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NHL Morning Skate – Nov. 27, 2022

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NHL Morning Skate – Nov. 27, 2022

* For just the sixth time in NHL history, two different teams earned a three-goal third-period comeback victory on the same day as the Oilers and Blues both achieved the feat Saturday.

* Jack Hughes scored the first hat trick of his career – and did so in natural fashion – as the Devils won 12 games in a month for the third time in franchise history.

* Both of the NHL’s longest point streaks of the season remained intact as Jason Robertson and Mitchell Marner extended their runs to 15 and 16 games, respectively.

NOT ONE, BUT TWO THREE-GOAL, THIRD-PERIOD COMEBACK WINS
After the Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit in the final frame to win in regulation earlier Saturday, the Blues followed suit with their own three-goal third-period comeback victory which ended in overtime. It marked the second and third time this season a team has rallied after being down by three in the third period to win, with the only other instance coming just three days prior (DAL: 6-4 W vs. CHI on Nov. 23).



* While Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid combined on the game winner, they did not factor into the three goals that drew Edmonton even. Defenseman Evan Bouchard scored his first two goals of the season (second career multi-goal outing), Dylan Holloway netted his first career goal after leading all Oilers with 4-2—6 in six games during the 2022-23 NHL Preseason and Ryan McLeod assisted on all three tallies that tied the score to set a career high for assists in a game and match his career high for points in a single contest. 

* The Oilers have now rallied from a three-goal, third period deficit to win 10 times in franchise history – prior to Saturday the most recent instance was on Oct. 16, 2018 (5-4 OTW at WPG). It also marked the sixth time that Edmonton rallied from a three-goal deficit in the final frame to win in regulation.



* Captain Ryan O’Reilly (1-1—2) spearheaded St. Louis’ final-frame comeback and Jordan Kyrou completed it with his first NHL overtime winner, marking his 10th career multi-goal game. Since his debut in 2018-19, only two players have more multi-goal outings with the Blues: David Perron (14 GP) and Vladimir Tarasenko (13 GP).

* St. Louis overcame a three-goal third-period deficit to win for the third time in franchise history, following Dec. 14, 2019 versus Chicago and Nov. 29, 2000 at Toronto.




HUGHES SCORES NATURAL HAT TRICK AS DEVILS STAY HOT IN NOVEMBER
Jack Hughes (3-0—3) recorded his first NHL hat trick to help his Devils (18-4-0, 36 points) defeat the Capitals in regulation for the first time since Feb. 22, 2020 – a span of 13 games – as New Jersey improved to 12-1-0 in November. The Devils have now won 12 games in a month for the third time in franchise history (also 13 in March 2001 & 12 in March 1994).

* Hughes scored the first natural hat trick of the 2022-23 season and the 13th in Devils/Rockies/Scouts history. The last skater to record a natural hat trick with the club was Brian Boyle on Nov. 5, 2018.



* New Jersey has one more game remaining in November – a clash with the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday. Should the Devils earn the victory, they would establish just the 15th instance in NHL history of a team winning at least 13 games in a calendar month and become the first to post 13 wins in November.

NHL’S LONGEST ACTIVE POINT STREAKS EXTENDED
Jason Robertson and Mitchell Marner extended the longest point streaks in the NHL to 15 and 16 games, respectively:

* Robertson collected an assist and extended his point streak to 15 games (16-12—28 in 15 GP), matching the second-longest run in Stars/North Stars history. Only five 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), Phil Kessel (18 GP in 2008-09) and Robert Thomas (17 GP in 2021-22).

* Marner wasted no time extending the NHL’s longest point streak this season (5-17—22 in 16 GP) as he scored 40 seconds into the game to help Toronto (13-5-5, 31 points) improve to 9-1-3 this month. After going 4-4-2 in October, the Maple Leafs’ nine wins in November trail only the Devils (12-1-0), Islanders (10-4-0) – who won their fourth straight contest Saturday – and the Bruins (10-2-0) for the most among all clubs.



HUGHES HITS 20 POINTS IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
After his brother Jack Hughes had a night to remember with the Devils, Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes had a strong showing of his own to earn a spotlight in the Saturday edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates. Hughes collected two assists and reached the 20-point mark in his 17th game of 2022-23 to help his Canucks down the Western Conference-leading Golden Knights.



QUICK CLICKS

* Justin Bieber loves Sharks Reverse Retro jerseys, calls them ‘fire’ on Instagram

*Shayne Gostisbehere resurrected career with Coyotes, opening eyes around NHL

* Hurricanes surprise Cam Ward as first Hall of Fame inductee in sweet video

* Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Reaves up to old tricks with Wild already

*Christina Aguilera poses with Sidney Crosby after Penguins game

CLOSE OUT THE WEEK WITH HOCKEY

The week will conclude with a five-game slate that starts at 2 p.m. ET for a Central Division matchup, when the Wild (9-9-2, 20 points) welcome the Coyotes (7-9-3, 17 points) to Xcel Energy Center.

DID YOU KNOW?
Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun and Wild forward Brandon Duhaime grew up together in South Florida and became close friends through their time playing hockey. The pair met when Chychrun was four and Duhaime was five and have fond memories playing mini-sticks everywhere – at airport gates on the way to tournaments, hotel hallways, etc. Their dads, Jeff Chychrun and Trevor Duhaime, played in the same men’s league and ended up coaching Jakob and Brandon on a team that also included Blue Jackets defensemen Andrew Peeke. From kids in Florida to playing in the NHL, the duo now keeps tabs on one another, happy for each other’s NHL success.
 

* Of note, Duhaime has missed the past three games due to injury.

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Nov. 25, 5-1 win at Anaheim: Brassard (one goal, two assists) and Joseph (one goal, two assists) both recorded three-point games for the Senators to pace the visitors to a 5-1 victory at Honda Center. Ottawa received power-play markers from Tkachuk, Stützle and Joseph to register at least three power-play goals in one game for the first time since 2/27/21. Following additional goals from Brassard and Zub, the Senators were posted to a 5-0 lead before Jones broke Talbot’s shutout bid at 17:10 of the third period for Anaheim. Batherson earned two assists while Sanderson had one helper to become the fourth-fastest Senators rookie to hit ten career assists (20 games). Talbot recorded the victory for Ottawa (his sixth consecutive win against Anaheim) by way of making 31 saves while Stolarz took the loss for the Ducks in turning aside 28 shots. Scratches: Holden, Kastelic; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Forsberg, Norris; Shots: OTT – 33, ANA – 32; PP: OTT – 3-8, ANA – 0-6.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Los Angeles will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the
radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa returns to Canadian Tire Centre to begin a home-and-home set with the New York Rangers on Wednesday at
7 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the first of three regular-season meetings and the lone matchup in the nation’s capital.

INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Kings this evening. G Forsberg missed Friday
afternoon’s game with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 43.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Mandolese from Belleville (AHL) on Nov. 25.

OTTAWA vs. LOS ANGELES – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Nov. 27 @ Los Angeles, Dec. 6 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/11/21 @ Ottawa (2-0 loss), 11/27/21 @ Los Angeles (4-2 loss)

Series record: Overall: 14-21-2-4; Home: 10-6-1-2; Away: 4-15-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 11/7/19 (3-2 OT); @ Los Angeles: 1/10/19 (4-1)
Last Los Angeles win: @ Ottawa: 11/11/21 (2-0); @ Los Angeles: 11/27/21 (4-2)
Last OT result: 11/7/19 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 10/24/17 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (2x, Last: 1/16/01, 7-6 OT loss); Allowed: 8, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss); Both teams: 14, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss)
Last Game: 11/27/21, 4-2 loss @ Los Angeles; OTT Goals: Del Zotto, C. Brown; LAK Goals: Grundstrom (x2), Arvidsson, Kaliyev; OTT Scratches: Gaudette, Murray, Thomson; OTT Injuries: Batherson*, Brannstrom, J. Brown, Pinto, White; OTT Goalie: Gustavsson; LAK Goalie: Peterson; OTT PP: 0-1; LAK PP: 1-4; Shots: 32-37.

