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Mets agree to terms with 27 international players

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Mets agree to terms with 27 international players

FLUSHING, N.Y., – The New York Mets today announced that the club has agreed to terms with 27 international players.

“We are honored and excited to welcome these young men into the organization,” said Vice President of Amateur and International Scouting, Tommy Tanous. “This is always one of my favorite days of the year as this marks the start of these players’ professional career. I want to give thanks to Steve and Alex Cohen, Director of International Scouting Steve Barningham, General Manager Billy Eppler, our scouting staff and the entire organization for their continued support. I also want to recognize the families of the players for making today possible.”

“Today is an important part for our organization’s continued strategy of long-term success,” said General Manager Billy Eppler. “I want to thank Tommy, Steve Barningham, and our entire international scouting department as well as everyone in the baseball operations department who spent countless hours making today a reality. I can’t wait for these players to start their journey to the big leagues.”

The class is highlighted by catcher Daiverson Gutierrez, who ranks 27th on MLB.com’s top 50 international list. He is joined by outfielder Anthony Baptist, who ranks 29th and INF Cristopher Larez, who places 43rd on the list.

A’s Agree to Terms with 17 International Players

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A’s Agree to Terms with 17 International Players

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s agreed to terms with 17 international players, including 10 from Venezuela, six from the Dominican Republic and one from Cuba, the club announced today.

The list includes right-handed pitcher Luis Dany Morales out of Cuba, who is rated as the No. 5 international prospect by MLB.com, and outfielder Darling Fernandez from the Dominican Republic, who is ranked 40th.  Morales pitched for Sancti Spiritus in Cuba’s Serie Nacional in 2021 and was 3-3 with a 5.95 ERA in 11 games, nine starts.  He struck out 58 in 42.1 innings and walked 30 while surrendering just two home runs as an 18-year-old.

The complete list of players are:

Player    Position    Hometown
Wilfred Alvarado    RHP    Valencia, Venezuela
Paul Chacon    RHP    Anaco, Venezuela
Reinaldo De La Cruz    SS    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Reynaldo De La Paz    OF    Palenque, Dominican Republic
Darling Fernandez    OF    Moca, Dominican Republic
Jesus Fernandez    SS    Maracay, Venezuela
Freilyn Guzman    RHP    San Juan De La Maguana, Dominican Republic
Ramon Landaeta    C    Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Jeison Lopez    OF    Puerto De La Cruz, Venezuela
Francis Marte    RHP    San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic
Luis Dany Morales    RHP    Holguin, Cuba
Jesus Natera    C    La Guaira, Venezuela
Cristhian Rangel    RHP    Barcelona, Venezuela
Jesus Superlano    SS    Barinas, Venezuela
Donny Troconis    RHP    Caja Seca, Venezuela
Roberto Urdaneta    RHP    Santa Barbara Del Zulia, Venezuela
Alvin Veras    RHP    San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (19-20-3) at St. Louis Blues (21-20-3)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (19-20-3) at St. Louis Blues (21-20-3)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 14, 7-0 loss at Colorado: The Avalanche established a new franchise mark for single game goals against Ottawa in what was a 7-0 Senators defeat at Ball Arena. The score equaled Ottawa’s franchise mark for the second worst shutout loss in franchise history. The home side was paced by Newhook and Lehkonen who both registered one goal, two assist contests. Rantanen had two goals for Colorado to move into first leaguewide in even strength goals on the season (23). Hunt had the additional goal for the Avalanche while O’Connor and MacKinnon both had two assist games. Francouz turned aside each of the 29 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season while Forsberg allowed seven goals on 33 shots to take the loss for Ottawa. Scratches: None; Injuries: Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; Shots: OTT – 29, COL – 33; PP: OTT – 0-3, COL – 1-2.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against St. Louis will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa returns home to face Pittsburgh in the first half of a home-and-home series on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. The contest will mark the first of three regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: C Chartier, RW Joseph, LW Motte, C Norris and D Zaitsev are on IR and will not oppose the Blues this evening. Total man-games lost: 146.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Bernard-Docker from Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 15.

OTTAWA vs. ST. LOUIS – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Jan. 16 @ St. Louis, Feb. 19 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (1-1-0): 2/15/22 @ Ottawa (5-2 loss), 3/8/22 @ St. Louis (4-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 18-19-2-1; Home: 8-12-0-1; Away: 10-7-2-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/14/19 (2-0); @ St. Louis: 3/8/22 (4-1)
Last St. Louis win: @ Ottawa: 2/15/22 (5-2); @ St. Louis: 1/19/19 (3-2)
Last OT result: 1/4/16 (3-2 OT win) @ St. Louis
Last shootout: 3/1/16 (4-3 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (2/20/96, 7-1 win); Allowed: 11, (2/26/94, 11-1 loss); Both teams: 12, (2/26/94, 11-1 loss)

Last Game: 3/8/22, 4-1 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Stützle, Norris, Tkachuk, Formenton; STL Goal: Perron; OTT Scratches: Ennis, Mete; OTT Injuries: Batherson, Murray, Pinto, Tierney; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; STL Goalie: Binnington; OTT PP: 2-2; STL PP: 0-1; Shots: 28-23.

