NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (15-5-6) at Dallas Stars (14-6-5)

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December 6, 2022

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (15-5-6) at Dallas Stars (14-6-5)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Tampa Bay 4 – OTL
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
TOR Goals: Marner (SH), Nylander, Marner (PP)
TBL Goals: Namestnikov, Kucherov, Colton, Killorn (OTW)
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 29/33, .879 SV%
TBL Goaltender: Vasilevskiy, 36/39, .923 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-5
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-6
Player Notes: – Mitch Marner scored shorthanded for the Maple Leafs during the
second period and added a power play goal in the third period. Marner
extended his point streak to 19 games where he has posted 26 points
(9G, 17A). With a 19-game point streak, Marner set a new franchise
record for the longest point streak during a single season. Marner has
scored in five-consecutive games (6G). Marner recorded the fifth
shorthanded goal of his NHL career.

Auston Matthews posted the primary assist on William Nylander’s
goal. Matthews extended his point streak to five games where he has
posted seven points (3G, 4A).
Michael Bunting registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal.
Bunting extended his point streak to five games where he has
recorded six assists. Bunting tied the longest assist streak of his NHL
career, which he has recorded on two occasions both during the 2021-
22 season.
The Maple Leafs are 1-6 in overtime this season.
The Maple Leafs have collected at least one point through their last 11
games (8-0-3) and have earned at least one point through their last
eight road games (6-0-2).

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Dallas: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Dallas: 2-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 15-5-6
Toronto Road Record: 7-3-3

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will take on the Dallas Stars tonight in the second of two matchups between the clubs
this season. Toronto earned a 3-2 overtime win in their first game of the season against the Stars on Oct.
20 at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs have won four-straight road games against Dallas and have
won seven of their last 10 road matchups. Entering tonight’s game, the Maple Leafs have collected at
least one point through their last 11 games (8-0-3) and at least one point through their last eight road
games (6-0-2).

NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Opponent: vs. Los Angeles Kings
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 4, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Semyon Der-Arguchintsev from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

November 30, 2022 The Maple Leafs have activated goaltender Ilya Samsonov from injured reserve. Goaltender Erik Källgren has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

November 23, 2022 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Conor Timmins in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes.

INJURY REPORT
Jordie Benn Upper Body (IR)
TJ Brodie Oblique (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Calle Järnkrok Groin (IR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Morgan Rielly Knee (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. DALLAS STARS
First Matchup between Clubs: November 11, 1967 (Toronto 1 vs. Minnesota 2)
All-Time Record: 100-92-28-1 (221 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 57-39-17-0 (113 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 43-53-11-1 (108 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 7, 2022 (Toronto 4 at Dallas 3 – OTW)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. DALLAS STARS:
Games Played: Mark Giordano (41), Wayne Simmonds (31), John Tavares (21)
Goals: John Tavares (9), Auston Matthews (8), Wayne Simmonds (7)
Assists: Mark Giordano (15), Mitch Marner (14), John Tavares (13)
Points: John Tavares (22), Mark Giordano (19), Mitch Marner (16)
Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (47), Mark Giordano (28), Alexander Kerfoot (10)

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 23.8%
Power Play Goal Leader: 7 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 14 – Tavares (7G, 7A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 78.3%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Järnkrok, Giordano, Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Marner (1G, 1A), Kämpf (2A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 3rd of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 14
Record in first game of back-toback 2-3-0
Record in second game of back-toback 4-0-1
December games 2nd of 12 (5 home, 7 road)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 4, 2022 – STARS 5 vs. WILD 6 (shootout)
Down 5-1 in the opening minute of the third period, the Stars staged an incredible comeback by scoring four unanswered goals to earn them a point in an eventual 6-4 shootout defeat against the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center on Sunday. The Stars became the second team in as many seasons to overcome a four-goal, third-period deficit to at least tie the game. The Florida Panthers, who eventually won the game, did so against the New Jersey Devils on April 2, 2022. Led by a three-goal four-point effort from Roope Hintz (3-1—4), a three-assist performance from Joe Pavelski (0-3—3) and two-point nights from Jason Robertson (1-1—2) and Mason Marchment (1-1—2), the Stars have earned at least one point in the standings in 10 of their past 11 games (6-1-4). Hintz’ hat trick was the second three-goal game of his career, while his four points matched a personal best first established on April 8, 2021 at Chicago (1-3—4). Pavelski assisted on three of Dallas’ four third-period goals to match the franchise record for most in a single period – a feat last achieved by Tyler Seguin on April 2, 2022 (0-3—3 in the first period). Robertson, meanwhile, extended his point streak to 18 consecutive games, which is two games shy of the franchise mark of 20 set by Brian Bellows from Jan. 11-Feb. 21, 1986 with the Minnesota North Stars. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made his 16th start and stopped 12 of 16 shots in 39:50 TOT. Scott Wedgewood came on in relief and turned aside 14 of 15 in the shootout defeat.
PP: 0-4 | PK: 3-4 | SF: 35 | SA: 31 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (30:05 – game/season high) | Attendance: 18,120
Three Stars: 1. MIN – K. Kaprizov 2. DAL – R. Hintz 3. DAL – J. Robertson

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue., Dec. 6, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center ESPN+/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 8, 2022 Ottawa Senators 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 Detroit Red Wings 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Dec. 12, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 p.m. PPG Paints Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Dec. 13, 2022 New Jersey Devils 6 p.m. Prudential Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas
Nov. 18 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 29 – Loaned forward Fredrik Karlstrom to Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14

NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: Dallas’ five-game homestand continues Tuesday with a matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs at American Airlines Center. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: ESPN+, HULU, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This wraps up the two-game season series between the Stars and Leafs, which opened with a 3-2 OT victory for Toronto on Oct. 20 at Scotiabank Arena. Dallas enters tonight’s contest with a 14-6-5 record (33 points), including a 7-2-3 mark at home. They remain atop the Central Division and share fourth in the Western Conference with 14 regulation/overtime wins. Following tonight’s game, the Stars will host Ottawa on Thursday and Detroit on Saturday before embarking on a five-game road trip.

TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS
Tonight’s game between the Stars and Maple Leafs marks the first game in NHL history to feature two players enter the contest with an active point streak of at least 18 consecutive games. (Jason Robertson – 18 & Mitchell Marner – 19).

THE BLUE CHANNEL

The Stars are 0-0-1 thus far against the Maple Leafs this season.
Forwards Luke Glendening (1-0—1) and Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) lit the lamp in Dallas’ 3-2 overtime defeat in Toronto on Oct. 20, while forwards Radek Faksa (0-1—1), Mason Marchment (0-1—1), Wyatt Johnston (0-1—1) and defenseman Nils Lundkvist (0-1—1) picked up assists.
The Stars have earned points in six of the past 11 home games (4-5-2) against Toronto, while the team owns an 11-8-2 record over its last 21 games against the Maple Leafs at American Airlines Center.
Dallas is 93-95-33 all-time vs. Toronto, including a 54-41-13 mark at home.
Forward Tyler Seguin leads the Stars and ranks 13th among active NHL skaters in career scoring vs. Toronto with 35 points (17-18—35) in 33 games. The Brampton, Ontario native enters Tuesday’s matchup with 16 points (7-9—16) in his past 11 games against the Maple Leafs.
Forward Joe Pavelski has 23 points (13-10—23) in 20 career games vs. Toronto.
Captain Jamie Benn has five points (3-2—5) in his previous eight games overall against Toronto. In his career, Benn has registered 14 points (6-8—14) in 20 games against the Maple Leafs.
Forward Mason Marchment began his NHL with Maple Leafs, signing as an undrafted free agent on March 17, 2018. He appeared in four games with the Maple Leafs in 2019-20, earning one assist (0-1–1).
Marchment made appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, both with Toronto, adding 16 points (10-6—16) in 33 games and becoming a Calder Cup Champion in 2018.
Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston, a Toronto native, played for the Toronto Marlboros Hockey Club in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) as a youth.
Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 0-1-0 with a 3.06 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in one career appearance against the Maple Leafs.
In four career appearances vs. Toronto, netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-1-2 with a 4.12 GAA and .890 SV%.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Oct. 20: Maple Leafs 3 vs. Stars 2 (OT) at Scotiabank Arena
Dec. 6 vs. Toronto

NEW MONTH, NEW ACCOLADE

Forward Jason Robertson was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Dec. 4 after sharing the league lead with five goals in three outings (5-1—6) to power the Stars (14-6-5, 33 points) to a 2-0-1 week.
He scored once in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 28, followed by his third career hat trick – including the game-winning goal – in a 5-0 triumph against the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 1. Robertson closed the week with two points (1-1—2), as well as a shootout tally, as Dallas erased a four-goal third-period deficit in an eventual 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 4.
It’s the third time this season Robertson has been named an NHL Star of the Week, and it comes just a week after the 23-year-old was named the league’s First Star for the month of November. (More on that below).

BRIGHTEST STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star for the month of November after leading the league with 15 goals and 26 points in 14 games (15-11—26) to power the Central Division-leading Stars to an 8-3-3 November.
Robertson, who became the first player in franchise history to top the league in both goals and points during a calendar month, found the scoresheet in each of his 14 November appearances to extend his point streak to 16 contests (now 18 as of Dec. 6) dating to Oct. 27 (17-12—29)

– the second-longest such stretch in franchise history (1967-present) behind Brian Bellows’ 20-game run from Jan. 11–Feb. 21, 1986 (11-18—29).

Robertson’s November goal and point totals also ranked second for a single month in franchise history, behind Dino Ciccarelli’s 16 tallies in March 1986 (14 GP) and Tom McCarthy’s 27 points in November 1983 (12-15—27 in 13 GP).
Overall, Robertson recorded multiple points in nine of his 14 outings and a quartet of multi-goal performances, highlighted by three straight such games from Nov. 21-25 (6-1—7).
*Robertson’s point streak is currently at 18 games. (More on that below).

YOU’VE GOT THIS SILLY WAY OF KEEPING ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT

Robertson extended his career-best point streak to 18 consecutive games with a multi-point (1-1—2) performance on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota.
Robertson has 21 goals and 34 points (21-13—34) over that span, which is the second-longest point streak in franchise history (1967-present). Only Brian Bellows’ 20-game point streak from Jan. 11-Feb. 21, 1986 with the Minnesota North Stars is longer.
Only two active players have recorded a longer point streak age 23 or younger: Paul Stastny (20 GP in 2006-07), Sidney Crosby (19 GP 2007-08 & 16 GP in 2008-09).
Robertson holds the second longest point streak in the NHL this season, behind only Mitchell Marner’s active 19-game run.
He has goals in 15 of his 18 games on his current point streak and has 12 multi-point efforts over that span, including three consecutive multi-goal performances (Nov. 21 vs. Colorado, Nov. 23 vs. Chicago and Nov. 25 vs. Winnipeg).

Below is a look at Robertson’s past 18 games
DATE G A P
Dec. 4 vs. MIN 1 1 2
Dec. 1 vs. ANA 3 0 3
Nov. 28 @ STL 1 0 1
Nov. 26 @ COL 0 1 1
Nov. 25 vs. WPG 2 1 3
Nov. 23 vs. CHI 2 0 2
Nov. 21 vs. COL 2 0 2
Nov. 19 vs. NYI 1 0 1
Nov. 17 @ FLA 0 1 1
Nov. 15 @ TBL 1 1 2
Nov. 13 @ PHI 1 1 2
Nov. 11 vs. SJS 0 2 2
Nov. 8 @ WPG 1 0 1
Nov. 5 @ EDM 1 2 3
Nov. 3 @ ARI 2 0 2
Nov. 1 vs. LA 1 2 3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR 1 1 2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH 1 0 1
TOTAL: 21 13 34

Robertson has the outright lead in goals (23) and ranks third in points (23-18—41), trailing only Connor McDavid (48 points) and Leon Draisaitl (42 points) in that category.
Robertson recorded his third career hat trick (3-0—3) in a 5-0 victory vs. Anaheim on Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center.
He joined Kirill Kaprizov, Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne, Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mario Lemieux as players to score at least 80 goals in the first 152 career NHL games.
With 54 goals dating to Jan. 1, Robertson surpassed Auston Matthews (52) for the most goals in the 2022 calendar year so far.
Robertson has recorded three hat tricks since his debut season in 2019-20, surpassing Jamie Benn (2) for the most by a Stars player of that span.
Robertson had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
Robertson has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week twice already this season for the weeks ending Nov. 27 and Nov. 6.
The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (81-85—166 in 153 GP).

I GOT THE MIC AND YOU GOT THE MOSH PIT

Forward Roope Hintz (3-1—4) recorded his second career hat trick and tied his career high for points in a game on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota.
Hintz’ three-goal effort gave the Stars two consecutive games with hat tricks (Jason Robertson, Dec. 1 vs. ANA).
He shares third on the team in multi-point games (8 with Joe Pavelski) behind Jason Robertson (14) and Jamie Benn (10).
Hintz has six points in his past two games (3-3—6) and 23 points in his previous 17 overall (9-14—23).
The 26-year-old has skated in 24 contests this season with Dallas and ranks second on the club with 30 points (11-19—30). Among team leaders, he ranks first in assists (19), co-leads in shorthanded goals (1) and shares second in game-winning goals (2). He’s also tied for second in plus-minus (+16), ranks second among forwards in TOI/GP (17:07) and third in power-play TOI/GP (2:32).
He had a 10-game point streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 17, tallying 15 points (6-9—15) over that span including four multi-point efforts.
With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17 at Florida, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1967-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
Hintz is one of four players on the Stars to have a shorthanded goal this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).
On Nov. 29 the Stars signed forward Hintz to an eight-year contract extension, which begins in the 2023-24 season and runs through the 2030-31 campaign. The eight-year contract extension is worth $67.6 million and has an average annual value (AAV) of $8.45 million.
In five NHL seasons, Hintz has earned 200 points (91-109—200) in 263 career NHL games. He’s tied for sixth in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) with six career shorthanded goals and shares 10th with 18 career game-winning goals.

THERE’S JUST A FEW THINGS I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Forward Joe Pavelski (0-3—3) assisted on three of Dallas’ four third-period goals on Sunday vs. Minnesota to match the franchise record for most in a single period – a feat last achieved by Tyler Seguin on April 2, 2022 (0-3—3 in the first period).
Pavelski (38 years, 146 days) also became the third player in franchise history (1967-present) to register three points in a period at age 38 or older, joining Dean Prentice (40 years, 65 days) on Dec. 9, 1972 and Sergei Gonchar (39 years, 245 days) on Dec. 14, 2013.
He passed Chris Chelios (948) for 12th all-time in points among U.S.-born skaters with an assist against the Ducks on Dec. 1.
With his 157th career power-play goal scored on Nov. 26 at Colorado, Pavelski tied Mike Modano for the fourth most by a U.S.-born player. (Jeremy Roenick is third all-time with 184 PPG). It marked Pavelski’s 10th goal of the season and the 431st of his NHL career.
With 431 career NHL goals, Pavelski needs two more to tie Patrick Kane (434) for seventh all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. Kane is also the only active U.S.-born skater to have more goals than Pavelski.
Pavelski has eight multi-point games on the season and 44 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Jason Robertson (50) and Roope Hintz (48).
Pavelski has points (6-15—21) in 13 in his past 17 games and has earned at least one point in 16 of 25 overall (10-18—28).
Through 25 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native shares third on the Stars in goals (10), ranks third in points (10-18—28) and shares second in assists (18). He also leads the club in plus-minus (+18), ranks third in even-strength points (5-14—19) and ranks sixth in even-strength goals (5).

YOU KNOW HOW I DO

Captain Jamie Benn has 15 points (6-9—15) over his past 12 games and 26 points (10-16—26) overall (25 GP).
With the most points in a single month in his career (10-13—23), Benn trailed only Jason Robertson (15-11—26) for the most points by any player in the NHL during the month of November. He also ranked fifth during that time in goals (10).
Benn registered his 10th multi-point game of the season with a two-assist night (0-2—2) against St. Louis on Nov. 28.
Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
Among team leaders, the 33-year-old shares third in goals (10), ranks fourth in points (10-16—26) and is tied for fourth in assists (16). He also ranks second in power-play points (11) and third in power-play goals (4).
In the dot, Benn ranks second on the club in faceoff wins (163), faceoffs taken (265) and faceoff win percentage (61.5%).

I STILL KNOW EVERYTHING, I STILL KNOW…

Defenseman Miro Heiskanen enters Tuesday’s game with points in four of his past five games (1-6—7).
Heiskanen had season-high three points (0-3—3) in the Stars’ win over Anaheim on Dec. 1, giving him 19 points (3-16—19) in 22 games this season.
The 23-year-old leads shares fifth on the Stars and 13th among NHL defensemen in points (19). He also paces the Stars and ranks seventh in the league in TOI/GP (25:03).
Three games shy of 300 in his career, Heiskanen has 36 goals, 114 assists and 150 points in his NHL career while averaging 24:10 over that span.

‘CAUSE I’M A WISHFUL THINKER WITH THE BEST INTENTIONS

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

I NEVER SAID I’D TAKE THIS LYING DOWN

Defensemen Esa Lindell and Colin Miller are among the league’s leaders in plus-minus for defensemen.
Lindell, who is +9 over his past nine games and has finished with a plus or even rating in 21 of his 25 games this season, ranks fourth among league blueliners with a +16 rating.
The Vantaa, Finland native tied his single game high with a +4 rating on Nov. 3 at Arizona.
Lindell shares second on the squad in hits (45), ranks third in blocked shots (36) and ranks second among Stars defensemen with nine points (2-7—9) in 25 games.
The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.
Miller, who has finished with a plus or even rating in 20 of his 24 games this season, shares seventh among NHL d-men with a +14 rating and is +7 over his past eight games.
Among team leaders, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native ranks fourth overall in hits (39) and shares fifth in blocked shots (22).

