The following are the NFL transactions for Wednesday, March 1. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.
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| Person, Ricky | RB | North Carolina State | |||
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| Hubert, Wyatt | DE | Kansas State |
Utah Valley returns home with the opportunity to secure a WAC regular season title this week at the UCCU Center. The Wolverines host UT Arlington on Wednesday night and Stephen F. Austin on Friday night. Both games are set to tip-off at 6 p.m.
Utah Valley sits atop the WAC standings with an 13-3 record. The Wolverines control their own destiny as the team holds a one-game lead in the WAC standings over Sam Houston with two games to play. UVU also holds the top spot in the WAC resume seeding system. If the season ended today, UVU would take the No. 1 seed into the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas next week.
With a one-game lead over Sam Houston in the WAC standings and two games to play, a win over UT Arlington on Wednesday night would secure the Wolverines no less than a share of the WAC regular season title. A win over UTA and a Sam Houston loss at Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday evening would give UVU the outright title. A pair of wins this week would also give UVU the outright WAC title. One win this week secures UVU no less than a share of the WAC title. A win and a Sam Houston loss gives UVU the outright title. Two wins secures UVU the outright title.
If Utah Valley secures a WAC regular season title this week, it would be the third regular season WAC championship in program history. Utah Valley won its first WAC regular season title in 2014 and its second in 2021 under Mark Madsen.
Le’Tre Darthard scored a game-high 18 points and knocked down a pair of clutch free throws with 20 seconds to play to lead Utah Valley to a 66-62 road win over Abilene Christian on Saturday night at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas. Justin Harmon scored 12 points and Aziz Bandaogo was also in double figures with 10 points to go along with five rebounds. Woodbury came off the bench to score nine points, while Tim Fuller added eight points with seven rebounds.
Utah Valley has hit the 20-win mark for a second straight season. This year’s team hit the 20-win mark faster than any team in UVU history in the program’s full Division I status era. The 2003-04 team hit the 20-win mark through 25 games during UVU’s Division I provisional status era. It’s only the second team in UVU history that the Wolverines have won 20-plus games in back-to-back seasons. With 22 wins, UVU is closing in on the UVU record of 25 wins set during the 2018-19 season.
Aziz Bandaogo’s five swats at Tarleton on Feb. 23 gave him 83 blocks on the season, which is the most blocks in a season in UVU history. The 83 blocks breaks Emanuel Olojapoke’s previous single season record of 81 blocks set during the 2019-20 season. Bandaogo now has 84 blocks on the season.
Utah Valley has won 19 of its last 22 games over a nearly three-month stretch. During that stretch, Utah Valley rattled off 11 straight wins that began with an 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Dec. 3 and ended in an 85-80 loss to Seattle U on Jan. 14. The 11-game streak is the second longest streak in program history behind the 2011-12 team, which won 13 straight. UVU also had a streak of five straight wins come to an end at Tarleton last week.
Utah Valley is the top shot blocking team in the nation with 187 blocks and a 6.4 blocks per game average. The Wolverines sit ahead of Iona (5.8), Illinois (5.7), Milwaukee (5.6), and Western Kentucky (5.5). Utah Valley also ranks second nationally in defensive rebounds per game (29.66) and sixth in rebounds per game (40.03). Utah Valley’s 187 blocks are the most swats ever recorded in a single season in program history, breaking the previous record of 157 set during the 2019-20 season.
Aziz Bandaogo ranks in the top-12 nationally in six statistical categories. He ranks third in blocks (84), fifth in blocks per game (2.90), sixth in defensive rebounds per game (7.72), eighth in total rebounds (306), eighth in rebounds per game (10.6), and 12th in double-doubles (14).
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Wednesday night’s game against UT Arlington will be broadcast live on the ESPN+, which is available on the ESPN+ app and at ESPNplus.com. The game will also be broadcast over the Utah County airwaves on ESPN 960 AM and 92.1 FM and 96.3 FM – HD 3 in Salt Lake City with Jim McCulloch on the call.
ABOUT UT ARLINGTON
UT Arlington enters Saturday’s game with an 11-18 overall record and a 6-10 mark in WAC play. The Mavericks hold a 4-7 record on the road this season. The team has won two of its last three games, including a buzzer-beating 71-69 overtime win over Utah Tech on Saturday night. Aaron Cash made a putback tip-in just before the buzzer on Saturday night to give the Mavs the win. Cash finished with a team-high 17 points to go along with seven rebounds in the win over the Trailblazers. Shemar Wilson and Kyron Gibson lead the team in scoring this season at 10.9 points apiece. Chendall Weaver is nearly averaging double figures at 9.6 points a contest. Wilson also leads the Mavs on the boards, pulling down 7.8 rebounds a game. Wilson ranks ninth nationally in offensive rebounds per game at 3.62. As a team, UTA is 13th in the nation on the offensive glass, pulling down 12.86 offensive boards per game. The Mavericks average 66.7 points a game while allowing opponents a 67.2 points per game average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE MAVERICKS
Utah Valley and UT Arlington will meet for just the fourth time on the basketball hardwood and for only the second time in Orem. The two teams will meet in Orem for the first time in over 14 years with UTA took a 75-64 win on Jan. 3, 2009 in the only game ever played between the two teams at the UCCU Center. Utah Valley won the first game of the two-game series this season taking a 72-64 win in Arlington on Jan. 5.