Career vs. St. Louis: Brassard leads all players in career games played (43), in assists (19), in points (23) and is tied with Giroux in penalty minutes (20); DeBrincat leads in goals (seven) against St. Louis.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their fourth set of the season on Friday when the team visits Pittsburgh ahead of welcoming Winnipeg to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … 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 (2-1-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (2-1-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 42 for 158 (26.6%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 10 powerplay goals while Batherson and DeBrincat maintain the club lead with 19 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 11 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 118 of the 144 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 81.9% through 42 regular-season games … The team has registered four (Joseph, Motte, Watson x2) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Torey Krug – Lower-Body (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Dec. 27)
Vladimir Tarasenko – Hand Injury (Re-evaluated in 4 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Ryan O’Reilly – Broken Foot (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (announced on Jan. 7)
Robert Bortuzzo – Lower-Body (announced on Jan. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 183

Recent Transactions
January
13 – Assigned defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve
9 – Recalled defenseman Dmitri Samorukov from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
5 – Placed forward Logan Brown on the injured reserve
5 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

BLUES VS. SENATORS

  • The Blues and Senators will meet for the 1st of 2 matchups this season
  • They will finish their season series on Feb. 19 in Ottawa
  • The Blues went 1-1-0 against Ottawa last season, with each team winning on the road
  • The Blues are 6-2-0 in their last 8 games against Ottawa
  • Since Nov. 19, 2010, the Blues are 10-3-4 in 17 games against the Senators
  • The Blues are 3-2-3 in their last 8 games against Ottawa at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues are 9-5-3 in their last 17 games overall since Dec. 11 vs. Colorado
  • The Blues’ 9 wins share 10th in the NHL (1. Boston/Carolina, 12), while their 21 points share 9th in the NHL (1. Boston, 27 points) since Dec. 11
  • The Blues are 18-7-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 6th most wins in the NHL (1. Boston, 21-0-2 & Carolina, 21-4-4)
  • The Blues are 1 of 4 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (Kings/Islanders/Ducks)
  • With a win on Monday vs. Ottawa, the Blues will become the 8th franchise in NHL history to record 2000 wins (2nd non-original 6 team, Philadelphia)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/19 – vs. Nashville
1/21 – vs. Chicago
1/24 – vs. Buffalo
1/26 – at Arizona
1/28 – at Colorado

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will continue a season-long 7-game home stand on Monday against Ottawa (1-2-0 so far) after starting 2023 with a 4-game road trip (3-1-0 on 4-game trip)
  • The Blues will play 11 of their next 16 games at Enterprise Center, including Monday vs. Ottawa, which will go through February and take them into March
  • The Blues’ next 6 games will come against teams that are not currently in a playoff spot

NEW YEAR NEW BLUES

  • Since the start of the 2023 calendar year, the Blues are 4-3-0
  • Their 4 wins since the start of 2023 share 7th in the NHL (1. Seattle, 8-0-0)
  • Their 8 points since the start of 2023 share 8th in the NHL (1. Seattle, 16)
  • The Blues have scored 24 goals so far in 2023, which shares 6th in the NHL (1. Seattle, 41)
  • The Blues have gone 6 for 19 (31.6%) on the power play in 2023, which ranks 4th in the NHL (1. Florida, 45.0%)
  • Brandon Saad has scored 5 goals in 2023, which shares 9th in the NHL (1. J. Hughes/Pastrnak, 8)
  • Pavel Buchnevich has posted 6 assists and 9 points in 2023
  • Buchnevich’s 6 assists share 9th in the NHL in 2023 (1. Dunn, 9), while his 9 points share 14th (1. J. Hughes, 13)

SPECIAL TEAMS STARTING TO HEAT UP

  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 straight games 3 different times this season (Dec. 16-27, Nov. 17-25, & Jan. 3-10)
  • The Blues have also scored a power play goal in 10 of their last 14 games (since Dec. 16), going 12 for 41 (29.3%) on the power play, which ranks 6th in the NHL in that span (1. Tampa Bay, 35.1%), while their 12 power play goals also rank 6th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 15)
  • From the beginning of the season through Dec. 15, the Blues had a power play percentage 20.5%, which ranked 23rd in the NHL
  • Since Dec. 16, the Blues have improved their season power play percentage to 23.4%, which ranks 12th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 31.3%)
  • In their last 17 games since Dec. 11, the Blues have gone 41 for 49 (83.7%), on the penalty kill, which shares the 7th best penalty kill in the NHL in that span (1. Ottawa, 40 for 44, 90.9%)

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (21-14-9) at Nashville Predators (19-17-6)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (21-14-9) at Nashville Predators (19-17-6)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 14, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [6] vs. DALLAS STARS [5]
The Calgary Flames continued a five-game Central Division road trip on Saturday afternoon for a matinee game against the Stars. Calgary would start the scoring just 25 seconds in with Andrew Mangiapane outwaiting Scott Wedgewood on the backhand to slide home his ninth of the season and give the Flames an early 1-0 lead. Calgary would double their advantage later in the first with Trevor Lewis scoring his first power play goal since the 2017-18 campaign to make it 2-0 for the Flames. Jamie Benn would score in the late stages of the first to cut the lead in half, but Calgary skated into the intermission up 2-1. The Flames offense would explode in the second to the tune of four goals in the middle stanza with Lindholm, Kadri, Andersson and Tanev all contributing to put Calgary up 6-1. The Stars would claw back in the third to get within one, but the Flames were able to lock things down to prevail 6-5 and win their second-straight game. CGY GOAL SCORERS: Mangiapane (9), Lewis (8), Lindholm (14), Kadri (17), Andersson (6), Tanev (1)
GOALIE: Vladar (29/33, .879 Sv%)
PP: 2/5 (40%)
PK: 2/2 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-0-2

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
January 14, 2023 CGY [6] at DAL [5] Tanev Vladar Wedgewood
January 12, 2023 CGY [4] at STL [1] Dube Vladar Greiss
January 10, 2023 CGY [3] at STL 4 Thomas Markstrom Binnington
January 8, 2022 CGY [3] at CHI 4 Domi Markstrom/Vladar Stalock
January 6, 2023 NYI [1] vs. CGY [4] Coleman Markstrom Varlamov
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 16, 2023 6:00pm at Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
January 18, 2023 7:30pm vs. Colorado Avalanche Scotiabank Saddledome
January 21, 2023 1:00pm vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Scotiabank Saddledome
January 23, 2023 7:30pm vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Scotiabank Saddledome
January 26, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of three matchups this season between the Flames and Predators. The Flames fell 4-1 at the hands of Nashville in their first meeting at the start of November. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 6-3-2 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 14-6-4 against Western Conference opponents.

