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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (30-16-1) at Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-7)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (30-16-1) at Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-7)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play their second game in as many nights on Sunday when they travel to face the Philadelphia Flyers in their first of two games against the Flyers this week. Winnipeg beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Saturday night to end a two-game losing streak and earn their first win of the five-game road trip. The Jets end the trip on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators.

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5
Ottawa Senators 1
Jets Scorers: Ehlers (4), Scheifele (27, 28), Wheeler (12), Perfetti (7)
Senators Scorer: Norris (2)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (25 sv, 1 ga)
Senators Goaltender: Anton Forsberg (25 sv, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 2-for-8
Jets PK: 4-for-4
Recap: The Jets scored twice in second and third periods to defeat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Saturday night. The Jets were led by the trio of Mark Scheifele (2G, 1A), Nikolaj Ehlers (1G, 2A), and Blake Wheeler (1G, 2A) each having a three-point night. Kyle Connor had an assist and led the Jets with seven shots. Connor Hellebuyck turned away 25 shots to earn the win,

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat PHI
47 GP 47
30 W 20
16 L 20
1 OT 7
61 PTS 47
154 GF 130
121 GA 150
24.7% PP 16.0%
84.9% PK 76.1%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Jan. 22 At PHI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 24 At NSH TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 26 BUF TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 28 PHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 30 STL SN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 13 At PIT 4-1 W 2W
Jan. 15 ARI 2-1 W 3W
Jan. 17 At MTL 4-1 L 1L
Jan. 19 At TOR 4-1 L 2L
Jan. 21 At OTT 5-1 W 1W

Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Derek Taylor

Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, Jan. 20
Jets at Philadelphia Flyers 7:00 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 21
Practice – Nashville 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Nashville Predators 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Top 10
The Jets are seventh in the NHL with a .649 points percentage, which ranks second in the Central Division and Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.

Facing the East
The Jets are in the midst of playing 10 of 13 games against Eastern Conference opponents… Winnipeg is 9-9-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Kyle Connor (10G, 9A) leads the Jets in scoring against the east with 19 points in 18 games.

The January Upon Us
The Jets are 7-3-0 in January for a .700 points percentage, which is tied for sixth in the NHL… The most wins the Jets have had in January is eight during the 2018-19 season… After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 29 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January come in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 18-19-3 in January during the past four seasons.

On the Rebound
The Jets ended their two-game losing streak with Saturday’s win… After each of their losing skids of two-games or more this season, the Jets have won multiple games in a row… Winnipeg’s longest losing streak of the season is three games from Dec. 22-27, which was followed by a five-game winning streak, their longest of the season, from Dec. 29-Jan. 8.

Road Record
The Jets are 13-10-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 4-6-0 in their past 10 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (2G, 22A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 24 points in 24 games, while Kyle Connor has 23 points (9G, 14A)… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 13 goals… Nikolaj Ehlers has 10 points (3G, 7A) in seven road games this season and has a point in six of the seven games.

Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their eighth of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 10-5-0 so far… The Jets were 7-4-2 in the
first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.

First Game Second Game
Date Opponent Record Date Opponent Record
Oct. 19 At Colorado – 4-3 OTW 1-0-0 Oct. 20 At Vegas – 5-2 L 0-1-0
Oct. 27 At Los Angeles – 6-4 W 2-0-0 Oct. 28 At Arizona – 3-2 OTW 1-1-0
Nov. 12 At Calgary – 3-2 L 2-1-0 Nov. 13 At Seattle – 3-2 OTW 2-1-0
Dec. 8 At St. Louis – 5-2 W 3-1-0 Dec. 9 At Chicago – 3-1 W 3-1-0
Dec. 17 At Vancouver – 5-1 W 4-1-0 Dec. 18 At Seattle – 3-2 L 3-2-0
Dec. 22 At Boston – 3-2 L 4-2-0 Dec. 23 At Washington – 4-2 L 3-3-0
Jan. 12 At Buffalo – 4-2 W 5-2-0 Jan. 13 At Pittsburgh – 4-1 W 4-3-0
Jan. 21 At Ottawa – 5-1 W 6-2-0 Jan. 22 At Philadelphia
Feb. 19 At New Jersey Feb. 20 At NY Rangers
Mar. 3 At Edmonton Mar. 4 Edmonton
Mar. 11 At Florida Mar. 12 At Tampa Bay
Mar. 18 At Nashville Mar. 19 At St. Louis
Apr. 10 San Jose Apr. 11 At Minnesota

Power Play Clicking
The Jets have scored on the power play in five consecutive games… Winnipeg is 12-for-44 (on the power play during the past 12 games (27.3%)… The Jets have climbed to ninth in the NHL this season with a power play successful 24.7% of the time… Josh Morrissey has the primary assist on five of Winnipeg’s past eight power play goals… Kyle Connor leads the Jets with 20 power play points (6G, 14A) this season, while Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with nine power play goals, three shy of his career best 12 power play goals during the 2018-19 season.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.9% of the time… The Jets are 35-for-37 (94.6%) on the penalty kill in their past 12 games, including a perfect 18-for-18 in the past six games… It’s Winnipeg’s third streak of least four games without allowing a power play goal this season (6 games – Oct. 28-Nov. 12; 4 games – Dec. 29-Jan. 6)… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Jets vs. PHI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Flyers play each other twice this season and the two meetings come in the span of a week… The return meeting is slated for Jan. 28 at Canada Life Centre.

Recent History
The Jets and Flyers have split the past eight games between the two sides… Winnipeg’s past three wins against Philadelphia have come by at least four goals… The Jets are 13-for-40 (32.5%) on the power play in their past nine games against the Flyers and have scored on the power play in eight of the nine games.

In Philadelphia
The Jets are winless in their past nine trips to Philadelphia (0-8-1)… Winnipeg has scored two goals or less in its past eight games at Wells Fargo Center… The Jets last win in Philadelphia was a 2-1 shootout victory on Jan. 31/12… Blake Wheeler is the only current Jets player that played in that game for Winnipeg.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Flyers with 32 points (7G, 25A) in 37 games… Mark Scheifele is averaging better than a point per game against the Flyers with 17 points (4G, 13A) in 14 games… Two of Scheifele’s goals are game-winning goals.

