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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (18-32-5)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (18-32-5)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 34-18-4, 72 points (17-13-0 at Home, 17-5-4 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Feb. 21 at Chicago Blackhawks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Feb. 23 vs. Calgary Flames ESPN Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Feb. 25 vs. Dallas Stars AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Feb. 27 at Colorado Avalanche AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 1 vs. Carolina Hurricanes TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 18 – Vegas Golden Knights 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 4
Jonathan Marchessault led the way with two goals as the Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-4) defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning (35-17-3), on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. In the opening period, Vladislav Namestnikov got things started for the Lightning for the 1-0 lead. Seven seconds later, Brett Howden tied the game at 1-1. Steven Stamkos then regained the lead for the Lightning, 2-1, less than a minute later. Jonathan Marchessault found the back of the net and knotted the game at 2-2. Five minutes later, Shea Theodore put Vegas ahead 3-2, beating Andrei Vasilevskiy with a snap shot. With less than three minutes remaining in the opening period, Marchessault put up his second goal of the night to give the Golden Knights a 4-2 edge. In the middle frame, Corey Perry potted a goal to bring the Lightning within one. With one minute remaining in the third period, Nicolas Roy recorded the empty net goal for Vegas, extending the lead to 5-3. In the final seconds of regulation, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored for Tampa for a final score of 5-4.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Howden’s goal was the fastest Vegas goal following an opponent’s in franchise history (seven seconds)
  • Marchessault’s two-tally night broke a 13-game goalless streak for the forward
  • Roy’s game-winning goal was his third of the season, matching his career high

Against the Blackhawks
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Blackhawks marks the third and final meeting this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 11-2-1 against Chicago and the Golden Knights have never lost in regulation at the United Center. The last time these teams met, Chandler Stephenson, Reilly Smith (2), and Phil Kessel scored to give the Golden Knights the dominant 4-1 win in Chicago on Dec. 15. With a win, Vegas will have the opportunity to sweep Chicago for the third time in series history

2022-23 Season CHI Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Oct. 13 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 0)
Dec. 15 – at Chicago (Vegas 4, Chicago 1)
Feb. 21 – at Chicago

2021-22 Season CHI Series: 1-1-1 (Home: 1-0-1, Road: 0-1-0)
Jan. 8 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 2)
Mar. 26 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Chicago 4)
Apr. 27 – Chicago (Vegas 3, Chicago 4 SO)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Feb. 22 at DAL, 8:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, TNT, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Feb. 25 at SJS, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Monday, Feb. 27 at ANA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at ARI, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, March 2 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 15 – Recalled Cole Guttman, Isaak Phillips and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed Alex Stalock,
Jarred Tinordi and Jonathan Toews on IR … Feb. 7 – Activated Tyler Johnson and Jarred Tinordi off IR …
Feb. 5 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 29 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Jaxson
Stauber to Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (5) vs. TOR (3) – Sun., Feb. 19 – United Center
CHI Goals: Kane (12), Kane (13), Kane (14), Guttman (1), Domi (15)
TOR Goals: Tavares (25; PP), Acciari (11), Marner (20)
Goalies: CHI – Stauber (32/35, 60:00) TOR – Samsonov (23/27, 58:22)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 1/2
TOR PP: 1/2; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks defeated the Maple Leafs 5-3 on Sunday at the United Center … Patrick Kane scored the ninth hat trick of his career and second career hat trick against Toronto … He also added an assist for a four-point night … Max Domi also registered four points (1G, 3A), the second of his career … Cole Guttman scored his first career goal in his third career game … Jake McCabe blocked seven shots, tying his career high (3x) … Reese Johnson led the club with six hits … Jaxson Stauber stopped 32 of 35 shots for his fourth career win, improving to 4-1-0 on the season.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
The Blackhawks and Golden Knights face off in the final of three matchups scheduled in 2022-23 … Chicago is 0-2-0 this season … The Blackhawks fell to the Golden Knights 4-1 on Dec. 15 with Taylor Raddysh scoring the lone goal for Chicago … Raddysh has three goals over his last three games against Vegas … Max Domi has earned 11 points (1G, 10A) in his last 11 career games against the club. 2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 15 (1-4), Feb. 21 AWAY: Oct. 13 (0-1)
All-Time Record: 3-8-3 Home: 1-3-2 Road: 2-5-1
Last Home Win: April 27, 2022 (4-3, SO) Last Road Win: Jan. 8, 2022 (2-1) Last Home Loss: Dec. 15, 2022
(1-4) Last Road Loss: Oct. 13, 2022 (0-1)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. VGK ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 3; Andreas Athanasiou, 3; Taylor Raddysh, 3
ASSISTS: Max Domi, 10; Patrick Kane, 8; Seth Jones, 6
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 11; Max Domi, 11; Andreas Athanasiou, 7

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (22-30-4) at Nashville Predators (26-22-6)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (22-30-4) at Nashville Predators (26-22-6)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports South
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Predators this season: Nov. 5 (4-3 SOL @ VAN), Feb. 21 (away) and Mar. 6 (home).

• Vancouver is 45-28-2-6 all-time against Nashville, including a 22-15-1-3 record on the road.

• The Canucks are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games against the Predators, including 2-2-1 in their last five.

• Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against the Predators with 17 (6-11-17) in 34 games.

• J.T. Miller has 14 points (7-7-14) in 18 career games against Nashville.

• Brock Boeser has 12 points (6-6-12) in 11 career games against Nashville.

• Elias Pettersson has 11 points (5-6-11) in 10 career games against Nashville.

• Quinn Hughes has 11 points (0-11-11) in eight career games against Nashville.

• Collin Delia is 0-1-1 in two career games against the Predators.

• Arturs Silovs has yet to face the Predators in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 19 points (9-10-19) in his last 12 games.

• J.T. Miller has 13 points (2-11-13) in his last 13 games.

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

• Brock Boeser has eight points (1-7-8) in his last eight games.

• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – NOV. 5/22: VAN 3 vs NSH 4 (SO)
Ilya Mikheyev scored his third of the season 1:56 into the first period to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead…Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn recorded the assists…J.T. Miller extended his point streak to six games with his seventh of the season, assisted by Nils Hoglander and Bo Horvat at 3:41 to make it 2-0…Andrei Kuzmenko got Vancouver’s third goal of the first period at 17:32… the assists went to Miller and Hughes…Bo Horvat is now on a four-game point streak (6-2-8)… Quinn Hughes is now on a three-game point streak (0-5-5) and has points in all but one game he has played in this season (0-10-10 in eight game)…Vancouver recorded their second-most shots in a game this season (45)…Thatcher Demko faced 30 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN NSH
Goals For/Game 3.36 (t-9th) 2.78 (26th)
Goals Against/Game 4.02 (31st) 3.00 (14th)
Power Play % 23.4 (10th) 15.9 (t-28th)
Penalty Kill % 65.4 (32nd) 79.8 (15th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:08 (20th) 10:20 (24th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 7:00pm PT on February 20, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 18/23: VAN 6 vs PHI 2
Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring late in the first period with his 12th of the season…Luke Schenn and Elias Pettersson each recorded assists…Andrei Kuzmenko re-took the lead for Vancouver 1:53 into the second period…Schenn and Pettersson recorded their second assists of the night…Beauvillier deflected home his second of the evening with 6:25 left in the second…Pettersson and Quinn Hughes recorded assists…Philip Di Giuseppe scored his second of the season just past the 10 minute mark of the third period…Brock Boeser picked up the only assist…Pettersson netted two shorthanded empty-net tallies in the final two minutes…J.T. Miller collected assists on both, while Schenn (career-high three assists) and Bear posted the other helpers…Pettersson and Beauvillier led the team with four shots each…Luke Schenn led the team with six hits…Nils Åman set a new career-high with 12 faceoff wins…Arturs Silovs made 35 saves for his first NHL victory.

LAST 5 vs NASHVILLE
• Nov. 5/22: VAN 3 vs NSH 4 (SO)
• Feb. 1/22: VAN 2 @ NSH 4
• Jan 18/22: VAN 3 @ NSH 1
• Nov. 5/21: VAN 2 vs NSH 3
• Feb. 10/20: VAN 6 vs NSH 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• William Lockwood activated from injured reserve and assigned to Abbotsford, Feb. 20
• Christian Wolanin recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 18
• Travis Dermott placed on injured reserve, Feb. 18
• Tanner Pearson placed on LTIR, Feb. 17
• Arturs Silovs recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 14
• Spencer Martin assigned to Abbotsford, Feb. 14
• Spencer Martin placed on waivers, Feb. 13

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. VANCOUVER
OVERALL (81 GP) 34-39-(2)-6
HOME (41 GP) 18-16-(1)-6
ROAD (40 GP) 16-23-(1)-0
LAST MEETING Nov. 5, 2022 at VAN (SOW, 4-3)

PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2011 WCS (L, 4-2)
− The Predators are 34-39-(2)-6 all-time against the Canucks, including an 18-16-(1)-6 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Vancouver in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Vancouver this season, earning a 4-3 shootout win on the road on Nov. 5. The Predators came back to win after falling down 3-0; it was the 12th three-goal comeback in franchise history and the first to come on the road since Dec. 1, 2007 at Montreal.

− The Predators are 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Canucks; they are 5-5-0 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five at home.

NOTABLES vs. VANCOUVER
− Ryan Johansen, a Vancouver native, owns 15 points (4g-11a) in 31 career games against his hometown team. He has four points (3g-1a) in his last eight games vs. Vancouver.

− North Vancouver native Colton Sissons has seven points (4g-3a) in 18 career games against the Canucks.

− Dante Fabbro hails from Coquitlam, B.C., and has two assists in seven career games vs. Vancouver.

− Roman Josi has points in five of his last seven games (1g-4a) against Vancouver. He also has 14 points (1g-13a) in his last 16 games vs. the Canucks and posted a six-game point streak (7a) against Vancouver from Jan. 10, 2017-Dec. 13, 2018.

− Mikael Granlund is producing at close to a point-per-game pace in his career against the Canucks, recording 23 points (5g18a) in 27 games. He posted a four-game point streak vs. Vancouver from Nov. 12, 2019-Nov. 5, 2021 (2g-4a) and established a career-high four points (3g-1a) on Feb. 4, 2017 against the Canucks.

− Alexandre Carrier skated in his first career NHL game on Jan. 17, 2017 at Vancouver.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 4 – Feb. 19 (Xcel Energy Center)

− NSH goals: Novak (7), Josi (15), Niederreiter (15)

− MIN goals: Duhaime (5), Kaprizov – PP (32), Kaprizov (33), Hartman – GWG (7)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 31/35); MIN – Gustavsson (W, 23/26)

− Power plays: NSH 0-2; MIN 1-5

− Notes: Nashville moved to 11-12-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators are now 1-1-0 against the Wild this season… Nashville battled back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game on Nino Niederreiter’s goal with 47 seconds remaining in the third period; Minnesota scored the game-winner just 26 seconds later… Skating in the state he grew up in for the first time as an NHLer, Tommy Novak led all skaters with three points (1g-2a); he has five points (3g-2a) in his last two games, and it was his second career three-point outing… Roman Josi added a goal and an assist to extend his point streak against Minnesota to nine games.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 19 47
Alexandre Carrier Upper body Jan. 26-Feb. 19 7
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-19 4
Total man-games lost: 112
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 48; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 12; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Forsberg – 4;
Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Feb. 13: Recalled forward Philip Tomasino from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Feb. 8: Signed forward Tommy Novak to a one-year, $800,000 contract for 2023-24.
− Feb. 6: Signed forward Cole Smith to a one-year, $775,000 contract for 2023-24.
− Feb. 5: Recalled forward Tommy Novak and defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee (AHL).

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (32-18-7) at Minnesota Wild (30-21-5)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (32-18-7) at Minnesota Wild (30-21-5)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

FEB. 21 vs. Minnesota Wild – 7:00 PM MT (5:00 PM PT) // Venue: Xcel Energy Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Minnesota Wild for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (7-6 W on Oct. 15; 1-0 W on Nov. 8)
  • The Kings aim to sweep the season series over the Wild for the third time in franchise history (4-0-0 in 2008-09; 3-0-0 in 2017-18).
  • Tonight’s game marks the first of the of team’s five-game road trip (Feb. 23 at NJD; Feb. 24 at NYI; Feb. 26 at NYR; Feb. 28 at WPG).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have points in three of their last four games against the Wild, dating back to Dec. 11, 2021 (3-1-0).

2) Blake Lizotte skates into Xcel Energy Center riding a three-game point streak (2-3=5) and can extend it into a career-long fourth game with a point tonight.

3) Viktor Arvidsson and Drew Doughty each lead the team with eight road power-play points on the year.

4) The Kings have points in 12 of their 16 games against Central Division opponents this season (10-4-2).

