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AFC Players of the Week – Week 17

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AFC Players of the Week – Week 17

CHARGERS RB AUSTIN EKELER, PATRIOTS DB KYLE DUGGER & BROWNS P COREY BOJORQUEZ NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 17

Running back AUSTIN EKELER of the Los Angeles Chargers, defensive back KYLE DUGGER of the New England Patriots and punter COREY BOJORQUEZ of the Cleveland Browns are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 17.

OFFENSE: RB AUSTIN EKELER, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

  • Ekeler recorded 161 scrimmage yards (122 rushing, 39 receiving), the most in the AFC in Week 17, and two rushing touchdowns in the Chargers 31-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Ekeler leads the NFL with 18 touchdowns (13 rushing, five receiving) this season.
  • This is the first Offensive Player of the Week award for Ekeler and he becomes the first Chargers running back to earn the honor since Melvin Gordon (Week 5, 2017).
  • He is the first player from Western Colorado University to ever win a Player of the Week award.

DEFENSE: DB KYLE DUGGER, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

  • Dugger recorded five tackles, two passes defensed and a 39-yard interception-return touchdown in New England’s 23-21 victory over Miami. He leads the league with three defensive touchdowns this season.
  • This is the first-career Defensive Player of the Week award for Dugger. He is the third Patriot to earn Defensive Player of the Week this season, joining linebacker Matthew Judon (Week 5) and Josh Uche (Week 14).
  • Dugger is the first player from Lenoir-Rhyne University to earn a Player of the Week award.

SPECIAL TEAMS: P COREY BOJORQUEZ, CLEVELAND BROWNS

  • Bojorquez recorded four punts in the Browns’ 24-10 win over Washington, with an average of 46.8 yards (43.0 net). He pinned two inside the 20-yard line and had a 64-yard punt, the longest in the league in Week 17.
  • This is Bojorquez’s first-career Special Teams Player of the Week award and he becomes the first Browns punter to earn the honor since Jamie Gillan (Week 2, 2019).
  • Bojorquez becomes the third former New Mexico player to ever win a Special Teams Player of the Week award, joining Brian Urlacher (Week 15, 2001) and Jason Sanders (four-time winner).

2022 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas CityQB Tua Tagovailoa, MiamiQB Trevor Lawrence, JacksonvilleQB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas CityQB Josh Allen, BuffaloQB Josh Allen, BuffaloS Minkah Fitzpatrick, PittsburghCB Jaylen Watson, Kansas CityDE Trey Hendrickson, CincinnatiS Jordan Poyer, BuffaloLB Matthew Judon, New EnglandDL Quinnen Williams, N.Y. JetsK Cade York, ClevelandP Braden Mann, N.Y. JetsP Corliss Waitman, DenverK Evan McPherson, CincinnatiK Chase McLaughlin, IndianapolisK Dustin Hopkins, L.A. Chargers
Wk 7QB Joe Burrow, CincinnatiCB Sauce Gardner, N.Y. JetsK Randy Bullock, Tennessee
Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10RB Derrick Henry, TennesseeRB Joe Mixon, CincinnatiRB Jonathan Taylor, IndianapolisDE Dre’Mont Jones, DenverLB Justin Houston, BaltimoreLB Alex Highsmith, PittsburghK Nick Folk, New EnglandK Cameron Dicker, L.A. ChargersP Ryan Stonehouse, Tennessee
Wk 11Wk 12TE Travis Kelce, Kansas CityRB Josh Jacobs, Las VegasLB Matt Milano, BuffaloDT Ed Oliver, BuffaloDB Marcus Jones, New EnglandP JK Scott, L.A. Chargers
Wk 13QB Joe Burrow, CincinnatiDE Chandler Jones, Las VegasWR Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cleveland
Wk 14QB Trevor LawrenceLB Josh Uche, New EnglandDE Calais Campbell, Baltimore
Wk 15QB Josh Allen, BuffaloS Rayshawn Jenkins, JacksonvilleP Tommy Townsend, Kansas City
Wk 16QB Joe Burrow, CincinnatiDT Cameron Heyward, PittsburghK Riley Patterson, Jacksonville
Wk 17RB Austin Ekeler, L.A. ChargersDB Kyle Dugger, New EnglandP Corey Bojorquez, Cleveland

NFC Players of the Week – Week 1

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NFC Players of the Week – Week 1

BUCCANEERS WR MIKE EVANS, SAINTS DE CAMERON JORDAN & PACKERS CB KEISEAN NIXON NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 17

Wide receiver MIKE EVANS of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, defensive end CAMERON JORDAN of the New Orleans Saints and cornerback KEISEAN NIXON of the Green Bay Packers are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 17.

OFFENSE: WR MIKE EVANS, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

  • Evans recorded 10 receptions for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the Buccaneers’ 30-24 win over Carolina as Tampa Bay secured the NFC South division title for the second consecutive season. It marked the most receiving yards and touchdowns of any player in Week 17 and Evans’ fifth career game with at least 180 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions, tied with TYREEK HILL (five games) for the most such games in NFL history.
  • Evans surpassed 1,000 receiving yards on the season in Week 17 and became first player in NFL history with at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first nine seasons.
  • This is the second-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Evans, having previously won the award as a rookie in Week 11 of the 2014 season, and he joins CHRIS GODWIN as the only Buccaneers wide receivers to earn the honor multiple times.
  • He is the third former Texas A&M player to win multiple Offensive Player of the Week awards, joining RYAN TANNEHILL (three) and ROD BERNSTINE (two).

DEFENSE: DE CAMERON JORDAN, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

  • Jordan registered five tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble in the Saints’ 20-10 win at Philadelphia in Week 17 as he became the Saints franchise all-time leader in sacks (115.5).
  • Jordan has 8.5 sacks this season and is the sixth player since 1982 to record at least seven sacks in 11 consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers REGGIE WHITE (14 consecutive seasons), CHRIS DOLEMAN (13), JOHN RANDLE (12) and DERRICK THOMAS (11), as well as ROBERT MATHIS (11).
  • This is Jordan’s fifth-career Defensive Player of the Week award, tied with RICKEY JACKSON for the most in franchise history:
    • 2017: Week 6
    • 2019: Week 13
    • 2021: Weeks 15, 17
    • 2022: Week 17

SPECIAL TEAMS: CB KEISEAN NIXON, GREEN BAY PACKERS

  • Nixon recorded a 105-yard kickoff-return for a touchdown in the Packers’ 41-17 win over Minnesota. It marked the longest kickoff-return touchdown in the NFL this season.
  • This is Nixon’s first-career Special Teams Player of the Week award and he joins punter PAT O’DONNELL (Week 3) as Packers to win the award this season.
  • Nixon is the fourth former South Carolina cornerback to win a Player of the Week award and first since JOHNATHAN JOSEPH was named Defensive Player of the Week in Week 6 of the 2017 season.