All-Time Results vs. UT Arlington (1-2)
Jan. 05, 2023 Utah Valley def. UT Arlington, 72-64 Arlington, Texas
Jan. 05, 2010 UT Arlington def. Utah Valley, 90-85 (OT) Arlington, Texas
Jan. 03, 2009 UT Arlington def. Utah Valley, 75-64 Orem, Utah
LAST TIME vs. UTA: Utah Valley 72, UT Arlington 64 (Jan. 5, 2023 – Arlington, TX)
Justin Harmon scored a season-high 21 points and Aziz Bandaogo notched a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double to lead Utah Valley to a 72-64 WAC road win over UT Arlington on Jan. 5 at College Park Center.
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is fresh of a 4-1 victory over CHI last night and is 6-2-4 in its last 12 GP. The team finished February with a 5-2-3 record
• Linemates Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz have each tallied 20 points in 14 games apiece since 1/22 to share the NHL’s fourth-highest total since then. They enter tonight on 5-game and 4-game point streaks, respectively
• Schmaltz has scored in each of his last four games, the second time in his career he’s posted a 4-game goal streak. The last time a Coyote notched a 5-game goal streak was Yanic Perreault from 11/11/06 – 11/19/06
LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Blackhawks 1 – February 28, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Boyd (9), Hayton (9), McBain (8), Schmaltz (18)
CHI Goals: Athanasiou (14)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (W) – 23 svs on 24 shots
CHI Goalie: Stalock (L) – 29 svs on 33 shots
PP: 0-1 PK: 2-2
Notes: ARI extended its home point streak to seven games (5-0-2) against Chicago dating to 2/12/18, its longest home point streak since a 6-0-1 run vs WSH from 10/23/08 – 12/22/17…Travis Boyd scored his third goal in his last five games, which was his first career unassisted goal… The tally was Boyd’s fourth game-opening goal of the season, tying him with Shayne Gostisbehere and Clayton Keller for the team-lead…Keller and Nick Schmaltz extended their point streaks to five games and four games respectively after both assisting on Barrett Hayton’s goal…Schmaltz’s run has featured goals in all four games; his 4-game goal streak is a season-high by a Coyote…Keller and Schmaltz have combined for 40 points in 14 games apiece since 1/22…Hayton has recorded 8-11-19 in his last 27 GP after beginning the season with 1-4-5 in his first 33 outings…All nine of Hayton’s goals have come at home, ranking third on the team in goals at Mullett Arena…Matias Maccelli chipped in an assist to become the fourth rookie to reach 30 points (4-26-30) this season…Jack McBain scored a goal and picked up a fighting major…The Coyotes are 6-1-0 this season when McBain scores…Liam O’Brien’s 13 hits were a single-game career-high and are tied for the second-most hits in a game in franchise history; Shane Doan’s 14 hits on 12/3/2011 vs PHI is the franchise record
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (2 / 2/22)
Total man games lost: 120 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
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
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-2/28 – Recalled F Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL)
-2/28 – Placed D Josh Brown on IR
-2/22 – Acquired 2023 5th Round Draft Pick and D Shea Weber from Vegas in exchange for D Dysin Mayo
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Fri, March 3 7:30pm vs CAR Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sun, March 5 5pm vs NJD Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Tue, March 7 7pm vs STL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
YOTES & STARS
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE STARS
Shayne Gostisbehere…6-5-11…13 career GP
Clayton Keller…3-7-10…13 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-8-9…12 career GP
Barrett Hayton…1-2-3…5 career GP
Juuso Valimaki…1-0-1…1 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Gostisbehere, 6)… Assists (Schmaltz, 8)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 6)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 5)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Feb. 27, 2023 – STARS 4 vs. CANUCKS 5 (OT)
A comeback wasn’t in the cards for the Stars, who fell 5-4 in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks at American Airlines Center on Monday. Forward Evgenii Dadonov (1-0—1) scored in his Stars debut a day after being traded from the Montreal Canadiens. In doing so, the 33-year-old became the oldest player to score in his Stars debut since Jaromir Jagr (40 years, 339 days) on Jan. 19, 2013. Captain Jamie Benn (1-1—2) opened the scoring for Dallas with his 15th career shorthanded goal – his second shorty of the season and the Stars’ seventh in 2022-23. Forward Roope Hintz (1-0—1) also lit the lamp for Dallas, as did defenseman Nils Lundkvist (1- 0—1). The game marked defenseman Esa Lindell’s 500th career NHL game, eighth-most among blueliners in Dallas Stars history (1993-present). Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 16 saves on 21 shots.
PP: 1-5 | PK: 2-3 | SF: 38 | SA: 21 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (28:47 – game high) | Attendance: 17,876
Three Stars: 1. DAL– J. Benn 2. VAN – A. Beauvillier 3. VAN – A. Kuzmenko
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Wed, March 1, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 2, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 p.m. United Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat, March 4, 2023 Colorado Avalanche 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center ABC/KTCK
Mon, March 6, 2023 Calgary Flames 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 9, 2023 Buffalo Sabres 6 p.m. KeyBank Center BSSW/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 19 – Loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 20 – Recalled forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 21 – Loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 23 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 24 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 26 – Acquired forward Evgenii Dadonov from Montreal in exchange for forward Denis Gurianov
Feb. 26 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 27 – Recalled forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 28 – Loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
March 1 – Recalled forwards Fredrik Karlstrom, Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL)
March 1 – Placed forward Luke Glendening on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 34
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 8 Feb. 8-pres.
