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NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (23-13) at Charlotte Hornets (10-28)

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NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (23-13) at Charlotte Hornets (10-28)

The Memphis Grizzlies like to go fast, and they have backcourt personnel fully capable of doing so.

That might be a good trait for the Grizzlies in any situation and perhaps even better going into Wednesday night’s road game against the Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets can’t seem to slow down anybody.

Memphis will arrive with the guard combination of Ja Morant and Tyus Jones, a duo that seems to be growing together as they tear through opponents.

Across the past dozen games, the Hornets are toward the bottom of the NBA in fastbreak points allowed.

The Grizzlies have won three games in a row, capped with Sunday’s 118-108 home victory against the Sacramento Kings. Morant racked up 35 points for his fifth game of 30 or more points in the last seven outings.

The Hornets have lost seven of their last eight home games, with numerous snags to sort out. Many of the issues are rooted on defense.

Charlotte won’t have an easy time making defensive improvements and will be further hindered by the loss of Kelly Oubre Jr. and his 20.2 points per game. Oubre is expected to miss at least a month after surgery on his left hand.

Memphis has plenty of muscle in the middle with enter Steven Adams, who has 44 combined rebounds over the past two games.

In the last nine wins for Memphis, the Grizzlies haven’t allowed more than 108 points.

Memphis owns a 130-99 romp past visiting Charlotte on Nov. 4. The Hornets didn’t have point guard LaMelo Ball for that game, so the rematch is expected to include two of the league’s exciting young guards.

Morant had 12 points and 11 assists in the first game against the Hornets, as Charlotte largely was hindered by Memphis’ 60-41 rebounding edge. Adams had 19 rebounds that night.

In the Hornets’ home loss Monday to the Los Angeles Lakers, amid LeBron James’ 43-point outburst, a notable achievement was largely overlooked. Charlotte center Mason Plumlee recorded his 100th career double-double.

Charlotte could be without swingman Gordon Hayward, who left Monday’s game with hamstring soreness.

Wednesday night’s game marks one of only three road outings for the Grizzlies across the first 19 days of January. The team played only six road games in December.

Astros acquire OF Bligh Madris from Tigers

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Astros acquire OF Bligh Madris from Tigers

HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Astros have acquired outfielder Bligh Madris from the Detroit Tigers today in exchange for cash considerations. Madris will be placed on the Astros 40-man roster, which is now at 39.

Madris, 26, made his Major League debut with the Pirates in 2022, but spent most of the season in the minor leagues. In 71 games at Triple A Indianapolis, he hit .294 (75×255) with 19 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 34 RBI with a .366 on-base percentage and a .482 slugging percentage (.848 OPS).

On June 20, he was called up to the Major Leagues for the first of what would be two stints with the Pirates big club. Madris would have a memorable Major League debut that day, tallying three hits and two RBI in a 12-1 victory over the Cubs. Overall in his two Major League stints with the Pirates, he hit .177 (20×113) in 39 games with a home run and seven RBI.

On Sept. 16, Madris was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays and assigned to Triple A Durham where he was productive, hitting  .317 (13×41) in 10 games with four home runs and 15 RBI (.683 SLG, 1.053 OPS). Madris would later be claimed off waivers by the Tigers on Nov. 18.

Madris has appeared in right field in 323 of his 486 career minor league games. He was originally selected by the Pirates in the ninth round of the 2017 June Draft.

White Sox agree to terms on five-year, $75-million contract with outfielder Andrew Benintendi

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White Sox agree to terms on five-year, $75-million contract with outfielder Andrew Benintendi

CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a five-year, $75-million contract with free agent All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi. Under terms of the deal, Benintendi, 28, will receive a $3-million signing bonus, $8.0 million in 2023, $16.5 million each season from 2024-26 and $14.5 million in 2027.

Benintendi, who bats and throws left-handed, combined to hit a career-high .304/.373/.399 (140-461) with 23 doubles, five home runs, 51 RBI and 54 runs scored in 126 games with Kansas City and New York-AL in 2022 and was named to his first career American League All-Star Team. He batted .318/.388/.428 (104-327) vs. right-handed pitching between the two stops.

Benintendi, who will wear uniform No. 23, began the season with the Royals, hitting .320/.387/.398 (111-347) in 93 games before being traded to the Yankees on July 27 as part of a four-player deal. Benintendi suffered a broken hook of the hamate bone in his right hand on September 2 at Tampa Bay and missed the remainder of the season, including the postseason.

