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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (40-27) at Chicago Bulls (31-36)

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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (40-27) at Chicago Bulls (31-36)

Clinging to the No. The Chicago Bulls, who opened a three-game homestand on Wednesday against a visiting Sacramento Kings team that was fighting for a place in the West and were ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference as of Tuesday, will be looking for their third win in a row.

After its three-game winning streak ended on Monday, Sacramento begins a four-game road trip in Chicago with the goal of reestablishing its winning streak. The Kings wasted a 15-point, first-half lead in their 133-124 misfortune to NBA-driving Milwaukee regardless of defining moments from De’Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter and Domantas Sabonis.

Sabonis had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 15 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season, but he was only able to shoot 3-of-11 after the break. Fox scored 35 points and Huerter hit 8 of 11 3-point attempts for 28 points, but neither player really came alive until after the break.

Sacramento dropped to 0-5 on the season in games with 130 or more points allowed after giving up 133. The sole exception is the historic double overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on February 24 by a score of 176-175.

The Kings are currently third in the Western Conference, one game behind Memphis and five and a half games behind Denver, which leads the conference. While Sacramento has the best offense in the NBA, scoring 121.3 points per game, it ranks third in scoring defense, allowing 118.6 points per game.

With a yield of 112.4 points per game, Chicago, on the other hand, is in the top 10 of the league when it comes to scoring defense.

After defeating Denver on Wednesday by a score of 117-96 and Houston on Saturday by a score of 119-111, the Bulls return home after winning two games on the road in which they held opponents to fewer points than that.

Chicago sits in the tenth spot in the East, which would be really great for the last play-in billet for the postseason. Through Monday’s games, Washington was only half a game ahead of the Bulls.

Chicago came back from a difficult third quarter in which it gave up 40 points to hold the Rockets to just 16 in the victory over Houston. DeMar DeRozan scored 10 of the Bulls’ 32 points in the quarter as they doubled up on the Rockets.

With four rebounds, two assists, and a blocked shot in the fourth, Patrick Beverley was the driving force behind the comeback. Beverley scored 16 points to reach double digits for the first time since joining the Bulls’ roster following the All-Star break.

The inclusion of the former three-time All-Defensive selection in the lineup ought to play a significant role in Chicago’s efforts to reach the postseason for only the third time in the previous eight seasons.

NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (41-26) at Miami Heat (37-33)

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NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (41-26) at Miami Heat (37-33)

On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat will host the Memphis Grizzlies, who are without superstar Ja Morant but are still enjoying a three-game win streak.

Morant has been sidelined for five games in a row due to issues off the field, one of which involves him brandishing a gun at a Denver nightclub on March 4. He has reportedly enrolled in a counseling program in Florida, and he will not be available on Wednesday.

Despite missing Morant’s playmaking, the Grizzlies have won recently; he averages 27.1 points and 8.2 assists, both team highs.

Additionally, Memphis is without center Steven Adams, who is the team leader in rebounds per game with 11.5. Adams is likely to miss the remainder of the regular season due to a knee injury.

Brandon Clarke, Memphis’ 6th driving scorer, is likewise out until the end of the time because of a torn left Achilles.

Desmond Bane, a shooting guard, is Memphis’s best available scorer with 21.3 points per game. Morant has been replaced at point guard by Tyus Jones, who has 4.7 assists and ranks second on the team. Jaren Jackson Jr. has an NBA-high 16.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game.

Dillon Brooks, a wing, is the other important Grizzlies starter, averaging 14.3 points per game.

Memphis’ most exciting player off the bench is rookie wing David Roddy, who has come to life in the past two games, scoring 19 points on Monday and a career-high 24 points on Saturday. The Dallas Mavericks were the opponents in both games.

Regarding the game on Wednesday, the trends are inconsistent.

Although the Heat are just 5-8 overall in their last 13 games, Miami is 23-13 at home.

Memphis has a home record of 28-5, but their road record is just 13-21. In fact, in their last 13 road contests, they are 2-11.

However, the Grizzlies have won five of their last six meetings with Miami, going 5-1.

With 22.6 points per game, Jimmy Butler leads Miami and shoots 52.5 percent from the field goal line and 85.1 percent from the free throw line. He also goes to the line of scrimmage 8.6 times per game, which is the most on the team.

On Monday, Miami rallied to defeat the Utah Jazz, who were visiting, 119-115. Butler scored 24 points.

In the entire fourth quarter, there were 13 lead changes.

The Intensity’s other two tip top scorers are Bam Adebayo (20.9) and Tyler Herro (20.3). In Miami’s victory over Utah, Adebayo altered a shot at the rim in the final seconds to make the game-changing defensive play. He leads the team in rebounds (9.4).

In the closing seconds, Herro made the crucial three-pointer.

It hasn’t turned into a central point yet, yet Intensity reinforcement focus Omer Yurtseven has played two straight games in the wake of having missed Miami’s initial 68 challenges because of lower leg medical procedure in November.

Yurtseven is Cody Zeller’s rotation replacement after he broke his nose in Saturday’s loss to Orlando.

Boxing: Split-T Management Fighters Pick Up 4 Wins over the Weekend

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Boxing: Split-T Management Fighters Pick Up 4 Wins over the Weekend

Devon Young, Oshae Jones, LeAnna Cruz Get Wins in Pennsylvania; Kandi Wyatt wins WBA Inter-Continental Title in England

NEW YORK – Four Split-T Management fighters picked up victories over the weekend.

Friday night in Bethlehem, PA, heavyweight Devon Young remained undefeated with a vicious second round stoppage over Lemir Riley in a four-round bout.

In round two, with Riley leaning in, Young unleashed a perfect uppercut on the jaw that sent Riley face-first and momentarily out cold at 2:50.

Young of AIken, South Carolina is 4-0 with three knockouts. Riley of New Cumberland, PA is 2-1.

Young is promoted by King’s Promotions.

In Wolverhampton, England, Former two-time world title challenger Kandi Wyatt captured the WBA Intercontinental Welterweight title with a 10-round split decision over Kirstie Bavington.

Wyatt of Calgary, Alberta, Canada won by tallies of 98-92 twice and one card had it for Bavington 96-94.

Wyatt is now 11-4. Bavington of England is 7-3-2.

On the same card, junior middleweight Logan Hollier dropped a decision to former world champion Hannah Rankin. Hollier, who is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, is now 9-3-1.

Saturday in Philadelphia, 2021 United States Olympian Oshae Jones remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over former world champion Dahianna Santana in a welterweight bout at the 2300 Arena.

Jones of Toledo, Ohio won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 and is now 2-0. Santana of New York is 40-15.

On the same card, super flyweight LeAnna Cruz won a six-round unanimous decision over Devany Cuevas Torres.

Cruz of Allentown, PA won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 to raise her mark to 4-0. Torres of San Antonio is 2-3-1.

Wyatt, Jones, Cruz and Hollier are managed by Brian Cohen.

