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NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (23-18) at New York Knicks (22-19)

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NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (23-18) at New York Knicks (22-19)

The Indiana Pacers have responded favorably since sustaining a narrow loss to the New York Knicks last month.

Winners of eight of their last 10 games, the Pacers aim to exact a bit of revenge on Wednesday night when they visit the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Myles Turner collected 29 points, nine rebounds and four blocks to lift Indiana to a 116-111 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.

Winning close games is nothing new for the Pacers, who have recorded single-digit margins of victory on seven occasions over the last 10 games.

Suffice it to say, there’s a level of trust that Indiana coach Rick Carlisle has in Turner. Carlisle on Saturday compared the 26-year-old center to one of the franchise’s all-time greats in six-time All-Star Jermaine O’Neal.

Turner is averaging career-high bests in points (17.0), shooting percentage (55.2) and rebounds (7.9).

Buddy Hield, who scored 21 points on Saturday, matched Aaron Nesmith with a team-high 23 in the Pacers’ 109-106 setback to the Knicks on Dec. 18.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points in that game and erupted for a career-high 44 on Monday. However, he was left lamenting a few of his mistakes during the fourth quarter of a 111-107 setback to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.

Immanuel Quickley started in place of the injured RJ Barrett (hand) and finished with 23 points. Quickley made 9 of 14 shots from the floor.

Julius Randle, who collected 25 points and 14 rebounds in the previous encounter versus Indiana, had 25 and 16, respectively, on Monday.

Good numbers to be certain, however he missed his first eight attempts from 3-point range and finished 1 for 12 from beyond the arc.

Randle was quite succinct when summing up his performance.

NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (25-16) at Boston Celtics (29-12)

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NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (25-16) at Boston Celtics (29-12)

The New Orleans Pelicans will look to end the Boston Celtics’ five-game home winning streak when the teams meet Wednesday night.

Despite shooting just 11 of 41 from behind the 3-point arc (26.8 percent), Boston picked up its fifth straight home win by beating the Chicago Bulls 107-99 Monday. The Celtics were without guard Marcus Smart (knee contusion), but Jayson Tatum had 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the victory.

Tatum is averaging a team-high 30.8 points per game. No Celtics player has averaged 30.0 points per game in a season, with Larry Bird at 29.9 in 1987-88..

With Smart not available, center Robert Williams got his first start of the season Monday. Since returning from a knee injury, Williams came off the bench in each of his nine previous appearances.

Although they played without leading scorer Zion Williamson (26.0 points per game) and Brandon Ingram (20.8), the Pelicans set a season high for points in Monday night’s 132-112 triumph over Washington. CJ McCollum scored a game-high 34 points and New Orleans also received 27 points and 12 rebounds from center Jonas Valanciunas.

It was McCollum’s fourth consecutive game with at least 25 points and the fifth straight double-double for Valanciunas.

Williamson missed his fourth straight game with a right hamstring strain and Ingram hasn’t played since Nov. 25 because of a toe contusion. New Orleans coach Willie Green said Ingram might begin practicing this week.

The Pelicans are 6-3 in games Williamson and Ingram have missed. Valanciunas is averaging 20.0 points and 12.3 rebounds in the four-game stretch in which Williamson hasn’t played.

Wednesday’s matchup will be the second meeting between the Celtics and Pelicans this season. Jaylen Brown had 27 points and 10 rebounds to help Boston earn a 117-109 road victory on Nov. 18. Boston had 20 3-pointers in the win.

Ingram led New Orleans with 25 points (five 3-pointers). Williamson also missed that game with a bruised right foot.

The Celtics have a 16-5 home record, while the Pelicans are 8-11 on the road.

NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (26-14) at Atlanta Hawks (19-21)

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NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (26-14) at Atlanta Hawks (19-21)

Less than halfway through the season, Trae Young is closing in on the 1,000-point mark as he leads the Atlanta Hawks into their final regular-season game against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.

The Hawks have won two of the three meetings against the Bucks, most recently a 121-106 victory at Milwaukee on Nov. 14. Atlanta has a four-game home winning streak against the Bucks.

