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MLS Preview: Minnesota United FC (2-0-2) at St. Louis City SC (5-0-0)

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MLS Preview: Minnesota United FC (2-0-2) at St. Louis City SC (5-0-0)

In its last six encounters with expansion teams, Minnesota United FC has won four (D1 L1). The Loons have only conceded one goal in four encounters with MLS newcomers since the start of the 2020 season.

Along with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 1996 and Sporting Kansas City in 201, who each won their first seven games, St. Louis City SC is the third team in MLS history to earn 15 points from its first five games. Its plus-11 goal difference is the best in MLS history at this point in a season.

For the third time in the last four seasons (also in 2020 and 2022), Minnesota United FC has gone four games unbeaten (W2 D2). The Loons have won both of their road games this season, and they might win three straight away from home for the second time in club history (June-July 2022).

Joao Klauss is the sixth player in MLS history to have scored at least one goal in each of his first five games for St. Louis City SC. He has done this in all five of the club’s games. Andy Williams was the only player to contribute to a goal in each of his first six MLS games, scoring in each of his first seven games in 1998.

In Saturday’s 1-1 matchup with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Minnesota United FC only had 37.2% possession. This season, the Loons have held possession at an average of 40.5 percent, which puts them ahead of St. Louis City SC, which has only held possession at 42.4 percent.

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (40-20-14) at Arizona Coyotes (27-35-13)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (40-20-14) at Arizona Coyotes (27-35-13)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 28, 2023 – STARS 4 at BLACKHAWKS 1
Led by four different goal scorers and 12 players finding the score sheet, the Stars got back into the win column following a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Tuesday. Tyler Seguin (1-0—1), Colin Miller (1-0—1), Joe Pavelski (1-0—1) and Luke Glendening (1-0—1) scored four unanswered goals for the Stars, who took three of four games in the season series against the Blackhawks (3-1-0). Jani Hakanpää (0-1—1), Radek Faksa (0-1—1), Evgenii Dadonov (0-1—1), Max Domi (0-1—1), Joel Hanley (0-1—1), Ryan Suter (0-1—1), Ty Dellandrea (0-1—1) and Esa Lindell (0-1—1) picked up assists, while Jake Oettinger turned in a 17-save performance in the win.
PP: 1-4 | PK: 1-1 | SF: 30 | SA: 18 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (22:41 – game high) | Attendance: 14,060
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Pavelski 2. DAL – T. Seguin 3. DAL – J. Oettinger

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Fri, March 31, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 9:30 p.m. Mullett Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat, April 1, 2023 Colorado Avalanche 8 p.m. Ball Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon, April 3, 2023 Nashville Predators 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Thu, April 6, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat, April 8, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center ABC/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 – Signed forward Matthew Seminoff to a three-year entry-level contract
March 31 – Loaned goaltender Scott Wedgewood to the Texas Stars on a conditioning assignment

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 71

NAME INJURY GAMES
MISSED 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 7 Jan. 10-21
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 11 Feb. 8-Mar. 4
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 11 Feb. 18-Mar. 13
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
Undisclosed 14 Mar. 1-28
F Tyler Seguin Lower body 6 Mar. 11-21
F Mason Marchment Lower body 7 Mar. 14-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: Dallas’ three-game road trip continues tonight as the club takes on the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena in Tempe. (9:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Located on the campus of Arizona State University, the 5,000-seat arena is home of the school’s men’s ice hockey, women’s ice hockey, women’s gymnastics and men’s wrestling team and also serves as the temporary home of the Coyotes. This marks the Stars’ second visit to Mullett Arena and wraps up the four-game season series between the two clubs. The Stars will close out their road trip tomorrow night against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena.

MY SOURCES SAY THE ROADS ARE CLEAR AND STREET SIGNS POINT THE WAY

  • The Stars are 3-0-0 vs. the Coyotes this season, outscoring them 14-4 over that span, including a 7-2 victory at Mullett Arena on Nov. 3, 2022.
  • Dallas is 101-67-20 all-time vs. Arizona, including a 48-37-8 mark on the road.
  • Captain Jamie Benn (2-2—4), forwards Jason Robertson (2-2—4), Tyler Seguin (2-2—4) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (1-3—4) share the team lead in points against the Coyotes with four apiece in three games this season.
  • Benn ranks second among active Stars in goals (18), assists (19) and points (18-19—37) in 45 career games vs. Arizona. He also ranks second in power-play goals (10) and shares second in game winners (3).
  • Robertson enters tonight’s game with eight points (3-5—8) in seven career games against the Coyotes.
  • Seguin ranks third among active Stars in goals (11) and fourth in points (11-10—21) in 28 career games against Arizona. Seguin also shares second in game-winning goals (3) against them.
  • Heiskanen has tallied 10 points (2-8—10) in 12 career contests against the Coyotes.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski paces active Stars in goals (31), assists (30) and points (31-30—61) in a team-high 77 career games vs. Arizona. He also leads the squad in power-play goals (16) and game winners (6) vs. the Coyotes.
  • Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston has two goals and three points (2-1—3) in three career games vs. the Coyotes.
  • Forward Radek Faksa has three points (2-1—3) in three games vs. the Coyotes this season and 13 points (7-6—13) in 20 games against them in his career.
  • Forward Roope Hintz has a goal and two assists (1-2—3) in two games vs. Arizona this season and 10 points (6-4—10) in 11 career contests.
  • Forward Evgenii Dadonov has 10 points (2-8—10) in 12 career games vs. the Coyotes.
  • Defenseman Colin Miller is averaging a point a game this season against the Coyotes with three points (all assists) in three games, accounting for half of his career points vs. Arizona (1-5—6 in 18 GP).
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter has 23 points (5-18—23) in 64 career games against Arizona.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-1-0 with a 1.35 goals-against average, .949 save percentage and one shutout in three career appearances against the Coyotes. Oettinger stopped all 33 shots in a 4-0 Stars victory over the Coyotes on Jan. 21 at American Airlines Center.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 3. 2022 at Arizona – W, 7-2
Jan. 21 vs. Arizona – W, 4-0
March 1 vs. Arizona – W, 4-2
March 31 at Arizona

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona has dropped its last five games (0-3-2) after posting an 8-game point streak. The team still holds a point percentage over .500 since the NHL’s trade deadline (6-4-4, .571) and the All-Star break (11-7-7, .580)

• Clayton Keller looks to extend his point streak, coming into tonight having registered a point in 13 straight games to hold the Coyotes team record. His 11 goals and 22 points share the NHL lead over the course of his streak (since March 5)