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 4 Feb. 18-pres.
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars open their seventh set of back-to-backs tonight against the Arizona Coyotes at American Airlines Center. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the third of four meetings between the Stars and Coyotes and the final contest in Dallas. These clubs will finish off the four-game set on March 31 at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona. Immediately following the game, the Stars will travel to Chicago to face the Blackhawks on Thursday at United Center,
MY SOURCES SAY THE ROADS ARE CLEAR AND STREET SIGNS POINT THE WAY
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 3. 2022 at Arizona – W, 7-2
Jan. 21 vs. Arizona – W, 4-0
March 1 vs. Arizona
March 31 at Arizona
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 4, Buffalo Sabres 7
February 26, 2023 * KeyBank Center * Buffalo, NY
Shots: WSH: 30; BUF: 37
Power Plays: WSH: 1/2; BUF: 0/3
Three Stars: 1. Cozens (BUF), 2. Thompson (BUF), 3. Hinostroza (BUF)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 2/24 Acquired a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and forward Craig Smith from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway, 2/23 Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 2/21
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/26/23 (62 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/26/23 (58 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/26/23 (32 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Man Games Lost: 351
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 4, 6 p.m. ET at San Jose (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 6, 10:30 p.m. ET vs. Los Angeles (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 9, 7 p.m. ET vs. New Jersey (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 11, 7:30 p.m. ET at New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 14, 7 p.m. ET at New York Rangers (ESPN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday at Honda Center for the second and final meeting between the teams this season. Washington fell to Anaheim 4-2 on Feb. 23 at Capital One Arena, with T.J. Oshie and Nick Jensen scoring for the Capitals. The Capitals have earned a point in four of their last five games versus the Ducks (3-1-1) dating back to Nov. 18, 2019.
AWAY vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
9-9-1-1 56 66 1 ANA OT win (11/16/21)
CAPITALS vs. DUCKS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Smith (31) Ovechkin (12) Ovechkin (16) Ovechkin (28)
Oshie (27) Oshie (10) Backstrom/Carlson (13) Backstrom (19)
Ovechkin/Johansson (23) Smith (9) Oshie (9) Oshie (18)
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
Feb. 25, 2023 – ANAHEIM 3 @ CAROLINA 2
The Ducks opened a three-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night at Honda Center, extending their win streak to three games and are now 3-1-1 their last five games. Anaheim’s second goal of the game (Silfverberg) marked the club’s 6,000th goal in franchise history. Mason McTavish set a career-high with three assists (0-3=3) and a personal best +3 rating, tied for the second-most assists by a Ducks rookie in a single game (13th time, last: Trevor Zegras, Feb. 19, 2022 @ VAN; 0-3=3). Max Jones recorded his first multi-point game of the season with a goal and assist (1-1=2). Frank Vatrano tallied his first multi-assist game as a Duck with two helpers, his 200th and 201st career points (116-86=201). Troy Terry extended his goal streak to three games (3-1=4), scoring his 16th goal and adding his 30th assist. With 30 assists, Terry becomes the 15th player in Ducks history to record 30 assists multiple times. John Klingberg earned an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1-3=4), while he has also earned nine points his last nine games (2-7=9). Jakob Silfverberg scored a goal for the third consecutive game (3-0=3), one shy of his career high set Dec. 5-12, 2018 (4-0=4). Isac Lundestrom opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season at 13:18 in the first period, marking a season-high three-game point streak (2-1=3). Lukas Dostal earned his third win after stopping 24-of-26 shots.
PP: 1-5 PK: 2-4 SF: 15 SA: 53 TOI: Cam Fowler (25:44)
Three Stars: 1. M. McTavish 2. T. Terry 3. C. Fowler
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 3 Montreal Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 7 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Mar. 8 Vancouver Rogers Arena 7 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream
Mar. 10 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 12 Nashville Honda Center 6:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 6 Placed D Urho Vaakanainen on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 7 Activated C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 10 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed Troy Terry on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 11 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL) and reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego.
Feb. 23 Acquired LW Josiah Slavin from Chicago for RW Hunter Drew. Activated RW Troy Terry from Injured Reserve (IR) and placed C Adam Henrique on IR.
Feb. 28 Claimed D Scott Harrington on waivers from New Jersey. Acquired a 2024 third-round draft selection for D Henry Thrun. Placed G Anthony Stolarz on Injured Reserve (IR).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 324
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 61
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 53
Urho Vaakanainen Lower-body Day-to-day 11
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Day-to-day 9
Adam Henrique Lower-body Week-to-week 3
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks hit the midway point of a three-game homestand tonight vs. the Washington Capitals at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with three straight wins, in addition to a 3-1-1. The Ducks have also earned points in 10 of the last 14 games overall (7-5-2) and are 8-6-2 the last 16 contests. The Ducks face a Metropolitan Division opponent for the 13th time this season, posting a 3-1-0 record the last four vs. the division and 5-7-1 record overall this season. Anaheim begins its 14-game March schedule, consisting of 10 home contest and four on the road. All-time, Anaheim is 199-146-47 in the month of March, one win shy of the first 200-win month in franchise history. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the homestand Friday, Mar. 3 vs. Montreal (7 p.m. PT).