Young scored 30 points in Sunday’s 112-108 road victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and has 989 points so far. He also has 353 assists and is the only player in the Eastern Conference, and one of three players in the NBA, with 900 points and 300 assists. Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic have also hit both marks.

Young scored 42 points against the Bucks on Oct. 29 at Milwaukee, two points short of the Hawks’ franchise record against the Bucks set by Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins in 1990. In 12 career games against Milwaukee, Young is averaging 24.5 points and 8.5 assists.

Young has scored at least 30-plus points in two straight games and three of his last four. He has 15 games with 30-plus points, including 18 double-doubles, and upped his season average to 27.5 points and 9.8 assists.

Atlanta went 2-2 on its West Coast road trip and overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Clippers. The victory was No. 750 for Atlanta coach Nate McMillan.

The Bucks are coming off a 111-107 win over the New York Knicks on Monday, during the first leg of a four-game road trip. Milwaukee erased a 17-point deficit to end New York’s four-game winning streak. Milwaukee has won four of its last six since enduring a four-game losing streak.

The Bucks are led by Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 31.7 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists. His last six games include three of at least 40 points, three of at least 20 rebounds, not to mention a 30-pount triple-double. He is on track to average at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the fifth straight season.

In 31 career games against the Hawks, Antetokounmpo is averaging 23.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists.

Veteran Joe Ingles is rounding into shape for the Bucks after missing the first 29 games while recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. He had a season-high 28 minutes and 17 points against the Knicks and hit five 3-pointers.

Atlanta has been without center Clint Capela (12 points, 11.9 rebounds) for the last seven games with right calf soreness.

The Bucks are missing Serge Ibaka, who is out for personal reasons and will not rejoin the team on its four-game road trip. Milwaukee guard Khris Middleton has missed 12 straight games with right knee soreness.

NBA Preview: Chicago Bulls (19-22) at Washington Wizards (17-24)

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NBA Preview: Chicago Bulls (19-22) at Washington Wizards (17-24)

A tough road loss isn’t about to discourage the Chicago Bulls, who appear to be on the upswing at the season’s midway point. And they will look to return to the win column when they visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.

Chicago had won eight of 11 games before it came out on the losing end of a 107-99 decision against the Boston Celtics on Monday.

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter. Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 13 rebounds.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Chicago, which trailed by two points with two minutes remaining against the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics.

DeRozan scored 13 points in 23 minutes before exiting midway through the third quarter with a strained right quadriceps. The Bulls will be closely monitoring the five-time All-Star, who is listed as day-to-day and has not missed a game this season.

Chicago has split its first two meetings this season against Washington, which will be without leading scorer Bradley Beal again. The three-time All-Star has missed five of the team’s past six games with a strained left hamstring. He is set to be reevaluated Thursday.

The Wizards lost their third straight Monday when the New Orleans Pelicans cruised to a 132-112 victory.

Kristaps Porzingis had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Wizards, who committed 20 turnovers leading to 39 points.

Monte Morris, who tallied 13 points and nine assists in the loss, said the Wizards need to be more cohesive.

Daniel Gafford scored 13 points before exiting late with a right ankle sprain. He is listed as day-to-day.

Gafford has scored in double figures in six consecutive games.

Kyle Kuzma, who is averaging career-highs in points (21.3) and assists (3.8), scored 19 points against New Orleans before fouling out.

Chicago has won 12 of the past 16 matchups against Washington since the start of the 2018-19 season, with 14 of those games decided by single digits.

Pirates acquire outfielder Chavez Young from Toronto Blue Jays organization

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Pirates acquire outfielder Chavez Young from Toronto Blue Jays organization

The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired outfielder Chavez Young (pronounced sha-vez) from the Toronto Blue Jays organization in exchange for right-handed pitcher Zach Thompson.

The 25-year-old Young was recognized as having the “Best Outfield Arm” in the Blue Jays organization from 2019-22 according to Baseball America. Young, who will attend big league camp as a non-roster invitee with the Pirates, hit a combined .237 (55-for-232) with six doubles, two triples, six home runs, 22 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 70 games last season between Triple-A Buffalo and Single-A Dunedin (rehab).