2022 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
Wk 1RB Saquon Barkley, N.Y. GiantsLB Uchenna Nwosu, SeattleCB Zech McPhearson, Philadelphia
Wk 2WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, DetroitCB Darius Slay, PhiladelphiaK Graham Gano, N.Y. Giants
Wk 3RB Cordarrelle Patterson, AtlantaDE Brandon Graham, PhiladelphiaP Pat O’Donnell, Green Bay
Wk 4QB Geno Smith, SeattleLB Haason Reddick, PhiladelphiaK Greg Joseph, Minnesota
Wk 5TE Taysom Hill, New OrleansLB Micah Parsons, DallasK Cameron Dicker, Philadelphia
Wk 6QB Marcus Mariota, AtlantaCB Tariq Woolen, SeattleP Ryan Wright, Minnesota
Wk 7QB Daniel Jones, N.Y. GiantsCB Marco Wilson, ArizonaK Cairo Santos, Chicago
Wk 8RB Christian McCaffrey, San FranciscoLB Za’Darius Smith, MinnesotaTE Will Dissly, Seattle
Wk 9QB Justin Fields, ChicagoS Kerby Joseph, DetroitP Jake Camarda, Tampa Bay
Wk 10WR Justin Jefferson, MinnesotaLB Devin White, Tampa BayK Joey Slye, Washington
Wk 11RB Tony Pollard, DallasDL Aidan Hutchinson, DetroitRB Cordarrelle Patterson, Atlanta
Wk 12QB Jalen Hurts, PhiladelphiaDE Brian Burns, CarolinaRB Kene Nwangwu, Minnesota
Wk 13QB Jalen Hurts, PhiladelphiaDL Nick Bosa, San FranciscoK Michael Badgley, Detroit
Wk 14QB Baker Mayfield, L.A. RamsDE Brandon Graham, PhiladelphiaK Eddy Pineiro, Carolina
Wk 15QB Kirk Cousins, MinnesotaLB Kayvon Thibodeaux, N.Y. GiantsWR Kalif Raymond, Detroit
Wk 16RB D’Onta Foreman, CarolinaDL Nick Bosa, San FranciscoK Greg Joseph, Minnesota
Wk 17WR Mike Evans, Tampa BayDE Cameron Jordan, New OrleansCB Keisean Nixon, Green Bay

NFL: Week 18 Quick Capsule – Kansas City Chiefs (13-3) at Las Vegas Raiders (6-10)

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NFL: Week 18 Quick Capsule – Kansas City Chiefs (13-3) at Las Vegas Raiders (6-10)

WEEK 18
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (13-3) @ LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (6-10)
DATE: Saturday (1/7/23)
STADIUM: Allegient Stadium
TIME: 4:30 PM ET
REFEREE: Scott Novak

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 69-53-2
STREAKS Chiefs have won past 4
LAST GAME 10/10/22: Raiders 29 at Chiefs 30
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/14/21: Chiefs 41, Raiders 14

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK W 27-24 vs. Denver
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 17-5
PTS. FOR 29.1
OFFENSE 417.7
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 417-622-5,048-40-12-105.2
RUSHING Isiah Pacheco (R): 162-766-4.7-4
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 104-1,300-12.5-12
PTS. AGAINST 22.3
DEFENSE 331.3
SACKS Chris Jones: 13
INTs L’Jarius Sneed: 3
TAKE/GIVE -5 (18/23)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 50.5 (45.5)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 85 (34/37 PAT; 17/23 FG)

CHIEFS NOTES
• KANSAS CITY clinched 7th-consecutive AFC West division title, tied with 1973-79 Los Angeles Rams for 2nd-longest streak of division titles in NFL history. Became 3rd team ever with 12+ wins in 5 straight seasons.
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 328 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT with 106.1 rating, his 10th game with 300+ pass yards this season, most in NFL. Aims for 5th in row with 2+ TD passes & 4th in row with 105+ rating. Has 956 pass yards (318.7 per game) & 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 127.3 rating in his past 3 starts vs. LV. Passed for 406 yards & 5 TDs in last road meeting. Leads NFL with 5,048 pass yards & 40 TD passes & joined Drew Brees as only QBs ever with 5,000+ pass yards & 40+ TD passes in 2 seasons.
• RB ISIAH PACHECO (rookie) had 4th rush TD of season last week. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. Ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 896 scrimmage yards.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON had 52 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 17 & is 1st RB since 1970 with rec. TD in 5 straight games. Leads RBs with 8 rec. TDs in 2022, tied-4th most by RB in a season in SB era.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE leads TEs with 104 catches & 1,300 rec. yards in 2022, his 3rd season with 100+ catches & 1,300+ rec. yards, both most-ever by TE. Had careerhigh 4 rec. TDs in Week 5 meeting. Has 50+ rec. yards in all 8 road games this season.
• DT CHRIS JONES had 13th sack of season last week & aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has 6 sacks in 5 games vs. division in 2022.
• DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS (rookie) aims for 3rd in row with sack & has sack in 5 of past 6.
• LB NICK BOLTON aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 165 tackles.
• CB TRENT MCDUFFIE (rookie) had 7 tackles & 1st-career sack & FF in Week 17.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
LAST WEEK: L 37-34 vs. San Francisco (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Josh McDaniels: 2-3
PTS. FOR 23.9
OFFENSE 357.1
PASSING Jarrett Stidham: 31-47-437-3-2-99.3
RUSHING Josh Jacobs: 323-1,608-5.0-12
RECEIVING Davante Adams: 95-1,443-15.2-14
PTS. AGAINST 24.2
DEFENSE 366.7
SACKS Maxx Crosby: 11.5
INTs Duron Harmon, Amik Robertson: 2
TAKE/GIVE -6 (13/19)
PUNTING (NET) AJ Cole: 48.5 (43.4)
KICKING Daniel Carlson: 130 (34/35 PAT; 32/35 FG)

