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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (17-14-6) at Washington Capitals (22-13-6)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (17-14-6) at Washington Capitals (22-13-6)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. WASHINGTON
OVERALL (34 GP) 17-12-(1)-4
HOME (18 GP) 10-5-(1)-2
ROAD (16 GP) 7-7-(0)-2

PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 17-12-(1)-4 all-time against the Capitals, including a 7-7-(0)-2 record on the road.

− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Washington in 2022-23; it is the first and only at Capital One Arena.

− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Washington this season, dropping a 3-0 decision at home on Oct. 29.

− The Predators are 2-3-0 in their last five games against the Capitals; they are 7-3-0 in their last 10; and 4-1-0 in their last five on the road.

− Nashville has lost just once in regulation to Washington at Capital One Arena since March 18, 2016 (4-1-0).

− Nashville won eight straight games against Washington from Feb. 25, 2017-Jan. 29, 2020.

NOTABLES vs. WASHINGTON
− Filip Forsberg has 16 points (8g-8a) in 14 career games against the team that drafted him 11th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft. Forsberg was acquired from Washington for Martin Erat and Michael Latta on April 3, 2013.

− Ryan Johansen has produced at a point-per-game pace against the Capitals in his career, registering 25 points (9g-16a) in 25 career contests. He recorded five consecutive multi-point outings vs. Washington from April 5, 2018-Jan. 29, 2020.

− Roman Josi recorded a seven-game point streak (4g-5a) against Washington from Feb. 9, 2016-Dec. 31, 2018. He has 14 points (5g-9a) in 17 career games vs. the Caps.

− Nino Niederreiter scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 13, 2010 at Washington.

− Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile spent his first 15 years as an NHL GM at the helm of the Capitals from 1982-97.

− Capitals Head Coach Peter Laviolette spent parts of six seasons in the same role with the Predators from 2014-20, going 248-143-60 in 451 games. Capitals Assistant Coach Kevin McCarthy also served in the same position with the Predators on Laviolette’s staff.

− Capitals defenseman Matt Irwin spent parts of four seasons with the Predators from 2016-20, tallying 31 points (6g-25a) in 195 games.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3 – Jan. 5 (PNC Arena)
− NSH goals: Forsberg – PP (15), Ekholm (4), Glass (4), Jankowski – GWG (4), Sissons – ENG (6)
− CAR goals: Stastny – PP (2), Skjei (7), Staal (11)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 64/67); CAR – Kochetkov (L, 20/24)
− Power plays: NSH 1-3; CAR 1-4

− Notes: Nashville improved to 8-8-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators allowed a franchise-high 67 shots on goal… Nashville’s 28 shots allowed in the third period were its most given up in a single period in team history… Juuse Saros made a franchise-record 64 saves (more info below)… He was selected to the 2023 NHL All-Star Game during the contest… Juuso Parssinen led the Predators with two points (2a)… Five different skaters scored Nashville’s five goals… Mark Jankowski scored his second game-winning goal of the season… Filip Forsberg opened the scoring on the power play in the first period, giving the Predators a goal on the man advantage for the fourth straight game… Nino Niederreiter, playing against his former team, led the Predators in shots with five.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Jan. 5 30
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-Jan. 5 12
Cole Smith Lower body – day-to-day Dec. 31-Jan. 5 3

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 6, 2023 at Washington Capitals
Total man-games lost: 72
Borowiecki – 31; McCarron – 13; McDonagh – 7; Trenin – 5; Carrier – 4; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Smith – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− 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).
− Dec. 24: Reassigned forward Tommy Novak to Milwaukee (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
January 5, 2023 * Nationwide Arena * Columbus, OH
Shots: WSH: 37; CBJ: 27
Power Plays: WSH: 2/2; CBJ: 0/1
Three Stars: 1. Oshie (WSH), 2. Strome (WSH), 3. Aube-Kubel (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned defenseman Lucas Johansen to AHL Hershey, 12/30
Loaned forward Beck Malenstyn to AHL Hershey, 12/28
Recalled defenseman Lucas Johansen to AHL Hershey, 12/27

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/5/23 (41 games)
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-1/5/23 (41 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/5/23 (41 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-1/5/23 (37 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-1/5/23 (11 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
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)
Man Games Lost: 259

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 8, 5 p.m. ET vs. Columbus (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 11, 7 p.m. ET at Philadelphia (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 14, 7 p.m. ET vs. Philadelphia (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. ET at New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 17, 7 p.m. ET vs. Minnesota (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Nashville Predators on Friday at Capital One Arena for the second of two meetings between the teams this season. The Capitals enter Friday’s game on a season long nine-game point streak (7-0-2). Washington is 16-15-1-2 all-time vs. Nashville and 3-0-0 in their last three games against the Predators. The Capitals defeated the Predators 3-0 in Nashville on Oct. 29. Beck Malenstyn, Aliaksei Protas and Alex Ovechkin scored for Washington, while Darcy Kuemper stopped all 34 shots faced.

HOME vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
9-6-0-1 49 46 1 WSH win (12/29/21)

CAPITALS vs. PREDATORS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie (41) Ovechkin/Oshie (16) Carlson (17) Oshie (27)
Ovechkin (24) Backstrom (5) Backstrom (16) Ovechkin (23)
Backstrom (23) Wilson/Kuznetsov (4) Johansson (12) Backstrom (21)

D-backs agree to terms with Evan Longoria on a 1-year contract

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D-backs agree to terms with Evan Longoria on a 1-year contract

The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with INF Evan Longoria on a 1-year contract. MLB Bio.

  • Is a 3-time AL All-Star (2008-10), 3-time AL Rawlings Gold Glove Award® winner (2009-10, ’17) and 2009 Louisville Slugger® Silver Slugger Award™ winner.
  • Ranks among all active players in games played at third base (1st, 1,785) and home runs (7th, 331).
  • Played 89 games and hit .244 (65-for-266)/.315 OBP/.451 SLG with 13 doubles, 14 home runs, 42 RBI and 27 walks in 2022 with the Giants…batted .282 (33-for-117) with 5 doubles, 6 homers and 22 RBI vs. left handers.
  • Named the 2013 AL Wilson Defensive Player of the Year and 2008 AL Rookie of the Year.
  • In 15 Major League seasons, has hit .265 (1,883-for-7,095)/.334 OBP/.472 SLG with 442 doubles, 26 triples, 331 home runs and 1,131 RBI in 1,912 games with the Rays (2008-17) and Giants (2018-22).

The D-backs designated RHP Edwin Uceta for assignment.

WBB-FCS: Milwaukee Panthers (5-8) at Wright State Raiders (1-14)

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – After a tough setback on Thursday, the Panthers head to Ohio looking for their first win of the new year. Milwaukee will take on Wright State on Saturday from the Nutter Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:00 pm CT and can be viewed on ESPN+. Live stats and live audio will also be available with Matt Menzl on the call. All links are available on MKEPanthers.com.
 
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Wright State has struggled this season with just one win, a 98-37 triumph against Ohio Christian, a member of the NAIA.
 
The Raiders are 0-5 in Horizon League play after falling to Green Bay on Thursday night.
 