LAST TIME VERSUS NASHVILLE:
The Flames welcomed the Nashville Predators into the Scotiabank Saddledome back on November 3rd for their first of three meetings this season. Nashville opened the scoring in the first with a goal from Mark Jankowski and would add two goals in the second frame off the sticks of Filip Forsberg and Roamn Josi and led 3-0 through 40. Calgary would try to claw back into the contest after Blake Coleman hammered home his first of the season off a slick feed from Mikael Backlund to cut the deficit to two. But that is as close as Calgary would come, and Matt Duchene would add an empty netter in the late stages of the game and Nashville prevailed 4-1.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. CALGARY
OVERALL (81 GP) 39-25-(4)-13
HOME (42 GP) 21-12-(1)-8
ROAD (39 GP) 18-13-(3)-5
LAST MEETING Nov. 3, 2022 at CGY (W, 4-1)

PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 39-25-(4)-13 all-time against the Flames, including a 21-12-(1)-8 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Calgary in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Calgary this season, picking up a 4-1 win at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Nov. 3.

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

− The Predators have only lost three times in regulation to the Flames since Dec. 15, 2015 (10-3-6) and have picked up at least one point in 25 of their last 32 games (17-7-8).

NOTABLES vs. CALGARY
− Roman Josi has five goals and 19 assists in 30 career games vs. Calgary.

− Ryan Johansen has nine points (3g-6a) in his last 13 meetings with the Flames, and 15 points (5g-10a) in 28 career games against Calgary.

− Juuse Saros is 6-1-1 with a .918 save percentage in nine career games vs. the Flames.

− Mikael Granlund became the fourth player in NHL history to score a game-tying goal in the final 10 seconds of regulation and the overtime winner (regular season and playoffs) on Feb. 27, 2020 vs. Calgary.

− Matt Duchene became the first 40-goal scorer in Predators history on April 19, 2022 vs. Calgary.

− Mark Jankowski was drafted by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. He posted 64 points (36g28a) in 208 games with the Flames from 2016-20.

LAST TIME OUT
− Buffalo Sabres 5, Nashville Predators 3 – Jan. 14 (Bridgestone Arena)

− NSH goals: Josi – PP (11), Lauzon (3), Johansen (10)

− BUF goals: Skinner (18), Cozens (14), Olofsson – PP (17), Okposo – SH/GWG (7), Quinn (7)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 28/33); BUF – Luukkonen (W, 38/41)

− Power plays: NSH 1-3; BUF 1-4

− Notes: Nashville moved to 9-7-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators have now dropped their last three games (0-3-0)… It was Nashville’s first home game since Jan. 3 (five-game road trip from Jan. 5-12)… The Predators tied the game after trailing 1-0 and 3-1… Nashville scored twice in 40 seconds during the second period to make it a 3-3 game… Eight different Nashville skaters tallied a point, led by Ryan Johansen’s two (1g-1a)… It was Johansen’s third multi-point game of the season and first since Dec. 1 at New Jersey (2g-1a)… Johansen’s goal (108) moved him past Jason Arnott (107) for the ninth-most in Predators history… Jeremy Lauzon scored his third goal of the season and had nine hits, the most in a game by a Predators player this season… Nashville had 41 shots on goal, eclipsing the 40-shot mark for the sixth time in 2022-23.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Jan. 14 35
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-Jan. 14 17
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – day-to-day Jan. 14 1
Total man-games lost: 87
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 36; McCarron – 18; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Carrier – 5; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 16, 2023 vs. Calgary Flames

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Jan. 14: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 13: Reassigned goaltender Yaroslav Askarov to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 11: Recalled goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 2: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 1: Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Dec. 29: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Dec. 27: Recalled forward Tommy Novak from Milwaukee (AHL).

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (23-16-6) at New York Islanders (23-18-3)

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (23-16-6) at New York Islanders (23-18-3)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 1, Philadelphia Flyers 3
January 14, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, DC
Shots: WSH: 40; PHI: 25
Power Plays: WSH: 0/3; PHI: 1/3
Three Stars: 1. Hart (PHI), 2. Laughton (PHI), 3. Ovechkin (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 1/8
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 1/7

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-1/14/23 (45 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-1/14/23 (41 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-1/14/23 (15 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Man Games Lost: 273

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 17, 7 p.m. ET vs. Minnesota (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 19, 9 p.m. ET at Arizona (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 21, 10 p.m. ET at Vegas (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 24, 9 p.m. ET at Colorado (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 26, 7 p.m. ET vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the New York Islanders on Monday at UBS Arena for the first of four meetings between the teams this season. Washington is 119-96-13-6 all-time versus New York and 8-4-0 in their last 12 games against the Islanders dating back to the 2020-21 season. In 2021-22, Washington split the season series with New York 2-2-0, winning one game at UBS Arena on Jan. 15 and one at home on March 15. Evgeny Kuznetsov led the Capitals with three points (0g, 3a) in four games against the Islanders last season.

AWAY vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
58-54-2-3 359 401 1 NYI win (4/28/22)

CAPITALS vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (64) Ovechkin (42) Backstrom (44) Ovechkin (63)
Backstrom (59) Oshie (15) Carlson (23) Backstrom (56)
Carlson (50) Backstrom (12) Ovechkin (21) Carlson/Oshie (31)