Jets vs. PHI Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
11/17/2016 @Phi L 2 5 32 1 0 2 22 1 0 2
03/21/2017 Phi W 3 2 33 6 1 12 26 3 0 18
11/16/2017 Phi SOW 3 2 33 7 1 12 32 5 1 25
03/10/2018 @Phi L 1 2 28 4 1 4 35 2 0 8
12/09/2018 Phi W 7 1 35 6 3 16 37 2 0 23
01/28/2019 @Phi L 1 3 32 3 1 4 31 2 0 6
12/15/2019 Phi W 7 3 24 5 3 4 32 1 1 21
02/22/2020 @Phi L 2 4 29 2 1 6 30 3 0 4
02/01/2022 @Phi L 1 3 33 2 0 8 36 4 0 4
04/27/2022 Phi W 4 0 27 5 2 8 35 4 0 10

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Tue., Jan. 24 Los Angeles Kings Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thu., Jan. 26 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, The Fanatic
Sat., Jan. 28 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 47
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 47
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 47
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 21
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 253

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/20 – Recalled G Felix Sandstrom from his conditioning assignment with Lehigh Valley (AHL) and re-assigned G Sam Ersson to the Phantoms

FLYERS VS. JETS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS JETS
43-15-9 ALL-TIME RECORD 21-37-9
23-5-5 HOME 13-16-5
20-10-4 ROAD 8-21-4
3-2-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-3-0
5-4-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-5-0
231 GOALS SCORED 179
19.7% POWER PLAY 16.4%
83.6% PENALTY KILL 80.3%
van Riemsdyk: 21 pts (7-14=21) in 30 GP
Braun: 7 pts (0-7=7) in 22 GP
Hayes: 6 pts (2-4=6) in 13 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Wheeler: 32 pts (7-25=32) in 37 GP
Scheifele: 17 pts (4-13=17) in 14 GP
Gagner: 9 pts (1-8=9) in 18 GP
Hart: 3-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .950 SV% in 4 GP
Sandstrom: 0-1-0, 3.08 GAA, .885 SV% in 1 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Hellebuyck: 3-4-0, 2.58 GAA, .919 SV% in 7 GP
Rittich: 4-0-0, 1.76 GAA, .939 SV% in 4 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
January 22 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.
January 28 Canada Life Centre 7 p.m.

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia is 9-3-0 in their last 12 games, outscoring their opponents, 40-31, and outshooting their opponents, 392-357, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-1st in the NHL in wins in that span.
  • The Flyers have earned points in 14 of its last 22 games (12-8-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 29 of its 47 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in seven of their last 10 games, ranking T-1st in the NHL in wins (6) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 14 of the last 25 games, posting an 8-5-1 record in those 14 contests.
  • The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia leads the NHL with 1,362 hits and ranks second with 819 blocked shots.

VS. THE WEST

  • The Flyers play a Western Conference opponent in six of its seven contests from Jan. 17-28 and eight times during the month of January.
  • Philadelphia is 6-1-0 in its last seven games and 10-5-2 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
  • The Flyers are 5-1-2 against the West on the road and 5-4-0 against the West on home ice this season.
  • Philadelphia swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history.

HOME COOKIN’

  • Philadelphia is 4-2-0 in its last six home games and 10-11-1 in 22 home games this season.
  • The Flyers have outscored their opponents, 24-20, in the last six home games, including four five-plus goal games.
  • Philadelphia has scored three-plus goals in six of its last nine home games. The Flyers are 10-1-1 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.

BACK-TO-BACKS

  • Saturday’s and Sunday’s games mark the Flyers’ ninth back-to-back set of 15 this season.
  • The set marks the third of four road-to-home back-to-backs this season:
  1. Oct. 22 at NSH (3-1 W); Oct. 23 vs. SJ (3-0 L)
  2. Jan. 16 at BOS (6-0 L); Jan. 17 vs. ANA (5-2 W)
  3. Jan. 21 at DET (2-1 W); Jan. 22 vs. WPG
  4. April 8 at NYI; April 9 vs. BOS
  • The Flyers are 3-5-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-6-0 in the second

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-24-9) at Boston Bruins (36-5-4)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (14-24-9) at Boston Bruins (36-5-4)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 47 – 1/21 – SJS 3 at CBJ 5…Timo Meier (1g, 0a) and Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) lit the lamp to give San Jose a 2-0 edge in the game’s opening 26 minutes, but the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to overcome the two-goal deficit en route to a 5-3 win at Nationwide Arena. Nico Sturm (1g, 1a) netted his 11th goal of the season to match his career high, set in 2020-21 with the Minnesota Wild, and recorded his first multi-point game of the season in the Saturday contest.
SJ Goals: Meier (27), Bonino (8), Sturm (11)
SF: 25
SA: 29
SJ PP: 0/1
SJ PK: 1/2
W: Korpisalo
L: Kahkonen

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
1/18 Acquired F Kyle Criscuolo from DET in exchange for F Jasper Weatherby; assigned Criscuolo to the San Jose Barracuda
1/6 Claimed F Mikey Eyssimont off waivers; placed D Radim Simek on IR
1/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
1/4 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/1 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
12/22 Assigned F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/20 Activated D Mario Ferraro off IR
12/20 Recalled F C.J. Suess from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: BOSTON BRUINS
The Sharks’ road trip rolls on with a Sunday tilt against the top team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins, at TD Garden. Boston has won four consecutive games since falling against the Seattle Kraken and have scored 17 goals during the hot run. Dating back to the Bruins’ first game against the Sharks, a 4-2 win for the Bruins, Boston has totaled 28 goals in seven games. Brad Marchand notched three points in the teams’ first contest this season at SAP Center, scoring a goal and adding two assists. David Pastrnak tallied two goals, and Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy each posted a pair of helpers.
Jan. 22, 4:00 p.m. PT