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (12-9-4) at Winnipeg Jets (15-7-1)

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December 6, 2022

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (12-9-4) at Winnipeg Jets (15-7-1)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 25
F Aleksander Barkov | Games Missed: 5
F Anton Lundell | Games Missed: 1
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 52

LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Kraken 1 – Dec. 3 – Climate Pledge Arena
FLA Goals: Verhaeghe (13, 14-PPG), Tkachuk (12-PPG), Heponiemi (1), Forsling (4-PPG)
SEA Goals: McCann (11)
FLA Goalie: Knight (W) – 35 Saves
SEA Goalie: Grubauer (L) – 23 Saves
FLA Shots: 28
SEA Shots: 36
Notes: Florida earned its first-ever win against Seattle…Spencer Knight appeared in his 50th NHL game…Sam Bennett notched three assists, his second straight multi-point game (2-3-5)…Carter Verhaeghe recorded his team-leading fifth multi-goal game (2-0-2)…Matthew Tkachuk scored for the second consecutive game (1-1-2), extending his point streak to two games (2-3-5)…Gustav Forsling (1-0-1) tallied a goal for the second time in as many games (2-1-3)…Eric Staal and Eetu Luostarinen each notched an assist for the second straight game (0-2-2)…Nick Cousins matched his career high with a game-high six shots on goal…11 Panthers skaters registered at least one point…FLA PP: 3-4, FLA PK: 2-2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

Dec. 5: F Zac Dalpe and D Matt Kiersted recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
Dec. 4: F Patric Hornqvist placed on LTIR | F Chris Tierney recalled from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis
Nov. 27: F Aleksi Heponiemi recalled from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis

PANTHERS vs. JETS
ALL-TIME vs. WPG: 39-37-5-13
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. WPG: 16-19-4-7
2021-22 vs. WPG: 2-0-0

CATS STATS

Matthew Tkachuk has registered 16 points (7-9-16) over 21 career games vs. Winnipeg.
Eric Staal has amassed 67 career points (28-39-67) over 83 games against the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers.

CATS AND JETS
Tonight the Panthers will wrap up their five-game road trip in Winnipeg where they will face off against the Jets for the first time this season. Florida swept their two-game season series with Winnipeg in 2021-22, and they have won three of their past four matchups, including in each of their last two visits to Canada Life Centre. Last season, the Cats outscored the Jets 11-4 over their two matchups, led by Sam Reinhart (0-4-4). Nine different Panthers logged at least two points over the two games against Winnipeg.

MO’ RETURNS
Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice will return to Winnipeg for the first time tonight. He spent nine seasons (2013-14 to 2021-22) as Winnipeg’s head coach, and owns the Winnipeg Jets franchise record for games coached (600) and wins (315). He led the Jets to the Western Conference Final in 2017-18, and earned a postseason berth in five of his seven full seasons at the helm.

POWER UP
The Panthers logged three power-play goals Dec. 3 at SEA, the second time they have produced three in one game this season. Florida was the fifth team to register at least two games with three PPGs this season. The Panthers 20 power-play tallies are tied for 10th-most among NHL teams following games played Dec. 4, and since Nov. 23, Florida has converted at a 30.4% rate on the power play. Their seven PPGs over that span rank tied for fifth-most among NHL clubs.

QUICK STRIKES
Carter Verhaeghe tallied two goals in a :26 second span Dec. 3 at SEA, tied for the third-fastest two goals by one player in franchise history. Florida’s first three goals scored by Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling and Ryan Lomberg Dec. 1 at VAN came :59 seconds apart in the first period, establishing a new franchise record for the fastest three goals scored in a game in franchise history. The previous mark had been 1:02 set by Bryan McCabe, Rostislav Olesz and Dominic Moore in a 6-2 win Nov. 18, 2009 at Buffalo. Florida’s three tallies also represented the fastest three goals scored by any team this season.

PUCKS ON NET
Florida leads all NHL clubs with 965 total shots on goal this season. The Panthers pace all teams in shots on goal per game both overall (38.6) and on the road (38.0), and have logged at least 40 shots on goal 10 times in 2022-23.

CHUCKIE’S CHEESE
Matthew Tkachuk has produced five points (2-3-5) over his past two games. Through his first 23 games with Florida, Tkachuk leads the team in assists (22), points (34), even-strength points (23), power-play points (11), multi-point games (12) and shots on goal (98). He also paces Florida with 18 road points (7-11-18) over 13 games away from FLA Live Arena this season. It took him just 22 games to reach the 30-point mark, the fewest games required to achieve 30 points with the team in franchise history. The 24-year-old posted a point in five straight games (4-6-10) from Nov. 15-23, his second point streak of five games this season. His two points (1-1-2) Nov. 23 vs. BOS represented his 100th career multi-point game. Tkachuk led Florida with a plus-four rating Nov. 15 vs. WSH, the second time this season he has posted such a rating. His first assist in the game marked his 400th NHL point. Per NHL stats, Tkachuk was the second player from the NHL Draft to reach the mark, joining fellow American Auston Matthews (266-206—472 in 423 GP). He required the fourth-fewest games to reach 400 points among active American-born NHLers.

EK’S GON’ GIVE IT TO YA
Aaron Ekblad logged an assist, one blocked shot and a game-high 27:17 TOI Dec. 3 at SEA to tie Keith Yandle for second-most assists by a Florida blueliner and match Dmitry Kulikov (610) for most blocked shots in franchise history since the stat began being tracked by the NHL in 2005-06. He logged his 200th NHL assist Nov. 29 at CGY to cap his point streak at five games (3-4-7 from Nov. 20-29), tied for the longest by a Panthers skater this season. He was the third blueliner to reach 200 assists with Florida. Ekblad notched his 199th career assist Nov. 28 at EDM for his 300th NHL point (101-198-299). He was the first Panthers defenseman to reach the mark with Florida and the first blueliner from the 2014 draft class to post 300 points. He scored his 100th career goal Nov. 23 vs. BOS and produced a season-high three points (1-2-3). He is the first defenseman in franchise history to reach 100 goals. Ekblad scored his 100th NHL goal in his 563rd game, and per NHL stats only Erik Karlsson (477 GP) hit the mark in fewer games among all active defensemen. The Windsor, Ontario native is six games shy of surpassing Robert Svehla (573) for most games played by a defenseman in club history.

Most Assists by Defensemen in Franchise History

Robert Svehla 229
T-2. Keith Yandle 201
T-2. Aaron Ekblad 201

BENNY AND THE CATS
Forward Sam Bennett matched his career high with three assists Dec. 3 at SEA, and he logged his second multi-goal game of the season (2-0-2) Dec. 1 at VAN. He has amassed 16 points (6-10-16) over his past 13 contests. He also produced three assists while skating in his 500th NHL game Nov. 17 vs. DAL. Bennett scored two goals (2-0-2) Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton, which extended his goal/point streak to three games (4-1-5). His five third-period tallies are tied for the team lead with Matthew Tkachuk. He has registered eight multi-point games this season, tied with Carter Verhaeghe for second-most on the team. The Holland Landing, Ontario native’s 77 shots on goal are also tied for second-most on the team with Verhaeghe and his 61 hits lead Florida forwards.

MR. CARTER
Forward Carter Verhaeghe tallied his team-leading fifth multi-goal game tonight at SEA. His goals came :26 seconds apart, tied for the third-fastest two goals scored by one player in franchise history. He paces Florida in goals (14) and even-strength goals (11) and he has produced 22 points (14-8-22) over 25 games in 2022-23, which ranks second on the team. He posted a point in four straight games from Nov. 3-9 (4-3-7). Over his past 17 games, Verhaeghe has amassed 11 goals and 17 points (11-6-17). The Toronto, Ontario native’s eight total multi-point games and 17 even-strength points each rank tied for second-most on Florida with Sam Bennett.

‘HART OF GOLD
Forward Sam Reinhart produced at least one point in five consecutive games (2-5-7) from Nov. 23-Dec. 1, tied for the longest point streak on Florida this season. He scored a power-play goal in three consecutive games from Nov. 15-19, behind only Anthony Duclair and Evgenii Dadonov (4 games each) for the longest PPG streak in franchise history. Reinhart’s five power-play tallies are the most on Florida this season, and he has logged seven power-play points. He recorded his first two goals of the season Nov. 6 at ANA and led Florida with seven shots on goal in the game. He has produced 13 points (7-6-13) over his past 14 games. The West Vancouver, B.C. native scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout against James Reimer Nov. 3 at SJS.

MONTOUR OF DUTY
Brandon Montour has produced 21 points (5-16-21) through his first 23 games of 2022-23. With his assist Nov. 28 at EDM, he surpassed Aaron Ekblad (22 GP, 2021-22) for the fewest games to reach the 20-point mark in a season among Panthers blueliners in club history. Montour has notched an assist in six of his past 10 games (0-6-6), and he has amassed 13 points (1-12-13) over his past 13 games. The Brantford, Ontario native leads Florida blueliners in assists and points. Montour’s seven points from Nov. 6-9 tied Bryan McCabe (1-6-7, March 3-6, 2010) for the most points in a two-game span by a Panthers defenseman in club history. He matched his career high with four points (1-3-4) Nov. 6 at ANA, also tying the franchise record for single-game points by a defenseman. He became the eighth blueliner in club history to post four points in a regular season game, and he skated a career-high 30:41 total time on ice Nov. 3 at SJS.

JUST THE TWO OF GUS
Defenseman Gustav Forsling has scored a goal in each of his past two games, producing three points (2-1-3) over his past three contests. He registered his 10th career multi-assist game (0-2-2) Nov. 26 vs. STL. All 10 of his multi-assist performances have come with Florida. Forsling has amassed 18 points (4-14-18) over 25 games in 2022-23, including 14 even-strength points which are the most among Panthers defensemen. Forsling notched an assist in five straight games (0-6-6) from Nov. 12-20, the longest assist/point streak of his career. He also posted a four-game assist/point streak earlier this season (1-4-5, 4GP Oct. 15-21). He logged a career-high seven shots on goal Nov. 1 at ARI. His 75 total shots this season are the most among Panthers blueliners.

OH WHAT A KNIGHT
Goaltender Spencer Knight has earned at least one point in each of his last six decisions (3-0-3). He has surrendered just one goal in each of his past two starts, appearing in his 50th NHL game Dec. 3 at SEA and earning his 30th NHL win Dec. 1 at VAN. His 49 games were the fewest games required to reach the 30-win mark with Florida in franchise history. Knight stopped all 40 Carolina shots he faced Nov. 9 vs. CAR to earn his third career shutout. The 21-year-old native of Darien, Conn., owns a 31-12-6 record over his first 50 NHL games.

WHAT ABOUT BOB?
Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a season-high 41 shots for a .953 save percentage Nov. 15 vs. WSH. His 41 saves were his most since stopping 42 shots against Jan. 11 vs. VAN. Bobrovsky appeared in his 600th NHL game Nov. 5 at LAK, becoming the 53rd goaltender in league history to reach the mark. His 339 career wins are the most through a goaltender’s first 600 appearances in NHL history. He stopped 32 of the 33 NYI shots he faced in Florida’s season opener on Oct. 13, including all 27 at even strength and 16 in the first period. Bobrovsky tied for the league lead with a franchise-record 39 wins in 2021-22, including a club-record and league-leading 26 home wins.

SUPER STAAL BROS.
Eric and Marc Staal have combined for four assists over Florida’s past three games. The Thunder Bay, Ontario natives have combined for 2,355 total NHL games and 1,253 points.

THE LOMBERGHINI
Ryan Lomberg has produced a point in each of his past two games (1-1-2), his second point streak this season. The 27-year-old native of Richmond Hill, Ontario has produced six points (3-3-6) in 2022-23, and he ranks second among Florida forwards in hits (36).

GOTTA GO TO MO’
Nov. 15 vs. WSH marked Paul Maurice’s 1,700th game as an NHL head coach, becoming the fourth in League history to reach the mark. He earned his 783rd win as an NHL head coach Nov. 9 vs. CAR, surpassing legendary bench boss Al Arbour for sixth-most in League history. He is one of three coaches to earn at least 300 wins with two different franchises. He is 13 wins away from achieving his 800th NHL win as a head coach.

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finish a four-game homestand on Tuesday night when the Florida Panthers come to Canada Life Centre for the only time this season. The Jets improved to 2-1-0 on the homestand after a 5-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon. After Tuesday’s game, the Jets play back-to-back on the road when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Thursday and Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5
Anaheim Ducks 2
Jets Scorers: Mäenalanen (4), Samberg (1), Barron (2), Scheifele (13), Schmidt (3)
Ducks Scorers: Silfverberg (4), Leason (2)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (28 sv, 2 ga)
Ducks Goaltender: Anthony Stolarz (35 sv, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-4
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Jets scored five unanswered goals in the second and third periods in a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon. Five different Jets found the back of the net, including Dylan Samberg with his first NHL goal and Mark Scheifele with his team leading 13th goal of the season. Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor each had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves for his fourth consecutive win.

Reach For the Top
The Jets are sixth in the NHL with a .674 points percentage, which also ranks first in the Central Division and third in the Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.

Following Up
The Jets avoided losing consecutive games for just the second time this season with Sunday’s win… Winnipeg is 7-6-1 in games following a win this season and have won a season high three consecutive games on three occasions.

November to Remember
The Jets went 9-3-0 in 12 games in November for a .750 points percentage, which was fifth in the NHL during the month… Winnipeg finished 84.4% on the penalty kill last month, which ranked fifth in the league, while the power play was 11th at 27.0%… The Jets outscored their opponents 42-28 in November… Kyle Connor (7G, 10A) and Josh Morrissey (5G, 12A) led the Jets in scoring in November with 17 points in 12 games… The Jets were 6-6-2 in November last season.

Shooting Star
Josh Morrissey is fourth in the NHL among defencemen with 26 points (5G, 21A) in 23 games, which also leads the Jets in scoring… Morrissey’s 21 assists rank tied for third among NHL defencemen… He has an assist in 16 of his 23 games, including four games with multiple assists… He hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point this season, but had his five-game point streak come to an end on Friday… He had a goal and an assist last Tuesday against Colorado for his seventh multi-point game of the season, which sets a career high… Morrissey is on pace for 75 assists and 93 points this season… His career high for assists is 26, which he did 65 games during the 2019-20 season… He had a career best 12 goals and 37 points in 79 games last season… Morrissey is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14… Byfuglien (4 times), Toby
Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defencemen in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.

Busy Time of Year
Winnipeg’s 23 games played this season is tied for third fewest in the NHL this season and five less than the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks with 28, but that will change in December… Winnipeg plays 16 games in 30 days from Dec. 2-31… The stretch includes three back-to-backs… The Jets only consecutive days off in December are from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break… The Jets only played eight games in December last season due to COVID-related postponements, going 4-3-1.

PK Prowess
The Jets are a perfect 9-for-9 on the penalty kill in their past three games and haven’t allowed a power play goal against in six of their past nine contests… Winnipeg is third in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 83.9%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 9-3-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won 13 of their past 17 home games dating back to last season… The 22 goals Winnipeg has allowed on home ice this season is tied for the second fewest in the NHL… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.2-1.8 at home this season and have scored at least four goals in seven of their 12 games at Canada Life Centre this season… Pierre-Luc Dubois (6G, 8A) and Kyle Connor (5G, 9A) lead the team with 14 points in 12 home games… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 8-2-0 with a 1.30 goals-against average, .957 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 238-152-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons

On the Road
The Jets are back above .500 on the road this season at 6-4-1… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games in regulation on the road this season… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 12A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 13 points, while Mark Scheifele has a team leading six goals… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season.

PLD
Pierre-Luc Dubois is approaching a point per game pace this season with 22 points (11G, 11A) in 23 games… He has six points (3G, 3A) during a current five-game point streak… Dubois is on pace for a career season with a career high 0.48 goals, 0.48 assists, and 0.96 points per game.

Also Streaking
Blake Wheeler (3G, 7A) and Cole Perfetti (1G, 6A) are also on five-game point streaks… Wheeler’s 10 points are the most by a Jet during a point streak this season… Josh Morrissey holds the team’s longest point streak this season of six games from Nov. 3-17.

Helle-lean Form
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 10-3-1 in his past 14 starts while having a 2.14 goals-against average, .935 save percentage and three shutouts… He’s won four consecutive starts for the first time this season… The stretch started with a 25-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 24… On the season, Hellebuyck is third in the NHL with a .931 save percentage… With Tuesday’s 40-save effort, he’s 4-0-1 with a 2.17 goals-against average and .949 save percentage in five games this season when facing at least 40 shots

The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for second in NHL rookie scoring with 16 points (4G, 12A) in 23 games… He has 10 of his 16 points on home ice, which is also tied for second among NHL rookies… He’s also fifth among NHL rookie forwards with an average of 15:06 of ice time per game… Perfetti could become the fifth rookie in franchise history to post 50 points in a season, previously done by Dany Heatley (67 – 2001-02), Patrik Laine (64 – 2016-17), Kyle Connor (57 – 2017-18), and Ilya Kovalchuk (51 – 2001-02).

Facing Eastward
This is Winnipeg’s seventh game against an Eastern Conference opponent this season, having gone 3-3-0 so far… Five of Winnipeg’s next 10 games are against an Eastern Conference team… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight points (4G, 4A) in six games against the Eastern Conference this season.

Goals, Goals, Goals
The Jets have scored five goals or more in four of their past five games… Since Nov. 25, Winnipeg has been the NHL’s highest scoring team with 23 goals in five games… The Jets have tallied five goals or more in six games this season.

First One
Dylan Samberg scored his first career goal on Sunday, becoming the 35th player to do so in a Jets uniform and 78th in franchise history… He joins Mikey Eyssimont as the two members of the Jets to score their first NHL goal this season… Kyle Connor drew the primary assist on Samberg’s goal, marking the fifth first career goal he’s assisted on since 2016 (Patrik Laine, Sami Niku, Logan Stanley, and Cole Perfetti).

On The Power Play
The Jets are 16-for-76 (21.1%) on the power play through the first 22 games of the season… Winnipeg is 5-for-15 (33.3%) with the extra man in the past four games, having scored a power play goal in four consecutive contests… The Jets have scored 11 of their 16 power play goals in their past 13 games, going 11-for-41 (26.8%) … Pierre-Luc Dubois (5G, 4A), Kyle Connor (2G, 7A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 8A) lead the Jets with nine points on the power play this season.

Extra Time
The Jets are 6-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s seven OT games are tied for the most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with six wins in overtime… Five of Winnipeg’s six OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals… The six wins is one better than the five overtime wins Winnipeg had last season in 12 games decided in OT… During the past three seasons, Winnipeg is 17-9 in games decided in overtime.

Goal-Games
Five of Winnipeg’s past six games have been decided by three goals or more… The Jets have notched their past three wins by at least three goals… Winnipeg’s previous four wins came by one goal… Thirteen of Winnipeg’s 23 games this season have been decided by three goals or more, with the Jets going 7-6.

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

Comebackers
The Jets have come from behind in seven of their 15 wins this season… Four of the comebacks have been from one goal, while three were from two goals… Winnipeg’s three wins coming back from two goals is tied for second in the NHL… The Jets also have a pair of third period comebacks this season.