RAIDERS NOTES
• QB JARRETT STIDHAM passed for 365 yards & 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs with 108.1 rating in 1st-career start last week & joined Mike White as only QBs since 1950 with 350+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in 1st-career start.
• RB JOSH JACOBS had 95 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 26 rec.) & rush TD last week. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Nick Chubb & Austin Ekeler) with 50+ scrimmage yards in 16 games this season. Had 193 scrimmage yards (154 rush, 39 rec.) & rush TD in Week 5 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. division with 150+ scrimmage yards. Has 872 scrimmage yards (124.6 per game) & 8 rush TDs in 7 home games this season. Leads NFL with 2,003 scrimmage yards & joined HOFer Marcus Allen (1985) as only players in franchise history with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in single season.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 7 catches for 153 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 5th game with 100+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs this season, tied 2nd-most in season in NFL history. Had 124 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 5 meeting. Has 100+ rec. yards in each of 5 division games this season. Leads NFL with 14 rec. TDs this season.
• TE DARREN WALLER had 72 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 17. Aims for 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards & has TD catch in 2 of past 3.
• DE MAXX CROSBY had 2 sacks & 3 TFL in Week 5 meeting. Has 2 sacks in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. Leads NFL with 20 TFL this season.
• DE CLELIN FERRELL aims for 3rd in row with TFL.
• CB AMIK ROBERTSON had 2nd INT of season in Week 17. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
• S DURON HARMON had season-best 9 tackles last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles.

CBB-FBS: Colorado State Rams (8-7) at Nevada Wolfpack (12-3)

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CBB-FBS: Colorado State Rams (8-7) at Nevada Wolfpack (12-3)

RENO, Nev. – Following an impressive start to Mountain West play, the University of Nevada Men’s Basketball team is set to host Colorado State at the Lawlor Events Center Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. The Pack will seek to win their fifth consecutive game and move to 3-0 in conference play. 

Wednesday night’s game will be sponsored by the Swift Institute. It will also serve as the College of Engineering night, and Nevada’s Salute to Service night.  

The Pack had an impressive offensive performance in their first Mountain West road game this past weekend, scoring the most points that Air Force has allowed in a game this season, earning a 75-69 victory over the Falcons.

Nevada started off incredibly strong, beginning the game on a 17-3 run. Air Force attempted to make multiple runs to get back in the game; but, the Pack had an answer on offense each time. 

Jarod Lucas was sensational throughout the game, turning in one of the best performances of his collegiate career. Lucas scored a career-high 28 points on 7-10 shooting from the field, 3-5 from behind the arc, and 11-12 from the free throw line. After the career outing, Lucas now ranks first in the Mountain West in both total points (261) and points per game (17.4 PPG), in addition to ranking second in 3-point field goals per game (2.9), second in free throw percentage (87.8%), and third in 3-point field goal percentage (39.4%). 

Lucas has scored in double figures in 14 out of 15 games for the Pack, including 13 straight contests, and he has made at least three 3-pointers in nine of Nevada’s games. 

After earning Mountain West Player of the Week honors, Will Baker had another exceptional outing against Air Force, scoring 16 points on 7-13 shooting from the field, in addition to matching a season-high by pulling down eight rebounds in the game. 

Over Nevada’s past three games, Baker is now averaging 17.3 points per game on 69 percent shooting from the field, 33.3 percent from behind the arc, and 92 percent at the free throw line. Baker is also pulling down 6.0 rebounds per game over that stretch. 

Kenan Blackshear continued his offensive brilliance against Air Force by scoring 14 points, pulling down four rebounds, dishing out a game-high four assists, and recording two steals. Blackshear has been immaculate over the Pack’s past six games, averaging 17.8 points per game on 49.3 percent shooting from the field, 33.3 percent from behind the arc, and 85.4 percent from the free throw line, while also tallying 3.8 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game.

Blackshear currently ranks in the top-15 of the conference in an abundance of categories. Blackshear is first in the Mountain West in total assists (75), second in assists per game (5.0), seventh in free throw percentage (80.9%), 11th in scoring (14.3 PPG), and 12th in steals (1.3 SPG).

Freshman forward Darrion Williams had a solid all-around performance against Air Force, scoring six points on 3-6 shooting, while grabbing six boards, dishing out three assists, and tallying one steal. Williams continues to lead Nevada in rebounding and ranks sixth overall in the Mountain West in rebounds per game, as the freshman is averaging an impressive 7.1 boards per contest. Williams also ranks ninth in the league in steals per game, averaging 1.5 per contest. 

As a team, Nevada continues to boast one of the best free throw percentages in the nation, as the Pack is shooting an exceptional clip of 79.2 percent at the line, good for ninth best in the country. Nevada also ranks 13th in the country in total free throw attempts (356) and third in free throws made this season (282).

The Pack has maintained one of the best defenses in the conference, as the team continues to rank in the top-five of the Mountain West in a multitude of categories, including opponent field goal percentage (2nd), assist/turnover ratio (4th), opponent 3-point field goal percentage (5th), and defensive rebounding (5th). 

Nevada is off to their best overall start under the guidance of Head Coach Steve Alford, as well as the program’s best start to conference play since the 2019-20 season. They will look to extend their current four game winning streak as well as remain undefeated at home and in conference play Wednesday; but, they face a difficult challenge against an experienced, high-powered Colorado State team.

Scouting Colorado State

Colorado State owns an overall record of 8-7 this season with marquee victories over South Carolina, LMU, and Saint Mary’s. 

The Rams are off to an 0-2 start to Mountain West play, falling on the road to New Mexico and at home to San Jose State.

Colorado State has had one of the strongest and most efficient offenses in the conference this season, as they currently rank first in the Mountain West in field goal percentage (49.5%) and fourth in points per game (75.3 PPG). They have also shot well from behind the arc, as they are currently knocking down 36.7 percent of their 3-point attempts this season, good for second-best in the conference. 

Individually, Isaiah Stevens has led the way for the Rams, as the senior guard is averaging 18.0 points per game on 49.1 percent shooting from the field and 40.5 percent from three. 

Fellow senior guard John Tonje has made a formidable running mate for Stevens in the backcourt, as he is currently second on the team in scoring (14.0 PPG) and first in rebounding (5.0 RPG). 

Graduate student Patrick Cartier is also scoring in double figures for the Rams this year, averaging 12.2 points per game on 62.7 percent shooting from the field and 35.3 percent from three.

Junior guard Isaiah Rivera is the fourth Ram that is averaging double figures in scoring, putting up 10.9 points per contest, in addition to averaging 3.5 rebounds per game. Rivera has been lethal from behind the arc this season, as the junior is knocking down 45.5 percent of his 3-point attempts. 

