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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (46-22-6) at San Jose Sharks (20-39-15)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (46-22-6) at San Jose Sharks (20-39-15)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 46-22-6, 98 points (22-15-1 at Home, 24-7-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 30 at San Jose Sharks 7:30 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 1 vs. Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Apr. 3 at Minnesota Wild 5 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 4 at Nashville Predators 5 p.m. ESPN Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 6 vs. Los Angeles Kings 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 28 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Edmonton Oilers 7
The Vegas Golden Knights (46-22-6) lost to the Edmonton Oilers (43-23-9), 7-4, on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena. Jonathan Marchessault opened the scoring for Vegas just one minute into the first period. Less than a minute later, Evan Bouchard tied the game 1-1. Halfway through the first, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins put the Oilers ahead, 2-1. William Karlsson then tied the game 2-2 with a shorthanded goal. Less than a minute later, Leon Draisaitl put Edmonton back ahead, 3-2. Early in the second period, Michael Amadio tied the game, 3-3 for Vegas before the Oilers potted three straight to enter the second intermission. In the final frame, Brett Kulak added one more to Edmonton’s total before Marchessault scored his second of the night to bring the final score to 7-4.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Marchessault holds on to a three-game goal streak for the second time in nine games
  • Amadio adds to his career-high season with his 13th goal of the year
  • Karlsson’s short-handed goal is his 11th with Vegas, one shy of the franchise record held by Reilly Smith

Seeking a Century
Vegas needs two more points to reach 100 for the second time in franchise history. With a win over San Jose, the Golden Knights could hit 100 points one game short of the 2017-18 team.

Marchy Madness
Jonathan Marchessault has been hot for the month of March with 16 points (9-7—16) in 14 games. Marchessault leads the Golden Knights in goals this month (9) with the help from two three-game goal streaks in his last nine games (current Mar. 23rd to 28th, prev. Mar. 11th to 14th). Marchessault’s multi-goal game is his 20th as a Golden Knight, the most in franchise history. Marchessault’s hot March places him third on the team in points this season (26-28—54) and second in goals with just one behind Jack Eichel.

Road Trip Warriors
Vegas’ win in Edmonton on Saturday was the club’s 24th road win this season, setting a new franchise record. The Golden Knights rank third in the NHL in points (53) and points percentage (.736) when playing on the road (behind New Jersey and Boston). Vegas has won seven straight games as the visitor, matching the club record set last season (seven straight road wins, 12/3/21 to 1/24/22)

Second Half Success
Vegas’ remains a top team in the NHL standings in points percentage and in total points since the All-Star Break. In 23 games, the Golden Knights boast a 17-4-2 record, and have earned 36 out of the 46 possible points during the stretch. Their 6-1-2 February was just the third month in team history with only one regulation loss (also Jan. 2021, 5-1-1, and Dec. 2017, 11-1-1), and their 11-3-0 March has them on pace to record the club’s best March ever (currently 12-5-0, 2021).

Against the Sharks
Thursday’s meeting in San Jose marks the fourth and final game this season against San Jose. The Golden Knights hold an all-time record of 20-2-4 in 26 meetings with San Jose, their best record against any opponent aside from Seattle (5-1-0). The last time these teams met on Feb. 16, William Carrier scored the deciding goal with 17.2 seconds to go to defeat San Jose at T-Mobile Arena. After a scoreless first period, San Jose snagged a 1-0 lead on a goal from Alexander Barabanov. Paul Cotter broke free in the third period and got the Golden Knights on the board to make it a 1-1 hockey game. In the final minute, Chandler Stephenson set up Carrier for the game-winning goal.

2022-23 Season SJS Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Oct. 25 – at San Jose (Vegas 4, San Jose 2)
Nov. 15 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, San Jose 5)
Feb. 16 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, San Jose 1)
Mar. 30 – at San Jose

2021-22 Season SJS Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Feb. 20 – at San Jose (Vegas 4, San Jose 1)
Mar. 1 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, San Jose 1)
Apr. 24 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, San Jose 5)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 74 – 3/28 – SJS 3 vs. WPG 0…James Reimer stopped all 41 shots he faced, earning his third shutout of the season and the fourth for the Sharks on the year. Noah Gregor (1g, 1a) recorded his first multi-point game of the campaign to extend his scoring streak to a season-best three games. Martin Kaut (1g, 0a) scored his second goal in as many games and Kevin Labanc (1g, 0a) also lit the lamp in the win. Jacob Peterson (0g, 1a) notched his second assist in three games with the Sharks and Erik Karlsson (0g, 1a) climbed closer to the century mark with his 91st point of the season.
SJ Goals: Gregor (5), Labanc (13), Kaut (4 pp)
SF: 30
SA: 41
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 3/3
W: Reimer
L: Hellebuyck

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
3/28 Recalled F Jeffrey Viel from the San Jose Barracuda
3/25 Reassigned D Nikolai Knyzhov to the San Jose Barracuda
3/25 Signed D Henry Thrun to a two-year contract
3/25 Reassigned D Derrick Pouliot to the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
The Vegas Golden Knights look to maintain sole possession of the top spot in the Pacific Division as they head to San Jose. Vegas leads Los Angeles by two standings points with the Knights’ recent four-game win streak having been snapped Tuesday by the Edmonton Oilers, a 7-4 decision at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas has won eight of its past 10 games. Vegas has won two of the first three meetings against the Sharks this season with defenseman Shea Theodore leading the team on the offensive end with four points (1g, 3a) in three games. The Golden Knights claimed two points in the only meeting between the divisional foes at San Jose earlier in the year, a come-from-behind, 4-2 decision.

March 30, 7:30 p.m.
SAN JOSE SHARKS VS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
20-39-15 (55 pts), 8th Pacific 2022-23 RECORD/STANDING 46-22-6 (98 pts), 1st Pacific
1-3-1 LAST 5 GAMES 4-1-0
1-2-0 SEASON SERIES 2-1-0
6-17-0-3 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 20-2-0-4
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson (74) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 4 players (74)
Timo Meier (31) GOALS LEADER Jack Eichel (27)
Erik Karlsson (69) ASSISTS LEADER Chandler Stephenson (43)
Erik Karlsson (91) POINTS LEADER Jack Eichel (59)

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 12-for-12 over the past four games, including 3-for-3 against the league’s top power play in Edmonton, the Sharks now boast the league’s fourth-best penalty kill at 83.3-percent on the year. The Sharks have finished top-two in the NHL on the PK in two of the past three years, including second (85.2%) in 2021-22 and first (85.7%) in 2019-20.

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (23-41-10) at Seattle Kraken (40-25-8)

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (23-41-10) at Seattle Kraken (40-25-8)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
MARCH 27, 2023 – ANAHEIM 1 vs. COLORADO 5
The Ducks closed an eight-game homestand with a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at Honda Center Monday night. Derek Grant opened the scoring for the Ducks with his fifth goal of the season at 12:08 of the first period. Jakob Silfverberg earned his 15th assist of the season, his second in as many games and third in his past four (0-3=3). John Gibson stopped 39 shots in his 51st appearance of the season. Jayson Megna appeared in his 200th career NHL game.
PP: 0-3 PK: 2-3 SF: 30 SA: 44 TOI: Cam Fowler (24:03)
Three Stars: 1. N. MacKinnon 2. C. Makar 3. D. Grant

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Apr. 1 Edmonton Rogers Place 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Apr. 2 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 5 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Apr. 5 Edmonton Honda Center 7 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream
Apr. 8 Arizona Mullet Arena 2:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Apr. 9 Colorado Honda Center 5:30 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 15 Signed C Nikita Nesterenko to a two-year entry-level contract.
Mar. 29 Recalled D Andrej Sustr from San Diego (AHL).

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 380

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 74
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 66
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 24
Anthony Stolarz Knee surgery Week-to-week 22
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 16
Troy Terry Personal Day-to-day 2

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks open a three-game road trip spanning four days tonight vs. the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena (7 p.m. PT, TV: ESPN+, AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with points in five of the last seven road games (3-2-2), 11of the last 16 (7-4-4) and 13 of the last 18 contests away from home (9-5-4). With eight games remaining on Anaheim’s 2022-23 schedule, the Ducks will play in either the Pacific (6 games) and Mountain (2 games). Milestones within reach tonight include Trevor Zegras is currently one goal and one assist from matching his career-highs of 23 and 38 respectively set last season, and two points shy of his 61 last season, and Cam Fowler one goal to tying his career high in goals set in 2016-17 (11). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the road trip with a back-to-back matchup on Saturday, April 1 at Edmonton (7 p.m. PT) and Sunday, April 2 at Calgary (5 p.m. PT).

