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Guardians sign C Meibrys Viloria

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Guardians sign C Meibrys Viloria

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

Signed free agent C MEIBRYS VILORIA to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to 2023 Major League Spring Training camp.

Viloria, 25, split the 2022 season in the Texas Rangers organization following eight seasons in the Kansas City Royals system from 2014-21. Last season, he batted .280 (49-for-175) with 13 2B, 5 HR & 28 RBI in 54 games at Triple-A Round Rock (.422/.440/.862), appearing in 26 games (18 GS at C) for the Rangers over two stints in the Majors. The Cartagena, Colombia native was signed as an international amateur free agent by KC in July 2013, debuting with the Royals in 2018. He has appeared in 93 career ML games with KC and Texas and for his Minor League career he owns a career slash line of .274/.362/.400/.762. The left-handed hitter entered the 2019 season rated as the no. 14 prospect in the KC farm system (Baseball America).

Rangers agree to terms with free agent RHP Jacob deGrom on five-year contract covering 2023-27 seasons

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Rangers agree to terms with free agent RHP Jacob deGrom on five-year contract covering 2023-27 seasons

Two-time National League Cy Young Award winner owns third-lowest ERA in the Expansion Era among pitchers with 200-or-more starts

Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers tonight announced that the club has agreed to terms with free agent right-handed pitcher Jacob deGrom on a five-year contract covering the 2023-27 seasons.  deGrom completed a physical exam on Friday.

No financial terms were disclosed.  A press conference to introduce deGrom will be held at Globe Life Field next week following the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego.

“We are thrilled that Jacob deGrom has decided to become a Texas Ranger,” said Rangers Executive Vice President and General Manager Chris Young. “Over a number of seasons, Jacob has been a standout Major League pitcher, and he gives us a dominant performer at the top of our rotation. One of our primary goals this off-season is to strengthen our starting pitching, and we are adding one of the best. I also want to recognize our ownership group, led by Ray Davis, for continuing to provide the resources to build a winning culture here in Arlington. On behalf of the entire organization, I welcome Jacob, his wife Stacey, and the entire deGrom family to the Rangers.”

deGrom, 34, went 5-4 with a 3.08 ERA (22 ER/64.1 IP) over 11 games/starts for the Mets in 2022, returning to the mound in early August.  He missed the season’s first four months with a stress reaction on his right scapula.  Beginning with his first start of the year on August 2, deGrom led MLB for the rest of the season in strikeouts (102), strikeout rate (42.7%), opponent OBP (.202), and WHIP (0.75). His ranks among MLB pitchers over the last 3 seasons since the beginning of 2020 (min. 200.0 IP): ERA (1st, 2.05), opp. BA (1st, .160), WHIP (1st, 0.73), strikeouts per 9 innings (1st, 14.12), and walks per 9 innings (1st, 1.48).

He has averaged 10.91 strikeouts per 9 innings in his MLB career with the Mets from 2014-22, the 2nd-best figure in Major League history among pitchers with at least 1300.0 innings (11.07 SO/9 by Chris Sale).  He has 1607 career strikeouts, the most in MLB history by any pitcher through his first 209 outings in the big leagues.  Since swing and miss statistics were first tracked in 1988, deGrom’s career 31.0% swing-and-miss strike pct. is the highest by any MLB pitcher with at least 1,000.0 IP.

He has struck out 1607 of 5217 (30.8%) batters faced in his career, the highest lifetime strikeout percentage by any pitcher in MLB history (min. 1,000.0 IP).  He owns 3 of the 5 best strikeout per batter faced rates in MLB history by a pitcher with 10+ starts in a season: 45.1% in 2021, 42.7% in 2022, and 38.8% in 2020. 

deGrom was the National League Cy Young Award winner in both 2018 and 2019, the most recent pitcher to take honors in back-to-back years.  He was also the N.L. Rookie of the Year in 2014, one of just 3 pitchers in baseball history to win multiple Cy Young Awards and a Rookie of the Year Award (also Justin Verlander and Tom Seaver).  He is a four-time All-Star (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021), appearing in the Midsummer Classic in each of the first 3 years he was selected.

The Deland, Florida native has registered 154 quality starts in his first 209 career outings (73.7%) and has allowed one-or-zero runs in 101 of his 209 starts (48.3%).  The 101 such starts are the most in MLB history through a player’s first 209 career games.  His career 0.998 WHIP figure is the lowest among active qualifiers and 2nd-lowest in MLB history among pitchers with at least 1,000.0 IP to only Hall of Famer Addie Joss (0.968), who pitched for Cleveland from 1902-10.

He has spent his entire career with the Mets since being selected in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB Draft, ranking among all-time team leaders in strikeouts (4th, 1607), starts (7th, 209), wins (T7th, 82), and innings (8th, 1326.0).

deGrom has made 5 career postseason starts, going 4-1 with a 2.90 ERA (10 ER/31.0 IP) for the Mets in 2015 and 2022, posting quality starts in 4 of 5 outings.  He recorded the lone postseason win for the Mets last season, as he registered a quality start in National League Wild Card Game 2 vs. San Diego (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R-ER, 2 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR).

LOWEST ERA’S IN EXPANSION ERA (SINCE 1961 – MINIMUM 200 STARTS)

ERA          Pitcher

2.19          Sandy Koufax*
2.48          Clayton Kershaw
2.52          Jacob deGrom
2.80          Whitey Ford*
2.83          Don Drysdale*
2.84          Bob Gibson*
2.856         Jim Palmer*
2.861         Andy Messersmith
2.862         Tom Seaver*
2.89          Juan Marichal*

*-Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee

Astros claim IF Rylan Bannon

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Astros claim IF Rylan Bannon

Has been added to the 40-man roster

HOUSTON, TX – The Astros claimed infielder Rylan Bannon off waivers from the Chicago Cubs today. Bannon, 26, has been added to the Astros 40-man roster, which now is at 37.

Bannon spent the majority of the 2022 season in the minor leagues, but did have brief stints in the Major Leagues with both the Orioles and Braves. He began the season in the Orioles organization, where he appeared in 78 games at Triple A Norfolk, hitting .229 (63×275) with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 58 RBI with 45 walks (.347 OBP/407 SLG/.754 OPS). While with the Orioles organization, he appeared in four games (all starts)  with the Major League club (2×14, .143). He collected his first career Major League hit (single) in his first career MLB game on May 12 at St. Louis.

On August 8, Bannon was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers and then shortly thereafter was claimed by the Braves on August 16. The Braves assigned him to Triple A Gwinnett, where he hit .328 (22×67) in 21 games with four doubles, two home runs, 19 RBI and four steals in four attempts (.928 OPS). On September 18, Bannon was called up to the Majors, where he appeared in one game as a defensive replacement before being sent back to Triple A. On November 18, he was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. Bannon has played in 480 games in his minor league career, with 290 starts at third base, 123 starts at second base and 23 starts at DH.

After earning Big East Player of the Year honors while at Xavier University in 2017, Bannon was selected by the Dodgers in the eighth round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft. In July of 2018, Bannon was traded to the Orioles as part of a six-player deal that included third baseman Manny Machado.

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (7-12-4) at New York Islanders (15-10-0)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (7-12-4) at New York Islanders (15-10-0)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Dec. 6 at NJD, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
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)

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 (5) vs. NY Rangers (2) – Sat., Dec. 3 – Madison Square Garden
CHI Goals: R. Johnson (2), Kane (4; PP), Domi (8; PP), Raddysh (7; PP), Domi (9; EN)
NYR Goals: Zibanejad (13; PP), Kreider (12)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (21/22, 40:00); Soderblom (5/6, 20:00) NYR – (16/20, 57:35) 
CHI PP: 3/4; PK: 3/4
NYR PP: 1/4; PK: 1/4
Recap: The Blackhawks defeated the New York Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, ending Chicago’s eight-game losing streak … Patrick Kane (1G, 3A) recorded a three-point night and collected his 1,200th career point, the third active player to reach the plateau … Kane also has four points (1G, 3A) over his last two games … Max Domi also notched three points (2G, 1A), giving him four goals and five points over his last two games … Seth Jones and Jake McCabe also tallied two helpers each in the victory … Jonathan Toews skated in his 1,037th career game, surpassing Bobby Hull for sole possession of fifth place in franchise history … The Blackhawks went 3-for-4 on the power play and have scored seven power-play goals in their last four games, tied for the second most in the league since Nov. 25.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Chicago fell to the Islanders in their first contest against the club this season … Jonathan Toews scored the Blackhawks’ lone goal in the 3-1 game … The Blackhawks went 1-1-0 against the Islanders last season … Chicago has points in 10 of their last 13 games against New York (9-3-1) … Andreas Athanasiou has five points (3G, 2A) in his last six games against the Islanders, including two multi-point efforts … Patrick Kane has points (8G, 7A) in 10 of his last 13 games vs. the Islanders dating back to Dec. 13, 2014 … Assistant Coach Derek King was selected in the first round (13th overall) of the 1985 National Hockey League Draft by the Islanders … King scored 211 goals and added 288 helpers across 638 regular-season games with the Islanders … Head Coach Luke Richardson served as an assistant coach for the Islanders during the 2017-18 campaign.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 1 (1-3 L)| AWAY: Dec. 4
All-Time Record: 53-42-23 | Home: 34-21-6 | Road: 19-21-17 
Last Home Win: Dec. 27, 2019 (5-2) | Last Road Win: Dec. 5, 2021 (3-2 SO) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 1,
2022 (1-3) | Last Road Loss: Jan. 3, 2019 (2-3 OT) 
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. NYI ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 11; Jonathan Toews, 7; Jack Johnson, 6
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 13; Jonathan Toews, 10; Jack Johnson, 6
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 24; Jonathan Toews, 17; Jack Johnson, 12

TEAM NOTES
TWO FOR THE SHOW: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have skated in 993 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 993 games Toews and Kane have played together, the Blackhawks own a record of 530-341-123 … The two have also both combined to factor into 297 total goals in their careers, with Toews having scored 115 goals that Kane has assisted on, Kane having scored 101 goals that Toews has assisted on and both earning an assist on 81 goals.

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane 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, following 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 each of his last two, and five of his last six games (2G, 5A) … The 34-year-old has also logged 10 points (2G, 8A) over his last 10 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 23 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 Sunday’s contest having scored four goals and posted five points (4G, 1A) in his last two games, while he’s also logged seven points (5G, 2A) over his last five … 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 goals in three of the last four games (3G) … 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 23 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 64.6% … He currently 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 assists (3A) in two of his last three games and has four assists over his last five contests … McCabe now ranks second among Blackhawks defensemen with seven assists and eight points (1G, 7A) this season … He also paces the team with 52 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 23 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 first 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).

BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS

  1. Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
  2. Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 766 2. Patrick Kane 1,200
  3. Patrick Kane, 1,130 3. Patrick Kane 434 3. Denis Savard 719 3. Bobby Hull 1,153
  4. Brent Seabrook, 1,114 4. Steve Larmer 406 4. Doug Wilson 554 4. Denis Savard 1,096
  5. Jonathan Toews 1,037 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
  6. Bobby Hull 1,036 6. Jonathan Toews 365 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 866
  7. Eric Nesterenko 1,013 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517 7. Doug Wilson 779
  8. Bob Murray 1,008 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 501 8. Dennis Hull 640

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-6-1
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: 0-2-1

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: 1-2-1

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Fri., Dec. 2, 2022 Loss NSH 4 at NYI 1 Barzal Sorokin (19/21)
The New York Islanders registered 49 shots on goal, and Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each found the scoresheet, but the Islanders fell to the Nashville Predators, 4-1, Friday night at UBS Arena. Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves on 21 shots in the Islanders’ second and final matchup against Nashville this season.

