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NFL Transactions 2-15-23

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NFL Transactions 2-15-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Wednesday, February 15. 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.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)

NEW ENGLAND
    Hayes, TaeDBAppalachian State 
    Nordin, QuinnKMichigan 
    Wilkerson, KristianWRSoutheast Missouri 

    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Thursday, 2/16/23
 


ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

KANSAS CITY
    Blanton, KendallTEMissouri 
    Bootle, DicaprioDBNebraska 
    Bushman, MattTEBrigham Young 
    Caliendo, MikeGWestern Michigan 
    Christiansen, ColeLBArmy 
    Ealy, JerrionRBMississippi 
    Oladokun, ChrisQBSouth Dakota State 
    Perine, La’MicalRBFlorida 
    Powell, CornellWRClemson 
    Reiter, AustinCSouth Florida 
    Shelton, DannyNTWashington 
    Smith-Marsette, IhmirWRIowa 
 PHILADELPHIA
    Allen, DevonWROregon 
    Cleveland, TyrieWRFlorida 
    Goodrich, MarioDBClemson 
    Jackson, TarronDECoastal Carolina 
    Johnson, FredTFlorida 
    Johnson, RoderickTFlorida State 
    Leo, MattDEIowa State 
    Opeta, IosuaGWeber State 
    Taylor, DavionLBColorado

MBB-FBS: California Golden Bears (3-22) at USC Trojans (17-8)

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MBB-FBS: California Golden Bears (3-22) at USC Trojans (17-8)

On February 16, at 7:00 p.m., the USC Trojans (17-8, 9-5) will play the California Golden Bears (3-22, 2-12) at the Galen Center. The game was originally scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. Alex Faust and Casey Jacobsen will be the game’s announcers on FS1.

The last three seasons, USC has won a school-record 73 games (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021, and 26 in 2022). 71 wins in three consecutive seasons was the previous school record. The school record for most consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins, set from 2016 to 2018, is also equal to the three seasons with 20 or more wins.

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

Enfield has won 200th as head coach of the USC program. In his tenth season at USC, Andy Enfield has a record of 200-126. He won his 200th game against Washington on February 4. Enfield’s win total is fourth on USC’s all-time wins list, behind only Forrest Twogood (251 wins), Bob Boyd (216 wins), and Sam Barry (260 wins). Enfield has a 241-154 record, including his two seasons as head coach at FGCU (2012-13).

FACING CALIFORNIA — The California Golden Bears are 3-22 and 2-12, having lost to Arizona State in overtime 70-62 on Feb. 11 at home. In its last nine games, California has lost. Devin Askew, a junior guard, scores the most for California, averaging 15.5 points per game. On November 30, USC defeated California 66-51 in the Bay Area to extend its winning streak against the Golden Bears to nine games. USC is 131-136* behind in the series all-time, with one loss that was overturned by a NCAA penalty (original record 132-136).

STANFORD ON DECK — On February 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Galen Center, USC will play the Stanford Cardinal (11-14, 5-9). Stanford defeated then-No. 1 Stanford 88-79 at home. Arizona on February 11 In their last eight games, the Cardinal have won six. Spencer Jones, a senior forward, is Stanford’s leading scorer with 13.7 points per game. Stanford and USC have never met before this season. Last season, USC suffered defeats of 64-61 at home and 75-69 at Stanford. USC is 128-129 behind in the series all-time (one win was canceled due to a NCAA penalty, the previous record was 129-129).

LET’S GET STARTED WITH THE DEFENSE: On November 30, USC held California to a 27.7 percent shooting percentage, its lowest mark since holding Stanford to a 25.4 percent shooting percentage on March 3, 2021. Oregon was the first team this season to make more than 50% of its shots against USC, making 53.8% of its attempts. This season, USC has prevented its opponents from shooting over 40% in 14 of its 25 games. This season, USC is holding its opponents to a 39.1 shooting percentage—tenth in the nation. USC’s defense has held opponents to a 3rd-place 38.9 field goal percentage over the past four seasons.

LEADERS OF THE PAC: USC has finished third among Pac-12 teams in wins during the regular season for the past six seasons (since the 2017-18 season). Through games on Feb. 12, USC is 69-39, Arizona is 72-37, and UCLA is 72-35 in that stretch. Oregon (67-40) and Colorado (60-49) would come in next.

ENJOYING THE HOME COOKING: This season, USC is 12-1 at the Galen Center, winning the first 12 games and losing to FGCU on Nov. 7. Since the Trojans won their first 15 games at the Galen Center in the 2015-16 season, USC’s 12-game home winning streak is the longest in a single season.