SAN JOSE SHARKS at BOSTON BRUINS
14-24-9 (37 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 36-5-4 (76 pts), 1st in Atlantic
1-3-1 LAST 5 GAMES 4-1-0
0-1-0 SEASON SERIES 1-0-0
12-24-5-3 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 27-12-5-0
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
5 players (47) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 8 players (45)
Timo Meier (27) GOALS LEADER David Pastrnak (35)
Erik Karlsson (47) ASSISTS LEADER David Pastrnak/Brad Marchand (28)
Erik Karlsson (62) POINTS LEADER David Pastrnak (63)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Sharks tonight in the 2nd of 2 games between these teams this season and the Sharks’ lone visit to TD Garden.
  • They are the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season at 36-5-4 overall and are 21-1-3 on home ice … They are 15-2-2 vs. Western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins are playing their lone home game tonight in an 8-game span, having played at NY Islanders on 1/18 (4-1 win) and at NY Rangers on 1/19 (3-1 win), tonight’s game vs San Jose, and road contests at Montreal on 1/24, Tampa Bay on 1/26, Florida on 1/28, Carolina on 1/29 and concluding that stretch on 2/1 at Toronto.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 4 games with a 4-3 win vs Toronto on 1/14, 6-0 win vs Philadelphia on 1/16, 4-1 victory at NY Islanders at 1/18, and 3-1 win at NY Rangers on 1/19 … They are 15-1-3 in their last 19 games and are 19-2-4 in their last 25 contests.
  • The Bruins are 21-1-3 in their last 25 home games, including a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • They are 8-0-1 in their last 9 road games.
  • Boston 6 vs Philadelphia 0 … David Krejci had 3A while playing his 1,000th NHL game with linemates Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak having 2-1=3 totals each, Brad Marchand and Matt Grzelcyk had 1-1=2 totals each and Charlie McAvoy added 2A … Jeremy Swayman had his 1st shutout of the season and the 6th of his career … SOG: Bos 29, Phi 29 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/6
  • Boston 4 at NY Islanders 1 … The Bruins yielded the 1st goal but had goals from Charlie McAvoy (1-1=2 totals), Derek Forbort, Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic, along with Charlie Coyle’s 2A … Linus Ullmark earned his 100th career win … SOG: Bos 24, NYI 27… PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/6
  • Boston 3 at NY Rangers 1 … Pavel Zacha, Patrice Bergeron and Connor Clifton scored and David Krejci and Brad Marchand had 2A each to pace the team … Jeremy Swayman extended his point streak to 6-0-2 in his last 8 starts … SOG: Bos 27, NYR 32 … PP: .0/4 .. PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 48)

  • Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
  • Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR

BOSTON vs SAN JOSE, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Sharks are meeting for the 45th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 27-12-5-0 record and 145-115 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 14-5-3-0 lifetime vs. San Jose at home with a 77-61 scoring edge in those 22 contests.
  • The Bruins have won their last 10 games vs. the Sharks with their last loss a 3-2 home setback on 3/15/2016 …

FUN FACTS

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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Chris Wagner returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 13: Joona Koppanen returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 14: Pavel Zacha signed to a four-year contract extension.
Jan. 17: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (25-17-6) at Chicago Blackhawks (14-26-4)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (25-17-6) at Chicago Blackhawks (14-26-4)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

JAN. 22 vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – 6:00 PM CT (4:00 PM PT) // Venue: United Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Chicago Blackhawks for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (2-1 OTL on Nov. 3; 2-1 OTW on Nov. 10).
  • The Kings and Blackhawks have gone to overtime the past two consecutive games between the clubs.
  • Tonight’s game marks the second stop of a six-game road trip prior to the NHL All-Star Break (5-3 L on Jan. 21 at NSH; Jan. 24 at PHI; Jan. 27 at FLA; Jan. 28 at TBL; Jan. 31 at CAR).

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

2) Mikey Anderson is one point shy of establishing a new career-high point total. In 46 games this season, Anderson has tallied two goals and nine assists for 11 points.

3) Alex Edler’s 30 points (6-24=30) against the Blackhawks are tied for fifth-most among active defensemen.

4) Drew Doughty (29) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Rob Blake for sole possession of seventh place on the Kings’ all-time list.

5) With a win in regulation tonight, the Kings (79) can become the eighth team in the league with at least 80 regulation wins over the Chicago Blackhawks all-time, joining Detroit (355), Montreal (294), Toronto (655), Boston (264), NY Rangers (236), St. Louis (123) and Dallas (109).

vs. CHICAGO ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 91-90-17-7
Home: 49-41-8-4
Away: 42-49-9-3
OT: 12-7 (10 ties)
Shootout: 3-2
2021-22: 2-0-1
2022-23: 1-0-1

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. CHICAGO:
Marcel Dionne – 42 GP, 58 PTS (21-37=58)
Dave Taylor – 44 GP, 43 PTS (20-23=43)
Butch Goring – 46 GP, 42 PTS (15-27=42)
Anze Kopitar* – 49 GP, 35 PTS (11-24=35)
Bernie Nicholls – 22 GP, 34 PTS (22-12=34)
Luc Robitaille – 48 GP, 34 PTS (16-18=34)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. CHICAGO: Nov. 10, 2023 – LAK 2 vs. CHI 1 (OT)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Danault (5), Fiala (4 – OT)
CHI Goals: Raddysh (4)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W, 31 saves, 32 shots) CHI: Mrazek (OTL, 33 saves, 35 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-4
LAK PK: 3-for-4

THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., Jan. 24 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings have points in nine of their last 10 outings against the Flyers in Philadelphia (7-1-2), dating back to Feb. 13, 2011.

Fri., Jan. 27 | at Florida Panthers | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network Anze Kopitar has 10 points (3-7=10) in his last six games against the Panthers.

Sat., Jan. 28 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings look for the season series sweep versus the Lightning (4-2 W on Oct. 25, 2022).

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 13 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 11 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 2 gams, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 80

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/22/23)
Jan. 9 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 15 – Rasmus Kupari (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 17 – Rasmus Kupari (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Tobias Bjornfot (D), Samuel Fagemo (F) and Alex Turcotte (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Carl Grundstrom (F) placed on injured reserve.