Young, who attended spring training last year with Toronto as a non-roster invitee, has recorded at least 20 stolen bases four times in six seasons of minor league play, highlighted by a career-high of 44 in 2018, which was tied for the most among Blue Jays farmhands.

The switch-hitting Young was also the only player in affiliated baseball with 50-plus extra base hits and 40-plus stolen bases while spending the entire 2018 season with Single-A Lansing of the Midwest League.

Young, who was born in Freeport, Bahamas, was selected by Toronto in the 39th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Faith Baptist (GA) Christian Academy.

Blue Jays acquire Thompson

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Blue Jays acquire Thompson

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired RHP Zach Thompson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF Chavez Young.

Thompson, 29, appeared in 29 games for the Pirates last season, including 22 starts, pitching to a 3-10 record and a 5.18 ERA. Drafted in the fifth round by the Chicago White Sox in 2014, the 6-7, 250 lb. righty made his Major League debut with the Miami Marlins in 2021. The Burleson, TX, native owns a career 4.44 ERA over 55 big-league games and 36 starts.

Young, 25, split his 2022 campaign between Single-A Dunedin and Triple-A Buffalo, batting .237 with six doubles, two triples, six home runs, and 22 RBI over 70 combined games. The switch-hitting outfielder was selected by the Blue Jays in the 39th round of the 2016 draft. Over 472 career Minor League contests, the native of Freeport, Bahamas, has hit .266 while racking up 94 doubles, 27 triples, 31 home runs, and 210 RBI for a .747 OPS.

To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Junior Fernández has been designated for assignment.

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (18-19-4) at Colorado Avalanche (20-15-3)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (18-19-4) at Colorado Avalanche (20-15-3)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 41
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 16
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 122

LAST GAME
Panthers 1, Stars 5 – Jan. 8 – American Airlines Center
FLA Goals: Verhaeghe (19)
DAL Goals: Robertson (27), Lundkvist (4-PPG), Lindell (5), Robertson (28), Heiskanen (7)
FLA Goalie: Knight (L) – 29 Saves
DAL Goalie: Oettinger (W) – 27 Saves
FLA Shots: 28
DAL Shots: 34
Notes: Carter Verhaeghe tallied his team-leading 10th road goal of the season and led Florida with six shots on goal…Matthew Tkachuk notched an assist to extend his assist/point streak to three games (3-3-6)…Brandon Montour logged an assist for the second consecutive game…Josh Mahura led the Panthers with five hits…FLA PP: 0-4, FLA PK: 1-2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Jan 5: F Chris Tierney recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan 3: F Givani Smith recalled from Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. AVALANCHE
ALL-TIME vs. COL: 16-22-3-4
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. COL: 9-8-3-2
2021-22 vs. COL: 1-1-0

CATS STATS

  • Matthew Tkachuk has produced 17 points (2-15-17) over 15 career games against the Avalanche.

COUNTDOWN TO ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The Panthers and FLA Live Arena will host the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend from Feb. 3-4, the second time in franchise history the Cats have hosted the all-star festivities (2003). The first 32 All-Stars were named on Jan. 5, with the final 12 to be voted in via online and Twitter fan vote which ends on Jan. 14. Fans can head to NHL.com/VOTE or tweet “NHLAllStarVote” followed by a player’s full name or a player’s Twitter handle. The remaining All-Stars will be announced on Jan. 19. Matthew Tkachuk, who leads the Panthers in goals, assists and points, will represent the Cats at All-Star Weekend.

