in 2022-23; it is the first and only at the Bell Centre.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Montreal this season, picking up a 6-3 win at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 3 in a game that featured six different goal scorers for the Predators.

− The Predators are 4-1-0 in their last five games against the Canadiens; they are 7-2-1 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five on the road.

− Nashville has picked up at least a point in 17 of its last 19 meetings with Montreal (13-2-4) and has only lost twice in regulation since Jan. 15, 2009.

− In 19 contests since the 2009-10 season, Nashville has limited Montreal to an average of 1.9 goals per game, including 15 games in which the Preds have given up two or fewer goals.

− On Nov. 14, 2009, the Predators put a franchise-record 55 shots on goal and outshot the Canadiens by a club-record 35 shots, and Pekka Rinne made 20 saves in a 2-0 victory at Bridgestone Arena.

NOTABLES vs. MONTREAL
− Mikael Granlund posted an eight-game point streak vs. Montreal from Dec. 22, 2015-Jan. 7, 2019, tallying three goals and 13 points. He has 20 points (3g-17a) in 16 career games against the Canadiens, including seven multi-point outings, one of which came on Jan. 3 (2a).

− Matt Duchene has 18 points (7g-11a) in 22 career meetings with Montreal. He notched his second career hat trick – and first with the Predators – on Nov. 20, 2021 at the Bell Centre.

− Roman Josi has 11 points (2g-9a) in 15 career games against the Canadiens.

− Alexandre Carrier is a native of Quebec City, Que., and played four seasons for Gatineau in the QMJHL from 2012-16.

− Jeremy Lauzon is a native of Val-d’Or, Que., and played his junior hockey for Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) from 2013-17.

− Ryan McDonagh was drafted by Montreal in the first round (12th overall) of the 2007 NHL Draft.

− Assistant Coach Todd Richards was selected by Montreal in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1985 NHL Draft.

− Predators Skills Coach Sebastien Bordeleau was drafted by Montreal in the third round (73rd overall) of the 1993 NHL Draft. He played in 85 games for Montreal from 1995-98, posting 25 points (8g-17a).

− Predators prospect Zachary L’Heureux (2020 first rounder) is a Montreal native.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – Jan. 11 (Scotiabank Arena)

− NSH goals: Forsberg (17)

− TOR goals: Tavares (20), Marner – PP/GWG (16)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 33/35); TOR – Murray (W, 32/33)

− Power plays: NSH 0-2; TOR 1-5

− Notes: Nashville moved to 10-9-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators’ overall and road point streaks both came to an end at six games (5-0-1)… Juuse Saros made 33 saves, including 14 in the first period… Filip Forsberg scored his team-leading 17th goal of the season… Juuso Parssinen (11) and Matt Duchene (20) assisted on the goal… Roman Josi skated a team-high 23:57 in his 800th career NHL game.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Jan. 11 33
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-Jan. 11 15
Cole Smith Lower body – day-to-day Dec. 31-Jan. 11 6

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 12, 2023 at Montreal Canadiens
Total man-games lost: 81
Borowiecki – 34; McCarron – 16; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Carrier – 4; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− 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).
− Dec. 24: Reassigned forward Tommy Novak to Milwaukee (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Predators s’affrontent ce soir pour la 31e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
  • The Canadiens and Predators are facing each other for the 31st time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – SEA 4 @ MTL 0 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals –
Buts SEA Goals – Tolvanen, Sprong (AN/PP), Dunn, Beniers
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (37-40)
Gardien SEA Goalie – Jones (21-21)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/2
Avantage numérique SEA Powerplay – 1/6
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Edmundson – 23:57) ; S (Suzuki – 5) ; HT (Evans – 4) ; BS (Savard – 3)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
14 JAN. @ NY ISLANDERS 19 h / 7 p.m.
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.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 41 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 41 –
M. Matheson – Bas du corps / Lower-body 10 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 3 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 5 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 16 –

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 11/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/11
PTS (35 – 27e/27th)
V/W (16 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (105 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (156 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.9 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.5 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (767 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (522 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (14.8% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (74.0% – 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 5-5-2 12 36 41
Métropolitaine 4-5-0 8 25 38
Pacifique 4-6-1 9 30 41
Total 16-22-3 35 109 156
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