5) This past Saturday vs. Arizona, the Kings scored five goals in the first period for the 15th time in franchise history, and the first since Nov. 13 2005 against Columbus. It is also a season-high for goals in a single period this season.

vs. MINNESOTA ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 36-27-5-13
Home: 21-12-2-6
Away: 15-15-3-7
OT: 10-13 (5 ties)
Shootout: 4-6
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 2-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. MINNESOTA:
Anze Kopitar* – 61 GP, 53 PTS (15-38=53)
Dustin Brown – 60 GP, 34 PTS (18-16=34)
Drew Doughty* – 51 GP, 34 PTS (7-27=34)
Jeff Carter – 30 GP, 25 PTS (11-14=25)
Justin Williams – 19 GP, 15 PTS (7-8=15)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. MINNESOTA: Nov. 8, 2022 – LAK 1 at MIN 0
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Vilardi (10)
MIN Goals: n/a
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W; 21 saves – 21 shots) MIN: Fleury (L; 29 saves – 30 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-4
LAK PK: 1-for-1

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Feb. 23 | at New Jersey Devils | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings will start their ninth set of back-to-backs in New Jersey before traveling to Long Island to face the Islanders on Feb. 24.

Fri., Feb. 24 | at New York Islanders | 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won three of their last four against the Islanders (3-1-0).

Sun., Feb. 26 | at New York Rangers | 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar has 23 points (9-14=23) in 24 career games against the Rangers for a 0.96 points-per-game average vs. the Rangers, the seventh highest among active skaters.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 16 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 11 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 10 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 108

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/20/23)
Feb. 10 – Pheonix Copley (G) re-signed to a one-year contract extension with an AAV of $1.5M
Feb. 11 – Trevor Moore (F) and Arthur Kaliyev (F) activated off injured reserve. Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 12 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 13 – Tobie Bisson (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 14 – Tobie Bisson (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 15 – Mikey Anderson (D) signed to an eight-year contract extension with an AAV of $4.125M.
Feb. 17 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
LOS ANGELES KINGS
All-Time Wild Record: 40-26-15 (22-10-8 at Xcel Energy Center, 18-16-7 at Los Angeles)

2022-23: The Wild is 0-2-0 against Los Angeles this season…Minnesota fell 7-6 to Los Angeles at Xcel Energy Center on Oct. 15 and 1-0 at Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 8…RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with three points (1-2=3)…LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2) have two points each…G Marc-Andre Fluery has started both contests for Minnesota and recorded a 3.84 GAA and a .886 SV%, while G Filip Gustavsson has a 4.70 GAA and .850 SV% after appearing in relief during the first game…C Anze Kopitar leads Los Angeles with four points (0-4=4)…LW Kevin Fiala (1-2=3), C Adrian Kemp (2-1=3) and C Gabriel Vilardi (2-1=3) have each tallied two points…G Cal Petersen started the first contest for the Kings and posted a 6.00 GAA and .829 SV%, while G Jonathan Quick started the second game and stopped all 21 shots faced.

WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 29 points (4-25=29) in 52 games vs. Los Angeles…Zuccarello owns 17 points (5-12=17) in 26 contests…D Matt Dumba has 13 points (5-6=1) in 28 games…Kaprizov has 13 points (8-5=13) in 13 games…D Jared Spurgeon has 13 points (4-9=13) in 38 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 12-9-4 with a 2.58 GAA, a .916 SV% and three shutouts in 26 career starts against the Kings…Gustavsson is 0-3-0 with a 3.10 GAA and a .913 SV% in three games (two starts).

KINGS LEADERS: Kopitar leads Los Angeles with 53 points (15-38=53) in 61 games vs. Minnesota…D Drew Doughty owns 34 points (7-27=34) in 51 contests…D Alexander Edler has 24 points (4-20=24) in 52 games…RW Viktor Arvidsson has 12 points (5-7=12) in 23 contests.

KINGS GOALIES: Quick is 17-11-7 with a 2.55 GAA, a .904 SV% and two shutouts in 35 career starts against the Wild…G Pheonix Copley is 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .929 SV% after one start against Minnesota.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 17-8-4 in the last 29 games vs. Los Angeles with 15 of the games decided by one goal…The Wild is 21-6-5 in the last 32 contests played at Xcel Energy Center…Minnesota owns points in 11 of its last 18 games at Crypto.com Arena (8-7-3).

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 16-5-1 at home for a .750 point percentage, the fifth-best rate in the NHL during that span.

• The Wild recorded an seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, the fourth-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.

• Minnesota is sixth in the NHL with 18 home victories this season.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is recording a 2.23 goals against average (GAA) and .920 save percentage (SV%). in that span, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in home GAA and tied for third in home SV%.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 29.4 percent (27 of 92) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks first in the NHL with 12 power-play goals. Minnesota is 12-for-43 (27.9%) with the man advantage during that span, scoring a power-play goal in 11 of 13 contests.

PENALTY KILLERS
• The Wild has killed 20 consecutive shorthanded situations and have not allowed a power-play goal in a season-high seven consecutive games dating back to Feb. 8 at DAL.

• For the season, the Wild is tied for sixth in the NHL with a 81.7 penalty-kill percentage (152 for 186).

• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is third in the NHL with a 83.6 penalty-kill percentage (127 for 152).

• Minnesota is sixth in the NHL with a 82.1 penalty-kill percentage (78 of 95) on the road this season.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (34-15-8) at Buffalo Sabres (28-22-4)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (34-15-8) at Buffalo Sabres (28-22-4)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Chicago 5
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
TOR Goals: Tavares (PP), Acciari, Marner
CHI Goals: Kane (3x), Guttman, Domi (EN)
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 23/27, .852 SV%
CHI Goaltender: Stauber, 32/35, .914 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Player Notes: – Noel Acciari scored for Toronto at 17:46 of the second period. Acciari scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf and his 11th of the season. With the goal, Acciari is currently four points away from 100 career NHL points.

  • Mitch Marner scored for the Maple Leafs at 7:38 of the third period. Marner scored his 20th goal of the season, marking the fifth campaign of his NHL career to reach 20 or more goals.
  • Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on John Tavares’ power play goal and the primary assist on Marner’s goal. With his first assist of the game, Rielly recorded his 400th career NHL point. Per NHL Stats, Rielly “became just the fifth defenseman to reach the milestone with the Maple Leafs. Borje Salming is the franchise leader among blue liners with 768 points.” Rielly posted his sixth multi-assist game of the season.
  • William Nylander posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Nylander extended his point streak to four games where he has recorded seven points (3G, 4A).
  • David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Acciari’s goal. Kämpf has recorded a point in backto-back games (1G, 1A).