CATS AND AVALANCHE
The Panthers face off against the Avalanche for the first time this season. The two clubs split their season series in 2021-22, with each team winning at home. Florida defeated Colorado 4-1 on Oct. 21, 2021 at FLA Live Arena behind 30 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky in his 300th NHL game. Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell (1-1-2) and Sam Reinhart all tallied in the game. The Cats have earned at least one point in four of their past five matchups with Colorado (3-1-1) since Feb. 25, 2019, and are 3-2-0 in their past five visits to Ball Arena.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Panthers play seven of their next nine games on the road. Florida ranks fourth in the NHL in shots on goal per game on the road (34.4). Matthew Tkachuk paces the Cats in assists (14) and points (22) away from FLA Live Arena, while Carter Verhaeghe’s 10 road tallies lead the team. Gustav Forsling has scored all six of his goals on the road; Rasmus Dahlin (7) is the only NHL defenseman to tally more road goals this season.

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Tue, Jan. 10 FLORIDA 7:30 p.m. HULU, ESPN+ 92.5 FM
Thu, Jan. 12 at Chicago 6:30 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Jan. 14 OTTAWA 5 p.m. Altitude / SN1 92.5 FM
Mon, Jan. 16 DETROIT 1 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. FLORIDA
7:38 p.m.
HULU, ESPN+ / 92.5 Altitude Sports Radio
On The Call: John Buccigross (play-by-play), Ray Ferraro (analyst between the benches), Emily Kaplan (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche takes on the Florida Panthers tonight at Ball Arena … This is a quick one-game homestand for the Avs, who will hit the road again tomorrow for a matchup against the Blackhawks in Chicago on Thursday.

LAST GAME
Jan. 7 – Colorado 3, Edmonton 2 in overtime
Cale Makar scored 2:09 into overtime and the Avalanche overcame an 0-2 deficit in the third period to beat the Oilers, 3-2, at Rogers Place … Makar also had an assist, Nathan MacKinnon tallied a goal and one helper and Brad Hunt scored the tying marker with 11:41 left in the third … Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves in his 11th consecutive start.
SF: 46 SA: 30 PP: 0-4 PK: 3-5

Makar’s tally was his fourth career regular-season overtime goal, tying Tyson Barrie for the most by a defenseman in Avalanche/Nordiques history … It was Makar’s fifth OT goal including the playoffs, which is the most by a defender in franchise annals Cale now has 16 career game-winning goals (20 including playoffs), the most of any NHL defenseman since he started his career in 2019-20 … It’s the most game winners by a blueliner in his first 216 NHL contests since World War II and only one rearguard in history has had that many GWG in his first four seasons, Dion Phaneuf (19) from 2005-06 to 2008-09

Makar logged a career-high 33:09 of ice time, the most minutes by an Avalanche player since Adam Foote played 34:33 on Feb. 4, 2003 at Boston … It was the third highest ice time in the NHL this season behind Alex Pietrangelo (34:16) on Dec. 28 at Anaheim and Erik Karlsson (34:12) on Nov. 13 at Minnesota MacKinnon’s goal was the 252nd of his career, tying Anton Stastny for fifth place on the franchise’s all-time goals list The Avalanche improved to 8-3 in games decided past regulation, 5-1 in overtime and 3-2 in shootouts … The eight wins are tied for the NHL lead while the .727 winning percentage is tied for fourth in the league

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – FLORIDA PANTHERS
Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Panthers in 2022-23.

SCHEDULE vs. PANTHERS
Jan. 10 vs. FLORIDA
Feb. 11 @ Florida

RECORD vs. PANTHERS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: — Overall: 1-1-0 Overall: 26-11-8 Overall: 22-9-7 Series: 1 (1-0)
Home: — Home: 1-0-0 Home: 10-6-6 Home: 9-5-5 W-L Record: 4-0
Road: — Road: 0-1-0 Road: 16-5-2 Road: 13-4-2 last: 1996 Final (W, 4-0)