PETERSON GIVING THE ASSIST: With 113 assists, guard Drew Peterson leads the Pac-12 and leads USC. Peterson and Penn State’s Jalen Pickett are the only Power 6 players this season to average at least 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. In each game, Peterson is averaging 13.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. In his second game as a Trojan, Peterson failed to record a rebound in the game against Oregon, snapping an 88-game streak in which he had at least one. On Feb. 11, he scored eight rebounds against Oregon State.

JEKYLL & HYDE FROM THE OUTSIDE — In its eighth game this season, USC made at least 38% of its 3-point attempts against Washington State on February 2. USC has made 45.5 percent of its 3-pointers (75-for-165) in those eight games, while it has averaged 23.2 percent (65-for-280) from beyond the arc in the other 17 games. At Oregon State on Feb. 11, USC made just one of 14 three-point attempts (.071), its lowest three-point shooting performance since Andy Enfield’s time as head coach.

When fully loaded, USC has a 5-1 record in games where it has access to the entire roster. That stretch includes three victories over Pac-12 teams in the top five. When the entire roster was available, USC lost to Arizona, which has a record of 32-1 in its last 33 home games. The Trojans’ first 16 games of the season were missed by forward Vincent Iwuchukwu, while guard Reese Dixon-Waters (left foot) and forward Joshua Morgan (right ankle) were both injured against Washington State on Feb. 2.

Toeing the line: On Jan. 21 against Arizona State, USC made all 14 of its free throw attempts, which tied for the third most in school history for a game without a missed free throw. USC ended a streak of five games in a row in which it shot at least 70% from the charity stripe on Jan. 19 against Arizona. This was USC’s longest such streak since an eight-game stretch during the 2016-17 season. This season, USC has made 74.0 percent of its free throws, its highest team FT percentage since the 2017 team made 74.1 percent. In the previous 15 seasons, USC’s free throw percentage was greater than 70% twice per season.

WBB-D2: Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (7-16) at Henderson State Reddies (14-10)

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WBB-D2: Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (7-16) at Henderson State Reddies (14-10)

On Thursday, February 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Duke Wells Center, Henderson State will attempt to sweep Southeastern Oklahoma State to complete the season sweep.

Reddies Report Henderson defeated the Tigers 82-72 in the second Battle of the Ravine to exact revenge on Ouachita Baptist. With 30 points and six rebounds, the Reddies’ Ashley Farrar led the way.

Henderson has now secured a spot in the GAC Tournament following its 11th league victory over OUA. One of the four teams that have already qualified for the tournament is HSU. Harding, Arkansas Tech, and Southern Nazarene are the other three teams.

The Reddies’ bench player of choice in the last six games has been JJ Eddens. The native of Luther, Oklahoma, went 5-8 and scored 11 points in 21 minutes of action against Ouachita Baptist. Eddens has been shooting 53.1% from the field and scoring 6.2 points per game over the last six games.

The Reddies found their range from deep against OUA after struggling from the three-point line against Northwestern Oklahoma State. Henderson had multiple players with three treys and shot 11-20 from beyond the arc. Farrar started 0-3 from beyond the arc but then hit three triples in a row, while Abbie Jiles shot 3-3 from deep. Sonni Martin finished with a record of 3-4 and scored twice in the fourth period with treys.

HSU has a 15-12 head-to-head advantage over Southeastern Oklahoma State after winning the last three games against them. In the first encounter, Henderson defeated SE 61-52 in the Bloomer Sullivan Arena, defeating the Savage Storm. In the victory, Farrar recorded a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE Prior to their 60-47 loss to East Central in their most recent matchup, the Savage Storm had won three games in a row. With a conference record of 5-13 and an overall record of 7-16, Southeastern Oklahoma State is last in the GAC standings.

Caitlin Kobiske led SE during the three-game winning streak. For her performance against Southern Arkansas and Arkansas-Monticello, she was named GAC Player of the Week and D2 National Player of the Week. In the two games, Kobiske shot 71.4 percent from the floor and scored 81 points. The native of Keller, Texas, leads SE in scoring with an average of 16.8 points per game.

Briley Moon, SE’s second-leading scorer with 15.3 points per game, is SE’s top three-point shooter with 44 triples this season, shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc.

MBB-D2: Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (15-8) at Henderson State Reddies (11-13)

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MBB-D2: Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (15-8) at Henderson State Reddies (11-13)

Henderson State will hope to continue this winning streak into Thursday’s home game against Southeastern Oklahoma State. Yesterday, Henderson State defeated Ouachita Baptist for the third time in a row. Reddies Report Henderson fell behind by three with 2:58 remaining in the second half of Tuesday’s matchup against the Tigers. However, Malik Riddle scored six straight points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:28 remaining in regulation, to lift HSU over its archrival, 62-59. Tip-off from inside the Duke Wells Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. With 13 points and 11 rebounds, Tomislav Miholjcic scored his fifth double-double of the season.

