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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (30-26-4) at New York Rangers (35-17-9)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (30-26-4) at New York Rangers (35-17-9)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Feb. 28, 6-1 win vs. Detroit: The Senators became the first team in NHL regular season history to score a power-play goal, shorthanded goal, even strength goal and a penalty shot goal on four sperate tallies in a single period to emerge with a 6-1 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. The four markers came in the first period and began when Stützle scored Ottawa’s first penalty shot goal since 3/29/18 (Pageau). Watson followed with his third shorthanded tally of the season (to move into a tie for fourth leaguewide) and an even strength marker to provide his first multi-goal game since 4/5/22. DeBrincat on the power-play at 16:09 capped the historic period. Giroux and Tkachuk added goals in each of the last two periods to give Ottawa 12 goals across its last two games, tied for the second highest two-game total in franchise history. Kubalik had the lone goal for Detroit. Sogaard earned the win for Ottawa with 16 saves while Husso took the loss for the Red Wings in turning aside 21 shots. Scratches: Kelly, Larsson; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris; Shots: OTT – 27, DET – 17; PP: OTT – 2-6, DET – 0-8.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa returns home to face Columbus Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of three regular-season meetings nd the second of two matchups at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Rangers this evening. Total man-games lost: 211.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned C Greig and recalled C Kastelic to/from Belleville (AHL) on Feb. 25.

OTTAWA vs. N.Y. RANGERS – History:
2022-23 (1-1-0): Nov. 30 @ Ottawa (3-1 loss), Dec. 2 @ N.Y. Rangers (3-2 OT win), March 2 @ N.Y. Rangers
2021-22 (0-3-0): 10/23/21 @ Ottawa (3-2 loss), 2/20/22 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss), 4/9/22 @ N.Y. Rangers (5-1 loss)
Series record: Overall: 53-43-3-4; Home: 23-25-3-2; Away: 30-18-0-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 11/22/19 (4-1); @ N.Y. Rangers: Dec. 2 (3-2 OT)
Last N.Y. Rangers win: @ Ottawa: Nov. 30 (3-1); @ N.Y. Rangers: 4/9/22 (5-1)
Last OT result: Dec. 2 (3-2 OT win) @ N.Y. Rangers
Last shootout: 11/14/15 (2-1 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 9, (1/24/04, 9-1 win); Allowed: 8, (3/18/14, 8-4 loss); Both teams: 12, (3/18/14, 8-4 loss)
Last Game: Dec. 2, 3-2 OT win @ N.Y. Rangers; OTT Goals: Tkachuk (x2), Stützle; NYR Goals: Kravtsov, Zibanejad; OTT Scratch: Holden; OTT Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Brassard, Norris; OTT Goalie: Talbot; NYR Goalie: Shesterkin; OTT PP: 1-4; NYR PP: 0-2; Shots: 37-27.
Career vs. N.Y. Rangers: Giroux leads all players in career games played (67), in goals (14), in assists (44) and in points (58); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (45) against New York.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 12-14-2 on the road this season … Brady Tkachuk leads with 12 goals on the road
this season while also ranking first with 17 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 28 road games this season, Tkachuk
maintains the club lead with 29 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 10th set of the season
on March 11 when the team visits Vancouver ahead of visiting Calgary the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back
sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (6-3-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-
1 record (6-3-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 58 for 228 (25.4%) 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 182 of the 220 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an
efficiency of 82.7% through 60 regular-season games … The team has registered six (Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte) shorthanded
Ottawa Senators: Media Notes
markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 – Overtime – March 1, 2023 – Wells Fargo Center
NYR Goals: M. Zibanejad (32), C. Kreider (26), V. Tarasenko (13)
PHI Goals: O. Tippett (18), S. Laughton (14)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 25/27)
PHI Goalie: C. Hart (OTL – 22/25)
NYR Shots: 25
PHI Shots: 27
NYR PP: 1/1
NYR PK: 2/3

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers earned an overtime victory in the first game of this back-to-back, last night in Philadelphia. New York quickly made it 1-0 but headed into the third period down 2-1 where Chris Kreider tied the game. In overtime, Vladimir Tarasenko scored the overtime winner to complete his three-point night (1G-2A).

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers host the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden in their final home game until March 14 (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). In the second half of back-to-backs this season, the Blueshirts are 6-4-1.
  • Newly-acquired three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane is set to make his Rangers debut tonight.
  • At home, the Blueshirts have won six of their last seven games and are 9-3-0 in their last 12 home games.
  • The Blueshirts have earned a point in 12 of their last 15 games (10-3-2) and 30 of their last 38 contests (25-8-5).
  • New York has points in five-straight games (4-0-1) against Ottawa.
  • The Blueshirts’ 17 comeback wins are tied for the fourth most in the NHL and their eight third-period comeback wins are tied for the third most in the NHL. Their eight third-period comeback wins are tied for the second most in franchise history (11 – 2010-11).
  • With the most recent outing coming on Sunday, the Rangers have scored five or more goals 18 times this season, tied for the fourth most in the NHL. The Rangers have scored five or more goals in five of their last 12 contests.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 145 points, tied for the third most in the NHL and 116 assists, the fourth most in the NHL.
  • New York’s 78 third period goals are tied for the third most in the league and plus-23 third period goal differential ranks third in the NHL.
  • When scoring first this year, the Blueshirts are 24-4-4 and 18-2-3 when leading after the second period.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 1 at Philadelphia OTW, 3-2
Feb. 26 Los Angeles W, 5-2
Feb. 25 at Washington L, 6-3
Feb. 23 at Detroit L, 4-1
Feb. 20 Winnipeg L, 4-1

MAN GAMES LOST – 34
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper Body Feb. 26-Mar. 1 2
K’Andre Miller Suspension Mar. 1 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 28 – Patrick Kane acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks.
February 28 – Austin Rueschhoff traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations
February 28 – Braden Schneider recalled from Hartford. Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.
February 26 – Ryan Carpenter recalled from Hartford. Braden Schneider and Jake Leschyshyn re-assigned to Hartford.
February 25 – Will Lockwood and 2026 seventh round pick acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Vitali Kravtsov.