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (12-21-8) at Arizona Coyotes (13-21-5)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (12-21-8) at Arizona Coyotes (13-21-5)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 41 – 1/7 – SJS 2 vs. BOS 4…Logan Couture (1g, 0a) and Mario Ferraro (1g, 0a) found the back of the net while Matt Benning (0g, 1a), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (0g, 1a) and Alexander Barabanov (0g, 1a) each extended their respective scoring streaks to four games, but the San Jose Sharks fell short against the top team in the NHL by a 4-2 final. Erik Karlsson’s team-record point streak came to a close at 14 games as he was held off the score sheet. Kevin Labanc skated in his 400th career game.
SJ Goals: Couture (15), Ferraro (2)
SF: 30
SA: 29
SJ PP: 0/4
SJ PK: 1/2
W: Ullmark
L: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
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
12/18 Assigned D Nick Cicek and F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/17 Placed F Luke Kunin on IR; activated F Matt Nieto off IR
12/12 Activated G James Reimer off IR; Assigned G Eetu Makiniemi to the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: ARIZONA COYOTES
The Arizona Coyotes are hoping to put an end to a five-game skid as they host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday at Mullett Arena, entering the game on the heels of a 4-1 setback against the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday. Barrett Hayton put Arizona ahead 1-0 at the 5:18 mark of the opening frame before four unanswered goals from the visiting team. San Jose won the lone meeting between the clubs earlier this season, a 3-2 decision on Dec. 13, a game in which Karel Vejmelka stopped 30 of 33 shot faced. The Coyotes are led offensively by Clayton Keller, with the All Star selection boasting 37 points on the season with four (1g, 3a) in the past five games.

STORYLINES
DEFENSE TO OFFENSE…With an assist provided by Marc-Edouard Vlasic on Oskar Lindblom’s second period goal at DAL on Dec. 31, San Jose became the first NHL team to have their defensemen reach 100 points on the season. San Jose blueliners then added five points (1g, 4a) on Jan. 1, with four of the six in the game finding the score sheet, and another three helpers on Jan. 6 at Anaheim. Most recently, Sharks defensemen combined for three points against Boston on Jan. 7 with Mario Ferraro scoring a goal and Matt Benning and Vlasic adding assists. The Sharks lead the league in assists (92) and points (111) from defensemen this season. Last campaign, the Sharks finished 23rd and 25th in the League with 151 points and 117 assists, respectively, from defensemen.

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• The Coyotes are 0-5-0 in their last five games

• A win tonight would mark the fifth straight time the Coyotes beat the Sharks at home, which would tie the second longest home win streak the Coyotes/Jets franchise has posted versus San Jose

• Tonight is Clayton Keller’s 400th career game. The winger leads Arizona in scoring with 37 pts (14-23-37) this season

LAST GAME
Penguins 4, Coyotes 1 – January 8, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Hayton (3)
PIT Goals: Guentzel (16, 17), Zucker (9), Carter (7)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 24 svs on 27 shots
PIT Goalie: DeSmith (W) – 23 svs on 24 shots
PP: 0-2 PK: 6-6
Notes: Barrett Hayton opened the scoring for ARI for the 1st period’s only goal and enters tonight with 2-5-7 in his last 6 GP…Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller assisted on Hayton’s tally…Keller widened his team-lead in assists (23) and points (37) on the season…The Coyotes PK unit went 6-for-6 on Sunday; The last time Arizona delivered a perfect penalty kill performance in a game it was shorthanded at least six times in was 4/26/22 at MIN (6-for-6) and the last time the team did it at home was 11/2/18 vs CAR (6-for-6)…Dylan Guenther played in his first NHL game since being loaned to Team Canada for the 2023 WJC and saw 12:21 of ice time…Jack McBain threw a career-high 8 hits …Ivan Prosvetov served as the backup goaltender due to Connor Ingram being a late scratch (illness)

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Connor Ingram…Day-to-Day…Illness (1 / 1/6)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (7 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (11 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 83 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-1/8 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-1/7 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)
-1/6 – Recalled F Dylan Guenther from Team Canada (U20 National Junior Team)
-1/4 – Assigned F Laurent Dauphin to Tucson (AHL)
-12/31 – Recalled F Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL)
-12/27 – Recalled F Michael Carcone from Tucson (AHL)
-12/18 – Assigned F Jan Jenik to Tucson (AHL)
-12/17 – Recalled F Jan Jenik from Tucson (AHL)
-12/15 – Assigned D Dysin Mayo to Tucson (AHL)
-12/8 – Loaned F Dylan Guenther to Team Canada for the 2023 WJC