Jets vs. FLA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Panthers play twice this season… Winnipeg visits Florida on Mar. 11.

Recent History
Winnipeg lost both games to Florida last season, but are 5-4-0 in the past nine meetings… This is the 95th meeting all-time between the Jets and Panthers franchises. It will tie the 95 games the Jets franchise has played against the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals for the most against any one opponent.

Maurice Returns
Former Jets head coach Paul Maurice returns to Winnipeg as the head coach of the Panthers… Maurice led the Jets to a 315-225-62 record during parts of nine seasons from 2013-2022.

In Winnipeg
The Jets are 7-4-1 all-time against the Panthers at Canada Life Centre, but have dropped the past two games.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Panthers with 30 points (9G, 21A) in 40 games… Pierre-Luc Dubois has 10 points (3G, 7A) in 11 games against Florida during his career, including a pair of power play goals.

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (11-14-0) at New York Islanders (16-10-0)

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December 6, 2022

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (11-14-0) at New York Islanders (16-10-0)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 93

Recent Transactions
December
3 – Recalled forward Will Bitten from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
2 – Assigned forward Jake Neighbours to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

BLUES VS. ISLANDERS
-This will be the second of 2 matchups between the Blues and Islanders this season
-The Blues lost to Islanders in the first matchup of the season, 2-5 on Nov. 3 in St. Louis
-The Blues are 2-2-2 in their last 6 games against the Islanders
-The Blues are 1-1-2 in their last 4 trips to visit the Islanders
-The Blues are also 3-2-3 in their last 8 away games against the Islanders
-The Blues are 2-2-0 this season in the 2nd game of back-to-back sets

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
12/8 – vs. Winnipeg
12/11 – vs. Colorado
12/12 – vs. Nashville
12/15 – at Edmonton
12/16 – at Calgary

FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
-The Blues are 6-2-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 7-1-0 when leading after 2 periods

-The Blues are also 9-4-0 this season when scoring first

-Their 9 wins when scoring first share 11th in the NHL (1. Vegas, 15)

DEFENSEMEN CONTRIBUTING OFFENSE FOR BLUES
-The Blues defensemen have accounted for 15.3% of the Blues’ goals this season

-The Blues are 7-1-0 this season when a defenseman scores

-The Blues’ defense has contributed 5 power play goals this season, which shares the most in the NHL with Nashville and Florida

-They have also contributed 4 game-winning goals, which shares 3rd in the NHL (1. Boston/Columbus, 5)

-Torey Krug leads Blues d-men with 5 goals, which also shares 10th in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Karlsson, 11)

-Torey Krug’s 4 power play goals share the lead on the Blues (Buchnevich/Kyrou) and share 1st in the NHL among all defensemen with Dahlin, Makar, & Josi

-Justin Faulk’s 2 game-winning goals share the 4th most among all defensemen in the NHL (1. Fox/Karlsson/Morrissey, 3)

BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 532-307-99 record

-Their 532 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 555)

-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)

-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10) -Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.21) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.59 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.45)

-The Blues also have the 3rd best penalty kill (82.7%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.3%), and have the 5th best power play (20.8%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)

BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 99 career wins in 182 GP, will become the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue with his next win (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)

-Binnington is on pace to become the 3rd fastest goaltender to reach 100 wins with the Blues

-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts

-Since Nov. 10, Binnington has 6 wins, which shares 1st in the NHL (Saros, Jarry, Thompson, Vasilevskiy)

Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:

Brian Elliott – 175 GP
Jake Allen – 176 GP
Curtis Joseph – 209 GP

BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 167-94-36 record (370 points)

-The Blues 370 points since Nov. 21, 2018 (Berube’s first game), rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 407), while their 167 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 193)

-Their 3.23 goals per game share 7th in the NHL under Berube (1. TBL, 3.54)

-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.87 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.50)

-The Blues also have the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.9% since Berube became head coach (1.EDM, 26.7%)

-Berube is 3 games shy of becoming just the 4th Head Coach in franchise history to coach 300 games with the club (Quenneville – 593 / Hitchcock – 413 / B. Sutter – 320)

-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games

Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 242 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384

BUCHNEVICH STEPPING UP FOR BLUES
-Pavel Buchnevich ranks 2nd on the Blues with 9 goals (1. Kyrou, 10) and ranks 3rd with 20 points (1. Thomas, 22)

-Buchnevich has a 3-game point streak (3g, 1a), scoring a goal in each game

-Buchnevich also has 18 points in his last 14 games (8g, 10a), including 5 multi-point games in that span, after posting just 2 points (1g, 1a) in his first 6 games of the season

-Buchnevich has recorded at least 1 point in 11 of his last 14 games

-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 3rd in the NHL with 18 points (8g, 10a) (1. Robertson, 22), and shares 7th in the NHL with 8 goals (1. Robertson, 14)

-Buchnevich shares 1st on the Blues this season with 4 power play goals (Krug/Kyrou)

-Buchnevich recorded 4 points (2g, 2a) on Nov. 19 vs. Anaheim, the 2nd 4-point game of his career (also: Mar. 17, 2021 w/ NYR: 2g, 2a vs. PHI)

-Buchnevich set career-highs with 30 goals, 46 assists, and 76 points last season

THE TARASENK-SHOW
-Vladimir Tarasenko has a 3-game point streak (2g, 2a)

-He also has 6 points in his last 5 games (3g, 3a), including 2 multi-point games

-Tarasenko shares 2nd on the Blues with 12 assists (1. Thomas, 18) and ranks 4th on the Blues with 19 points (1. Thomas, 22)

-He also shares 1st on the Blues with 14 even-strength points (Thomas & Schenn) (7g, 7a)

-On Thursday vs. Carolina, Tarasenko recorded the 283rd and 284th assists of his career, moving him past Garry Unger for 8th on the Blues all-time franchise list (7. Demitra, 289)

-Tarasenko also ranks 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list in goals (259) and points (543)

BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn ranks 5th on the Blues with 18 points this season (6g, 12a) (1. Thomas, 22)

-He also shares 2nd on the Blues with 12 assists (1. Thomas, 18)

-Schenn recorded 10 points in the first 10 games of the season, matching the 2nd best start of his career in the first 10 games of the season (10 points (6g, 4a) in 2020-21 in first 10 games / 11 points, (8g, 3a) in 2019-20 in first 10 games)

-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues in that span (1. Perron, 26)

-Schenn dressed in his 800th career NHL game on Saturday at Pittsburgh

KYROU FINDING HIS SCORING TOUCH
-Jordan Kyrou scored twice, including his first career overtime winner, on Nov. 26 at Florida

-Kyrou posted a career-long 8-game point streak (5g, 8a), from Nov. 14-26, including a career-long 6 game assist streak from Nov. 16-25 (2g, 8a)

-Nov. 26 at Florida was also Kyrou’s 10th career multi-goal game, which is the 3rd most among all Blues since his debut in 2018-19 (Perron – 14 / Tarasenko – 13)

-Kyrou leads the Blues with 10 goals and shares 1st on the team with 3 power play goals (Buchnevich/Krug)

-Kyrou also shares 1st on the Blues with 8 power play points (1. Buchnevich/Thomas)

-Since Nov. 10, Kyrou shares 6th in the NHL with 17 points (7g, 10a) (1. Robertson, 22)

-Kyrou now has 18 points (7g, 11a) in his last 15 games after recording just 3 points (3g) in his first 9 games of the season

THOMAS SETTING THE PACE
-Robert Thomas leads the Blues with 18 assists and 22 points this season

-Thomas has a 3-game point streak (3a)

-In his last 13 games, Thomas has recorded 15 points (2g, 13a), recording at least 1 point in 10 of those 13 games

-Thomas has also recorded 4 multi-point games in his last 13 games

-He also leads the Blues with 7 power play assists and shares 1st on the Blues with 8 power play points (Buchnevich/Kyrou)

-Since Nov. 10, Thomas ranks 3rd in the NHL with 13 assists (1. Karlsson/Gaudreau, 14)

-Since Nov. 10, Thomas shares 3rd in the NHL with 7 power play assists (1. Dahlin/Q. Hughes, 8) and shares 12th in the NHL with 7 power play points (1. Kucherov, 11)

THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has 4 points in his last 5 games (3g, 1a)

-O’Reilly has recorded 11 points (7g, 4a) in his last 15 games after just recording 1 point (1g) in his first 10 games of the season

-O’Reilly scored the Blues’ first shorthanded goal of the season on Nov. 16 at Chicago, the 11th of his career

-Nov. 12 at Vegas was O’Reilly’s 300th game as a Blue

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 Win NYI 3 vs. CHI 0 Martin, Parise,
Nelson
Varlamov (21/21)
Islanders forward Matt Martin opened the score in the second frame, then Zach Parise and Brock Nelson added two goals to help the New York Islanders defeat the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0, Sunday night at UBS Arena. Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov turned away all 21 shots he faced to earn his first shutout of the season and 37th of his career.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the St. Louis Blues in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. These teams last met just over one month ago, on November 3, when Noah Dobson, Anders Lee and Brock Nelson each recorded multi-point games in a 5-2 win in St. Louis. The Islanders last hosted the Blues on March 5 of last season, a 2-1 Islander victory. The Islanders face their third straight Central Division opponent tonight. They look to improve upon their 8-4- 0 record against Western Conference teams this season, and earn their tenth home ice victory of 2022-23.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 4 Robin Salo has been recalled from Bridgeport (AHL).
Dec. 3 Cole Bardreau has been assigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
Dec. 1 Kyle Palmieri is being placed on IR (retroactive to 11/21/22), Cal Clutterbuck is day-to-day with an upper body injury, Cole Bardreau and Hudson Fasching have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Nov. 29 Josh Bailey is day to day with an upper body injury.
Nov. 28 Robin Salo has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Nov. 27 Robin Salo has been loaned to Bridgeport.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29 at PHI

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13 vs. FLA , Nov. 8 at NYR, Dec. 2 vs. NSH –

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 vs. EDM –

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 vs. FLA – Oct. 20 vs. NJD

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA

Man Games Lost: 16

RECENT RESULTS
Sunday, Dec. 4 vs. Chicago W (3-0)
Friday, Dec. 2 vs. Nashville L (4-1)
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Philadelphia L (3-1)
Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia W (5-2)

SEASON SERIES
Nov. 3, 2022 Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) MSG W (5-2)
Dec. 6, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG

UPCOMING GAMES
Dec. 9 at New Jersey Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) 7:00pm
Dec. 10 vs. Carolina UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 13 at Boston TD Garden (Boston, MA) 7:00pm
Dec. 16 at Arizona Mullett Arena (Tempe, AZ) 9:30pm
Dec. 17 at Vegas T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) 10:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. ST. LOUIS
Nov. 3, 2022 Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) Win (5-2)
Apr. 9, 2022 Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) Loss (6-1)
Mar. 3, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (2-1)
February 27, 2020 Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) OT Loss (3-2)
October 14, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) OT Win (3-2)

vs. THE BLUES:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last 5 meetings 3-1-1
Franchise History 57-37-20-6
NYI Home 32-14-11-4
NYI Away 25-23-9-2

STORYLINES
SOGs
The Islanders have recorded 40 or more shots on goal in two straight games for the first time since March 2018. They registered 40 shots on goal in their 3-0 victory vs. the Blackhawks on Sunday night. Friday night vs. Nashville, the Islanders registered 49 shots on goal in their 4-1 loss. It is the most they have recorded in a single game since March 11, 2020, in Vancouver, a game that went to the shootout. In regulation, the Islanders have not recorded that many shots on goal since October 25, 2008. Nine of the Islanders’ season-high 49 shots on goal were taken by Mathew Barzal, who matched a career-high. Entering tonight’s game, defenseman Noah Dobson leads the team in shots on goal and is tied for fifth amongst NHL defensemen with 80 (Trouba). Brock Nelson is second on the Islanders, with 78.

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Islanders forward Brock Nelson scored his 12th goal of the season on Sunday night, to help the Islanders defeat the Blackhawks at home. Nelson leads the Islanders with 12 goals so far this season. He has scored points in his last five straight games, the second Islander to record a point streak of five or more games this season (Barzal, 7). Nelson also leads the Islanders with four game-winning goals this season, one of just five NHLers to record four GWGs this season (L. Draisaitl, J. Robertson, A. Tuch, T. Hall). Since his first goal of the season on October 28, the Islanders are 10-0-0 when Nelson scores a goal.

18

Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier tallied an assist in Sunday night’s game vs. Chicago, his 200th career NHL point. He is the 15th player from his 2015 NHL Draft class to reach the milestone, including teammate Mathew Barzal. Beauvillier is one of nine Islanders with 200 or more career points. He enters tonight’s game one goal away from his career 100th.

VARLAMOV
Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov tallied his sixth win of the season on Sunday and his 12th shutout as an Islander when he turned away all 21 shots he faced vs. Chicago. It was his first shutout since April 1 (at NY Rangers) and the 37th of his NHL career. Varlamov’s 37 career shutouts are tied with Sergei Bobrovsky for tenth-most amongst active NHL netminders. The 21-save showing earned the Islanders their third shutout of the 2022-23 campaign, becoming just the third NHL club to record three shutouts so far this season (Detroit, Winnipeg).

AGAINST THE BLUES
The Islanders enter tonight’s game with a 9-2-2 record against St. Louis, dating back to the 2015-16 season. On home ice, the Islanders are 5-0-1 through their last six matchups. Tonight’s game will be the Islanders’ second time hosting St. Louis in franchise history. The last time the Blues visited UBS Arena was a matinee game on March 5, 2022, a 2-1 Islander win. Brock Nelson and Oliver Wahlstrom scored in the win. The Islanders enter tonight’s game with a 4-4-0 record against Central Division opponents and and 8-4-0 record against Western Conference teams. The Islanders and Blues last met on November 3, when the Islanders earned a 5-2 win at Enterprise Center. Ten Islanders found the scoresheet. Anders Lee, who has recorded 11 points (six goals, five assists in 14 career games against the Blues, tallied a goal and an assist in the victory.

THIRD PERIODS
14 Islander victories in the 2022-23 campaign have included at least one third period goal. The Islanders have outscored opponents 36-28 in the third period through 26 games this season. Their victory on Sunday was only the second time this season the Islanders have won a game without finding the back of the net in the third. However, they score three times in the second frame, the fifth time this season they have recorded at least three goals in the second frame. They scored a season-high four goals in the second period on November 3, the last time they faced St. Louis.

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Islanders forward Matt Martin scored his third goal of the season and the eventual game-winning goal. It was his 14th career game-winning tally and his first since December 29, 2019. With his third goal of the season, Martin ties his goals total from the 2021-22 campaign. Last year, the Windsor, ON native did not score his third goal of the season until Islander game #77. Martin leads the Islanders with 86 hits through 26 games so far this season, eighth-most in the league.

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Islanders forward Zach Parise scored his eighth goal of the season on Sunday. Parise is second on the Islanders in goals and leads active Islanders in points against St. Louis. He enters tonight’s matchup with 22 points (10g, 22a) in 43 career games against the Blues.

ISLANDERS DEBUT
On December 1, Islanders announced that forward Hudson Fasching was recalled from loan (AHL Bridgeport). Fasching, 27, made his Islander debut on Devember 4, vs. Chicago, recording 13:04 TOI and a plus-one rating. Fasching has recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in 39 career NHL games. He served as captain of the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) during the 2021-22 season, before signing with the Islanders as a free agent on August 23, 2022. This season with Bridgeport (AHL), the Milwaukee, WI native has tallied 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in eighteen games.

PENALTY KILL
The Islanders enter tonight’s game 81.5% on the penalty kill through 26 games this season. They have allowed 15 power play goals this year. Just three teams have allowed fewer (Boston, San Jose, Winnipeg). Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield has recorded 89:34 shorthanded TOI this season, leading the Islanders and fourth-most amongst all NHLers (Lindell, Hakanpaa, Savard). Mayfield is a +6 through 26 games this season. Adam Pelech has skated 76:04 shorthanded TOI, and enters tonight’s game as the Islanders plus-minus leader (+13).

GOALS AGAINST
Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders have a team goals-against average of 2.54 through 26 games. It is tied with Toronto for third-lowest in the league, and is second-lowest in the Metropolitan Division behind New Jersey. Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin has a save percentage of .932 through 18 games this season, second-most amongst goalies with at least ten appearances so far this season. On November 28, the NHL announced that Ilya Sorokin was selected as the the Third Star of the Week ending in November 27. In his last five starts (since November 21), Sorokin has made 152 saves on 160 shots, and has posted a .950 save percentage. Sorokin’s next win will be the 50th of his career.

OPENING THE SCORE
The Islanders have opened the score in each of their last five victories, including Sunday night vs. Chicago. This season, the Islanders are 11-2-0 when scoring the first goal. They are 5-8-0 when they allow the first goal.

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (13-10-4) at Ottawa Senators (10-13-1)

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December 6, 2022

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (13-10-4) at Ottawa Senators (10-13-1)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

DEC. 6 vs. OTTAWA SENATORS – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 p.m. PT) // Venue: Canadian Tire Centre // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the Ottawa Senators for the second, and final, meeting between the clubs this season (3-2 OTL, Nov. 29).
-The Kings look to split the season series with the Senators.
-Tonight’s game marks the first game of the Kings’ six-game road trip (Dec. 8, TOR; Dec. 10, MTL; Dec. 11, CBJ; Dec. 13, BUF; Dec. 15, BOS).

WARM-UPS
1) Viktor Arvidsson is riding a four-game point streak (4-1=5) against the Senators dating back to Feb. 19, 2018 with Nashville.

2) LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar has 17 points (5-12=17) in 22 career games against the Senators, the most points versus Ottawa by any skater in Kings history.

3) Tonight’s game marks the 400th for Rob Blake as General Manager of the LA Kings.

4) Drew Doughty sits one point shy of tying Jeff Brown (584) for the 48th-most points by a defenseman in league history.

5) The Kings are 5-0-1 against Atlantic Division opponents this season. Vegas (8-0-1) is the only other team in the league without a regular loss against the Atlantic Division.

