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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (26-2-6) at Minnesota Wild (28-20-4)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (26-2-6) at Minnesota Wild (28-20-4)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 55
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 30
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 169

LAST GAME
Panthers 3, Avalanche 5 – Feb. 11 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Ekblad (9), Bennett (14), Barkov (15)
COL Goals: O’Connor (6-SHG), Nieto (10), Toews (4), MacKinnon (15-PPG, 16)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 45 Saves
COL Goalie: Georgiev (W) – 42 Saves
FLA Shots: 45
COL Shots: 50
Notes: Sam Reinhart (0-2-2) notched two assists for his second consecutive multi-point game (2-2-4)…Matthew Tkachuk posted two assists…Eric Staal logged an assist to extend his point streak to three games (3-1-4)…Anton Lundell recorded an assist for the second straight game…Sergei Bobrovsky’s 45 saves were the most by a Panthers goaltender in a game this season…FLA PP: 0-4, FLA PK: 2-3

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. WILD
ALL-TIME vs. MIN: 11-16-1-2
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. MIN: 3-9-1-1
2022-23 vs. MIN: 1-0-0

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Florida hits the road again tonight for the first of a four-game road swing. Following games played Feb. 11, the Panthers 29 road games played were second only to Arizona’s 32. The Cats have won each of their past two road outings and have earned at least a point in four of their past five games away from FLA Live Arena (3-1-1). Their 90 road goals ranked eighth-most among NHL teams, and their 34.4 road shots on goal per game ranked second behind Calgary (35.6). Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 33 road points (13-20-33), tied for sixth-most among League skaters.

CATS AND WILD
The Panthers face off against the Wild for the second and final time this season following Florida’s 5-3 win over Minnesota at FLA Live Arena on Jan. 21. In that game, 11 different Panthers skaters produced at least one point and goaltender (and Minnesota native) Alex Lyon secured his first win of the season. The Cats have won each of their past four matchups against the Wild dating to Jan. 20, 2020, and own a 5-1-0 record over their prior six meetings. Aleksander Barkov has amassed 17 points (4-13-17) over 16 career games against Minnesota.

LEADING THE WAY
Since Jan. 3, 2022, Matthew Tkachuk leads all NHL skaters with 20 assists and 30 points (10-20-30) over 16 games, logging at least one point in 15 of the 17 contests, including two separate seven-game point streaks. His 19 even-strength points from Jan. 3-Feb. 11 also led all skaters. Over that span, Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 6-2-1 record and .924 save percentage.

POWER UP
Since the turn of the calendar, the Panthers lead the league with a 33.3% power-play success rate (18/54). The Cats have scored at least one power-play goal in seven of their past 10 games. Florida’s 18 power-play goals from Jan. 1-Feb. 11 were three more than the next-best team (OTT, 15).

PK PROWESS
The Panthers have allowed just one power-play goal against over their past five games, killing of 13 of 14 penalties against since Jan. 27. Florida has scored five shorthanded goals this season: Anton Lundell (2), Eric Staal (2), Aleksander Barkov.

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES

FLORIDA PANTHERS
All-Time Wild Record: 18-9-3 (10-2-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 8-7-1 at Florida)
2022-23: The Wild lost the first meeting, 5-3, at FLA Live Arena (1/21)…LW Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with three points (0-3=3)…C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2) and LW Matt Boldy (1-1=2) each tallied multi-point games…G Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 of 26 shots faced for Minnesota…C Anton Lundell (1-1=2) and C Sam Reinhart (1-1=2) led the Panthers with two points each…D Gustav Forsling (1-0=1), C Eetu Luostarinen (1-0=1) and C Carter Verhaeghe (1-0=1) all added goals…G Alex Lyon stopped 29 of 32 shots faced for Florida.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 27 points (14-13=27) in 26 matches against Florida…D Jared Spurgeon has 12 points (2-10=12) in 18 contests…LW Marcus Foligno owns 11 points (5-6=11) in 26 games…D Jonas Brodin owns nine points (2-7=9) in 15 games …D
Alex Goligoski has nine points (1-8=9) in 24 games.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 18-10-2 with a 2.30 GAA, a .922 SV% and two shutouts in 31 career games (29 starts) vs. the Panthers…
Gustavsson is 0-2-0 with a 4.04 GAA and a .857 SV% in two starts against Florida.

PANTHERS LEADERS: C Aleksander Barkov leads Florida with 17 points (4-13=17) in 16 matches against Minnesota…RW Patric Hornqvist owns 15 points (7-8=15) in 30 contests…C Nick Cousins owns nine points (3-6=9) in 15 matches…RW Matthew Tkachuk has nine points (4-5=9) in 16 games.

