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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (7-18-3) at Ottawa Senators (11-14-2)

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (7-18-3) at Ottawa Senators (11-14-2)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
DEC. 9, 2022 – ANAHEIM 1 vs. SAN JOSE 6
The Ducks concluded a two-game homestand with a 6-1 setback to San Jose at Honda Center Friday evening. Trevor Zegras scored his 10th goal of the campaign, with Cam Fowler and Dmitry Kulikov earning assists. With the goal, Zegras (36-61=97 points in 127 GP) tied with Ryan Getzlaf (39-58=97 in 139 GP) for the second-most points by an Anaheim player 21 or younger, trailing only Paul Kariya (68-79=147 in 129 GP). John Gibson stopped 15 shots in 40:00. Anthony Stolarz made seven saves in 18:01 of relief.
PP: 0-4 PK: 3-4 SF: 24 SA: 28 TOI: Cam Fowler (24:38)
Three Stars: 1. E. Karlsson 2. T. Meier 3. E. Makaniemi

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Dec. 13 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 15 @ Montreal Bell Centre 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 17 @ Edmonton Rogers Place 1 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 20 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 7:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 21 Minnesota Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 1 Placed D John Klingberg on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 5 Reassigned LW Pavol Regenda to San Diego (AHL).
Dec. 6 Claimed C Jayson Megna on waivers from Colorado. Activated LW Max Comtois from Injured Reserve (IR) and placed C Isac Lundestrom on IR.
Dec. 9 Activated D John Klingberg from Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 10 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL). Placed C Derek Grant on Injured Reserve (IR).

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 134
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 28
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 20
Isac Lundestrom Upper-body 6 weeks 4
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 3

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a season-tying five-game road trip tonight against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre (4:30 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports West AUDIO: Ducks Stream). The Ducks open a stretch of three straight games vs. Atlantic Division opponents, recording points in 17 of the last 23 games against the division since the start of last season. Anaheim has also earned points in 28 of 44 games vs. the Eastern Conference dating to the start of 2021-22 (19-16-9, 47 pts.) Tonight opens the Ducks fourth set of back-to-back contests this season, posting a 1-1-1 record in the first contest (1-4-1 overall). Anaheim continues its 14-game December schedule, consisting of six home and eight road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 153-141-48 in the month of December. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 60-31-19 in December, picking up points in 79 of the 110 contests. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will continue the road trip and back-to-back matchup tomorrow, Dec. 13 at Toronto (4 p.m. PT). The trip also includes visits to Montreal, Thursday, Dec. 15 (4 p.m. PT), Edmonton on Saturday, Dec. 17 (1 p.m. PT) and Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 20 (7:30 p.m. PT).

DUCKS-SENATORS: Anaheim and Ottawa conclude a two-game season series today at Canadian Tire Centre. The Ducks have won four of their past five games against Ottawa and have earned points in eight of their last 10 overall (5-2-3). In Ottawa, Anaheim has won six of the last 10 meetings, including each of the last two. Ottawa opened the 2022-23 series with a 5-1 in Orange County (Nov. 25). In the 2021-22 season series, the Ducks earned a 4-0 win in Orange County (Nov. 26) and a 2-1 win in Ottawa (Jan. 29). The Ducks own a 22-11-7 all-time record vs. the Senators, including a 10-6-3 mark in Ottawa. John Gibson (3-2-2) owns a career 1.76 GAA and .941 SV% vs. the Senators while Lukas Dostal has yet to make an appearance vs. the Senators. Adam Henrique (6-7=13 in 29 GP) leads Ducks skaters in in career scoring and goals vs. the Senators and co-leads in assists with Kevin Shattenkirk (3-7=10 in 21 GP) and Dmitry Kulikov (1-7=8 in 33 GP).

ANA-OTT SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 25 Honda Center 5-1 OTT win
Dec. 12 Canadian Tire Centre 4:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-OTT ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Ottawa
All-Time Series: 22-11-7 12-5-4 10-6-3
Current Streak: One OTT win One OTT win Two ANA wins
Last ANA Win: Jan. 29, 2022 (2-1) Nov. 26, 2021 (4-0) Jan. 29, 2022 (2-1)
Last OTT Win: Nov. 25, 2022 (5-1) Nov. 25, 2022 (5-1) Feb. 7, 2019 (4-0)
ANA Last 10: 6-1-3 7-1-2 6-2-2

POWERING UP: Anaheim’s power play has scored multiple goals on the man advantage in two of the last seven games (5-19, 26%, one game with 0 PP opportunities), while recording multiple goals on five occasions this season (two games with 0 PP opportunities this season). The Ducks have also scored seven PPG the last 11 contests (7-34), clipping at 21% in that span.

CLUTCH COMEBACKS: The Ducks co-lead the NHL with three third-period, multi-goal comebacks wins this season (also NYI), including Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 in third), Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 remaining) and Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 shootout win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 remaining). The Ducks four multi-goal comeback wins this season rank second behind only Chicago’s four. Anaheim’s comeback win over San Jose marked the second time in franchise history the club has come back from a multi-goal deficit in the final 5:00 of regulation in the regular season (also Dec. 7, 2016 vs. CAR). Anaheim has recorded four third-period, multi-goal comeback victories in a single regular season just three times in franchise history (six in 2014-15 and five in 2009-10 & 4 in 2013-14).

TERRY TALK: Right wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points (11-16=27), goals, PPG (3) and assists this season. Terry has earned 3-3=6 points his last five games and 4-3=7 points his last eight outings. He also has collected 7-11=18 points his last 19 appearances. Terry also has 8-13=21 points his last 22 contests. He had a career-best five-game assist streak Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (1-7=8), surpassing his prior best of four straight games with an assist Nov. 9-16, 2021 (3-4=7). Terry is currently on pace for 86 points, which is ahead of his career high set last season (37-30=67 in 75 GP in 2021-22) and would stand as the highest single-season total by a Ducks skater since Ryan Getzlaf in 2013-14 (31-56=87 in 77 GP). Terry finished November leading Anaheim in scoring (6-8=14) and goals in 14 contests during the month.

GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras is second among Ducks in points (10-13=23), goals and assists. Zegras has 2-4=6 points his last seven games, 3-8=11 points his last 14 outings, 6-12=18 points his last 19 games and 8-12=20 points his last 23. Zegras’ career 36-61=97 points in 127 GP are tied with Ryan Getzlaf (39-58=97 in 139 GP) for the second-most points by an Anaheim player 21 or younger, trailing only Paul Kariya (68-79=147 in 129 GP). On Nov. 27 vs. SEA, he tied a career high with three assists (0-3=3), his third career three assist game, the most by a Ducks skater before the age of 22. His three points also tied his single-game career high (last: Feb. 19, 2022 @ VAN; 0-3=3). It was his fourth career three-point game, tying Ryan Getzlaf for the second-most three-point games by a Duck at age 21 and trailing only Paul Kariya (12).

CAM’S CORNER: Defenseman Cam Fowler leads Anaheim blueliners in points (3-12=15), goals and assists through 28 games, on pace to match his single-season career high of 42 points set last season. Fowler has 3-11=14 points his last 13 games, including four multi-point outings (three multi-assist). Since Nov. 15, Fowler’s 14 points (3-11=14 in 13 GP) rank tied for fourth among all NHL defensemen in that span, trailing only San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (2-13=15), Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin (2-13=15) and Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey (4-11=15). Fowler had a career-tying five-game point streak Nov. 15-23 (2-6=8), matching his prior high set four prior times; last: Nov. 7-16, 2021; 1-4=5). The last Ducks defenseman with a longer run was Chris Pronger (six games, Oct. 29-Nov. 7, 2009; 3-6=9). Fowler recorded three straight multi-point efforts Nov. 15-19 (1-5=6), joining San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (four straight multi-point games, Oct. 27-Nov. 3; 7-4=11) as the only defensemen in the NHL with three or more consecutive multi-point outings. Fowler is one of four defensemen in Ducks history with multiple points in three consecutive games and the first since Scott Niedermayer in 2008-09.

PLAYER SEASON MULTI-POINT STREAK DATES PTS
Cam Fowler 2022-23 3 GP Nov. 15-19, 2022 1-5=6
Scott Niedermayer 2008-09 3 GP Jan. 27-31, 2009 1-6=7
Chris Pronger 2006-07 3 GP Nov. 19-22, 2006 1-5=6
Scott Niedermayer 2005-06 3 GP Mar. 7-12, 2006 0-6=6
Scott Niedermayer 2005-06 3 GP Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2006 2-6=8
Oleg Tverdovsky 1999-00 3 GP Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2000 0-6=6

GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson leads NHL goalies in saves (652), co-leads in starts and appearances (21), and goaltender assists (2). Gibson leads the NHL with nine games of 35-plus saves this season, three more than any other goaltender and co-leads the league with four 40-save performances (also WPG’s Connor Hellebuyck). Gibson was one of seven goalies the last 10 years with eight 35-plus save contests through the first 19 starts in a season, and is the only goalie to do so twice (also 2018-19). Gibson has recorded four 40-plus save games this season (Dec. 3 @ MIN, 45; Nov. 23 vs. NYR, 41; Nov. 6 vs. FLA, 43; Oct. 12 vs. SEA, 44), co-leading the NHL with Connor Hellebuyck (WPG). Gibson earned his fifth career helper, the primary assist, on Troy Terry’s OT winning goal Oct. 12 vs. SEA and tied J.S. Giguere for second in Ducks all-time goaltender assists with his sixth career helper Nov. 3 @ VAN. Gibson stopped his eighth career penalty shot (10th attempt) against Alexander Kerfoot Oct. 30 vs. TOR. He has stopped an NHL-leading six penalty shots since the start of 2020-21, with two goalies tied with three penalty shot saves (Connor Hellebuyck, WPG & Frederik Andersen, CAR/TOR).

M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie center Mason McTavish has picked up 4-10=14 points this season, and is tied for second among Anaheim leaders in PPG (2), tied for fourth in points and is fourth in assists. He currently ranks tied for sixth among NHL rookies in points and assists. McTavish recorded his 10th point Nov. 23 vs. NYR (3-7=10), with only Trevor Zegras (10 points in 15 GP in 2021-22) reaching the mark in fewer games the last 10 seasons. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for fifth in scoring and sixth in assists (7). McTavish scored his first goal of 2022-23 Nov. 5 @ SJS (1-1=2), as part of his second career multi-point game (also Oct. 13, 2021 vs. WPG; 1-1=2).

QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has 8-5=13 points his last 18 outings, while he ranks third among team leaders in goals (8) and fourth in scoring overall (8-6=14). He recorded points in a season-long six straight games Nov. 5-19 (5-3=8), his best as a Duck and one short of his career-long point streak set over 10 years ago in seven straight contests with New Jersey Nov. 25-Dec. 8, 2011 (2-7=9). He scored goals in a season-best three straight games Nov. 5-12 (3-0=3, +3; missed Nov. 9 due to birth of first child), including his 100th goal as a Duck (100-90=190) Nov. 12 vs. CHI, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to reach the milestone.

PROSPECT PROFILE: Defensemen Olen Zellweger and Tyson Hinds, and center Nathan Gaucher were named to Canada’s preliminary roster for the 2023 World Junior Championship to be held in Halifax, N.S. and Moncton, N.B. from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. Zellweger and Gaucher helped Canada to a gold medal at the 2022 tournament in August. Zellweger became the highest scoring 18-or-younger defensemen with 2-9=11 points in the tournament, leading all skaters in plus/minus (+14) and co-led in assists, while he led all tournament defensemen in points, assists and plus/minus. His 11 points ranked tied for third among Canada’s all-time defensemen in a single WJC, trailing only Alex Pietrangelo (3-9=12 in 2010) and Bryan McCabe (3-9=12 in 1995) while they also ranked tied fourth among all-time single-tournament defensemen, trailing only Canadians Alex Pietrangelo (12 in 2010) and Brian McCabe (12 in 1995), and Sweden’s Peter Andersson (14 in 1985).

Anaheim’s lone two prospects in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) currently rank in the top-5 of scoring among all skaters. Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (ANA 10th overall in 2022; Saginaw, OHL) is tied for third among OHL skaters with 12-24=36 points, leading all OHL blueliners in points, goal and assists. He was named the OHL Defenseman of the Month in both November and December, the first player to be named OHL Defenseman of the Month in each of the first two months of a season since Dougie Hamilton (Niagara) in October and November 2011. Sasha Pastujov (ANA third round, 66th overall in 2021, Sarnia, OHL) also ranks tied for third among OHL skaters with 18-18=36 points, while he ranks fourth in goals He was acquired by Sarnia Nov. 17, scoring 7- 10=17 points in nine games with the Sting, including goals in three straight games (4-5=9).

GOALS BY PERIOD – HIGHS AND LOWS
Ducks
1st 2nd 3rd
High 3 (Nov. 1 @ SJS) 3 (Nov. 27 vs. SEA) 3 (Nov. 3 @ VAN)
Low 0, 10 times (last: Dec. 9 vs. SJS) 0, 12 times (last: Dec. 1 @DAL) 0, 14 times (last: Dec. 9 vs. SJS)
Opponents
1st 2nd 3rd
High 3 (Nov. 27 vs. SEA) 3, five times (last: Dec. 9 vs. SJS) 5 (Nov. 3 @ VAN)
Low 0, six times (last: Dec. 4 @ WPG) 0, three times (last: Nov. 21 @ STL) 0, six times (last: Dec. 6 vs. CAR)

SHOTS BY PERIOD – HIGHS AND LOWS
Ducks
1st 2nd 3rd OT
High 19 (Nov. 12 vs. CHI) 15 (Nov. 1 @ SJS) 13 (Nov. 19 @ STL 5 (Oct. 20 @ BOS)
Low 4, twice (last: Nov. 5 @ SJS) 5, twice (last: Nov. 27 vs. SEA) 2 (Nov. 23 vs. NYR) 1, 3 times (last: Dec. 6 vs. CAR)
Opponents
1st 2nd 3rd OT
High 21 (Nov. 5 @ SJS) 20, twice (last: Dec. 6 vs. CAR) 21 (Nov. 3 @ VAN) 5, twice (last: Nov. 15 vs. DET)
Low 5 (Nov. 12 vs. CHI) 7, twice (last: Nov. 27 vs. SEA) 4 (Oct. 28 @ VGK) 0 (Dec. 6 vs. CAR)
2022-23 RECORD BY DAYS OF THE WEEK:
Mon. 0-2-0 Tues. 3-2-0 Wed. 2-2-0 Thurs. 0-3-1 Fri. 0-3-0 Sat. 1-3-1 Sun. 1-3-0

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Dec. 10, 3-2 win at Nashville: Batherson recorded his team leading fifth power-play goal of the season at 9:15 of the third period to send Ottawa to a 3-2 victory at Bridgestone Arena, the club’s first win in regulation time at Nashville since 12/23/10. The win extended Ottawa’s road point-streak to five consecutive games, their longest stretch since the 2017-18 campaign. Giroux equaled the team lead in goals with his 12th of the season while DeBrincat provided his team-high ninth career goal against the Predators. Trenin and Niederreiter found the back of the net for the home side while Pinto equaled a career high with two assists to become the fourth rookie to provide at least three multi-point games on the season. Talbot made 27 saves to earn the win for Ottawa while Saros turned aside 30 shots in taking the loss for Nashville. Scratches: Heatherington; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Joseph, Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 33, NSH – 29; PP: OTT – 2-6, NSH – 0-4.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a two-game homestand against Montreal on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the first of four regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, RW Joseph, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Ducks this evening. Total man-games lost: 65.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Heatherington from Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 7.
OTTAWA vs. ANAHEIM – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Nov. 25 @ Anaheim (5-1 win), Dec. 12 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/26/21 @ Anaheim (4-0 loss), 1/29/22 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss)
Series record: Overall: 15-18-3-4; Home: 8-6-1-4; Away: 7-12-2-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 2/7/19 (4-0); @ Anaheim: Nov. 25 (5-1)
Last Anaheim win: @ Ottawa: 1/29/22 (2-1); @ Anaheim: 11/26/21 (4-0)
Last OT result: 1/9/19 (2-1 OT win) @ Anaheim
Last shootout: 2/4/20 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (12/19/14, 6-2 win); Allowed: 5, (4x, Last: 3/10/20, 5-2 loss); Both teams: 8, (12/19/14, 6-2 win)
Last Game: Nov. 25, 5-1 win @ Anaheim; OTT Goals: Tkachuk, Brassard, Stützle, Zub, Joseph; ANA Goal: Jones; OTT Scratches: Holden, Kastelic; OTT Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Chabot, Norris; OTT Goalie: Talbot; ANA Goalie: Stolarz; OTT PP: 3-8; ANA PP: 0-6; Shots: 33-32.
Career vs. Anaheim: Brassard leads all players in career games played (42), in goals (19), in points (29) and in penalty minutes (27);
Giroux leads in assists (17) against Anaheim.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 66-80-13 all-time record (11-13-2 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 6-8-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with eight goals at home while Tim Stützle maintains the club lead with 13 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 14 home games, Stützle leads the team with 19 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 5-6-2 on the road this season … Tkachuk leads with six goals on the road this season while also ranking first with nine assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 13 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 15 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,015-996-115-178 over 2,304 games … The Senators are 554-443- 60-97 through 1,154 all-time home games and 461-553-55-81 through 1,150 all-time road games.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their second set of the season on Saturday when they visit Detroit ahead of a trip to Minnesota the following afternoon … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (1-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (1-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 27 for 102 (26.5%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with five powerplay goals while Stützle maintains the club lead with 13 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals seven times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 78 of the 100 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 78.0% through 27 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013-14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 92 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.

SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: Two-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on 11/5/21. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014-15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American-born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by full-time alternates Thomas Chabot and Claude Giroux.

REDDEN ENTERS RING OF HONOUR: Former All-Star defenceman and Senators alternate captain, Wade Redden will become the second member to be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honour this evening. Redden, who was drafted second overall by the New York Islanders in the 1995 NHL Draft, was acquired by Ottawa in a trade in January of 1996 and made his debut with the team during the 1996-97 season. He played 11 campaigns in Ottawa, skating in 838 games which ranks fourth among all-time Senators. He sits fifth in points (410) and third in assists (309) and is the franchise leader in plus/minus rating (+159). An NHL All-Star in 2002, the Lloydminster, Sask. native captured a gold medal for Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and appeared in the World Championships on three occasions (1999, 2001, 2005) while also representing his country at the 2006 Winter Olympics. A veteran of 14 NHL seasons, Redden currently serves as a development coach for the club after retiring following the 2012-13 campaign.

ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators’ all-time leader in games played (1,179) … Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) … Following Phillips is Alfredsson (1,178), Chris Neil (1,026), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike Fisher (675) … Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,522) while Patrick Lalime holds the lead in shutouts (30) and ranks second (283) to Craig Anderson (435) in games played among goaltenders. Anderson leads in wins (202).

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (21-5-1) at New York Rangers (14-10-5)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (21-5-1) at New York Rangers (14-10-5)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Islanders 6 New Jersey Devils 4
(17-11-0—34 PTS) (21-5-1—43 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. B. Nelson 2. M. Barzal 3. A. Lee

Goals:
NYI: N. Nelson, A. Lee, C. Cizikas, O. Wahlstrom, B. Nelson (PPG), C. Clutterbuck
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
New York 2 3 1 – – 6
DEVILS 1 1 2 – – 4
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: N. Hischier (PPG), D. Mercer, T. Tatar, J. Hughes
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 27
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 21
Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 16
Nate Bastian Upper-Body Nov. 27 5
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 74

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
12/1 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
12/2 Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils suffered a 6-4 loss on Friday at Prudential Center, which ended the team’s six-game point streak. After Friday’s loss, Jersey’s team was outshot for the sixth time this season and fell to 5-1-0 when outshot in a game for the 2022-23 campaign. Jersey’s team is 19-2-1 when scoring three-or-more goals in a contest this season, but suffered its second regulation loss for this matter on Friday vs the Islanders at the Rock (6-4, L). The team has allowed six goals in a game twice this season, while the first occasion was on Oct. 24. Since Oct. 25, the Devils are 18-2-1, which marks the best record in the NHL since that date. 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
The Devils enter tonight’s contest riding an 11-game winning streak on the road, which marks a franchise record. The previous record was a 10-game winning streak on the road (Feb. 27, 2001, to Apr. 7). Jersey’s team is 11-0-0 on the road since Oct. 20 and entails 4.27 goals for, per game, which ranks first in the NHL on the road since that date. Since Oct. 20, the Devils have outscored opponents 47-21 on the road, which marks a +26 goal differential. The 11 road wins are the franchise’s most after the team’s first 27 games played to start a season. The Devils won 10 road games after 27 games played to start a season in 2017-18, 1998-99 and 2009-10.