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
KINGS VS. THE HAWKS
The LA Kings skate into Chicago with points in 13 of their last 16 games against the Blackhawks (11-3-2), dating back to the 2016-17 season. The team’s .750 points percentage (PTS %) vs. Chicago in that span ranks fifth overall:
Best points percentage vs. Chicago since 2016-17
Team GP PTS %
Tampa Bay Lightning 19 .921% (17-1-1)
Vegas Golden Knights 14 .821% (11-2-1)
Carolina Hurricanes 20 .800% (15-3-2)
Boston Bruins 11 .773% (8-2-1)
LA Kings 16 .775% (11-3-2)

In those 16 contests, the Kings gave up 36 goals, which is the lowest goals against-per-game vs. Chicago among any one team:
Lowest GA/GP vs. Chicago since 2016-17
Team GP GA/GP (goals allowed)
LA Kings 16 2.25 (36)
Boston Bruins 11 2.27 (25)
New York Islanders 11 2.27 (25)
Tampa Bay Lightning 19 2.32 (44)
Carolina Hurricanes 20 2.35 (47)
Nashville Predators 30 2.37 (71)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – Joe Brand (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 24 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, Jan. 26 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Jan. 28 at EDM, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. ANA, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Feb. 10 vs. ARI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 17 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 14 – Activated Patrick Kane off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Jan. 13 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Jan. 11 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford and assigned Brett Seney to Rockford … Jan. 4 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on IR … Dec. 19 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Arvid Soderblom to Rockford … Placed Jarred Tinordi on IR and recalled Isaak Phillips from Rockford … Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 – Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (5) at St. Louis (3) – Sat., Jan. 21 – Enterprise Center
CHI Goals: Dickinson (4), Lafferty (6; SH), R. Johnson (4), Athanasiou (10), Domi (14)
STL Goals: Kyrou (22), Barbashev (7), Leddy (1)
Goalies: CHI – Stauber (28/31, 60:00) STL – Binnington (3/7, 23:59), Greiss (10/11, 33:13)
CHI PP: 0/2; PK: 3/4
STL PP: 1/4; PK: 2/2
Recap: The Blackhawks wrapped up their two-game road trip with a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night … Chicago has now posted wins in each of the last three and six of the last seven games (6-1-0) … The Blackhawks were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill, ending the team’s four-game streak of not allowing a power play goal against … Goaltender Jaxson Stauber made his NHL debut in the game and turned aside 28 of the 31 shots he faced for his first career NHL win … Eleven separate Blackhawks players recorded a point on Saturday … Jason Dickinson led the team with three points (1G, 2A) for his second three-point game of the season … Sam Lafferty tallied two points (1G, 1A), including scoring his third shorthanded goal of the campaign … Andreas Athanasiou netted the game-winning goal for his 10th goal in 2022-23 … Seth Jones tallied an assist to extend his point streak to four games (2G, 6A).

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – LOS ANGELES KINGS
The Blackhawks host the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday in the third and final matchup scheduled between the two teams this season … Chicago is 1-0-1 against the Kings so far in 2022-23, including a 1-0-0 mark on home ice … The team has now logged points in six of the last eight games against Los Angeles (3-2-3), including posting a 2-1-1 record in the last four games at United Center … Jonathan Toews leads the Blackhawks with two points (1G, 1A) in two games against the Kings this season and now has points (1G, 2A) in three of his last four games against them … Toews has logged points (1G, 1A) in back-to-back home games against Los Angeles and has six points (3G, 3A) over his last seven games against them at United Center … Taylor Raddysh has one goal against the Kings this season and has earned five points (3G, 2A) in seven career games against them, including in two of three career home games (2G, 1A) … Max Domi tallied an assist in the last game against the Kings on Nov. 10 and now has assists in three of the last four games against them (3A) … Domi has recorded six points (1G, 5A) over his last eight games against Los Angeles and has 14 points (4G, 10A) in 19 career games against them.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 3 (2-1, OT), Jan. 22 | AWAY: Nov. 10 (1-2 OT)
All-Time Record: 97-80-28 | Home: 52-39-12 | Road: 45-41-16
Last Home Win: Nov. 3, 2022 (2-1, OT) | Last Road Win: March 24, 2022 (4-3 SO) | Last Home Loss:
April 12, 2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: Nov. 10, 2022 (1-2 OT)

BLACKHAWKS VS. LAK ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 19; Patrick Kane, 15; Max Domi/Tyler Johnson, 4
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 27; Jonathan Toews, 22; Max Domi, 10
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 42; Jonathan Toews, 41; Max Domi, 14

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 9-11-1
Two-Days Rest: 2-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-5-1

BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 2-5-0
Wednesday: 0-5-0
Thursday: 3-4-1
Friday: 3-2-1
Saturday: 4-4-1
Sunday: 2-5-1

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (23-15-7) at New Jersey Devils (29-12-4)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (23-15-7) at New Jersey Devils (29-12-4)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 20: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell (PP), Zucker, Guentzel (2)
Multiple Points: Guentzel (2G-1A), Rust (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (44 saves, 45 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s second three-point night of the year (2G-1A) helped the Penguins pick up a point in their third-straight game (2-0-1).
PP: 1-2
PK: 3-3

Jan. 18: Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT) – Canadian Tire Centre
PIT Goals: Zucker, Malkin (PP), Friedman, Rakell (PP)
Multiple Points: Malkin (1G-2A), Crosby (3A), Pettersson (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (35 saves, 40 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby’s eighth three-point night helped Pittsburgh earn a point.
PP: 2-5
PK: 5-9

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 13 15
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 10 16
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 9 14
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 3 3
F Kasperi Kapanen Lower-Body 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 106

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 20 D Taylor Fedun and G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 20 D Jan Rutta placed on injured reserved. D Kris Letang placed on long-term injured reserve.
Jan. 20 G Tristan Jarry and D Jeff Petry activated off of injured reserve.
Jan. 17 F Kris Letang removed from non-roster status and placed on injured reserve.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Devils: 114-113-27
In Pittsburgh: 64-52-10
In New Jersey: 50-61-17
OT Record vs. New Jersey: 8-10-11
Shootout Record vs. New Jersey: 2-1

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-1-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. DEVILS:
Mario Lemieux- 74GP, 135 PTS (47G, 88A)
Sidney Crosby- 79GP, 87 PTS (38G-49A)
Evgeni Malkin- 62GP, 59 PTS (25G-34A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins hit the road to take on the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh is 8-3-1 in its last 12 games against New Jersey.
  • Here at the Prudential Center, the Penguins have won five-consecutive games and six of their last seven (6-1-0).
  • Pittsburgh is 5-4-2 versus the Metropolitan Division this season.
  • Pittsburgh plays four games this week starting today. Following that, the team won’t play for 10 days due to the bye week and NHL All-Star Break.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 3 Seattle Kraken 4 (OT)
(29-12-4—62 PTS) (27-14-4—58 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. A. Burakovsky 2. R. Donato 3. M. Jones