Benintendi is a career .279/.351/.431 (778-2,791) hitter with 169 doubles, 18 triples, 73 home runs, 384 RBI, 396 runs scored and 69 stolen bases in 745 games over seven major-league seasons with Boston (2016-20), Kansas City (2021-22) and the Yankees (2022). He was a Gold Glove Award winner with the Royals in 2021 and hit 40-plus doubles in back-to-back seasons with the Red Sox in 2018-19.

Benintendi owns a career .286/.358/.451 (587-2,055) slash line vs. right-handed pitching, .324/.408/.492 (211-652) with runners in scoring position and .319/.392/.505 (241-756) vs. AL Central teams. Since 2017, he leads all MLB left fielders with 31 defensive runs saved (source: Fangraphs).

Benintendi has 21 career games of postseason experience, hitting .272/.322/.407 (22-81) with five doubles, two homers, nine RBI and 18 runs scored. He was a member of Boston’s 2018 World Series championship club.

During Benintendi’s two seasons in Kansas City, new White Sox manager Pedro Grifol served as Royals bench coach, new third base coach Eddie Rodriguez was the minor-league field coordinator, and major-league field coordinator Mike Tosar was a special assignment hitting coach in the organization

Benintendi originally was selected by the Red Sox in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Arkansas.

The White Sox 40-man roster increases to 39.

NFL: Week 18 Injury Report — Tuesday

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NFL: Week 18 Injury Report — Tuesday
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at LAS VEGAS RAIDERS on Saturday
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayWR Skyy Moore (hand), CB L’Jarius Sneed (hip)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayG Joe Thuney (ankle)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayLB Nick Bolton (rib)
 
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
 The Raiders did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayLB Darien Butler (concussion)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayWR Davante Adams (illness), P A.J. Cole (illness), RB Josh Jacobs (hip, oblique), QB Jarrett Stidham (right elbow)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayLB Curtis Bolton (shin), RB Zamir White (ankle)
 
TENNESSEE TITANS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS on Saturday night
TENNESSEE TITANS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayCB Davontae Harris (hamstring)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayDE Tarell Basham (back), LB Dylan Cole (ankle), CB Kristian Fulton (groin), S Amani Hooker (knee), T Nicholas Petit-Frere (ankle), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayDE Denico Autry (biceps), RB Derrick Henry (hip), S Josh Thompson (concussion)
 
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
 The Jaguars did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayQB Trevor Lawrence (toe), LS Ross Matiscik (back), G Brandon Scherff (abdomen, ankle)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayDT Folorunso Fatukasi (ankle), S Rayshawn Jenkins (shoulder), LB Travon Walker (ankle), S Andrew Wingard (shoulder)

NFL Transactions 1-3-23

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NFL Transactions 1-3-23

​The following are the NFL transactions for Tuesday, January 3. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS

WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)

INDIANAPOLIS
    Wilkins, JordanRBMississippi   
         Vested Veteran

SAN FRANCISCO
    Spence, AkeemDTIllinois   
         Vested Veteran


    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Wednesday, 1/4/23
 

ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

DENVER
    McMillian, Ja’QuanDBEast Carolina   
         From Denver Practice Squad
    Sherman, WilliamGColorado   
         From Denver Practice Squad

INDIANAPOLIS
    Funk, JakeRBMaryland   
         From Indianapolis Practice Squad

MINNESOTA
    Mancz, GregCToledo   


RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS
 DENVER
    Mack, MarlonRBSouth Florida   
         Reserve/Injured
    Risner, DaltonGKansas State   
         Reserve/Injured
 MINNESOTA
    O’Neill, BrianTPittsburgh   
         Reserve/Injured
    Schlottmann, AustinGTexas Christian   
         Reserve/Injured

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


ADDITIONS

ATLANTA
    Reid, JohnDBPenn State   
         Exception

BALTIMORE
    Black, TarikWRTexas   

CHICAGO
    Canaday, KameronLSPortland State   
         Veteran

DETROIT
    Stanford, JulianLBWagner   
         Veteran

GREEN BAY
    Allen, AustinTENebraska   
    Ammendola, MattKOklahoma State   
         Exception

INDIANAPOLIS
    Redwine, SheldrickDBMiami   
         Veteran

KANSAS CITY
    Ealy, JerrionRBMississippi   
 MINNESOTA
    Evans, BobbyGOklahoma   
         Veteran

