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World Cup Preview: Croatia at Brazil

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World Cup Preview: Croatia at Brazil

It’ll be a battle between two powerhouses on Friday as Croatia vs Brazil is the first game of the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals at Education City Stadium. Croatia was the runner-up in 2018 while Brazil is the top-ranked nation in the world. These two have met only twice in competitive games and Brazil triumphed each time. The last time it happened was at the 2014 World Cup when Neymar scored two goals.

Brazil opened as the slight favorite at -125 on the moneyline with Croatia coming in right behind them at -105. The total was set at 2.5 goals with the UNDER going 9-1 in Brazil’s last 10 matches. The two nations have met just four times overall with Brazil going 3-1-0 in those matches – a nod to the favorites for your Croatia vs Brazil prediction.

Livakovic Plays The Hero For Croatia In Penalties
Croatia didn’t have its best showing in the Round of 16 but eventually got past Japan in penalties, winning 1-1 (3-1). The Japanese took the lead early in the first half thanks to a goal in the 43rd minute from Daizen Maeda. Ivan Perisic responded for Croatia in the 55th minute but neither team could conjure another goal. Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero for Croatia in penalties, stopping three of four shots to send his team to the quarterfinals.

While the Croats are through to the final eight, they would probably admit that they haven’t played their best football so far in the tournament. Croatia has just five goals through four matches, with four of those coming against Canada, while being held scoreless twice. Brazil has been one of the best defensive teams in Qatar, so Croatia will need to find a way to pick it up.

Brazil Scores Four In First Half To Defeat South Korea
Brazil had its best performance of the World Cup on Monday, steamrolling South Korea 4-1 to reach the quarterfinals. Vinicius Jr. scored just seven minutes in to open the scoring while Neymar scored a penalty six minutes later to blow the game wide open. Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta added goals in the first half as Brazil cruised to victory from there.

The Brazilians have spread the scoring around at this World Cup with five different goal scorers, headlined by Richarlison, who leads the team with three. Vinicius Jr. has also been a standout performer, notching his first goal of the tournament in the Round of 16 while going into the quarterfinals with a team-high two assists. Neymar, who sat out the final two group-stage matches with an ankle injury, also got his first goal of the tournament against South Korea.

Croatia Vs Brazil Game Prop: Total First-Half Goals OVER 1.5 (+173)
While Croatia hasn’t produced many goals in the tournament, they still possess some highly skilled players like Perisic and Luka Modric who can break out at any time. On the other side of the pitch, you’ve got a Brazilian team that’s coming off a four-goal first half, so there could be some fireworks in the opening 45 minutes of this one.

Croatia: Keys To Victory
Outside of a 4-1 win over Canada in their second group-stage match, Croatia has largely looked uninspired at this World Cup. If they’re going to beat Brazil, they’ll need to be more creative and clinical in the attacking third, which means star players like Perisic and Modric will likely need to be difference-makers.

Brazil: Keys To Victory
We saw the best of Brazil in their Round of 16 win over South Korea as they combined their skill and flair with efficiency in the attacking third. If the canary shirts can bring that same level of determination into this match, their skill should lead them into the semifinals.

Brazil is 10-0-1 in its last 11 matches.
Croatia is 9-4-1 in its last 14 matches.
The UNDER is 9-4-1 in Croatia’s last 14 matches.

NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – Las Vegas Raiders (5-7) at Los Angeles Rams (3-9)

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NFL: Week 14 Quick Capsule – Las Vegas Raiders (5-7) at Los Angeles Rams (3-9)

WEEK 14
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (5-7) @ LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-9)
DATE: Thursday (12/8/22)
STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Rogers

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Raiders lead all-time series, 8-6
STREAKS Rams have won past 2
LAST GAME 9/10/18: Rams 33 at Raiders 13 (Oakland)
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/30/14: Rams 52, Raiders 0 (St. Louis)

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
LAST WEEK: W 27-20 vs. L.A. Chargers
COACH VS. OPP. Josh McDaniels: 0-1
PTS. FOR 24.3
OFFENSE 366.9
PASSING Derek Carr: 258-414-2,980-20-8-92.1
RUSHING Josh Jacobs: 242-1,303-5.4-10
RECEIVING Davante Adams: 79-1,176-14.9-12
PTS. AGAINST 24.7
DEFENSE 371.9
SACKS Maxx Crosby: 10.5
INTs Duron Harmon: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (9/11)
PUNTING (NET) AJ Cole: 50.0 (43.6)
KICKING Daniel Carlson: 100 (25/26 PAT; 25/28 FG)

RAIDERS NOTES
• QB DEREK CARR passed for 250 yards with 2 TDs vs. INT last week, his 5th-straight game with 2+ TD passes, tied 2nd-longest active streak in NFL. Aims for 4th in row with 250+ pass yards. Has 95+ rating in 4 of past 5. Passed for 303 yards in last meeting. Has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 100.4 rating in his past 5 starts on Thursday. Needs 20 pass yards to become 3rd QB ever with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 9 seasons, joining HOFer Peyton Manning & Russell Wilson.
• RB JOSH JACOBS has 453 scrimmage yards (226.5 per game) & 3 rush TDs over past 2 games & is only player this season with 150+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in consecutive games. Can become 1st player since 2016 (Ezekiel Elliott) with 150+ scrimmage yards in 4 straight games. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in each of 3 career Thursday games. Leads NFL with career-high 1,634 scrimmage yards.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 8 catches for season-high 177 yards with 2 rec. TDs last week, his 20th-career game with 2+ rec. TDs, tied 5th-most by player in 1st 9 seasons in SB era. Has 125+ rec. yards & TD catch in 4 of past 5. Has 100+ rec. yards in each of 2 career games vs. LAR. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 10+ catches & 170+ rec. yards. Ties for NFL lead with 12 rec. TDs this season. • DE MAXX CROSBY had 3rd FF of season in Week 13 & has FF in 2 of past 3. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 1.5+ sacks. Has TFL in each of 7 road games this season.
• DE CHANDLER JONES led team with season-high 3 sacks & had PD last week, his 5th=career game with 3+ sacks. Had sack & FF in his last game vs. LAR (12/13/21 w/ Az.). Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on Thursday.
• LB DENZEL PERRYMAN aims for 7th in row with 6+ tackles & 4th in row with TFL.

LOS ANGELES RAMS
LAST WEEK L 27-23 vs. Seattle
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 1-0
PTS. FOR 16.8
OFFENSE 283.1
PASSING John Wolford: 38-62-390-1-3-64.6
RUSHING Cam Akers: 101-334-3.3-3
RECEIVING Tyler Higbee (TE): 50-444-8.9-0
PTS. AGAINST 23.3
DEFENSE 332.9
SACKS Aaron Donald, Leonard Floyd, Bobby Wagner: 5
INTs Nick Scott: 2
TAKE/GIVE -7 (12/19)
PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 49.4 (42.1)
KICKING Matt Gay: 75 (21/21 PAT; 18/19 FG)

RAMS NOTES
• QB JOHN WOLFORD had 207 yards (178 pass, 29 rush) in 2nd start of season last week. Has 20+ completions in 2 of his 1st 3 career starts.
• RB CAM AKERS rushed for 60 yards & had career-high 2 rush TDs in Week 13, his 1st-career multi-TD game. Has career-high 3 rush TDs in 2022.
• WR BRANDON POWELL led team with 4 catches & had season-high 84 scrimmage yards (45 rush, 39 rec.) last week.
• WR TUTU ATWELL led team with 48 rec. yards in Week 13.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE has 50 receptions in 2022, his 3rd-career season with 50+ receptions (69 in 2019 & 61 in 2021). Has 5+ receptions in 3 of his past 4 in primetime & aims for his 3rd in row in primetime wth 5+ catches.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER had 7 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFL & 1st INT of season in Week 13, his 3rd-career 2-sack game & 5th-career 3-TFL game. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack & 3rd in row overall with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 10 of his 11 career TNF games. Needs 3 tackles for his 11th-straight 100+ tackle season.
• LB LEONARD FLOYD has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. Has 5.5 sacks & 2 FRs in 9 career Thursday games.
• LB ERNEST JONES has 5+ tackles in 11 of his 12 games in 2022. Aims for his 10th in row at home with 6+ tackles.
• DB JALEN RAMSEY aims for his 7th in row with 6+ tackles.
• CB DERION KENDRICK (rookie) led team with 10 tackles in Week 13.
• S TAYLOR RAPP had 2 PD & 1st FR of the season last week, his 3rd-career FR. Has 5+ tackles in 6 of his past 7.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (11-12-3) at San Jose Sharks (8-16-4)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (11-12-3) at San Jose Sharks (8-16-4)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of four meetings between the Canucks and Sharks this season: Nov. 27 (4-3 OTW), Dec. 7 (away), Dec. 27 (home), and Mar. 23 (home).

• The Canucks are 62-55-9-7 all-time against the Sharks, including a 34-29-5-2 record on the road.

• Vancouver is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games against San Jose (5-0-0 in their last 5).

• Among active Canucks skaters, Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in points (8-17-25) and games played (53) against the Sharks.

• Ilya Mikheyev has four career points (2-2-4) in two games against the Sharks.

• J.T. Miller has 18 career points (6-12-18) in 16 games against San Jose.

• Quinn Hughes has eight career points (3-5-8) in eight games against San Jose.

• Spencer Martin is 0-1-1 in two career games against the Sharks, posting a 4.02 GAA and .857 SV%.

• Collin Delia has yet to face San Jose in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Bo Horvat has seven goals and 10 points (7-3-10) in his last 10 games and is third in the NHL in goals scored this season with 20, three back of league-leader Jason Robertson (23).

• Quinn Hughes has 24 points (0-24-24) this season and leads the NHL in assists among defencemen (24 in 22 GP).

• Elias Pettersson leads the team with the most multi-point games this season at 10 (10-15-25 in those 10 games).

• J.T. Miller has 11 points (2-9-11) in his last 10 games.

• Luke Schenn holds the NHL all-time record of most hits (2,948) by a defenceman.

LAST MEETING – NOV. 27/22: VAN 4 at SJS 3 (OT)
Kyle Burroughs opened the scoring 7:26 into the first period, his second goal of the season…Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller picked up the assists…Ilya Mikheyev tied the game at two 8:14 into the third period…the assists went to Andrei Kuzmenko and Elias Pettersson…Pettersson gave the Canucks their second lead of the game just 2:30 later…Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mikheyev recorded the helpers…Kuzmenko struck just 1:12 into overtime to propel the Canucks to victory…Miller and Quinn Hughes were credited with the assists…Luke Schenn and Dakota Joshua tied for the team lead in hits with four…Burroughs matched the team’s season-high with five blocked shots…Thatcher Demko made 32 saves.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN SJS
Goals For/Game 3.50 (t-7th) 2.89 (23rd)
Goals Against/Game 3.85 (30th) 3.57 (23rd)
Power Play % 26.9 (7th) 21.1 (t-20th)
Penalty Kill % 68.8 (29th) 86.3 (1st)
Penalty Min./Game 11:25 (t-24th) 7:55 (6th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 5:00pm PT on December 6

LAST GAME PLAYED – DEC. 5/22: VAN 7 vs MTL 6 (OT)
Conor Garland scored the Canucks first goal at 16:44 in the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko recorded his 11th assist of the season…Ilya Mikheyev doubled the Canucks score with his first goal of the evening 1:44 later…Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser were credited with the assists…Bo Horvat opened the scoring in the third with his 20th of the season…Nils Höglander and Riley Stillman tallied assists on the play…Less than two minutes later, Mikheyev scored his second goal to tie the game at 4-4…Pettersson and Stillman both recorded their second assists of the night…Jack Studnicka scored his second goal of the season, unassisted, to take the lead…Kuzmenko scored the Canucks sixth goal at 18:35 in the third to send the game into overtime…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes were credited with the assists…Pettersson scored the game winning goal 13 seconds into overtime, unassisted…Collin Delia registered his first win as a Canuck, stopping 15 shots in relief…Mikheyev led the team in shots (4)…Eleven Canucks registered points in the contest, including four Canucks who had multi-point games.