DUCKS-KRAKEN: Anaheim and Seattle conclude their four-game season series tonight with the second meeting at Climate Pledge Arena. The Ducks have won three of six all-time meetings (3-3-0), including a 5-4 OT win in the season opener Oct. 12 in Orange County. Anaheim’s first win of the season saw the Ducks overcome a two-goal third period deficit, with a Trevor Zegras game-tying PPG and a Troy Terry OT winner as part of a career-tying three-point effort (1-2=3). Seattle earned a 5-4 victory in the second matchup of the season in Anaheim and a 5-2 win in Anaheim’s second-ever trip to Seattle Mar. 7. Troy Terry (6-4=10 in six GP) leads all-time Ducks skaters in career scoring and goals vs. the Kraken, earning points in five of his six career games against Seattle. Terry’s six goals co-lead the NHL in career goals vs. the Kraken (also Connor McDavid & Matthew Tkachuk), and his 10 points rank tied for fourth among all NHL skaters. Trevor Zegras (3-5=8 in six GP) is second in scoring and leads Anaheim in assists vs. the Kraken. His six power play points (1-5=6) are the most among NHL skaters against the Kraken. Mason McTavish (2-2=4 in 4 GP) and Ryan Strome (1-4=5 in 5 GP) are each averaging a point per game against Seattle.

ANA-SEA SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Oct. 12 Honda Center 5-4 ANA OT win
Nov. 27 Honda Center 5-4 SEA win
Mar. 7 Climate Pledge Arena 5-2 SEA win
Mar. 30 Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Hulu / Ducks Stream

ANA-SEA ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Seattle
All-Time Series: 3-3-0 2-2-0 1-1-0
Current Streak: Two SEA wins One SEA win One SEA win
Last ANA Win: Oct. 12, 2022 (5-4 OT) Oct. 12, 2022 (5-4 OT) Nov. 11, 2021 (7-4)
Last SEA Win: Mar. 7, 2023 (5-2) Nov. 27, 2022 (5-4) Mar. 7, 2023 (5-2)
ANA Last 10: 3-3-0 2-2-0 1-1-0

CLUTCH COMEBACKS: Anaheim is fourth among NHL clubs with six multi-goal comeback wins this season (CHI & NJD, 8, VAN 7), while also posting 12 comeback wins overall (six in the third period; three one-goal, three two-goal). Anaheim’s six multi-goal comebacks rank third in franchise history, trailing 2013-14 (9) and 2014-15 (8). Anaheim overcame a 3-0 deficit in the first period Jan. 19 @ CBJ to earn a 5-3 win, the fourth time in club history (11th overall) the Ducks have rallied from down three goals (or more) to win on the road (second regulation). The only other such road win in regulation came Dec. 2, 2018 @ WSH (trailed 5-1, won 6-5). Anaheim has recorded five third-period, multi-goal comeback wins in a single regular season twice: six in 2014-15, five in 2009-10 and 2013-14.

ANAHEIM’S MULTI-GOAL COMEBACK WINS:
Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 left in third period)
Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 left in third period)
Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 SO win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 left in third period)
Jan. 6 vs. SJS (5-4 OT win, trailed 2-0 left in first period)
Jan. 19 @ CBJ (5-3 win, trailed 3-0 with 2:17 left in first period)
Jan. 26 @ COL (5-3 win, trailed 3-1 with 3:51 left in second period)

EXTRA TIME: Twenty of Anaheim’s 74 games this season have gone beyond regulation. The Ducks have won 10 games in overtime or a shootout (7-7 in OT and 3-3 in SO). The Ducks have also gone past regulation in 10 home games, posting six wins in OT and one in a SO at Honda Center.

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 1 at Minnesota 5
Goals: Schwartz
Goalie: Grubauer (9/13), Jones (6/7)
PP: 0/3 PK: 2/3 Shots: Seattle 36 – Minnesota 20

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 210)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 73 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 23 games – week-to-week
John Hayden (lower body) – 4 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 25, 2023: Reassigned G Joey Daccord to Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, April 1: Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Monday, April 3: Arizona at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Tuesday, April 4: Seattle at Vancouver, 7 p.m. PT
Thursday, April 6: Arizona at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, April 7: Chicago at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the final of four games the Kraken will play against the Ducks this season and the second time the two teams are playing in Seattle this year.

• A win or overtime loss tonight would give Seattle points in five consecutive games against Anaheim. The Kraken own a 3-2-1 all-time record against the Ducks.

• A win tonight would also give Seattle its 10th series win of the season, having previously won its season series against Buffalo, Colorado, Columbus, Detroit, Nashville, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose and St. Louis. The Kraken have one game remaining to play against Los Angeles, but they will record a series win regardless of the outcome after going 3-0-0 against the Kings in their first three meetings of the season. The Kraken have three season series that still could be won: Arizona, Chicago and Vegas.

• Since the start of the 2022-23 season, the Kraken are averaging 3.83 goals-per-game against Anaheim, which is tied with Nashville for their fifth-best mark against any opponent.

• Seattle has an 11-8-2 record against Pacific Division opponents this season and have beaten each of their division rivals at least
once.

• With the Kraken’s four-goal outing in their game on March 3 against Columbus, they surpassed their goal total from all of last season in 20 fewer games. Seattle has scored 254 goals in 73 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. The team’s 254 goals this season was tied for sixth in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

• Jordan Eberle’s goal in the Kraken’s game on March 3 at Columbus was his 50th point of the season. It is the sixth time in his career and first time since 2017-18 that Eberle has recorded 50 or more points in a season.

DUCK HUNTING
• Matty Beniers has seven points (two goals, five assists) in three career games against Anaheim and has recorded multi-point efforts in each of those three games.

• Jared McCann has scored in each of his last three meetings with Anaheim (three goals, one assist). He recorded a multi-point night (one goal, one assist) in the most recent game against the Ducks on March 7.

• Jordan Eberle has totaled eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last seven games against Anaheim.

• Vince Dunn has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last six games against Anaheim, recording a point in every game the Kraken have played against the Ducks. In the last meeting against Anaheim, Dunn set a personal record for most consecutive games (six) with a point against a single opponent. His four career goals against Anaheim are tied with Winnipeg for his most against a single opponent.

• Justin Schultz has nine assists in his last nine games against Anaheim.

• Daniel Sprong has three points (two goals, one assist) in the past two games against Anaheim.

• Martin Jones won his first NHL game in his NHL debut on Dec. 3, 2013 against the Ducks.

NHL PreviewLos Angeles Kings (43-21-10) at Edmonton Oilers (43-23-9)

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NHL PreviewLos Angeles Kings (43-21-10) at Edmonton Oilers (43-23-9)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 30 vs. Edmonton Oilers – 7:00 PM MT (6:00 PM PT) // Venue: Rogers Place // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Edmonton Oilers for the third of four meetings between these two clubs this season (3-1 W on Nov. 16; 6-3 W on Jan. 9; Apr. 4).
  • The Kings aim to take season series vs. Edmonton for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign (5-0-0).
  • Tonight’s game marks the second game of the Kings’ four-game Pacific Division road trip (2-1 L on Mar. 28 at CGY; April 1 at SEA; April 2 at VAN).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have won their last two meetings against the Oilers and have points in their last three games in Edmonton (2-0-1).

2) No active defenseman has more hits (129) or blocked shots (165) against Edmonton than Alex Edler.

3) Arthur Kaliyev leads all Kings skaters in successful power-play shots attempts from the slot (25) and power-play goals from the slot (8).

4) Only Minnesota (19) and Montreal (12) have scored more shootout goals this season than the Kings (11).