DUCKS-CAPITALS: Anaheim and Washington close out a two-game series tonight at Honda Center. Anaheim has earned points in three straight games vs. the Capitals (2-0-1) in addition to eight of the last 10 games dating to the 2016-17 season (6-2-2). In Anaheim, the Ducks have won four of their last five against the Capitals (4-1-0) dating to the 2016-17 season. All-time, the Ducks have posted a 21-14-7 record head-to-head vs. the Capitals, including a 10-7-3 mark in Orange County. The Ducks opened the 2022-23 series with a 4-2 win in Washington Feb. 23, with John Gibson earning the victory with 41 saves. Cam Fowler earned two assits in the game, with Anaheim receiving goals from Isac Lundestrom, Troy Terry, Jakob Silfverberg (GWG) and Derek Grant (ENG). Trevor Zegras has posted 2-2=4 points in three career games against Washington. Ryan Strome (8-19=27 in 36 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in scoring, goals and assists vs. the Capitals.
ANA-WSH SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Feb. 23 Capital One Arena 4-2 ANA win
March. 1 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-WSH ALL-TIME SERIES:
ANA RECORD @ ANA @ WSH
All-Time Series: 21-14-7 10-7-3 11-7-4
Current Streak: One ANA win One ANA win One ANA win
Last ANA Win: Feb. 23, 2023 (4-2) Nov. 16, 2022 (3-2 OT) Feb. 23, 2023 (4-2)
Last WSH Win: Dec. 6, 2021 (4-3 SO) Dec. 6, 2019 (3-2) Dec. 6, 2021 (4-3 SO)
ANA Last 10: 6-2-2 4-5-1 4-2-4
ANAHEIM’S MULTI-GOAL COMEBACK WINS:
Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 left in third period)
Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 left in third period)
Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 SO win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 left in third period)
Jan. 6 vs. SJS (5-4 OT win, trailed 2-0 left in first period)
Jan. 19 @ CBJ (5-3 win, trailed 3-0 with 2:17 left in first period)
Jan. 26 @ COL (5-3 win, trailed 3-1 with 3:51 left in second period)
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 3-2 loss against the Anaheim Ducks at PNC Arena on Saturday, despite outshooting the Ducks 53-16 in the contest. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jesper Fast each scored for Carolina, while Brett Pesce, Jaccob Slavin and Jordan Staal each tallied an assist. Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in net, suffering just his second loss in nine decisions.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 58 games (10/12-2/25)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 57 games (10/14-2/25)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 13 games (1/21-2/25)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 224
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 28 Acquired Jesse Puljujarvi from Edmonton in exchange for Patrik Puistola
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 1 at Vegas 10 p.m. TNT HRN
March 3 at Arizona 9:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 5 Tampa Bay 3 p.m. TNT HRN
March 7 at Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 9 Philadelphia 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 1 Wednesday T-Mobile Arena 11:30 a.m.
March 2 Thursday T-Mobile Arena 11:30 a.m.
March 3 Friday Mullett Arena 11:30 a.m.
March 4 Saturday No practice
March 5 Sunday No morning skate
HURRICANES vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Vegas in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Golden Knights will travel to PNC Arena on 3/11.
— The Hurricanes and Golden Knights are meeting for the ninth time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 5-3-0-0 record, including a 3-1-0-0 road record.
— Carolina swept the season series 2-0-0 in 2021-22 (Vegas: 0-1-1), and the Hurricanes have won each of the teams’ last three matchups.
— The Hurricanes posted a 4-2 win over the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on 11/16/21. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Martin Necas (2a), Teuvo Teravainen (2a) and Vincent Trocheck (1g, 1a) tallied two points, while Antti Raanta stopped 21 of 23 shots faced in net.
— Carolina earned a 4-3 overtime win over Vegas on PNC Arena on 1/25/22. Sebastian Aho scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and Andrei Svechnikov added two assists as Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in net.
— Sebastian Aho has registered nine points (6g, 3a) in seven career regular-season games against the Golden Knights.
— Dylan Coghlan skated in 88 NHL games with Vegas from 2021-22, recording 19 points (6g, 13a). He was acquired by Carolina along with Max Pacioretty in exchange for future considerations on 7/13/22.
— Paul Stastny tallied 80 points (30g, 50a) in 121 games over two seasons with the Golden Knights from 2018-20. He was traded to WPG in exchange for Carl Dahlstrom and a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Noah Laba) on 10/9/20.
— Derek Stepan has earned 11 points (5g, 6a) in 13 career regular-season games against Vegas.
— Teuvo Teravainen has posted seven points (2g, 5a) in eight career regular-season games against the Golden Knights.
— Nicolas Roy was selected by Carolina in the fourth round, 96th overall, of the 2015 NHL Draft and skated in seven NHL games with the Hurricanes in 2018. He also tallied 74 points (28g, 46a) in 139 AHL games with Charlotte from 2017-19, helping the team to a Calder Cup championship in 2019. Roy was traded to Vegas along with a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Oscar Plandowski) in exchange for Erik Haula on 6/27/19.
— Golden Knights Goaltending Coach Sean Burke made 281 appearances with Hartford/Carolina from 1992-97, posting a 107-131-29 record, 3.09 goals-against average, .903 save percentage and 11 shutouts. He holds the franchise record for assists by a goaltender (12) and ranks fourth all-time in wins and tied for fourth in shutouts. Acquired from New Jersey along with Eric Weinrich in exchange for Bobby Holik and a second-round pick in the 1993 NHL Draft (Jay Pandolfo) on 8/28/92, Burke was traded to Vancouver along with Geoff Sanderson and Enrico Ciccone in exchange for Martin Gelinas and Kirk McLean on 1/3/98.
