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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (21-9-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (7-16-4)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (21-9-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (7-16-4)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 21-9-1, 43 points (8-7-0 at Home, 13-2-1 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Dec. 15 at Chicago Blackhawks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 17 vs. New York Islanders AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 19 vs. Buffalo Sabres AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 21 vs. Arizona Coyotes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 23 vs. St. Louis Blues AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
December 13 – Vegas Golden Knights 6, Winnipeg Jets 5
The Vegas Golden Knights (21-9-1) used a three-goal third period to defeat the Winnipeg Jets (18-9-1), 6-5, on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. Vegas swept the season series against Winnipeg with its third win against the Jets in their final regular season meeting. Midway through the opening frame, Mark Scheifele tipped a shot past Adin Hill to give Winnipeg the 1-0 lead. Two minutes later, Daniil Miromanov answered with his first NHL goal to tie the game for the visitors. With 1.6 seconds to play in the period, Mark Stone gave Vegas the lead as he scored for the second game in the row. After Morgan Barron knotted the game back up, Stone scored again to give the Golden Knights a 3-2 edge. Sam Gagner added a goal before the break as the teams entered the final frame level at 3-3. Scheifele’s second of the game gave the Jets a 4-3 lead, but Jonathan Marchessault answered on a powerplay midway through the period and brought the game back to even once again. Marchessault scored another power-play goal with 2:16 to go and William Karlsson tacked on an empty-net goal as the Golden Knights went up, 6-4. Scheifele completed the hat trick with one second left and Vegas claimed the 6-5 win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Stone’s multi-goal performance helps him reach his 500th career point
  • Miromanov’s first career tally and two helpers marks his first multi-point game of his career
  • Marchessault’s two PPGs makes him the second Golden Knight to do it in a single period
  • Chandler Stephenson’s four assists matches the VGK road record and his career high
  • Hill wins his third game over Winnipeg this season, stopping 29 of 34 shots, and extends his current win streak to three games
  • Vegas improves to 21-9-1 on the season and 13-2-1 away from home, the best road record in the NHL

Easy Steph-y
Chandler Stephenson’s four assists in Winnipeg on Tuesday night ties his career high and the road record for VGK (last Stone 2/23/20). Stephenson has five assists in Vegas’ last two games and leads in helpers with 21 on the season (T-10th for NHL forwards). The forward is second in overall points on the team with 27 through 31 games, including three game-winning goals. Stephenson’s 62.1 faceoff win percentage ranks 10th in the NHL among all qualified skaters.

Aye-Aye Captain
Mark Stone reached the 500 point milestone on Tuesday when he tallied two goals in Winnipeg. It took Stone 572 games to reach the feat with 191 goals and 309 assists to total the 500 mark. Stone’s multi-goal performance against the Jets was his second of the season and he has now scored three goals in Vegas’ last two games. The Vegas captain has seven points in his last 10 games (4-3—7). Stone’s 12 goals are just two off the team lead of 14, and he ranks third in scoring for Vegas on the season.

Heating Up
Jonathan Marchessault scored back-to-back power play goals against the Jets on Tuesday to give Vegas the third period lead. Marchessault’s power play goals mark the fifth time a VGK player has scored two in a game; he is the only player to have done it twice with the club (last 2/13/20). Both of Marchessault’s goals came in the third period, making him the second Golden Knight to have two man-up tallies in the same period (Paul Stastny 10/13/19). The forward now has six goals in six games, coming off a four game goal streak (Dec. 3-9) that ended on Sunday in a 3-1 decision to Boston. This was the first time of his career that Marchessault had a four-game goal streak. Marchessault has taken the lead in goals scored on the season with 14 for Vegas.

Miromanov Breaks the Ice
In his 17th career game, Daniil Miromanov potted his first ever NHL goal and posted his first multi-point game. Miromanov got the scoring started for the Golden Knights in Winnipeg to level the score to 1-1. He then went on to be the primary assist on both of Marchessault’s powerplay goals to tie the franchise record for points in a game by a rookie. The defenseman had only recorded a singular assist in his previous 16 games for the Golden Knights over parts of two season. Miromanov had 13 points (6-7—13) in 17 games for the Henderson Silver Knights, Vegas’ AHL affiliate, before being called up on December 1.

Down to the Wire with Winnipeg
In the last two meetings between the Golden Knights and the Jets, there have been three goals that were scored in the final 10 seconds of a period or overtime. In Tuesday’s matchup, Mark Stone snuck a tally past Hellebuyck at the 19:58 mark of the first period. In the same contest, Mark Scheifele of Winnipeg forced one more goal before the end of regulation with one second remaining on the clock to bring the Jets within one. Finally, Jack Eichel netted the game-winner for Vegas against Winnipeg in the final seven seconds of overtime on October 30.

Comeback Kids
The Vegas Golden Knights completed their sixth comeback win of the season on Tuesday night, tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the most in the NHL this season. This also marks the second time that the Golden Knights have comeback to beat the Jets this season in back-to-back meetings. Vegas has outscored their opponents 36-35 in the third period, has won three in overtime, and has a .429 win percentage when trailing after the second period (leads NHL).

Date Goal Deficit Game Final
Oct. 28 1 Vegas 4, San Jose 2
Oct. 30 1 Vegas 2, Winnipeg 1 (OT)
Nov. 1 1 Vegas 3, Washington 2 (OT)
Nov. 8 1 Vegas 4, Toronto 3 (OT)
Nov. 21 2 Vegas 5, Vancouver 4
Dec. 13 1 Vegas 6, Winnipeg 5

Road Trip Warriors
The VGK road record stands at 13-2-1, the best road record in the NHL. 27 of Vegas’ 43 points have come on the road, including the six points the Golden Knights brought home after going 3-1-0 as the visiting team earlier this month. In November, Vegas went 5-0-0 on the road, which saw scoring from 13 different Golden Knights. With their 13th win on enemy ice coming in Winnipeg, the Golden Knights will look for 14 in Chicago on Thursday night.

Cotter the Kid
Paul Cotter has recorded 25 hits in the last five games, leading all Golden Knights in that time. Cotter recorded a career high of six hits in the victory over the Boston Bruins on Dec. 5, when he also scored two goals. Cotter matched his best on December 7, logging another six hits against the New York Rangers, and then for a third time on Sunday against the Bruins at T-Mobile Arena.

Rookie of the Month
Logan Thompson has been strong in net for the Golden Knights and was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for the month of November after going 8-2-0 with a 2.88 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 10 starts. On Vegas’ last road trip, Thompson defended the Golden Knights in two shootouts, allowing only one shootout goal and making 40+ saves in back-to-back starts. Thompson has stopped 86.2% of shootout attempts faced in his career (25-of-29); only Boston’s Linus Ullmark has a better shootout save percentage among active NHL goaltenders who have faced at least 20 attempts in their career.

Jack of all Trades
Despite having missed four games for the Golden Knights, Jack Eichel continues to lead Vegas in points 13-16—29. Eichel has points in 14 of his last 19 games for Vegas (10-12—22), including seven multiple-point efforts. His +17 rating is fourth among all skaters.

Martinez Block Party
Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez leads the NHL with 118 blocked shots in 31 games and is the first player in the league to reach the century mark this season. Martinez has led the team in blocked shots in 20 of 31 games.

The Shorty King
Reilly Smith netted his third shorthanded goal of the season against St. Louis on November 12. Smith leads the league with three shorties (tied with MIN Connor Dewar) and Vegas is tied for the second most shorthanded by a team with four. Smith’s 11 shorthanded goals since joining Vegas in 2017-18 are the most in franchise history.

Spreading the Wealth
Eight Golden Knights have recorded 20 or more points this season, which is the most of any team in the league. Jack Eichel leads the club with 29 points, followed by, Chandler Stephenson with 27 points and Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone with 24 points each.

Golden Knights Point Leaders

  1. Jack Eichel – 29 (13G, 16A)
  2. Chandler Stephenson – 27 (6G, 21A)
  3. Jonathan Marchessault – 24 (14G, 10A)
    Mark Stone – 24 (12G, 12A)
  4. Shea Theodore – 22 (4G, 18A)
  5. Alex Pietrangelo – 21 (3G, 18A)

Against the Blackhawks
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Blackhawks marks the second meeting of three this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 10-2-1 against Chicago and the Golden Knights have never lost in regulation at the United Center. Vegas’ first loss in Chicago came in their last visit to the Windy City in a shootout. The Golden Knights first saw the Blachawks this season on Oct. 13 at T-Mobile Arena for Vegas’ home opener. Paul Cotter was the lone goal scorer of the game to give the Golden Knights the 1-0 win. Logan Thompson had a perfect performance when the goaltender saved 27-of-27 shots faced to post his first shutout of the season, and the second of his career. Reilly Smith leads the Golden Knights in career points against the Blackhawks with 15 points in 20 meetings, 8-7—15.

2022-23 Season CHI Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Oct. 13 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 0)
Dec. 15 – at Chicago
Feb. 21 – at Chicago

2021-22 Season CHI Series: 1-1-1 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Jan. 8 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 2)
Mar. 26 – at Vegas (Vegas 5 Chicago 4 OT)
Apr. 27 – at Chicago (Vegas 3, Chicago 4 SO)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NBOTES:

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, Dec. 16 at MIN, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+, Hulu, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Dec. 18 vs. NYR, 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Wednesday, Dec. 21 vs. NSH, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Dec. 23 vs. CBJ, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Dec. 27 at CAR, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 … Nov. 24 – Assigned Ian Mitchell to Rockford … Nov. 23 – Activated Seth Jones off IR … Nov. 18 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford … Nov. 17 – Assigned Alec Regula to Rockford … Nov. 11 – Activated Ian Mitchell (left wrist) off IR and assigned him to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 8 – Assigned Dylan Wells to Rockford (AHL).