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Buffalo: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Buffalo: 1-3-0
Toronto Season Record: 34-15-8
Toronto Road Record: 12-9-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight in the second of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto won their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against Buffalo by a 5-2 score on November 19, 2022. John Tavares (1G, 2A), William Nylander (2G) and Mitch Marner (2A) all recorded a multi-point game in Toronto’s win over Buffalo. The third and final matchup of the season between the clubs will be played on March 13th at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs return home for one game on Friday, February 24th against Minnesota before beginning a five-game road trip.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

NEXT GAME
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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. February 15, 2023 The Maple Leafs have loaned forward Alex Steeves to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 14, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Pontus Holmberg, forward Alex Steeves and goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

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. BUFFALO SABRES:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 18, 1970 (Toronto 2 vs. Buffalo 7)
All-Time Record: 85-109-18-11 (223 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 52-42-12-5 (111 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 33-67-6-6 (112 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 13, 2021 (Toronto 5 at Buffalo 4)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. BUFFALO SABRES:
Games Played: John Tavares (39), Morgan Rielly (31), William Nylander (24)
Goals: John Tavares (23), Auston Matthews (12), Mitch Marner (6), William Nylander (6)
Assists: John Tavares (23), Morgan Rielly (17), Mitch Marner (13)
Points: John Tavares (46), Auston Matthews (20), Morgan Rielly (20)
Penalty Minutes: John Tavares (20), Zach Aston-Reese (19), TJ Brodie (14)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Saturday, Feb. 18
Buffalo 4 at San Jose 2
Goals: Cozens, Power, Skinner, Tuch
Goalie: Luukkonen (33 saves/35 shots)
PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1; Shots: San Jose 35 – Buffalo 31

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 102)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Feb. 23: Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24: Buffalo at Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26: Washington at Buffalo, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28: Columbus at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2: Buffalo at Boston, 7:0 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
MAPLE LEAFS AT SABRES
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Maple Leafs this season.
• Last meeting: Toronto defeated Buffalo 5-2 in Toronto on Nov. 19, 2022.
• Next meeting: Monday, March 13 in Toronto
• The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs; 5-4-1 at home.
• This is the 224th game all-time between Buffalo and Toronto; Buffalo has a 120-75-28 series record.
• The Sabres are 73-30-9 at home against the Maple Leafs all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Buffalo has earned a win in three of its last four games against Toronto, outscoring the Maple Leafs 17-10 in that span.

• The Sabres have earned wins against the Maple Leafs in three of their last four matchups at home and they have scored at least four goals in each of those contests.

• Dylan Cozens has tallied 40 points (16+24) in his last 40 games, including five points (3+2) in his last four games.

• With a point in tonight’s game Cozens would record his second point streak of five or more games this season and would join Rasmus Dahlin, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch as the only Sabres skaters to record multiple point streaks of five or more games in 2022-23.

• A goal in tonight’s game would give Cozens a four-game goal streak for the first time in his career and would make him the fifth Sabres skater (Dahlin, Victor Olofsson, Skinner, Thompson, Tuch) to record a goal streak of four or more games this season.

• Cozens needs one point to reach 100 in his career.

• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 42 points (7+35) in his last 39 games, including 11 points (1+10) in his last 11 games.

• A point in tonight’s game would give Dahlin his eighth point streak of three or more games in 2022-23. Dahlin would become just the second defenseman in franchise history to record eight or more point streaks of three or more games. Phil Housley recorded 10 such streaks in 1983-84. Jason Pominville (nine in 2011-12) was the last Sabres skater to record eight or more point streaks of three or more games in a single season.

• In his last four games, Casey Mittelstadt has tallied five points (2+3).

• Peyton Krebs has recorded three points (2+1) in his last three games.

• Alex Tuch has notched 14 points (6+8) in his last 13 games, including four points (2+2) in his last two games.

• With a point in tonight’s game, Tuch would earn his sixth point streak of three or more games in 2022-23.

• Tuch is one goal away from 100 in his career. A goal in tonight’s game would mark his third goal streak of three or more games in 2022-23.

• Tage Thompson has recorded 20 points (9+11) in his last 19 games.

• A point in tonight’s game would give Thompson a three-game point streak, marking the seventh time this season, and the 16th time in his career, he has notched a point streak of three or more games.

• In his last 33 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 39 points (16+23).

• With a point tonight, Skinner will have recorded a point in three straight contests.

NFL Transactions 2-21-23 A.M.

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NFL Transactions 2-21-23 A.M.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The following are the NFL morning transactions for Tuesday, February 21. 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.

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


CONTRACTS EXPIRED (All are 2/20)

KANSAS CITY
    Amadi, UgochukwuDBOregon   
    Franks, JordanTECentral Florida   
    Gordon, MelvinRBWisconsin   
    Hoskins, PhilDTKentucky   
    Kemp, MarcusWRHawaii   

PHILADELPHIA
    Harris, AnthonyDBVirginia   
    McCain, MacDBNorth Carolina A&T

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (26-27-3) at Carolina Hurricanes (37-10-8)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (26-27-3) at Carolina Hurricanes (37-10-8)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Brandon Saad – Upper-Body (Announced on Feb. 16)
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 234

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February
20 – Placed forward Jake Neighbours on IR; Activated defenseman Marco Scandella and Scott Perunovich from IR; Assigned Perunovich to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
18 – Recalled forwards Nikita Alexandrov and Matthew Highmore from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
17 – Acquired a 2023 First and Third-Round draft pick, as well a 2024 Second-Round draft pick and forwards Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari

BLUES VS. HURRICANES

  • The Blues and Hurricanes will meet for the 2nd and final time this season
  • The Blues lost to the Hurricanes in the 1st meeting of the season, 6-4 on Dec. 1 in St. Louis
  • The Blues went 0-2-0 against Carolina last season
  • The Blues have dropped 3 straight games to Carolina, but are 5-4-0 in their last 9 games against the Hurricanes
  • The Blues have lost back-to-back games at Carolina, but won their previous 4 games against the Hurricanes in Carolina
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 4 straight games against Carolina, going 6 for 16 (37.5%) on the power play
  • The Blues have not allowed the Hurricanes a power play goal in 4 of their last 5 games in Carolina, going 11 for 12 (91.7%) on the penalty kill over those 5 games
  • Brayden Schenn is expected to dress in his 400th game as a Blue
  • If Marco Scandella plays, it will be his 700th career NHL game

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2/23 – vs. Vancouver
2/25 – vs. Pittsburgh
2/28 – vs. Seattle
3/2 – at San Jose
3/4 – at Los Angeles

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will play 4 more games in February, 3 of which will come at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues will play 2 more games against the Eastern Conference this month, as well as 2 more against the Western Conference

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 22-8-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 11th most wins in the NHL (1. Boston, 29-0-3)
  • The Blues are 1 of 4 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (Kings/Islanders/Ducks)
  • The Blues have 9 play

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals at Carter-Finley Stadium in the 2023 NHL Stadium Series on Saturday, the first outdoor game in franchise history. Martin Necas (1g, 2a), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1g, 1a) and Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 1a) each posted multi-point games, and Paul Stastny rounded out the goal scoring for the Hurricanes. Jordan Martinook also recorded an assist and was assessed his first fighting major of the season. Frederik Andersen earned an assist for his first point in 2022-23 and stopped 24 of 25 shots faced in net to register his second career outdoor win.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 55 games (10/12-2/18)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 54 games (10/14-2/18)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 10 games (1/21-2/18)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 215

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
None

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Feb. 21 St. Louis 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 24 Ottawa 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 25 Anaheim 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 1 at Vegas 10 p.m. TNT HRN
March 3 at Arizona 9:30 p.m. BSSO HRN

  • All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Feb. 21 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 22 Wednesday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Feb. 23 Thursday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Feb. 24 Friday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 25 Saturday No morning skate

  • All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. BLUES SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing St. Louis in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— The Hurricanes and Blues are meeting for the 87th time in their histories. Carolina holds a 33-43-5-5 overall record, including an 18-20-2-2 home record and a 15-14-1-5 record since relocation.