Alvin Miles has scored 11 or more points in five consecutive games and has provided at least five assists in four of the last five games. Miles’ performance at the free-throw line over the past month has been even more impressive. The native of Memphis, Tennessee, has now made 31 consecutive free throws, with his last miss coming on Jan. 14 against Southwestern Oklahoma State. He went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe against Ouachita Baptist.

With his 120 victories against the Tigers on Tuesday, head coach Jimmy Elgas tied Rand Chappell for second place in program history. If he wins on Thursday, he would be second only to Don Dyer, who won 316 games from 1963 to 1978 on Henderson’s basketball court.

With a record of 8-10, Henderson St. and Ouachita Baptist are currently tied for seventh in conference play and one game behind fifth in the GAC standings. Henderson owns the tiebreaker against all of the teams HSU will be competing against for those final two spots, so the Reddies have a lot riding on it. Additionally, two of the red and gray’s final four opponents are currently playing at or below.500 in league play.

In the previous meeting between HSU and Southeastern Oklahoma State, which took place in Arkadelphia, the Reddies prevailed 84-73 because they shot 52.3% (34-45) from the field. In fact, Henderson has only lost to the Savage Storm once inside the Duke Wells Center during Elgas’ eight years as the program’s head coach, on February 28, 2019.

SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE Southeastern Oklahoma State has lost two of their last three games, all at home, after a six-game winning streak that included a victory over Henderson State. The most recent matchup saw SE fall 69-63 to East Central, whose Savage Storm made just three three-pointers on 23 attempts.

With a victory over the Reddies on Thursday, Southeastern, which is 12-6 in conference play, will secure a spot in the upcoming GAC Tournament. Prior to this season, the Savage Storm participated in five postseason conference tournaments in a row. The last time SE was absent from the end-of-year tournament was in 2016-17.

With an average of 85.3 points per game, Southeastern is still the conference’s top scoring offense by a whopping eight points, ranking 15th in NCAA Division II. SE’s GAC-leading 10.5 made three-pointers per game, which also ranks 15th in DII, contribute significantly to those points. The Savage Storm are 10-3 in 23 games when they have made nine or more three-pointers. They are 5-5 when they make less. HSU allows opponents to score 8.6 triples per game on the year.

NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 16, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 16, 2023

* Connor Ingram had 47 saves against the club that selected him in the NHL Draft to record the first shutout of his NHL career.

* William Nylander notched three points and Auston Matthews scored the game-winning goal in his return to the Maple Leafs’ lineup as Toronto took back second place in the Atlantic Division.

* Thursday’s slate features the Blues entertaining the Devils at Enterprise Center on ESPN as well as the Hurricanes and Capitals contesting their final games before squaring off outdoors in the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series.

INGRAM ACHIEVES NHL-FIRST WITH 47-SAVE SHUTOUT
Connor Ingram made 47 saves in his first career shutout to achieve an NHL-first and help the Coyotes extend their point streak to seven contests (4-0-3) – their longest since a seven-game run in 2015-16 (5-0-2 from Dec. 31, 2015–Jan. 14, 2016).

* Ingram’s 47 saves marked the most on record by a goaltender in their first career shutout (since 1955-56 when shots on goal began being tracked), besting his partner Karel Vejmelka (46 saves on Nov. 29, 2021 w/ ARI) and Dan Bouchard (46 saves on Dec. 13, 1972 w/ AFM). Ingram made the second-most saves in a shutout in Coyotes/Jets history behind Mike Smith (54 on April 3, 2012).
 



* The journey toIngram’s first NHL shutout included a period of time when he didn’t know if he would play hockey again – on Jan. 24, 2021, a day he says changed his life, Ingram went to the rink to ask for help before voluntarily entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and through the help of a therapist was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. Ingram says therapy saved his life and is now a mental health advocate who hopes that being open with his diagnosis can help others.

NYLANDER’S EARLY GOAL HELPS TORONTO TACK ON ANOTHER HOME WIN
William Nylander (1-2—3) opened the scoring just nine seconds into the game and Auston Matthews (1-1—2) recorded his 150th career multi-point outing in his return to the lineup as the Maple Leafs (33-14-8, 74 points) beat the Blackhawks to reclaim second place in the Atlantic Division. Toronto earned its 21st home win of 2022-23, which trails only Boston (22) for the most among all teams.

* Nylander, who matched the fastest game-opening goal by a player this season (Carl Grundstrom: 0:09 on Nov. 12, 2022), hit the 30-goal mark for a second straight year and for the third time in his last four campaigns. Matthews recorded the 50th game-winning goal of his NHL career and tied Ron Ellis for fourth place on the franchise’s all-time list.