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Sills, DavidWRWest Virginia   

TENNESSEE
    Brooks, CurtisDTCincinnati   
    Carter, ShyheimDBAlabama   
    Okuayinonu, SamDEMaryland   


REVERSIONS FROM ACTIVE/INACTIVE LIST

BUFFALO
    Anderson, AlecTUCLA   
    Beasley, ColeWRSouthern Methodist   

CINCINNATI
    Browning, JakeQBWashington   

PRACTICE SQUAD; INJURED

KANSAS CITY
    Powell, CornellWRClemson   
         Does Not Count on Practice Squad


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY CLUB

ARIZONA
    Martin, KodaGSyracuse   

MINNESOTA
    Garrett, ChrisLBConcordia, St. Paul   

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Heflin, JackDTIowa   

SAN FRANCISCO
    Eason, JacobQBWashington   


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER

DENVER
    McMillian, Ja’QuanDBEast Carolina   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
    Sherman, WilliamGColorado   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
 
INDIANAPOLIS
    Funk, JakeRBMaryland   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS

DE-ACTIVATIONS (All are 1/2)

BUFFALO
    Anderson, AlecTUCLA   
         (Also see PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS)
    Boettger, IkeGIowa   
    Marlowe, DeanDBJames Madison   
    Murray, JustinTCincinnati   
    Rhodes, XavierDBFlorida State   
    Spector, BaylonLBClemson   
    Sweeney, TommyTEBoston College   

CINCINNATI
    Browning, JakeQBWashington   
         (Also see PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS)
    Carman, JacksonGClemson   
    Davis, JalenDBUtah State   
    Evans, ChrisRBMichigan   
    Hubbard, SamDEOhio State   
    Tufele, JayDTSouthern California

Red Sox agree to terms with Third Baseman Rafael Devers on One-Year contract

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Red Sox agree to terms with Third Baseman Rafael Devers on One-Year contract

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today agreed to terms with Rafael Devers on a one-year contract for the 2023 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

With today’s agreement, there are six remaining unsigned Red Sox players eligible for salary arbitration: Christian Arroyo, Ryan Brasier, Reese McGuire, Nick Pivetta, Josh Taylor, and Alex Verdugo.

Devers, 26, was the American League’s starting third baseman in the 2021 and 2022 All-Star Games. A 2021 Silver Slugger Award winner, he finished in the top 15 in MVP voting in 2019 (12th), 2021 (11th), and 2022 (14th). In 141 games last season, he batted .295 (164-for-555) with an .879 OPS, 42 doubles, 27 home runs, and 88 RBI.

Originally signed by Boston as an international free agent in 2013, Devers made his Major League debut in 2017 and has since played in 689 games, batting .283 (762-for-2,697) with an .854 OPS, 139 home runs, and 455 RBI. Since the beginning of 2019, he leads the majors in doubles (149) and extra-base hits (264) and leads the AL in hits (591) and total bases (1,078).

BOSTON RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER (40)

Pitchers (24): Matt Barnes, Brayan Bello, Ryan Brasier, Kutter Crawford, Franklin German, Darwinzon Hernandez, Tanner Houck, Kenley Jansen, Zack Kelly, Chris Martin, Bryan Mata, Wyatt Mills, Chris Murphy, Kaleb Ort, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Joely Rodríguez, Chris Sale, John Schreiber, Connor Seabold, Josh Taylor, Brandon Walter, Garrett Whitlock, Josh Winckowski

Catchers (2): Reese McGuire, Connor Wong

Infielders (5): Triston Casas, Bobby Dalbec, Rafael Devers, David Hamilton, Trevor Story

Outfielders (5): Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Rob Refsnyder, Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida

Infielder/Outfielders (4): Christian Arroyo, Kiké Hernández, Ceddanne Rafaela, Enmanuel Valdez