The most wins earned by teams in NHL history after 27 games played (modern era):
SJS: 22 wins, 2008-09
CHI: 22 wins, 2012-13
DET: 22 wins, 2001-02
OTT: 21 wins, 2005-06
NJD: 21 wins, PRESENT
BUF: 21 wins, 2006-07 (coached by L. Ruff)

The Devils are 11-5-0 vs the Eastern Conference and 5-3-0 vs the Metropolitan Division. New Jersey’s 11 wins vs Eastern Conference teams are tied with Boston and Vegas for the most wins against the East in the NHL, as of Dec. 11. The Devils set an NHL record for the most wins in the month of November with 13 (13-1-0). Keep in mind the Devils won 13 games in a single month one other time via March 2001 (13-2-0). “Only four teams in NHL history have recorded more wins in a single calendar month: Colorado (15 in Jan. 2022), Boston (15 in March 2014), Pittsburgh (15 in March 2013) and Columbus (14 in Dec. 2016),” per NHL Pr. There are eight other instances when an NHL team earned 12 wins for the month of November:

TEAM RECORD SEASON
Toronto 12-2-0 2021-22
Chicago 12-2-0 2013-14
Boston 12-0-0 2011-12
Vancouver 12-1-0 2002-03
Philadelphia 12-2-0 1985-86
NY Islanders 12-1-2 1980-81
Montreal 12-2-1 1975-76
Buffalo 12-2-3 1974-75

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. As of Dec. 11, Jersey’s team is 14-4-0 when scoring first this season, which ranks third behind Vegas (16-3-0) and Boston
(15-0-0). As of Dec. 11, the Devils are 7-1-1 when trailing first this season, which is tied with Washington (7-9-2), Toronto (7-2-3) and Philadelphia (7-10-4) for the most wins in the NHL for that matter. Jersey’s team is 18-1-1 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 10-1-0 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. Keep an eye on…As of Dec. 11, the Devils ranked first in the NHL with 41 goals scored in the second period of play this season. The team’s +17 goal differential in the second period ranked second in the NHL behind Toronto as of Dec. 11. 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. As of Dec 11, the Devils ranked second in the NHL with a 2.33 GAA, while Boston ranked first at 2.15 GAA. Yet, Jersey’s team also ranked fourth in the NHL for goals, per game, at 3.70 (BOS, 1st , 3.92).
As of Dec. 11, the Devils ranked second in the NHL for shots against, per game at 26.6, while Carolina ranked first at 26.1. Additionally, as of Dec. 11, the Devils are ranked fourth for shots on goal, per game, at 33.9 while the Florida Panthers ranked first (38.3). 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.

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 – SHOOTOUT – December 9, 2022 – Ball Arena
NYR Goals: B. Schneider (4), M. Zibanejad (SOW)
COL Goals: M. Rantanen (16)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 41/42)
COL Goalie: A. Georgiev (OTL – 28/29)
NYR Shots: 29
COL Shots: 42
NYR PP: 0/1
NYR PK: 1/1

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers swept their two-game road trip, finishing it with a 2-1 shootout win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche. Braden Schneider scored the lone goal for the Rangers while Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin tallied shootout goals. In the win, Igor Shesterkin improved to 8-0-1 on the road and 11-0-1 in his career when making 40 or more saves.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers return to New York for a two-game homestand, beginning with the Devils on Monday night at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network/NHLN – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
  • The Blueshirts have won three in a row and are 4-1-1 over their last six games. The Rangers can earn their first four-plus game winning streak of the season with a victory tonight.
  • New York has won nine of its last 11 games against the Devils dating to March 4, 2021. At home, the Rangers have won four of their last five contests against New Jersey.
  • Chris Kreider has points in four-straight games against the Devils (3G-4A) and six of his last seven against them (5G-4A). Kreider’s 18 goals, 17 assists and 35 points against New Jersey are each his most against one team in the NHL.
  • The Rangers rank eighth in shots per game (33.4) and tied for seventh in fewest shots allowed per game (29.5). New York has registered 35 or more shots in 15 games, tied for the third most occurrences in the NHL.
  • The Rangers are 8-1-5 when tied after two periods, leading the NHL with eight such wins. New York is 11-3-2 when scoring first, tied for the ninth most wins in that category.
  • New York ranks third in the NHL in hits with 840.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 66 points, tied for the fifth most in the NHL. New York’s 52 assists by defensemen are tied for the seventh most in the league. The Rangers have 14 goals by defensemen this year, also tied for the seventh most in the league.

DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Dec. 15/7:00 PM Toronto/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Dec. 17/7:00 PM Philadelphia/Wells Fargo Center MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Dec. 18/7:30 PM Chicago/United Center ESPN ESPN 98.7 FM
Dec. 20/7:00 PM Pittsburgh/PPG Paints Arena MSG Network ESPN 1050 AM
Dec. 22/7:00 PM Islanders/MSG MSG Network ESPN 1050 AM

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Dec. 9 at Colorado SOW, 2-1
Dec. 7 at Vegas W, 5-1
Dec. 5 St. Louis W, 6-4
Dec. 3 Chicago L, 5-2
Dec. 2 Ottawa OTL, 3-2

INJURIES (25 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 9 – Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.
December 5 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford
December 4 – Jonny Brodzinski re-assigned to Hartford.
December 3 – Recalled Ben Harpur and Jonny Brodzinski from Hartford. Re-assigned Zac Jones to Hartford.
November 23 – Acquired fifth round pick in 2025 NHL Draft in exchange for Ryan Reaves

ALL-TIME RECORD 129-98-27-10 (295 PTS)
2022-23 0-1-0
2021-22 3-1-0
NYR HOME 71-36-20-4 (166 PTS)
NYR AWAY 58-62-7-6 (129 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (18) – A: Panarin (24) – Pts: Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin (35)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Sandstrom (23) – A: Leetch (45) – Pts: Leetch (64)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 28 at MSG L, 5-3
December 12 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
January 7 at Prudential Center 1:00 PM ET
March 30 at Prudential Center 7:00 PM ET

RANGERS AND DEVILS CONNECTIONS
• Devils head coach Lindy Ruff played for the Rangers from 1988-89 – 1990-91 and was an assistant coach with the Blueshirts from 2017-2020.
• Ryan Graves was selected by the Rangers in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
LAST FIVE GAMES
• Jimmy Vesey played in 68 games with the Devils last season, recording eight goals and seven assists for 15 points.
• Brendan Smith played parts of five seasons with the Rangers, tallying 43 points (14G-29A) in 235 games.

TEAM NOTES
PANARIN PUTTING UP POINTS
Artemi Panarin has points/assists in five-straight games (9A) and multi-point games in his three of his last four contests. It is the 10th time in his career he has posted assists in five or more consecutive games and the first time since March 6-15, 2022 (5 GP). An assist tonight would tie his career-long streak.

PANARIN’S LONGEST ASSIST STREAKS
STREAK DATES
6 Jan. 15-27, 2022 (10A)
6 Feb. 21-Mar. 1, 2020 (9A)
6 Nov. 6-Nov. 16, 2019 (8A)

Overall, Panarin has points in eight of his last nine games (1G-11A), 22 points in his last 21 games (2G-20A) and 34 points (6G-28A) in 29 games this season. His 28 assists rank tied for second in the NHL.

MOST ASSISTS IN THE NHL
PLAYER ASSISTS
Connor McDavid 29
Artemi Panarin 28
Nikita Kucherov 28
Mathew Barzal 27
Leon Draisaitl 27

MIKA’S MISSION
Mika Zibanejad has a team leading 15 goals this season and 10 on the power play. Zibanejad’s 10 PPGs are tied for the second most in the NHL. He has points in six of his last seven games (5G-4A), 11 of his last 13 games (6G-8A) and in 18 of his last 21 contests (11G-13A). In addition, Zibanejad is tied for the most power play shots with 49 and tied for the eighth most overall shots on goal (120). Zibanejad and McDavid are the only players in the NHL to have 15+ goals, 10+ PPGs, and 100+ shots on goal.

FOX ON FIRE
Adam Fox has seven goals and 23 assists for 30 points. He has points in four of his last five games (1G-4A), six of his last eight games (1G-6A), eight of his last 11 games (2G-8A), and 15 of his last 18 games (5G-16A). Fox has recorded at least one point in 21 of 29 games this year. When Fox records multiple points, the Rangers are 6-0-0. Fox has skated over 20:00 minutes in every game this season, over 25 minutes in 15 contests and his season-high was 30:04 against the Devils on Nov. 28.

FOX AMONG NHL D-MEN
RANKS THIS SEASON
CATEGORY D-MEN RANK
Goals T-5th (7)
Assists T-4th (23)
Points 4th (30)
Game-Winning Goals T-1st (3)
Total TOI 3rd (730:34)
Takeaways T-6th (23)

KREIDING TO MAKE HISTORY
Chris Kreider has 13 goals on the year and now has 242 career goals. He scored his 241st goal of his career against Chicago on Dec. 3, surpassing Brian Leetch and taking sole possession of the ninth most goals in Rangers history. Kreider became the all-time leading goal scorer among American-born Rangers. Kreider has points in 16 of his last 21 games (11G- 8A) and eight points (6G-2A) in his last 10 games.

MOST GOALS IN RANGERS HISTORY
RANK PLAYER GOALS
6th Camille Henry 256
7th Mark Messier 250
8th Steve Vickers 246
9th Chris Kreider 242

Kreider has 36 career game-winning goals, tied him with Adam Graves for the seventh most in franchise history. In addition, Kreider has 87 career go-ahead goals, the sixth most in Rangers history behind only Rod Gilbert (131), Jean Ratelle (96), Camille Henry (90), Vic Hadfield (90) and Adam Graves (89).