PANTHERS GOALIES: Bobrovsky is 12-3-1 with a 2.10 GAA, a .929 SV% and one shutout in 16 career starts vs. the Wild…G Spencer Knight has not faced Minnesota…G Alex Lyon is 1-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .906 SV% in one game (one start) against the Wild.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota went 10-0-1 against Florida from Nov. 29, 2001- Dec. 13, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center – its second-longest home point streak against a team in franchise history…The Wild’s 18 career wins against the Panthers are its fourth-most wins against an Eastern Conference opponents

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 14-4-0 at home for a .778 point percentage, the third-best rate in the NHL during that span.

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

• Minnesota is tied for sixth in the NHL with 16 home victories this season and ranks tied for eighth with a .635 point percentage at home.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is recording a 2.28 goals against average (GAA) and .918 save percentage (SV%). Since Nov. 19, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in home GAA and fifth in home SV%.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.8 percent (24 of 78) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.

• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games from Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, going eight-for-19 (42.1 pct.) during that span. The streak tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history.

PENALTY KILLERS
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is ninth in the NHL with a 81.9 penalty-kill percentage (113 for 138).

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

SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is fourth in the NHL with eight shorthanded goals this season.

• The total is tied for the highest in franchise history through a season’s first 52 games (eight SHG in 2001-02 and 2006-07 seasons).

• Minnesota has not eclipsed eight shorthanded goals in season since recording nine during the 2008-09 campaign.

NO FREE HANDOUTS
• Minnesota is averaging 6.1 giveaways per game (316 in 52 games) this season, tied for the lowest rate in the NHL.

• The average is tied for the NHL’s fourth-lowest total through 52 games in the last five seasons.

Blue Bombers re-sign Canadian linebacker Jesse Briggs

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Blue Bombers re-sign Canadian linebacker Jesse Briggs

WINNIPEG, MB., – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension with Canadian linebacker Jesse Briggs. He was scheduled to become a free agent on Tuesday.

Briggs (6-1, 207; McGill University; born: April 14, 1990, in Kelowna, BC) returns to the Blue Bombers for a ninth season in 2023.

A second-round selection by the Blue Bombers in the 2014 CFL Draft, Briggs has suited up for 116 regular season games with Winnipeg, ranking him behind only Jake Thomas (169) as the longest-serving member in terms of games played with the team.

An injury limited Briggs to 12 games in 2022, over which he registered three defensive tackles and four more on special teams. His 2021 season was his best statistically as he finished with 24 tackles and five more on special teams as well as adding a forced fumble and an 83-yard fumble return touchdown, the first of his professional career.

Over the course of his 116 games with the Blue Bombers, Briggs has made 66 special-teams tackles.

In 2013, his final year at McGill, Briggs won the Friends of McGill Football Trophy as the team’s most outstanding defensive player.

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (17-28-8) at Nashville Predators (25-19-6)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (17-28-8) at Nashville Predators (25-19-6)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona enters tonight on a five-game point streak (2-0-3) and is 4-3-3 in its last 10 GP
• The duo of Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz have combined for 12 points in the last two games, each contributing six points on this road trip. Schmaltz’s 13 points (6-7-13) rank third in the NHL since 1/22, trailing only Dougie Hamilton (14 pts) and Matthew Tkachuk (14 pts)
• Tonight’s game is the last of a three-game road trip. It’s the second-to-last time this season the Coyotes will be on the road for at least
three consecutive games (March 21-24)

LAST GAME
Blues 6, Coyotes 5 (OT) – February 11, 2023 – Enterprise Center
ARI Goals: Keller (20, 21), Schmaltz (13), Bjugstad (13), Crouse (17)
STL Goals: Saad (15), Blais (1), Thomas (13), Rosen (6, 7), O’Reilly (11)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (O) – 31 svs on 37 shots
STL Goalie: Binnington (W) – 23 svs on 28 shots
PP: 2-4 PK: 5-5
Notes: ARI erased a 5-2 deficit to force overtime but fell 6-5, marking the first time ARI has lost consecutive OT games since Nov. 16-17, 2016…Nick Schmaltz (1-3-4) and Juuso Valimaki (0-4-4) led all skaters with 4 pts…Valimaki’s 4 assists is tied for the most by a Coyotes defenseman (since 1996-97)… Per NHL Stats & Info, Saturday is the third time since the start of 2009-10 that the Coyotes had multiple players post 4+ pts in a game (all of three of which have happened since the start of last season)…Clayton Keller chipped in 3 pts (2-1-3) and cleared 20 goals in the process for the second consecutive season…Lawson Crouse tallied his 17th goal of the season which came with 57 seconds left in regulation…Barrett Hayton picked up another assist to establish a three-game point streak…Nick Bjugstad recorded his first PPG as a Coyote…ARIs PK went 5-for-5 and has killed off its last 18 shorthanded situations…Per NHL Stats & Info, the game combined for 6 goals in the 3rd period, which is T-4th most in a game this season; Only three games this season have featured more combined 3rd-period goals: ANA-VAN on 11/3 (8), VGK-MTL on 11/5 (7) and STL-NYI on 12/6 (7)…Saturday was the 7th time this season ARI registered 2 PPGs in a game…Liam O’Brien missed the game due to an upper-body injury