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TV RESULT
Nov. 1, 2022 United Center (Chicago, IL) MSG W (4-1)
Dec. 4, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG
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.
Nov. 23 Simon Holmstrom has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Kyle Palmieri is day to day with an upper body injury.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. These teams last met on November 1 in Chicago, when Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Zach Parise each scored to help the Islanders earn a 4-1 win. It has been almost exactly one year since the Islanders last hosted the Blackhawks on December 5, 2021. The Islanders have collected points in five of their last six meetings against Chicago, and they enter tonight’s game with a 5-1-0 record in their last six home games.

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: 14

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Friday, Dec. 2 vs. Nashville L (4-1)
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Philadelphia L (3-1)
Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia W (5-2)
Friday, Nov. 25 at Columbus W (3-2)

RECENT RESULTS
vs. THE BLACKHAWKS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last 5 meetings 2-1-2
Franchise History 45-47-20-6
NYI Home 23-16-15-3
NYI Away 22-31-5-3
Dec. 6 vs. St. Louis UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
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

UPCOMING GAMES
Nov. 1, 2022 United Center (Chicago, IL) Win (3-1)
Dec. 5, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) SO Loss (3-2)
Oct. 19, 2021 United Center (Chicago, IL) Win (4-1)
Dec. 27, 2019 United Center (Chicago, IL) Loss (5-2)
Jan. 22, 2019 United Center (Chicago, IL) SO Loss (3-2)

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. CHICAGO
ACTIVE NYI LEADERS
Points, 2022-23 Brock Nelson (1g, 1a)
Points, Career Z. Parise (17), K. Palmieri (16)
Goals, Career Z. Parise (8), K. Palmieri (6)
Assists, Career K. Palmieri (10), Z. Parise (9)

STORYLINES
HOSTING THE BLACKHAWKS
Tonight, the Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The Islanders have collected points in five of their last six matchups against Chicago, including a 3-1 victory on November 1 of this season at United Center.
November 1, Zach Parise, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee each scored for the Islanders. Parise’s goal was his 17th career point against Chicago, leading active Islanders against the Western Conference Blackhawks. The Islanders last hosted the Blackhawks almost exactly one year ago on December 5, 2021, when the Islanders collected a point in a a shootout loss. Noah Dobson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored, while Mathew Barzal recorded two assists. Including tonight, the Islanders will play four games in the next seven days. Three will take place at UBS Arena. The Islanders’ home record is 8-4-0 through 12 games this season. Five other teams have won at least eight games on home ice this season: Boston, Toronto, New Jersey, Tampa Bay and Winnipeg. At home, the Islanders have collected 16 points and have outscored opponents 39-29.

POWER PLAY
The Islanders have scored a power play goal in eight of their last nine games, including their last five straight. It is the Islanders’ longest power play goal streak since December 2017, when they talled PPGs in six straight games. Mathew Barzal scored the lone Islander goal on Friday night on the power play. Barzal leads the Islanders with 13 power play points this season tied with Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad for the most by any Metropolitan Division skater. Noah Dobson, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee are each tied for second-most on the team with eight. Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau leads the team with four power play goals. This season, the Islanders power play on the road has been most productive, converting on 28.6% of power play opportunities, although they have recorded a power play goal in their last three straight home games (NSH, PHI, EDM).

SOGs
Friday night vs. Nashville, the Islanders registered 49 shots on goal in their 4-1 loss to the Predators. 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. Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson leads the team in shots on goal and is sixth amongst NHL defensemen, with 77. Brock Nelson is second on the Islanders with 75.

GWGs
In the Islanders’ last win on Saturday night vs. the Flyers, Islanders forward Brock Nelson tallied his second consecutive game-winning goal and his fourth GWG of the season. He has scored the game-winner in each of the Islanders’ last two victories (Nov. 25 at CBJ, Nov. 26 vs. PHI) and is one of just five NHLers to tally four game-winners so far this season. His four GWGS are tied with Alex Tuch, Taylor Hall and Jason Robertson for second-most in the league, behind Leon Draisaitl’s six game-winning tallies. Nelson leads the Islanders with 11 goals so far this season and has scored points in his last four straight games. Since his first goal of the season on October 28 (at CAR), the Islanders are 9-0-0 when Nelson scores a goal.

NOVEMBER
The Islanders finished the month of November with a 10-4-0 record. It is the fourth time in franchise history they have recorded ten wins in November, and the first time since the 2014-15 season.

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Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier enters tonight’s matchup needing one point to reach his career 200th, and two goals to reach his career 100th. On December 1, the Islanders announced that forward Hudson Fasching was recalled from loan (AHL Bridgeport). Fasching, 27, has recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in 38 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. Fasching can make his Islanders debut tonight. Islanders forward Simon Holmstrom was recalled from loan from Bridgeport (AHL) on November 23. Holmstrom made his NHL debut that night, the first Islanders rookie to make their NHL debut this season. Holmstrom recorded his first NHL point on November 25 in Columbus, an assist on Oliver Wahlstrom’s sixth goal of the season.

BIG THIRD PERIODS
On Saturday night, the Islanders scored three unanswered goals in the third period to collect their 15th win of the season. 14 of the Islanders’ 15 victories in the 2022-23 campaign have included a third period goal. It was the fourth time this season that the Islanders scored at least three goals in the final frame, and the Islanders have outscored opponents 36-22 in the third period through 25 games this season.

BLUELINERS
Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson leads blueliners in points, with 16 (seven goals, nine assists) and goals through 25 games. Dobson’s seven goals are fourth in the league amongst defensemen (E. Karlsson 11, R. Dahlin and J. Carlson 8). Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech leads the team in time on ice with 21:04 per game, and plus/minus with a plus-11 rating through 25 games. Pelech leads active Islander defensemen in games played, and has skated each of his 406 contests in an Islanders uniform. The Islanders are 6-1-0 when Pelech finds the scoresheet this season.

GOALTENDING
Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders have a team goals-against average of 2.64 through 25 games. It is the second-lowest in the Metropolitan Division (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. Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov has a 14-6-4 career record against the Chicago Blackhawks, including a .934 SV%. He has earned more career victories against just two other teams: Dallas (17), and Winnipeg (16).

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (8-15-4) at Buffalo Sabres (10-13-1)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (8-15-4) at Buffalo Sabres (10-13-1)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

Last Game
Game 27 – 12/3 – SJS 2 at OTT 5…Tomas Hertl (2g, 0a) led the Sharks offensively with a pair of first period goals. Kevin Labanc
(0g, 1a) hit the 10-assist mark on the campaign. San Jose surrendered multiple power-play goals for the first time this season and
allowed three for the first time since Feb. 13, 2021 vs VGK.

SJ Goals: Hertl (8 pp), Hertl (9)
SF: 37
SA: 39
SJ PP: 1/4
SJ PK: 2/5
W: Forsberg
L: Kahkonen

Recent Transactions
12/1 Assigned F Jeff Viel to the San Jose Barracuda
11/28 Placed G James Reimer on IR; recalled F Jeff Viel from the San Jose Barracuda
11/27 Recalled D Scott Harrington from the San Jose Barracuda
11/26 Recalled G Aaron Dell from the San Jose Barracuda; placed D Mario Ferraro on IR
11/25 Re-assigned G Aaron Dell to the San Jose Barracuda
11/23 Activated D Radim Simek from IR; placed F Nico Sturm on IR
11/22 Recalled G Aaron Dell from the San Jose Barracuda
11/18 Assigned D Scott Harrington to the San Jose Barracuda
11/14 Placed D Radim Simek on IR; recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda

Tonight’s Opponent: Buffalo Sabres
San Jose enters today’s contest on the heels of a loss in Ottawa last night. The Sharks will be completing their sixth back-to-back set
this season, and second in the last five days. The Sabres, meanwhile, were inactive last night after they hosted the Colorado Avalanche
the day prior, dropping a high-scoring 4-6 contest against the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions. Buffalo hasn’t struggled offensively in
recent days, with the team recording four or more goals in five of their last six contests. Six-foot-six forward Tage Thompson leads
Buffalo in scoring this season and he is currently clipping above a point-per-game pace for the first time in his career. San Jose claimed
victory in both legs of the season series in 2021-22, with a Nov. 2 5-3 home victory and a 3-2 victory in Buffalo on Jan. 6.
Dec. 4, 4:00 p.m. PT
SAN JOSE SHARKS at BUFFALO SABRES
8-15-4 (20 pts), 7
th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 10-13-1 (21 pts), 8
th in Atlantic
1-3-1 LAST 5 GAMES 2-2-1
First meeting SEASON SERIES First meeting
14-22-4-5 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 27-12-4-2
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
8 players (27) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 8 players (24)
Logan Couture (13) GOALS LEADER Tage Thompson (15)
Erik Karlsson (22) ASSISTS LEADER Rasmus Dahlin (19)
Erik Karlsson (33) POINTS LEADER Brady Tkachuk (32)

IN RARE ER…Erik Karlsson continued his historic start to the season by notching his 30th point of the campaign on Wednesday (11/23) at Seattle, becoming just the third defenseman since 1991-92 to reach the 30-point mark in 22 games, joining John Carlson and Bryan McCabe. With his pair of assists on Sunday vs. Vancouver (11/27), Karlsson became the first Sharks defenseman to reach 20 points in a calendar month (6g, 21a), a feat accomplished by three NHL defensemen last season (Roman Josi, Victor Hedman and Kris Letang). The Sharks blue-liner’s 28 points through 19 games was the second-most since the turn of the century among defensemen, trailing only Carlson’s 29 (8g, 21a) in the 2019-20 campaign. Karlsson has factored into 33 of 78 goals scored for San Jose this season (42.3-percent). Per NHL PR, the highest-ever rate in the NHL’s modern era (since the 1943-44 season) at which a defenseman factored into team goals for a season was Bobby Orr, 43.3-percent in 1969-70.

HERTL HEATING UP… Tomas Hertl scored both of San Jose’s goals in their 2-5 loss in Ottawa on Dec. 3, four days after potting a pair in a shutout win over Montreal. The forward has now found the scoresheet in 11 of the past 14 games with seven multi-point efforts in the past 16 games. Hertl registered a season-high three points in San Jose’s 11/5 game against the Anaheim Ducks, including a goal and two assists and has 22 points (6g, 16a) in the team’s previous 21 games dating back to October 20 at the New York Rangers. He had goals in three consecutive contests for the first time this season from 11/5 – 11/11 and notched his 400th career NHL point on November 11 with an assist.

IT’S TIMO TIME… Timo Meier’s six-game point streak came to a close Sunday (11/27) vs. Vancouver, finishing with eight points and five goals in that span, highlighted by his fourth-career hat trick Wednesday (11/23) against Seattle. Meier, who took sole possession of 10th on the Sharks’ all-time ranks in goals scored on Nov. 10 and ranks second on the Sharks with 12 markers on the season, claimed a five-game goal-scoring streak earlier this month (11/1 – 11/11, 6g) and found the back of the net in eight of 15 November games. He ranked tied-third in the NHL with 11 goals in November, trailing only Dallas’s Jason Robertson (18) and Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl (12). Meier leads the NHL with 131 shots on goal.