5) Anze Kopitar’s 37 pass-controlled offensive zone entries with a shot on net after places fifth in the league behind Ottawa’s Brady
Tkachuk (83), Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk (62), Vancouver’s J.T. Miller (50) and Toronto’s William Nylander (40).

vs. EDMONTON ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 90-92-30-10
Home: 49-40-15-6
Away: 41-52-15-4
OT: 8-13 (23 ties)
Shootout: 2-7
2021-22: 1-2-1
2022-23: 2-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. EDMONTON:
Luc Robitaille – 83 GP, 101 PTS (46-55=101)
Dave Taylor – 90 GP, 93 PTS (42-51=93)
Bernie Nicholls – 62 GP, 90 PTS (43-47=90)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 81 PTS (23-58=81)
Marcel Dionne – 52 GP, 73 PTS (25-48=73)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. EDMONTON: Jan. 9, 2023 – LAK 6 vs. EDM 3
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Fiala (14, 15), Kempe (16, 17), Iafallo (7), Arvidsson (12)
EDM Goals: Yamamoto (4), McLeod (4), McDavid (34)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W; 28 saves – 31 shots) EDM: Campbell (L; 11 saves – 13 shots), Skinner (21 saves – 24 shots)
LAK PP: 4-for-7
LAK PK: 6-for-6

THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., April 1 | at Seattle Kraken | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Gabriel Vilardi and Phillip Danault are tied for most goals by a Kings skater vs. Seattle with four.

Sun., April 2 | at Vancouver Canucks | 5:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Only Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (22-39=61) has more points vs. Vancouver among active skaters than Anze Kopitar (15-37=52).

Tues., April 4 | vs. Edmonton Oilers | 7:30 p.m. PT | ESPN | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings will face off against the Oilers for the second time in five days.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 11 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed); Mar. 28 – Pres. (upper-body)
D Sean Durzi, 9 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 6 games, Mar. 11 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 133

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/29/23)
Mar. 20 – Rights to Cole Krygier (D) acquired from Florida in exchange for future considerations.
Mar. 25 – Cole Krygier (D) signed to a two-year entry-level contract with an AAV of $837,500.
Mar. 28 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. LOS ANGELES GP RECORD HOME (112) AWAY (110) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. LOS ANGELES 222 102-87-30-3 56-41-15-0 46-46-15-3 829 792
OILERS vs. LOS ANGELES – 2022-23 2 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 4 9

QUICK FACTS
• Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third of four games against Los Angeles this season and the second and final game in Edmonton. The next time these teams meet is on April 4th in Los Angeles.

• The last time these teams met was on January 9th in Los Angeles, where the Kings winning 6-3.

• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 33 career points against the Kings and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in a team high 35 career games against Los Angeles.

POWER PLAY PROWESS
The Oilers have the top three power play point getters in the NHL, with McDavid (67), Draisaitl (57) and Nugent-Hopkins (50) ranking first, second and third respectively. Connor McDavid’s 67 power play points on the year, give him the Oilers single season record for most PPP’s in a season, a record previously held by Wayne Gretzky (57 – 1981-82). Leon Draisaitl scored his league leading 29th power play goal of the season on Mar. 28 at VGK and has passed his own franchise record for most PPG’s in one season, a mark he set in 2021-22. Draisaitl’s 29 power play goals are the most by any player since Mario Lemieux posted 31 in 1995-96. Only one other active player has scored 26+ PPG’s in a single season – Chris Kreider (26 in ’21-22 w/NYR).

EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 13-4-3 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 93-74, while earning at least a point in 17 of the 20 games.

FIVE OF A KIND
The Oilers have scored 5+ goals 29 times this season, posting a record of 27-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.

30 AND COUNTING
The Oilers have four 30+ goal scorers on the team and are the only NHL team to have four players at this mark.
McDavid (60)
Draisaitl (47)
Nugent-Hopkins (35)
Hyman (33)
On Mar. 18 at SEA, Hyman became the fourth Oilers player to hit the 30 goal milestone this season. It marks the first time the Oilers have had four players with 30+ goals since the 1989-90 season, when they had four players reach the mark (Messier, Kurri, Anderson and Tikkanen).

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 118. They also rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals with 85 goals.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. LOS ANGELES
Record: 5-5-0
GF: 34 GA: 28
2022-23 1/9/23 @ LAK 6-3 L
2022-23 11/16/22 @ EDM 3-1 L
*2021-22 5/14/22 @ EDM 2-0 W
*2021-22 5/12/22 @ LAK 4-2 W
*2021-22 5/10/22 @ EDM 5-4 L (OT)
*2021-22 5/8/22 @ LAK 4-0 L
*2021-22 5/6/22 @ LAK 8-2 W
*2021-22 5/4/22 @ EDM 6-0 W
*2021-22 5/2/22 @ EDM 4-3 L
2021-22 4/7/22 @ LAK 3-2 W
*Notes playoff game

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (34-34-6) at Chicago Blackhawks (24-44-6)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (34-34-6) at Chicago Blackhawks (24-44-6)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 251

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
27 – Assigned goaltender Joel Hofer to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions

BLUES vs. BLACKHAWKS

  • The Blues and Blackhawks will meet for the 4th and final matchup of the season
  • The Blues are 2-1-0 against Chicago this season (1-1-0 at home; 1-0-0 away)
  • The Blues lost their last game against the Blackhawks, 5-3 on Jan. 21 in St. Louis, but won their previous 4 games against Chicago
  • Prior to losing in their last matchup to Chicago in regulation, the Blues earned points in 11 straight games against the Blackhawks from April 3, 2019 to Dec. 29, 2022 (9-0-2)
  • Their 11-game point streak against Chicago from April 3, 2019 to Dec. 29, 2022 is the longest point streak against Chicago in franchise history
  • The Blues have won back-to-back games in Chicago and are 4-0-2 in their last 6 trips to Chicago
  • The Blues have scored at least 3 goals in 5 straight games against the Blackhawks, outscoring Chicago 20-9 in those 5 games
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 of their last 7 games against Chicago, going 5 for 19 (26.3%) on the power play over those 7 games
  • The Blues are 1 of 7 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks/Capitals, 3)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
4/1 – at Nashville
4/2 – vs. Boston
4/4 – vs. Philadelphia
4/6 – vs. NY Rangers
4/8 – at Minnesota

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will finish out the month of March on the road at Chicago, and then will visit Nashville on Saturday to open the month of April
  • After March, the Blues will play 7 games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 3 away)

BLUES GO MARCHING IN

  • Since Mar. 9, the Blues are 7-3-1 (15 points)
  • Their 7 wins since Mar. 9 share 6th in the NHL (1. Colorado/NY Rangers, 9), while their 15 points share 7th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers, 19)
  • The Blues have scored 49 goals since Mar. 9, which ranks 1st in the NHL
  • The Blues are 8 for 30 (26.7%) on the power play since Mar. 9, which ranks 8th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 12 for 30, 40.0%), while their 8 power play goals since Mar. 9 share 7th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 14)
  • Since Mar. 9, Jakub Vrana shares 3rd in the NHL with 8 goals, while Jordan Kyrou shares 9th in the NHL with 7 goals (1. Boldy, 11)
  • Of those 6 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 7th most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart, 5)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Patrick Sharp (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst) 