TOP CAPS FACTS
The Big 3-0

  • Alex Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season on Saturday vs. Philadelphia.
  • Ovechkin reached the 30-goal mark for the 17th time in his 18-year career, which tied former Capital Mike Gartner (17) for the most 30-goal seasons in NHL history.
  • Ovechkin, 37, scored his 30th goal in his 45th game of the season, tied for the sixth-fewest games required to reach the 30-goal mark in his career (2013-14: 34 GP; 2018-19: 39 GP; 2007-08: 39 GP; 2009-10: 40 GP; 2005-06: 43 GP; 2012-13: 45 GP; 2008-09: 45 GP).
  • Among players to begin a season at age 37 or older, Ovechkin required the fewest games in NHL history to reach 30 goals in a single campaign. Jean Beliveau (54 GP) required the second-fewest games to reach 30 goals in a single season (1968-69).
  • Ovechkin is the 11th different player aged 37 or older to score 30 goals in a season.
  • The only season in which Ovechkin did not score 30 goals was the shortened 2020-21 season, when he scored 24 goals in 45 games (0.53 G/GP).
  • Ovechkin ranks tied for fourth in the NHL in goals and 16th in points (49), through games played Jan. 14.
  • Ovechkin’s goal on Saturday also marked his 400th career goal scored at home. He joins Wayne Gretzky (492), Gordie Howe (449), Jaromir Jagr (411) and Mike Gartner (401) as the only players in NHL history to score 400 home goals.
  • Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time leader in road goals (410).
  • Ovechkin is on pace to score 54 goals this season. Should Ovechkin reach the 50-goal mark, it would mark his 10th career 50-goal season, passing Gretzky and Mike Bossy (9) for the most in NHL history. In addition, Ovechkin would pass Gretzky (12) for the most 40-goal seasons in NHL history

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, Jan. 14 Win NYI 2 vs. NYI 1 Cizikas, Beauvillier Sorokin (22/23)
Casey Cizikas opened the score, then Anthony Beauvillier tallied the eventual game-winner in the first frame as the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, Saturday night at UBS Arena. Cal Clutterbuck and Scott Mayfield recorded assists, and Ilya Sorokin turned away 22 of 23 shots faced in his 15th win of the season, helping the Islanders earn their 23rd win of the 2022-23 campaign.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

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

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

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

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

Man Games Lost: 82

RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Montreal W (2-1)
Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota L (3-1)
Tuesday, Jan. 10 vs. Dallas L/SO (2-1)
Friday, Jan. 6 at Calgary L (4-1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 10 Simon Holmstrom has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Jan. 6 Mat Barzal is day-to-day with a lower body injury.
Jan. 5 Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Jan. 2 Cory Schneider has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Semyon Varlamov has been activated off the team’s IR list.

SEASON SERIES
Jan. 16, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Mar. 11, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Mar. 29, 2023 Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) 7:30pm
Apr. 10, 2023 Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) 7:30pm
Jan. 11 Aatu Raty and Robin Salo have been loaned to Bridgeport (AHL).

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 18 vs. Boston UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 19 at Buffalo KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 21 vs. Carolina UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 23 at Toronto Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:00pm
Jan. 25 at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) 7:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. WASHINGTON:
April 28, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-1)
April 26, 2022 Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) Win (4-1)
March 15, 2022 Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) SO Loss (4-3)
January 15, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (2-0)
April 24, 2021 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Loss (6-3)

vs. THE CAPITALS:
2021-22 2-1-1
Last five games: 2-2-1
Franchise History 102-103-13-16
NYI Home 57-50-2-8
NYI Away 45-53-11-8

ACTIVE NYI LEADERS
2021-22 N. Dobson (1g, 4a), M. Barzal (4a), J. Bailey (1g, 3a)
Points, Career J. Bailey (28), Z. Parise (26), B. Nelson (22)
Goals, Career B. Nelson (12), A. Lee (11), Z. Parise (9)
Assists, Career J. Bailey (21), Z. Parise (17), M. Barzal (16)

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Washington Capitals in the first of four matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was April 28, 2022 at UBS Arena, when five different Islanders found the back of the net and Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson each recorded multi-assist games in a 5-1 Islander win. The Islanders collected five points in their season series against Washington last year (2-1-1), including points in three straight games against the Capitals on March 15, April 26 and April 28.

AGAINST THE METRO
Tonight, the Islanders look to improve upon their 9-4-0 record against Metropolitan Division opponents. The last time the Islanders faced a division opponent was December 29, a 5-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. On home ice, the Islanders have a 5-2-0 record against Metropolitan foes this season. The Islanders’ nine intra-division victories are second-most in the Metropolitan, behind Carolina (12).

HOME STAND
Tonight, the Islanders play the fourth contest of a five-game home stand. They will play eight home games in the month of January, their busiest month this season. The Islanders have collected points in five of their last six home games, with a 4-1-1 record at UBS Arena since December 23. The Islanders are 9-5-1 at home since the beginning of November. The Islanders are 14-for-14 on the penalty kill in their last six matchups at home, and they have not allowed a power play goal on home ice since December 2 against Nashville (19-for-19). They enter tonight’s matchup 90.7% on the penalty kill at home, leading the NHL.

BOUNCING BACK
The Islanders hosted the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, when Casey Cizikas and Anthony Beauvillier scored and the Islanders outshot Montreal 38-23 in a 2-1 Islander win. It was the Islanders’ first win in four games (since January 3 in Vancouver), and it was the fifth straight game in which the Islanders collected a point against an Atlantic Division opponent.

NFL Divisional Playoffs Schedule Announced

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NFL Divisional Playoffs Schedule Announced

The NFL has finalized the schedule of sites, dates, and times for the Divisional Playoffs, presented by Intuit TurboTax, on January 21-22.

Saturday, January 21

AFC:    4:30 PM (ET)              Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC, Peacock, Universo) 

NFC:    8:15 PM (ET)              New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles (FOX, FOX Deportes) 

Sunday, January 22

AFC:    3:00 PM (ET)              Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills (CBS, Paramount+)

NFC:    6:30 PM (ET)              Dallas/Tampa Bay at San Francisco 49ers (FOX, FOX Deportes)


The AFC and NFC Championship Games, presented by Intuit TurboTax, will take place on Sunday, January 29:

Sunday, January 29

NFC:    3:00 PM (ET)              NFC Championship (FOX, FOX Deportes)

AFC:    6:30 PM (ET)              AFC Championship (CBS, Paramount+)

NFL Transactions 1-16-23 A.M.