— Vegas Assistant Coach John Stevens played 44 games as a defenseman for the Whalers from 1991-94, recording eight assists. He joined the organization as a free agent during the 1990 offseason and left in free agency during the 1996 offseason.
ROAD SCHOLARS
Carolina is entering Wednesday’s meeting with Vegas on a five-game road win streak (1/12-2/14) and six-game road point streak (1/7-2/14: 5-0-1). The Hurricanes’ road win streak is tied for the longest such streak since relocation (also 3/23/98-4/6/98, 10/22/05-11/15/05, 3/15/11-4/8/11), and they have outscored their opponents 22-9 over that stretch. Carolina has also earned a point in 18 of its last 19 road games (11/14-2/14: 13-1-5, .816), with a 12-1-2 record and a league-high .867 points percentage away from home since 11/29.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 35-19-6, 76 points (18-13-1 at Home, 17-6-5 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 1 vs. Carolina Hurricanes TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 3 vs. New Jersey Devils AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 5 vs. Montreal Canadiens AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 7 at Florida Panthers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 27 – Vegas Golden Knights 0, Colorado Avalanche 3
The Golden Knights (35-19-6) were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche (34-19-4), 3-0, on Monday night at Ball Arena. Mikko Rantanen found the back of the net 14 seconds into the first period and the Avalanche carried the 1-0 lead into intermission. Rantanen scored again in the second to give Colorado a 2-0 advantage and a late empty-net goal from Nathan MacKinnon sealed the win for the home team.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
Against the Hurricanes
The contest between the Golden Knights and the Hurricanes is the first of two this season. Carolina is the final team Vegas has not faced yet this season and these teams will meet twice in the next 10 days. Golden Knights are 3-2-3 all-time against the Hurricanes and will look to secure their first win since Jan. 31, 2020 and first win at T-Mobile since Nov. 3, 2018. The last time these teams met, the Golden Knights overcame a two-goal deficit with goals by Brett Howden and Nicolas Hague in the third period to force overtime at 3- 3. However, Vegas was unable to secure the comeback win as Sebastian Aho scored to give Carolina the victory.
2022-23 Season CAR Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Mar. 1 – at Vegas
Mar. 11 – at Carolina
2021-22 Season CAR Series: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Nov. 16 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Carolina 4)
Jan. 25 – at Carolina (Vegas 3, Carolina 4 OT)
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
Last Game
Philadelphia Flyers 0 New Jersey Devils 7
(23-28-810-56 PTS) (39-15-5 -83 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Siegenthaler 2. A. Schmid 3. N. Hischier
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Philadelphia 0 0 0 – – 0
DEVILS 0 3 4 – – 7
Goals:
PHI: SHUT OUT
NJD: J. Siegenthaler, J. Hughes, D. Mercer, N. Hischier, D. Hamilton, J. Bratt, N. Bastian
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 57
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 3
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 167
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/28/23 Nikita Okhotiuk Reassigned to Utica
2/6/23 John Marino Activated off I.R.
2/17/23 Alex Holtz Reassigned to Utica
2/21/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
2/26/23 Timo Meier, Timur Ibragimov, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond & a fifth-round pick Acquired via trade from SJS
2/26/23 Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Okhotiuk, Andreas Johnsson, Fabian Zetterlund, a conditional 2nd-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft & a 7th-round selection in 2024 Traded to SJS
2/27/23 Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R.
2/27/23 Scott Harrington Placed on waivers
2/28/23 Graeme Clarke Recalled from Utica
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 10-5-1
First game: 4-3-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 4-2-1
Second game: 6-2-0 | home: 2-2-0 | road: 4-0-0
VS COLORADO
Jersey’s team is 1-0-0 vs Colorado in 2022-23.
The Devils were 1-1-0 vs Colorado last season.
The lasts time that the Devils swept the Avs in a season series was in 2017-18 (2-0-0), which also marked the lasts time that Jersey won a season series vs the Avs.
ALL-TIME vs COLORADO/QUEBEC
Record: 39-43-8-4
Home: 24-18-4-2
Road: 15-25-4-2
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs the Avs/QUE was nine goals, twice, (vs QUE), last, Mar. 10, 1990, in a 9-3 win.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Avs/QUEis nine, which happened on Dec. 14, 1985, after a 9-3 defeat at Quebec.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Colorado is 43, after a 3-2 loss on Oct. 15, 2010, at the Rock.
The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Avs/QUE is 43, on Jan. 29, 1983, at Quebec in a 6-4 loss.
The last time the Devils shut out the Avs was on Mar. 15, 2012, in a 1-0 shootout win at the Rock.