• Keller’s 23 points (12-11-23) in March are the most a Coyote has ever recorded in a calendar month in team history. With tonight being the final game of the month, the winger has a chance to cut into the franchise record for points in a calendar month. There have been 14 instances of a skater from the Original Jets era (1979-96) recording 24+ points in a month, most recently by Keith Tkachuk (11-15-26) in March of 1996. The franchise record for most points in a calendar month is 27, done twice by Teemu Selanne (January and March of 1993)

LAST GAME
Oilers 5, Coyotes 4 – March 27, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Maccelli (9, 10), Hayton (16, 17)
EDM Goals: Hyman (32), Bouchard (5), Nurse (9), Draisaitl (46), Nugent-Hopkins (34)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 24 svs on 29 shots
EDM Goalie: Campbell (W) – 29 svs on 33 shots
PP: 1-4 PK: 2-4
Notes: The Coyotes fell to the Oilers in regulation, concluding the team’s 8-game home point streak; It was tied for the Coyotes’ ninth-longest home point streak since relocating…Matias Maccelli scored twice to ink his first career multi-goal game and grabbed the second-highest point total among rookies (43)…Clayton Keller posted an assist to extend his point streak to 13 games, putting him in sole possession of the seventh-longest in Coyotes/Jets franchise history…Barrett Hayton also scored twice and cleared 40 pts on the season (17-24-41)…Hayton also logged a career-high 24:30 of ice time…Nick Schmaltz picked up two assists to run his assist streak to six games…Lawson Crouse registered a multi-assist game for the fourth time this season and cleared 150 career points (78-74-152)…Crouse’s performance on Monday featured three assists, tying his career-high (1/17/23 vs. DET)…Monday marked Crouse’s seventh multi-point game this season, the most he’s tallied in a campaign during his career…Crouse also cleared the 40-point benchmark on the season with his three assists on Monday; The Coyotes have five players with at least 40 points in 2022-23, matching last year’s amount…The trio of assists for Crouse also put him at the 20-assist benchmark this season (22-20-42)…Jack McBain hit double digit assists (11) on the campaign with two helpers on Monday, his first career multi-assist performance

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Zack Kassian…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (5 / 3/18)
Laurent Dauphin…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (3 / 3/21)
Total man games lost: 144 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body | 3 (3/12 – 3/16)
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3) – Upper-Body | 6 (3/16 – 3/26)
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness | 1 (3/12) – Lower-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
Patrik Nemeth – 1 (3/14) – Lower-Body
Brett Ritchie – 1 (3/22) – Upper-Body | 1 (3/26) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/27 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/27 – Assigned D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/27 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sat, April 1 7pm vs SJ Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Mon, April 3 7pm at SEA Climate Pledge Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Thur, April 6 7:30pm at SEA Climate Pledge Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM

YOTES & STARS

  • Tonight is the fourth and final ARI-DAL matchup this season. The Stars have beaten the Coyotes all three times this season
  • ARI hosted Dallas on 11/3 as one of the first four home games at Mullett Arena, the last time the Stars were in AZ
  • Juuso Valimaki and Lawson Crouse scored the Coyotes goals in the 11/3 contest
  • Valimaki also chipped in two assists in the 3/1 game and holds a 1-2-3 scoring line over 3 career GP against the Stars
  • Clayton Keller and Barrett Hayton both scored for the Yotes in the most recent matchup on 3/1, but Dallas won the game 4-2. Nick Schmaltz chipped in an assist in that contest
  • Schmaltz has found the scoresheet in five of the last six games he’s faced the Stars. He’s recorded 1-6-7 in those showings dating back to 12/29/19
  • The last three games in the ARI-DAL season series, including tonight, are a part of a back-to-back set of games for ARI
  • Coyotes franchise vs Stars/North Stars
    • All-Time: 74-91-13-10
    • Home: 41-44-4-4
    • Road: 33-47-9-6
    • L10: 3-7-0
    • STRK: L3

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE STARS
Clayton Keller…4-7-11…15 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-9-10…14 career GP
Barrett Hayton…2-2-4…7 career GP
Juuso Valimaki…1-2-3…3 career GP
Matias Maccelli…0-2-2…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 4)… Assists (Schmaltz, 9)…Points (Keller, 11)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Valimaki/Nemeth, 1)… Assists (Valimaki, 2)…Points (Valimaki, 3)

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (34-26-15) at Vancouver Canucks (34-34-6)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (34-26-15) at Vancouver Canucks (34-34-6)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 28, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [2] vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS [1]
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Los Angeles Kings to the Scotiabank Saddledome for their fourth and final meeting on Tuesday night. Calgary jumped out in front courtesy of Andrew Mangiapane who scored his 15th of the season just 1:54 into the contest to give the Flames a 1-0 lead. Rasmus Andersson would pot what he thought would be his 12th on the year, but the goal was called back following a coaches challenge. Shortly after, Sean Durzi would find the back of the net for the eighth time of the year to tie the game at ones. In the ladder stages of the frame, Walker Duehr would make it goals in back-to-back games to restore the Flames lead. From then on Jacob Markstrom stole the show for Calgary, turning aside all 20 shots he faced through the second and third periods and earned first Star Honors in a 2-1 Flames victory.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Mangiapane (15), Duehr (6)
GOALIE: Markstrom (32/33, .970 Sv%)
PP: 1/3 (33%)
PK: 2/2 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 28, 2023 LAK [1] vs. CGY [2] Duehr Markstrom Korpisalo
March 25, 2023 SJS [3] vs. CGY [5] Kadri Markstrom Kahkonen
March 23, 2023 VGK [3] vs. CGY [2] Roy Markstrom Thompson
March 21, 2023 CGY [5] at ANA [1] Stecher Vladar Gibson
March 20, 2023 CGY [2] at LAK [8] Vilardi Markstrom/Vladar Copley
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 31, 2023 8:00pm at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
April 2, 2023 6:00pm vs. Anaheim Ducks Scotiabank Saddledome
April 4, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome
April 5, 2023 5:30pm at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
April 8, 2023 8:00pm at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third of four matchups this season between the Flames and Canucks. The Flames have taken three of a possible four points against the Canucks this season. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 13-6-3 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 22-14-7 against Western Conference opponents.

