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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (19-28-8) at Los Angeles Kings (30-18-7)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (19-28-8) at Los Angeles Kings (30-18-7)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona enters tonight on a season-high 7-game point streak (4-0-3), good for the second-longest active point streak in the NHL. The last time the Coyotes had an 8+ game point streak was an 11-0-1 run from 2/4/12 – 2/28/12

• Clayton Keller looks to register a multi-point game for the fourth consecutive road game. After previously doing that in 2017-18, he’d join Dale Hawerchuk (3x), Dave Babych (2x) and Paul MacLean (2x) as the only players in Coyotes/Jets franchise history to record 2+ points in four or more consecutive games multiple times

• Tonight marks Arizona’s final road game of the month before starting a four-game homestand tomorrow. The Coyotes have four separate 4-game homestands the rest of this season

LAST GAME
Coyotes 1, Lightning 0 (SO) – February 15, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: None
TBL Goals: None
ARI Goalie: Ingram (W) – 47 svs on 47 shots
TBL Goalie: Elliott (O) – 26 svs on 26 shots
PP: 0-2 PK: 5-5
Notes: The Coyotes won their second game in a row and enter tonight on a 7-game point streak (4-0-3), their longest point streak since 12/31/15 – 1/14/16 (5-0-2)…Arizona also won its third home game in a row to match a season-high…Connor Ingram finished his night with 47 saves en route to his first career shutout (more shutout notes below)…The last time two NHL goaltenders recorded a shutout in the same game was 12/19/22 (NYI’s Ilya Sorokin and COL’s Alexandar Georgiev)…20 of Ingram’s saves came in the first period, the first time this season a Coyotes netminder recorded 20+ saves in a period with 0 goals against (last: 1/12/22 vs TOR)…Ingram’s season SV% jumped from .899 to .907…Ingram has registered a .937 SV% since the New Year, trailing only BOS’s Jeremy Swayman among goaltenders with at least 5 GP since then…Wednesday was the first time the Coyotes won a game 1-0 in shootout since 2/9/13 at SJ and the first time at home since 1/10/09 vs DAL…Clayton Keller scored the shootout-deciding goal, the first of his career…The last time the Coyotes did not suffer a regulation loss for their first 5+ games of a month was January of 2016 (4-0-2)…The Coyotes enter tonight with the second-longest active point streak in the NHL (8 games, NYR)

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Shayne Gostisbehere…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (7 / 1/24)
Total man games lost: 117 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
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
-2/16 – Assigned D Dysin Mayo to Tucson (AHL)
-2/11 – Recalled D Victor Sodestrom from Tucson (AHL)
-2/11 – Recalled D Dysin Mayo from Tucson (AHL)
-2/7 – Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson (AHL)
-2/5 – Recalled F Jean-Sebastien Dea from Tucson (AHL)
-2/5 – Assigned F Dylan Guenther to the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sun, Feb 19 6:30pm vs CBJ Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Wed, Feb 22 7:30pm vs CGY Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Sun, Feb 26 5pm vs NSH Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM

YOTES & KINGS

  • Tonight is the third and final ARI-LAK matchup this season. The Coyotes hold a 1-1-0 ledger versus LAK this season, while the Kings are 1-0-1
  • The Kings captured the first meeting 5-3 on 12/1 while ARI won 2-1 in shootout on 12/23 just before the Christmas break
  • Arizona has won five of the last seven contests its played against LAK on the road and is 6-4-0 in the last 10 head-to-head road meetings with them
  • Nick Schmaltz scored the Coyotes’ goal in regulation on 12/23 and Nick Bjugstad tallied the lone shootout marker -Karel Vejmelka got the win on 12/23. He boasts a .918 SV% and a 2.67 GAA in four career games vs LAK
  • Matias Maccelli registered a goal and an assist the last time the Coyotes played in LA (12/1), one of six multi-point games he’s posted this season
  • The Kings represent the opponent the Coyotes/Jets franchise have the most games played (246) and wins (121) against in the NHL
  • Coyotes franchise vs Kings
    • All-Time: 121-90-25-10
    • Home: 66-43-11-5
    • Road: 55-47-14-5
    • L10: 4-6-0
    • STRK: W1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE KINGS
Clayton Keller…4-8-12…24 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…4-6-10…22 career GP
Travis Boyd…1-2-3…7 career GP
Matias Maccelli…1-1-2…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 6)… Assists (Keller, 8)…Points (Keller/Chychrun, 12)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 5)…Assists (Chychrun, 7)…Points (Chychrun, 12)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

FEB. 18 vs. Arizona Coyotes – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: ESPN // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings host the Arizona Coyotes for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-3 W on Dec. 1; 2-1 SOL on Dec. 23).
  • The Kings aim to take the season series over the Coyotes, 2-1.
  • Following tonight’s game, the team will embark on a five-game road trip beginning in Minnesota this Tuesday (Feb. 21 at MIN; Feb. 23 at NJD; Feb. 24 at NYI; Feb. 26 at NYR; Feb. 28 at WPG).

WARM-UPS
1) Tonight is the second game of the Kings’ eighth set of back-to-backs this season. Prior to this weekend, the team is 7-4-3 in back-to-backs 5-2-0 in the first game, 2-2-3 in the second).

2) Blake Lizotte registered his 25th and 26th points (8-16=26) of the year last night to establish a new single-season career high for points and assists (18) in a season.

3) The Kings skate into Crypto.com Arena tonight with points in each of their last seven games against Arizona, dating back to May 3, 2021 (5-0-2). During that time, the Kings have outscored the Coyotes, 22-15.

4) Viktor Arvidsson tallied his second multi-goal game (2-0=2) of the season last night for five points (3-2=5) in his last two games.

5) The Kings 6-3 victory over Anaheim last night marked their fifth straight win against the Ducks (5-0-0) dating to Feb. 25, 2022. Per NHL PR, the Kings current five-game streak matches their longest head-to-head regular-season winning streak against Anaheim (5-0-0, Jan. 8, 2009 – Feb. 4, 2010).

vs. ARIZONA^ ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 100-108-25-13
Home: 52-51-14-4
Away: 48-57-11-9
OT: 12-16 (24 ties)
Shootout: 5-6
2021-22: 2-0-1
2022-23: 1-0-1
^-against ARI franchise, dating back to WPG

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. ARIZONA^:
Anze Kopitar* – 87 GP, 89 PTS (24-65=89)
Luc Robitaille – 87 GP, 87 PTS (42-45=87)
Wayne Gretzky – 44 GP, 81 PTS (22-59=81)
Marcell Dionne – 49 GP, 75 PTS (34-41=75)
Dave Taylor – 85 GP, 75 PTS (28-47=75)
Bernie Nicholls – 58 GP, 64 PTS (28-36=64)
*-denotes active roster player
^-against ARI franchise, dating back to WPG

LAST MEETING vs. ANAHEIM: Dec. 23, 2022 – LAK 1 at ARI 2 (SO)
Venue: Mullett Arena
LAK Goals: Iafallo (4)
ARI Goals: Schmaltz (6), Bjugstad (SO GDG)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (SOL, 23 saves, 24 shots) ARI: Vejmelka (W, 26 saves, 27 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-2
LAK PK: 5-for-6

THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., Feb. 21 | at Minnesota Wild | 7:00 p.m. MT (5:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Drew Doughty is currently riding a six-game point streak (2-6=8) against the Minnesota Wild, tied for the second-longest active point streak vs. MIN among defensemen.

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).

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, 10 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: 107

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/17/23)
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).