Senior transfer Bryce Nixon, who played at Arizona and Santa Clara, paces the team with 12.1 points per game, shooting 44.4 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from three-point range. She ranks second in the league with 2.4 triples per contest and would lead the league in percentage but is just short of the minimum requirements.
 
The Raiders average 60.7 points per game but are last in the league defensively, giving up 78.8 points per contest. Rebounding has also been a problem for Wright State, averaging just 27.2 per game with a margin of -15.9, both of which rank last in the league.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
Miquela Santoro and McKaela Schmelzer combined for 36 points to lead Milwaukee an 80-55 victory at Wright State on January 29. The Panthers posted season-highs of 53.6 percent shooting and 80 points. Santoro put up 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting while Schmelzer finished with 17 points, three rebounds, and five assists.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Milwaukee has picked up two straight wins over Wright State and has won four of the last six matchups. Overall, the Raiders hold a slight 33-31 edge. The Panthers are just 13-20 at the Nutter Center against WSU.
 
WHATS ON TAP?
The Panthers remain on the road with a trip to league-leading Cleveland State on Thursday, January 12.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Northern Kentucky shot nearly 60 percent in the second half to erase a double-digit lead and top Milwaukee 66-60 at Truist Arena on Thursday night.
 
THAT’S WHAT WE NEAD
It was another strong performance from Kendall Nead, who led the Panthers with a career-high 19 points against Northern Kentucky.
 
Nead reaching double digits is becoming common and is a much-needed offensive spark for the Panthers.
 
The sophomore has reached at least 10 points in four straight games and six of the last seven contests.
Nead now leads the team with 10.2 points per game and is also averaging 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
 
Nead added two more three-pointers on Thursday and has hit eight in the last three games. She’s one of the top three-point threats for the Panthers, shooting 32.3 percent from long range with 10 triples.
 
FLASHY FRESHMAN
Things started to click for Kamy Peppler on Thursday, who put together a career-high 16 points against Northern Kentucky.
 
The freshman nearly single-handedly brought the Panthers back in the fourth quarter, going 5-for-9 from the floor including 2-for-3 from deep for 14 points.
 
Peppler finished the game 6-for-12 and added seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block.
 
She’s averaging 5.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, and team-high 2.4 assists per game in her first collegiate season.
 
DEFENSE ON LOCK
Milwaukee carried its stout defense from the last two games into the first half of Thursday’s game, holding the high-scoring Norse to just 16 points on 6-for-31 (19.4 percent) shooting.
 
The Panthers ran out of steam in the second half, but still held NKU to over five points below its season average.
 
Through five Horizon League games, MKE ranks second in points allowed (52.0), opponent field goal percentage (32.8), and opponent three-point percentage (23.2).
 
In the two wins over Detroit Mercy and Oakland, the Panthers allowed just 39.0 points per game on 22.5 percent shooting. The two teams were just 8-for-42 (19.0 percent) from long range.
 
Neither the Titans nor Golden Grizzlies reached 50 points, the first time MKE has held opponents to under 50 in back-to-back games since November 18-20 of last season. In those games, MKE opened league play 2-0 while holding Wright State to 47 points and Northern Kentucky to 49.
 
RACKIN’ UP THE REBOUNDS
Megan Walstad was all over the boards on Thursday, pulling down a season-high 12 rebounds. She added six points, an assist, and a steal against Northern Kentucky.
 
Walstad’s rebounding numbers have been climbing all season as she’s up to 6.8 per game which leads the team and ranks sixth in the league.
 
Walstad has led the team in rebounds in each of the last six games.
 
PICTURE PERFECT
In the Panthers’ win over Oakland, Megan Walstad was flawless, going 5-for-5 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free throw line for 14 points.
 
It marks the first time a Panther finished perfect from the floor with at least five field goals since Miquela Santoro went 5-for-5 on February 19, 2022.
 
Walstad added a team-high nine rebounds and two assists in the victory.
 
RECORD-SETTING WIN
Defense was the story in a win over Detroit Mercy on December 29, setting multiple program bests.
 
The Panthers held the Titans to 29 points, the lowest for an opponent in NCAA Division I history surpassing Valparaiso’s 31 from February 25, 2012.
 
Detroit also converted just 17.5 percent of its field goals, the lowest field goal percentage for an opponent since MKE held Youngstown State to 19.4 percent on March 6, 2010.
 
The seven made field goals for Detroit were also an opponent program-low for the Panthers, four fewer than the previous mark.
 
SERVING UP A WIN
Milwaukee was finding the open player against Detroit Mercy and making it count, totaling a season-high 22 assists.
 
It is the most assists for the Panthers since MKE had 24 in a win over Northern Iowa on March 15, 2018. That year, MKE eclipsed 20 assists on five different occasions.
 
The Panthers had those 22 assists on 25 made field goals, the highest assist percentage (88.0) since dishing out 16 assists on 18 field goals (88.8) in a win over Chicago State on March 3, 2016.
 
FINDING A WAY INSIDE
Emma Wittmerhaus has been the Panthers’ most consistent presence inside this season, averaging 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
 
The redshirt senior led with 15 points against Detroit Mercy and has reached double digits in six of the last eight games and nine of the last 12.
 
The redshirt senior is having a career-year, leading the team in points per game while ranking second in rebounds and field goal percentage (48.7).
 
NEED A ROAD SHOW
Milwaukee has yet to find success on the road, winless in six games. The Panthers have struggled shooting the ball away from the Klotsche Center, with a 36.4 percent field goal percentage and 23.3 three-point percentage in those six games. MKE averages 51.8 points on the road.
 
ALL OF THE DOUBLE DIGITS
In the win over Detroit Mercy, Milwaukee had five players reach double figures. Grace Crowley led the way with 13 points while Kendall Nead (12), Anna Lutz (11), Kamy Peppler (10), and Emma Wittmershaus (10) all joined in double digits.
 
It marks the first time Milwaukee had at least five players with at least 10 points since February 8, 2020. That game, Jamie Reit’s 13 points led the way while Bre Cera added 12, McKaela Schmelzer and Sydney Staver each had 11, and Lizzie Odegard finished with 10 in a 65-60 win over Green Bay.
 
Milwaukee improved to 2-0 this year when at least four players reach double figures. The Panthers are 16-4 over the last five years when four or more players reach at least 10 points.
 
MAGIC NUMBER
In college basketball, there is no perfect recipe for a win but for Milwaukee, field goal percentage has been a pretty good baseline.
 
In the last seven seasons, Milwaukee is 87-25 (.775) when hitting at least 40 percent from the field. Bump that field goal percentage to 43 percent and the Panthers are 67-12 (.846).
 
When shooting under 40 percent since 2016-17, Milwaukee is just 25-62 (.294).
 
The Panthers have been held under 40 percent in eight games this year, going 1-7 in those contests.