LO-VEMBER…Logan Couture took the team goal-scoring lead with his 13th of the season Tuesday at Montreal, breaking a tie with Timo Meier. The captain posted a career-long five-game goal streak which ended on Friday (11/27), finishing one game behind San Jose’s team record of six games. Couture has lit the lamp in nine of the past 12 contests with five multi-point efforts and 15 points (9g, 6a) in that span. Couture totaled 16 points (9g, 7a) in 14 November contests.

CRANK THE POWER… The Sharks’ power play has been hot of late, cashing in on 12 of 45 (26.7%) trips to the man-advantage since the start of a six-game home stand on October 25, good for a spot in the top 10 in the NHL in that span. San Jose has gone empty in just eight games in that stretch, including Nov. 10 at St. Louis and Nov. 30 at Toronto when the team had zero power play opportunities.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…San Jose killed off its first 22 penalties of the season before finally allowing a power play goal on Oct. 22 at New Jersey. The Sharks allowed three power play goals on Saturday in Ottawa for the first time in over a year (Feb. 13, 2021 vs VGK) but still enter tonight’s contest with the league’s top PK unit at 88.2-percent. Elsewhere on this road trip, the Sharks posted stout 6-for-6 and 3-for-3 efforts against Montreal and Toronto, respectively. The Maple Leafs had a scorching 28.3% power play at home this season entering Nov. 30’s game. San Jose has been operating at a league-best 87.5-percent shorthanded efficiency since the 2022 NHL All-Star break, and the Sharks have the league’s second-best penalty kill percentage since the start of the 2020-21 season (83.9-percent).

COMEBACK KIDS…The Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit en route to a 3-2 shootout victory on November 13 at Minnesota, the team’s first multi-goal comeback win of the season and first since 4/24/22 at Vegas, a 5-4 shootout decision. San Jose has come from behind in four of eight wins on the year, including each contest of a three-game win streak Friday (11/11) at Dallas (trailed 1-0), Sunday (11/13) at Minnesota (trailed 2-0) and Tuesday at Vegas (trailed 1-0 and 2-1). San Jose was the first team to earn a win over Vegas when trailing after two periods on the year (the Knights had been 7-0-0). Per NHL PR, the three-game road trip was the first time since March 14-17, 2018 that the Sharks earned three consecutive come-from-behind wins in one road stint. San Jose has erased a third-period deficit in five of the past 11 games, going 4-6-1 in that span.

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

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

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

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Thursday, Dec. 1
Colorado 6 at Buffalo 4
Goals: Peterka, Thompson, Cozens, Tuch
Goalie: Luukkonen (28 saves/33 shots; 1 ENG)
PP: 2/7; PK: 3/6; Shots: Colorado 34 – Buffalo 28

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 56)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Eric Comrie (Lower body, Nov. 19; IR) – 7 games
Jacob Bryson (Lower body, Nov. 25; IR) – 4 games
Ilya Lyubushkin (Lower body, Nov. 30) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
11/28: Terminated the contract of F Riley Sheahan

UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday, Dec. 7: Buffalo at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9: Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10: Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13: Los Angeles at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15: Buffalo at Colorado, 9 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME
SHARKS at SABRES
• This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and the Sharks this season.
• Last meeting: San Jose defeated Buffalo 3-2 in Buffalo on Jan. 6, 2022.
• Next meeting: Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 in San Jose.
• The Sabres are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Sharks; 7-2-1 at home.
• This is the 46th game all-time between Buffalo and San Jose; Buffalo has a 27-12-6 series record.
• The Sabres are 19-3-1 at home against the Sharks all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Six Sabres skaters (Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson) are riding three-game point streaks.
• Cozens is riding a three-game goal streak and a point in tonight’s game would give him the longest point streak of his career.
• Dahlin and Thompson have both recorded four assists in their last three games, including at least one in each of their last three games.
• Tage Thompson has notched 29 points (14+15) in his last 17 games.
• Jeff Skinner owns 14 points (8+6) in his last 11 games, including 11 (6+5) in his last six.
• Skinner has recorded as many multi-point games (7) as single-point games in 2022-23.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 13 points (5+8) in his last 11 games.
• Cozens has scored five goals in his last five games.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 10 points (1+9) in his last nine games.
• Jack Quinn owns seven points (3+4) in his last seven games.
• An assist in tonight’s game would give Quinn a three-game assist streak.

FISH ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD
• The Sabres are 19-3-1 at home against the Sharks all-time.
• In 45 matchups between the Sabres and the Sharks all-time, Buffalo has earned 66.7 percent of the total possible points, the highest percentage against any team the Sabres have faced.
• Jeff Skinner has recorded 10 goals in 18 career games against the Sharks, including 6 goals in his last 5 games.
o Skinner has recorded at least one point in each of the six games he has played against the Sharks as a member of the Sabres. He is riding a six-game point streak against San Jose.
o Skinner owns 11 points (10+1) in his last 11 games against San Jose.
• Kyle Okposo has tallied 12 points (3+9) in nine home games against the Sharks in his career.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Alex Tuch a three-game point streak against the Sharks.

HISTORY IN THE MAKING
• The Sabres have converted on 26.4 percent of their power-play opportunities through their first 24 games of 2022-23.
o The current franchise record for power-play percentage in a single season is 24.5 percent, set in 2016-17.
• Buffalo currently owns a 5-on-5 shot attempts percentage of 52.5 percent, the highest mark by a Sabres team in a single season since the league began tracking the stat in 2009-10.
• Buffalo’s 3.71 goals scored per game is highest by a Sabres team since the 1992-93 Sabres recorded 3.99 goals per game.
• Three Sabres skaters (Rasmus Dahlin, 1.17, Jeff Skinner, 1.04; Tage Thompson, 1.33) have scored at least one point per game played through the team’s first 24 games.
• The 2006-07 Sabres were the last team in franchise history to have three or more skaters with at least one point per game played (Maxim Afinogenov, 1.09; Daniel Briere, 1.17; Thomas Vanek, 1.02).

WALK THE LINE
• According to Natural Stat Trick, the line of Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch owns a corsi for percentage of 63.77 and an expected goals for percentage of 56.90.
• When on the ice together, Skinner, Thompson and Tuch have recorded 27 goals and allowed just 13.
• The trio has recorded a combined 37 goals on the season, 41.57 percent of all goals scored by Buffalo skaters in 2022-23.
• Skinner (7 multi-point games), Thompson (8 multi-point games) and Tuch (5 multi-point games) have all recorded multiple points in at least five games in 2022-23.
• Entering play on Saturday, Skinner and Thompson were two of 16 NHL skaters who had recorded three or more multi-goal games.
• Skinner (25 points, 11+14), Thompson (32 points, 15+17), Tuch (23 points, 11+12) all rank in the top three in points among Sabres forwards.

BUDDING STARS
• According to Natural Stat Trick, the line combination consisting of Dylan Cozens, JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn has produced 8 high-danger scoring chances at 5-on-5 for the Sabres in 79:43 of ice time at 5-on-5 together.
• All but three of the high-danger scoring chances they have created as a line have come at 5-on-5.
• At 5-on-5, the line’s expected goals for percentage is 60.44 and their corsi for percentage is 54.65.
• The line’s collective 5-on-5 corsi for percentage and 5-on-5 expected goals for percentage is higher than each individual member’s percentages without the other two.
• Cozens (21), Peterka (20) and Quinn (21) are all 21 years of age or younger.
• Entering play on Saturday, Cozens (21 points) was tied for fourth in scoring among NHL skaters aged 21 or younger.

ALL THE TAGE
• Through Buffalo’s first 24 games, Thompson is on pace for 109 points and would become just the sixth Sabres skater to record 100 or more points in a single season (Pat LaFontaine, 148 points in 1992-93; Alexander Mogilny, 127 points in 1992-93; Gilbert Perreault, 113 points in 1975-76 and 106 points in 1979-80; Pierre Turgeon, 106 points in 1989-90 and Rene Robert, 100 points in 1974-75).
• Thompson is also on pace to score 52 goals in 2022-23, which would make him the first Sabres skater since Alexander Mogilny (76) in 1992-93 to record 50 or more goals in a single season.
 A 50-goal season would make Thompson just the fifth skater (Danny Gare, Pat LaFontaine, Rick Martin, Mogilny) in franchise history to reach that plateau at least once.
• Entering play on Saturday and dating back to Oct. 29, Thompson ranked second in the NHL in goals (14) and points (29) and was fourth in points per game (1.71).
• Thompson leads all Sabres skaters in goals (15), points (32), even-strength points (19), points per game (1.33), shots (108) and power-play goals (6).
• Thompson is also tied for the team lead in even-strength goals (8) and shorthanded goals (1).
• Thompson is tied for first among all Sabres forwards in time on ice per game (18:40) and all Sabres skaters in time on ice per shift (0:49).
• According to Natural Stat Trick, Thompson leads all Sabres skaters with 51 individual high-danger scoring chances and 40 individual high-danger scoring chances at 5-on-5.
• Entering play on Saturday, Thompson was tied for fourth in the league with 108 shots on goal and was one of 10 NHL players who had recorded 100 or more shots in 2022-23.
• Thompson owned the second-highest shooting percentage (13.9) among the 10 players who had recorded 100 or more shots on goal.

RAS MAN STANDING
• Rasmus Dahlin is on pace for 95 points this season, which would shatter Phil Housley’s single-season franchise points record by a Sabres defenseman (81).
• Dahlin is also on pace to score 28 goals and he would become the second Sabres defensemen, and the first since Phil Housley (29) in 1987-88, to record 28 or more goals in a single season.
• Entering play on Saturday, among NHL defensemen, Dahlin ranked second in goals (8), second in points (27), second in points per game (1.17), tied for first in power-play goals (4), second in power-play points (13), fourth in time on ice per game (26:12) and fifth in shots (78).
• Through his first 23 games, Dahlin has only failed to record a point on four occasions (Oct. 27 vs. Montreal, Nov. 12 vs. Boston, Nov. 23 vs. St. Louis and Nov. 25 vs. New Jersey).
• Dahlin (602:36) is the only Sabres skaters who has logged more than 600 or more minutes of ice time through the team’s first 24 games.
• Entering play on Saturday, only 4 skaters in the NHL had skated 600 or more minutes in 2022-23 and Dahlin was the only one with fewer than 25 games played.

UNLIMITED POWER
• Entering play on Saturday, Owen Power and Jake Sanderson were the only defensemen aged 20 or younger who had notched 10 or more points this season.
• Entering play on Saturday, Owen Power ranked third among rookie defensemen in points (10) and was second in even-strength points (7).
• Entering play on Saturday, Power led all rookie skaters in time on ice per game (23:38), with the next closest rookie at 21:03 (Sanderson).
• Power’s time on ice per game trails just Tyler Myers (23:44) in 2009-10 for the most by a Sabres rookie in a single season.
• Power leads all Sabres skaters in even-strength time on ice per game (20:42). No Sabres rookie has ever averaged more than 20 minutes of even-strength time on ice per game.
• Through Buffalo’s first 24 games, Power has recorded multiple points on three separate occasions (Oct. 20, 0+2; Nov. 2, 0+2; Nov. 5, 0+2), tied for first among rookie defensemen in 2022-23 entering play on Saturday.

SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 12/3 games)
• Buffalo Sabres: 89 GF (T-3rd), 3.71 GF/GP (5th), 26.4 PP% (8th)
• Rasmus Asplund: 1 SHG (T-7th)
• Dylan Cozens: 1 SHG (T-7th), 2 SHP (T-4th)
• Rasmus Dahlin: 26:12 TOI/GP (4th), 13 PPP (T-10th)
• Casey Mittelstadt: 1 SHG (T-7th)
• Victor Olofsson: 1 OTG (T-5th)
• Tage Thompson: 15 G (5th), 32 P (T-6th), 6 PPG (T-7th), 1 SHG (T-7th), 108 S (4th)
• Alex Tuch: 4 GWG (T-2nd)

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Shots: Thompson (108), Dahlin (78), Skinner (75)
Hits: Dahlin (39), Lyubushkin (36), Samuelsson (22)
Blocked Shots: Dahlin (42), Bryson (31), Power (29)

SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 7-3-0 (14), 43/28, 9/38, 25/32
11-20: 2-8-0 (4), 32/42, 12/42, 23/34
21-30: 1-2-1 (3), 15/19, 3/11, 11/18

OVERTIME RESULTS (1-1; 131-147 all-time)
Oct. 29 vs. CHI: W, 4-3 (GWG-Olofsson)
Nov. 28 vs. TBL: L, 6-5 (GWG-Stamkos)

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (1-0; 85-77 all-time)
Nov. 30 at DET: W, 5-4 (GWG-Quinn)LAST GAME
Thursday, Dec. 1
Colorado 6 at Buffalo 4
Goals: Peterka, Thompson, Cozens, Tuch
Goalie: Luukkonen (28 saves/33 shots; 1 ENG)
PP: 2/7; PK: 3/6; Shots: Colorado 34 – Buffalo 28

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (11-7-5) at Columbus Blue Jackets (8-12-2)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (11-7-5) at Columbus Blue Jackets (8-12-2)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 vs. VEGAS 4 (12/3/22)
1ST PERIOD: VGK Eichel (Stephenson, McNabb) 1:04-EV
2ND PERIOD: VGK Marchessault (Theodore, Stone) 7:50-PP; DET Sundqvist (Kubalík, Larkin) 11:37-PP; VGK Kessel (Roy) 16:32-EV
3RD PERIOD: VGK Smith (Kessel, McNabb) 17:00-EN
SHOTS: DET 25 (9-6-10) / VGK 25 (6-9-10)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 21-24) / VGK Hill (W, 24-25)
PP: DET 1-3 / VGK 1-1

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (23 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (21 / Oct. 17)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (14 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (12 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (10 / Nov. 8)
Elmer Söderblom – lower body (10 / Nov. 8)
Gustav Lindström – lower body (9 / Nov. 12)
Total Man Games Lost: 108
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 BLUE JACKETS / 6:00 P.M. EST / Nationwide Arena / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 108th all-time meeting, 56th at Columbus … Second of three games this season, second of two at Columbus
ALL-TIME vs. CBJ: 61-30-1-15 / AWAY: 28-19-1-7 / LAST 10: 5-2-3 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. CBJ: David Perron (18-28-46 in 46 GP), Dylan Larkin (6-17-23 in 23 GP), Filip Hronek (4-7-11 in 16 GP), Andrew Copp (2-6-8 in 11 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-5-7 in 4 GP), Austin Czarnik (3-3-6 in 5 GP), Jordan Oesterle (1-3-4 in 6 GP), Moritz Seider (0-3-3 in 4 GP)
CBJ top scorers vs. DET: Boone Jenner (11-11-22 in 28 GP), Johnny Gaudreau (5-14-19 in 14 GP), Patrik Laine (6-8-14 in 16 GP), Gustav Nyquist (1-7-8 in 8 GP), Jack Roslovic (6-2-8 in 14 GP), Yegor Chinakhov (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Gavin Bayreuther (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Cole Sillinger (1-1-2 in 4 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Tuesday, Dec. 6: RED WINGS at LIGHTNING / 7:00 p.m. / Amalie Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
Dec. 3 vs. Vegas – 4-1 L
Detroit fell against Vegas to move to 11-7-5 overall and 7-4-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings are 4-4-0 in eight head-to-head meetings against Vegas … Oskar Sundqvist scored on the power play for his fourth goal of the season … Sundqvist has netted each of Detroit’s last three goals dating back to the third period on Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo … In all, Sundqvist has 10 points (4-6-10) in 16 appearances to begin the 2022-23 campaign … Dominik Kubalík recorded the primary assist on Sundqvist’s power play goal, giving him 12 points (5-7-12) in 14 games since Nov. 3 vs. Washington … Kubalík ranks second among Detroit skaters with 23 points (9-14-23) through 23 games … Kubalík also continues to lead the Red Wings with 11 power play points (4-7-11) … Dylan Larkin also picked up an assist on Sundqvist’s power play goal, giving him nine points (2-7-9) in seven games dating back to Nov. 17 at San Jose … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in assists (17) and points (26) through 23 games … Larkin is currently on a three-game assist streak (0-3-3 in 3 GP), matching a season-high lasting from Nov. 3-6 (1-3-4 in 3 GP) … Larkin’s assist was the 228th of his NHL career, passing Marcel Dionne for sole possession of 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list … Detroit is 8-2-3 this season when scoring a power play goal, and 6-1-1 when doing so on home ice … Detroit Red Wings physical therapist and assistant athletic trainer Russ Baumann worked his 1,500th professional hockey game.

HOW THEY GOT THEIR WINGS
Drafted (12): Tyler Bertuzzi (IR, 58th overall/2013), Dylan Larkin (15th overall/2014), Filip Hronek (53rd overall/2016), Michael Rasmussen (9th overall/2017), Gustav Lindström (38th overall/2017), Filip Zadina (IR, 6th overall/2018), Joe Veleno (30th overall/2018), Jonatan Berggren (33rd overall/2018), Moritz Seider (6th overall/2019), Givani Smith (46th overall/2016), Elmer Söderblom (IR, 159th overall/2019), Lucas Raymond (4th overall/2020)

Free Agency (10): Jordan Oesterle (July 2021), Pius Suter (July 2021), Ben Chiarot (July 2022), Andrew Copp (July 2022), Austin Czarnik (July 2022), Robert Hägg (July 2022), Dominik Kubalík (July 2022), Matt Luff (IR, July 2022), Olli Määttä (July 2022), David Perron (July 2022)

Trade (7): Adam Erne (August 2019), Robby Fabbri (IR, November 2019), Jakub Vrána (April 2021), Alex Nedeljkovic (July 2021), Oskar Sundqvist (March 2022), Jake Walman (March 2022), Ville Husso (July 2022)

Waivers (1): Magnus Hellberg (November 2022)

PERRON APPROACHING 1,000-GAME MILESTONE

  • David Perron (276-406-682 in 996 GP) can reach the 1,000-game milestone as early as Dec. 10 at Dallas.
  • Set to become the 374th player in NHL history to accomplish the feat.
  • Also would become the fourth player to reach the 1,000-game mark this season, joining Minnesota defenseman Alex Goligoski (Oct. 20 vs. Vancouver), New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey (Oct. 28 at Carolina) and Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin (Nov. 20 at Chicago).
  • Has recorded 61 points (24-37-61) in 104 postseason contests, winning a Stanley Cup championship with St. Louis in 2019.

FRENCH CONNECTION

  • David Perron ranks among the team leaders with seven goals (3rd), 10 assists (5th), 17 points (4th), a plus-three rating (T6th), two power play goals (T4th), six power play points (T4th), two game-winning goals (T1st) and 66 shots (3rd) through 23 games.
  • Has recorded nine points (2-7-9) and a plus-six rating in nine 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 (593), Paul Stastny (521), Kris Letang (517) and Jonathan Huberdeau (424).
  • Also the fourth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to hit the 400-assist mark, joining Patrick Kane (764), Jakub Voracek (583) and Jamie Benn (456).

FIL THE THRILL

  • Filip Hronek ranks among the team leaders with six goals (T4th), 14 assists (T2nd), 20 points (3rd), a plus-nine rating (2nd), two power play goals (T4th), eight power play points (3rd), 53 shots (4th) and 22:08 average time on ice (2nd) through 23 games.
  • Recorded four multi-point games in a five-game span from Nov. 19-30 (4-4-8 in 5 GP). He also has 12 points (6-6-12) in nine games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
  • 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 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 16 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 nine 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 70 points (24-46-70) through the first 23 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 dished out a pair of assists on Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo for his third multi-point game of the season. Copp, who picked up an assist in his 500th career NHL game on Nov. 17 at San Jose, has six points (1-5-6) in his last seven appearances.
  • Austin Czarnik netted his first goal/point in a Detroit jersey on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal. The Metro Detroit native has also tallied 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 ranks second among Detroit skaters with 23 points (9-14-23) through 23 games, including a power play goal with 2:17 left in overtime on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He posted a five-game point streak from Oct. 15-25 (4-6-10 in 5 GP).
  • 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 seven points (2-5-7) and a plus-seven rating through 23 games. He is one point shy of matching his scoring total with Los Angeles in 2021-22 (1-7-8 in 66 GP).
  • David Perron has totaled 17 points (7-10-17) in 23 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles, authored a five-game point streak from Nov. 12-23 (1-7-8 in 5 GP).

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 collected 12 points (6-6-12) and a 25.0 shooting percentage in a 13-game span from Oct. 29-Nov. 25.
  • 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 netted six goals – including two GWGs – on home ice since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
  • Tied with David Perron for the team lead with two game-winning goals, potting the GWG on Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota and Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders.

CZECH MATE

  • Dominik Kubalík places among the team leaders with nine goals (T1st), 14 assists (T2nd), 23 points (2nd), four power play goals (T1st), 11 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 68 shots (2nd) through 23 games.
  • Collected 12 points (5-7-12) and three power play goals in 14 games dating back to Nov. 3 vs. Washington.
  • Paces the Red Wings with seven multi-point games, including four-straight multi-point outings from Oct. 17-25 (3-6-9 in 4 GP).

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

  • Jonatan Berggren has recorded six points (2-4-6) in 10 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 seven contests since Nov. 17 at San Jose.
  • Became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register 60-or-more points (9-52-61 in 105 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 (T1st), 17 assists (1st), 26 points (1st), a plus-seven rating (T4th), four power play goals (T1st), nine power play points (2nd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 78 shots (1st) through 23 games.
  • Has racked up nine points (2-7-9) in seven 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 on next page):
  1. Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
  2. Igor Larionov – 392
  3. Dylan Larkin – 384
  4. Johan Franzén – 370
  5. Marcel Dionne – 366
  6. 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):
  1. Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
  2. Red Kelly – 162
  3. Kris Draper – 158
  4. Dylan Larkin – 156
  5. Ray Sheppard – 152
  6. 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):
  1. Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
  2. Gary Bergman – 243
  3. Dylan Larkin – 228
  4. Marcel Dionne – 227
  5. Marcel Pronovost – 217
  6. 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).