FLAMES VERSUS THE CANUCKS THIS SEASON:
The Flames and Canucks get set to face for the first time in Vancouver this season, and first of two times over the next two weeks. The clubs have squared off two times this season, with both prior contests coming at the Scotiabank Saddledome in the month of December. Meeting number one saw the Flames erase an early 2-0 deficit with three unanswered goals from Mikael Backlund, Andrew Mangiapane, and Trevor Lewis to take a 3-2 lead. Vancouver would tie things up in the second, and the game would eventually go to a shootout where Vancouver claimed the extra point. Their second meeting came on New Years Eve which saw Elias Lindholm skate in his 700th NHL game and score, along with Blake Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar’s first as a Flame in a 3-2 victory.

QUICK HITS:
Andrew Mangiapane scored his first power play goal and his 15th of the season on Tuesday against Los Angeles with Elias Lindholm picking up an assist on the play. Lindholm now has 42 helpers, which is the second-most he’s recorded in a single season (51 in 2018-19). Walker Duehr made it goals in back-to-back games on Tuesday and his tally held-up as the game winner, which was the first of his NHL career. Jacob Markstrom stopped 31 of the 32 shots he faced against the Kings to record wins in back-to-back starts.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS
CGY vs. VAN ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
149-97-33-18 84-42-15-7 65-55-18-11 7-2-1 W1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks
7:00pm PT
Rogers Arena
TV: Sportsnet, Sportsnet One
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-1 (Home: 1-0-1, Road 0-0-0)
Dec. 14, 2022 – VAN [4] at CGY 3
Dec. 31, 2022 – VAN [2] at CGY [3]
Mar. 31, 2023 – CGY at VAN
Apr. 8, 2023 – CGY at VAN

2021-22 Season Record vs. VAN: 3-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. VAN: December 31, 2022 – Vancouver [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ VAN: March 19, 2022 – Calgary [5] at Vancouver [2]
Last Home Loss vs. VAN: December 14, 2022 – Vancouver [4] vs. Calgary 3
Last Road Loss @ VAN: February 24, 2022 – Calgary [1] at Vancouver [7]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
Mar. 3 – acquired Dryden Hunt (F) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Radim Zohorna (F)
Mar. 3 – acquired Troy Stecher (D) and Nick Ritchie (F) from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brett Ritchie (F) and Connor Mackey (D)
Mar. 26 – signed Matthew Coronato (F) to a three-year entry level contract
Mar. 30 – signed William Stromgren (F) to a three-year entre level contract
Mar. 30 – signed William Stromgren (F) to an ATO, assigned to Calgary (AHL)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 64)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (14 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 28)
Chris Tanev – upper body injury (3 games: Mar. 21 – Mar. 28)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet, Sportsnet ONE
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the third of four meetings between the Canucks and Flames this season: Dec. 14 (4-3 SOW @ CGY), Dec. 31 (3-2 L @ CGY), Mar. 31 (home), Apr. 8 (home).
• Vancouver is 115-140-33-9 all time against Calgary, including a 66-58-18-7 record at home.
• The Canucks are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games against the Flames, including 2-3-0 in their last five.
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against Calgary with 25 (6-19-25 in 28 GP).
• Brock Boeser has 24 points (12-12-24) in 27 career games against the Flames.
• Elias Pettersson has 18 points (8-10-18) in 20 career games against the Flames.
• Quinn Hughes has 14 points (2-12-14) in 19 career games against the Flames.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks in career games played against Calgary at 32 (6-10-16 in those games).
• Thatcher Demko is 4-5-2 in 11 career games against the Flames with a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV%.
• Collin Delia is 0-1-0 in one career game against Calgary with a 3.04 GAA and .929 SV%.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 13-game point streak with 19 points (7-12-19) in those games.
• J.T. Miller has 19 points (8-11-19) in his last 11 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 14 points (9-5-14) in his last 13 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 11 points (2-9-11) in his last seven games.
• Brock Boeser has six points (3-3-6) in his last three games.
• The Canucks are 16-9-3 since Rick Tocchet took over as Head Coach on January 22.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 31/23: VAN 2 at CGY 3
Sheldon Dries got Vancouver on the board at 15:28 in the second period to cut the team’s deficit to two goals…His fourth tally of the season was assisted by Conor Garland…Elias Pettersson extended his point streak to five games (4-6-10) with his 17th goal of the campaign to bring Vancouver within one…Bo Horvat and Ethan Bear registered the assists…Conor Garland led the team in shots (5)…Curtis Lazar recorded a team-high in hits (4)…Spencer Martin made 27 saves.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN CGY
Goals For/Game 3.38 (11th) 3.13 (t-19th)
Goals Against/Game 3.66 (t-27th) 3.05 (t-14th)
Power Play % 22.8 (9th) 20.4 (21st)
Penalty Kill % 70.5 (32nd) 82.1 (9th)
Penalty Min./Game 8:53 (20th) 9:32 (22nd)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on March 30, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 28/23: VAN 5 at STL 6 (OT)
Quinn Hughes opened the scoring at 6:06 in the first period, assisted by Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller…Andrei Kuzmenko tied the game at 2-2 with his 36th goal of the season at 19:41 in the first, on the power play…Miller posted a multi-point game (0-2-2) with an assist while Elias Pettersson extended his point streak to 13 games with the second assist…Brock Boeser notched a late second period power play goal at 18:28, assisted by Hughes, to bring the Canucks within two goals…Kuzmenko (2-0-2) and Hughes (2-1-3) each tallied their second goals of the game in the third period to send the game to overtime…Boeser (1-2-3) registered three points on the night…Conor Garland and Phillip Di Giuseppe co-led the Canucks in shots on goal (5)…Kyle Burroughs registered a team-high four hits and recorded a fight…Thatcher Demko faced 31 shots.