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 1 vs. NJD, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, April 4 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, April 6 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, April 8 at SEA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Monday, April 10 vs. MIN, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 – Assigned Mike Hardman to Rockford … March 26 – Assigned Buddy Robinson to Rockford …
March 25 – Activated Reese Johnson (concussion protocol) and assigned Anton Khudobin to Rockford …
March 15 – Recalled Anton Khudobin from Rockford … March 14 – Signed Wyatt Kaiser to three-year, entry-level contract … March 13 – Recalled Mike Hardman and Buddy Robinson from Rockford … March 12 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Anton Khudobin to Rockford … March 9 – Recalled Filip Roos from Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (1) vs. Dallas (4) – Tue., March 28 – United Center
CHI Goals: Johnson (9)
DAL Goals: Seguin (18), Miller (4; PP), Pavelski (22), Glendening (3; SH)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (26/30, 56:23) DAL – Oettinger (17/18, 59:00)
CHI PP: 0/1; PK: 3/4
DAL PP: 1/4; PK: 1/1
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 4-1 decision to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday at the United Center … Tyler Johnson scored his ninth goal of the season to get the Blackhawks on the board in the third period and avoid the shutout … Wyatt Kaiser recorded his first career NHL point with an assist on Johnson’s goal … Jason Dickinson also tallied a helper on Johnson’s goal, giving him assists (2A) in consecutive contests.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blackhawks take on St. Louis for their final of four matchups against the Blues on Thursday … Chicago won their first game at Enterprise Center since 2018 on Jan. 21, defeating the Blues 5-3 … Jason Dickinson recorded a three-point effort (1G, 2A) in the victor, while Reese Johnson and Andreas Athanasiou also scored for the Blackhawks … Athanasiou’s three goals against St. Louis this season leads the team … Seth Jones has four assists over his last five games against the Blues.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 16 (2-5), March 30 | AWAY: Dec. 29 (1-3), Jan. 21 (5-3)
All-Time Record: 154-126-46 | Home: 93-47-24 | Road: 61-79-22
Last Home Win: Nov. 26, 2021 (3-2 OT) | Last Road Win: Jan. 21, 2023 (5-3) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 26,
2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: Dec. 29, 2022 (1-3)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. STL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Andreas Athanasiou, 6; Tyler Johnson, 5; Joey Anderson, 2
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 5; Tyler Johnson/Jujhar Khaira/Jason Dickinson, 3
POINTS: Andreas Athanasiou, 8; Tyler Johnson, 8; Seth Jones, 6

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-21-1
Two-Days Rest: 5-5-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-11-1

BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 1-3-0
Tuesday: 4-9-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 5-6-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-10-1
Sunday: 3-7-1

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (47-17-9) at Detroit Red Wings (32-32-9)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (47-17-9) at Detroit Red Wings (32-32-9)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 4-0 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena on Tuesday, as Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas each had their respective three-game point streaks come to an end. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves in net.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 73 games (10/12-3/28)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 72 games (10/14-3/28)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 28 games (1/21-3/28)
Antti Raanta, lower-body, missed 11 games (3/9-3/28)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed nine games (3/12-3/28)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 293

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)

STREAKS
None

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 30 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
April 1 at Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 2 NY Islanders 6 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 4 Ottawa 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 6 at Nashville 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 30 Thursday No morning skate
March 31 Friday No practice
April 1 Saturday Bell Centre 11:30 a.m.
April 2 Sunday No morning skate
April 3 Monday No practice

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

HURRICANES vs. RED WINGS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Detroit in the second of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Red Wings will travel to PNC Arena on 4/11.

— The Hurricanes and Red Wings are meeting for the 101st time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 41-45-8-6 overall record, including a 17-25-7-2 road record and a 7-3-0-1 record at Little Caesars Arena.

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

— The Hurricanes earned a 1-0 win over the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on 12/13. Brady Skjei scored the game’s only goal, while Pyotr Kochetkov posted a 27-save shutout.

— Sebastian Aho has recorded 20 points (9g, 11a) in 21 career regular-season games against the Red Wings.

— Jalen Chatfield is a native of Ypsilanti, Mich., about 40 miles west of Detroit. He spent two seasons with Belle Tire’s U18 program (2012-14) before playing 189 OHL games with Windsor from 2014-17. Chatfield served as an alternate captain in his final season with the Spitfires, helping the team win the Memorial Cup as CHL champions.

— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 18 points (3g, 15a) in 22 career regular-season games against Detroit.

— Carolina President and General Manager Don Waddell is a Detroit native and played four seasons of college hockey at Northern Michigan from 1976-80. He also played minor league hockey in Michigan for the IHL’s Saginaw Gears (1980-83), Flint Generals (1984-85) and Flint Spirits (1986-88). Waddell won the Stanley Cup in 1998 as assistant general manager of the Red Wings.

— Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour played one season of college hockey at Michigan State, where he posted 59 points (27g, 32a) in 42 games in 1988-89. Brind’Amour still holds the program record for goals by a freshman (27).

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels skated in 244 IHL games with the Muskegon Lumberjacks from 1988-92, tallying 206 points (93g, 113a).

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason is a native of Clawson, Mich., about 20 miles north of Detroit. He played youth hockey with Honeybaked before spending parts of three OHL seasons with Windsor, recording 151 points (37g, 114a) in 214 games.

— Alex Nedeljkovic was selected by Carolina in the second round (37th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft and made 29 NHL appearances with the Hurricanes from 2017-21, earning a 17-7-4 record, 2.0s1 goals-against average, .928 save percentage and three shutouts and being named a finalist for the Calder Trophy in 2020-21. He also played 154 AHL games with Charlotte from 2016-20, winning the Baz Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s top goaltender and leading the Checkers to a Calder Cup championship in 2018-19.

— Red Wings Associate Coach Bob Boughner tallied five assists in 43 games with Carolina in 2003-04. Acquired from CGY in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 NHL Draft (Kristopher Hogg) and a fifth-round pick in the 2005 NHL Draft (Kevin Lalande) on 7/16/03, Boughner was traded to COL in exchange for Chris Bahen, a third-round pick in the 2004 NHL Draft (Casey Borer) and a fifth-round pick in the 2005 NHL Draft (Risto Korhonen) on 2/20/04.

— Red Wings Video Coordinator L.J. Scarpace served as a video coach for the Hurricanes from 2017-19.

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 7 vs. PITTSBURGH 4 (3/28/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Berggren (Czarnik, Veleno) 11:03-PP; DET Copp (Seider, Suter) 11:37-EV; DET Kubalík (Lindström, Oesterle) 16:07-EV
2ND PERIOD: PIT Zucker (Rakell, Malkin) 4:40-EV; PIT Guentzel (Malkin, Rakell) 7:46-PP; PIT Carter (Rust, Petry) 8:41-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Perron (Larkin) 4:05-EV; PIT Archibald (O’Connor, Letang) 5:26-EV; DET Perron (Seider, Copp) 16:20-PP; DET Perron (Larkin, Oesterle) 17:05-EV; DET Larkin (Suter) 19:23-EN
SHOTS: DET 25 (10-4-11) / PIT 39 (9-14-16)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (W, 35-39) / PIT DeSmith (L, 18-24)
PP: DET 2-3 / PIT 2-6

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (44 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (39 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (17 / Feb. 25)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (6 / March 16)
Ville Husso – lower body (6 / March 23)
Alex Chiasson – undisclosed (1 / March 28)
Total Man Games Lost: 278
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), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 vs. HURRICANES / 7:30 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 101st all-time meeting, 52nd in Detroit … Second of three games this season, second of two at Little Caesars Arena ALL-TIME vs. CAR: 51-41-8-0 / HOME: 27-17-7-0 / LAST 10: 5-5-0 / IN 2021-22: 2-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-1-0 DET top scorers vs. CAR: Dylan Larkin (8-12-20 in 25 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-8-10 in 13 GP), Filip Zadina (4-5-9 in 12 GP), Adam Erne (5-3-8 in 15 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 4 GP), Moritz Seider (1-1-2 in 4 GP)
CAR top scorers vs. DET: Brent Burns (5-20-25 in 46 GP), Sebastian Aho (9-11-20 in 21 GP), Teuvo Teräväinen (3-15-18 in 22 GP), Paul Stastny (6-11-17 in 34 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (5-6-11 in 17 GP), Martin Necas (3-6-9 in 15 GP), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (0-5-5 in 10 GP), Jack Drury (1-0-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Friday, March 31: RED WINGS at JETS / 8:00 p.m. / Canada Life Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
March 28 vs. Pittsburgh – 7-4 W
Detroit matched a season high with seven goals in a 7-4 win over Pittsburgh to improve to 32-32-9 overall and 18-15-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings have triumphed in both head-to-head meetings against the Penguins this season … David Perron scored a trio of third-period goals to earn his ninth career NHL hat trick (eight regular season and one postseason) … It marked the first hat trick by a Red Wings skater since Dylan Larkin tallied four points (3-1-4) on Dec. 18, 2021 vs. New Jersey … Perron (34 years, 304 days) became the oldest Red Wings player to record a hat trick since Nicklas Lidström (40 years, 231 days) on Dec. 15, 2010 vs. St. Louis … Perron is the first Red Wings skater to score three goals in a single period since Tyler Bertuzzi did so in the second period on Oct. 14, 2021 vs. Tampa Bay … Additionally, Perron became the first Red Wings player to score three goals in a third period since Henrik Zetterberg did so on Jan. 18, 2015 vs. Buffalo … Perron is one of seven active players to register a hat trick with at least three different franchises, joining Jeff Carter, Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino, Jordan Eberle, Frank Vatrano and Artemi Panarin … Larkin finished with a goal and two assists for his 15th multi-point game and seventh three-point performance of the season … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (27), assists (44), points (71) and shots (221) through 72 games … Larkin (27-44-71 in 72 GP) surpassed the 70-point mark for the second time in his NHL career, joining Pavel Datsyuk (5x), Zetterberg (5x) and Lidström (2x) as the fourth skater to post multiple 70-point campaigns with Detroit over the last 20 years … Larkin has 12 points (4-8-12) in his last 10 games since March 8 vs. Chicago … Moritz Seider dished out a pair of assists for his eighth multi-point game of the season … Seider has accumulated 24 points (3-21-24) and a plus-10 rating in 35 games dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Jordan Oesterle also recorded two assists for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform … Pius Suter added a pair of helpers for his third multi-point game of the campaign … Jonatan Berggren opened the scoring on the power play with his 13th goal of the year … Berggren and Perron each have five power play goals this season, tying Lucas Raymond for third-most among Detroit skaters … Andrew Copp gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his ninth goal of the season … Copp also recorded an assist for his seventh multi-point game of the year … Berggren and Copp scored 34 seconds apart in the first period, marking the second-fastest pair of goals by the Red Wings this season … The only faster occurrence this season was on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, when Michael Rasmussen and Olli Määttä potted empty-netters 13 seconds apart … Dominik Kubalík made it a 3-0 contest with his 19th goal of the campaign … Alex Nedeljkovic made his 100th career NHL appearance, stopping 35 shots to pick up his first win since Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers.