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (12-20-7) at Anaheim Ducks (11-24-4)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (12-20-7) at Anaheim Ducks (11-24-4)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 39 – 1/1 – SJS 5 at CHI 2…San Jose erased a 2-0 second-period deficit, rattling off five consecutive goals en route to a 5-2 win at the United Center. Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) extended his point and assist streaks to a franchise-record 13 games with a pair of helpers in the tilt. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1g, 0a) lit the lamp for his first goal of the season while playing in his 1,200th NHL game. Oskar Lindblom (0g, 2a) recorded his first multi-point effort of the campaign. Timo Meier (1g, 0a) netted his team-leading 21st goal of the season, his 20th since November 1 (28 games). A total of 12 Sharks skaters found their way onto the score sheet in the contest. SJ Goals: Gadjovich (2), Vlasic (1), Barabanov (6), Meier (21), Svechnikov (4)
SF: 28
SA: 22
SJ PP: 0/3
SJ PK: 3/3
W: Kahkonen
L: Mrazek

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ANAHEIM DUCKS
The Anaheim Ducks enter Friday’s contest on the heels of a 2-0 victory over the Dallas Stars, goals coming from Adam Henrique and Mason McTavish in the opening frame. Netminder John Gibson made 35 saves in the win, his first shutout of the season. The Ducks, eighth in the Pacific Division, have won two of three contests against the Sharks on the year – both via shootout – with the Sharks prevailing in the lone meeting at the Honda Center, a 6-1 final score. The Ducks are paced by Troy Terry on the offensive end, the forward leading the club in goals, assists and points. All-time, the Ducks have gone 36-34-2-7 against San Jose as the home team.

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. The Sharks lead the league in assists (87) and points (105) from defensemen this season. Last campaign, the Sharks finished 23rd and 25th in the League with 151 points and 117 assists, respectively, from defensemen. Below is a breakdown of San Jose’s defensive scoring this season.

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 4, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 vs. DALLAS 0
The Ducks shut out the Dallas Stars in a 2-0 win, their first victory of the 2023 calendar year tonight at Honda Center. John GIbson stopped all 35 shots to earn his first shutout of the season and 24th of his career. Gibson tied Guy Hebert for second in franchise history with his 173rd career win as a Duck. Mason McTavish scored his seventh goal (PPG) and earned his 15th assist, his sixth multi-point game this season. Adam Henrique opened the scoring with his 12th goal of the season at 3:11 of the first period, his third goal the past four games. It was his fourth game-opening goal of the year, trailing only Troy Terry (5) for the team lead. Cam Fowler recorded an assist, the 299th of his career, one shy of becoming the fifth player in franchise history to record 300 assists. Troy Terry recorded his fourth assist the last five games and Trevor Zegras tallied an assist, his fourth in as many games (0-4=4). PP: 1-3 PK: 4-4 SF: 2 SA: 35 TOI: Trevor Zegras (21:56)
Three Stars: 1. J. Gibson 2. M. McTavish 3. A. Henrique

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 8 Boston Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Jan. 11 Edmonton Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 13 New Jersey Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 16 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 17 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 19 Acquired D Michael Del Zotto in a three-team trade. Detroit acquires C Danny O’Regan from Anaheim while Florida
receives RW Givani Smith. Assigned D Colton White to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Dec. 20 Recalled C Justin Kirkland from San Diego (AHL). Placed LW Max Jones on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 29 Reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego (AHL).
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.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 205

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 39
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 31
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 15
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 14
Max Jones Upper-body Day-to-day 10

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks continue a franchise record 10-game homestand tonight with the seventh straight contest on home ice vs. the San Jose Sharks at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: ESPN+ AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight’s game with points in three of the last five contests (2-2-1) and five of its last 10 overall (4-4-1). The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 16 of the last 17 penalties (94.1%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning six games), while also killing all opposition power plays in four of the last five contests (15-of-16, 93.8%). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (1-1-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 163-141-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 59-40-9 in January, picking up points in 68 of the 107 contests (.636%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks continue their homestand vs. the Boston Bruins Sunday, Jan. 8 at Honda Center (5:30 p.m.).

RECORD HOMESTAND: The Ducks are in the midst of a franchise record 10-game homestand with the stretch of contests at home spanning 24 days (Dec. 21 through Jan. 13). The homestand is tied for the third-longest in NHL history, trailing 12 straight at home by Tampa Bay (2010-11) and California (1975-76). The 24 days during the stretch are the third most, trailing Winnipeg (22 days, 2017-18) and Vancouver (22, 1981-82). Anaheim’s longest prior homestand was eight games (three times), including Dec. 28, 2014-Jan. 16, 2015 (6-2-0, 12 pts.), Mar. 2-18, 2007 (6-1-1, 13 pts.) and Oct. 28-Nov. 14, 2001 (2-4-2, 6 pts.). Anaheim begins the homestand tied for the most road contests in the NHL this season (21, also Arizona).

DUCKS-SHARKS: Anaheim and San Jose conclude a four-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have won two of the three games in the season series following a 6-5 OT win Nov. 1 and a 5-4 SO win Nov. 5 in the Bay Area. Anaheim has earned wins in eight of their last 11 games vs. San Jose (8-3-0) dating to 2021-22. The Ducks own a 74-68-16 all-time record vs. the Sharks, including an 36-34-9 mark in Orange County. Anthony Stolarz is 7-0-0 in eight career appearances as a Duck when facing the Sharks, posting one shutout, a 2.39 GAA and .938 SV%. All-time, Stolarz is 7-1-0 in eight starts (10 appearances) vs. San Jose, posting a 2.41 GAA and .935 SV%. John Gibson (6-6-5) has helped Anaheim earn points in 11 of 17 starts vs. San Jose, posting one shutout, a 2.89 GAA and .911 SV% in 18 appearances vs. San Jose. Kevin Shattenkirk (5-21=26 in 40 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Sharks. Adam Henrique (12-12=24 in 32 GP) paces Ducks skaters in career goals vs. San Jose.

ANA-SJS SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 1 SAP Center 6-5 SO win
Nov. 5 SAP Center 5-4 SO win
Dec. 9 Honda Center 6-1 loss
Jan. 6 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Ducks Stream

ANA-SJS ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ San Jose
All-Time Series: 74-68-16 36-34-9 38-35-7
Current Streak: One SJS win One SJS win Three ANA wins
Last ANA Win: Nov. 5, 2022 (5-4 SO) Mar. 6, 2022 (3-2 OT) Nov. 5, 2022 (5-4 SO)
Last SJS Win: Dec. 9, 2022 (6-1) Dec. 9, 2022 (6-1) Mar. 26, 2022 (4-1)
ANA Last 10: 7-3-0 5-3-2 6-4-0

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (22-16-2) at Calgary Flames (18-14-7)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (22-16-2) at Calgary Flames (18-14-7)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Thurs., Jan. 5, 2023 Loss EDM 4 vs. NYI 2 Barzal, Clutterbuck Sorokin (34/38)
Mathew Barzal and Cal Clutterbuck each scored, but the New York Islanders fell to the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2, Thursday night at Rogers Place. Josh Bailey, Casey Cizikas and Scott Mayfield each tallied assists, and Ilya Sorokin turned aside 34 of 38 shots faced in his eighth straight start, as the Islanders split their 2022-23 season series against Edmonton, 1-1-0.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 –

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

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: 68

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Nov. 7, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 4-3 W (OT)
Jan. 6, 2023 Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB) 9:00pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 10 vs. Dallas UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. CALGARY:
Nov. 7, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) OT Win (4-3)
Feb. 12, 2022 Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB) Loss (5-2)
Nov. 20, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (5-2)
Feb. 26, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Loss (3-1)
Feb. 20, 2019 Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB) Loss (4-2)

vs. THE FLAMES:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last five games: 1-4-0
Franchise History 51-50-20-0
NYI Home 32-31-9-0
NYI Away 19-29-11-0