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Liam O’Brien…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (1 / 2/10)
Shayne Gostisbehere…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (5 / 1/24)
Total man games lost: 114 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – 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
-2/11 – 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
Wed, Feb 15 7pm vs TBL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Sat, Feb 18 8:30pm at LAK Crypto.com Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Sun, Feb 19 6:30pm vs CBJ Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM

YOTES & PREDS

  • Tonight is the second of four ARI-NSH matchups this season. They’ll play twice more in Tempe on 2/26 and 3/9
  • NSH captured the first meeting 4-3 in shootout on 11/21
  • Nick Bjugstad led all skaters with 3 pts (2-1-3) on 11/21, one of his tallies coming shorthanded…He also scored in the shootout
  • Bjugstad has posted 3-1-4 over the last two times he’s faced Nashville
  • Lawson Crouse also pitched in a goal in the November meeting
  • Connor Ingram registered a then-career-high 42 saves in the 11/21 matchup
  • Matias Maccelli recorded an assist on 11/21, which was his 10th helper of the season. That game is the only time Maccelli has faced the Predators
  • Coyotes vs Predators
    • All-Time: 36-29-2-12
    • Home: 24-11-0-4
    • Road: 12-18-2-8
    • L10: 4-5-1
    • STRK: OT1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE PREDATORS
Nick Bjugstad…7-1-8…17 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-7-9…11 career GP
Clayton Keller…2-4-6…11 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…3-2-5…10 career GP
JJ Moser…0-2-2…3 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 7)… Assists (Schmaltz, 7)…Points (Schmaltz, 9)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun/Gostisbehere, 3)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 5)…Points (Gostisbehere, 8)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. ARIZONA
OVERALL (79 GP) 41-30-(2)-6
HOME (40 GP) 26-11-(2)-1
ROAD (39 GP) 15-19-(0)-5
LAST MEETING Nov. 21, 2022 at NSH (SOW, 4-3)
PLAYOFFS (0-2) Last: 2020 SCQ (L, 3-1)
− The Predators are 41-30-(2)-6 all-time against the Coyotes, including a 26-11-(2)-1 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the second of four matchups between Nashville and Arizona in 2022-23; it is the second and final at home.
− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Arizona this season, earning a 4-3 shootout win on Nov. 21. Mikael Granlund and Roman Josi both had a goal and an assist in the victory.
− The Predators are 4-1-0 in their last five games against the Coyotes; they are 6-4-0 in their last 10; and 4-1-0 in their last five at home.
− This is the second season Nashville and Arizona are both part of the Central Division.
− Nashville scored four times in the first 6:57 of the first period on April 29, 2022 at Arizona, including three goals in the opening 2:31, the fastest three goals to begin a game in franchise history.

NOTABLES vs. ARIZONA
− Matt Duchene owns 26 career points (13g-13a) against Arizona, the most among Predators skaters.
− Roman Josi has 14 points (6g-8a) in his last seven games vs. the Coyotes, including a four-point effort on Nov. 13, 2021 (2g2a).
− Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram was claimed on waivers from Nashville on Oct. 10. He made his first three career NHL starts with the Predators and started three of Nashville’s four postseason games in 2022.
− Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka was selected by the Predators in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (OT) – Feb. 11 (Wells Fargo Center)
− NSH goals: Niederreiter (14), Duchene – OT/GWG (16)
− PHI goals: Hayes (17)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 23/24); PHI – Hart (OTL, 23/25)
− Power plays: NSH 0-1; PHI 0-0
− Notes: Nashville improved to 11-11-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game regular-season series against Philadelphia with a 1-1-0 record… Nashville is now 6-6 in overtime/shootouts this season (4-5 in OT; 2-1 in shootout)… It was Nashville’s first OT game since Dec. 31 at Vegas… The Predators did not allow a power-play opportunity for the second time this season and first since Nov. 29 vs. Anaheim… Matt Duchene scored his 10th career OT goal… Duchene’s four overtime goals since the 2021-22 season are tied for the fourth-most in the NHL… He added an assist on Nino Niederreiter’s goal… Niederreiter’s goal was his first since Dec. 12 at Montreal… Jeremy Lauzon matched his season high in hits with nine… Tanner Jeannot and Juuso Parssinen recorded fighting majors; it was the first of Parssinen’s NHL career.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 11 43
Alexandre Carrier Upper body Jan. 26-Feb. 11 3
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day
Total man-games lost: 100
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 44; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 8; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− 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).

ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
Games Played
Rk. Player GP
1 David Legwand 956
2 Roman Josi 810
3 Shea Weber 763
4 Martin Erat 723
5 Mattias Ekholm 712
6 Craig Smith 661
7 Filip Forsberg 616
8 Dan Hamhuis 600
9 Kimmo Timonen 573
10 Ryan Ellis 562

ALL GLASS, NO BRAKES
− After opening the season with three points (1g-2a) in his first 16 appearances (Oct. 7-Dec. 12), Cody Glass owns 16 points (6g-10a) in his last 24 games. He’s found the scoresheet in four of his last five games (2g-3a).
− His 16 points since Dec. 13 are tied for the third-most among Predators forwards in that time span.
− Since being held pointless for three games from Jan. 6-11, Glass has found the scoresheet in seven of his last 10 contests, posting eight points (3g-5a).
− Glass has established career highs in goals (7), assists (12) and points (19) this season.

QUICK HITS
− The Predators have scored the first goal of the game on 31 occasions this season, tied for the fifth-best mark in the NHL.
− Nashville has scored 20 first-period goals since Dec. 27, the eighth-most in the NHL in that time span.
− Among NHL players who have taken at least 600 faceoffs, Ryan Johansen is sixth at 59 percent. Johansen won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in a franchise-record 23 consecutive games, a streak that came to an end on Nov. 23 at Detroit. The previous record was held by current Predators Assistant GM Scott Nichol, who did so in 17 straight games during the 2006-07 season.
− Colton Sissons is second in the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (99).

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (25-18-10) at Ottawa Senators (24-24-3)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (25-18-10) at Ottawa Senators (24-24-3)

CALGARY FLAME NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
February 11, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [7] vs. BUFFALO SABRES [2]
The Calgary Flames continued on a four-game Eastern Conference road trip in Buffalo for a matinee game against the Sabres. Buffalo opened the scoring courtesy of Tage Thompson just under eight minutes into the first on the powerplay, followed by a Casey Mittelstadt goal to make it 2-0 Sabres through 20. The Flames offense exploded for four goals in the second, starting with Jakob Pelletier’s first NHL goal. Mikael Backlund scored just 20 seconds later, followed by Dennis Gilbert’s first goal as a Flame and Nazem Kadri to make it 4-2 Flames through 40. In the final frame, Tyler Toffoli netted a pair and assisted Dillon Dube for a three-point period. Dube’s goal gave him four points on the night for the first time in his career and the Flames put up a ‘touchdown’ the day before Super Bowl Sunday with a 7-2 win. CGY GOAL SCORERS: Pelletier (1), Backlund (10), Gilbert (1), Kadri (20), Toffoli (20, 21), Dube (13) GOALIE: Markstrom (21/23 .913 Sv%)
PP: 1/3 (33%)
PK: 2/3 (66%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
January 27, 2023 CGY [5] at SEA [2] Zadorov Vladar Jones
January 26, 2023 CHI [5] vs. CGY [1] Katchouk Markstrom Stauber
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME (MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 13, 2023 5:30pm at Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
February 16, 2023 7:00pm vs. Detroit Red Wings Scotiabank Saddledome
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two matchups this season between the Flames and Senators. The Flames and Senators split the season-series last year. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-5-2 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 10-9-6 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST TIME AT CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE:
The Flames last trip to Ottawa came back in November of 2021, prevailing 4-0. Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov all scored for Calgary, and Dan Vladar made 27 saves to earn his first NHL shutout and was named the First Star. The Flames were midway through a season-long seven game road trip at the time and following the win would go 3-0-1 on the rest of the trip.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. OTTAWA SENATORS
CGY vs. OTT ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
27-21-4-4 17-9-1-1 10-12-3-3 4-5-1 L1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Ottawa Senators
7:30pm ET
Canadian Tire Centre
TV: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Feb. 13, 2023 – CGY at OTT
Mar. 12, 2023 – OTT at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. OTT: 1-1-0
Last Home Win vs. OTT: May 9, 2021 –Ottawa [1] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ OTT: November 14, 2021 – Calgary [4] at Ottawa [0]
Last Home Loss vs. OTT: January 13, 2022 – Ottawa [4] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ OTT: March 24, 2021 – Calgary [1] at Ottawa [3]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
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 – 42)
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 (2 game: Feb. 9 – Feb. 11)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Feb. 11, 6-3 loss vs. Edmonton: McDavid paced the Oilers with three points (one goal, two assists) as Ottawa’s four-game winning streak was snapped with a 6-3 loss at Canadian Tire Centre. The contest extended McDavid’s road point streak to 17 games matched for the second-longest run among all active skaters. Goals in the first two periods from McDavid, Hyman (on a penalty shot) and McLeod (shorthanded) for the visitors along with Sanderson, Giroux and Brannstrom (with his first goal in 120 games) saw the contest knotted 3-3 heading into the final stanza. The Oilers then provided three unanswered goals in the third period from Puljujarvi, Ryan (shorthanded) and Nugent-Hopkins to establish the afternoon’s final score. Campbell earned the win for Edmonton in making 26 saves while Forsberg took the loss for Ottawa in turning aside 31 of the 37 shots he faced before leaving due to injury at 14:37 of the third period. Sogaard stopped each of the three shots he faced in relief. Scratches: Watson, Zaitsev; Injuries: Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 29, EDM – 40; PP: OTT – 1-4, EDM – 1-5.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa heads to Long Island to take on the N.Y. Islanders tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. The contest will mark the third of three regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at UBS Arena.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris, D Sanderson and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Flames this evening. Total man-games lost: 179.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Mandolese from Belleville (AHL) on Feb. 12.