McDAVID MOVING WITHIN ONE POINT OF 100 FEATURED IN LIVE UPDATES
Wednesday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the six-game slate, including League scoring leader Connor McDavid (42-57—99 in 55 GP) moving within one point of 100 on the season as the Oilers fell to the Red Wings at Rogers Place. Some other highlights include:


* Artemi Panarin (2-1—3) followed up his 4-1—5 outing on Feb. 11 with three points to lead the Rangers to their sixth straight victory. Panarin trailed only Jean Ratelle (4-6—10 from Jan. 5-9, 1972) and Mark Pavelich (6-3—9 from Feb. 20-23, 1983) for the most points over a two-game span in franchise history.

* Rasmus Dahlin (45-173—218 in 329 GP) had two first-period helpers to reach 173 career assists and leapfrog former Buffalo blueliner Doug Bodger (42-172—214 in 360 GP) for sole possession of the eighth most by an NHL defenseman before age 23.

* Nathan MacKinnon (1-1—2) scored the 48th game-winning goal of his NHL career to move past Michel Goulet (47) for sole possession of third place on the Avalanche/Nordiques franchise’s all-time list.



HURRICANES, NHL CONTRIBUTE DONATION AS LEGACY TO STADIUM SERIES
As a legacy to the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series, the NHL and Hurricanes will contribute a joint donation to long-term sustainable ball hockey programming for underrepresented communities in Raleigh, with a focus on growing sled hockey and special hockey.

* The Hurricanes and NHL are committed to creating another entry point for children to learn the sport through access to ball hockey – especially for underrepresented and adaptive communities – as part of a larger mission to make a positive impact in the community both on and off the ice throughout the region.

* Click here to read more.



2023 NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION NHL STADIUM SERIES COVERAGE

* Hurricanes, Capitals expect more intensity in rematch at Stadium Series

* Stadium Series outdoor rink ‘in good shape’ ahead of Capitals-Hurricanes

* Rod Brind’Amour still face of Hurricanes ahead of Stadium Series vs. Capitals
 

QUICK CLICKS

* NHL on TNT’s Anson Carter sits down with Ryan Reaves in Black History Month segment
* NHL executive Kim Davis honored with award from New York Urban League
*Mikey Anderson signs 8-year, $33 million contract with Kings
* Jeremy Swayman shows off secondary talent in Music City
* Mikhail Ovechkin dies at 71, father of Alex Ovechkin
 

DEVILS, BLUES READY TO CLASH ON ESPN
The Devils (35-13-5, 75 points) and Blues (25-25-3, 53 points) will meet on ESPN after each club skated to eventful victories on Valentine’s Day. Tuesday saw St. Louis net six goals for the second time in as many contests (also 6 vs. ARI on Feb. 11) and now the club looks to match the longest stretch of games with six or more goals in franchise history – a feat accomplished seven times and three times in the past 30 years (3 GP: April 14-17, 2022, Jan. 3-8, 2015 & Dec. 9-15, 2000).
 


HURRICANES, CAPITALS TAKE TO THE ICE ONE FINAL TIME BEFORE STADIUM SERIES
The Hurricanes (35-10-8, 78 points) and Capitals (28-22-6, 62 points) each welcome the opposition to their home rinks in their final contests before going head-to-head for the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Carter-Finley Stadium – the NHL’s 37th regular-season outdoor game.

* Carolina welcomes Montreal (23-27-4, 50 points) to PNC Arena – 1,056 feet away from the home of the NC State Wolfpack. The Hurricanes have blanked the Canadiens in each of their past two home games against the club dating to Dec. 30, 2021 and spanning 176:12. Their current stretch sits 2:07 shy of their longest home shutout sequence versus a single opponent (178:19 vs. TBL, Jan. 5, 2020 – Feb. 22, 2021).

* Evgeny Kuznetsov (8-36—44 in 55 GP) currently leads all Capitals skater with 36 assists – 11 more than the next-closest skater (Dylan Strome: 11-25—36 in 55 GP). After finishing tied for the team lead in 2021-22 (24-54—87 in 79 GP), Kuznetsov can be just the second player – not named Nicklas Backstrom –since 2007-08 to lead the club in helpers in consecutive seasons (outright or tied), joining John Carlson (2018-19 & 2019-20).

NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers (32-28) at Phoenix Suns (32-27)

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NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers (32-28) at Phoenix Suns (32-27)

Following their matchup on Thursday in downtown Phoenix, both the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will welcome the All-Star break.

Both teams, who haven’t quite lived up to internal expectations, are expected to have attention-grabbing stretch drives, although the Suns are much better after going 1-9 until the middle of January.

The next thing Phoenix needs to do is get over the All-Star break so that new acquisition Kevin Durant can make his team debut once he recovers from a right knee injury. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard will both be released by the Clippers for the remainder of the season.