Goals:
SEA: R. Donato, R. Donato, B. Tanev, A. Burakovsky (OT-GWG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Seattle 1 1 1 1 0 4
DEVILS 0 1 2 0 0 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: D. Severson, E. Haula (SHG), N. Hischier
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 45
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 13
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 137

DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/1/23 Ryan Graves Activated from I.R.
1/1/23 Tyler Wotherspoon Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Tyce Thompson Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
1/5/23 Ondrej Palat Activated off I.R.
1/6/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
1/10/23 Nolan Foote Recalled from Utica
1/19/23 Nolan Foote Reassigned to Utica
1/19/23 Nate Bastian Activated off I.R.

The Devils concluded their final game for a season-long five-game road trip on Thursday and earned nine of out 10 points for the journey (4-0-1). While Jersey’s team witnessed a seven-game road winning streak end, the team did earn points in eight consecutive road games. The Devils also witnessed a five-game winning streak end, which dated to Jan. 7, vs the New York Rangers (4-3, Wo). The Devils are now 6-1-2 for the month of January. The team is now 4-3 for games decided in overtime. After Thursday’s loss at Seattle, the Devils pulled the netminder for an extra attacker while down one goal and converted in consecutive games.

Per NHL Pr, the last time time that the Devils swept a California road trip was in the 2000-01 campaign from Nov. 22, 2000, to Nov. 25:
at ANA, 5-2, W
at LAK, 6-1, W
at SJS, 3-2, W

The recent trip to California marked the second time in franchise history that the Devils swept a full three-game California road trip. Per NHL Pr, The Devils are the first team in NHL history who swept an Eastern and Western Canadian road trip, in addition to a California road trip. The guidelines for this matter are below:

• A “road trip” as being consecutive games played on the road
• The team must have played at least two of the teams mentioned sequentially
• Eastern Canada (TOR, OTT, MTL), Western Canada (WPG, EDM, CGY, VAN), California (ANA, LAK, SJS)

The Devils swept VAN, EDM & CGY via Nov. 1, 2022, to Nov. 5.
Jersey swept MTL, TML & OTT via Nov. 15, 2022, to Nov. 19.
The Devils swept ANA, LAK & SJS via Jan. 13, 2023, to Jan. 16.

The team’s 29 wins after 45 games played from the start of a season is the second most in franchise history.
32 wins: 2009-10
29 wins: 2022-23
28 wins: 1997-98

Jersey’s season-long five-game road trip:
1/10 at CAR, 5-3, W
1/13 at ANA, 6-2, W
1/14 at LAK, 5-2, W
1/16 at SJS, 4-3, Wso
1/19 at SEA, 4-3, Lo

Jersey’s team opens a two-game homestand on Sunday and then hosts Vegas on Tuesday. The Devils are 21-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks second in the NHL behind Boston (25). The Devils surpassed their win total from last season, which was 27 and in 39 games less played. The team’s 29 wins after 44 games played from the start of a season are the second most in franchise history.

32 wins: 2009-10
29 wins: 2022-23
28 wins: 1997-98

The Devils are 9-1-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 19-11-2 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils are 16-10-2 vs the Eastern Conference and 8-5-2 vs the Metropolitan Division. Jersey’s team is 27-4-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 10 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

LIGHTING THE LAMP
Jersey is one of five teams that hasn’t been shut out this season. Last season, the Devils suffered their first shutout in the team’s eighth game, which occurred on Nov. 2, 2021, at Anaheim (4-0, L). The franchise record in a single season is 80 consecutive games without being shut out from the start of a season, which occurred in 1987-88. The Devils were not shut out for the duration of the 80-game regular season in 1987-88. The current streak is the longest stretch of games from the start of a season without being shut out since 2012-13, when the Devils experienced 36 games without suffering a shutout. Jersey’s team is 24-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 15-5-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The NHL announced on Thu.,Jan. 5, that Jack Hughes was named New Jersey 2023 NHL All-Star. Hughes was a first-time NHL All-Star last season at Vegas. John Marino skated with the team on Saturday, but wore a non-contact jersey.

2021-22/2022-23 Comparison After first half of season (41 GP)
2021-22 2022-23
Record: 15-21-5 Record: 26-12-3
Pts%: .427 Pts%: .671
GF/GP: 2.85 GF/GP: 3.44
GA/GP: 3.44 GA/GP: 2.63
PP%: 17.0 PP%: 20.0
Opp. Shot%: 11.3 Opp. Shot% 9.64

The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship.

DATE/TIME OPPONENT RESULT
Oct. 18, 7:00 P.M. vs ANA 4-2, W
Oct 28, 7:00 P.M. vs COL 1-0, W
Dec. 6, 7:00 P.M. vs CHI 3-0, W
Dec. 13, 7:00 P.M. vs DAL 4-1, L
Jan. 1, 3:00 P.M. Vs CAR 5-4, Lso
Jan. 5, 7:00 P.M. Vs STL 5-3, L
Feb. 6, 7:30 P.M. Vs VAN
Feb. 21, 7:00 P.M. Vs MTL
Mar. 30, 7:00 P.M. Vs NYR
Apr. 11, 7:00 P.M. HOME FINALE Vs BUF

VS STEEL CITY
The Devils and Pittsburgh meet for the second of four matchups this season:
Feb. 18, at PIT, 5:30 P.M.
Apr. 4, vs PIT, 7:00 P.M.

Jersey defeated the Pens in the first matchup this season on Dec. 30, at Pittsburgh in a 4-2 win. The Devils were 2-2-0 vs Pittsburgh last season. The last time that the Devils won a season series vs Pittsburgh was 2018-19 (3-1-0).

