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NBA Preview: Houston Rockets (13-42) at Miami Heat (30-25)

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NBA Preview: Houston Rockets (13-42) at Miami Heat (30-25)

The Miami Heat, who have won seven straight home games, are set to host the last-place Houston Rockets on Friday night.

Miami is 18-9 at home this season, while Houston enters Thursday with the NBA’s worst record (13-42) and is 5-22 on the road.

The Heat have three elite scorers in Jimmy Butler (22.0 points per game), Bam Adebayo (21.8) and Tyler Herro (20.3).

Adebayo is coming off a huge 38-point performance in Miami’s 116-111 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Adebayo made 12 of 16 shots from the floor, and many of those were mid-range jumpers.

He also went 14-for-14 from the foul line in an impressive display of shooting from a big man who is all of 6-foot-9 and 255 pounds.

Then again, Adebayo has scored 30 or more points 10 times this season. That matches the total of all other Heat players combined.

In fact, no Heat player has had that many 30-point games in one season since LeBron James in 2013-14.

Adebayo, who also leads Miami in rebounds (10.0 per game), is shooting 80.5 percent from the foul line and 55.1 percent on 2-pointers.

His inspired play has helped the Heat carry on without starting point guard Kyle Lowry, who has missed two straight games due to a knee injury. Reserve guard Victor Oladipo (ankle injury) has missed the past three games.

Houston, meanwhile, has lost four straight, including a 130-128 defeat to the visiting Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.

Compared to Houston’s two previous losses — which were by a combined total of 52 points — Rockets coach Stephen Silas was pleased with his team’s effort.

While the Heat stood pat before Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Rockets sent veteran guard Eric Gordon to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team swap that also included the Memphis Grizzlies.

In the deal, the Rockets acquired veteran guards John Wall and Danny Green. Back with Houston, Wall is expected to receive a buyout, per the Houston Chronicle.

The Rockets are missing combo guard Kevin Porter Jr., who is second on the team with a career-high scoring average (19.2). Porter, who has a foot injury, hasn’t played since Jan. 11. Houston is 3-11 in this stretch without him.

With Porter out, Houston’s leader is Jalen Green, who turned 21 on Thursday. Green, the NBA’s No. 2 overall pick in 2021, tops Houston in scoring (22.0). As a rookie last season, he averaged 17.3 points.

Alperen Sengun, Houston’s 6-foot-9 starting center, will likely get the assignment to battle Adebayo. Sengun, a 20-year-old native of Turkey in his second season, leads Houston in rebounds (8.8 per game) and ranks third in scoring (15.4).

At forward, the Rockets have two more young starters — Kenyon Martin Jr., 22, and 19-year-old Jabari Smith Jr.

Smith, the NBA’s third overall pick in last year’s draft, gives the Rockets size up front at 6-feet-10. He is averaging 11.8 points and ranks second on the team in rebounds (6.9).

Martin, who is in his third year, is averaging career highs in points (11.6) and rebounding (5.5).

NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (27-29) at Toronto Raptors (26-30)

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NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (27-29) at Toronto Raptors (26-30)

Amid significant change, each team will have a different look from the last time they met when the Utah Jazz visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

The Jazz, who defeated the Raptors 131-128 on Feb.1 at Salt Lake City, were involved in a three-team trade before their 143-118 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.

In an eight-player deal involving the Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers, the Jazz traded Mike Conley, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and three second-round picks for Russell Westbrook, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and a Lakers 2027 top-four protected first-round pick.

After the Raptors defeated the visiting Spurs 112-98 on Wednesday, they reacquired center Jakob Poeltl from San Antonio in exchange for Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two future second-round draft picks.

The trade by the Jazz leaves Jordan Clarkson as the team’s longest-tenured player. Conley was his backcourt mate in the starting lineup this season.

The trade means Collin Sexton will have a chance to establish himself as the Jazz’s starting point guard.

Sexton had 22 points, five assists and five rebounds in 31:16 in playing time on Wednesday.