CANADIENS VS. NASHVILLE
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. NSH 13-10-1-6 (30 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 8-4-0-3 (15 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 5-6-1-3 (15 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 6-3 L @ NSH (03/01/23)
S. Montembeault 6-34 | J. Saros 3-27
BG / WG: T. Novak

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE NASHVILLE / LAST 10 GAMES VS. NASHVILLE:
03/01/23 – MTL 3 @ NSH 6
04/12/21 – MTL 3 @ NSH 4 (P/OT)
20/11/21 – NSH 3 @ MTL 6
10/03/20 – NSH 4 @ MTL 2
14/02/19 – MTL 1 @ NSH 3
05/01/19 – NSH 4 @ MTL 1
10/02/18 – NSH 3 @ MTL 2 (TB/SO)
22/11/17 – MTL 2 @ NSH 3 (TB/SO)
02/03/17 – NSH 1 @ MTL 2
03/01/17 – MTL 2 @ NSH 1 (P/OT)

CETTE SAISON CONTRE NASHVILLE / THIS SEASON VS. NASHVILLE:
Match #1: 03/01/2023 @ NSH – D/L 6-3
Match #2: 12/01/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE NASHVILLE / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. NASHVILLE:
1) Brendan Gallagher (7-1-8, 14 pj/gp)
2) Christian Dvorak (5-2-7, 11 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (5-15-20, 22 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE NASHVILLE / LEADING SCORERS VS. NASHVILLE:
1) Sean Monahan (5-15-20, 22 pj/gp)
2) Evgenii Dadonov (1-9-10, 11 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (7-1-8, 14 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE NASHVILLE / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. NASHVILLE:
1) Joel Edmundson (18, 16 pj/gp)
2) Christian Dvorak (12, 11 pj/gp)
3) Joel Armia (12, 15 pj/gp)

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (25-11-6) at New York Rangers (23-12-7)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (25-11-6) at New York Rangers (23-12-7)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 10, 2023 – STARS 2 at ISLANDERS 1 (shootout)
Making 26 of 27 saves in regulation and overtime and stopping all three attempts in the shootout, goaltender Jake Oettinger
backstopped the Stars to a 2-1 shootout victory over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Tuesday. After allowing a goal in the
opening frame, Oettinger was unflappable the rest of the way. He stopped 18 of 18 from the second period on to improve his record this
season to 19-6-3 overall. The Stars swept the two-game season series, also winning 5-2 at American Airlines Center on Nov. 19, 2022.
Forward Jason Robertson (1-0—1) potted his team-leading 29th goal of the season in the first preiod and scored the lone goal in the
shootout, while forwards Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) and Tyler Seguin (0-1—1) picked up assists.
PP: 0-1 | PK: 2-3 | SF: 26 | SA: 28 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:22 – game high) | Attendance: 16,412
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Robertson 2. DAL – J. Oettinger 3. NYI – A. Lee
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Thu., Jan. 12, 2023 New York Rangers 6 p.m. Madison Square Garden BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Jan. 14, 2023 Calgary Flames 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Jan. 16, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 5 p.m. T-Mobile Arena BSSW/KLIF
Wed., Jan. 18, 2023 San Jose Sharks 9 p.m. SAP Center TNT/KTCK
Thu., Jan. 19, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 9:30 p.m. Crypto.com Arena BSSW/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 12 – Recalled forward Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL)
Dec. 15 – Acquired defenseman Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi
Dec. 23 – Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 27 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Signed forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season
Jan. 2 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 15
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 1 Jan. 10-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: It’s the finale of a brief two-game trek to New York as the Stars clash with the Rangers tonight at Madison Square Garden (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This closes out the two-game season series between Dallas and New York, which saw the Rangers skate to a 6-3 victory on Oct. 29, 2022 at American Airlines Center. The last time the Stars visited MSG was on Oct. 14, 2021, a game they won 3-2 in OT to kick start the 2021-22 regular season. Following tonight’s game, Dallas will return home to host the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m. CT).