— Carolina leads the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (St. Louis: 0-1-0).

— The Hurricanes earned a 6-4 win over the Blues at Enterprise Center on 12/1. Jordan Martinook (3g) scored his second career hat trick, and Brent Burns (1g, 1a) tallied two points. Antti Raanta made 12 saves in net before being replaced by Pyotr Kochetkov, who stopped 10 of 11 shots and earned a win in relief.

— Sebastian Aho has registered seven points (3g, 4a) in 10 career regular-season games against the Blues.

— Brett Pesce has tallied eight points (2g, 6a) in 11 career regular-season games against St. Louis.

— Paul Stastny played parts of four seasons with the Blues from 2015-18, earning 175 points (56g, 119a) in 267 games and serving as an alternate captain in his final three campaigns with the team. He also spent part of his childhood in St. Louis, as his father, Peter, registered 18 points (6g, 12a) in 23 games with the Blues over his final two NHL seasons (1993-95) and then worked as a Blues scout for two seasons (1996-98). Paul played youth hockey with the Jr. Blues and attended Chaminade College Prep in St. Louis for his freshman and sophomore years of high school (2000-02). He has earned 36 points (16g, 20a) in 32 career regular-season games against the Blues.

— Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour was drafted ninth overall by St. Louis in the 1988 NHL Draft and recorded 110 points (43g, 67a) in 157 NHL games with the Blues from 1989-91.

— Logan Brown’s father, Jeff, was acquired by Hartford from VAN along with a third-round pick in the 1998 NHL Draft (Paul Manning) in exchange for Jim Dowd, Frantisek Kucera and a second-round pick in the 1997 NHL Draft (Ryan Bonni) on 12/19/95 and recorded 51 points (10g, 41a) in 81 games with Hartford/Carolina from 1995-97. Logan was born in Raleigh on 3/5/98, just after Jeff was traded to TOR in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1999 NHL Draft (Yevgeny Pavlov) on 1/2/98, and he is one of just two active NHL players and four players all-time born in North Carolina.

— Justin Faulk was selected by Carolina in the second round (37th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and skated in 559 NHL games with the Hurricanes from 2011-19, posting 258 points (85g, 173a). He was traded to St. Louis on 9/24/19 along with a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Pavel Novak) in exchange for Joel Edmundson, Dominik Bokk and a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Nikita Guslistov). Faulk ranks first in goals, points and game-winning goals (19), third in games played and fourth in assists among all defensemen in Whalers/Hurricanes history.

— Josh Leivo played in the Hurricanes’ organization in 2021-22, recording three points (1g, 2a) in seven NHL games with Carolina and adding 46 points (22g, 24a) in 54 AHL games with Chicago while serving as one of the Wolves’ alternate captains. He also earned an AHL-leading 29 points (15g, 14a) in 18 playoff games as Chicago won the 2022 Calder Cup and won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the league’s playoff MVP.

NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (23-29-4) at New Jersey Devils (37-14-5)

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NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (23-29-4) at New Jersey Devils (37-14-5)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • The Canadiens and Devils are facing each other for the 165th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 170th match-up between those two opponents.

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
24 FÉV. @ PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 FÉV. VS. OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 FÉV. @ SAN JOSE 22h30 / 10:30 p.m.
2 MARS @ LOS ANGELES 22h30 / 10:30 p.m.
3 MARS @ ANAHEIM 22 h / 10 p.m.

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (02/18)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (02/09)

CANADIENS VS. NEW JERSEY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. NJD 79-67-10-8 (164 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 41-30-6-5 (82 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 38-37-4-3 (82 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 5-1 L @ MTL (15/11/22)
J. Allen 4-38| V. Vanecek 1-26
BG / WG: D. Hamilton

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. NEW JERSEY:
15/11/22 – NJD 5 @ MTL 1
07/04/22 – MTL 7 @ NJD 4
27/03/22 – MTL 2 @ NJD 3 (TB/SO)
08/02/22 – NJD 7 @ MTL 1
04/02/20 – MTL 5 @ NJD 4 (TB/SO)
28/11/19 – NJD 6 @ MTL 4
16/11/19 – NJD 4 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
25/02/19 – MTL 1 @ NJD 2
02/02/19 – NJD 3 @ MTL 2 (P/OT)
21/11/18 – MTL 2 @ NJD 5

CETTE SAISON CONTRE NEW JERSEY / THIS SEASON VS. NEW JERSEY
Match #1: 15/11/2022 @ MTL – D/L 5-1
Match #2: 21/02/2023 @ NJD
Match #3: 11/03/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 16 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 20 pj/gp)
3) Joel Armia (5-3-8, 12 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LEADING SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 16 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 20 pj/gp)
3) Mike Matheson (5-11-16, 23 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE NEW JERSEY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) David Savard (21, 29 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (10, 23 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 24 pj/gp)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 2 New Jersey Devils 4
(34-21-1 -69 PTS) (37-14-5 -79 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. D. Mercer 2. M Wood 3. F. Zetterlund
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Winnipeg 2 0 1 – – 2
DEVILS 1 0 3 – – 4
Goals:
WPG: C. Perfetti, N. Poink
NJD: D. Mercer, F. Zetterlund, M. Wood, D. Mercer (ENG)
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 56
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 160

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
2/6/23 John Marino Activated off I.R.
2/17/23 Alex Holtz Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils skate in their second game of a four-game homestand, after defeating Winnipeg by a score of 4-2 on Sunday.

Remaining homestand schedule:
2/23 vs VGK, 7:00 P.M.
2/25, vs PHI, 7:00 0P.M.

The Devils improved to 29-4-4 when Nico Hischier earned a point in a game this season (0g-1a).