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (23-9-6) at Los Angeles Kings (21-13-6)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (23-9-6) at Los Angeles Kings (21-13-6)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 31, 2022 – STARS 5 vs. SHARKS 2
The Stars extended their winning streak to four consecutive games with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on New Year’s Eve at American Airlines Center. Forward Joe Pavelski (1-2—3) recorded his 200th point with the Stars with his third point of the game, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) chipped in two assists. Forward Jason Robertson (1-1—2) boosted his 2022 totals to 56-52—108 (89 GP) and surpassed Jamie Benn (2015: 48-59—107 in 85 GP) for the fourth-most points by a Stars/North Stars skater in a calendar year. Robertson trails only Dino Ciccarelli (1986: 63-51—114 in 80 GP), Neal Broten (1982: 43-67—110 in 76 GP) and Bobby Smith (1981: 36-73—109 in 81 GP) for the franchise mark. Rookie forward Fredrik Olofsson (1-0—1) scored his first career NHL goal, which also served as the game winner. Benn extended his point streak to a season-high eight consecutive games (4-5—9) and goaltender Jake Oettinger (40-18-4) became the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record at least 40 wins before their 25th birthday.
The others: Terry Sawchuk (44-12-15), Jonathan Quick (40-28-5), Mike Liut (40-21-9) and Roger Crozier (40-23-5). PP: 2-3 | PK: 4-4 | SF: 31 | SA: 31 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (23:38) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Pavelski 2. DAL – F. Olofsson 3. DAL – J. Robertson

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 9 p.m. Crypto.com Arena ESPN/KTCK
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

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
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars open the 2023 calendar year with a trip to the West Coast where tonight they’ll take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. (9 p.m. CT, TV: ESPN, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second of three meetings between the Stars and Kings and one of two in LA over the next few weeks (also Jan. 19). Dallas opened the three-game set with a 5-2 victory on Nov. 1 at American Airlines Center. Following tonight’s contest, the Stars will close out their California swing with a matchup against the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow at Honda Center.

I KNOW I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE

  • In the series opener against LA on Nov. 1, forwards Jason Robertson (1-2—3), Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) and Roope Hintz (2-1—3) scored in a span of 90 seconds – the Stars’ fastest three goals since Feb. 4, 2019 vs. the Coyotes (1:11).
  • Robertson and Hintz led the offensive punch with three points apiece, while captain Jamie Benn (0-2—2) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) had multi-assist nights.
  • Robertson has two goals and four points (2-2—4) in three career games vs. LA.
  • Hintz enters tonight’s matchup with six points (3-3—6) in seven career appearances against the Kings.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski (1-0—1) added a power-play tally for his 24th career goal against the Kings – tops among active Stars. Pavelski also paces the club in points (24-27—51), power-play tallies (13) and game-winning goals (5). His next shot on goal against the Kings will be his 200th against them.
  • Pavelski has amassed 24 points (13-11—24) in 32 games in LA.
  • Seguin is averaging nearly a point per game in his career against the Kings with 23 points (10-13—23) in 26 games.
  • Benn enters tonight’s matchup with 16 goals and 36 points (16-20—36) in 44 career games vs. LA, including 20 points (10-10—20) in 21 games on the road. He also has five power-play goals is the lone player on the active roster with a shorthanded goal against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (32) over a team-high 61 games vs. the Kings.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-1-0 with a 2.56 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in two career appearances against the Kings.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood has fashioned a 2-2-0 mark with a 3.26 GAA and .898 SV% in four appearances vs. LA.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 1 vs. LA – W, 5-2
Jan. 3, 2023 at LA
Jan. 19, 2023 at LA

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

JAN. 3 vs. DALLAS STARS – 7:00 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: ESPN // Radio: iHeartRadio, Tu Liga
-The LA Kings host the Dallas Stars for the second of three meetings between the clubs this season (5-2 L on Nov. 1; Jan. 19).

-The Kings look to even the season series against the Stars.

-The Stars visit Crypto.com Arena for the first time since Dec. 9, 2021 (4-0 LAK W).

WARM-UPS
1) The LA Kings will play 13 games in the month of January, with six games at Crypto.com Arena and seven on the road.

2) Drew Doughty sits one assist shy of eclipsing the 20-assist plateau for the 14th time in his career. Only Dallas’ Ryan Suter (14) has more 20+ assist seasons among active defensemen.

3) Matt Roy is one goal away from establishing a new single season career-high of five.

4) Only San Jose’s Nick Bonino (53) has more blocked shots among forwards in the league than Anze Kopitar’s 50.