Brewers sign Left-Handed Pitcher Justin Wilson

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Brewers sign Left-Handed Pitcher Justin Wilson

Veteran Reliever Agrees to One-Year Contract With Club Option

Phoenix – Justin Wilson, a left-handed pitcher, has been signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year contract with a club option for 2024. Jason Alexander, a right-handed pitcher, was placed on the 60-day injured list with a strained right rotator cuff in order to make room on the 40-man roster. Matt Arnold, Senior Vice President and General Manager, made the announcement.

In 527 relief appearances over 11 seasons with Pittsburgh (2012-2014), New York-AL (2015-2021), Detroit (2016-17), Chicago-NL (2017-18), New York-NL (2019-20), and Cincinnati, 35-year-old Wilson has a record of 33-24, a 3.41 ERA, and 18 saves.

Pittsburgh took the Anaheim, California native out of Fresno State in the fifth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (22-24-10) at Vancouver Canucks (21-30-4)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (22-24-10) at Vancouver Canucks (21-30-4)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks
Rogers Arena
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 56
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 56
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 56
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 30
Zack MacEwen upper body-jaw 1/28-present 6
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 296

FLYERS VS. CANUCKS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS VANCOUVER
78-35-15 ALL-TIME RECORD 37-74-17
43-21-2 HOME 15-33-14
35-14-13 ROAD 22-41-3
3-0-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-3-0
6-2-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 4-6-0
497 GOALS SCORED 371
36.0% POWER PLAY 26.0%
74.0% PENALTY KILL 64.0%
Ristolainen: 11 pts (2-9=11) in 15 GP
Braun: 11 pts (2-9=11) in 39 GP
van Riemsdyk: 10 pts (6-4=10) in 19 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Beauvillier: 17 pts (10-7=17) in 25 GP
Miller: 16 pts (9-7=16) in 27 GP
Two players tied at 12 pts
Hart: 3-0-2, 1.95 GAA, .934 SV% in 5 GP
Ersson & Sandstrom: Have not faced VAN
TEAM GOALTENDERS Delia, Martin & Silovs: Have not faced PHI

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/13 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows and G Sam Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Placed F Zack MacEwen on Injured Reserve
2/11 – Loaned F Kieffer Bellows to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/11 – Recalled F Olle Lycksell from Lehigh Valley (AHL)

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 11-7-3 in their last 21 games. The Flyers rank T-9th in the NHL in wins since Dec. 29.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 19 of its last 31 games (14-12-5), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 33 of its 56 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in 12 of their last 19 games, ranking T-4th in the NHL in wins (8) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • The Flyers lead the NHL with 1,599 hits and with 988 blocked shots.

VS. THE WEST

  • The Flyers continue their seven-game stretch against a Western Conference opponent Saturday at VAN (Feb. 9-21), posting a 1-2-1 record in four games of the run so far.
  • Philadelphia is 7-4-3 in its last 14 games and 11-8-5 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 5-2-3 against the West on the road and 6-6-2 against the West on home ice this season.
  • Philadelphia swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, CBC, NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final game between the Canucks and Flyers this season: Oct. 15 (3-2 L @ PHI) and Feb. 18 (home).
• Vancouver is 37-74-13-4 all-time against Philadelphia, including a 15-33-12-2 record at home.
• The Canucks are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Flyers, including 2-3-0 in their last five.
• Anthony Beauvillier leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against Philadelphia with 17 (10-7-17 in 25 GP).
• Brock Boeser has eight points (6-2-8) in eight career games against the Flyers.
• Elias Pettersson has four points (1-3-4) in seven career games against the Flyers.
• Conor Garland has three points (2-1-3) in five career games against the Flyers.
• J.T. Miller leads the team in career games played against Philadelphia with 27 (9-7-16 in those games).
• Collin Delia has yet to face Philadelphia in his career.
• Arturs Silovs has yet to face Philadelphia in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last 11 games.
• Quinn Hughes has eight points (1-7-8) in his last seven games.
• Brock Boeser has seven points (1-6-7) in his last seven games.
• J.T. Miller has nine points (2-7-9) in his last 10 games.
• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – OCT. 15/22: VAN 2 at PHI 3
Kyle Burroughs opened the scoring off the rush with his second career goal just 1:34 into the first period…Brock Boeser and Tanner Pearson assisted on the play…Conor Garland extended Vancouver’s lead with his first goal of the season off a nice pass from Vasily Podkolzin at 14:12 in the first period…Luke Schenn registered the second assist and led the team in hits (5) and blocks (2) for a second straight game…Andrei Kuzmenko fired a team-high five shots on goal…Thatcher Demko made 28 saves.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN PHI
Goals For/Game 3.31 (11th) 2.68 (27th)
Goals Against/Game 4.05 (31st) 3.14 (18th)
Power Play % 23.1 (11th) 15.9 (31st)
Penalty Kill % 65.6 (32nd) 76.6 (21st)
Penalty Min./Game 9:14 (20th) 10:25 (t-24th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 2:00pm PT on February 17, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 15/23: VAN 4 vs NYR 6
Curtis Lazar opened the scoring with his third of the season…Dakota Joshua and Nils Åman registered assists on the play…J.T. Miller would tie the game at two apiece at 12:45 in the first…Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes collected the assists…Conor Garland scored his 11th goal of the season at 9:26 in the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko and Sheldon Dries were credited with assists…Kuzmenko would register a two-point game with a goal at 8:51 in the third…Pettersson recorded his second point of the night with the first helper…Anthony Beauvillier got his 13th assists of the season on the play…Arturs Silovs started in his first NHL game and faced 27 shots…Joshua led the team in hits (5).

LAST 5 vs PHILADELPHIA
• Oct. 15/22: VAN 2 at PHI 3
• Oct. 28/21: VAN 1 vs PHI 2
• Oct. 15/21: VAN 5 at PHI 4 (SO)
• Nov. 25/19: VAN 1 at PHI 2
• Oct. 12/19: VAN 3 vs PHI 2 (SO)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• 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

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (32-14-8) at Calgary Flames (25-19-11)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (32-14-8) at Calgary Flames (25-19-11)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 – Shootout – February 17, 2023 – Rogers Place
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (23, 24), A. Lafreniere (9, SOW), M. Zibanejad (30)
EDM Goals: R. Nugent-Hopkins (27), T. Barrie (8), D. Ryan (10), L. Draisaitl (32)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 25/29)
EDM Goalie: J. Campbell (OTL – 34/38)
NYR Shots: 38
EDM Shots: 29
NYR PP: 2/4
NYR PK: 2/4

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers staged their first three-goal comeback since November 23, 2019 against Montreal when they rallied to beat the Oilers in a shootout last night. Trailing 4-1 after the first period, the Rangers clawed back with one goal in the second and two in the third. Alexis Lafreniere put the game away in the shootout to give New York its seventh-straight win.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers complete their Western Canada swing and four-game road trip with their second meeting against the Calgary Flames in the past two weeks (10:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). Including tonight, the Blueshirts will play three of their next four games away from MSG.
  • The Rangers will complete their 10th set of back-to-backs tonight and are 5-4-0 in the second half of them this season.
  • The Blueshirts have won seven games in a row and have earned a point in nine-straight games (8-0-1). It is the Blueshirts’ second win streak of at least six games in 2022-23 (also 7 GP from Dec. 5-18, 2022), marking the first time in franchise history that New York has posted multiple winning streaks of 7+ games in the same season.
  • The Rangers have now earned points in 10 of their last 11 games (9-1-1) and 17 of their last 19 games (14-2-3). Dating back to November 30, Rangers have points in 27 of their 32 contests (23-5-4).
  • The Blueshirts have scored four or more goals in seven-straight games for the first time since Feb. 1991.
  • If the Blueshirts win tonight, it would mark their longest winning streak since the 2015-16 season (9 GP).
  • On the road, the Rangers have earned a point in nine-straight games (6-0-3) and 13 of their last 14 contests (10-1-3). New York has points in 20 of its last 23 games (16-3-4) away from home.
  • Against the West, New York is 19-5-3 and is 10-2-2 against Pacific Division teams.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 141 points, the second-most in the NHL and 112 assists, also the second most. 27.9 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.
  • New York’s 72 third period goals rank second in the NHL and their plus-21 third period goal differential ranks fourth.
  • The Rangers’ plus-39 goal differential ranks fourth in the NHL while their 3.38 goals per game are ninth.
  • The Blueshirts’ 15 comeback wins are tied for the fourth most in the NHL and their six third-period comeback wins are tied for the sixth most.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Feb. 17 at Edmonton X, X-X
Feb. 15 at Vancouver W, 6-4
Feb. 11 at Carolina W, 6-2
Feb. 10 Seattle W, 6-3
Feb. 8 Vancouver W, 4-3