ALL-TIME RECORD 47-48-3-5 (102 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-1
2021-22 3-0-0
NYR HOME 20-27-0-3 (43 PTS)
NYR AWAY 27-21-3-2 (59 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 4-0-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kane (12) – A: Kane (21) – Pts: Kane (33)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Graves (16) – A: Messier/Leetch (20) – Pts: Messier (34)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 30 at Ottawa W, 3-1
December 2 at MSG OTL, 3-2
March 2 at MSG 7:00 PM ET

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (29-23-6) at Florida Panthers (30-26-6)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (29-23-6) at Florida Panthers (30-26-6)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. FLORIDA
OVERALL (43 GP) 19-19-(3)-2
HOME (22 GP) 10-9-(2)-1
ROAD (21 GP) 9-10-(1)-1
LAST MEETING Feb. 18, 2023 at NSH (W, 7-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 19-19-(3)-2 all-time against the Panthers, including a 9-10-(1)-1 record on the road.
− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Florida in 2022-23; it is the first and only at FLA Live Arena.
− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Florida this season, scoring a season-high seven goals in a 7-3 win at Bridgestone Arena on Feb. 18. Roman Josi (1g-2a) and Ryan McDonagh (3a) both had three points in the win.
− The Predators are 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Panthers; they are 4-6-0 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five on the road.
− In front of a sell-out crowd of 17,298, the Predators played their first-ever NHL game against the Panthers on Oct. 10, 1998.

NOTABLES vs. FLORIDA
− Filip Forsberg has 20 points (5g-15a) in 19 career games against Florida, with 10 of those points (3g-7a) coming in six contests in 2020-21. He recorded his first of two career five-point games on Feb. 4, 2021 at Florida (2g-3a).
− Roman Josi has 22 points (8g-14a) in 23 career games vs. Florida.
− Matt Duchene owns 24 points (12g-12a), including four multi-goal games, in 27 meetings with the Panthers.
− Colton Sissons went 16-for-16 in faceoffs on Feb. 22, 2022 at Florida, becoming the fourth NHL player since 1997-98 to take at least 16 faceoffs in a game and win them all.
− Yakov Trenin (Oct. 19, 2019) and Kevin Lankinen (Jan. 19, 2021) made their NHL debuts against Florida.
− Panthers forward Patric Hornqvist was selected by the Predators in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft. He posted 216 points (106g-110a) in 363 games with Nashville from 2008-14.
− Florida forward Nick Cousins played in 120 games for Nashville from 2020-22, tallying 40 points (14g-26a).

LAST TIME OUT
− Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Nashville Predators 1 – Feb. 28 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Jankowski (5)
− PIT goals: Crosby (27), Zucker – GWG (17), Rust – ENG (15)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 31/33); PIT – Jarry (W, 24/25)
− Power plays: NSH 0-2; PIT 0-3
− Notes: Nashville moved to 16-11-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators outshot the Penguins by a 17-9 margin in the first period… Mark Jankowski opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 7:01 of the third period… Luke Evangelista made his NHL debut, logging 14:28 of ice time with two shots, six shot attempts, one hit and one takeaway… Cal Foote skated 12:14 with two blocked shots in his Predators debut.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 28 51
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-28 8
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-28 3
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-28 2
Total man-games lost: 127
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 52; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 14; Forsberg – 8; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5;
Glass – 3; Johansen – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Parssinen – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
March 2, 2023 at Florida Panthers

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 1: Acquired a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Pittsburgh for forward Mikael Granlund.
− Feb. 28: Recalled forwards Luke Evangelista and Mark Jankowski from Milwaukee (AHL). Acquired defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Reid Schaefer, a first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Edmonton for defenseman Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Acquired forward Austin Rueschhoff from NY Rangers for future considerations.
− Feb. 27: Reassigned defenseman Kevin Gravel to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Feb. 26: Recalled forward Zach Sanford from Milwaukee (AHL). Acquired a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft; a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft; a third-round, fourth-round and fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft; and defenseman Cal Foote from Tampa Bay for forward Tanner Jeannot. Acquired forward Isaac Ratcliffe from Philadelphia for future considerations.
− Feb. 25: Acquired a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from W

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 37
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 5
  • F Aleksander Barkov | Games Missed: 2
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 2
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 190

LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Lightning 1 – Feb. 28 – Amalie Arena
FLA Goals: E. Staal (12), Lundell (9), Luostarinen (14), Duclair (1)
TBL Goals: Point (37-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 28 Saves
TBL Goalie: Vasilevskiy (L) – 37 Saves
FLA Shots: 41
TBL Shots: 29
Notes: Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 354th NHL win to surpass Evgeni Nabokov for most wins by a Russian-born goaltender…Eetu Luostarinen posted two points (1-1-2) to extend his point streak to three games (1-4-5)…Eric Staal logged two points (1-1-2)…Anthony Duclair scored his first goal of the season for his second point in as many games (1-1-2)…Ryan Lomberg matched his career high with five shots on goal…Radko Gudas tied his career high with seven blocked shots…Casey Fitzgerald made his Panthers debut…Florida snapped Tampa Bay’s franchise-record 16-game home point streak…FLA PP: 0-2, FLA PK: 4-5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Feb. 24: F Zac Dalpe and F Grigori Denisenko recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | F Anthony Duclair activated from LTIR | F Givani
    Smith placed on LTIR
  • Feb. 23: F Chris Tierney claimed off waivers by MTL

PANTHERS vs. PREDATORS
ALL-TIME vs. NSH: 21-13-3-6
ALL-TIME HOME vs. NSH: 11-5-1-4
2022-23 vs. NSH: 0-1-0

CATS STATS

  • Tonight’s game features two teams that rank in the bottom three in 5v5 time on ice per games played. The Panthers lead the NHL with 741 PIMs, pacing all teams in penalties drawn (286) and penalties taken (299).

HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers begin a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Nashville. Florida owns the eighth-best home points percentage (.625), owning a 16-9-3 record at FLA Live Arena this season. The Cats’ 3.79 goals for per game at home ranks second behind TBL and they lead all teams averaging 39.1 shots on goal per game on home ice in 2022-23. Since Jan. 3, Florida owns a 7-3-0 record on home ice, outscoring their opponents 40-29. Over that span, Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 19 points (5-14-19) over 10 games on FLA Live Arena ice and Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 4-2-0 record with a .932 combined save percentage.