Career vs. Los Angeles: Brassard leads all players in career games played (40) and is tied with Giroux in goals (five); Giroux leads in assists (15) and in points (20); Watson leads in penalty minutes (15) against Los Angeles.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 62-79-12 all-time record (7-12-1 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-0-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 5-6-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with six goals at home while Tim Stützle and Brady Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 10 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 11 home games, Stützle and Tkachuk lead the team with 15 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 2-6-1 on the road this season … Shane Pinto leads with four goals on the road this season while Giroux ranks first with six assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through nine road games this season, Giroux and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with eight points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,011-994-115-177 over 2,297 games … The Senators are 553-441- 60-97 through 1,151 all-time home games and 458-553-55-80 through 1,146 all-time road games.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will do so for the first time on Friday when the team visits the N.Y. Rangers ahead of welcoming San Jose to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (0-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (0-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 18 for 75 (24.0%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson, Pinto and Tkachuk lead with three power-play goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with eight points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals four times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021- 22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 64 of the 81 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 79.0% through 20 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013- 14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 88 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.

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

CALDER CONTENDER: One game after recording his first NHL goal, Jake Sanderson boosted his point totals on Friday afternoon in earning his tenth assist and eleventh point. In reaching 11 points, he established a new franchise record for points by a Senators rookie defenceman through 20 career games and tied Arizona’s Matias Maccelli for second in rookie scoring (as of Friday evening) among all first-year skaters. He is the first Ottawa defenceman to reach at least 10 helpers through their first 20 career regular season games with only three forwards hitting the mark in fewer games: Alexei Yashin (12 games), Daniel Alfredsson (15 games) and Alexandre Daigle (15 games). Skating in an even 24:00 on Friday afternoon, he also sits second in average time-on-ice per-game (21:03) among rookies and has eclipsed 20:00 in ice-time in 11 consecutive games.

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

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

NOV. 27 vs. OTTAWA SENATORS – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings face off against the Ottawa Senators for the first of two meetings between the clubs (Dec. 6).

-The Kings have won their last three consecutive games against the Senators (4-2 W on Nov. 27, 2021; 2-0 W on Nov. 11, 2021; 3-2 W on March 11, 2020).

-Tonight’s game marks the first game of the Kings’ four-game homestand at Crypto.com Arena (Nov. 27 vs. OTT; Nov. 29 vs. SEA; Dec. 1 vs. ARI; Dec. 3 vs. CAR).

WARM-UPS
1) The LA Kings hosted the Senators exactly one year from this date on Nov. 27, 2021. The Kings prevailed, 4-2.

2) The LA Kings (5-0-0) are one three teams to be undefeated against the Atlantic Division so far this season (Vegas, 6-0-0; Seattle, 1-0-0).

3) Viktor Arvidsson, Kevin Fiala and Arthur Kaliyev are all tied with six power-play points, the most on the team.

4) Since the 2018-19 season, no defenseman has scored more power-play goals at home than Drew Doughty (12).

5) The Moore-Danault-Arvidsson line has 233 shot attempts for on the season, ranking third-most among all forward line combinations in the league.

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

Franchise Leaders vs. OTTAWA:
Anze Kopitar* – 21 GP, 17 PTS (5-12=17)
Luc Robitaille – 11 GP, 16 PTS (8-8=16)
Wayne Gretzky – 6 GP, 14 PTS (2-12=14)
Jeff Carter – 11 GP, 12 PTS (5-7=12)
Rob Blake – 12 GP, 11 PTS (6-5=11)
Drew Doughty* – 18 GP, 11 PTS (2-9=11)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. OTTAWA: Nov. 27, 2021 – LAK 4 vs. OTT 2
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Arvidsson (4), Grundstrom (4, 5), Kaliyev (4),
OTT Goals: Del Zotto (2), Brown (4)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (W, 30 saves, 32 shots) OTT: Gustavsson (L, 33 saves, 36 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 1-for-1

THE NEXT THREE:
Sun., Nov. 29 | vs. Seattle | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Viktor Arvidsson has points (0-4=4) in four of his five career games against Seattle.

Thurs., Dec. 1 | vs. Arizona | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The LA Kings have won four of their last five games against the Coyotes (4-0-1).

Sat., Dec. 3 | vs. Carolina | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The LA Kings had an 11-3-2 record versus Metro Division teams last season.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 19 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 6 games, Nov. 14 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 35

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 11/27/22)
Nov. 13 – Brendan Lemieux (F) placed on IR due to lower-body injury.
Nov. 13 – Lias Andersson (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 20 – Lias Andersson (F), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 21 – Lias Andersson (F), Rasmus Kupari (F), and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 22 – Lias Andersson (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME SWEET HOME
The LA Kings return home to open a four-game homestand tonight, beginning with the Ottawa Senators (Nov. 29 vs. SEA; Dec. 1 vs. ARI; Dec. 3 vs. CAR). Historically, the Kings have consistently found success against Ottawa at Crypto.com Arena with a record of 16-4-1 in 21 games the Kings have hosted the Senators. The Kings have won four of their last five games against Ottawa in LA. No team has a better all-time points percentage against the Ottawa Senators at home in the regular season than the Kings (min. GP: 10):

Best regular season points % against Ottawa at home all-time
Team GP Record Points %
LA Kings 21 16-4-1-0 .786%
Chicago Blackhawks 18 13-3-2-0 .778%
Colorado Avalanche 26 19-5-1-1 .769%
Nashville Predators 15 10-4-0-1 .700%
Carolina Hurricanes 53 34-13-4-2 .698%
Pittsburgh Penguins 54 34-13-4-3 .694%

FOLLOW THE LEADER
Forward Kevin Fiala collected his fourth point (1-3=4) in last two games with his assist on Viktor Arvidsson’s second period goal Friday night in San Jose to extend his team leading point total to 22 points (7-15=22) through 23 games this season. Of his 22 points, 16 have come at even-strength. Fiala, who eclipsed the 20-point plateau for his fourth consecutive season and sixth overall with his three-point (1-2=3) performance last Tuesday against the Rangers, ranks fifth in points this season among members from the 2014 NHL Draft class:

2022-23 point totals among 2014 NHL Draftees
Player GP PTS
Leon Draisaitl (EDM) 21 32 (12-20=32)
David Pastrnak (BOS) 22 32 (14-18=32)
William Nylander (TOR) 23 24 (12-12=24)
Dylan Larkin (DET) 20 23 (9-14=23)
Kevin Fiala (LAK) 23 22 (7-15=22)

On Nov. 14, 2022, Fiala recorded a two-point night (1-1=2) in Calgary to surpass the 300-point plateau for his NHL career. Fiala (130- 171=301) became the fifth Swiss-born skater in league history to record 300 career NHL points and eighth member of the 2014 NHL Draft class to reach such mark:

QUICK VS. THE EAST
Jonathan Quick stopped 29 of 31 shots for his seventh win of the season and 19th of his career against the Sharks Friday night in San Jose to tie Mike Vernon (19) for the fourth-most wins by a goaltender against San Jose in NHL history. With his victory, Quick moved three wins shy of tying Tom Barrasso for the third-most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender in league history:

Most Wins by a U.S.-born Goaltender
Player Wins
Ryan Miller 391
John Vanbiesbrouck 374
Tom Barrasso 369
Jonathan Quick 366
Craig Anderson 312

Quick enters tonight with the most regular season wins against Eastern Conference teams among Western Conference goaltenders alltime:

Most wins against Eastern Conf. teams among Western Conf. goaltenders all-time
Player GP Wins
Jonathan Quick 218 122
Chris Osgood 170 104
Pekka Rinne 175 99
Corey Crawford 150 84
Devan Dubnyk 169 82

The 2022-23 season marks Quick’s 15th NHL season in the crease for the Kings. Quick, who has now played in 727 career games, currently sits second for most games played among active goaltenders behind Marc Andre-Fleury (952). In the Kings season-opener, which moved Quick into sole possession of second place with his 713rd career game, he stopped 47-of-51 shots, marking the most by a Kings goaltender in a season-opening game previously set by Rogie Vachon (45 on Oct. 7, 1972 at PIT). Overall, his 47-save performance ranks third-most in a season-opening game in league history behind Tomas Vokoun (52) and Jeff Hackett (48).