ALL-TIME vs THE PENS
Record: 123-108-17-6
Home: 65-47-13-3
Road: 58-61-4-3

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Pittsburgh is nine, which was earned on Oct. 28, 2000, at Pittsburgh in a 9-0 win. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Pittsburgh is nine, twice, last logged on Dec. 13, 1990, in a 9-5 loss. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Pittsburgh is 49, twice, last logged on Oct. 11, 2008, in a 2-1 win at Pitt. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Pittsburgh is 49, on Nov. 26, 2011, in a 4-3 shootout loss at Pitt. The last time the Devils shut out the Pens was on Mar. 24, 2016, in a 3-0 win at Pitt. The last time that Pitt. shut out the Devils was on Jan. 26, 2016, in a 2-0 loss at Pitt.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Tue. Jan 24, vs VGK, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Jan. 26, at NSH, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Fri. Jan. 27, at DAL, 8:30 P.M. E.T.
Bye Week/All-Star break

LAST TRADE
The Devils acquired defenseman John Marino from Pittsburgh in exchange for blueliner Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round draft pick on
July 16, 2022.

NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (31-14) at Phoenix Suns (23-24)

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NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (31-14) at Phoenix Suns (23-24)

The Memphis Grizzlies will look to return to the win column on Sunday night when they continue their season-high five-game road trip against the Phoenix Suns.

The Grizzlies squandered a 13-point lead in the third quarter and saw their franchise-record-tying 11-game winning streak end with a 122-121 setback at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.

Ja Morant said his team’s downfall was due in part to giving the Lakers additional looks at the basket.

Morant collected 22 points and eight assists and Steven Adams added 16 points and 17 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season. Brandon Clarke and Tyus Jones each added 20 points off the bench for Memphis, which made just 26 of 40 attempts from the free-throw line.

Clarke missed an attempt from the line with 1.2 seconds remaining that would’ve tied the game.

Now, it should be noted that the NBA released its Last Two Minute Reports on Saturday, and it revealed that Lakers guard Russell Westbrook committed a lane violation that was not called. In short, Clarke would have received another attempt to tie the game.

The Grizzlies also were on the wrong end of a non-call that saw Lakers guard Dennis Schroder rip the ball out of Desmond Bane’s hands before scoring the go-ahead basket with 7.1 seconds remaining.

The Grizzlies have won two of the previous three meetings against the Suns this season.

Morant, who boasts team-leading averages in points (27.2) and assists (7.9), scored 34 points in a 125-108 setback to Phoenix on Dec. 27 before tallying 29 in a 136-106 victory on Monday.

Mikal Bridges scored 21 points in the most recent meeting with Memphis. He scored 22 points as the short-handed Suns recorded a 112-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

Josh Okogie collected 24 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Phoenix, which has answered a dismal 1-9 stretch by winning consecutive contests to begin its five-game homestand.

In addition to Devin Booker (groin), the Suns played without Chris Paul (hip), Cam Johnson (knee-injury management) and Deandre Ayton (non-COVID illness).

NBA Preview: New York Knicks (25-22) at Toronto Raptors (20-27)

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NBA Preview: New York Knicks (25-22) at Toronto Raptors (20-27)

The Toronto Raptors will have one final chance this month to take advantage of their home court when they host the New York Knicks on Sunday before going on a seven-game road trip.

The Raptors have dropped three straight after losing 106-104 to the injury-depleted Boston Celtics on Saturday to open a brief two-game homestand. They were 1-2 on their previous road trip, defeating the Knicks 123-121 in overtime on Monday.

The Raptors, who led by as many as 11 points in the first quarter Saturday, took a four-point advantage into the fourth against the Celtics, who were without Jayson Tatum (wrist).

The Knicks also have dropped three straight after losing 139-124 to the host Atlanta Hawks on Friday.

The Hawks opened the fourth quarter on a 20-4 surge as the Knicks showed how much they missed center Mitchell Robinson, who had thumb surgery on Thursday.

The Hawks had a 39-34 advantage in total rebounds against the Knicks.

Jericho Sims sat the bench for five consecutive games until Robinson was injured Wednesday in the first quarter of a home loss to the Washington Wizards, but he started on Friday and had 12 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes.

Backup center Isaiah Hartenstein remained on the second unit and had two points and six rebounds in 17 minutes.

The Raptors played without Fred VanVleet (rib soreness) on Saturday and lost O.G. Anunoby (ankle) in the third quarter. Nurse said VanVleet was questionable for Sunday, while Anunoby’s availability is unclear.

Pascal Siakam had 29 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Raptors on Saturday.

Toronto has won two of three from New York this season. Sunday’s meeting will be the final game between the Atlantic Division foes in the regular season.

NHL Morning Skate – Jan. 22, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Jan. 22, 2023

* The 23rd annual Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada concluded with the Flames, Canadiens, Jets and Oilers all picking up wins, highlighted by Connor McDavid becoming the first player to 40 goals this season.

* Canadian players across the League also celebrated the day with strong performances of their own as Dylan Cozens, Matt Duchene, Alex Pietrangelo and Carter Verhaeghe each helped their teams to victory Saturday.

* Sebastion Aho scored three straight goals, including the game winner, to register the League’s third natural hat trick of 2022-23.
 


McDAVID CAPS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA WITH 40TH GOAL
Storylines were aplenty during the 23rd annual Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada, including Connor McDavid (40-48—88 in 48 GP) scoring his NHL-best 40th goal of the season to help the Oilers (27-18-3, 57 points) extend the League’s longest active win streak to six games. He required the fewest contests by an active player to reach the mark in a campaign, besting Auston Matthews (49 GP in 2021-22).



* McDavid’s tally extended the League’s longest active point streak to 10 games dating to Jan. 3 (8-8—16 in 10 GP) – his third double-digit stretch of the 2022-23 campaign (also 17 GP from Nov. 26 – Dec. 30, 2022 & 10 GP from Oct. 26 – Nov. 12, 2022). His 10 career point streaks of 10-plus games are tied with Sidney Crosby for the most among active skaters.

* The Oilers captain also moved within two assists of 50 in 2022-23 with his 239th career multi-point game – one shy of Glenn Anderson (240 GP) for the fourth most in Oilers history. Wayne Gretzky (472 GP), Mark Messier (300 GP) and Jari Kurri (296 GP) rank first, second and third, respectively. His total is 49 more than the next-closest skater since his debut in 2015-16 (Leon Draisaitl: 190 GP).