Nevada will look to slow down the pace of the game, protect the 3-point line, and win the rebounding battle in order to secure their 

fifth consecutive victory and 13th overall this season.

Series History

Nevada owns a 12-8 record against Colorado State throughout history; however, the Pack dropped its most recent contest between the two squads, suffering a 72-82 defeat last February.

CBB-FBS: Utah Valley Wolverines (11-4) at UT-Arlington Mavericks (5-10)

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  • Utah Valley continues league play as the team travels to the Lone Star State to take on WAC newcomer UT Arlington on Thursday night at College Park Center. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (MST)
     
  • Trey Woodbury scored a game-high 20 points with six rebounds and five assists to lead Utah Valley to a 71-60 win over in-state foe Utah Tech on Saturday afternoon in the Old Hammer Rivalry at the UCCU Center. The win snapped Utah Tech’s six-game win streak. Utah Valley took a 14-point lead in the first half and held on to a 44-33 lead at the half. Utah Tech got as close as one point, 60-59, with four minutes to play in the second half but a Le’Tre Darthard three-pointer sparked an 11-1 run the rest of the way to secure the 71-60 win.
     
  • With its 71-60 win over Utah Tech on Saturday, Utah Valley extended its win streak to eight games. It is the sixth-longest win streak in the nation. The win streak dates back to an 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Dec. 3. The Wolverines wrapped up the month of December with a perfect 8-0 record.
     
  • Utah Valley’s 80-64 win over Sam Houston last week was the team’s highest-rated win of the season as the Bearkats held an NCAA NET rating of No. 20 at the time. Utah Valley has also defeated two other top-100 NET rated teams in Oregon (72) and BYU (93).
     
  • With its 77-72 win at Oregon on Dec. 20, Utah Valley became one of four WAC teams to pick up a win over a team from a Power 5 Conference. Utah Valley (Oregon) joins Sam Houston (Oklahoma, Utah), California Baptist (Washington), and Tarleton (Boston College) to pick up wins over teams from a Power 5 league.
     
  • Utah Valley is one of the top blocking teams in the nation as the squad ranks second in the country in blocks per game at 6.5.
     
  • Aziz Bandaogo ranks in the top-20 nationally in six statistical categories. He ranks fifth in blocks (41), sixth in blocks per game (2.73), seventh in rebounds (147), 14th in double doubles (6), 15th in rebounds per game (9.8), and 16th in defensive rebounds per game (7.00). 

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Thursday night’s game at UT Arlington will be broadcast live on the ESPN+, which is available on the ESPN+ app and at ESPNplus.com. Ron Thulin and Ty Ellis will be on the call for the game. The game will also be broadcast over the Utah County airwaves on ESPN 960 AM with Jim McCulloch on the call.

ABOUT UT ARLINGTON
UT Arlington enters Thursday’s game against Utah Valley with a 5-10 overall record and a 0-2 WAC record. UTA enters its second stint in the WAC as the team also spent the 2012-13 season in the league. Since picking up a 68-63 road win at San Francisco on Dec. 19, UTA has dropped three straight, including a 70-63 loss at Tarleton and a 66-62 setback at home to Stephen F. Austin last week to open league play. In Saturday’s loss to SFA, the Mavs held a 60-59 lead with 1:30 remaining in the game, but couldn’t hold on down the stretch in the loss to the Jacks. Sophomore forward Shemar Wilson led UTA with his fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds in the loss to SFA. Wilson leads the team in scoring and rebounding this season at 10.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Wilson ranks 15th in the nation in offensive boards per game at 3.6 a contest. Junior guard Kyron Gibson nearly averages double figures at 10.2 points a game. As a team, UTA ranks third nationally in offensive rebounds per game at 24.73 a game. 

SERIES HISTORY VS. THE MAVERICKS
Utah Valley and UT Arlington will meet for just the third time on the basketball hardwood and for the first time as conference opponents. UTA holds an all-time 2-0 advantage in the series, winning both at home and in Orem in the series. It will be nearly 13 years to the date that the last time the two teams met with the Mavs taking a 90-85 win over the Wolverines in Arlington on Jan. 5, 2010.

All-Time Results vs. UT Arlington (0-2)
Jan. 05, 2010    UT Arlington def. Utah Valley, 90-85 (OT)        Arlington, Texas
Jan. 03, 2009    UT Arlington def. Utah Valley, 75-64                Orem, Utah

LAST TIME OUT: Utah Valley 71, Utah Tech 60 (Dec. 31, 2022 – UCCU Center)
Trey Woodbury scored a game-high 20 points with six rebounds and five assists to lead Utah Valley to a 71-60 win over in-state foe Utah Tech on Saturday afternoon in the Old Hammer Rivalry at the UCCU Center. 

A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER
Utah Valley went a perfect 8-0 in the month of December. Utah Valley opened the month with an 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Dec. 3. The Wolverines then knocked off BYU, 75-60, and Northern Arizona, 80-75, on the road for wins number two and three. The Wolverines then returned home for finals week to knock off a pair of Non-DI opponents in SAGU American Indian College (100-54) and Antelope Valley (80-54). UVU then traveled to Eugene where it defeated Pac-12 foe Oregon, 77-72 before returning home to open WAC play with wins over Sam Houston (80-64) and Utah Tech (71-60).

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (23-10-6) at Anaheim Ducks (10-24-4)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (23-10-6) at Anaheim Ducks (10-24-4)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 3, 2023 – STARS 2 at KINGS 3
The Stars saw their four-game winning streak end in a 3-2 loss to the LA Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. Never leading in the game, the Stars erased two separate one-goal deficits on goals from defenseman Miro Heiskanen (1-0—1) and forward Jason Robertson (1-0—1). Forward Roope Hintz (0-2—2) led the club with two points, while forward Joe Pavelski added an assist (0-1—1). Pavelski boosted his totals against the Kings to 24-28—52 (71 GP), tied for his third-most points against one team (also 16-36—52 in 58 GP vs. CGY). Pavelski only has more points against the Coyotes (31-30—61 in 75 GP) and Oilers (26-34—60 in 62 GP). Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 32 saves on 35 shots in the loss.
PP: 0-3 | PK: 2-3 | SF: 30 | SA: 35 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:16 – game high) | Attendance: 16,498
Three Stars: 1. LAK – K. Fiala 2. DAL – R. Hintz 3. LAK – P. Copley

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Wed., Jan. 4, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 9 p.m. Honda Center BSSW/KTCK
Sun., Jan. 8, 2023 Florida Panthers 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Jan. 10, 2023 New York Islanders 6:30 p.m. UBS Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Thu., Jan. 12, 2023 New York Rangers 6 p.m. Madison Square Garden BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Jan. 14, 2023 Calgary Flames 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 12 – Recalled forward Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL)
Dec. 15 – Acquired defenseman Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi
Dec. 23 – Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 27 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Signed forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season
Jan. 2 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14

NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TODAY’S GAME: The Stars close out their West Coast swing against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center. (9 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This concludes Dallas’ fourth set of back-to-backs this season (they have 10 in all) and represents the club’s lone trip to Anaheim this season. The Stars are 1-0 against the Ducks in the 2022-23 campaign, having earned a 5-0 victory on Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center. Following tonight’s contest, Dallas will return home for a Sunday afternoon affair against the Florida Panthers.