CATS AND PREDS
Florida faces off against Nashville for the second and final time this season. The Panthers own an 8-4-1 record against the Predators over their past 13 meetings since Oct. 19, 2019 and have earned at least a point in three of Nashville’s past five visits to FLA Live Arena (2-2-1). Sam Reinhart has recorded nine goals and 14 points over 13 career games against Nashville, while Matthew Tkachuk has amassed 17 points (8-9-17) over 15 total games vs. the Predators.

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (31-24-4) at Boston Bruins (47-8-5)

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (31-24-4) at Boston Bruins (47-8-5)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Columbus 5 at Buffalo 3
Goals: Thompson, Quinn, Peterka
Goalies: Anderson (31 saves/35 shots) – 1 ENG
PP: 1/3; PK: 0/1; Shots: Buffalo 41 – Columbus 36

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 107)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Alex Tuch (lower body, Feb. 26; IR) – 2 games
Rasmus Dahlin (lower body, Feb. 26) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
2/26: Recalled F Vinnie Hinostroza from Rochester (AHL); Placed F Alex Tuch on injured reserve
2/27: Signed G Michael Houser and placed him on waivers
2/27: Acquired D Riley Stillman from Vancouver in exchange for F Josh Bloom
2/28: G Michael Houser cleared waivers and was assigned to Rochester (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, March 4: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, March 6: Edmonton at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9: Dallas at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 11: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT BRUINS
• This is the third of four meetings between the Sabres and Bruins this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Boston 4-3 (OT) in Boston on Dec. 31, 2022.
• Next meeting: Sunday, March 19 in Buffalo.
• The Sabres are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games against the Bruins; 1-7-2 on the road.
• This is the 311th game all-time between Buffalo and Boston; Buffalo has a 127-136-47 series record.
• The Sabres are 52-79-23 on the road against the Bruins all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win in tonight’s game would give the Sabres consecutive wins over the Bruins for the first time since they earned victories on Feb. 10, 2018 (4-2) and Feb. 25, 2018 (4-1).
• Entering play on Wednesday, Buffalo (3.76) and Boston (3.73) ranked second and third, respectively, in goals for per game played.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 30 points (15+15) in his last 26 games, including 11 points (6+5) in his last seven games.
• A point in today’s game would extend the longest point streak of Thompson’s career to eight games.
• In his last 38 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 46 points (20+26), including 10 points (5+5) in his last seven games.
• A point in tonight’s game would extend Skinner’s current point streak to eight games.
• In his last seven games, Jack Quinn has recorded eight points (3+5).
• With one point tonight, Quinn would earn his third point streak of three or more games this season.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 45 points (7+38) in his last 42 games, including 14 points (1+13) in his last 14 games.
• Dylan Cozens (6+3) and Casey Mittelstadt (2+7) have each collected nine points in their last nine games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Owen Power a four-game point streak, which would match the longest point streak of his career (Jan. 21 to 26, 2023).
• Mattias Samuelsson needs one point to earn his third point streak of three or more games in his career, and his first of 2022-23.

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Sabres tonight in the 3rd of 4 games between these teams this season and the 2nd and last game of the season series at TD Garden.
  • They are 47-8-5 overall this season and they are 24-2-3 on home ice … The Bruins are 25-6-3 vs Eastern Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins open a 4-game stand tonight vs. Buffalo … They will next host NY Rangers on 3/4, Edmonton on 3/9 and Detroit on 3/11.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 8 games with a 3-2/OT win in Dallas on 2/14, 5-0 win in Nashville on 2/16, 6-2 win vs. NY Islanders on 2/18, 3-1 victory vs Ottawa on 2/20, 6-5 win in Seattle on 2/23, 3-1 win in Vancouver on 2/25, 3-2 win in Edmonton on 2/27 and 4-3 OT win in Calgary on 2/28 … They are 10-3-1 in their last 14 games and they are 20-3-1 in their last 24 contests.
  • The Bruins are 5-2-0 in their last 7 home games … That followed a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • They have won their last 7 road games and are 16-2-2 in their last 20 road games, including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • Boston 3 at Vancouver 1 … The Bruins got single goals from Hampus Lindholm (PP), Brad Marchand (GW) and Linus Ullmark (EN) with the 1st goal by a Boston goaltender in team history … Ullmark also recorded his 1st 30-win season … SOG: Bos 35, Van 27 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 3 at Edmonton 2 … Boston’s goals came from Tomas Nosek, Nick Foligno and Pavel Zacha and Dmitry Orlov had his first 2A as a Bruin … Jeremy Swayman earned his 3rd straight win in goal … SOG: Bos 28, Edm 24 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/1
  • Boston 4 at Calgary 3/OT … The Bruins swept their recent road trip after a 4-games-in-6-days stretch … Dmitry Orlov had 2-1=3 totals and Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk had 2A each … Pavel Zacha sent the game to OT where Charlie McAvoy finished with 4.3 remaining in the extra session … Linus Ullmark made a club-record 54 saves in the win … SOG: Bos 20, Cgy 57 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 78)

  • Taylor Hall: Lower body
  • Nick Foligno: Lower body

BOSTON vs BUFFALO, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Sabres are meeting for the 311th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 154-114-29-13 record and 1,005-952 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 88-46-14-6 lifetime vs. Buffalo at home with a 548-441 scoring edge in those 154 contests.
  • The Bruins are 7-0-1 in their last 8 games vs. the Sabres.n

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster … 11 were drafted by the team, 6 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 6-1-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 7-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 7-2-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are opening their 15-game March schedule tonight (9 hm/6 rd, 0-0-0) … They will play 7 in April (3 hm/4rd) … 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
Feb. 23: Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway acquired from Washington for Craig Smith, 2023 first round draft pick, 2025 second round draft pick and 2024 third round draft pick.
Feb. 23: Rights to Andrei Svetlakov acquired from Minnesota for 2023 fifth round draft pick.
Feb. 25: Vinni Lettieri placed on waivers (cleared 2/26).
Feb. 25: Shane Bowers acquired from Colorado for Keith Kinkaid and assigned to Providence/AHL.

NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers (40-21) at Dallas Mavericks (32-31)

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NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers (40-21) at Dallas Mavericks (32-31)

The Philadelphia 76ers are capable of winning on most nights, even if All-Star Joel Embiid is injured.