TEAM NOTES
ROAD RANKS
The Blueshirts are one of the best road teams in the entire NHL, winning six of their last eight road games and earning a point in 21 of 26 road games overall (17-5-4).

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
February 16, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [2] vs. DETROIT RED WINGS [5]
The Flames welcomed the Detroit Red Wings to begin a three-game home stand at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night. Calgary would strike first with Elias Lindholm scoring the Flames sixth short-handed goal of the season to give the home side an early 1-0 advantage. Dominik Kubalik would score with 1:01 left in the first to draw the Wings level and the teams skated into the intermission tied at one. Detroit would take the lead just 2:27 into the second courtesy of Robby Fabbri and would remain in the lead until the 9:03 mark when Dillon Dube came in on a partial break and sniped home his 16th to tie the game. However, Detroit would score three unanswered goals with a pair in the second and one in the third to win 5-2.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (16), Dube (16)
GOALIE: Markstrom (21/25 .840 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 2/4 (50%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 1-2-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
February 16, 2023 DET [5] vs. CGY [2] Kubalik Vladar Hellberg
February 13, 2023 CGY [3] at OTT 4 Stützle Markstrom Sogaard
February 11, 2023 CGY [7] at BUF [2] Gilbert Markstrom Luukkonen
February 9, 2023 CGY [1] at DET [2] Zadina Vladar Husso
February 6, 2023 CGY [4] at NYR 5 Lafrenière Markstrom Halak
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 18, 2023 8:00pm vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Saddledome
February 20, 2023 2:00pm vs. Philadelphia Flyers Scotiabank Saddledome
February 22, 2023 7:30pm at Arizona Coyotes Mullett Arena
February 23, 2023 7:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
February 25, 2023 8:00pm at Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Rangers. These teams met just over a week ago in a thrilling 5-4 overtime clash with New York coming out on top. This is a Pacific Division versus Metropolitan Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 6-4-4 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season and a record of 10-10-7 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST MEETING WITH THE RANGERS:
The Flames and Rangers met just 12 days ago on February 6th back in New York. Filip Chytil opened the scoring for the Rangers just over five minutes into the game, but midway through the period Blake Coleman responded with his 11th of the season. Filip Chytil and Tyler Toffoli traded goals in the second before Mika Zibanejad gave the Rangers the lead with just 14 seconds remaining in the frame. In the third, Andrew Mangiapane would redirect a Noah Hanifin pass home and the Flames battled back to tie the game for the third time. Shortly after, Michael Stone would tee up a slap shot that zipped past Halak to give the Flames their first lead of the night. Mika Zibanejad would respond for New York later in the frame, and the two teams were deadlocked through 60 minutes of play. In overtime, the Rangers would score 1:37 in to win 5-4.

SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR A FIGHT:
Weekends have been kind to Calgary with the Flames going 9-2-2 on Saturday night tilts. The Flames have outscored opponents 52-40 on Saturday’s and their last clash they tied a season-high with seven goals in Buffalo. Dating back to November 12th, the Flames have won their last four home ice games on Saturday’s beating the Lightning (6-3), the Canucks (3-2), Washington (5-2) and Winnipeg (3-2). Nazem Kadri currently leads the Flames with seven goals scored on Saturday night games, followed by Lindholm and Toffoli with five each and Mangiapane with four.

PENALTY KILL PRODUCTION:
With Elias Lindholm’s shorthanded goal on Thursday night, the Flames now have six on the season, tying them for the sixth-most in the NHL. Dillon Dube leads the way with two short-handed tallies, while Trevor Lewis, Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman and now Elias Lindholm have also tallied on the penalty kill for the Flames. Calgary is one PK marker away from matching their total from last season (7) when they recorded the 12th most in the league.

DOME SWEET DOME:
The Flames have made the Scotiabank Saddledome a tough environment for New York and have knocked off the Rangers in their last three trips to Calgary. The last time the Rangers travelled to the YYC, the Flames won 6-0 with Jacob Markstrom making 22 saves on that night. Calgary is in the midst of a brief three-game home stand with the Flames taking on the Flyers on Monday afternoon.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. NEW YORK RANGERS
CGY vs. NYR ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
60-42-15-6 34-14-10-2 26-28-5-4 5-4-1 L1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. New York Rangers
8:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West, City
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-1 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-1)
Feb. 6, 2023 – CGY [4] at NYR 5
Feb. 18, 2023 – NYR at CGY

2021-22 Season Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. NYR: November 6, 2021 – New York [0] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ NYR: October 25, 2021 – Calgary [5] at New York [1]
Last Home Loss vs. NYR: March 2, 2017 – New York [3] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ NYR: February 6, 2023 – Calgary [4] at New York 5

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 7 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Brett Ritchie (F) on IR
Jan. 13 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 26 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 27 – placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR; activated Brett Ritchie (F) from IR
Jan. 28 – reassigned Walker Duehr (F), Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 43)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (28-23-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (36-10-8)

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (28-23-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (36-10-8)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 3, Florida Panthers 6
February 16, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 32; FLA: 36
Power Plays: WSH: 2/5; FLA: 0/2
Three Stars: 1. Verhaeghe (FLA), 2. Gustafsson (WSH), 3. Barkov (FLA)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/15
Recalled forward Joe Snively from AHL Hershey, 2/14
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 2/10

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/16/23 (57 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/16/23 (53 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/16/23 (27 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/16/23 (12 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 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)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
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: 330

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 21, 7 p.m. ET vs. Detroit (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
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 Buffalo (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals face the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series game at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday. Washington is 103-57-14-10 all-time versus the Carolina/Hartford franchise and 9-3-2 in their last 14 games against the Hurricanes dating back to the 2018-19 season. In addition, the Capitals have earned at least one point in four-straight road games (3-0-1) against Carolina.

AWAY vs. CAROLINA HURRICANES
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
48-29-10-5 275 262 1 CAR win (10/31/22)

CAPITALS vs. HURRICANES ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (86) Ovechkin (47) Ovechkin (52) Ovechkin (99)
Backstrom (65) Backstrom (15) Backstrom (47) Backstrom (62)
Carlson (50) Eller (11) Carlson (28) Carlson (37)

TOP CAPS FACTS
Heading Outside

  • Saturday’s Stadium Series game will mark the fourth regular-season outdoor game for the Capitals, who are 3-0-0 in their previous appearances (2011 Winter Classic, 2015 Winter Classic and 2018 Stadium Series).
  • Washington’s three outdoor game wins are the third-most in NHL history (New York Rangers and Boston Bruins: 4 wins). With a victory over Carolina, the Capitals would join the New York Rangers as the only two franchises to win each of its first four outdoor game appearances.
  • Nineteen members of the Capitals have dressed for at least one NHL outdoor game, including 15 that are currently on the active roster. Nine of those nineteen have appeared in a previous outdoor game with the Capitals.