LAST 5 vs CALGARY
• Dec. 31/22: VAN 2 @ CGY 3
• Dec. 14/22: VAN 4 @ CGY 3 (SO)
• Apr. 23/22: VAN 3 @ CGY 6
• Mar. 19//22: VAN 2 vs CGY 5
• Feb. 24/22: VAN 7 vs CGY 1

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (33-32-9) at Winnipeg Jets (41-31-3)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (33-32-9) at Winnipeg Jets (41-31-3)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. CAROLINA 2 (3/30/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Perron, Seider) 0:59-EV
2ND PERIOD: CAR Burns (Slavin, Fast) 0:42-EV; CAR Slavin (Aho, Staal) 4:18-EV; DET Larkin (Chiasson, Perron) 7:26-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Walman (Copp, Erne) 19:56-EV
SHOTS: DET 22 (8-7-7) / CAR 33 (10-14-9)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (W, 31-33) / CAR Andersen (L, 19-22)
PP: DET 1-3 / CAR 0-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (45 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (40 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (18 / Feb. 25)
Ville Husso – lower body (7 / March 23)
Total Man Games Lost: 282
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Ben Chiarot (6), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Alex Chiasson (1), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/30 (POSTGAME) – Recalled forward Marco Kasper from Rögle BK (SHL)
3/29 – Assigned forward Taro Hirose to Grand Rapids
3/28 – Recalled forward Taro Hirose from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Signed forward Carter Mazur to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/27 – Signed defenseman William Wallinder to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at JETS / 8:00 P.M. EDT / Canada Life Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 32nd all-time meeting, 15th at Winnipeg … Second of two games this season, only game at Winnipeg
ALL-TIME vs. WPG: 17-12-0-2 / AWAY: 7-7-0-0 / LAST 10: 5-5-0 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. WPG: David Perron (11-12-23 in 32 GP), Alex Chiasson (9-5-14 in 26 GP), Dominik Kubalík (4-3-7 in 9 GP), Ben Chiarot (2-3-5 in 10 GP), Andrew Copp (0-4-4 in 2 GP), Moritz Seider (0-4-4 in 3 GP), Filip Zadina (1-3-4 in 4 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP), Matt Luff (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
WPG top scorers vs. DET: Sam Gagner (8-9-17 in 33 GP), Blake Wheeler (4-12-16 in 21 GP), Nino Niederreiter (11-5-16 in 27 GP), Mark Scheifele (4-11-15 in 15 GP), Pierre-Luc Dubois (6-5-11 in 14 GP), Kyle Connor (5-5-10 in 10 GP), Nikolaj Ehlers (2-8- 10 in 10 GP), Neal Pionk (2-3-5 in 9 GP), David Gustafsson (0-1-1 in 1 GP), Axel Jonsson-Fjällby (0-1-1 in 2 GP), Dylan Samberg (0-1-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sunday, April 2: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, April 4: RED WINGS at CANADIENS / 7:00 p.m. / Bell Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, April 6: RED WINGS vs. SABRES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
March 30 vs. Carolina – 3-2 W
Detroit earned a 3-2 win over Carolina to improve to 33-32-9 overall and 19-15-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … Jake Walman scored the game-winning goal with 3.2 seconds left in regulation … It marked Walman’s ninth goal of the season … Walman netted his second game-winning goal of the season … Walman also scored the deciding goal in overtime on Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh … With less than four seconds remaining in regulation, Walman scored the third-latest go-ahead goal in franchise history, behind Steve Yzerman (59:58 on Oct. 9, 2003 vs. Los Angeles) and Brendan Shanahan (59:57 on April 4, 1998 at Chicago) … Dominik Kubalík opened the scoring 59 seconds into the contest with his 20th goal of the season … Kubalík became the second Red Wings skater to reach the 20-goal mark this season, joining Dylan Larkin (28) … Kubalík hit the 20-goal mark for the second time in his NHL career, and first time since tallying 30 goals as a rookie in 2019-20 with the Chicago Blackhawks … Larkin scored the game-tying goal on the power play for his 28th goal of the season … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (28), points (72), power play goals (15), power play points (28) and shots (227) through 73 games … Larkin became the first Red Wings skater to score at least 15 power play goals in a single season since Henrik Zetterberg tallied 16 power play goals during the 2007-08 campaign … Larkin also became the first Red Wings player to record 28 power play points in a single season since Zetterberg did so in 2014-15 … Larkin has tallied four points (2-2-4) in his last two games, and 13 points (5-8-13) in 11 contests since March 8 vs. Chicago … David Perron finished with two assists for his second-consecutive multi-point game … Perron has five points (3-2-5) in his last two games, and eight points (3-5-8) in six contests since March 20 vs. Florida … Moritz Seider picked up an assist on Kubalík’s goal … It marked Seider’s 76th career NHL assist, tying Alex Delvecchio for the fifth-most by a Red Wings player before the age of 22 … The only other Detroit skaters with more assists prior to their 22nd birthday are Yzerman (194), Gordie Howe (101), Marcel Dionne (99) and Larkin (84) … Seider has accumulated 25 points (3-22-25) and a plus-11 rating in 36 games dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Alex Chiasson recorded the primary assist on Larkin’s power play goal, giving him eight points (5-3-8) in 10 games since March 8 vs. Chicago … Six of Chiasson’s eight points this season have come on the power play … Andrew Copp logged the primary assist on Walman’s game-winning goal … Copp has three points (1-2-3) in his last two games, and 13 points (4-9-13) in 18 appearances dating back to Feb. 23 against the New York Rangers … Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31-of-33 shots to collect his second-straight victory.

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a five-game homestand on Friday night when they welcome the Detroit Red Wings to Canada Life Centre. The Jets are coming off a 1-2-0 California road trip, which ended with a 3-0 shutout loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. The Jets continue their final homestand of the season, which is also their longest, on Sunday against the New Jersey Devils before taking on the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat DET
75 GP 73
41 W 32
31 L 32
3 OT 9
85 PTS 73
221 GF 216
212 GA 242
19.4% PP 20.8%
82.9% PK 78.6%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 31 DET TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 2 NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 5 CGY SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 8 NSH SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 10 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 19 At STL 3-0 L 1L
Mar. 21 ARI 2-1 W 1W
Mar. 23 At ANA 3-2 W 2W
Mar. 25 At LAK 4-1 L 1L
Mar. 28 At SJS 3-0 L 2L

Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Friday, March 31
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Detroit Red Wings 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 1
Practice – hockey for all centre 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 2
Morning Skate 9:00 a.m.
Jets vs. New Jersey Devils 6:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
San Jose Sharks 3
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Sharks Scorers: Gregor (5), Labanc (13), Kaut (4)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (27 sv, 3 ga)
Sharks Goaltender: James Reimer (41 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 2-for-3
Recap: The Jets were shut out for the third time in their past seven games in a 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Winnipeg out shot San Jose 41-30 in the game. Six Jets players had four shots in the contest. Dylan Samberg led the team with three hits, while Dylan
DeMelo had a trio of blocked shots.

Where They Stand
The Jets are in the second wild card position in the Western Conference… Winnipeg trails the Seattle Kraken by three points for the first wild card spot, while the Calgary Flames are two points behind the Jets and the Nashville Predators trail Winnipeg by three points.