That was demonstrated by the Sixers on Wednesday in Miami, and they might have to do it again on Thursday when they play the Dallas Mavericks in the second game of a five-game road trip.

Thursday’s status for Embiid was unknown, but the Sixers are 9-4 without him this season.

Five players scored double-digit points for the 76ers, who defeated the Heat 119-96 despite Embiid’s absence due to left foot soreness.

On Wednesday, Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 27 points and seven assists. Tobias Harris scored 18, and James Harden scored 23 more points.

After two consecutive home defeats to the Boston Celtics and the Heat, the 76ers put on a much better show.

Paul Reed, a deep reserve, had arguably his best game of the season, scoring 16 points, grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds, and preventing two shots. Additionally, Shake Milton contributed 12 points from the bench.

Another crucial factor was the Sixers’ depth.

Rivers has had to adjust as Embiid, Harden, and Maxey have all missed a number of games this season.

Against the Sixers, the Mavericks will attempt to end a two-game losing streak.

With Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving leading the way, Dallas will also attempt to begin winning games. In the five games Doncic and Irving have played together, the team has lost four of them.

On February 6, the Brooklyn Nets acquired Irving.

The Mavericks were defeated by the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, 124-122, when Irving missed a three-point attempt at the final buzzer.

Irving contributed 16 points, nine assists, and five rebounds, while Doncic had 39 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.

Irving, who has played seven games for the Mavericks and has an average of 24.7 points and 6.9 assists, believes that the wins and chemistry will develop over time.

The Mavericks lost to the Pacers again one game after giving up a 27-point lead in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Clearly, if they want to beat the Sixers, their defense needs to get better.

MBB-FBS: Arizona Wildcats (24-5) at USC Trojans (21-8)

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MBB-FBS: Arizona Wildcats (24-5) at USC Trojans (21-8)

On March 2 at 8:00 p.m., the USC Trojans (21-8, 13-5) will play the Arizona Wildcats (24-5, 13-5) at the Galen Center. The two teams are tied for second place in the Pac-12 standings. Dave Pasch and Bill Walton will be the game’s announcers on ESPN. In its last ten games, USC has won eight.

USC’S STELLAR STRETCH: Over the past four seasons, USC has won a school-record 94 games (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021, 26 in 2022, and 21 in 2023). The school’s record for most consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins is four, breaking the mark set by three consecutive seasons from 2016 to 2018 with 20 or more wins.

WINNING WAYS: USC’s 73 wins over the previous three seasons ranked third among Power 6 basketball programs, behind only Kansas (83 wins) and Baylor (81 wins), which won the NCAA title last year. Additionally, USC ranked 13th out of all Power 6 conference teams with 160 wins over the previous seven seasons.

Enfield has won his 200th title as head coach of the USC program. In his tenth season at USC, Andy Enfield has a record of 204-126. He won his 200th game against Washington on February 4. Enfield’s win total is fourth on USC’s all-time wins list, behind only Forrest Twogood (251 wins), Bob Boyd (216 wins), and Sam Barry (260 wins). Enfield has a record of 245-154, including his two seasons as the head coach at FGCU (2012-13).

Ahead of Arizona, the No. 8/No. The 9 Arizona Wildcats (24-5, 13-5) are coming off a difficult home loss to Arizona State on February 25, when Desmond Cambridge Jr. of the Sun Devils hit a 60-footer at the buzzer. The Wildcats lost 89-88. The Wildcats are led by Azuolas Tubelis, who averages 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Five players from Arizona have scored double digits. On January 19, Arizona defeated USC 81-66 in Tucson, Arizona. Arizona leads USC 45-72* in the all-time series (1 win and 1 loss were later vacated due to a NCAA penalty; the original record was 46-73).

Arizona State Sun Devils (20-9, 11-7) on the deck — USC will play the Arizona State Sun Devils (20-9, 11-7) on March 4 at 8:00 p.m. at the Galen Center. Arizona State defeated Arizona 89-88 on February 25 and will play UCLA on March 2 before facing USC. The Sun Devils have won three consecutive games on the road, including four of their last five contests. With a 14.3 scoring average, guard Desmond Cambridge Jr. leads Arizona State. On January 21, USC defeated Arizona State 77-69 in Tempe, Arizona. Arizona State is Arizona State’s last opponent, but USC has won its last six games and is 60-42* ahead of Arizona State in the series history.

LET’S GET STARTED WITH THE DEFENSE: On November 30, USC held California to a 27.7 percent shooting percentage, its lowest mark since holding Stanford to a 25.4 percent shooting percentage on March 3, 2021. On February 9, USC let Oregon make 53.8% of its shots, making it the only team this season to let Oregon make more than 50% of its shots against USC. In 17 of its 29 games this season, USC has limited its opponents to under 40% shooting. This season, USC is holding its opponents to a 38.9 shooting percentage—eighth in the nation. USC’s defense has held opponents to a 2nd-place 38.8 field goal percentage over the past four seasons.

LEADERS OF THE PAC: USC has finished third among Pac-12 teams in wins during the regular season for the past six seasons (since the 2017-18 season). Through games on February 23, USC is 73-39, Arizona is 74-38, and UCLA is 76-35 in that stretch. Oregon at 68-42 and Colorado at 61-52 would be the next two teams.

ENJOYING THE HOME COOKING: USC is 14-1 this season at the Galen Center, losing to FGCU in the season opener on Nov. 7, but winning each of the next 14 games. Since the Trojans won their first 15 games at the Galen Center in the 2015-16 season, USC’s 14-game home winning streak is the longest in a single season. Additionally, it is tied for the third-longest streak of home victories in school history.

PETERSON PROVIDES A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING: Along with Penn State’s Jalen Pickett, guard Drew Peterson is one of two Power 6 conference players averaging at least 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game this season. In each game, Peterson is averaging 14.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.7 assists. He has scored in double figures in 24 games, including a career-high 30 points against Cal on February 16. He also has more than one steal per game on average.