OTTAWA vs. CALGARY – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Feb. 13 @ Ottawa, March 12 @ Calgary
2021-22 (1-1-0): 11/14/21 @ Ottawa (4-0 loss), 1/13/22 @ Calgary (4-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 25-24-4-3; Home: 15-8-3-2; Away: 10-16-1-1
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/24/21 (3-1); @ Calgary: 1/13/22 (4-1)
Last Calgary win: @ Ottawa: 11/14/21 (4-0); @ Calgary: 5/9/21 (6-1)
Last OT result: 1/26/17 (3-2 OT loss) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/7/21 (4-3 SO win) @ Calgary
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (4x, Last: 2/25/21, 6-1 win); Allowed: 10, (1/15/94, 10-0 loss); Both teams: 12, (11/5/92, 8-4 loss)
Last Game: 1/13/22, 4-1 win @ Calgary; OTT Goals: Paul (x2), Batherson, C. Brown; CGY Goal: Tkachuk; OTT Scratches:
Gaudette, Heatherington, Mete; OTT Injuries: Stützle, Pinto, White, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Murray; CGY Goalie: Markstrom; OTT PP: 0-3; CGY PP: 0-1; Shots: 34-28.

Career vs. Edmonton: Brassard leads all players in career games played (27), in goals (seven), in points (19) and is tied with Giroux in assists (12); Watson leads in penalty minutes (39) against Calgary.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 14-12-1 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 14 goals at home while Stützle and Brady Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 17 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 27 home games, Stützle leads the team with 31 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,028-1,006-115-179 over 2,328 games … The Senators are 562-447-60-98 through 1,167 all-time home games and 466-559-55-81 through 1,161 all-time road games.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their sixth set of the season this evening when the team hosts Calgary ahead of visiting the N.Y. Islanders tomorrow night … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (3-2-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (3-2-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 52 for 193 (26.9%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 11 powerplay goals while also maintaining the club lead with 22 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 13 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 145 of the 180 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.6% through 51 regular-season games … The team has registered five (Joseph x2, Watson x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 13, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 13, 2023

* Three Pacific Division teams picked up wins Sunday, with the Golden Knights building a three-point lead atop the group thanks to a five-goal, third-period outburst.

* Jordan Harris became the first rookie defenseman to score multiple times in a game for the Canadiens in over a decade as Montreal defeated Edmonton at Bell Centre.

* Tage Thompson can require the fewest contests to reach the 70-point mark by a Sabres skater since 1992-93 when Buffalo visits Los Angeles during Monday’s five-game slate.


TRIO OF PACIFIC DIVISION CLUBS PICK UP WINS SUNDAY
The Golden Knights, Kraken and Sharks each earned wins Sunday, with the former two clubs making gains in the Western Conference and Pacific Division standings, respectively.

* Michael Amadio (1-1—2) was one of a franchise-high seven players with a multi-point game for Vegas as the Golden Knights defeated the Ducks after a five-goal outburst in the third period, matching their franchise mark for most in a single frame (also 5 in P1 on March 9, 2019). With the victory, Vegas (32-18-4, 68 points) built a three-point lead atop the Pacific Division and moved within two points of idle Dallas (30-14-10, 70 points) for the top spot in the Western Conference.

* Jaden Schwartz found the back of the net twice to help Seattle claim its 17th road win of 2022-23, trailing only New Jersey (19) for the most among all teams. The Kraken improved to 30-18-5 (65 points), leapfrogging the Oilers (30-19-5, 65 points) and Kings (29-18-7, 65 points) to take over second place in the Pacific Division.