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (34-26-8) at Los Angeles Kings (38-20-9)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (34-26-8) at Los Angeles Kings (38-20-9)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, March 11 Loss WSH 5 at NYI 1 Engvall Varlamov (22/27)
Forward Pierre Engvall opened the score with his first goal as an Islander, but the New York Islanders were unable to mount a four-goal deficit as they fell to the Washington Capitals, 5-1, Saturday night at UBS Arena. The Islanders fall to 0-1-1 in their four-game season series with Washington, and will face the Capitals twice more before the 2022-23 regular season concludes.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Mar. 11 Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Mar. 2 Arnaud Durandeau has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
Mar. 1 Goaltender Tristan Lennox has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, Mar. 11 vs. Washington L (5-1)
Thursday, Mar. 9 at Pittsburgh W/OT (4-3)
Tuesday, Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo W (3-2)
Saturday, Mar. 4 vs. Detroit W (4-1)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Minnesota L/SO (2-1)
Sunday, Feb. 26 at Winnipeg W (4-0)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 15 at Anaheim Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) 10:00pm
Mar. 18 at San Jose SAP Center (San Jose, CA) 10:30pm
Mar. 21 vs. Toronto UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30PM
Mar. 24 at Columbus Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) 7:00pm
Mar. 25 vs. Buffalo UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 5:00pm

VS. LOS ANGELES:
Last five meetings (2-2-1)
Feb. 24, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) L, 3-2
Feb, 26, 2022 Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) L, 5-2
Jan. 27, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) L, 3-2
Feb. 6, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) W, 5-3
Nov. 26, 2019 Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA) L, 4-1

2022-23 0-1-0
Franchise History 50-51-12-1
NYI Home 31-21-5-1
NYI Away 19-30-7-0

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Feb. 24, 2023 UBS Arena L, 3-2
Mar. 14, 2023 Crypto.com Arena 10:30pm

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Los Angeles Kings in the second and final meeting between the two clubs this season. It is just their fourth meeting since 2022, and the Islanders will look to earn their first road win against Los Angeles since October 18, 2018. The last time these teams met, Adam Pelech found the back of the net with less than five minutes remaining in the third, but the Islanders fell to the Kings in a 3-2 decision at UBS Arena. Tonight begins the Islanders’ three-game West Coast road trip, and their 13th of 15 back-to-back series this season. Since facing the Kings on February 24, the Islanders have played six games and dropped just one decision in regulation, posting a 4-1-1 record in that span. The Islanders have a 6-3-1 record in their last ten games, and will look to bounce back tonight following a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday.

PENALTY KILL
The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with an 83.1% success rate on the penalty kill, fourth in the NHL and second in the Metropolitan Division (Carolina, 83.9%). This season, the Islanders have allowed just 33 power play goals in 195 times shorthanded, tied with Vegas for the third-lowest total in the NHL. They have a 91.7% penalty kill through four games this month, and have allowed just one power play goal through 12 times shorthanded.

THIRD PERIOD ACTION
The Islanders have outscored opponents 17-4 in the third period through their last 11 games. Thursday night against Pittsburgh was the ninth time this season the Islanders have captured a victory when trailing at some point in the third period. The Islanders have also won eight games this season when trailing after two periods, most in the NHL. They have also won 16 games this season when trailing at any point during the game. The Islanders have allowed the first goal in four of their last seven wins. Tuesday night’s victory against Buffalo was their 12th of the season when allowing the first goal (12-17-4).

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 14 vs. New York Islanders – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings host the New York Islanders for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (3-2 W on Feb. 24).
  • The Kings aim to sweep the season series for the second consecutive year.
  • Tonight’s game marks the second game of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (2-1 SOL vs. NSH on Mar. 11; Mar. 16 vs. CBJ; Mar. 18 vs. VAN; Mar. 20 vs. CGY; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have won four of their last five games against the Islanders, including their last three consecutive.

2) No defensive paring has a higher expected goals for per 60 minutes than Vladislav Gavrikov and Matt Roy’s 5.94 (min. ice time: 50 minutes).

3) LA’s 32 home power-play goals this season are tied for fifth-most in the league with Pittsburgh.

4) Quinton Byfield has two points (1-1=2) in three career games against the Islanders.

5) Blake Lizotte’s 29 drawn penalties this season leads all Kings skaters.

vs. NY ISLANDERS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 52-47-12-3
Home: 30-18-7-1
Away: 22-29-5-2
OT: 3-6 (2 ties)
Shootout: 1-1
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 1-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. NY ISLANDERS:
Dave Taylor – 46 GP, 44 PTS (17-27=44)
Marcel Dionne – 42 GP, 44 PTS (17-27=44)
Luc Robitaille – 29 GP, 36 PTS (16-20=36)
Butch Goring – 32 GP, 33 PTS (14-19=33)
Wayne Gretzky – 15 GP, 31 PTS (11-20=31)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. NY ISLANDERS: Feb. 24, 2023 – LAK 3 at NYI 2
Venue: UBS Arena
LAK Goals: Danault (15), Kaliyev (11), Vilardi (18)
NYI Goals: Dobson (12), Pelech (4)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W; 16 saves – 18 shots) NYI: Sorokin (L; 26 saves – 28 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-2
LAK PK: 2-for-3

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., March 16 | vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in four of their last five meetings vs. the Blue Jackets, dating back to Dec. 19, 2019 (2-1-2).

Sat., March 18 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar’s 52 points (15-37=52) against Vancouver is second-most in the league among active skaters behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (22-39=61).

Mon., March 20 | vs. Calgary Flames | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Alex Iafallo has a five-game point streak vs. Calgary (2-3=5).

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 10 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 1 game, Mar. 11 (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 120

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/13/23)
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 9 – Trevor Moore (F) activated from injured reserve.

KINGS VS. THE ISLES
The Kings have historically fared well in matchups against the Islanders at home, securing points in nine of their 10 games against the Islanders at Crypto.com Arena, dating back to the 2009-10 season. Of those 10 games, the Kings’ penalty kill percentage (PK%) has been a perfect 100% in eight of those matchups, allowing only two power-play goals in their last 34 shorthanded situations vs. NYI. No team has a higher home penalty killing percentage against the Islanders during that time than the Kings (min. GP: 10)

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-38-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-12)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-38-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-12)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 14, 2023 Game No. 66 (20-38-7, 47 pts.)
at San Jose Sharks (19-36-12, 50 pts.), SAP Center Road Game No. 31 (7-18-5, 19 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: MAR. 11, 2023 – CBJ 2 vs. STL 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Laine (21), Jenner (20)
STL Goal Scorers: Saad (17), Kyrou (27), Blais (4), Kyrou (28), EN – Kyrou (29)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (19/23; 57:57); STL – Greiss (37/39; 59:27)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 39 / STL: 24
3 Stars: 1. Kyrou, STL; 2. Greiss, STL; 3. Blais, STL
Noteworthy: CBJ completed their season series with STL (also falling 5-2 at St. Louis on Oct. 15)… STL scored 3 of 4 goals in the 1st… CBJ scored a PPG and have now scored a PPG in each of the last 5 games (5-of-12; 41.7 pct.)… Laine notched his team-leading 21st goal of the season to stretch his goal streak to 4-straight games (4-1-5) and points streak to 5-straight games (4-2-6)… Jenner scored his 20th goal of the campaign, accomplishing the feat for the 3rd time in his career (and 2nd-straight)… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 11th multi-assist and 15th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2) to give him 1-7-8 in his last 10 games.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (59 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (52 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (50 games)
Kuraly (left oblique strain); 6 weeks (4 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 434

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 10 Added Tarasov to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 2 Acquired Hutchinson and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from Vegas in exchange for Quick
Mar. 2 Acquired Gillies from Arizona in exchange for Voracek and a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and assigned Gillies to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 1 Loaned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 1 Acquired Quick, a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Los Angeles in exchange for Gavrikov and Korpisalo