BLUESHIRT BULLETS

  • Igor Shesterkin is 13-4-4 on the season, his 13 wins tied for the third most in the NHL. Shesterkin’s 2.50 GAA ranks fifth among goaltenders with 15 or more games played.
  • Braden Schneider’s four goals since November 22 are the most among NHL defensemen in that span.
  • Vincent Trocheck is one of only two NHL players who have registered 18+ points and 75+ hits this season (along with Alex Ovechkin). In 26 of 29 games this season, Trocheck has had either 1+ points, 3+ hits, or a 50.0%+ faceoff win percentage; he has hit two of the three categories in 14 of the 28 games, and he hit all three categories in the same game twice (Dec. 5 vs. STL, Nov. 8 vs. NYI). Trocheck has 250 faceoff wins this season.
  • Jacob Trouba has 96 hits and 71 blocked shots. He is the only player in the NHL with both 90+ hits and 60+ blocked shots. Trouba ranks tied for fifth in the NHL in hits and fourth in blocked shots.
  • Sammy Blais ranks third in the NHL (min. 25 games played) in hits per 60 (20.78). Blais ranks tied for 11th in the league with 90 hits.
  • K’Andre Miller ranks tied for fourth among defensemen in takeaways with 24.
  • Among players who have skated in 20 games this year, Julien Gauthier ranks fifth in penalties drawn/60 (2.59).

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • The Rangers have scored on the power play in three of their last four games and four of their last seven contests.
  • The Blueshirts have scored multiple power play goals in five games this season.
  • New York’s 121 drawn penalties are the 10th most in the NHL.

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (16-7-5) at Pittsburgh Penguins (16-8-4)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (16-7-5) at Pittsburgh Penguins (16-8-4)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 10, 2022 – STARS 3 vs. RED WINGS 2 (OT)
For the second consecutive game, the Stars came up victorious in sudden death as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in overtime in front of a sellout crowd of 18,532 at American Airlines Center. Dallas closed out a five-game homestand with a 3-1-1 record, including wins against Anaheim (5-0 on Dec. 1) and Ottawa (4-3 OTW on Dec. 8). Defenseman Nils Lundkvist (1-0—1) pushed his goal streak to two consecutive games with his first career overtime/game-winning tally. The Stars also received goals from captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) and forward Denis Gurianov (1-0—1), while forwards Mason Marchment (0-2—2), Tyler Seguin (0-1—1), Jason Robertson (0-1—1) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) recorded assists. Goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 24 of 26 shots for his second consecutive victory. With the win, Oettinger improved to 11-3-3 this season. PP: 1-4 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 33 | SA: 26 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (29:56 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – N. Lundkvist 2. DAL – J. Benn 3. DET – D. Perron

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Dec. 12, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 p.m. PPG Paints Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Dec. 13, 2022 New Jersey Devils 6 p.m. Prudential Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 15, 2022 Washington Capitals 6 p.m. Capital One Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Dec. 17, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes 6 p.m. PNC Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon., Dec. 19, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets 6 p.m. Nationwide Arena BSSWX/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 29 – Loaned forward Fredrik Karlstrom to Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars hit the road for their longest road trip thus far in the 2022-23 regular season, a five-game trek that kicks off against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This opens a two-game season series between the two clubs, which concludes March 23, 2023 at American Airlines Center. Dallas comes in with a 16-7-5 record (37 points), good for second place in the Central Division. The Stars’ road trip continues with games against New Jersey tomorrow, Washington (Dec. 15), Carolina (Dec. 17) and Columbus (Dec. 19).

A THOUSAND NIGHTS OR MORE, WE TRAVEL EAST AND NORTH

  • The Stars went 2-0-0 against the Penguins last season, winning 2-1 in a shootout on Oct. 19, 2021 at PPG Paints Arena and 3-2 at American Airlines Center on Jan. 8.
  • Forward Jason Robertson led the Stars with three points (0-3—3), all earned in Dallas’ 3-2 victory on Jan. 8.
  • Four different skaters recorded goals in the two games last season: Denis Gurianov (1-0—1), Roope Hintz (1-0—1), Michael Raffl (1-0—1) and Joe Pavelski (1-0—1).
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) had two assists in two games vs. Pittsburgh last season and ranked second on the team with 24:05 TOI.
  • The Stars snapped a four-game losing streak at PPG Paints Arena with their win on Oct. 19, which represented their first road win against them since Oct. 22, 2015 (4-1).
  • Dallas has recorded points in 10 of the past 17 games against Pittsburgh, logging a 9-7-1 record against them over that span.
  • The Stars are 66-70-14 all-time against the Penguins, including a 22-46-6 mark on the road.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski enters Monday’s contest with six points (1-5—6) over his past eight games against Pittsburgh.
  • Pavelski leads active Stars in assists (11) and co-leads in points (4-11—15) in 22 career games vs. the Penguins.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin leads active Stars in goals (9) and games played (27) and co-leads in points (9-6—15) against Pittsburgh.
  • Captain Jamie Benn enters Monday’s contest with five goals and 12 points (5-7—12) in 20 career contests against the Pens.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-0-0 with a 2.01 goals-against average and .931 save percentage in one career appearance vs. Pittsburgh.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 2-2-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .927 SV% in six career appearances against the Penguins.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 12 at Pittsburgh
March 23, 2023 vs. Pittsburgh

BRIGHTEST STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

  • Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star for the month of November after leading the league with 15 goals and 26 points in 14 games (15-11—26) to power the Stars to an 8-3-3 November.
  • Robertson, who became the first player in franchise history to top the league in both goals and points during a calendar month, found the scoresheet in each of his 14 November appearances.
  • Robertson’s November goal and point totals also ranked second for a single month in franchise history, behind Dino Ciccarelli’s 16 tallies in March 1986 (14 GP) and Tom McCarthy’s 27 points in November 1983 (12-15—27 in 13 GP).
  • Overall, Robertson recorded multiple points in nine of his 14 outings and a quartet of multi-goal performances, highlighted by three straight such games from Nov. 21-25 (6-1—7).

A LOOK BACK AT ROBO’S 18-GAME POINT STREAK

  • Jason Robertson had 21 goals and 34 points (21-13—34) over his 18-game point streak, which goes down as the longest point streak in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) and the second-longest point streak in franchise history (1967-present). Only Brian Bellows’ 20-game point streak from Jan. 11-Feb. 21, 1986 with the Minnesota North Stars is longer.
  • Only two active players recorded a longer point streak age 23 or younger: Paul Stastny (20 GP in 2006-07), Sidney Crosby (19 GP 2007-08 & 16 GP in 2008-09).
  • He had goals in 15 of those 18 games and had 12 multi-point efforts over that span, including three consecutive multi-goal performances (Nov. 21 vs. Colorado, Nov. 23 vs. Chicago and Nov. 25 vs. Winnipeg).

DATE G A P
Dec. 4 vs. MIN 1 1 2
Dec. 1 vs. ANA 3 0 3
Nov. 28 @ STL 1 0 1
Nov. 26 @ COL 0 1 1
Nov. 25 vs. WPG 2 1 3
Nov. 23 vs. CHI 2 0 2
Nov. 21 vs. COL 2 0 2
Nov. 19 vs. NYI 1 0 1
Nov. 17 @ FLA 0 1 1
Nov. 15 @ TBL 1 1 2
Nov. 13 @ PHI 1 1 2
Nov. 11 vs. SJS 0 2 2
Nov. 8 @ WPG 1 0 1
Nov. 5 @ EDM 1 2 3
Nov. 3 @ ARI 2 0 2
Nov. 1 vs. LA 1 2 3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR 1 1 2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH 1 0 1
TOTAL: 21 13 34

TURN THE IGNITION, FIRE UP THE SYSTEM, PLAY MY LITTLE PART IN SOMETHING BIG

  • Jason Robertson (23) ranks second behind Connor McDavid (25) in goals and ranks third in points (23-19—42), trailing only McDavid (54 points) and Leon Draisaitl (46 points) in that category.
  • Robertson recorded his third career hat trick (3-0—3) in a 5-0 victory vs. Anaheim on Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center.
  • He joined Kirill Kaprizov, Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne, Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mario Lemieux as players to score at least 80 goals in the first 152 career NHL games.
  • With 54 goals dating to Jan. 1, Robertson trails only Auston Matthews (55) for the most goals in the 2022 calendar year so far.
  • Robertson has recorded three hat tricks since his debut season in 2019-20, surpassing Jamie Benn (2) for the most by a Stars player of that span.
  • Robertson had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
  • Robertson has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week twice already this season for the weeks ending Nov. 27 and Nov. 6.
  • The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (81-86—167 in 156 GP).

SAY HELLO TO GOOD TIMES, TRADE UP FOR THE FAST RIDE

  • On Dec. 10 vs. Detroit, rookie defenseman Nils Lundkvist (1-0—1) became the 10th rookie in franchise history (1967-present) to score an overtime goal and just the fourth rookie defenseman to do so, joining Julius Honka (April 4, 2017), Esa Lindell (Dec. 23, 2016) and John Klingberg (March 28, 2015).
  • Lundkvist became the third rookie to score an overtime goal this season, joining New Jersey’s Fabian Zetterlund (Nov. 5 at CGY) and Seattle’s Matty Beniers (Dec. 1 vs. WSH).
  • Lundkvist, who has goals in consecutive games (2-1—3), has eight points (3-5—8) in 25 games with the Stars.
  • Selected by the Rangers in the first round (28th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Lundkvist was acquired by the Stars for a conditional first-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft and a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft on Sept. 19.
  • He made his Stars debut and picked up his first point with the club (0-1—1) in the regular-season opener Nov. 13 at Nashville.
  • Lundkvist shares second among Dallas d-men in goals (5), ranks third in points (3-5—8) and second among club blueliners in shots on goal (46).

I’M ON MY FEET, I’M ON THE FLOOR, I’M GOOD TO GO

  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen skated in his 300th career NHL game on Saturday vs. Detroit.
  • Heiskanen ranks 14th among Dallas Stars (1993-present) defensemen in games played, two games shy of tying Jordie Benn (302) for 13th and 33 away from tying Nicklas Grossmann (333) for 12th.
  • Heiskanen enters tonight’s game riding a two-game point streak (2-1—3) and has six points (2-4—6) over his past five games.
  • He potted the first two goals of the game in the first period on Dec. 8 vs. Ottawa to become the seventh defenseman in franchise history (1967-present) to record two goals in an opening frame.
  • Heiskanen’s two-goal night represented his third career multi-goal game. Among blueliners in franchise history, only Craig Hartsburg (6) and Brad Maxwell (3) had as many before age 24.
  • Heiskanen’s two goals were scored in a span of 1:48 – the fifth-fastest two tallies by a defenseman in franchise history. Sergei Zubov holds the franchise mark (0:57 on Nov. 25, 2001).
  • Heiskanen had a season-high three points (0-3—3) in the Stars’ win over Anaheim on Dec. 1, which, at the time, gave him 19 points (3-16—19) in 23 games.
  • The 23-year-old ranks fifth on the Stars and shares ninth among NHL defensemen in points (5-17—22). He also paces the Stars and ranks fifth in the league in TOI/GP (25:27).
  • Heiskanen has 38 goals, 115 assists and 153 points in 300 career NHL games while averaging 24:13 TOI over that span.