5) The Kings are 12-1-0 when leading after two periods of play this season.

vs. DALLAS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 90-109-32-11
Home: 52-45-19-4
Away: 38-64-13-7
OT: 11-12 (14 ties)
Shootout: 5-3
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 0-1-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. DALLAS
Marcel Dionne – 40 GP, 65 PTS (32-33=65)
Anze Kopitar* – 66 GP, 58 PTS (20-38=58)
Luc Robitaille – 57 GP, 51 PTS (26-25=51)
Dave Taylor – 45 GP, 50 PTS (19-31=50)
Dustin Brown – 74 GP, 45 PTS (22-23=45)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. DALLAS: Nov. 1, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. DAL 5
Venue: American Airlines Center
LAK Goals: Fiala (3), Kaliyev (4)
DAL Goals: Hintz (4, 5), Robertson (5), Seguin (3), Pavelski (5)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (L, 35 saves, 40 shots) DAL: Wedgewood (W, 30 saves, 32 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-3
LAK PK: 1-for-4

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Jan. 5 | vs. Boston Bruins | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings look to sweep the season series against the Bruins after winning the first meeting between the two clubs, 3-2, in a shootout on Dec. 15 in Boston.

Thurs., Jan. 7 | at Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings have won two of their last three games at T-Mobile Arena (2-1-0).

Thurs., Jan. 9 | vs. Edmonton Oilers | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Edmonton Oilers return to Crypto.com Arena for the first time since Round One of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 5 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 3 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 61

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/2/23)
Dec. 22 – Brendan Lemieux (F) activated from injured reserve.
Dec. 22 – Tobie Bisson (D) loaned to Hockey Canada for the Spengler Cup.
Dec. 23 – Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 27 – Quinton Byfield (F), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 27 – Arthur Kaliyev (F) placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20.
Dec. 31 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).

KOPI VS. THE STARS
LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar has registered 58 points (20-38=58) in 66 career games versus Dallas, the second-most in franchise history behind Marcel Dionne (40 GP, 32-33=65). Only Chicago’s Patrick Kane (30-43=73) has more points against Dallas among active skaters than Kopitar:

Most points versus Dallas among active skaters
Player GP PTS
Patrick Kane 63 73 (30-43=73)
Anze Kopitar 66 58 (20-38=58)
Paul Stastny 55 53 (24-19=53
Jonathan Toews 53 48 (18-30=48)
Joe Pavelski 59 48 (21-27=48)

Of Kopitar’s 58 points, 37 (14-23=37) have been scored at Crypto.com Arena, the most home points against Dallas by any active player.

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (21-15-2) at Vancouver Canucks (16-17-3)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (21-15-2) at Vancouver Canucks (16-17-3)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Sun., Jan. 1, 2022 Loss SEA 4 vs. NYI 1 Barzal Sorokin (31/34)
Mathew Barzal scored his ninth goal of the season and 100th of his career, but the Seattle Kraken responded with three unanswered goals, and the New York Islanders fell to the Kraken, 4-1, Sunday night at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Casey
Cizikas and Josh Bailey tallied assists, while Ilya Sorokin turned away 31 saves on 34 shots in his 99th career start.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 2 Cory Schneider has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Semyon Varlamov has been activated off the team’s IR list.

Dec. 30 Simon Holmstrom is day to day with a lower body injury and is on IR (retroactive to 12/23/22). Oliver Wahlstrom is out indefinitely with a lower body injury is on IR (retroactive to 12/27/22).

Dec. 23 Kyle Palmieri (Dec. 16) and Semyon Varlamov (Dec. 17) have both been placed on IR, retroactive to their dates. Aatu Raty and Parker Wotherspoon have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).

Dec. 21 Cal Clutterbuck has been placed on IR (retroactive to Dec. 16).

Dec. 18 Cory Schneider has been emergency recalled from loan (Bridgeport).

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Vancouver Canucks in the first of two matchups between the two clubs this season.
The Islanders last visited the Canucks on February 9, 2022, when six different Islanders scored, including Casey Cizikas,
who tallied a goal and assist to help the Islanders capture a 6-3 win at Rogers Arena. Since 2018, the Islanders have earned
points in five of six meetings against the Canucks. Tonight’s game is the second of a four-game road trip for the Islanders,
after they began 2023 in Seattle on Sunday night. This evening, they will look to earn their sixth win of the season against
Pacific Division opponent.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 –

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

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

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

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

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 –

Man Games Lost: 59

RECENT RESULTS
Sunday, Jan. 1 at Seattle L (4-1)
Thursday, Dec. 29 vs. Columbus W (2-1)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-1)
Friday, Dec. 23 vs. Florida W (5-1)
Thursday, Dec. 22 at NY Rangers L (5-3)