SHOOTING GALLERY

  • The Red Wings set a season high with 45 shots on Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo after totaling 44 shots on Nov. 28 vs. Toronto. It marked the first time Detroit recorded 40-or-more shots in consecutive games since Dec. 1, 2015 vs. Buffalo (46 shots) and Dec. 3, 2015 vs. Arizona (44 shots).
  • Detroit has racked up 33-or-more shots in 10 games this season.
  • Dylan Larkin recorded a season-high nine shots on Nov. 25 vs. Arizona before scoring the shootout-deciding goal.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Dec. 4, 2022 Game No. 23 (8-12-2, 18 pts.)
vs. Detroit Red Wings (11-7-5, 27 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 16 (6-8-1, 13 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. 2, 2022 – CBJ 4 at WPG 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (3), Gudbranson (1), Laine (4), Nyquist (4)
WPG Goal Scorers: PP – Dubois (11)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (37/38; 60:00); WPG – Rittich (22/26; 54:33)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 4/5 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / WPG: 38
3 Stars: 1. Gaudreau, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Korpisalo, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored 2 goals in both the 1st and 2nd periods to lead 4-0 heading into the 3rd… WPG scored their lone goal (PP & goalie pulled) with 4:30 left in the 3rd… Laine notched his 1st multi-goal/2nd multi-point game of the season (2-0-2)… Gaudreau recorded his 1st 3-assist effort of the campaign and now has multiple points in 3-straight games (1-6-7)… Nyquist scored to give him 1-2-3 in the last 2 contests… Gudbranson scored his 1st goal as a Blue Jacket and 100th career NHL point… Jenner tallied his 300th career NHL point with an assist.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (16 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (14 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (11 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (9 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (9 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (7 games)
Olivier (illness); day-to-day (2 games)

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 122
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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)
Nov. 19 Recalled Sweezey from Cleveland (AHL)

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AGAINST THE RED WINGS
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-1-0 vs. DET)
2021-22 Series: 2-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. DET)
All-Time Series: 45-48-1-13 (26-21-1-7 vs. DET)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 5-5-0 | 7-3-0
All-Time GF/GA: 256/324
All-Time SF/SA: 3,016/3,499
All-Time PP: 57-of-436
All-Time PK: 331-of-411
THE LAST GAME: NOV. 19, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. DET 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bemstrom (2)
DET Goal Scorers: PP – Larkin (8), Hronek (3), Chiarot (2), Hronek (4), PP – Kubalik (9), Bertuzzi (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (31/37; 60:00); DET – Husso (27/28; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 1/3 | Shots: CBJ: 28 / DET: 37
3 Stars: 1. Hronek, DET; 2. Larkin, DET; 3. Husso, DET
Noteworthy: CBJ had their four-game overall points streak (3-0-1) and three-game win streak at NWA snapped in loss… CBJ scored lone goal 43 seconds into the 2nd period to tie the game at 1, but DET scored 5 unanswered goals in win… Bemstrom scored to give him 2-1-3 in last 4 games… Gaudreau recorded an assist for 3rd-straight contest (0-3-3)… Jenner tallied an assist to extend points streak to 3-straight games (3-2-5) and 5 consecutive home outings (6-2-8).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Jan. 14 at DET
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. DET)
CBJ are 26-9-3 vs. DET since the start of the 2012-13 season… CBJ are 15-5-1 in last 21 games vs. DET at NWA since Mar. 28, 2012… Winning team has recorded 3+ goals in 17 of the last 19 contests… CBJ have posted 8 of 21 shutouts in series, as teams each picked up their most recent shutout in a 1-0 SO CBJ win on 4/27/21 (CBJ-Merzlikins, 41; DET-Greiss, 33)…Most goals scored vs. DET: 5 – 6x (MR: 11/15/21)… Most goals allowed vs. DET: 9 (11/11/09).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. DET)
Chinakhov made his NHL debut on 10/19/21 at DET and scored his 1st career NHL goal on 11/15/21 vs. DET… Danforth made his NHL debut on 11/15/21 vs. DET… Robinson played his 100th career NHL game on 3/28/21 at DET… Roslovic notched his 2nd career hat trick in his 300th career NHL game on 4/9/22 at DET.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. DET
• Gaudreau– 5-14-19 in 14 career GP, including points in eight of his last nine games played (5-10-15)

• Jenner – 11-11-22 in 28 career GP, including points in 11 of his last 12 outings overall (7-5-12) and points in 5 consecutive home contests (4-1-5)

• Nyquist – 1-7-8 in 8 career GP, including multiple assists in 2 of the last 3 games (0-4-4) and multi-point efforts in 3 of his last 6 (1-6-7)

• Roslovic – 6-2-8 in 14 career GP, including 4 points (3-1-4), with his 2nd career hat trick and the GWG in his last game vs. Detroit on Apr. 9, 2022

A LOOK AT DECEMBER
The Blue Jackets snapped their three-game losing streak (0-2-1) and picked up a point for the second consecutive contest (1-0-1) following a 4-1 victory at the Jets on Friday. The club is now 5-3-2 in the last 10 games overall. The club concluded a two-game stretch against Western Conference teams with Friday’s game at Winnipeg (1-0-1). 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).

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners, who posted 1-1-2 on Friday, have now collected 8-21-29 in the last 16 outings and 12-27-39 in 22 games this season to rank seventh-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 662 games). Vladislav Gavrikov, who has tallied an assist in two-straight 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 Trey Fix-Wolansky, Liam Foudy, Kent Johnson and Carson Meyer along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg (injured), Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen. The skaters have had a strong start to the season, combining for 8-15-23 in 22 games. They have helped CBJ rank fifth among NHL teams in points and sixth in goals. Johnson, who notched his first career multi-point game on Nov. 25 vs. the Islanders with one goal and one assist, ranks fourth-T among NHL rookies in goals, fifth-T in points-per-game (.63; min. 10 GP) and eighth-T in points with 5-7-12 in 19 games. He has registered 2-4-6 in his last eight outings and 5-6-11 in his past 16 contests played. Bjork has 0-2-2 in the past five games (overall 1-3-4 in nine 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 notched his 300th career point with an assist on Friday at Winnipeg and now has points in each of his last two games (1- 1-2). 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 eighth-T in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 9-5-14 in 15 outings. He also ranks seventh-T in the NHL in faceoff wins (271-of-481 faceoffs; 56.3 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.

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

  1. Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
  2. Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
  3. Boone Jenner 611 2013-current (10 seasons)
  4. Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
  5. David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Left wing Johnny Gaudreau recorded his first three-assist effort and third three-point outing of the campaign on Friday and now has registered multiple points in three-straight games (1-6-7). He has collected 3-13-16 in his last 10 contests following Friday’s stat line. Friday also marked his 24th multi-assist game since the start of last season. Gaudreau’s 71 assists in the 2022 calendar year are tied for the second-most in the NHL (Matthew Tkachuk) and trailing only McDavid (72). 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 8-17-25 in 22 games while recording points in 15 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 8-12-20 in 15 outings, ranking eighth-T in the NHL in points. He played in his 316th consecutive game on Friday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,008) and Brent Burns (704). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 218-416-634 in 624 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
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 recalled on Nov. 20, ranked second in the AHL in goals (tied) and points at the time of his recall with 10-12-22 in 14 games. The forward recorded goals in each of his last four outings and four-plus points in three of them with 7-7-14 and was named the AHL player of the week on Monday, Nov. 21 (5-5-10 in 3 GP). Kirill Marchenko leads AHL rookies in points and ranks fourth-T in goals with 8-11-19 in 16 contests. 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 are 2-1-0 in Sunday games this season
•CBJ finished 5th in the NHL in PP percentage in the month of November, converting on 8-of-27 chances in 11 games (29.6 pct.).
•CBJ have scored 34 goals in its past 10 games (3.40 per game), lighting the lamp at least 4 times in 5 of those contests
•CBJ have scored the 1st goal of the game in 6 of the last 10 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 Friday 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 8 games played and has already tied his single season career high in assists with 4-7-11 in 21 outings this season (7-7-14 in 62 games in 2021-22)
•Korpisalo has stopped 84-of-90 shots over his last 3 games since Nov. 23 (.933 SV%), including turning aside 37-of-38 in win at WPG on Friday
•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 and has 3-2-5 in his last 5 games played.
•Nyquist scored a goal on Fri. to give him points in 2-straight games (1-2-3) and now has 2-5-7 in his last 9 contests
•Peeke ranks 2nd on the team with 45 blocked shots and has registered at least one in 20 of his 22 contests this season

2022-23 LEADERS
•Kuraly (51), Peeke (43), and Gudbranson (41) lead CBJ in hits
•Gavrikov (46), Peeke (45) and Gudbranson (35) lead CBJ in blocked shots
•Werenski (23:36), Gavrikov (22:59) and Peeke (20:47) lead CBJ in TOI/GP
•Jenner (2), Gaudreau (1), Kuraly (1) and Laine (1) lead CBJ in multi-goal GP
•Gaudreau (4), Chinakhov (2), Voracek (2), Nyquist (2) and Bean (2) lead CBJ in multi-assist GP
•Gaudreau (7) and Jenner (4) lead CBJ in multi-point GP

NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (12-9-2) at Dallas Stars (14-6-4)

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NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (12-9-2) at Dallas Stars (14-6-4)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
All-Time Wild Record: 35-35-13 (23-12-5 at Xcel Energy Center,
12-23-8 at Dallas)
2021-22: Minnesota went 2-2-0 against Dallas…The Wild won
the first game, 7-2, at Xcel Energy Center (11/18), fell in the second game, 7-4, at American Airlines Center (12/20), dropped the third meeting, 6-3, in Saint Paul (3/6) and won the final contest, 3-2 at Dallas (4/14)…LW Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with nine points (4-5=9)…RW Mats Zuccarello (1-6=7) and LW Kevin Fiala (4-3=7) tallied seven points each…C Frederick Gaudreau (2-2=4) and D Alex Goligoski (1-3=4) recorded four points each…G Cam Talbot went 1-1- 0 with a 3.58 GAA and an .884 SV% in three matches (two starts)…G Kaapo Kahkonen made 17 saves in the third meeting…G Marc-Andre Fleury made 34 saves in the final meeting…LW Jason Robertson led the Stars with seven points (5-2=7)…LW Jamie Benn (3-2=5) and C Roope Hintz (1-4=5) had five points each…C Joe Pavelski had four points (2-2=4)…G Anton Khudobin started the first contest, allowing seven goals on 26 shots…G Jake Oettinger went 2-0-0 with a 3.34 GAA and a .879 SV% in three games (two starts)… G Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves in the final meeting.

WILD LEADERS: Zuccarello owns 17 points (3-14=17) in 19 games against Dallas…D Jared Spurgeon has 17 points (6-11=17) in 38 contests…C Ryan Hartman has 14 points (7-7=14) in 24 matches…D Matt Dumba owns 12 points (6-6=12) in 26 games…D Jonas Brodin has 10 assists in 34 contests.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 12-5-1 with a 1.98 GAA, a .932 SV% and one shutout in 18 starts vs. the Stars…G Filip Gustavsson is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a .959 SV% in two starts.