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) vs. Washington (7) – Tue., Dec. 13 – United Center
CHI Goals: T. Johnson (3), Toews (9; PP), Domi (10)
WSH Goals: Ovechkin (18), Ovechkin (19; PP), Van Riemsdyk (3), Dowd (5), Ovechkin (20), Mantha (8),
Orlov (1)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (23/30, 60:00) WSH – Lindgren (26/29, 59:44) 
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 0/1
WSH PP: 1/1; PK: 2/3
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday 7-3 … Tyler Johnson scored in his first game back after missing 20 games due to injury … He has points in five of his seven games this season (3G, 4A) … Jonathan Toews scored his ninth goal of the season on the power play … Max Domi scored the final goal of the night for the Blackhawks, his team-leading 10th of the year … Taylor Raddysh notched an assist, giving him points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Patrick Kane tallied an assist and registered a game-high seven shots … Jarred Tinordi posted a game-high five hits.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
The Blackhawks and Golden Knights face off in the second of three matchups scheduled in 2022-23 on Thursday night … Chicago was shutout by the Golden Knights earlier this season, 1-0 on Oct. 13 at TMobile Arena … The Blackhawks have earned points in their last three-straight games against the Golden Knights at the United Center (1-0-2), including winning their last home game 4-3 in a shootout on April 27, 2022 … Taylor Raddysh (2G) and Caleb Jones (1G) scored in regulation for the Blackhawks and Tyler Johnson buried the game-deciding goal in the seven-round shootout … Max Domi comes into Thursday’s matchup having recorded eight points (1G, 7A) over his last seven games against Vegas … Domi has earned 11 points (1G, 10A) in 12 career games against the club.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 15, Feb. 21 AWAY: Oct. 13 (0-1 L)
All-Time Record: 3-10-3 Home: 1-4-2 Road: 2-6-1
Last Home Win: April 27, 2022 (4-3, SO) Last Road Win: Jan. 8, 2022 (2-1) Last Home Loss: Oct. 22, 2019
(1-2, SO) Last Road Loss: Oct. 13, 2022 (0-1)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. WSH ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 3; Jonathan Toews, 3; Tyler Johnson, 2
ASSISTS: Max Domi, 10; Patrick Kane, 8; Seth Jones, 5
POINTS: Max Domi, 11; Patrick Kane, 11; Andreas Athanasiou/Jonathan Toews, 7

TEAM NOTES
TWO FOR THE SHOW: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have skated in 997 regular-season games together in their NHL careers and are just three games shy 1,000 career games played together … They will become the 12th pair of teammates in NHL history to have skated in at least 1,000 regular-season games together and the second pair of Blackhawks players to have done so, joining defensemen Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith who skated in 1,069 career games together … In the 995 games Toews and Kane have played together, the Blackhawks own a record of 530-344-123 … The two have also both combined to factor into 297 total goals in their careers, with Toews having scored 115 goals that Kane has assisted on, Kane having scored 101 goals that Toews has assisted on and both earning an assist on 81 goals.

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane tallied an assist on Tuesday night against Washington … Kane enters Thursday’s tilt having registered five points (1G, 4A) over his last six games and eight points (2G, 6A) in his last 10 … The forward posted three points (1G, 2A), including the 1,200th point of his career, on Dec. 3 … Kane becomes the third active player to reach the mark, joining Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, while he’s just the second Blackhawks player to accomplish the feat (Stan Mikita – 1,467 points) … Kane posted three-straight multi-point efforts from Oct. 23-27 (2G, 5A) … The 34-year-old logged two assists and three points (1G, 2A) against Edmonton on Oct. 27, moving him past Doug Weight (755) into fifth place on the League’s all-time assist list among U.S.-born players … Kane paces the Blackhawks with 17 helpers and 21 points (4G, 17A) this season.

TO THE MAX: Max Domi scored a goal against the Capitals on Tuesday night and now has five goals and six points (5G, 1A) in his last six games … He notched three points (2G, 1A) against the Rangers on Dec. 3 for his second three-point outing of the campaign …Domi comes into Thursday’s matchup having earned six goals and eight points (6G, 2A) over his last nine games … Domi currently leads the team with 10 goals, while he ranks second in assists (10) and points (20) so far this season … He also shares 15th in the NHL and paces the Blackhawks with six power play goals in 2022-23 … The forward scored two power play goals on Nov. 30, marking the second time he’s notched two power play goals in a game … Domi registered a four-game point streak from Oct. 21-27 (3G, 3A) … It marked his first streak of at least four games since the 2020-21 campaign when he also logged points in four-straight games (2G, 3A) from April 6 – 12.

TAYLOR MADE: Taylor Raddysh logged an assist and 17:52 of ice time in Tuesday’s contest and has now earned points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Raddysh skated in his 100th career NHL game and scored a goal on Friday night against the Jets … The forward now has three points (2G, 1A) over his last five games … Raddysh is currently tied for fourth on Chicago with 12 points (8G, 4A) in 27 games this season, five of which (4G, 1A) have come in his last eight games … The Caledon, Ont. native ranks third on squad with eight goals and ranks third with four power play goals in 2022-23 … Raddysh scored goals in back-to-back games from Nov. 25 – 27 (2G) … It’s the fourth time in Raddysh’s career that he’s scored goals in consecutive games and the first since April 12 – 14, 2022 (2G, 1A).

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews scored a power play goal on Tuesday against the Capitals … Toews logged an assist against the Rangers on Dec. 3 in his 1,037th career game, moving him past Bobby Hull and into sole possession of fifth place in franchise history … The captain recorded his 500th career assist on Nov. 23 at Dallas … His 501 career assists are good for eighth in franchise history … Toews currently paces the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 64.8% … He ranks second on the Blackhawks with nine goals and five power-play goals so far in 2022-23 … Toews also ranks third on the team with 15 points (9G, 6A) … Toews logged a seven-game point streak (5G, 2A) from Oct. 23 – Nov. 3 … His seven-game point streak is tied for the third-longest of his career while it’s the fifth time he’s logged points in at least seven games … His last seven-game streak came during the 2018-19 season, logging 10 points (4G, 6A) from Feb. 14 – 27 … Toews scored the overtime goal on Nov. 3 for the 16th of his career, which is tied for sixth in NHL history.

TYLER, THE CREATOR: Tyler Johnson lit the lamp against Washington on Tuesday night in his return to the lineup … Johnson missed the previous 20 games due to a right ankle injury … The 32-year-old has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) in 2022-23, having notched at least one point in five of his seven games played on the season.

JAKE THE GREAT: Jake McCabe posted one assist, four hits and three takeaways in Tuesday’s contest … He’s now registered three helpers in his last five games, including two assists on Dec. 3 for his first multipoint game of the season … It marked McCabe’s first multi-point outing since he logged two helpers on March 12, 2022 at Ottawa … The blueliner has posted four assists in his last seven games and has five assists over his last nine contests … McCabe is tied for first among Blackhawks defensemen with eight helpers and nine points (1G, 8A) this season … He also paces the team with 63 blocked shots and ranks second on the squad with 55 hits.

COMEBACK KIDS: The Blackhawks overcame a two-goal deficit on Nov. 12 en route to a 3-2 win at Anaheim … The win marked Chicago’s fourth multi-goal comeback win this season which is good for first in the League … The club recorded each of the previous three this season over a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 for the team’s first three wins of 2022-23 … Chicago became the ninth team in NHL history to post three or more consecutive multi-goal comeback wins, and the first since Detroit did so during the 2018-19 season … Additionally, the Blackhawks are the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a multi-goal deficit in each of their first three wins of a season, joining St. Louis (3 GP in 2006-07), Detroit (3 GP in 1990-91) and the New York Islanders (3 GP in 1985-86).

LONG STORY SHORTHANDED: The Blackhawks have scored four shorthanded goals this season, all of which came in a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 … Chicago’s four shorthanded tallies in 2022-23 are tied for second in the NHL … The team’s three-game streak of scoring a shorthanded goal tied the longest in franchise history, which has happened six times previously, most recently from Feb. 5 – 11, 2009 … Chicago is the first club to score a shorthanded goal in three-straight games since the Ottawa Senators accomplished the feat during the 2019-20 campaign … Sam Lafferty scored two shorthanded goals against the Sharks on Oct. 15 … He is just the seventh Blackhawks player since 1933-34 (when goals by type officially began being tracked) to score two shorthanded goals in a single period, joining Rene Bourque (Feb. 28, 2008), Patrick Sharp (Nov. 3, 2007), Steve Sullivan (Jan. 26, 2001), Rick Paterson (Jan. 16, 1985), Chico Maki (Dec. 9, 1970) and Pep Kelly (Dec. 26, 1940).

STICKS AND MILESTONES: Andreas Athanasiou is six assists from the 100th of his career.

BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS

  1. Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
  2. Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 767 2. Patrick Kane 1,201
  3. Patrick Kane, 1,134 3. Patrick Kane 434 3. Denis Savard 719 3. Bobby Hull 1,153
  4. Brent Seabrook, 1,114 4. Steve Larmer 406 4. Doug Wilson 554 4. Denis Savard 1,096
  5. Jonathan Toews 1,040 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
  6. Bobby Hull 1,036 6. Jonathan Toews 366 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 867
  7. Eric Nesterenko 1,013 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517 7. Doug Wilson 779
  8. Bob Murray 1,008 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 501 8. Dennis Hull 640

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-7-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-3-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-1-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-2-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-3-1

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

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (17-8-4) at Florida Panthers (14-12-4)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (17-8-4) at Florida Panthers (14-12-4)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Dec. 12: Pittsburgh 2, Dallas 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Joseph (PP), Malkin
Multiple Points: Zucker (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (26 saves/27 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin’s go-ahead goal with under a minute left extended Pittsburgh’s NHL-best win streak to six games.
PP: 1-3
PK: 2-2

Dec. 10: Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell, Crosby (2)
Multiple Points: Crosby (2G-1A), Guentzel (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (37 saves/38 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby’s sixth three-point night of the year helped the Penguins to their fifth-straight win.
PP: 1-3
PK: 3-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 38

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Dec. 13 F Drew O’Connor and D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Dec. 13 D Jeff Petry placed on LTIR, retroactive to Dec. 11.
Nov. 15 F Teddy Blueger activated off of LTIR. F Filip Hallander re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 13 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 11 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). F Sam Poulin re-assigned to WBS.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Panthers: 54-35-11
In Pittsburgh: 32-14-4
In Florida: 22-21-7
OT Record vs. Panthers: 13-5-6
Shootout Record vs. Panthers: 5-2
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 1-1-1.

Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. PANTHERS:
Sidney Crosby – 44GP, 58 PTS (28G-30A)
Evgeni Malkin – 39GP, 40 PTS (14G-26A)
Jaromir Jagr – 29GP, 31 PTS (16G-15A)

TONIGHT’S GAME
-Pittsburgh hits the road as they head to Florida to take on the Panthers at FLA Live Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
-Last year against the Panthers, Jeff Carter (1G-2A) and Kris Letang (3A) led the team in points with three each in three games played.
-The Penguins have points in 17 of their last 21 meetings versus the Panthers (13-4-4 record) dating back to December 20, 2014.
-Pittsburgh has picked up points in nine of its last 11 visits to FLA Live Arena (5-2-4).
-The Penguins have wins in five-straight road games, and points in eight-consecutive road games (7-0-1).

QUICK HITS
1) P.O Joseph’s goal on Monday against Dallas was his first of the season and first power-play goal of his career. Through 25 games, he’s set career highs in goals (1, tied), assists (7), points (8), plus-minus (+11), hits (39) and blocked shots (8).

2) Sidney Crosby ranks third among all active skaters in goals and points against the Panthers, having registered 58 points (28G-30A) in 44 games versus them. Since the 2015-16 season, Crosby is first in the NHL, averaging 0.93 goals-per-game against Florida (14G in 15GP).

3) Evgeni Malkin scored a go-ahead goal with 35 seconds remaining on Monday against Dallas. Per NHL PR, it is Pittsburgh’s third go-ahead goal in the final minute in the past 10 years – the others: Olli Maatta (59:45) on Dec 16, 2017 (at ARI) and Matt Niskanen (59:41) on Oct 12, 2013 (at TBL).