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (34-32-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (43-26-6)

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (34-32-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (43-26-6)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 1, New York Islanders 2 (SO)
March 29, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, DC
Shots: WSH: 26; NYI: 29
Power Plays: WSH: 0/0; NYI: 0/1
Three Stars: 1. Kuemper (WSH), 2. Sorokin (NYI), 3. Sheary (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned goaltender Zach Fucale and defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to AHL Hershey, 3/23

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/29/23 (75 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/29/23 (71 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23, 3/25/23-3/29/23 (5 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23 (2 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Man Games Lost: 402

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
April 2, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 6, 7 p.m. ET at Montreal (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 8, 7 p.m. ET vs. Florida (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 10, 7 p.m. ET vs. New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 11, 7 p.m. ET at Boston (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday at Amalie Arena for the third and final meeting between the teams this season. The Capitals defeated the Lightning 5-1 at Capital One Arena on Nov. 11, led by a three-point effort from Sonny Milano and a 28-save performance by Darcy Kuemper. The Lightning defeated the Capitals 6-3 two days later on Nov. 13 at Amalie Arena to even the season series. The Capitals have a record of 84-35-6-11 all-time vs. Tampa Bay and are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games against the Lightning, dating back to March 20, 2019. Alex Ovechkin has recorded 95 points (50g, 45a) in 77 career games vs. Tampa Bay. Ovechkin ranks first all-time in career goals and points against the Lightning and his 50 goals are the second most he has against a single franchise (53g vs. Atlanta/Winnipeg).

AWAY vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
37-23-2-5 212 182 2 TBL wins (11/1/21-11/13/22)

CAPITALS vs. LIGHTNING ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (77) Ovechkin (50) Backstrom (49) Ovechkin (95)
Backstrom (53) Oshie (16) Ovechkin (45) Backstrom (63)
Carlson (44) Backstrom (14) Carlson (23) Oshie (34)

Back-to-Back

  • Thursday’s game against the Lightning marks the second game of a back-to-back set for the Capitals, who fell to the Islanders 2-1 in
    the shootout on Wednesday. Washington has a record of 2-6-1 in the second of back-to-back games this season and are 1-1-1 in the
    second game following a loss.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 at Carolina 0
The Tampa Bay Lightning got back in the win column with a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes March 28 at PNC Arena…Tampa Bay improved to 43-26-6 on the season with a road record of 18-19-1…The Bolts finished the season series vs. CAR with a 1-1-1 record…Steven Stamkos opened the scoring at the 5:58 mark of the second period when he redirected a pass from Mikhail Sergachev under the pad of Pyotr Kochetkov for his 31st goal of the season… Brayden Point gave the Lightning a 2-0 lead at the 14:23 mark of the second when he jumped on a rebound near the CAR crease and, from below the goal line, banked a shot off the back of Kochetkov’s leg and over the goal line for his team-leading 46th goal of the year…With 7:43 remaining in regulation, Point scored his second goal of the night and made it a 3-0 game when he took a pass from Stamkos and flew into the CAR zone before firing a perfectly placed wrist shot over the glove of Kochetkov…Alex Killorn added an empty-net goal at the 15:39 mark of the third to wrap up the 4-0 win for Tampa Bay…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for the Lightning and recorded his third shutout of the season with 31 saves on 31 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-1 CAR – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 21 CAR – 31
Attendance: 18,680

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Capitals are playing the third of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 1-1-0 vs. WSH this season following a 5-1 loss Nov. 11 at Capital One Arena and a 6-3 win Nov. 13 at AMALIE Arena…Mikhail Sergachev leads all Tampa Bay skaters in goals and points vs. WSH this season (2-2—4)…Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one point in 15 of his last 17 games vs. WSH (12-10— 22)…Kucherov has picked up points in eight consecutive home games vs. WSH (7-5—12)…Brayden Point has recorded points in three straight home games vs. WSH (2-1—3) and six of the last seven meetings at AMALIE Arena (3-5—8)…Steven Stamkos has found the scoresheet in 11 of his last 15 home games vs. WSH (5-11—16)…Nick Paul has pointed in four of his last five games vs. WSH (2-2—4)…Alex Killorn has picked up points in three consecutive home games vs. WSH (1-4—5) and six of the last seven meetings at AMALIE Arena (6-5—11)…The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in eight of their last nine home games vs. WSH…The Bolts are 5-5-0 in their last 10 home games vs. WSH and 4-5-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…Tampa Bay is 46-75-9 with six ties all-time vs. WSH, including a home record of 28-35-2 with two ties…Martin St. Louis (29-50—79) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. WSH.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. WSH

  1. Martin St. Louis – 79 pts. (29-50—79, 72 GP)
  2. Vincent Lecavalier – 70 pts. (34-36—70, 77 GP)
  3. Steven Stamkos – 38 pts. (17-21—38, 49 GP)
  4. Brad Richards – 29 pts. (6-23—29, 43 GP)
  5. Vinny Prospal – 28 pts. (9-19—28, 37 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a brief, two-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will finish the month of March having played eight of their 16 games on home ice…The Lightning are 25-7-5 at home…Tampa Bay is 11-7-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 22-18-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…The Bolts can clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with any combination of four points gained by Tampa Bay or lost by Florida.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
None

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (29-32-12) at Ottawa Senators (36-33-5)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (29-32-12) at Ottawa Senators (36-33-5)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators
Canadian Tire Centre
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 73
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 73
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 73
Carter Hart lower body 3/28-present 1
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 15
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 383

FLYERS VS. SENATORS HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS SENATORS
51-37-16 ALL-TIME RECORD 45-45-14
30-16-6 HOME 25-19-8
21-21-10 ROAD 20-26-6
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-1-1
5-5-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-3-2
317 GOALS SCORED 293
16.0% POWER PLAY 20.1%
79.9% PENALTY KILL 84.0%
van Riemsdyk: 34 pts (17-17=34) in 41 GP
Ristolainen: 13 pts (1-12=13) in 27 GP
Hayes: 12 pts (5-7=12) in 22 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Brassard: 16 pts (10-6=16) in 30 GP
Tkachuk: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 11 GP
Chabot: 10 pts (2-8=10) in 12 GP
Hart: 2-2-0, 2.28 GAA, .917 SV% in 4 GP
Ersson & Sandstrom: Have not faced OTT
TEAM GOALTENDERS Talbot: 6-4-1, 2.01 GAA, .937 SV%, 3 SO in 11 GP
Forsberg & Sogaard: Have not faced PHI