LAST 5 vs SAN JOSE
• Nov. 27/22: VAN 4 at SJS 3 (OT)
• Apr. 9/22: VAN 5 vs SJS 1
• Feb. 17/22: VAN 5 at SJS 4 (OT)
• Dec. 16/21: VAN 5 at SJS 2
• Jan. 29/20: VAN 5 at SJS 2

PERISTENT PETEY
Scoring one goal and tallying two assists on Dec. 5 vs MTL, Elias Pettersson registered 32 points in (12-20-32) 26 games played, becoming the first Canuck to reach this mark in 26 or fewer games played since Daniel and Henrik Sedin in 2010.11 (30 points in 24 GP). Monday night also marked Pettersson’s team-leading 10th multi-point game this season and his 20th career 3+ point game, tying him with Stan Smyl (1978-1983) for fifth-most 3+ point games in a player’s first five NHL seasons in franchise history.

• Scoring at 3-on-3 in overtime on Dec. 5 vs MTL, Pettersson tallied his 12th goal of the season, all of which have come at even strength. He ranks tied for second among NHL skaters for most even strength goals this season (12), trailing Jason Robertson (17).

LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Scoring his team-leading 20th goal on Dec. 5 vs MTL, Bo Horvat is the fourth skater in Canucks history to score as many goals in the team’s first 26 games of the season. Horvat is only the third player this season to reach the 20-goal mark (Robertson, 23; McDavid, 22).

• With 34 goals in 44 games since March 9, 2022, Horvat has the highest goals per game (0.77) in the League during that stretch (minimum 5 GP).

• Earlier this season, Horvat became the first player in franchise history to have five multi-goal games in the first 13 games.

BELIEVING IN BRUCE
With the team’s 7-6 OT victory on Dec. 5 vs MTL, the Canucks overcame a 4-0 deficit for only the third time in franchise history to secure a 4-goal comeback win (Jan. 16/73 vs TOR 6-4 W & Oct. 15/71 vs CAL 9-6 W). Coincidentally, Bruce Boudreau also earned his third career win in a game where his team trailed by four-plus goals (Dec. 23/08 w/ WSH & Mar. 31/14 w/ ANA).

• With the team’s 7-6 OT victory on Dec. 5 vs MTL, Bruce Boudreau (43 wins) is now only one win away from tying Hal Laycoe (44) for 12th place on the Canucks all-time coaches wins list.

PUTTING THE ‘SUDDEN’ IN SUDDEN DEATH
Elias Pettersson’s game-winning overtime goal on Dec. 5 vs MTL came just 13 seconds into OT, making it the fastest goal to start a regular season overtime period in Canucks history. The previous record was held by Dixon Ward who scored 15 seconds into OT on Nov. 29/93.

PRODUCTION LINE
With multi-point efforts on Dec. 5 vs MTL, Andrei Kuzmenko, Elias Pettersson, and Ilya Mikheyev have collectively tallied 33 points in the team’s last 10 games (15-18-33). Between the trio, they have had 22 multi-point efforts this season including three games (Oct. 27 @ SEA, Nov. 27 @ SJS, Dec. 5 vs MTL) where all three skaters put up at least two points.

SCHENN’S GREATEST HITS
Recording six hits on Dec. 3 vs ARI, Luke Schenn claimed the NHL all-time record for most hits by a defenceman (2,948), surpassing Brooks Orpik (2,946), and is now ranked sixth all-time among all skaters. Schenn has collected the second-most hits in the NHL this season (108 in 26 GP). On Nov. 12 at TOR, Schenn matched a franchise record with 12 hits in a game and became the first player in NHL history to record at least three games with 12+ hits in his career.
*The NHL began tracking hits in 2005.06.

POWER PLAY PROWESS
Netting 22 power play goals on 70 opportunities in their last 20 games played, including a tally on the man-advantage on Dec. 5 vs MTL, the Canucks’ power play ranks second in the NHL since Oct. 24, producing at a rate of 31.4%.

HUGHES’ HELPING HANDS
• With two assists on Dec. 3 vs ARI, Quinn Hughes surpassed Doug Lidster for fourth most multi-assist games among defencemen in Canucks history at 35 games.

• Collecting his 20th assist of the season in 17 games on Nov. 26 at VGK, Hughes trailed only Henrik Sedin (21 assists in 2010.11) for most assists by a Canucks player through their first 17 games of a season.

o Previously, on Nov. 21 vs VGK, Hughes passed Sami Salo for sole possession of 9th place on the Canucks all-time assists list among defencemen (164) in 346 fewer games played. Hughes is now one assist away from tying Rick Lanz (171) for 8th.

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 28 – 12/4 – SJS 3 at BUF 6…Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) and Oskar Lindblom (1g, 0a) scored their first goals of the season. Logan Couture (0g, 1a) now has five points (2g, 3a) in his last five games. Ray Tufts, San Jose’s Head Athletic Trainer, worked his 2,000th NHL game.
SJ Goals: Bonino (1), Labanc (5 pp), Lindblom (1)
SF: 29
SA: 38
SJ PP: 1/1
SJ PK: 2/4
W: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
L: Dell

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/6 Placed F Matt Nieto on IR; recalled F C.J. Suess from the San Jose Barracuda
12/6 Assigned G Aaron Dell to the San Jose Barracuda; recalled G Eetu Makiniemi from the San Jose Barracuda
12/1 Assigned F Jeff Viel to the San Jose Barracuda
11/28 Placed G James Reimer on IR; recalled F Jeff Viel from the San Jose Barracuda
11/27 Recalled D Scott Harrington from the San Jose Barracuda
11/26 Recalled G Aaron Dell from the San Jose Barracuda; placed D Mario Ferraro on IR
11/25 Re-assigned G Aaron Dell to the San Jose Barracuda
11/23 Activated D Radim Simek from IR; placed F Nico Sturm on IR
11/22 Recalled G Aaron Dell from the San Jose Barracuda
11/18 Assigned D Scott Harrington to the San Jose Barracuda
11/14 Placed D Radim Simek on IR; recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – VANCOUVER CANUCKS
San Jose looks to bounce back from back-to-back losses on Dec. 3 and 4 with game two of their season series against the Vancouver Canucks. The Pacific Division foe defeated the Sharks, 4-3 in overtime, on Nov. 27 at SAP Center at San Jose. Four separate Canucks skaters (Andrei Kuzmenko, Ilya Mikheyev, J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson) all notched two points in the contest. The Canucks enter tonight’s matchup coming off a wild 7-6 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens, where Vancouver erased a four-goal first period deficit and a 6-5 third period deficit before winning just 13 seconds into overtime. Elias Pettersson emerged as the overtime hero and continues to lead the Canucks in points, while Bo Horvat has already amassed 20 goals this season and Quinn Hughes leads League defensemen in assists with 24. Vancouver is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.

STORYLINES
IN RARE COMPANY…Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson continues to lead NHL defensemen in goals and points, and still stands as
the only defenseman this season to cross the 10-goal threshold. In November, Karlsson became the first Sharks defenseman to reach
20 points in a calendar month with a position-leading 21 points (6g, 15a) in just 15 games. He has factored into 34 of 81 goals scored
for San Jose this season (42.0%). Per NHL PR, the highest-ever rate in the NHL’s modern era (since the 1943-44 season) at which a
defenseman factored into team goals for a season was Bobby Orr at 43.3% in 1969-70.
HERTL HEATING UP…Tomas Hertl scored both of San Jose’s goals in their 2-5 loss in Ottawa on Dec. 3, four days after potting a
pair in a shutout win over Montreal. The forward has now found the scoresheet in 13 of the past 18 games with seven multi-point efforts
in that span. Hertl registered a season-high three points in San Jose’s 11/5 game against the Anaheim Ducks, including a goal and two
assists and has 22 points (6g, 16a) in the team’s previous 21 games dating back to October 20 at the New York Rangers. He had goals
in three consecutive contests for the first time this season from 11/5 – 11/11 and notched his 400th career NHL point on November 11
with an assist. His .89 point-per-game pace (25 in 28) this season is the second highest single-season pace of his career.

IT’S TIMO TIME…Timo Meier ranks T-3rd on the Sharks with 24 points and leads the team with 11 goals since Nov. 1. The winger took sole possession of 10th on the Sharks’ all-time list in goals with a strike on Nov. 10 and ranks second on the Sharks with 12 markers on the season. He logged a five-game goal-scoring streak (11/1 – 11/11, 6g) and found the back of the net in eight of 15 November games. The Swiss forward currently leads the NHL with 132 shots on goal. Last season, Meier rifled off 326 shots on net, the most by any Sharks forward (third most by a Sharks player) in a single season.

CAPTAIN COUTURE…Logan Couture took the team goal-scoring lead with his 13th of the season on Nov. 29 at Montreal, breaking a tie with Timo Meier. The captain posted a career-long five-game goal streak which ended on Nov. 27, finishing one game behind San Jose’s team record of six games. Couture has lit the lamp in nine of the past 14 contests with five multi-point efforts and 16 points (9g, 7a) in that span and he totaled 16 points (9g, 7a) in 14 November contests.

SUPREME SPECIAL TEAMS…The Sharks’ power play has been hot of late, cashing in on 13 of 46 (28.3%) trips to the man-advantage since the start of a six-game home stand on October 25, good for sixth in the NHL in that span. San Jose has gone empty in just eight games in that stretch, including Nov. 10 at St. Louis and Nov. 30 at Toronto when the team had zero power play opportunities and Nov. 17 against Detroit and Nov. 19 against the New York Rangers when they had just one. San Jose’s penalty kill killed off its first 22 penalties of the season before finally allowing a power play goal on Oct. 22 at New Jersey. The Sharks allowed three power play goals on Saturday in Ottawa for the first time in over a year (Feb. 13, 2021 vs VGK) and allowed two the next night but still enter tonight’s contest with the league’s top PK unit at 86.3%. Elsewhere on the road trip, the Sharks posted stout 6-for-6 and 3-for-3 efforts against Montreal and Toronto, respectively. The Maple Leafs had a scorching 28.3% power play at home this season entering Nov. 30’s game. San Jose has been operating at a league-best 86.7% shorthanded efficiency since the 2022 NHL All-Star break, and the Sharks have the league’s second-best penalty kill percentage since the start of the 2020-21 season (83.6-percent).

COMEBACK KIDS…The Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit en route to a 3-2 shootout victory on November 13 at Minnesota, the team’s first multi-goal comeback win of the season and first since 4/24/22 at Vegas, a 5-4 shootout decision. San Jose has come from behind in four of eight wins on the year, including each contest of a three-game win streak Friday (11/11) at Dallas (trailed 1-0), Sunday (11/13) at Minnesota (trailed 2-0) and Tuesday (11/15) at Vegas (trailed 1-0 and 2-1). San Jose was the first team to earn a win over Vegas when trailing after two periods on the year (the Knights had been 7-0-0). Per NHL PR, the three-game road trip was the first time since March 14-17, 2018 that the Sharks earned three consecutive come-from-behind wins in one road stint.