STARS LEADERS: C Tyler Seguin owns 42 points (16-26=42) in 37 contests against Minnesota…Benn has 42 points (17-25=42) in 48 games…Pavelski owns 41 points (21-20=41) in 49 matches…D Miro Heiskanen has nine points (1-8=9) in 11 contests.

STARS GOALIES: Oettinger is 2-0-0 with a 3.34 GAA and a .879 SV% in three career games (two starts)…Wedgewood is 0-1-0 with a 3.75 GAA and a .889 SV% in two games (one start).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 17-10-5 in its last 32 games against Dallas…The Wild is 12-4-3 in the last 19 games against the Stars at Xcel Energy Center…Minnesota has points in 10 of the last 17 games (8-7-2) played at American Airlines Center… Minnesota was defeated by Dallas in six games in the 2016 First Round.

INJURIES
Jonas Brodin: lower body
Brandon Duhaime: upper body
Ryan Hartman: upper body

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 23, 2022 – Dec. 3, 2022
12/2/22 Recalled F Joseph Cramarossa from Iowa
12/1/22 Recalled D Andrej Sustr from Iowa
11/29/22 Reassigned G Zane McIntyre to Iowa
11/28/22 Assigned F Marco Rossi to Iowa
11/26/22 Recalled G Zane McIntyre from Iowa
11/24/22 Reassigned G Zane McIntyre to Iowa
11/23/22 Acquired F Ryan Reaves from the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round draft pick

NO FREE HANDOUTS
• Minnesota is averaging 6.17 giveaways per game (142 in 23 games) this season, the second-lowest rate in the NHL.

SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is tied for first in the NHL with four shorthanded goals this season.

• The total is the team’s highest through a season’s first 22 games since the 2018-19 season (four SHG).

WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• This season, Minnesota has four victories in games decided past regulation, two overtime wins and two shootout victories.

• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 20 victories in extra-session games.

• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild ranked second in the NHL with a franchise record 11 overtime wins and ranked tied for second with five shootout wins, good for 16 total extra-session victories.

• Minnesota went 16-7 in 23 extra session games during the 2021-22 season – its most extra session contests since 23 in 2013-14. The 16 extra session wins are the second-most in team history (17 in 2006-07).

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 1, 2022 – STARS 5 vs. ANAHEIM 0
Fueled by a 31-save shutout from goaltender Jake Oettinger and a hat trick (3-0—3) from forward Jason Robertson, the Stars opened a five-game homestand with a 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday at American Airlines Center. With the win, the Stars improved to 14-6-4 (32 points) overall and 7-2-2 at home. Oettinger’s shutout marked his second of the season and fourth of his career, while Robertson padded his league-leading goal total to 22 while also extending his point streak to 17 games. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-3—3) had a season-high three-point night in the win, giving him points in four consecutive games (1-6—7). Forward Roope Hintz (0-2—2) recorded his seventh multi-point game of the season, rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) picked up his seventh goal of the season and forward Joel Kiviranta (1-0—1) potted his fourth goal of 2022-23 in the win against Anaheim. In all, nine players found the scoresheet, including defensemen Jani Hakanpaa (0-1—1) and Colin Miller (0-1—1) and forwards Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) and Tyler Seguin (0-1—1).
PP: 2-4 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 41 | SA: 31 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (24:30 – game high) | Attendance: 18,012
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Robertson 2. DAL – M. Heiskanen 3. DAL – J. Oettinger

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 Minnesota Wild 2 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
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

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: A five-game homestand continues Sunday afternoon as the Stars host the Minnesota Wild in a matinee affair at American Airlines Center. (2 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This kickstarts a four-game season series between the Central Division rivals, which features two contests this month (also Dec. 29 at Xcel Energy Center). Then, they’ll meet twice more in the span of nine days (Feb. 8 in Dallas and Feb. 17, 2023 in Saint Paul, Minnesota).

I WILL MEET YOU THERE, BEYOND THE PINES

  • The Stars went 2-1-1 against Minnesota last season, including a 1-0-1 mark at home.
  • Dallas enters Sunday’s matchup with wins in two of the past three (2-0-1) and points in nine of the past 12 games against Minnesota (7-3-2).
  • The Stars have also logged wins in four of the past six home games (4-1-1) against the Wild and have points in eight of the previous 10 (6-2-2).
  • Additionally, the Stars have recorded points in 12 of the previous 16 games vs. Minnesota at American Airlines Center, posting a 9-4-3 record over that stretch.
  • Dallas is 47-28-8 all-time vs. Minnesota, including a 30-8-5 mark at home.
  • Forward Jason Robertson led the offensive charge against Minnesota last season with five goals and seven points (5-2—7) in five games.
  • Robertson recorded a hat trick (3-0—3) in a 6-3 victory at Xcel Energy Center on March 6 to become the second player in franchise history (1967-present) to score a hat trick in consecutive games (also March 4 at Winnipeg). Robertson joined Bill Goldsworthy (2 GP from March 16-21, 1971) as the only two players in franchise history to hold that mark.
  • Robertson followed that up with a two-goal effort (2-0—2) in the series finale, a 4-3 OT loss on April 14 at American Airlines Center.
  • Captain Jamie Benn has goals (3-2—5) in three of his past four games against Minnesota and has tallied nine points (3-6—9) in his past 10 games against them. He also has four points (1-3—4) in his past five home games vs. the Wild.
  • Benn co-leads active Stars in career scoring against Minnesota with 42 points (17-25—42) in 48 games. He also paces the club with four game winners against the Wild.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin earned three points (1-2—3) in four games vs. Minnesota last season. Seguin leads active Stars in assists (26) and shares first with 42 points (16-26—42) in 37 games.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski ranks first on the club in goals (21) and third in assists (20) and points (21-20—41) in a team-high 49 games against Minnesota. He also ranks first in power-play goals (6) and shares second in game-winning markers (3).
  • In his only game against the Wild, forward Mason Marchment recorded his first career hat trick (3-0—3) in a 6-2 Panthers victory on Feb. 18 at Xcel Energy Center.
  • Lakeville, Minnesota native Jake Oettinger is 2-0-0 with a 3.34 goals-against average and .879 save percentage in three career appearances against the Wild.
  • Goaltender Scott Wedgewood is 0-1-1 with a 3.44 GAA and .889 SV% in three career appearances vs. Minnesota.

HIP, HIP ROOPE!

  • On Nov. 29 the Stars signed forward Roope 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.
  • The 26-year-old has skated in 23 contests this season with Dallas and shares second on the club with 26 points (8-18—26). Among team leaders, he ranks first in assists (18), co-leads in shorthanded goals (1) and shares second in game-winning goals (2). He’s also tied for third in plus-minus (+14), ranks second among forwards in TOI/GP (17:01) and third in power-play TOI/GP (2:26).
  • 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).
  • In five NHL seasons, Hintz has earned 196 points (88-108—196) in 262 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.

SAINT ‘HAT’-TRICK’S DAY IN DALLAS

  • With his third career hat trick (3-0—3) on Thursday, Dec. 1 against Anaheim, forward Jason Robertson remains atop the mountain with a league-best 22 goals (24 GP).
  • Robertson and David Pastrnak are the only active players to score at least 22 goals in the first 24 games of a season. Only seven players have accomplished that feat since the Stars moved to Dallas for the 1993-94 season: Robertson, Pastrnak, Simon Gagne, Jaromir Jagr (2x), Mario Lemieux, Wendel Clark and Bob Kudelski.
  • He also 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 53 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.

BRIGHTEST STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

  • Jason Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star for the month of November.
  • He paced the NHL 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 17 as of Dec. 4) 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 17 games. (More on that below).

I KEEP SWINGING MY HAND THROUGH A SWARM OF BEES

  • Jason Robertson extended his career-best point streak to 17 consecutive games with three goals (3-0—3) in a 5-0 victory over Anaheim on Dec. 1.
  • Robertson has 20 goals and 32 points (20-12—32) 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 four 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), Steven Stamkos (18 GP in 2009-10) and Phil Kessel (18 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 14 of his 17 games on his current point streak and has 11 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).
  • Robertson has the outright lead in goals (22) and ranks third in points (22-17—39), trailing only Connor McDavid (47) in that category.
  • 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 (80-84—164 in 152 GP).

YOUR EYES, FOLLOWED ME HERE, YOUR EYES, SEAMLESS AND SURE

  • Captain Jamie Benn has 15 points (6-9—15) over his past 11 games and 26 points (10-16—26) overall (24 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 second in goals (10) and points (10-16—26) and is tied for third 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 (155), faceoffs taken (249) and faceoff win percentage (62.3%).

I JUST CLOSE MY EYES AND I’M ALREADY HERE

  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen enters Sunday’s game with a season-long four-game point streak.
  • He’s registered seven points (1-6—7) over that span, including six assists.
  • Heiskanen had season-high three points (0-3—3) in the win over Anaheim on Dec. 1, giving him 19 points (3-16—19) in 21 games this season.
  • The 23-year-old leads shares fifth on the Stars and shares 12th among NHL defensemen in points (19). He also paces the Stars and ranks 11th in the league in TOI/GP (24:48).
  • Four games shy of 300 in his career, Heiskanen has 36 goals, 114 assists and 150 points in his NHL career while averaging 24:09 over that span.
  • Heiskanen’s longest point streak of his career is five games, accomplished twice (last: Dec. 20, 2021-Jan. 12, 2022).

I’VE WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT ALL MY LIFE AND MORE

  • 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 consecutive games for the second time this season and has three goals (3-1—4) in his past four games.
  • The Toronto, Ontario native has 10 points (7-3—10) in 24 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’M ALMOST SURE THAT I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE

  • Forward Joe Pavelski 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 seven multi-point games on the season and 43 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 (49) and Roope Hintz (47).
  • Pavelski has points (6-12—18) in 12 of his past 16 games and 15 of 24 overall (10-15—25).
  • Through 24 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native shares second on the Stars in goals (10), ranks fourth in points (10-15—25) and shares fifth in assists (15). He also leads the club in plus-minus (+17), shares second in even-strength points (5-11—16) and shares fifth in even-strength goals (5).

LIKE A PHOENIX IGNITION

  • Forward Ty Dellandrea tallied his fourth goal of the season on Nov. 28 at St. Louis to give him four points (2-2—4) in his past six games and 13 points (4-9—13) in 24 GP this season.
  • Dellandrea also has six points (3-3—6) in his past eight games and has found the scoresheet in nine of his past 14 games overall (4-5—9).
  • Dellandrea has eclipsed his previous high for goals in a season (3) set in 2020-21 (26 GP).
  • The 22-year-old had a career-best three-game point streak (1-2—3) from Nov. 21-25.
  • On the PK, Dellandrea ranks second among Stars forwards in shorthanded TOI per game (2:34) and total shorthanded TOI (61:34). He also ranks second among forwards in hits (33) and blocked shots (17).
  • Dellandrea scored his first goal of the season on Nov. 3 at Arizona (1-0—1) and recorded his first multi-point game of 2022-23 on Nov. 17 at Florida (1-1—2).
  • Entering the 2022-23 season, the Toronto, Ontario native had five points (3-2—5) in 27 regular-season games from 2020-22.