CALIFORNIA KID
With four points (4-0=4) in his last five games, and 16 (6-10=16) on the year, Trevor Moore sits tied for third in points on the team. With four more points, Moore can eclipse the 20-point plateau for the third time in his career (23 PTS in 2020-21; 48 PTS in 2021-22). Moore currently leads the team in shots with 73 through 23 games, putting him on pace to surpass his previous career high of 202 set in the 2021-22 season with a shots-per-game pace of 3.23, the highest of his career:

Trevor Moore’s shots-per-game throughout career
Season GP Shots Shots/GP
2022-23 23 73 3.17
2021-22 81 202 2.49
2020-21 56 88 1.57
2019-20 42 60 1.43
2018-19 25 26 1.04

BOWLING GREEN PRIDE
Defenseman Sean Walker scored his first goal of the year Tuesday night against the Rangers for his fourth point of the season (1-3=4). In 181 career NHL games, Walker has accumulated 58 points (14-44=58) with 66 PIM and eight power-play points. With his goal on Tuesday, Walker now sits one point behind Sean Pronger (23-36=59) for 17th-most points by a Bowling Green State University alum. Walker has the eighth most-points in league history by BGSU defensemen alumnus in a list led by LA Kings Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake, and the second-most among active players behind NY Ranger’s Ryan Carpenter (27-45=72):

Most NHL points by Bowling Green State Univ. defensemen alumni
Player GP PTS
Rob Blake 1,270 777 (240-537=777)
Garry Galley 1,149 600 (125-45=600)
Dave Ellett 1,129 568 (153-415=568)
Kevin Bieksa 808 278 (63-215=278)
Ken Klee 934 195 (55-140=195)
Greg de Vries 878 194 (48-146=194)
Ken Morrow 550 105 (1-88=105)
Sean Walker 181 58 (14-44=58)

With Rob Blake leading all BGSU alumni defensemen and skaters in NHL points all-time, LA Kings assistant general manager Nelson Emerson sits fourth all-time with 488 points (195-293=488) in 771 career NHL games. Blake and Emerson are two of five BGSU alumnus to register 400+ NHL points. One of the other five skaters with 400+ NHL career NHL points includes former LA Kings 1983 draft pick (100th-overall), Garry Galley (1,149 GP, 125-475=600).

CLIMBING THE RANKS
Defenseman Drew Doughty skates into tonight’s game one goal shy of tying Rob Blake (29) for the most game-winning goals by a defenseman in franchise history. In doing so, Doughty would also tie Blake, Mike Murphy and Butch Goring for the seventh most GWGs in LA Kings history:

Most GWGs by an LA Kings defenseman
Player GWG
Rob Blake 29
Drew Doughty 28
Steve Duchesne 13
Alec Martinez 12
L’ubomir Visnovsky 10

MILESTONE SZN
Forward Adrian Kempe collected his sixth assist of the season Friday night against the Sharks, moving him one point shy of his 200th career point (97-102=199). Since his NHL debut on Feb. 16, 2017, Kempe’s 97 goals rank third-most on the team during that time while his 199 points sit fourth:

Most goals by an LA King since Feb. 16, 2017
Player GP Goals
Anze Kopitar* 420 120
Dustin Brown 359 99
Adrian Kempe* 413 97
Alex Iafallo* 365 73
Tyler Toffoli 249 62
*denotes active on LA Kings

Most points by an LA King since Feb. 16, 2017
Player GP Points
Anze Kopitar* 420 368 (120-248=368)
Drew Doughty* 376 229 (45-184=229)
Dustin Brown 359 217 (99-118=217)
Adrian Kempe* 413 199 (97-102=199)
Alex Iafallo* 365 173 (73-100=173)
*denotes active on LA Kings

With three more goals, Kempe can become the 13th player from the 2014 NHL Draft to eclipse 100 career goals while one more point will make him the 14th from his draft class to reach 200 career points.

MULTI-POINT MANIA
The LA Kings skate into tonight coming off a 5-2 win in San Jose against the Sharks where three different Kings skaters had multi-point efforts (Anderson-Dolan, 1-1=2; Arvidsson, 1-1=2; Durzi, 0-2=2). The Kings have had contributions on the scoring sheet from 22 different skaters this season. Of the 21, 15 of them have had multi-point games with the most courtesy of Kevin Fiala (6). Since last Nov. 19, six different skaters have found the score sheet more than once in a game. The Kings have had 42 multi-point performances from their players this season, ranking tied for fourth-most in the league:

Most multi-point games from players
Team # of multi-point performances
Tampa Bay Lightning 54
Dallas Stars 50
Boston Bruins 45
LA Kings 42
Vegas Golden Knights 42
Buffalo Sabres 41
Florida Panthers 41

200 GAMES FOR #46
Forward Blake Lizotte appeared in his 200th career game on Friday night in San Jose, becoming the 45th active undrafted skater to reach such mark. The Lindstrom, Minn. native has seven points (5-2=7) in 23 games this season and sits five goals shy of tying his career-high of 10 previously set in the 2021-22 season.

VILARDI PARTY
Gabriel Vilardi scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season on Tuesday against the New York Rangers, establishing a new career-high previously set in the 2020-21 season through 54 games. Vilardi 11 goals sit seven behind Dallas’ Jason Robertson (18) for most goals among all players in the league. With 16 points (11-5=16) in 23 games so far this season, Vilardi is seven points from tying his single season career-high point total of 23 (10-13=23) also set during the 2020-21 campaign.

THE MICHIGAN MAN
Defenseman Matt Roy registered his ninth point (3-6=9) in his 21st game of the season last Saturday, Nov. 19. Roy, who leads the team in blocked shots (43), has collected 64 points (13-51=64) with a plus-36 rating, tied for the third highest among defensemen from the 2015 NHL Draft class:

Highest Plus/Minus Rating among defensemen from 2015 NHL Draft
Player GP Plus/Minus
Brandon Carlo (BOS) 420 +71
Erik Cernak ·(TBL) 242 +48
Matt Roy (LAK) 229 +36
John Marino (NJD) 211 +36
Travis Dermott (VAN) 268 +33

With one more point, Roy can eclipse the 10-point plateau for the fourth consecutive season (18 PTS in 2019-20; 10 PTS in 2020-21;
21 PTS in 2021-22).

RESPECT YOUR EDLERS
Since signing with the Kings on July 28, 2021, Edler has tallied three goals, 21 assists and 24 points in 61 games with a plus-18 rating, including five points (0-5=5) in 20 games this season. Edler’s +18 as a member of the Kings ranks second among team defensemen and fourth among all skaters on the club since his signing:
Best +/- on Kings since 2021-22 season
Player GP +/-
Trevor Moore 104 +25
Matt Roy 90 +21
Phillip Danault 102 +20
Alex Edler 61 +18
Blake Lizotte 93 +11

In 986 career NHL games, Edler has amassed 433 points (102-331=433). With 14 more games, Edler can become the 12th active defenseman to skate in 1,000 career NHL games, the second defenseman from the 2004 NHL Draft class (Alex Goligoski, 1,003 GP), seventh overall skater from his draft class and 16th Swedish-born player in league history to reach such mark. With his secondary assist on Phillip Danault’s second period goal last Saturday in Seattle, Edler surpassed Niklas Kronwall (83-349=432 for the seventh-most points among Swedish-born defenseman in league history:

Most points by Swedish-born defenseman in league history
Player GP PTS
Nicklas Lindstrom 1,564 1,142 (264-878=1,142)
Borje Salming 1,148 787 (150-637=787)
Erik Karlsson 861 690 (164-526=690)
Viktor Hedman 916 613 (135-478=613)
Frederik Olausson 1,022 581 (147-434=581)
Calle Johansson 1,109 535 (119-416=535)
Alex Edler 986 433 (102-331=433)
Niklas Kronwall 953 432 (83-349=432)

SACRIFICING THE BODY
The LA Kings haven’t been afraid to sacrifice the body as of late, including getting in front of shots. LA’s 345 blocked shots so far this season sit third in the league behind Vegas (457) and Philadelphia (398)

Teams with most blocked shots
Player GP Blocks
Vegas Golden Knights 23 457
Philadelphia Flyers 22 398
LA Kings 23 368
New York Islanders 23 362
Columbus Blue Jackets 20 358