VS. OTTAWA ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 25-13-2-2
Home: 16-4-1-1
Away: 9-9-1-1
OT: 4-2 (2 ties)
Shootout: 1-0
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 0-0-1

Franchise Leaders vs. OTTAWA:
Anze Kopitar* – 22 GP, 17 PTS (5-12=17)
Luc Robitaille – 11 GP, 16 PTS (8-8=16)
Wayne Gretzky – 6 GP, 14 PTS (2-12=14)
Jeff Carter – 11 GP, 12 PTS (5-7=12)
Rob Blake – 12 GP, 11 PTS (6-5=11)
Drew Doughty* – 19 GP, 11 PTS (2-9=11)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. OTTAWA: Nov. 27, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. OTT 3 OT
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kaliyev (7, 8)
OTT Goals: Tkachuk (9), DeBrincat (6), Giroux (9, OT)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (OTL, 36 saves, 39 shots) OTT: Talbot (W, 25 saves, 27 shots)
LAK PP: 2-for-2
LAK PK: 1-for-2

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Dec. 8 | at Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The Kings have won three of their last four games against the Maple Leafs dating back to March 5, 2020.

Sat., Dec. 10 | at Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Phillip Danault returns to Montreal for the second time since with the LA Kings on July 28, 2021.

Sun., Dec. 11 | at Columbus Blue Jackets | 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The Kings swept the season series against Columbus last year, outscoring the Blue Jackets 6-4.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 10 games, Nov. 14 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 44

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 12/6/22)
Dec. 1 – Cal Petersen (G) cleared waivers and loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 1 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) and Samuel Fagemo (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario.
Dec. 1 – Tyler Madden (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 2 – Tyler Madden (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 3 – Aidan Dudas (F) recalled form Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 4 – Aidan Dudas (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
THE MAN ADVANTAGE
The Kings have found success on the man advantage as of late, scoring in nine of their last 17 power-play opportunities (52.9%). The team has scored at least one power-play goal in each of their last six games and at least two goals on the man-advantage in three of those six games (Dec. 1; Nov. 29; Nov. 27). Over the last three and a half weeks, dating back to Nov.12, the Kings’ power play unit has built up a successful percentage of 42.9%, which sits atop the league during that time while the Senators rank fifth:

Best PP% in the league since Nov. 12
Team GP PP%
LA Kings 11 42.9.%
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 41.7%
Boston Bruins 10 35.7%
Florida Panthers 11 32.4%
Ottawa Senators 11 21.0%

KING ARTHUR
A big contributor to the team’s recent power-play success has been Arthur Kaliyev, who enters tonight with three power-play goals in his last five games. Kaliyev scored his team-leading seventh power-play goal Saturday night against Carolina to establish a new career-high, surpassing his total of six set last season through 80 games. Kaliyev sits three behind Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl (10) for the lead league. Since his NHL debut on Feb. 2, 2021, no Kings skater has scored more on the man advantage than Kaliyev (12):

Most PPGs by Kings skaters since Feb. 2, 2021
Player PPGs
Arthur Kaliyev 13
Adrian Kempe 10
Anze Kopitar 10
Drew Doughty 9
Gabriel Vilardi 8
Last season, Kaliyev placed second in power-play goals among all rookies behind his draft classmate, Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras (9). Kaliyev is tied with New Jersey’s Jack Hughes (13) for most power-play goals among members of the 2019 NHL Draft class:

Most PPGs among 2019 NHL Draftees
Player GP PPGs
Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) 107 13
Jack Hughes (NJD) 191 13
Trevor Zegras (ANA) 125 11
Cole Caufield (MTL) 102 8
Matt Boldy (MIN) 71 6

CLIMBING THE RANKS BEHIND THE BENCH
LA Kings Head Coach Todd McLellan currently holds a record of 541-382-118 (.576%) over the course of 1,041 games as a head coach in the NHL. In 235 games behind the Kings bench, McLellan has accumulated a coaching record of 107-100-28. With one more win, McLellan can take sole possession of seventh place on the Kings’ all-time wins list by a head coach and tie Billy Reay for the 24th-most wins by an NHL head coach in league history:

Most wins by a Head Coach in LA Kings history
Ranks Coach Games Coaches Wins

1 Darry Sutter 425 225

2 Andy Murray 480 215

3 Bob Pulford 396 178

4 Terry Murray 275 139

5 Larry Robinson 328 122

6 Tom Webster 240 115

T-7 Todd McLellan 235 107

T-7 Bob Berry 240 107

Most wins by a Head Coach in league history
Ranks Coach Games Coaches Wins

20 Jacques Lemaire 1,262 617

21 Jacques Martin 1,294 613

22 Bruce Boudreau* 1,067 610

23 Marc Crawford 1,169 556

24 Billy Reay 1,102 542

25 Todd McLellan* 1,041 541

*-denotes actively serving as head coach in NHL

WE’RE GOING STREAKIN’
Defenseman Sean Durzi is currently riding a career-long five-game assist and point streak (1-6=7), which stands as the longest active point streak in the league among defensemen and tied for the longest active assist streak among all skaters:

Longest active point streaks among defensemen
Player Streak Points
Sean Durzi (LAK) 5 games 7 (1-6=7)
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 4 games 6 (0-6=6)
Travis Sanheim (PHI) 4 games 5 (2-3=5)
Gustav Forsling (FLA) 3 games 3 (2-1=3)
Roman Jose (NSH) 3 games 4 (2-2=4)
12 Players 2 games n/a

Longest active assist streaks among all skaters
Player Streak Points
Sean Durzi (LAK) 5 games 7 (1-6=7)
Blake Wheeler (WPG) 5 games 10 (3-7=10)
Michael Bunting (TOR) 5 games 6 (0-6=6)
Matias Maccelli (ARI) 5 games 7 (1-6=7)
Five Players 4 games n/a

Durzi’s previous longest point streak was three games (1-3=4) that began in his NHL debut on Nov. 24 vs. Toronto, where he scored a goal and assist to become the third Kings defenseman in franchise history to score a goal in their NHL debut joining Jean Potvin (1970) and John English (1988).

WELCOME TO THE SHOW, KID
LA Kings rookie forward Samuel Fagemo scored his first career NHL goal on Saturday night against the Hurricanes in his second game of the season and sixth of his career. Fagemo scored his goal two days following his season debut with the Kings where he recorded his first career assist on Carl Grundstrom’s second period goal last Thursday versus Arizona. Fagemo become the 41st different player from the 2019 NHL Draft class to record their first career NHL goal and the sixth Swedish-born player from his class, joining fellow teammate, Tobias Bjornfot (22nd-overall, LAK), along with Nils Hoglander (40th-overall, VAN), Elmer Soderblom (159th-overall, DET), Victor Soderstrom (11th-overall, ARI) and Phillip Broberg (8th-overall, EDM). Prior to his recall to the Kings on Dec. 1, Fagemo skated in 15 games with the Reign this season, earning eight points (6-2=8) to lead the club in goals (6) and power-play goals (4) while also ranking fifth in points (8). Last season, Fagemo appeared in four contests with the Kings, including his NHL debut on Jan. 13 against Pittsburgh. Selected by the Kings 50th overall in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft, the Goteborg, Sweden native has registered 70 points (43-27=70) with a plus-9 rating and 44 PIM in 110 career AHL games with Ontario.

YOUNG GUN
Gabriel Vilardi leads all Kings skaters with 13 goals on the season. In 26 games played, Vilardi has recorded 19 points (13-6=19), which is tied for third-most on the team with Viktor Arvidsson (5-14=19). Among skaters 23 years of age or younger, Vilardi’s goal total sits tied for fourth:

Most goals among players 23 years or younger
Player GP Goals
Jason Robertson (DAL) 25 23
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) 25 15
Nick Suzuki (MTL) 25 14
Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) 26 13
Jack Hughes (NJD) 23 13
Cole Caufield (MTL) 24 13
With one more point, Vilardi can eclipse the 20-point mark for the second time in his career (23 PTS, 10-13=23 in 2020-21).

EVEN-STRENGTH MACHINE
Forward Kevin Fiala notched his team-leading eighth multi-point effort (1-1=2) of the season last Thursday against the Coyotes to extend his season point total to 28 points (8-20=28), which leads all Kings skaters. In doing so, Fiala eclipsed the 20-assist mark for his fourth consecutive season and sixth overall. Per NHL PR, only four skaters have recorded 20 assists in fewer games from the start of their tenure with Los Angeles: Wanye Gretzky (15 GP in 1988-89), Larry Murphy (21 GP in 1980-81), Pavol Demitra (22 GP in 2005-06) and Jozef Stumpel (25 GP in 1997-98). In 27 games this season, Fiala’s 20 assists are tied for ninth-most in the league among forwards and sits six behind Edmonton’s
Connor McDavid (26) the lead league. Of Fiala’s 28 points, 20 have come at even-strength. Since the beginning of last season, Fiala has notched 87 even-strength points, which is tied for seventh-most among all skaters in the league:

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Dec. 3, 5-2 win vs. San Jose: Ottawa won their fourth game in their last five contests in taking both ends of their first back-to-back situation of the season with a 5-2 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. The team was one of three to have a positive win differential in the second game of back-to-backs last season (+2). The home side was paced by multi-point efforts from Giroux (two goals, one assist), Batherson (two assists) and Stützle (one goal, one assist) whose marker saw him record the 44th of his career to establish a new franchise mark for goals prior to the age of 21. Tkachuk and Chabot also found the back of the net for the Senators with what was the 200th career point for the Ottawa rearguard becoming the fourth defender in team history to reach the milestone while the game saw the Sharks give up at least two power-play goals in a contest for the first time this season. Hertl had both goals for San Jose. Forsberg earned the win for the Senators in making 35 saves while Kahkonen took the loss for the Sharks by way of turning aside 34 shots. Scratches: Larsson; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Brassard, Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 39, SJS – 37; PP: OTT – 3-5, SJS – 1-4.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a two-game road trip against Dallas on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at American Airlines Center. INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Kings this evening. C Brassard has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 55.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Larsson to Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 3.

OTTAWA vs. LOS ANGELES – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Nov. 27 @ Los Angeles (3-2 OT win), Dec. 6 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/11/21 @ Ottawa (2-0 loss), 11/27/21 @ Los Angeles (4-2 loss)
Series record: Overall: 15-21-2-4; Home: 10-6-1-2; Away: 5-15-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 11/7/19 (3-2 OT); @ Los Angeles: Nov. 27 (3-2 OT)
Last Los Angeles win: @ Ottawa: 11/11/21 (2-0); @ Los Angeles: 11/27/21 (4-2)
Last OT result: Nov. 27 (3-2 OT win) @ Los Angeles
Last shootout: 10/24/17 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (2x, Last: 1/16/01, 7-6 OT loss); Allowed: 8, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss); Both teams: 14, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss)
Last Game: Nov. 27, 3-2 OT win @ Los Angeles; OTT Goals: Tkachuk, DeBrincat, Giroux; LAK Goals: Kaliyev (x2); OTT Scratches: Gambrell, Thomson; OTT Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Forsberg, Norris; OTT Goalie: Talbot; LAK Goalie: Quick; OTT PP: 1-2; LAK PP: 2-2; Shots: 39-27.
Career vs. Los Angeles: Brassard leads all players in career games played (41); Giroux leads in goals (six), in assists (16) and in points (20); Giroux leads in goals (eight); Watson leads in penalty minutes (15) against Los Angeles.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 65-79-12 all-time record (10-12-1 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 6-7-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with eight goals at home while Tim Stützle maintains the club lead with 11 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 13 home games, Stützle leads the team with 17 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 4-6-1 on the road this season … Tkachuk leads with six goals on the road this season while Giroux and Tkachuk rank first with seven assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 11 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 13 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,014-995-115-177 over 2,301 games … The Senators are 554-442- 60-97 through 1,153 all-time home games and 460-553-55-80 through 1,148 all-time road games.

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

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 23 for 89 (25.8%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Stützle and Tkachuk lead with four power-play goals while DeBrincat and Stützle maintain the club lead with 11 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals five times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22. Ottawa Senators: Media Notes

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 71 of the 91 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 78.0% through 24 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013- 14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 91 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.

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

200 FOR CHABBY: Thomas Chabot registered his fourth goal of the season on Saturday evening to hit the 200-point milestone for his career. With the goal coming as his third marker on the power-play, the Sainte-Marie, Que. native equaled his previous career total in goals on the man advantage in just his 19th game of the season. The tally saw him join Erik Karlsson, Wade Redden and Chris Phillips as the lone defencemen in club history to reach the mark while with the point coming in his 332nd career game he established the record for the second fastest Senators rearguard to reach 200 (Karlsson, 272). Since returning from injury on Nov. 25, Chabot has recorded six points in five games to sit tied for fourth in scoring among league rearguards from that point. Chabot sits 21st in scoring on the franchise’s all-time list and will equal Magnus Arvedsson for 20th when he registers the 210th point of his career.

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (12-7-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (15-8-1)

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December 6, 2022

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (12-7-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (15-8-1)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 4 at COLUMBUS 2 (12/4/22)
1ST PERIOD: DET Czarnik (Berggren, Määttä) 6:34-EV; DET Kubalík (Hronek, Perron) 17:36-PP
2ND PERIOD: DET Raymond (Hronek, Perron) 7:03-PP; CBJ Björk (Jenner, Roslovic) 16:10-PP
3RD PERIOD: CBJ Johnson (Gaudreau, Jenner) 1:58-EV; DET Copp (Määttä, Sundqvist) 6:08-EV
SHOTS: DET 35 (13-11-11) / CBJ 34 (8-10-16)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 32-34) / CBJ Korpisalo (L, 31-35)
PP: DET 2-5 / CBJ 1-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (24 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (22 / Oct. 17)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (15 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (13 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (11 / Nov. 8)
Elmer Söderblom – lower body (11 / Nov. 8)
Gustav Lindström – lower body (10 / Nov. 12)
Total Man Games Lost: 115
Individual Man Games Lost: Oskar Sundqvist (7), Michael Rasmussen (2)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/2 – Reassigned defensemen Donovan Sebrango and Eemil Viro from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
12/1 – Assigned goaltender Magnus Hellberg to Grand Rapids for conditioning … Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand
Rapids … Placed forward Tyler Bertuzzi on injured reserve

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at LIGHTNING / 7:00 P.M. EST / AMALIE Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 73rd all-time meeting, 38th at Tampa Bay … First of four games this season, first of two at Tampa Bay ALL-TIME vs. TB: 34-28-2-8 / AWAY: 14-21-1-1 / LAST 10: 4-3-3 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-2 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0 DET top scorers vs. TB: Dylan Larkin (6-7-13 in 26 GP), David Perron (5-5-10 in 14 GP), Dominik Kubalík (5-4-9 in 11 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (5-1-6 in 12 GP), Robert Hägg (3-2-5 in 10 GP), Moritz Seider (0-4-4 in 4 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-1-2 in 4 GP) TB top scorers vs. DET: Nikita Kucherov (18-18-36 in 29 GP), Steven Stamkos (19-17-36 in 35 GP), Victor Hedman (3-31-34 in 38 GP), Brayden Point (13-11-24 in 27 GP), Corey Perry (11-11-22 in 43 GP), Brandon Hagel (1-5-6 in 12 GP), Ross Colton (4-1-5 in 9 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Dec. 8: RED WINGS at PANTHERS / 7:30 p.m. / FLA Live Arena / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Dec. 10: RED WINGS at STARS / 2:00 p.m. / American Airlines Center / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Dec. 13: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Dec. 4 at Columbus – 4-2 W
Detroit earned a 4-2 win over Columbus to improve to 12-7-5 overall and 5-3-2 on the road … The result gives the Red Wings three-consecutive road wins dating back to Nov. 17 at San Jose … Detroit has triumphed in both head-to-head meetings against Columbus this season, outscoring the Blue Jackets by a 10-3 count … Detroit is 6-2-0 against the Metropolitan Division to begin the 2022-23 campaign … Detroit is 6-0-2 this season when scoring four-or-more goals … Detroit is a perfect 3-0-0 in the second half of a back-to-back this season … The Red Wings are 2-1-0 in the first half of a back-to-back … Austin Czarnik opened the scoring with his second goal of the season … Dominik Kubalík gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his team-leading 10th goal and fifth power play marker of the season … Kubalík continues to pace the Red Wings with 12 power play points (5-7-12) … Kubalík has 13 points (6-7-13) and four power play goals in his last 15 games dating back to Nov. 3 vs. Washington. In total, Kubalík continues to rank second among Detroit skaters with 24 points (10-14-24) through 24 games … Lucas Raymond also scored on the power play for his seventh goal of the season … It marked Raymond’s fourth power play goal of the season, tying Dylan Larkin for second-most on the team … Raymond’s goal proved to be the game-winner, marking his team-leading third GWG of the campaign … Raymond has five career game-winning goals, trailing only Steve Yzerman (8), Larkin (6) and Alex Delvecchio (6) for the most GWGs in franchise history at age 20 or younger
… Raymond has 13 points (7-6-13) – including four power play goals and three game-winning goals – in 17 games since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota … Raymond became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 30-goal mark, joining Tim Stützle (44) and Alexis Lafrenière (34) … Andrew Copp wrapped up the scoring with his third goal of the season … Copp has seven points (2-5-7) in eight appearances since Nov. 17 at San Jose … Additionally, Copp places second among Detroit skaters with 13 even-strength points (2-11-13), trailing only Larkin (4-12-16) … Olli Määttä recorded a pair of assists for his second multi-point game of the season … Määttä has nine points (2-7-9) through 24 games, surpassing his point total from the 2021-22 season in 42 fewer games (1-7-8 in 66 GP with Los Angeles) … Filip Hronek also tallied a pair of assists for his fifth multi-point game in his last seven contests (4-6-10 in 7 GP) … Hronek has totaled 14 points (6-8-14) in 10 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles … Hronek leads all Detroit blueliners with 22 points (6-16-22) and a plus-11 rating through 24 games … Hronek has points in each of his last 10 road games (4-9-13 in 10 GP), tying Mitchell Marner (10 GP) for the NHL’s longest active road point streak … Hronek (4-9-13 in 10 GP) became the third Red Wings defenseman to post a road point streak of 10-or-more games, following Brian Rafalski (12 GP in 2007-08) and Paul Coffey (15 GP in 1994-95) … David Perron also finished with two assists for his fourth multi-point game of the season … Perron has 11 points (2-9-11) in 10 games since Nov. 12 at Los Angeles … In total, Perron ranks fourth among Detroit skaters with 19 points (7-12-19) through 24 games … Jonatan Berggren recorded the primary assist on Czarnik’s goal, giving him seven points (2-5-7) in 11 games to begin his NHL career … Oskar Sundqvist picked up an assist on Copp’s goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (3-1-4 in 3 GP) … Sundqvist has 11 points (4-7-11) in 17 games to begin the 2022-23 season … Ville Husso stopped 32-of-34 shots to improve to 10-4-3 with a 2.58 goals-against average, 0.912 save percentage and three shutouts in 17 appearances … The Red Wings finished 2-for-5 on the man advantage, marking the fifth time they have scored multiple power play goals in a game this season after doing so four times during the entire 2021-22 campaign.