The Suns saw TJ Warren (five points in seven minutes) make his return to the team in Tuesday’s 120-109 home victory over the Sacramento Kings after he was acquired in a trade last week. Both teams have also been incorporating new players into the mix.

When Durant was introduced in the third quarter, he was seen on the bench dressed in street clothes and received a standing ovation.

Devin Booker scored 32 points in his third game back from a groin strain, so Durant had to like what he saw. Chris Paul had a season-high 19 assists, and Deandre Ayton scored 29 points. Since that 10-game skid last month, the Suns have won five of their last six games and are now 11-3.

Tyronn Lue, the head coach of the Clippers, wanted to take it easy on Leonard and George before the break, but he had to change the plan after losing to the Golden State Warriors twice in a row on Tuesday. His change made all the difference.

As a result of a 44-point third quarter, the Clippers defeated the Warriors 134-124. Leonard scored 33 points in 34 minutes, George added 20 points and eight assists in 32 minutes, and George had eight rebounds.

Mason Plumlee scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes, Eric Gordon scored seven points and had three assists in 22 minutes, and Bones Hyland scored six points in 16 minutes for Los Angeles.

Lue will need to make a quick assessment of how to incorporate his newest players into the mix with 22 regular-season games remaining.

NBA Preview: Washington Wizards (27-30) at Minnesota Timberwolves (31-29)

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NBA Preview: Washington Wizards (27-30) at Minnesota Timberwolves (31-29)

When the Washington Wizards play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday in Minneapolis, Kristaps Porzingis and the team hope to continue their explosive play.

In Washington’s 126-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, Porzingis had 28 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. The victory was the Wizards’ sixth in their last eight on the road and their ninth in their last 13 overall.

Porzingis reached 20 points for the 14th time in his last 19 games by connecting on 10 of 15 shots from the floor and all seven attempts from the foul line. In his most recent encounter with the Timberwolves, Washington defeated them 142-127 on Nov. 28, and he set a new standard by scoring a career-high 41 points.

Minnesota probably has a different reason for remembering that game. Karl-Anthony Towns, a three-time All-Star, needed assistance to leave the court after suffering an injury to his right calf in the third quarter. He has not yet resumed playing the game.

After missing four games due to a left ankle sprain, Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points on Tuesday in his return to the game after scoring 23 points in the previous encounter with the Timberwolves.

The Wizards shot 51.5% from three-point range (17 of 33) thanks to Kuzma’s six of ten attempts.

Bradley Beal was quick to credit his team’s adjustments on defense, which helped turn the tide on Tuesday, despite Washington’s effective offensive performance.

On Thursday, the Wizards’ primary concern in this regard will be Anthony Edwards, who is currently in his third season after being selected with the top overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and has posted career-best statistics in a number of categories.

Edwards, who is making his first All-Star team, is averaging 24.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. Additionally, he is shooting 46.5% from the floor and 36.6% from three-point range.

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 124-121 on Monday thanks to 32 points from Edwards. The Timberwolves nearly lost a 26-point lead but held on to win.

To keep Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic, and the Mavericks at bay, Minnesota needed to make one last defensive stand.

Monday, Rudy Gobert scored 21 points and hit all nine of his shots. In addition, he grabbed 14 rebounds for Minnesota, which has lost and won its last nine games.

NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (40-17) at Chicago Bulls (26-32)

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NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (40-17) at Chicago Bulls (26-32)

The game pits the Bulls against the Bucks, who are hoping that an eight-day break won’t slow them down in their pursuit of the Boston Celtics for first place in the Eastern Conference against the Bucks. The Bulls need to turn things around in the last part of the season.

The Bucks are coming into this game on an 11-game winning streak, which is the longest streak of the season and includes victories over the best teams in the East (Boston) and West (the Denver Nuggets). The Celtics were defeated on Tuesday night, 131-125, in overtime.

The win brought the Bucks within one game of the Celtics, a gap that could have been reversed if Milwaukee hadn’t suffered two of its 17 losses to the Bulls.

DeMar DeRozan, an All-Star, scored 36 points in a 118-113 Chicago victory over Milwaukee on Nov. 23, and on Dec. 28, he dominated the Bucks in overtime to win 119-113 at home. DeRozan scored 42 points in that game.

The Bulls went on a tear after neither victory, going four of five and two of three after the victory in December, respectively.

Since their last meeting with Milwaukee, Chicago has gone on three three-game winning streaks, only to lose three, two, and five times in a row.

They enter the matchup on Thursday with a five-game losing streak. Before suffering defeats of 100-91 against the Orlando Magic on Monday and 117-113 against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in Indianapolis, Chicago had fallen three times in a row on the road.

DeRozan missed the first game of the back-to-back due to a strained right quad. Zach LaVine scored 35 points against the Pacers. DeRozan hoped to be healthy enough to play in the All-Star Game on Sunday, and he had not been ruled out of the Milwaukee game.