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 5 Canadian Tire Centre PHI (2), OTT (1)
November 12 Wells Fargo Center OTT (4), PHI (1)
March 30 Canadian Tire Centre 7 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/28 – Recalled G Samuel Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL) on emergency conditions
3/27 – Signed D Emil Andrae to a three-year, entry-level contract
3/26 – Loaned F Tyson Foerster and D Egor Zamula to Lehigh Valley (AHL)

TEAM NOTES
QUICK STATS

  • Philadelphia is on a season-high six-game point streak, 5-0-1 – their longest point streak since recording a seven-game point streak, Dec. 10-30, 2021.
  • The Flyers are also on a four-game win streak, tying their season best from Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has outscored their opponents, 25-16 (not including shootout goals), during the six-game point streak.
  • The Flyers have four players with 40-plus points this season, the first campaign of four-plus players with 40-plus points since 2020-21.
  • Philadelphia tied its season-high six goals March 21 vs. FLA, including three second period goals in a span of 2:01. Per NHL Stats, the last time Philadelphia scored as many goals in 121 seconds or fewer was Feb. 8, 2020 at WSH (105 seconds).
  • The Flyers rank third in the NHL with 1,282 blocked shots and fourth with 2,010 hits.
  • Philadelphia has reached 2,000-plus hits in a season for the sixth time in franchise history and for the first since 2016-17. The franchise record is 2,511 hits set in 2014-15.
  • The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • The Flyers’ 1,282 blocked shots this season are the fourth-most in franchise history. The franchise record is 1,317 set during the 2010-11 campaign.
  • Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Feb. 12 at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots

– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • The Flyers hit the road Thursday after posting a 5-1-1 record in their season-high seven-game homestand, March 14-28.
  • Philadelphia will play six of its final nine regular season games on the road, March 30-April 13.
  • The Flyers are 8-8-1 in their last 17 road games, including a season-high five-game road win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
  • The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 11 of their last 22 road games. Philadelphia is 9-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

OTTAWA SEANTORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 27, 5-2 win vs. Florida: Ottawa scored the first two and last two goals of the contest to claim a 5-2 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. Tkachuk had the lone multi-point game for Ottawa (one goal, one assist) to equal Alfredsson for the third most points through an Ottawa skater’s first five seasons. Brassard added his 13th of the season (his most since the 2019-20 campaign), DeBrincat tallied on the power-play for his team-high equaling 28th point with the extra attacker this season, Stützle and Pinto also found the back of the net for the Senators. Chabot recorded one assist to reach 30 on the season, becoming the third defenceman in team history to reach the mark in each of at least four seasons with the club. Forsling had both goals for the Panthers. Sogaard earned the win for Ottawa with 32 saves while Bobrovsky took the loss for Florida in turning aside 22 shots. Scratches: Gauthier, Kleven;
Injuries: Chychrun, Forsberg, Greig, Joseph, Kelly, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 27, FLA – 34; PP: OTT – 3-4, FLA – 0-4.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Philadelphia will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a three-game homestand against Toronto on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the fourth of four regular-season meetings and the second of two matchups at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Flyers this evening. F Kelly has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury. D Chychrun and C Greig have missed the last two games with a lower body and upper body injury respectively. Total man-games lost: 271.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned G Ferguson to Belleville (AHL) on March 28.

OTTAWA vs. PHILADELPHIA – History:
2022-23 (1-1-0): Nov. 5 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss), Nov. 12 @ Philadelphia (4-1 win), March 30 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (2-0-1): 12/18/21 @ Philadelphia (4-3 OT loss), 3/18/22 @ Ottawa (3-1 win), 4/29/22 @ Philadelphia (4-2 win)
Series record: Overall: 45-45-8-6; Home: 25-19-6-2; Away: 20-26-2-4
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/18/22 (3-1); @ Philadelphia: Nov. 12 (4-1)
Last Philadelphia win: @ Ottawa: Nov. 5 (2-1); @ Philadelphia: 12/18/21 (4-3 OT)
Last OT result: 12/18/21 (4-3 OT loss) @ Philadelphia
Last shootout: 12/21/19 (5-4 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (2x, Last: 1/3/10, 7-4 win); Allowed: 8, (3x, Last: 2/26/97, 8-5 loss); Both teams: 13, (2/26/97, 8-5 loss)
Last Game: Nov. 12, 4-1 win @ Philadelphia; OTT Goals: DeBrincat (x2), Chabot, Stützle; PHI Goal: Hayes; OTT Scratches: Gambrell, Zaitsev; OTT Injuries: Norris, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; PHI Goalie: Hart; OTT PP: 2-3; PHI PP: 0-3; Shots: 27-38.
Career vs. Philadelphia: Hamonic leads all players in career games played (32) and in penalty minutes (25); Brassard leads in goals (10) and in points (16); Chabot leads in assists (eight) against Philadelphia.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 21-13-3 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 23 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 29 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 37 home games, Stützle leads the team with 52 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their 12th set of the season on Saturday when Toronto visits Canadian Tire Centre ahead of visiting Columbus the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (7-4-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-5-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 68 for 276 (24.6%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 14 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 28 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 18 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 219 of the 266 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.3% through 74 regular-season games … The team has registered nine (Stützle x3, Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (37-28-8) at Pittsburgh Penguins (36-28-10)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (37-28-8) at Pittsburgh Penguins (36-28-10)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. PITTSBURGH
OVERALL (34 GP) 14-14-(2)-4
HOME (18 GP) 9-6-(0)-3
ROAD (16 GP) 5-8-(2)-1
LAST MEETING Feb. 28, 2023 at NSH (L, 3-1)
PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2017 Stanley Cup Final (L, 4-2)

− The Predators are 14-14-(2)-4 all-time against the Penguins, including a 5-8-(2)-1 record on the road.
− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Pittsburgh in 2022-23; it is the first and only at PPG Paints Arena.
− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Pittsburgh this season, falling 3-1 on Feb. 28 at Bridgestone Arena. Former Penguins forward Mark Jankowski scored the lone goal for the Predators.
− The Predators are 1-3-1 in their last five games against the Penguins; they are 3-5-2 in their last 10; and 1-3-1 in their last five on the road.
− Nashville faced Pittsburgh in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, falling in six games, 4-2. It was Nashville’s first-ever trip to the Cup Final.

NOTABLES vs. PITTSBURGH
− Juuse Saros recorded his first career NHL win on Oct. 22, 2016 vs. the Penguins.
− Luke Evangelista made his NHL debut on Feb. 28, 2023 vs. Pittsburgh.
− Matt Duchene has 14 points (9g-5a) in 23 career games against Pittsburgh.
− Mark Jankowski skated in 45 games for Pittsburgh in 2020-21, tallying 11 points (4g-7a).
− Jeremy Lauzon’s brother, Zachary, was drafted by Pittsburgh in the second round (51st overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.
− Head Coach John Hynes served as head coach of Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, for five seasons from 2010-15.
− Defense Development Coach Rob Scuderi was an alternate captain on Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup-winning squad in 2009.
− The Predators acquired a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Pittsburgh for Mikael Granlund on March 1. Granlund had 162 points (51g-111a) in 268 games with Nashville from 2019-23.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 2, Boston Bruins 1 – March 28 (TD Garden)
− NSH goals: Glass (12), Smith – ENG/GWG (4)
− BOS goals: Pastrnak (52)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 35/36); BOS – Ullmark (L, 21/22)
− Power plays: NSH 0-5; BOS 0-5
− Notes: Nashville improved to 19-14-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game, regular-season series against the Bruins with a 1-1-0 record… Nashville handed Boston just its fourth home regulation loss this season… The Predators killed off all five of the Bruins’ power-play opportunities (8:46)… Cody Glass opened the scoring at 18:11 of the second period to give him goals in consecutive games (2g)… Glass also assisted on Cole Smith’s empty-net goal… Juuse Saros stopped 35 of 36 shots and held Boston scoreless until David Pastrnak’s goal with less than two seconds remaining in the third period… Former Bruins defenseman Jeremy Lauzon led all skaters in hits (7).
OVERALL (34 GP) 14-14-(2)-4
HOME (18 GP) 9-6-(0)-3
ROAD (16 GP) 5-8-(2)-1
LAST MEETING Feb. 28, 2023 at NSH (L, 3-1)
PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2017 Stanley Cup Final (L, 4-2)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
March 30, 2023 at Pittsburgh Penguins