REIM TIME…Sharks goaltender James Reimer earned his first shutout of the season on Oct. 23 with a 30-save performance at Philadelphia. Reimer’s shutout, his fifth as a Shark, moved him into a tie with Aaron Dell for eighth on the franchise’s all-time shutouts list. He recorded his third 41-save effort of the season on Saturday (11/19) against the New York Rangers, including saves on the first 40 shots he faced in the game. Reimer also owns a .937 shorthanded save percentage since joining the Sharks at the start of the 2021-22 season, the best in the NHL in that span (min. 10 games played) and the best two-season stretch by a goaltender since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1997-98 (min. 30 games played, second best is Cory Schneider from 2010-12 with a .936 SV% in 58 GP).

GRIER’S GAMEPLAN…On July 5, Sharks president Jonathan Becher and assistant general manager Joe Will introduced Mike Grier as the team’s fifth General Manager and first black general manager in NHL history. The 47-year-old appeared in 221 games with the Sharks from 2006 through 2008 as part of a 14-season, 1,060 game NHL playing career. Just two days later, Grier was with the team as they selected center Filip Bystedt with the 27th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. On July 13, the Sharks traded longtime defenseman Brent Burns and signed Matt Benning, Oskar Lindblom, Markus Nutivaara and Nico Sturm on the first day of free agency. A full list of players under NHL contract that have joined the organization since July 5 is below:

Erik Karlsson’s overtime game-winning goal on Oct. 20 at New York (Rangers), assisted by Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl, was the
first goal the Sharks scored this season that did not feature at least one of Grier’s offseason additions.

QUINN FOR THE WIN…On July 26, Grier introduced David Quinn as Head Coach of the Sharks and later named Scott Gordon, Ryan Warsofsky and Brian Wiseman as Assistant Coaches, Thomas Speer NHL Goaltending Coach and Nick Gialdini Video Coach. Quinn, who most recently served as head coach for Team USA at both the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 World Championship, spent three seasons as head coach of the New York Rangers from 2018 to 2021, earning a 96-87-25 record. In his three years, the Rangers held the league’s eighth-best power-play percentage (22.1%), ranked seventh in team blocked shots (4,195) and takeaways (2,244), and were tied for tenth in wins when trailing first (52). Adam Fox, who made his NHL debut under Quinn in 2019-20, was awarded the Norris Trophy following the 2020-21 season. Quinn’s first NHL win was a 3-2 overtime victory against the Sharks at Madison Square Garden with the Rangers on Oct. 11, 2018. His first NHL win with the Sharks was a 3-2 overtime victory against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 21, 2022. The 56-year-old recorded his 100th career NHL win on 11/11 at Dallas, a 5-4 final.

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (12-10-5) at Vegas Golden Knights (19-7-1)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (12-10-5) at Vegas Golden Knights (19-7-1)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, St. Louis Blues 4 – December 5, 2022 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: B. Schneider (3), A. Fox (7), V. Trocheck (9), K. Miller (1), A. Lafreniere (4), C. Kreider (13)
STL Goals: P. Buchnevich (9), V. Tarasenko (7), J. Kyrou (10), R. O’Reilly (8)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 25/29)
STL Goalie: J. Binnington (L – 18/24)
NYR Shots: 24
STL Shots: 29
NYR PP: 1/1
NYR PK: 3/4

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers capped off their three-game homestand with a 6-4 win over the Blues on Monday night. New York went from leading 2-1 after one to trailing 4-3 after two periods to scoring three goals in the third period to secure the victory. For the fifth time this season, the Blueshirts scored six or more goals, the third most occurrences in the NHL.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers open up a two-game road trip on the West Coast with a matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena (10:00 PM ET – TV: TNT, MSGN – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM).
  • The Blueshirts have gained a point in three of their last four games (2-1-1).
  • On the road, New York is 7-4-1 and has earned a point in seven of its last nine games (6-2-1) away from MSG. – On the road, the Blueshirts rank third in shots per game (35.7) and third in the fewest shots allowed per game (28.3).
  • New York’s 87.9 road penalty kill percentage is the second best in the NHL (Minnesota – 88.9).
  • Overall, the Rangers rank eighth in shots per game (33.4) and fifth in fewest shots per game (29.4). New York has registered 35 or more shots in 14 games, tied for the third most occurrences in the NHL.
  • When tied after two periods, the Rangers’ six wins are tied for the most in the NHL. The team’s 10 wins when scoring first are tied for the eighth most in the league.
  • New York ranks third in the NHL in hits with 784.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 61 points, tied for the fifth most in the NHL. New York’s 48 assists by defensemen are tied for the fifth most in the league. The Rangers have 13 goals by defensemen this year, tied for the eighth most in the league.
  • New York has four players with 20+ points, tied for the fifth most in the league and are one of two teams (DAL) to have three players with 28-plus points.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Dec. 9/9:00 PM Colorado/Ball Arena MSG 2 ESPN 1050 AM
Dec. 12/7:00 PM New Jersey/MSG MSG Network/NHLN ESPN 98.7 FM
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

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Dec. 5 St. Louis W, 6-4
Dec. 3 Chicago L, 5-2
Dec. 2 Ottawa OTL, 3-2
Nov. 30 at Ottawa W, 3-1
Nov. 28 New Jersey L, 5-3

INJURIES (25 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Filip Chytil Lower Body Dec. 3-5 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 2-4-2 (6 PTS)
2022-23 0-0-0
2021-22 1-1-0
NYR HOME 1-1-2 (4 PTS)
NYR AWAY 1-3-0 (2 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 1-3-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (6) – A: Trocheck (7) – Pts: Zibanejad (11)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR

TEAM NOTES
BLUESHIRT BULLETS

  • Vincent Trocheck is one of only two NHL players who have registered 15+ points and 70+ hits this season (along with Alex Ovechkin). In 24 of 27 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 13 of the 27 games, and he hit all three categories in the same game twice (Dec. 5 vs. STL, Nov. 8 vs. NYI).
  • Jacob Trouba has 90 hits and 64 blocked shots. He is the only player in the NHL with both 90+ hits and 60+ blocked shots. Trouba ranks fifth in the NHL in hits and fourth in blocked shots.
  • Braden Schneider’s three goals since November 22 are tied for the most among NHL defensemen.
  • Sammy Blais ranks third in the NHL (min. 20 games played) in hits per 60 (20.96).

FOX ON FIRE
Adam Fox has points in five of his last six games (1G-4A), seven of his last nine games (2G-6A), and 14 of his last 16 games (5G-14A). Fox has recorded at least one point in 20 of 27 games this year. Fox and Cale Makar are the only NHL players averaging 18:00+ of even strength ice time, 4:00+ of power play ice time, and 2:00+ of shorthanded ice time this season. Fox has skated over 20:00 minutes in every game this season, over 25 minutes in 14 contests and his season-high was 30:04 against the Devils on Nov. 28. Fox’s power play goal on Monday night gave him 78 career power play points, surpassing Jim Nielson for the 11th most among defensemen in Rangers history. On the season, Fox has seven goals and 21 assists for 28 points. This is the second straight season that Fox has had 28 or more points through 27 games. He ranks among the best defensemen in multiple categories.

FOX AMONG NHL D-MEN
RANKS THIS SEASON
CATEGORY D-MEN RANK
Goals T-4th (7)
Assists T-3rd (21)
Points 3rd (28)
Game-Winning Goals T-1st (3)
Total TOI 3rd (682:07)
Takeaways T-5th (21)

PANARIN PUTTING UP POINTS
Artemi Panarin sits one point away from 600 in his career. With a point in his 535th game, Panarin can require the fifth fewest games among active skaters to reach the milestone following Connor McDavid (421 GP), Sidney Crosby (430 GP), Alex Ovechkin (464 GP), and Evgeni Malkin (490 GP). Since he broke into the NHL in 2015-16, his 599 points are the fourth most in the league. Panarin has points three-straight games, including back-to-back multi-point games. Panarin has points in six of his last seven games (1G-7A), 18 points in his last 19 games (2G-16A) and 30 points (6G-24A) in 27 games this season. Panarin’s 103 career multi-assist games are second to only Connor McDavid (137) since 2015-16.

MOST POINTS SINCE 2015-16
PLAYER POINTS
Connor McDavid 745
Leon Draisaitl 649
Patrick Kane 643
Artemi Panarin 599

MIKA’S MISSION
Mika Zibanejad has a team lead tying 13 goals this season and eight on the power play. Zibanejad’s eight PPGs are tied for the fourth most in the NHL. He has points in nine of his last 11 games (3G-7A) and in 16 of his last 19 contests (8G-12A). Zibanejad is one of three players in the NHL to have 13+ goals, 8+ PPGs, and 100+ shots on goal, along with Connor McDavid and Kirill Kaprizov. Zibanejad ranks second in the NHL with 45 power play shots (Ovechkin – 46).

KREIDING TO MAKE HISTORY
Chris Kreider also has 13 goals on the year and now has 242 goals. He scored his 241st goal of his career on Saturday against Chicago, 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 19 games (11G- 8A) and eight points (6G-2A) in his last eight 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).

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • The Rangers have scored on the power play in back-to-back games and three of their last five contests.
  • New York’s 112 drawn penalties are tied for eighth most in the NHL.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 19-7-1, 39 points (7-5-0 at Home, 12-2-1 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Dec. 7 vs. New York Rangers TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 9 vs. Philadelphia Flyers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 11 vs. Boston Bruins AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 13 at Winnipeg Jets AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 15 at Chicago Blackhawks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
December 5 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Boston Bruins 3 SO
The Vegas Golden Knights (19-7-1) closed their four-game road trip by picking up a 4-3 shootout win against the Boston Bruins (20-3-1) on Monday night at TD Garden. Vegas used goals from Paul Cotter and Jonathan Marchessault to take a 2-0 lead just 5:04 into the contest. Cotter opened the middle period with his second goal of the game just 51 seconds after the drop of the puck. Boston battled back as Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak gave the Bruins life heading into the third. Taylor Hall scored a power-play goal to tie the game at 3-3 and the teams went beyond regulation to find a winner. After a scoreless overtime, the teams went empty through four rounds of the shootout. Logan Thompson shut down Charlie Coyle in the fifth round to set up Reilly Smith’s winning goal to give Vegas the 4-3 triumph.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Cotter posts the first multi-goal game of his career
  • Marchessault scores to have goals in back-to-back games
  • Shea Theodore recorded two points (2A) to extend his point streak to three games
  • Thompson stopped 40 of 43 shots and was perfect in the shootout
  • Vegas improves to 12-2-1 on the road, the best road record in the NHL

Cotter the Kid
Paul Cotter had his first multi-goal game of his NHL career. With his two-goal performance, Cotter became the third rookie in Golden Knights history to record multiple goals in a game. The rookie was the only Vegas player to score two goals in a game during the four-game road trip and is the only player to do so in the last five games. In the first game of the trip, the Golden Knights entered into a shootout against Columbus and it was Cotter’s tally that secured the win for Vegas. Cotter now has six points (4-2—6) in 17 games this season.

Hey Shea!
Shea Theodore has recorded nine points over the course of Vegas’ last nine games (1-8—9) and ranks eighth amongst defensemen in the league in points so far this season (21). Theodore has had five multi-point games, second to Pietrangelo (six) for the most multipoint games by a Golden Knights defenseman this season.