The fact that the Bulls lost on Wednesday after playing some of their best basketball of the season in the first quarter and taking a 39-15 lead was especially disheartening.

In the Bucks’ victory over the Celtics on Tuesday, their two All-Stars, Jrue Holiday (40 points) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (36) dominated, scoring 13 of the team’s 15 overtime points.

As it waits for the season debut of Jae Crowder, who was acquired from the Nets at the trade deadline after the Phoenix Suns traded him to Brooklyn in exchange for Kevin Durant, Milwaukee only had three reserves who scored.

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer is counting down the days until Crowder will be in game condition, which probably won’t be until after the All-Star break. Crowder hasn’t played this season.

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (31-14-8) at Vancouver Canucks (21-29-4)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (31-14-8) at Vancouver Canucks (21-29-4)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, Carolina Hurricanes 2 – February 11, 2023 – PNC Arena
NYR Goals: M. Zibanejad (27), A. Panarin (13, 14, 15, 16), K. Kakko (11)
CAR Goals: T. Teravainen (6), J. Kotkaniemi (8)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (W – 27/29)
CAR Goalie: F. Andersen (L – 13/18)
NYR Shots: 19
CAR Shots: 29
NYR PP: 1/1
NYR PK: 2/2

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers began a four-game road trip with a triumphant win against the first place Carolina Hurricanes on the road, backed by four goals in the third period. In the win, Artemi Panarin recorded his first career four-goal game and fourth career five-point night while Jaroslav Halak won his seventh-straight game.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers head out for the first of three road games in Western Canada when they play the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena (10:00 PM ET – TV: MSGSN – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). The Blueshirts will play five of their next six games away from MSG.
  • The Blueshirts have won five games in a row and have earned a point in seven-straight games (6-0-1). The Rangers have now earned points in eight of their last nine games (7-1-1) and 15 of their last 17 games (12-2-3). Dating back to November 30, Rangers have points in 25 of their 30 contests (21-5-4).
  • This is the ninth different season in franchise history when the Rangers have had 20+ wins in a 27-game span: 1939-40, 1941-42, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1993-94, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2022-23.
  • If the Rangers garner a point tonight, it would mark their first eight-game point streak since the 2015-16 season and first road eight-game point streak since the 2019-20 campaign.
  • On the road, the Rangers have earned a point in seven-straight games (4-0-3) and 11 of their last 12 contests (8-1-3). New York has points in 18 of its last 21 games (14-3-4) away from home.
  • Against the West, New York is 17-5-3 and is 8-2-2 against Pacific Division teams.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 134 points, the second-most in the NHL and 106 assists, also the second most. 27.9 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.
  • New York’s 69 third period goals rank second for third in the NHL and their plus-19 third period goal differential ranks fourth.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Feb. 11 at Carolina W, 6-2
Feb. 10 Seattle W, 6-3
Feb. 8 Vancouver W, 4-3
Feb. 6 Calgary OTW, 5-4
Jan. 27 Vegas W, 4-1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 10 – Libor Hajek re-assigned to Hartford

February 9 – Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola acquired from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Sammy Blais, and Hunter Skinner.

February 9 – Will Cuylle re-assigned to Hartford

ALL-TIME RECORD 82-36-8-2 (174 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 0-1-1
NYR HOME 44-16-5-1 (94 PTS)
NYR AWAY 38-20-3-1 (80 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 1-3-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Tarasenko (9) – A: Tarasenko (16) – Pts: Tarasenko (25)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Gilbert (18) – A: Greschner (29) – Pts: Greschner (44)

TEAM NOTES
ROAD RANKS
The Blueshirts head into tonight’s game as one of the best road teams in the entire NHL, winning four of their last six road games and earning a point in 19 of 24 road games overall (15-5-4). If the Rangers win tonight, it would mark the fourth time in franchise history the club has won at least 16 of their first 25 road games.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, MSGSN
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final game between the Canucks and Rangers this season: Feb. 8 (4-3 L @ NYR) and Feb. 15 (home).

• Vancouver is 38-79-8-3 all-time against New York, including a 21-37-3-1 record at home.

• The Canucks are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games against the Rangers, including 4-1-0 in their last five.

• Anthony Beauvillier leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against the Rangers with 23 (13-10-27 in 28 GP).

• J.T. Miller has 10 points (4-6-10) in 10 career games against the Rangers.

• Quinn Hughes has five points (0-5-5) in five career games against the Rangers.

• Conor Garland has five points (3-2-5) in six career games against the Rangers.

• Elias Pettersson has five points (2-3-5) in seven career games against the Rangers.

• Collin Delia is 0-1-0 in one game vs New York in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Quinn Hughes has 19 points (4-15-19) in his last 15 games.