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 5 at Edmonton Rogers Place (Edmonton, AB) 9:00pm
Jan. 6 at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB) 9:00pm
Jan. 10 vs. Dallas UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 14 vs. Montreal UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 3, 2023 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) 10:00pm
Feb. 9, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST VANCOUVER:
Mar. 3, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-3)
Feb. 9, 2022 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (6-3)
Mar. 10, 2020 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) SO Loss (5-4)
Feb. 1, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) OT Loss (4-3
Feb. 23, 2019 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (4-0)

vs. THE CANUCKS:
2021-22 1-1-0
Last five games: 2-1-2
Franchise History 57-39-13-7
NYI Home 30-14-10-4
NYI Away 27-25-3-3

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, TVAS, MSGSN
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Islanders this season: Jan. 3 (home) and Feb. 9 (away).

• The Canucks are 46-54-13-3 all-time against the Islanders, including a 28-26-3-1 record at home.

• Vancouver is 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs New York (3-2-0 in their last 5).

• Among active Canucks skaters, Luke Schenn leads the team in games played (37) against the Islanders and J.T. Miller leads in scoring with 13 points (8-5-13) in 28 games played.

• Quinn Hughes has five points (2-3-5) in three career games vs the Islanders.

• Conor Garland has four points (2-2-4) in five career games vs the Islanders.

• J.T. Miller has eight points (5-3-8) in his last eight games against the Islanders.

• Bo Horvat has seven points (2-5-7) in his last 10 games against the Islanders.

• Spencer Martin has yet to face the New York Islanders in his career.
• Collin Delia is 0-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .940 SV% in one career game against the Islanders, exactly four years ago today (career-high 47 saves on 50 shots against on Jan. 3/19).

• Luke Schenn is slated to appear in his 900th career regular season game.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 17 points (6-11-17) in his last 10 games, as is currently on a five-game point streak (4-6-10).

• Bo Horvat has 16 points (9-7-16) in his last 12 games, including nine points (4-5-9) in his last four games.

• Andrei Kuzmenko has 11 points (4-7-11) in his last 11 games.

• Quinn Hughes has nine points (1-8-9) in his last 12 games.

• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 11 games.

LAST MEETING – MAR. 3/22: VAN 4 at NYI 3
Brad Hunt notched his first goal of the season (unassisted) and first as a Canuck to even the score at 7:19 in the second period…J.T. Miller gave the Canucks their first lead of the game with his team-leading 21st goal of the season at 11:50 in the second…Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes assisted on the play…Nils Höglander pulled Vancouver even again at 9:34 in the third period, assisted by Conor Garland and Hughes…Vasily Podkolzin netted the GWG just 45 seconds later on a backhand pass from Bo Horvat…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (4)…Bo Horvat went 15-4 on face-offs…Thatcher Demko made 24 saves.

LAST 5 vs NY ISLANDERS
• Mar. 3/22: VAN 4 at NYI 3
• Feb. 9/22: VAN 3 vs NYI 6
• Mar. 10/20: VAN 5 vs NYI 4 (SO)
• Feb. 1/20: VAN 4 at NYI 3 (OT)
• Feb. 23/19: VAN 0 vs NYI 4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• William Lockwood recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Nils Åman assigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Travis Dermott activated from LTIR, Dec. 29
• Travis Dermott recalled from Abbotsford (conditioning loan) and kept on LTIR, Dec. 27
• Collin Delia recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Dec. 22
• Arturs Silovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 22

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (19-12-4) at Edmonton Oilers (20-16-2)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (19-12-4) at Edmonton Oilers (20-16-2)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
NY Islanders 1 at Seattle 4
Goals: Larsson, Tolvanen, Bjorkstrand, Tanev
Goalie: Jones (18/19)
PP: 1/2 PK: 2/2 Shots: NY Islanders 19 – Seattle 35

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 93)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 35 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 35 games – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Jan. 5: Seattle at Toronto, 4 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 7: Seattle at Ottawa, 4 p.m. PT
Monday, Jan. 9: Seattle at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Seattle at Buffalo, 4 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 12: Seattle at Boston, 4 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s first of seven consecutive games that they will play on the road. Their seven-game road trip is their longest such stretch of the season and will conclude on Jan. 14 at Chicago.

• Ryan Donato has recorded a point in seven of his last eight games played and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak. If he were to record an assist tonight it would give him an assist in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. His seven points in eight games is his most productive eight-game stretch as a Kraken.