Rookie of the Month
Logan Thompson had another 40 save night in a shootout victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday. Thompson posted a .930 save percentage in regulation and overtime and then maintained a perfect slate in the shootout. On Dec. 1, Thompson stopped a career best of 43 shots in a 4-3 losing decision in Pittsburgh. Thompson has been strong in net for the Golden Knights and was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for the month of November after going 8-2-0 with a 2.88 goals-against average, and a .909 save percentage in 10 starts. Monday’s shootout win was the second of Thompson’s career and second on the season after Vegas’ shootout win in Columbus a week prior. Thompson has stopped 86.2% of shootout attempts faced in his career (25-of-29); only Boston’s Linus Ullmark has a better shootout save percentage among active NHL goaltenders who have faced at least 20 attempts in their career. Thompson is second in the league in wins (13) behind Ullmark (14).

Aye-Aye Captain!
Captain Mark Stone has tallied an assist in three consecutive games. Stone is tied for 2nd on the team with points (21) and matched his career-best goal streak with tallies in four straight games Nov. 17-23 (5G-1A). Stone’s nine goals on the year are four off of Eichel’s team lead.

Jack of all Trades
Jack Eichel has points in 15 of the last 19 games for Vegas (10G-12A), including seven multiple-point efforts. His 29 points are tied for 11th in the league and his +17 rating is among the top of all NHL forwards (second overall).

The Iron Man
Phil Kessel (1G, 1A) recorded his first mult-point game as a Golden Knight and his first +2 game, while skating in his 1,008th consecutive NHL contest in Detroit on December 3. Kessel’s multi-point performance was the 238th of his career. The Iron Man reached 1,000 consecutive games on November 17, in a win against the Arizona Coyotes.

Martinez Block Party
Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez leads the NHL with 112 blocked shots in 27 games and is the first player in the league to reach the century mark this season. Martinez has led the team in blocked shots in 19 of 27 games.

Easy Steph-y
Chandler Stephenson has 21 points in Vegas’ 27 games, as well as three game-winning goals. Stephenson’s 63.6 faceoff win percentage ranks second in the NHL among all qualified skaters. Stephenson has recorded a point in five straight games twice this season including seven assists during his most recent point streak.

First Things First
Cotter’s goal in the first period against Boston marked the 18th time Vegas has scored first in a game, for the third consecutive game. The Golden Knights have scored 10 times in the first five minutes of the first period through 27 games, including Cotter’s goal 1:36 into the first period. The Golden Knights are outscoring opponents 33-14 in the opening frame and lead the NHL in first-period goals. Vegas is 15-3-0 when it scores first and 10-3-0 when leading after the first period.

O from the D
Vegas defensemen have accounted for an NHL-leading 57 assists and 66 points total, which trail only San Jose. Both Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore (T-8th, 21 points) are among the top 10 defensemen in scoring league-wide.

The Shorty King
Reilly Smith netted his third shorthanded goal of the season against St. Louis on November 12. Smith leads the league with his three shorties and Vegas is tied for first as the team with four short handed goals. His 11 shorthanded goals since joining Vegas in 2017-18 are the most in franchise history.

Spreading the Wealth
Six Golden Knights have recorded 20 or more points this season, the most of any team in the league. Jack Eichel leads the club with 29 points, followed by, Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson, Shea Theodore and Alex Pietrangleo all with 21 points each.

Golden Knights Point Leaders

  1. Jack Eichel – 29 (13G, 16A)
  2. Mark Stone – 21 (9G, 12A)
    Chandler Stephenson – 21 (6G, 15A)
    Shea Theodore – 21 (4G, 17A)
    Alex Pietrangelo – 21 (3G, 18A)
  3. Jonathan Marchessault – 20 (10G, 10A)
  4. Reilly Smith – 18 (12G, 6A)
    William Karlsson – 18 (6G, 12A)
  5. Nicolas Roy – 13 (5G, 8A)

Hot Streaks
Jack Eichel – 2 games (2-1—3)
Jonathan Marchessault – 2 games (2-0—2)
Mark Stone – 3 games (0-3—3)
Shea Theodore – 3 games (1-3—4)

Against the Rangers
Vegas’ contest with New York on Wednesday is the first of two meetings this season. The Golden Knights own a 6-2-0 record against the Rangers, and swept their series in 2021-22. Vegas’ only loss at home to the Rangers came during the 2019-20 season on Dec. 8. In their last meeting on Jan. 6, 2022, the Golden Knights dominated with a 5-1 win, with goals scored by Jonathan Marchessault (2), Mark Stone, and Brett Howden. Jack Eichel owns 16 points (6-10—16) in 17 meetings against the Rangers in his career.

2022-23 Season NYR Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Dec. 7 – at Vegas
Jan. 28 – at New York
2021-22 Season NYR Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Dec. 17 – at New York (Vegas 3, New York 2 SO)
Jan. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, New York 1)

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (7-12-4) at Edmonton Oilers (14-12-0)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (7-12-4) at Edmonton Oilers (14-12-0)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• The Coyotes are 0-3-2 in their last 5 games, 1-6-3 in their last 10 GP and 4-6-3 thru 13 games of this road stretch
• Matias Maccelli comes into tonight on a 4-game point/assist streak, collecting 1-5-6 in that span. He leads all rookies in assists this season (2-15-17) and trails only SEA’s Matty Beniers in points
• Tonight is the final game of the Coyotes’ 14-game road stretch. They’ll play at home on Friday

LAST GAME
Flames 3, Coyotes 2 – December 5, 2022 – Scotiabank Saddledome
ARI Goals: Gostisbehere (5), Chychrun (3)
CGY Goals: Dube (5), Lindholm (9), Kadri (9)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 24 svs on 27 shots
CGY Goalie: Vladar (W) – 18 svs on 20 shots
PP: 0-2 PK: 1-3
Notes: ARI erased a two-goal deficit to tie the game at 2-2 but ended up dropping Monday’s game after a late Calgary GWG…Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakob Chychrun recorded 1-1-2 apiece…The performance was Gostisbehere and Chychrun’s sixth and second multi-point games of the season, respectively…Chychrun has tallied 6 pts (3-3-6) and 29 shots in his last 6 GP and leads NHL d-men in goals (tied) and shots in that span (since 11/23)…Matias Maccelli picked up an assist to mark his fifth straight game with a point (officially a 4-game point streak)…The 4-game run is the longest assist streak by a Coyote this season and longest since Schmaltz in April of 2022…Clayton Keller registered his 175th career assist on Chychrun’s goal.. Keller now shares the team lead in assists on the season with Maccelli (15)

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)

Total man games lost: 63 games
Jakob Chychrun (16), Nick Schmaltz (15), Zack Kassian (9), Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Josh Brown (3),
Ben McCartney (3), Juuso Valimaki (1), Lawson Crouse (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-11/23 – Activated F Zack Kassian off IR
-11/23 – Acquired F Curtis Douglas from Toronto in exchange for D Conor Timmins
-11/21 – Placed F Zack Kassian on IR (retroactive to 11/1)
-11/21 – Activated D Jakob Chychrun off IR
-11/21 – Activated F Nick Schmaltz off IR

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Fri, Dec 9 7:30pm vs BOS Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sun, Dec 11 5pm vs PHI Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Tue, Dec 13 8:30pm at SJ SAP Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620

YOTES & OIL
-Tonight is the first of three ARI-EDM matchups this season. They’re scheduled to play again at Rogers Place on 3/22 and once at Mullett Arena just five days later on 3/27

-Clayton Keller posted 4 pts (2-2-4) across the three head-to-head meetings last season, including a 3-point night in one of them (11/24/21)

-Keller has also scored each of the last two times he’s faced the Oilers

-Shayne Gostisbehere has found the scoresheet the last two times he’s faced the Oilers as well, including an assist the last time the team was in Edmonton (3/28/22)

-Travis Boyd’s eight career pts (3-5-8) vs EDM are the most he’s tallied against an NHL opponent

-Former-Oiler Zack Kassian has recorded 5-2-7 in 13 career games against them. The last time he played against the Oilers was 11/19/14 as a Canuck

-Coyotes franchise vs Oilers:
• All-Time: 85-101-11-12
• Home: 47-46-5-6
• Road: 38-55-6-6
• L10: 4-4-2
• STRK: L3

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE OILERS
Clayton Keller…2-6-8…15 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-6-7…13 career GP
Zack Kassian…5-2-7…13 career GP
Travis Boyd…3-5-8…13 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…1-4-5…11 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Kassian, 5)… Assists (Keller/Schmaltz/Chychrun, 6)…Points (Keller/Boyd, 8)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Mayo/Gostisbehere/Nemeth, 1)…Assists (Chychrun, 6)…Points (Chychrun, 6)

KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight tied for the Arizona lead in assists (15) and leading the team in points (22) in 2022-23

-Keller got back on the scoresheet with an assist on Mon to snap a two-game dry spell, his 175th career helper. Keller became the third player in Coyotes/Jets franchise history to tally 175+ assists before turning 25 years old, trailing only Dale Hawerchuk (440 assists) and Dave Babych (248 assists)

-Keller’s 22 pts thru ARI’s first 23 GP are the most a Coyotes player has tallied in the team’s first 23 gms since Shane Doan (11-11-22 in 23 GP) in 2008-09

-19 of Keller’s 22 points have come on the road, good for a share of the 4th-most in the NHL this season (McDavid, 21; MacKinnon, 20; Aho, 20; M. Tkachuk, 19)

-The winger enters tonight just below a point-per-game this season (7-15-22 in 23 GP), a mark overall he’s been well clear of since 11/18/21… Keller has registered 32-47-79 in 74 GP since then, with his 1.07 points per game in that span ranking 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
-Shayne Gostisbehere ranks in the NHL defensemen’s top-25 in goals (5, T-10th) and points (17, T-21st)

-The blueliner has recorded 7 pts (1-6-7) in his last 6 GP after starting the year with 10 pts (4-6-10) in his first 17 GP

-Since the franchise relocated to Arizona (1996-97), Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle in 2013-14 are the only other defensemen to record 17+ pts within the team’s first 23 games of a season

-Monday was Gostisbehere’s 16th multi-point game with Coyotes, leapfrogging Schmaltz for the second-most on the club since the start of 2021-22

-His 16 multi-point games are also tied for 15th

-most among NHL defensemen since the start of 2021-22

-Tonight is Gostisbehere’s 106th game with Arizona. The second-year Coyote enters tonight one goal shy of 20 and one point shy of 50 with the club. Below is a list of the fewest games needed by a Coyotes/Jets defenseman to reach those two milestones with the franchise (NHL debut or otherwise):

20 goals
Phil Housley – 64 games
Ed Jovanovski – 112 games
Randy Carlyle – 114 games
Dave Babych – 117 games
50 assists
Phil Housley – 73 games
Dave Babych – 86 games
Mario Marois – 95 games
Randy Carlyle – 97 games
Oleg Tverdovsky – 104 games
Ed Jovanovski – 112 games
Moe Mantha – 112 games

ROOKIES MAKING THEIR MARK
-Coyotes rookies Dylan Guenther (1st rd, 9th overall in 2021) and Matias Maccelli (4th rd, 98th overall in 2019) come into tonight among NHL rookie leaders in multiple statistical categories Maccelli (2-15-17 in 21 GP)