Marching
The Jets are 6-7-1 in March so far… Winnipeg has had a winning record in March in each of the past six seasons, including going 11-3-1 in 2017-18 and 10-5-1 last season… Nikolaj Ehlers leads the Jets in scoring in March with nine points (4G, 5A) in 14 games, while Nino Niederreiter (4G, 4A) and Kyle Connor (1G, 7A) each have eight points in 14 games… Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry share the goal scoring lead for the Jets this month with Ehlers and Niederreiter with four tallies.

Low Scoring
Winnipeg has held their opponents to three goals or less in six of their past seven games… Meanwhile, the Jets have been held to three goals or less in nine consecutive games, including being shut out three times… The last time Winnipeg scored more than three goals in a game was a 5-4 win at TBL on Mar. 11… The Jets have scored one goal or less in a game 20 times this season, which is third most in the NHL season behind
Chicago (25) and Anaheim (21).

Slim Margins
The Jets have earned their past five victories by one goal… Winnipeg has scored three goals or less in each of the wins… The Jets have 14 wins when scoring three goals or less this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… Winnipeg also has five wins this season when scoring two goals or less… The Jets 17 one-goal wins are tied for ninth in the NHL.

Beasts from the East
Friday’s game against Detroit and Sunday’s game against New Jersey are Winnipeg final games against the Eastern Conference this season…The Jets are 13-17-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Winnipeg hasn’t posted a winning record against the East since going 18-12-2 in 2018-19… Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring against the Eastern Conference with 28 points (13G, 15A) in 30 games… Mark Scheifele has 15 goals in 30 games against the East this season.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 22-12-2 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is tied for ninth in the NHL and third in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (15G, 26A) leads the team with 41 points in 36 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 19 goals at home leads the team and has him five goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Winnipeg is 251-161-38 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is sixth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.9% of the time… Winnipeg has given up a power play goal against in three consecutive games for the third time this season… 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

Jets vs. DET Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
31 14 14 3

Home Record
GP W L OT
14 7 6 1

Away Record
GP W L OT
17 7 8 2

Jets vs. DET Notes
Season Series
Friday’s game is the second of two meetings between the Jets and Red Wings this season. Winnipeg lost 7-5 in Detroit on Jan. 10 in the first game.

Recent History
The Jets have dropped three of their past four games to the Red Wings after winning the previous four contests… The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games to the Red Wings in regulation since relocation.

In Winnipeg
The Jets are 4-1-1 in their past six games against Detroit at Canada Life Centre.

Player Notes
Kyle Connor (5G, 5A) and Nikolaj Ehlers (2G, 8A) have 10 points in 10 games against Detroit… Four of Pierre-Luc Dubois’ six career goals against the Red Wings are game-winning goals… Nino Niederreiter has 11 goals in 27 career games against the Red Wings, of which six are power play goals.

Jets vs. DET Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
12/06/2016 Det SOL 3 4 34 3 0 4 30 2 0 6
12/05/2017 @Det L 1 5 26 6 1 12 32 6 0 12
03/02/2018 Det W 4 3 42 3 0 2 33 1 1 6
10/26/2018 @Det W 2 1 40 5 1 6 28 3 1 10
01/11/2019 Det W 4 2 27 3 0 8 35 4 1 6
12/10/2019 Det W 5 1 30 5 1 16 17 4 0 18
12/12/2019 @Det L 2 5 28 1 0 8 34 4 2 2
01/13/2022 @Det W 3 0 32 1 0 14 33 5 0 6
04/06/2022 Det L 1 3 33 3 0 8 35 4 0 6
01/10/2023 @Det L 5 7 37 3 1 6 23 3 1 6

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (44-21-10) at Buffalo Sabres (35-31-7)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (44-21-10) at Buffalo Sabres (35-31-7)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 2, New York Rangers 1 – March 30, 2023 – Prudential Center
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (33)
NJD Goals: E. Haula (10), T. Meier (36)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (L – 29/31)
NJD Goalie: V. Vanecek (W – 24/25)
NYR Shots: 25
NJD Shots: 31
NYR PP: 1/2
NYR PK: 1/2
RECAP/NOTES: New York fell to the Devils in the regular season finale between the two teams. New Jersey scored twice in the first and the Rangers responded with one in the second but couldn’t find the equalizer.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers finish off the second half of back-to-back with a visit to Buffalo to play the Sabres (7:00 PM ET
  • TV: MSGSN, NHL Network – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). The Blueshirts have seven more games left in the regular season (three at home, four on road).
  • The Blueshirts clinched a spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday night, the 62nd time in team history the they have made the postseason. New York’s 14 playoff appearances since the 2005-06 season are tied for the second most in the NHL.
  • With a win, the Rangers will reach the 100-point mark for the 12th time in team history and second consecutive year.
  • New York has points in 10 of its last 12 games (9-2-1) and wins in seven of its last nine contests.
  • The Rangers have points in five of their last six road games (4-1-1) and have points in 16 of their last 20 contests (11-4- 5) away from MSG. In the NHL, the Blueshirts’ .676 road point percentage ranks seventh and 2.54 GA/GP is third in the league.
  • Since December 5, New York is 33-11-5 for 71 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank second in points, points percentage (.724), tied for second in wins, third in goals per game (3.55), and fourth in power play percentage (24.5).
  • Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin are the third pair of teammates in Rangers history to simultaneously post consecutive 80-point campaigns following Rod Gilbert and Steve Vickers (1974-75 – 1975-76) as well as Gilbert and Jean Ratelle (1971-72 – 1972-73).
  • New York is currently riding a 11-game point streak against the Sabres (10-0-1) and are 13-2-1 in its last 16 contests against them.
  • With a 2.67 mark, the Rangers have allowed the fifth fewest goals against per game in the NHL.
  • The Blueshirts have 21 comeback victories this season, tied for the third most in the NHL. New York is 15-2-5 when tied after two periods – their 15 wins are the most in the NHL.
  • New York’s plus-23 goal differential in the third period ranks fourth in the NHL.
  • The Blueshirts have scored 28 goals over their last seven games and four or more goals in six of their last nine contests. When scoring four or more goals, New York is 30-0-0 and the only team in the NHL to have a perfect such record.
  • For the fourth time (2022-23, 2015-16, 2010-11 and 2006-07) in the past 20 years, the Rangers have five different 20-plus goal scorers (Panarin, Zibanejad, Chytil, Trocheck, Kreider).
  • The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 181 points, tied for the third most in the NHL.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 30 at New Jersey L, 2-1
Mar. 28 Columbus W, 6-2
Mar. 25 Florida W, 4-3
Mar. 23 at Carolina W, 2-1
Mar. 21 Carolina L, 3-2