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NFL Transactions 1-16-23 A.M.

​The following are the NFL morning transactions for Monday, January 16. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


CONTRACTS EXPIRED

ARIZONA
    Bradley, HunterLSMississippi State   

ATLANTA
    Emezie, EmekaWRNorth Carolina State   
    Smith, KobeDTSouth Carolina   
    Tangelo, DerrickDTPenn State   

CAROLINA
    Cheek, DavisQBElon   
    Heslop, GavinDBStony Brook   
    Norman, JoshDBCoastal Carolina   
    Thompson, ColinTETemple   

CHICAGO
    Anthony, AndreLBLouisiana State   
    Canaday, KameronLSPortland State   
    Coley, TrevonDTFlorida Atlantic   
    Niese, MichaelTTemple   
    Reyes, SammisDETulane   
    Stroman, GregDBVirginia Tech   

CLEVELAND
    Cunningham, MyronTArkansas   
    Forristall, MillerTEAlabama   

DENVER
    Cleveland, TyrieWRFlorida   
    Keene, DaltonTEVirginia Tech   
 DETROIT
    Ficken, SamKPenn State   
    Griffin, GarrettTEAir Force   
    Montez, StevenQBColorado   
    Parker, A.J.DBKansas State   
    Smith, SaivionDBAlabama   
    Stanford, JulianLBWagner   
    Williams, JarridTMiami   
    Zylstra, BrandonWRConcordia, Minn   
 GREEN BAY
    Ahmed, RamizKNevada   
    Ammendola, MattKOklahoma State   
    Fulgham, TravisWROld Dominion   
    Menet, MichalCPenn State   
    Thomas, D.Q.LBMiddle Tennessee   
    Ward, TimDEOld Dominion   
    Winfree, JuwannWRColorado   

HOUSTON
    Davis, DavionWRSam Houston State   
    Johnson, BuddyLBTexas A&M   
    McCollum, TristinDBSam Houston State   
    McDermott, KCTMiami   
    Montgomery, D.J.WRAustin Peay   
    Redmond, WillDBMississippi State   
    Steckler, JordanTNorthern Illinois   
    Turner, MalikWRIllinois   
    Wallace-Simms, Tre’VourGMissouri   

INDIANAPOLIS
    Coutee, KekeWRTexas Tech   
    Fernea, EthanWRUCLA   
    Patmon, DezmonWRWashington State   
    Price, D’vonteRBFlorida International   
    Redwine, SheldrickDBMiami   

LAS VEGAS
    Calitro, AustinLBVillanova   
    Harris, TrentLBMiami   
    Robey, NickellDBSouthern California   
    Stoner, DillonWROklahoma State   
    Tagovailoa-Amosa, MyronDTNotre Dame   
 LOS ANGELES RAMS
    Cookus, CaseQBNorthern Arizona   
    Davis, KhalilDTNebraska   
    Kolone, JeremiahGSan Jose State   
    Lenoir, LanceWRWestern Illinois   
    Miller, BrockPSouthern Utah   
    Toner, ColeCHarvard   

NEW ENGLAND
    Bowden, LynnRBKentucky   
    Collins, JamieLBSouthern Mississippi   
    Gilbert, GarrettQBSouthern Methodist   
    Murray, BillGWilliam & Mary   
    Vizcaino, TristanKWashington   

NEW ORLEANS
    Andrews, JoshGOregon State   
    Baker, KawaanWRSouth Alabama   
    Desjarlais, DrewGWindsor, Can.   
    Doxtater, SageTNew Mexico State   
    Holtz, J.P.TEPittsburgh   
    Kelly, DerrickTFlorida State   
    Lalos, NikoDEDartmouth   
    White, KevinWRWest Virginia   

NEW YORK JETS
    Harris, MarcellLBFlorida   
    Schlueter, SamTMinnesota   
    Spencer, DiontaeWRMcNeese State   

PITTSBURGH
    Davis, CarlosDTNebraska   
    Gilbert, MarkDBDuke   
    Leglue, JohnTTulane   
    Tafua, MikaDEUtah   

TENNESSEE
    Meadors, NateDBUCLA   

WASHINGTON
    Bonnafon, ReggieRBLouisville   
    Elder, CornDBMiami   
    Gardner, FerrodLBLouisiana-Lafayette   
    Michel, MarkenWRMassachusetts

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (24-13-7) at Columbus Blue Jackets (13-27-2)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (24-13-7) at Columbus Blue Jackets (13-27-2)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Montreal Canadiens 2, New York Rangers 1 – January 15, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: A. Panarin (12)
MTL Goals: K. Dach (8), C. Caufield (26)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (L – 29/31)
MTL Goalie: S. Montembeault (W – 38/39)
NYR Shots: 39
MTL Shots: 31
NYR PP: 0/2
NYR PK: 1/2

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers fell in the first game of this back-to-back on Sunday night at MSG, 2-1. Montreal started things off with a goal in the second before New York tied the game shortly after. The Canadiens scored the game-winning tally in the third period to prevail. Jake Leschyshyn made his Rangers debut, the 25th different skater to play for the Blueshirts this season.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers hit the road in the second half of a back-to-back when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
  • The Blueshirts have won five of their last seven games and have earned points in seven of their last eight games (5-1-2). New York is 6-2-2 in its last 10 games.
  • On the road, the Rangers have now earned a point in eight of their last nine contests (6-1-2) and 15 of their last 18 games (12-3-3) away from home. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin’s 19 road assists are tied for the second most in the NHL. New York’s .690 road points percentage ranks sixth in the league.
  • The Blueshirts have earned at least one point in seven of their last 11 games against Columbus (5-4-2). New York has wins in four of its last seven contests at Nationwide Arena.
  • Vincent Trocheck is set to play in his 600th career NHL game tonight (NYR – 44 GP, CAR – 135 GP, FLA – 420 GP).
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 110 points, the third most in the NHL and 86 assists, the fourth most in the league. 28.9 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman.
  • New York’s 12 comeback victories this season are tied for the fourth most in the league while its five third-period comebacks are tied for the fifth most.
  • New York ranks tied for fourth in the NHL in third period goals (55) and fourth in third-period goal differential (+15). Heading into the third period tied, the Rangers are 10-2-5, the most such wins in the NHL.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 19/7:00 PM Boston/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 23/7:00 PM Florida/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 25/7:00 PM Toronto/Scotiabank Arena TNT ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 27/7:00 PM Vegas/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Feb. 6/7:30 PM Calgary/MSG MSG Network TBD