* Erik Karlsson (1-2—3) factored on three of his team’s four goals as the Sharks defeated the Capitals at Capital One Arena on Sunday. Karlsson became just the third active defenseman to record eight three-point games in a single season, joining Roman Josi (12 GP in 2021-22) and Mark Giordano (8 GP in 2018-19).



ROOKIE DEFENSEMAN HARRIS HELPS CANADIENS BEST OILERS
With all eyes on Connor McDavid, who entered Sunday three points shy of 100 on the season, Montreal held the League-scoring leader off the scoresheet while rookie defenseman Jordan Harris netted two of six Canadiens goals en route to victory at Bell Centre. Montreal’s six-goal output was just one shy of its single-game high this season (7 on Dec. 29, 2022 at STL).

* Harris, who became the first Canadiens defenseman to put up a multi-goal performance in 2022-23, also became Montreal’s first rookie blueliner to score twice in a game in over a decade.



* Alex Belzile (31 years, 165 days) became the seventh-oldest player to score his first NHL goal with Montreal and the oldest since Herb Gardiner (35 years, 35 days on Dec. 7, 1926) almost a century ago.

QUICK CLICKS

* #NHLStats: Live Updates for Feb. 12
* Flyers show support for Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, wear jerseys to game
* Zizing ‘Em Up: Timo Meier braces for possible trade by Sharks before Deadline
* Anton Forsberg out indefinitely for Senators after leaving game on stretcher

SEVERAL PLAYERS CAN EXTEND STEAKS, REACH SEASON BENCHMARKS MONDAY
Several players will look to extend streaks and reach season benchmarks during Monday’s five-game slate, which opens with the Senators (24-24-3, 51 points) hosting the Flames (25-18-10, 60 points) on Sportsnet and closes with the Sabres (26-21-4, 56 points) squaring off against the Kings (29-18-7, 65 points) on TVA Sports.


* Claude Giroux holds the NHL’s longest active goal streak, having found the back of the net in each of Ottawa’s past five games (6-3—9). Should he score Monday, Giroux would tie Drake Batherson (6 GP in 2020-21), Jason Spezza (6 GP in 2009-10), Dany Heatley (6 GP in 2006-07), Daniel Alfredsson (6 GP in 2006-07) and Bob Kudelski (6 GP in 1993-94) for the second-longest goal streak in Senators history behind only Connor Brown (8 GP in 2020-21).

* Elias Lindholm (15-33—48 in 52 GP) leads Calgary with 48 points this season. With two points Monday, Lindholm can record his fourth career 50-point season – the most by a Flames player since he joined the club in 2018-19, surpassing Johnny Gaudreau (3x) and Matthew Tkachuk (3x).

* Adrian Kempe scored four straight goals Saturday and became the first Kings player with as many in a game since Dustin Brown nearly five years ago (April 5, 2018 vs. MIN). Should he open the scoring for Los Angeles against Buffalo, Kempe would become just the third Kings player to net five consecutive team goals – he would join Luc Robitaille (5 from Feb. 4-6, 1992) and Tomas Sandstrom (5 from Nov. 22-24, 1990).

* Tage Thompson (35-34—69 in 51 GP) needs one point to become Buffalo’s first player to reach the 70-point mark in a season since Jack Eichel (36-42—78 in 68 GP) in 2019-20. Thompson is on pace to become the sixth different Sabres skater to record 100 or more points in a campaign, a feat last achieved by Pat LaFontaine (53-95—148 in 84 GP) and Alexander Mogilny (76-51—127 in 77 GP) in 1992-93.

NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers (26-31) at Portland Trail Blazers (27-29)

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NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers (26-31) at Portland Trail Blazers (27-29)

Likely without LeBron James, Lakers visit Blazers

LeBron James is nearly certain to miss his third consecutive contest when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

James is dealing with a painful left foot injury and hasn’t played since surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time leading scorer in NBA history on Tuesday.

James underwent tests that didn’t detect a serious injury and the club is hoping he will be able to play in Wednesday’s home game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham said after Saturday’s 109-103 road win over the Golden State Warriors that James needs to rest the foot.

James is having a stellar season with averages of 30.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists, but it isn’t reflected in the team’s record. The Lakers are a meager 26-31 and stand 13th (out of 15 teams) in the Western Conference.

The clash with the Trail Blazers is pivotal because Portland (27-29) is 12th in the West and the first team Los Angeles needs to surpass.

The Lakers drew encouragement from the win over the Warriors as they trotted out a revamped team after a flurry of trade deadline activity.

D’Angelo Russell, acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves for his second stint with Los Angeles, stood out with 15 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Dennis Schroder paced the Lakers with 26 points.

Portland has lost three of its four games and 16 of its past 26.

The Trail Blazers are coming off Saturday’s 138-129 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Portland is 0-3 against the 10th-place Thunder this season.