Caps vs. the Canes

  • The Capitals’ 103 wins versus the Carolina/Hartford franchise are the fifth most against a single opponent in franchise history (vs. New Jersey/Colorado/Kansas City: 124 wins; vs. New York Islanders: 120 wins; vs. New York Rangers: 114 wins; vs. Pittsburgh: 106 wins).
  • Washington’s .625 points percentage versus Carolina/Hartford is the fourth highest in franchise history, excluding Seattle (vs. Tampa Bay: .680; vs. Columbus: .680; vs. Winnipeg/Atlanta: .639).
  • The Capitals have a record of 70-36-7-10 (.638 points percentage) against the Hurricanes since 1997-98, the team’s first season in Raleigh.

Metro Matchup

  • The Capitals are 9-5-1 (.633 point percentage) against Metropolitan Division opponents this season.
  • Including Saturday’s game, Washington has 11 games remaining against Metropolitan Division opponents over their final 25 regular season games.

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens at PNC Arena on Thursday, after Cam Ward was inducted into the Hurricanes Hall of Fame. Eleven different Hurricanes skaters found the scoresheet, with Andrei Svechnikov (3a) matching his career high in assists and Seth Jarvis (3g) scoring his first career hat trick, capped by his first career shorthanded goal. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a) and Brent Burns (2a) each posted two points, while Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal also lit the lamp for Carolina. Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 22 shots in net in the win, earning a point for the 13th consecutive decision.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 54 games (10/12-2/16)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 53 games (10/14-2/16)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed nine games (1/21-2/16)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 212

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Feb. 18 Washington 8 p.m. ABC/ESPN+ HRN
NHL Stadium Series, Carter-Finley Stadium
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

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Feb. 18 Saturday Invisalign Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 19 Sunday No practice
Feb. 20 Monday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Feb. 21 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 22 Wednesday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.

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

HURRICANES vs. CAPITALS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Washington in the third and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— The Hurricanes and Capitals are meeting for the 185th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 67-90-14-13 overall record, including a 34-42-10-6 home record and a 46-57-7-13 record since relocation.

— The Hurricanes are 5-7-2 in their last 14 regular-season games against the Capitals (Washington: 9-3-2).

— Carolina leads the season series 2-0-0 in 2022-23 (Washington: 0-1-1).

— The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 shootout win against the Capitals at PNC Arena on 10/31. Stefan Noesen and Andrei Svechnikov each scored for Carolina, while Martin Necas tallied two assists. Brent Burns and Svechnikov scored in the shootout, with Svechnikov’s second-round goal standing as the game-deciding goal. Frederik Andersen stopped 18 of 20 shots faced in net.

— Carolina posted a 3-2 win over Washington at Capital One Arena on 2/14. Brent Burns, Stefan Noesen and Paul Stastny each scored for the Hurricanes, while Frederik Andersen stopped 34 of 36 shots faced in net.

— Sebastian Aho has recorded 19 points (9g, 10a) in 22 career regular-season games against the Capitals.

— Brent Burns has earned 21 points (7g, 14a) in 24 career regular-season games against Washington.

— Martin Necas has registered eight points (3g, 5a) in 10 career regular-season games against the Capitals.

— Paul Stastny has tallied 17 points (2g, 15a) in 20 career regular-season games against Washington.

— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 17 points (5g, 12a) in 24 career regular-season games against the Capitals.

— Trevor van Riemsdyk recorded 38 points (7g, 31a) in 206 NHL games with the Hurricanes from 2017-20. Acquired from VGK along with a seventh-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft (Riley Hughes) in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft (Jake Leschyshyn) on 6/22/17, he signed with Washington as a free agent on 10/10/20.

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason skated in 17 NHL games with the Capitals in 2015, earning two assists. He was traded by
Carolina to Washington in exchange for Jack Hillen and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft (Callum Booth) on 2/28/15.

— Capitals Head Coach Peter Laviolette coached the Hurricanes from 12/15/03-12/3/08, posting a 167-122-6-28 record and leading the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2006.

— Capitals Assistant Coach Kevin McCarthy served in the same capacity with Hartford from 1992-95 and with Carolina from 1999-2009. McCarthy also served as head coach of the franchise’s AHL affiliates in Springfield (1995-97) and New Haven (1997-99).

NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (23-28-4) at Toronto Maple Leafs (33-14-8)

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NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (23-28-4) at Toronto Maple Leafs (33-14-8)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Maple Leafs s’affrontent ce soir pour la 764e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, ce sera la 842e confrontation entre les deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Maple Leafs are facing each other for the 764th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 842nd match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – CAR 6 VS. MTL 2 (@ PNC ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Pezzetta, Harvey-Pinard (AN/PP)
Buts CAR Goals – Kotkaniemi, Jarvis, Aho, Jarvis, Staal, Jarvis (IN/PK)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (35-41)
Gardien CAR Goalie – Raanta (20-22)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/3
Avantage numérique CAR Powerplay – 0/3
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 25:54) ; S (Anderson – 6) ; HT (Pezzetta – 7) ; BS (Harris – 4)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
21 FÉV. @ NEW JERSEY 19 h / 7 p.m.
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.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 55 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 55 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 12 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 17 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 19 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 11 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 30 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 9 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Alex Belzile et Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (09/02)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (02/09)
Les Canadiens ont cédé les attaquants Alex Belzile et Jesse Ylönen au Rocket de Laval (31/01)
The Canadiens have loaned forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen to the Laval Rocket (01/31)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Owen Beck aux Petes de Peterborough (28/01)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Owen Beck to the Peterborough Petes (01/28)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Owen Beck des Petes de Peterborough (27/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Owen Beck from the Peterborough Petes (01/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval (25/01)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket (01/25)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 17/02 – BEFORE GAMES ON 02/17
PTS (50 – 26e/26th)
V/W (23 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (146 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (200 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.9 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.8 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (1059 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (701 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (17.0% – 28e/28th)
DN/PK (73.9% – 29e/29th)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 4-10-1 9 32 62
Centrale 8-5-2 18 48 45
Métropolitaine 6-7-0 12 34 50
Pacifique 5-6-1 11 36 43
Total 23-28-4 50 150 200
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 92
Victoires/Wins : 37
Fiche : 37-47-8
Points de classement/Standing points : 82

CANADIENS VS. TORONTO
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. TOR 366-297-88-12 (763 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 227-106-43-7 (383 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 139-191-45-5 (380 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
VP 3-2 OTW @ MTL (21/01/23)
S. Montembeault 2-38| I. Samsonov 3-31
BG / WG: R. Pitlick (P/OT)

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE TORONTO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. TORONTO:
21/01/23 – TOR 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
12/10/22 – TOR 3 @ MTL 4
09/04/22 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
26/03/22 – TOR 2 @ MTL 4
21/02/22 – TOR 2 @ MTL 5
13/10/21 – MTL 1 @ TOR 2
08/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
06/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 5
03/05/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
28/04/21 – TOR 4 @ MT 1

CETTE SAISON CONTRE TORONTO / THIS SEASON VS. TORONTO
Match #1: 12/10/2022 @ MTL – V/W 4-3
Match #2: 21/01/2023 @ MTL – VP/OTW 3-2
Match #3: 18/02/2023 @ TOR
Match #4: 08/04/2023 @ TOR