SALT, SWEAT, SUGAR ON THE ASPHALT

  • Captain Jamie Benn has 16 points (7-9—16) over his past 15 games and 27 points (11-16—27) overall (28 GP).
  • Scoring his 340th career NHL goal on Dec. 10 vs. Detroit, Benn is just two goals from tying Brian Bellows (342) for second place on
    the franchise’s all-time goals list.
  • With the most points in a single month in his career (10-13—23), Benn trailed only Jason Robertson (15-11—26) for the most points by any player in the NHL during the month of November. He also ranked fifth during that time in goals (10).
  • Benn registered his 10th multi-point game of the season with a two-assist night (0-2—2) against St. Louis on Nov. 28.
  • Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
  • With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
  • In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
  • Among team leaders, the 33-year-old shares second in goals (11), ranks fourth in points (11-16—27) and is tied for fifth in assists (16). He also ranks second in power-play points (12) and shares second in power-play goals (5).
  • In the dot, Benn ranks second on the club in faceoff wins (181), faceoffs taken (302) and faceoff win percentage (59.9%).

CHASE THIS LIGHT WITH ME

  • With the game-winning goal in sudden death on Dec. 8 vs. Ottawa, forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) scored his 10th career overtime goal to surpass Mike Modano for sole possession of second place in franchise history (1967-present) behind only Jamie Benn (11).
  • The OT tally marked Seguin’s 47th game-winning goal with Dallas. Only two players in franchise history have more: Modano (92) and Benn (52).
  • The Brampton, Ontario native Monday’s matchup against Pittsburgh with six points (1-5—6) in his past nine games and 21 points (5-16—21) in 28 games overall this season.
  • With his first of two assists (0-2—2) on Nov. 19 against the New York Islanders, Seguin recorded career point No. 700, becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark.
  • Seguin leads the 2010 draft class in points (310-397—707), ranks second in goals (310) and ranks fifth with a +67 rating. He also leads the class with 56 game-winning goals and shares second with 10 overtime markers.

CUT IT TO THE LEFT AND I ROCK

  • Forward Roope Hintz ranks third on the team in multi-point games (9) behind Jason Robertson (14) and Jamie Benn (10).
  • Hintz has eight points (3-5—8) in his past five games and 25 points (9-16—25) in his previous 20 overall.
  • The 26-year-old has skated in 27 contests this season with Dallas and ranks second on the club with 32 points. Among team leaders, he ranks first in assists (21), co-leads in shorthanded goals (1) and shares second in game-winning goals (2). He’s also third in plus-minus (+15), ranks second among forwards in TOI/GP (17:23) and third in power-play TOI/GP (2:46).
  • Hintz (3-1—4) recorded his second career hat trick and tied his career high for points in a game on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota.
  • Hintz’ three-goal effort gave the Stars two consecutive games with hat tricks (Jason Robertson, Dec. 1 vs. ANA).
  • He had a 10-game point streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 17, tallying 15 points (6-9—15) over that span including four multi-point efforts.
  • With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17 at Florida, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1967-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
  • Hintz is one of four players on the Stars to have a shorthanded goal this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
  • Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).
  • On Nov. 29 the Stars signed Hintz to an eight-year contract extension, which begins in the 2023-24 season and runs through the 2030-31 campaign. The eight-year contract extension is worth $67.6 million and has an average annual value (AAV) of $8.45 million.
  • In five NHL seasons, Hintz has earned 202 points (91-111—202) in 266 career NHL games. He’s tied for sixth in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) with six career shorthanded goals and shares 10th with 18 career game-winning goals.

WHEN THE DANCE IS THROUGH, IT’S ME AND YOU

  • Appearing in his 1,196th career NHL game on Dec. 10 vs. Detroit, forward Joe Pavelski passed Todd Marchant (1,195) for 17th all-time in games played by U.S.-born players.
  • Plucked in the seventh round (205th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft, Pavelski ranks seventh in games played among players from that draft class.
  • Pavelski (0-3—3) assisted on three of Dallas’ four third-period goals on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota to match the franchise record for most in a single period – a feat last achieved by Tyler Seguin on April 2, 2022 (0-3—3 in the first period).
  • Pavelski (38 years, 146 days) also became the third player in franchise history (1967-present) to register three points in a period at age 38 or older, joining Dean Prentice (40 years, 65 days) on Dec. 9, 1972 and Sergei Gonchar (39 years, 245 days) on Dec. 14, 2013.
  • He passed Chris Chelios (948) for 12th all-time in points among U.S.-born skaters with an assist against the Ducks on Dec. 1.
  • With his 157th career power-play goal scored on Nov. 26 at Colorado, Pavelski tied Mike Modano for the fourth most by a U.S.-born player. (Jeremy Roenick is third all-time with 184 PPG). It marked Pavelski’s 10th goal of the season and the 431st of his NHL career.
  • With 431 career NHL goals, Pavelski needs three more to tie Patrick Kane (434) for seventh all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. Kane is also the only active U.S.-born skater with more goals than Pavelski.
  • Pavelski has eight multi-point games on the season and 44 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
  • Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Jason Robertson (50) and Roope Hintz (49).
  • Pavelski has points (6-16—22) in 14 of his past 20 games and has earned at least one point in 17 of 28 overall (10-19—29).
  • Through 28 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native ranks third in points (10-19—29), fourth in goals (10) and shares second in assists (19). He also leads the club in plus-minus (+18), ranks third in even-strength points (5-15—20) and sixth in even-strength goals (5).

I, I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN FUTURES

  • Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (0-2—2) registered his second career multi-point game with two assists, including the primary helper on Tyler Seguin’s overtime-winning marker on Dec. 8 against Ottawa.
  • Johnston has five points (2-3—5) in his past six games and 12 points (7-5—12) in 28 games overall.
  • He potted his seventh goal of the season on Dec. 1 vs. Anaheim. The only rookies with more are Seattle’s Matty Beniers (11) and Ottawa’s Shane Pinto (9).
  • At 19 years, 173 days, he became the first teenager in Stars/North Stars history (1967-present) to record a three-game goal streak on the road with his goal on Nov. 3 at Arizona. The last teenager to have a longer road run was Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov (4 GP in 2019-20).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) on Oct. 25 against Boston, Johnston became the third youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to
    score in consecutive games. Johnston followed Valeri Nichushkin (2 GP in 2013-14) and Miro Heiskanen (2x in 2018-10, both 2 GP).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) in the season opener on Oct. 13, Johnston became the youngest player in Dallas Stars history to score a goal in his NHL debut (19 years, 151 days) and second youngest in franchise history (1967-present) with at least one goal in his NHL debut, behind Dave Archibald (18 years, 179 days on Oct. 10, 1987). Mike Modano (19 years, 120 days on Oct. 5, 1989) scored in his first regular-season NHL game but had debuted during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

WE’RE THE SAME, WE’RE THE SAME, YEAH, IT’S UNDERSTOOD

  • Defensemen Esa Lindell and Colin Miller are among the league’s leaders in plus-minus for defensemen with a +14 rating.
  • Lindell, who is +7 over his past 12 games and has finished with a plus or even rating in 22 of his 28 games this season, shares sixth among league blueliners with a +14 rating.
  • The Vantaa, Finland native tied his single game high with a +4 rating on Nov. 3 at Arizona.
  • Lindell ranks third on the squad in blocked shots (44) and hits (47) and ranks second among Stars defensemen with nine points (2-7—9) in 27 games.
  • The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.
  • Miller, who has finished with a plus or even rating in 22 of his 27 games this season, also shares sixth among NHL d-men with a +14 rating and is +7 over his past 11 games.
  • Among team leaders, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native ranks fourth overall in hits (42) and shares sixth in blocked shots (24).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
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

Dec. 6: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby (2), Rust, Blueger (EN)
Multiple Points: Rust (1G-1A), Crosby (2G), Guentzel (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (38 saves/39 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby’s two-goal effort helped the Penguins extend their win streak to three games.
PP: 1-5
PK: 5-5

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
N/A None
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 37

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
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.
Nov. 7 F Filip Hallander recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 6 F Drew O’Connor re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Stars: 72-63-15
In Pittsburgh: 46-21-7
In Dallas: 26-42-8
OT Record vs. Stars: 3-1-5
Shootout Record vs. Stars: 2-2
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-1-1.

Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. STARS:
Rick Kehoe – 36GP, 46 PTS (19G-27A)
Jean Pronovost – 52GP, 42 PTS (24G-18A)
Mario Lemieux – 27GP, 41 PTS (17G-24A)

TONIGHT’S GAME
-Pittsburgh concludes a brief two-game homestand as they take on the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
-The Penguins have points in seven of their last eight games against the Stars (5-1-2) dating back to Feb. 9, 2018.
-Pittsburgh has points in five-straight home games versus Dallas (4-0-1).
-Pittsburgh has won four-straight at home and look to continue their winning trend as they are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games overall.

QUICK HITS
1) Brian Dumoulin’s three assists in December are most among all Penguins defensemen and fourth overall on the team. His three points this month also lead all Pittsburgh blueliners.

2) Sidney Crosby’s three-point effort (2G-1A) on Saturday was the 165th three-point game of his NHL career, surpassing Jari Kurri (164) for sole possession of the ninth-most three-point games in NHL history.

3) Sidney Crosby has two game-winning goals over Pittsburgh’s last three games. In that span (Dec. 6-Present), his two game-winners are tied for first in the NHL. Overall, his five game-winning goals are tied for second in the NHL.

4) Pittsburgh has won six-straight games against Western Conference opponents dating back to Nov. 17.

5) Kris Letang has seven points (2G-5A) in his last nine games against the Dallas Stars dating back to December 1, 2016.

TEAM NOTES
TOO HOT TO HANDLE
Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with a five-game winning streak, which is the longest active win streak in the NHL. The Penguins have also won each of their last four home games, which is also the longest active home winning streak in the league.

Dating back to November 9, Pittsburgh has points in 14 of its last 16 games overall (12-2-2). Since this 16-game stretch began, no one has picked up more points than the Penguins (26) and during this span, and they have vaulted from 27th in the league standings to seventh (tied).