-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in assists (1st), points (2nd), points per game (2nd, 0.81; [min 15 GP]) power-play assists (7, 2nd) and power-play points (8, 2nd)

-Recorded an assist in his 21st game of the season on Monday. He’s just the second rookie in Coyotes/Jets franchise history to record 15+ assists in 21 or fewer personal games of a season (Dave Christian (5-16-21 in 15 GP) in 1980-81)

-The last NHL rookie to record 15+ assists in 21 or fewer personal games of a season was Cale Makar (5-17-22 in 20 GP) in 2019-20

-Maccelli picked up the 20th assist in his career on Monday, requiring the 13th

-fewest games (44 GP) to reach 20 assists with the Coyotes (since 1996-97). Among skaters to debut with the Coyotes, only Clayton Keller (43 GP) reached the mark in fewer games. (Source: NHL Stats & Info)

-The helper also gives Maccelli a 4-game assist streak. He’s just the seventh Coyotes rookie (eighth instance) to tally a run of that length since 1996-97 Guenther (3-8-11 in 20 GP)

-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in power-play goals (3, T-1st), power-play points (5, T-5th) and points per game (9th, 0.55 [min. 15 GP])

-Thursday was Guenther’s third multi-assist game of his rookie season. That’s the fifth-most by a teenager in Coyotes/Jets franchise history [Hawerchuk, 29; Babych, 7; Keller, 5; Mueller, 5]

-Guenther is an Edmonton native and is expected to play in Rogers Place for the first time as an NHLer -With Jack McBain (Trade w/MIN) contributing 2-2-4 in 23 GP, Coyotes rookies have compiled 32 points this season for the third-most cumulative pts by rookies in the NHL

IN THE NICK OF TIME
-Nick Schmaltz enters tonight with 4 pts (3-1-4) in 8 GP on the campaign

-All four of his points have come in his last 6 GP. He missed 15 games after opening night due to an upper-body injury…In his last 82 games (since 4/11/21), Schmaltz has recorded 26-43-69

-Arizona is 10-3-2 when Schmaltz records a multi-point game since the start of 2021-22

-Since his Coyotes debut on 11/27/18, Schmaltz has recorded 52-102-154 in 210 GP. His 0.73 PPG paces the Coyotes since then (min. 50 GP) and his point total trails just Keller in that span

-The forward enjoyed career-bests in both goals (23) and assists (36) last season for a career-best 59 points…58 of those points came in his final 57 games played after returning from injury

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Tonight’s game completes a stretch of 14 consecutive road games for the Coyotes. This stretch, which occurred for the purposes of the Mullett Arena annex construction being completed (on schedule), went from 11/5 – 12/7 is tied for the longest a team has had in NHL history
Rank Team Consecutive Road Games Dates Record
T1 Vancouver 14 straight road games 1/30/10 – 3/10/10 8-5-1
T1 Arizona 14 straight road games 11/5/22 – 12/7/22 TBD
3 NY Islanders 13 straight road games 10/14/21 – 11/16/21 5-6-2
4 San Jose 12 straight road games 1/14/21 – 2/11/21 5-6-1
T5 Philadelphia 11 straight road games 12/23/05 – 1/12/06 8-2-1
T5 Calgary 11 straight road games 2/3/88 – 2/28/88 5-5-1
Note: The Coyotes’ stretch includes 4 different road trips (11/5 – 11/13; 11/17; 11/21–11/27; 12/1–12/7)

YOTES COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 0-for-0, -%
Interference Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Offsides Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-)
Miscellaneous Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)

Last Team Challenge: (W) March 27, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a missed stoppage of play. The Situation Room determined that the puck hit the protective netting behind ARI’s net prior to WPG’s Adam Lowry’s goal and, therefore, was out of play

Last Situation Room-Initiated Challenge: (Overturned) Oct. 17, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; The situation room called to review if Morgan Rielly batted the puck with his hand inside the attacking zone before Mitch Marner subsequently gained possession and control. It was deemed that Marner was the first player to gain possession and control of the puck after Rielly batted it with his hand and, therefore, no goal

2022-23 OVERTIME RESULTS: (0-2-2)
Last overtime win: 4/27/22 at DAL (W, 4-3, GWG – T. Boyd)
Last overtime loss: 12/3/22 at VAN (L, 3-2, GWG – B. Horvat)
Last overtime that led to shootout: 11/25/22 at DET

2022-23 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-2)
Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, SDG – A. Galchenyuk)
Last shootout loss: 11/25/22 at DET (L, 4-3, SDG – D. Larkin)

CAREER OT POINT CHARTD
PLAYER NAME GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
Shayne Gostisbehere 7 9 16
Clayton Keller 4 6 10
Nick Schmaltz 1 6 7
Jakob Chychrun 2 3 5
Christian Fischer 2 1 3
Travis Boyd 1 1 2
Nick Bjugstad 0 1 1
Troy Stecher 0 1 1
Barrett Hayton 0 1 1
Juuso Valimaki 0 1 1
Matias Maccelli 0 1 1

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 5-7-2
2-Days Rest: 2-1-1
3+ Days Rest: 0-3-1

Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 0-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 0-0-0
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 0-1-1

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

EDMONTON OILERS VS. ARIZONA COYOTES
7:00 p.m. MT at Rogers Place
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. ARIZONA GP RECORD HOME (49) AWAY (49) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. ARIZONA 98 49-31-3-15 26-15-2-6 23-16-1-9 314 296
OILERS vs. ARIZONA – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0

QUICK FACTS
 Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of three games against Arizona this season and the first of two games in Edmonton. The next time these teams will meet is March 22nd in Edmonton.

 The last time these teams met was on March 28th in Edmonton where the Oilers defeated the Coyotes won 6-1.

 Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid lead the team lead with 29 career points against Arizona and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in a team leading 39 career games against the Coyotes.

THREE OF A KIND
On Dec. 1 at Minnesota, Tyler Benson, Stuart Skinner and James Hamblin all played for the Edmonton Oilers marking the first time in NHL history where three players who played on the same minor hockey team (SSAC U14 AAA) played a game for the same team in the NHL.

BOUCHARD’S LATE GOAL MAGIC
On Nov. 28 vs. Florida, Evan Bouchard scored the game-tying goal in the final five seconds of regulation before Connor McDavid (1G, 2A –
3PTS) capped off his three-point performance with an assist on Leon Draisaitl’s overtime winner.

OVERTIME WINNER
Connor McDavid scored the overtime winning goal on Nov.19 vs. Vegas. The goal marked his 14th career overtime goal and he ranks first in the NHL in overtime goals since 2015-16.

MOST OVERTIME GOALS SINCE 2015-16
Connor McDavid – 14
Jonathan Toews – 13
Brad Marchand – 13
Sidney Crosby – 12

POWER PLAY PUNCH
Leon Draisaitl scored his 100th career power play goal on Nov. 21 against New Jersey and recorded his 101st power play goal which also stood as the game winning goal on Nov. 26 against the New York Rangers. Draisaitl holds sole possession of 5th spot all-time in Oilers power play goals and is just 25 goals shy of the all-time lead held by Glenn Anderson and Ryan Smyth. Draisaitl is six power play goals from tying Jari Kurri (107) for 4th on the Oilers power play goals list.

500 AND COUNTING
Following his 500th career game on Nov. 7 at WSH, Connor McDavid finished ranked 6th all-time in NHL scoring (724 PTS) in your first 500
games. McDavid became the 9th player in Oilers franchise history to score a goal in his 500th NHL game, joining the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Leon Draisaitl.

200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game winning goal. NugentHopkins becomes just the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.

SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on Oct. 24 vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. ARIZONA
Record: 6-2-2
GF: 36 GA: 25
2021-22 3/28/22 @ EDM 6-1 W
2021-22 11/24/21 @ ARI 5-3 W
2021-22 10/21/21 @ ARI 5-1 W
2019-20 2/4/20 @ ARI 3-0 L
2019-20 1/18/20 @ EDM 7-3 W
2019-20 11/24/19 @ ARI 4-3 W (SO)
2019-20 11/4/19 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
2018-19 3/16/19 @ ARI 3-2 W (OT)
2018-19 2/19/19 @ EDM 2-3 L (SO)
2018-19 1/12/19 @ EDM 2-3 L

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 F Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
F Evander Kane placed on LTIR
Nov. 17 F Tyler Benson loaned to Bakersfield on conditioning assignment (AHL)
Nov. 18 F Brad Malone recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Nov. 25 D Philip Broberg recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
D Markus Niemelainen assigned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Nov. 27 F James Hamblin and F Tyler Benson recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
F Kailer Yamamoto and F Ryan McLeod placed on IR

OILERS IN DECEMBER
Overall – 531 GP, 233-222-42-34 – 0.511
2022-23 – 3 GP, 1-2-0 – 2 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 3-8-1 – 7 PTS

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (20-3-1) at Colorado Avalanche (13-9-1)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (20-3-1) at Colorado Avalanche (13-9-1)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Avalanche tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and Boston’s lone visit to Colorado.
  • They are 20-3-1 overall this season and are 6-3-0 on the road … They are 9-0-1 vs. Western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins open a 3-game road trip tonight in Colorado, continuing in Arizona on 12/9 and Vegas on 12/11.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have a 3-0-1 mark in their last 4 games with wins vs Carolina (3-2 OT on 11/25), Tampa Bay (3-1 on 11/29) and Colorado (5-1 on 12/3), and a 4-3 shootout loss on 12/5 vs. Vegas … They are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games and are 16-2-1 in their last 19 games.
  • They had their 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history, stopped on 12/5 in a 4-3 shootout loss to Vegas … It was their longest home win streak overall since a 14-0-0 stretch in 2008-09.
  • Boston 3 vs Tampa Bay 1 … Taylor Hall scored twice, including his 4th GWG of the season, and Brad Marchand added the team’s 8th ENG … Jeremy Swayman won his 2nd straight decision in net … SOG: Bos 26, TB 28 … PP: 1/1 … PK: 1/2
  • Boston 5 vs Colorado 1 … David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic scored twice each and Jake DeBrusk added his 100th career goal, while Charlie McAvoy had 2A … Tomas Nosek took an unsuccessful penalty shot … Linus Ullmark won his league-leading 14th of the season … SOG: Bos 40, Col 25 … PP: 1/5 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 3 vs Vegas 4/SO … The Bruins came back from an 0-3 deficit to even the game on goals by Brad Marchand (+ assist), David Pastrnak and Taylor Hall … Jeremy Swayman took the point in the shootout loss (1/5) … SOG: Bos 43, Vgs 24 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 33)

  • None

BOSTON vs COLORADO, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Avalanche are meeting for the 152nd time in their histories with the Bruins having a 75-58-15-3 record and 567-490 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 41-28-6-2 lifetime in. Colorado with a 306-269 scoring edge in those 77 contests.

NUMBERS
1: Boston’s rank in win percentage (.854), both goals for per game (3.96) and fewest goals against per game (2.17).

2: Boston’s special teams ranking in both the penalty-kill at 84.6% (14/91) and power play at 29.4% (27/92).

2: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent) and Pavel Zacha (trade).

4: Game-winning goals by Taylor Hall (tied for 2nd in the NHL), including three straight deciding goals from 10/20-25/2022 – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/20, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.

4: Defenseman points in a game this season by Hampus Lindholm (1-3=4 vs PIT on 11/1) and Charlie McAvoy (4A vs CHI on 11/19).

4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.