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (13-10-23, 32 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (12-3-15, 29 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (10-12-22, 39 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (13-10-23, 32 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (10-12-22, 39 pj/gp)
3) Nick Suzuki (5-12-17, 19 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE TORONTO / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. TORONTO:
1) Chris Wideman (22, 14 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (19, 39 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (16, 29 pj/gp)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Chicago 2
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
TOR Goals: Nylander, Sandin, Matthews, Tavares, Timmins
CHI Goals: Lafferty, Kurashev
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 27/29, .931 SV%
CHI Goaltender: Mrázek, 37/42, .881 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Player Notes: – William Nylander posted three points (1G, 2A) in Toronto’s win on Wednesday. Nylander marked his sixth game of the season with three or more points and his 16th multi-point game of the season. Nylander has recorded five points through his last two games (2G, 3A). Nylander marked his 30th goal of the season, reaching the 30-goal mark for the third time in his NHL career. Per NHL Stats, Nylander joined “Auston Matthews (4x; most recently 40 GP in 2021-22), John Tavares (48 GP in 2018-19) and Phil Kessel (54 GP in 2011-12) as just the fourth Maple Leafs skater in the past 20 years to reach the 30-goal mark in 55 or fewer games.” Nylander scored just nine seconds into the first period. Per NHL Stats, Nylander’s goal “marked the fourthfastest goal from the start of a game in franchise history behind only Charlie Conacher (0:07 on Feb. 6, 1932), Mitchell Marner (0:07 on Jan. 3, 2019) and Ted Kennedy (0:08 on Oct. 24, 1953).”

  • Rasmus Sandin scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:14 of the first period and recorded the secondary assist on Auston Matthews’ goal. In posting his 18th point of the season during the game, Sandin set a new NHL career season-high in points, surpassing his previous career-high of 16. Sandin posted his fourth multi-point game of the season.
  • Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 11:21 of the first period and posted the primary assist on Timmins’ goal. Matthews recorded his 14th multi-point game of the season.
  • John Tavares scored for Toronto at 7:37 of the second period and recorded the primary assist on Sandin’s goal. Tavares has recorded three goals through his last three games. Tavares posted his 15th multi-point game of the season.
  • Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. With the assist, Rielly is one point away from 400 career NHL points.
  • Mitch Marner registered the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Marner recorded his 46th assist of the season. Marner extended his point streak to seven games where he has posted nine points (2G, 7A). Marner has registered five assists through his last three games.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Montréal: Third of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Montréal: 2-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 33-14-8
Toronto Home Record: 21-6-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to take on the Montréal Canadiens tonight in the third of four matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto has posted a 0-1-1 record against the Canadiens during the 2022-23 campaign, both meetings were played in Montréal at Centre Bell. The Maple Leafs have won five-consecutive matchups against the Canadiens on home ice. Toronto has posted a 21-6-4 record at Scotiabank Arena this season, currently the second-best home record in the league. The Maple Leafs are skating in their first game of a back-to-back with the club taking on the Chicago Blackhawks tomorrow at United Center. Toronto has posted a 5-3-0 record in the first game of a back-to-back this season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
NEXT GAME

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 (IR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 26, 1917 (Toronto 7 vs. Montréal 5)
All-Time Record: 309-347-88-19 (763 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 196-129-45-10 (380 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 113-218-43-9 (383 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: April 9, 2022 (Toronto 3 vs. Montréal 2)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
Games Played: John Tavares (51), Morgan Rielly (42), Wayne Simmonds (40)
Goals: Auston Matthews (22), John Tavares (18), William Nylander (13)
Assists: John Tavares (26), Mitch Marner (25), Morgan Rielly (20)
Points: John Tavares (44), Auston Matthews (35), Mitch Marner (29)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (54), Mark Giordano (30), John Tavares (22)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .673 3.38 2.66 25.0 80.6 32.2 29.0 52.3
Montréal .455 2.66 3.64 17.0 73.9 27.9 33.8 49.5

Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
Opponent: at Chicago Blackhawks
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet Ontario (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.0%
Power Play Goal Leader: 10 – Matthews, Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 27 – Marner (6G, 21A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 80.6%
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
Saturday games 16th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 8 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-2-1
February games 5th of 9 (5 home, 4 road)

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (17-34-4) at Dallas Stars (30-14-12)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (17-34-4) at Dallas Stars (30-14-12)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Feb. 18, 2023 Game No. 56 (17-34-4, 38 pts.)
at Dallas Stars (30-14-12, 72 pts.), American Airlines Center Road Game No. 25 (5-17-2, 12 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: FEB. 16, 2023 – CBJ 3 vs. WPG 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (15), Johnson (12), EN – Jenner (16)
WPG Goal Scorers: Connor (25)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (37/38; 60:00); WPG – Rittich (21/23; 57:53)
CBJ PP: 1/5; PK: 6/7 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / WPG: 38
3 Stars: 1. Korpisalo, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Johnson, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ swept season series with WPG, outscoring club 7-2… CBJ trailed 1-0 after 1st period, but scored 1 goal in the 2nd and 2 goals in the 3rd to win… CBJ scored PPG for 2nd-striaght game (2-of-8, 25.0 pct.)… Laine notched his 10th multi-point effort of the season (1-1-2), giving him points in 2-straight outings (1-2-3)… Jenner scored a goal to extend his points streak to 3-straight games (2-2-4)… Johnson scored his 3rd GWG of the season – the most by a CBJ player… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 37th assist of the campaign, extending his points streak to 3 consecutive contests (1-2-3)… Boqvist recorded an assist for 2nd-straight game (1-2-3).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (49 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (44 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (42 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (40 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (24 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (15 games)
Nyquist (shoulder); Placed on IR (Jan. 28); out indefinitely (7 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 375

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 9 Recalled Berni from Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 1 Assigned Berni and Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
6:00pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE STARS
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 at DAL)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at DAL)
All-Time Series: 31-33-0-7 (14-18-0-2 at DAL)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-5-1 | 5-5-0
All-Time GF/GA: 166-195
All-Time SF/SA: 1,904-2,107
All-Time PP: 41-of-237
All-Time PK: 229-of-263
THE LAST GAME VS. DAL: DEC. 19, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. DAL 2
CBJ Goal Scorers: Johnson (7)
DAL Goal Scorers: Johnston (8), EN – Robertson (24)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (32/33; 58:17); DAL – Oettinger (27/28; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 0/0 | Shots: CBJ: 28 / DAL: 34
3 Stars: 1. Oettinger, DAL; 2. Tarasov, CBJ; 3. Johnston, DAL
Noteworthy: CBJ lost their 4th-straight game… CBJ had their 4-game home points streak vs. DAL (3-0-1) snapped in the loss… DAL scored the 1st two goals, 55 seconds into the 2nd and the eventual GWG with an empty net goal with 1:07 remaining… CBJ were not whistled for a penalty for 19th time in franchise history… Johnson got CBJ on the board with 15 seconds left… Roslovic and Nyquist picked up assists on the goal… Dunne made his CBJ season debut… Gudbranson set career high in blocked shots (8) while Bjork added 6 and Berni had 5.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. DAL)
CBJ are 17-8-2 vs. DAL since 2012-13 season… CBJ have killed off all 9 DAL power play chances over the last 7 meetings dating back to 3/13/21 and 15-of-16 chances over the past 9 dating back to 3/4/21… The home team has recorded points in 7 of the last 8 meetings (6-1-1)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 7 of the last 11 games of the series… 11 of past 16 overall meetings have been decided by single goal (4 after reg.)… Most goals scored at DAL: 5 – 2x (MR: 12/18/08)… Most goals allowed at DAL: 6 – 2x (MR: 12/18/08).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. DAL)
Jenner played his 500th NHL career game on 2/2/21 vs. DAL… Laine notched his 2nd (11/8/16 vs. DAL) and 3rd (2/14/17 vs. DAL) career hat tricks… Nyquist registered 1st NHL point (assist) on 1/3/12 at DAL… Voracek notched a goal and assist in his NHL debut on 10/10/08 at DAL; played in his 100th NHL career game on 11/19/09 at DAL.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. DAL
• Gaudreau – 10-8-18 in 22 career GP, including 4-5-9 with three multi-point efforts in 10 career road outings against the club.
• Jenner – 4-3-7 in 19 career GP, including 2-1-3 in his last three outings at American Airlines Center.
• Laine – 19-7-26 in 27 career GP, including 4-4-8 with two multi-point outings in 12 career road contests at Dallas.
• Roslovic – 2-10-12 in 19 career GP, including points in five of his last seven outings (1-6-7).