MAN GAMES LOST – 48
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper-Body Mar. 23-30 4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 – Filip Chytil agreed to terms on four-year contract extension

ALL-TIME RECORD 87-79-25-6 (205 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 3-0-0
NYR HOME 49-31-15-3 (116 PTS)
NYR AWAY 38-48-10-3 (89 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 5-0-0
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
LAST FIVE GAMES
ALL-TIME RECORD 87-79-25-6 (205 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 3-0-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kane (12) – A: Panarin (19) – Pts: Panarin (29)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Gilbert (17) – A: Leetch (38) – Pts: Leetch/Gilbert (41)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
March 11 at Buffalo OTW, 2-1
March 31 at Buffalo 7:00 PM ET
April 10 at MSG 7:00 PM ET

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in seven of its last nine games and in 11 of its last 14 games.
  • Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 88.2 PK percentage ranks tied for third in the NHL.

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Monday, March 27
Montreal 4 at Buffalo 3 (SO)
Goals: Rousek, Peterka, Stillman
Goalies: Comrie (38 saves/41 shots)
PP: 1/4; PK: 3/3; Shots: Montreal 41 – Buffalo 33

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 138)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Mattias Samuelsson (upper body, March 13) – 8 games
Jordan Greenway (upper body, March 21) – 4 games
Tage Thompson (upper body, March 27) – 1 game
Craig Anderson (upper body) – 0 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
3/25: Recalled F Lukas Rousek from Rochester (AHL)
3/26: Loaned F Lukas Rousek to Rochester (AHL)
3/27: Recalled F Lukas Rousek from Rochester (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, April 1: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4: Buffalo at Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 6: Buffalo at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8: Carolina at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, April 10: Buffalo at NY Rangers, 7:00 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
RANGERS AT SABRES
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Rangers this season.
• Last meeting: New York defeated Buffalo 2-1 (OT) in Buffalo on March 11.
• Next meeting: Monday, April 10 in New York
• The Sabres are 1-6-3 in their last 10 games against New York; 3-2-5 at home.
• This is the 198th game all-time between Buffalo and New York; Buffalo has an 85-73-39 series record.
• The Sabres are 51-30-18 at home against the Rangers all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• With a win tonight, Buffalo would earn its 36th win of 2022-23, which would be the highest win total since the team earned 39 wins in 2011-12.
• Alex Tuch has recorded 14 points (8+6) in his last 13 games dating back to Feb. 15 at Anaheim.
• Tuch has tallied five points (3+2) in his last five games against New York.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 39 points (18+21) in his last 39 games, including 20 points (9+11) in his last 20 games.
• With one point in tonight’s game, Thompson would become the 10th skater in Sabres history to record 90 or more points in a single season. Daniel Briere’s 95 points (32+63) in 2006-07 is the last instance of a Buffalo skater reaching 90 points.
• JJ Peterka has registered seven points (2+5) in his last seven games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Casey Mittelstadt a three-game point streak, which would mark his fourth point streak of three or more games this season.
• A goal in tonight’s game would give Jeff Skinner a three-game goal streak against the Rangers.

BACK-TO-BACK
• Today’s game begins Buffalo’s 13th of 15 sets of back-to-back games this season, which concludes with a road matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers tomorrow night. The Sabres are 6-5-1 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 4-7-1 in the second game so far this season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in back-to-back sets this season is: four points (4), three points (0), two points (2), one point (2) and zero points (4).

NHL Morning Skate – March 31, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – March 31, 2023

* The Bruins beat the Blue Jackets to lock up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Presidents’ Trophy in their 75th game.

* Viva Las Vegas! The Golden Knights became the first Western Conference club to clinch a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

* Connor McDavid scored the 300th goal of his NHL career and became the first player in League history with five double-digit point streaks in a single season.
 

BRUINS CLINCH PRESIDENTS’ TROPHY WITH OVERTIME VICTORY AT TD GARDEN
Adding to their historic season, the Bruins (58-12-5, 121 points) earned their 58th win of 2022-23 – establishing a franchise record for most in a campaign – while also locking up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Presidents’ Trophy courtesy of an overtime goal by David Pastrnak.

* Boston, which tied the fourth-fewest games to clinch the NHL’s No. 1 seed in a campaign of 80-plus contests, also equaled three teams for the fifth-most wins in a single season in League history behind only the 2018-19 Lightning (62 in 82 GP), 1995-96 Red Wings (62 in 82 GP), 1976-77 Canadiens (60 in 80 GP) and 1977-78 Canadiens (59 in 80 GP). The Bruins are on pace to conclude the campaign with an NHL-record 63 victories.

* Boston became the fifth team in League history to reach the 120-point mark in 75 games or fewer, joining the 1977-78 Canadiens (74 GP), 1976-77 Canadiens (74 GP), 2018-19 Lightning (75 GP) and 1995-96 Red Wings (75 GP). The Bruins are tracking to tie the 1976-77 Canadiens (60-8-12, 132 points) for the most points in a single season in NHL history.

* This marks the 16th time the Bruins will finish an NHL season with the most standings points among all teams (outright or tied). They have gone on to reach the Stanley Cup Final in seven of the previous 15 seasons in which they have done so.
 


PITTSBURGH’S VICTORY VAULTS VEGAS INTO 2023 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
The Western Conference-leading Golden Knights (46-22-7, 99 points) clinched a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs by virtue of the Penguins’ regulation win against the Predators.

* Vegas is the seventh franchise in NHL history to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs five or more times in its first six seasons, after the Rangers (6 of 6), Blues (6 of 6), Oilers (6 of 6), original Ottawa Senators (5 of 6), Minnesota North Stars (5 of 6) and Quebec Nordiques (5 of 6). Click here to read more #NHLStats about the Golden Knights.
 


McDAVID SCORES 300TH NHL GOAL TO RECORD ANOTHER 10-GAME POINT STREAK
Connor McDavid (300-541—841 in 563 GP) scored the 300th goal of his NHL career to record his fifth 10-game point streak of the season, which mark the most double-digit runs by a player in a single campaign in League history.

* McDavid (26 years, 76 days) became the 11th-youngest player in NHL history at the time of his 300th goal and the fifth player in League history with 300 tallies and 500 assists prior to his 600th career game, joining Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Peter Stastny and Bryan Trottier. 