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)

OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, Jan 12 7pm vs OTT Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620

Sat, Jan 14 6pm at MIN Xcel Energy Center Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM

Sun, Jan 15 5pm at WPG Canada Life Center Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM

YOTES & FINS

  • Tonight is the second of three ARI-SJ matchups this season. After tonight, the teams will play again on 4/1 in Tempe
  • SJ captured the first meeting 3-2 on 12/13 at SAP Center. Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad scored the goals for Arizona
  • The Yotes enter tonight on a 4-game home win streak versus San Jose dating back to 1/16/21 and a 6-game home point streak (5-0-1) dating back to 1/14/20 against them
  • The only longer home win streaks the Coyotes franchise has strung together against the Sharks are a 5-game run from 10/10/96 – 2/4/99 and a 6-game run from 2/2/92 – 1/12/93 as the Jets
  • Lawson Crouse comes into tonight with a 3-game point streak against the Sharks and has registered 4-3-7 in that span
  • Shayne Gostisbehere has recorded 4 pts (1-3-4) over the four times he’s faced the Sharks as a Coyote
  • Clayton Keller’s 13 career assists vs SJ are the most he’s totaled against an NHL club
  • Coyotes franchise vs Sharks
    • All-Time: 72-68-7-15
    • Home: 41-31-3-7
    • Road: 31-37-4-8
    • L10: 5-4-1
    • STRK: L1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE SHARKS
Clayton Keller…5-13-18…23 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…3-8-11…22 career GP
Nick Bjugstad…8-2-10…20 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…6-9-15…20 career GP
Lawson Crouse…7-8-15…19 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…2-6-8…13 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 8)… Assists (Keller, 13)…Points (Keller, 18)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 3)… Assists (Chychrun, 8)…Points (Chychrun, 11)

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (19-14-8) at St. Louis Blues (20-18-3)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (19-14-8) at St. Louis Blues (20-18-3)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 8, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [3] vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 4
The Calgary Flames began a five-game Central Division road trip on Sunday night in Chicago. The Blackhawks drew first blood just 2:39 into the contests courtesy of Lukas Reichel’s first NHL goal. The Flames would respond on the power play with Elias Lindholm sliding home his 13th on the campaign, but Colin Blackwell would restore Chicago’s lead shortly after and the score was 2-1 through 20. In the second, Philipp Kurashev scored just 0:35 into the frame to give the Blackhawks a two-goal lead. The Flames would battle back with goals from Jonathan Huberdeau and a second power play marker from Nazem Kadri to tie the game at three before the end of the second. No goals were scored in the third, and in overtime Max Domi was the hero for Chicago and the Flames claimed a point in a 4-3 overtime defeat.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (13), Huberdeau (8), Kadri (16)
GOALIE: Markstrom (8/11, .727 Sv%), Vladar (13/14, .929 SV%)
PP: 2/3 (66%)
PK: 1/1 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-1-1

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
January 8, 2022 CGY [3] at CHI 4 Domi Markstrom/Vladar Stalock
January 6, 2023 NYI [1] vs. CGY [4] Coleman Markstrom Varlamov
January 3, 2023 CGY [2] at WPG [3] Gagner Markstrom Hellebuyck
December 31, 2022 VAN [2] vs. CGY [3] Weegar Markstrom Martin
December 28, 2022 CGY [3] at SEA [2] Huberdeau Vladar Grubauer
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 10, 2023 6:00pm at. St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
January 12, 2023 6:00pm at. St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
January 14, 2023 12:00pm at Dallas Starts American Airlines Center
January 16, 2023 6:00pm at Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
January 18, 2023 7:30pm vs. Colorado Avalanche Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of three matchups this season between the Flames and Blues. The Flames fell 5-2 in the teams opening meeting in December. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-3-1 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 12-6-3 against Western Conference opponents.