TODAY’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
10:30pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE SHARKS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at SJS)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at SJS)
All-Time Series: 25-34-0-5 (8-21-0-2 at SJS)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 5-5-0 | 5-5-0
All-Time GF/GA: 159/178
All-Time SF/SA: 1,740/2,081
All-Time PP: 44-of-240
All-Time PK: 215-of-269

THE LAST GAME VS. SJS: JAN. 21, 2023 – CBJ 5 vs. SJS 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Gaudreau (13), Jenner (12), Laine (13), Nyquist (10), EN – Kuraly (9)
SJS Goal Scorers: Meier (27), Bonino (8), Sturm (11)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (22/25; 59:50); SJS – Kahkonen (24/28; 58:28)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / SJS: 25
3 Stars: 1. Nyquist, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Gaudreau, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped 3-game losing streak win win… CBJ scored 2 goals in the 2nd period to tie the game 2-2… SJS scored 1:53 into the 3rd period but CBJ followed up with 3 unanswered goals… Gaudreau notched his team-leading 12th multi-point game of the campaign (1-1-2)… Laine tallied his 8th multi-point effort of the season (1-1-2)… Roslovic recorded his 22nd assist of the season to extend his points streak to 5-straight games (1-5-6)… Nyquist registered his 5th multi-point effort (1-1-2) and 2nd GWG of the season… Blankenburg tallied his 1st career NHL multi-assist game (0-2-2) while Johnson picked up 2nd multi-assist game (0-2-2).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. SJS)
CBJ are 12-8-1 in last 21 games overall vs. SJS since 2/21/12… The home team has won each of the last four games in the series and is 5-1-0 in the last six meetings… CBJ have picked up five of their eight road wins in the all-time series in the last nine trips to San Jose dating back to Apr. 21, 2013.Winning team has scored 3 or more goals in 21 of last 22 meetings, including 13-straight… CBJ have killed off 14-of-16 SJS PP chances over the last 8 meetings… Each team has 6 shutouts, 3 hat tricks and 2 penalty shots in series… Most goals scored at SJS: 5 (2x, MR: 11/3/15)… Most goals allowed at SJS: 10 (3/30/02).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. SJS)
Gaudreau skated in his 400th career game on 10/13/19 at SJS… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL point (assist) on 4/19/22 at SJS… Roslovic skated in 100th career NHL game on 3/12/19 vs. SJS… Voracek collected 100th career NHL point (assist) on 11/20/10 at SJS… Werenski scored 1st NHL goal on 10/15/16 vs. SJS.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. SJS
• Gaudreau – 10-15-25 in 31 career GP, including points in 8 of his last 11 games with five multi-point efforts against the club (6-9-15) after picking up 1-1-2 in the win on Jan. 21
• Jenner – 6-4-10 in 15 career GP, including 3-2-5 in his last 8 contests against the Sharks
• Johnson – 0-3-3 in 2 career GP with points scored in both career contests against the club
• Laine – 2-6-8 in 11 career GP, including 1-1-2 in the win at Nationwide Arena on Jan. 21
• Roslovic – 4-2-6 in 11 career GP with all of his points recorded in the last 6 games, including points in three-straight (3-1-4)

HIT THE ROAD, JACK(ETS)
After playing a schedule heavy in-home games to date, the Blue Jackets will keep their travel bags packed over the month of March. The club is in the middle of a stretch of 12-of-15 games away from Nationwide Arena from February 26 through the end of March. The schedule includes a season-long five-game road trip from March 14-21 with stops in California (San Jose, Los Angeles and Anaheim), Vegas and Washington. The lone home games during this stretch are March 3 (vs. Seattle), March 11 (vs. St. Louis) and March 24 (vs. NY Islanders).

COMEBACK JACKETS
The club picked up its ninth comeback victory of the season (four by multiple goal deficits) with a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on February 16. CBJ have come-from-behind to win in four of their last seven victories after trailing 2-0 and 3-2 in a 5-3 win vs. San Jose (Jan. 21), 2-1 in a 3-2 OT win at Edmonton (Jan. 25), 2-0 in a 4-3 win at Toronto (Feb. 11) and 1-0 in the 3-1 win vs. Winnipeg. The team set a franchise record in 2021-22 by coming back at some point in a game in 23 of its 37 wins (6th in the NHL).

POWERING UP
The Blue Jackets have scored a power play goal in each of the last five games (5-of-12; 41.7 pct.) and nine of the last 12 (9-of-31; 29.0). The club ranks sixth in the NHL in power play percentage since January 21, converting on 14-of-53 opportunities over the last 20 contests (26.4). With a power play goal on Tuesday, CBJ would tie for the third-longest streak of games with power play goals (four times, MR: Apr. 19-29, 2022). The club posted a franchise record eight-game PPG streak from Oct. 10-27, 2002 and a seven-game PPG streak from Oct. 23-Nov. 4, 2014. After starting the season 0-of-25 with the man advantage, Columbus ranks 18th in the NHL on the power play at 21.1 pct. (31-of-147) since Nov. 4.

2022-23 TEAM QUICK HITS
• After scoring the 1st goal of the game just once over a 10-game stretch from Jan. 27-Feb. 23, CBJ have scored the 1st goal in 5 of the past 7 contests
• CBJ have killed off 51-of-64 opponent power play attempts over the last 25 games since Jan. 12 (79.7 pct.)
• CBJ blueliners have posted 4-16-20 in the last 15 games and have now recorded 25-72-97 in 65 games
• CBJ finished with a season-high 12 skaters recording a point on Nov. 17 vs. MTL
• CBJ have had 38 different players play in a game this season (34 skaters, 4 goaltenders)
• CBJ have recorded 40 multi-goal periods this season, including scoring 3 goals in the 1st period on Tue.
• CBJ were tied for 3rd-youngest team in the NHL (ARI and NJD) to start the season at 25.9, trailing only BUF (25.0) and OTT (25.7)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME:
Game 67 – 3/11 – SJS 2 vs MIN 5…Erik Karlsson (0g, 1a) set the Sharks franchise record for single-season points by a defenseman with his 84th of the year, an assist, to break a tie with Brent Burns’ 2018-19 output. Tomas Hertl (1g, 1a) netted his 200th career goal, his fourth marker in the past five games. Logan Couture (1g, 1a) surpassed Burns for fourth on the Sharks’ all-time power play points list with his 206th, a goal. Alexander Barabanov (0g, 1a) notched his 30th assist of the season, a career best.
SJ Goals: Couture (23 pp), Hertl (19 pp)
SF: 37
SA: 29
SJ PP: 2/5
SJ PK: 2/4
W: Fleury
L: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
3/7 Recalled D Derrick Pouliot from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
The Blue Jackets hit the road for a five-game, coast-to-coast jaunt, starting with four contests against Pacific Division foes and finishing with a matchup against the Washington Capitals. Heading into Tuesday’s game at San Jose, Columbus holds an all-time mark of 8-21-2 at the SAP Center. The Blue Jackets are paced offensively by Johnny Gaudreau, an offseason free agent signing, with 57 points and a team-leading 42 assists. Patrik Laine is first on the club with 21 goals and carries a five-game point streak with four goals and two assists into Tuesday’s
tilt.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 3-for-4 shorthanded against St. Louis on March 9, the Sharks boast the NHL’s sixth-best penalty kill, at 83.1-percent on the year. The Sharks have finished top-two in the NHL on the PK in two of the past three years, including second (85.2%) in 2021-22 and first (85.7%) in 2019-20.