* Stuart Skinner (43 saves) concluded March with a 10-1-1 record in 12 appearances and became the first goaltender in franchise history to record 10 wins in a single month. The Oilers (44-23-9, 97 points) leapfrogged the Kings (43-22-10, 96 points) for second place in the Pacific Division and moved within two points of the first-place Golden Knights (46-22-7, 99 points), who fell to the Sharks in overtime Thursday.
 


PENGUINS, PANTHERS CONTINUE TO JOSTLE FOR PLAYOFF POSITIONING
Tristan Jarry (28 saves) posted a shutout in his 200th career NHL game and Matthew Tkachuk (3-1—4) scored a hat trick en route to his second straight 100-point season as both the Penguins and Panthers picked up crucial wins in their race for a playoff spot. Pittsburgh (37-28-10, 84 points), which occupies the second Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference, maintained its one-point lead over Florida (38-31-7, 83 points) and moved within three of the idle Islanders (39-28-9, 87 points).
 

* Jarry, whose 13 shutouts trail only Marc-Andre Fleury (44) and Tom Barrasso (22) for the most in franchise history, improved his career record to 115-57-19. His 115 wins marked the most by a Penguins goaltender through 200 games.


* Tkachuk (38-63—101 in 73 GP), who recorded 104 points with Calgary last season, became just the fourth player in NHL history to post consecutive 100-point campaigns with different teams. He also became the fourth U.S.-born player to record consecutive 100-point seasons, joining Jeremy Roenick (3 from 1991-92–1993-94), Kevin Stevens (2 from 1991-92–1992-93) and Jimmy Carson (2 from 1987-88–1988-89).
 


LIVE UPDATES FEATURES DEVILS DEFEATING RANGERS IN POTENTIAL ROUND 1 PREVIEW
Thursday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the 11-game slate, including the Devils defeating the Rangers in a potential 2023 First Round matchup. New Jersey (47-20-8, 102 points) concluded its four-game season series against New York with a 3-0-1 record (NYR: 1-2-1) and moved within one point of Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina (47-18-9, 103 points), which fell to Detroit after Jake Walman scored a go-ahead goal in the final seconds of regulation Thursday.
 


QUICK CLICKS

* Martin J. Walsh introduced as NHLPA executive director
* Henrik Lundqvist shows off custom NHL on TNT mask which features cohorts
* Hobey Baker finalists include top 2023 NHL Draft prospect Adam Fantilli

* Rangers have fun with Thursday’s Wordle answer
* 2023 NHL Technology Showcase featured at Thursday’s Kraken game
 


JETS, FLAMES CONTINUE BATTLE FOR WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD SPOT
A four-game Friday will include two teams in the heat of the Western Conference Wild Card race with both the Jets (41-31-3, 85 points), who currently hold that final postseason spot, and the Flames (34-26-15, 83 points), who trail Winnipeg by two points, in action.


* The Jets, who are being chased in the standings by both the Flames and the Predators (37-29-8, 82 points), last sat outside the playoff picture through games played on Oct. 26, 2022. The Flames, meanwhile, will look to inch closer to acquiring a postseason position for the first time since the conclusion of play on Feb. 15.
 

NBA Preview: Denver Nuggets (51-25) at Phoenix Suns (41-35)

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NBA Preview: Denver Nuggets (51-25) at Phoenix Suns (41-35)

Phoenix Suns mentor Monty Williams isn’t worried about Kevin Durant’s preparation for the impending postseason. Williams is aware that the 13-time All-Star will soon return to form.

Durant will attempt to advance once more on Friday when Phoenix takes on the visiting Denver Nuggets, who currently hold the lead in the Western Conference and are still on track to earn the top seed in the conference for the first time in franchise history. Durant will be competing against the Nuggets.

On Wednesday, when he made his much-anticipated home debut in a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves that was decided by a score of 107 to 100, Durant had a shooting night that was unusually poor.

Durant scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and provided four assists in 29 minutes after missing 10 games with a left ankle injury. He shot 5-for-18 from the field.

Phoenix (41-35) won its third straight game against Minnesota, and Devin Booker had a team-high 29 points. Chris Paul added 19 points for Phoenix, which is now half a game ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference race for fourth place.

The Suns accept they are strategically situated to make a title run with Durant, who was gained from the Brooklyn Nets finally month’s exchange cutoff time.

After dropping their previous two meetings with the Nuggets in Denver—by scores of 128-125 in overtime on Christmas Day and 126-97 on January 11—the Suns are looking for their first victory over the Nuggets this season.

In a 107-88 defeat to the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, the Nuggets (51-25) ended their four-game winning streak. Due to tightness in his right calf, Denver center Nikola Jokic was forced to miss the game.

Jokic is averaging 24.9 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 9.9 assists, and Denver’s disappointing performance against the Pelicans may have strengthened his case for MVP.

In the defeat on Thursday, Denver made just 4 of 28 (34.3 percent) attempts from three-point range. According to Nuggets coach Michael Malone, Jokic’s absence clearly contributed to the team’s difficulties.

Malone stated that Jokic may be absent again for Friday’s matchup after missing nine games this season.

The Nuggets, led by 21-year-old Jamal Murray, are three games ahead of the second-place Memphis Grizzlies with six games remaining.

In the second game of a back-to-back set, Murray, who played 36 minutes in the loss, may be rested as a precaution.

Bruce Brown’s performance against the Timberwolves was one bright spot: he scored 19 points off the bench. The fifth-year star has scored in twofold figures in six of his beyond eight games.

NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (36-40) at Boston Celtics (53-24)

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NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (36-40) at Boston Celtics (53-24)

When the shattered Utah Jazz come to Boston on Friday, the Boston Celtics, just one night after one of their best wins of the season, will try to keep the momentum going.

On Thursday, Boston defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, who were in attendance, 140-99 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. While matching their second-highest point total of the season, the Celtics converted 22 of their 43 attempts at the three-point line, or 51.2%.

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points to go along with Jayson Tatum’s 40 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics.

Two games behind Milwaukee, Boston (53-24) is in second place in the Eastern Conference. With five regular-season games remaining, the Celtics won the head-to-head tiebreaker thanks to their blowout victory on Thursday.

The Jazz, who will be without at least four regular contributors on Friday, the Celtics hope the fun continues.

