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NFL Transactions 1-3-23

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NFL Transactions 1-3-23

​The following are the NFL transactions for Tuesday, January 3. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS

WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)

INDIANAPOLIS
    Wilkins, JordanRBMississippi   
         Vested Veteran

SAN FRANCISCO
    Spence, AkeemDTIllinois   
         Vested Veteran


    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Wednesday, 1/4/23
 

ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

DENVER
    McMillian, Ja’QuanDBEast Carolina   
         From Denver Practice Squad
    Sherman, WilliamGColorado   
         From Denver Practice Squad

INDIANAPOLIS
    Funk, JakeRBMaryland   
         From Indianapolis Practice Squad

MINNESOTA
    Mancz, GregCToledo   


RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS
 DENVER
    Mack, MarlonRBSouth Florida   
         Reserve/Injured
    Risner, DaltonGKansas State   
         Reserve/Injured
 MINNESOTA
    O’Neill, BrianTPittsburgh   
         Reserve/Injured
    Schlottmann, AustinGTexas Christian   
         Reserve/Injured

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


ADDITIONS

ATLANTA
    Reid, JohnDBPenn State   
         Exception

BALTIMORE
    Black, TarikWRTexas   

CHICAGO
    Canaday, KameronLSPortland State   
         Veteran

DETROIT
    Stanford, JulianLBWagner   
         Veteran

GREEN BAY
    Allen, AustinTENebraska   
    Ammendola, MattKOklahoma State   
         Exception

INDIANAPOLIS
    Redwine, SheldrickDBMiami   
         Veteran

KANSAS CITY
    Ealy, JerrionRBMississippi   
 MINNESOTA
    Evans, BobbyGOklahoma   
         Veteran

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Sills, DavidWRWest Virginia   

TENNESSEE
    Brooks, CurtisDTCincinnati   
    Carter, ShyheimDBAlabama   
    Okuayinonu, SamDEMaryland   


REVERSIONS FROM ACTIVE/INACTIVE LIST

BUFFALO
    Anderson, AlecTUCLA   
    Beasley, ColeWRSouthern Methodist   

CINCINNATI
    Browning, JakeQBWashington   

PRACTICE SQUAD; INJURED

KANSAS CITY
    Powell, CornellWRClemson   
         Does Not Count on Practice Squad


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY CLUB

ARIZONA
    Martin, KodaGSyracuse   

MINNESOTA
    Garrett, ChrisLBConcordia, St. Paul   

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Heflin, JackDTIowa   

SAN FRANCISCO
    Eason, JacobQBWashington   


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER

DENVER
    McMillian, Ja’QuanDBEast Carolina   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
    Sherman, WilliamGColorado   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
 
INDIANAPOLIS
    Funk, JakeRBMaryland   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS

DE-ACTIVATIONS (All are 1/2)

BUFFALO
    Anderson, AlecTUCLA   
         (Also see PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS)
    Boettger, IkeGIowa   
    Marlowe, DeanDBJames Madison   
    Murray, JustinTCincinnati   
    Rhodes, XavierDBFlorida State   
    Spector, BaylonLBClemson   
    Sweeney, TommyTEBoston College   

CINCINNATI
    Browning, JakeQBWashington   
         (Also see PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS)
    Carman, JacksonGClemson   
    Davis, JalenDBUtah State   
    Evans, ChrisRBMichigan   
    Hubbard, SamDEOhio State   
    Tufele, JayDTSouthern California

Red Sox agree to terms with Third Baseman Rafael Devers on One-Year contract

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Red Sox agree to terms with Third Baseman Rafael Devers on One-Year contract

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today agreed to terms with Rafael Devers on a one-year contract for the 2023 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

With today’s agreement, there are six remaining unsigned Red Sox players eligible for salary arbitration: Christian Arroyo, Ryan Brasier, Reese McGuire, Nick Pivetta, Josh Taylor, and Alex Verdugo.

Devers, 26, was the American League’s starting third baseman in the 2021 and 2022 All-Star Games. A 2021 Silver Slugger Award winner, he finished in the top 15 in MVP voting in 2019 (12th), 2021 (11th), and 2022 (14th). In 141 games last season, he batted .295 (164-for-555) with an .879 OPS, 42 doubles, 27 home runs, and 88 RBI.

Originally signed by Boston as an international free agent in 2013, Devers made his Major League debut in 2017 and has since played in 689 games, batting .283 (762-for-2,697) with an .854 OPS, 139 home runs, and 455 RBI. Since the beginning of 2019, he leads the majors in doubles (149) and extra-base hits (264) and leads the AL in hits (591) and total bases (1,078).

BOSTON RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER (40)

Pitchers (24): Matt Barnes, Brayan Bello, Ryan Brasier, Kutter Crawford, Franklin German, Darwinzon Hernandez, Tanner Houck, Kenley Jansen, Zack Kelly, Chris Martin, Bryan Mata, Wyatt Mills, Chris Murphy, Kaleb Ort, James Paxton, Nick Pivetta, Joely Rodríguez, Chris Sale, John Schreiber, Connor Seabold, Josh Taylor, Brandon Walter, Garrett Whitlock, Josh Winckowski

Catchers (2): Reese McGuire, Connor Wong

Infielders (5): Triston Casas, Bobby Dalbec, Rafael Devers, David Hamilton, Trevor Story

Outfielders (5): Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Rob Refsnyder, Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida

Infielder/Outfielders (4): Christian Arroyo, Kiké Hernández, Ceddanne Rafaela, Enmanuel Valdez

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (23-9-6) at Los Angeles Kings (21-13-6)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (23-9-6) at Los Angeles Kings (21-13-6)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 31, 2022 – STARS 5 vs. SHARKS 2
The Stars extended their winning streak to four consecutive games with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on New Year’s Eve at American Airlines Center. Forward Joe Pavelski (1-2—3) recorded his 200th point with the Stars with his third point of the game, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) chipped in two assists. Forward Jason Robertson (1-1—2) boosted his 2022 totals to 56-52—108 (89 GP) and surpassed Jamie Benn (2015: 48-59—107 in 85 GP) for the fourth-most points by a Stars/North Stars skater in a calendar year. Robertson trails only Dino Ciccarelli (1986: 63-51—114 in 80 GP), Neal Broten (1982: 43-67—110 in 76 GP) and Bobby Smith (1981: 36-73—109 in 81 GP) for the franchise mark. Rookie forward Fredrik Olofsson (1-0—1) scored his first career NHL goal, which also served as the game winner. Benn extended his point streak to a season-high eight consecutive games (4-5—9) and goaltender Jake Oettinger (40-18-4) became the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record at least 40 wins before their 25th birthday.
The others: Terry Sawchuk (44-12-15), Jonathan Quick (40-28-5), Mike Liut (40-21-9) and Roger Crozier (40-23-5). PP: 2-3 | PK: 4-4 | SF: 31 | SA: 31 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (23:38) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Pavelski 2. DAL – F. Olofsson 3. DAL – J. Robertson