The Raptors sent Poeltl to the Spurs in 2018 as part of the deal to acquire Kawhi Leonard. He is expected to provide the rim protection the Raptors need.

Poeltl had 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Spurs in 28 minutes on Wednesday.

NBA Preview: Charlotte Hornets (15-41) at Boston Celtics (39-14)

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NBA Preview: Charlotte Hornets (15-41) at Boston Celtics (39-14)

The NBA-leading Boston Celtics will be without All-Star Jaylen Brown when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Brown collided with teammate Jayson Tatum while both players were chasing down a rebound in the second quarter of Boston’s 106-99 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday. Tatum’s right elbow hit Brown on the left side of his face during the collision. Brown left the game and did not return.

Multiple reports said Brown could be out through the All-Star break. The Celtics have four games remaining before the Feb. 17-19 break.

Brown was recently named an Eastern Conference reserve for this year’s NBA All-Star Game. He’s averaging 26.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this season.

Tatum is listed as questionable for Friday with a non-COVID illness, while Marcus Smart (ankle) will miss his ninth straight game. The good news for the Celtics is that Al Horford (knee swelling) and Robert Williams III (ankle sprain) were both upgraded to probable for Friday after missing Wednesday’s win.

The Celtics added Mike Muscala before Thursday’s trade deadline in a deal with the Thunder, shipping Justin Jackson and draft picks to Oklahoma City.

Boston’s depth was on display during Wednesday’s win against Philadelphia. Despite missing three Smart, Horford and Williams, the Celtics received 41 points from their bench players and had six players score in double figures.

Blake Griffin made five 3-pointers, including his first three 3-point attempts. The Celtics, who have won four of their last five, made 19 of their 35 3-point attempts overall.

Charlotte enters Friday’s matchup on a five-game losing streak and has lost its last six road games.

It will be the fourth time the Hornets and Celtics have played this season. Tatum scored 51 points in the last meeting, a 130-118 Boston victory on Jan. 16. Jalen McDaniels, who was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday in a three-team deal, led Charlotte with 26 points in the loss.

In the McDaniels trade, the Hornets received Svi Mykhailiuk and two second-round picks and the Portland Trail Blazers landed Matisse Thybulle.

The Celtics also beat the Hornets 140-105 in Boston on Nov. 28 and 122-106 on the road Jan. 14.

Charlotte, which is fighting with Detroit to stay out of the bottom spot in the Eastern Conference standings, is coming off Wednesday’s 118-104 loss to Washington. The game was tied at halftime, but the Wizards took control by outscoring the Hornets 27-15 in the third quarter.

Washington’s Kristaps Porzingis scored 36 points and matched his career high by making eight 3-pointers.

Charlotte ranks last in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (32.1 percent).

NBA Preview: New York Knicks (30-26) at Philadelphia Sixers (34-19)

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NBA Preview: New York Knicks (30-26) at Philadelphia Sixers (34-19)

The New York Knicks appear to be trending in a positive direction as they aim for their third straight win when they battle the host Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.

Yet they’re far from satisfied.

The Knicks reportedly acquired Josh Hart from the Portland Trail Blazers for Cam Reddish and a lottery protected first-round draft pick in 2023. Svi Mykhailiuk and Ryan Arcidiacono are also headed to the Trail Blazers in the deal that was made ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline.

Hart and Jalen Brunson were teammates at Villanova.

It’s unclear if Hart will be available to play against the Sixers.

The Knicks defeated the Orlando Magic 102-98 on Tuesday behind Brunson’s 25 points and Julius Randle’s 22 points and 14 rebounds.

Brunson, who arguably could have been named as a reserve for the All-Star team, has proven to be one of the top free-agent acquisitions in the league.

Brunson and Randle, who was named as an All-Star reserve, have carried the Knicks all season.

The Sixers will look to rebound following a disappointing 106-99 loss to the short-handed Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

Joel Embiid scored 28 points and James Harden added 26 points and 11 assists, but the Sixers lost their second straight.