I KNOW I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE

  • The Stars opened the three-game season series against the Ducks with a 5-0 victory at American Airlines Center on Dec. 1.
  • Forward Jason Robertson (3-0—3) recorded his third career hat trick in the win to give him five points (4-1—5) in four career games against them.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-3—3) tied a career high with three points in the win against Anaheim. Heiskanen enters tonight’s matchup with seven points (2-5—7) in nine career games vs. the Ducks.
  • Forward Roope Hintz is averaging a point per game in his career against the Ducks with six points (2-4—6) in six games. Hintz (0-2—2) egistered two helpers in the series opener on Dec. 1.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in career scoring against Anaheim with 37 points (14-23—37) in a team-high 72 games. He also paces the team in goals (14), power-play tallies (7) and shots on goal (216) and co-leads in assists (23).
  • Captain Jamie Benn co-leads active Stars in assists (23) and ranks second in goals (11) and points (11-23—34) in 44 games vs. the Ducks. He also leads the squad with four game-winning goals, including an overtime winner on March 31, 2022 at Honda Center in Anaheim.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin has 13 points (all assists) in 24 career games but is still in search of his first goal against the Ducks in his career. Anaheim (24 GP) and Seattle (3 GP) are the only teams he’s yet to score on.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter ranks second among active Stars in games played (61) and third in assists (21) and points (5-21—26) vs. Anaheim. He also paces the club in TOI/G against the Ducks (24:43).
  • Defenseman Jani Hakanpaa earned two points (1-1—2), including his first career NHL goal, in 47 games with Anaheim (2019-21) after signing as a free agent with the club on July 3, 2019.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 4-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average, .942 save percentage and one shutout in four career appearances against Anaheim.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-0 with a 4.83 GAA and .865 SV% in one career appearance vs. the Ducks.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 1 vs. Anaheim – W, 5-0
Jan. 4, 2023 at Anaheim
Feb. 6, 2023 vs. Anaheim

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 2, 2023 – ANAHEIM 1 vs. PHILADELPHIA 4
The Ducks opened their 2023 calendar year schedule with a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Monday evening at Honda Center. Ryan Strome scored his ninth goal of the season his fifth point the last eight contests (2-3=5). Trevor Zegras recorded the lone assist on Strome’s goal, his third helper the last three games (0-3=3). John Gibson made 29 saves in the contest.
PP: 0-5 PK: 2-2 SF: 29 SA: 33 TOI: Trevor Zegras (21:56)
Three Stars: 1. S. Ersson 2. T. Konecny 3. T. Zegras

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 6 San Jose Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 8 Boston Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Jan. 11 Edmonton Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 13 New Jersey Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 16 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 10 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL). Placed C Derek Grant on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 14 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed G Anthony Stolarz on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 19 Acquired D Michael Del Zotto in a three-team trade. Detroit acquires C Danny O’Regan from Anaheim while Florida
receives RW Givani Smith. Assigned D Colton White to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Dec. 20 Recalled C Justin Kirkland from San Diego (AHL). Placed LW Max Jones on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 29 Reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 1 Reassigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL). Activated G Anthony Stolarz from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 2 Recalled D Colton White from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 200

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 38
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 30
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 14
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 13
Max Jones Upper-body Day-to-day 9

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks continue a franchise record 10-game homestand tonight with the sixth straight contest on home ice vs. the Dallas Stars at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (0-1-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 162-141-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 58-40-9 in January, picking up points in 67 of the 106 contests (.631%). The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 12 of the last 13 penalties (92.3%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning five games), while also killing all opposition power plays in three of the last four contests (11-of-12, 91.7%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks continue their homestand vs. the San Jose Sharks on Friday, Jan. 6t Honda Center (7 p.m., ESPN+).

RECORD HOMESTAND: The Ducks are in the midst of a franchise record 10-game homestand with the stretch of contests at home spanning 24 days (Dec. 21 through Jan. 13). The homestand is tied for the third-longest in NHL history, trailing 12 straight at home by Tampa Bay (2010-11) and California (1975-76). The 24 days during the stretch are the third most, trailing Winnipeg (22 days, 2017-18) and Vancouver (22, 1981-82). Anaheim’s longest prior homestand was eight games (three times), including Dec. 28, 2014-Jan. 16, 2015 (6-2-0, 12 pts.), Mar. 2-18, 2007 (6-1-1, 13 pts.) and Oct. 28-Nov. 14, 2001 (2-4-2, 6 pts.). Anaheim begins the homestand tied for the most road contests in the NHL this season (21, also Arizona). The Ducks will also host an eight-game homestand from Mar. 12-27, 2023. Below is a list of the longest homestands in NHL history:

SEASON TEAM GAMES DATES DAYS RECORD (W-L-T-OT, PTS.)
2010-11 Tampa Bay 12 Jan. 23, 2011 – Feb. 25, 2011 34 7-3-0-2, 16 pts.
1975-76 California 12 Nov. 26, 1975 – Dec. 28, 1975 33 4-7-1-0, 9 pts.
2022-23 Anaheim 10 Dec. 21, 2022 – Jan. 13, 2023 24 1-3-1-0, 3 pts.
2017-18 Winnipeg 10 Jan. 30, 2018 – Feb. 20, 2018 22 6-3-0-1, 13 pts.
2005-06 Phoenix 10 Jan. 28, 2006 – Mar. 4, 2006 36 3-5-0-2, 8 pts
1981-82 Vancouver 10 Jan. 13, 1982 – Feb. 3, 1982 22 4-3-3-0, 11 pts.