* McDavid, set to appear in the NHL All-Star Game under the 3-on-3 format for the sixth time, is one of only three active players with 40 or more goals prior to the All-Star/Olympic break joining Alex Ovechkin (42 in 2009-10 & 40 in 2013-14) and Crosby (42 in 2009-10).


* With Montreal facing a two-goal deficit after the first period, Josh Anderson (Burlington, Ont.) and Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Saguenay, Que.) pulled the Canadiens even before Rem Pitlick (Ottawa, Ont.) scored his first career overtime goal to complete the comeback against the Maple Leafs. Twenty-five of 49 games between Montreal and Toronto since 2012-13 have featured a comeback win, the second-highest combined total between two teams behind Pittsburgh and Philadelphia (26 in 45 GP).
 

* Dillon Dube (Golden, B.C.) and Tyler Toffoli (Scarborough, Ont.) each had 1-1—2 as the Flames (22-16-9, 53 points) defeated the Lightning and kept pace with the Avalanche (25-17-3, 53 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Saturday’s matinee at Scotiabank Saddledome also featured Jakob Pelletier (Québec, Que.) making his NHL debut with Calgary.

* Mark Scheifele (Kitchener, Ont.) had 2-1—3 to help lead Winnipeg past Ottawa in an all-Canadian matchup as the Jets (30-16-1, 61 points) eclipsed the 60-point mark in 47 games – the club has hit 60 points in fewer contests just once in franchise history (2018-19: 45 GP). Scheifele’s three-point outing marked the 58th of his career – the most in Jets/Thrashers history and four more than the next-closest skater (Ilya Kovalchuk: 54 GP).
 

OTHER CANADIAN-BORN PLAYERS LEAVE THEIR MARK SATURDAY
Notable performances by Canadian-born players weren’t limited to Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada games Saturday:

* Dylan Cozens (Whitehorse, Y.T.) opened the scoring in highlight-reel fashion and Peyton Krebs (Calgary, Alta.) corralled two goals during the afternoon victory for the Sabres. Cozens (33-60—93 in 165 GP) climbed within seven points of 100 in his NHL career and would become the second player born in a Canadian territory to reach a triple-digit total, joining Geoff Sanderson (Hay River, N.W.T.) who had exactly 700 (including 65 with Buffalo from 1997-98 – 1999-00).



* Nineteen-year-old Wyatt Johnston (Toronto, Ont.) scored one of four goals for the Central Division-leading Stars (28-13-7, 63 points). Johnston, who ranks second in goals among rookies in 2022-23 (12-8—20 in 48 GP), is one of three teenagers in Stars team history with at least a dozen tallies in a single season joining Valeri Nichushkin (14 in 2013-14) and Miro Heiskanen (12 in 2018-19).

* Matt Duchene (Haliburton, Ont.) scored two goals, including the game winner, as the Predators (22-18-6, 50 points) earned a comeback win against the Kings to move within three points of the Avalanche (25-17-3, 53 points) for the final Wild Card position in the Western Conference. Duchene’s first goal occurred at 0:39 of the first period following a quick game-opening tally by Mikael Granlund (0:19), making Nashville the 15th team in NHL history to score twice within the first 39 seconds of a contest and the second this season (also CGY: 0:30 on Dec. 20, 2022).

* Alex Pietrangelo (King City, Ont.) assisted on two of Vegas’ six goals to help the Golden Knights (29-16-2, 60 points) overtake the Kraken (27-14-5, 59 points) for first place in the Pacific Division. Pietrangelo boosted his career totals with Vegas to 25-73—98 (159 GP) and surpassed Nate Schmidt (21-76—97 in 196 GP) for second-most points among Golden Knights defensemen – only Shea Theodore (57-171—228 in 371 GP) has more.

* Carter Verhaeghe (Toronto, Ont.) and Sam Reinhart (West Vancouver, B.C.) were among five Panthers players to find the back of the net Saturday as Florida (23-20-5, 51 points) gained ground on idle Pittsburgh (23-15-7, 53 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. Anton Lundell (19:47 of P1),Verhaeghe (19:32 of P2) and Reinhart (19:21 of P3) combined to mark just the second time in over a decade that a team has recorded a goal in the final 40 seconds of all three periods.


AHO’S NATURAL HAT TRICK FEATURED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES

The latest edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured notes on all teams from a 14-game Saturday, including Carolina’s Sebastian Aho (3-0—3) scoring the NHL’s third natural hat trick of the season and the first for the Hurricanes since Justin Faulk on Feb. 13, 2018.


* Aho (199-242—441 in 484 GP), who moved within one goal of becoming the sixth player to score 200 with the Hurricanes/Whalers franchise, ranks sixth among Finnish-born players in NHL history with six career hat tricks behind Jari Kurri (23), Teemu Selanne (22), Patrik Laine (10), Tomas Sandstrom (8) and Olli Jokinen (7).

QUICK CLICKS


* Chris Snow’s son reads Calgary’s starting lineups ahead of game Saturday
*Ryan Miller participates in ceremonial puck drop ahead of Sabres game
* Cole Caufield out rest of season for Canadiens, will have shoulder surgery
* Blake Wheeler gets 900th NHL point in Jets win against Senators
* Johnny Gaudreau ready for ‘fun’ 1st trip back to Calgary with Blue Jackets


SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE SET TO FEATURE SPORTSNET DOUBLEHEADER
Sunday’s five-game slate is highlighted by a Sportsnet doubleheader with the Penguins (23-15-7, 53 points) visiting the Devils (29-12-4, 62 points) at Prudential Center and the League-leading Bruins (36-5-4, 76 points) hosting the Sharks (14-24-9, 37 points) at TD Garden.
 

NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers (21-25) at Portland Trail Blazers (21-24)

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NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers (21-25) at Portland Trail Blazers (21-24)

The Los Angeles Lakers literally stole a victory on Friday night.

Now the Lakers are hoping to continue the momentum when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.

The victory was just the second in six games for Los Angeles, which resides in 13th place in the Western Conference standings. Portland has lost 11 of its last 15 games and is right above the Lakers in 12th place.

Los Angeles trailed the red-hot Memphis Grizzlies by as many as 13 points and was still down 114-107 with 3:04 remaining.