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (37-17-13) at Vancouver Canucks (28-32-5)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (37-17-13) at Vancouver Canucks (28-32-5)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 13, 2023 – STARS 5 at KRAKEN 2
Led by three-point performances from captain Jamie Benn (1-2—3) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-3—3), the Stars defeated Seattle for the second time in a row on Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Five different skaters lit the lamp for the Stars, who went 3-for-4 on the power play in the win. Forwards Joe Pavelski (1-1—2), Jason Robertson (1-1—2) and rookie Wyatt Johnston (1-1—2) rounded out the scoring with multi-point efforts for Dallas, which has won the first three games of its season-long six-game road trip. Goaltender Jake Oettinger earned his first career win against the Kraken, stopping 26 of 28 shots.
PP: 3-4 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 32 | SA: 28 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (23:34) | Attendance: 17,151
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Benn 2. DAL – M. Heiskanen 3. SEA – V. Dunn

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue, March 14, 2023 Vancouver Canucks 9 p.m. Rogers Arena BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 16, 2023 Edmonton Oilers 8 p.m. Rogers Place BSSW/KTCK
Sat, March 18, 2023 Calgary Flames 9 p.m. Scotiabank Saddledome BSSW/KTCK
Tue, March 21, 2023 Seattle Kraken 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 23, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins 8 p.m. American Airlines Center ESPN/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 1 – Placed forward Luke Glendening on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17
March 2 – Signed defenseman Gavin White to a three-year entry-level contract
March 2 – Acquired forward Max Domi and goaltender Dylan Wells from Chicago for goaltender Anton Khudobin and a 2025 second-round draft pick
March 2 – Assigned goaltender Dylan Wells and loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom, Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas
March 4 – Acquired forward Scott Reedy from San Jose for forward Jacob Peterson
March 4 – Recalled goaltender Matt Murray and forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
March 5 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas (AHL)
March 6 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL)
March 8 – Signed defenseman Christian Kyrou to a three-year entry-level contract
March 10 – Signed forward Kyle McDonald to a three-year entry-level contract

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 51

NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 11 Feb. 8-Mar. 4
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 11 Feb. 18-pres.
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
Undisclosed 7 Mar. 1-pres.

  • Glendening placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: A quick flight across the border has the Stars in Vancouver, where tonight they’ll close out their eighth back-to-back of the season against the Canucks at Rogers Arena. (9 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second of three meetings between the Stars and Canucks this season and the lone contest held in Vancouver. The Canucks earned a 5-4 overtime victory in the series opener in Dallas on Feb. 27. These clubs will meet at American Airlines Center once more on Saturday, March 25.

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

  • The Stars have dropped the past four games against the Canucks dating back to last season (0-3-1), falling twice at home and on the road.
  • Dallas is 96-72-29 all-time vs. Vancouver, including a 43-40-15 mark on the road.
  • Captain Jamie Benn recorded a multi-point performance (1-1—2) in the series opener. Among active Stars, Benn co-leads in goals (15) and ranks second in points (15-17—32) in 36 career games against Vancouver. Of his 15 goals, four are game winners, sharing first on the team, while he’s the lone player with an OT tally against them.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski picked up an assist against Vancouver on Feb. 27. Among active Stars, Pavelski paces the club in assists (28) and points (15-28—43) and shares first in goals (15) in a team-high 59 career games vs. the Canucks. Pavelski also shares first in game-winning goals (4) and ranks second in power-play tallies (5).
  • Forward Roope Hintz tallied his third career goal against the Canucks in the series opener. Hintz has four points (3-1—4) in seven career games vs. Vancouver.
  • Forward Max Domi enters tonight’s contest with 15 points (3-12—15) in 18 career games against Vancouver.
  • Forward Evgenii Dadonov scored his first goal with the Stars against the Canucks on Feb. 27. Dadonov enters tonight’s game with 11 points (6-5—11) in 22 career games against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter picked up an assist in the series opener and ranks second among active Stars in assists (21) and shares third in points (7-21—28) in 57 career games against Vancouver.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen has six points (1-5—6) in eight career matchups against the Canucks.
  • Defenseman Colin Miller has eight points (1-7—8) in 13 career games vs. Vancouver.
  • Defenseman Nils Lundkvist lit the lamp in his first career game vs. Vancouver on Feb. 27.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 0-2-1 with a 4.78 goals-against average and .829 save percentage in three career appearances against the Canucks.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood has a 2.18 GAA and .909 SV% in one appearance against the Canucks (no decision).

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Feb. 27 vs. Vancouver – 5-4 OTL
March 14 at Vancouver
March 25 vs. Vancouver

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: SNP, BSSW
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three games meeting between the Canucks and Stars this season: Feb. 27 (5-4 OTW @ DAL), Mar. 14 (home), Mar. 25 (away).

• Vancouver is 79-87-22-9 all-time against Dallas, including a 45-39-10-4 record at home.

• The Canucks are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games against the Stars (2-2-1 in their last five).

• Tyler Myers leads active Canucks skaters in career points (6-9-15) and games played (29) against Dallas.

• Elias Pettersson has 11 points (5-6-11) in nine career games against the Stars.

• Brock Boeser has nine points (2-7-9) in 10 career games against Dallas.

• Vasily Podkolzin has four points (3-1-4) in four career games against the Stars.

• Andrei Kuzmenko registered three points (1-2-3) in his first career game against Dallas this season.

• Thatcher Demko is 4-0-0 with a 2.49 GAA and a .924 SV% in four career games against Dallas.

• Collin Delia has a 0-0-1 record and .900 SV% in two career appearances against the Stars.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 26 points (11-15-26) in his last 17 games.

• Quinn Hughes has 16 points (0-16-16) in his last 15 games.

• Andrei Kuzmenko has 15 points (10-5-15) in his last 12 games.

• Anthony Beauvillier has 13 points (6-7-13) in his last 14 games.

• J.T. Miller has 12 points (6-6-12) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – FEB. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring 3:27 into the first period…Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko recorded the assists…Sheldon Dries gave Vancouver their second lead of the game at the 9:00 mark…Conor Garland and Christian Wolanin picked up the assists…Vasily Podkolzin scored his second of the season to double the Canucks lead…Aatu Räty and Quinn Hughes were credited with the assists…Beauvillier re-established the two-goal lead just past the halfway point of the game…Hughes and Kuzmenko were awarded assists…Kuzmenko scored the game-winner 48 seconds into overtime…Beauvillier (2-1-3) and Hughes (0-3-3) each registered their third point of the game with the assists…Hughes led the team with six shots on goal…Dakota Joshua led the team with five hits…Thatcher Demko made 34 saves in his return to the Canucks lineup

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN DAL
Goals For/Game 3.34 (10th) 3.45 (t-6th)
Goals Against/Game 3.82 (31st) 2.64 (t-4th)
Power Play % 22.6 (11th) 24.0 (6th)
Penalty Kill % 68.8 (32nd) 83.3 (3rd)
Penalty Min./Game 9:12 (21st) 8:16 (11th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 8:00am PT on March 14, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 11/23: VAN 5 vs OTT 2
Andrei Kuzmenko opened the scoring with his 31st goal of the season at 15:05 in the first period…J.T. Miller and Tyler Myers recorded the assists…Miller doubled Vancouver’s lead with his fourth shorthanded goal of the season at 4:26 in the second period…Nils Aman registered the lone assist on Miller’s goal before adding one of his own just six minutes later (second career multi-point game)…Dakota Joshua and Conor Garland assisted on the play…Sheldon Dries netted a third period breakaway goal for his 10th of the season at 6:50…Joshua and Brisebois collected the assists…Kuzmenko added an empty net power play goal to end the game, with Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson drawing the assists…16 of 18 Canucks skaters registered a shot on goal…J.T. Miller and Noah Juulsen led the team in hits (5)…Tyler Myers blocked a team-high four shots…Thatcher Demko made 18 saves.