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
WEEKEND ON THE ROAD
The Blue Jackets improved to 4-4-2 in their last 10 games overall, including 2-2-1 at home since January 21 after Thursday’s 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. The club plays its 11th of 17 back-to-back sets this season with games at Dallas (Saturday) and Arizona (Sunday). It’s the second of three back-to-back sets in the month of February (Feb. 10 vs. TOR/Feb. 11 at TOR; Feb. 18 at Dal/Feb. 19 at ARI; Feb. 25 vs. EDM/Feb. 26 at MIN). Thursday’s game against the Jets kicked off a stretch of six-straight games against the Western Conference for the Blue Jackets. The stretch that runs from February 16-26, includes four consecutive contests against the Central Division.

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Feb. 17, 2023 – STARS 1 at WILD 2 (shootout)
Captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) tallied the lone goal for the Stars in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Friday. The goal, his 22nd of the season, came at the 10:24 mark of the first period with assists from forward Wyatt Johnston (0-1—1) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1). Jason Robertson tallied the lone goal for the Stars in the four-round shootout, while Jake Oettinger (31 saves) allowed two goals on four shootout attempts. Dallas went 0-for-4 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill.
PP: 0-4 | PK: 1-2 | SF: 30 | SA: 32 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (28:10 – game high) | Attendance: 19,239
Three Stars: 1. MIN – F. Gustavsson 2. MIN – M. Boldy 3. DAL – J. Oettinger

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat., Feb. 18, 2023 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed., Feb. 22, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 p.m. American Airlines Center TNT/KTCK
Sat., Feb. 25, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 9 p.m. T-Mobile Arena BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Feb. 27, 2023 Vancouver Canucks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed., March 1, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 8 – Recalled forward Marián Studenič from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 9 – Loaned forward Marián Studenič to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 10 – Recalled forward Marián Studenič from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 15 – Loaned forward Marián Studenič to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 16 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 25
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 4 Feb. 8-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out their back-to-back set tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets at American Airlines Center. (5 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Tonight’s matchup wraps up the two-game season series between Dallas and Columbus which opened with a 2-1 Stars victory on Dec. 19, 2022 at Nationwide Arena. Tonight’s contest opens a brief two-game homestand that concludes on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. CT).

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

  • The Stars are 1-0-0 vs. the Blue Jackets this season, winning 2-1 at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 19, 2022.
  • Dallas is 40-23-8 all-time vs. Columbus, including a 20-12-2 mark at home.
  • Dallas enters tonight’s game riding a four-game home winning streak (4-0-0) against Columbus.
  • The Stars have also logged wins in five of the past six games (5-1-0) overall vs. the Blue Jackets.
  • Forwards Jason Robertson (1-0—1) and Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) lit the lamp in the Stars’ 2-1 win on Dec. 19, 2022, while captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) and defenseman Ryan Suter (0-1—1) tacked on assists.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (19) and points (19-21—40) and shares second in assists (21) in 46 career games against Columbus. Pavelski also paces the club in power-play goals (6) and shots on goal (131) against the Jackets.
  • Benn ranks second in goals (10), shares second in assists (21) and ranks third overall in points (10-21—31) in 38 games vs. Columbus.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin enters tonight’s game with nine goals and 13 points (9-4—13) in 19 career games against the Blue Jackets.
  • Forward Denis Gurianov has eight points (5-3—8) in 11 career games vs. Columbus.
  • Robertson’s tally in the series opener gave him four goals and seven points (4-3—7) in nine career games vs. the Blue Jackets.
  • Forward Roope Hintz has seven points (2-5—7) in 10 career games against Columbus.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (33) and ranks second in points (2-33—35) in a team-high 62 career games vs. Columbus.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 7-0-1 with a 1.59 goals-against average, .933 save percentage and one shutout in eight career appearances against the Blue Jackets. His lone shutout vs. Columbus was a 21-save performance in Dallas’ 5-0 victory on March 6, 2021.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .920 SV% in three career appearances against the Blue Jackets.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 19, 2022 at Columbus – W, 2-1
Feb. 18 vs. Columbus

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (35-14-5) at Pittsburgh Penguins (27-18-9)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (35-14-5) at Pittsburgh Penguins (27-18-9)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game
New Jersey Devils 2 St. Louis Blues 4
(35-14-5 -75 PTS) (26-25-3 -55 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Binnington 2. J. Kyrou 3. B. Schenn
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
St. Louis 1 2 1 – – 4
DEVILS 1 1 0 – – 2

Goals:
STL: P. Buchnevich, A. Toropchenko, J. Kyrou, B. Schenn (PPG)
NJD: D. Mercer,E. Haula
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 54
Brendan Smith Lower-body Feb. 9, 2023 4
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 158

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

The Devils conclude a four-game road trip, which marks the team’s second-longest road trip for the season, but fell to 1-1-1 after Thursday night’s contest at St. Louis.
Road trip schedule:
2/11, at MIN, 3-2, Lso
2/14, at CBJ, 3-2, W
2/16, at STL, 4-2, L
2/18, at PIT, 5:30 P.M. E.T.

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils enter Saturday’s contest with an 8-5-1 overall record in back-to-back games this season. The team opens its eighth back-to-back set for 2022-23 and hosts Winnipeg at 7:00 P.M. on Sunday at the Rock. Jersey’s team is 3-3-1 in a first half for back-to-back sets this season.
Is Saturday’s contest a matinee or night game? Per NHL Pr, “The NHL does not have a policy on which time of day takes a game from being considered a matinee or day game to a night game. The league shall consider 5 p.m. (local) as the cutoff unless the club advises otherwise.” After Thursday’s lost the Devils allowed four, or more, goals in a game for the 16th time this season. New Jersey earned one win for 2022-23 when allowing four, or more, goals in a game, which was earned on Feb. 6, 2023 vs Vancouver (5-4, OTW). As of Feb, 17, the Devils were one of seven teams that allowed four, or more, goals in a game fewer than 17 times, while Vancouver suffered the most games this season when allowing four, or more, goals in a game this season (36 games). The Devils are 11-2-2 in their last 15 games played dating to Jan. 7, vs NY Rangers. The team’s .800 points% ranks first in the NHL with Carolina since that time. The Devils, Tampa, Boston and Carolina all recorded 11 wins since that date.