4) Tristan Jarry enters tonight’s game with a five-game winning streak. Only Tampa Bay’s Brian Elliott (6) has a longer active win streak than Jarry. During this streak he has a 2.00 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage.

5) Evgeni Malkin comes into tonight riding a six-game point streak, notching one goal and eight assists in that span. His one goal was the game-winner on Monday giving him 79 career game-winning goals, surpassing Jaromir Jagr for sole possession of second place in franchise history.

TEAM NOTES
SLEIGH’N 700
Head Coach Mike Sullivan appeared in his 700th NHL game as a head coach on Monday, as the Penguins took down the Stars, 2-1. The win was the 384th of his career (384-220-96).

‘TIS THE SEASON
Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with a six-game winning streak, which is the longest active win streak in the NHL. The Penguins have also won each of their last five road games, which is one game shy of Vancouver (6) for the longest active road winning streak in the league. Dating back to November 9, Pittsburgh has points in 15 of its last 17 games overall (13-2-2). Since this 17-game stretch began, no one has picked up more points than the Penguins (28), and they have vaulted from 27th in the league standings to fifth.

Per NHL PR, this is the 19th time in his career that Sidney Crosby has been involved in a winning streak of at least six games – only eight players in NHL history have been a part of more: Nicklas Lidstrom (27x), Joe Thornton (23x), Marc-Andre Fleury (21x), Larry Robinson (21x), Joe Pavelski (20x), Chris Osgood (20x), Doug Jarvis (20x) and Don Marcotte (20x).

SIDNEY CLAUS
Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby has been nothing short of dominant all season, as he enters tonight’s game tied for eighth in the NHL with 38 points (17G-21A) in 29 games. Of his 38 points, 31 of them have come at even strength (15G-16A) which is first in the NHL, and he ranks in the top-20 in almost every major offensive category

KRIS-KRINGLE
Defenseman Kris Letang enters tonight’s game on the verge of becoming just the seventh player in franchise history to record 400 even-strength points:

Player EVP
Mario Lemieux 951
Sidney Crosby 919
Jaromir Jagr 743
Evgeni Malkin 720
Jean Pronovost 428
Rick Kehoe 419
Kris Letang 399

Letang is also looking to become just the third active defenseman along with Brent Burns (496) and Erik Karlsson (436) to accumulate 400 points at even strength. Only 22 blueliners in NHL history have accomplished this feat.

MERRY TRIST-MAS
Tristan Jarry enters tonight’s game having picked up points in each of his last 11 games (9-0-2), which is the longest point streak of his career. The last time a Penguins goalie had a longer point streak was Marc-Andre Fleury, who had points in 12-consecutive starts from Feb. 25-Mar. 20, 2009 (11-0-1). Jarry has been one of the hottest goalies in the NHL since Nov. 17:

Stats Since Nov. 17 (min. 5GP)
Stat NHL Rank
Wins (9) 1st
GAA (1.88) 3rd
SV% (.941) 3rd
SO (1) T-2nd
Assists (1) T-1st
Overall on the season, Jarry ranks in the top-10 among all NHL goalies (min. 10GP) in wins (13, T-4th), save percentage (.920, T-8th) and assists (2, T-1st).

JOLLY JEFF
Jeff Carter enters tonight’s game one assist from 400 in his career and is set to become the sixth player from the 2003 draft class to collect 400 goals and 400 assists along with Eric Staal, Patrice Bergeron, Joe Pavelski, Corey Perry and Zach Parise. He would also become the 100th player in NHL history to accomplish this feat. Carter has 36 points (16G-20A) in 37 career games against the Florida Panthers, which includes 12 points (5G-7A) in his last nine games versus them.

REIRDEN’S REINDEER
Pittsburgh’s power play converted for the sixth-consecutive game on Monday against Dallas, as P.O Joseph scored on the man advantage. The Penguins power play has gone 8-for-24 (33.3%) in the past six games, a figure that is tied for fifth in the NHL. In this span, only Ottawa (12), Buffalo (11) and Edmonton (11) have more power-play goals than the Penguins.

Power Play % Since Dec. 1
Team PP%
Edmonton 45.8%
Buffalo 37.9%
Vegas 36.8%
Ottawa 36.4%
Pittsburgh 33.3%

The Penguins stretch of six-consecutive games with a power-play goal is currently one game shy of Washington (7) for the longest active such streak in the league.

HO’ HO’ HEINEN
Danton Heinen currently sits one assist shy of 100 in his career. Heinen, who was drafted in the fourth round (116th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft, is looking to become the 21st member of his draft class to register 100 assists. Of the 20 players with 100 assists, only six players (Christian Dvorak and Brandon Montour, 2nd Round; Brayden Point, 3rd Round; Viktor Arvidsson and Devon Toews, 4th Round; Kevin Lebanc, 6th Round) were selected outside of the first round.

NO SNOW IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
The Penguins are no strangers to high-scoring affairs when they square off with the Panthers in the Sunshine State. Over the past 18 games in Florida, Pittsburgh has recorded three or more goals 14 times. They’ve scored four goals on five occasions and netted five goals three other times as well. Below is a breakdown of Pittsburgh’s goals for over the past 17 games at FLA Live Arena.

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 30
  • F Anton Lundell | Games Missed: 6
  • D Radko Gudas | Games Missed: 5
  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 5
  • G Spencer Knight | Games Missed: 4
  • F Carter Verhaeghe | Games Missed: 1
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 78

LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Blue Jackets 0 – Dec. 13 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Montour (6), Tkachuk (14), Barkov (6), Reinhart (8)
CBJ Goals: —
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 22 Saves
CBJ Goalie: Merzlikins (L) – 22 Saves
FLA Shots: 26
CBJ Shots: 22
Notes: Sam Reinhart logged a season-high three points (1-2-3)…Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 22 shots he faced for his first shutout
of the season…Aleksander Barkov posted two points (1-1-2) for his 150th multi-point game…Gustav Forsling notched two assists
including his 100th NHL point…Grigori Denisenko made his season debut…Matthew Tkachuk (1-1-2) produced his team-leading 14th
multi-point game…Tkachuk has now scored in eight straight games vs. CBJ, the NHL’s longest active goal streak against any one
team…Aaron Ekblad matched Roberto Svehla (573) for most games played by a defenseman in franchise history…FLA PP: 0-3, FLA
PK: 3-3

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Dec. 14: G Alex Lyon loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • Dec. 13: F Grigori Denisenko recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
  • Dec. 8: G Alex Lyon recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | F Aleksi Heponiemi loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. PENGUINS
ALL-TIME vs. PIT: 42-41-4-13
ALL-TIME HOME vs. PIT: 27-19-1-3
2021-22 vs. PIT: 2-0-1

CATS STATS

  • Florida’s 71 goals for at five-on-five play ranks second among NHL teams behind NJD (75) following games played Dec. 13.
  • The Panthers have scored the first goal of the game 19 times this season, ranking second behind VGK (20) for the league lead.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers own an 8-3-3 record on home ice this season for a .679 points percentage which ranks sixth among all clubs following
games played Dec. 13. Among teams with at least 14 games played at home, Florida’s 40 goals against rank tied for eighth-fewest and
their 3.71 goals per game rank sixth. The Panthers lead the league in shots on goal per game at home (37.5). Matthew Tkachuk’s 1.54
points per game at home this season rank eighth among skaters with at least 13 home games played. The Cats are also one of eight
NHL teams with multiple shutouts on home ice this season.

CATS AND PENS
The Panthers and Penguins will face off against one another for the first time in 2022-23. Florida owns a 4-1-1 record against Pittsburgh
over six meetings since Oct. 22, 2019, including a 2-0-1 mark in 2021-22. Carter Verhaeghe (3-2-5) and Aleksander Barkov (1-4-5)
each led Florida with five points against Pittsburgh last season, and Aaron Ekblad (3-0-3) tied Verhaeghe for the most goals against
the Penguins in 2021-22. Barkov has amassed 20 points (5-15-20) over 23 career games vs. Pittsburgh.

‘TIS THE SEASON
Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 10 points (4-6-10) over seven games in December, which are tied for sixth-most among
League skaters following games played Dec. 13. 13 different Panthers skaters have registered at least three points so far this month,
including four defensemen.

BOOMIN’ BLUELINE
20 of Florida’s goals this season have come from defensemen, the second-most goals by d-men among NHL teams this season behind
NYI (21). Florida’ 75 points by blueliners also ranks second through games played Dec. 13, behind SJS (82).
Florida Panthers: Media Notes

CHUCKIE’S CHEESE
Matthew Tkachuk posted his team-leading 14th multi-point game (1-1-2) Dec. 13 vs. CBJ. He also posted his third plus-four rating in
the game, the most of any NHL skater this season. Tkachuk posted at least a point in four straight games from Dec. 1-8 (2-5-8), his
third point streak of at least four games in 2022-23. He leads Florida with 39 points (14-25-39) this season, one shy of matching Pavel
Bure (29 GP, 1999-00) for fastest instance of a Panthers player reaching 40 points in a season in franchise history. His 37 points
through his first 25 games in 2022-23 were both the most by any Panthers skater through their first 25 games with the franchise and the
most by any Panthers skater through their first 25 games of a season in franchise history. The Scottsdale, Ariz. Native also paces the
Cats in assists (25), PIMs (45), points per game (1.39), even-strength goals (12), even-strength points (27), power-play points (12) and
shots on goal (107). He also leads Florida in assists (13) and points (20) at home this season.

Most Points by a Panthers Skater Through first 25 Games with the Franchise

  1. Matthew Tkachuk 2022-23 37 Points (13-24-37)
  2. Pavel Bure 1998-99 to 1999-00 30 Points (21-9-30)
  3. Kris Versteeg 2011-12 28 Points (12-16-18)

Most Points by a Panthers Skater Through First 25 Games of a Season

  1. Matthew Tkachuk 2022-23 37 Points (13-24-37)
  2. Pavel Bure 1999-00 34 Points (21-13-34)
  3. Jonathan Huberdeau 2019-20 31 Points (10-21-31)

BARKOV COUNTY
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov posted two points (1-1-2) Dec. 13 vs. CBJ for his sixth multi-point game this season and 150th
multi-point game of his career, and logged a plus-three rating. He notched one assist Dec. 8 vs. DET after missing Florida’s prior six
contests. He has registered 21 points (5-16-21) over 23 games in 2022-23, leading Florida with a 59.6 faceoff win percentage. His five
multi-assist games are tied with Matthew Tkachuk for the most on Florida this season. Barkov sits at 66 career power-play goals, tied
with Scott Mellanby for the most in Panthers history. Over his past eight games played, Barkov has produced 10 points (3-7-10). Barkov
is also two even-strength goals away from surpassing Jonathan Huberdeau (150) for the franchise record.