The Sixers did not make a major move before the trade deadline, but they dealt role player Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team deal and received Charlotte Hornets wing Jalen McDaniels in return.

McDaniels, 25, was averaging career highs of 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 56 games (21 starts) this season before the trade.

The Sixers had been playing at a much higher level before these past two losses to the Knicks and Celtics.

Now that the trade deadline has passed, they’ll simply have to refocus and work on getting to at least the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2001.

NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns (30-27) at Indiana Pacers (25-31)

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NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns (30-27) at Indiana Pacers (25-31)

The sputtering Indiana Pacers welcome the new-look Suns to Indianapolis on Friday, as Phoenix concludes its five-game Eastern Conference road swing with a renewed outlook on the season.

The Suns suffered their first defeat of the road trip on Thursday, 116-107 to Atlanta. The loss — just the third over Phoenix’s last 12 games — took a backseat to the franchise’s roster movement ahead of the trade deadline.

Phoenix sent Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson, along with future draft picks, to Brooklyn in exchange for 10-time All-NBA honoree and former Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant. Jae Crowder, whom the Suns also traded in the package, was moved to Milwaukee shortly thereafter.

The shakeup left Phoenix short-handed at Atlanta and bringing a much different roster than the squad that beat Indiana 112-107 in Phoenix on Jan. 21. Durant is unlikely to play Friday.

Bridges scored 22 points for the Suns in that contest, and Deandre Ayton sat with a sprained ankle. Ayton is back in the lineup and coming off a 23-point performance on 10-of-15 shooting in Atlanta.

Indiana features a different lineup than its last time facing Phoenix as well — most notably the return of Tyrese Haliburton.

Haliburton — the Pacers’ leading scorer at 19.8 points per game and the NBA leader in assists with 10.3 a contest — rejoined the lineup on Feb. 2 after a 10-game absence due to knee and elbow injuries.

He scored 26 points and dished 12 assists in his first game back, and Haliburton has produced double-doubles in three of four outings since his return. However, he has scored under his average in three straight, with an 11-point outing in Indiana’s 116-111 loss Wednesday at Miami.

The defeat was the Pacers’ second straight and 13th in their last 15 games. The steep skid has resulted in an Indiana team firmly in the playoff picture at January’s outset now six games below .500 and two spots out of 10th place in the Eastern Conference.

Haliburton said on Wednesday he looked forward to facing Chris Paul, Phoenix’s veteran point guard and 11-time All-NBA selection, another player who did not appear in the Jan. 21 matchup.

Paul finished with 15 points and eight assists in Thursday’s loss. Josh Okogie — Phoenix’s leading scorer when the Suns last saw the Pacers with 24 points — scored a team-high 25 points in Atlanta.

NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs (14-41) at Detroit Pistons (14-42)

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NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs (14-41) at Detroit Pistons (14-42)

The San Antonio Spurs essentially dropped off their starting center north of the border after their last game and will play their first game since trading Jakob Poeltl to Toronto when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday.

Poeltl was headed to free agency and numerous teams coveted the reliable big man. San Antonio agreed to deal Poeltl (12.1 points, 9.1 rebounds per game) to his former team for center Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two future second-round picks.

The Spurs also sent Devonte’ Graham and draft picks to the New Orleans Pelicans for Josh Richardson. The Pistons sent out Saddiq Bey and Kevin Knox, while getting James Wiseman back in return from the Golden State Warriors at a busy deadline.

Even before the Spurs’ deal became public, Toronto coach Nick Nurse heaped praise on Poeltl.

Birch, Zach Collins and Charles Bassey are some of the potential candidates to replace Poeltl in the lineup.

Following Nurse’s comments, the Raptors handed San Antonio its 10th consecutive loss, 112-98. San Antonio committed 16 turnovers, leading to 22 points for Toronto.

Opponents have been exploiting the Spurs’ many weaknesses while Popovich and his staff evaluate younger players. They’ve lost 18 of their last 20 games.