• Elias Pettersson has 12 points (7-5-12) in his last 10 games.

• Brock Boeser has seven points (1-6-7) in his last six games.

• J.T. Miller has 11 points (2-9-11) in his last 12 games.

• Conor Garland has seven points (2-5-7) in his last nine games.

LAST MEETING – FEB. 8/23: VAN 3 at NYR 4
Conor Garland got the Canucks on the board off a Quinn Hughes pass with his 10th goal of the season at 17:36 in the first period to cut the deficit to one goal…Vasily Podkolzin scored his first goal of the season at 16:06 in the second period to bring the Canucks back within one…former New York Ranger J.T. Miller collected his 500th NHL point on the play with the lone assist…Elias Pettersson beat an icing call to strike just 11 seconds after a Mika Zibanejad tally at 16:16 in the third period…Quinn Hughes picked up his second assist of the night while Brock Boeser registered the other assist…Luke Schenn and Riley Stillman co-led Vancouver skaters in hits (3) while six Canucks recorded two blocks…Elias Pettersson went 13-6 in the face-off circle…Spencer Martin faced 21 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN NYR
Goals For/Game 3.30 (12th) 3.32 (9th)
Goals Against/Game 4.02 (31st) 2.62 (4th)
Power Play % 22.8 (11th) 22.7 (12th)
Penalty Kill % 65.4 (32nd) 81.3 (9th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:22 (20th) 7:40 (4th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 11:30am PT on February 14, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 13/23: VAN 1 vs DET 6
Sheldon Dries scored his seventh of the season to bring the Canucks within one 1:31 into the second period…Conor Garland and Andrei Kuzmenko picked up the assists…it was Garland’s 100th career assist…Philip Di Giuseppe and Elias Pettersson tied for the team lead with four shots on goal…Curtis Lazar led the team with six hits…Vasily Podkolzin played in his 100th career game…Collin Delia faced 23 shots.

LAST 5 vs NEW YORK
• Feb. 8/23: VAN 3 at NYR 4
• Feb. 27/22: VAN 5 vs NYR 2
• Nov. 2/21: VAN 3 at NYR 2 (OT)
• Jan. 4/20: VAN 2 at NYR 1
• Oct. 20/19: VAN 3 vs NYR 2

KNACK FOR THE NET
Extending his goal streak to three games with a third period tally on Feb. 11 at DET, Elias Pettersson reached the 25-goal mark for the fourth time in his young career, becoming just the third player in Canucks history to record as many 25-goal campaigns in his first five career NHL seasons, joining Stan Smyl (4) and Petri Skriko (4).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Spencer Martin placed on waivers, Feb. 13
• Phillip Di Giuseppe, Vasily Podkolzin, and Nils Aman recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 4

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (26-22-4) at Anaheim Ducks (17-31-6)

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (26-22-4) at Anaheim Ducks (17-31-6)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Monday, Feb. 13
Buffalo 2 at Los Angeles 5
Goals: Cozens, Krebs
Goalie: Anderson (23 saves/28 shots)
PP: 1/5; PK: 1/3; Shots: Buffalo 29 – Los Angeles 28

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
Saturday, Feb. 18: Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21: Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
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.

TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT DUCKS
• This is the second and final meeting between the Sabres and Ducks this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Anaheim 6-3 in Buffalo on Jan. 21, 2023.
• The Sabres are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games against the Ducks; 5-5-0 on the road.
• This is the 44th game all-time between Buffalo and Los Angeles; Buffalo has a 22-17-4 series record.
• The Sabres are 12-9-0 on the road against the Ducks all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win in tonight’s game would give Buffalo consecutive wins against the Ducks for the first time since the team earned two wins in a row from Oct. 21 to Dec. 22, 2018.

• The Sabres are 4-2-0 on the road against Pacific Division opponents this season. The last season Buffalo won at least five road games against Pacific teams was 2017-18, when Buffalo went 5-2-1 in such contests.

• In his last two games, Casey Mittelstadt has registered three points (1+2) and a point in tonight’s game would give him his second three-game point streak of 2022-23.

• Victor Olofsson has tallied 12 points (8+4) in his last 13 games.

• With a point in tonight’s game, Olofsson would earn his second point streak of three or more games this season (four games, Jan. 17 to 23).

• In four career games against the Ducks, Olofsson has recorded five points (3+2).

• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 39 points (7+32) in his last 37 games, including eight points (1+7) in his last nine games.

• Alex Tuch has notched 10 points (4+6) in his last 11 games.

• Tage Thompson has recorded 18 points (8+10) in his last 17 games.

• Dylan Cozens has tallied 37 points (14+23) in his last 38 games.

• In his last 31 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 36 points (15+21).

• Skinner has 12 points (7+5) in his last twelve games against Anaheim.