The team’s 35 wins after 54 games played from the start of a season are tied for the most in franchise history:
35 wins: 2009-10
35 wins: 2022-23
34 wins: 2008-09
34 wins: 2002-03
33 wins: 1999-00
33 wins: 2006-07
32 wins: 1997-98

The 20 road wins after the team’s 54 games played from the start of a season are the most in franchise history:
1998-99: 18w, in 26 road GP
2008-09: 18W, in 27 road GP
2009-10: 17w, in 27 road GP

The Devils enter Saturday’s contest 20-4-3 on the road for the 2022-23 campaign, which ranks first in the NHL. The 20 road wins are the team’s most in a single season since 2017-18 (21-15-5). After Tuesday’s victory at Columbus, the Devils earned 20-or-more road wins in a season for the 12th time in franchise history. The most road wins in a single season for franchise history is 28 (28-10-3), which was earned in 1998-99. Per NHL Pr, New Jersey “became the first team in NHL history to record 20 road wins in 26 games or fewer – the previous mark was 27 contests, accomplished by the Capitals twice (2019-20 & 2015-16).” The team’s 102 goals for on the road were tied with Vancouver and Edmonton for the second most in the NHL, while Seattle ranked first with 109 goals for via road games, per Feb. 17. The Devils enter tonight’s contest with an 18-10-2 record vs the Eastern Conference this season and a 10-5-2 record vs the Metropolitan Division. New Jersey logged a 9-14-3 record vs the Metropolitan Division last season. The Devils are 27-4-4 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. The Devils are 20-7-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 15-7-4 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 15 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per Feb. 17, while Boston ranked second with 14 wins (14-8-2). The Devils are 22-0-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 28-0-2 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. 17. Yet, New Jersey recorded 18 total comeback wins this season, which ranks first in the NHL. Per Feb. 17, Tampa and Carolina ranked second for this matter with 16 total comeback wins. New Jersey’s six multi-goal comeback wins this season was tied with Chicago for the most in the NHL, per Feb. 17. The Devils and 18 other teams have not earned a 3-goal comeback this season, yet. The Devils are 13-2-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 21-12-3 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The team’s two regulation losses when outshot by an opponents is tied with CAR, CGY and NYR for the fewest in the NHL, per Feb. 17. Jersey’s team is 32-5-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. New Jersey’s 32 wins for this matter are tied for the third most with Carolina , while Boston ranks first with 39 wins and Tampa ranks second with 34 wins, per Feb. 17. 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.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Feb. 17: NY Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 4 – UBS Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell (2), Crosby, Zucker
Multiple Points: Rakell (2G), Crosby (1G-1A), Joseph (2A), Ruhwedel (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (23 saves, 28 shots)
Key Stats: Rickard Rakell’s multi-point night gives him five points (3G-2A) over his last two games.
PP: 0-1
PK: 1-2

Feb. 14: Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 1 – SAP Center
PIT Goals: Guentzel (2), Rakell
Multiple Points: Rakell (1G-2A), Crosby (3A), Guentzel (2G)
Goalie: DeSmith (38 saves, 39 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby’s ninth three-plus point night (3A) helped Pittsburgh cap off their California road trip with a win.
PP: 0-3
PK: 2-2

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 12 12
G Tristan Jarry Upper-Body 8 15
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 2 16
D Mark Friedman Upper-Body 2 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 134

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Feb. 7 F Josh Archibald and F Kasperi Kapanen have been activated off of injured reserve.
Feb. 7 G Tristan Jarry has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 22.
Feb. 4 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 29 F Jonathan Gruden and G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Devils: 114-113-28
In Pittsburgh: 64-52-10
In New Jersey: 50-61-18
OT Record vs. New Jersey: 8-11-11
Shootout Record vs. New Jersey: 2-1

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-1-1.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. DEVILS:
Mario Lemieux- 74GP, 135 PTS (47G, 88A)
Sidney Crosby- 80GP, 88 PTS (39G-49A)
Evgeni Malkin- 63GP, 59 PTS (25G-34A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins return home to the friendly confines of PPG Paints Arena to take on the New Jersey Devils (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh has points in 10 of its last 13 games against New Jersey (8-3-2) dating back to Mar. 20, 2021.
  • The Penguins have points in five of their last eight home games against the Devils (4-3-1) dating back to Nov. 5, 2018.
  • Pittsburgh has wins in four of its last five home games overall (4-1-0) and has just two regulation losses at home in the 2023 calendar year (5-2-0).
  • The Penguins have points in nine of 14 games (5-5-4) against Metropolitan Division foes this year.

QUICK HITS
1) Pittsburgh has 41 goals over its last 12 games dating back to Jan. 16. In that span, the team’s 3.42 goals-per-game average is seventh in the NHL.

2) Bryan Rust has 25 points (13G-12A) and is plus-16 in 31 career games against the Devils. It’s the most points he’s picked up versus any one team and five more than his next closest opponent (Washington, 20 PTS in 29 GP).

3) Sidney Crosby’s goal last night was his seventh game-opening goal of the season. Only six players have more such tallies than Crosby.

4) Jason Zucker has 20 points (7G-13A) in 25 games at home compared to 12 points (7G-5A) in 25 road contests.

5) Among all defensive pairs in the NHL who have played a minimum of 250 minutes together, only 12 pairings have a lower expected goals against than Pittsburgh’s pair of Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang (11.9).

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (28-23-7) at Boston Bruins (41-8-5)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (28-23-7) at Boston Bruins (41-8-5)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Friday, Feb. 17 Win NYI 5 vs. PIT 4 Lee (2), Nelson (2),
Parise
Sorokin (40/44)
Pittsburgh opened the score in the first frame, but Anders Lee and Brock Nelson each responded with multi-goal games
and Ilya Sorokin turned away 40 of 44 shots faced to help the New York Islanders defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-4, on
Friday night at UBS Arena. Mathew Barzal notched two points and four defensemen tallied assists to help the Islanders
improve to 2-0-0 in their four-game season series with the Penguins

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 17 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
Feb. 16 Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been placed on IR. Andy Andreoff has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Feb. 13 Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Samuel Bolduc has been returned on loan to
Bridgeport.
Feb. 6 Hudson Fasching has been removed from the team’s IR list.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 –

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

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

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 –

Man Games Lost: 128

RECENT RESULTS
Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-4)
Tuesday, Feb. 14 vs. Ottawa L/SO (3-2)
Saturday, Feb. 11 at Montreal L/OT (4-3)
Thursday, Feb. 9 vs. Vancouver L (6-5)
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. Seattle W (4-0

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Dec. 13, 2022 TD Garden L/SO 4-3
Jan. 18, 2023 UBS Arena L 4-1
Feb. 18, 2023 TD Garden 5:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. BOSTON:
Jan. 18, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-1)
Dec. 13, 2022 TD Garden (Boston, MA) SO Loss (4-3)
Mar. 26, 2022 TD Garden (Boston, MA) Loss (6-3)
Feb. 17, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-1)
Dec. 16, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (3-1)

vs. THE BRUINS:
2022-23 0-1-1
Last five games 2-2-1
Franchise History 66-91-21-7
NYI Home 38-45-10-1
NYI Away 28-46-11-6

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Boston Bruins in the third and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was January 18 at UBS Arena, a 4-1 decision in Boston’s favor. Their last visit to TD Garden was December 13, 2022, when Josh Bailey, Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson each tallied multi-point games to help the Islanders capture a point in a shootout loss. The Islanders will cap off their 12th of 15 back-to-back series of the season tonight, after they achieved their fourth comeback win of the season against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night at UBS Arena. They snapped a three-game winless streak, but have also collected points in seven of their last eight games.