With nine blocked shots in his last five games, no forward has recorded more blocked shots than Anze Kopitar:
Most blocked shots among NHL forwards
Player GP Blocks
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 23 32
Boone Jenner (CBJ) 20 29
Garnet Hathaway (WSH) 23 26
Nick Bonino (SJS) 20 26
Elias Pettersson (VAN) 21 25

FACEOFF FRENZY
The LA Kings have found consistency in the face-off circle this season, especially at even-strength where the team’s faceoff winning percentage at EV has been 53% or higher in 13 of their 23 games on the year. LA’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage sits fourth in the league at 54.2%:

Highest EV Faceoff winning % by team
Team GP EV FOW %
Chicago Blackhawks 20 55.8%
Dallas Stars 22 55.8%
Boston Bruins 21 55.6%
LA Kings 23 54.2%
Nashville Predators 20 54.1%

Forwards Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault have been the driving forces for consistency in the face-off circle this season, centering the club’s top two lines. In 16 of his 22 games played this season, Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 53% or higher, including his last five consecutive games. while Danault has held that percentage in 12 of 23 games. Kopitar is one of three players in the league to have an EV FOW% of 60% or higher at 61.3%, which ranks third among all skaters (min. EV faceoffs: 250):

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

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

• The Canucks are 61-55-9-7 all-time against the Sharks, including a 33-29-5-2 record on the road.

• Vancouver is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games vs San Jose (5-0-0 in their last 5).

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

• J.T. Miller has produced more than a point-per-game in his career vs San Jose with 16 points (6-10-16) in 15 games.

• Thatcher Demko is 6-0-0 in his career vs San Jose, posting a 2.16 GAA and 928 SV%.

• Spencer Martin is 0-1-1 against the Sharks in his career with a 4.02 GAA and .857 SV%.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Brock Boeser has 10 points (3-7-10) in his last nine games and is on a nine-game point streak (3-7-10) since returning from injury.

• Bo Horvat has 13 goals and 17 points (13-4-17) in his last 13 games and is only one goal behind Jason Robertson (DAL) for most in the NHL this season.

• Quinn Hughes has 20 points (0-20-20) this season and ranks first in NHL for assists among defencemen (20 in 17 GP).

• Andrei Kuzmenko has seven points (2-5-7) in his last four games.

• J.T. Miller has 13 points (6-7-13) in his last 11 games and is on a seven-game point streak (4-5-9).

• Elias Pettersson leads the team with 24 points (11-14-25) this season and is on a five-game point streak (5-2-7).

• Luke Schenn is 15 hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for the NHL all-time record of most hits by a defenceman.

LAST MEETING – APR. 9/22: VAN 5 vs SJS 1
Jason Dickinson opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at 2:03 in the first period…Conor Garland restored Vancouver’s lead at 4:49 in the second assisted by Alex Chiasson…Alex Chiasson then notched the eventual game-winning goal at 2:07 in the third period to record his second straight multipoint game (1-1-2)…Luke Schenn added a shorthanded empty-net goal, unassisted at 19:59 in the third period…Alex Chiasson led all Canucks in shots (7)…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (5)…Bo Horvat went 20-13 in faceoffs…Thatcher Demko made 35 saves.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN SJS
Goals For/Game 3.57 (5th) 2.96 (19th)
Goals Against/Game 3.76 (30th) 3.57 (t-28th)
Power Play % 29.3 (t-2nd) 20.0 (22nd)
Penalty Kill % 67.1 (32nd) 90.0 (1st)
Penalty Min./Game 12:42 (29th) 7:36 (3rd)
*Rankings are accurate as of 9:00am PT on November 27

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 26/22: VAN 5 at VGK 1
Brock Boeser opened the scoring on the power play at 9:22 in the first period to match a career-high nine-game point streak (3-7-10)…Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland registered the assists…J.T. Miller notched a power play goal at 18:57 in the first period…Quinn Hughes and Andrei Kuzmenko collected the assists…Elias Pettersson cashed in on the power play at 11:33 in the second period, before Kuzmenko and Bo Horvat each added goals of their own…J.T. Miller led the team with three points (1-2-3) while Hughes (0-2-2) and Kuzmenko (1-1-2) also had multi-point games…Elias Pettersson set a new career-high with nine shots on goal…Kyle Burroughs led all Canucks in hits (6)…Spencer Martin made 26 saves.

LAST 5 vs SAN JOSE
• Apr. 9/22: VAN 5 vs SJS 1
• Feb. 17/22: VAN 5 at SJS 4 (OT)
• Dec. 16/21: VAN 5 at SJS 2
• Jan. 29/20: VAN 5 at SJS 2
• Jan. 18/20: VAN 4 vs SJS 1

SHINING AGAINST THE SHARKS
• The Canucks’ current five-game winning streak (5-0-0) vs San Jose is tied for their longest active streak against any opponent (also 5-0-0 in last five vs Seattle).

• Dating back to the 2019.20 season, the Canucks have scored at a rate of 4.29 goals per game against San Jose, which ranks second in the NHL behind Tampa Bay (4.80).

• Goaltender Thatcher Demko is also 6-0-0 in his career vs San Jose, which is tied for his most wins vs a single opponent (also 6 wins vs Ottawa). Demko is the only goalie in NHL history to have a perfect winning-percentage vs the Sharks with three or more games played.

KUZ CONTROL
Tallying his 9th goal and 9th assist of the season on Nov. 26 at VGK, first-year NHLer Andrei Kuzmenko recorded his third multi-point game in four games, and his sixth so far this season, tied for second-most on the team with Bo Horvat and Quinn Hughes (trailing Elias Pettersson, 7 games). With 18 points this season, Kuzmenko tied Brock Boeser and ranks behind Elias Pettersson (21), Igor Larionov (19) for most points through a player’s first 20 career NHL games in Canucks history.

POWER PLAY PROWESS
Netting 19 power play goals on 52 opportunities in their last 15 games played, thanks to three on the man-advantage on Nov. 26 at VGK, the Canucks’ power play ranks first in the NHL since Oct. 24, producing at a rate of 36.5%. Vancouver is also ranked tied for second in the league overall this season at 29.3% and has the second-ranked power play on home ice at 38.5%.

MOVIN’ ON UP
With the team’s 5-0 victory on Nov. 26 at SJS, Bruce Boudreau passed Tom Renney for sole possession of 13th place on the Canucks all-time coaches wins list with his 40th victory.

EV40
Scoring at 5-on-5 in the third period on Nov. 21 vs VGK, Elias Pettersson tallied his 10th goal of the season, all of which have come at even strength. He is tied with seven other NHL skaters for second-most even strength goals this season (10).

HUGHES’ HELPING HANDS
• Collecting two assists on Nov. 26 at VGK, Quinn Hughes picked up his 20th assist of the season in just 17 games, trailing only Henrik Sedin (21 assists in 2010.11) for most assists by a Canucks player through their first 17 games of a season.

• Previously, on Nov. 21 vs VGK, Hughes passed Sami Salo for sole possession of 9th place on the Canucks all-time assists list among defencemen (164) in 346 fewer games played.

• Picking up a power play assist to extend his personal assist streak to 10 games (0-13-13) on Nov. 13 at BOS, Hughes passed Jiri Bubla (1983.84) for the second-longest assist streak by a defenceman in Canucks history. He is only one of two Canuck defencemen to ever hit a double-digit streak, being one game short of tying Dennis Kearns for the franchise record (11 games in 1976.77).

BO’S BLAZING START
Scoring his team-leading 17th goal on Nov. 26 at VGK, Bo Horvat became the fourth player in Canucks history to notch at least as many goals in the team’s first 21 games of the season.

• With 31 goals in 39 games since March 9, 2022, Horvat has the highest goals per game (0.79) in the League during that stretch (minimum 5 GP).

• Tallying eight goals in five games (Oct. 28-Nov. 8), Horvat tied Mikael Samuelsson (2009.10) and Alexandre Burrows (2009.10) as the only Canucks to do so in the last 26 years.