Lillard scored 38 points to score at least 30 for the 14th time in the past 18 contests. That run includes a season-high 60 in a 134-124 home win over the Utah Jazz on Jan. 25.

Portland almost surely will be without forward Jerami Grant, who was placed in the NBA concussion protocol on Saturday, one day after the loss to Oklahoma City.

Grant sustained a bruised right eye when he was hit in the face in the first quarter. He returned in the second period and finished with 23 points in 37 minutes against the Thunder. But the Trail Blazers said he began exhibiting concussion symptoms on Saturday. Grant will have to pass a series of steps before he can return.

Cam Reddish made his Portland debut against the Thunder and scored 11 points in 17 minutes. He was acquired from the New York Knicks prior to Thursday’s trade deadline.

NBA Preview: Washington Wizards (26-29) at Golden State Warriors (28-28)

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NBA Preview: Washington Wizards (26-29) at Golden State Warriors (28-28)

Warriors, Wizards sure to feature new lineups for cross-conference rematch

Two teams sitting in ninth place in their respective conferences hope to take a step forward at the other’s expense when the Washington Wizards visit the Golden State Warriors on Monday night in San Francisco.

The game is a rematch of a 127-118 Warriors road win on Jan. 16, but much has changed in the four weeks since.

The Wizards were without injured Bradley Beal that day, and were helped by reserve Rui Hachimura, who finished with 16 points.

The Warriors saw enough of Hachimura on Saturday night, when he helped his new team — the Los Angeles Lakers — record an important 109-103 win in San Francisco. He had two late baskets that proved to be key and, coincidentally, scored 16 points in the victory.

Hachimura was dealt late last month to the Lakers for Kendrick Nunn, who has helped Washington win its last two games. He contributed six points and four rebounds off the bench in just 11 minutes in a 118-104 triumph over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, then had 10 points and six assists in increased minutes (22) in a 127-113 homestand-closing victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

The Wizards have been streaky this season. The last time they opened a two-game winning streak, it grew into a six-game run last month. But in between those six wins and the current two-game streak, they dropped three straight.

The poster boy for the ins-and-outs has been Beal, who has missed five, six, five, three and two straight games at different points of the season. But he’s healthy now, having had a 17-point, 10-assist double-double in the Charlotte win before going for 32 points against Indiana.

With Beal watching, Stephen Curry was the star of the show in the Warriors’ earlier visit to Washington, bombing in 41 points. But Curry has missed the last three games with a left leg injury that’s expected to keep him out through the All-Star break, and perhaps longer.

Golden State also finds itself distracted by the status of Gary Payton II, who was acquired at the trade deadline from Portland. A physical examination required to complete the deal reportedly revealed internal issues possibly related to core-muscles surgery he had in the offseason.

According to reports Sunday night, the Warriors will go through with the trade and acquire Payton, but what impact the injury will have on his playing time remains unknown.

With Curry missing and Payton not around, the Warriors went out and suffered Saturday’s loss to the Lakers, with Klay Thompson’s 3-for-13 night on 3-pointers mirroring the team’s 12-for-44 performance from deep.

With the Wizards’ visit and a trip to Los Angeles to face the Clippers standing between his .500 team and an eight-day break, Warriors coach Steve Kerr found himself counting the days after Saturday’s defeat.

NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (30-29) at Dallas Mavericks (31-27)

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NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (30-29) at Dallas Mavericks (31-27)

Mavs’ Kyrie Irving makes home debut vs. revamped Wolves

If their first game together is any indication of what’s to come, Dallas Mavericks guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving won’t need long to find a rhythm.

The talented duo returns to the court Monday when the Mavericks face the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, who also shook up their roster last week.

Dallas had its three-game winning streak halted on Saturday with a 133-128 overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings. In his second game since being acquired from the Brooklyn Nets, Irving tallied 28 points and seven assists.

Monday’s contest in Dallas marks the home debut for Irving, who began his Mavericks career with back-to-back games in Sacramento.

Doncic returned after missing four games due to a heel injury and had 27 points and nine rebounds in Saturday’s loss.

Irving’s arrival has resulted in additional playing time for center JaVale McGee, who was buried on the team’s bench before averaging 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds over the past two games. Kidd said McGee is a perfect fit with Irving on pick-and-roll situations.

The Mavericks are monitoring the status of guard Tim Hardaway Jr., who missed the second half of Saturday’s game with right hamstring tightness.

The Mavs and the Wolves are meeting for the first time since splitting back-to-back games in Minnesota in mid-December. The Mavericks have won five straight and 22 of the last 30 matchups against the Timberwolves in Dallas.

Doncic is averaging 22.2 points (his lowest scoring average against any team) in 12 career games against the Wolves, who are hoping for a spark from newly acquired point guard Mike Conley.