Stat First 12 Games Last 16 Games
Record 4-6-2 12-2-2
Points 11 26
PTS% .417 .813
Standings 27th 1st
GF/GM 3.50 3.56
GA/GM 3.67 2.44

POWER PLAY PRODUCING
Pittsburgh’s power play converted for the fifth-consecutive game last night in Buffalo, as Rickard Rakell scored on the man advantage. The Penguins power play has gone 7-for-21 (33.3%) in the past five games, a figure that is tied for fourth in the NHL. In this span, only Buffalo (8), Edmonton (8) and Ottawa (8) have more power-play goals than the Penguins.

Power Play % Since Dec. 1
Team PP%
Edmonton 47.1%
Ottawa 36.4%
Buffalo 34.8%
Pittsburgh 33.3%
Vegas 33.3%

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (13-11-4) at Montreal Canadiens (13-12-2)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (13-11-4) at Montreal Canadiens (13-12-2)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
DECEMBER 10, 2022 – TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS [5] vs. CALGARY FLAMES 4
The Calgary Flames continued their three-game road trip with their second stop coming at Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada. Auston Matthews opened the scoring 5:03 into the first, but the Flames would respond with a pair of goals from Noah Hanifin and Nazem Kadri to take a 2-1 lead. William Nylander would score late in the frame and a busy opening 20 minutes would end with the teams deadlocked at two. The Flames and Leafs would trade goals throughout the rest of the game with Nylander scoring again to give the Leafs their lead back, but Trevor Lewis netted his fifth of the season to tie the game back up. In the third Noah Hanifin scored his second of the night, giving the Flames their first lead since the opening period. However, it wouldn’t last long as Michael Bunting would draw the Leafs level and the teams remained in a stalemate through 60 minutes. Overtime was required and in the extra frame Jonathan Huberdeau was called for high-sticking and Mitch Marner would score the game-winner on the power play to give the Leafs a 5-4 victory.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Hanifin (2, 3), Kadri (11), Lewis (5)
GOALIE: Vladar (29-34, .853 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: 3/6 (50%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
December 10, 2022 CGY [4] at TOR 5 Marner Vladar Murray
December 9, 2022 CGY [1] at CBJ [3] Robinson Markstrom Korpisalo/ Merzlikins
December 7, 2022 MIN [3] vs. CGY [5] Andersson Vladar Fleury
December 5, 2022 ARI [2] vs. CGY [3] Kadri Vladar Vejmelka
December 3, 2022 WSH [2] vs. CGY [5] Ruzicka Vladar Kuemper/ Lindgren
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
December 12, 2022 5:00pm at Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
December 14, 2022 8:00pm vs. Vancouver Canucks Scotiabank Saddledome
December 16, 2022 7:00pm vs. St. Louis Blues Scotiabank Saddledome
December 18, 2022 8:00pm at San Jose Sharks SAP Center
December 20, 2022 8:30pm at San Jose Sharks SAP Center

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
this is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Canadiens. The Flames fell 2-1 against Montreal in their first meeting this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division Matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 2-4-1 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 6-8-4 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST TIME AGAINST MONTREAL:
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Montreal Canadiens to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the second game in a five game homestand back on December 1st. The Flames fell behind early with Juraj Slafkovsky scoring just 13 seconds into the game while Jake Allen turned aside all 12 opening-frame shots he faced. It would take 39:18 of game-time for a response from the Slafkovsky goal and it would be Elias Lindholm who scored to tie the game late in the second. In the third, the Flames would pepper the Canadiens goaltender with 21 shots, but it would be Cole Caufield who scored the only goal of the frame to give the Habs a 2-1 victory. Calgary outshot Montreal 46-19 on that night.

HISTORY AGAINST THE HABS:
Since the Flames and Canadiens met in the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals, the two clubs have played 69 contests, with the Flames holding a 31-29-5-4 advantage. The Flames and Canadiens have played in four different venues including the Montreal Forum where the Flames went 2-5-1 in their final games in the Forum, the Bell Centre where the Flames have a record of 8-13-2-1, the Scotiabank Saddledome where the Flames have a 20-11-2-3 advantage and at McMahon Stadium for the 2011 Heritage Classic where the Flames won 4-0 and became the first team to record a shutout in an outdoor game in NHL history. Miikka Kiprusoff was the goalie on that day for the Flames and stopped all 39 shots he faced.

CRISS CROSS:
Both coaching staffs have a member who will be coaching against a former team from their playing days. Canadiens Head Coach Martin St. Louis played 69 games as a member of the Calgary Flames over two seasons, scoring four goals and 16 assists for 20 points as a Flame. On the other side, Flames Associate Coach Kirk Muller was a member of the Montreal Canadiens for parts of four seasons from 1991 to 1995, winning a Stanley Cup in 1993 and captained the team during the 1994-95 campaign. Muller recorded 247 points (104G, 143A) during his 267 games with Montreal. St. Louis and the Canadiens got the better of Muller and the Flames in their first meeting back on December 1st winning 2-1.

HAVE A NIGHT HANIFIN:
Noah Hanifin scored two goals on Saturday nights clash against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He became the first Flames defenseman with a multi-goal game against the Maple Leafs since current Toronto blueliner Mark Giordano on October 14, 2006. Hanifin recorded the second two-goal game of his career, with the other coming back on November 25th of 2018 in Arizona.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK:
Matthew Phillips made his season debut on Saturday night in Toronto, playing in his first NHL game since May of 2021, and second of his career. The Calgary, AB native logged 9:21 of ice-time and recorded a shot on goal. Phillips was slotted with Mikael Backlund and Adam Ruzicka and the trio formed an entire line of Calgary Flames draft picks.

DID YOU KNOW?
Tyler Toffoli was a member of the Canadiens for parts of two seasons and was a key contributor of the Canadiens team that went to the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals with 14 points (5G, 9A) in 22 playoff games, including the series clincher in overtime against Winnipeg. He was acquired by the Flames via trade last season. MacKenzie Weegar played his first NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens back on April 3rd of 2017. Adam Ruzicka is tied for first in NHL scoring among Slovakian-born NHLers (6-10 – 16) Matthew Phillips became the fourth Flame to make their season debut after being called up from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL), joining Nick DeSimone, Dennis Gilbert and Radim Zohorna.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. MTL 46-66-15-4 27-31-7-3 19-35-8-1 5-4-1 L3

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens
7:00pm ET
Bell Centre
TV: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road 0-0-0)
Dec. 1, 2022 – MTL [2] at CGY [1]
Dec. 12, 2022 – CGY at MTL

2021-22 Season Record vs. MTL: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-0-1, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. MTL: April 24, 2021 – Montreal [2] vs. Calgary [5]
Last Road Win @ MTL: April 14, 2021 – Calgary [4] at Montreal [1]
Last Home Loss vs. MTL: December 1, 2022 – Montreal [2] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ MTL: November 11, 2021 – Calgary [2] at Montreal [4]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES

FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 15 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL): reassigned (D) Nick DeSimone to Calgary (AHL)
Nov. 27 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 8 – placed Kevin Rooney (F) on waivers; cleared waivers
Dec. 8 – recalled Matthew Phillips (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 9 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 20)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)

RECORD BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
HOME 4-2-0 3-2-1 3-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-0-0 2-5-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 5-2-0 5-7-3 3-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

POINTS LEADER BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
Player Kadri Lindholm Lindholm – – – –
Points 4-5 – 9 4-9 – 13 3-4 – 7 – – – –

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

RECORD BY DAYS BETWEEN GAMES/ON…
0 Days: 0-2-1
1 Day: 9-7-2
2 Days: 3-2-0
3 Days: 0-1-0
4+ Days: 0-0-0
First of B2B: 0-2-1
Second of B2B: 0-2-1

RECORD WHEN…
0G 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G
Scoring 0-1-0 0-2-1 0-3-0 4-1-2 2-1-1 5-0-0 2-0-0
Allowing 0-0-0 1-0-0 7-1-1 3-6-0 1-2-2 1-1-1 0-1-0

LAST TIME (2022-23) PREVIOUS
Regulation win, home 5-3 vs. MIN: 12/7/22 3-2 vs. ARI: 12/5/22
Regulation win, away 5-2 vs. PHI: 11/21/22 4-3 vs. EDM: 10/15/22
Regulation loss, home 1-2 vs. MTL: 12/1/22 1-4 vs. NSH: 11/03/22
Regulation loss, away 1-3 vs. CBJ: 12/9/22 2-3 vs. CAR: 11/26/22
OT win, home 3-2 vs. CAR: 10/22/22 1-0 vs. VAN: 01/29/22
OT win, away – 5-4 at NSH: 4/26/22
OT loss, home 3-4 vs. NJD: 11/05/22 0-1 vs. BUF: 3/18/22
OT loss, away 4-5 vs. TOR: 12/10/22 3-4 vs. NYI: 11/07/22
Shootout win, home – 2-1 vs. PIT: 11/29/21
Shootout win, away 5-4 at FLA: 11/19/22 4-3 at ANA: 12/3/21
Shootout loss, home – 2-3 vs. LAK: 3/31/22
Shootout loss, away 1-2 at PIT: 11/23/22 2-3 at NSH: 04/19/22
Shutout, home – Markstrom, 19 saves: 3/12/22
Shutout, away – Markstrom, 23 saves: 1/26/22

CALGARY FLAMES JERSEY RECORD:
JERSEY GP W L OTL/SOL Last Result
Home 12 6 5 1 1-4 L at TBL
Away 11 3 6 2 4-5 OTL at TOR
Alternate 2 1 1 0 1-2 L vs. MTL
Reverse Retro 3 3 0 0 5-3 W vs. MIN
CALGARY FLAMES ALTERNATE JERSEY SCHEDULE:
November 29 vs FLA (6-2 W) December 1 vs. MTL (1-2 L) December 16 vs. STL January 18 vs. COL
January 21 vs. TBL January 23 vs. CBJ January 26 vs. CHI February 28 vs. BOS
March 2 vs. TOR March 4 vs MIN March 23 vs. VGK March 25 vs. SJS
CALGARY FLAMES REVERSE RETRO SCHEDULE:
December 3 vs. WSH (5-2 W) December 5 vs. ARI (3-2 W) December 7 vs. MIN (5-3 W) December 14 vs. VAN