FRENCH CONNECTION

David Perron ranks among the team leaders with seven goals (T3rd), 12 assists (4th), 19 points (4th), a plus-three rating (7th), two power play goals (T4th), eight power play points (4th), two game-winning goals (2nd) and 70 shots (3rd) through 24 games.
Has recorded 11 points (2-9-11) and a plus-six rating in 10 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
Recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles to become the fifth active Quebec-born player to reach the mark, joining Patrice Bergeron (594), Paul Stastny (521), Kris Letang (517) and Jonathan Huberdeau (426).
Also the fourth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to hit the 400-assist mark, joining Patrick Kane (766), Jakub Voracek (583) and Jamie Benn (456).

FIL THE THRILL

Filip Hronek ranks among the team leaders with six goals (5th), 16 assists (2nd), 22 points (3rd), a plus-11 rating (1st), two power play goals (T4th), 10 power play points (2nd), 55 shots (4th) and 22:12 average time on ice (2nd) through 24 games.
Has recorded five multi-point games in his last seven contests (4-6-10 in 7 GP). He also has 14 points (6-8-14) in 10 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
Also has points in each of his last 10 road games (4-9-13 in 10 GP), tying Mitchell Marner (10 GP) for the NHL’s longest active road point streak.
Became the third Red Wings defenseman to post a road point streak of 10-or-more games, following Brian Rafalski (12 GP in 2007-08) and Paul Coffey (15 GP in 1994-95).

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

Filip Hronek totaled 14 points from Nov. 3-30 (6-8-14 in 13 GP), which were the most by a Red Wings defenseman in a calendar month since Nicklas Lidström in December 2010 (8-8-16 in 16 GP).
Had a career-high four-game goal streak from Nov. 17-25 (5-2-7 in 4 GP) and six-game point streak from Nov. 12-25 (6-4-10 in 6 GP).
His four-game goal streak matched the longest goal streak by a defenseman in franchise history, joining Mathieu Schneider (4 GP in 2005-06), Nicklas Lidström (4 GP in 2000-01) and Reed Larson (4 GP in 1980-81).
Became the first Red Wings defenseman to record six goals in a six-game span since Reed Larson did so from Jan. 29-Feb. 8, 1981 (6-3-9 in 6 GP).
Scored a pair of goals – including his first career GWG – on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his first career multi-goal game.

BIG VILLE STYLE
Detroit acquired goaltender Ville Husso from St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Aleksanteri Kaskimäki) on July 8 and subsequently signed him to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.75 million.

Ville Husso has posted three shutouts in 17 games with the Red Wings, tying Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck for the league lead. Husso had three shutouts in 57 appearances with the Blues from 2020-22.
Became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29).
Has allowed one goal or fewer in seven of his 10 victories with Detroit.
Stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Red Wings debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, becoming the second goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in his team debut, joining Dave Gatherum who did so on Oct. 11, 1953 vs. Toronto.

EARLY RETURNS
Detroit forwards Andrew Copp, Austin Czarnik, Dominik Kubalík, Matt Luff and David Perron, and defensemen Ben Chiarot, Robert Hägg and Olli Määttä have made an immediate impact to begin the 2022-23 season. The eight players, all signed as free agents by the Red Wings in July, have combined for 77 points (27-50-77) through the first 24 games of the campaign.

Ben Chiarot netted his second goal of the season on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform.
Andrew Copp has seven points (2-5-7) in eight games dating back to Nov. 17 at San Jose. He ranks second among Detroit skaters with 13 even-strength points (2-11-13), trailing only Dylan Larkin (4-12-16).
Austin Czarnik tallied a goal on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal and Dec. 4 at Columbus. The Metro Detroit native has also racked up 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
Robert Hägg ranks among the team leaders with 33 hits (T6th) and 17 blocks (7th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
Dominik Kubalík places among the team leaders with 10 goals (1st), 14 assists (3rd), 24 points (2nd), five power play goals (1st), 12 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 71 shots (2nd) through 24 games. He has notched 13 points (6-7-13) and four power play goals in 15 games since Nov. 3 vs. Washington.
Matt Luff (IR) earned his first goal/point with Detroit on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He registered seven points (3-4-7) in five appearances with Grand Rapids to begin the 2022-23 season.
Olli Määttä has registered nine points (2-7-9) and a plus-nine rating through 24 games. He surpassed his scoring total from the 2021-22 campaign in 42 fewer games (1-7-8 in 66 GP with Los Angeles).
David Perron has totaled 19 points (7-12-19) in 24 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles, has notched 11 points (2-9-11) in his last 10 contests.

MICHIGAN MEN
The Red Wings have four Michigan-born players on their active roster in forwards Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor), Austin Czarnik (Washington Township) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford), and defenseman Jordan Oesterle (Dearborn Heights).

Andrew Copp recorded 81 points (40-41-81) in 107 games at the University of Michigan from 2012-15, serving as team captain during his junior season. Prior to his collegiate career, Copp skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2010-12.
Austin Czarnik attended Romeo High School before playing with the NTDP from 2008-10.
Dylan Larkin was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after logging 47 points (15-32-47) and penalty minutes in 35 games at Michigan during the 2014-15 campaign. He was also selected to both the 2014-15 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team, in addition to being named an AHCA Second Team All-American. Larkin previously skated with the NTDP from 2012-14.
Jordan Oesterle attended Dearborn Divine Child High School before tallying 34 points (7-27-34) in 113 games at Western Michigan University from 2011-14. He helped the Broncos win a CCHA tournament championship as a freshman.

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

Lucas Raymond has tallied 13 points (7-6-13) and a 21.9 shooting percentage in 17 games since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
Required the fewest games in nearly 30 years by a Red Wings player to record their first 70 NHL points (29-42-71 in 102 GP). Among players to debut with the franchise, the most recent player to reach the 70-point mark in fewer than 102 games was Vyacheslav Kozlov (89 GP; March 22, 1994).
Has five career game-winning goals, trailing only Steve Yzerman (8), Dylan Larkin (6) and Alex Delvecchio (6) for the most GWGs in franchise history at age 20 or younger.
Also became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 30-goal mark, joining Tim Stützle (44) and Alexis Lafrenière (34).

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

Jonatan Berggren has recorded seven points (2-5-7) in 11 games to begin his NHL career.
Became the eighth Red Wings rookie in the past 30 years to record six-or-more points through their first nine contests, joining Lucas Raymond (4-5-9 in 2021-22), Moritz Seider (0-8-8 in 2021-22), Filip Zadina (1-5-6 in 2019-20), Taro Hirose (1-6-7 in 2018-19), Dennis Cholowski (2-4-6 in 2018-19), Dylan Larkin (2-5-7 in 2015-16) and Henrik Zetterberg (3-3-6 in 2002-03).
Registered seven points (4-3-7) in seven games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins to begin the 2022-23 campaign.
Made his North American professional debut with the Griffins in 2021-22 and set franchise records for a rookie in assists (43), points (64), game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (3) in 70 games.
Named AHL Rookie of the Month for April after totaling 20 points (6-14-20) in 14 contests. He finished the season with 26 points (7- 19-26) in his last 18 games, including a season-high 11-game point streak (6-13-19) to close out the year.

GERMAN ENGINEERING

Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (3) and points (3) in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus.
Has totaled six points (2-4-6) in his last eight contests since Nov. 17 at San Jose.
Became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register 60-or-more points (9-52-61 in 106 GP) at age 21 or younger, joining Steve Chiasson (15-48-63 in 139 GP), Reed Larson (19-42-61 in 89 GP) and Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP).
Also moved past Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP) for the most assists by a Detroit defenseman before age 22.
Netted his first goal of the season on Nov. 17 at San Jose, which proved to be the GWG. He led all NHL rookie defensemen with four game-winners in 2021-22.

LOVE TO ‘C’ IT

Dylan Larkin is in his third season as Detroit’s captain and eighth NHL campaign. He was named the 37th captain in franchise history on Jan. 13, 2021, becoming the first Michigander and native metro Detroiter to wear the ‘C’ for the Red Wings, assuming a captaincy that had been vacant for two seasons following the end of Henrik Zetterberg’s career in 2017-18 due to injury.
Ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (2nd), 17 assists (1st), 26 points (1st), a plus-seven rating (T4th), four power play goals (T2nd), nine power play points (3rd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 81 shots (1st) through 24 games.
Has racked up nine points (2-7-9) in eight games since Nov. 17 at San Jose.
With an empty-net goal and an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, he boosted his career totals to 371 points (153-218-371 in 514 GP), passing Johan Franzén (187-183-370 in 602 GP) for 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):

Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
Igor Larionov – 392
Dylan Larkin – 384
Johan Franzén – 370
Marcel Dionne – 366
Shawn Burr – 362

CAPTAIN CLUTCH

Dylan Larkin tallied his 156th career NHL goal on Nov. 23 vs. Nashville. He is currently two goals shy of tying Kris Draper for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):

Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
Red Kelly – 162
Kris Draper – 158
Dylan Larkin – 156
Ray Sheppard – 152
Bruce MacGregor – 151

Larkin recorded his 228th career NHL assist on Dec. 3 vs. Vegas, passing Marcel Dionne for sole possession of 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):

Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
Gary Bergman – 243
Dylan Larkin – 228
Marcel Dionne – 227
Marcel Pronovost – 217
Shawn Burr – 214

Larkin scored his fourth career shootout-deciding goal on Nov. 25 vs. Arizona, passing Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar for the sixth-most in franchise history. He trails only Pavel Datsyuk (11), Todd Bertuzzi (7), Henrik Zetterberg (7), Frans Nielsen (6) and Jiri Hudler (5).
Also has seven career overtime goals, which is tied with Herbie Lewis and Henrik Zetterberg for the fifth-most in franchise history. He trails only Sergei Fedorov (12), Brendan Shanahan (9), Steve Yzerman (9) and Pavel Datsyuk (8).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 vs. Toronto 3 (OT)
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a second-straight victory on Saturday night with a 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 15-8-1 on the season with a home record of 8-3-1…The Lightning have won five of the last six games at home…After a scoreless first period, Tampa Bay surrendered a shorthanded goal to Mitch Marner at the 5:18 mark of the second period and fell behind 1-0…The Lightning quickly responded when Vladislav Namestnikov scored his first goal of the season just 2:22 after the Marner goal with a quick wrist shot into the top right corner…Anthony Cirelli, who was making his season debut, and Erik Cernak recorded the assists on the Namestnikov goal…Toronto regained the one-goal lead when William Nylander scored with 3:10 remaining in the second period…The Bolts got the game tied at two at the 1:51 mark of the third period with a power-play goal from Nikita Kucherov, who used a screen from Corey Perry to beat Matt Murray with a wrist shot from the right circle with Steven Stamkos and Perry picking up the assists…Just 2:43 leader, Tampa Bay grabbed the lead for the first time with Ross Colton scoring a power-play goal off assists from Mikhail Sergachev and Perry…Marner forced overtime when he tied the game at three with a power-play goal at the 11:55 mark of the third…Alex Killorn scored his second overtime goal of the season just 33 seconds into the extra frame with Cirelli picking up his second assist of the night in his debut…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for the Lightning and earned his 10th win of the season with 36 saves on 39 shots against…Perry skated in his 1,200th career NHL game…Saturday’s contest was the 2,300th game in Tampa Bay franchise history.

PP: TBL – 2-6 TOR – 1-5
SOG: TBL – 33 TOR – 39
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Red Wings are playing the first of four matchups this season and the first of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts posted a 3-1-0 record vs. DET last season and have won four of the last five contests…The Lightning are 18-2-0 in the last 20 games vs. DET at AMALIE Arena…Steven Stamkos (4-5—9) led Tampa Bay in goals and points vs. DET last season, while Victor Hedman 0-8—8) paced the team in assists…Stamkos has pointed in five consecutive games vs. DET (4-6—10)…Nikita Kucherov has recorded points in 16 of his last 20 games vs. DET (17-17—34)…Brayden Point has pointed in 11 of his 14 career home games vs. DET (7-5—12)…Andrei Vasilevskiy has a career record of 13-1-0 vs. DET with 364 saves on 395 shots against for a .922 save percentage and 2.24 goals against average…Vladislav Namestnikov played 113 career games with DET and recorded 42 points with the club (21-21—42)…Former Tampa Bay assistant coach Derek Lalonde is facing the Lightning for the first time as head coach of DET…Former DET head coach Jeff Blashill is facing DET for the first time as an assistant coach with Tampa Bay…The Lightning are 36-31-3 with two ties all-time vs. DET, including a home record of 22-13-1 with one tie…Stamkos (19-17—36) holds the Bolts franchise record for career goals vs. DET and is tied with Kucherov (18-18—36) for the most points.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. DET
T1. Nikita Kucherov – 36 pts. (18-18—36, 29 GP)
T1. Steven Stamkos – 36 pts. (19-17—36, 35 GP)

Victor Hedman – 34 pts. (3-31—34, 38 GP)
Ondrej Palat – 28 pts. (8-20—28, 38 GP)
Brayden Point – 24 pts. (13-11—24, 27 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a season-long, six-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play nine of their 14 games in December at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 5-2-0 against Atlantic Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 8-3-1 at home this season and have won five of their last six home contests…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the Bolts have posted an NHL-best .716 points percentage (162-59-17) on home ice.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 63
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 4 Games
Haydn Fleury (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game

TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 3 – Re-assigned D Philippe Myers to AHL Syracuse
Dec. 3 – Assigned F Cole Koepke to AHL Syracuse
Nov. 28 – Assigned F Alex Barre-Boulet to AHL Syracuse
Nov. 25 – Recalled F Alex Barre-Boulet from AHL Syracuse
Nov. 12 – Claimed F Rudolfs Balcers off waivers from FLA

STAMMER TIME
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos collected one assist Dec. 3 vs. TOR and extended his season-long point streak to
10 games (6-10—16), the second-longest point streak among Tampa Bay skaters this season (longest: Kucherov, 11
games)…Stamkos has pointed in five consecutive home games vs. TOR (1-7—8) and 20 of his 23 career home games
vs. the Leafs (10-21—31)…Stamkos recorded his 1,000th career point with an assist Dec. 1 at PHI…Stamkos is the 95th
player in NHL history to hit the 1,000-point milestone and 48th player ever to record all 1,000 points with a single
franchise…Stamkos is the only player in Lightning franchise history to record 1,000 points with the team…Stamkos is
the eighth active NHL player to hit the milestone and 44th-fastest in NHL history in number of games played (945
GP)…Stamkos is one of four active NHL players to record 1,000 points in less than 1,000 games…Since Stamkos’s 10-
game point streak started Nov. 13 vs. WSH, only Sidney Crosby (7-10—17), Matthew Tkachuk (7-10—17) and Jason
Robertson (14-6—20) have recorded more points…Stamkos (13-16—29) leads the Bolts in goals, ranks third in assists
and trails only Nikita Kucherov (11-25—36) in points…Stamkos’s 29 points are tied for the 15th-most in the
NHL…Stamkos’s seven power-play goals lead all Tampa Bay skaters and are tied for the sixth-most in the
NHL…Stamkos’s 494 career goals are the 48th-most in NHL history…Stamkos has recorded more career goals and
points than any player in Tampa Bay franchise history.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS

Steven Stamkos – 1,001 pts. (494-507—1,001, 946 GP)
Martin St. Louis – 953 pts. (365-588—953, 972 GP)
Vincent Lecavalier – 874 pts. (383-491—874, 1,037 GP)
Nikita Kucherov – 652 pts. (257-395—652, 586 GP)
Victor Hedman – 613 pts. (135-478—613, 920 GP)

TONY TIME
Bolts forward Anthony Cirelli made his season debut Dec. 3 vs. TOR and recorded two assists, including the lone helper on Alex Killorn’s game-winning goal in overtime…Cirelli missed the first 23 games of the season after having offseason shoulder surgery…Along with the two assists Dec. 3 vs. TOR, Cirelli recorded three shots, one takeaway and one hit in 12:51 of ice time…Cirelli finished fifth in voting for the Selke Trophy in 2021-22…Cirelli led the Lightning with 60 takeaways last season and led all NHL skaters in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 30 takeaways…Cirelli ranks ninth all-time in Bolts franchise history with 190 career takeaways…Since the start of the 2019-20 season, Cirelli leads the Lightning with 134 takeaways and is one of just two skaters with more than 100 (also: Hedman, 111)…Cirelli averaged 2:06 shorthanded time on ice in 2021-22, trailing only Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (2:35) among Lightning forwards.

KILLER INSTINCT
Lightning forward Alex Killorn scored the game-winning goal in overtime Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Killorn’s game-winning goal was the 31st of his career, giving him sole possession of the sixth-most game-winning goals in Lightning franchise history…Killorn, along with Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos, is tied for the NHL lead with two overtime goals this season…Killorn has picked up points in six of his last seven (3-4—7) and 12 of his last 16 contests (7-10—17)…Killorn (8-12—20) ranks fifth in points, assists and goals among Lightning skaters…Since Nov. 13, Killorn ranks fourth among Lightning skaters with 12 points (4-8—12)…Killorn’s plus-9 rating ranks second on the team, trailing only Nick Paul (plus-15)…Killorn ranks fourth in Lightning franchise history with 179 career goals.

TBL ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS

Steven Stamkos – 494 goals (946 GP)
Vincent Lecavalier – 383 goals (1,037 GP)
Martin St. Louis – 365 goals (972 GP)
Nikita Kucherov – 257 goals (586 GP)
Alex Killorn – 179 goals (747 GP)

KLUTCHEROV
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored his 11th goal of the season on the power-play Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Kucherov’s five power-play goals this season are tied with Brayden Point for the second-most among all Lightning skaters (most: Stamkos, 7)…Kucherov leads all Bolts skaters with 19 power-play points (5-14—19) this season…Kucherov’s 25 assists this season trail only Connor McDavid (26) for the NHL lead…Kucherov (11-25—36) ranks fourth in points among all NHL skaters…Kucherov leads all Tampa Bay skaters in points, assists, power-play points (19) and gamewinning goals (3)…Kucherov has recorded points in 10 of 12 home games this season (7-13—20) and 19 of 24 games overall…Kucherov’s 23 points (7-16—23) in November were tied with Jamie Benn (10-13—23) for the second-most among NHL skaters…Kucherov recorded an NHL-best (tied) six-game goal streak Oct. 25 – Nov. 5 (7- 5—12)…Kucherov’s 19 power-play points are tied for the second-most among NHL skaters.