I PUT ON MY OVERCOAT AND WALKED INTO WINTER

  • Dallas enters tonight’s game with wins in four of the past five trips to Madison Square Garden, posting a 4-1-0 record dating back to the 2016-17 season.
  • The Stars are 47-77-23 all-time against the Rangers, including a 23-40-11 mark on the road.
  • Forward Jason Robertson tallied a goal and an assist (1-1—2) against the Rangers on Oct. 29, 2022. Robertson has two goals and three points (2-1—3) in two career games vs. New York.
  • In his 100th career NHL game, forward Mason Marchment (1-0—1) tallied his fourth goal of the season in the series opener between the two clubs on Oct. 29, 2022.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (6), assists (13) and points (6-13—19) in 21 career games against the Rangers. He also paces the club in power-play goals (2) and has a team-best +7 rating vs. New York.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin has points in two of his past three (1-2—3) and four of his past five (1-3—4) games at MSG. Seguin ranks second among active Stars in goals (4), assists (8) and points (4-8—12) in a team-high 28 games against the Rangers.
  • Captain Jamie Benn enters tonight’s game with seven points (1-6—7) 20 career matchups vs. the Rangers, all of which accumulated in his past five games at Madison Square Garden.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen led the way in the Stars’ most recent trip to MSG, recording a goal and an assist including the OT winner. The 23-year-old blueliner is averaging a point a game in his career against the Rangers with five points (1-4—5) in five games.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 0-1-0 with a 5.67 goals-against average and .790 save percentage in two career appearances against the Rangers, while netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-2-0 with a 4.33 GAA and .852 SV% in three appearances vs. New York.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Oct. 29, 2022 vs. New York, L – 6-3
Jan. 12 at New York

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 4, Minnesota Wild 3 – SHOOTOUT – January 10, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: K. Miller (4), A. Fox (8), F. Chytil (12), A. Panarin (SOW)
MIN Goals: J. Merrill (2), K. Kaprizov (24), M. Zuccarello (17)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 29/32)
MIN Goalie: M-A. Fleury (OTL – 40/43)
NYR Shots: 43
MIN Shots: 32
NYR PP: 0/3
NYR PK: 1/1

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers extended their point streak to six games with a shootout victory against the Wild to begin the three-game homestand. The Rangers rallied from down two goals to earn the win for their third multi-goal comeback of the season and 11th comeback win overall.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers continue their three-game homestand when they host the Dallas Stars at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts will play eight of their next 10 games at home.
  • The Blueshirts have earned points in six-straight games (4-0-2) and are 5-1-2 in their last eight games. New York has points in 14 of its last 16 games (12-2-2). Since November 30, the Rangers rank tied for first in wins (13), tied for second in points (29), and fourth in goals-against per game (2.53).
  • At home, New York has won six of its last seven games dating back to December 5. In that span, the Rangers’ .857 point percentage at home ranks second in the league.
  • The Rangers have earned at least one point in four-straight contests against Dallas (3-0-1), six of their last nine games against them (4-3-2) and have earned a point in 10 of their last 14 games against the Stars (7-4-3). In their last two games against Dallas, the Blueshirts have combined for 13 goals.
  • The Rangers are 8-3-1 against Central Division teams this season and 12-5-3 against Western Conference foes.
  • New York has scored three or more goals in five-straight games, four or more goals in three of those five games and on the year is 15-0-0 when scoring four or more goals in a game. Only two other teams (VGK, ARI) are undefeated this season when scoring 4+ goals.
  • New York ranks tied for third in the NHL in third period goals (54) and fourth in third-period goal differential (+14).
  • Heading into the third period tied, the Rangers are 10-1-5, the most such wins in the NHL.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 106 points and 84 assists, both the second most in the NHL. 28.5 percent of all Rangers points this season have contributed to a defensman.
  • New York’s 11 comeback victories this season are tied for the sixth most in the league.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 15/5:00 PM Montreal/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 16/7:00 PM Columbus/Nationwide Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 19/7:00 PM Boston/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 23/7:00 PM Florida/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 25/7:00 PM Toronto/Scotiabank Arena TNT ESPN 98.7 FM

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 10 Minnesota SOW, 4-3
Jan. 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
Jan. 5 at Montreal W, 4-1
Jan. 3 Carolina W, 5-3
Jan. 1 at Florida W, 5-3

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 11 – Jake Leschyshyn claimed off waivers
January 6 – Gustav Rydahl re-assigned to Hartford
January 5 – Gustav Rydahl recalled from Hartford
January 4 – Jimmy Vesey re-signed to two-year contract extension
December 9 – Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.
December 5 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford

ALL-TIME RECORD 78-43-22-4 (182 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 1-0-1
NYR HOME 40-20-11-3 (94 PTS)
NYR AWAY 38-23-11-1 (88 PTS)

LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-1-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Trocheck (7) – A: Panarin (15) – Pts: Trocheck (21)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Ratelle, Gilbert (20) – A: Gilbert (38) – Pts: Gilbert (58)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
October 29 at American Airlines Center W, 6-3
January 12 at MSG 7:00 PM ET

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • The Blueshirts have scored six power play goals in their last five games.
  • The Rangers have the fifth fewest PIM/G with a 7.8 mark.
  • The Rangers have scored multiple power play goals in seven games this year and in two of their last five contests.

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (25-9-7) at Columbus Blue Jackets (12-26-2)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (25-9-7) at Columbus Blue Jackets (12-26-2)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 5-3 loss against the New Jersey Devils at PNC Arena on Tuesday, extending their winless streak to four games. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a) tallied two points, and he and Jesperi Kotkaniemi both scored while on the penalty kill, marking Kotkaniemi’s first career shorthanded goal. Max Pacioretty also scored his third goal in two games, and Brady Skjei registered an assist to extend his point streak to three games. Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves in net.

INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed 29 games (11/9-1/10)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 41 games (10/12-1/10)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 40 games (10/14-1/10)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 169

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

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 12 at Columbus 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
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

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 12 Thursday No morning skate
Jan. 13 Friday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Jan. 14 Saturday Invisalign Arena 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 15 Sunday No morning skate
Jan. 16 Monday No practice

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

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Columbus in the third and final between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— The Hurricanes and Blue Jackets are meeting for the 56th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 29-18-8 overall record, including a 14-10-3 road record.

— Carolina leads the season series 1-0-1 in 2022-23 (Columbus: 1-1-0).

— The Hurricanes earned a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets at PNC Arena on 10/12. Martin Necas tallied three points (1g, 2a), and Seth Jarvis, Brady Skjei and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina as Frederik Andersen stopped 31 of 32 shots faced in net.

— Carolina suffered a 4-3 shootout loss against Columbus at Nationwide Arena on 1/7. Max Pacioretty scored his first two goals with Carolina, while Brady Skjei also recorded two points (1g, 1a). Antti Raanta made 15 saves in regulation, and Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen each scored in the shootout.

— Sebastian Aho has earned 21 points (11g, 10a) in 29 career regular-season games against the Blue Jackets.

— Martin Necas has recorded 13 points (4g, 9a) in 16 career regular-season games against Columbus.

— Paul Stastny has posted 25 points (8g, 17a) in 38 career regular-season games against the Blue Jackets.

— Derek Stepan had registered 24 points (7g, 17a) in 29 career regular-season games against Columbus.

— Blue Jackets Assistant Coach Jared Boll was born in Charlotte. He is one of just four players born in North Carolina to skate in an NHL game, and he leads that group in games played (579), assists (38), points (66) and penalty minutes (1,298).

— Blue Jackets Goaltending Coach Manny Legace was drafted by the Whalers in the eighth round (188th overall) of the 1993 NHL Draft but was traded to LAK (7/31/98) before playing a game with the franchise. Legace later signed with Carolina as a free agent on 11/9/09 and played 28 games during the 2009-10 season, registering a 10-7-5 record, 2.81 goals-against average, .907 save percentage and one shutout with the Hurricanes.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Jan. 12, 2023 Game No. 41 (12-26-2, 26 pts.)
vs. Carolina Hurricanes (25-9-7, 57 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 24 (10-12-1, 21 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. 10, 2023 – CBJ 3 at TBL 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bayreuther (2), Berni (1), Marchenko (9)
TBL Goal Scorers: Kucherov (15), PP – Paul (15), Namestnikov (3), PP – Kucherov (16), PP – Point (23), Colton (9)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (40/46; 60:00); TBL – Vasilevskiy (21/24; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 1/4 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / TBL: 46
3 Stars: 1. Kucherov, TBL; 2. Hedman, TBL; 3. Namestnikov, TBL
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 2nd consecutive game… CBJ allowed a season-high 3 power play goals for the 2nd time this season (also on 12/7/22 vs. BUF)… CBJ recorded a season-high 41 hits… Berni scored his 1st career NHL goal… Marchenko scored a goal, giving him 4-0-4 in the last 3 games… Laine recorded his 3rd multi-assist/6th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2)… Oliver recorded new single-game career-high in hits with 8.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (34 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (29 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (27 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (27 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (25 games)
Jenner (thumb); Placed on IR (Dec. 19); approximately 4 weeks (10 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (9 games)
Tarasov (upper body); Placed on IR (retro to Dec. 30); day-to-day (6 games)
Robinson (upper body); day-to-day (4 games)
Gavrikov (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 269