EK’S GON’ GIVE IT TO YA
Aaron Ekblad skated in his 573rd NHL game Dec. 13 vs. CBJ, surpassing Roberto Luongo for sixth-most games played in franchise
history. Ekblad also posted a plus-three rating in the game. He notched his 202nd NHL assist to surpass Keith Yandle for second-most
by a defenseman in franchise history and sixth-most by a Panthers skater Dec 8 vs. DET. He logged his 611th career blocked shot
Dec. 6 at WPG, surpassing Dmitry Kulikov for the most blocked shots in franchise history (since the NHL began tracking in 2005-06).
Ekblad logged his 200th NHL assist Nov. 29 at CGY to cap his point streak at five games (3-4-7 from Nov. 20-29), tied for the longest
by a Panthers skater this season. He was the third blueliner to reach 200 assists with Florida. Ekblad notched his 199th career assist
Nov. 28 at EDM for his 300th NHL point (101-198-299). He was the first Panthers defenseman to reach the mark with Florida and the
first blueliner from the 2014 draft class to post 300 points. He scored his 100th career goal Nov. 23 vs. BOS and produced a seasonhigh three points (1-2-3). The Windsor, Ontario native will surpass Robert Svehla (573) for most games played by a defenseman in club
history with his next game played.

All-Time Games Played, Panthers History

  1. Jonathan Huberdeau (F) 671 GP
  2. Stephen Weiss (F) 654 GP
  3. Aleksander Barkov (F) 619 GP
  4. Radek Dvorak 613 GP
    T-5. Robert Svehla (D) 573 GP
    T-5. Aaron Ekblad (D) 573 GP

‘HART OF GOLD
Forward Sam Reinhart produced a season-high three points (1-2-3) Dec. 13 vs. CBJ and posted a plus-four rating, tied for the best by
a Panthers skater this season. He notched an assist Dec. 8 vs. DET and posted a season-high seven shots on goal, and he produced
at least one point in five consecutive games (2-5-7) from Nov. 23-Dec. 1, tied for the longest point streak on Florida this season.
Reinhart scored a power-play goal in three consecutive games from Nov. 15-19, behind only Anthony Duclair and Evgenii Dadonov (4
games each) for the longest PPG streak in franchise history. His five power-play tallies are the most on Florida this season, and he has
logged seven power-play points. The West Vancouver, B.C. native has produced 17 points (8-9-17) over his past 19 games.

BENNY AND THE CATS
Forward Sam Bennett has logged six points (2-4-6) over his past six games, and 17 points (6-11-17) over his past 17 contests. He
matched his career high with three assists Dec. 3 at SEA, and he logged his second multi-goal game of the season (2-0-2) Dec. 1 at
VAN. He also produced three assists while skating in his 500th NHL game Nov. 17 vs. DAL. Bennett’s five third-period tallies are tied
for the team lead with Matthew Tkachuk. He has registered eight multi-point games this season, tied with Carter Verhaeghe for
second-most on the team. The Holland Landing, Ontario native’s 88 shots on goal are fourth-most on Florida and his 73 hits lead
Florida forwards.

MONTOUR OF DUTY
Brandon Montour scored his sixth goal of the season Dec. 13 vs. CBJ. He skated in his 400th NHL game Dec. 10 at TBL, and he has
produced 23 points (6-17-23) through his first 28 games of 2022-23. With his assist Nov. 28 at EDM, he surpassed Aaron Ekblad (22
GP, 2021-22) for the fewest games to reach the 20-point mark in a season among Panthers blueliners in club history. The Brantford,
Ontario native leads Florida blueliners in assists and points. Montour’s seven points from Nov. 6-9 tied Bryan McCabe (1-6-7, March 3-
6, 2010) for the most points in a two-game span by a Panthers defenseman in club history. He matched his career high with four points
(1-3-4) Nov. 6 at ANA, also tying the franchise record for single-game points by a defenseman. He became the eighth blueliner in club
history to post four points in a regular season game, and he skated a career-high 30:41 total time on ice Nov. 3 at SJS.

JUST THE TWO OF GUS
Defenseman Gustav Forsling notched his third multi-assist performance of the season Dec. 13 vs. CBJ. His first helper in the game
represented his 100th NHL point. Forsling’s 720:14 total time on ice this season ranked seventh among NHL skaters following games
played Dec. 13. He scored a goal in consecutive games from Dec. 1-3. He has amassed 20 points (4-16-20) in 2022-23, including 16
even-strength points which are the most among Panthers defensemen. Forsling notched an assist in five straight games (0-6-6) from
Nov. 12-20, the longest assist/point streak of his career. He also posted a four-game assist/point streak earlier this season (1-4-5, 4GP
Oct. 15-21). He logged a career-high seven shots on goal Nov. 1 at ARI. His 91 total shots this season are the most among Panthers
blueliners.

WHAT ABOUT BOB?
Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 38th NHL shutout Dec. 13 vs. CBJ, stopping all 22 shots he faced in the game. Over his past
five appearances since Dec. 6, Bobrovsky owns a .921 save percentage and 2.16 goals against average. He stopped a season-high 41
shots for a .953 save percentage Nov. 15 vs. WSH. His 41 saves were his most since stopping 42 shots against Jan. 11 vs. VAN.
Bobrovsky appeared in his 600th NHL game Nov. 5 at LAK, becoming the 53rd goaltender in league history to reach the mark. His 339
career wins were the most through a goaltender’s first 600 appearances in NHL history.

OH WHAT A KNIGHT
Goaltender Spencer Knight earned at least one point in six consecutive decisions (3-0-3) from Nov. 19-Dec. 1. He has surrendered
five goals over his past three starts since Dec. 1 for a .940 save percentage and 2.12 goals against average, the third-best SV% among
goaltenders over that span (Dec. 1-Dec. 6). Knight appeared in his 50th NHL game Dec. 3 at SEA and earning his 30th NHL win Dec. 1
at VAN. His 49 games were the fewest games required to reach the 30-win mark with Florida in franchise history. Knight stopped all 40
Carolina shots he faced Nov. 9 vs. CAR to earn his third career shutout. The 21-year-old native of Darien, Conn., owns a 31-13-6
record over his first 50 NHL games.

SUPER STAAL BROS.
Eric and Marc Staal have combined for seven assists and eight points (1-7-8) over Florida’s past eight games. Eric scored his first goal
of the season Dec. 11 vs. SEA, marking his 442nd NHL goal, surpassing Steve Larmer and Rick Vaive for 67th on the all-time NHL
goals list. His 442 tallies rank fifth among active skaters. Marc led Florida with a plus-three rating and four blocked shots Dec. 8 vs.
DET, and Eric recorded a season-high six shots on goal Dec. 6 at WPG. The Thunder Bay, Ontario natives have combined for 2,365
total NHL games and 1,257 points.

GOTTA GO TO MO’
Nov. 15 vs. WSH marked Paul Maurice’s 1,700th game as an NHL head coach, becoming the fourth in League history to reach the
mark. He earned his 783rd win as an NHL head coach Nov. 9 vs. CAR, surpassing legendary bench boss Al Arbour for sixth-most in
League history. He is one of three coaches to earn at least 300 wins with two different franchises. He is 11 wins away from achieving
his 800th NHL win as a head coach.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (9-14-7) at New Jersey Devils (21-6-2)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (9-14-7) at New Jersey Devils (21-6-2)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., Dec. 17 New York Rangers Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., Dec. 20 Columbus Blue Jackets Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thur., Dec. 22 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena 2 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison IR-oblique muscle strain, hip pointer 11/13-present 16
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 30
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 30
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 30
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 4
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 171

PREVIOUS INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-12/5 20
Tony DeAngelo lower body 11/29 1
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 11/19-11/29 6
Scott Laughton upper body 11/21-11/26 4
Patrick Brown back 9/21-11/15 16
Carter Hart illness 11/8 1
Owen Tippett upper body 10/15-10/27 5
Rasmus Ristolainen lower body 10/13-10/27 6
Felix Sandstrom lower body 10/1-10/17 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/8 – Recalled D Cam York from Lehigh Valley and reassigned D Egor Zamula to the Phantoms (AHL)
12/6 – Placed F Tanner Laczynski on Injured Reserve
12/2 – Assigned F Kieffer Bellows to Lehigh Valley

FLYERS VS. DEVILS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS DEVILS
123-108-31 ALL-TIME RECORD 121-115-26
75-40-17 HOME 74-44-12
48-68-14 ROAD 47-71-14
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
4-6-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-3-1
847 GOALS SCORED 770
20.8% POWER PLAY 21.7%
78.3% PENALTY KILL 79.2%
van Riemsdyk: 35 pts (17-18=35) in 46 GP
Provorov: 20 pts (4-16=20) in 29 GP
Hayes: 18 pts (6-12=18) in 31 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Bratt: 18 pts (7-11=18) in 22 GP
Severson: 17 pts (7-10=17) in 36 GP
Tatar: 15 pts (8-7=15) in 26 GP
Hamilton: 15 pts (4-11=15) in 27 GP
Hart: 5-4-0, 2.13 GAA, .924 SV%, 1 SO in 9 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced NJ
TEAM GOALTENDERS Vanecek: 0-2-0, 3.52 GAA, .878 SV% in 3 GP
Schmid: 1-0-0, 2.25 GAA, .927 SV% in 2 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
October 13 Wells Fargo Center PHI (3), NJD (2)
December 3 Wells Fargo Center NJD (3), PHI (2)
December 15 Prudential Center 7 p.m.
February 25 Prudential Center 7 p.m.

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia plays 21 games in 40 days from Nov. 8-Dec. 17 – tied for the most games played among other NHL teams in that span (STL).
  • The Flyers set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in six of the last eight games, posting a 2-3-1 record in those six contests.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 22 of its 30 games this season. The Flyers rank T-1st in the NHL with seven wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers are 2-4-2 when scoring first.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • The Flyers lead the NHL with 923 hits and rank second with 554 blocked shots.
  • Philadelphia ranks T-8th in the NHL in team rookie scoring percentage (9.6) and 10th in team rookie points (19).
  • The rookies have netted a combined eight goals to rank seventh among NHL team rookie goal percentage (11.1) and T-8th in rookie goals.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • Philadelphia concludes its four-game road trip Thursday – tied for its longest road trip of the season (also, Feb. 16-21 & April 2-8).
  • Nine of the Flyers’ 11 games from Dec. 9-Jan. 2 are on the road.
  • Philadelphia is 3-6-6 on the road this season and has earned a point in six of its last 10 road games (1-4-5).
  • The Flyers face a Metropolitan Division opponent in four of the next five contests, Dec. 15-23, and is 0-2-3 on the road against a Metro Division team.

‘TIS THE SEASON

  • The Flyers play 14 contests during the month of December, tied for their second-most in a month this season.
  • Philadelphia will play six games at home and eight on the road, including the start to five road games in a row, Dec. 22-Jan. 2, that will be split up by the NHL Holiday Break, Dec. 24-26.
  • Philadelphia owns a 353-225-82-32 all-time record for games played in the month of December – its second-most wins in a single month.
  • The Flyers rank second in NHL history with a .592 winning percentage during the month of December (VGK – .730 in 63 all-time games) and rank seventh with 353 December wins.
  • The December schedule also features Philadelphia’s 21st all-time game held on New Year’s Eve, it’s 20th on the road, when the Flyers visit the Kings on Dec. 31. Philadelphia is 9-7-2-2 all-time in New Year’s Eve contests, 8-7-2-2 on the road..