Despite missing Lauri Markkanen with a hand injury, Collin Sexton with a hamstring injury, Jordan Clarkson with a finger injury, Rudy Gay with a back injury, and Kelly Olynyk with an illness, Utah kept its playoff hopes alive by defeating the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday by a score of 128-117.

Olynyk is listed as questionable to face Boston, and Gay, Markkanen, Sexton, and Clarkson won’t play.

Utah (36-40) is in 12th place in the Western Conference. It is one and a half games behind the Dallas Mavericks (37-40), who are in 11th place, and one and a half games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder (38-39), who are in the hunt for the final spot in the four-team play-in tournament. Notwithstanding a solid completion, Utah will be one of 14 groups in the NBA’s draft lottery.

Utah has six regular-season games remaining, three at home and three on the road, including the matchup with Boston.

The Utah roster’s top four scorers are Markkanen (25.7 points per game), Clarkson (20.8), Sexton (14.3), and Olynyk (12.2).

With a career-high 41 points, Talen Horton-Tucker filled the offensive void against the Spurs. Horton-Tucker connected on 15 of 25 attempts, including 6 of 11 attempts from three-point range. This season, he scores 9.9 points on average per game.

Utah ended a four-game losing streak largely due to Horton-Tucker.

The Jazz and Celtics will play each other twice this season, with the second meeting taking place on Friday. On March 18 in Salt Lake City, Utah overcame a 19-point deficit to defeat Boston 118-117.

In that game, Markkanen led the Jazz with 28 points. The Celtics’ Grant Williams scored 23 points and made a career-high seven 3-pointers, but Walker Kessler blocked his final shot for the win.

NWSL Match Preview: OL Reign (0-1-0) at NJ/NY Gotham FC (1-0-0)

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NWSL Match Preview: OL Reign (0-1-0) at NJ/NY Gotham FC (1-0-0)

Red Bull Arena | Harrison, New Jersey – Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 PM ET

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Gotham FC forward Midge Purce notched a goal and assist in the win over Angel City on Sunday, leading an impressive Gotham side that brought back all three points from Los Angeles. The occasion marked Purce’s third career NWSL game with both a goal and an assist, with two of those coming in season openers (also 2022). Gotham’s other goalscorer was club debutant Lynn Williams, who was acquired in the offseason from the Kansas City Current. Her lone appearance for the side came in 81 minutes in the Challenge Cup against Louisville last year before her year was cut short due to injury.

Despite the Reign’s loss in its season opener last weekend, one of the bright spots was a landmark appearance for defender Lauren Barnes. Barnes played in her 190th regular season NWSL match, the most matches played by a single player in league history. Gotham’s McCall Zerboni is second in the category with 189 games played. As far as the match itself, forward Bethany Balcer registered a team high four shots and goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce made three saves and conceded just the one goal.

Match facts: Gotham FC opens up its 2023 home campaign against OL Reign on Saturday night with an impressive opening showing against Angel City FC bolstering the hosts, while OL Reign will be entering with motivations just as high following a season opening loss in Washington, D.C. to the Spirit. 

Gotham FC’s 2-1 win over Angel City was the club’s first win after trailing at halftime since a 4-3 win over the Boston Breakers on September 30, 2017. Though the club conceded early on to ACFC, it steadied itself and saw the duo of Purce and Williams deliver the goals necessary to complete the comeback. The victory ended a 37-game winless streak when losing at halftime for Gotham, the third-longest such winless streak in NWSL history.

Meanwhile, OL Reign were shut out in their season opener, losing 1-0 to the Spirit despite having an expected goals (xG) value of 2.25 on 16 shots. It was the team’s highest xG in a match they were held scoreless since a 1-0 home loss in September 2019 to Sky Blue (2.72 xG), now Gotham FC. OL Reign were held scoreless in the NWSL Semi-finals, but before that had not been held scoreless since a 1-0 loss to Kansas City on July 17.

History has favored OL Reign in this fixture, with Saturday’s visitors earning five clean sheet in 11 road games all-time against Gotham FC, losing just three times in those matches (W5 D3). The only NWSL team to be shut out at home by a single opponent more than Gotham against the Reign is the Houston Dash (six times against both OL Reign and Portland).

NWSL Match Preview: Angel City FC (0-1-0) at Orlando Pride (0-1-0)

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NWSL Match Preview: Angel City FC (0-1-0) at Orlando Pride (0-1-0)

Exploria Stadium | Orlando, Florida – Sunday, April 2 at 5:30 PM ET

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Orlando goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse played in just her third career NWSL game in the club’s season opener loss against Portland, where she made 12 saves in a road loss against the Thorns. It was the most saves in a single game in Pride history, and the first time Moorhouse made double-digit saves in any league game since having 10 for Bordeaux against PSG in Division 1 Féminine in December 2021. Leading the team in shots was a four-way tie between Messiah Bright and Adriana—two newcomers—as well as returnees Mikayla Cluffand Julie Doyle (2). 

Though the club suffered defeat in its opening game, Angel City FC forward Alyssa Thompson—who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft—opened her regular season account with a goal against Gotham FC. At 18 years and 139 days, Thompson became the second-youngest player to score on her NWSL debut, older than only Jaedyn Shaw (17y, 252d). Thompson and her teammates fired 11 shots at Gotham’s goal, five of which were on target, with forward Katie Johnson the only player to register more than one shot on goal.

Match facts: The Orlando Pride host Angel City FC for the Pride’s first home game of the season as the pair round out the weekend’s action on Sunday night. Both sides are entering off the back of losses in Week 1, with Orlando seeking home success and Angel City aiming to take advantage of its host of options in attack.

In Orlando’s season-opening 4-0 road loss to Portland, the club allowed 27 shots and 16 shots on target. That is the most shots on target allowed in a single game in league history, while it was also tied for the second-most shots allowed in team history (27 at Portland in 2022, 31 at North Carolina in 2019). The Pride have struggled in their last few outings against Portland, though, losing their last two games by a combined 10-0 scoreline. 

On the other side, dating back to last season, Angel City has lost three consecutive league matches following its 2-1 loss to Gotham on opening weekend. It is the longest league losing streak in team history while also being the first time the team has conceded multiple goals in three straight NWSL matches. Sunday’s visitors were close to keeping momentum against Gotham FC last weekend, but after Gotham established a lead just after the hour mark, Angel City was unable to create enough going the other way to rescue a point.

Orlando scored a 1-0 road win against Angel City in the first meeting between the clubs last season. Then, the teams played to a 2-2 draw in Orlando in August. That tie was the highest-scoring draw by Angel City in its inaugural season.

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