NHL POWER-PLAY POINT LEADERS, 2022-23

Connor McDavid – 23 PPP (9-14—23, 25 GP)
T2. Nikita Kucherov – 19 PPP (5-14—19, 24 GP)
T2. Leon Draisaitl – 19 PPP (10-9—19, 25 GP)

SCOREY PERRY
Tampa Bay forward Corey Perry skated in his 1,200th career game and recorded two helpers Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Perry has two assists in each of his last two games…Perry has recorded three multi-point games this season…Perry has recorded five points over his last four games (1-4—5)…Perry has three power-play points over his last two games and ranks fifth among Lightning skaters with six this season…Perry’s 49 shots rank fourth among Tampa Bay skaters…Perry has recorded at least one shot on goal in 21 of 24 games this season.

TBL SHOT LEADERS, 2022-23

Nikita Kucherov – 87 shots
Steven Stamkos – 82 shots
Brayden Point – 66 shots
Corey Perry – 49 shots
Brandon Hagel – 46 shots

ROSS THE BOSS
Tampa Bay forward Ross Colton scored his sixth goal of the season Dec. 3 vs. TOR…Colton has scored a goal in two consecutive games…Colton has five points in his last eight contests (3-2—5)…Colton (6-5—11) has the seventh-most goals and points among all Tampa Bay forwards this season…Colton’s 47 hits are the tied with Nick Paul for the most among Lightning forwards this season.

POWER UP
The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in 10 consecutive games and are 15-for-36 with the man advantage during that span…The 10-game streak with a power-play goal is the longest among all NHL teams this season and tied for the longest in Tampa Bay franchise history (also: 10 games, 2005-06)…Since Nov. 13, the Bolts 15 power-play goals are the most in the NHL while their 41.7% power-play percentage leads the league…Tampa Bay’s 27 power-play goals this season are tied with BOS, COL, and EDM for the most in the NHL.

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (8-13-2) at Pittsburgh Penguins (13-8-4)

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December 6, 2022

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (8-13-2) at Pittsburgh Penguins (13-8-4)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Dec. 6, 2022 Game No. 24 (8-13-2, 18 pts.)
at Pittsburgh Penguins (13-8-4, 30 pts.), PPG Paints Arena Road Game No. 8 (2-4-1, 5 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: DEC. 4, 2022 – CBJ 2 vs. DET 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bjork (2), Johnson (6)
DET Goal Scorers: Czarnik (2), PP – Kubalik (10), PP – Raymond (7), Copp (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (31/35; 56:42); DET – Husso (32/34; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 3/5 | Shots: CBJ: 34 / DET: 35
3 Stars: 1. Copp, DET; 2. Hronek, DET; 3. Jenner, CBJ
Noteworthy: Both CBJ’s goals were scored by rookies… Jenner tallied his 5th multi-point/2nd multi-assist game of the season (0-2-2) to extend his points streak to 3-straight games (1-3-4)… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 18th assist of the campaign, while extending his assists streak to 4 consecutive games (1-7-8)… Johnson scored to make it 3-2 DET 1:58 into the 3rd and to give him points in 2-straight contests (1-1-2)… Bjork scored his 1st career NHL PPG… Roslovic tallied an assist for a 2nd consecutive game (0-2-2).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (17 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (15 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (12 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (10 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (10 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (8 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 128

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 5 Recalled Marchenko from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 1 Activated Laine and Merzlikins off IR and assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 1 Signed 2022 2nd round pick Luca Del Bel Belluz and 2021 5th round pick James Malatesta to 3-year entry level contracts
Nov. 29 Assigned Sweezey to Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 28 Recalled Berni from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Gaunce to AHL club.
Nov. 25 Signed 2022 third round pick Jordan Dumais to three-year entry level contract
Nov. 24 Recalled Meyer from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Bemstrom to Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 20 Placed Merzlikins on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 15 and recalled Fix-Wolansky from Cleveland (AHL)

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

AGAINST THE PENGUINS
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 at PIT)

2021-22 Series: 0-4-0 (0-2-0 at PIT)

All-Time Series: 14-25-0-8 (4-15-0-4 at PIT)

Last 10 (Overall | Road): 2-7-1 | 0-6-4
All-Time GF/GA: 122/150
All-Time SF/SA: 1,428/1,558
All-Time PP: 26-of-166
All-Time PK: 125-of-179

THE LAST GAME: OCT. 22, 2022 – CBJ 3 vs. PIT 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: Jenner (1), SHG – Roslovic (1), Johnson (1)
PIT Goal Scorers: Archibald (1), Rutta (2), Heinen (2), Crosby (3), Heinen (3), McGinn (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (33/39; 60:00); PIT – Jarry (29/32; 59:18)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 32 / PIT: 39
3 Stars: 1. Crosby, PIT; 2. Heinen, PIT; 3. Archibald, PIT
Noteworthy: CBJ led 2-0 after the 1st period, and 3-1 early in the 2nd but PIT scored 3 goals in both the 2nd and 3rd periods… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL goal… Gaudreau tallied an assist to extend his points streak to 5-straight games (4-3-7) and 4-straight at home (4-2-6)… Roslovic (1-1-2, 1st multi-point effort) scored his CBJ’s shorthanded goal of 2022-23 with his 1st career SHG.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 7 at PIT… Apr. 13 at CBJ

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. PIT)
Teams have met in 1st round in 2 playoffs (2014, 2017)… PIT has won the past 6 meetings (CBJ; 0-5-1), including all 4 games in the 2021-22 season… CBJ last earned a victory at PIT on 11/13/15 (2-1 W), falling in the last 11 trips to PPG Paints Arena (0-7-4)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 12 of the past 15 games of the series dating back to Dec. 27, 2017… PIT owns all 3 shutouts in all-time series… Each team has recorded 3 hat tricks in all-time series… Most goals scored at PIT: 4 – 3x (MR: 12/27/17)… Most goals allowed at PIT: 7 (10/5/19).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. PIT)
Gavrikov made NHL debut on 10/5/19 at PIT… Gudbranson skated in his 200th career NHL game on 12/20/14 at PIT… Jenner skated in 400th career NHL game on 2/26/19 vs. PIT… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL goal on 10/22/22 vs. PIT… Merzlikins made NHL debut on 10/5/19 at PIT… Nyquist notched his 400th career point (goal) on 4/29/22 at PIT, his 2nd career hat trick on 11/29/19 vs. PIT, and his 100th career goal on 12/31/17 vs. PIT… Voracek notched his 1st career hat trick on 2/20/13 at PIT and recorded his 500th career assist on 3/6/21 at PIT… Werenski picked up 100th NHL assist on 11/29/19 vs. PIT.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. PIT
•Gaudreau – 6-6-12 in 15 career GP, including 2-3-5 in his last five contests vs. the club
•Jenner – 8-5-13 in 27 career GP, including goals in two of his last three games against the Pens
•Laine – 1-5-6 in 11 career GP, including 1-3-4 in five career road contests
•Nyquist – 11-9-20 in 23 career GP, including 7-2-9 in his past nine appearances vs. Pittsburgh
•Roslovic – 2-3-5 in 9 career GP, including 1-1-2 in the 1st meeting of the 2022-23 series

A LOOK AT DECEMBER
The Blue Jackets fell to 5-4-2 in the last 11 games overall following a 4-2 loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. The club, which has collected points in its last two road contests (1-0-1), plays its eighth road game (2-4-1) of the season tonight at Pittsburgh. After a three-game homestand from December 7-11, the team will play six-of-eight on the road from December 13-29. Columbus will play three-straight contests against the East from December 4-7 (Detroit, Pittsburgh and Buffalo). The Blue Jackets play 15 games in the month of December with two sets of back-to-back games (Dec. 6 at PIT/Dec. 7 vs. BUF; Dec. 19 vs. DAL/Dec. 20 at PHI).

TWO DIFFERENT STRETCHES
Nine of the club’s first 12 games were competed against teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including facing off against the Stanley Cup champion Avalanche twice and Stanley Cup finalist once (Tampa Bay Lightning). The club is now at the end of a stretch of 11-of-13 contests from November 10-December 7 played against teams that failed to make the postseason. The only playoff teams over the second stretch are Florida (Nov. 20) and Pittsburgh (Dec. 6).

MARCHENKO SET TO MAKE NHL DEBUT
Right wing Kirill Marchenko was recalled from the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League on Monday and is slated to make his NHL debut on Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old was selected by the club in the second round, 49th overall, at the 2018 NHL Draft. He played in the KHL from 2017-22 before making the move to North America this season. He ranked second among AHL rookies in points and power play goals (tied), fourth-T in assists and fifth-T in goals at the time of his recall on Monday with 8-11-19 and four PPG in 16 games this season and recorded points in 14 of his 16 outings, including five multi-point efforts. Marcus Bjork and David Jiricek have also made their NHL debuts with the Blue Jackets this season.

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners, who have recorded goals in each of the last two contests (2-1-3), have collected 9-21-30 in the last 17 outings and 13-27-40 in 23 games this season to rank eighth-T in the NHL in goals. Defenseman Erik Gudbranson scored his first goal with the club on Friday at Winnipeg, picking up his 100th career point in the process (28-72-100 in 663 games). Vladislav Gavrikov, who has tallied an assist in two of the last three games (0-2-2), notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Nov. 15 vs. the Flyers, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19).

ROOKIE REPORT
The club currently has seven rookies on the roster with forwards Liam Foudy, Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko and Carson Meyer along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg (injured), Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen. They have combined for 10-15-25 in 23 games in 2022-23 after notching both goals in Sunday’s game vs. Detroit. CBJ rank third-T among NHL team rookies in goals and fifth in points. Johnson, who registered a goal on Sunday and now has points in the last two contests (1-1-2), ranks fourth-T among NHL rookies in goals, fifth-T in points-per-game (.65; min. 10 GP) and seventh-T in points with 6-7-13 in 20 games. He has registered 3-4-7 in his last nine outings and 6-6-12 in his past 17 contests played. Bjork also scored a goal on Sunday and now has 1-2-3 in the past six games (overall 2-3-5 in 10 GP). The blueliner tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Nov. 12 at NY Islanders and picking up his first career assist on Nov. 15 vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.

CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner tallied his fifth multi-point and second multi-assist game of the campaign with 0-2-2 on Sunday, extending his points streak to three-straight contests (1-3-4) in the process. He finished the month of November with 8-3-11 in 11 contests, which was the third-most goals in the month in franchise history (tied). The forward ranks ninth-T in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 9-7-16 in 16 outings. He also ranks sixth in the NHL in faceoff wins (286-of-505 faceoffs; 56.6 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal on Nov.15 vs. Philadelphia, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (302).

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
Boone Jenner 612 2013-current (10 seasons)
Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Left wing Johnny Gaudreau stretched his assist streak to four consecutive games (1-7-8), including three-straight multi-point efforts from Nov. 25-Dec. 2, with an assist on Sunday and has now collected 3-14-17 in his last 11 contests. The forward tied the franchise record for assists in the month of November with 3-11-14 in 11 outings (Andrew Cassels in November 2002). The six-time All-Star leads the club in assists and scoring and ranks second in goals with 8-18-26 in 23 games while recording points in 16 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 8-13-21 in 16 outings, ranking eighth-T in the NHL in points. He played in his 317th consecutive game on Sunday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,009) and Brent Burns (704). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 218-417-635 in 625 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.

TOUGH TO REPLACE Z
Defenseman Zach Werenski recorded his first multi-point game of the season with 1-1-2 in a win over Philadelphia on Nov. 10 to extend his points-streak to three-straight games (1-3-4) before leaving the with an upper body injury. Unfortunately, that was the last CBJ will likely see the club’s top defenseman this regular season as it was announced Friday that he suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum and likely to miss six months. He led the club’s blueliners in goals, assists and points at the time of the injury with 3-5-8 in 13 games. The two-time NHL All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22.

UP IN CLEVELAND
Columbus’ AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, have kicked off the 2022-23 season going 10-6-3 after a 4-3 victory over the Rochester Americans on Saturday. The club has points in nine of its last 10 games (6-1-3) and sits in third place in the North Division. Right Wing Trey Fix-Wolansky, who was recently assigned back to Cleveland from Columbus, leads the AHL in points-per-game (min. 10 GP) with 10-12-22 and 1.57 ppg in 14 contests. The forward recorded goals in each of his last four outings and four-plus points in three of them with 7-7-14. Samuel Knazko (1-9-10 in 17 GP) and David Jiricek (3-7-10 in 12 GP) rank third-T among AHL rookie defensemen in scoring. The Monsters return to action when they visit the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, Dec. 9.

2022-23 TEAM QUICK HITS
•CBJ play their 5th of 16 back-to-back sets on Tue. (at PIT) and Wed. (vs. BUF) with the club 2-6-0 in back-to-backs this season (0-4-0 in 1st game)
•CBJ are 2-1-0 in Tuesday games this season and play on 7-straight Tuesdays beginning on Dec. 6 at Pittsburgh
•CBJ rank 5th-T in the NHL in power play percentage dating back to Nov. 5, converting on 8-of-26 power play opportunities (30.8 pct.)
•CBJ have scored 36 goals in its past 11 games (3.27 per game), lighting the lamp at least 4 times in 5 of those contests
•CBJ finished with a season-high 12 skaters recording a point on Nov. 17 vs. MTL
•CBJ’s 21 different players with a goal this season is the second-most in the NHL and trailing only Detroit (22)
•CBJ have recorded 19 multi-goal periods this season, including scoring 2 goals in both the 1st and 2nd periods on Dec. 2 at WPG
•CBJ were tied for 3rd-youngest team in the NHL (ARI and NJD) to start the season at 25.9, trailing only BUF (25.0) and OTT (25.7)

2022-23 PLAYER QUICK HITS
•Chinakhov has recorded 2-3-5 in his last 9 games played and has already tied his single season career high in assists with 4-7-11 in 22 outings this season (7-7-14 in 62 games in 2021-22)
•Korpisalo has stopped 115-of-125 shots over his last 4 games since Nov. 23 (.920 SV%), including turning aside 37-of-38 in win at WPG on Dec. 2
•Kuraly registered 6 (5-1-6) of his 9 points (6-3-9) in the month of November and finished 2nd on the club in goals in the month
•Laine tallied his 1st multi-goal game and 2nd multi-point contest of the season with 2-0-2 on Fri. at WPG and has 3-2-5 in his last 6 games played
•Nyquist has points in 2 of the last 3 games (1-2-3) and has 2-5-7 in his last 10 contests
•Peeke ranks 2nd on the team with 46 blocked shots and has registered at least one in 21 of his 23 contests this season
•Roslovic has collected assists in each of the last two games (0-2-2).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Dec. 3: Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Kapanen (3), Rust, Zucker, Crosby (EN)
Multiple Points: Rust (1G-3A), Kapanen (3G), Malkin (3A),
Zucker (1G-2A)
Goalie: Jarry (26 saves/28 shots)
Key Stats: Kasperi Kapanen recorded his second career hat trick (3G) as Pittsburgh picked up points for the eighth time in the last nine games (7-1-1).
PP: 2-4
PK: 2-2
Dec. 1: Pittsburgh 4, Vegas 3 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: McGinn, Rakell, Guentzel (PP), Kapanen
Multiple Points: McGinn (1G-1A), Kapanen (1G-1A), Guentzel
(1G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (34 saves/37 shots)
Key Stats: Kasperi Kapanen notched his first game-winning goal since Dec. 10, 2021 at Washington to help Pittsburgh pick up the win.
PP: 1-4
PK: 1-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Kris Letang Stroke 3 4
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 33

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Nov. 15 F Teddy Blueger activated off of LTIR. F Filip Hallander re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 13 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 11 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). F Sam Poulin re-assigned to WBS.
Nov. 7 F Filip Hallander recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 6 F Drew O’Connor re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Blue Jackets: 33-10-4
In Pittsburgh: 19-4-0
In Columbus: 14-6-4
OT Record vs. Blue Jackets: 8-2-2
Shootout Record vs. Blue Jackets: 3-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.

Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. BLUE JACKETS:
Sidney Crosby – 35GP, 46 PTS (14G-32A)
Evgeni Malkin – 31GP, 38 PTS (15G-23A)
Kris Letang – 30GP, 26 PTS (11G-15A)

TONIGHT’S GAME
-The Penguins take on the Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena for their second of four meetings in the 2022-23 season (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).

-Tonight, the Penguins are on their last game of a five-game homestand where they’ve gone 2-1-1. The Penguins are 6-3-2 at home this year.

-Last season, the Penguins were a perfect 4-0-0 against the Blue Jackets and are 1-0-0 against them this year. Since the Metropolitan Division was formed for the 2012-13 season, Pittsburgh has dropped the season series with Columbus just once (2014-15).

-Pittsburgh is 16-3-1 in its last 20 games against Columbus dating back to Feb. 3, 2017.

-Pittsburgh is 33-10-4 all-time against Columbus. The Penguins’ all-time record at home versus the Blue Jackets is 19-4-0.

QUICK HITS
1) Pittsburgh has points in 11 of its last 13 games overall (9-2-2). Since this 13-game stretch began on Nov. 9, only the New Jersey Devils (21) have picked up more points than Pittsburgh (20).

2) Sidney Crosby has 46 points (14G-32A) in 35 career games against the Blue Jackets. Among active players, only Patrick Kane (73) and David Perron (48) have more points against Columbus than Crosby.

3) The Penguins have scored three or more goals in 14 of their last 17 games against the Blue Jackets, while 11 of those 17 games have been four-plus goal efforts.

4) Tristan Jarry is 5-1-0 in his career versus Columbus with a 1.77 goals-against average and a 9.36 save percentage.

5) Jake Guentzel has six goals in six career games when facing Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo.