KONNECT FOUR

  • Travis Konecny tallied an assist Tuesday night for his second point in as many games (1-1=2).
  • He has six points (4-2=6) in the last seven games, including two power-play points (1-1=2).
  • He owns 19 points (7-12=19) in his last 18 games, including four multi-point contests and a seven-game point streak (3-7=10), Nov. 2-15.
  • He leads the team in goals (11), ranks T-1st in game-winning goals (2) and second in assists (14), points (25), shots (77) and multi-point games (7) this season.
  • He tallied three goals in a season-high three-game goal streak, Dec. 1-5.
  • The forward recorded his first career shorthanded assist/point vs. VAN (10/15).
  • The 25-year-old netted two goals Oct. 13 vs. NJ for his 11th career multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, he became the second player in Flyers history to have two-or-more multi-goal games in a season opener (Bill Barber, 3x, 10/9/80, 10/9/81 & 10/7/82).
  • He ranks second in Flyers history in GWG (18), third in goals (121), fourth in scoring (296) and assists (175) and fifth in PPG (23) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

  • Kevin Hayes owns five points (1-4=5) in the last six games.
  • He owns 10 points (4-6=10) in the last 10 games.
  • He owns 19 points (8-11=19) in the last 20 games, including a season-high six-game point streak (Nov. 12-21).
  • The 30-year-old leads the team in assists (20), PPA (8), PPP (10) and points (29) and ranks second in goals (9) this season.
  • The forward collected three PPP (1-2=3) in a three-game PPP streak, Dec. 3-7 – matching his career high PPP streak, set Oct. 13-18 (3a) this season.
  • He collected back-to-back multi-point games (2-2=4), Nov. 26-29, for the sixth time in his career and leads the team with eight multi-point games this season.
  • He collected eight points (1-7=8) in a career-high five-game season-opening point streak, Oct. 13-22.
  • He tallied his 200th career assist Oct. 19 at FLA.

JvR

  • James van Riemsdyk netted his fourth goal of the season Tuesday night.
  • He owns five points (2-3=5) in the last two games.
  • The winger tied his career-high four points (1-3=4) for the third time on Dec. 11 at ARI.
  • He missed 20 games this season due to an upper-body injury, Oct. 27-Dec. 5.
  • The 33-year-old opened the season on a four-game point streak (2-3=5), Oct. 13-19.

SANNY ON A ROLL

  • Travis Sanheim set a season-high 27:42 TOI Sunday at ARI and owns five points (2-3=5) in the last eight games, including a season-high four-game point streak, Nov. 29-Dec. 5.
  • He owns seven points (2-5=7) in the last 11 games and nine points (3-6=9) in the last 13 contests.
  • He netted his first career shorthanded goal Nov. 29 vs. NYI to become the 41st defenseman in Flyers history to record a SHG.
  • The blueliner ranks second on the team in assists (6) and scoring (9) and fourth in goals (3) since Nov. 19 and ranks T-3rd among NHL defensemen in even-strength points (8) and ranks T-5th in goals in that span.
  • The 26-year-old signed an eight-year, $50 million contract extension ($6.25 AAV) on Oct. 13.

WHOLE LOT OF HART

  • Carter Hart stopped 24-of-29 shots through overtime Sunday at ARI to move to a 2-3-2 record in his last seven starts.
  • He is 3-2-5 on the road this season, including a 0-1-4 record in his last five road starts.
  • Dec. 5th’s contest was Hart’s 70th career victory to become the 11th goaltender in Flyers history to reach 70-plus wins
    (NHL Stats).
  • The backstop has seen 30-plus shots in 13 of his 22 games this season – he is 7-1-5 in those contests.
  • He ranks third among NHL goaltenders in shots against (684) and saves (622) this season.
  • He opened the season on an eight-game point streak (6-0-2) to become the fourth goaltender in team history to have started a season on an eight-game plus point streak: Pete Peeters (22-0-5 in 1979-80), Bob Froese (9-0-1 in 1982-83) and Dominic Roussel (8-0-0 in 1993-94). (NHL Stats)
  • He made a career-high 48 shots and tied his career high with 51 shots faced vs. FLA on Oct. 27.
  • He recorded a career-high season-opening five-game win streak.
  • Per NHL Stats, he became the seventh goaltender in Flyers history to win each of his first five games of a season and first since Ron Hextall (5-0-0 in 1995-96). The longest such stretch in franchise history is eight straight games, achieved by Dominic Roussel (1993-94) and Bob Froese (1982-83).
  • The 24-year-old’s 48 saves tied for the eighth-most by a Flyers goaltender while his 51 shots faced T-10th. Per NHL Stats, his 48 saves mark the highest single game save total by a Flyers goaltenders since Steve Mason on March 22, 2016 (51 at CBJ).
  • Outside of Philadelphia, he only has one NHL team he has not earned a win against: St. Louis.

IVAN THE GREAT

  • Ivan Provorov recorded his 200th career NHL point (assist) Nov. 26 at NYI to become the seventh defenseman in Flyers history to reach the 200-plus point milestone.
  • He ranks T-4th in team history for goals by a defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere (60).
  • The blueliner ranks third on the team in assists (11) and shots (64) and ranks fifth in hits (52) this season.
  • The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks second in the NHL with 75 blocked shots.
  • The Russian native’s 10 blocked shots on Oct. 13 tied the franchise record for most in a game for the third time: Andrew MacDonald (3/11/16); Provorov (11/2/17 & 10/13/22).

CZECH HIM OUT

  • Lukas Sedlak has five points (2-3=5) in the last nine contests.
  • He registered two assists Nov. 29 vs. NYI, including his first career shorthanded assist.
  • He recorded back-to-back multi-point games for the first time in his career (1-3=4), Nov. 26-29, and has three multipoint games on the season.
  • The forward has eight points (3-5=8) with the Flyers since being claimed on waivers from Colorado on Oct. 19.
  • The Czech Republic native’s five assists are his second-most in a season (6 in 2016-17) and his eight points are tied for his second-most in a season (13 in 2016-17, 8 in 2017-18).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Dallas Stars 4 New Jersey Devils 1
(17-8-5—39 PTS) (21-6-2—43 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. S. Wedgewood 2. A. Schmid 3. R. Hintz

Goals:
DAL: T. Dellandrea, R. Hintz, E. Lindell (ENG), M. Marchment (ENG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Dallas 0 2 2 – – 4
DEVILS 0 1 0 – – 1
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: M. Wood
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 29
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 23
Nate Bastian Upper-Body Nov. 27 7
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 80

DATE PLAYER ACTION
12/1 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
12/2 Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica
12/13 Mackenzie Blackwood Assigned to Utica (conditioning loan)

The Devils hit the ice for the second game of a three-game homestand that concludes on Sat., Dec. 17, vs Florida. Jersey’s team is winless in three consecutive games (0-2-1) for the first time this season. Prior to the streak, the last time the Devils suffered a loss in consecutive games was when the team opened the 2022-23 campaign vs Philadelphia and Detroit (Oct. 13-15). The Devils haven’t lost consecutive home games since Apr. 21, 2022, to Apr. 24, when the team dropped three consecutive games at home. After Tuesday’s loss, the Devils recorded less than two goals in a game (1-2-0) for the third time this season. The last time the Devils earned one goal in a game was Nov. 23, vs TOR (2-1, L). The Devils announced on Tue., Dec. 13 that the team loaned Mackenzie Blackwood to Utica for conditioning purposes. The last time that Blackwood played in a game for New Jersey’s AHL affiliate was on Feb. 22, 2019, with Binghamton. The team’s 21 wins after its first 29 games to open a season tied a franchise record for the most victories over that span: 2009-10, 21-7-1. The most wins after 30 games played to start a season in franchise history is 21 wins, which was earned in 2009-10 and 1997-98. The team’s +33 goal differential is also tied for first in franchise history, after 29 games played to start a season (1997-98). After the Rangers defeated Jersey’s team 4-3 in overtime on Monday, the Devils suffered their first road loss since the team’s season opener on Oct. 13, at Philadelphia (5-2, L). The loss ended the team’s franchise record of an 11-game road winning streak, while the NHL record was 12 games earned by Detroit in 2005-06 and Minnesota in 2014-15. Per NHL Pr, the Devils are the third team in NHL history that earned 10+ home and road wins through a team’s first 26 games of a season:

Boston: 1929-30
Chicago: 2012-13

Jersey’s team is 19-2-2 when scoring three-or-more goals in a contest this season. The team has lost consecutive games in regulation once this season, which dates to Jersey’s opening two games via Oct. 13 to 15. The Devils are 11-5-1 vs the Eastern Conference and 5-3-1 vs the Metropolitan Division. The Devils entered the month of December with a share of first place, or sole possession, atop the League standings for the first time in franchise history. Jersey’s team is 14-4-1 when scoring first this season, which ranks third (tied, DAL) behind Vegas (16-4-0) and Boston (16-0-0), as of Dec. 14. The Devils are 7-2-1 when trailing first this season, and the two regulation losses are tied for the fewest with Toronto (7-2- 3) for this matter. Jersey’s team is 18-1-2 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 10-1-1 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against nine times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

THE RANKS
STAT NHL RANK
GA/GP, 2.45, 3RD
GF/GP 3.59, 6TH
SA/GP 26.7, 2ND
SF/GP 34.7, 4TH
(Per one day before gameday)

Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times:

23.7 1997-98
24.7 1998-99
24.7 2000-01
23.2 2001-02
23.6 2002-03
24.4 2003-04
23.1 2012-13

The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship. Head coach Lindy Ruff became the fifth bench boss in NHL history who earned 800 wins. Only four other NHL coaches all-time are in the “800 club.”