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 15 Montreal L, 2-1
Jan. 12 Dallas OTW, 2-1
Jan. 10 Minnesota SOW, 4-3
Jan. 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
Jan. 5 at Montreal W, 4-1

INJURIES (28 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Chris Kreider Upper Body Jan. 12-15 2
Julien Gauthier Upper Body Jan. 15 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 15 – Ryan Carpenter recalled from Hartford. Julien Gauthier placed on IR.
January 11 – Jake Leschyshyn claimed off waivers
January 6 – Gustav Rydahl re-assigned to Hartford
January 5 – Gustav Rydahl recalled from Hartford
January 4 – Jimmy Vesey re-signed to two-year contract extension

ALL-TIME RECORD 22-18-1-3 (48 PTS)
2022-23 0-1-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 9-7-1-3 (22 PTS)
NYR AWAY 13-11-0-0 (26 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (15) – A: Zibanejad (14) – Pts: Kreider (21)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Kreider (15) – A: Stepan (11) – Pts: Kreider (21)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
October 23 at MSG L, 5-1
January 16 at Nationwide Arena 7:00 PM ET
March 28 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
April 8 at Nationwide Arena 7:00 PM ET

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Jan. 16, 2023 Game No. 43 (13-27-2, 28 pts.)
vs. New York Rangers (24-13-7, 55 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 25 (10-13-1, 21 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: JAN. 14, 2023 – CBJ 4 at DET 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (10), Gavrikov (3), Laine (11), Laine (12)
DET Goal Scorers: Maatta (4), Walman (5), Raymond (13)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/28; 59:55); DET – Husso (21/25; 58:26)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / DET: 28
3 Stars: 1. Laine, CBJ; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Raymond, DET
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped 3-game losing streak… CBJ scored 1st 4 goals of the game (3 in the 1st period and 1 in the 2nd)… DET scored 3 goals in the 3rd period… Laine notched his 10th career hat trick – and 2nd with CBJ – to give him points in 3-straight games (3-3-6)… Roslovic registered his 4th multi-assist/5th multi-point effort (0-2-2), including his 100th career CBJ point on 1st assist… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 8th multi-assist/11th multi-point outing (0-2-2), giving him points each of his last two games (1-2-3)… Boqvist registered an assist for his 4th consecutive game played (0-4-4)… Jenner and Robinson returned after missing 11 and five games respectively due to injuries.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (36 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (31 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (29 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (27 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (11 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (2 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 285

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 14 Activated Jenner, Robinson and Tarasov off Injured Reserve and assigned Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 13 Assigned Greaves and Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 12 Activated Blankenburg off Injured Reserve, placed Robinson on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 3 and added Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Placed Meyer on Injured Reserve and added Fix-Wolansky to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 10 Placed Tarasov on IR retroactive on Dec. 30 and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE RANGERS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. NYR)
2021-22 Series: 1-2-0 (1-1-0 vs. NYR)
All-Time Series: 21-18-1-4 (11-12-0-1 vs. NYR)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 6-4-0 | 4-5-1
All-Time GF/GA: 136/130
All-Time SF/SA: 1,387/1,373
All-Time PP: 19-of-138
All-Time PK: 110-of-132

THE LAST GAME: OCT. 23, 2022 – CBJ 5 at NYR 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Werenski (2), Peeke (1), Chinakhov (1), Robinson (1), Johnson (1)
NYR Goal Scorers: PP – Panarin (4)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (30/31; 60:00); NYR – Halak (16/21; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 21 / NYR: 31
3 Stars: 1. Tarasov, CBJ; 2. Foudy, CBJ; 3. Werenski, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st 3 goals of the game (1 in 1st and 2 in 2nd)… NYR scored a 5-on-3 PPG at the end of the 2nd but CBJ scored goals 44 seconds apart in the 3rd for the win… Tarasov won his 1st career NHL game… Johnson scored for 2nd-straight game (2-0-2)… Roslovic recorded his 1st multi-assist/2nd multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2) to extend assist-streak to 3-straight games (1-4-5)… Foudy, playing in his 1st game of the season, and Voracek each had 0-2-2.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 28 at NYR… Apr. 8 at CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NYR)
CBJ are 12-7-1 in last 20 games overall vs. NYR… CBJ have won the last 2 games of the series and have picked up points in 5 of the last 8 contests at NWA (4-3-1)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 4 consecutive meetings after scoring 3 or less in 4-straight… CBJ has recorded PPGs in 2 of the last 3 meetings (2-of-6; 33.3 pct.)… CBJ have recorded 3 of the 4 shutouts in the all-time series but NYR recorded the most recent one by Igor Shesterkin on 10/29/21 (4-0 W at NYR)… NYR own 2 of the 3 hat tricks and penalty shots in the all-time series… Most goals scored vs. NYR: 7 (1/13/19)… Most goals allowed vs. NYR: 5 – 3x (MR: 11/13/21).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. NYR)
Gaudreau notched his 300th career point (2nd goal) on 10/21/18 at NYR… Gudbranson notched his 1st career assist on 12/11/11 at NYR and skated in his 500th career game on 12/22/19 at NYR… Jenner skated in his 100th career game on 4/6/15 at NYR and his 200th career game on 11/18/16 vs. NYR… Laine notched his 4th career hat trick on 3/6/18 at NYR (Lundqvist)… Peeke made his NHL debut on 12/5/19 vs. NYR… Tarasov won his 1st career NHL game on 10/23/22 at NYR.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. NYR
• Gaudreau – 8-7-15 in 14 career GP, including points in 5 of his last 6 games (3 multi-point efforts; 6-3-9) and goals in 3-straight home contests (4-2-6).