JEKYLL & HYDE FROM AWAY — On Feb. 16, when USC played California, it hit 52.2% of its 3-pointers. This was the school’s highest shooting percentage from beyond the arc since it hit 53.8% when it played Washington State on Feb. 20, 2022. The following game, on Feb. 18 against Stanford, USC hit a season-high 13 3-pointers. USC has made at least 38% from three-point range in 12 games this season. USC has made 46.7 percent of its 3-point attempts in those 12 games (119-for-255), while it has averaged 23.2 percent (65-for-280) from beyond the arc in the other 17 games.

When fully loaded, USC is 8-1 in games where all of its rotational players are available. Five victories over Pac-12 teams in the top six belong to that stretch. Arizona, which is 34-2 in its last 36 home games, was USC’s only loss when the entire roster was available. USC forward Vincent Iwuchukwu missed the first 16 games of the season, while forward guard Joshua Morgan (right ankle) and left foot guard Reese Dixon-Waters missed four games before returning against Stanford on February 18. On February 2, at Washington State, both players suffered injuries.

The Johnson Jump: Kobe Johnson, a sophomore, is leading the nation with 65 steals and averaging 8.8 points and 4.9 rebounds this season. Last year Johnson arrived at the midpoint of 1.2 places and 1.0 bounce back while playing in 27 games. In addition, Johnson ranks fourth on the team in blocks (13) and third in assists (74). He did not score in double figures in his first 35 games until Dec. 4, when he scored 17 points against Oregon State. In 11 of his last 21 games, he has scored at least double digits, averaging 10.1 points per game. His 21 points in the game against Washington on February 4 are his career high. This season, he has had at least five rebounds 16 times. He missed his first seven attempts at the three-point line this season, but he has made 26 of his last 63 attempts, resulting in a 41.3 percent shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

BOOGIE DOWN, BUT NOT FOR LONG Senior guard Boogie Ellis scored nine points on Feb. 11 against Oregon State, snapping a 14-game scoring streak. He then scored 22 points against California on February 16, a career-high 33 points against Stanford on February 18, and 21 points against Colorado on February 23. In the last 18 games, he has scored 344 points on average, including a career-high 31 points against UCLA on January 26. On December 18, he started his streak with a career-high 28 points against Auburn. With a 17.2 scoring average, 71 made three-pointers and 102 made free throws, Ellis leads USC. With 42 steals, he also ranks second among Trojans. He now ranks 17th on USC’s all-time list with 127 made 3-pointers as a Trojan.

Finding their stride: Over the past ten games, USC has hit 47.5 percent of its shots (266-for-560). In that stretch, USC has also made 7.9 three-pointers per game, compared to 5.5 attempts from beyond the arc in the first 19 games.

USC has scored 82.0 points per game over its last four games (328 total) and 81.3 points per game over its last six wins (488 total).

FOUR SCORE: USC has won its last four conference opponents by a combined 79 points, defeating California (97-60) at home on February 16, Stanford (85-75) at home on February 18, Colorado (84-65) on the road on February 23, and Utah (62-49) on the road on February 25. Since beating UCLA (55-22), California (60-32), California (36-26), and UCLA (43-33) by a combined 81 points from February 15 to March 1, 1935, this is USC’s largest margin of victory over conference opponents in four consecutive games. In the 2002 season, USC won four consecutive conference games by a margin of double digits for the first time.

WBB-FCS: East Tennessee State Buccaneers (22-8) at Samford Bulldogs (13-16)

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BUCS TOURNAMENT HISTORY

  • ETSU will look to win its first-ever SoCon Championship this season. The Bucs have won three tournament titles all-time — three-peating as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
  • ETSU has advanced to a championship final nine times — including five as a member of the SoCon in 1984, 1991, 1995, 2015 and most recently in 2018 against Mercer.
  • This will mark ETSU’s 40th appearance in a postseason conference tournament with an all-time record of 31-36 — including a 20-30 record in SoCon tournaments and an 11-6 record in ASUN tournaments.
  • When seeded third or higher, ETSU has an all-time conference tournament record of 24-13. When excluding the ASUN tournaments, ETSU’s record is 13-10.
  • As the No. 3 seed, ETSU has a 7-7 tournament record, including a 5-5 record in SoCon games.
  • When facing a No. 6 seed — regardless of round — ETSU has a 6-3 record.
  • The last time ETSU had a No. 3 seed was in 2017. The Bucs played No. 6 Samford that season and the Bulldogs won 67-64 in a heartbreaker. In that game, former Buccaneer great and Johnson City native Tianna Tarter scored a career-high 39 points.
  • The last time ETSU matched up with Samford in a tournament was in 2021, as the No. 8 Bucs stunned the top-seeded Bulldogs with a 68-61 win in the opening round. Current Buc Jakhyia Davis (Knoxville, Tenn.) had 21 points and five rebounds in that game.
  • ETSU has had 40 all-tournament team selections in its history, including Davis making the second team for the 2021 tournament. Of the group, 27 were first team selections and 13 were placed on second team.
  • Two former Bucs have been named SoCon Tournament MVP, including Nicole Hopson in 1981 and DeShawne Blocker in 1995.