TEAM NOTES
EVEN-STRENGTH EXPERT
Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh and is 10th in the NHL with 33 points (13G-20A) in 25 games this season. Of his 33 points, 28 of them (12G-16A) have come at even strength, which is most in the NHL:

Player EVP
Sidney Crosby 28
Jason Robertson 27
Erik Karlsson 26
Connor McDavid 24
Matthew Tkachuk 23

ALL-TIME LEADERS
(AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS)
GOALS

Alex Ovechkin…………….793
Sidney Crosby…………530
Steven Stamkos……….494
Evgeni Malkin………….452
Eric Staal……………………441

ASSISTS

Sidney Crosby…………..912
Patrick Kane………………766
Nicklas Backstrom…….747
Evgeni Malkin………….718
Anze Kopitar………………716

POINTS

Sidney Crosby………..1,442
Alex Ovechkin…………1,435
Patrick Kane…………..1,200
Evgeni Malkin………..1,170
Anze Kopitar…………..1,088

POINTS PER GAME

Connor McDavid……….1.45
Sidney Crosby…………1.27
Kirill Kaprizov…………….1.19
Evgeni Malkin………….1.16
Leon Draisaitl……………1.13

OVERTIME GOALS

Alex Ovechkin…………….25*
Sidney Crosby……………19
Brad Marchand…………….17
Max Pacioretty…………….16
Brent Burns…………………16

OVERTIME POINTS

Sidney Crosby………….38*
Alex Ovechkin……………38*
Patrick Kane………………..35
Evgeni Malkin……………32
Jakub Voracek…………….32
*1st in NHL History

EVEN-STRENGTH EXPERT (CONT’D)
Since Nov. 5, Crosby is third in points in the NHL:
Player GP G A PTS
Jason Robertson 14 16 10 26
Connor McDavid 15 10 14 24
Sidney Crosby 14 8 13 21
Leon Draisaitl 15 11 9 20
Tage Thompson 14 9 11 20

CAPS OFF TO KAPPY
Kasperi Kapanen tallied his second career hat trick Saturday night against St. Louis (Also Nov. 26, 2021 vs. MIN), marking the first hat trick by a Penguin this season. He has scored in back-to-back games for the first time since Mar. 7-9, 2021 (2G). It also marks Kapanen’s first back-to-back multi-point outing since Feb. 12-14, 2019. Since the calendar flipped to December, no NHL player has more goals than Kapanen’s four, and his five points are tied for fifth in the league in that span:

Player GP G
Kasperi Kapanen 2 4
Jason Robertson 2 4
Connor McDavid 3 4
Brady Tkachuk 2 3
Kirill Kaprizov 3 3

CARTER 400
Jeff Carter enters tonight’s game one assist from 400 in his career and is set to become the sixth player from the 2003 draft class to collect 400 goals and 400 assists along with Eric Staal (441G-595A), Patrice Bergeron (409G-594A), Joe Pavelski (431G-521A), Corey Perry (408G-460A) and Zach Parise (416G-441A). He would also become the 100th player in NHL history to accomplish this feat. Carter has points in six of nine home games this season (2G-5A), and has points in 10 of his last 13 home games (3G8A) dating back to Apr. 14 of last season.

PENGUINS COACH’S CHALLENGES
2022-23 Record: 3-for-4, 75.0%
All-Time (Since 2015-16): 29-for-52, 55.8%
Last Challenge: (L) Nov. 12, 2022 – Call upheld; Video review confirmed no goaltender interference infractions occurred prior to Cole Caufield’s goal in Montreal.
Type of Challenge: Play Stoppage: 1-for-1, 100.0% Interference: 12-for-28, 42.9% Offsides: 16-for-23, 70.0%

Sidney Crosby
81 GWG
Evgeni Malkin
78 GWG
Jaromir Jagr
78 GWG
Mario Lemieux
74 GWG
Jean Pronovost
42 GWG

PENGUINS’ ALL-TIME GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS
OFFENSIVE THREAT
Through the first 25 games, Pittsburgh has been one of the most dangerous teams in the league offensively. The Penguins’ 88 goals for are tied for ninth-most in the NHL, but their 3.52 goals-per-game average is sixth best. They’ve also scored five or more goals eight times this season, which trails only Dallas (11) and Boston (11) for most such instances in the NHL. Per Natural Stat Trick, the Penguins also rank fifth in the league in expected goals:

Team xGF
Florida 96.18
New Jersey 94.05
NY Rangers 93.82
Carolina 89.61
Pittsburgh 89.33

GUENTZ-GOALS
Jake Guentzel enters tonight’s game riding a four-game point streak (2G-4A). Here at home, Guentzel has been held without a point just twice this season, and he ranks second on Pittsburgh with 14 home points (6G-8A) in 11 games. Guentzel tends to perform against divisional opponents. Since the beginning of last season, he is tied for eighth in the NHL in points versus the Metropolitan Division with 27 (13G-14A) in 24 games, and his 13 goals are tied for fourth in the league in that span:

Goals vs. Metropolitan Division (2021-Present)
Player GP G
Chris Kreider 26 22
Tage Thompson 24 16
Alex Ovechkin 23 14
Jake Guentzel 24 13
Mitch Marner 23 13

HEINEN 100
Danton Heinen currently sits two assists shy of 100 in his career. Heinen, who was drafted in the fourth round (116th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft, is looking to become the 21st member of his draft class to register 100 assists. Of the 20 players with 100 assists, only six players (Christian Dvorak and Brandon Montour, 2nd Round; Brayden Point, 3rd Round; Viktor Arvidsson and Devon Toews, 4th Round; Kevin Lebanc, 6th Round) were selected outside of the first round. Heinen has 11 points (3G-8A) in 10 career games against the Blue Jackets, which includes a two-goal effort (2G) earlier this year.

2022-23 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play Penalty Kill
PPG/PPO PP% Situation Killed/Times SH PK%
15-82 18.3% Overall 62-77 80.5%
13-78 16.7% 5-on-4 62-75 82.7%
1-1 100.0% 5-on-3 0-0 00.0%
1-4 25.0% 4-on-3 0-1 00.0%

RAK CITY
Rickard Rakell has put together a solid start to the season, registering 15 points (10G-5A) and a team-high plus-13 in 25 games this season. His 10 goals are third on Pittsburgh, and his 15 points are fifth most. Rakell, who was selected 30th overall by Anaheim in the 2011 NHL draft, currently sits one assist shy of 200 in his career. He’s looking to become the 15th member of his draft class to accumulate 200 or more assists, and his 367 career points (168G-199A) are also 15th among players drafted in 2011.

BRICK WALL
Tristan Jarry enters tonight’s game having picked up points in each of his last eight games (6-0-2). Jarry has been one of the hottest goalies in the NHL since Nov. 17:

Stats Since Nov. 17 (min. 3GP)
Stat NHL Rank
Wins (6) 1st
GAA (1.97) 3rd
SV% (.937) 3rd
SO (1) T-1st
Assists (1) T-1st

Jarry also has just one regulation loss in nine home games this year, going 6-1-2 with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage here at PPG Paints Arena.

FILLING THE NET
Among all active players who have played 12 or more games against Columbus, Jake Guentzel (18GP, 10G-11A) and Jeff Carter (26GP, 14G-8A) are ranked fourth and fifth (tied) in goals per game versus the Blue Jackets, respectively:

Team Player GP G G/GM
STL Vladimir Tarasenko 17 12 0.71
DET Tyler Bertuzzi 14 10 0.71
OTT Alex DeBrincat 14 8 0.57
PIT Jake Guentzel 18 10 0.56
PIT Jeff Carter 26 14 0.54

In 18 career regular season games against Columbus, Guentzel has 21 points (10G-11A). If you include his postseason stats against them, Guentzel has 15 goals and 27 points in 23 games. Since his NHL debut, on November 21, 2016, no Penguin has more goals in the regular season and postseason against the Blue Jackets than Guentzel.

Nevada Takes on Pepperdine in Tuesday Night Matchup

NCAABB Editor

December 6, 2022

Nevada Takes on Pepperdine in Tuesday Night Matchup

RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada Men’s Basketball team will continue their current three-game road stretch on Tuesday night, as they are set to face Pepperdine at 8 p.m.

The Pack will seek to bounce back after suffering just their second loss of the season Saturday evening at the hands of LMU.

Nevada had a solid defensive outing against the Lions, limiting them to 64 points on a 30 percent shooting from three; however, the Pack’s offense went cold in the second half, as they dropped the first of three consecutive road games.

Jarod Lucas had another strong offensive outing for Nevada, scoring 18 points on 6-12 shooting from the field, including 4-7 from behind the arc. The senior guard has now scored in double-figures in eight of nine contests this season for the Pack, and he currently ranks first on the team and fourth in the Mountain West in scoring at 17.2 points per game. Lucas also ranks second in the conference in free throw percentage (87.0%) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (42.2%).

Nick Davidson also had a solid outing for the Pack on the offensive end of the floor, scoring 11 points to reach double figures in scoring for the second consecutive game for the first time in his career. The redshirt-freshman forward now ranks fifth on the team in scoring (7.7 PPG), fourth in rebounding (4.1 RPG), third in field goal percentage (48.6%), and first in 3-point field goal percentage (47.4%).

Following another strong defensive performance against LMU, the Pack continues to rank in the top five of the Mountain West in almost all defensive statistical categories. Nevada ranks first in opponent field goal percentage, limiting their opponents to just 36.8 percent shooting from the field, in addition to ranking first in the conference in blocked shots (4.78 BPG).

Nevada also ranks fourth in scoring defense (62.0 PPG), third in opponent 3-point field goal percentage (27.8%), and fourth in defensive rebounding (27.7 per game).

Offensively, the Pack ranks first in the Mountain West and 21st in the country in free throw percentage and second in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting a stellar 37.5 percent this season.

Just as he has done for the majority of the season, senior guard Kenan Blackshear continues to lead the conference in assists per game, averaging 5.8 per contest. Blackshear’s mark of 5.8 assists per game leads the next closest player in the Mountain West by nearly 1.0 assists, as he has done a sensational job of facilitating the Nevada offense this season. Blackshear also ranks 12th in the Mountain West in rebounding (5.9 RPG) and 20th in steals per game (1.1).

Freshman forward Darrion Williams currently leads all freshmen in the Mountain West Conference in points per game (8.3), rebounds (7.6 RPG), assists (2.6 APG), and steals (1.6 SPG). Williams is also shooting phenomenal clips of 49.1 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from behind the arc, and 84.6 percent from the free throw line.

The NCAA released their first NET rankings of the season, one of the primary metrics used in the selection process for the NCAA Tournament, and Nevada earned the 43rd overall ranking in the country, good for third highest in Mountain West.

The Pack will have the opportunity to boost their ranking with a road victory against Pepperdine Tuesday night; however, they will need to lock in defensively and slow down a high-powered Pepperdine offense in order to bounce back from the loss against LMU and achieve their eighth victory of the season.

Scouting Pepperdine

Pepperdine owns an overall record of 5-2 this season, most recently picking up an 88-69 victory over Northern Arizona this past Saturday.

The Waves have been highly successful on the offensive end of the court this season, as they are averaging an impressive 81.0 points per game. Pepperdine plays at an extremely fast pace and takes a large number of pointers, as 41.2 percent of their shots come from behind the arc.

Pepperdine is knocking down an exceptional 42.2 percent of their 3-point attempts, ranking as the sixth-best 3-point field goal percentage in the nation.

The Waves rely heavily on their backcourt to carry them on offense, as they have three guards who are averaging at least 13.7 points per

game.

Sophomore Maxwell Lewis leads the way, ranking third in the West Coast Conference in scoring at 18.0 points per game on 63 percent shooting from the field and 50 percent from three.

Fellow sophomore guard Houston Mallette is also having a strong season for the Waves, as he is averaging 14.9 points per game, while shooting 43.4 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from three.

Sophomore Mike Mitchell Jr. completes the dangerous trio of guards, averaging 13.7 points per game, while hitting 47.2 percent of his shots, including 54.8 percent of his 3-pointers.

Nevada has been exceptional at defending the 3-point line this season, and they will need to maintain that and prevent Pepperdine from getting offensive rebounds and extra possessions on Tuesday night to secure a road victory over the Waves.

Series History

Nevada and Pepperdine have faced off twice throughout history, splitting the series with each team earning one win apiece. The two teams last met in November of last year, with Nevada earning a 79-66 win at home over the Waves.

New England Revolution Sign Forward Bobby Wood

MLS
Soccer

MLS Editor

December 6, 2022

New England Revolution Sign Forward Bobby Wood

United States international joins New England with over 200 appearances for club and country

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution have signed forward Bobby Wood to a one-year contract through 2023 with an additional one-year club option for 2024. New England selected Wood with the first pick in Stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft last week.

Wood, 30, spent the last two seasons with Real Salt Lake, where he recorded five goals in 31 appearances from 2021-22, with an additional tally in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Last season, Wood started 13 games for RSL, with three goals and one assist. Before arriving in MLS, the Honolulu, Hawaii native spent his entire 11-year professional career in Germany, where he developed in the 1860 Munich youth academy before debuting for the senior team in 2011, followed by stints at FC Erzgebirge Aue, Union Berlin, Hamburger SV, and Hannover 96.

“We are excited to welcome Bobby Wood to the New England Revolution,” Revolution Sporting Director and Head Coach Bruce Arena said. “I’m very familiar with Bobby, having coached him on the international stage with the United States, and I’m very confident that he’ll be an excellent addition to our attack here in New England.”

During his career in Germany, Wood totaled 10 goals in 72 German Bundesliga contests, with an additional 24 goals across 112 games played in the 2. Bundesliga. He collected 50 appearances with 1860 Munich from 2011-15 before joining Union Berlin. During the 2015-2016 campaign, Wood set a record for goals scored by an American in a single season in Germany’s top two flights with 17 tallies over 31 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga.

Wood later moved to Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga and recorded 13 goals and three assists in 80 games for the club across all competitions. In his first top-flight season in 2017-18, Wood tallied five goals in 28 Bundesliga games. He also went on loan to Hannover 96 for one season, tallying three goals in 20 league games.

The United States international is the owner of 45 USMNT caps, with 13 goals scored and five assists. Wood made his senior international debut in 2013 before scoring his first international goal against the Netherlands in 2015. In FIFA World Cup Qualifying action, Wood has scored five goals with two assists over 14 appearances. While with the USMNT, Wood featured six times under Bruce Arena from 2016-17.

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Starting February 1, fans can subscribe to MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app for $14.99 per month during the season or $99 per season, and Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up at a special price of $12.99 per month and $79 per season. As an exclusive benefit of their full-season membership, New England Revolution Season Members will receive one MLS Season Pass subscription with each account. Visit Revolutionsoccer.net or call 1-877-GET-REVS to learn more about becoming a Season Member.

TRANSACTION: New England Revolution sign forward Bobby Wood to a one-year contract through 2023 with an additional one-year club option for 2024.

BOBBY WOOD AT A GLANCE:

United States international owns over 200 combined appearances and 50 goals scored for club and country.
Developed in 1860 Munich youth academy and made 50 appearances for the German club from 2011-15.
In the 2015-2016, set record for goals scored by an American in a single season in Germany’s top two flights with 17 goals for Union Berlin in the 2. Bundesliga.
Also featured for German clubs Erzgebirge Aue (2015), Hamburger SV (2016-2021), and Hannover 96 (2018-2019), before joining Real Salt Lake in MLS (2021-22).
Netted five goals in 31 games for Real Salt Lake from 2021-22.
Owns 45 caps and 13 goals with the U.S. Men’s National Team, including five goals in FIFA World Cup Qualifying action.

BOBBY WOOD

Position: Forward

Date of Birth: 11/15/1992 (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 174 lbs.

Nationality: United States

Previous Clubs: Hamburger SV (2016-21); Hannover 96 (Loan – 2018-19); Union Berlin (2015-16), Erzgebirge Aue (Loan – 2015); 1860 Munich (2010-15).

How Acquired: Selected by New England with the No. 1 pick in Stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft and signed to a one-year contract through 2023 with an additional one-year club option for 2024.

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (7-13-4) at New Jersey Devils (20-4-1)

Hockey
NHL

NHL Editor

December 6, 2022

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (7-13-4) at New Jersey Devils (20-4-1)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 9 vs. WPG, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Dec. 13 vs. WSH, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, Dec. 15 vs. VGK, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Dec. 16 at MIN, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+, Hulu, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Dec. 18 vs. NYR, 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 1 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford and placed Jarred Tinordi on IR … Nov. 24 – Assigned Ian Mitchell to Rockford … Nov. 23 – Activated Seth Jones off IR … Nov. 18 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford … Nov. 17 – Assigned Alec Regula to Rockford … Nov. 11 – Activated Ian Mitchell (left wrist) off IR and assigned him to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 8 – Assigned Dylan Wells to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 7 – Activated Petr Mrazek (groin strain) from IR and placed Alex Stalock (concussion protocol) on IR retroactive to Nov. 1 … Nov. 2 – Signed Dylan Wells to a one-year, two-way contract … Nov. 1 – Placed Seth Jones (right thumb) on IR and recalled Alec Regula from Rockford (AHL).

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (0) vs. NY Islanders (3) – Sun., Dec. 4 – UBS Arena
CHI Goals:
NYI Goals: Martin (3), Parise (8), Nelson (12)
Goalies: CHI – Soderblom (37/40, 60:00) NYI – Varlamov (21/21, 59:33) 
CHI PP: 0/1; PK: 2/2
NYI PP: 0/2; PK: 1/1
Recap: The Blackhawks were shutout by the Islanders on Sunday night on Long Island … Max Domi paced all players in faceoff win percentage, going 9-for-13 on the dot (69 pct.) … Jake McCabe posted a game-high four blocked shots … He also skated in 23:27 of ice time, pacing all players on the ice … Patrick Kane led the team with four shots on goal.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Chicago has points in four of their last five against the Devils (3-1-1) and won their last game against the club 8-5 on Feb. 25, 2022 … Patrick Kane scored his most recent hat trick in that game and added an assist for a four-point night … It was his first career hat trick against the Devils … Kane has six points (3G, 3A) in his last two games against NJD and 23 points (10G, 13A) in his last 13 games against them … Seth Jones also celebrated a multi-point night, notching three assists in the victory … Jones has six assists in his last four games against New Jersey … Assistant Coach Kevin Dean played for the Devils from 1994- 99, playing in 198 career games … He also served as an assistant coach for the Lowell Devils (currently Utica Comets) of the American Hockey League from 2006-10.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: April 1 | AWAY: Dec. 6
All-Time Record: 52-40-25 | Home: 31-16-11 | Road: 21-24-14
Last Home Win: Feb. 25, 2022 (8-5) | Last Road Win: Dec. 6, 2019 (2-1 SO) | Last Home Loss: Dec. 23,
2019 (1-7) Last Road Loss: Oct. 15, 2021 (3-4 OT)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. NJD ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 11; Jonathan Toews, 3; Jack Johnson, 3
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 16; Seth Jones, 13; Jonathan Toews, 9
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 27; Seth Jones, 14; Jonathan Toews, 12

TEAM NOTES
TWO FOR THE SHOW: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have skated in 995 regular-season games together in their NHL careers and are seven games shy 1,000 career games played together … They will become the 12th pair of teammates in NHL history to have skated in at least 1,000 regular-season games together and the second pair of Blackhawks players to have done so, joining defensemen Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith who skated in 1,069 career games together … In the 995 games Toews and Kane have played together, the Blackhawks own a record of 530-342-123 … The two have also both combined to factor into 297 total goals in their careers, with Toews having scored 115 goals that Kane has assisted on, Kane having scored 101 goals that Toews has assisted on and both earning an assist on 81 goals.
Teammates to play in 1,000 career games together:
GP PLAYER PLAYER TEAMS SEASONS
1353 Gordie Howe Alex Delvecchio Detroit 1950-51 to 1970-71
1276 Henrik Sedin Daniel Sedin Vancouver 2000-01 to 2017-18
1158 Anze Kopitar Dustin Brown Los Angeles 2006-07 to 2021-22
1107 Nicklas Lidstrom Kris Draper Detroit 1993-94 to 2010-11
1069 Brent Seabrook Duncan Keith Chicago 2005-06 to 2019-20
1062 Larry Robinson Bob Gainey Montreal 1973-74 to 1988-89
1044 Tim Horton George Armstrong Toronto 1952-53 to 1969-70
1020 Nicklas Backstrom Alex Ovechkin Washington 2007-08 to 2021-22
1022 Drew Doughty Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 2008-09 to 2022-23
1008 Mark Messier Kevin Lowe Edmonton/NY Rangers 1979-80 to 1995-96
995 Patrick Kane Jonathan Toews Chicago 2007-08 to 2022-23

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane recorded three points (1G, 2A), including the 1,200th point of his career, on Saturday night … Kane becomes the third active player to reach the mark, joining Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, while he’s just the second Blackhawks player to accomplish the feat (Stan Mikita – 1,467 points) … Kane has now tallied points (1G, 3A) in two of his last three, and five of his last seven games (2G, 5A) … The 34-year-old has also logged 10 points (2G, 8A) over his last 11 games … Kane posted three-straight multi-point efforts from Oct. 23-27 (2G, 5A) … The forward logged two assists and three points (1G, 2A) against Edmonton on Oct. 27, moving him past Doug Weight (755) into fifth place on the League’s all-time assist list among U.S.-born players … Kane paces the Blackhawks with 16 helpers and 20 points (4G, 16A) in 24 games this season.