LAST 5 vs DALLAS
• Feb. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
• Apr. 18/22: VAN 6 vs DAL 2
• Mar. 26/22: VAN 4 at DAL 1
• Nov. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3
• Nov. 19/19: VAN 1 at DAL 6

SHINING AGAINST THE STARS
Entering tonight’s game with an active four-game win streak vs Dallas, the Canucks will look to extend their streak against the Stars to five games for just the third time in franchise history (second time since the Stars relocated to Dallas from Minnesota). Vancouver’s most recent winning streak of four or more games against the Stars franchise took place from Jan. 2/10 to Feb. 19/11 (6-0-0).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Aidan McDonough signed to a two-year entry level contract, Mar. 13

• Phillip Di Giuseppe signed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 12

• Kirill Kudryavtsev signed to a three-year entry level contract, Mar. 10

• Guillaume Brisebois committed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 7

• Arturs Silovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Mar. 7

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (30-24-13) at Arizona Coyotes (24-32-11)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (30-24-13) at Arizona Coyotes (24-32-11)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 12, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. OTTAWA SENATORS [1]
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Ottawa Senators to the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday night. The Flames would open the scoring with Rasmus Andersson finishing off a three-way Swedish passing play from Lindholm and Backlund to net his ninth of the season, and first shorthanded goal of his career. Shortly after, the same trio would link up again, this time Andersson dishing to Backlund who found Elias Lindholm who deposited his 200th career goal into the back of the net to make it 2-0 Flames through 20. Tim Stuzle would bring Ottawa within one 5:55 into the second, before the Flames responded with a pair of goals from Huberdeau and Hanifin to make it 4-1 through 40. Trevor Lewis would add one more for the Flames in the third, and Calgary knocked off the Ottawa 5-1.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Andersson (9), Lindholm (19), Huberdeau (13), Hanifin (5), Lewis (9)
GOALIE: Markstrom (30/31, .968 Sv%)
PP: 1/3 (33%)
PK: 4/4 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 12, 2023 OTT [1] vs. CGY [5] Lindholm Markstrom Mandolese
March 10, 2023 ANA [3] vs. CGY [1] Leason Markstrom Gibson
March 7, 2023 CGY [1] at MIN 0 Toffoli* Markstrom Gustavsson
March 6, 2023 CGY [5] at DAL [4] Toffoli Markstrom Oettinger
March 4, 2023 MIN [3] vs. CGY [0] Eriksson Ek Markstrom Gustavsson
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 14, 2023 8:00pm at Arizona Coyotes Mullett Arena
March 16, 2023 8:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
March 18, 2023 8:00pm vs. Dallas Stars Scotiabank Saddledome
March 20, 2023 8:30pm at Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena
March 21, 2023 8:00pm at Anaheim Ducks Honda Center

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third and final matchup this season between the Flames and Coyotes. The Flames have won both previous meeting so far this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 9-8-2 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 18-12-5 against Western Conference opponents.

FLAMES VERSUS COYOTES THIS SEASON:
The Flames and Coyotes get set to face off for the third and final time this season, with the Flames going 2-0-0 in their previous meetings. Nazem Kadri leads the Flames with four points (1G, 3A) in the clubs’ previous two match-up’s while Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr both recorded their first multi-point games in the last meeting between Arizona and Calgary on February 22nd . Dan Vladar backstopped the Flames in both victories, turning aside 30 shots in the two games.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. ARIZONA COYOTES
CGY vs. ARI ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRKs
105-77-20-7 63-32-9-2 42-45-11-5 8-2-0 W7

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes
8:00pm PT
Mullett Arena
TV: Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 1-0-0)
Dec. 5, 2022 – ARI [2] at CGY [3]
Feb. 22, 2023 – CGY [6] at ARI [3]
Mar. 14, 2023 – CGY at ARI

2021-22 Season Record vs. ARI: 3-0-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. ARI: December 5, 2023 – Arizona [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ ARI: February 22, 2023 – Calgary [6] at Arizona [3]
Last Home Loss vs. ARI: April 3, 2022 – Arizona [4] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ ARI: November 16, 2019 – Calgary [0] at Arizona [3]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
Mar. 3 – acquired Dryden Hunt (F) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Radim Zohorna (F)
Mar. 3 – acquired Troy Stecher (D) and Nick Ritchie (F) from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brett Ritchie (F) and Connor Mackey (D)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 52)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (8 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 12)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona comes into tonight on a five-game point streak (3-0-2) as well as a three-game home win streak. A win tonight would establish the second 4-game home win streak this season (1/26 – 2/19), which would mark the first time the Coyotes have produced multiple 4+ game home win streaks in a campaign since 2018-19

• The NHL’s 1st Star of the Week Clayton Keller comes into tonight with 28 pts (11-17-28) since 2/5, a mark that trails only Connor McDavid in that span. Keller is the first Coyote to be named the NHL’s 1st Star of the Week since Mike Smith on April 2-8, 2012

• Already setting single-season career-highs in goals (29) and points (69), Keller is one goal shy of 30 for the season. Since the franchise relocated to Arizona, he’d be the eighth Coyote (12th instance) to tally 30 goals in a season for the club LAST GAME

Coyotes 5, Wild 4 (OT) – March 12, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Hayton (12, 13), Ritchie (8), Keller (28, 29)
MIN Goals: Zuccarello (22), Reaves (2), Boldy (19), Dewar (6)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (W) – 30 svs on 34 shots
MIN Goalie: Gustavsson (O) – 18 svs on 23 shots
PP: 1-2 PK: 4-4
Notes: ARI defeated MIN in OT to claim a 2-2-0 season series ledger against them (MIN, 2-1-1)…It’s the first time the Coyotes beat the Wild in consecutive tries since 11/27/18 – 3/31/19….The Yotes enter tonight on a 4-game home point streak, tying a season-high (two previous instances)…Clayton Keller extended his point streak to five games by recording two goals and an assist; One of his goals came in overtime, his second tally in an extra session this season (Dec. 11) while also setting a new single-season career-high for goals (29)…Barrett Hayton produced a single-game career-high with four points (2-2-4) which is tied for the most by a Coyote in a game this season…Sunday was Hayton’s second career multi-goal game (11/16/21 at STL) and established a career-best 4-game point streak for the centerman…Brett Ritchie recorded his second career 3-point game (1-2-3) as well as his second career multi-assist game (1-2-3 on 5/19/21 w/CGY)…Juuso Valimaki registered another multi-assist game, giving him six helpers in his last seven skates…Lawson Crouse, Liam O’Brien, Bokondji Imama and Connor Mackey all recorded fighting majors…The last time the Coyotes collectively recorded 4 fighting majors in a game was 2/16/12 at LAK and the last time the club did it at home was 3/10/07 vs CHI…Jack McBain registered an assist and has a career 2-2-4 scoring line over 5 GP vs MIN, the team that drafted him…Victor Soderstrom has picked up an assist in four of his last five home games