Minnesota is concluding a four-game road trip after losing 128-107 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Conley, acquired from the Utah Jazz at the trade deadline, scored nine points on 3-of-7 shooting in 26 minutes.

Last week’s trade reunited Conley with Wolves center Rudy Gobert after the pair played together in Utah the past three seasons. Minnesota coach Chris Finch said Conley’s arrival could provide immediate benefits for Gobert.

Minnesota has battled inconsistent play minus star Karl-Anthony Towns, who has been out for more than two months because of a calf injury. The Wolves are hoping the veteran Conley can bring some much-needed stability on both ends of the floor.

NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (29-28) at Oklahoma City Thunder (27-28)

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NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (29-28) at Oklahoma City Thunder (27-28)

Pelicans look to sort out road woes vs. Thunder

The New Orleans Pelicans looked like they were starting to figure things out.

That was before Friday’s 118-107 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers ended the Pelicans’ three-game winning streak that had immediately followed a 10-game losing skid.

New Orleans will try to bounce back from that loss Monday when it takes on the host Oklahoma City Thunder.

New Orleans is looking to snap a six-game road losing streak.

The Pelicans will have to do that without Zion Williamson, who hasn’t played since Jan. 2 with a right hamstring injury. Williamson was expected to return before the All-Star break but recently suffered a setback that will keep him out for several more weeks.

While Williamson won’t be with New Orleans, the Pelicans figure to have Josh Richardson available after he was acquired from the San Antonio Spurs at the trade deadline on Thursday.

Richardson is averaging 11.5 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc this season.

The Pelicans are going for the season-series victory over the Thunder, as New Orleans won the first two meetings between the teams this season. The Western Conference foes will meet again on March 11. The Pelicans’ two previous victories were by a combined seven points.

Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 37.5 points per game against the Pelicans this season, including scoring a career-high 44 points in New Orleans’ 128-125 overtime victory on Dec. 23.

Gilgeous-Alexander is coming off his second 44-point effort in the Thunder’s 138-129 win at Portland on Friday.

All of Gilgeous-Alexander’s baskets in that game came in the paint, as he went 13-of-15 inside the arc. Only one of those shots came from outside the restricted area underneath the basket. He was also 18-of-19 at the free-throw line.

Dario Saric has yet to make his Thunder debut after being acquired in a deal with the Phoenix Suns that cost Oklahoma City Darius Bazley.

The 6-foot-10 Saric is shooting 35.9 percent from 3-point range in his career and 39.1 percent this season. He will be the oldest player on Oklahoma City’s roster.

The Thunder added Olivier Sarr on a two-way deal Sunday, two days after converting Eugene Omoruyi’s two-way deal to a regular NBA contract. Oklahoma City also waived Justin Jackson, who the Thunder had acquired from the Celtics the trade deadline.

NBA Preview: Orlando Magic (23-34) at Chicago Bulls (26-30)

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NBA Preview: Orlando Magic (23-34) at Chicago Bulls (26-30)

The Chicago Bulls’ three-game losing streak has hinged on a series of leaky fourth quarters.

It’s a troubling trend the team will aim to reverse Monday against the visiting Orlando Magic.

Chicago was outscored 97-50 in the fourth quarter of successive road losses to Memphis, Brooklyn and Cleveland, reaching triple-digit scoring as a team just one over that span.

Chicago provided proof such urgency exists in its first meeting against Orlando this season. Trailing by 19 points in the third quarter on Nov. 18, the Bulls rallied to take a late lead, but two crucial missed free throws by former Magic center Nikola Vucevic were costly.

That left the door open for Jalen Suggs, who swished a game-winning 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left to seal Orlando’s 108-107 victory.

Behind 32 points apiece from DeRozan and Zach LaVine, the Bulls responded with a 128-109 win at Orlando on Jan. 28. Chicago has won three of five in the series, with DeRozan averaging 34.4 points over that period.

Orlando has lost two of three entering an abbreviated, two-day road trip that concludes Tuesday in Toronto.

The Magic squandered their bid to secure a winning three-game homestand with Saturday’s 107-103 overtime loss to Miami. The Heat outscored the Magic 25-18 in the fourth quarter to force OT, as Orlando had just 12 points over the final 6:40 of regulation and overtime.

Magic coach Jamahl Mosley reminded his team it can’t be distraught about officiating.

Fultz led six Orlando players in double figures. Paolo Banchero notched a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds, while three players chipped in 14 points, including Wendell Carter Jr., who was acquired as part of the Vucevic trade in March 2021.

Vucevic on Saturday contributed 14 points and 14 rebounds for his eighth straight double-double, while LaVine had 23 points.

Still, the Bulls committed a season-high 23 turnovers in a 97-89 loss at Cleveland while scoring just 60 points over the final three quarters.

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