ABOUT THE BUCS

  • ETSU finished the regular season with a 22-8 overall record and a 9-5 mark in league play.
  • The Bucs are tied for second place in the final standings with Chattanooga — one-game back of regular season champion Wofford at 10-4. Due to the head-to-head tiebreaker, ETSU was awarded the No. 3 seed for the postseason tournament.
  • ETSU is one win away from tying the all-time school record for single season wins, set in 2009-10 with a 23-9 record. That season is also tied with two others for the fewest losses in a season all-time (since expanding the schedule to over 15 games in 1974-75).
  • This team and the 2009-10 team are the only two in program history to achieve 22 total wins. The 2009-10 team was also the last to represent ETSU in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
  • The Bucs have only reached 21 wins in a single season five times. The first was the historic 1994-95 season, followed by the 2007-08 season and the record-holding 2009-10 season that brought ETSU’s last NCAA tournament appearance. Outside of this season, the other was in 2014-15.
  • Last time out, ETSU ended the regular season with a dramatic 90-84 win in double-overtime at Western Carolina. This marked ETSU’s first and only overtime game all regular season.
  • Three players were named to the SoCon all-conference teams from ETSU. Graduate guard Jiselle Thomas (Norwalk, Ohio) led the way with a first-team selection from both the coaches and media, finishing with 16.7 PPG in conference games and 15.4 PPG in the regular season to rank among the league leaders.
  • Sophomore Kendall Folley (Lebanon, Ohio) — a two-time SoCon Player of the Week — was named to the league’s second team by both the coaches and media, while also earned all-defensive team honors. Folley averaged 14.2 PPG in league play and ranked fourth in field goal percentage (48.2). Defensively, she had 39 steals in the regular season to rank fourth in the conference.
  • True freshman Journee McDaniel (New Bern, N.C.) was named to the SoCon all-freshman team by the SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA). McDaniel ranked second behind SoCon Freshman of the Year Raven Thompson among freshman in rebounding, while ranking second on the Bucs with 16 blocks.
  • This season, ETSU had two players earn College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors in sophomore guard Courtney Moore (Gainesville, Fla.) and graduate post Jayla Ruffus-Milner (North Hills, Calif.).
  • Leading the nation’s best turnaround this season, first year Buccaneer head coach Brenda Mock Brown was voted by her peers as the SoCon Coach of the Year. Coach Mock also had one of the most storied turnarounds of all-time at UNC Asheville in 2016, improving by 16 games to rank fifth all-time in NCAA D1 Women’s Basketball history. This year, the Bucs went from six wins last season to 22 already this season — a 16-win improvement to lead all of NCAA D1 Women’s Basketball.
  • ETSU has already broken the school record for best win improvement from season-to-season, going from six wins last season to 21 already this season. The 15-win improvement broke the previous school record of 12 set in the 2014-15 season.
  • Two weeks ago, ETSU nailed a school-record 16 made three-pointers in an 83-45 win over Wofford. The previous record of 15 was set back in ETSU’s last NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010 against Xavier. ETSU also netted 15 threes against North Florida in 2006. Entering that night, ETSU was averaging six made threes per game.
  • Since the start of the program in 1968, ETSU has never had a season that brought five separate four-game win streaks (or longer). ETSU enjoyed two four-game win streaks to start 8-2 overall, then had a five-game win streak to improve to 13-3. After a rocky start to SoCon play, ETSU won four in a row to improve to 17-6. The most recent win streak ended last week at four games. The last time ETSU had three win streaks of four or more games was the 2014-15 season that produced a 21-12 overall record.
  • For 10 straight weeks, ETSU either received votes or earned a ranking in the College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. That streak ended just this past week, despite the Bucs receiving 27 votes last week.
  • Two weeks ago, ETSU nailed a school-record 16 made three-pointers in an 83-45 win over Wofford. The previous record of 15 was set back in ETSU’s last NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010 against Xavier. ETSU also netted 15 threes against North Florida in 2006. Entering Thursday night, ETSU was averaging six made threes per game.
  • The Bucs set three more new school records this season, including the fewest points allowed in a game (26) and largest margin of victory (69) against Virginia-Lynchburg. In similar fashion, the Bucs also set a new record for fewest points combined in a gritty 44-31 win over Vanderbilt inside Brooks Gym.
  • The Bucs finished non-conference play with a 13-3 record — the best non-conference finish in modern era program history. That era began when the SoCon began sponsoring a women’s basketball championship in 1983-84 — the same season ETSU finished with 11 non-conference wins.
  • ETSU finished the regular season with the 20th best scoring defense in the nation, allowing just 55.7 PPG. Offensively, ETSU averages 64.0 PPG. Nationally, ETSU is also ranked 30th in offensive rebounds per game (14.2), 32nd in fewest turnovers per game (13.3) and 37th in field goal percentage defense (36.9).
  • As a team, the Bucs lead the SoCon in scoring margin (8.3), blocks per game (3.3), field goal percentage defense and overall winning percentage (73.3).
  • As an individual, Thomas is ranked among the Top 50 players in the nation with an 85.4 free throw percentage (111-130). She is also among the Top 100 leading scorers in the nation with 461 total points.
  • This season, ETSU has secured its first winning campaign since 2018, where the team finished 20-13 overall, 11-3 in the SoCon and made an appearance in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). ETSU has made three NCAA tournament appearances all-time (2008, 2009, 2010) and four WNIT appearances (1995, 2006, 2015, 2018).

ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

  • Samford enters with a 13-16 overall record and a 7-7 record in conference play.
  • The Bulldogs dropped five straight to end the regular season, starting with a 75-63 loss to ETSU in Birmingham.
  • Samford finished the regular season with an 8-5 record at home, a 5-10 record on the road and with a loss in its only neutral site game (against Rhode Island in Orlando, Fla.).
  • The Bulldogs are led by SoCon Media Player of the Year Andrea Bailey — who became a two-time league MVP this season. Bailey was also named to the all-conference first team by both the coaches and media and to the all-defensive team by the coaches. She averaged a league-best 17.7 PPG and 2.89 steals per game.
  • Three other Bulldogs earned all-conference honors, including Sussy Ngulefac on the media’s all-conference third team and both Carly Heidger and Masyn Marchbanks on the all-freshman team.
  • Samford is led by fourth year head coach Carley Kuhns, who came to Samford from her alma mater Valdosta State after three successful years as head coach. She has a career record of 124-87 and an even 58-58 record at Samford.

SERIES HISTORY

  • Samford leads the all-time series, 11-9.
  • Only two of the 20 meetings happened in the postseason — the Samford win in 2017 and the ETSU upset victory in 2021.
  • The 2021 win for ETSU was the first time it had eliminated a top seed since defeating No. 1 Chattanooga in 2005.
  • The season series was split this season with the road team winning each time.

NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers (33-31) at Golden State Warriors (32-30)

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NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers (33-31) at Golden State Warriors (32-30)

When the Los Angeles Clippers play the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Thursday night, two veteran-laden lineups with championship ambitions will face off in a matchup that could have serious implications for the playoffs.

As they get ready for the third game in the four-game season series, the Clippers and Warriors are virtually tied for fifth place in the Western Conference after three straight losses.

The California rivals are now less than one percentage point apart in the standings after splitting their first two meetings, both of which they won at home.

The Clippers currently hold the tiebreaker advantage in division record in the final head-to-head scheduled for March 15 in Los Angeles, should the teams draw 2-2 in the season series.

Stephen Curry has returned to the practice floor in a part-time capacity after missing the last nine games with a partially torn ligament in his lower left leg. The Warriors would like to believe that he will be back for the final matchup.