DUCKS-STARS: Anaheim and Dallas hit the midway point of a three-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have earned points in seven of their past nine games in Orange County against the Stars (6-2-1). Dallas opened the 2022-23 season series with a 5-0 win Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center. The Ducks own a 47-72-12 all-time record vs. the Stars, including a 31-29-5 mark in Orange County. Kevin Shattenkirk (5-23=28 in 36 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists, and co-leads in goals alongside Jakob Silfverberg (5-7=12 in 18 GP) vs. the Stars. The two teams will wrap up the season set Feb. 6 at American Airlines Center (5:30 p.m. PT).

ANA-DAL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 1 American Airlines Center 5-0 DAL win
Jan. 4 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Feb. 6 American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-DAL ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Dallas
All-Time Series: 47-72-12 31-29-5 16-43-7
Current Streak: Six DAL wins Three DAL wins Nine DAL wins
Last ANA Win: Dec. 12, 2018 (6-3) Dec. 12, 2018 (6-3) Mar. 1, 2015 (3-1)
Last DAL Win: Dec. 1, 2022 (5-0) Mar. 31, 2022 (3-2 OT) Dec. 1, 2022 (5-0)
ANA Last 10: 2-7-1 6-3-1 1-9-0

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (24-11-1) at Minnesota Wild (21-13-2)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (24-11-1) at Minnesota Wild (21-13-2)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 at Chicago 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a fourth-straight win to kick off their three-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night at United Center…The Bolts improved to 24-11-1 on the season with a road record of 9-7-0…Tampa Bay recorded their 12th comeback win of the season, tied with the Edmonton Oilers for the most in the NHL this season…The Lightning have now picked up at least one point in 14 consecutive games at CHI and 27 of the last 28 meeting with the Blackhawks overall…Seth Jones opened the scoring for CHI with a power-play goal at the 4:50 mark of the first period…Pat Maroon answered for Tampa Bay with his second goal of the season when he redirected a pass from Victor Hedman past Alex Stalock with 8:36 remaining in the opening period…After a scoreless middle frame, the Bolts made it a 2-1 game at the 7:11 mark of the third period with Alex Killorn taking a pass from Brandon Hagel and beating Stalock for his 12th goal of the season…Hagel scored a power-play goal just 3:13 later with Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos recording the assists to extend the Lightning’s lead to 3-1…Nick Paul added an empty-net goal with 1:06 remaining with Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Hedman picking up the helpers…Brian Elliott got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and made 25 saves on 26 shots against to improve to 8-2-0 on the season.
PP: TBL – 1-4 CHI – 1-5
SOG: TBL – 29 CHI – 26
Attendance: 18,429

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Wild are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Xcel Energy Center…The two teams will meet again in just 20 days with a Jan. 24 matchup at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts posted a 1-1-0 record vs. MIN last season, winning the matchup at home in a shootout and dropping the contest on the road in regulation…Anthony Cirelli (2-0—2) led all Tampa Bay skaters in goals vs. MIN last season, while five separate Lightning skaters were tied for the team lead in points with two each…Brian Elliott and Andrei Vasilevskiy each started one game vs. MIN last season, with Elliott collecting the lone win, but Vasilevskiy recording the higher save percentage (.917)…The Bolts are 1-7-2 in their last 10 games at MIN and 3-5-2 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Lightning have scored two or more goals in eight of the last 10 games vs. MIN…Steven Stamkos (0-3—3) has recorded an assist in three straight games vs. MIN and four straight contests at MIN (0-4—4)…Nikita Kucherov has pointed in five of his last seven contests vs. MIN (5-3—8)…Alex Killorn has scored a goal in two of his last four games vs. MIN and picked up a point in three of those four contests (2-1—3)…Cirelli has recorded three points in his last two games vs. MIN (2-1—3)…Victor Hedman has points in four of his last eight contests vs. MIN (2-3— 5)…Mikhail Sergachev has recorded points in four straight games vs. MIN (1-3—4) and three of his four career games at MIN (0-3—3)…Tampa Bay is 10-16-3 with one tie all-time vs. MIN, including a road record of 2-11-2…Stamkos (4-9—13) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. MIN.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. MIN

  1. Steven Stamkos – 13 pts. (4-9—13, 19 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 10 pts. (7-3—10, 13 GP)
  3. Martin St. Louis – 9 pts. (3-6—9, 16 GP)
  4. Anton Stralman – 7 pts. (2-5—7, 9 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a three-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 13 games in January on the road…The Lightning are 6-0-0 against Central Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 9-7-0 on the road this season…The Bolts are playing the second game of a back-to-back set and are 3-3-0 in the second half of back-to-backs this season…The Lightning have allowed just three power-play goals over their last 14 games, going 36-for-39 (92.3%) on the penalty kill during that stretch.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 81
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 16 Games

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

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
UPCOMING WILD GAMES
GAME BROADCASTS
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
All-Time Wild Record: 19-7-4 (13-2-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-5-4 at Tampa Bay)

2021-22: Minnesota went 1-0-1 against Tampa Bay…The Wild suffered a 5-4 shootout loss at Amalie Arena (11/21) and won 4-2 at Xcel Energy Center (11/28)…LW Kevin Fiala led the Wild with three points (2-1=3)… LW Marcus Foligno (2-0=2), D Alex Goligoski (0-2=2) and LW Kirill Kaprizov (0-2=2) tallied two points each…G Kaapo Kahkonen made 20 saves in the first meeting…G Cam Talbot made 28 saves in the second contest…C Anthony Cirelli (2-0=2), RW Alex Killorn (1-1=2), RW Corey Perry (1-1=2), D Mikhail Sergachev (0-2=2) and C Steven Stamkos (0-2=2) all tallied two points for the Lightning…G Brian Elliott made 28 saves in the first meeting…G Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves in the second contest.

WILD LEADERS: Goligoski leads the Wild with 19 points (3-16=19) in 24 games against the Lightning…RW Mats Zuccarello has 14 points (6-8=14) in 22 matches…Foligno owns 12 points (8-4=12) in 26 games…D Jared Spurgeon has nine points (3-6=9) in 16 contests.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 21-14-4 with a 2.67 GAA, a .901 SV% and two shutouts in 42 career games (40 starts) against Tampa Bay…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced the Lightning.

LIGHTNING LEADERS: Perry leads Tampa Bay with 41 points (21=20=41) in 51 contests against the Wild…Stamkos has 13 points (4-8=12) in 19 matches…RW Nikita Kucherov owns 10 points (7-3=10) in 13 games.