One of the only two victories they’ve collected since New Year’s Eve has come at the Pistons’ expense. San Antonio recorded a 121-109 home win on Jan. 6 as Tre Jones, who missed Wednesday’s game with a foot injury, scored 25 points. Poeltl racked up 11 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.

Detroit has won only three games since that night and has the same number of wins this season — 14 — as San Antonio.

The Pistons have dropped three straight, including a 113-85 road loss to Cleveland on Wednesday. The Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 37-17 in the fourth quarter, even though their dynamic backcourt of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell didn’t play.

The Pistons were held to a season-low in points while giving up 70 points in the paint. The addition of the 7-foot Wiseman, who has struggled with injuries, is expected to address that issue moving forward. The Pistons shot 37 percent from the field and got out-rebounded 50-32.

San Antonio will be playing the third game of a nine-game road trip. Detroit plays its next three games on the road.

NFL: Super Bowl LVII Injury Report — Thursday

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NFL: Super Bowl LVII Injury Report — Thursday
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS vs. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Practice Report
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayWR Kadarius Toney (ankle, hamstring)
 ThursdayCB L’Jarius Sneed (knee)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Willie Gay (shoulder), QB Patrick Mahomes (ankle), RB Jerick McKinnon (ankles), RB Isiah Pacheco (wrist), G Trey Smith (ankle), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee)
 ThursdayLB Willie Gay (shoulder), QB Patrick Mahomes (ankle), RB Jerick McKinnon (ankles), RB Isiah Pacheco (wrist), G Trey Smith (ankle), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), WR Kadarius Toney (ankle, hamstring)
 
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Practice Report
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayT Lane Johnson (groin, not injury related – resting player), C Cam Jurgens (hip, not injury related – resting player), CB Avonte Maddox (toe, not injury related – resting player)
 ThursdayCB James Bradberry (not injury related – resting player), WR A.J. Brown (not injury related – resting player), WR Britain Covey (hamstring), DT Fletcher Cox (not injury related – resting player), G Landon Dickerson (elbow, not injury related – resting player), DE Brandon Graham (not injury related – resting player), T Lane Johnson (groin, not injury related – resting player), C Cam Jurgens (hip, not injury related – resting player), C Jason Kelce (not injury related – resting player), CB Avonte Maddox (toe, not injury related – resting player), G Isaac Seumalo (not injury related – resting player), CB Darius Slay (not injury related – resting player), DE Josh Sweat (not injury related – resting player)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Landon Dickerson (elbow), DE Robert Quinn (foot)
 ThursdayDE Robert Quinn (foot)

Guardians invite three to Spring Training

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Guardians invite three to Spring Training

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Guardians today announced the following transactions:

Signed free agents C ZACK COLLINS, LHP PHILLIP DIEHL and RHP DUSTEN KNIGHT to Minor League contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training™ camp.

Collins, who turned 28 on Monday, was the 10th overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox out of the University of Miami. He spent his first six seasons in the Sox organization, appearing in 114 games for Chicago from 2019-21. He split last season between the Toronto and Pittsburgh organizations after being acquired by the Blue Jays prior to Opening Day. He split most of the season between the active ML Toronto roster and AAA Buffalo before spending the last month with the Pittsburgh Pirates following a Sept. 7 waiver claim. He has appeared in 150 Major League games since 2019 and owns a career Minor League OPS of .827 in 409 career games.

Diehl, 28, split the 2022 season between the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets organizations, beginning the season in AAA Louisville after attending ML camp with the Reds in Goodyear. The Cincinnati native made his Reds debut on April 27, appearing five games in relief. On July 28th he was traded to the Mets with OF Tyler Naquin, spending the remainder of the season in Triple-A Norfolk (2022 AAA ERA was 5.90). The Cincinnati Bishop Moeller product pitched collegiately at Evansville and Louisiana Tech and was the 27th round pick of the Yankees in the 2016 draft. He debuted in 2019 with Colorado following a March 2019 trade to the Rockies and was claimed by the Red last April.