• Entering play Monday, Jared McCann led the league with 2.17 goals-per-60 at five-on-five among players that have played in at least six games this season. Daniel Sprong ranked third with 1.98. McCann was to be averaging more than two goals per 60 among players that have played in at least six games.

• Brandon Tanev has five points (three goals, two assists) in his last five games played. If he were to score tonight, it would give him goals in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.

• Daniel Sprong has five points (four goals, one assist) in his last five games dating back to Dec. 20 vs. St. Louis.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 9-4-2 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s nine road wins are just two wins shy of matching their total from last season (11) despite only playing in 15 road games so far this year.

• The Kraken were tied for eighth in the NHL in regulation wins on the road (eight) and ranked seventh in road points percentage (.667) entering play Monday.

• The team’s 4.00 goals-per-game played on the road led the NHL entering play Monday.

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

20-16-2 – 42 PTS RECORD 19-12-4 – 42 PTS
Div. – 5th Conference – 8th RANK Div. – 4th Conference – 7th
1st –32.1% (44/137) POWER PLAY 19th – 21.0% (22/105)
26th – 73.0% (100/137) PENALTY KILL 31st – 68.5% (76/111)

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. SEATTLE GP RECORD HOME (1) AWAY (3) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE 4 4-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 20 11
OILERS vs. SEATTLE – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 7 2

QUICK FACTS
• Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of four games against the Kraken this season and the first of two games in Edmonton.

• The last time these teams met was on December 30th in Seattle, with the Oilers winning 7-2.

• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 10 career points against Seattle and notched five points (1G, 4A) the last time these teams met.

CAREER GAMES vs. SEATTLE
Record: 3-1-0
GF: 20 GA: 11
2022-23 12/30/22@ SEA 7-2 W
2021-22 12/18/21@ SEA 5-3 W
2021-22 12/3/21 @ SEA 4-3 L
2021-22 11/1/21 @ EDM 5-2 W

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 15 F Brad Malone placed on waivers
Dec. 16 F Brad Malone cleared waivers and loaned to Bakersfield (AHL) D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield

OILERS IN DECEMBER
Overall – 543 GP, 238-226-42-36 – 0.510
2022-23 – 15 GP, 7-6-2 – 14 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 3-8-1 – 7 PTS

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (23-11-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (8-24-4)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (23-11-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (8-24-4)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Arizona 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning collected a third-straight win to sweep their three-game homestand with a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on New Year’s Eve at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 23-11-1 on the season with a home record of 15-4-1…Tampa Bay has now won seven consecutive contests at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning fell into a 2-0 hole early on when ARI got back-to-back goals from Travis Boyd and Christian Fischer just 34 seconds apart at the 6:12 and 6:46 marks of the first period…Brayden Point got the Bolts back within one at the 10:53 mark of the first when he took a pass from Nikita Kucherov off his skate and batted the puck out of midair past Karel Vejmelka for his team-leading 21st goal of the season…Mikhail Sergachev tied the game at two with 10:44 remaining in the second period when he fired a shot from the point that deflected off the stick of Lawson Crouse and past Vejmelka with Point and Victor Hedman collecting the assists…After ARI unsuccessfully challenged for offside on the Sergachev goal, Tampa Bay went to the power play and took a 3-2 lead 28 seconds into the man advantage with Steven Stamkos hammering a one-timer past Vejmelka for his 498th career goal with Hedman and Kucherov collecting the helpers…Nick Bjugstad tied the game at three 1:32 after the Stamkos goal before Alex Killorn stole the puck at the Lightning blue line and beat Vejmelka on a breakaway with 1:01 remaining in the second period…After Josh Brown got sent off for boarding Nick Perbix, the Bolts made it a 5-3 game with Brandon Hagel redirecting a Hedman shot from the point with 15:34 remaining in regulation and Stamkos picking up the secondary assist…Andrei Vasilevskiy collected his third-straight win with 28 saves on 31 shots against.
PP: TBL – 2-3 ARI – 0-1
SOG: TBL – 35 ARI – 31
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Blackhawks are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at United Center…The Bolts posted a 2-0-0 record vs. CHI last season, outscoring the Blackhawks by a combined score of 11-5…Ross Colton (2-2—4) led all Lightning skaters in points vs. CHI last season and was tied with Victor Hedman (2-0—2) for the team lead in goals…Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games vs. CHI last season, posting a 2-0-0 record with a .900 save percentage and 2.50 goals against average…The Bolts are 8-0-2 in their last 10 road games at CHI and 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 10 straight games vs. CHI…The Lightning have recorded at least one point in 10 straight games vs. CHI and 26 of the last 27 meetings with the Blackhawks…Tampa Bay has picked up at least one point in 13 straight games at CHI…Steven Stamkos has pointed in five straight games vs. CHI (2-5—7) and eight of his last nine contests against the Blackhawks (5-8—13)…Nikita Kucherov has points in five consecutive games vs. CHI (2-10—12)…Alex Killorn has recorded points in eight of his last 10 contests vs. CHI (7-6—13)…Brayden Point has picked up points in 14 of his 17 career games vs. CHI (9-13—22), including seven of his eight career contests at United Center (3-8—11)…Hedman has pointed in six of his last seven games at CHI (4-5—9)…Vasilevskiy is 13-0-0 in 13 career starts vs. CHI with one shutout, a .930 SV%, 2.14 GAA and two assists…Vasilevskiy’s 13 straight wins vs. CHI to start his career is tied for the third-longest win streak vs. a single opponent to start a career in NHL history…Brandon Hagel is playing his first game at United Center since being traded to the Bolts from CHI last season…Tampa Bay is 32-15-4 with five ties all-time vs. CHI, including a road record of 14-10-3 with two ties…Stamkos (16-15—31) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. CHI.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CHI