LIGHTNING GOALIES: Vasilevskiy is 3-4-2 with a 2.53 GAA, a .918 SV% and one shutout in nine career starts vs. Minnesota…Elliott is 10-4-0 with a 2.05 GAA, a .916 SV% and two shutouts in 16 games (14 starts).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota has earned points in 12 of its last 15 games against Tampa Bay (10-3-2) and is on a seven-game point streak since Jan. 20, 2018 (6-0-1)…The Wild is on a nine-game win streak in Saint Paul, its longest active win-streak on home ice (since 11/28/11)… Minnesota earned its first-ever franchise win, 6-5, against Tampa Bay at Xcel Energy Center (10/18/00).

INJURIES
Brandon Duhaime: upper body

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 24, 2022 – Jan. 3, 2023
1/1/23 Reassigned F Adam Beckman and F Sammy Walker to Iowa
12/28/22 Reassigned D Andrej Sustr to Iowa
12/27/22 Recalled D Andrej Sustr from Iowa and placed F Marcus Foligno on Injured Reserve
12/26/22 Recalled F Adam Beckman and F Sammy Walker from Iowa

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (23-11-3) at Detroit Red Wings (16-12-7)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (23-11-3) at Detroit Red Wings (16-12-7)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Carolina Hurricanes 5 (SO) New Jersey Devils 4
(25-6-6—56 PTS) (23-11-3—48 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Bratt 2. D. Stepan 3. N. Hischier

Goals:
CAR: D. Stepan, S. Aho (SHG), D. Stepan, M. Necas; A. Svechnikkov (SO winner)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Carolina 0 2 2 0 1 5
DEVILS 0 1 3 0 0 4
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: J. Hughes, J. Bratt, N. Hischier, J. Bratt

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 37
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 31
Nate Bastian Upper-Body Nov. 27 14
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 5
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 113

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
12/28/22 Tyce Thompson Recalled from Utica
Tyler Wotherspoon Recalled from Utica
12/28/22 Ryan Graves Placed on I.R. retro to Dec. 21
John Marino Placed on I.R. retro to Dec. 20
12/28/22 Andreas Johnsson Placed on waivers
12/30/22 Andreas Johnsson Cleared waivers, assigned to Utica
1/1/23 Ryan Graves Activated from I.R.

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils open their first road game for the month of January. The team is 13-2-1 on the road this season, which was tied with Carolina for the second most road wins in the NHL (Vegas, 15 wins), per Jan. 3. Tonight’s contest marks the first half of the team’s fifth back-to-back set this season. The team hosts St. Louis on Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Rock.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 4-3-1
First game: 1-2-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 1-1-1
Second game: 3-1-0 | home: 1-1-0 | road: 2-0-0

On Jan. 4, 2022, last year, the team entailed a 5-9-2 record on the road. Jersey’s 38 goals allowed on the road are tied for the fewest in the NHL with Boston, per Jan. 3. The team’s two regulation losses on the road are also the fewest in the league. The Devils logged a 4-7-2 record for the month of December and were also outscored 41-33. The Devils are 18-0-1 when leading after the second period this season. Only Boston entails more wins (19-0-1) when leading after the second period for 2022-23, per Jan. 3. Yet, the team is 2-10-1 when trailing after the second period in a game this season. The Devils are 16-10-2 when outshooting an opponent this season, while Jersey is 6-1-1 when outshot in a game for the 2022-23 campaign. Jersey’s team experienced its first contest decided in a shootout this season via New Year’s Day vs Carolina, which marked the franchise’s longest stretch from the start of a season without entering a shootout round (36 GP). The second longest strethch was 27 games in 2018-19. Jersey’s team is 21-3-3 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils are 13-10-2 vs the Eastern Conference and 7-5-0 vs the Atlantic Division for 2022-23. Jersey’s team is 19-3-3 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 11-4-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against nine times

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 4 vs. OTTAWA 2 (12/31/22)
1ST PERIOD: OTT Watson (DeBrincat, Batherson) 10:36-EV; OTT Giroux (Stützle, Tkachuk) 15:27-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Suter (Raymond) 8:42-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Raymond (Määttä, Berggren) 1:18-EV; DET Söderblom (Veleno, Walman) 2:36-EV; DET Rasmussen (unassisted) 3:13-EV
SHOTS: DET 25 (6-7-12) / OTT 23 (11-2-10)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (W, 21-23) / OTT Talbot (L, 21-25)
PP: DET 0-4 / OTT 0-4

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (35 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (33 / Oct. 17)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (26 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (24 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (22 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (9 / Dec. 8)
Ville Husso – non-COVID illness (2 / Dec. 29)
Total Man Games Lost: 189
Individual Man Games Lost: Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/4 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids to conditioning
12/28 – Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids for conditioning
12/27 – Reassigned goaltender Sebastian Cossa from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. DEVILS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: TNT / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

TONIGHT: 114th all-time meeting, 57th in Detroit … Third of three games this season, second of two at Little Caesars Arena ALL-TIME vs. NJ: 56-43-11-3 / HOME: 35-18-2-1 / LAST 10: 6-4-0 / IN 2021-22: 3-0-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-1-0 DET top scorers vs. NJ: Dylan Larkin (11-11-22 in 18 GP), Andrew Copp (2-7-9 in 16 GP), Michael Rasmussen (4-2-6 in 6 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (1-5-6 in 11 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-4-4 in 5 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-1-4 in 6 GP), Filip Hronek (0-4-4 in 8 GP) NJ top scorers vs. DET: Dougie Hamilton (5-17-22 in 31 GP), Tomas Tatar (3-9-12 in 13 GP), Jesper Bratt (4-5-9 in 10 GP), Nico Hischier (4-4-8 in 10 GP), Fabian Zetterlund (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Dawson Mercer (3-0-3 in 5 GP), Jack Hughes (1-2-3 in 6 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Friday, Jan. 6: RED WINGS vs. PANTHERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

Saturday, Jan. 7: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: NHLN, CBC, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