FIRST MEETING WITH ST. LOUIS:
The Calgary Flames welcomed the St. Louis Blues to the Saddledome on December 16th. The Blues struck first with Ivan Barbashev scoring the games opening goal just 4:07 into the contest, but later in the frame, Connor Mackey would net his first of the season for the Flames and the two teams would skate into the first intermission tied at one. In the second Jordan Kyrou would bury the only goal of the period and through 40 it was 2-1 Blues. Pavel Buchnevich recorded his 10th of the season just under four minutes into the third to extend the Blues lead to two, but later in the period Connor Mackey would strike again for Calgary, scoring his second of the game for his first NHL multi-goal game, drawing the Flames within one. The Blues would quickly restore their two-goal lead with Brandon Saad scoring just over a minute later. Kyrou would add his second of the night in the late stages of the game, and the Blues won 5-2.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. STL 81-81-14-6 45-37-5-5 36-44-9-1 2-6-2 L3

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis Blues
7:00pm CT
Enterprise Center
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Dec. 16, 2022 – STL [5] at CGY [2]
Jan.10, 2022 – CGY at STL
Jan. 12, 2023 – CGY at STL

2021-22 Season Record vs. STL: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. STL: January 24, 2022 – St. Louis [1] vs. Calgary [7]
Last Road Win @ STL: December 16, 2018 – Calgary [7] at St. Louis [2]
Last Home Loss vs. STL: December 16, 2022 – St. Louis [5] vs. Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ STL: January 27, 2022 – Calgary [1] at St. Louis [5]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES

FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 18 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR (retroactive)
Dec. 20 – recalled Nick DeSimone (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Dennis Gilbert (D) on IR
Dec. 20 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 24 – reassigned Matthew Phillips (F) and Nick DeSimone (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 27 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 28 – activated Dennis Gilbert (D) from IR
Dec. 29 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) and Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 30 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 7 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 29)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)

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: 160

Recent Transactions
January
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)
4 – Assigned defenseman Tyler Tucker to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
4 – Recalled defenseman Steven Santini from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

BLUES VS. FLAMES

  • The Blues and Flames will meet for the 2nd of 3 matchups this season
  • The Blues won the first matchup of the season, 5-2 on Dec. 16 in Calgary
  • The Blues and Flames will finish their season series on Thursday in St. Louis, as the Blues will host the Flames at Enterprise Center in back-to-back games

-The Blues went 2-1-0 against Calgary last season (1-1-0 away; 1-0-0 at home)

-The Blues have won 3 straight games against the Flames

  • In their last 8 matchups with the Flames, the Blues are 7-1-0
  • The Blues have won back-to-back games against Calgary at Enterprise Center and are 4-1-1 in their last 6 home games against the Flames
  • The Blues have scored at least 1 power play goal in 7 of their last 8 games against Calgary, going 8 for 19 (42.1%) on the power play over those 8 games
  • The Blues are 8-3-3 in their last 14 games overall since Dec. 11 vs. Colorado
  • The Blues’ 8 wins share 5th in the NHL (1. Boston, 11), while their 19 points rank 5th in the NHL (1. Boston, 25 points) since Dec. 11
  • The Blues are 17-6-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 5th most wins in the NHL (1. Boston, 21-0-2)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/12 – vs. Calgary
1/14 – vs. Tampa Bay
1/16 – vs. Ottawa
1/19 – vs. Nashville
11/21 – vs. Chicago

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will begin a season-long 7-game home stand on Tuesday against Calgary after starting 2023 with a 4-game road trip (3-1-0 on 4-game trip)
  • The Blues will play 14 of their next 19 games at Enterprise Center, which will go through February and take them into March
  • The Blues next 3 games, including tonight and Thursday against Calgary, will come against teams who currently hold a playoff spot