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 11 Placed Meyer on Injured Reserve and added Fix-Wolansky to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 10 Placed Tarasov on IR retroactive on Dec. 30 and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 28 Activated Sillinger off Injured Reserve, added Bemstrom to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 24. Assigned Dunne to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 22 Activated Boqvist and Korpisalo off Injured Reserve, placed Sillinger on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 17 and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 20 Placed Chinakhov on Injured Reserve and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 19 Signed Richards to a one-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract for rest of 2022-23 season
Dec. 19 Placed Jenner on Injured Reserve and recalled Dunne from Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 105.7 FM

AGAINST THE HURRICANES
2022-23 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. CAR)
2021-22 Series: 1-3-0 (0-2-0 vs. CAR)
All-Time Series: 26-24-0-5 (13-12-0-2 vs. CAR)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 3-5-2 | 5-4-1
All-Time GF/GA: 144-151
All-Time PP: 26-of-174
All-Time PK: 158-of-186
THE LAST GAME VS. CAR: JAN. 7, 2023 – CBJ 4 vs. CAR 3 (SO)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Marchenko (6), PP – Marchenko (7), Marchenko (8), SO – Johnson
CAR Goal Scorers: Pacioretty (1), PP – Skjei (8), PP – Pacioretty (2)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (39/42; 64:56); CAR – Raanta (15/18; 65:00)
CBJ PP: 2/5; PK: 4/6 | Shots: CBJ: 18 / CAR: 42
3 Stars: 1. Marchenko, CBJ; 2. Korpisalo, CBJ; 3. Johnson, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped 2-game losing streak… CBJ earned 3rd victory of season after trailing heading into the 3rd period (2-3)… After a scoreless 1st, Marchenko scored 1st two CBJ goals 1:36 apart in 2nd for 2-0 before CAR answered with 3-straight to lead 3-2 heading into the 3rd… Marchenko notched 6th hat trick by rookie in CBJ history and 7th natural hat trick overall to tie game at 3 with 14:37 remaining… Marchenko, Laine and Johnson all scored in SO… Johnson registered 1st career multi-assist effort (0-2-2).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. CAR)
Road team has recorded points in 9 of the last 11 meetings (7-2-2) but home team has won last 3 in series… CBJ have previously won both home games of the series on 2 occasions (2016-17 and 2019-20)… Winning team has recorded 4+ goals in 6 consecutive games and 7 of the last 8… CBJ have killed off 13-of-16 Hurricanes power play attempts over the last 5 contests (81.3 pct.)… CBJ own 4 of 6 shutouts in the series with each team registering a shutout in the 2021-22 season… CBJ own all 4 of the series’ hat tricks after Kirill Marchenko scored all 3 regulation goals in a 4-3 SO win over CAR last Saturday… Most goals scored vs. CAR: 5 – 2x (MR: 2/7/21)… Most goals allowed vs. CAR: 7 (1/1/22).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. CAR)
Gavrikov skated in 100th career NHL game on 3/20/21 at CAR… Kuraly skated in his 300th career NHL game on 1/1/22 vs. CAR… Laine recorded a goal and an assist in his NHL debut on 10/13/16 vs. CAR… Marchenko notched his 1st career NHL hat trick on 1/7/23 vs. CAR… Nyquist skated in 600th career NHL game on 1/1/22 vs. CAR and notched his 200th career NHL point (assist) on 3/27/17 at CAR.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. CAR
• Bemstrom – 2-4-6 in 7 career GP, including points in all 4 of his home games vs. club (1-3-4) after picking up an assist last Saturday.

• Gaudreau – 5-6-11 in 16 career GP, including three multi-point efforts.