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 3, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [2] vs. WINNIPEG JETS [3]
The Calgary Flames began 2023 away from home with a one game trip to Winnipeg to take on the Jets. Both teams were firing the puck early with a combined 24 first period shots (14 for Calgary, 10 for Winnipeg) but Jacob Markstrom and Connor Hellebuyck stood tall, and the game remained scoreless through 20. In the second, Winnipeg got the contests opening goal with Brenden Dillon deflecting a Dylan DeMelo point shot to give the Jets the lead. But with exactly a minute left in the frame, Nikita Zadorov jumped up on the rush and fired home his fifth of the season to draw the Flames level heading into the intermission. In the third the defensive scoring continued with Josh Morrissey giving the Jets their lead back before Mikael Backlund found himself in alone and slid his eighth on the campaign through the legs of Hellebuyck to tie the game once again. The Jets scored late in the third and would hold on for a 3-2 win.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Zadorov (5), Backlund (8)
GOALIE: Markstrom (22/25, .880 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 4/4 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-0-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
December 27, 2022 EDM [2] vs. CGY [1] McDavid Markstrom Skinner
December 23, 2022 CGY [3] at ANA 2 Andersson Markstrom Dostal
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 6, 2023 7:00pm vs. New York Islanders Scotiabank Saddledome
January 8, 2023 5:00pm at Chicago Blackhawks United Center
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Islanders. The Flames fell 4-3 in overtime in their first meeting back on November 7th. This is a Pacific Division versus Metropolitan Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-4-3 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season and a record of 6-8-5 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE ISLANDERS:
The Flames stopped at the UBS Arena back at the start of November to begin a three-game Eastern Conference road trip. Calgary would open the scoring in the first period with a goal by Mikael Backlund, followed by Sebastian Aho leveling the contest for the Islanders, but late in the frame Elias Lindholm would put Calgary back on top heading into the break. Backlund would score his second of the night in the middle stanza and the Flames led 3-1 through 40. The Islanders would battle back with third period goals from Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri to send the game to overtime. In the extra frame, an Islanders powerplay would lead to the game winning goal as the Flames dropped their first contest at UBS Arena 4-3.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. NYI 50-47-21-4 29-17-11-1 21-30-10-1 6-1-3 L1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-1 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-1)
Nov. 7, 2022 – CGY [3] vs. NYI 4
Jan. 6, 2023 – NYI vs. CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. NYI: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0
Last Home Win vs. NYI: February 12, 2022 – Calgary [5] vs. New York [2]
Last Road Win @ NYI: November 20, 2021 – Calgary [5] at New York [2]
Last Home Loss vs. NYI: March 11, 2018 – New York [5] at Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ NYI: November 7, 2022 – New York [4] vs. Calgary 3

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)

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)

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (13-19-5) at Chicago Blackhawks (8-25-4)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (13-19-5) at Chicago Blackhawks (8-25-4)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 2-3-0 in its last 5 games, 4-5-1 in its last 10 GP but aim for its first road win since 11/23

• Tonight is the first game Clayton Keller will play in after officially being named an NHL All-Star for 2023, his third career selection and second consecutive

• Shayne Gostisbehere scored the OT goal the last time the Yotes were in Chicago (4/3/22). The team enters tonight having captured at least a point in seven of their last eight meetings with the Blackhawks (5-1-2)

LAST GAME
Flyers 6, Coyotes 2 – January 5, 2023 – Wells Fargo Center
ARI Goals: Carcone (2), Ritchie (8)
PHI Goals: Konecny (20), Farabee (8), Allison (4), Provorov (2), Hayes (10), van Riemsdyk (6)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 28 svs on 34 shots
PHI Goalie: Hart (W) – 21 svs on 23 shots
PP: 0-1 PK: 1-3
Notes: Arizona fell to PHI despite holding a pair of leads… Michael Carcone notched the game-opening goal, his second tally of the season…Nick Ritchie also scored and has registered 4 pts (1-3-4) in his last four games…Barrett Hayton recorded a pair of assists, his second multi-point game in his last four outings (1-5-6 in that span)…Hayton (2-9-11 in 37 GP) eclipsed double-digit points for the second consecutive season…Nick Schmaltz contributed an assist and has 14 pts (4-10-14) in his last 12 GP…Shayne Gostisbehere skated in his 500th career NHL game

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (5 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (9 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 78 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
-1/4 – 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
Sun, Jan 8 5pm vs PIT Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra Stream
Tue, Jan 10 7pm vs SJ Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Thur, Jan 12 7pm vs OTT Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620

YOTES & HAWKS

  • Tonight is the first of four ARI-CHI matchups this season. They’ll play again at the UC on 2/10 and twice at Mullett Arena on 2/28 and 3/18
  • The Yotes and Hawks split the season-series in 2021-22 with a 2-1-1 clip and both teams went 1-0-1 at home in last season’s head-to-head
  • Shayne Gostisbehere scored the overtime winner the last time the Coyotes were in Chicago on 4/3/22. Travis Boyd and Michael Carcone also lit the lamp in that contest
  • Boyd (2-2-4) and Gostisbehere (1-3-4) both posted 4 pts over the four games vs Chicago last season -Former-Blackhawk Nick Schmaltz collected 3 pts (0-3-3) over the three games he faced CHI last year, including a 2-assist outing last time the teams squared off (4/20/22)
  • Arizona has captured at least a point in seven of their last eight meetings with Chicago (5-1-2)
  • A point tonight would mark the sixth 4+ game point streak the Coyotes/Jets franchise has tallied against Chicago (last: 3-0-1 from 3/26/19 – 2/1/20)
  • Coyotes franchise vs Blackhawks:
    • All-Time: 63-68-15-8
    • Home: 39-30-5-5
    • Road: 24-38-10-3
    • L10: 6-2-2
    • STRK: OT1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE BLACKHAWKS
Troy Stecher…3-6-9…21 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…1-5-6…12 career GP
Clayton Keller…6-4-10…11 career GP
Nick Ritchie…3-3-6…12 career GP
Travis Boyd…2-4-6…7 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-5-6…6 career GP