NO ONE CAN STOP US OR SLOW US DOWN

  • Defensemen Esa Lindell and Colin Miller are among the league’s leaders in plus-minus for defensemen.
  • Lindell, who is +8 over his past eight games combined and has finished with a plus or even rating in 20 of his 24 games this season, shares fourth among league blueliners with a +15 rating.
  • The Vantaa, Finland native tied his single game high with a +4 rating on Nov. 3 at Arizona.
  • Lindell ranks third on the squad in hits (42) and blocked shots (33) and ranks second among Stars defensemen with eight points (2- 6—8) in 24 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 19 of his 23 games this season, shares eighth among NHL d-men with a +13 rating.
  • Miller is +6 over his past seven games and has points in four of the seven (0-4—4).
  • Among team leaders, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native ranks fourth overall in hits (39) and shares fifth in blocked shots (22).

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (6-16-3) at Winnipeg Jets (14-7-1)

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (6-16-3) at Winnipeg Jets (14-7-1)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
DEC. 1, 2022 – ANAHEIM 4 @ MINNESOTA 5 SO
The Ducks earned a point for the second time the last three games in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center Saturday afternoon. Anaheim and Minnesota each tied the game twice, marking the eighth time this season a contest has featured at least four tying goals. John Gibson stopped a season-high 45 shots in regulation and overtime, his league-leading fourth contests with 40-plus saves (tied with WPG’s Connor Hellebuyck). It also marked his ninth game of 35-plus saves this season, tops among NHL goalies. Troy Terry scored his team-leading 11th goal and added his 15th assist, his eighth multi-point effort for five points his last four games (3-2=5). Trevor Zegras also added a goal and assist (1-1=2), his seventh multi-point effort to mark 1-4=5 points his last five outings. Mason McTavish recorded his second career multi-assist game with two helpers (0-2=2). Cam Fowler netted his third goal (PPG) and Ryan Strome added his sixth goal of the campaign. Adam Henrique, Frank Vatrano and Dmitry Kulikov added assists.
PP: 2-3 PK: 1-2 SF: 33 SA: 49 TOI: Cam Fowler (28:44)
Three Stars: 1. M. Boldy 2. J. Eriksson Ek 3. J. Spurgeon

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Dec. 6 Carolina Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 9 San Jose Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Dec. 12 @ Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 4:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Dec. 13 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 15 @ Montreal Bell Centre 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 15 Recalled D Drew Helleson from San Diego (AHL). Placed D Kevin Shattenkirk on Injured Reserve.
Nov. 17 Placed D Nathan Beaulieu on Injured Reserve.
Nov. 19 Reassigned D Drew Helleson to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Kevin Shattenkirk from Injured Reserve.
Nov. 23 Reassigned D Austin Strand to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Nathan Beaulieu from Injured Reserve.
Nov. 26 Assigned D Urho Vaakanainen to San Diego (AHL) on a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan.
Nov. 27 Recalled D Urho Vaakanainen from a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL). Activated Vaakanainen and C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR) and placed LW Max Comtois on IR.
Dec. 1 Placed D John Klingberg on Injured Reserve (IR).

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 119

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 25
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 17
Max Comtois Lower-body Day-to-day 10
John Klingberg Lower-body Day-to-day 5
Isac Lundestrom Upper-body 6 weeks 1

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TODAY’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a four-game road trip today against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre in the second of back-to-back matinee contests (12 p.m. PT, TV: Balls Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). The Ducks enter today’s contest with points in two of the three games on the four-game trek (0-1-2). Today marks Anaheim’s fourth of nine matinee contests in 2022-23 (two home, seven road), where the club is 0-2-1 to date. Anaheim’s upcoming matinee contests include Dec. 17 @ EDM, Jan. 21 @ BUF, Feb. 12 @ VGK, Feb. 20 @ FLA and Apr. 8 @ ARI. Today also closes the third set of back-to-backs for Anaheim this season, posting a 1-3-1 record overall (0-2-0 in the second contest). Anaheim is currently in the midst of 12 games in a 21-day span from Nov. 15-Dec. 6, with tonight’s contest the 11th in 20 days. Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-887-304, including 577-384-145 at home and 449-503-158 away from Orange County. Anaheim continues its 14-game December schedule, consisting of six home and eight road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 152-139-48 in the month of December, including points in nine of 11 games in 2021-22 (5-2-4). Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 59-29-19 in December, picking up points in 78 of the 107 contests. Following today’s game, the Ducks will return to Orange County to host a two-game homestand Tuesday, Dec. 6 vs. the Carolina Hurricanes at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT) and Friday, Dec. 9 vs. the San Jose Sharks (7 p.m. PT).

POWERING UP: Anaheim’s power play has scored multiple goals on the man advantage in two of the last four games (5-10, 50.0%, one game with 0 PP opportunities), while recording multiple goals on five occasions this season (two games with 0 PP opportunities this season). The Ducks have also scored seven PPG the last eight contests (7-25), clipping at 28.0% in that span.

DUCKS-JETS: Anaheim and Winnipeg hit the midway point of a three-game season series today at Canada Life Centre. The Ducks have earned points in six of the last 10 games matchups in Winnipeg (3-4-3) while the team owns a 19-15-5 all-time record vs. the Jets, including a 9-7-3 mark in Manitoba. John Klingberg (5-20=25 in 29 games) leads active Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists vs. the Jets. Jakob Silfverberg (8-10=18 in 27 games) leads the current roster in career goals vs. the Jets. These two clubs will conclude their three-game set with the lone meeting in Orange County Mar. 23 at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT).

ANA-WPG SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 17 Canada Life Centre 3-2 WPG win
Dec. 4 Canada Life Centre 12 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Mar. 23 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-WPG ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Winnipeg
All-Time Series: 19-15-5 10-8-2 9-7-3
Current Streak: Three WPG wins One WPG win Seven WPG wins
Last ANA Win: Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Jan. 23, 2017 (3-2)
Last WPG Win: Nov. 17, 2022 (3-2) Oct. 26, 2021 (4-3) Nov. 17, 2022 (3-2)
ANA Last 10: 2-7-1 5-4-1 3-4-3

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

TERRY TALK: Right wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points (11-15=26), goals, PPG (3) and assists this season, ranking tied for ninth among NHL leaders in even-strength points this season (8-12=20). Terry has earned 3-2=5 points his last four games and 4-2=6 points his last six outings. He also has collected 7-10=17 points his last 17 appearances. Terry also has 8-12=20 points his last 20 contests. He had a career-best five-game assist streak Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (1-7=8), surpassing his prior best of four straight games with an assist Nov. 9-16, 2021 (3-4=7). Terry is currently on pace for 86 points, which is ahead of his career high set last season (37-30=67 in 75 GP in 2021-22) and would stand as the highest single-season total by a Ducks skater since Ryan Getzlaf in 2013-14 (31-56=87 in 77 GP). Terry finished November leading Anaheim in scoring (6-8=14) and goals in 14 contests during the month.

GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras is second among Ducks in points (9-13=22), goals and assists. Zegras has 1-4=5 points his last four games, 2-8=10 points his last 11 outings, 5-12=17 points his last 16 games and 7-12=19 points his last 20. On Nov. 27 vs. SEA, he tied a career high with three assists (0-3=3), his third career three assist game, the most by a Ducks skater before the age of 22. His three points also tied his single-game career high (last: Feb. 19, 2022 @ VAN; 0-3=3). It was his fourth career three-point game, tying Ryan Getzlaf for the second-most three-point games by a Duck at age 21 and trailing only Paul Kariya (12). Zegras finished the month of November with 11 assists (2-11=13 in 14 GP), one of three Ducks players since 2013-14 to post at least 11 assists in a calendar month, joining Ryan Getzlaf (eight times; best: 17 in March 2017) and Corey Perry (12 in November 2016).

CAM’S CORNER: Defenseman Cam Fowler has 3-9=12 points his last 10 games, including four multi-point outings (three multi-assist). Since Nov. 15, Fowler’s 12 points (2-10=12 in 10 GP) lead all NHL defensemen in that span. Fowler had a career-tying five-game point streak from Nov. Nov. 15-23 (2-6=8), matching his prior high set four prior times; last: Nov. 7-16, 2021; 1-4=5). The last Ducks defenseman with a longer run was Chris Pronger (six games, Oct. 29-Nov. 7, 2009; 3-6=9). Fowler recorded three straight multi-point efforts Nov. 15-19 (1-5=6), joining San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (four straight multi-point games, Oct. 27-Nov. 3; 7-4=11) as the only defensemen in the NHL with three or more consecutive multi-point outings. Fowler is one of four defensemen in Ducks history with multiple points in three consecutive games and the first since Scott Niedermayer in 2008-09.

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

GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson leads NHL goalies in saves (603), ranks tied for second in starts and appearances (19), while he co-leads in goaltender assists (2). Gibson leads the NHL with nine games of 35-plus saves this season, three more than any other goaltender and co-leads the league with four 40-save performances (also WPG’s Connor Hellebuyck). Gibson is one of six goalies the last 10 years with eight 35-plus save contests through the first 18 starts in a season, and is the only goalie to do so twice (also 2018-19). His league-leading 603 saves mark the seventh-most by a goaltender the last 10 years through 19 games, one of nine goalies in the last decade with 600-plus saves through their first 19 contests in a season. one of two goaltenders to appear on the list three times also Ottawa’s Craig Anderson, with the Anaheim goalie stopping 568 in 18 GP (2018-19) and 576 in 18 GP (2017-18). Gibson has recorded four 40-plus save games this season (Dec. 3 @ MIN, 45; Nov. 23 vs. NYR, 41; Nov. 6 vs. FLA, 43; Oct. 12 vs. SEA, 44), co-leading the NHL with Connor Hellebuyck (WPG). Gibson earned his fifth career helper, the primary assist, on Troy Terry’s OT winning goal Oct. 12 vs. SEA and tied J.S. Giguere for second in Ducks all-time goaltender assists with his sixth career helper Nov. 3 @ VAN. Gibson stopped his eighth career penalty shot (10th attempt) against Alexander Kerfoot Oct. 30 vs. TOR. He has stopped an NHL-leading six penalty shots since the start of 2020-21, with two goalies tied with three penalty shot saves (Connor Hellebuyck, WPG & Frederik Andersen, CAR/TOR).

M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie center Mason McTavish has picked up 4-9=13 points this season, tied for second among Anaheim leaders in PPG (2), tied for third in assists and fourth in points. He currently ranks tied for fourth among NHL rookies in points and is seventh in assists. McTavish recorded his 10th point Nov. 23 vs. NYR (3-7=10), with only Trevor Zegras (10 points in 15 GP in 2021-22) reaching the mark in fewer games the last 10 seasons. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for fifth in scoring and sixth in assists (7). McTavish scored his first goal of 2022-23 Nov. 5 @ SJS (1-1=2), as part of his second career multi-point game (also Oct. 13, 2021 vs. WPG; 1-1=2).

QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has 7-5=12 points his last 15 outings, while he ranks third among team leaders in goals (8) and tied for third in scoring overall (7-6=13). He recorded points in a season-long six straight games Nov. 5-19 (5-3=8), his best as a Duck and one short of his career-long point streak set over 10 years ago in seven straight contests with New Jersey Nov. 25-Dec. 8, 2011 (2-7=9). He scored goals in a season-best three straight games Nov. 5-12 (3-0=3, +3; missed Nov. 9 due to birth of first child), including his 100th goal as a Duck (100-90=190) Nov. 12 vs. CHI, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to reach the milestone.