  1. Steven Stamkos – 31 pts. (16-15—31, 25 GP)
  2. Victor Hedman – 27 pts. (6-21—27, 26 GP)
  3. Brayden Point – 22 pts. (9-13—22, 17 GP)
    T4. Martin St. Louis – 19 pts. (8-11—19, 15 GP)
    T4. Alex Killorn – 19 pts. (7-12—19, 23 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first 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 5-0-0 against Central Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 8-7-0 on the road this season…The Bolts are playing the first game of a back-to-back set and are 4-2-0 in the first half of back-to-backs this season…The Lightning have allowed just two power-play goals over their last 13 games, going 32- for-34 (94.1%) on the penalty kill during that stretch.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 80
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 15 Games

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

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
Friday, Jan. 6 vs. ARI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Sunday, Jan. 8 vs. CGY, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. COL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. SEA, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Jan. 17 vs. BUF, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 19 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Arvid Soderblom to Rockford … Placed Jarred Tinordi on IR and recalled Isaak Phillips from Rockford … Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 – Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Dec. 7 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Dec. 6 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and placed Petr Mrazek on IR … Dec. 1 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford and placed Jarred Tinordi on IR.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) vs. San Jose (5) – Sun., Jan. 1 – United Center
CHI Goals: Kane (7), Lafferty (4)
SJS Goals: Gadjovich (2), Vlasic (1), Barabanov (6), Meier (21), Svechnikov (4)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (23/28, 59:37) SJS – Kahkonen (20/22, 59:53) 
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
SJS PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday at the United Center … Patrick Kane and Sam Lafferty scored the first two goals of the game … Lafferty has points (1G, 1A) in consecutive games … Andreas Athanasiou tallied an assist on Lafferty’s goal, also giving him points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Reese Johnson posted a season-high six hits … Connor Murphy registered a game-high four blocked shots.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
The Blackhawks and Lightning face off in the first of two matchups this season … Chicago went 0-2-0 against Tampa last year … Seth Jones tallied an assist in the Blackhawks’ last game against Tampa and has four points (1G, 3A) in his last six games against them … Patrick Kane has nine points (2G, 7A) over his last nine against the Lightning, including three multi-point efforts … Max Domi has seven points (2G, 5A) over his last seven contests against TBL, including three multi-point efforts … Tyler Johnson won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021 … Both Taylor Raddysh (44th overall) and Boris Katchouk (58th overall) were drafted by Tampa in the 2016 NHL Draft.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 3 | AWAY: March 11
All-Time Record: 19-24-13 Home: 13-12-4 Road: 6-12-9
Last Home Win: March 5, 2021 (4-3 SO) Last Road Win: Feb. 27, 2020 (5-2) Last Home Loss: March 6,
2022 (3-6) Last Road Loss: April 1, 2022 (2-5)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. TBL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 10; Jonathan Toews, 9; Max Domi, 5
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 21; Max Domi, 10; Jonathan Toews, 7
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 31; Jonathan Toews, 16; Max Domi, 15

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 6-9-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-5-1

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

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