8: Straight wins by Linus Ullmark from 10/12-11/3/2022 … It was a new career-best win streak and it also tied the longest win streak by a Boston goaltender from the start of a season (Tim Thomas, also 8-0-0 in 2010-11).

9: Game point streak by David Pastrnak from 11/7-25 with 6-7=13 totals in that span … That was his longest such stretch since a career-best 13-game stretch in 2019-20.

9: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.

10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril

14: Straight home wins to open this season, which is the longest such streak in NHL history … That also tied as Boston’s longest home win streak overall since a 14-game stretch in 2008-09.

19: Consecutive wins by Boston over Arizona after their 6-3 win on 10/15/2022 … That are the most wins by one opponent in club history.

+43: Boston’s league-leading goal differential, including an NHL-best 3rd period goal differential at 37-13 and +22.

390-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 255-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals

552: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 22 players on their roster … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 2-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 2-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 3 of a 14-game December schedule tonight (8 hm/6 rd, 1-0-1) … They will play 14 games in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October and 11-2-0 in December.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 2: Keith Kinkaid recalled from Providence/AHL.
Nov. 7: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Nov. 9: Mike Reilly placed on waivers for assignment to Providence/AHL (assigned Nov. 10).
Nov. 16: Keith Kinkaid returned to Providence/AHL.
Nov. 28: Anton Stralman placed on waivers (cleared 11/29).

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Wed, Dec. 7 BOSTON 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Fri, Dec. 9 NY RANGERS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Sun, Dec. 11 at St. Louis 1 p.m. ESPN 92.5
LAST GAME – Dec. 5 (Philadelphia 5, Colorado 3 at Wells Fargo Center)
The Flyers beat the Avalanche 5-3 on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center … Alex Newhook scored twice—his first career
multi-goal game—in his 100th NHL contest and Mikko Rantanen also lit the lamp … Alexandar Georgiev made 29 saves.
SF: 32 SA: 34 PP: 1-5 PK: 1-3

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. BOSTON
7:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5
TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche opens a two-game homestand tonight against the Boston Bruins at Ball Arena … Starting tonight, the Avs will play seven of their next eight and 10 of their next 13 games here at home … Colorado is in the midst of a stretch that has it playing every other day from Nov. 29 until the holiday break: 13 games in 25 days.

AVALANCHE & BRUINS
The Avalanche and Bruins meet for the second time in five days as they wrap up their 2022-23 season series tonight at Ball Arena … Boston won the first matchup 5-1 on Saturday night at TD Garden.
SCHEDULE vs. BRUINS
Dec. 3 @ BOS (L, 1-5)
Dec. 7 vs. BOS
RECORD vs. BRUINS

THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96
Overall: 0-1-0 Overall: 1-1-0 Overall: 61-74-16 Overall: 25-12-2
Home: 0-0-0 Home: 1-0-0 Home: 30-41-6 Home: 12-8-0
Road: 0-1-0 Road: 0-1-0 Road: 31-33-10 Road: 13-4-2

CROWDED DRESSING ROOM
The Avalanche have used 33 players this season (31 skaters, two goalies), which would increase to 34 if Callahan Burke makes his NHL debut tonight … The 34 players would match Columbus for the league high this season … The Avs used 39 players in each of the last two seasons, which tied the Colorado record (since relocating) set in 2010-11, 2003-04 and 1998-99 … Colorado’s injury list is now at 119 and climbing which puts them unofficially fifth in the league (would move into fourth after tonight) … Philadelphia and Washington have both lost 151, followed by Columbus (135) and Detroit (122).

MOST PLAYERS USED, 2022-23
34 ……Columbus
33 ….. Colorado
32 ……Toronto

ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar appeared in his 200th career NHL game on Saturday night in Boston … His 203 career points at the time were the most by a defenseman through 200 games in NHL history, eclipsing the previous mark of 195 by Sergei Zubov … Among defensemen who appeared in at least 200 games during their career, only Makar (1.01), Bobby Orr (1.39) and Paul Coffey (1.09) averaged at least a point-per-game … Cale recorded his 200th career point on Nov. 21 in Dallas, reaching the milestone faster than any defenseman in NHL history (195th game) … Makar is tied for fifth among NHL bluelinersin scoring this season with 24 points (6g/18a) in 23 contests … He leads the entire NHL in ice time, averaging 27:00 minutes per game.

POINTS BY DEFENSEMAN
THROUGH 200 GAMES
203 Cale Makar
195 Sergei Zubov
193 Phil Housley
191 Brian Leetch
190 Denis Potvin

POINTS/GAME AVERAGE, DEFENSEMAN
MINIMUM 200 GAMES PLAYED
PT/GP Player PTS GP
1.39 Bobby Orr 915 657
1.09 Paul Coffey 1531 1409
1.01 Cale Makar 204 201
0.99 Denis Potvin 1052 1060

FASTEST DEFENSEMEN TO 200 POINTS
NHL HISTORY
195 GP Cale Makar COL
207 GP Sergei Zubov NYR, PIT
211 GP Brian Leetch NYR
212 GP Phil Housley BUF
212 GP Denis Potvin NYI
216 GP Mark Howe HFD, PHI
216 GP Bobby Orr BOS

HOME COOKING
Mikko Rantanen has 23 points (11g/12a) in nine home games this season, by far the highest home points-per-game average (2.56) in the NHL … He has two or more points in seven of his nine home outings, which includes five 3-point efforts and three 4-point nights.

THAT’S THE POWER OF LOVE
Colorado is the NHL’s top power play team at 31.8% (27-85) … The Avalanche are 12-5-1 when scoring a PPG this year, 1-4- 0 when failing to do so … Colorado tallied a power-play goal in a season-high eight consecutive games from Oct. 29–Nov. 26 … The club posted a 39.3 success rate (11-28) in October, the second-best mark in a single month since relocating to Denver behind only November 2018 (40.0%) … The Avalanche’s power play scored at a 32.8% clip during the 2022 playoffs, the highest rate on record (since 1977-78) by an NHL team that played at least 20 games … During the 2021-22 regular season, Colorado finished seventh in power-play percentage (24.0%) and led all teams in power-play goals (67) … It marked the Avalanche’s fourth top-10 finish in the last five seasons.

DROP DEAD GEOR-GIOUS
Alexandar Georgiev is 11-4-1 in 16 starts with the Avalanche, ranking among the NHL’s top 10 in wins (11), save percentage (.920) and win percentage (.719) … Going back to last year with the Rangers, Georgiev is 19-5-1 in his last 26 games (25 starts) … He earned his 10th victory of the season in his 13th appearance on Nov. 26 against Dallas, tied for the second-fewest games to 10 wins in a season in franchise history … The only netminders to reach 10 wins in 13 games or fewer are Stephane Fiset (11 games in 1994-95 and 13 in 2009-10), Dan Bouchard (11 in 1980-81), Craig Anderson (13 in 2009-10) and Jocelyn Thibault (13 in 1994-95)

SONG SUNG BLUE(LINE)
Colorado’s defensemen have combined for 62 points (12g/50a) this year, which ranks fifth among all teams … The Avs defense produced 64 goals last season, a franchise record and the most by any team since the 1992-93 Capitals (94) … The Avalanche’s blueline also lead all teams in points with a franchise-record 238, the most since the 1995-96 Red Wings had 240 … Colorado’s defensemen finished with 69 points (18g/51a) during the playoffs, the most by any blueline in a four-round postseason since the 1984-85 Oilers (77).

ONE MONTH AT A TIME
Colorado finished 8-3-0 in November, the 23rd consecutive month that the Avs have posted a .500 or better record in …. And 21 of those 23 months featured a winning record.

REVERSE RETRO JERSEY
The Avalanche debuted their adidas Reverse Retro 2022 ADIZERO jerseys in the Nov. 26th victory over the Dallas Stars … The 2022 Colorado Avalanche Reverse Retro uniform pays tribute to its home state by incorporating colors of the Colorado flag while reintroducing the original jersey design donned in the 1995 inaugural season … The Avs will wear the RR jersey four times this season: Nov. 26 vs. Dallas, Dec. 11 at St. Louis, Dec. 29 vs. Los Angeles and Jan. 2 vs. Vegas

DAYDREAM BELIEVER
Colorado will play nine afternoon games this season … The Avs finished 5-1-0 in day games last year, 3-0-0 at home and 2- 1-0 on the road … Colorado is 13-3-1 in day contests since the start of the 2019-20 campaign and 16-3-2 in home afternoon contests since 2017-18.

BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche will play 13 back-to-backs this season … They have competed in four back-to-backs so far, going 2-2-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.

POSTPONEMENT
The Avalanche and Predators game at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 25 was postponed due to a water main break that significantly impacted the event level at the arena … The contest has been rescheduled for April 14 as Colorado’s final game of the regular season – it’s the second half of a back-to-back, the Avs play Winnipeg at home on April 13.

CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE CHARTS
Nathan MacKinnon tied a career high with five points on Thursday night in Buffalo, his fifth career 5-point game to equal Michel Goulet and Marian Stastny for the fifth most such performances in franchise history … Thursday was MacKinnon’s 57th game with at least three points, tying Anton Stastny for fifth place in career three-point games … MacKinnon’s two goals Thursday moved him past Gabriel Landeskog (248) for sole possession of sixth place on the franchise’s all-time list with 250, just two away from Anton Stastny (252) for fifth … Nathan’s three assists moved him past Milan Hejduk (430) for fifth place on the career helpers list with 431 … Saturday night in Boston was MacKinnon’s 660th career game, passing Cody McLeod (659) for ninth place on the franchise’s all-time games played list.

CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE RECORDS PART II
Mikko Rantanen’s goal Thursday in Buffalo moved him past Matt Duchene (178) for ninth on the franchise’s all-time goals list with 179 … Rantanen’s effort was his 115th multi-point game, one behind Paul Stastny (116) for 11th in club history.

FINNISH FIREWORKS
Led by Nathan MacKinnon’s seven combined points (0g/7a) and Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick in the opener, the Avalanche swept the two-game NHL Global Series from the Blue Jackets in early November, out-scoring Columbus 11-4 … Colorado’s six goals in the 6-3 opening win set an NHL record for a single game outside of North America while the 11 combined goals were also the most over a two-game overseas series … Rantanen’s hat trick was just the third outside of North America in history, while MacKinnon’s four helpers that first night set a record for the most assists in a single game outside of North America … Alexandar Georgiev started and won both games, allowing four goals 71 shots (2.02 GAA, .944 Sv%) … His two victories already equal the record for career wins in games played overseas … MacKinnon’s seven assists and eight career points (he had one goal in the 2017 Global Series in Sweden) are both records for games played outside North America.

SCHEDULE NOTES
The Avs will play 26 games against their division foes, meeting Arizona, Dallas, Nashville, St. Louis Winnipeg four times each (two home/away) and Chicago (two home/one away) and Minnesota (one home/two away) three times apiece … Colorado will play 24 games versus the Pacific Division (three times each) and 32 against teams from the Eastern Conference (one home/away).

MILE HIGH MAINSTAY
Erik Johnson is in his 15th NHL season and 13th with the Avalanche … His 13 seasons rank fourth in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (20), Adam Foote (17) and Milan Hejduk (14), with Foote the only other defenseman on that list … Johnson is the longest current tenured athlete of any of Denver’s four major sports teams, followed by Gabriel Landeskog and Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon (both 12 seasons).