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Flames s’affrontent ce soir pour la 132e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 143e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Flames are facing each other for the 132nd time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 143rd match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – LAK 4 @ MTL 2 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Hoffman, Caufield
Buts LAK Goals – Kopitar, Arvidsson, Edler, Kempe
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (31-34)
Gardien LAK Goalie – Copley (20-22)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/3
Avantage numérique LAK Powerplay – 0/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Guhle – 24:20) ; S (Caufield – 4) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Edmundson, Guhle – 3)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
14 DÉC. @ OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
15 DÉC. VS. ANAHEIM 19 h / 7 p.m.
17 DÉC. VS TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
19 DÉC. @ ARIZONA 22 h / 10 p.m.
21 DÉC. @ COLORADO 20 h / 8 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 27 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 27 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 17 19/11/2022
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 5 –
M. Hoffman – Bas du corps / Lower-body 8 10/12/2022
J. Drouin – Haut du corps / Upper-body 12 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (01/12)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (12/01)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval (18/11)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket (11/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)
Les Canadiens ont placé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au ballottage (07/11)
The Canadiens have placed forward Rem Pitlick on waivers (11/07)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (26/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (10/26)

NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 11/12 – BEFORE GAMES ON 12/11
PTS (28 – 21e/21st)
V/W (13 – 21e/21st)
BP/GF (79 – 24e/24th)
BC/GA (96 – 24e/24th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (29.0 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.0 – 23e/23rd)
MÉ/Hits (455 – 30e/30th)
MP/PIM (325 – 4e/4th)
AN/PP (15.7% – 30e/30th)
DN/PK (80.7% – 9e/9th)

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

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-2-0 6 12 17
Centrale 3-3-1 7 22 23
Métropolitaine 4-3-0 8 22 25
Pacifique 3-4-1 7 26 31
Total 13-12-2 28 82 96
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 64
Victoires/Wins : 27
Fiche : 27-31-6
Points de classement/Standing points : 60

CANADIENS VS. CALGARY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. CGY 70-44-15-2 (131 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 36-18-8-1 (63 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 34-26-7-1 (68 PJ / GP)

Dern. Match / Last game:
V 2-1 W @ CGY (01/12/22)
J. Allen 1-46 | J. Markstrom 2-19
BG / WG: C. Caufield

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE CALGARY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. CALGARY:
01/12/22 – MTL 2 @ CGY 1
03/03/22 – MTL 5 @ CGY 4 (P/OT)
11/11/21 – CGY 2 @ MTL 4
26/04/21 – MTL 2 @ CGY 1
24/04/21 – MTL 2 @ CGY 5
23/04/21 – MTL 2 @ CGY 4
16/04/21 – CGY 1 @ MTL 2
14/04/21 – CGY 4 @ MTL 1
13/03/21 – MTL 1 @ CGY 3
11/03/21 – MTL 1 @ CGY 2

CETTE SAISON CONTRE CALGARY / THIS SEASON VS. CALGARY
Match #1: 01/12/2022 @ CGY – V/W 2-1
Match #2: 12/12/2022 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE CALGARY / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. CALGARY:
1) Evgenii Dadonov (9-3-12, 19 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (5-10-15, 15 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (5-2-7, 17 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE CALGARY / LEADING SCORERS VS. CALGARY:
1) Mike Hoffman (5-10-15, 15 pj/gp)
2) Nick Suzuki (4-8-12, 14 pj/gp)
3) Evgenii Dadonov (9-3-12, 19 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE CALGARY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. CALGARY:
1) Joel Edmundson (12, 23 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (9, 19 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 17 pj/gp)

Guardians sign 1B/DH Josh Bell

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Guardians sign 1B/DH Josh Bell

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Guardians today announced the following transaction:

Signed free agent 1B/DH JOSH BELL to a two-year Major League contract that includes a player opt-out after the 2023 season.

Bell, 30, split the 2022 season between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres, collecting career-highs in hits (147) and walks (81) on his way to winning his first career Silver Slugger Award (DH). For the year, he batted a combined .266 (147-for-552) with 29 doubles, 3 triples, 17 home runs and 71 RBI in 156 games (.362/.422/ .784). At the time of his August 2nd trade to San Diego along with Juan Soto, he ranked fourth in the National League in on-base pct. (.384), fifth in average (.301), sixth in hits (113) and seventh in OPS (.877), compiling two 15-game on-base streaks along the way. For the year, he finished sixth in the NL in walks and eighth in on-base pct. (.362).

The 2019 NL All-Star and Progressive Field Home Run Deby participant started his professional career with the Pittsburgh Pirates after his 2011 second round selection (61st overall) out of Dallas’ Jesuit College Prep School. He was named Pittsburgh’s Minor League Player of the Year in 2014 and 2016, participated in two SiriusXM Futures Games (2014-15) and was a consensus top-100 prospect prior to his 2016 MLB debut. He played five seasons for the Pirates, finishing third in the 2017 NL Rookie of the Year voting, and finishing sixth in the NL in RBI (116) and extra-base hits (77) during his 2019 All-Star campaign. He was traded to Washington following the 2020 season, spending a season and a half with the Nationals. For his career, he has batted .307 (138-for-449) with 29 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 121 games vs. the American League clubs (.378/.532/.910), including a .314 (64-for-204) mark vs. the AL Central (.875 OPS). Since 2017, he ranks fourth among ML switch-hitters in HR (127), total bases (1303) and extra-base hits (294).

Josh has been very active in the community during his time in the Majors, serving as the official player ambassador for the Nationals Philanthropies’ Youth Baseball Academy and was Washington’s Roberto Clemente Award nominee in 2022 in addition to being Pittsburgh’s 2020 nominee. He also shared his love of reading by launching the Josh Bell Book Club in 2021, a monthly program in which he selected books written to inspire being and becoming better individuals, expanding the book club concept in 2022 to reach Black children. He worked with the Washington D.C. Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy, whose mission is to help at-risk youth. He was voted the “Good Guy” Award by Washington D.C. media after the 2021 season.

Blue Bombers extend contract of longest-serving Blue Bomber Jake Thomas

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Blue Bombers extend contract of longest-serving Blue Bomber Jake Thomas

WINNIPEG, MB., – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club signed veteran Canadian defensive tackle Jake Thomas to a one-year extension. Thomas was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

Thomas (6-2, 274, Acadia University; born: December 6, 1990, in Douglas, N.B.) returns in 2023 for what will be his 11th Canadian Football League season, all of them with the Blue Bombers.

Those 11 seasons and 169 regular season games played make Thomas the longest-serving player currently on the team.

In 2022, Thomas registered four quarterback sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He has not missed a single game in the last five seasons and has missed just seven games in his entire career.

Originally selected by the Blue Bombers in fourth round, 29th overall, in the 2012 CFL Draft, Thomas has registered 144 tackles and 26 sacks for the club.

NBA Preview: Boston Celtics (21-6) at Los Angeles Clippers (15-13)

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NBA Preview: Boston Celtics (21-6) at Los Angeles Clippers (15-13)

Following a stumble against the defending NBA champions, the visiting Boston Celtics will be on the rebound Monday when they face the Los Angeles Clippers to continue their West Coast swing.

The Celtics went into San Francisco on Saturday and never led after the first quarter in a 123-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors in a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals. Boston has still won eight of its last 10 games and 17 of the past 20 despite the defeat.

Jaylen Brown scored 31 points for the Celtics on Saturday, but Jayson Tatum was held to 18, well under his 30 points-per-game average. Boston was outrebounded 53-39.

The Celtics don’t get another shot for revenge against the Warriors until Jan. 19 in Boston, but do get to move on to face the Clippers, who were projected to be a top team in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles has been plodding along at 15-13 due to a bevy of injuries that have limited star forward Kawhi Leonard to eight games, while fellow team leader Paul George has played in 20.

Saturday was just the seventh time George and Leonard have played together this season, with three of those coming on the team’s just-concluded East Coast road trip. The duo helped the Clippers to a 114-107 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday in a game that was all about John Wall’s return to the nation’s capital.

Wall made his first start for the Clippers in the matchup against his former team and contributed 13 points on a night where he was showered with cheers from the home fans.

After struggles with injuries and personal challenges over the past four seasons, including not playing at all last season, Wall has been a solid addition to the Clippers’ backcourt off the bench. However, lingering knee soreness from Leonard’s surgery over a year ago has prevented the team from reaching its full potential.

In Leonard’s eight games, he has averaged 11.6 points with 5.1 rebounds, well under his totals of 26.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in his previous two full seasons in Los Angeles.

Reggie Jackson is expected to be back in the Clippers’ starting lineup after sitting out for rest Saturday, while Norman Powell could return from a groin injury.

Boston’s Al Horford in in health and safety protocols, with Blake Griffin in line to get more minutes against his former team. Griffin, who played most of his first eight seasons with the Clippers, has been used sparingly by the Celtics, seeing action in 11 games.

NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (13-13) at Portland Trail Blazers (14-12)

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NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (13-13) at Portland Trail Blazers (14-12)

Damian Lillard, Blazers set to close back-to-back with Wolves

It didn’t take Damian Lillard long to return to form after dealing with his second right calf strain of the season.

Lillard aims for his fourth straight 20-point outing since making it back into the lineup when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in the second end of a back-to-back between the clubs.

Portland won the opener 124-118 on Saturday night when Lillard poured in 36 points. Two nights earlier, Lillard scored 40 points, made a season-high nine 3-pointers and matched his season best of 12 assists during a 121-120 home loss to the Denver Nuggets.

Lillard was 15 of 15 from the free-throw line on Saturday and Portland was 25 of 28 as a team.

Lillard is averaging 32.3 points since his latest return. He also has received help on the offensive end from Anfernee Simons, who made five 3-pointers and scored 31 points on Saturday.

Simons has topped 30 points in four of the past eight games, but he had a subpar outing against Denver when he scored just six points on 3-of-12 shooting.

Simons was back in form by making 13 of 22 shots against Minnesota.

Having two guards combine for 67 points was crucial, but the Trail Blazers also thrived on the boards with a dominating 45-28 rebounding advantage. Portland had an 11-4 edge on the offensive end.

Minnesota had defeated Portland five consecutive times before falling short on the second contest of their five-game road trip. The Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz 118-108 in the opener on Friday night.

Against the Trail Blazers, Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, Rudy Gobert had 24 points and nine rebounds and D’Angelo Russell also scored 24 points. Russell and Edwards each made four 3-pointers.

But Finch was very aware his team didn’t match Portland’s intensity in the interior.