Knight, 32, spent the 2022 season in the Tampa Bay organization, spending four different stints over 6 appearances with the Rays during the campaign. He recorded a 3.42 ERA with 12 saves in 48 appearances at AAA Durham (55.1IP, 40H, 21ER, 66SO, .194 avg) and limited left-handed hitters to a .129 (12-for-93) average against for the year. The Tahlequah, OK native debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in 2021 after nine professional seasons and stops in the Atlantic and Mexican Leagues. He was San Francisco’s’ 28th round pick in the 2013 MLB Draft after collegiate stops at Connors State and the University of Texas-Pan American.

The Guardians current non-roster player total stands at 18.

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) at Minnesota Wild (27-19-4)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) at Minnesota Wild (27-19-4)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 30-18-4, 64 points (14-13-0 at Home, 16-5-4 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Feb. 9 at Minnesota Wild AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Feb. 12 vs. Anaheim Ducks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Feb. 16 vs. San Jose Sharks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Feb. 18 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Feb. 21 at Chicago Blackhawks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 7 – Vegas Golden Knights 5, Nashville Predators 1
The Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) snapped a four-game winless streak as they defeated the Nashville Predators (24-19-6), 5-1, on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. After Matt Duchene got Nashville on the board five minutes into the contest, Michael Amadio answered with his eighth goal of the season just 1:23 later to tie the game. William Carrier gave the Golden Knights the lead 27 seconds later as he broke in behind the Nashville defense and fired a shot past Juuse Saros. Phil Kessel added to the lead midway through the frame and Vegas took the 3-1 edge into the first intermission. Less than three minutes into the second, Chandler Stephenson slipped a shot into the Nashville net to make it a 4-1 advantage for the VGK. Alex Pietrangelo added an empty-net goal in the final frame as the Golden Knights skated away with the 5-1 win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Kessel’s two points (1-1—2) give him five points in five games
  • Stephenson’s goal and assist helped him reach 200 career points
  • Carrier adds to his career-high season with his 13th tally of the year
  • Adin Hill stopped 16 of 17 shots, good for a .941 save percentage and tacked on an assist from Pietrangelo’s empty-netter
  • With his 11th win of the season, Hill reaches a new career high in season wins with a record of 11-5-1

Against the Wild
The contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild marks the first of three this season. Minnesota is one of three teams that Vegas has not faced yet this season (Tampa Bay, Carolina Hurricanes). The Golden Knights own a record of 7-11-1 against the Wild and are 2-7-0 when playing at Xcel Energy Arena. The last time these two teams met, Cam Talbot denied Vegas a point as Minnesota shut out the visitors 3-0.

2022-23 Season MIN Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Feb. 9 – at Minnesota
Apr. 1 – at Vegas
Apr. 3 – at Minnesota

2021-22 Season MIN Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Nov. 11 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Minnesota 2)
Dec. 12 – at Vegas (Vegas 6, Minnesota 4)
Mar. 21 – at Minnesota (Vegas 0, Minnesota 3)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
All-Time Wild Record: 12-4-3 (7-0-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-4-1 at Vegas)
2022-23: Minnesota went 1-2-0 against Vegas…The Wild lost 3-2 (11/11) and 6-4 (12/12) at T-Mobile Arena and earned a 3-0 win at Xcel Energy Center (3/21)… D Jared Spurgeon (1-2=3) and C Ryan Hartman (2-1=3) led Minnesota with three points each…RW Brandon Duhaime (0-2=2), D Matt Dumba (1-1=2), LW Marcus Foligno (1-1=2) and D Jon Merrill (0-2=2) tallied two points each…G Cam Talbot went 1-2-0 with a 2.75 GAA, a .918 SV% and one shutout in three starts…C Chandler Stephenson led the Golden Knights with four assists…LW Max Pacioretty (1-2=3) and RW Mark Stone (1- 2=3) tallied three points each…G Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves in the first meeting…G Robin Lehner made 23 saves in the second contest…G Logan Thompson made 33 saves in the third game.