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Nick Schmaltz…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (1 / 3/11)
Christian Fischer…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (1 / 3/11)
Total man games lost: 126 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3)
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/13 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen to Tucson (AHL)
-3/12 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
-3/9 – Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson (AHL)
-3/9 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-3/8 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/7 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, March 16 7pm vs VAN Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sat, March 18 7:30pm vs CHI Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 98.7 FM
Tue, March 21 7pm at WPG Canada Life Centre Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620

YOTES & FLAMES

  • Tonight is the third and final ARI-CGY matchup this season. Calgary took the first matchup 3-2 on 12/5 at the Saddledome as well as well as the second one 6-3 on 2/22 in Tempe
  • Clayton Keller has recorded three points (1-2-3) over the two games against the Flames this season, including a goal and an assist in the 2/22 meeting. His production this season has put him in a tie among active Coyotes for the lead in assists
  • Matias Maccelli scored for the Yotes in the 2/22 matchup as well and also notched an assist in the December contest
  • Zack Kassian paces current Coyotes in games played (37), goals (6) and assists (7, tied) in his career against the Flames
  • If Kassian plays tonight, it’ll be the first time he’s faced the Flames in a non-Battle of Alberta contest since 2/14/15 when he played for Vancouver
  • Coyotes franchise vs Flames
    • All-Time: 84-100-20-5
    • Home: 50-41-11-1
    • Road: 34-59-9-4
    • L10: 2-7-1
    • STRK: L7

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE FLAMES
Zack Kassian…6-7-13…37 career GP
Clayton Keller…5-7-12…16 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-5-7…16 career GP
Matias Maccelli…1-1-2…4 career GP
Jack McBain…0-1-1…3 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Kassian, 6)… Assists (Kassian/Keller, 7)…Points (Kassian, 13)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Brown, 1)…Assists (Nemeth, 2)…Points (Nemeth, 2)

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (33-29-4) at Edmonton Oilers (36-23-8)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (33-29-4) at Edmonton Oilers (36-23-8)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 12, 5-1 loss at Calgary: Lindholm’s 200th career goal was the game-winning tally as Calgary defeated Ottawa 5-1 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Five Flames skaters recorded multi-point contests including Lindholm who recorded his 74th career multipoint game. Huberdeau and Andersson both added one goal and one assist nights while Lewis and Hanafin also found the back of the net for the home side. Stützle registered the Senators’ lone goal in the game to move him to within one marker of the franchise record for goals within a skater’s first three seasons with the club. Markstrom made 30 saves to earn the win for Calgary while Mandolese made 34 saves in taking the loss for Ottawa. Scratches: Brassard, Brown, Holden; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 31,
CGY – 39; PP: OTT – 0-4, CGY – 1-3.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a two-game homestand against Colorado on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. ET. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Oilers this evening. Total man-games lost: 227.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Mandolese from Belleville (AHL) on March 6.

OTTAWA vs. EDMONTON – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Feb. 11 @ Ottawa (6-3 loss), March 14 @ Edmonton
2021-22 (2-0-0): 1/15/22 @ Edmonton (6-4 win), 1/31/22 @ Ottawa (3-2 OT win)
Series record: Overall: 23-28-4-1; Home: 9-15-2-1; Away: 14-13-2-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 1/31/22 (3-2 OT); @ Edmonton: 1/15/22 (6-4)
Last Edmonton win: @ Ottawa: Jan. 11 (6-3); @ Edmonton: 3/12/21 (6-2)
Last OT result: 1/31/22 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 11/10/09 (4-3 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (3x, Last: 2/14/15, 7-2 win); Allowed: 8, (1/31/21, 8-5 loss); Both teams: 13, (1/31/21, 8-5 loss)
Last Game: Feb. 11, 6-3 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Sanderson, Giroux, Brannstrom; EDM Goals: McDavid, Hyman, McLeod, Puljujarvi, Ryan, Nugent-Hopkins; OTT Scratches: Watson, Zaitsev; OTT Injuries: Norris, Talbot; OTT Goalies: Forsberg (6 GA, L, 54:37), Sogaard (0 GA, 5:23); EDM Goalie: Campbell; OTT PP: 1-4; EDM PP: 1-5; Shots: 29-40.
Career vs. Edmonton: Hamonic leads all players in career games played (32) and in penalty minutes (24); Giroux leads in goals (nine), in assists (15) and in points (24) against Edmonton.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 14-17-2 on the road this season … Claude Giroux leads with 13 goals on the road this season while Brady Tkachuk ranks first with 19 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 33 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 31 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their 11th set of the season on March 20 when the team visits Pittsburgh ahead of a game at Boston the following night … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (6-4-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-4-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 58 for 248 (23.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 12 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 25 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 15 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 200 of the 241 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 83.0% through 66 regular-season games … The team has registered seven (Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte, Stützle) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. OTTAWA GP RECORD HOME (29) AWAY (27) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. OTTAWA 56 29-18-4-5 13-12-2-2 16-6-2-3 183 158
OILERS vs. OTTAWA – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 6 3

QUICK FACTS
Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second and final meeting against Ottawa this season.

The last time these teams met was on February 11th in Ottawa, with the Oilers winning 6-3.

Connor McDavid leads the team lead with 37 career points against Ottawa and Evander Kane has played in a team high 31 games against the Senators.

POWER PLAY PROWESS
The Oilers have the top three power play point getters in the NHL, with McDavid (59), Draisaitl (50) and Nugent-Hopkins (43) ranking first,
second and third respectively. Connor McDavid collected his 59th power play point of the season on Mar.11 at TOR, giving him the Oilers single season record for most PPP’s in a season, a record previously held by Wayne Gretzky (57 – 1981-82). Leon Draisaitl scored his league leading 27th power play goal of the season on Mar. 11 at TOR to pass his own franchise record for most PPG’s in one season, a mark he set in 2021-22. Draisaitl’s 27 power play goals are the most by any player since 2005-06, when Ilya Kovalchuk posted 27 with the Atlanta Thrashers. Only one other active player has scored 26+ PPG’s in a single season – Chris Kreider (26 in ’21-22 w/NYR).

EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 10-5-5 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 84-73, while earning at least a point in 15 of the 20 games.

FIVE OF A KIND
The Oilers have scored 5+ goals 24 times this season, posting a record of 22-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 105.

They also rank T-2nd in the NHL in first period goals with 70 goals.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. OTTAWA
Record: 8-1-1
GF: 41 GA: 23
2022-23 2/11/23 @ OTT 6-3 W
2021-22 1/31/22 @ OTT 3-2 L (OT)
2021-22 1/15/22 @ EDM 6-4 L
2020-21 4/8/21 @ OTT 3-1 W
2020-21 4/7/21 @ OTT 4-2 W
2020-21 3/12/21 @ EDM 6-2 W
2020-21 3/10/21 @ EDM 7-1 W
2020-21 3/8/21 @ EDM 3-2 W
2020-21 2/9/21 @ OTT 3-2 W
2020-21 2/8/21 @ OTT 3-1 W