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 9 p.m. Crypto.com Arena ESPN/KTCK
Wed., Jan. 4, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 9 p.m. Honda Center BSSW/KTCK
Sun., Jan. 8, 2023 Florida Panthers 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
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

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 open the 2023 calendar year with a trip to the West Coast where tonight they’ll take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. (9 p.m. CT, TV: ESPN, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second of three meetings between the Stars and Kings and one of two in LA over the next few weeks (also Jan. 19). Dallas opened the three-game set with a 5-2 victory on Nov. 1 at American Airlines Center. Following tonight’s contest, the Stars will close out their California swing with a matchup against the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow at Honda Center.

I KNOW I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE

  • In the series opener against LA on Nov. 1, forwards Jason Robertson (1-2—3), Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) and Roope Hintz (2-1—3) scored in a span of 90 seconds – the Stars’ fastest three goals since Feb. 4, 2019 vs. the Coyotes (1:11).
  • Robertson and Hintz led the offensive punch with three points apiece, while captain Jamie Benn (0-2—2) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) had multi-assist nights.
  • Robertson has two goals and four points (2-2—4) in three career games vs. LA.
  • Hintz enters tonight’s matchup with six points (3-3—6) in seven career appearances against the Kings.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski (1-0—1) added a power-play tally for his 24th career goal against the Kings – tops among active Stars. Pavelski also paces the club in points (24-27—51), power-play tallies (13) and game-winning goals (5). His next shot on goal against the Kings will be his 200th against them.
  • Pavelski has amassed 24 points (13-11—24) in 32 games in LA.
  • Seguin is averaging nearly a point per game in his career against the Kings with 23 points (10-13—23) in 26 games.
  • Benn enters tonight’s matchup with 16 goals and 36 points (16-20—36) in 44 career games vs. LA, including 20 points (10-10—20) in 21 games on the road. He also has five power-play goals is the lone player on the active roster with a shorthanded goal against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (32) over a team-high 61 games vs. the Kings.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-1-0 with a 2.56 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in two career appearances against the Kings.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood has fashioned a 2-2-0 mark with a 3.26 GAA and .898 SV% in four appearances vs. LA.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 1 vs. LA – W, 5-2
Jan. 3, 2023 at LA
Jan. 19, 2023 at LA

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

JAN. 3 vs. DALLAS STARS – 7:00 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: ESPN // Radio: iHeartRadio, Tu Liga
-The LA Kings host the Dallas Stars for the second of three meetings between the clubs this season (5-2 L on Nov. 1; Jan. 19).

-The Kings look to even the season series against the Stars.

-The Stars visit Crypto.com Arena for the first time since Dec. 9, 2021 (4-0 LAK W).

WARM-UPS
1) The LA Kings will play 13 games in the month of January, with six games at Crypto.com Arena and seven on the road.

2) Drew Doughty sits one assist shy of eclipsing the 20-assist plateau for the 14th time in his career. Only Dallas’ Ryan Suter (14) has more 20+ assist seasons among active defensemen.

3) Matt Roy is one goal away from establishing a new single season career-high of five.

4) Only San Jose’s Nick Bonino (53) has more blocked shots among forwards in the league than Anze Kopitar’s 50.

5) The Kings are 12-1-0 when leading after two periods of play this season.

vs. DALLAS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 90-109-32-11
Home: 52-45-19-4
Away: 38-64-13-7
OT: 11-12 (14 ties)
Shootout: 5-3
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 0-1-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. DALLAS
Marcel Dionne – 40 GP, 65 PTS (32-33=65)
Anze Kopitar* – 66 GP, 58 PTS (20-38=58)
Luc Robitaille – 57 GP, 51 PTS (26-25=51)
Dave Taylor – 45 GP, 50 PTS (19-31=50)
Dustin Brown – 74 GP, 45 PTS (22-23=45)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. DALLAS: Nov. 1, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. DAL 5
Venue: American Airlines Center
LAK Goals: Fiala (3), Kaliyev (4)
DAL Goals: Hintz (4, 5), Robertson (5), Seguin (3), Pavelski (5)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (L, 35 saves, 40 shots) DAL: Wedgewood (W, 30 saves, 32 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-3
LAK PK: 1-for-4

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Jan. 5 | vs. Boston Bruins | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings look to sweep the season series against the Bruins after winning the first meeting between the two clubs, 3-2, in a shootout on Dec. 15 in Boston.

Thurs., Jan. 7 | at Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings have won two of their last three games at T-Mobile Arena (2-1-0).

Thurs., Jan. 9 | vs. Edmonton Oilers | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Edmonton Oilers return to Crypto.com Arena for the first time since Round One of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 5 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 3 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 61

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/2/23)
Dec. 22 – Brendan Lemieux (F) activated from injured reserve.
Dec. 22 – Tobie Bisson (D) loaned to Hockey Canada for the Spengler Cup.
Dec. 23 – Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 27 – Quinton Byfield (F), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 27 – Arthur Kaliyev (F) placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20.
Dec. 31 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).

KOPI VS. THE STARS
LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar has registered 58 points (20-38=58) in 66 career games versus Dallas, the second-most in franchise history behind Marcel Dionne (40 GP, 32-33=65). Only Chicago’s Patrick Kane (30-43=73) has more points against Dallas among active skaters than Kopitar:

Most points versus Dallas among active skaters
Player GP PTS
Patrick Kane 63 73 (30-43=73)
Anze Kopitar 66 58 (20-38=58)
Paul Stastny 55 53 (24-19=53
Jonathan Toews 53 48 (18-30=48)
Joe Pavelski 59 48 (21-27=48)

Of Kopitar’s 58 points, 37 (14-23=37) have been scored at Crypto.com Arena, the most home points against Dallas by any active player.

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (21-15-2) at Vancouver Canucks (16-17-3)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (21-15-2) at Vancouver Canucks (16-17-3)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Sun., Jan. 1, 2022 Loss SEA 4 vs. NYI 1 Barzal Sorokin (31/34)
Mathew Barzal scored his ninth goal of the season and 100th of his career, but the Seattle Kraken responded with three unanswered goals, and the New York Islanders fell to the Kraken, 4-1, Sunday night at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Casey
Cizikas and Josh Bailey tallied assists, while Ilya Sorokin turned away 31 saves on 34 shots in his 99th career start.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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).