In Curry’s absence, Klay Thompson has taken Curry’s place in 3-point shooting. The veteran now holds the No. 2nd in the NBA in three-pointers, trailing only Buddy Hield, and hitting 55 shots with a 47 percent accuracy rate over those nine games.

Jordan Poole scored a game-high 29 points and Thompson had 23 in Tuesday’s 123-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at home. However, Draymond Green’s return, which resulted in the victory with 12 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, two steals, and two blocks, was the night’s biggest news.

Green had injured his right knee and missed the previous two games.

Tyronn Lue, the Clippers’ head coach, wishes he could say the same. The new team, which includes Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, and Bones Hyland—all of whom joined the team in February—had already suffered two crushing defeats, suffering double-overtime losses to the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets, respectively, before suffering a disappointing 108-101 home defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

The Clippers, led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, who have combined to score 60.6 points per game during the losing streak, arrive in San Francisco in good health. During that time, Leonard is shooting 58.3% from the field, while George is hitting 48.1 percent of the time. Together, the two have shot 51.3% from beyond the arc.

NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (28-35) at San Antonio Spurs (15-47)

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NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (28-35) at San Antonio Spurs (15-47)

The Indiana Pacers have already begun the postseason, and they are playing with a sense of urgency in the remaining 19 games of the regular season.

When Indiana plays the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, it hopes to continue its upward trajectory. With a 102-94 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs ended their 16-game losing streak.

On Tuesday, Indiana defeated the Dallas Mavericks convincingly by a score of 124-122 to record its second consecutive victory. The Pacers were led by Tyrese Haliburton, who had 32 points, and Myles Turner, who had 24.

Indiana is two games out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament and must win quickly.

Turner has been the team’s most recent leader. Since the All-Star break, the 6-foot-11 center has scored 29.3 points per game on 69.3% shooting in three games. In the victory on Tuesday, he hit 10 of 13 field goals.

Jordan Nwora, a forward who was acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 9, has also provided the Pacers with some life. In Saturday’s 128-108 victory over the Orlando Magic, he had eight rebounds, six assists, and scored 18 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

In the second game of the season on Oct. 21, Indiana is aiming to avenge its 137-134 defeat of San Antonio. In the game, the Spurs never trailed.

Tuesday marked San Antonio’s first road victory since mid-December when it defeated Utah. Keldon Johnson had 25 points, Jeremy Sochan had 13, and Doug McDermott had 19.

The Spurs have Johnson scoring 21.8 points per game this season. He won the game against the Jazz with four points in the final minute.

Against Utah, which shot just 35.3 percent from the field for the season, San Antonio put together one of its best defensive performances of the season. After trailing early in the fourth quarter, the Spurs went on to win for the first time this season.

Popovich has been encouraged by the growth of rookie guard Blake Wesley, who has shown why he should get more playing time by averaging 7.3 points per game on 7-of-17 shooting over his last three games.

NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors (31-32) at Washington Wizards (29-32)

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NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors (31-32) at Washington Wizards (29-32)

Starting on Thursday night, the Eastern Conference play-in favorites, the Washington Wizards and the Toronto Raptors, will play two games against each other.

Going into Thursday’s matchup, the ninth-place Raptors hold a one-game advantage over the 10th-place Wizards. Saturday’s second matchup is also in Washington.

The games will be the teams’ first of the season.

Last season, Toronto defeated the Wizards in three of four games, and it has won each of the previous four series. The Raptors have beaten the Wizards six times in a row at home, with their most recent victory coming on February 1, 2018.

Both teams are coming off victories over teams in the standings that are close to them.

Bradley Beal scored 37 points, a season-high, in the Wizards’ 119-116 road victory over the eighth-place Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

With 20 points from Pascal Siakam, the Raptors defeated the 11th-place Chicago Bulls 104-98 on Tuesday at home.

The Raptors defeated the Bulls 2-1 in the season series, giving them a chance to tie the game if necessary. The matchup between the Raptors and Wizards will also be influenced by that.

Before winning the hard-fought game in Atlanta, the Wizards had lost two straight.

The Raptors released Juancho Hernangomez prior to Tuesday’s game and signed veteran Will Barton, who had previously been acquired by the Wizards.

Barton, 32, is in his 11th season with Washington. He started none of his 40 games and had mostly dropped out of the rotation. He made 71 starts for the Denver Nuggets last season and averaged 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists. Additionally, he has appeared in 29 playoff games.

On Tuesday, Barton played four minutes without scoring and providing one assist.

#NHLStats Pack: 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline presented by OFX

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#NHLStats Pack: 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline presented by OFX

The 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline presented by OFX is 3 p.m. ET on Friday, March 3. Click here to view the 2022-23 NHL Trade Tracker, which lists official deals since July 13, 2022.

The #NHLStats Pack: 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline Presented by OFX includes:

  • Trade Deadline Activity, 1979-80 to 2021-22
  • By the Numbers
  • Most Points, Remainder of Season by Players Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80
  • 2022 Deadline Day Acquisitions: Most Points, Remainder of Season
  • Most Points, Ensuing Playoffs by Players Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80
  • Most Years Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80 
  • Years a Player was Traded Multiple Times on Same Deadline Day, Since 1979-80
  • First-Round Picks Traded on Deadline Day, Past 20 Years
  • Deadline Day Acquisitions by Stanley Cup Champions, Since 1979-80
  • Players Acquired on Deadline Day, By Franchise, Since 1979-80
  • Trade-by-Trade: Deadline Day Activity, Since 1979-80
  • Register – Players Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80


BY THE NUMBERS
1,226 – Number of players traded on deadline day since 1979-80. This excludes players involved in trades later invalidated by the NHL (one deal in 2022, one in 2009 and one in 1999).

674 – Number of trades on deadline day since 1979-80. This excludes trades later invalidated by the NHL (one deal in 2022, one in 2009 and one in 1999).

481 – Number of draft picks traded on deadline day since 1979-80. This excludes conditional picks where conditions were not met.

147 – Number of players traded multiple times on deadline day, including 12 dealt twice on the same date.

70 – Players acquired by the Penguins on deadline day since 1979-80, the highest such total of any franchise over that span.