The team’s 37 wins after 56 games played from the start of a season are the most in franchise history:
37 wins: 2022-23
36 wins: 2009-10
36 wins: 2008-09
35 wins: 2002-03
35 wins: 1999-00
34 wins: 1997-98
34 wins: 2006-07

The Devils extended their home winning streak to six games after Sunday’s victory, which tied a season-high earned from Oct. 28, to Nov. 21.

New Jersey’s longest home winning streaks in franchise history:
8 wins: 2005-06
7 wins: 1990-91
7 wins: 1999-00
7 wins: 2000-01
7 wins: 2006-07

The team earned seven different home winning streaks of six games in franchise history, which includes the two logged this season. The Devils are 29-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 18-6-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23.

Jersey’s team is 34-5-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The most wins that the Devils earned in franchise history when scoring three-or-more goals in a game for a single season is 43 wins, which was earned in 2000-01.

New Jersey’s 34 wins for this matter in 2022-23 rank second in the NHL (tied w/ TBL), while Boston’s 40 wins when scoring three-or-more goals in a game ranks first in the NHL this season, per Feb. 20.

The Devils logged their sixth third-period comeback after Sunday’s win, while the team earned six third-period comeback wins all of last season. Vegas ranks first in the NHL with nine third-period comeback wins this season, per Feb. 20.

Jersey’s team is 11-1-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season:
CGY 2-0-0
EDM 2-0-0
MTL 1-0-0
OTT 2-0-0
TOR 1-1-0
VAN 2-0-0
WPG 1-0-0

Per NHL Pr, the most wins that an American team earned against Canadian clubs in a single season was 23 – achieved by the Bruins in 1992-93 and then the Kings in 1990-91.

The Devils are 20-7-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 17-7-4 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 17 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per Feb. 20, while Boston ranked second with 14 wins (14-8-2).

The Devils are 23-0-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 30-0-2 record. The team’s zero regulation losses when leading after two periods is tied for the fewest with 10 other teams this season, per Feb.
20.

Yet, New Jersey recorded 20 total comeback wins this season, which ranks first in the NHL Tampa, NY Rangers, Toronto and Carolina ranked second for this matter with 16 total comeback wins.

New Jersey’s six multi-goal comeback wins this season ranks second behind Chicago’s seven multi-goal comeback wins for the most in the NHL, per Feb. 20.

The Devils are 13-2-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 23-12-3 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23.

The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 12 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

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

ALL-TIME vs MONTREAL
Record: 75-72-10-7
Home: 40-24-4-4
Road: 35-38-6-3
2022-23 vs the Habs

The Devils and Montreal face-off for the second of three matchups this season, while the team defeated the Habs by a score of 5-1 on Nov. 15, at Montreal. The Devils’ next matchup vs Montreal is away and on Mar. 11, 7:00 P.M. E.T. Jersey’s team was 2-1-0 vs Montreal last season.

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (26-21-8) at Washington Capitals (28-24-6)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (26-21-8) at Washington Capitals (28-24-6)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 at SEATTLE 4 (2/18/23)
1ST PERIOD: SEA Eberle (Soucy) 16:50-EV; DET Suter (Walman, Zadina) 19:44-EV
2ND PERIOD: SEA Eberle (Beniers, McCann) 2:05-EV; SEA Oleksiak (Beniers, Eberle) 19:52-EV
3RD PERIOD: SEA Tolvanen (Sprong, Borgen) 4:49-EV; DET Larkin (Bertuzzi, Fabbri) 17:39-EV
SHOTS: DET 23 (10-5-8) / SEA 26 (10-10-6)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 22-26) / SEA Grubauer (W, 21-23)
PP: DET 0-3 / SEA 0-2

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Lucas Raymond – lower body (5 / Feb. 10)
Total Man Games Lost: 231
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/16 – Signed defenseman Olli Määttä to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3 million
2/14 – Recalled forward Jakub Vrána from Grand Rapids … Placed forward Lucas Raymond on injured reserve retroactive to 2/10