Dec. 21 Cal Clutterbuck has been placed on IR (retroactive to Dec. 16).

Dec. 18 Cory Schneider has been emergency recalled from loan (Bridgeport).

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Vancouver Canucks in the first of two matchups between the two clubs this season.
The Islanders last visited the Canucks on February 9, 2022, when six different Islanders scored, including Casey Cizikas,
who tallied a goal and assist to help the Islanders capture a 6-3 win at Rogers Arena. Since 2018, the Islanders have earned
points in five of six meetings against the Canucks. Tonight’s game is the second of a four-game road trip for the Islanders,
after they began 2023 in Seattle on Sunday night. This evening, they will look to earn their sixth win of the season against
Pacific Division opponent.

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 –

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 –

Man Games Lost: 59

RECENT RESULTS
Sunday, Jan. 1 at Seattle L (4-1)
Thursday, Dec. 29 vs. Columbus W (2-1)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-1)
Friday, Dec. 23 vs. Florida W (5-1)
Thursday, Dec. 22 at NY Rangers L (5-3)

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 5 at Edmonton Rogers Place (Edmonton, AB) 9:00pm
Jan. 6 at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB) 9:00pm
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

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 3, 2023 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) 10:00pm
Feb. 9, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST VANCOUVER:
Mar. 3, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-3)
Feb. 9, 2022 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (6-3)
Mar. 10, 2020 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) SO Loss (5-4)
Feb. 1, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) OT Loss (4-3
Feb. 23, 2019 Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) Win (4-0)

vs. THE CANUCKS:
2021-22 1-1-0
Last five games: 2-1-2
Franchise History 57-39-13-7
NYI Home 30-14-10-4
NYI Away 27-25-3-3

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, TVAS, MSGSN
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Islanders this season: Jan. 3 (home) and Feb. 9 (away).

• The Canucks are 46-54-13-3 all-time against the Islanders, including a 28-26-3-1 record at home.

• Vancouver is 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs New York (3-2-0 in their last 5).

• Among active Canucks skaters, Luke Schenn leads the team in games played (37) against the Islanders and J.T. Miller leads in scoring with 13 points (8-5-13) in 28 games played.

• Quinn Hughes has five points (2-3-5) in three career games vs the Islanders.

• Conor Garland has four points (2-2-4) in five career games vs the Islanders.

• J.T. Miller has eight points (5-3-8) in his last eight games against the Islanders.

• Bo Horvat has seven points (2-5-7) in his last 10 games against the Islanders.

• Spencer Martin has yet to face the New York Islanders in his career.
• Collin Delia is 0-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .940 SV% in one career game against the Islanders, exactly four years ago today (career-high 47 saves on 50 shots against on Jan. 3/19).

• Luke Schenn is slated to appear in his 900th career regular season game.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 17 points (6-11-17) in his last 10 games, as is currently on a five-game point streak (4-6-10).

• Bo Horvat has 16 points (9-7-16) in his last 12 games, including nine points (4-5-9) in his last four games.

• Andrei Kuzmenko has 11 points (4-7-11) in his last 11 games.

• Quinn Hughes has nine points (1-8-9) in his last 12 games.

• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 11 games.

LAST MEETING – MAR. 3/22: VAN 4 at NYI 3
Brad Hunt notched his first goal of the season (unassisted) and first as a Canuck to even the score at 7:19 in the second period…J.T. Miller gave the Canucks their first lead of the game with his team-leading 21st goal of the season at 11:50 in the second…Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes assisted on the play…Nils Höglander pulled Vancouver even again at 9:34 in the third period, assisted by Conor Garland and Hughes…Vasily Podkolzin netted the GWG just 45 seconds later on a backhand pass from Bo Horvat…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (4)…Bo Horvat went 15-4 on face-offs…Thatcher Demko made 24 saves.

LAST 5 vs NY ISLANDERS
• Mar. 3/22: VAN 4 at NYI 3
• Feb. 9/22: VAN 3 vs NYI 6
• Mar. 10/20: VAN 5 vs NYI 4 (SO)
• Feb. 1/20: VAN 4 at NYI 3 (OT)
• Feb. 23/19: VAN 0 vs NYI 4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• William Lockwood recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Nils Åman assigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Travis Dermott activated from LTIR, Dec. 29
• Travis Dermott recalled from Abbotsford (conditioning loan) and kept on LTIR, Dec. 27
• Collin Delia recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Dec. 22
• Arturs Silovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 22

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (19-12-4) at Edmonton Oilers (20-16-2)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (19-12-4) at Edmonton Oilers (20-16-2)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
NY Islanders 1 at Seattle 4
Goals: Larsson, Tolvanen, Bjorkstrand, Tanev
Goalie: Jones (18/19)
PP: 1/2 PK: 2/2 Shots: NY Islanders 19 – Seattle 35

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 93)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 35 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 35 games – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Jan. 5: Seattle at Toronto, 4 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 7: Seattle at Ottawa, 4 p.m. PT
Monday, Jan. 9: Seattle at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Seattle at Buffalo, 4 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 12: Seattle at Boston, 4 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s first of seven consecutive games that they will play on the road. Their seven-game road trip is their longest such stretch of the season and will conclude on Jan. 14 at Chicago.

• Ryan Donato has recorded a point in seven of his last eight games played and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak. If he were to record an assist tonight it would give him an assist in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. His seven points in eight games is his most productive eight-game stretch as a Kraken.

• Entering play Monday, Jared McCann led the league with 2.17 goals-per-60 at five-on-five among players that have played in at least six games this season. Daniel Sprong ranked third with 1.98. McCann was to be averaging more than two goals per 60 among players that have played in at least six games.

• Brandon Tanev has five points (three goals, two assists) in his last five games played. If he were to score tonight, it would give him goals in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.

• Daniel Sprong has five points (four goals, one assist) in his last five games dating back to Dec. 20 vs. St. Louis.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 9-4-2 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s nine road wins are just two wins shy of matching their total from last season (11) despite only playing in 15 road games so far this year.

• The Kraken were tied for eighth in the NHL in regulation wins on the road (eight) and ranked seventh in road points percentage (.667) entering play Monday.

• The team’s 4.00 goals-per-game played on the road led the NHL entering play Monday.