The last time the Avs shut out the Devils was on Mar. 17, 2019, in a 3-0 loss at Colorado.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Fri. Mar. 3, at VGK, 10:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun. Mar. 5, at ARI, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue. Mar. 7, vs TOR, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Mar. 9, at WSH, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Mar. 11, at MTL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Wed, Mar. 1 NEW JERSEY 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Mar. 4 at Dallas 1:30 p.m. ESPN+, ABC, SNet 92.5 FM
Sun, Mar. 5 SEATTLE 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Tue, Mar. 7 SAN JOSE 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Thu, Mar. 9 LOS ANGELES 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Mar. 11 ARIZONA 4 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. NEW JERSEY
7:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5 FM
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up a three-game homestand tonight against the New Jersey Devils at Ball Arena … The Avs have won six straight games, matching their longest win streak of the season (Jan. 14-24) … Colorado is 7-0-1 in its last eight games, the club’s longest point streak of the 2022-23 season … The Avs are 14-2-2 (.833) in their last 18 contests since Jan. 14 … Only Boston (15-3-1) has more wins/points and only Carolina (.844, 13-2-1) has a higher winning percentage during this stretch … The Avalanche finished 7-1-2 (.800) in February, the second-best record in the NHL behind the Bruins (9-1-0, .900)… Colorado is 7-1-1 in its last nine on home ice and 7-1-1 in the last nine away from Denver … Colorado has played only 58 games, tied for the fewest in the NHL … The Avs finish the season with 27 games in 50 days from Feb. 24 – April 14.
ON THE CALL
Altitude TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Altitude Radio: Conor McGahey
LAST GAME
Feb. 27 – Colorado 3, Vegas 0 at Ball Arena
Mikko Rantanen scored 14 seconds into the game and later added his 40th goal of the season to lead the Avalanche to a 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena … Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 31 shots for his career-high third shutout of the season and his fifth consecutive victory … Nathan MacKinnon tacked on an empty netter.
SF: 34 SA: 31 PP: 0-1 PK: 1-1
The Avs have won six straight games, matching their longest win streak of the season (Jan. 14-24) … Colorado is 7-0-1 in its last eight games, the club’s longest point streak of the 2022-23 season The Avs are 14-2-2 in their last 18 games … Colorado has scored the first goal in 16 of those 18 contests The Avalanche finished 7-1-2 (.800) in February, the second-best record in the NHL behind Boston (9-1-0, .900) The Avalanche scored on their first shot of the game for the third straight contest … This is just the third time in franchise history that the Avs scored on their first shot of a game for three consecutive contests … The other instances: Nov. 27-30, 2005 (3 GP) and Jan. 13-17, 2000 (3 GP) Rantanen reached the 40-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career … He became the fourth different player (seventh time) in Avalanche history to score 40 goals in a season … Rantanen, who reached the 40-mark in his 58th game, became the fastest Avalanche player to ever score their 40th goal, topping Joe Sakic (65th game) in 1995-96 Rantanen extended his goal streak to five games, the longest streak by an Avalanche player in 2022-23 … He is one shy of equaling his career-long streak (six games) set from Jan. 15-26, 2021 Rantanen’s goal at 0:14 of the first period is tied for the seventh-fastest to start a game in franchise history Rantanen notched his eighth game-winning goal of the season, a new career high and tied for second in the NHL Both of Rantanen’s goals came at even strength, his league-leading 31st and 32nd even-strength tallies of 2022-23 MacKinnon extended his goal streak to four games and point streak to eight contests, both season highs …He has points in 11 consecutive home games (8g/11a) The Avalanche improved to 10-2-0 all-time on Military Appreciation Night Georgiev posted his fifth straight victory, tying his career long win streak set last year … He is 6-0-1 in his last seven games and 10-1-1 in his last 12 appearances Georgiev’s three shutouts this season are a career high Valeri Nichushkin extended his point streak to five games (2g/4a) J.T. Compher notched his 100th career NHL assist
CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (Jan. 14 – present)
Erik Johnson – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
Kurtis MacDermid – head (Feb. 27 – present)
Cale Makar – head (Feb. 19 – present)
Total: 327
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 1 – Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 28 – Justus Annunen recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 27 – Darren Helm placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Jan. 12) … Brad Hunt, Jonas Johansson, Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Brad Hunt, Jonas Johansson, Ben Meyers reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 26 – Jack Johnson acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Andreas Englund
Feb. 25 – Justus Annunen recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Keith Kinkaid acquired from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Shane Bowers … Kinkaid reports to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Keaton Middleton signed to a two-year contract through 2024-25 … Justus Annunen, Brad Hunt reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NEW JERSEY DEVILS
The Avalanche and Devils meet for the second and final time this season … New Jersey won the first matchup 1-0 back on Oct. 28 at Prudential Center …. Colorado is 5-2-0 in its last seven games against the Devils and has won the last three meetings here at Ball Arena … These two teams met in the 2001 Stanley Cup Final, a series Colorado won in seven games
SCHEDULE vs. DEVILS
Oct. 28 @ New Jersey (L, 0-1)
Mar. 1 vs. NEW JERSEY
RECORD vs. DEVILS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-1-0 Overall: 1-1-0 Overall: 47-39-9 Overall: 21-16-4 Series (record): 1 series (1-0)
Home: — Home: 1-0-0 Home: 27-15-4 Home: 13-6-1 Record Overall: 4-3
Road: 0-1-0 Road: 0-1-0 Road: 20-24-5 Road: 8-10-3 Last: 2001 Cup Final (W, 4-3)
ONE MONTH AT A TIME
The Avalanche finished 7-1-2 (.800) in February, the second-best record in the NHL behind only Boston (9-1-0, .900) … February marked the 26th consecutive month that Colorado has posted a .500 or better record in, tying the franchise record set from March 1994 to February 1998 … This current run, which began in February 2019, is the third-longest active streak behind the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes, who extended their streaks to 30 and 27 months, respectively …. Twenty four (24) of these last 26 months featured a winning record, as only October 2021 (4-4-0) and October 2022 (4-4-1) did not.