WILD LEADERS: D Jonas Brodin leads Minnesota with 12 points (3-9=12) in 18 games against Vegas…Spurgeon owns 10 points (4-6=10) in 16 contests…Dumba (3-7=10), C Joel Eriksson Ek (5- 5=10) and Foligno (5-5=10) have 10 points each in 17 matches…LW Kirill Kaprizov owns nine points (6-3=9) in 11 games.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .968 SV% in one career start against Vegas (1/8/22)…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 4.09 GAA and a .895 SV% in one career start (11/4/21).

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEADERS: RW Phil Kessel leads Vegas with 24 points (9-15=24) in 32 games against Minnesota…D Alex Pietrangelo owns 23 points (8-15=23) in 49 games…Stone has 22 points (4-18=22) in 20 matches…Stephenson owns 11 points (3- 8=11) in 15 games.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS GOALIES: Thompson is 0-1-0 with a 1.84 GAA and a .946 SV% in two games (one start) against Minnesota…G Adin Hill is 1-3-0 with a 2.75 GAA and a .897 SV in four games (three starts).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota ranks tied for second in the NHL in points (27) and wins (12) against Vegas…The Wild’s .711 win percentage ranks second.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 13-3-0 at home for a .813 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, tied for fourth-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.

• Minnesota is tied for seventh in the NHL with 15 home victories this season and ranks tied for eighth with a .646 point percentage at home.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is recording a 2.13 goals against average (GAA) and .923 save percentage (SV%).

• Since Nov. 23, Minnesota ranks third in the NHL in home GAA (2.20) and fifth in home SV% (.922).

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 30.1 percent (22 of 73) of power-play opportunities at home this season, second-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 81.5 penaltykill percentage (110 for 135).

• 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 third in the NHL with eight shorthanded goals this season.

• The total is tied for the highest in franchise history through a season’s first 50 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.

WE’RE GOING BACK-TO-BACK
• The Wild is playing in its seventh set of back-to-back games this season, with a total of 12 on the schedule. So far Minnesota is 2-4-1 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 4-2-0 in the second game. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Wild is 13-6-2 in the first game and 12-6-2 in the second game of back-to-backs.

• Minnesota is 8-1-0 when playing a team that is playing its second game in as many nights.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (20-27-4) at New York Islanders (27-22-5)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (20-27-4) at New York Islanders (27-22-5)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, MSGSN
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Islanders this season: Jan. 3 (6-2 L @ VAN) and Feb. 9 (away).
• Vancouver is 46-55-13-3 all-time against New York, including a 18-28-10-2 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 4-5-1in their last 10 games against the Islanders, including 3-2-0 in their last five.
• Recent Canucks acquisition Anthony Beauvillier played 457 games with the Islanders from 2016 to 2023, recording 209 points (102-107-209).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks in career scoring vs the Islanders with 14 points (8-6-14) in 29 games.
• Quinn Hughes has six points (2-4-6) in six career games against the Islanders.
• Conor Garland has four points (2-2-4) in six career games against the Islanders.
• Vasily Podkolzin has registered a point in each of his two career games against the Islanders (1-1-2), including netting the GWG in New York last season.
• Luke Schenn leads active Canucks in career games played (38) against New York.
• Spencer Martin has played one career game vs the Islanders, turning aside 23 of 28 shots earlier this season.
• Collin Delia registered an overtime loss in his only career game vs the Islanders (Jan. 3/19), setting career-highs in shots faced (50, t-1st) and saves (47).

QUICK NUMBERS
• Quinn Hughes has 16 points (4-12-16) in his last 12 games.
• Elias Pettersson has 16 points (5-11-16) in his last 14 games.
• J.T. Miller has 16 points (5-11-16) in his last 15 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 12 points (7-5-12) in his last 14 games.
• Conor Garland has six points (2-4-6) in his last six games.