Tuesday, Jan. 10: RED WINGS vs. JETS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Dec. 31 vs. Ottawa – 4-2 W
Detroit scored four unanswered goals – including three in a 1:55 span during the third period – to capture a 4-2 win over Ottawa and improve to 16-12-7 overall and 9-6-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … Detroit is 3-1-0 in its last four contests … The Red Wings earned their third multi-goal comeback win of the season, trailing only the Kings (4) and Blackhawks (4) … Detroit improved to 38-24-8-2 on New Year’s Eve and 34-23-7-2 on home ice … Additionally, the Red Wings own a 3-1-1 record on New Year’s Eve since moving to Little Caesars Arena … The result marked Detroit’s first win against Ottawa since Jan. 10, 2020, ending a five-game winless streak (0-4-1) … Lucas Raymond recorded a goal and an assist for his sixth multi-point game of the season … Raymond has six points (2-4-6) in his last six games dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Raymond earned his 17th career multi-point game, surpassing Tyler Bertuzzi (16 GP) for the second-most by a Red Wings skater since making his NHL debut in 2021-22 … Only Dylan Larkin (26 GP) has more multi-point outings with Detroit than Raymond since the latter entered the NHL … Pius Suter put Detroit on the board with his fifth goal of the season … Elmer Söderblom gave Detroit a 3-2 lead with his fifth goal of the season … Söderblom has a point in all six of his appearances with Detroit since being recalled on Dec. 14, tallying six points (3-3-6) and a plus-six rating in that span … Söderblom’s goal marked his second career game-winner, and first since he opened the scoring in his NHL debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal … Michael Rasmussen wrapped up the scoring with his seventh goal of the season … Rasmussen has seven points (3-4-7) in five contests since Dec. 19 at Washington … In all, the Red Wings scored three goals in the opening 3:13 of the third period, marking their fastest three goals to start a period since Feb. 9, 1993 (2:14 in the opening period vs. New Jersey) … Olli Määttä logged the primary assist on Raymond’s goal, giving him six points (1-5-6) in eight games since Dec. 4 at Columbus … Määttä has recorded 13 points (3-10-13) through 31 games, which is more than his combined total in two seasons with Los Angeles (1-11-12 in 107 GP from 2020-22) … Jonatan Berggren also picked up an assist on Raymond’s goal, giving him four points (1-3-4) in his last five outings … In all, Berggren has 13 points (5-8-13) in 22 games to begin his NHL career … Joe Veleno logged the primary assist on Söderblom’s goal to extend his point streak to six-consecutive games (2-4-6 in 6 GP) … Veleno has matched the longest point streak by a Red Wings skater this season, which was previously set by Filip Hronek from Nov. 12-25 (6-4-10 in 6 GP) … Detroit is 10-0-2 this season when scoring four-or-more goals … Detroit has outscored opponents by a 44-33 margin in third periods this season.

NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (17-20) at Sacramento Kings (20-16)

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NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (17-20) at Sacramento Kings (20-16)

The Atlanta Hawks are coming off a final-second loss in their most recent game while the Sacramento Kings won their latest contest in the last second.

The two squads will meet Wednesday night in Sacramento with the Hawks looking to bounce back and the Kings looking to ride the momentum of a dramatic victory.

De’Aaron Fox capped a huge night by scoring the tiebreaking layup with 0.4 seconds to play during Sacramento’s 117-115 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

Utah’s Lauri Markkanen then caught a long pass and knocked down a 3-pointer, but a replay review showed the ball didn’t leave Markkanen’s hand in time.

That gave the Kings the victory on a night when Fox took over in the final quarter by scoring 22 of his 37 points. He was 9 of 10 from the field in the period.

Domantas Sabonis, who is playing with a broken right thumb, had a solid all-around game with 21 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists as Sacramento won for the third time in four games and moved into fifth place in the Western Conference.

Kings first-year coach Mike Brown has supplied a positive vibe for a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2005-06 season. The Kings have a 20-16 record just five games before the midway point, and Fox, 25, has made himself a top candidate for his first All-Star Game appearance.

The game against Atlanta will be the opener of a five-game homestand for Sacramento.

The Hawks opened a four-game trip with a 143-141 double-overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. Kevon Looney’s putback of his own miss with 0.1 seconds left gave Golden State the victory and sent Atlanta to its fourth straight setback and 10th in the past 14 games.

It also was the second time in three games that the Hawks were on the wrong end of the last-second shot. Atlanta’s Dejounte Murray missed a 3-point try at the end of a 108-107 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 28.

Young pointed at Atlanta’s shaky first half at Golden State as the reason for the defeat. The Hawks trailed by 21 late in the second quarter and 17 at halftime before outscoring the Warriors 42-25 in the third period.

Young had 30 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds against the Warriors. Murray had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, John Collins contributed 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 21 points off the bench.

The Hawks have won the past three meetings with the Kings, including a 115-106 home victory on Nov. 23. Young recorded 35 points and seven assists for Atlanta in that contest, while Malik Monk scored 27 off the bench for the Kings.

Sacramento’s Kevin Huerter, who scored 13 points vs. the Hawks in November, spent his first four NBA seasons with Atlanta before being traded to the Kings in the offseason.

NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (24-13) at Toronto Raptors (16-21)

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NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (24-13) at Toronto Raptors (16-21)

The Toronto Raptors hope a six-game homestand that opens Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks will reverse their recent struggles.

After losing 122-114 to the Indiana Pacers on Monday in Indianapolis, the Raptors have lost nine of their past 12 games, including five of six at home.

The Bucks also have had their problems recently. They had lost five of their past six before defeating the visiting Washington Wizards 123-113 on Tuesday with Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 19 of his career-best 55 points in the fourth quarter.

Antetokounmpo was back in action after sitting out one game due to a knee injury. He has scored 40 or more points in each of his past three contests, racking up 143 points in that span. It’s a Bucks franchise record for a three-game period, surpassing Flynn Robinson’s 129 points from February 1969.

He also had 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

Also returning to the Bucks’ lineup on Tuesday was Jrue Holiday, who missed the three previous games because of illness. He had six points in 19 minutes off the bench.

Brook Lopez amassed 21 points and 12 rebounds for Milwaukee, with reserve Bobby Portis contributing 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Milwaukee’s George Hill missed a third straight game because of a non-COVID illness.

The Wednesday game will be the first game of the season between the teams. Toronto went 3-0 against Milwaukee last season.

Fred VanVleet and Precious Achiuwa returned to the Raptors’ lineup on Monday. VanVleet missed two games because of a back ailment, while Achiuwa was out for seven weeks due to a sprained right ankle.

VanVleet scored nine points on Monday in slightly more than 36 minutes. Achiuwa had three points and three blocked shots in 12 minutes.

The Raptors got little from their bench at Indiana, with Pacers reserves outscoring Toronto reserves 54-7. Toronto coach Nick Nurse said his biggest concern about his reserves is the lack of defense.

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