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Islanders tonight in the 3rd and final game between these teams this season and the second of two games of this series at TD Garden.
  • The Bruins are 41-8-5 overall this season and they are 22-2-3 on home ice … The Bruins are 23-6-3 vs Eastern Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins open a two-game home stand tonight vs the Islanders and they will host the Senators on 2/20 … They will then face a 4-game road trip to Seattle on 2/23, Vancouver on 2/25, Edmonton on 2/27 and Calgary on 2/28.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last two games with a 3-2/OT win in Dallas on 2/14 and a 5-0 win in Nashville on 2/16 … They are 4-3-1 in their last 8 games and they are 14-3-1 in their last 18 contests.
  • The Bruins are 3-2-0 in their last 5 home games … That followed a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14- game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • They are 12-2-2 in their last 16 road games, including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • Boston 1 vs Washington 2 … The Bruins dropped their return from their bye week with their lone goal from Nick Foligno … Jeremy Swayman took the loss in net … SOG: Bos 28, Wsh 23 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 1/4
  • Boston 3/OT at Dallas 2 … Taylor Hall scored the game’s 1st goal before the Stars scored to go up 2-1 … Pavel Zacha (1-1=2 totals) evened the score and David Pastrnak (1-1=2) then scored the GWG at 3:44 of OT … Linus Ullmark took the win in goal … SOG: Bos 37, Dal 31 … PP: 0/3 … PK: 0/4
  • Boston 5 at Nashville 0 … Patrice Bergeron (1-1=2 totals) and Hampus Lindholm and Nick Foligno (2A each) had multiple points, while Brad Marchand (GW), Craig Smith and Derek Forbort scored single goals … Jeremy Swayman had 28 saves for his 7th career shutout … SOG: Bos 30, Nsh 28 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 70)

  • Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
  • Vinni Lettieri: Lower body injury suffered in practice

BOSTON vs NY ISLANDERS, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Islanders are meeting for the 186th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 98-59-21-7 record and 619-522 scoring edge in those games.
  • They are 52-24-11-4 lifetime vs. New York at home with a 318-241 scoring advantage in those 91 contests

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster (1 on IR) … 9 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 10 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 5-1-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 6-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-2-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 5 of their 10-game February schedule tonight (3 hm/7 rd, 3-1-0) … They will play 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December and 10-3-1 in January.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 17: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 23: Marc McLaughlin recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 30: Joona Koppanen and Marc McLaughlin returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 31: Jakub Lauko and Vinni Lettieri recalled from Providence/AHL.
Feb. 2: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Feb. 9: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.
Feb. 17: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (28-24-6) at Nashville Predators (25-21-6)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (28-24-6) at Nashville Predators (25-21-6)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 58
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 33
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 1
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 176

LAST GAME
Panthers 6, Capitals 3– Feb. 16 – Capital One Arena
FLA Goals: Forsling (8), M. Staal (1), White (7), Barkov (16), Lundell (8), Reinhart (20)
WSH Goals: Strome (12), Backstrom (3-PPG), Kuznetsov (9-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 29 Saves
WSH Goalie: Kuemper (L) – 30 Saves
FLA Shots: 36
WSH Shots: 32
Notes: Anton Lundell posted a personal season high three points (1-2-3)…Carter Verhaeghe recorded his second consecutive multipoint game, notching two assists (1-3-4 in 2GP)…Marc Staal scored his first goal of the season and first with Florida…Brandon Montour logged an assist for the second consecutive game… FLA PP: 0-2, FLA PK: 3-5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Feb. 12: F Grigori Denisenko recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • Feb. 10: D Josh Mahura agreed to terms on one-year contract extension through 2023-24
  • Feb. 6: G Alex Lyon loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. PREDATORS
ALL-TIME vs. NSH: 21-12-3-6
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. NSH: 10-7-2-2
2022-23 vs. NSH: 1-1-0

CATS STATS

  • Sam Reinhart has produced 13 points (8-5-13) over 12 career games against Nashville.
  • Matthew Tkachuk has posted 16 points (7-9-16) over 14 career games vs. the Predators.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Tonight’s game marks the final game of a four-game road swing for the Panthers. Florida owns a 2-1-0 record on the trip thus far. Following games played Feb. 16, the Panthers 32 road games played were second only to Arizona’s 33. The Cats have earned at least a point in six of their past eight road games (4-2-2) since Jan. 16. Their 34.5 shots on goal per game on the road rank second among NHL teams. Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 35 road points (13-22-35), tied for fourth-most among League skaters.

CATS AND PREDATORS
Nick Cousins is expected to appear in his 500th NHL game tonight against Nashville, an organization that he played 120 games for over two seasons (2020-21 to 2021-22), amassing 40 points (14-26-40). The Panthers own a 6-3-0 record over their past nine games against the Predators since Feb. 5, 2021. The Cats own a 8-2-0 record in their previous 10 visits to Bridgestone Arena since Dec. 3, 2015, outscoring the Predators 41-28 over that span.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. FLORIDA
OVERALL (42 GP) 18-19-(3)-2
HOME (21 GP) 9-9-(2)-1
ROAD (21 GP) 9-10-(1)-1
LAST MEETING April 9, 2022 at NSH (L, 4-1)
PLAYOFFS Never Met

− The Predators are 18-19-(3)-2 all-time against the Panthers, including a 9-9-(2)-1 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the first of two matchups between Nashville and Florida in 2022-23; it is the first and only home.

− Nashville went 1-1-0 against Florida last season, picking up a 6-4 road win on Feb. 22, 2022; the Panthers claimed the lone meeting at Bridgestone Arena, 4-1, on April 9, 2022.

− The Predators are 2-3-0 in their last five games against the Panthers; they are 4-6-0 in their last 10; and 1-4-0 in their last five at home.

− Nashville went 3-5-0 against Florida during the 2020-21 regular season when both teams were part of the Central Division for the first time.

− In front of a sell-out crowd of 17,298, the Predators played their first-ever NHL game against the Panthers on Oct. 10, 1998.

NOTABLES vs. FLORIDA
− Filip Forsberg has 20 points (5g-15a) in 19 career games against Florida, with 10 of those points (3g-7a) coming in six contests in 2020-21. He recorded his first of two career five-point games on Feb. 4, 2021 at Florida (2g-3a).

− Ryan Johansen posted a three-game point streak vs. Florida from Feb. 4-March 6, 2021, recording a goal and two assists. He owns 12 points (4g-8a) in 26 career contests against the Panthers.

− Roman Josi has 19 points (7g-12a) in 22 career games vs. Florida.

− Matt Duchene owns 23 points (11g-12a), including four multi-goal games, in 26 meetings with the Panthers.

− Colton Sissons went 16-for-16 in faceoffs on Feb. 22, 2022 at Florida, becoming the fourth NHL player since 1997-98 to take at least 16 faceoffs in a game and win them all.

− Yakov Trenin (Oct. 19, 2019) and Kevin Lankinen (Jan. 19, 2021) made their NHL debuts against Florida.

− Panthers forward Patric Hornqvist was selected by the Predators in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft. He posted 216 points (106g-110a) in 363 games with Nashville from 2008-14.

− Florida forward Nick Cousins played in 120 games for Nashville from 2020-22, tallying 40 points (14g-26a).

LAST TIME OUT
− Boston Bruins 5, Nashville Predators 0 – Feb. 16 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals:
− BOS goals: Marchand – GWG (17), Smith (4), Bergeron – PP (19), Forbort (5), Frederic (11)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 25/30); BOS – Swayman (W, 28/28)
− Power plays: NSH 0-3; BOS 1-4
− Notes: Nashville moved to 14-10-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators were shut out for the fourth time this season and first since Dec. 12 at St. Louis… Nashville outshot Boston by a 10-7 margin in the second period and a 10-5 margin in the third period… Tanner Jeannot led all skaters with eight hits… Roman Josi skated a game-high 24:22 and had three shots, nine shot attempts, four blocked shots and two hits.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 16 45
Alexandre Carrier Upper body Jan. 26-Feb. 16 5
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-16 2
Total man-games lost: 106
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 46; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 10; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3;
Lauzon – 3; Forsberg – 2; 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).

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