The Grizzlies were later up one and had the ball when Dennis Schroder stole it from Desmond Bane and drove for a layup and was fouled with 7.6 seconds left. He made the free throw to give the Lakers a two-point edge and Los Angeles eventually won 122-121 to snap an 11-game Memphis winning streak that matched the longest in franchise history.

Schroder recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals in the victory. Russell Westbrook led the Lakers with 29 and LeBron James scored 23.

James was just 8 of 21 from the field and Los Angeles was outrebounded 63-47. But the Lakers committed just nine turnovers and figured out a way to prevail.

Los Angeles is hopeful that star big man Anthony Davis can return to the lineup late next week. Davis has missed the past 18 games while dealing with a foot issue. He is averaging 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds but has played in just 25 games.

The Lakers and Trail Blazers split two games in Los Angeles earlier this season. James averaged 31 points.

Portland has fallen on hard times and even a heavy stretch of home games isn’t ending its slump.

The Trail Blazers are 2-4 during an 11-game span in which 10 are at home. They lost 105-95 to the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

Portland scored 14 points in the opening quarter and trailed 57-34 at halftime. Star guard Damian Lillard was 1-of-10 shooting in the first half and the Trail Blazers missed 13 of 14 3-point attempts and committed 12 turnovers in the half.

Lillard finished with 25 points and 11 assists but was just 6 of 21 from the field. Jerami Grant added 24 points.

But the Trail Blazers were out of the game early despite a second-half push making the final score look respectable.

Lillard scored 41 points as Portland posted a 106-104 win over the Lakers on Oct. 23. He missed the 128-109 loss to Nov. 30 due to a calf injury.

NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets (28-17) at Golden State Warriors (23-23)

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NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets (28-17) at Golden State Warriors (23-23)

It’s likely to be Curry vs. Curry, but definitely not Durant vs. Green, when the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors steal the national basketball spotlight Sunday night in San Francisco.

Billed since the schedule was announced as Kevin Durant’s first appearance in Chase Center with a live audience, the Nets instead will have to rely heavily once again on Kyrie Irving as they attempt to win a second straight on the road.

Durant was dealt by the Warriors to the Nets following the 2019 NBA Finals loss to the Toronto Raptors, having helped the franchise win two titles in three years.

After sitting out the 2019-20 season with an Achilles injury suffered in the Finals, Durant visited San Francisco in February 2021 and saw a video tribute before contributing 20 points to a 134-117 win. But no fans were in attendance because of COVID restrictions.

The Warriors had the video queued for the fans last January, but Durant didn’t make that trip, out with a strained left knee.

The 34-year-old has already been ruled out of Sunday’s game, which will be his sixth straight absence due to a right MCL strain that’s expected to keep him sidelined at least two more weeks.

Brooklyn lost its first four games after Durant suffered the injury Jan. 8 at Miami, then finally got into the win column with a 117-106 triumph at Utah on Friday night. Irving exploded for 48 points in the win.

Seth Curry was among three of Irving’s supporting cast who scored in double figures, chipping in with 10 off the bench on the eve of a matchup with his brother, Warriors star Stephen Curry.

Irving noted Friday’s win might not have occurred without a key late 3-pointer by his sharpshooting teammate.

If the matchup comes off, Seth’s older brother Stephen will enter Sunday’s 13th reunion with a significant advantage in points per game (26.1-10.1) and team wins (9-3) in their previous career head-to-heads.

The Golden State standout did not play when the clubs met in Brooklyn in December, a game in which the Warriors also held out Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson on the final day of an Eastern trip. Durant had 23 points and Seth Curry 12 in a 143-113 blowout in which Irving also was sidelined.

The Warriors had a similar “throwaway” game at the end of a trip Friday, but that one had a surprising outcome as eight players contributed 3-pointers to a shocking 120-114 win at Cleveland that Curry, Wiggins, Thompson and Draymond Green all watched.

Jordan Poole led the way with 32 points, but the unexpected contributions of Ty Jerome (22 points), Donte DiVincenzo (17) and Anthony Lamb (four 3-pointers) — as well as the timely returns of JaMychal Green (13 points) and Jonathan Kuminga (10) — allowed the Warriors to cap a 3-2 trip.

Having missed 14 straight games with an illness and then a leg infection, JaMychal Green credited Kerr for some simple advice before the game.

Stephen Curry, Wiggins, Thompson and Draymond Green are all expected back for Sunday’s game.

NBA Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder (22-24) at Denver Nuggets (33-13)

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NBA Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder (22-24) at Denver Nuggets (33-13)

The Oklahoma City Thunder have surprised this season despite not having rookie Chet Holmgren available, working their way into the playoff hunt with some impressive victories.

One team they haven’t solved is Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets, who have won the first three meetings between the teams and will go for the season sweep when they host the Thunder on Sunday night.

Holmgren, the 7-footer who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 draft, went down with a foot injury over the summer and had season-ending surgery. The Thunder have found their way behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who leads the team in scoring at 30.6 points a game. He had 37 in a 118-113 loss at Sacramento on Friday that snapped a four-game winning streak.

Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging nearly twice as many points as the Thunder’s second-leading scorer, Josh Giddy, who is at 16.0 per game. Gilgeous-Alexander has been solid against Denver this year, averaging 32.0 points and 7.0 assists in the three games.

Oklahoma City nearly took the last meeting between the teams on Nov. 23, but the Nuggets rallied from 15 down in the fourth quarter and won 131-126 in overtime. Nikola Jokic had 39 points in that game without Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. available.

Friday was the Nuggets’ third game without head coach Michael Malone, who was placed in health and safety protocol on Tuesday.

Murray and Porter are back healthy while Jokic sat out Friday’s 134-111 win over Indiana with left hamstring tightness as the Nuggets extended their winning streak to nine games.

Even if Jokic does sit out Sunday, the Thunder will have a tough time slowing down the streaking Nuggets, who also have won 16 in a row at home. Murray was the star Friday night when he notched his first career triple-double — 17 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds — while Denver got contributions throughout the lineup.

Aaron Gordon had a game-high 28 points and continued his strong season.

The Nuggets hope Malone and Jokic can return, if not Sunday then on the upcoming three-game road trip through New Orleans, Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

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