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 28 66
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 28 23
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 28 18
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 28 17
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-28 14
Roman Josi Upper body – day-to-day March 19-28 6
Matt Duchene Upper body – day-to-day March 28 1
Total man-games lost: 216
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 67; Carrier – 28; Forsberg – 23; McCarron – 20; Johansen – 18; Parssinen – 17; McDonagh – 11; Josi – 6; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Duchene – 2; Asplund – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 28: Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 4 – Little Caesars Arena
PIT Goals: Zucker, Malkin (PP), Carter (PP), Archibald
Multiple Points: Malkin (2A), Petry (2A), Rakell (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (18 saves, 24 shots)
Key Stats: Jeff Petry picked up an assist in his return to the lineup, bringing him three points of the 30-point plateau.
PP: 2-6
PK: 1-3

Mar. 26: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Poehling, Ruhwedel, Guentzel (PP), Malkin
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (31 saves, 34 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin’s 81st career game-winning goal is tied for fifth among active players.
PP: 1-4
PK: 2-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 10 10
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 8 8
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 6 21
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 5 7
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 187

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 28 D Taylor Fedun re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander recalled from WBS (AHL).

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Predators: 18-12-4
In Pittsburgh: 9-4-3
In Nashville: 9-8-1
OT Record vs. Predators: 5-0-4
Shootout Record vs. Predators: 1-2

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. Predators:
Sidney Crosby – 20GP, 26 PTS (7G-19A)
Evgeni Malkin – 17GP, 19 PTS (6G-13A)
Kris Letang – 18GP, 15 PTS (4G-11A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins return to PPG Paints Arena for a three-game homestand as they take on the Nashville Predators (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • The Penguins have points in eight of their last 10 games against the Predators (7-2-1). Going back further, Pittsburgh has points in 15 of its last 19 games (14-4-1) versus Nashville dating back to October 21, 2010.
  • The Penguins are 5-1-0 in their last six home games against the Predators. They only have four regulation losses to Nashville in 16 games all-time at home (9-4-2-1).
  • Tonight’s game begins the final stretch of the season where Pittsburgh will play more than one-consecutive home game.

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (44-20-10) at New Jersey Devils (46-20-8)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (44-20-10) at New Jersey Devils (46-20-8)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 – March 28, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: F. Chytil (22), V. Tarasenko (16), P. Kane (21), A. Panarin (25), M. Zibanejad (38), V. Trocheck (20)
CBJ Goals: K. Marchenko (20), J. Gaudreau (19)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 28/30)
CBJ Goalie: M. Hutchinson (L – 30/35)
NYR Shots: 36
CBJ Shots: 30
NYR PP: 1/2
NYR PK: 3/4
RECAP/NOTES: The Blueshirts returned home with a playoff spot clinched and defeated the Blue Jackets, 6-2, on Tuesday night at MSG. It was the 14th time this season the Blueshirts have scored six-plus goals in a game, tied for the second most in the NHL. At home, the Rangers have won six of their last seven and 11 of their last 14. The Blueshirts are 14-5-0 in their last 19 home games.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers push for playoff seeding when they travel across the Hudson to face the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts have eight more games left in the regular season (three at home, five 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 11 games (9-1-1) and wins in seven of its last eight contests.
  • The Rangers have points in five-straight road games (4-0-1) and have points in 16 of their last 19 contests (11-3-5) away from MSG. In the NHL, the Blueshirts’ .694 road point percentage ranks fifth, 3.31 GF/GP ranks ninth, and 2.56 GA/GP is third in the league.
  • Since December 5, New York is 33-10-5 for 71 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank second in points, points percentage (.740), tied for second in wins, third in goals per game (3.60), and tied for fourth in power play percentage (24.1).
  • 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).
  • With a 2.68 mark, the Rangers have allowed the fourth fewest goals (tied) 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.
  • New York has won 10 of its last 13 games against the Devils dating to March 4, 2021. The Rangers have won six of their last eight games at the Prudential Center dating back to Nov. 30, 2019.
  • The Blueshirts have scored 27 goals over their last six games and four or more goals in six of their last eight contests. When scoring four or more goals, New York is 30-0-0 and one of two teams in the NHL (VGK) 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, the third most in the NHL.
  • Tonight is the first game of the Rangers’ second to last back-to-back of the season. In the first half of back to backs, the Blueshirts are 9-3-2.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
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
Mar. 19 Nashville W, 7-0

MAN GAMES LOST – 47
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper-Body Mar. 23-28 3

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 – Filip Chytil agreed to terms on four-year contract extension
March 23 – Agreed to terms with Bryce McConnell-Barker on entry-level contract
March 21 – Agreed to terms with Brett Berard on entry-level contract

ALL-TIME RECORD 130-98-27-11 (298 PTS)
2022-23 1-1-1
2021-22 3-1-0
NYR HOME 72-36-20-4 (168 PTS)
NYR AWAY 58-62-7-7 (130 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-2-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (20) – A: Panarin (25) – Pts: Kreider/Zibanejad (37)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Sandstrom (23) – A: Leetch (45) – Pts: Leetch (64)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 28 at MSG L, 5-3
December 12 at MSG W, 4-3
January 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
March 30 at New Jersey 7:00 PM ET

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in seven of its last eight games (19-for-20) and in 11 of its last 13 games (32-for-35)
  • Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 90.6 PK percentage ranks first in the NHL.
  • On the road, their 82.0% PK ranks eighth in the NHL.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 1 New York Islanders 5
(46-20-8 – 100 PTS) (38-28-9 – 85 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. K. Palmieri 2. I. Sorokin 3. P. Engvall
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
NY Islanders 1 1 3 – – 5
DEVILS 0 1 0 – – 1
Goals:
NYI: P. Engvall, K. Palmieri, K. Palmieri, B. Horvat (ENG), Z. Parise (ENG/SHG)
NJD: E. Haula (SHG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 74
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 8
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 5
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 207

TRANSACTIONS
3/26/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils officially clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, March 25 for the first time since 2017-18, but also earned 100 points in a season for the first time since 2011-12 (48-28-6=102 PTS). It marked the 14th time in franchise history that the Devils earned 100, or more, points in a single season for the standings. The most points that the Devils earned in a single season was 111 PTS, after posting a 48-19-12 record in 2000-01. The last time that the Devils earned 46, or more, wins in a single season was also in 2011-12 when the team earned 48 wins, as noted above. The team earned more than 45 wins in a season 12 times for franchise history. The Devils enter Thursday’s contest five wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09. Jersey’s team is 20-13-4 on home ice this season and won 20 games at the Rock for the first time since 2018-19 (20-14-7).

MARCH MADNESS
The Devils’ schedule for March entails 16 games, which marks the most contests that the team plays in a single month this season. The second most games played in a single month this season was 14 in November, after the team posted a 13-1-0 record. New Jersey’s schedule entails five more games vs Divisional opponents, while the next MET contest is on Tue., April 4th, vs PIT at the Rock.

OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT
The Devils own 10 overtime wins this season, which marks the most overtime wins in a single season for franchise history. The team earned nine overtime wins in a single season on three occasions in franchise history:
2022-32: 10-4
2015-16: 9-2
2013-14: 9-5
2008-09: 9-2

The team’s 10 OT victories ranks first in the NHL. Winnipeg and Seattle rank second with nine wins in OT. The Devils are 2-4 in games decided in a shootout this season. The team’s last shootout victory was earned on Mar. 9, at Washington in a 3-2 win. The team’s last shootout was on Thursday, March 16, in a 4-3 loss to Tampa at the Rock.

VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 21-4-5 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. The Devils enter Monday’s contest with a 25-16-3 record vs the Eastern Conference and 14-6-2 vs the Metropolitan Division. The team’s 14 divisional wins are the second most for all MET div. teams, while Carolina’s 18 wins vs the MET rank first for all NHL teams.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 14-7-1
First game: 5-5-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-4-1
Second game: 9-2-0 | home: 4-2-0 | road: 5-0-0

STATS EXPANDED
The Devils are 25-9-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 21-11-6 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 21 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per March 29, while Boston (19-11-2) ranked second. The Devils are 29-1-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 41-1-2 record. The Devils are 15-5-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 30-15-6 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 15 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

VS BROADWAY
The Devils and Broadway Blueshirts conclude their 2022-23 campaign. Jersey is 2-0-1 vs the Rangers this season. The last time that the Devils won a season series vs New York was 2017-18 (3-1-0).

ALL-TIME vs NY RANGERS
Record: 108-118-27-12
Home: 69-53-7-5
Road: 39-65-20-7
Points Leader: Patrik Elias…23g-50a=73, 84 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur…49-32-15-5

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs the Rangers was eight, three times, last earned on Dec. 12, 2008, in an 8-5 win at the Rock. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Rangers is 11, which was logged on Oct. 25, 1984, after an 11-2 defeat at the Meadowlands. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Rangers was 54, after a 6-1 win at the Meadowlands on Oct. 30, 1996. The most shots that the Devils/Rockies/Scouts allowed in a single game vs the Rangers was 59, after a 8-2 loss on Mar. 30, 1975. The last time the Devils shut out the Rangers was on Oct. 19, 2013 in a 4-0 win (C. Schneider, 22 saves). The last time New York shut out the Devils was Apr. 15, 2021, at the Garden in a 4-0 loss.

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (36-31-7) at Montréal Canadiens (30-39-6)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (36-31-7) at Montréal Canadiens (30-39-6)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 50
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 5
  • G Sergei Bobrovsky | Games Missed: 1
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 221

LAST GAME
Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 [OT] – March 29 – Scotiabank Arena
FLA Goals: Lundell (10), Reinhart (28-PPG), Montour (14-OT)
TOR Goals: Aston-Reese (8), Matthews (37)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (W) – 38 Saves
TOR Goalie: Samsonov (L [OT]) – 26 Saves
FLA Shots: 29
TOR Shots: 40
Notes: Brandon Montour (1-1-2) scored his second OT goal this month and established a new franchise record for single-season points by a defenseman (63) and game-winning goals by a defenseman (5)…Sam Reinhart produced two points (1-1-2)…Aaron Ekblad and Eetu Luostarinen each notched their second assist in as many games…Aleksander Barkov earned an assist on Montour’s game-winning goal…Alex Lyon stopped William Nylander on a penalty shot…FLA PP: 1-4, FLA PK: 4-4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • March 29: G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • March 27: F Zac Dalpe signed to a two-year, two-way extension through 2024-25
  • March 20: Traded rights to D Cole Krygier to LAK in exchange for future considerations

PANTHERS vs. CANADIENS
ALL-TIME vs. MTL: 54-38-6-11
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. MTL: 24-19-3-6
2022-23 vs. MTL: 3-0-0

CATS STATS

  • Matthew Tkachuk and Evgeni Malkin are the only two active skaters with over 475 career points and 500 career PIMs in their first 500 career games.
  • Florida’s 48 goals by defensemen are the second-most among NHL teams this season.
  • Only 15 NHL blueliners have scored at least 12 goals this season; the Panthers are the only team with three such players in 2022-23.
  • Brandon Montour’s eight road goals this season are tied for the fifth-most among NHL blueliners.

ROAD WARRIORS
Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 41 road points (16-25-41) over 37 games away from FLA Live Arena this season. His 41 road points are the fifth-most in one season in franchise history; Aleksander Barkov holds the club record with 47 points in 2021-22. With two goals March 27 at OTT, Gustav Forsling reach 10 road goals in 2022-23, tying Jay Bouwmeester (2007-08) for the most single-season road tallies by a blueliner in club history. Carter Verhaeghe’s team-leading 18 road goals this season are the sixth-most in a season in club history, a record held by Pavel Bure (28 in 1999-00).

CATS AND CANADIENS
Florida faces off against Montreal for the fourth and final time in 2022-23, with the Panthers seeking to complete a season series sweep of the Canadiens. Florida won the prior three matchups by a combined score of 22-9, scoring at least six goals in each game. Matthew Tkachuk (5-4-9) and Aleksander Barkov (3-6-9) have each totaled nine points over Florida’s three games against Montreal this season, while seven different Cats have averaged at least a point per game. The Panthers have won seven of their past eight games against Montreal since March 7, 2020.

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Panthers s’affrontent ce soir pour la 110e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
  • The Canadiens and Panthers are facing each other for the 110th time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – PHI 3 VS. MTL 2 (@ WELLS FARGO CENTER)
Buts MTL Goals – Gallagher, Harvey-Pinard
Buts PHI Goals – Frost, Frost, Tippett
Gardien MTL Goalie – Primeau (24-26)
Gardien PHI Goalie – Sandstrom (27-29)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/0
Avantage numérique PHI Powerplay – 0/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 22:59) ; S (Gallagher – 4) ; HT (Barron, Edmundson, Pezzetta – 3) ; BS (Kovacevic – 3)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
1 AVRIL VS. CAROLINE 19 h / 7 p.m.
4 AVRIL VS. DETROIT 19 h / 7 p.m.
6 AVRIL VS. WASHINGTON 19 h / 7 p.m.
8 AVRIL @ TORONTO 19 h / 7 p.m.
12 AVRIL @ NY ISLANDERS 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 75 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 75 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 31 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 50 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 29 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 22 –
K. Guhle – Cheville / Ankle 6 –
J. Anderson – Cheville / Ankle 4 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval (28/03)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket (03/28)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le gardien Cayden Primeau du Rocket de Laval (27/03)
The Canadiens have recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau from the Laval Rocket (03/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Anthony Richard au Rocket de Laval (22/03)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket (03/22)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard du Rocket de Laval (09/03)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Anthony Richard from the Laval Rocket (03/09)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Frédéric Allard au Rocket de Laval (06/03)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Frédéric Allard to the Laval Rocket (03/06)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 29/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/29
PTS (66 – 28e/28th)
V/W (30 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (212 – 25e/25th)
BC/GA (274 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.6 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.7 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (1489 – 27e/27th)
MP/PIM (876 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (17.1% – 28e/28th)
DN/PK (73.4% – 29e/29th)

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 6-15-1 13 52 95
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 10-9-2 22 67 74
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 30-39-6 66 217 276
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 112
Victoires/Wins : 44
Fiche : 44-58-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 98

CANADIENS VS. FLORIDE
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. FLA 49-49-6-5 (109 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 25-19-3-5 (52 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 24-30-3-0 (57 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 9-5 L @ FLA (16/03/23)
S. Montembeault 3-24 | S. Bobrovsky 5-30
BG / WG: S. Reinhart

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE FLORIDE / LAST 10 GAMES VS. FLORIDA:
16/03/23 – MTL 5 @ FLA 9
19/01/23 – FLA 6 @ MTL 2
29/12/22 – MTL 2 @ FLA 7
29/04/22 – FLA 2 @ MTL 10
29/03/22 – MTL 4 @ FLA 7
21/03/22 – FLA 4 @ MTL 3
01/01/22 – MTL 2 @ FLA 5
07/03/20 – MTL 1 @ FLA 4
01/02/20 – FLA 0 @ MTL 4
29/12/19 – MTL 5 @ FLA 6

CETTE SAISON CONTRE FLORIDE / THIS SEASON VS. FLORIDA
Match #1: 29/12/2022 @ FLA – D/L 7-2
Match #2: 19/01/2023 @ MTL – D/L 6-2
Match #3: 16/03/2023 @ FLA – D/L 9-5
Match #4: 30/03/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE FLORIDE / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. FLORIDA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (12-11-23, 31 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (7-6-13, 16 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (7-6-13, 16 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE FLORIDE / LEADING SCORERS VS. FLORIDA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (12-11-23, 31 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (7-6-13, 16 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (7-6-13, 16 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE FLORIDE / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. FLORIDA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (39, 31 pj/gp)
2) David Savard (30, 36 pj/gp)
3) Joel Edmundson (25, 16 pj/gp)

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