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

HARD HITTING SCHENN
With 2,931 career hits, Schenn is only 15 hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for most in League-history by a defencemen.
Schenn has collected the second-most hits in the NHL this season (91 in 21 GP). Earlier this month, Schenn became the first player in
NHL history to record at least three games with 12+ hits in his career following a franchise record-matching 12 hits on Nov. 12 at TOR.
*The NHL began tracking hits in 2005.06.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Curtis Lazar activated from injured reserve, Nov. 18
• William Lockwood assigned to Abbotsford, Nov. 18
• Karel Plasek on loan to HC Olomouc, Nov. 17
• William Lockwood recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 15
• Jack Studnicka placed on injured reserve, Nov. 15

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 23 – 11/25 – SJS 2 vs. LAK 5…Timo Meier (0g, 1a) and Tomas Hertl (0g, 1a) extended their respective point streaks to six games each with an assist on San Jose’s first goal as the Sharks fell 5-2 to Los Angeles Friday. Kevin Labanc (1g, 0a) notched his fourth goal of the season and Alexander Barabanov (1g, 0a) lit the lamp for the second-straight game, extending his point streak to three contests.
SJ Goals: Labanc (4), Barabanov (3)
SF: 31
SA: 29
SJ PP: 0/3
SJ PK: 1/2
W: Quick
L: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
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 Actived D Radim Simek from IR; placed F Nico Sturm on IR
11/22 Recalled G Aaron Dell from the San Jose Barracuda
11/18 Assigned D Scott Harrington to the San Jose Barracuda
11/14 Placed D Radim Simek on IR; recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VANCOUVER CANUCKS
After opening the season with a seven-game skid, the Vancouver Canucks have gone 8-5-1 in their last 14 ahead of the back end of the club’s back-to-back Saturday at Vegas and Sunday at San Jose. The Canucks took the front end of the twin bill by a 5-1 final at Vegas, the visitors scoring the first five goals of the game in the road rout that included three power play tallies from Vancouver. Brock Boeser extended his point streak to nine games (3g, 8a), matching the longest run of his career. After Saturday’s result, the Canucks enter San Jose having won their last three road games and earning victories in four of the last five overall. Nov. 27, 5:00 p.m. PT

SAN JOSE SHARKS vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS
7-13-3 (17 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 8-10-3 (19 pts), 6th in Pacific
1-4-0 LAST 5 GAMES 4-1-0
First Meeting SEASON SERIES First Meeting
62-54-9-7 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 61-55-9-7

2022-23 PLAYER STATS
9 players (23) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 6 players (21)
Timo Meier (12) GOALS LEADER Bo Horvat (17)
Erik Karlsson (19) ASSISTS LEADER Quinn Hughes (20)
Erik Karlsson (30) POINTS LEADER Elias Pettersson (25)

STORYLINES
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. Karlsson, who has two four-point games (10/29 and 11/1) and one hat trick (11/1) on the season, enters Sunday’s game against Vancouver with 19 points in November, tying a team record held by Brent Burns (March, 2016) for scoring in a month by a defenseman. 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 30 of 68 goals scored for San Jose this season (44.1-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.

IT’S TIMO TIME… Timo Meier pushed his points streak to six games with an assist on Friday (11/25) against Los Angeles, now with eight points and five goals in that span. He notched his fourth-career hat trick earlier this week, 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 now paces the Sharks with 12 markers on the season, claimed a five-game goal-scoring streak earlier this month (11/1 – 11/11, 6g) and has found the back of the net in eight of 12 November games. He is second in the NHL with 11 goals in November, trailing only Dallas’s Jason Robertson (14). Meier has found the scoresheet in 13 of the past 14 games (12g, 8a). Following Friday’s game against Los Angeles (11/25), Meier leads the NHL with 115 shots on goal.

LO-VEMBER…Logan Couture’s career-long five-game goal streak came to a close on Friday, the captain finishing one game behind San Jose’s team record of six games. Couture has lit the lamp in seven of the past nine contests with four multi-point efforts and 11 points (7g, 4a) in that span. Couture’s previous long came from December 29, 2013 through January 4, 2014, a stretch of four straight with a goal. Couture has totaled 12 points (7g, 5a) in 12 November contests, the fourth-highest scoring total on the club for the month.

HERTL HEATING UP… Tomas Hertl has registered points in six straight, nine of the past 10 games and has five multi-point efforts in the past 12 entering 11/27 vs. Vancouver, most recently with an assist on San Jose’s. The forward 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 19 points (4g, 15a) in the team’s previous 17 games dating back to October 20 at 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.

CRANK THE POWER… The Sharks’ power play has been hot of late, cashing in on 10 of 35 (28.6%) trips to the man-advantage since the start of a six-game home stand on October 25, the fourth-best in the NHL in that span. San Jose has gone empty in five games in that stretch, including Nov. 10 at St. Louis when the team had zero power play opportunities. The Sharks were 0-for-3 on Friday against Los Angeles.

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, and enters Sunday’s game as the top PK unit in the league at 90-percent. The Sharks saw a six-game penalty kill shutout streak come to a close on Wednesday, conceding one 5-on-3 goal at Seattle, and allowed a PPG in consecutive games for the first time this season with a LA goal on Friday. San Jose has been operating at a league-best 88.1-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 six 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 thirdperiod deficit in four of the past seven games entering Sunday (11/27) vs. Vancouver, going 3-4-0 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 .940 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).

STURM WARNING…Nico Sturm netted his sixth goal of the season during Sunday’s (11/13) game at Minnesota, giving him his thirdbest season total of the year through just 17 games. Sturm had three goals and four points in a five-game stretch from 10/23-11/1, lighting the lamp against Tampa (10/29), Vegas (10/25) and Philadelphia (10/23), and his five-goals-in-eight-games stretch from 10/15-10/29 was the best of his career.

QUICK START KUNIN…Sharks forward Luke Kunin tallied points in each of his first two regular games with the Sharks, recording the secondary assist on Tomas Hertl’s goal on Oct. 7 and scoring his first goal as a member of the Sharks the next day. Kunin’s 21:23 minutes of ice time on Oct. 7 is the second highest he’s logged in his career and the most he has logged since 2019. His power-play marker on Oct. 8 was the first power-play goal of his career and the first special teams goal scored in the 2022-23 NHL season. Kunin had points on each of the Sharks first two power play strikes (1g, 1a) of the season, matching his career high for power play points in a season. Including exhibition and preseason, Kunin scored one point in each of the first six games he played with the Sharks.

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

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

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

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken at Anaheim Ducks

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken at Anaheim Ducks

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 4 at Vegas 2
Goals: Burakovsky (2), Donato, Eberle
Goalie: Grubauer (20/22)
PP: 0/2 PK: 0/1 Shots: Seattle 28 – Vegas 22

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 58)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 20 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 20 games – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Nov. 18, 2022: Activated G Philipp Grubauer off of injured reserve; Reassigned D Gustav Olofsson to Coachella Valley
Nov. 20, 2022: Reassigned F Shane Wright to Coachella Valley on a conditioning loan
Nov. 22, 2022: Placed G Magnus Hellberg on waivers
Nov. 23, 2022: G Magnus Hellberg claimed off waivers from Detroit; Activated D Jamie Oleksiak off of injured reserve

UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Nov. 29: Seattle at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. PT
Thursday, Dec. 1: Washington at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Dec. 3: Florida at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Dec. 6: Montreal at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Friday, Dec. 9: Seattle at Washington, 4 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s game is the fourth of five consecutive games the Kraken will play against Pacific Division teams. Seattle has a 4-2-1 record against Pacific Division teams this season.

• Entering play Saturday, the Kraken ranked fourth in the NHL with a .675 points percentage this season.

• A win tonight would give the Kraken wins in five consecutive road games for the first time in franchise history.

• Seattle has posted an 8-1-1 record in the month of November. The team’s eight wins are their most in a single month in franchise history despite having two games still to play this month.

• The Kraken’s .850 points percentage this November is also their best mark in a single month in franchise history.

• If the Kraken earn a point tonight, it would give them points in three consecutive games against the Ducks for the first time in franchise history.

• Seattle has scored four goals in three of the four games they have played against Anaheim.

• The Kraken have five players playing at a point-per-game pace over the team’s last six games dating back to Nov. 11 vs. Minnesota: Matty Beniers, Andre Burakovsky, Jordan Eberle, Jamie Oleksiak and Justin Schultz.