BEST SINCE 2019-20
The Avalanche are 150-61-20 (.693) since the start of the 2019-20 season, the most wins, points and best points percentage in the NHL … Only Tampa (49) has more playoff wins during that span

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH; AVS WIN STANLEY CUP
The Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup championship in 2022 following 1996 and 2001 … Colorado claimed its title by going 16-4 in the postseason, which included a pair of sweeps and defeating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning in six games during the Final … The Avs became the sixth team to win a Cup with four or fewer postseason losses since 1987 when the NHL went to four rounds of best-of-seven … And of those six only one team had fewer losses, the 1988 Oilers (two) … The Avalanche did not lose consecutive games all playoffs.

ALL I DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTER WHAT
The 2021-22 Avalanche equaled the NHL record for the most combined regular season/playoff wins with 72 (56 regular season, 16 playoff), a feat only three teams in NHL history had achieved before … The 2021-22 Avalanche joined the 1995-96 Red Wings, 1983-84 Oilers and 1976-77 Canadiens on that list.

RECORD REGULAR SEASON
The 2021-22 Avalanche set a franchise record with 56 wins and 119 points en route to winning their second straight division title and 11th since moving to Denver (13th in franchise history) … It marked the club’s first back-to-back division championships since their NHL-record run of nine straight from 1994-95 to 2002-03 … The Avs clinched the conference’s top spot despite facing a 10-point deficit behind the No. 1 seed on Dec. 3 … The last team to win their conference after overcoming a deficit of 10 or more points was the Rangers in 2014-15 (13) … After sweeping a back-to-back from Arizona on Jan. 15, the Avalanche remained in first place in the West over the final 106 days of the regular season … During a span of over two months from Feb 10–April 19, Colorado was first in the entire NHL for all but one day (68 out of 69)

TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
The 2021-22 Avalanche posted their best home season in franchise history with a 32-5-4 record (68 points) … Colorado tied Florida for the league lead in home points, ending with the most home points in the NHL for the second straight season after tying Penguins for league lead with 46 in 2020-21 … The Avs are just the third team over the last 30 years to post the league’s best home record in back-to-back seasons (outright or tie), joining the 2016 and 2017 Capitals and the 2007 and 2008 Red Wings … Colorado went 30-3-3 over its final 36 contests at Ball Arena … The Avs posted an 18-game home winning streak from Nov. 11–Jan. 30, the fifth longest run in NHL history … The club had a franchise record 22-game home point streak (20-0-2) from Oct. 30–Feb. 10, the NHL’s longest since 2013-14 (Anaheim, 20-0-2) … Colorado recently completed its best 60-game home stretch in franchise history going 49-5-6 (.867) from March 10, 2021 to October 19, 2022.

AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH, AINT NO VALLEY LOW
Colorado’s Stanley Cup championship came five years after a last-place finish in 2016-17 …. The Avs became the fifth team in the expansion era (1967-68) to win a title within five years of a last place finish and the first since the 2009 Penguins … Colorado won the Presidents’ Trophy the previous year in 2020-21, becoming the first NHL team to go from worst to first overall in four seasons or less since the Bruins in 1970-71.

DOWN BUT NEVER OUT
Ten of the Avalanche’s wins during the 2022 postseason were earned in come-from-behind fashion, including four thirdperiod comebacks … Colorado’s 10 comeback wins tied the 2009 Penguins for the most in NHL history … The Avs trailed in all four of their series-clinching victories, the first team in NHL history to do so.

ROAD, SWEET ROAD
The Avalanche finished a league-best 9-1 on the road during the 2022 postseason, tied for the fewest road losses by a Stanley Cup champion since 1987 (the 2012 Kings and 1995 Devils were both 10-1) … Colorado earned all four series-clinching wins on the road.

MAGIC YEAR FOR MAKAR
After becoming the first player in franchise history to win the Norris Trophy in 2021-22, Makar followed that up by winning
the 2022 Conn Smythe as playoff MVP … At 23 years, 239 days, he became the youngest defenseman in 52 years to win the
Conn Smythe and just the third overall to do so at age 23 or younger, joining Bobby Orr with the 1970 Bruins (22 years, 51
days) and Serge Savard with the 1969 Canadiens (23 years, 102 days) … Makar won the Conn Smythe just five days after
receiving his first Norris Trophy … He became the third player to win both awards in the same season, following Orr in 1970
and Nicklas Lidstrom in 2002 … Makar led the Avalanche and all NHL defensemen with 29 points (8g/21a) in 20 games, the
fourth-highest total by a defenseman in Stanley Cup Playoff history behind Paul Coffey (37) with the 1985 Oilers, Brian
Leetch (34) with the 1994 Rangers and Al MacInnis (31) with the 1989 Flames.

IN BEDNAR WE TRUST
Jared Bednar is in his seventh season as the Avalanche’s head coach … Hired on Aug. 25, 2016, he is the third-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Jon Cooper (March 25, 2013) and Mike Sullivan (Dec. 12, 2015) … Jared led the 2021-22 Avalanche to their most successful regular season in franchise history (56-19-7, 119 points) and continued that into the postseason with a 16-4 playoff mark en route to capturing the 2022 Stanley Cup … Bednar, who won a Calder Cup with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016 and a Kelly Cup with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2009, became the first individual to win a championship in the NHL, AHL and ECHL as a head coach … He is the winningest coach in Avalanche history with a 253-177-47 (.580) regular season record … Bednar owns a 40-22-1 (.635) record in 63 postseason games, the best playoff winning percentage among active coaches and the third highest all time (min 50 GP) behind Glen Sather (.706) and Toe Blake (.689).

TIP OF CAP
Gabriel Landeskog enters his 12th NHL season and 11th as team captain … Landeskog was the youngest captain in NHL history when he assumed the role at 19 years, 286 days on Sept. 4, 2012, a title he held for four years before Connor McDavid was given the ‘C’ by Edmonton at 19 years, 266 days on Oct. 5, 2016 … Landeskog is the second-longest serving captain in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (17 seasons, 16 consecutive) … Only three players have been captain of their current teams longer:

Sidney Crosby (PIT) ………………… 16th season (since 2007-08)
Jonathan Toews (CHI) …………….. 15th season (since 2008-09)
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) ……………… 14th season (since 2009-10)
Gabriel Landeskog (COL) …………11th season (since 2012-13)

SUPER JOE ACHIEVES RARE FIRST
General Manager (now President) Joe Sakic, who captained the Avalanche to a pair of titles in 1996 and 2001, became the first individual in league history to win a Stanley Cup as a captain and GM with the same organization … He was just the third to win a championship as a player and general manager with the same franchise, joining Serge Savard of the Canadiens and Milt Schmidt of the Bruins.

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NFL Transactions 12-7-22

​The following are the NFL transactions for Wednesday, December 7. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS

WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)

BUFFALO
    Stevenson, MarquezWRHouston   

HOUSTON
    Dwumfour, MichaelDTRutgers   


    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Thursday, 12/8/22


ASSIGNMENTS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

CLEVELAND
    Darden, JaelonWRNorth Texas   
         From TAMPA BAY

HOUSTON
    Stallworth, TaylorDTSouth Carolina   
         From KANSAS CITY


TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

DENVER
    Bailey, QuinnTArizona State   
    Harris, AnthonyDBVirginia   

LAS VEGAS
    Vickers, KendalDTTennessee   


NEW ORLEANS
    Soehner, DylanTEIowa State   

PHILADELPHIA
    Chachere, AndreDBSan Jose State   

TENNESSEE
    Carter, ToryRBLouisiana State   
    Okuayinonu, SamDEMaryland   

ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

BUFFALO
    Brewer, C.J.DTCoastal Carolina   
         From Buffalo Practice Squad

CLEVELAND
    Ragland, ReggieLBAlabama   
         From Las Vegas Practice Squad

DENVER
    Garcia, ElijahDTRice   
         From Los Angeles Rams Practice Squad

NEW YORK JETS
    Duvernay-Tardif, LaurentGMcGill   
         From New York Jets Practice Squad

TENNESSEE
    Reid, JohnDBPenn State   
         From Atlanta Practice Squad



RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS

CAROLINA
    Anderson, HenryDEStanford   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Non-Football Illness; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

CLEVELAND
    Schwartz, AnthonyWRAuburn   
         Reserve/Injured

DALLAS
    Smith, TyronTSouthern California   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

DETROIT
    Cephus, QuintezWRWisconsin   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

HOUSTON
    Arnold, GraylandDBBaylor   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Greenard, JonathanDEFlorida   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Parham, DonaldTEStetson University   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

MIAMI
    Eichenberg, LiamTNotre Dame   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

MINNESOTA
    Chandler, TyRBNorth Carolina   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Dantzler, CameronDBMississippi State   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Ellefson, BenTENorth Dakota State   
         Reserve/Injured
    Evans, AkaylebDBMissouri   
         Reserve/Injured

NEW YORK JETS
    Mitchell, MaxTLouisiana-Lafayette   
         Reserve/Non-Football Illness

PHILADELPHIA
    Maddox, AvonteDBPittsburgh   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

TAMPA BAY
    Britt, K.J.LBAuburn   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)

TENNESSEE
    McMath, RaceyWRLouisiana State   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)
    Molden, ElijahDBWashington   
         Reserve/Injured
    Thompson, JoshDBTexas   
         Status Changed to Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
         (Also see OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS)


PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS


ADDITIONS

BALTIMORE
    Keyes, ThakariusDBTulane   
    Victor, BinjimenWROhio State   

BUFFALO
    Broughton, CortezDTCincinnati   
         Exception

CINCINNATI
    Huber, KevinPCincinnati   
         Veteran

DALLAS
    Alexander, MackensieDBClemson   
         Veteran

NEW ORLEANS
    White, KevinWRWest Virginia   
         Veteran

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Mbaeteka, RoyTNo College   

NEW YORK JETS
    Schlueter, SamTMinnesota   

PHILADELPHIA
    Johnson, RoderickTFlorida State   
         Veteran
    Wilson, MarvinDTFlorida State   

PITTSBURGH
    Egbule, EmekeLBHouston   
         Exception

TAMPA BAY
    Hermanns, GrantTPurdue   
    Turner, NolanDBClemson   


CONTRACT TERMINATED BY CLUB

PITTSBURGH
    Teague, MasterRBOhio State   


CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER

ATLANTA
    Reid, JohnDBPenn State   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

BUFFALO
    Brewer, C.J.DTCoastal Carolina   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

LAS VEGAS
    Ragland, ReggieLBAlabama   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

LOS ANGELES RAMS
    Garcia, ElijahDTRice   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

NEW YORK JETS
    Duvernay-Tardif, LaurentGMcGill   
         (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)


OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS

PRACTICE PERIOD EXPIRED

ATLANTA
    Mayfield, JalenGMichigan   

LOS ANGELES RAMS
    Edwards, DavidGWisconsin   


RETURNED TO PRACTICE

CAROLINA
    Anderson, HenryDEStanford   
         Remains on Reserve/Non-Football Illness; Designated for Return
 DALLAS
    Smith, TyronTSouthern California   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

DETROIT
    Cephus, QuintezWRWisconsin   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

HOUSTON
    Arnold, GraylandDBBaylor   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
    Greenard, JonathanDEFlorida   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Parham, DonaldTEStetson University   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

MIAMI
    Eichenberg, LiamTNotre Dame   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

MINNESOTA
    Chandler, TyRBNorth Carolina   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
    Dantzler, CameronDBMississippi State   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

PHILADELPHIA
    Maddox, AvonteDBPittsburgh   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

TAMPA BAY
    Britt, K.J.LBAuburn   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

TENNESSEE
    McMath, RaceyWRLouisiana State   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return
    Thompson, JoshDBTexas   
         Remains on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return

A’s select first baseman Ryan Noda in Major League Rule 5 Draft

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A’s select first baseman Ryan Noda in Major League Rule 5 Draft

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics selected first baseman Ryan Noda from the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in the first round of the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft, the club announced today. The A’s also chose right-handed pitcher Joelvis Del Rosario from the Pittsburgh organization in the first round of the Triple-A Phase.