OILERS IN MARCH
Overall – 588 GP, 287-222-39-40 – 653 PTS
2022-23 – 6 GP, 4-2-0 – 8 PTS
2021-22 – 15 GP, 9-4-2 – 18 PTS

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (50-10-5) at Chicago Blackhawks (22-38-6)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (50-10-5) at Chicago Blackhawks (22-38-6)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Blackhawks tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone game at United Center.
  • They are 50-10-5 overall this season and they are 23-7-2 on the road … The Bruins are 22-3-2 vs Western Conference opponents.
  • This is the 12th 50-win season in Bruins history … It is their second straight 50-win campaign and the most since 4 straight from 1970-71—1973-74 … The total of 64 games are the fastest 50 wins in NHL history.
  • The Bruins play game 2 tonight in Chicago of a 5-game road trip (0-1-0), continuing the trip in Winnipeg on 3/16, Minnesota on 3/18 and Buffalo on 3/19.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins are 1-2-0 in their last 3 games, with a 3-2 loss vs. Edmonton on 3/9, a 3-2 win vs. Detroit on 3/11 and 5- 3 loss in Detroit on 3/12 … That followed a 10-game win from 2/14-3/4 which was tied for the 5th-longest win streak in team history.
  • The Bruins had their 7-game road win streak snapped with their loss in Detroit on 3/12 and are 16-3-2 in their last 21 road games, also including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • The Bruins are 8-2-0 in their last 10 home games.
  • Boston 2 vs Edmonton 3 … Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak (1-1=2 totals) opened a 2-0 lead but dropped their 1st decision of the season in which they had led after 2 periods … Jeremy Swayman took the loss in goal … SOG: Bos 28, Edm 22 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 0/1
  • Boston 3 vs Detroit 2 … The Bruins came back from a 2-0 deficit with 3 straight goals by Hampus Lindholm, Patrice Bergeron (PP) and Garnet Hathaway (GW and 1st as a Bruin) … Linus Ullmark won his 8th straight win in net … SOG: Bos 38, Det 31 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 1/2
  • Boston 3 at Detroit 5 … The Bruins fell into a 4-0 deficit and Matt Grzelcyk (1-1=2 totals), Jake DeBrusk, and David Pastrnak (1-1=2 totals) attempted the comeback before falling short … Pavel Zacha had 2A … Jeremy Swayman had the loss in net … SOG: Bos 33, Det 26 … PP: 0/3 … PK: 2/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 90)

  • Hampus Lindholm: Lower body
  • Taylor Hall: Lower body (LTIR)
  • Nick Foligno: Lower body (IR)

BOSTON vs CHICAGO, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Blackhawks are meeting for the 596th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 272-239-79-5 record and 1,878-1,795 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 102-147-45-4 lifetime in Chicago with the Blackhawks holding a 957-805 scoring advantage in those 298 contests.
  • The Bruins have won their last 7 games of this lifetime series at 6-0-1, including a 6-1 win in Boston on 11/19 in the 1st game this season.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 25 players on their roster (1 IR, 1 LTIR) … 12 were drafted by the team, 7 were acquired in trade and 6 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 8-2-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 8-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 7-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 6 of their 15-game March schedule tonight (9 hm/6 rd, 3-2-0) … They will play 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December, 10-3-1 in January and 9-1-0 in February.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 2: Tyler Bertuzzi acquired from Detroit for 2024 first round (top-ten protected) and 2025 fourth round draft picks.
Mar. 2: David Pastrnak signed to an eight-year contract extension.
Mar. 2: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.
Mar. 11: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis and returned to Providence/AHL.
Mar. 13: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (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
Thursday, March 16 at NSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+/Hulu, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 18 at ARI, 9:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Monday, March 20 at COL, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Thursday, March 23 at WSH, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 25 at MIN, 4:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 13 – Recalled Mike Hardman and Buddy Robinson from Rockford … March 12 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Anton Khudobin to Rockford … March 9 – Recalled Filip Roos from Rockford … March 3 – Recalled Anders Bjork from Rockford … Activated MacKenzie Entwistle from IR … Activated Nikita Zaitsev from non-roster … Assigned David Gust, Brett Seney and Isaak Phillips to Rockford … March 2 – Recalled Lukas Reichel from Rockford

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (1) at Tampa Bay (3) – Sat., March 11 – Amalie Arena
CHI Goals: Raddysh (17)
TBL Goals: Point (42), Point (43), Hagel (23; EN)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (34/36, 59:20) TBL – Elliott (22/23, 59:43)
CHI PP: 0/2; PK: 0/1
TBL PP: 0/1; PK: 2/2

Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 3-1 decision to the Lightning on Saturday in Tampa … Taylor Raddysh scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks, his team-leading 17th of the season … He now has points in three straight (3G, 1A) … Cole Guttman picked up an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 2A) … Tyler Johnson notched an assist and has helpers in back-to-back games (2A) … Petr Mrazek made 34 saves on 36 shots.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – BOSTON BRUINS
The Blackhawks have taken points in three of their last five games against Boston … Petr Mrazek is 4-3-1 against the Bruins in his career … Andreas Athanasiou has eight points (5G, 3A) over his last 10 games against Boston, including three multi-point outings … Assistant Coach Kevin Dean served as an assistant coach with the Bruins from 2017-22 and with their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, from 2011-16
and head coach for the 2016-17 campaign.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: March 14 | AWAY: Nov. 19 (1-6)
All-Time Record: 244-268-83 | Home: 151-99-49 | Road: 93-169-34 
Last Home Win: March 11, 2018 (3-1) | Last Road Win: Dec. 5, 2019 (4-3 OT) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 19,
2022 (1-6) Last Road Loss: March 10, 2022 (3-4) 
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. BOS ALL-TIME
GOALS: Andreas Athanasiou, 8; 3 players tied with 3
ASSISTS: Tyler Johnson, 8; Seth Jones, 6; 3 players tied with 3
POINTS: Andreas Athanasiou, 11; Tyler Johnson, 11; Seth Jones, 9

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-16-1
Two-Days Rest: 4-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-10-1

BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 1-2-0
Tuesday: 3-8-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 4-5-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-8-1
Sunday: 3-6-1

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (30-27-9) at Nashville Predators (33-24-7)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (30-27-9) at Nashville Predators (33-24-7)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 5 vs. BOSTON 3 (3/12/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Chiasson (Larkin, Raymond) 12:22-PP
2ND PERIOD: DET Seider (unassisted) 6:34-SH; DET Larkin (Raymond, Seider) 10:39-PP; DET Erne (Berggren, Oesterle) 15:08-EV; BOS Grzelcyk (Pastrnak, Zacha) 16:52-EV
3RD PERIOD: BOS DeBrusk (Clifton) 3:37-EV; BOS Pastrnak (Zacha, Grzelcyk) 6:24-EV; DET Copp (Suter, Larkin) 19:36-EN
SHOTS: DET 26 (8-11-7) / BOS 33 (4-16-13)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 30-33) / BOS Swayman (L, 21-25)
PP: DET 2-3 / BOS 0-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (37 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (10 / Feb. 25)
Total Man Games Lost: 247
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (3), Jake Walman (3), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/13 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/12 – Reassigned goaltender John Lethemon to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL)
3/10 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/9 – Traded defenseman Steven Kampfer to Arizona in exchange for future considerations