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (24-11-6) at New York Islanders (22-17-2)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (24-11-6) at New York Islanders (22-17-2)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 8, 2023 – STARS 5 vs. PANTHERS 1
Determined to bust out of their two-game losing streak, the Stars lit the lamp five times in a 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in front of sellout crowd of 18,532 at American Airlines Center on Sunday afternoon. Forward Jason Robertson (2-0—2) led the way with two goals and defenseman Ryan Suter (0-2—2) registered his first multi-point game of the season to prevent Dallas from losing three in a row for the first time all season. Three of the five goals came from defensemen with Miro Heiskanen (1-0—1), Nils Lundkvist (1-0—1) and Esa Lindell (1-0—1) finding the back of the net. Forwards Ty Dellandrea (0-1—1), Jamie Benn (0-1—1), Joe Pavelski (0-1—1), Wyatt Johnston (0-1—1) and blueliner Colin Miller (0-1—1) added assists, while goaltender Jake Oettinger returned to his winning ways with a 27-save effort. The Stars went 2-0 in the two-game season series against the Panthers, outscoring them 11-5.
PP: 1-2 | PK: 4-4 | SF: 34 | SA: 28 | DAL TOI: Hakanpää (22:14) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Oettinger 2. DAL – J. Robertson 3. DAL – E. Lindell

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue., Jan. 10, 2023 New York Islanders 6:30 p.m. UBS Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Thu., Jan. 12, 2023 New York Rangers 6 p.m. Madison Square Garden BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Jan. 14, 2023 Calgary Flames 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Jan. 16, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 5 p.m. T-Mobile Arena BSSW/KTCK
Wed., Jan. 18, 2023 San Jose Sharks 9 p.m. SAP Center TNT/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: 14
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

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars hit the road for a two-game road trip through the Empire State beginning tonight against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This closes out the two-game season series between the two clubs, which opened with a 5-2 Stars victory on Nov. 19 at American Airlines Center. Dallas will conclude their East Coast swing on Thursday against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Fri., Jan. 6, 2023 Loss CGY 4 vs. NYI 1 Parise Varlamov (17/21)
Zach Parise tallied his 12th goal of the season and Scott Mayfield and Jean-Gabriel Pageau tallied assists, but the New York Islanders were unable to mount the Calgary Flames’ three-goal lead and fell to the Flames, 4-1, Friday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. Semyon Varlamov turned aside 17 shots in the Islanders’ final meeting with Calgary this season.

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Nov. 19, 2022 American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) L (5-2)
Jan. 10, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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.
Dec. 30 Simon Holmstrom is day to day with a lower body injury and is on IR (retroactive to 12/23/22). Oliver Wahlstrom is out indefinitely with a lower body injury is on IR (retroactive to 12/27/22).
Dec. 23 Kyle Palmieri (Dec. 16) and Semyon Varlamov (Dec. 17) have both been placed on IR, retroactive to their dates. Aatu Raty and Parker Wotherspoon have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport)

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 –

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: 73

RECENT RESULTS
Friday, Jan. 6 at Calgary L (4-1)
Thursday, Jan. 5 at Edmonton L (4-2)
Tuesday, Jan. 3 at Vancouver W (6-2)
Sunday, Jan. 1 at Seattle L (4-1)
Thursday, Dec. 29 vs. Columbus W (2-1)

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 14 vs. Montreal UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
Jan. 16 vs. Washington UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 18 vs. Boston UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Jan. 19 at Buffalo KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) 7:30pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. DALLAS:
Nov. 19, 2022 American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) Loss (5-2)
Apr. 5, 3033 American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) Loss (3-2)
Mar. 19, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-2)
Feb. 4, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) OT Win (4-3)
Dec. 7, 2019 American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) Loss (3-1)

vs. THE STARS:
2022-23 0-1-0
Last five games: 2-3-0
Franchise History 58-42-16-3
NYI Home 32-18-8-2
NYI Away 26-24-8-1

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Dallas Stars in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The Islanders last hosted the Stars on March 19, 2022, when Brock Nelson and Ryan Pulock each scored and Semyon Varlamov made 37 saves to help the Islanders earn a 4-2 victory. The Islanders will look to earn a split in their season series with Dallas as they return home tonight following a four-game road trip. The Islanders visited the Stars at American Airlines Center on November 19, a 5-2 decision in Dallas’ favor. The Islanders will play each of their next five matchups at UBS Arena, their longest home stand in the 2022-23 regular season schedule.

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