Gobert has connected on 17 of 22 shots while averaging 23 points over the past two games. He scored 22 on Friday when he made his triumphant return to play the Jazz, his team of the previous nine seasons.

Gobert is averaging 14.3 rebounds over the past three games, a stretch that began with 21 boards against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

Kyle Anderson has started the road trip well with averages of 14.5 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the first two games.

Backup guard Jordan McLaughlin (strained left calf) will likely miss his second straight contest.

NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (14-13) at Memphis Grizzlies (17-9)

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NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (14-13) at Memphis Grizzlies (17-9)

The well-rested Memphis Grizzlies will be aiming for their sixth straight win when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

Memphis stretched its winning streak with a 114-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Hawks ended a three-game skid when they defeated the Chicago Bulls 123-122 in overtime on Sunday.

This will be the teams’ first meeting of the season. The Hawks swept both games last season by an average of 23.5 points and have won two straight in Memphis.

Ja Morant shook off right thigh soreness and posted 15 points and 12 assists against the Pistons. He set a franchise record, surpassing Marc Gasol, with his sixth career triple-double on Wednesday against Oklahoma City.

Last season Morant left the first game with Atlanta in the first quarter after spraining his left knee but came back to score 29 points in the rematch.

Atlanta used a miracle finish to beat the Bulls on Sunday. Jalen Johnson inbounded the ball with 0.5 seconds left and AJ Griffin tipped in the alley-oop pass for the game-winner at the buzzer.

The Hawks appeared to have won the game when Trae Young hit a step-back jumper from the top of the key with 2.1 seconds left in overtime. After the Bulls called a timeout with one second left, Bogdan Bogdanovic fouled DeMar DeRozan on a 3-point shot with 0.5 seconds remaining and he made all three free throws to put the Bulls ahead 122-121. That set up the dramatic finish.

Although Young had 19 points against the Bulls, he continues to have trouble shooting. He didn’t convert a field goal in the first half against Chicago and wound up 5-for-18 from the field and 2-for-8 on 3-pointers. He has scored fewer than 20 points in three of his last six games.

Bogdanovic has 59 points in his last two games and appears fully recovered from offseason knee surgery. He is still playing on restricted minutes.

The Hawks are without starters John Collins and Dejounte Murray, who are both out with sprained left ankles.

The Grizzlies may be without starting center Steven Adams, who limped to the locker room in the fourth quarter Friday with an ankle injury and did not return. Jake LaRavia (left foot soreness) missed Friday’s game and will be reassessed before Monday’s contest.

Seven From Sunday – Week 14

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Seven From Sunday – Week 14

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, December 11, the 14th week of the 2022 season.

  • The PHILADELPHIA EAGLES defeated the New York Giants, 48-22, improving to 12-1 and becoming the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season.

    Philadelphia quarterback JALEN HURTS recorded 294 yards (217 passing, 77 rushing) and three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) with a 109.2 rating while linebacker HAASON REDDICK registered his 10th sack of the season in the team’s Week 14 victory.

    Hurts, who has 10 rushing touchdowns this season after recording 10 rushing touchdowns in 2021, joined CAM NEWTON (2011, 2015 and 2020) as the only quarterbacks ever with at least 10 rushing touchdowns in multiple seasons and is the first quarterback ever to record at least 10 rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons.

    Hurts, who has 3,157 passing yards with 22 touchdown passes and 10 rushing touchdowns this season, is the fourth quarterback ever with at least 3,000 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes & 10 rushing touchdowns in a single season, joining KYLER MURRAY (2020), CAM NEWTON (2011 and 2015) and KORDELL STEWART (1997).

    Reddick, who registered 11 sacks with Carolina in 2021 and 12.5 sacks with Arizona in 2020, is the first player to record at least 10 sacks in three consecutive seasons with three different teams since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
  • CLOSE GAMES: With two games yet to be completed in Week 14, there have been 91 games decided by a touchdown (six points) or less, the most such games through the first 14 weeks all-time.

    Seven of 11 games (63.6 percent) that have been completed in Week 14 have been within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and there have been 156 games within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter this season, the most such games through the first 14 weeks in NFL history.

    COMEBACKS: The DALLAS COWBOYS registered a 98-yard game-winning touchdown drive that culminated with an EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushing touchdown with 41 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of their 27-23 win over Houston, while the LOS ANGELES RAMS drove 98 yards on Thursday Night Football for the game-winning touchdown pass from BAKER MAYFIELD to VAN JEFFERSON with 10 seconds remaining in regulation of their 17-16 win over Las Vegas.

    Week 14 of the 2022 season is the first week in the last 45 seasons in which there were multiple game-winning touchdown drives of at least 95 yards where the touchdown was scored inside the final two minutes of regulation.

    There have been 49 games this season decided by a game-winning score in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime, trailing only 2015 (50) for the most such games through the first 14 weeks of a season all-time.

    The Rams overcame a 10-point deficit to win on Thursday and there have been 41 games in which a team has overcome a deficit of at least 10 points to win or tie this season, the most such games through the first 14 weeks of a season all-time.

    There have been 65 games in which a team has come back to win or tie after trailing in the fourth quarter, tied with the 1989 season (65) for the second-most such games through the first 14 weeks of a season all-time. Only 2012 (66) has more.
  • Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns while tight end TRAVIS KELCE registered 71 receiving yards in the Chiefs’ 34-28 win at Denver.

    If Miami defeats the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football, the Chiefs can secure their seventh-consecutive AFC West division title, tying the 1973-79 LOS ANGELES RAMS for the second-longest streak of division titles in NFL history. Only the 2009-19 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (11 consecutive seasons) had a longer streak.

    The Chiefs improved to 10-3 on the season and head coach ANDY REID became the third head coach in NFL history to record at least 10 regular-season wins in eight consecutive seasons, joining BILL BELICHICK (17 consecutive seasons from 2003-19) and GEORGE SEIFERT (eight consecutive seasons from 1989-96).

    Reid has 17 career seasons with at least 10 wins and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer TOM LANDRY (16 seasons) for the third-most 10-win seasons by a head coach in NFL history. Only BILL BELICHICK (20 seasons) and Pro Football Hall of Famer DON SHULA (20) have more.

    Mahomes recorded his 24th career game with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (23 games) for the most such games by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history.

    Mahomes, who has 4,160 passing yards this season, joined Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING as the only players in NFL history with at least 4,000 passing yards in five of their first six seasons.

    Kelce has 10,045 career receiving yards and is the fifth tight end ever with at least 10,000 career receiving yards, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer TONY GONZALEZ (15,127), JASON WITTEN (13,046), ANTONIO GATES (11,841) and Pro Football Hall of Famer SHANNON SHARPE (10,060).

    Kelce, who has recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of the past seven seasons (2016-22), is the first tight end in NFL history with seven career seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards.
  • Jacksonville quarterback TREVOR LAWRENCE passed for 368 yards and totaled four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) while tight end EVAN ENGRAM had 11 receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns in the Jaguars’ 36-22 win at Tennessee.

    Lawrence, who is 23 years and 66 days old, is the youngest player in NFL history with at least 350 passing yards, three touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown in a game, surpassing KYLER MURRAY (23 years and 79 days old on October 25, 2020).

    Engram is the sixth tight end in NFL history with at least 10 receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns in a game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers SHANNON SHARPE (October 6, 1996 and October 20, 2002) and KELLEN WINSLOW SR. (December 11, 1983) as well as TODD CHRISTENSEN (October 16, 1983), TRAVIS KELCE (December 2, 2018 and December 16, 2021) and DARREN WALLER (December 6, 2020).
  • Buffalo quarterback JOSH ALLEN had one touchdown pass and one rushing touchdown in the Bills’ 20-12 win over the New York Jets.

    Allen recorded his 24th career game with at least one touchdown pass and one rushing touchdown, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (24 games) for the fourth-most such games in NFL history. Only CAM NEWTON (45 games), Pro Football Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNG (31) and AARON RODGERS (30) have more.

    Allen has six rushing touchdowns in 2022 and is the first quarterback with at least six rushing touchdowns in five consecutive seasons in NFL history.
  • Cincinnati wide receiver JA’MARR CHASE had 10 receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown in the Bengals’ 23-10 win over Cleveland.

    Chase registered his eighth career game with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception, tied with A.J. BROWN and JOHN JEFFERSON for the third-most such games by a player in his first two career seasons in the Super Bowl era. Only ODELL BECKHAM JR. (12 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (nine) have more.

    Chase recorded his 20th touchdown reception in his 26th career game, tied with ROB GRONKOWSKI and DARYL TURNER for the fourth fewest games to reach 20 career touchdown receptions since 1970. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (20 games), ODELL BECKHAM JR. (22) and JOHN JEFFERSON (24) reached the mark in fewer games.

    Chase, who is 22 years and 285 days old and has 2,276 receiving yards and 20 touchdown receptions since entering the NFL in 2021, joined Pro Football Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS as the only players under the age of 23 with at least 2,000 receiving yards and 20 touchdown receptions in NFL history.
  • Detroit quarterback JARED GOFF passed for 330 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for a 120.7 rating and rookie linebacker JAMES HOUSTON had his fourth career sack in the Lions’ 34-23 win over Minnesota.

    Goff, who is currently in his seventh NFL season, recorded his 30th career game with at least 300 passing yards, tied with four players for the fourth-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only PATRICK MAHOMES (39 games), Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (37) and ANDREW LUCK (33) have more.

    Houston is the sixth rookie since 2000 to record at least one sack in each of his first three career games, joining MYLES GARRETT (2017), TOMMY KELLY (2004), BARKEVIOUS MINGO (2013), AZEEZ OJULARI (2021) and TERRELL SUGGS (2003).
     
  • Additional notes from Sunday include:
     
    • San Francisco quarterback BROCK PURDY completed 16 of 21 pass attempts (76.2 percent) for two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 134.0 rating and added a rushing touchdown in the 49ers’ 35-7 win over Tampa Bay.

      Purdy is the first rookie in the Super Bowl era with at least two touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and a passer rating of 125-or-higher in his first career start.
    • Minnesota wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 11 receptions for a career-high 223 receiving yards on Sunday.

      Jefferson has five career games with at least 175 receiving yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH (five games) for the most such games by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history.

      Jefferson, who has 1,500 receiving yards this season, is the first player in NFL history with at least 1,400 receiving yards in each of his first three career seasons. He recorded 1,400 receiving yards as a rookie in 2020 and 1,616 receiving yards in 2021.
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