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at PREDATORS / 8:00 P.M. EDT / Bridgestone Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 111th all-time meeting, 55th at Nashville … Second of two games this season, only game at Nashville
ALL-TIME vs. NSH: 62-35-4-9 / AWAY: 27-22-2-3 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. NSH: David Perron (10-21-31 in 56 GP), Pius Suter (2-5-7 in 11 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
NSH top scorers vs. DET: Matt Duchene (15-16-31 in 37 GP), Roman Josi (3-24-27 in 35 GP), Ryan Johansen (5-12-17 in 33 GP), Tyson Barrie (4-10-14 in 19 GP), Dante Fabbro (2-5-7 in 11 GP), Rasmus Asplund (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Kiefer Sherwood (0-1-1 in 2 GP), Philip Tomasino (0-1-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sat., March 18: RED WINGS vs. AVALANCHE / 1:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Mon., March 20: RED WINGS vs. PANTHERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tue., March 21: RED WINGS at BLUES / 8:00 p.m. / Enterprise Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
March 12 vs. Boston – 5-3 W
Detroit captured a 5-3 victory over Boston to improve to 30-27-9 overall and 17-12-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings are 6-1-0 at home against the Bruins dating back to Nov. 21, 2018 … Detroit is 7-5-2 against Original Six clubs this season … Dylan Larkin recorded a power play goal and two assists for his sixth three-point game of the season … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (25), assists (39), points (64), power play goals (14), power play points (26) and shots (202) through 65 games … Larkin improved his point streak to three-straight games (2-3-5 in 3 GP) … Larkin has compiled 31 points (12-19-31) and nine power play goals in 28 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin picked up his 249th and 250th career NHL assists, tying Nick Libett for 19th place on the franchise’s all-time list … Larkin became the first Red Wings skater to register 25-or-more power play points in a single season since Henrik Zetterberg logged 28 power play points (4-24-28) during the 2014-15 campaign … Moritz Seider tallied a shorthanded goal and an assist for his seventh multi-point game of the season … Seider earned his 15th career multi-point game, passing Nicklas Lidström for the franchise record by a defenseman before age 22 … Seider became the first Red Wings defenseman to score a shorthanded goal since Trevor Daley accomplished the feat on Nov. 1, 2018 vs. New Jersey … Seider (21 years, 340 days) also became the fifth different Red Wings defenseman to score a shorthanded goal at age 21 or younger, and first since Steve Chiasson did so twice in the 1988-89 season … Seider is the first Red Wings defenseman with a power play point and a shorthanded point in the same game since Lidström on Oct. 12, 2010 vs. Colorado … In all, Seider has accumulated 22 points (3-19-22) and a plus-six rating in 28 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Lucas Raymond dished out a pair of assists for his ninth multi-point game of the season … Raymond has 13 points (6-7-13) in 20 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Alex Chiasson opened the scoring with his second power play goal of the season … Chiasson netted a power play goal in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career … Chiasson also extended his point streak to three-consecutive games (2-2-4 in 3 GP) … Adam Erne gave Detroit a 4-0 lead with his eighth goal of the season … Andrew Copp added an empty-netter for his eighth goal of the campaign … Copp has scored in consecutive games and boosted his point streak to four-straight games (2-2-4 in 4 GP) … Copp has eight points (3-5-8) in 10 contests since Feb. 23 against the New York Rangers … Ville Husso stopped 30-of-33 shots to earn his 25th win of the season, matching his career high from 2021-22 as a member of the St. Louis Blues … Pius Suter collected an assist in his 200th career NHL game … Detroit scored a power play goal and a shorthanded goal in consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 30, 2018 at Columbus and Nov. 1, 2018 vs. New Jersey … The Red Wings are 10-1-0 this season when scoring multiple power play goals … The Red Wings have tallied the opening goal in six of their last eight games … Detroit is 19-11-7 this season when scoring first, and 11-5-2 when doing so on home ice … Detroit is 20-1-2 this season when leading after two periods, and a perfect 10-0-0 when doing so on home ice.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. DETROIT
− The Predators are 44-52-(4)-10 all-time against the Red Wings, including a 25-24-(2)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena.

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

− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Detroit this season, dropping a 3-0 decision on the road on Nov. 23.

− The Predators are 4-1-0 in their last five games against the Red Wings; they are 7-3-0 in their last 10; and 4-1-0 in their last five at home.

− Nashville has won nine of its last 12 games against Detroit, including six in a row from Feb. 23, 2021-Jan. 22, 2022, the franchise’s longest-ever win streak vs. the Red Wings.

− The Predators went 6-2-0 against the Red Wings in 2020-21, their most wins in a single season vs. their former Central Division rival. Nashville outscored Detroit 27-15 during the eight-game regular-season series, and both of the Predators’ seven-goal games in 2020-21 came against the Red Wings.

− On Feb. 28, 2009, the Predators defeated the Red Wings, 8-0, at Bridgestone Arena. It is tied for the highest margin of victory in a game in franchise history.

NOTABLES vs. DETROIT
− Roman Josi (Nov. 26, 2011) and Filip Forsberg (April 14, 2013) made their NHL debuts against the Red Wings.

− Matt Duchene (Oct. 17, 2009 on Chris Osgood) and Ryan Johansen (Oct. 25, 2011 on Ty Conklin) scored their first career NHL goals against Detroit.

− Forsberg has posted 17 points (7g-10a) in 21 career meetings with Detroit.

− Juuse Saros is 6-2-0 with a 1.68 goals-against average, .941 save percentage and one shutout in his career against the Red Wings.

− Kevin Lankinen recorded his first career NHL shutout on Feb. 17, 2021 at Detroit.

− Dante Fabbro recorded a career-high three points (1g-2a) on Dec. 7, 2021 at Detroit.

− Egor Afanasyev played on Detroit Little Caesars’ 16U squad in 2016-17.

− Prospect Chase McLane is a product of the Detroit Compuware, Little Caesars and Belle Tire youth hockey programs.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 5, Anaheim Ducks 4 (OT) – March 12 (Honda Center)
− NSH goals: Tomasino – PP (3), Novak (11), Sherwood (2), Trenin (10), Novak – GWG/OT (12)
− ANA goals: McTavish (15), Vatrano (16), Terry (19), McTavish (16)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 33/37); ANA – Gibson (OTL, 31/36)
− Power plays: NSH 1-1; ANA 0-1
− Notes: Nashville improved to 17-13-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their three-game regular-season series against the Ducks with a 3-0-0 record… Nashville is now 9-7 in overtime/shootouts this season (5-5 in OT; 4-2 in shootouts)… Tommy Novak scored his first career OT goal as part of a three-point night (2g-1a)… Philip Tomasino had two points (1g-1a), including his third power-play goal of the season… Kiefer Sherwood scored his second goal of 2022-23 and his first since the opening night of the season (Oct. 7 vs. San Jose in Prague)… Roman Josi had two assists to reach 600 career points… Colton Sissons added two assists for his fourth multi-point game of the season; he also went 10-for-13 in faceoffs… Jeremy Lauzon recorded a fighting major and a game-high six hits.

OVERALL (110 GP) 44-52-(4)-10
HOME (54 GP) 25-24-(2)-3
ROAD (56 GP) 19-28-(2)-7
LAST MEETING Nov. 23, 2022 at DET (L, 3-0)
PLAYOFFS (1-2) Last: 2012 WCQ (W, 4-1)

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 12 57
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 12 14
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 12 9
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 12 8
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-12 5
Luke Evangelista Upper body – day-to-day March 12 1
Total man-games lost: 160
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 58; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 19; Forsberg – 14; Johansen – 9; Parssinen – 8; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Asplund – 1; Duchene – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 13: Signed forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year, $775,000 contract for 2023-24.
− March 11: Recalled forward Egor Afanasyev from Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 10: Reassigned forward John Leonard to Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 8: Acquired forward Anthony Angello from St. Louis for future considerations.

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