• Laine – 10-8-18 in 21 career GP, including 5-4-9 with two multi-point outings in 11 career home contests.

• Roslovic – 3-8-11 in 19 career GP, including three career multi-point outings.

Boxing Preview: Kim Claval (16-0-0, 3 KO’s) vs Jessica Plata (28-2-0, 3 KO’s)

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Boxing Preview: Kim Claval (16-0-0, 3 KO’s) vs Jessica Plata (28-2-0, 3 KO’s)

WBC light flyweight world champion Kim Clavel will battle WBA queen Jessica Nery Plata this Friday, Jan. 13, at Place Bell in Laval, Canada. Clavel hopes to become the sport’s only Canadian-born unified world champion.

Clavel-Plata and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

Clavel (16-0, 3 KOs) won the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2020 ESPY Awards after putting her boxing career on hold to return to nursing during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She came back in July 2020, shutting out Natalie Gonzalez over eight rounds inside the MGM Grand Bubble. Clavel dominated long-reigning champion Yesenia Gomez last July to win the WBC title, seizing her first world title opportunity. Clavel and Plata were scheduled to fight in December, but Clavel had to withdraw with the flu. Plata (28-2, 3 KOs), from Mexico City, won her world title last March with a split decision over Argentina’s Yesica Bopp.

WHEN IS KIM CLAVEL VS. JESSICA NERY PLATA FIGHT? DATE, START TIME
Date: Friday, Jan. 13
Main card: 7:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 a.m. GMT (Saturday)
Main event ringwalks (approx): 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT (Saturday)
The fight is available in Canada via PPV on FITE, Bell and Shaw.
The fight will happen at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
The main card is set to get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 a.m. GMT with the main event ring-walks scheduled for 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT (Saturday).

In other streaming action:
Mazlum Akdeniz (17-0, 8 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental Americas 140-pound belt against Mexican veteran Cristian Bielma (19-4-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-rounder.

Welterweight prospect Marie Pier Houle (7-0-1, 2 KOs) looks to extend her winning streak to six against Marisol Moreno (6-3) in an eight-rounder.

Former Canadian amateur standout Eric Basran (2-0, 1 KO) will take on Juan Carlos Ramirez Garcia (4-2) in a six-round lightweight tilt.

Featherweight prospect Caroline Veyre (1-0), who represented Canada at the Tokyo Olympics, makes her second professional appearance against Estefania Gonzalez Franco in a six-rounder.

WBB-FCS: Milwaukee Panthers (6-8) at Cleveland State Vikings (15-1)

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Looking to build off one of its best offensive performances of the season, Milwaukee continues the road trip in Ohio. The Panthers head to Cleveland to take on league-leading Cleveland State on Thursday, January 12. Tipoff from the Wolstein Center is set for 6:00 pm CT and can be viewed on ESPN+. Live stats and live audio will also be available with Matt Menzl on the call. All links are available on MKEPanthers.com.
 
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
Entering the season, Cleveland State was predicted to finish third in the Horizon League but the Vikings have been the hottest team in the league and enter Thursday’s game at 15-1 overall with a 15-game winning streak.
 
Preseason Horizon League Player of the Year Destiny Leo has lived up to the hype with 17.1 points per game which ranks third in the league. Leo is shooting 44.3 percent from the floor and leads the league in free throw percentage (90.9) and three-point percentage (37.8).
 
Leo leads the league’s top-scoring offense, but the rest of head coach Chris Kielsmeier’s squad has proven potent as well. Senior Brittni Moore is averaging 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds while Amele Ngwafang is coming off a Horizon League Player of the Week honor after averaging 20.5 points the last two games.
 
Freshman Jordana Reisma provides a spark as well, earning three of the league’s eight Freshman of the Week honors with 5.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game in 14.4 minutes.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
Turnovers hurt Milwaukee in the last meeting as Cleveland State capitalized to hand the Panthers a 67-55 setback at the Wolstein Center on February 24. The Panthers finished with a season-high 25 turnovers which turned into 34 points for the Vikings. Megan Walstad finished with 15 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Panthers own the all-time series advantage 36-26, but Cleveland State has won the last two contests against MKE.
 
WHATS ON TAP?
The Panthers will meet Purdue Fort Wayne in Indiana on Saturday with tipoff at 1:00 pm CT.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Four players reached double figures for Milwaukee as the Panthers put together a 72-61 wire-to-wire victory over Wright State on Saturday.
 