• Adam Larsson has been on the ice for 23 five-on-five Kraken goals this season, which was tied for the fifth-most among all NHL defensemen this season entering play Saturday according to Natural Stat Trick.

• Larsson’s plus-13 goal differential at five-on-five this year leads all Kraken skaters.

• Larsson is one of only four players this season to record at least 50 hits and 40 blocked shots.

• Ryan Donato, Morgan Geekie and Daniel Sprong have played on a line together for 10 games this season. When the trio is on the ice during five-on-five play, the Kraken are outscoring their opponents 4-1 according to Natural Stat Trick. They have not been on the ice for a five-on-five goal against since Nov. 1 at Calgary.

• Morgan Geekie was tied for third in the NHL entering play Saturday with a career-best three game-winning goals this season.

• Entering play Saturday, the Kraken were the only team this season to have three different defensemen score at least three goals. Jamie Oleksiak (four), Vince Dunn (three) and Justin Schultz (three) have all scored at least three times for the Kraken this year.

• Despite only playing in 15 games this season, Oleksiak enters tonight’s matchup just two goals shy of tying his career high of six that he set during the 2020-21 season while playing for the Dallas Stars.

• The Kraken are outshooting their opponents 478-419 at five-on-five this season. Their 52.3 percent shot share was good for seventh in the NHL entering play Saturday according to Natural Stat Trick.

DUCK HUNTING
• Ryan Donato has six points (three goals, three assists) in his last four games against the Ducks, recording at least a point in each of the four games he has played against the Ducks as a member of the Kraken.

• Vince Dunn has four points (one goal, three assists) in his last four games against Anaheim, recording a point in every game the Kraken have played against the Ducks.

• Dunn’s three-game point streak is his longest active point streak against any opponent, and a goal or an assist tonight would give him points in five consecutive games against a single opponent for the first time in his career.

• Jordan Eberle has totaled six points (two goals, four assists) in his last five games against Anaheim.

• Martin Jones won his first NHL game in his NHL debut on Dec. 3, 2013 against the Ducks.

• Justin Schultz has seven assists in his last seven games against Anaheim.

• Jaden Schwartz has three points (one goal, two assists) in the three games he has played against the Ducks as a Kraken.

WINNING WAYS
• The Kraken have posted an 8-1-1 record in their last 10 games played dating back to Nov. 1 at Calgary. Their eight wins during that span were tied for fourth in the NHL entering play Saturday and their .850 points percentage ranked second.

• Their eight wins are tied for their most in a 10-game span in franchise history, having also won eight of 10 games from Oct. 29 to Nov. 23. The team’s 17 points are also tied for their most in a 10-game stretch in franchise history.

• The Kraken’s eight wins in their last 10 games played are tied with the Boston Bruins for the second-most in the NHL, trailing only the New Jersey Devils, who have won nine of their last 10 games played.

• The Kraken have only allowed 22 goals in those 10 games dating back to Nov. 1, which was the second fewest in the NHL during that span entering play Saturday, trailing only the Colorado Avalanche (19), who have played one fewer game.

• Seattle’s 2.20 goals against per game played since Nov. 1 ranked fifth in the NHL entering play Saturday.

• The team is outscoring its opponents 37-22 in its last 10 games played.

• Seattle is currently ranked second in the Pacific Division with 27 points in 20 games played. They trail only the Vegas Golden Knights (33 points) for the division lead.

SECOND TIME AROUND
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game with an 12-5-3 record, which is good for a .675 points percentage and 27 points.

• The team won their 12th game of the season on Nov. 25 vs. the Vegas Golden Knights, their 20th game played of the season. Last year, it took the Kraken 39 games and 100 days from the start of the season to reach 12 wins, earning their 12th win of the season on Jan. 20, 2022, a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

• It also took the Kraken 39 games to reach 27 points last season. This year, the Kraken earned their 27th point of the season in their 20th game played, a 4-2 win against the Golden Knights on Nov. 25.

• Saturday, Nov. 26 marked the 47th day of the 2022-23 NHL season, roughly a quarter of the way through. Compared to the first 47 days of the 2021-22 regular season, the Kraken have won five more games, earned 12 more points and have improved their points percentage by 0.318.

• The Kraken’s 0.318 points percentage improvement from the first 47 days of the 2021-22 season to the first 47 days of the 2022-23 season leads the NHL. Seattle is the only team with a points percentage improvement that is over .300.

• Their five extra wins are tied with the Montreal Canadiens for the fourth-best mark in the league. Only the New York Islanders (plus-nine), New Jersey Devils (plus-eight) and Boston Bruins (plus-seven) have a better year-over-year win improvement.

• The team’s 12 more points through the first 47 days of the 2022-23 season are tied with New Jersey for the third-best points improvement, trailing the New York Islanders (16) and Boston Bruins (14).

• The Kraken have been at or above a .500 points percentage the entire 2022-23 season. They did not achieve that mark past the first three games of the 2021-22 season.

• The team’s 12 wins this season have come against the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings (2), Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins (2), San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights. Seven of those 10 teams were playoff teams last season.

YOU’RE A BURK
• Andre Burakovsky enters tonight’s game leading the Kraken with 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) this season. It is the first time in his career that he has played a point-per-game pace through his first 20 games of the season.

• According to NHL Stats, Burakovsky ranks fourth in scoring among veteran players who are in their first season with a new team. He trails Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk (27 points), Los Angeles’ Kevin Fiala (22 points) and Detroit’s Dominik Kubalik (21 points).

• The nine-year vet is currently on pace to finish the season with 29 goals, 53 assists and 82 points, all of which would set career highs for the forward.

• Burakovsky has posted multi-point efforts in each of the Kraken’s last two games, scoring twice on Nov. 25 at Vegas and scoring a goal and adding two assists on Nov. 23 vs. San Jose. If he were to have two or more points tonight, it would mark the first time that he recorded multi-point efforts in three consecutive games since he did so in four straight games from Jan. 18 to Feb. 4, 2020.

• According to Natural Stat Trick, Burakovsky has a 53.1 percent Corsi rating this season, which ranks fourth among Kraken skaters that have played in at least two games.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted a 6-1-1 record while playing on the road this season and are one of only three teams (New Jersey, Vegas) to have only one regulation loss on the road this season.

• Despite playing the second-fewest games on the road this season (eight), the Kraken were tied for the fourth in the NHL in regulation wins on the road (six) and ranked third in road points percentage (.813) entering play Saturday.

• The team’s 3.88 goals-per-game played on the road ranked fifth in the NHL entering play Saturday.

• Seattle is outscoring its opponents 31-21 when playing on the road this season. The team’s 21 goals against and 2.63 goals against per game played on the road this year tied for second and ranked fourth in the NHL, respectively, entering play Saturday.

• A regulation win tonight would make the Kraken the first team this season to win five consecutive road games in regulation.

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have also won their last four road games in regulation and could extend their streak to five games when they take on the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Nov. 26.

• Andre Burakovsky is the team’s leading scorer when playing on the road, totaling seven points (four goals, three assists) in eight road games this season.

• Yanni Gourde has recorded at least a point in each of his last four road games dating back to Nov. 1 at Calgary, totaling five points (two goals, three assists) during that span. A goal or an assist tonight would give him points in five consecutive road games for the first time since he had points in six straight road games from Oct. 27 to Nov. 17, 2018.

CHEERS TO BENIERS
• Matty Beniers leads all NHL rookies this season in goals (six) and points (15), and his nine assists tied for third entering play Saturday. His six points (one goal, five assists) since Nov. 19 lead both NHL rookies and all Kraken skaters.

• Beniers’ 15 points are good for third on Seattle’s roster. His six goals and nine assists are tied for fourth and third, respectively, among all Kraken skaters.

• Beniers is also averaging 17:14 of ice time per game this season, which is the second-most among rookie forwards (Noah Cates; 17:48) and ranks fourth among Kraken forwards.

• The 20-year-old is currently on pace to finish the season with 25 goals, 37 assists and 62 points. 25 goals would be the most since Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov – the eventual Calder Memorial Trophy Winner – had 27 goals 2020-21.

• A goal or an assist tonight would give Beniers points in four consecutive games. It would mark the fourth time in his career that he recorded a point streak of four or more games.