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

20-16-2 – 42 PTS RECORD 19-12-4 – 42 PTS
Div. – 5th Conference – 8th RANK Div. – 4th Conference – 7th
1st –32.1% (44/137) POWER PLAY 19th – 21.0% (22/105)
26th – 73.0% (100/137) PENALTY KILL 31st – 68.5% (76/111)

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. SEATTLE GP RECORD HOME (1) AWAY (3) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE 4 4-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 20 11
OILERS vs. SEATTLE – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 7 2

QUICK FACTS
• Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of four games against the Kraken this season and the first of two games in Edmonton.

• The last time these teams met was on December 30th in Seattle, with the Oilers winning 7-2.

• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 10 career points against Seattle and notched five points (1G, 4A) the last time these teams met.

CAREER GAMES vs. SEATTLE
Record: 3-1-0
GF: 20 GA: 11
2022-23 12/30/22@ SEA 7-2 W
2021-22 12/18/21@ SEA 5-3 W
2021-22 12/3/21 @ SEA 4-3 L
2021-22 11/1/21 @ EDM 5-2 W

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 15 F Brad Malone placed on waivers
Dec. 16 F Brad Malone cleared waivers and loaned to Bakersfield (AHL) D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield

OILERS IN DECEMBER
Overall – 543 GP, 238-226-42-36 – 0.510
2022-23 – 15 GP, 7-6-2 – 14 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 3-8-1 – 7 PTS

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (23-11-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (8-24-4)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (23-11-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (8-24-4)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Arizona 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning collected a third-straight win to sweep their three-game homestand with a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on New Year’s Eve at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 23-11-1 on the season with a home record of 15-4-1…Tampa Bay has now won seven consecutive contests at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning fell into a 2-0 hole early on when ARI got back-to-back goals from Travis Boyd and Christian Fischer just 34 seconds apart at the 6:12 and 6:46 marks of the first period…Brayden Point got the Bolts back within one at the 10:53 mark of the first when he took a pass from Nikita Kucherov off his skate and batted the puck out of midair past Karel Vejmelka for his team-leading 21st goal of the season…Mikhail Sergachev tied the game at two with 10:44 remaining in the second period when he fired a shot from the point that deflected off the stick of Lawson Crouse and past Vejmelka with Point and Victor Hedman collecting the assists…After ARI unsuccessfully challenged for offside on the Sergachev goal, Tampa Bay went to the power play and took a 3-2 lead 28 seconds into the man advantage with Steven Stamkos hammering a one-timer past Vejmelka for his 498th career goal with Hedman and Kucherov collecting the helpers…Nick Bjugstad tied the game at three 1:32 after the Stamkos goal before Alex Killorn stole the puck at the Lightning blue line and beat Vejmelka on a breakaway with 1:01 remaining in the second period…After Josh Brown got sent off for boarding Nick Perbix, the Bolts made it a 5-3 game with Brandon Hagel redirecting a Hedman shot from the point with 15:34 remaining in regulation and Stamkos picking up the secondary assist…Andrei Vasilevskiy collected his third-straight win with 28 saves on 31 shots against.
PP: TBL – 2-3 ARI – 0-1
SOG: TBL – 35 ARI – 31
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Blackhawks are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at United Center…The Bolts posted a 2-0-0 record vs. CHI last season, outscoring the Blackhawks by a combined score of 11-5…Ross Colton (2-2—4) led all Lightning skaters in points vs. CHI last season and was tied with Victor Hedman (2-0—2) for the team lead in goals…Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games vs. CHI last season, posting a 2-0-0 record with a .900 save percentage and 2.50 goals against average…The Bolts are 8-0-2 in their last 10 road games at CHI and 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 10 straight games vs. CHI…The Lightning have recorded at least one point in 10 straight games vs. CHI and 26 of the last 27 meetings with the Blackhawks…Tampa Bay has picked up at least one point in 13 straight games at CHI…Steven Stamkos has pointed in five straight games vs. CHI (2-5—7) and eight of his last nine contests against the Blackhawks (5-8—13)…Nikita Kucherov has points in five consecutive games vs. CHI (2-10—12)…Alex Killorn has recorded points in eight of his last 10 contests vs. CHI (7-6—13)…Brayden Point has picked up points in 14 of his 17 career games vs. CHI (9-13—22), including seven of his eight career contests at United Center (3-8—11)…Hedman has pointed in six of his last seven games at CHI (4-5—9)…Vasilevskiy is 13-0-0 in 13 career starts vs. CHI with one shutout, a .930 SV%, 2.14 GAA and two assists…Vasilevskiy’s 13 straight wins vs. CHI to start his career is tied for the third-longest win streak vs. a single opponent to start a career in NHL history…Brandon Hagel is playing his first game at United Center since being traded to the Bolts from CHI last season…Tampa Bay is 32-15-4 with five ties all-time vs. CHI, including a road record of 14-10-3 with two ties…Stamkos (16-15—31) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. CHI.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CHI

  1. Steven Stamkos – 31 pts. (16-15—31, 25 GP)
  2. Victor Hedman – 27 pts. (6-21—27, 26 GP)
  3. Brayden Point – 22 pts. (9-13—22, 17 GP)
    T4. Martin St. Louis – 19 pts. (8-11—19, 15 GP)
    T4. Alex Killorn – 19 pts. (7-12—19, 23 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first 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 5-0-0 against Central Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 8-7-0 on the road this season…The Bolts are playing the first game of a back-to-back set and are 4-2-0 in the first half of back-to-backs this season…The Lightning have allowed just two power-play goals over their last 13 games, going 32- for-34 (94.1%) on the penalty kill during that stretch.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 80
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 15 Games

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

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

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

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, Jan. 6 vs. ARI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
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))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 (2) vs. San Jose (5) – Sun., Jan. 1 – United Center
CHI Goals: Kane (7), Lafferty (4)
SJS Goals: Gadjovich (2), Vlasic (1), Barabanov (6), Meier (21), Svechnikov (4)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (23/28, 59:37) SJS – Kahkonen (20/22, 59:53) 
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
SJS PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday at the United Center … Patrick Kane and Sam Lafferty scored the first two goals of the game … Lafferty has points (1G, 1A) in consecutive games … Andreas Athanasiou tallied an assist on Lafferty’s goal, also giving him points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Reese Johnson posted a season-high six hits … Connor Murphy registered a game-high four blocked shots.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
The Blackhawks and Lightning face off in the first of two matchups this season … Chicago went 0-2-0 against Tampa last year … Seth Jones tallied an assist in the Blackhawks’ last game against Tampa and has four points (1G, 3A) in his last six games against them … Patrick Kane has nine points (2G, 7A) over his last nine against the Lightning, including three multi-point efforts … Max Domi has seven points (2G, 5A) over his last seven contests against TBL, including three multi-point efforts … Tyler Johnson won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021 … Both Taylor Raddysh (44th overall) and Boris Katchouk (58th overall) were drafted by Tampa in the 2016 NHL Draft.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 3 | AWAY: March 11
All-Time Record: 19-24-13 Home: 13-12-4 Road: 6-12-9
Last Home Win: March 5, 2021 (4-3 SO) Last Road Win: Feb. 27, 2020 (5-2) Last Home Loss: March 6,
2022 (3-6) Last Road Loss: April 1, 2022 (2-5)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. TBL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 10; Jonathan Toews, 9; Max Domi, 5
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 21; Max Domi, 10; Jonathan Toews, 7
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 31; Jonathan Toews, 16; Max Domi, 15