Noda was selected from the Triple-A Oklahoma City roster with the second overall pick of the Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft. The 26-year-old left-handed hitter was a non-roster invitee with the Dodgers last spring and batted .259 with 25 home runs, 90 RBI, and 20 stolen bases with Oklahoma City this season. Originally selected by the Blue Jays in the 15th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Cincinnati, Noda was traded to Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2021, as a player to be named later in the Aug. 31, 2020 Ross Stripling trade. Across five minor league seasons, he is batting .264 with a .407 on-base percentage, 94 home runs, 361 RBI, and 58 stolen bases in 555 games as a first baseman and outfielder.

Del Rosario, 21, was selected from the Single-A Bradenton roster in the first round of the Triple-A Phase of the Rule 5 Draft. The right-hander was signed by Pittsburgh out of the Dominican Republic on Jan. 25, 2018, and is 12-8 with a 3.40 ERA in 51 career games in the Pirates organization. He went 7-4 with a 3.68 ERA with 76 strikeouts and 25 walks in 20 games, including 19 starts, with Bradenton this season. 

The A’s did not have any players selected by other organizations in the Major League or Triple-A portions of the draft.

What To Look For – Week 14

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What To Look For – Week 14

PLAYOFF PUSH: Three teams can clinch a spot in the playoffs in Week 14 – the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (9-3) in the AFC and the MINNESOTA VIKINGS (10-2) and PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (11-1) in the NFC. For the full Week 14 playoff scenarios for each club, click here.

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 teams with the most consecutive division titles in NFL history:

TEAMDIVISION CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
New England PatriotsAFC East11 (2009-19)
Los Angeles RamsNFC West7 (1973-79)
   
Kansas City ChiefsAFC West6* (2016-21)
*Active streak

Quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES leads the way for Kansas City, ranking first in the league with 3,808 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes. With 192 passing yards at Denver on Sunday (4:05 PM ET, CBS), Mahomes will join 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.

Mahomes is 9-0 in nine career starts against Denver and can become the sixth quarterback since 1970 to win each of his first 10 career starts against an opponent.

Kansas City’s TRAVIS KELCE leads all tight ends this season with 77 receptions and 968 receiving yards, while tying for the league-lead among all players with a career-high 12 touchdown receptions. With 32 receiving yards on Sunday, Kelce will become the first tight end in NFL history with seven career seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards, having reached the mark in each season since 2016.

Since entering the league in 2013, Kelce ranks fifth in the NFL with 9,974 receiving yards. On Sunday, he can become the fifth tight end in 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).

With a win at Detroit on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Minnesota can clinch their first NFC North title since 2017. They have won nine of their last 10 games, with each win being decided by one score (eight points or fewer).

The Vikings can become the third team ever to win 10 games within a single season by eight points or fewer, joining the 2019 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS and 1978 HOUSTON OILERS.

With a win at the New York Giants on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Philadelphia can secure a postseason berth for the second-consecutive season and the fifth time in the past six seasons. The Eagles rank second in the league with 42 sacks, led by linebacker HAASON REDDICK, who has totaled nine sacks in his first season with the team.

After registering 11 sacks with Carolina in 2021 and a career-high 12.5 sacks with Arizona in 2020, Reddick can become 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.

— NFL —

CLASS OF 2020: Cincinnati quarterback JOE BURROW enters Week 14 ranked second in the league with 3,446 passing yards and tied for second with 25 touchdown passes. Last week, Burrow earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after passing for 286 yards and two touchdowns with a 126.6 passer rating. It marked his seventh game this season with a passer rating of 100-or-higher, tied for the second-most such games in the league.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback JUSTIN HERBERT has five games this season with a passer rating of 100-or-higher, including in two of his past three games.

Since each entered the NFL in 2020, both Burrow and Herbert have 20 career games with a passer rating of 100-or higher, tied for the third-most such games ever by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history. Only DAK PRESCOTT (24 games) and RUSSELL WILSON (24) have more.

The players with the most games with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in their first three seasons in NFL history:

PLAYERTEAMGAMES WITH 100+ RATING
Dak PrescottDallas24
Russell WilsonSeattle24
Joe BurrowCincinnati20*
Justin HerbertL.A. Chargers20*
Lamar JacksonBaltimore20
Patrick MahomesKansas City20
*In third season

In 38 career games, Burrow has totaled 72 touchdown passes and 10 rushing touchdowns. With three touchdown passes against Cleveland on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS), he will join ANDREW LUCK (86 passing, 12 rushing) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 75 touchdown passes and 10 rushing touchdowns in their first three seasons in.

Burrow can also become the fifth player since 1970 with at least 75 touchdown passes in his first 40 career games, joining PATRICK MAHOMES (101 touchdown passes) and JUSTIN HERBERT (82), as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers DAN MARINO (90) and KURT WARNER (86). 

— NFL —

RAIDERS ARE ROLLING: The LAS VEGAS RAIDERS have won three consecutive games, led by wide receiver DAVANTE ADAMS and running back JOSH JACOBS on offense. Adams has recorded at least 125 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in four of the past five games, while Jacobs has totaled at least 150 scrimmage yards in each of the past three weeks.

Since entering the NFL in 2014, Adams – who turns 30 on December 24 – ranks third in the league with 748 receptions. With two catches at the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, Prime Video), Adams will become the third player ever with at least 750 receptions prior to his 30th birthday, joining DEANDRE HOPKINS (789 receptions) and LARRY FITZGERALD (764).

Thursday night will mark Adams’ 40th-career regular-season game in primetime (games starting 7:00 PM ET or later). With a touchdown reception, he will become the seventh player ever with at least 30 career touchdown receptions in primetime games.

The players with the most touchdown receptions in primetime games in NFL history:

PLAYERPRIMETIME TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
Jerry RiceHOF46
Randy MossHOF44
Terrell OwensHOF34
Antonio Brown31
Jimmy Graham31
Jason Witten30
  
Davante Adams29

Adams has eclipsed 100 receiving yards in each of his past six games in primetime, already the longest such streak in the Super Bowl era.

Jacobs leads the NFL with 1,634 scrimmage yards and 1,303 rushing yards this season and ranks tied for third with 10 rushing touchdowns. Last week marked his fifth game this season with at least 140 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.

If Jacobs rushes for 140 yards and a touchdown on Thursday night, he will become the sixth player in the Super Bowl era to reach those marks in six games within a single season. Each of the previous five players to accomplish the feat won Associated Press Most Valuable Player that season.

The players with the most games with at least 140 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in a single season in the Super Bowl era:

PLAYERTEAMSEASONGAMES
Adrian Peterson*Minnesota20127
Shaun Alexander*Seattle20056
Terrell DavisHOF*Denver19986
Walter PaytonHOF*Chicago19776
O.J. SimpsonHOF*Buffalo19736
    
Josh JacobsLas Vegas20225
*Won Associated Press Most Valuable Player   

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RECEIVING RECORDS: Buffalo wide receiver STEFON DIGGS ranks second in the NFL this season with 91 receptions and third with 1,202 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions.

With nine catches against the New York Jets on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS), Diggs will become the sixth player ever to record at least 100 receptions and 1,200 receiving yards in three-or-more consecutive seasons. He can become the first player to ever accomplish the feat in each of his first three seasons with a team.

The players with at least 100 receptions and 1,200 receiving yards in the most consecutive seasons in NFL history:

PLAYERTEAMCONSECUTIVE SEASONS
Antonio BrownPittsburgh6 (2013-18)
Marvin HarrisonHOFIndianapolis4 (1999-2002)
Herman MooreDetroit3 (1995-97)
Jerry RiceHOFSan Francisco3 (1994-96)
Michael ThomasNew Orleans3 (2017-19)
   
Stefon DiggsBuffalo2* (2020-21)
*Active streak

Last week, Seattle wide receiver DK METCALF recorded eight receptions for 127 receiving yards and a touchdown, his third consecutive game with at least 70 receiving yards. On the season, he has totaled 67 catches, 798 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions.

With 102 receiving yards against Carolina on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, FOX), Metcalf will become the fifth player since 1970 to record at least 900 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions in each of his first four seasons.

The players with at least 900 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions in the most consecutive seasons to begin a career since 1970:

PLAYERTEAMCONSECUTIVE SEASONS
Randy MossHOFMinnesota6 (1998-2003)
A.J. GreenCincinnati5 (2011-15)
Joey GallowaySeattle4 (1995-98)
Michael ThomasNew Orleans4 (2016-19)
   
DK MetcalfSeattle3* (2019-21)
*Active streak

— NFL —

SMALLER BEAR, BIGGER NUMBERS: San Francisco defensive lineman NICK BOSA leads the NFL with 14.5 sacks this season and tied a career high with three sacks in Week 13.

On Sunday against Tampa Bay (4:25 PM ET, FOX), Bosa, who recorded 15.5 sacks last season, can become the fifth player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, to record at least 15 sacks in two of his first four NFL seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers REGGIE WHITE (three seasons with at least 15 sacks), RICHARD DENT (two) and ANDRE TIPPETT (two) as well as J.J. WATT (two).

The players with at least 15 sacks in two-or-more of their first four NFL seasons since 1982:

PLAYERTEAMSEASONS
Reggie WhiteHOFPhiladelphia3 (1986-88)
Richard DentHOFChicago2 (1984-85)
Andre TippettHOFNew England2 (1984-85)
J.J. WattHouston2 (2012, 2014)
   
Nick BosaSan Francisco1* (2021)
*Has 14.5 sacks in fourth season

Bosa, who turned 25 years old in October, can join Pro Football Hall of Famers RICHARD DENT and ANDRE TIPPETT as the only players under the age of 26 to register at least 15 sacks in consecutive seasons since 1982.

White Sox select pitcher Nick Avila in Rule 5 Draft

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White Sox select pitcher Nick Avila in Rule 5 Draft

SAN DIEGO – The Chicago White Sox have selected right-handed pitcher Nick Avila from the San Francisco organization in the major-league phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

Avila, 25, went 4-2 with a 1.14 ERA (7 ER/55.1 IP), .206 (40-194) opponents average, 0.98 WHIP, 16 saves and 58 strikeouts (9.4 per 9.0 IP) over 47 relief appearances between Class High A Eugene and Class AA Richmond in the Giants farm system in 2022. From June 14-August 9, he held opponents scoreless over 15.0 IP in 15 games. Avila made one relief appearance in the Eastern League playoffs, tossing 3.0 scoreless IP with six strikeouts for Richmond.

The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Avila has gone 9-11 with a 3.66 ERA (65 ER/159.2 IP), 16 saves and 150 strikeouts in 82 appearances (16 starts) over three career minor-league seasons. He has posted a career 3.06 strikeout-to-walk ratio (49 BB).

The Modesto, Calif. native was selected by San Francisco in the 26th round of the June 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of California State University of Long Beach.

With the move, the White Sox 40-man roster increases to 37.

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