• Jenner – 4-7-11 in 27 career GP, including 2-1-3 in his most recent home meeting on Jan. 27, 2022.

• Laine – 4-3-7 in 10 career GP, including 0-2-2 in the most recent contest played at Nationwide Arena on Jan. 27, 2022.

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
A LOOK AT JANUARY
The Blue Jackets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory at Detroit on Saturday. The club, which is in a stretch of four-of-six ames played at home from January 12-21 with the lone road contests, Saturday at Detroit and Tuesday at Nashville, is 2-2-0 in its last four home games and 4-3-0 in the last seven contests at Nationwide Arena dating back to Dec. 9. Columbus closes out a stretch of eight-straight games against Eastern Conference teams to start 2023 on Monday vs. the Rangers. The stretch from January 3-16 includes five contests vs. Metropolitan Division opponents. The club plays a season-high 16 games in the month of January with three sets of back-to-back games (Jan. 7 vs. CAR/Jan. 8 at WSH; Jan. 16. vs. NYR/ Jan. 17 at NSH; Jan. 27 at VAN/Jan. 28 at SEA).

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (12-27-4) at Pittsburgh Penguins (21-15-6)

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (12-27-4) at Pittsburgh Penguins (21-15-6)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 13, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 vs. NEW JERSEY 6
The Ducks concluded a franchise-record 10-game homestand with a 6-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils Friday night at Honda Center. Cam Fowler earned his 300th career assist on Trevor Zegras’ third period goal, becoming the fifth player in Ducks history to record 300 assists, joining Ryan Getzlaf (737), Teemu Selanne (531), Corey Perry (404) and Paul Kariya (369). He continues to lead Anaheim defensemen in career points (85-300=385), goals, assists and games played (854). Adam Henrique netted his 13th goal of the season and earned an assist, his fifth multi-point effort in 2022-23 (1-1=2). Trevor Zegras scored his 13th on the season (PPG), matching Henrique for the team lead in goals. Troy Terry earned the lone assist on Henrique’s goal, extending his team-lead in points (12-22=34) and assists. John Gibson stopped 33 shots. Jakob Silfverberg appeared in his 700th career NHL contest.
PP: 1-4 PK: 1-2 SF: 33 SA: 39 TOI: Cam Fowler (22:34)
Three Stars: 1. J. Bratt 2. D. Severson 3. D. Hamilton

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 17 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 19 Columbus Nationwide Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 21 Buffalo KeyBank Center 9:30 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 24 Arizona Mullet Arena 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 26 Colorado Ball Arena 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 1 Reassigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL). Activated G Anthony Stolarz from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 2 Recalled D Colton White from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 5 Assigned D Nathan Beaulieu to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Jan. 10 Placed C Justin Kirkland on Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 11 Activated LW Max Jones from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 15 Recalled D Nathan Beaulieu from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 226

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 43
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 35
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 19
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 18
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 3

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a season-long six game road trip tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena (4 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Tonight opens the Ducks sixth set of back-to-back matchups, posting a 1-8-1 record overall (1-3-1 in the first contest) The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 26 of the last 31 penalties (83.9%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning 10 games). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (2-4-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 164-144-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 60-43-9 in January, picking up points in 69 of the 111 contests (.622%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the back-to-back matchups when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center (4 p.m. PT). The road trip also includes visit to Columbus (Jan. 19, 7 p.m. PT), Buffalo (Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. PT), Arizona (Jan. 24, 6 p.m. PT) and Colorado (Jan. 26, 6 p.m. PT).

DUCKS-PENGUINS: Anaheim and Pittsburgh begin a two-game season series tonight at PPG Paints Arena. All-time, the Ducks own a 15-22-3 record vs. the Penguins, including a 5-14-2 mark in the Steel City. In Orange County, the Ducks are 10-8-1 vs. the Penguins, earning standings points in 10 of its last 15 home contests in the series (9-5-1). In the 2021-22 season series, Pittsburgh earned a 1-0 win in the first matchup of the season Dec. 11 at PPG Paints Arena despite John Gibson and Anthony Stolarz combining to stop 29-of-30 shots. Pittsburgh also picked up a 4-1 at Honda Center Jan. 11 behind two-goal contests from Evgeni Malkin (2-1=3) and Jeff Carter (2-0=2). Pittsburgh native John Gibson has appeared in his hometown on six prior occasions, posting a 2-4-0 record. He earned a 29-save shutout over the Penguins Dec. 23, 2017 while he has posted a 1.82 GAA and .932 SV% in his last two appearances at PPG Paints Arena (41-of-44 saves). He is also 4-3-0 his last seven appearances vs. the Penguins. Adam Henrique (9-10-19 in 34 GP) paces active Ducks skaters in career points and assists vs. Pittsburgh, while Henrique and Frank Vatrano (9-4=13 in 16 GP) pace current Ducks in career goals with nine apiece.