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 6-9-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-5-1

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

NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens (15-19-3) at Nashville Predators (15-14-6)

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NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens (15-19-3) at Nashville Predators (15-14-6)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Predators s’affrontent ce soir pour la 30e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
  • The Canadiens and Predators are facing each other for the 30th time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – WSH 9 VS. MTL 2 (@ CAPITAL ONE ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Caufield (AN/PP), Caufield
Buts WSH Goals – Gustafsson, Hathaway, Dowd, Ovechkin, Strome (AN/PP), Ovechkin (AN/PP), Johansson, Mantha, Ovechkin
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (31-40)
Gardien WSH Goalie – Lindgren (31-33)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/2
Avantage numérique WSH Powerplay – 2/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Edmundson – 21:57) ; S (Caufield – 5) ; HT (Xhekaj – 5) ; BS (Edmundson, Harris – 4)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
5 JAN. VS. NY RANGERS 19 h / 7 p.m.
7 JAN. VS. ST. LOUIS 19 h / 7 p.m.
9 JAN. VS. SEATTLE 19h30 / 7:30 p.m.
12 JAN. VS. NASHVILLE 19 h / 7 p.m.
14 JAN. @ NY ISLANDERS 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 37 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 37 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 17 19/11/2022
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 13 29/12/2022
D. Savard – Haut du corps / Upper-body 13 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 12 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Justin Barron du Rocket de Laval (27/12)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Justin Barron from the Laval Rocket (12/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard (18/12)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket and recalled forward Anthony Richard (12/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (01/12)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (12/01)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval (18/11)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket (11/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)

NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 02/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/02
PTS (33 – 26e/26th)
V/W (15 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (96 – 28e/28th)
BC/GA (138 – 30e/30th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.4 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.7 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (682 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (473 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (15.5% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (74.6% – 22e/22nd)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-6-0 6 18 36
Centrale 4-4-2 10 28 31
Métropolitaine 4-4-0 8 24 34
Pacifique 4-5-1 9 30 37
Total 15-19-3 33 100 138
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 74
Victoires/Wins : 29
Fiche : 29-38-7
Points de classement/Standing points : 65

CANADIENS VS. NASHVILLE
À vie / All-Time

CANADIENS vs. NSH 13-9-1-6 (29 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 8-4-0-3 (15 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 5-5-1-3 (14 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
DP 4-3 OTL @ NSH (04/12/21)
J. Allen 4-44 | J. Saros 3-23
BG / WG: F. Forsberg (P/OT)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. MONTREAL
OVERALL (29 GP) 15-7-(1)-6
HOME (14 GP) 8-1-(1)-4
ROAD (15 GP) 7-6-(0)-2

PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 15-7-(1)-6 all-time against the Canadiens, including an 8-1-(1)-4 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the first of two matchups between Nashville and Montreal in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.
− Nashville went 1-1-0 against Montreal last season, earning a 4-3 overtime win at Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 4 with Filip Forsberg scoring the game-winning goal.
− The Predators are 4-1-0 in their last five games against the Canadiens; they are 7-2-1 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five at home.
− Nashville has picked up at least a point in 16 of its last 18 meetings with Montreal (12-2-4) and has only lost twice in regulation since Jan. 15, 2009.
− In 18 contests since the 2009-10 season, Nashville has limited Montreal to an average of 1.9 goals per game, including 15 games in which the Preds have given up two or fewer goals.
− Nashville has only lost once in regulation at home to Montreal, a 3-1 defeat on March 10, 2003.
− On Nov. 14, 2009, the Predators put a franchise-record 55 shots on goal and outshot the Canadiens by a club-record 35 shots, and Pekka Rinne made 20 saves in a 2-0 victory at Bridgestone Arena.

NOTABLES vs. MONTREAL
− Mikael Granlund posted an eight-game point streak vs. Montreal from Dec. 22, 2015-Jan. 7, 2019, tallying three goals and 13 points. He has 18 points (3g-15a) in 15 career games against the Canadiens, including six multi-point outings, one of which came on Nov. 20, 2021 (2a).
− Matt Duchene has 17 points (6g-11a) in 21 career meetings with Montreal. He notched his second career hat trick – and first with the Predators – on Nov. 20, 2021 at the Bell Centre.
− Roman Josi has nine points (1g-8a) in 14 career games against the Canadiens.
− Alexandre Carrier is a native of Quebec City, Que., and played four seasons for Gatineau in the QMJHL from 2012-16.
− Jeremy Lauzon is a native of Val-d’Or, Que., and played his junior hockey for Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) from 2013-17.
− Ryan McDonagh was drafted by Montreal in the first round (12th overall) of the 2007 NHL Draft.
− Assistant Coach Todd Richards was selected by Montreal in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1985 NHL Draft.
− Predators prospect Zachary L’Heureux (2020 first rounder) is a Montreal native.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 4, Vegas Golden Knights 5 (OT) – Dec. 31 (T-Mobile Arena)
− NSH goals: Forsberg (12), Lauzon (1), Forsberg (13), Forsberg – PP (14
− VGK goals: Kolesar (4), Amadio (5), Smith (18), Stephenson (10), Hague – OT/GWG (2)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (OTL, 27/32); VGK – Thompson (W, 33/37)
− Power plays: NSH 1-4; VGK 0-1
− Notes: Nashville moved to 7-8-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators are now 5-6 in overtime/shootouts this season (3-5 in OT; 2-1 in shootout)… Filip Forsberg recorded the eighth regular-season hat trick of his career… His third goal tied the game at 4-4 at 19:55 of the final period, making it the third-latest game-tying goal in Predators history… Forsberg added a game-high six shots and had two hits… Jeremy Lauzon scored his first goal of the season at 11:22 of the first period… Six different Nashville skaters picked up an assist, including Roman Josi.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Dec. 31 28
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-31 10
Cole Smith Lower body – day-to-day Dec. 31 1

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 3, 2023 vs. Montreal Canadiens
Total man-games lost: 66
Borowiecki – 29; McCarron – 11; McDonagh – 7; Trenin – 5; Carrier – 4; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Smith
– 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).
− Dec. 21: Activated defenseman Ryan McDonagh from IR.
− Dec. 20: Reassigned defenseman Jordan Gross to Milwaukee (AHL).