BACK-TO-BACK
The Avs are 11-4-1 (.719) in back-to-back games this season, third best in the NHL behind only Boston (14-2-2, .833) and Carolina (13-3-2, .778) … The Avs are 5-2-1 in the first game and 6-2-0 in the second contest, as only the Hurricanes (7-1-1) and Bruins (7-2-0) have a better record on the second night of a back-to-back … The Avalanche on Saturday wrapped up a stretch of three consecutive sets of back-to-back games, with the club earning 11 of a possible 12 points during that span… All three back-to-backs required travel in between (either home/road or road/home) and all three opponents on the second half of the back-to-back were waiting for the Avs, with Colorado sweeping all three games … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Seattle 1
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
TOR Goals: Giordano, Tavares, Liljegren, Matthews (2x)
SEA Goals: Dunn
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 26/27, .963 SV%
SEA Goaltender: Grubauer, 17/21, .810 SV% – Jones, 11/12, .917 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Player Notes:
Team Notes:
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Edmonton: First of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Edmonton: 2-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 37-15-8
Toronto Road Record: 14-9-4
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight in the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. Toronto has recorded at least one point through 10-consecutive games (8-0-2) against Edmonton. The club has also earned at least one point in 10- consecutive road games against the Oilers (9-0-1). Their last regulation loss when visiting Edmonton dates back to February 11, 2016 where the Oilers captured a 5-2 win. The Maple Leafs have won three-consecutive games. Toronto is skating in their second game of a five-game road trip and are playing in the first game of a back-to-back with the team taking on the Calgary Flames tomorrow at Scotiabank Saddledome Toronto has posted a 6-3-0 record in the first game of a back-to-back.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023
Opponent: at Calgary Flames
Time: 9:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 28, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Luke Schenn from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a third round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.
February 28, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired a third round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Pierre Engvall.
February 28, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Erik Gustafsson and Boston’s first round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenceman Rasmus Sandin.
February 27, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty, a conditional fifth round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft and a conditional fifth round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft (top ten protected) and a second round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft. The Blackhawks will retain 50% of McCabe’s salary as part of the transaction.
February 18, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Erik Källgren from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. Forward Pontus Holmberg has been loaned to the Marlies.
February 17, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in a three-team trade with St. Louis and Minnesota. St. Louis receives Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette, Toronto’s 1st round pick in ’23, Ottawa’s 3rd round pick in ’23 and Toronto’s 2nd round pick in ’24. Minnesota receives Toronto’s 4th round pick in ’25. St. Louis will retain 50% and Minnesota will retain 25% of O’Reilly’s salary as part of the trade. Toronto also received Josh Pillar from the Minnesota Wild as part of the transaction.
INJURY REPORT
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Matt Murray Ankle (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)
ALL-TIME VS. EDMONTON OILERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 11, 1979 (Toronto 6 at Edmonton 3)
All-Time Record: 60-44-8-3 (115 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 32-19-2-1 (54 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 28-25-6-2 (61 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 14, 2021 (Toronto 5 at Edmonton 1)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. EDMONTON OILERS:
Games Played: Mark Giordano (69), TJ Brodie (50), Ryan O’Reilly (43)
Goals: Ryan O’Reilly (13), Auston Matthews (10), John Tavares (10)
Assists: Mark Giordano (28), John Tavares (19), TJ Brodie (19)
Points: Mark Giordano (37), Ryan O’Reilly (31), John Tavares (29)
Penalty Minutes: Mark Giordano (75), Luke Schenn (23), Jake McCabe (12)
2022-23 AVERAGES
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .683 3.45 2.62 25.3 81.5 32.2 28.9 53.2
Edmonton .590 3.80 3.28 31.9 75.6 33.5 31.6 50.4
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.3%
Power Play Goal Leader: 11 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 28 – Marner (6G, 22A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 81.5%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Järnkrok (1G, 2A), Marner (2G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Wednesday games 9th of 11 (8 home, 3 road)
Back-to-Backs played 9 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 6-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-3-1
March games 1st of 14 (5 home, 9 road)
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
6:00 p.m. MT at Rogers Place
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
32-21-8 – 72 PTS RECORD 37-15-8 – 82 PTS
Div. – 3rd Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 2nd Conference – 4th
1st –31.9% (67/210) POWER PLAY 4th – 25.3% (46/182) 24th – 75.6% (164/217) PENALTY KILL 10th – 81.5 (145/178)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. TORONTO GP RECORD HOME (61) AWAY (54) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. TORONTO 115 47-55-8-5 27-26-6-2 20-29-2-3 418 418
OILERS vs. TORONTO – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0
QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of two games against the Leafs this season and the lone game in Edmonton. These teams will face each other again on March 11th in Toronto.
The last time these teams met was on January 5, 2022 in Toronto, with the Maple Leafs winning 4-2.
Connor McDavid leads the team with 25 career points against the Leafs and Cody Ceci has played a team leading 25 games against Toronto.
EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 11-4-5 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 88-67 while earning at least a point in 16 of the 20 games.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 94.