PEPPLER PULLS IN HONOR
In the two games last weekend, Kamy Peppler averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor and 50 percent from deep.
 
That line earned her Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors for the first time this season.
 
Peppler came alive in the fourth quarter against NKU for 14 points and finished with 16 and seven rebounds. In Saturday’s win over Wright State, Peppler went off for a career-high 17 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the floor and 7-for-8 performance from the line. She added four assists in the win. Peppler has now reached double figures in three of the last four games and is shooting 45.9 percent from the floor in Horizon League action.
 
COMING ALIVE IN LEAGUE PLAY
Kendall Nead added two more double-digit scoring performances to her ledger and has scored at least 12 points in five consecutive games dating back to December 14.
 
In six Horizon League contests, Nead is averaging a team-high 14.0 points to go with 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. In league play, Nead is shooting 42.3 percent (11-for-26) from long range.
 
After hitting just two three-pointers in the first 10 games this season, the sophomore has connected for at least two triples in four straight contests.
 
DEFENSE LEADING THE WAY
The Panthers’ defense continues to be a factor this season as Milwaukee ranks in the top four of the Horizon League in points allowed, field goal percentage defense, and three-point defense.
 
MKE is allowing just 53.5 points per game through six league contests and holding the opposition to 34.0 percent shooting overall and 26.0 percent from long range.
 
In the two wins over Detroit Mercy and Oakland in late December, the Panthers allowed just 39.0 points per game on 22.5 percent shooting. The two teams were just 8-for-42 (19.0 percent) from long range.
 
Neither the Titans nor Golden Grizzlies reached 50 points, the first time MKE has held opponents to under 50 in back-to-back games since November 18-20 of last season. In those games, MKE opened league play 2-0 while holding Wright State to 47 points and Northern Kentucky to 49.
 
STARTING TO HEAT UP
Preseason First Team All-League honoree Megan Walstad has been held down for much of the season but is starting to heat up.
 
Over the last three games, Walstad is averaging 12.7 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting 65 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the free throw line.
 
The senior pulled in a season-high 12 rebounds against Northern Kentucky and followed with a season-high 18 points to go with nine boards in the win over Wright State.
 
STRONG ON THE GLASS
The Panthers owned the rebounding battle at Wright State 39-19 to record their best margin of the season at plus-20. It marks the highest rebounding margin since MKE was plus-22 on the glass in a 58-35 win over UIC on February 19, 2021.
 
Milwaukee has always prided itself on rebounding and the Panthers have dominated the boards in league play.
 
In six games, the Panthers own the top rebounding Margin of 9.2 boards per game. That margin would put them 25th in all of NCAA Division I.
 
RECORD-SETTING WIN
Defense was the story in a win over Detroit Mercy on December 29, setting multiple program bests.
 
The Panthers held the Titans to 29 points, the lowest for an opponent in NCAA Division I history surpassing Valparaiso’s 31 from February 25, 2012.
 
Detroit also converted just 17.5 percent of its field goals, the lowest field goal percentage for an opponent since MKE held Youngstown State to 19.4 percent on March 6, 2010.
 
The seven made field goals for Detroit were also an opponent program-low for the Panthers, four fewer than the previous mark.
 
SERVING UP A WIN
Milwaukee was finding the open player against Detroit Mercy and making it count, totaling a season-high 22 assists.
 
It is the most assists for the Panthers since MKE had 24 in a win over Northern Iowa on March 15, 2018. That year, MKE eclipsed 20 assists on five different occasions.
 
The Panthers had those 22 assists on 25 made field goals, the highest assist percentage (88.0) since dishing out 16 assists on 18 field goals (88.8) in a win over Chicago State on March 3, 2016.
 
FINDING A WAY INSIDE
Emma Wittmerhaus has been the Panthers’ most consistent presence inside this season, averaging 10.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Those numbers rise to 11.7 and 7.0 in league play.
 
The redshirt senior added another double-digit performance against Wright State, recording 11 points, and has now scored at least 10 points in 10 games this year.
 
Wittmershaus is having a career-year, ranking second on the team in points per game, rebounds, and field goal percentage (48.7).
 