S. Bowman: 1,244 wins
Joel Quenneville: 969 wins
Barry Trotz: 914 wins
Ken Hitchcock: 849 wins

The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots. The team is scheduled to wear the sweaters four times this season and twice on the road:

Dec. 3, at PHI, 7:00 P.M. 3-2, W
Dec. 9, vs NYI, 7:00 P.M. 6-4, L
Dec. 30, at PIT, 7:00 P.M.
Jan. 7, vs NYR, 1:00 P.M.
2022-23 TEAM STATS

RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Thursday in 2022-23…4-1-1…at home: 1-0-1…road: 3-1-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…18-6-2…home: 8-5-1…road: 10-1-1
Record in day games in 2022-23…3-0-0…home: 2-0-0…road: 1-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…3-1-0

RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…14-4-1…Trailing first…7-2-1
Longest duration of a game this season: 2 hours, 42 minutes, 11/23, vs TOR, 7:12pm – 9:54pm
GOALS BY PERIOD

PERIOD GOALS FOR/AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL
1 27-22 +5
2 43-28 +15
3 31-19 +12
OT 3-2 +1
TOTAL 104-71 +33
The team’s +36 goal differential ranks second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with a +48 differential, per Dec. 14.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 3-2-1
First game: 1-1-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 1-0-1
Second game: 2-1-0 | home: 1-1-0 | road: 1-0-0

NFL: Week 15 Injury Report – Thursday

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NFL: Week 15 Injury Report – Thursday
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS on Saturday
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
 
Status Report
    OUTCB Kenny Moore (ankle), WR Mike Strachan (concussion)
 
    DOUBTFULCB Brandon Facyson (illness)
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayCB Brandon Facyson (illness), CB Kenny Moore (ankle)
 WednesdayCB Brandon Facyson (illness), CB Kenny Moore (ankle), WR Mike Strachan (concussion)
 ThursdayCB Brandon Facyson (illness), CB Kenny Moore (ankle), WR Mike Strachan (concussion)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayT Braden Smith (illness)
 WednesdayT Braden Smith (illness)
 ThursdayT Braden Smith (illness)
 
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
  The Vikings did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation.
Status Report
    QUESTIONABLEC Garrett Bradbury (back), CB Cameron Dantzler (illness), DE Danielle Hunter (neck), DE Patrick Jones (illness), DT Harrison Phillips (back)
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayT Blake Brandel (knee), CB Cameron Dantzler (illness), LB Jordan Hicks (ankle), DT Harrison Phillips (back)
 WednesdayCB Cameron Dantzler (illness)
 ThursdayDE Patrick Jones (illness)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayC Garrett Bradbury (back), DT James Lynch (shoulder), S Harrison Smith (neck)
 WednesdayC Garrett Bradbury (back), LB Jordan Hicks (ankle), DE Danielle Hunter (neck), DT James Lynch (shoulder), DT Harrison Phillips (back), WR Adam Thielen (not injury related – resting player)
 ThursdayC Garrett Bradbury (back), CB Cameron Dantzler (illness), DE Danielle Hunter (neck), DT Harrison Phillips (back)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayS Harrison Smith (neck)
 ThursdayLB Jordan Hicks (ankle), DT James Lynch (shoulder), S Harrison Smith (neck), WR Adam Thielen (not injury related – resting player)
 
BALTIMORE RAVENS at CLEVELAND BROWNS on Saturday afternoon
BALTIMORE RAVENS
 The Ravens did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation.
Status Report
    OUTQB Lamar Jackson (knee)
 
    QUESTIONABLET Morgan Moses (knee), P Jordan Stout (right knee), G Kevin Zeitler (knee)
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayDE Calais Campbell (not injury related – resting player), QB Lamar Jackson (knee), CB Marcus Peters (not injury related – resting player), WR Demarcus Robinson (illness)
 WednesdayDE Calais Campbell (not injury related – resting player), LB Justin Houston (not injury related – resting player), QB Lamar Jackson (knee), CB Marcus Peters (not injury related – resting player)
 ThursdayQB Lamar Jackson (knee), CB Marcus Peters (not injury related – resting player), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (not injury related – resting player), T Ronnie Stanley (not injury related – resting player)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayQB Tyler Huntley (concussion), T Morgan Moses (knee), T Ronnie Stanley (not injury related – resting player), P Jordan Stout (right knee), G Kevin Zeitler (knee)
 WednesdayT Morgan Moses (knee), T Ronnie Stanley (not injury related – resting player), P Jordan Stout (right knee), G Kevin Zeitler (knee)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayQB Tyler Huntley (concussion), WR Demarcus Robinson (illness)
 ThursdayQB Tyler Huntley (concussion), T Morgan Moses (knee), WR Demarcus Robinson (illness), P Jordan Stout (right knee), G Kevin Zeitler (knee)
 
CLEVELAND BROWNS
 The Browns did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation.
Status Report
    QUESTIONABLEWR David Bell (thumb, toe)
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayWR David Bell (thumb, toe), DE Jadeveon Clowney (not injury related – resting player, ankle), WR Amari Cooper (not injury related – resting player, hip), DE Myles Garrett (not injury related – resting player, shoulder)
 WednesdayWR David Bell (thumb, toe), G Joel Bitonio (not injury related – resting player), DE Jadeveon Clowney (not injury related – resting player, ankle), T Jack Conklin (not injury related – resting player), WR Amari Cooper (not injury related – resting player, hip), DE Myles Garrett (not injury related – resting player, shoulder), S John Johnson (knee)
 ThursdayWR David Bell (thumb, toe)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayS John Johnson (knee), TE David Njoku (knee), CB Denzel Ward (shoulder)
 WednesdayTE David Njoku (knee), CB Denzel Ward (shoulder)
 ThursdayWR Amari Cooper (not injury related – resting player, hip)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayG Hjalte Froholdt (ankle), CB A.J. Green (toe), DE Chase Winovich (knee)
 WednesdayG Hjalte Froholdt (ankle), CB A.J. Green (toe), DE Chase Winovich (knee)
 ThursdayG Joel Bitonio (not injury related – resting player), DE Jadeveon Clowney (not injury related – resting player, ankle), T Jack Conklin (not injury related – resting player), G Hjalte Froholdt (ankle), DE Myles Garrett (not injury related – resting player, shoulder), CB A.J. Green (toe), S John Johnson (knee), TE David Njoku (knee), CB Denzel Ward (shoulder), DE Chase Winovich (knee)
 
MIAMI DOLPHINS at BUFFALO BILLS on Saturday night
MIAMI DOLPHINS
 The Dolphins did not practice Tuesday or Wednesday. The Tuesday and Wednesday practice reports are an estimation.
Status Report
    OUTS Elijah Campbell (concussion), S Eric Rowe (hamstring)
 
    DOUBTFULWR River Cracraft (calf)
 
    QUESTIONABLET Terron Armstead (toe, pec / knee), QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee), RB Jeffery Wilson (hip)
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayT Terron Armstead (toe, pec / knee), CB Elijah Campbell (concussion), WR River Cracraft (calf), LB Melvin Ingram (not injury related – resting player), S Eric Rowe (hamstring), RB Jeffery Wilson (hip)
 WednesdayT Terron Armstead (toe, pec / knee), CB Elijah Campbell (concussion), WR River Cracraft (calf), S Eric Rowe (hamstring), RB Jeffery Wilson (hip)
 ThursdayWR River Cracraft (calf), S Eric Rowe (hamstring)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayQB Teddy Bridgewater (knee), WR Tyreek Hill (ankle), CB Kader Kohou (thumb, neck), TE Durham Smythe (quadricep, knee), DT Justin Zimmer (back)
 WednesdayQB Teddy Bridgewater (knee), TE Durham Smythe (quadricep, knee)
 ThursdayT Terron Armstead (toe, pec / knee), QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee), CB Elijah Campbell (concussion), RB Jeffery Wilson (hip)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayLB Elandon Roberts (ribs)
 WednesdayWR Tyreek Hill (ankle), CB Kader Kohou (thumb, neck), LB Elandon Roberts (ribs), DT Justin Zimmer (back)
 ThursdayWR Tyreek Hill (ankle), CB Kader Kohou (thumb, neck), LB Elandon Roberts (ribs), TE Durham Smythe (quadricep, knee), DT Justin Zimmer (back)
 
BUFFALO BILLS
 The Bills did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation.
Status Report
    OUTC Ryan Bates (ankle), DE Jordan Phillips (shoulder)
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayC Ryan Bates (ankle), LB Matt Milano (knee), DE Jordan Phillips (shoulder)
 WednesdayC Ryan Bates (ankle), LB Matt Milano (knee), DE Jordan Phillips (shoulder), G Rodger Saffold (not injury related – resting player)
 ThursdayC Ryan Bates (ankle), WR Stefon Diggs (not injury related – resting player), RB Taiwan Jones (not injury related – resting player), DE Jordan Phillips (shoulder)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayFB Reggie Gilliam (ankle), DT Ed Oliver (pectoral)
 WednesdayFB Reggie Gilliam (ankle), DT Ed Oliver (pectoral)
 ThursdayLB Matt Milano (knee)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 TuesdayQB Josh Allen (right elbow), CB Cameron Lewis (forearm), C Mitch Morse (elbow)
 WednesdayQB Josh Allen (right elbow), CB Cameron Lewis (forearm), C Mitch Morse (elbow)
 ThursdayQB Josh Allen (right elbow), FB Reggie Gilliam (ankle), CB Cameron Lewis (forearm), C Mitch Morse (elbow), DT Ed Oliver (pectoral)
 
ARIZONA CARDINALS at DENVER BRONCOS
ARIZONA CARDINALS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayDE Zach Allen (hand), CB Byron Murphy (back)
 ThursdayDE Zach Allen (hand), WR Marquise Brown (illness), CB Antonio Hamilton (back), CB Byron Murphy (back)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayT Rashaad Coward (chest), QB Colt McCoy (neck), C Lecitus Smith (ankle), S Charles Washington (chest), CB Marco Wilson (neck)
 ThursdayT Rashaad Coward (chest), QB Colt McCoy (neck), C Lecitus Smith (ankle), S Charles Washington (chest), CB Marco Wilson (neck)
 
DENVER BRONCOS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayWR Kendall Hinton (hamstring), DE Dre’Mont Jones (hip), WR Courtland Sutton (hamstring), QB Russell Wilson (concussion)
 ThursdayWR Kendall Hinton (hamstring), DE Dre’Mont Jones (hip), WR Courtland Sutton (hamstring)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Dakota Allen (hamstring), TE Andrew Beck (hamstring), S Kareem Jackson (not injury related – resting player), K Brandon McManus (right quadricep), G Dalton Risner (shoulder), CB K’Waun Williams (wrist, knee)
 ThursdayLB Dakota Allen (hamstring), TE Andrew Beck (hamstring), K Brandon McManus (right quadricep), G Dalton Risner (shoulder), CB K’Waun Williams (wrist, knee), QB Russell Wilson (concussion)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLS Jacob Bobenmoyer (wrist), WR Brandon Johnson (hip), DT D.J. Jones (shoulder)
 ThursdayLS Jacob Bobenmoyer (wrist), S Kareem Jackson (not injury related – resting player), WR Brandon Johnson (hip), DT D.J. Jones (shoulder)
 
ATLANTA FALCONS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
ATLANTA FALCONS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Chuma Edoga (knee)
 ThursdayG Chuma Edoga (knee), WR KhaDarel Hodge (illness), RB Cordarrelle Patterson (not injury related – resting player)
 
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Zack Baun (ankle), RB Mark Ingram (knee), K Wil Lutz (illness), RB Dwayne Washington (illness), CB P.J. Williams (knee)
 ThursdayLB Zack Baun (ankle), RB Dwayne Washington (illness), CB P.J. Williams (knee)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayS J.T. Gray (hamstring), TE Juwan Johnson (ankle), DE Cameron Jordan (foot), CB Marshon Lattimore (abdomen), T Ryan Ramczyk (not injury related – resting player, knee), TE Adam Trautman (ankle), DE Payton Turner (ankle)
 ThursdayS J.T. Gray (hamstring), TE Juwan Johnson (ankle), DE Cameron Jordan (foot), CB Marshon Lattimore (abdomen), TE Adam Trautman (ankle), DE Payton Turner (ankle)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 ThursdayK Wil Lutz (illness), T Ryan Ramczyk (not injury related – resting player, knee)
 