CHICAGO BLAKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH+ – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Chris Chelios (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sunday, Jan. 8 vs. CGY, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. COL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. SEA, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Jan. 17 vs. BUF, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Sunday, Jan. 22 vs. LAK, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 4 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on IR … Dec. 19 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Arvid Soderblom to Rockford … Placed Jarred Tinordi on IR and recalled Isaak Phillips from Rockford … Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 – Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Dec. 7 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Dec. 6 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and placed Petr Mrazek on IR … Dec. 1 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford and placed Jarred Tinordi on IR.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (1) vs. Tampa Bay (4) – Tue., Jan. 3 – United Center
CHI Goals: Jones (2; PP)
TBL Goals: Maroon (2), Killorn (12), Hagel (15; PP), Paul (14, EN)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (25/28, 58:48) TBL – Elliot (25/26, 60:00) 
CHI PP: 1/5; PK: 3/4
TBL PP: 1/4; PK: 4/5
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 4-1 decision to the Tampa Bay Lighting on Tuesday … Seth Jones scored the first goal of the game on the power play, marking the first PPG by a Chicago defenseman since May 1, 2021 (Murphy) … Taylor Raddysh and Max Domi each tallied assists on the goal … Jones posted a team-high four shots on goal … Connor Murphy registered a team-high three blocked shots.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ARIZONA COYOTES
The Blackhawks are 13-5-2 in their last 20 games against the Coyotes … Chicago also has a four-game home point streak against the club (2-0-2) and have points in 12 of their last 14 contests at the United Center (8-1-5) … The Blackhawks defeated the Coyotes in their last matchup on April 20 in Arizona, winning 4-3 in overtime … Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane each notched two assists in the victory … Kane has points in his last five-straight games against Arizona (1G, 8A), with four of them being multipoint efforts … Seth Jones has five assists over his last seven games against the Coyotes … Max Domi has five points over his last two games against his former team (2G, 3A) … Domi was drafted by Arizona (12th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft … Connor Murphy was also drafted by the Coyotes (20th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 6, Feb. 10 | AWAY: Feb. 28, March 18
All-Time Record: 76-52-26 Home: 41-17-17 Road: 35-35-9
Last Home Win: Nov. 12, 2021 (2-1) Last Road Win: April 20, 2022 (4-3 OT) Last Home Loss: April 3,
2022 (2-3 OT) Road Loss: Jan. 6, 2022 (4-6)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. ARI ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 18; Patrick Kane, 17; Jack Johnson/Andreas Athanasiou, 3
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 39; Jonathan Toews, 29; Jack Johnson, 16
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 56; Jonathan Toews, 47; Jack Johnson, 19

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (24-12-1) at Winnipeg Jets (24-13-1)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (24-12-1) at Winnipeg Jets (24-13-1)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 1 at Minnesota 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s four-game win streak came to a close with a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center…The Bolts fell to 24-12-1 on the season with a road record of 9-8-0…The loss to MIN was Tampa Bay’s first loss to a Central Division this season after winning the previous six contests…The Lightning dropped to 3-4-0 in the second half of back-to-back games this season…Andrei Vasilevskiy was scheduled to start in goal for Tampa Bay, but was unable to play due to illness, forcing Brian Elliott to start for the second-straight night for the first time since he did so Dec. 28-29, 2017 with Philadelphia…Joel Eriksson Ek opened the scoring for MIN at the 14:30 mark of the first period before Kirill Kaprizov and Calen Addison scored back-to-back goals at the 7:09 and 9:27 marks of the middle frame to make it 3-0…Brayden Point got the Lightning back within two when he scored on the power play to make it a 3-1 game off assists from Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov with 6:23 remaining in the second…Sam Steel put MIN back up by three 1:58 after Point’s goal when a shot from Jared Spurgeon deflected off his leg and into the back of the net…Kaprizov added an empty-net goal with 2:03 left in regulation for the final tally of the game…Elliott made 28 saves on 32 shots against in the loss.
PP: TBL – 1-4 MIN – 1-3
SOG: TBL – 35 MIN – 33
Attendance: 18,427

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Jets are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Canada Life Centre…The Bolts posted a 1-1-0 record vs. WPG last season…Nikita Kucherov (2-3—5) and Victor Hedman (1-4— 5) were tied for the Tampa Bay lead in points vs. WPG last season, while Alex Killorn (2-0—2) was tied with Kucherov for the team lead in goals…Brian Elliott and Andrei Vasilevskiy each started one game vs. WPG last season with Elliott earning the lone win…The Lightning are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games at WPG and 5-4-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts have scored three or more goals in 13 of their last 15 games vs. WPG, including 12 contests with four or more goals…Steven Stamkos has recorded points in six straight games vs. WPG (4-7—11) with five multi-point efforts during that span…Stamkos has pointed in nine of his last 10 games vs. WPG (5-9— 14)…Kucherov has picked up points in six consecutive games vs. WPG (5-6—11)…Kucherov has pointed in 12 of his 16 career games vs. WPG (10-11—21)…Brayden Point has recorded points in four of his five career games at WPG (1-6—7)…Killorn has scored a goal in three straight games vs. WPG (3-0—3) and pointed in four straight (3-1—4)…Anthony Cirelli has picked up four points in three career games at WPG (3-1—4) and scored his only career hat trick Jan. 17, 2020 at WPG…Tampa Bay is 13-9-4 all-time vs. WPG, including a road record of 6-5-2…Stamkos (14- 16—30) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. WPG.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. WPG

  1. Steven Stamkos – 30 pts. (14-16—30, 22 GP)
    T2. Nikita Kucherov – 21 pts. (10-11—21, 16 GP)
    T2. Victor Hedman – 21 pts. (5-16—21, 24 GP)
  2. Ondrej Palat – 15 pts. (5-10—15, 16 GP)
  3. Martin St. Louis – 12 pts. (5-7—12, 12 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third and final game of a three-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 13 games in January on the road…The Lightning are 6-1-0 against Central Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 9-8-0 on the road this season…Zach Bogosian was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2008 NHL Draft before the organization relocated to Winnipeg.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 82
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 17 Games

TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 2 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a two-year contract extension

GAME POINT
Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point scored his team-leading 22nd goal of the season Jan. 4 at MIN and extended his point streak to six games (6-2—8)…Point has found the back of the net in 10 of his last 13 contests and picked up points in 11 of those games (12-3—15)…Since Dec. 6, only Alex Ovechkin (16) and Tage Thompson (14) have scored more goals than Point’s 12…Point (22-17—39) leads all Lightning skaters in goals and game-winning goals (6), while ranking third in points and fifth in assists…Point’s 22 goals are tied for the 10th-most among all NHL skaters…Only Leon Draisaitl (8) has scored more game-winning goals than Point this season…Point has recorded a shot on goal in every game this season…Point has scored 20 goals in six consecutive seasons, making him the fifth player in Tampa Bay franchise history to do so (also: Vincent Lecavalier, 12; Martin St. Louis, 9; Steven Stamkos, 8; Nikita Kucherov, 7)…Point became the first member of the 2014 NHL Draft Class drafted outside of the first round to record 400 career points with a goal Dec. 21 at DET…Point is tied with Kucherov for the fourth-most game-winning goals in Tampa Bay franchise history (41)…Since the start of the 2017-18 season, only three NHL skaters have scored more game-winning goals than Point’s 39.

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets plays the middle game of a three-game homestand on Friday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning visits Canada Life Centre for the only time this season. Winnipeg edged the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday in the first game of the homestand. The Jets finish the home stretch on Sunday afternoon against the Vancouver Canucks before playing eight of nine games on the road

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 3
Calgary Flames 2
Jets Scorers: Dillon (1), Morrissey (7), Gagner (7)
Flames Scorers: Zadorov (5), Backlund (8)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (33 sv, 2 ga)
Flames Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom (22 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-4
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: The Jets scored twice in the third period to beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. Brendan Dillon scored his first goal of the season to open the scoring. Josh Morrissey gave the Jets a 2-1 lead, while Sam Gagner scored the game-winning goal with 5:40 remaining in the third period. Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves for his third consecutive win.