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (18-13-7) at Winnipeg Jets (23-13-1)

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CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
DECEMBER 31, 2022 – CALGARY FLAMES [3] vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS [2]
The Calgary Flames finished off 2022 with a New Years Eve clash against the Vancouver Canucks. In the opening 20, Calgary outshot Vancouver 13-9, but neither team was able to find the back of the net and the Flames were held off the board in the first for just the second time in their last eight games. In the second however the Flames offence exploded first with Elias Lindholm recording his 12th of the season, followed by Blake Coleman scoring shorthanded and MacKenzie Weegar recording his first as a Flame. Sheldon Dries would get a goal back for Vancouver in the ladder stages of the frame, but through 40 minutes of play the Flames were up 3-1. Elias Pettersson would strike just over four minutes into the third to draw the Canucks within one but that is as close as they would come and the Flames finished off the calendar year with a 3-2 win, their 10th win in their last 13 New Years Eve contests.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (12), Coleman (6), Weegar (1)
GOALIE: Markstrom (22/24, .917 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 4/4 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-1-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
December 22, 2022 CGY [3] at LAK 4 Kempe Vladar Copley
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 3, 2023 6:00pm at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of three matchups this season between the Flames and Jets. The Flames won their first contest 3-2 on home-ice on November 12th.

This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-2-0 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 12-5-2 against Western Conference opponents.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE JETS:
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Winnipeg Jets to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the first and only time this season on November 12th. The Flames came out of the gates flying with Elias Lindholm scoring just 3:23 into the game. However, Neal Pionk would tie the game for the Jets before Adam Ruzicka helped the Flames retake the lead heading into the break. The two teams would trade goals in the second with Dubois scoring for Winnipeg and Trevor Lewis recording a shorthanded marker for the Flames which would hold up to be the game winner. Calgary would lock things down in the third to knock off the Jets 3-2.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. WINNIPEG JETS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. WPG 22-19-1-3 16-6-0-1 6-13-1-2 4-6-0 W1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Winnipeg Jets
7:00pm CT
Canada Life Centre
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 12, 2022 – WPG [2] at CGY [3]
Jan. 3, 2023 – WPG vs. CGY
Apr. 5, 2023 – WPG vs. CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. WPG: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. WPG: November 1, 2022 –Winnipeg [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ WPG: February 1, 2021 – Calgary [4] at Winnipeg 3
Last Home Loss vs. WPG: November 27, 2021 – Winnipeg [4] vs. Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ WPG: April 29, 2022 –Winnipeg [4] at Calgary [2]

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday when they welcome the Calgary Flames to Canada Life Centre for the first time this season. The Jets ended the 2022 calendar year
with a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. After Tuesday’s game, Winnipeg entertains the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday and Vancouver Canucks Sunday afternoon during the
homestand

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 2
Edmonton Oilers 1
Jets Scorers: Pionk (6), Connor (16)
Oilers Scorers: Kostin (5)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (31 sv, 1 ga)
Oilers Goaltender: Jack Campbell (15 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 5-for-5
Recap: Neal Pionk opened the scoring in the first period and Kyle Connor closed the scoring in the third period in Winnipeg’s 2-1 win over the
Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Pionk and Connor also each had an assist for a two-point night. Pierre-Luc Dubois led the Jets with five shots, while Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for his second consecutive win.

Above .600
The Jets are eighth in the NHL with a .635 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.

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 12-16-3 in January during the past three seasons.

Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 7-4-1 against the Pacific Division this season… Winnipeg’s in the midst of playing four of five games are against Pacific Division squads… Kyle Connor (5G, 11A) leads the Jets with 16 points in 12 games against the Pacific Division this season, while Mark Scheifele has 11 goals in 12 games.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 13-6-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season… Kyle Connor (10G, 17A) leads the team with 27 points in 19 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 11-5-0 with a 1.87 goals-against average, .938 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 242-155-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

Road Record
The Jets are 10-7-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg ended their three-game road losing streak on Saturday in Edmonton… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 19A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 20 points… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight goals.

On the PK
Winnipeg is eighth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.4% of the time… The Jets are 11-for-12 (91.7%) on the penalty kill in their past four 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.

December in Review
The Jets went 9-7-0 in December, which was ninth in the NHL… Winnipeg was top 10 in special teams with a power play at 28.3% (7th) and penalty kill at 82.6% (8th)… Kyle Connor (8G, 14A) led the Jets and was tied for second in the NHL in scoring in December with 22 points in 16 games… Josh Morrissey had 16 assists in December, which was tied for third in the league… Neal Pionk has blocked 31 shots in December, which is tied for eighth in the NHL.

Home Streakers
Kyle Connor (5G, 10A) and Josh Morrissey (1G, 9A) are both riding an eight-game home point streak… They are two of the eight active home point streaks of eight games or longer in the NHL right now… The streaks are four games away from tying Nikolaj Ehlers’ franchise record 12-game home point streak from last season (Dec. 3-Mar. 22)… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a point in three consecutive home games (2G, 2A).

Team Leader
Kyle Connor’s two points on Saturday has propelled him into the team scoring lead with 43 points (16G, 27A) in 37 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 137 points (65G, 72A) in a span of 116 games during the past two seasons is the second most since relocation.

That’s Offensive
Jets defencemen have combined for 89 points this season, which is tied for fourth in the NHL… Winnipeg’s defenceman are averaging 2.41 points per game, compared to 1.99 last season… They have contributed 26.8% of Winnipeg’s points this season.

Half Dozen
Defenceman Neal Pionk scored his sixth goal of the season on Saturday in Edmonton, which matches a career high… He previously had six goals during the 2018-19 season in 73 games with the New York Rangers and 2019-20 season in 71 games with the Jets… Pionk boasts a career best 9.7% shooting percentage this season… He joins Josh Morrissey for the team goal lead among defencemen.

PLD with the PSG
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored just the third penalty shot goal for the Jets since relocation with his second-period goal on Thursday against Vancouver… He joins Bryan Little (Dec. 27/15 vs. PIT) as the only two members of the Jets to score a penalty shot goal at Canada Life Centre… Nikolaj Ehlers scored Winnipeg’s other penalty shot goal on Jan. 3/17 at TBL… Dubois goal is the eighth penalty shot goal in the NHL this season on 24 penalty shots.