TO THE MAX: Max Domi notched three points (2G, 1A) against the Rangers on Saturday for his second three-point outing of the campaign … Domi comes into Tuesday’s contest having scored four goals and posted five points (4G, 1A) in his last three games, while he’s also logged seven points (5G, 2A) over his last six … The forward scored two power play goals on Wednesday night, marking the second time he’s notched two power play goals in a game … Domi registered a four-game point streak from Oct. 21-27 (3G, 3A) … It marked his first streak of at least four games since the 2020-21 campaign when he also logged points in four-straight games (2G, 3A) from April 6 – 12 … Domi currently leads the team with seven goals, while he ranks second in assists (10) and points (19) so far this season … He also shares eighth in the NHL and paces the Blackhawks with six power play goals in 2022-23.

TAYLOR MADE: Taylor Raddysh scored a power play goal against New York on Saturday and now has three goals in his last five games … Raddysh also scored goals in back-to-back games from Nov. 25 – 27 (2G) … It’s the fourth time in Raddysh’s career that he’s scored goals in consecutive games and the first since April 12 – 14, 2022 (2G, 1A) … The 24-year-old now ranks third on Chicago with seven goals in 2022-23, while he shares second on the team with four power play goals … He is also tied for fifth on the Blackhawks with 10 points (7G, 3A) in 24 games this season.

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews logged an assist against the Rangers Saturday night … Saturday’s contest marked Toews’ 1,037th career game, moving him past Bobby Hull and into sole possession of fifth place in franchise history … The captain recorded his 500th career assist on Nov. 23 at Dallas … His 501 career assists are good for eighth in franchise history … Toews currently paces the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 64.2% … He ranks second on the Blackhawks with eight goals and is tied for second second with four power-play goals so far in 2022-23 … Toews also ranks third on the team with 14 points (8G, 6A) … Toews logged a seven-game point streak (5G, 2A) from Oct. 23 – Nov. 3 … His seven-game point streak is tied for the third-longest of his career while it’s the fifth time he’s logged points in at least seven games … His last seven-game streak came during the 2018-19 season, logging 10 points (4G, 6A) from Feb. 14 – 27 … Toews scored the overtime goal on Nov. 3 for the 16th of his career, which is tied for sixth in NHL history.

JAKE THE GREAT: Jake McCabe posted two assists on Saturday night for his first multi-point game of the season, while he added a game-high six hits against the Rangers … Saturday’s contest marked McCabe’s first multi-point outing since he logged two helpers on March 12, 2022 at Ottawa … The blueliner has posted three assists in his last four games and has four assists over his last six contests … McCabe now ranks second among Blackhawks defensemen with seven assists and eight points (1G, 7A) this season … He also paces the team with 56 blocked shots and ranks fourth on the squad with 45 hits.

RETURN OF THE MAC: MacKenzie Entwistle registered two points (1G, 1A) in Wednesday’s contest, marking his first career multi-point game … Entwistle also posted a +2 rating against Edmonton, matching a career high … The forward has now earned four points (1G, 3A) in 24 games this season. MR. JONES AND ME: Caleb Jones was held off the scoresheet on Wednesday, snapping his three-game assist streak (1G, 2A) … It matched a season long, as the blueliner also logged points in three-straight games from Oct. 25 – 29 (4A) … Jones now shares third on the Blackhawks with eight assists so far this season, while his nine points (1G, 8A) lead Chicago defensemen and are tied for seventh among all team skaters.

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

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

STICKS AND MILESTONES: Taylor Raddysh is two games from the 100th of his career.

BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS

Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 766 2. Patrick Kane 1,200
Patrick Kane, 1,131 3. Patrick Kane 434 3. Denis Savard 719 3. Bobby Hull 1,153
Brent Seabrook, 1,114 4. Steve Larmer 406 4. Doug Wilson 554 4. Denis Savard 1,096
Jonathan Toews 1,038 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
Bobby Hull 1,036 6. Jonathan Toews 365 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 866
Eric Nesterenko 1,013 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517 7. Doug Wilson 779
Bob Murray 1,008 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 501 8. Dennis Hull 640

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-6-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-2-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-0-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-2-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-3-1

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

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 3 Philadelphia Flyers 2
(20-4-1—41 PTS) (8-12-5—21 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. M. Wood 2. A. Schmid 3. T. Konecny

Goals:
PHI: T. Konecny (PPG), Sedlack
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Philadelphia 0 1 1 – – 2
DEVILS 0 1 2 – – 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: F. Zetterlund, D. Mercer, J. Hughes
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 25
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 19
Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 14
Nate Bastian Upper-Body Nov. 27 3
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 66

DATE PLAYER ACTION
11/5 Andreas Johnsson Reassigned to Utica
Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
11/12 Nico Daws Recalled from Utica
Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R. retro to Nov. 3
11/13 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
11/22 Kevin Bahl Reassigned to Utica
Alexander Holtz Reassigned to Utica
11/23 Tyler Wotherspoon Recalled from Utica
11/27 Tyler Wotherspoon Reassigned to Utica
11/28 Kevin Bahl Recalled from Utica
Nico Daws Recalled from Utica
Alexander Holtz Recalled Utica
12/1 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
12/2 Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica

The Devils produced franchise history on Saturday, after earning their 11th consecutive road win, which marked the longest in franchise history. The previous record was a 10 game winning streak on the road (Feb. 27, 2001, to Apr. 7). After Saturday’s win, the Devils improved to 3-0-0 when tied after the 2nd period of play this season. Jersey’s team is now 5-0-0 when outshot by an opponent this season. The Devils improved to 10-0-0 when Jack Hughes scores a goal in a game this season. Jersey’s team recorded four shots in the first period on Saturday, which marked a season-low. The Devils debuted their white-based (red, yellow and blue striped) Reverse Retro sweaters. The team is 2-0-0 in the black alternates and 1-0-0 in the Rever Retro jerseys. Jersey is set to wear their black alternates tonight and for the third time this season. New Jersey improved to 18-1-1 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The team matched their road win total from last season in 29 fewer games played (11-1-0), which is tied for Vegas for the most in the NHL as of Dec. 5. The Devils’ 20-4-1 start to the season is tied for the fourth most wins in NHL history after a team’s first 25 games to start a season (modern era, 1967-68):

SJS: 21 wins, 2008-09
OTT: 21 wins, 2005-06
CHI: 21 wins, 2012-13
DET: 20 wins, 2001-02
BUF: 20 wins, 2006-07 (coached by L. Ruff)
BOS: 20 wins, Present
NJD: 20 wins, Present

The most wins earned by teams in NHL history after 26 games played (modern era):
SJS: 22 wins, 2008-09
OTT: 21 wins, 2005-06
CHI: 21 wins, 2012-13
DET: 21 wins, 2001-02
BUF: 20 wins, 2006-07 (coached by L. Ruff)
EDM: 20 wins, 1984-85
DAL: 20 wins, 2015-16
ANA: 20 wins, 2012-13

The Devils are 9-0-1 vs Western Conference teams this season and 2-0-1 vs the Central Division this season.
The Devils set an NHL record for the most wins in the month of November with 13 (13-1-0).
Keep in mind the Devils won 13 games in a single month one other time via March 2001 (13-2-0).
“Only four teams in NHL history have recorded more wins in a single calendar month: Colorado (15 in Jan. 2022), Boston
(15 in March 2014), Pittsburgh (15 in March 2013) and Columbus (14 in Dec. 2016),” per NHL Pr.
There are eight other instances when an NHL team earned 12 wins for the month of November:

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

The Devils entered the month of December with a share of first place, or sole possession, atop the League standings for the first time in franchise history. The Devils are riding a five-game point streak (4-0-1). Jersey’s team is 13-3-0 when scoring first this season, which ranks third behind Boston (14-0-0) and Vegas (14-3-0). The Devils are 7-1-1 when trailing first this season, which is tied with Toronto (7-2-3) for the most wins in the NHL for that matter. New Jersey is 7-1-0 when leading after the first period this season. The Devils are 16-0-1 when leading after the second period, which ranks first in the NHL. Dallas and Boston are 13-0-0, which ranks second as of Dec. 5. Keep in mind that the Devils are 14-4-1 when outshooting opponents this season, which ranks first in the NHL. Jersey is 5-0-0 when outshot in a game this season and 1-0-0 when shots were even. Jersey’s team is 17-0-1 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 10-0-0 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. Keep an eye on…As of Dec. 5, the Devils ranked first in the NHL with 38 goals scored in the second period of play this season (LAK, 2nd, 36 GF). The team’s +17 goal differential for the second period of play this season also ranked first in the NHL, while Toronto ranked second at +13, as of Dec 55. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against eight times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season. As of Dec 5, the Devils ranked second in the NHL with a 2.28 GAA, while Boston ranked first at 2.13 GAA. Yet, Jersey’s team also ranked fourth in the NHL for goals, per game, at 3.72 (BOS, 1st, 4.00). As of Dec. 5, the Devils ranked second in the NHL for shots against, per game at 26.5, while Carolina ranks first at 26.4. Additionally, as Dec. 5, the Devils are ranked second for shots on goal, per game, at 35.4 behind the Florida Panthers (38.6). Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times:

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

The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship.

Head coach Lindy Ruff became the fifth bench boss in NHL history who earned 800 wins. Only four other NHL coaches all-time are in the “800 club.”
S. Bowman: 1,244 wins
Joel Quenneville: 969 wins
Barry Trotz: 914 wins
Ken Hitchcock: 849 wins

The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots. The team is scheduled to wear the sweaters four times this season and twice on the road:
Dec. 3, at PHI, 7:00 P.M. 3-2, W
Dec. 9, vs NYI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 30, at PIT, 7:00 P.M.
Jan. 7, vs NYR, 1:00 P.M.

NHL Morning Skate – Dec. 6, 2022

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December 6, 2022

* Just a day after the Stars rallied from a 5-1 deficit to force overtime against the Wild, the Canucks mounted the first four-goal comeback win of the 2022-23 season, capped off by Elias Pettersson scoring the fastest overtime goal in Canucks history.

* The Golden Knights held off a Bruins comeback attempt to earn a win in their 400th game and became the first team to capture a victory at TD Garden since April 16 (regular season & playoffs).

* Mitchell Marner and Jason Robertson are set to put their 19- and 18-game point streaks on the line when the Maple Leafs and Stars face off at American Airlines Center.

ROLLER COASTER RIDE CONCLUDES WITH CANUCKS OVERTIME VICTORY
The Canadiens built a 4-0 lead through the first 16:17 of play but that was only the prelude of what was to come between Montreal and Vancouver. While Jack Studnicka gave the Canucks a 5-4 lead 8:49 into the third period and Josh Anderson restored a one-goal advantage for the Canadiens with three minutes remaining in the final frame, Andrei Kuzmenko (1-1—2)once again tied the game for the Canucks with 1:25 remaining in regulation and set the stage for Elias Pettersson (1-2—3) in overtime.

* A day after Dallas’ four-goal, third-period comeback fell just short against Minnesota, Vancouver secured its third four-goal comeback win in franchise history following Jan. 16, 1973 (vs. TOR) and Oct. 15, 1971 (at CGS).

* Vancouver is the first team to erase a four-goal deficit to win in 2022-23 after four teams accomplished the feat in 2021-22: Arizona (April 29), Florida (April 2 & April 5), Buffalo (March 28) and Carolina (Jan. 1).

DID YOU KNOW?
Overall, there have been 13 four-goal comeback wins dating to 2018-19 (5 seasons), while the previous stretch of 13 such victories spanned from 2003-04 to 2016-17 (13 seasons).

MORE FROM VANCOUVER’S FOUR-GOAL COMEBACK

* Elias Pettersson (12-20—32 in 26 GP), who eclipsed the 30-point mark in 2022-23, netted the overtime winner 13 seconds into 3-on-3 action – the fastest goal to start an overtime period in Canucks history, besting Dixon Ward (0:15 on Nov. 29, 1993).

* Bo Horvat (20-7—27 in 26 GP) scored his 20th goal of the season 103 seconds before Ilya Mikheyev tied the game 4-4 in the third period to join Jason Robertson (23 in 25 GP) and Connor McDavid (22 in 26 GP) as the NHL’s third 20-goal scorer in 2022-23.

* Bruce Boudreau earned his third career win in a game where his team trailed by four-plus goals (also Dec. 23, 2008 w/ WSH & March 31, 2014 w/ ANA). Only two other coaches have as many such victories: Joel Quenneville (5x) and Glen Sather (4x).

GOLDEN KNIGHTS CLAIM VICTORY IN 400TH GAME, SPOIL BRUINS’ HOME WINNING STREAK
The Golden Knights built a 3-0 lead only to have the Bruins rally to force overtime, but Logan Thompson made 40 saves and turned aside all five shootout attempts to help Vegas earn a victory in its 400th contest and snap Boston’s NHL-record season-opening home winning streak at 14 games.

* The Golden Knights helped Bruce Cassidy capture a victory in his return to TD Garden – an arena where he posted a 149-59-23 record during his tenure with the Bruins (regular season & playoffs). Vegas’ 235 all-time victories are tied with Toronto for the third-most wins since entering the League in 2017-18, trailing only Tampa Bay (261) and Boston (247).

* Thompson, who leads all rookie goaltenders with 13 wins this season and sits one behind Linus Ullmark (14-1-0 w/ BOS) for the most among all netminders, posted his second straight road game with at least 40 saves (also 43 on Dec. 1). He became just the 11th rookie goaltender since 1955-56 (when shots on goal began being tracked) to register 40-plus saves in consecutive appearances, both on the road. Juuse Saros (Dec. 5 & Dec. 14, 2017 w/ NSH), Jeff Deslauriers (April 11 and Oct. 12, 2009 w/ EDM) and Dan Blackburn (Nov. 23 & Dec. 1, 2001 w/ NYR) are the only ones to do so since the 1990s.

RANGERS ALSO OUTLAST BLUES IN BACK-AND-FORTH AFFAIR
In a contest that featured the Rangers and Blues combine for four game-tying tallies as well as five goals in a span of 3:53, Artemi Panarin (0-2—2) and Adam Fox (1-0—1) propelled New York to victory. Only three contests in 2022-23 have featured more game-tying goals: Nov. 29 (SEA at LAK: 6), Nov. 1 (ANA at SJS: 5) and Oct. 27 (EDM at CHI: 5).

* Panarin (193-406—599 in 534 GP), who moved within one point of 600 in his career, registered his 103rd career multi-assist game since making his NHL debut in 2015-16. Connor McDavid (137 GP) is the only player with more over that span.

* Fox scored the third of five goals during the 3:53 span to extend his home point streak to nine games dating to Nov. 3 (3-7—10). Only five defensemen in the past 15 seasons have posted a longer home point streak than the Rangers blueliner: Brent Burns (12 GP in 2017-18), John Klingberg (11 GP in 2017-18), P.K. Subban (10 GP in 2015-16), Torey Krug (10 GP in 2013-14) and Mike Green (14 GP in 2009-10).

QUICK CLICKS

* Monday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates
* Connor McDavid, Dylan Cozens and Jason Robertson named NHL’s “Three Stars” of the week
* Shane Wright back for Kraken, set to face Canadiens after stint in AHL

* Rookie Watch: Logan Thompson, Noah Cates among top undrafted, late-round picks

* Women in Hockey: Miranda McMillan

NHL-FIRST TAKES SPOTLIGHT AT AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER
Mitchell Marner and Jason Robertson, who each hold the two longest point streaks in 2022-23, will be on opposite ends of the ice when the Maple Leafs visit the Stars at 8:30 p.m. ET on Hulu, ESPN+ and Sportsnet. It will mark the first game in NHL history to feature two players with an active point streak of at least 18 consecutive games.

* Toronto and Dallas first faced off on Oct. 20, with neither Marner nor Robertson finding the score sheet. It wasn’t until three and four games later, respectively, that the pair began their current point streaks.

* Marner (9-17—26 in 19 GP) can become the fourth active player to record a point streak of at least 20 games. The others: Patrick Kane (26 GP in 2015-16 & 20 GP in 2018-19), Sidney Crosby (25 GP in 2010-11) and Paul Stastny (20 GP in 2006-07).

* Robertson has recorded 21-13—34 through his 18-game run. Only seven different players in NHL history have scored more goals during a point streak of at least 18 contests, including one active skater: Sidney Crosby (26 in 25 GP; 2010-11 w/ PIT).

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