LAST MEETING – JAN. 3/23: VAN 2 vs NYI 6
Bo Horvat opened the scoring with his team-leading 27th goal of the season at 18:23 in the first period to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead entering the second period…Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brock Boeser collected the assists…Horvat notched his second goal of the game at 18:54 in the second period, on the power play, for his ninth multi-goal game of the season…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes assisted on the play…William Lockwood led the team in hits (4) in his third game of the season…J.T. Miller won 10 of 13 faceoffs…Spencer Martin faced 28 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN NYI
Goals For/Game 3.31 (11th) 2.85 (25th)
Goals Against/Game 3.94 (31st) 2.63 (t-3rd)
Power Play % 22.5 (t-14th) 15.8 (t-30th)
Penalty Kill % 66.4 (32nd) 83.3 (t-3rd)
Penalty Min./Game 9:36 (21st) 8:34 (t-15th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on February 9, 2023
Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes

LAST GAME PLAYED – 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.

LAST 5 vs NEW YORK ISLANDERS
• Jan. 3/23: VAN 2 vs NYI 6
• Mar. 3/22: VAN 4 at NYI 3
• Feb. 9/22: VAN 3 vs NYI 6
• Mar. 10/20: VAN 5 vs NYI 4 (SO)
• Feb. 1/20: VAN 4 at NYI 3 (OT)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Phillip Di Giuseppe, Vasily Podkolzin, and Nils Aman recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 4

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Tuesday, Feb. 7 Win NYI 4 vs. SEA 0 Bolduc, Holmstrom,
Parise, Horvat
Sorokin (32/32)
Samuel Bolduc scored his first career NHL goal and Bo Horvat tallied his first goal as an Islander in his home-ice debut as
the New York Islanders defeated the Seattle Kraken, 4-0, Tuesday night at UBS Arena. Simon Holmstrom tallied his third
career NHL goal, Brock Nelson extended his point streak to eight games, and net minder Ilya Sorokin turned aside all 32
shots he faced to help the Islanders earn their sixth team shutout of the season and fourth straight victory

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 6 Hudson Fasching has been removed from the team’s IR list.
Feb. 5 Samuel Bolduc and Simon Holmstrom have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with forward Bo Horvat on an eight-year contract.

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

Man Games Lost: 118

RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. Seattle W (4-0)
Monday, Feb. 6 at Philadelphia W (2-1)
Saturday, Jan. 28 vs. Vegas W/OT (2-1)
Friday, Jan. 27 vs. Detroit W (2-0)
Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Ottawa L (2-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 3, 2023 Rogers Arena W (6-2)
Feb. 9, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Feb. 11 at Montreal Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) 12:30pm
Feb. 14 vs. Ottawa UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
Feb. 18 at Boston TD Garden (Boston, MA) 5:00pm
Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) 7:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. VANCOUVER:
Jan. 3, 2023 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (6-2)
Mar. 3, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-3)
Feb. 9, 2022 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (6-3)
Mar. 10, 2020 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) SO Loss (5-4)
Feb. 1, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) OT Loss (4-3)

vs. THE CANUCKS:
2022-23 1-1-0
Last five games 2-1-2
Franchise History 58-39-13-7
NYI Home 30-14-10-4
NYI Away 28-25-3-3

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Vancouver Canucks in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was January 3, in Vancouver, when 11 Islanders found the scoresheet in a 6-2 victory, including Mathew Barzal, Casey Cizikas and Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who each recorded multi-point games. These teams also met last year on February 9, when the Islanders visited the Canucks and captured a 6-3 victory at Rogers Arena. The Islanders have collected points in 12 of their last 13 meetings with the Canucks, and in each of their last two contests against a Pacific Division foe.

FOUR STRAIGHT
Tuesday’s win over the Seattle Kraken was the Islanders’ fourth straight win. It is the third time this season that the Islanders have captured four consecutive victories and the first since November 21-26, 2022. A victory in tonight’s matchup would solidify the Islanders’ first five-game win streak since October 26 – November 3, 2022.

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