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at CAPITALS / 7:00 P.M. EST / Capital One Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 126th all-time meeting, 62nd at Washington … Third of three games this season, second of two at Washington ALL-TIME vs. WSH: 52-51-16-6 / AWAY: 24-29-5-3 / LAST 10: 2-7-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-1 DET top scorers vs. WSH: David Perron (3-12-15 in 23 GP), Dylan Larkin (4-8-12 in 18 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-2-4 in 5 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (3-1-4 in 8 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-1-3 in 5 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 1 GP) WSH top scorers vs. DET: Alex Ovechkin (23-14-37 in 32 GP), Nicklas Backstrom (4-20-24 in 24 GP), T.J. Oshie (10-11-21 in 39 GP), Evgeny Kuznetsov (5-14-19 in 19 GP), Marcus Johansson (4-11-15 in 28 GP), Dylan Strome (5-9-14 in 15 GP), Erik Gustafsson (1-7-8 in 10 GP), Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (0-3-3 in 4 GP), Dylan McIlrath (0-1-1 in 2 GP) DET/WSH CONNECTIONS: Detroit is 5-1-1 on the road against Metropolitan Division opponents this season … Detroit goaltender Ville Husso is 3-0-1 with a 1.97 goals-against average and a 0.937 save percentage in four career starts against Washington … Detroit forward Jakub Vrána was originally selected by Washington in the first round (13th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and recorded 157 points (76-81-157) in 284 games with the club from 2016-21 … Vrána helped the Capitals win a Stanley Cup championship as a rookie in 2018, totaling eight points (3-5-8) in 23 postseason contests … Vrána was acquired by Detroit with forward Richard Pánik, a first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft (later traded to Dallas, Dallas selected Wyatt Johnston) and a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft (Dmitri Buchelnikov) from Washington in exchange for forward Anthony Mantha on April 12, 2021 … Mantha was originally selected by Detroit in the first round (20th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and compiled 194 points (95-99-194) in 302 games with the club from 2015-21 … Detroit goaltending coach Alex Westlund spent five seasons in Washington’s organization as associate goaltending coach from 2017-22 … Washington forward Carl Hagelin (LTIR) racked up 152 points (61-91-152) in 171 games at the University of Michigan from 2007-11 … Washington defenseman Nick Jensen was originally selected by Detroit in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and notched 43 points (6-37-43) in 190 games with the club from 2016-19 … Washington defenseman Dylan McIlrath recorded 27 penalty minutes in 23 games with Detroit from 2018-20 … McIlrath helped the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins win a Calder Cup championship in 2017, contributing five assists and 25 penalty minutes in 19 postseason contests … Washington forward Sonny Milano skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2012-14 before tallying 68 points (22-46-68) in 50 games with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers in 2014-15 … Washington forward Tom Wilson collected 91 points (35-56-91) and 316 penalty minutes in 125 games with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers from 2010-13 … Washington head coach Peter Laviolette had 24 points (6-18-24) and 82 penalty minutes in 62 games with the IHL’s Flint Spirits during the 1989-90 season … Washington assistant coach Scott Allen logged 84 points (28-56-84) and 115 penalty minutes in 103 games with the Colonial Hockey League’s Flint Bulldogs from 1991-93 … Washington goaltending coach Scott Murray made 22 appearances at Lake Superior State Detroit Red Wings: Media Notes University from 1999-02 before playing one game for the UHL’s Motor City Mechanics in 2004-05 … Washington senior vice president/general manager Brian MacLellan recorded six points (1-5-6) and 38 penalty minutes in 23 games with Detroit in 1991-92.
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Feb. 23: RED WINGS vs. RANGERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO : WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Feb. 25: RED WINGS vs. LIGHTNING / 8:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Feb. 27: RED WINGS at SENATORS / 7:00 p.m. / Canadian Tire Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 18 at Seattle – 4-2 L
Detroit fell 4-2 at Seattle to move to 26-21-8 overall and 12-10-5 on the road … The result snapped the Red Wings’ season-high five-game winning streak … Detroit is 9-4-2 against the Pacific Division this season, and 5-2-1 on the road … In all, the Red Wings are 13-6-5 against the Western Conference … Pius Suter put Detroit on the board with his ninth goal of the season … Suter has goals in consecutive games for the second time this season, having previously done so on Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders and Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers … Suter has three goals in his last four appearances, in addition to scoring the shootout-deciding goal on Feb. 15 at Edmonton … Dylan Larkin wrapped up the scoring with his team-leading 22nd goal of the season … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (22), assists (34), points (56), power play goals (11), power play points (21) and shots (173) through 54 games … Larkin extended his point streak to seven-consecutive games since returning from the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game (7-6-13 in 7 GP) … It marks the longest point streak by any Red Wings skater this season, and Larkin’s longest point streak since a 10-game run from Jan. 29-March 1, 2022 (7-11-18 in 10 GP) … Larkin has compiled 23 points (9-14-23) in 17 games dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … The Red Wings have scored six goals at 6-on-5 this season, which is the most of any NHL team … Tyler Bertuzzi and Filip Hronek both skated in their 300th career NHL game … With the primary assist on Larkin’s goal, Bertuzzi recorded his 200th career NHL point (87-113-200 in 300 GP) … Bertuzzi has four points (1-3-4) in his last two games, and seven points (2-5-7) in seven contests since Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton … Robby Fabbri also picked up an assist on Larkin’s goal to extend his point streak to five-straight games (3-6-9 in 5 GP) … Fabbri became the first Detroit skater with an assist in five-consecutive games since David Perron did so from Nov. 12-23 … Fabbri also authored a five-game point streak from March 6-14, 2016 as a member of the St. Louis Blues (1-5-6 in 5 GP) … Jake Walman collected the primary assist on Suter’s goal … Walman leads all Detroit skaters with a plus-15 rating in 36 games … Filip Zadina also had an assist on Suter’s goal, giving him assists in back-to-back games … Zadina has three points (1-2-3) and a plus-two rating in six games since returning from a lower-body injury … Detroit is 12-7-3 this season when tied after one period, and 4-2-3 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings are 28-for-31 (90.3%) on the penalty kill since Jan. 17 at Arizona.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 1, Carolina Hurricanes 4
February 18, 2023 * Carter–Finley Stadium * Raleigh, NC
Shots: WSH: 25; CAR: 35
Power Plays: WSH: 0/2; CAR: 1/4
Three Stars: 1. Necas (CAR), 2. Teravainen (CAR), 3. Andersen (CAR)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath to AHL Hershey, 2/18
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/15
Recalled forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 2/14

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/18/23 (58 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/18/23 (54 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/18/23 (28 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 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)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
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)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23 (1 game)
Man Games Lost: 334

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 23, 7 p.m. ET vs. Anaheim (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 25, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 26, 1 p.m. ET at Buffalo (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 1, 10 p.m. ET at Anaheim (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 4, 6 p.m. ET at San Jose (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday at Capital One Arena for the third and final meeting between the teams this season. Washington is 1-1-0 against Detroit in 2022-23, falling to the Red Wings 3-1 on Nov. 3 at Little Caesars Arena and winning 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 19 at home. On Dec. 19, the Capitals rallied from a 2-0 second-period deficit thanks to two goals from Nic Dowd 11 seconds apart and Dmitry Orlov’s 15th career game-winning goal 4:38 into overtime. The Capitals have earned points in sixteen of their last 17 games versus the Red Wings (13-1-3) dating back to Nov. 18, 2015, including an active nine-game point streak at home (7-0-2).

HOME vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
32-22-5-2 224 185 1 WSH win (12/19/22)

CAPITALS vs. RED WINGS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie (39) Ovechkin (23) Backstrom (20) Ovechkin (37)
Ovechkin (32) Oshie (10) Carlson/Kuznetsov/ Ovechkin (14) Backstrom (24)
Johansson/Eller (28) Strome/Kuznetsov (5) Johansson/Oshie (11) Oshie (21)

MBB-FBS: Northern Illinois Huskies (11-16) at Ohio Bobcats (16-11)

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MBB-FBS: Northern Illinois Huskies (11-16) at Ohio Bobcats (16-11)

The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team faces the Ohio Bobcats on Tuesday, February 21, in the first of its two remaining road games. The game will be broadcast live in Athens at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+, 94-9 WDKB, and The Varsity Network app.

Kaleb Thornton (Bolingbrook, Ill.) moved into 10th place on NIU’s all-time assists list with his seven against Miami, passing Carl Armato (284 – 1979-80, 81-84). Thornton has 286 career assists. The Bolingbrook, Sick., local likewise moved into the single-season top-10 against Miami, as his 119 helps this season is the seventh-best imprint in Huskie history.

On Saturday against the RedHawks, Anthony Crump (Inkster, Mich.) recorded his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Crump is the only Huskie to have played in all 27 games this season. Over the last three games, he has been averaging 14.7 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Crump ranks fourth in the MAC in field goal percentage (62.9%) and 14th in rebounding (5.6 boards per game) in conference play.

On Tuesday in Athens, the Huskies will be aiming for their seventh victory on the road of the season. NIU’s six road victories this season rank third in the MAC, behind only Toledo and Kent State, with Ball State.

The Bobcats’ overall record is 16-11 and their conference record is 8-6. Ohio has won five games in a row, the most recent of which was a 76-59 victory over Central Michigan on February 18. Ohio has four players scoring in the double digits, with Dwight Wilson leading the way with 15.6 points per game. Additionally, Wilson is averaging 9.3 rebounds per game, which ranks third in the MAC. Jaylin Hunter scores 12.5 points per game on average; Miles Brown contributes 10.8 points to each game, and AJ Brown contributes 10.0 points to each game.