Above .600
The Jets are eighth in the NHL with a .645 points percentage, which also ranks second in the Central Division and third in the Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.

Three in a Row
The Jets have won three in a row for the fifth time this season… Winnipeg joins the Boston Bruins as the only two teams in the NHL this season
with five winning streaks of three games or more… The Jets longest winning streak this season is four games, which occurred from Dec. 4-9.

Making the Most of It
The Jets have scored three goals or less in seven of their past 10 games… Winnipeg has been one of the best teams in the NHL this season when scoring three goals or less with an 8-13-0 record for a .381 points percentage, which is fourth in the league.

The January Ahead
After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 28 days from Jan. 2-30, but open the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January come in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 13-16-3 in January during the past four seasons.

Facing Eastward
This is Winnipeg’s 12th game against an Eastern Conference opponent this season, having gone 5-6-0 so far… The Jets play eight of their next 10 games against Eastern Conference teams, seven of which are on the road… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading 14 points (5G, 9A) in 11 games against the Eastern Conference this season.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 14-6-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is fourth in the NHL and first in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (10G, 18A) leads the team with 28 points in 20 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 15 goals at home has him nine goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 12-5-0 with a 1.88 goals-against average, .938 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 243-155-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

On the PK
Winnipeg is tied for fourth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.7% of the time… The Jets are 13-for-14 (92.9%) on the penalty kill in their past five games… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

And with that…
The Jets went 48-34-7 in 89 games during the 2022 calendar year, which was 16th in the NHL… Kyle Connor had a team-best 104 points (45G, 59A) in 86 games in 2022, which is 22 more than Mark Scheifele (44G, 38A), who was second… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck went 36-27-7 in 2022 with a 2.83 goals-against average and .916 save percentage.

Team Leader
Kyle Connor has six points during a four-game scoring streak to propel him into the team scoring lead with 44 points (16G, 28A) in 38 games…He also led the Jets last season with 93 points (47G, 46A) in 79 games, which was the fourth most points in a season in franchise history… Connor’s 139 points (65G, 74A) in a span of 117 games during the past two seasons is the second most since relocation.

That’s Offensive
Jets defencemen have combined for 94 points this season, which is third in the NHL… Five of the six defenceman had a point on Tuesday against Calgary… It matched the five defencemen that had a point on Dec. 17 at Vancouver for the season high… Winnipeg’s defencemen are averaging 2.47 points per game, compared to 1.99 last season… They have contributed 27.6% of Winnipeg’s points this season.

Extra Time
The Jets are 7-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg has won five consecutive OT games, which is one game shy of the franchise record in a season (Oct. 22/18-Jan. 13/19)… Winnipeg’s eight OT games are tied for the third most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with seven wins in overtime… Winnipeg is the only team in the NHL this season to not play in a shootout this season.. Five of Winnipeg’s seven OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals… The seven wins is two better than the five overtime wins Winnipeg had last season in 12 games decided in OT… During the past three seasons, Winnipeg is 18-9 in games decided in overtime… The franchise record for OT wins is 10, set in 2010-11.

Narrow One s
Winnipeg’s past two wins have come by one goal…. The Jets improved to 10-4-1 in one-goal games with Tuesday’s win… Last season Winnipeg went 12-5-11 in one-goal games.

Zeros
The Jets have registered three shutouts this season, which is tied for third in the NHL… Winnipeg’s first two shutouts were by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI), while the Nov. 29 5-0 shutout against Colorado gives the Jets all three shutout wins by at least four goals… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record.

Jets vs. TBL Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Lightning tangle twice this season… Winnipeg visits Tampa Bay on Mar. 12 as part of a three-game road trip.

Recent History
The teams have split the two-game season series in each of the five seasons in which they have played… Since 2015, the Jets are 6-4-3 in 13 games against the Lightning… Winnipeg is 7-for-19 (36.8%) on the power play in its past seven games against Tampa Bay and 7-for-8 (87.5%) on the penalty kill in the past four meetings.

In Winnipeg
The Jets are 7-4-2 all-time against the Lightning at Canada Life Centre, including winning three of the past four games… Winnipeg has held Tampa Bay without a power play goal in five of the past six games at Canada Life Centre.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Tampa Bay with 36 points (10G, 26A) in 37 games… Nikolaj Ehlers is averaging a point per game against Tampa Bay with 12 points (7G, 5A) in 12 games… Three of Kyle Connor’s five goals against the Lightning are game-winning goals.

Jets vs. TBL Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
01/03/2017 @TB W 6 4 34 4 1 14 36 7 2 10
02/11/2017 TB L 1 4 33 3 0 6 30 2 0 8
12/09/2017 @TB OTL 3 4 20 1 0 8 28 3 1 4
01/30/2018 TB W 3 1 37 4 1 8 24 4 0 8
12/16/2018 TB W 5 4 42 1 1 4 47 2 2 2
03/05/2019 @TB L 2 5 32 3 2 12 38 4 2 10
11/16/2019 @TB W 4 3 27 4 1 4 34 2 0 8
01/17/2020 TB L 1 7 31 2 0 2 26 1 0 4
03/08/2022 TB W 7 4 33 4 1 8 24 3 0 10
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Winnipeg Jets Recent Transactions
Jan. 4 Reassigned F – Jansen Harkins to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (17-18-4) at Detroit Red Wings (16-13-7)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (17-18-4) at Detroit Red Wings (16-13-7)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 39
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 14
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 118

LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Coyotes 3 – Jan. 3 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (18), E. Staal (5), Tkachuk (19), E. Staal (6), Tkachuk (20-PPG)
ARI Goals: Chychrun (5-PPG), Keller (14), Bjugstad (10)
FLA Goalie: Knight (W) – 33 Saves
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 32 Saves
FLA Shots: 37
ARI Shots: 36
Notes: Matthew Tkachuk registered a season-high four points (3-1-4) for his first hat trick with the Panthers and led Florida with six shots on goal…Eric Staal produced his first multi-goal game (2-0-2) with the Panthers for his second consecutive multi-point performance (3-1-4)…Spencer Knight posted an assist for his first NHL point…Gustav Forsling and Josh Mahura each notched an assist for the second consecutive game…Aleksander Barkov won 63% of his faceoffs and logged an assist…FLA PP: 1-2, FLA PK: 1- 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Jan 5: F Chris Tierney recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan 3: F Givani Smith recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • Jan. 1: F Chris Tierney loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • Dec. 31: F Anton Levtchi loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. RED WINGS
ALL-TIME vs. DET: 34-19-5-6
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. DET: 18-8-3-1
2022-23 vs. DET: 1-0-0

CATS STATS

  • Aleksander Barkov has registered 39 points (14-25-39) over 36 career games vs. Detroit
  • Sam Reinhart has posted 19 points (9-10-19) over 25 career games against the Red Wings.

CATS AND RED WINGS
The Panthers have won each of their past seven matchups with the Red Wings since March 30, 2021, with wins in nine of their past 10 games (9-1-0). Over their past seven contests against Detroit, Florida has outscored the Red Wings 32-11, averaging 4.57 goals per game while surrendering an average 1.57 goals against. The Panthers have won 16 of their previous 19 (16-3-0) visits to Detroit since Dec. 7, 2013. In their prior matchup this season at FLA Live Arena, Matthew Tkachuk recorded two points (1-1-2), Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 of 20 Detroit shots and 13 different Panthers produced at least one point in Florida’s 5-1 win.