CINCINNATI BENGALS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
CINCINNATI BENGALS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayT La’el Collins (not injury related – resting player), CB Jalen Davis (thumb), DE Trey Hendrickson (wrist), CB Mike Hilton (knee), TE Hayden Hurst (calf), DT D.J. Reader (not injury related – resting player)
 ThursdayCB Jalen Davis (thumb), DE Trey Hendrickson (wrist), CB Mike Hilton (knee), TE Hayden Hurst (calf)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayWR Tyler Boyd (finger), WR Tee Higgins (hamstring), S Dax Hill (hamstring), DE Joseph Ossai (shoulder), WR Trent Taylor (hamstring)
 ThursdayWR Tyler Boyd (finger), WR Tee Higgins (hamstring), WR Trent Taylor (hamstring)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayQB Joe Burrow (right elbow)
 ThursdayQB Joe Burrow (right elbow), T La’el Collins (not injury related – resting player), S Dax Hill (hamstring), DE Joseph Ossai (shoulder), DT D.J. Reader (not injury related – resting player)
 
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayCB Jamel Dean (toe), WR Julio Jones (knee), LB Carl Nassib (pectoral), DT Vita Vea (calf), T Tristan Wirfs (ankle)
 ThursdayLB Genard Avery (abdomen, oblique), CB Jamel Dean (toe), WR Julio Jones (knee), LB Carl Nassib (pectoral), DT Vita Vea (calf)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Genard Avery (abdomen, oblique), S Mike Edwards (hamstring), LB Joe Tryon (hip), S Antoine Winfield (ankle)
 ThursdayLB Joe Tryon (hip), S Antoine Winfield (ankle), T Tristan Wirfs (ankle)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayCB Sean Murphy-Bunting (quadricep)
 ThursdayS Mike Edwards (hamstring), CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (quadricep)
 
DALLAS COWBOYS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
DALLAS COWBOYS
 The Cowboys did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayTE Jake Ferguson (concussion)
 ThursdayTE Jake Ferguson (concussion), LB Dante Fowler (not injury related – personal matter)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayDE Dorance Armstrong (ankle), S Jayron Kearse (shoulder, back), DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot)
 ThursdayDE Dorance Armstrong (ankle), S Jayron Kearse (shoulder, back), DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot)
 
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayQB Trevor Lawrence (toe), G Brandon Scherff (abdomen), LB Travon Walker (ankle), CB Darious Williams (abdomen)
 ThursdayLB Travon Walker (ankle)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Chad Muma (ankle), S Andrew Wingard (shoulder)
 ThursdayQB Trevor Lawrence (toe), LB Chad Muma (ankle), G Brandon Scherff (abdomen), CB Darious Williams (abdomen), S Andrew Wingard (shoulder)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayS Andre Cisco (shoulder)
 ThursdayS Andre Cisco (shoulder)
 
DETROIT LIONS at NEW YORK JETS
DETROIT LIONS
 The Lions did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Kayode Awosika (ankle), LB Derrick Barnes (knee)
 ThursdayG Kayode Awosika (ankle), LB Derrick Barnes (knee), DE Michael Brockers (illness), FB Jason Cabinda (ankle), CB Mike Hughes (illness), DE Aidan Hutchinson (illness)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Evan Brown (ankle), FB Jason Cabinda (ankle), T Taylor Decker (ankle), CB Will Harris (hip), S C.J. Moore (shoulder), C Frank Ragnow (foot)
 ThursdayCB Will Harris (hip), C Frank Ragnow (foot)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 ThursdayG Evan Brown (ankle), T Taylor Decker (ankle), S C.J. Moore (shoulder)
 
NEW YORK JETS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayWR Corey Davis (concussion), CB Brandin Echols (quadricep), DE John Franklin-Myers (illness), S Will Parks (not injury related – personal matter), DT Quinnen Williams (calf)
 ThursdayWR Corey Davis (concussion), CB Brandin Echols (quadricep), DT Quinnen Williams (calf)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayT Duane Brown (shoulder), DE Micheal Clemons (knee), T George Fant (knee), QB Mike White (ribs)
 ThursdayT Duane Brown (shoulder), T George Fant (knee), DE John Franklin-Myers (illness), QB Mike White (ribs)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 ThursdayDE Micheal Clemons (knee)
 
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at HOUSTON TEXANS
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
 
Practice Report
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayS Nazeeh Johnson (hamstring), WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring)
 ThursdayWR Kadarius Toney (hamstring)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Nick Bolton (groin), S Deon Bush (elbow), QB Patrick Mahomes (right hand), T Lucas Niang (knee), RB Isiah Pacheco (shoulder, quadricep), S Justin Reid (shoulder), G Trey Smith (knee), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (toe), CB L’Jarius Sneed (calf), CB Jaylen Watson (hand)
 ThursdayLB Nick Bolton (groin), S Deon Bush (elbow), S Nazeeh Johnson (hamstring), QB Patrick Mahomes (right hand), T Lucas Niang (knee), DT Derrick Nnadi (Achilles), RB Isiah Pacheco (shoulder, quadricep), S Justin Reid (shoulder), G Trey Smith (knee), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (toe), CB L’Jarius Sneed (calf), CB Jaylen Watson (hand)
 
HOUSTON TEXANS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayDE Mario Addison (not injury related – resting player), DT Maliek Collins (not injury related – resting player), WR Nico Collins (foot), WR Brandin Cooks (calf), DE Jerry Hughes (not injury related – resting player), C Justin McCray (hamstring), CB Steven Nelson (foot), RB Dameon Pierce (ankle), CB Derek Stingley (hamstring), T Laremy Tunsil (illness)
 ThursdayWR Nico Collins (foot), C Justin McCray (hamstring), CB Steven Nelson (foot), RB Dameon Pierce (ankle), DT Taylor Stallworth (calf), CB Derek Stingley (hamstring)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Kenyon Green (ankle), DT Kurt Hinish (shoulder), DT Roy Lopez (hip), DT Taylor Stallworth (calf)
 ThursdayWR Brandin Cooks (calf), G Kenyon Green (ankle)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayFB Troy Hairston (chest)
 ThursdayFB Troy Hairston (chest), DT Kurt Hinish (shoulder), DT Roy Lopez (hip), T Laremy Tunsil (illness)
 
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayCB Jack Jones (knee), WR DeVante Parker (concussion), RB Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle), T Isaiah Wynn (foot)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayDT Christian Barmore (knee), T Yodny Cajuste (calf, back), LS Joe Cardona (ankle), RB Damien Harris (thigh), WR Jakobi Meyers (concussion), CB Jalen Mills (groin)
Practice
 ThursdayPractice Not Complete
 
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Alex Bars (knee), CB Rock Ya-Sin (knee)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayDT Andrew Billings (fibula), G Jermaine Eluemunor (oblique, wrist), RB Josh Jacobs (quadricep, hand), G Dylan Parham (knee), LB Denzel Perryman (hip), CB Sam Webb (illness)
Practice
 ThursdayPractice Not Complete
 
NEW YORK GIANTS at WASHINGTON COMMANDERS on Sunday night
NEW YORK GIANTS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Joshua Ezeudu (neck), CB Adoree’ Jackson (knee), WR Richie James (concussion), DT Dexter Lawrence (not injury related – resting player), G Shane Lemieux (toe), S Julian Love (not injury related – resting player), LB Jihad Ward (concussion)
 ThursdayG Joshua Ezeudu (neck), CB Adoree’ Jackson (knee), G Shane Lemieux (toe), CB Nick McCloud (illness), LB Elerson Smith (Achilles)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayTE Daniel Bellinger (rib), CB Nick McCloud (illness), LB Elerson Smith (Achilles), DT Leonard Williams (neck)
 ThursdayTE Daniel Bellinger (rib), WR Richie James (concussion), LB Jihad Ward (concussion), DT Leonard Williams (neck)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Micah McFadden (neck, ankle)
 ThursdayDT Dexter Lawrence (not injury related – resting player), S Julian Love (not injury related – resting player), LB Micah McFadden (neck, ankle)
 
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 ThursdayT Saahdiq Charles (concussion)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayRB Antonio Gibson (foot), WR Dax Milne (foot), G Andrew Norwell (shoulder), RB Brian Robinson (quadricep), WR Cam Sims (back), DE James Smith-Williams (concussion), CB Benjamin St-Juste (ankle), DE Montez Sweat (concussion), G Trai Turner (knee), DE Chase Young (knee)
 ThursdayRB Antonio Gibson (foot), G Andrew Norwell (shoulder), RB Brian Robinson (quadricep), WR Cam Sims (back), CB Benjamin St-Juste (ankle), DE Chase Young (knee)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayT Samuel Cosmi (ankle), LB Jamin Davis (thumb)
 ThursdayT Samuel Cosmi (ankle), LB Jamin Davis (thumb), WR Dax Milne (foot), DE James Smith-Williams (concussion), DE Montez Sweat (concussion), G Trai Turner (knee)
 
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at CHICAGO BEARS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
 The Eagles did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayS Reed Blankenship (knee)
 ThursdayS Reed Blankenship (knee)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Shaun Bradley (hamstring), G Landon Dickerson (back), T Lane Johnson (abdomen), WR Quez Watkins (shoulder)
 ThursdayCB James Bradberry (not injury related – resting player), LB Shaun Bradley (hamstring), WR A.J. Brown (not injury related – resting player), DT Fletcher Cox (not injury related – resting player), G Landon Dickerson (back, not injury related – resting player), DE Brandon Graham (not injury related – resting player), T Lane Johnson (abdomen, not injury related – resting player), C Jason Kelce (not injury related – resting player), G Isaac Seumalo (not injury related – resting player), CB Darius Slay (not injury related – resting player), DE Josh Sweat (not injury related – resting player)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Kyron Johnson (shoulder)
 ThursdayLB Kyron Johnson (shoulder), WR Quez Watkins (shoulder)
 
CHICAGO BEARS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayT Larry Borom (knee), WR Chase Claypool (knee), QB Justin Fields (illness), TE Trevon Wesco (calf)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayS Jaquan Brisker (concussion), CB Kyler Gordon (concussion), WR N’Keal Harry (back), CB Kindle Vildor (ankle)
Practice
 ThursdayPractice Not Complete
 
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at CAROLINA PANTHERS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayTE Pat Freiermuth (groin), RB Najee Harris (hip), LB Myles Jack (groin), DT Larry Ogunjobi (toe)
 ThursdayTE Pat Freiermuth (groin), DT Cameron Heyward (not injury related – resting player), LB Myles Jack (groin), CB Josh Jackson (ankle), WR Diontae Johnson (hip), DT Larry Ogunjobi (toe)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayQB Kenny Pickett (concussion), CB Cameron Sutton (neck)
 ThursdayQB Kenny Pickett (concussion)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 ThursdayRB Najee Harris (hip), CB Cameron Sutton (neck)
 