ANA-PIT SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Jan. 16 PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Feb. 10 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-PIT ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Pittsburgh
All-Time Series: 15-22-3 10-8-1 5-14-2
Current Streak: Two Pittsburgh wins One Pittsburgh win Two Pittsburgh wins
Last ANA Win: Feb. 28, 2020 (3-2) Feb. 28, 2020 (3-2) Dec. 17, 2018 (4-2)
Last PIT Win: Jan. 11, 2022 (4-1) Dec. 11, 2021 (1-0) Jan. 11, 2022 (4-1)
ANA Last 10: 4-6-0 4-5-1 3-7-0

PITTSURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 14: Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 1 – PNC Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (34 saves, 36 shots)
Key Stats: Rickard Rakell’s 15th goal of the season gives him two goals over his last three games.
PP: 1-6
PK: 2-2

Jan. 13: Winnipeg 4, Pittsburgh 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: O’Connor
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Tokarski (36 saves, 40 shots)
Key Stats: Drew O’Connor scored his second goal of the season as Pittsburgh fell at home.
PP: 0-2
PK: 1-2

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 14 14
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 11 12
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 7 13
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 6 11
G Tristan Jarry Lower-Body 5 5
D Marcus Pettersson Illness 2 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 89

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 15 F Jonathan Gruden recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 13 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 12 D Taylor Fedun recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 11 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Ducks: 23-13-4
In Pittsburgh: 14-5-2
In Anaheim: 9-8-2
OT Record vs. Ducks: 1-1-2
Shootout Record vs. Ducks: 1-0

2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. DUCKS:
Sidney Crosby – 20GP, 24 PTS (9G-15A)
Evgeni Malkin – 19GP, 23 PTS (9G-14A)
Jaromir Jagr – 13GP, 22 PTS (11G-11A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins return home to take on the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with wins in four of its last five games against Anaheim (4-1-0). Going back further, the Penguins are 11-5-0 in their last 16 games against them dating back to Nov. 18, 2013.
  • Here at home, the Penguins have wins in six of their last eight games versus the Ducks (6-2-0).
  • The Penguins are 7-2-0 at home against Western Conference opponents this season.
  • The Penguins have won nine of their last 11 games versus Western Conference opponents. They are 11-7-0 versus the West this season

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (25-12-7) at Vegas Golden Knights (28-14-2)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (25-12-7) at Vegas Golden Knights (28-14-2)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 14, 2023 – STARS 5 vs. FLAMES 6
Trailing by as many as five goals in the second period, the Stars nearly pulled off the comeback but fell short in a 6-5 defeat to the Calgary Flames. Dallas scored the game’s final four goals, including three in the third period. Joe Pavelski recorded a game-high three points (2-1—3), with both of his goals coming in less than a six-minute span. Jason Robertson (0-2—2) recorded his 19th multi-point game of the season with two assists on Saturday. He became the fourth player this season to reach the 60-point benchmark (29-31—60 in 44 GP) and the fastest Stars player to 60 points in a season since the team relocated to Dallas (1993). Captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) recorded his 14th career shorthanded goal to give the Stars six shorties through 44 games this season (Roope Hintz x2, Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening, Joel Kiviranta and Benn all with 1), one shy of their season high in 2021-22. Forward Tyler Seguin (1-1—2) extended his point streak to three consecutive games (2-2—4), defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) recorded his 10th multi-point game of the 2022-23 campaign with two helpers, and blueliner Colin Miller (1-0—1) picked up his third goal of the season in 19:57 TOI. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves on 36 shots in his 13th start of the season.
PP: 0-2 | PK: 3-5 | SF: 33 | SA: 36 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (27:14 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. CGY – N. Kadri 2. DAL – J. Pavelski 3. CGY – C. Tanev

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Jan. 16, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 5 p.m. T-Mobile Arena BSSW/KLIF
Wed., Jan. 18, 2023 San Jose Sharks 9 p.m. SAP Center TNT/KTCK
Thu., Jan. 19, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 9:30 p.m. Crypto.com Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Jan. 21, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 7 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Jan. 23, 2023 Buffalo Sabres 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 12 – Recalled forward Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL)
Dec. 15 – Acquired defenseman Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi
Dec. 23 – Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 27 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Signed forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season
Jan. 2 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 17
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 3 Jan. 10-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars hit the road for three games beginning tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena (5 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: 570 AM KLIF). This is the first of three meetings between the Stars and Golden Knights and one of two in Sin City. These clubs will meet again in Las Vegas on Feb. 25 before closing out the three-game set in Dallas on April 8. Following tonight’s game, the Stars will face the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday and LA Kings on Thursday.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 28-14-2, 58 points (13-11-0 at Home, 15-3-2 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Jan. 16 vs. Dallas Stars AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 19 vs. Detroit Red Wings AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 21 vs. Washington Capitals AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Jan. 22 at Arizona Coyotes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Jan. 24 at New Jersey Devils ESPN+/Hulu Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
January 14 – Vegas Golden Knights 3, Edmonton Oilers 4
The Vegas Golden Knights (28-14-2) stumbled in a 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers (24-18-3) on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Edmonton got out to a perfect start as Mattias Janmark and Leon Draisaitl each scored in the first two minutes to give the Oilers an early 2-0 lead. Keegan Kolesar got one back for the home team as Vegas went into the break trailing by a goal. After Draisaitl potted his second of the night, and Paul Cotter buried a rebound to make it a 3-2 game. Klim Kostin answered for Edmonton, but William Karlsson’s goal in the final minute of the period brought the score to 4-3 through 40 minutes. The Golden Knights couldn’t solve Jack Campbell in the third period as the Oilers skated away with the 4-3 victory.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Kolesar’s goal was his third point in two games (1-2—3) and his sixth in six games (2-4—6)
  • Cotter’s goal makes him the second highest scoring rookie in Golden Knights history
  • Karlsson has goals in back-to-back games for the second time this season

Against the Stars
Today’s meeting marks the first of three this season against Dallas, after Vegas went 2-1-0 against the club last season. The Golden Knights are 8-2-1 all time against the Stars and 3-1-0 when at home. The last time these two teams met, Vegas suffered a shootout loss despite seeing goals from William Carrier and Chandler Stephenson.

2022-23 Season DAL Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Jan. 16 – at Vegas
Feb. 25 – at Vegas
Apr. 8 – at Vegas

2021-22 Season DAL Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Oct. 27 – at Dallas (Vegas 3, Dallas 2)
Dec. 8 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Dallas 4)
Apr. 26 – at Dallas (Vegas 2, Dallas 3 SO)

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