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 one of two teams (Toronto Maple Leafs) 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
The Jets improved to 9-4-1 in one-goal games with Saturday’s win… It was their second 2-1 win this season (Dec. 15 vs. NSH)… 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. CGY Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Flames meet three times this season, with the last two meetings taking place in Winnipeg… The Jets host the Flames at Canada Life Centre on Apr. 5 as well.

Recent History
The Jets are 10-4-1 against the Flames in the past 15 meetings, dating back to 2019… The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games to Calgary during that time… Twelve of the 15 games have been decided by two goals or less.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has a point in seven consecutive games against the Flames at Canada Life Centre (6-0-1).

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has 31 points (11G, 20A) in 34 career games against Calgary to lead the Jets. Wheeler had a nine-game point streak against the Flames from Mar. 9/12-Mar. 16/16, which is the longest against the Flames in franchise history… Kyle Connor has 15 points (7G, 8A) in 19 games against the Flames… Sam Gagner’s 56 games against Calgary is the 10th most among active NHL players and the most he’s played against one NHL opponent.

Jets vs. CGY Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
02/04/2021 Cgy W 4 1 27 3 0 8 24 4 0 6
02/09/2021 @Cgy L 2 3 27 2 1 4 29 2 1 4
03/26/2021 @Cgy W 3 2 29 6 2 8 27 4 1 12
03/27/2021 @Cgy L 2 4 24 2 0 4 33 2 1 4
03/29/2021 @Cgy W 5 1 29 2 0 8 30 4 1 4
05/05/2021 @Cgy W 4 0 19 3 1 10 32 5 0 6
11/27/2021 @Cgy W 4 2 28 3 0 8 36 4 1 19
02/21/2022 @Cgy L 1 3 23 3 0 8 31 4 1 6
04/29/2022 Cgy W 3 1 43 4 0 4 33 2 0 8
11/12/2022 @Cgy L 2 3 23 3 0 10 35 3 0 10

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (17-17-3) at Toronto Maple Leafs (23-8-6)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (17-17-3) at Toronto Maple Leafs (23-8-6)

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)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 133

Recent Transactions
January
2 – Placed forwards Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O’Reilly on injured reserve
2 – Recalled forward Jake Neighbours from the Springfield Thunderbirds

December
27 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
27 – Placed Torey Krug on injured reserve (LTIR)
19 – Activated forward Logan Brown from injured reserve

BLUES VS. MAPLE LEAFS
-This will be the 2nd and final matchup between the Blues and Maple Leafs this season
-Toronto won the first matchup on Dec. 27 in St. Louis, 5-4 in overtime
-The Blues went 1-1-0 against Toronto last season (1-0-0 away; 0-1-0 at home)
-The Blues have earned points in back-to-back games against Toronto (1-0-1)
-In their last 11 matchups with the Maple Leafs, the Blues are 8-2-1
-The Blues have won 5 straight games in Toronto
-In their last 17 visits to Toronto, the Blues are 14-1-1
-The Blues have lost at Toronto in regulation just once since Feb. 4, 1998 (4-1 loss on Jan. 2, 2016)
-The Blues are 5-2-3 in their last 10 games overall since Dec. 11 vs. Colorado
-The Blues’13 points since Dec. 11 share 7th in the NHL (1. Carolina, 20 points)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/5 – at New Jersey
1/7 – at Montreal
1/8 – at Minnesota
1/10 – vs. Calgary
1/12 – vs. Calgary

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 at Colorado 2
Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022
TOR Goals: Marner, Engvall, Bunting (PP), Matthews, Brodie, Bunting (EN)
COL Goals: Compher, Toews
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 26/28, .929 SV%
COL Goaltender: Georgiev, 19/24, 792 SV% – Johansson, 7/7, 1.000 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Player Notes: – Mitch Marner opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 6:51 of the first period. Per NHL Stats, Marner “has now factored on the first goal of the game 13 times this season – the most among all players.” Marner has recorded five points (2G, 3A) through his last five games.

  • Michael Bunting scored twice in Toronto’s win on Saturday. Bunting posted his second multi-goal game of the season and fifth multi-goal game of his NHL career.
  • Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 15:00 of the second period and posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s power play goal. Matthews is currently one point away from 500 career NHL points.
  • Timothy Liljegren skated in his 100th career NHL game.

Team Notes:

  • The Maple Leafs have recorded at least one point through 11-consecutive road games against the Avalanche (8-0-3).
  • Toronto posted an 8-3-1 record through the month of December.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. St. Louis: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. St. Louis: 1-1-0
Toronto Season Record: 23-8-6
Toronto Home Record: 13-2-3

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will face-off against the St. Louis Blues tonight in the second of two matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto won their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign in a 5-4 overtime decision at Enterprise Center on Dec. 27, 2022. The Maple Leafs have collected a win in three of their last five games against St. Louis. Toronto has recorded a 13-2-3 record on home ice this season, this third-best home record in the league. The Maple Leafs have won four of their last five games. Toronto is playing in their first matchup of a three-game home stand with Seattle (Jan. 5) and Detroit (Jan. 7) also visiting Scotiabank Arena this week.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet Ontario RADIO: Sportsnet 590
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2023
Opponent: vs. Seattle Kraken
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet Ontario (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 2, 2023 The Maple Leafs loaned forward Joey Anderson to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
December 27, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman Mac Hollowell from the Toronto
Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis.

INJURY REPORT
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (IR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (IR)
Rasmus Sandin Neck (IR)

ALL-TIME VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 10, 1967 (Toronto 1 at St. Louis 2)
All-Time Record: 96-97-25-6 (224 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 60-34-11-5 (110 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 36-63-14-1 (114 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: January 2, 2016 (Toronto 4 at St. Louis 1)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES:
Games Played: Mark Giordano (40), Calle Järnkrok (31), Jordie Benn (30)
Goals: John Tavares (8), Wayne Simmonds (7), Mark Giordano (6), Calle Järnkrok (6)
Assists: Mark Giordano (18), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jordie Benn (7), Mitch Marner (7)
Points: Mark Giordano (24), Wayne Simmonds (14), John Tavares (12)
Penalty Minutes: Mark Giordano (40), Wayne Simmonds (16), Jordie Benn (13)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 79.0%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Giordano, Järnkrok, Kerfoot, Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Järnkrok (1G, 1A), Kämpf (2A), Kerfoot (1G, 1A), Marner (1G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 7th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 4-0-1
January games 1st of 14 (10 home, 4 road)