55 – The highest number of different players dealt on a single deadline day, with 55 traded in 2010 and again in 2020. In 2020, deadline day trades involved 57 players but two were dealt twice: Robin Lehner (CHI to TOR, TOR to VGK) and Martins Dzierkals (TOR to CHI, CHI to VGK), who each landed in Vegas via Toronto and Chicago, respectively.

51 – The number of different players traded on deadline day in 2022, including two dealt twice – Max Domi (CBJ to FLA, then FLA to CAR) and Tyler Inamoto (FLA to CBJ, then CBJ to CAR) – and excluding three involved in a trade later invalidated by the NHL.

41 – Age of the oldest players traded on trade deadline day, of which there were two. Mark Recchi, acquired by the Bruins on March 4, 2009 (41 years, 31 days), and Ron Francis, acquired by the Maple Leafs on March 9, 2004 (41 years, 8 days).

40 – Number of days prior to the scheduled completion of the regular season on which the NHL Trade Deadline occurs, as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (25 days in 2012-13; 26 days in 2020-21; 39 days in 2008-09, 2009-10, 2013-14 & 2016-17; 41 days in 2010-11). However, that number will stand at 42 days in 2022-23. From 1979-80 to 2003-04, the deadline was 26 days or fewer days prior to the scheduled completion of the regular season.

32 – Number of trades on deadline day last season on March 21, 2022 (excluding the trade later invalidated by the NHL), tied for the most on a deadline day (also 32 in 2020).

28 – Number of players since 1979-80 who have won the Stanley Cup after being acquired by a team on deadline day of that season, with Artturi Lehkonen and Andrew Cogliano the most recent to achieve the feat (COL in 2021-22). These players are denoted in the “Deadline Day Trades by Stanley Cup Champions” list below.

26 – Number first-round picks traded on deadline day over the previous 17 seasons (from 2005-06 to 2021-22), with at least one dealt in 14 of 17 years over that span. The most in one year over that span is five, in 2018.

26 – Total number of draft picks traded in 2022 (excluding a conditional pick where conditions weren’t met), tied for the most ever on a deadline day (also 26 in 2007).

26 – Number of points Marian Hossa recorded with the Penguins during the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs (after being acquired from the Thrashers on deadline day in exchange for Erik Christensen, Colby Armstrong, Angelo Esposito and a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft), the most ever in the playoffs by a player acquired at the trade deadline earlier that season.

18 – Number of regular-season points by Andrew Copp (8-10—18 in 16 GP) with the Rangers in 2021-22 after being acquired from the Jets on deadline day, tops among all players dealt on March 21, 2022 and the most by any player acquired on deadline day since 2017-18 (J.T. Miller: 10-8—18 in 19 GP w/ TBL; acquired from NYR).

18 – Age of the youngest players to be dealt on deadline day since 1979-80: Hudson Fasching (18 years, 220 days in 2013-14; LAK to BUF), Filip Forsberg (18 years, 233 days in 2012-13; WSH to NSH), Tyrone Garner (18 years, 234 days in 1996-97; NYI to CGY), Eric O’Dell (18 years, 256 days in 2008-09; ANA to ATL) and Michael Chaput (18 years, 325 days in 2010-11; PHI to CBJ).

12 – Number of players acquired by Winnipeg on deadline day over the past five years, the most among all clubs.

10 – Number of times that Mike Sillinger was traded in his career, the most in NHL history. His tally includes two deadline day deals: 2000 (TBL to FLA) and 2001 (FLA to OTT).

6 – The most players involved in a single trade on deadline day since 1979-80. In 1991, the Blues traded Geoff Courtnall, Robert Dirk, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning and future considerations to the Canucks for Dan Quinn and Garth Butcher. In 2013, the Blue Jackets traded Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard, John Moore and their sixth-round pick in 2014 to the Rangers for Marian Gaborik, Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle. In 2022, the highest number of players involved in a two-team trade was four (in trades between DET & STL and ANA & PIT).

6 – The most players acquired by one team on a single deadline day over the past five seasons (since 2017-18). The Jets added Kevin Hayes, Nathan Beaulieu, Alex Broadhurst, Bogdan Kiselevich, Matt Hendricks and Par Lindholm in 2018-19, and the Ducks added Danton Heinen, Sonny Milano, Kyle Criscuolo, Christian Djoos, Matt Irwin and Joel Persson in 2019-20.

6 – Number of active general managers traded on deadline day since 1979-80: Bill Guerin (2009 & 2007), Mike Grier (2004), Ron Francis (2004), Kevyn Adams (2001), Tom Fitzgerald (1998) and Jim Nill (1982).

5 – The most draft picks involved in a single trade on deadline day since 1979-80. A trade between the Stars and Kings on Deadline Day in 2007 saw five picks swapped: Dallas traded Jaroslav Modry and Johan Fransson along with its second- and third-round picks in 2007 and its first-round pick in 2008 to Los Angeles for Mattias Norstrom, Konstantin Pushkarev and the Kings’ third- and fourth-round picks in 2007. In 2022, the highest such number was four in the Andrew Copp deal between the Rangers and Jets.

4 – Number of active head coaches who were traded on deadline day since 1979-80: Martin St. Louis (2014), Craig Berube (1999), Lindy Ruff (1989) and Dean Evason (1985).

4 – The highest number of players acquired on deadline day who wound up engraving their name on the Stanley Cup later that season. In 1993-94, the Rangers picked up five players on deadline day, including Glenn Anderson, Craig MacTavish, Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan who were part of the championship roster.

2 – Number of players acquired on 2022 deadline day who had their name engraved on the Stanley Cup as members of the champion Avalanche (Andrew Cogliano & Artturi Lehkonen) – the highest such total since 1998 when Jamie Macoun and Dmitri Mironov got their names on the Cup after being acquired by Detroit.

1 – Number of players acquired on deadline day since 1979-80 who have gone on to score the Stanley Cup-clinching goal later that season, with Artturi Lehkonen becoming the first with Colorado (from MTL) in 2022.

0 – Number of teams that have acquired a goaltender on deadline day since 1979-80 and had that goaltender earn the Stanley Cup-clinching victory later that season. Only three champions in that time frame have acquired a goaltender on deadline day: the 1981 Islanders (Jari Kaarela), 1988 Oilers (Bill Ranford; won Cup) and 2011 Bruins (Anton Khudobin).

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