STARTING STRONG
• The Kraken are 9-1-1 when scoring first this season and have scored first in four of their last five games.

• The team has scored first in 11 of its 20 games played this season, roughly 55 percent of the time. For comparison, last year the Kraken scored first in only 31 of their 82 games played, or about 37.8 percent.

• Their nine wins (tied) and .818 points percentage when scoring first both ranked sixth in the NHL entering play Saturday.

• The Kraken are outscoring their opponents 20-17 in the first period this season. Their plus-three goal differential in the first 20 minutes of played ranked 11th in the NHL entering play Saturday.

• The Kraken are one of four teams in the NHL (Boston, Colorado, New Jersey) to have a positive goal differential in each period this season. They are plus-three in the first period, plus-six in the second period, and plus-six in the third period.

• The Kraken have gone into the first intermission leading six times this season and have posted a 4-1-1 record in those games.

ON A ROLL
• Justin Schultz has totaled six points (two goals, four assists) in his last four games. If he records a point tonight, it would give him points in five consecutive games, which would set a career high for the 11-year vet.

• Jordan Eberle has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his last seven games, dating back to Nov. 8 vs. Nashville. His five goals during that span lead all Kraken skaters.

• Jared McCann and Jaden Schwartz both have four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four games.

• If he were to score tonight, Ryan Donato would have goals in three consecutive games, which would match his career high that he has reached on two other occasions.

A STAR IS BORN
• Martin Jones was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week of Nov. 14 after posting a 2-0-0 record with a 1.90 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage. It is the first time in franchise history that a Kraken player has been named one of the NHL’s Three Stars of the Week.

• Jones has been named one of the NHL’s Three Stars of the Week on six previous occasions:

Week Star Team Record GAA SV%
Nov. 13 to 20, 2022 Third Seattle 2-0-0 1.90 .932
March 29 to April 4, 2021 Second San Jose 4-0-0 1.71 .942
Nov. 25, to Dec. 1, 2019 Third San Jose 3-0-0 1.98 .935
Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2017 Third San Jose 3-0-0 1.30 .938
Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, 2016 Third San Jose 3-0-0 1.00 .962
Nov. 16 to 22, 2015 First Los Angeles 3-0-0 1.63 .951
Dec. 9 to 15, 2013 Second Los Angeles 3-0-0 1.00 .972

• Jones has posted an 8-2-1 record in his last 11 games played dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo. His 1.99 goals-against average is ranked sixth among goaltenders that have played at least five games during that span entering play Saturday.

• According to Evolving Hockey, Jones has saved 7.47 goals above expected at five-on-five during that span, which ranked fifth in the NHL entering play Saturday.

• Jones’ 10 wins were tied for the third-most in the NHL this season entering play Saturday.

FOUR’S COMPANY
• The Seattle Kraken will forgo naming a captain for the 2022-23 season and have named four alternate captains as part of this year’s leadership group: Jordan Eberle, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Jaden Schwartz.

• This season will mark the second-consecutive year that all four of Eberle, Gourde, Larsson and Schwartz will wear a letter for the Kraken.

• Prior to joining the Kraken, Eberle previously served as an alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers for five seasons (2012-13 to 2016-17). Larsson also wore an “A” for Edmonton after Eberle’s departure – from 2017-18 to 2020-21.

• Eberle leads all Kraken players in career games played (878), goals (268), assists (343) and points (611).

• Schwartz was an alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues for three seasons (2017-18 to 2019-20) and was a part of the team’s leadership group when they won the 2019 Stanley Cup.

STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
• Jared McCann joined the Bump and Stacy show on Nov. 22 to talk about what has changed for the Kraken this year and the goals they set this offseason.

• On Nov. 22, Justin Schultz called in live to NHL Network radio with Steve Kouleas and Mike McKenna to talk about his overtime winner against New York and the team’s success as of late.

• Morgan Geekie joined Mike Benton as he hosted the Ian Furness show to talk all things Kraken on Nov. 16 on KJR 93.3.

• Brandon Tanev called live into the Bump and Stacy Show on ESPN 710 on Nov. 15 to talk about the Kraken’s second season and scoring against his former teams.

• After scoring two goals in the Kraken’s game on Nov. 8 vs. Nashville, Jordan Eberle called into the Chuck & Buck show on KJR the following day to talk about the team’s success on the ice, fatherhood and more.

• Oliver Bjorkstrand joined Ian Furness on KJR 93.3 on Nov. 9 to discuss the team’s five-game win streak and talk about his time playing major junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks.

• Fresh off a win over Nashville, Martin Jones joined the Softy & Dick show on KJR 93.3 on Nov. 9 to talk about the team’s hot streak and being a new father.

• Will Borgen called into Bump and Stacy on Seattle Sports on Nov. 9 to break down the Kraken’s 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators the previous day.

• Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times dove deep into the player Andre Burakovsky is on the ice and the person he is off it, talking to those who know him best – goaltender Philipp Grubauer and fellow Swedes Adam Larsson and Alex Wennberg.

KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Adam Larsson (51), Soucy (45), Tanev (44)
Blocked Shots: Larsson (44), Oleksiak (29), Borgen/Schutlz/Soucy/Tanev (24)
Shots: Bjorkstrand (59), Burakovsky (55), Schwartz (45)

KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 33/34, 10/37, 22/33
2-11: 8-1-1 (17), 37/22, 5/30, 23/29

OVERTIME RESULTS (2-3)
Oct. 12, 2022 at Anaheim: Terry
Oct. 19, 2022 vs. St. Louis: Faulk
Nov. 13, 2022 vs. Winnipeg: Scheifele
Nov. 17, 2022 vs. NY Rangers: Schultz
Nov. 19, 2022 vs. Los Angeles: Eberle

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0)
N/A

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 25, 2022 – ANAHEIM 1 vs. OTTAWA 5
The Ducks fell 5-1 to the Ottawa Senators Friday afternoon at Honda Center, Anaheim’s 21st time hosting a Black Friday contest and the 18th straight Black Friday game in Orange County. Max Jones scored Anaheim’s lone goal, his season of the season and second straight game with a point (1-1=2), at 17:10 of the third period. Colton White earned the primary assist on Jones’ goal, his first point as a Duck. Nathan Beaulieu also earned an assist, his third of the season following a six-game absence due to injury. Anthony Stolarz stopped 28 shots in the contest.
PP: 0-6 PK: 5-8 SF: 33 SA: 32 TOI: Kevin Shattenkirk (22:50)
Three Stars: 1. B. Tkachuk 2. D. Brassard 3. C. Talbot

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 29 @ Nashville Bridgestone Arena 5 p.m. KCOP / Ducks Stream
Dec. 1 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 3 @ Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 11 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 4 @ Winnipeg Canadian Life Centre 12 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 6 Carolina Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 14 Reassigned C Glenn Gawdin to San Diego (AHL).
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.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 97

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 21
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 21
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 13
Derek Grant Upper-body Day-to-day 10
Max Comtois Lower-body Day-to-day 6
John Klingberg Lower-body Day-to-day 1

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a three-game homestand tonight vs. the Seattle Kraken at Honda Center (5 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters today’s contest with wins in two of its last three home contests (2-1-0). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-885-302, including 577-383-145 at home and 449-502-156 away from Orange County. Anaheim concludes its home schedule in November, where the club plays 14 games overall in the month (seven home and seven road contests; 3-8-0 in the month to date). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will begin a four-game road trip against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Bridgestone Arena (5 p.m. PT). The trip also includes visits to Dallas (Thursday, Dec. 1, 5:30 p.m. PT), Minnesota (Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. PT) and Winnipeg (Sunday, Dec. 4, 12 p.m. PT).