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 vs. NEW JERSEY 5 (1/4/23)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: NJ Hamilton (Hughes, Hischier) 9:17-PP; NJ Hischier (Hamilton, Bratt) 16:20-PP
3RD PERIOD: NJ McLeod (Holtz, Wood) 1:51-EV; NJ Holtz (Wood, Severson) 6:40-EV; NJ Hughes (Haula, Tatar) 13:59-EV; DET
Raymond (Larkin, Seider) 18:00-PP
SHOTS: DET 33 (10-11-12) / NJ 27 (6-10-11)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 22-27) / NJ Vanecek (W, 32-33)
PP: DET 1-2 / NJ 2-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (27 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (25 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (23 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (10 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 193
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7),
Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/4 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids to conditioning … Activated forward Robby Fabbri from injured reserve … Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids…12/28 – Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids for conditioning

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. PANTHERS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 65th all-time meeting, 31st in Detroit … Second of three games this season, first of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. FLA: 25-22-5-12 / HOME: 9-9-3-9 / LAST 10: 1-7-2 / IN 2021-22: 0-3-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-1-0
DET top scorers vs. FLA: Dylan Larkin (9-14-23 in 30 GP), Dominik Kubalík (4-5-9 in 13 GP), Pius Suter (4-3-7 in 12 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-4-7 in 12 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-2-2 in 4 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
FLA top scorers vs. DET: Aleksander Barkov (14-25-39 in 36 GP), Eric Staal (7-14-21 in 28 GP), Sam Reinhart (9-10-19 in 25 GP), Aaron Ekblad (4-15-19 in 31 GP), Matthew Tkachuk (4-6-10 in 11 GP), Carter Verhaeghe (4-5-9 in 13 GP), Sam Bennett (4-5-9 in 15 GP), Brandon Montour (1-7-8 in 15 GP), Colin White (1-5-6 in 12 GP), Anton Lundell (4-0-4 in 3 GP), Josh Mahura (2-0-2 in 3 GP), Matt Kiersted (1-0-1 in 1 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Saturday, Jan. 7: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: NHLN, CBC, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Jan. 10: RED WINGS vs. JETS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Jan. 12: RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 4 vs. New Jersey – 5-1 L
Detroit fell against New Jersey to move to 16-13-7 overall and 9-7-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … Detroit is 7-4-1 against the Metropolitan Division to begin the 2022-23 campaign … Lucas Raymond scored on the power play for his 10th goal of the season … Raymond has recorded seven points (3-4-7) in seven games dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Raymond became the fourth Detroit skater to reach double-figures in goals this season, joining Dylan Larkin (13), Dominik Kubalík (12) and David Perron (12) … Raymond netted his fifth power play goal of the season, tying Larkin for the second-most among Detroit skaters … Raymond also tied Filip Hronek for second place among Detroit skaters with 12 power play points … Larkin recorded the primary assist on Raymond’s goal to become the first Detroit skater to reach the 20-assist mark this season … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (13), assists (20), points (33) and shots (112) through 35 games … Robby Fabbri made his season debut, recording two shots and three hits in 14:54 time on ice during his first game action since March 10, 2022 vs. Minnesota … Detroit is 7-3-2 this season when tied after one period, and 6-3-0 on home ice … Every Red Wings skater registered a shot on goal … Detroit is 10-3-3 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 6-3-2 when doing so on home ice … Additionally, Detroit is 8-4-4 this season when tallying 30-or-more shots … Detroit finished 40-for-66 (60.6%) at the faceoff circle … Pius Suter went 10-for-13 (76.9%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the night 10-for-15 (66.7%)

NFL: Week 18 Quick Capsule – Detroit Lions (8-8) at Green Bay Packers (8-8)

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NFL: Week 18 Quick Capsule – Detroit Lions (8-8) at Green Bay Packers (8-8)

WEEK 18
DETROIT LIONS (8-8) @ GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-8)
DATE: Sunday (1/8/23)
STADIUM: Lambeau Field
TIME: 8:20 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Rogers

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Packers lead all-time series, 103-74-7
STREAKS Lions have won past 2
LAST GAME 11/6/22: Packers 9 at Lions 15
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/20/21: Packers 35, Lions 17

DETROIT LIONS
LAST WEEK W 41-10 vs. Chicago
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 2-1
PTS. FOR 27.1
OFFENSE 383.6
PASSING Jared Goff: 359-533-4,214-29-7-100.2
RUSHING Jamaal Williams: 246-994-4.0-15
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 100-1,112-1.1-6
PTS. AGAINST 25.7
DEFENSE 398.7
SACKS James Houston (R): 8
INTs Aidan Hutchinson (R), Kerby Joseph (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE +5 (20/15)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 48.7 (41.7)
KICKING Michael Badgley: 85 (31/31 PAT; 18/21 FG)

LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF passed for 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 133.5 rating last week. Has 4,214 pass yards in 2022, his 3rd-career 4,000-yard season. Has 14 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 110.7 rating in his past 6. Aims for his 5th in row vs. GB with 2+ TD passes.

• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had career-high 157 scrimmage yards (career-high 144 rush, 13 rec.) & had NFL-leading & career-high 15th rush TD of season last week. Needs 6 rush yards for 1st-career 1,000+ rush yard season.

• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 117 scrimmage yards (78 rush, 39 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week, his 3rd-career 2-TD game.

• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 100 catches for 1,112 rec. yards in 2022 & became 3rd player ever (Odell Beckham Jr. & Michael Thomas) with 90+ receptions & 900+ rec. yards in each of 1st 2 career seasons. Has 190 career catches & can surpass Justin Jefferson & Thomas for most receptions by player in 1st 2 seasons in NFL history.

• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON is 1st rookie since 1982 & 4th player since 2000 (Jamie Collins, Lavonte David & Joey Porter) with 7+ sacks (7.5) & 3+ INTs (3).

• LB JAMES HOUSTON (8 sacks) & Hutchinson are 1st pair of rookie teammates since 1982 each with 7+ sacks. Became 1st player since 1982 with 8 sacks in 1st 6 career games. Houston (3 sacks last week) & DL JOSH PASCHAL (2 sacks in Week 17) became 4th set of rookie teammates each with multiple sacks in same game since 1982.

• LB MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ ranks tied-1st among rookies with 8 TFL.

• LB ALEX ANZALONE has career highs in tackles (117) & TFL (6) in 2022 & is 1 of 8 with 5+ tackles in 16 games this season.

• S KERBY JOSEPH (rookie) had 10 tackles, 3 PD & 2 INTs in last meeting.