PROSPECT PROFILE: For the second straight month, defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (ANA 10th overall in 2022; Saginaw, OHL) was named the OHL Defenseman of the Month, leading all blueliners with 6-11=17 points and a +12 rating in 11 November games. He helped Saginaw to a 10-1-0 record, recording six multi-point efforts in the month. This marks Mintyukov’s third OHL Defenseman of the Month honors, including October 2022 and March 2021. He’s the first player to be named OHL Defenseman of the Month in each of the first two months of a season since Dougie Hamilton (Niagara) in October and November 2011. Mintyukov ranks second among OHL leaders in scoring with 36 points (12-24=36) in 26 games. Mintyukov leads all OHL defensemen in points, goals and assists, and coleads in PPG (5) and PPP (12).

Ducks Record This Season When*:
Scoring no goals: 0-2-0 Allowing no goals: 0-0-0
Scoring one goal: 0-5-2 Allowing one goal: 0-0-1
Scoring two goals: 0-5-0 Allowing two goals: 2-0-1
Scoring three goals: 2-1-0 Allowing three goals: 1-3-0
Scoring four goals: 2-2-1 Allowing four goals: 2-4-1
Scoring five goals or more: 2-1-0 Allowing five goals or more: 1-9-0
Overall 6-16-3 Overall 6-16-3

Ducks Miscellaneous Records:
When scoring first: 2-6-0 When not scoring first: 4-10-3
When scoring a PP goal: 2-3-0 When not scoring a PP goal: 4-13-3
Not allowing a PP goal: 1-3-2 Allowing a PP goal: 5-13-1
Winning 50% or more faceoffs: 4-5-0 Winning less than 50% of faceoffs: 2-11-3
Day Games (before 5 pm): 0-2-1 Night Games: 6-14-2
First Game of back-to-back: 1-1-1 Second Game of back-to-back: 0-2-0

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the third game of a four-game homestand on Sunday afternoon when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks to Canada Life Centre for the second time in as many weeks.
Winnipeg is 1-1-0 during the homestand after shutting out the Colorado Avalanche 5-0 on Tuesday and losing 4-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. The homestand ends on Tuesday against
the Florida Panthers.

Last Game
Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorers: Dubois (11)
Blue Jackets Scorers: Laine (3, 4), Gudbranson (1), Nyquist (4)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (22 sv, 4 ga)
Blue Jackets Goaltender: Joonas Korpisalo (37 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-5
Jets PK: 3-for-3

Recap: Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in the third period to break the shutout against his former team, but the Jets fell 4-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. Kyle Connor paced the Jets with six shots, while Saku Mäenalanen had a team best three hits. David Rittich made 22 saves for the Jets in goal.

Reach For the Top
The Jets are seventh in the NHL with a .659 points percentage, which also ranks second in the Central Division and fourth 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.

Avoiding Back -to-Back Setbacks
The Jets have lost consecutive games just once this season – Oct. 20-22… Since then, Winnipeg has had four single regulation losses and an overtime loss, going 12-4-1 in the 17 games.

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 was named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week on Monday… He tallied seven points (3G, 4A) in four games, including a pair of overtime game-winning goals… Morrissey is fourth in the NHL among defencemen with 25 points (5G, 20A) in 22 games, which also leads the Jets in scoring… Morrissey’s 20 assists rank tied for third among NHL defencemen… He has an assist in 15 of his 22 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 on 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
After having no games on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 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.

On the Brightside
The Jets are 35-for-40 (87.5%) on the penalty kill in their past 15 games and haven’t allowed a power play goal in two consecutive games (6- for 6) … Winnipeg is fourth in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 83.1%… 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 8-3-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won 12 of their past 16 home games dating back to last season… This is
the first time the Jets won eight of their first 10 home games to start a season… The 20 goals Winnipeg has allowed on home ice this season is
the second fewest in the NHL… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.1-1.8 at home this season… Pierre-Luc Dubois (6G, 7A) leads the
team with 13 points in 11 home games… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 7-2-0 with a 1.22 goals-against
average, .959 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 237-152-36 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.

Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 3-2-1 against the Pacific Division this season… Six of Winnipeg’s 16 games in December are against Pacific Division teams…Defenceman Josh Morrissey (7A) and Neal Pionk (2G, 5A) lead the Jets with seven points in six games against the Pacific Division this season.

PLD
Pierre-Luc Dubois is approaching a point per game pace this season with 21 points (11G, 10A) in 22 games… He has five points (3G, 2A) during a current four-game point streak… Dubois is on pace for a career season with a career high 0.50 goals, 0.45 assists, and 0.95 points per game.

Helle-lean Form
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 9-3-1 in his past 13 starts while having a 2.15 goals-against average, .935 save percentage and three
shutouts… He’s won three consecutive starts for the second 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 15 points (4G, 11A) in 22 games… He has nine of his 15 points on home ice… Perfetti has six points (1G, 5A) as part of his current fourgame point streak… He’s also fourth among NHL rookie forwards with an average of 15:12 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).

On The Power Play
The Jets are 15-for-72 (20.8%) on the power play through the first 22 games of the season… Winnipeg is 4-for-11 with the extra man in the past three games, having scored a power play goal in three consecutive contests… The Jets have scored 10 of their 15 power play goals in their past 12 games, going 10-for-37 (27.0%) … Pierre-Luc Dubois (5G, 4A) leads the Jets with nine points on the power play this season, while Josh Morrissey has a team best seven assists.

Good Afternoon
The Jets won their lone afternoon game so far this season, 4-0 on Nov. 5 vs. CHI… The Jets play six matinee games this season, include the first four at home… The Jets were 5-4-2 in afternoon games last 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
Four of Winnipeg’s past five games have been decided by three goals or more… The Jets have notched their past two wins season best five goals… Winnipeg’s previous four wins came by one goal… Twelve of Winnipeg’s 22 games this season have been decided by three goals or more, with the Jets going 6-6.

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 Tuesday’s 5-0 shutout gives the Jets all three shutout wins by at least three 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 six of their 14 wins this season… Four of the comebacks have been from one goal, while two were from two goals… The Jets also have a pair of third period comebacks this season.

Jets vs. ANA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Ducks meet three times this season. The Jets won the first meeting 3-2 on Nov. 17… Winnipeg visits Honda Center in Anaheim for the only time this season on Mar. 23.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 11-2-1 in their past 14 games against the Ducks, including winning five of the past six meetings… The Jets are 11-for-43 (25.6%) on the power play in the 14 contests and 30-for-35 (85.7%) on the penalty kill.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has won seven consecutive games against Anaheim at Canada Life Centre, outscoring the Ducks 31-16… Five of the seven wins have come by one goal.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Anaheim with 23 points (9G, 14A) in 28 games… Pierre-Luc Dubois is averaging more than a point per game against Anaheim with 12 points (4G, 8A) in 10 games… Both of Josh Morrissey’s goals against Anaheim are power play goals.

NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (12-10) at Portland Trail Blazers (12-11)

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NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (12-10) at Portland Trail Blazers (12-11)

Red-hot Anfernee Simons, Blazers welcome Pacers to town

Portland guard Anfernee Simons began breaking out as a go-to scorer last season after Damian Lillard’s season-ending abdominal injury and the trade of CJ McCollum.

He’s scoring at will again while Lillard is sidelined with a right calf injury and will look to top 35 points for the fourth time in six games when the Trail Blazers host the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.

Simons scored a career-high 45 points on Saturday night as Portland registered a 116-111 victory over the host Utah Jazz. He was 15 of 25 from the field — including 7 of 12 from 3-point range — and made all eight of his free-throw attempts to help the Trail Blazers win for just the second time in nine games.

Simons scored 38 points in a 132-129 overtime victory over the host New York Knicks on Nov. 25. Two games later, he scored 37 points in a 118-112 home loss against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Simons averaged 17.3 points last season in his fourth NBA campaign and took off after Lillard played his final game on Dec. 31.

Simons averaged 23.1 points in 15 January games and 23.7 in 10 February outings to display he could be a lead scoring guard. He sustained a left knee injury in early March and was eventually shut down for the season.

Meanwhile, Lillard is aiming to return Sunday after missing the past seven games.

Portland’s Jerami Grant added 33 points against Utah for his third 30-point outing in the past five games.

Indiana has dropped its last two games and allowed a season worst for points in both road contests.

First, the Pacers lost 137-114 to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, and then fell 139-119 to the Jazz on Friday.

The two lopsided setbacks are part of a stretch in which Indiana has lost four of its past six games after posting a 10-6 record to open the season.

Haliburton had a season-low four assists against Utah as his franchise-record streak of seven straight games of 10 or more reached an end. He leads the NBA with a 10.9 average.

However, Haliburton is dealing with left groin soreness and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.

Haliburton was just 5-of-16 shooting and scored 14 points against Utah. Myles Turner led Indiana with 18 points.

The Pacers struggled throughout the contest and trailed by as many as 26 points while falling to 1-3 on a seven-game road trip.

Backup rookie point guard Andrew Nembhard recorded his first double-double with 13 points and a career-high 10 assists on Friday.

The Pacers have beaten Portland in three of the past five matchups after losing 10 of the previous 11 encounters.

NBA Preview: Chicago Bulls (9-13) at Sacramento Kings (12-9)

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NBA Preview: Chicago Bulls (9-13) at Sacramento Kings (12-9)

Bulls attempt to split 6-game road trip, visit Kings

Two teams headed east following the game hope to make the most of their last day in California when the Chicago Bulls visit the Sacramento Kings on Sunday afternoon.

The Bulls will be looking to break even on a six-game trip that saw them win two of the first three before dropping the last couple at Phoenix and Golden State.

They’ll be seeking their first win at Sacramento in three years when they encounter a Kings club that has won two in a row, including a 123-96 romp on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulls and Kings have not met previously this season.

Chicago appeared on the verge of a surprising comeback at Golden State on Friday night when it held the Warriors without a point for 3 1/2 minutes, allowing the visitors to close an eight-point deficit to 110-109 after a Zach LaVine 3-pointer with 2:27 to play.

Chicago’s defense cracked down on the Warriors’ next possession as well, but Draymond Green nailed a desperation 26-footer to save Golden State.

Big man Nikola Vucevic wasn’t buying talk of a moral victory afterward.

The Bulls have won at Milwaukee and Utah already on the 12-day trip. They get a nice break over the next six days, when they’re scheduled just twice — at home against the Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks.

Getting a third win on the trip doesn’t figure to be easy. The Kings have won seven of their last eight at home, including a 137-114 triumph over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in their most recent outing in Sacramento.

Sacramento got its trademark balanced scoring in Saturday’s win, with Domantas Sabonis (24 points in 26 minutes) and Keegan Murray (23 points in 28 minutes) leading the way.

The matchup of Sabonis against the Bulls is the rekindling of a 4 1/2-year rivalry while the power forward played for the Pacers.

He was dealt to the Kings last February and very quickly found himself making an Eastern trek that wrapped up in Chicago. Sabonis had 22 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in a loss that night, just the sixth time in his career that he’s lost to the Bulls in 18 meetings.

Since Sabonis and new coach Mike Brown have arrived, the Kings have begun a tradition of lighting purple beams from the top of their home arena, the Golden 1 Center, following wins.

One problem: Day games like Sunday’s.

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