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (11-22-2) at Ottawa Senators (17-17-3)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (11-22-2) at Ottawa Senators (17-17-3)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Jan. 3, 2023 Game No. 36 (11-22-2, 24 pts.)
at Ottawa Senators (17-17-3, 37 pts.), Canadian Tire Centre Road Game No. 15 (2-11-1, 5 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: DEC. 31, 2022 – CBJ 4 vs. CHI 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bemstrom (4), SH – Nyquist (7), Marchenko (5), EN/SH – Nyquist (8)
CHI Goal Scorers: Athanasiou (8)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (27/28; 60:00); CHI – Stalock (34/37; 58:09)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 5/5 | Shots: CBJ: 38 / CHI: 28
3 Stars: 1. Nyquist, CBJ; 2. Korpisalo, CBJ; 3. Gaudreau, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped their 7-game losing streak with win… CBJ and CHI split season series with home team winning each contest… CHI scored the 1st goal of the game at 11:33 in the 1st, but CBJ scored 4 unanswered goals (1 in 1st, 2 in 2nd, 1 in 3rd)… Nyquist notched his 2nd multi-goal/4th multi-point effort of the season with 2 SHG and became the 1st player in franchise history to score 2 SHG in a single game… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 7th multi-assist/10th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2), giving him assists in 2-straight contests (0-3-3)… Bemstrom scored a goal in his 2nd consecutive outing with CBJ (2-0-2).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (29 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (24 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (22 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (22 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (21 games)
Jenner (thumb); Placed on IR (Dec. 19); approximately 4 weeks (5 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (4 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 224

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 28 Activated Sillinger off Injured Reserve, added Bemstrom to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 24. Assigned Dunne to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 22 Activated Boqvist and Korpisalo off Injured Reserve, placed Sillinger on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 17 and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 20 Placed Chinakhov on Injured Reserve and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 19 Signed Richards to a one-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract for rest of 2022-23 season
Dec. 19 Placed Jenner on Injured Reserve and recalled Dunne from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 12 Recalled Tarasov from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)

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

AGAINST THE SENATORS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at OTT)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-1 (1-0-0 at OTT)
All-Time Series: 16-15-2-2 (7-8-1-1 at OTT)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 7-1-2 | 5-4-1
All-Time GF/GA: 101/98
All-Time SF/SA: 1,111/1,023
All-Time PP: 25-of-132
All-Time PK: 97-of-122

THE LAST GAME VS. OTT: APR. 22, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. OTT 2 (SO)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Roslovic (20)
OTT Goal Scorers: Tkachuk (29)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/26; 65:00); OTT – Gustavsson (33/34; 64:59)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 34 / OTT: 26
3 Stars: 1. Gustavsson, OTT; 2. Merzlikins, CBJ; 3. Stutzle, OTT
Noteworthy: OTT won season series with the road team picking up the victory in each of the 3 games (OTT, 2-1-0; CBJ, 1-1-1)… Gavrikov skated in 200th career NHL game… Johnson tallied an assist for 2nd consecutive outing… Roslovic scored for 2nd-straight game (3-0-3), giving CBJ lead 11:20 into the game… Sillinger recorded 14th assist of season to give him 3-4-7 in last 10 games.

A LOOK AT JANUARY
The Blue Jackets snapped their seven-game losing streak following a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Columbus begins the 2023 portion of the schedule with eight-straight games against Eastern Conference teams. The stretch from January 3-16 includes five contests vs. Metropolitan Division opponents. The club plays a season-high 16 games in the month of January with three sets of back-to-back games (Jan. 7 vs. CAR/Jan. 8 at WSH; Jan. 16. vs. NYR/ Jan. 17 at NSH; Jan. 27 at VAN/Jan. 28 at SEA).

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Jan. 1, 3-1 win vs. Buffalo: The Senators opened 2023 with a 3-1 victory over Buffalo at Canadian Tire Centre. Stützle opened the scoring for Ottawa just 47 seconds into the game to mark the fastest opening marker by a Senators skater since 10/23/21. He would add a second tally into an empty net at 18:49 of the third period to surpass Daigle for most career multi-point games (25) by a Senators skater before their 21st birthday. Lucchini recorded his first career NHL goal in between Stützle markers becoming the 286th different skater to score for the club and the fourth to do so at age 27 or older. Girgensons provided the lone Buffalo goal while Giroux contributed two assists for the home side. Forsberg earned the win for Ottawa in making 33 saves while Anderson (the second consecutive game in which Ottawa faced a former Senators goaltender) took the loss for Buffalo with 30 saves on 32 shots. Scratches:
None; Injuries: Brannstrom, Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; Shots: OTT – 33, BUF – 34; PP: OTT – 1-1, BUF – 0-3.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Columbus will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio,
the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa continues a four-game homestand against Seattle on Saturday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the first of two
regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: C Chartier, RW Joseph, LW Motte, C Norris and D Zaitsev are on IR and will not oppose the Blue Jackets this
evening. Total man-games lost: 121.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Bernard-Docker to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 2.

OTTAWA vs. COLUMBUS – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Jan. 3 @ Ottawa, March 4 @ Ottawa, April 2 @ Columbus
2021-22 (2-1-0): 1/23/22 @ Columbus (2-1 win), 3/16/22 @ Ottawa (4-1 loss), 2/22/22 @ Columbus (2-1 SO win)
Series record: Overall: 17-12-2-4; Home: 9-5-1-2; Away: 8-7-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 12/14/19 (4-3 OT); @ Columbus: 4/22/22 (2-1 SO)
Last Columbus win: @ Ottawa: 3/16/22 (4-1); @ Columbus: 2/24/20 (4-3 OT)
Last OT result: 2/24/20 (4-3 OT loss) @ Columbus
Last shootout: 4/22/22 (2-1 SO win) @ Columbus
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (10/14/15, 7-3 win); Allowed: 7, (1/22/17, 7-6 OT loss); Both teams: 13, (1/22/17, 7-6 OT loss)
Last Game: 4/22/22, 2-1 SO win @ Columbus; OTT Goal: Tkachuk; CBJ Goal: Roslovic; OTT Scratch: Mete; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Ennis, Joseph, Murray, Pinto, Sanderson, White*; OTT Goalie: Gustavsson; CBJ Goalie: Merzlikins; OTT PP: 0-2; CBJ PP: 1-2; Shots: 26-34.
Career vs. Columbus: Giroux leads all players in career games played (34), in goals (11), in assists (22) and in points (33); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (18) against Columbus.

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