ALL OF THE DOUBLE DIGITS
In the win over Detroit Mercy, Milwaukee had five players reach double figures. Grace Crowley led the way with 13 points while Kendall Nead (12), Anna Lutz (11), Kamy Peppler (10), and Emma Wittmershaus (10) all joined in double digits.
 
It marks the first time Milwaukee had at least five players with at least 10 points since February 8, 2020. That game, Jamie Reit’s 13 points led the way while Bre Cera added 12, McKaela Schmelzer and Sydney Staver each had 11, and Lizzie Odegard finished with 10 in a 65-60 win over Green Bay.
 
Milwaukee is now 3-0 this year when at least four players reach double figures. The Panthers are 17-4 over the last five years when four or more players reach at least 10 points.
 
MAGIC NUMBER
In college basketball, there is no perfect recipe for a win but for Milwaukee, field goal percentage has been a pretty good baseline.
 
In the last seven seasons, Milwaukee is 88-25 (.779) when hitting at least 40 percent from the field. Bump that field goal percentage to 43 percent and the Panthers are 68-12 (.850).
 
When shooting under 40 percent since 2016-17, Milwaukee is just 25-62 (.294).
 
The Panthers have been held under 40 percent in eight games this year, going 1-7 in those contests.
 
ARE YOU CERA-IOUS?
Angie Cera was on fire in the second half against Eastern Illinois on December 22, finishing with a career-high 21 points. The sophomore finished 7-for-15 from the floor and hit four three-pointers.
 
In the second half alone, Cera went 5-for-10 with three triples for 16 of the Panthers’ 29 points.
 
Cera is putting together a career-year so far with highs in points (8.7), rebounds (2.2), and assists (1.9). She’s already surpassed her previous career-best with 14 three-pointers this year.
 
PRESEASON HONORS FOR WALSTAD
Megan Walstad was named to the Preseason All-Horizon League First Team following another impressive campaign in 2021-22. Walstad dominated down low, earning her second straight First Team All-League award last season. She led the team and was among the league’s leaders in points per game (14.4), rebounds per game (9.1), field goal percentage (48.8), free throw percentage (88.9), and blocks per game (1.5). Walstad was also named to the All-Defensive Team for the second straight year.
 
Walstad joined a group of just three others in program history to earn All-League First Team honors on more than one occasion in the Panthers’ Division I era and is just the second in MKE history to earn All-Defensive Team distinction multiple times.
 
Additionally, Walstad was one of 25 players to be named to the 2022 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year preseason Watch List.
 
MISS BASKETBALL IN THE HOUSE
Freshman Kamy Peppler was crowned 2022 Miss Basketball for Wisconsin but it’s not the first time Milwaukee has had a student-athlete with that title arrive on campus.
 
In fact, Megan Walstad earned that title in her home state of Minnesota after leading Eastview High School to a perfect 32-0 record as a senior.
 
Prior to that, just one other player in program history donned the title of Miss Basketball. Meredith Onson (2005-08) was a consensus Wisconsin Player of the year in 2002-03. Onson originally attended Boston University but transfered to Milwaukee for the 2004-05 season.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
Megan Walstad’s name is already all over the Milwaukee record books but she has the opportunity to etch her name in a few more times.
 
For her career, she has already cracked the program’s top 10 in the following for NCAA Division I.

  • Points per game (9th, 12.4)
  • Rebounds per game (4th, 7.6)
  • Field goal percentage (4th, 50.9)
  • Free throw percentage (5th, 84.0)
  • Total rebounds (8th, 766)
  • Total blocks (4th, 140)
  • Double-doubles (6th, 19)
  • Offensive rebounds (8th, 220) 

FOR STARTERS
The Panthers hold a 12-21 record in season openers at the NCAA Division I level, dating back to 1990-91. Last season, MKE hung around with Ball State but was outlasted 84-75 in overtime. Megan Walstad led four players in double figures with 15 points. Head Coach Kyle Rechlicz is 6-5 in season openers at Milwaukee. The Panthers dominated Chicago State 82-58 in Rechlicz’s Milwaukee coaching debut in 2012-13.
 
Rechlicz is also 6-5 in home openers since taking the reins in 2012-13. The last time Milwaukee opened its home schedule with Wisconsin was in 2018-19. The Panthers suffered a 68-57 setback to the Badgers that season.

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