On February 7, Ohio defeated NIU 82-76 in the season opener in DeKalb.

MBB-FBS: San Jose State Spartans (16-11) at Nevada Wolfpack (20-7)

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MBB-FBS: San Jose State Spartans (16-11) at Nevada Wolfpack (20-7)

The Nevada Men’s Basketball team’s four-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday after a difficult road defeat at Utah State; However, the Pack will try to make a big comeback at home on Tuesday when they play San Jose State at the Lawlor Events Center at 7 p.m. 

The Pack is coming off a tough road loss to Utah State, where they lost 66-75 to the Aggies after their offense let them down in the final 20 minutes and gave up a 15-point halftime lead.

When Nevada takes on San José State on Tuesday night, the Pack will be looking to get back in the win column and keep their perfect home record, which stands at 13-0 this season at the Lawlor Events Center.

Nevada defeated the Spartans by a decisive score of 67-40 in the first meeting between the two teams earlier this season. 

In the first game, Nevada was outstanding on defense, holding SJSU to just 40 points on an embarrassing 33.3 percent field goal percentage and 25% from behind the arc. 

The Pack had allowed the fewest points in a game since 2008, when they gave up 40 against Nevada. 

Nevada also went on their biggest run of the season in the game, going on an incredible 25-0 run in the last 9:41 of the first half, which helped the Pack defeat the Spartans in a close game.

In the first game against San José State, Nevada had eight players score at least three points, led by redshirt freshman Nick Davidson, who had one of his best performances ever. Davidson pulled down a career-high nine rebounds in addition to scoring a game-high 15 points on 6-12 shooting from the field and 2-5 from behind the arc. In a career-high 27 minutes of action, he posted a plus/minus of +36, a game-high. 

In the first game against the Spartans, Jarod Lucas and Kenan Blackshear also scored in the double digits, scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Nevada outrebounded San José State 42-31 on the glass, forcing the Spartans into 20 turnovers, and Nevada also dominated the glass. Nevada put on an outstanding performance overall, outscoring San José State 36-16 in the paint.

Last Time Out The Pack will enter the second game against the Spartans having lost to Utah State by nine points.

Will Baker scored 25 points for the Pack against the Aggies on 7-13 shooting, 6-8 from behind the arc, and 5-6 from the free throw line. Baker set a new career high by making six 3-pointers. The redshirt junior scored 22 points in a row over the first 4:53 of the game, going 7-7 from the field and 6-6 from behind the arc. He had an incredible start to the game. 

Baker now ranks third in the Mountain West in field goal percentage (56.4%), fourth in free throw percentage (83.9%), and 12th in points per game (14.0 PPG) following his outstanding offensive performance.

This season, Baker has played flawlessly at home, scoring 17.7 points per game on 68.1 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent shooting from behind the arc in 12 home games for the Pack. He also averages 5.6 boards per game.

In the game against Utah State, Kenan Blackshear also scored in double figures with 14 points and a team-high six assists. Blackshear has now scored in the double digits in 18 consecutive games and has tossed at least three assists in seven consecutive games and in 25 of the 27 games this season.

In a wide range of distinct statistical categories, Blackshear maintains its position among the top 15 schools in the Mountain West. He currently ranks second in the conference for assists per game (4.8 APG), sixth for steals per game (1.6 SPG), eighth for points per game (14.8 PPG), eighth for field goal percentage (45.6%), and 10th for free throw percentage (78.5%).

At Utah State, Jarod Lucas’ streak of 25 games in which he reached double figures came to an end. He still leads the conference in a number of offensive statistical categories this season, though.

Lucas is second in the league for made 3-pointers (71), free throw percentage (85.9%), points per game (17.3 PPG), 3-point field goal percentage (39.7%), and field goal percentage (41.1%).

Darrion Williams, a freshman, put on another impressive all-around performance against Utah State. He scored nine points on 4-7 shooting from the field and 1-3 from behind the arc. He also grabbed 11 rebounds, which was a game-high, and added two blocks. Williams has now overshadowed twofold figures in bouncing back in nine games for the Pack this season, and he has driven Nevada in bouncing back in 14 challenges this year. 

Williams is currently fifth in the league in rebounds per game, averaging 7.3 per game, and he continues to rank near the top of the conference in rebounding this season. Williams also has the ninth-highest average of 1.4 steals per game in the league. 

Nevada held Utah State, one of the nation’s best 3-point shooting teams, to just 25% from behind the arc throughout the game, despite losing to the Aggies. Nevada also put together a strong defensive effort. 

This season, the Pack’s defense is still among the top five in many categories in the Mountain West. Nevada is second in the conference when it comes to opponent field goal percentage (42.0 percent), fourth when it comes to opponent points per game (66.8 PPG), fourth when it comes to forced turnovers (345), fourth when it comes to defensive rebounding (26.2 per game), fifth when it comes to opponent 3-point field goal percentage (32.9 percent), and fifth when it comes to steals per game (6.0 SPG).

Nevada will attempt to achieve a perfect record at home for the entire season for just the third time in the program’s history on Tuesday night, defeating a talented and deep San Jose State team to move to 14-0 at Lawlor Events Center and earn their 21st victory of the season.

Scouting San José State: San José State has a record of 16-11 overall and 7-7 in Mountain West play heading into Tuesday’s matchup. 

The Spartans have been faultless on the glass this season, as they lead the gathering in consolidated group bounce back (37.7 RPG) and hostile bouncing back, pulling down 11.9 hostile sheets per game. 

This season, San José State has performed admirably on the defensive side of the court. They are sixth in the Mountain West in terms of opponent points per game (67.3 PPG), fourth in terms of opponent 3-point field goal percentage (34.9%), and sixth overall.

Omari Moore, one of the best players in the Mountain West, is in charge of San José State on an individual level. In terms of assists per game, Moore is first in the conference with 4.9 APG and fourth in the league with 17.0 PPG. This season, he has made 43.5 percent of his attempts at field goals and 34.3 percent of his attempts at 3-pointers. Moore has scored more than 20 points in ten games this year and led SJSU in scoring in 16 games.

The Spartans have had contributions from a wide range of players this season, with seven different players averaging at least 5.6 points per game. This is in addition to Moore. 

If Nevada wants to get back into the win column and keep their perfect record at the Lawlor Events Center this season, they will need to keep the Spartans off the offensive glass and put on another outstanding defensive performance against San José State, which is athletic and powerful.

History of the Series: Nevada and San José State have played each other 65 times, with Nevada winning the series 50-15.

 

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