They also rank tied for tied for 5th in the league in third period goals with 74.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. TORONTO
Record: 2-7-1
GF: 19 GA: 39
2021-22 1/5/22 @ TOR 4-2 L
2021-22 12/14/21 @ EDM 5-1 L
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 3-2 W (OT)
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 4-3 L (OT)
2020-21 3/3/21 @ EDM 6-1 L
2020-21 3/1/21 @ EDM 3-0 L
2020-21 2/27/21 @ EDM 4-0 L
2020-21 1/30/21 @ EDM 4-3 W
2020-21 1/28/21 @ EDM 4-3 L
2020-21 1/22/21 @ TOR 4-2 L
OILERS LEADERS vs. TORONTO
NHL CAREER
Games: Ceci (25)
Goals: Kane (11)
Assists: McDavid (17)
Points: McDavid (25)
Penalty minutes: Kane (30)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 18 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 21 D Vincent Desharnais recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 27 F Devin Shore loaned to Bakersfield
Feb. 28 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
F Jesse Puljujarvi was traded to Carolina
D Mattias Ekholm was acquired from Nashville, in exchange for Tyson Barrie
OILERS IN MARCH
Overall – 582 GP, 283-220-39-40 – 645 PTS
2022-23 – 0 GP, 0-0-0 – 0 PTS
2021-22 – 15 GP, 9-4-2 – 18 PTS
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 – February 26, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: A. Lafreniere (11), V. Trocheck (18, 19), A. Panarin (19), M. Zibanejad (31)
LAK Goals: V. Arvidsson (18), M. Roy (9)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 26/28)
LAK Goalie: J. Quick (L – 4/7), P. Copley (ND – 12/14)
NYR Shots: 21
LAK Shots: 28
NYR PP: 1/4
NYR PK: 3/4
RECAP/NOTES: Despite playing with only four defensemen for the majority of the game, the Rangers got back to their winning ways with a 5-2 victory over the Kings on Sunday night at MSG. New York built a 3-0 lead and then added two goals in the third to cap off the night. In the win, Vincent Trocheck scored two goals and added an assist for his second three-point game of the season (Oct. 29 at DAL). Ben Harpur (28:04) and Niko Mikkola (25:34) tallied career-highs in ice time.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Mar. 2/7:00 PM Ottawa/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 4/1:00 PM Boston/TD Garden ABC, ESPN Plus ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 9/7:00 PM Montreal/Bell Centre MSG Network ESPN 1050 AM
Mar. 11/5:00 PM Buffalo/KeyBank Center MSGSN ESPN 1050 AM
Mar. 12/4:00 PM Pittsburgh/PPG Paints Arena TNT ESPN 98.7 FM
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
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
Feb. 18 at Calgary OTL, 3-2
INJURIES (32 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper Body Feb. 26 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.
February 19 – Tyler Motte acquired from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Julien Gauthier and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
February 10 – Libor Hajek re-assigned to Hartford
February 9 – Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola acquired from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Sammy Blais, and Hunter Skinner.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: TNT | Radio: 93.3 WMMR
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Sun., March 5 Detroit Red Wings Wells Fargo Center 6:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., March 7 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena 7:00 p.m. NBCSP+, 93.3 WMMR
Thur., March 9 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 61
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 61
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 61
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 3
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 35
Zack MacEwen IR-upper body-jaw 1/28-present 11
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 324
FLYERS VS. RANGERS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS RANGERS
136-130-48 ALL-TIME RECORD 141-125-48
76-61-21 HOME 73-53-30
60-69-27 ROAD 68-72-18
1-3-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-0-1
3-6-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1
912 GOALS SCORED 926
20.7% POWER PLAY 24.0%
76.0% PENALTY KILL 79.3%
van Riemsdyk: 22 pts (14-8=22) in 51 GP
Konecny: 15 pts (5-10=15) in 27 GP
Two Players Tied with 10 pts
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Panarin: 39 pts (13-26=39) in 28 GP
Zibanejad: 32 pts (15-17=32) in 40 GP
Kreider: 23 pts (15-8=23) in 38 GP
Hart: 4-5-2, 3.18 GAA, .891 SV% in 12 GP
Sandstrom: 0-1-0, 3.03 GAA, .909 SV% in 1 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Halak: 12-7-3, 2.41 GAA, .915 SV%, 3 SO in 22 GP
Shesterkin: 4-3-1, 2.23 GAA, .932 SV%, 1 SO in 8 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 1 Madison Square Garden NYR (1), PHI (0) OT
December 17 Wells Fargo Center NYR (6), PHI (3)
March 1 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/27 – Recalled F Elliot Desnoyers from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/26 – Traded F Isaac Ratcliffe to Nashville in exchange for future considerations
2/26 – Re-assigned G Samuel Ersson and F Elliot Desnoyers to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/25 – Placed F Travis Konecny on Injured Reserve; Recalled F Elliot Desnoyers from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
HOME COOKIN’
NEW YORK – Dallas Stars defenseman Colin Miller has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for elbowing Vancouver Canucks forward Nils Aman during NHL Game No. 955 in Dallas on Monday, Feb. 27, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.
The incident occurred at 2:24 of the third period.
The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
NEW YORK – Vancouver Canucks defenseman Christian Wolanin has been fined $2,027.03, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for slashing Dallas Stars forward Ty Dellandrea during NHL Game No. 955 in Dallas on Monday, Feb. 27, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.
The incident occurred at 8:19 of the third period.
The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
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