ROAD TRIPPIN’
• The Sabres are 15-8-2 on the road this season and are ranked eighth in the NHL in road points percentage (.640).

• .640 is the third-highest road points percentage in franchise history. The 2006-07 Sabres recorded a road points percentage of .659, the current team record.

• Since Nov. 22, the Sabres have gone 12-3-2 in away games and they are tied for first in road points earned (26) in that span.

• Buffalo is currently scoring 3.64 goals per game on the road this season, which would rank fifth all-time in Sabres franchise history for the most goals scored per game on the road in a single season.

• The Sabres also currently have the second-highest road power-play percentage (24.4) in franchise history. Only the 1979-80 Sabres (26.0 percent) scored on a higher percentage of power plays on the road.

• The Sabres currently rank second in franchise history in road winning percentage when scoring first (.833), trailing just the 2005-06 Sabres (.882).

• This season, the Sabres have gone 10-2-2 against Western Conference opponents on the road.

• Entering play on Feb. 14, Tage Thompson was tied for second among all NHL skaters in road points this season (36) and was tied for third in goals scored on the road (18).

• Rasmus Dahlin led all NHL defensemen in road goals (8) and ranked second in road points (27).

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
Feb. 12, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 @ VEGAS 7
The Ducks fell 7-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in their second-ever game on a Super Bowl Sunday. Isac Lundestrom netted his second goal and added an assist, marking his second multi-point effort to the season and third point the last three games (1-2=3). Frank Vatrano netted his 13th goal (12th road goal) to push his goal total to six his last seven games (6-2=8). Derek Grant, Colton White and Trevor Zegras earned assists, with Zegras now earning seven assists in seven career games vs. Vegas (2-7=9). John Gibson made 32 saves in his 37th appearance.
PP: 0-3 PK: 2-2 SF: 25 SA: 39 TOI: Simon Benoit (22:55)
Three Stars: 1. J. Eichel 2. W. Carrier 3. S. Theodore

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Feb. 17 Los Angeles Honda Center 6 p.m. ESPN / Ducks Stream
Feb. 20 Florida FLA Live Arena 10 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 21 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 23 Washington Capital One Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Feb. 25 Carolina PNC Arna 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 6 Placed D Urho Vaakanainen on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 7 Activated C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 10 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed Troy Terry on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 11 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL) and reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 282

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 54
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 46
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 14
Urho Vaakanainen Lower-body Day-to-day 4
Troy Terry Upper-body Day-to-day 3
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Day-to-day 2

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a two-game homestand tonight when they host the Buffalo Sabres at Honda Cent (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight’s game with points in six of their last seven games (4-2-1) in addition to a 5-3-1 record the last nine games and points in eight of the last 11 overall (5-4-2). The Ducks have also picked up points in 12 of their last 24 contests (9-12-3). The Ducks penalty kill enters tonight having killed 16 of the last 17 penalties (94.1%) dating to Jan. 28 (spanning five games), third among NHL clubs. Anaheim continues its 11-game February schedule today (1-2-1 to date), consisting of four home and seven road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 154-126-35 in the month of February. Since the start of 2012-13, Anaheim is 57-47-13 in the month, earning points in 70 of the 117 contests (.598%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the homestand Friday, Feb. 17 when they host the first Freeway Faceoff this season vs. Los Angeles Kings at Honda Center (6 p.m. PT, ESPN).

DUCKS-SABRES: Anaheim and Buffalo wrap up a two-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have won three of the past five meetings with the Sabres overall (3-2-0) while earning points in six of the last 10 (4-4-2). In Orange County, the Ducks have earned points in seven of their last 10 games against the Sabres dating back to the 2009-10 season (5-3-2). Buffalo earned a 6-3 win Jan. 21 in Buffalo to open the 2022-23 series. Trevor Zegras recorded a career-tying 2-1=3 points in the contest, marking 2-2=4 points in three career games vs. the Sabres. The Ducks own an 18-19-6 all-time record vs. the Sabres, including a 9-10-2 mark at Honda Center. Adam Henrique (9-16=25 in 27 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and goals vs. the Sabres and co-leads in assists alongside John Klingberg (0-16=16 in 15 GP).

ANA-BUF SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Jan. 21 KeyBank Center 6-3 BUF win
Feb. 15 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream

ANA-BUF ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Buffalo
All-Time Series: 18-19-6 9-10-2 9-9-4
Current Streak: One ANA win One BUF win One BUF win
Last ANA Win: Dec. 7, 2021 (2-0) Oct. 16, 2019 (5-2) Dec. 7, 2021 (2-0)
Last BUF Win: Jan. 21, 2023 (6-3) Oct. 28, 2021 (4-3 OT) Jan. 21, 2023 (6-3)
ANA Last 10: 4-4-2 5-3-2 6-4-0

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