GREEN BAY PACKERS
LAST WEEK W 41-17 vs. Minnesota
COACH VS. OPP. Matt LaFleur: 5-2
PTS. FOR 22.1
OFFENSE 340.9
PASSING Aaron Rodgers: 333-515-3,490-25-11-91.5
RUSHING Aaron Jones: 201-1,073-5.3-2
RECEIVING Allen Lazard: 56-747-13.3-5
PTS. AGAINST 21.9
DEFENSE 337.4
SACKS Preston Smith: 8.5
INTs Jaire Alexander: 5
TAKE/GIVE +4 (24/20)
PUNTING (NET) Pat O’Donnell: 44.6 (39.0)
KICKING Mason Crosby: 102 (36/38 PAT; 22/25 FG)

PACKERS NOTES
• QB AARON RODGERS had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 95.7 rating last week. Has 13th-career season with 25+ TD passes, 4th-most in NFL history. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 90+ rating. Has 27 TDs (25 pass, 2 rush) vs. 4 INTs for 110.9 rating in 12 career home starts vs. Det., incl. 4 TDs & 145.6 rating in last home meeting.

• RB AARON JONES rushed for 111 yards last week & has 3rd-career season with 1,000+ rush yards (1,073) & 1,400+ scrimmage yards (1,448) in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 110+ scrimmage yards. Has 351 scrimmage yards (175.5 per game) & 7 TDs (4 rec., 3 rush) in his past 2 at home vs. Det. & aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Det. with 3+ TDs.

• RB A.J. DILLON had career-high 7th rush TD of season last week & aims for his 6th in row with rush TD. Needs 57 scrimmage yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. • RB KEISEAN NIXON had 105-yard KR-TD last week, his 1st-career KR-TD.

• WR CHRISTIAN WATSON ranks tied-1st among rookies in TDs (9) & rec. TDs (7).

• WR ALLEN LAZARD has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with TD catch. Has career highs in catches (56) & rec. yards (747) in 2022.

• DL KENNY CLARK had 4th sack of season, 5th-career FF & 6th-career FR last week.

• LB PRESTON SMITH has 1.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3 at home.

• LB QUAY WALKER ranks tied-2nd among rookies with 112 tackles in 2022.

• CB JAIRE ALEXANDER has PD in 4 of his past 5. Had INT in last meeting.

• CB RASUL DOUGLAS aims for his 4th in row with PD.

• S ADRIAN AMOS had 10th-career INT last week. Has career-high 7 TFL in 2022.

• S DARNELL SAVAGE had 75-yard INT-TD in Week 17, his 1st-career INT-TD.

NFL: Week 18 Quick Capsule – Dallas Cowboys (12-4) at Washington Commanders (7-8-1)

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NFL: Week 18 Quick Capsule – Dallas Cowboys (12-4) at Washington Commanders (7-8-1)

WEEK 18
DALLAS COWBOYS (12-4) @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (7-8-1)
DATE: Sunday (1/8/23)
STADIUM: FedExField
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Tra Blake

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dallas leads all-time series, 76-45-2
STREAKS Dallas has won past 3
LAST GAME 10/2/22: Washington 10 at Dallas 25
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/12/21: Dallas 27, Washington 20

DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK W 27-13 at Tennessee (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 6-5
PTS. FOR 28.8
OFFENSE 365.8
PASSING Dak Prescott: 247-357-2,732-22-14-95.8
RUSHING Tony Pollard: 186-988-5.3-9
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 102-1,307-12.8-8
PTS. AGAINST 19.8
DEFENSE 331.5
SACKS Micah Parsons: 13
INTs DaRon Bland (R): 5
TAKE/GIVE +11 (32/21)
PUNTING (NET) Brian Anger: 48.5 (42.9)
KICKING Brett Maher: 137 (50/52 PAT; 29/32 FG)

COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 29 of 41 atts. (70.7 pct.) for 282 yards & 2 TDs last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 70+ comp. pct. Needs 268 pass yards for 6th-career 3,000-yard season. Has 22 TDs (18 pass, 4 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 107.1 rating in 10 career starts vs. Was., incl. 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5.

• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT can become 4th player since 2000 with rush TD in 10 straight games. Needs 42 scrimmage yards to become 4th player ever (Adrian Peterson, HOFer Emmitt Smith & HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 8+ TDs in each of his 1st 7 seasons. Has 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in 12 career games vs. Was.

• RB TONY POLLARD has career highs with 1,359 scrimmage yards (988 rush, 371 rec.) & 12 TDs (9 rush, 3 rec.) & needs 12 rush yards for 1st-career 1,000+ rush yard season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 100+ scrimmage yards.

• WR CEEDEE LAMB tied his career high with 11 receptions & had 100 rec. yards last week, his 10th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ catches & 4th in row with 100+ rec. yards. Is 2nd Dal. player ever with 100+ catches (career-high 102) & 1,300+ rec. yards (career-high 1,307) in single season.

• TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 4th-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week.

• LB MICAH PARSONS had 3rd FR of season last week. Is 3rd player (Aldon Smith & HOFer Reggie White) since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Has 3 sacks in 3 career games vs. Was. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with TFL.

• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had FF last week. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 vs. Was.

• DE DANTE FOWLER had sack last week & had sack in Week 4 meeting.

• CB DARON BLAND (rookie) has 4 INTs in his past 5 & had INT in Week 4 meeting.

WASHINGTO COMMANDERS
LAST WEEK: L 24-10 vs. Cleveland
COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 4-4
PTS. FOR 18.4
OFFENSE 331.6
PASSING Carson Wentz: 172-276-1,755-11-9-80.2
RUSHING Brian Robinson (R): 205-797-3.9-2
RECEIVING Terry McLaurin: 74-1,117-15.1-4
PTS. AGAINST 21.1
DEFENSE 312.3
SACKS Daron Payne: 11.5
INTs Darrick Forrest: 4
TAKE/GIVE -6 (16/22)
PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 46.9 (43.2)
KICKING Joey Slye: 91 (22/25 PAT; 23/26 FG)

COMMANDERS NOTES
• QB CARSON WENTZ has 15 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 90.6 rating 9 career starts vs. Dal.

• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his 4 home starts this season.

• RB BRIAN ROBINSON rushed for 87 yards last week & has 5 games with 80+ rush yards in 2022, 3rd-most among rookies. Has 85+ rush yards in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row at home with 85+ rush yards.

• RB ANTONIO GIBSON has 899 scrimmage yards & needs 101 scrimmage yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season since entering NFL in 2020. Has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career games vs. Dal.

• WR TERRY MCLAURIN leads team with 74 receptions & 1,117 rec. yards & can set new career-high in rec. yards (1,118 in 2020). Has TD catch in 2 of his 3 career home games vs. Dal.

• WR JAHAN DOTSON ranks tied-1st among rookies with 7 rec. TDs.

• TE LOGAN THOMAS led team with 6 catches & 56 rec. yards last week.

• DT DARON PAYNE had 2nd-career game with 2 sacks last week. Leads team with career highs in sack (11.5) & TFL (18), tied 2nd-most TFL in NFL this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 4th in row vs. Dal. with TFL.

• DT JONATHAN ALLEN had career-high 4 TFL & sack in Week 4 meeting & had sack in last home meeting. Ranks tied-6th in NFL with career-high 16 TFL.

• DE MONTEZ SWEAT had 8th sack of season & 2 TFL last week & has career-high 14 TFL this season. Had 2 sacks & FF in his last home game vs. Dal. (10/25/20).

• LB JAMIN DAVIS has career highs in tackles (104) & TFL (9) this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL & 6th in row with 8+ tackles.

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