CAROLINA PANTHERS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayRB D’Onta Foreman (not injury related – resting player), T Taylor Moton (not injury related – resting player), LB Brandon Smith (ankle)
 ThursdayLB Brandon Smith (ankle)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayLB Joel Iyiegbuniwe (shoulder), LB Cory Littleton (ankle), WR Laviska Shenault (shoulder), LB Xavier Woods (knee)
 ThursdayLB Cory Littleton (ankle), WR Laviska Shenault (shoulder), S Xavier Woods (knee)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayWR D.J. Moore (ankle)
 ThursdayLB Joel Iyiegbuniwe (shoulder), WR D.J. Moore (ankle)
 
TENNESSEE TITANS at LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
TENNESSEE TITANS
 
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayWR C.J. Board (rib), WR Treylon Burks (concussion), CB Kristian Fulton (groin), RB Dontrell Hilliard (neck), WR Robert Woods (illness)
 ThursdayWR C.J. Board (rib), WR Treylon Burks (concussion), G Nate Davis (knee), CB Kristian Fulton (groin), RB Derrick Henry (not injury related – resting player), RB Dontrell Hilliard (neck), S Amani Hooker (knee), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayDE Denico Autry (knee), CB Tre Avery (concussion), G Nate Davis (knee), RB Derrick Henry (not injury related – resting player), S Amani Hooker (knee), C Ben Jones (neck), CB Terrance Mitchell (hamstring), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle), QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle)
 ThursdayDE Denico Autry (knee), C Ben Jones (neck), CB Terrance Mitchell (hamstring)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayRB Hassan Haskins (hip)
 ThursdayCB Tre Avery (concussion), RB Hassan Haskins (hip), QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle), WR Robert Woods (illness)
 
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
 The Chargers did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
    DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayS Derwin James (quadricep)
 
    LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayCB Bryce Callahan (groin), DT Sebastian Joseph (knee), T Trey Pipkins (knee)
 
    FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
 WednesdayG Zion Johnson (shoulder), G Jamaree Salyer (ankle), WR Mike Williams (ankle)
Practice
 ThursdayPractice Not Complete
 
LOS ANGELES RAMS at GREEN BAY PACKERS on Monday night
LOS ANGELES RAMS
 
Practice
 ThursdayPractice Not Complete
 
GREEN BAY PACKERS
 
Practice
 ThursdayPractice Not Complete

NFL Transactions 12-15-22

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NFL Transactions 12-15-22

The following are the NFL transactions for Thursday, December 15. 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)

LAS VEGAS
    Cotton, LesterGAlabama   
         From Reserve/Injured

NEW YORK JETS
    Parks, WillDBArizona   
         Vested Veteran


    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Friday, 12/16/22

ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS

ACTIVATIONS

SAN FRANCISCO
    Jenkins, JanorisDBNorth Alabama   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)
    Snead, WillieWRBall State   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)

SEATTLE
    Igwebuike, GodwinRBNorthwestern   
         From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Anderson, RyderDTIndiana   
         From New York Giants Practice Squad

SAN FRANCISCO
    Spence, AkeemDTIllinois   
         From San Francisco Practice Squad
 
RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Smith, ElersonLBNorthern Iowa   
         Reserve/Injured

SAN FRANCISCO
    Ridgeway, HassanDTTexas   
         Reserve/Injured

TENNESSEE
    Johnson, LonnieDBKentucky   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)


PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS

ADDITIONS

DETROIT
    Dorsey, KhalilDBNorthern Arizona   

INDIANAPOLIS
    Agim, McTelvinDEArkansas   
         Exception

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Heflin, JackDTIowa   

SEATTLE
    Smith, JaylenWRLouisville   


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY CLUB

INDIANAPOLIS
    Foster, RobertWRAlabama   

SEATTLE
    Gallman, WayneRBClemson   


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Anderson, RyderDTIndiana   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

SAN FRANCISCO
    Spence, AkeemDTIllinois   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)
OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS

RETURNED TO PRACTICE

TENNESSEE
    Johnson, LonnieDBKentucky   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

Orioles agree to terms with infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier

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Orioles agree to terms with infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier

The Orioles today announced that they have agreed to terms with infielder/outfielder ADAM FRAZIER on a one-year contract for the 2023 season.

Frazier, 31, appeared in a career-high 156 games for the Seattle Mariners in 2022, pacing the team. He slashed .238/.301/.311 (129-for-541) with 22 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 61 runs scored, 42 RBI, 46 walks, and a career-high 11 stolen bases. His four triples led the team and ranked tied for ninth in the American League. According to Statcast, he ranked in the top five percent of MLB in strikeout rate (12.1%) and whiff rate (14.4%). Defensively, he made appearances at five different positions, playing 124 games at second base, 21 in right field, 16 in left field, four at shortstop, and two in center field. He ranked eighth among MLB second basemen with six outs above average, per Statcast. Frazier made his Postseason debut in 2022, appearing in five games for Seattle and tallying five hits with one double, three runs scored, one RBI, and one walk.

In 2021, Frazier was named to his first career All-Star team as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates after slashing .330/.397/.463 (115-for-348) with 26 doubles, four triples, four home runs, 53 runs scored, 29 RBI, 33 walks, and five stolen bases in 89 games prior to the All-Star Break. He finished the year with career highs in hits (176), batting average (.305), doubles (36), runs scored (83), walks (48), and on-base percentage (.368) in 155 combined games between the Pirates (98 G) and San Diego Padres (57 G). He ranked among Major League leaders in hits (8th) and average (10th).

A native of Athens, Ga., Frazier was selected by the Pirates in the sixth round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of Mississippi State University. He made his Major League debut with Pittsburgh on June 24, 2016. The left-handed batter is a career .273/.336/.392 (751-for-2,751) hitter with 149 doubles, 25 triples, 43 home runs, 374 runs scored, 257 RBI, 228 walks, 41 stolen bases, and a .728 OPS in 821 combined games with the Mariners (2022), Padres (2021), and Pirates (2016-21). He is a two-time Gold Glove Award finalist at second base (2019-20) and was the Pirates’ recipient of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) Heart and Hustle Award in 2017 and 2021.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

A’s trade INF Yonny Hernandez to Dodgers for cash considerations

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A’s trade INF Yonny Hernandez to Dodgers for cash considerations

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s traded infielder Yonny Hernandez to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations, the club announced today. Hernandez was one of two players designated for assignment on Tuesday when the A’s signed Aledmys Díaz and Jace Peterson.

Hernandez was claimed off waivers by the A’s from the Diamondbacks on Nov. 3. He had three stints with the Diamondbacks in 2022 and went 2-for-24 (.083) with two walks in 12 games. The 24-year-old switch hitter combined for a .241 average, one home run, 31 RBI, and a .673 OPS in 71 games with Triple-A Round Rock in the Texas organization and Triple-A Reno. Hernandez made his Major League debut with the Rangers in 2021 and is a .198 hitter with six RBI and 13 stolen bases in 55 career games in the Majors.

Cubs agree to terms with RHP Brad Boxberger on a one-year Major League contract

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Cubs agree to terms with RHP Brad Boxberger on a one-year Major League contract

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Brad Boxberger on a one-year major league contract with a mutual option for 2024. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Boxberger, 34, last season went 4-3 with 29 holds, one save and a 2.95 ERA (21 ER/64.0 IP) in a team-leading 70 games for Milwaukee. The 70 appearances were one shy of his career high, his 64.0 innings were just shy of his career-best 64.2 innings in both 2014 and 2021 and his 2.95 ERA was his lowest since 2014.  Boxberger did not allow an earned run in 55 of his 70 outings and surrendered one earned run or fewer in 65 appearances.  His 70 outings were third most among N.L. pitchers and his 55 games without allowing an earned run were tied for sixth-most in the N.L.

In 11 major league seasons with San Diego (2012-13), Tampa Bay (2014-17), Arizona (2018), Kansas City (2019), Miami (2020) and Milwaukee (2021-22), Boxberger owns a 31-37 record with 91 holds, 82 saves and a 3.44 ERA (175 ER/457.2 IP) with 564 strikeouts, a 1.27 WHIP and .215 opponent average in 484 games, all in relief. Among relief pitchers since 2012 (min. 450 IP), Boxberger is eighth in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.09) and strikeouts per batter faced (.291), and ninth in opponent average. 

Boxberger spent the majority of the 2014 season in the majors for the first time in his career, appearing in 63 games for the Rays. He put up career-best numbers that season in ERA (2.37), strikeouts (104), strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched (14.47), WHIP (0.84), strikeouts per walk allowed (5.20) and tied a career high with 64.2 innings pitched (also 2021). 

Boxberger was named to A.L. All-Star Team in 2015, and that season posted an A.L.-best 41 saves for Tampa Bay, good for fourth-most in the majors. 

In his first season with the Brewers in 2021, Boxberger tied a career-high in innings pitched (64.2) spanning a career-high 71 outings.  His 83 strikeouts and 1.07 WHIP were the second-best single-season marks of his career, behind only his 2014 breakout campaign. 

The five-foot 10-inch, Fullerton, Calif., native, was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Southern California.  Boxberger graduated from Foothill High School (Santa Ana, Calif.). His father, Rod, was selected by Houston in the first round of the 1978 draft and played six seasons in the Astros, Yankees and Angels farm systems.

Dodgers acquire Yonny Hernández

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Dodgers acquire Yonny Hernández

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder Yonny Hernández from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for cash. 

Hernández, 24, played in 12 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks last season, following a trade with the Texas Rangers in April. The switch-hitter appeared in 10 games at third base and two at second base for Arizona and in his big league career has hit .198 with 13 stolen bases while playing shortstop, second base and third base in 55 career games with the Rangers (2021) and Diamondbacks (2022). In seven minor league seasons, primarily with the Rangers’ organization, the native of Venezuela has hit .262 with a .388 on-base percentage, 21 triples and 184 steals in 532 career games. He was originally signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent on July 3, 2014. Hernández was claimed by Oakland last month and was designated for assignment by the A’s on Tuesday. 

The Dodgers’ 40-man roster is now at 39 players.

D-backs agree to terms with Scott McGough on a 2-year contract

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D-backs agree to terms with Scott McGough on a 2-year contract

The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with RHP Scott McGough (mick-GUFF) on a 2-year contract with a mutual option for 2025. MLB bio.

  • Appeared in 236 games over 4 seasons (2019-22) with the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball, going 15-8 with 80 saves, a 2.94 ERA (76 ER in 232.2 IP) and 251 strikeouts.
  • Pitched for Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and led the staff with 5 appearances.
  • Made 6 appearances with the Marlins in 2015 and went 0-0 with a 9.45 ERA (7 ER in 6.2 IP).
  • Combined to go 24-29 with a 3.85 ERA (170 ER in 397.0 IP) in 267 games (5 starts) over parts of 7 Minor League seasons with the Dodgers (2011-12), Marlins (2012-16), Orioles (2016-17) and Rockies (2018) organizations.

The D-backs designated LHP Tyler Gilbert for assignment.

The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.

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