DUCKS-KRAKEN: Anaheim and Seattle continue a four-game season series today at Honda Center, the final contest in Orange County between the clubs in 2022-23. The Ducks have won three of four all-time meetings, including a 5-4 OT win opening night in the season opener Oct. 12 in Orange County. Anaheim’s first win of the season saw the Ducks overcome a two-goal third period deficit, with a Trevor Zegras game-tying PPG and a Troy Terry OT winner as part of a career-tying three-point effort (1-2=3). In the 2021-22 season series, the Ducks earned a 4-1 win in Orange County (Dec. 15) and a 7-4 win in Seattle (Nov. 11), while the Kraken earned a 4-3 win in Anaheim (Feb. 11). The Ducks own a 3-1-0 all-time record vs. the Kraken, including a 2-1-0 mark at Honda Center. John Gibson is 2-1-0 in three starts against Seattle. Anthony Stolarz stopped 19-of-20 shots in his lone career start against the Kraken (Dec. 15, 2021). Troy Terry (5-3=8 in four games) leads Ducks skaters in in career scoring, goals and assists vs. the Kraken. Trevor Zegras (2-2=4 in four games) is second in scoring and tied for second in goals and assists vs. the Kraken, while he enters tonight’s contest with points in three straight games head-to-head against the Kraken (2-2=4).

ANA-SEA SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Oct. 12 Honda Center 5-4 ANA OT win
Nov. 27 Honda Center 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Mar. 7 Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Hulu / Ducks Stream
Mar. 30 Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Hulu / Ducks Stream

ANA-SEA ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Seattle
All-Time Series: 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-0-0
Current Streak: One ANA win One ANA win One ANA win
Last ANA Win: Oct. 12, 2022 (5-4 OT) Oct. 12, 2022 (5-4 OT) Nov. 11, 2021 (7-4)
Last SEA Win: Feb. 11, 2022 (4-3) Feb. 11, 2022 (4-3) N/A
ANA Last 10: 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-0-0

CLUTCH COMEBACKS: The Ducks lead the NHL with three third-period, multi-goal comebacks wins this season, 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 have four comeback wins overall this season (also Nov. 15 vs. DET, trailed 2-1 in final minute of regulation). 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).

OT HEROICS: Anaheim is 3-0 in games decided in overtime this season, while earning victories in five of the six contests that have required extra time (2-1 in shootouts). Anaheim’s three straight wins in OT to begin the season mark a franchise record, surpassing the two wins to begin a campaign (also 2010-10, 2008-09 and 1995-96). All three Ducks OT wins have come on home ice to lead the NHL in home OT wins, including Oct. 12 vs. SEA (Troy Terry GWG), Oct. 30 vs. TOR (Trevor Zegras GWG) and Nov. 15 vs. DET (Ryan Strome GWG). Strome (1-1=2) and Zegras (1-1=2) pace Anaheim in OT points, while Zegras co-leads the NHL with two shootout goals (also MIN’s Kirill Kaprizov and SJS’s Nick Bonino). Zegras paces the NHL with eight shootout goals since the start of 2021-22.

TERRY TALK: Right wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points this season (8-13=21) and co-leads in goals. Terry ranks tied for sixth among NHL skaters in even-strength points (7-11=18) and tied for fourth in even-strength assists (11). Terry has recorded 4-8=12 points his last 13 games and has 5-10=15 points his last 15 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 85 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).

GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras co-leads the Ducks in goals (8), one of two players 21 or younger to lead their team in goals this season (also Cole Caufield, MTL), while he ranks second among team leaders in points (8-9=17) and assists. Zegras has points 1-4=5 points his last seven games and 1-6=7 points his last 10 overall. He has also scored 4-8=12 points his last 12 games and 6-8=14 points his last 16 outings. He recorded points in a career-tying four straight games Oct. 30-Nov. 5 (3-4=7), matching his prior streak set Apr. 24-29, 2022 (2-2=4). Zegras recorded his fifth career multi-goal game Oct. 30 vs. TOR (2-0=2), including his second career OT goal. The 21-year-old has recorded. His goal Nov. 17 @ WPG marked his 90th career point in 116 NHL games (34-56=90), the fifthfewest games among Ducks skaters to reach the mark, trailing only Teemu Selanne (70 GP), Paul Kariya (89 GP), Chris Pronger (108 GP) and Scott Niedermayer (114 GP).

QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has 7-3=10 points his last 11 games after 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. Henrique scored his first goal after the birth of his daughter Nov. 10. Henrique leads Anaheim in FOW% (53.6) and is third in goals among Ducks leaders (6).

CAM’S CORNER: Defenseman Cam Fowler has eight points his last six games (2-6=8) after recording 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 to have had multiple points in three consecutive games and the first since Scott Niedermayer in 2008-09. Fowler leads Ducks blueliners in goals and co-leads in points (2-6=8)

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 (505), co-leads in goaltender assists (2) and ranks tied for second in starts and appearances (16). Gibson has recorded three 40-plus save games this season (Nov. 23 vs. NYR, 41; Nov. 6 vs. FLA, 43; Oct. 12 vs. SEA, 44), co-leading the NHL with Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Ilya Sorokin (NYI) and James Reimer (SJS). 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 3-7=10 points this season, tied for third among Ducks leaders in assists this season. 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).

REGENDA AGENDA: Rookie left wing Pavol Regenda scored his first career NHL goal Nov. 9 vs. Minnesota, marking his third point with Anaheim (1-2=3). Regenda recorded his first two career points (both assists, 0-2=2), Oct. 17 @ NYR after making his debut in the Ducks season opener Oct 12 vs. SEA. Prior to scoring his first NHL goal, Regenda had appeared in four games with San Diego (AHL), earning a point in each of his four games (2-2=4, +2), while scoring goals in each of his first two career AHL contests.

GO SHORTY: Isac Lundestrom scored his first goal of the season on his first career penalty shot attempt Nov. 6 vs. FLA, netting his fifth career shorthanded goal. The 20th career penalty shot in Ducks history came on his 23rd birthday. Lundestrom has scored five shorthanded goals since the start of the 2021-22 season, tied with Alex Formenton, Adam Lowry and Trevor Moore for the most in the NHL over that span.

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets end their three-game Central Division road trip on Sunday night when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks. The Jets improved to 1-1-0 on the trip after a 5-4 overtime win against the Dallas Stars on Friday night thanks to Josh Morrissey’s second overtime winning goal in three games. After Sunday’s game, the Jets return to Winnipeg for a four-game homestand, which begins on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche.

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5 (OT)
Dallas Stars 4
Jets Scorers: Perfetti (4), Harkins (1), Lowry (4), Connor (7), Morrissey (4)
Stars Scorers: Johnston (5), Benn (10), Robertson (17, 18)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (37 sv, 4 ga)
Stars Goaltender: Jake Oettinger (23 sv, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-2
Jets PK: 3-for-4
Recap: Josh Morrissey scored 34 seconds into overtime to give the Jets a 5-4 overtime win against the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Adam Lowry (1G, 2A) led the Jets with a three-point night, while Blake Wheeler (2A), and Dylan DeMelo (2A) all had two-point nights for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 37 shots for his ninth win of the season.

November to Remember
The Jets are 7-3-0 in 10 games in November for a .700 points percentage, which is ninth in the NHL… Winnipeg is 85.2% on the penalty kill this
month, which ranks sixth in the league… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.0-2.6 in November… The Jets were 6-6-2 in November last season.

Games Played Leader
Blake Wheeler became the franchise leader in games played on Friday in Dallas… He’s played 844 games for the franchise, which is one more than Bryan Little for the most in franchise history… Wheeler has played 413 of the 844 games at Canada Life Centre, which is the most by any NHL player in league history… Wheeler and Little are the only two players in franchise history to play in 800 games for the franchise.

Busy Time of Year
The Jets play their final seven games on their November calendar in a span of 13 days… 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 games off in December are from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break.

On the Brightside
The Jets are 28-for-32 (87.5%) on the penalty kill in their past 12 games, but have allowed power play goals against in consecutive games for the second time this season… Winnipeg is tied for fifth in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 82.4%… 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… Adam Lowry is one of five NHL players with at least two shorthanded goals this season, while Dylan DeMelo is one of four players with a pair of shorthanded assists.

On the Road
The Jets are back above .500 on the road this season at 5-4-1… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games in regulation on the road this season… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (1G, 9A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 10 points, while Mark Scheifele has a team leading five goals…
Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season.

Central Rivals
Winnipeg is in the midst of playing four consecutive games against Central Division opponents… The Jets are 6-2-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season, with both losses coming on the road… Ten of Winnipeg’s first 21 games this season are against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record against the Central in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Josh Morrissey leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with nine points (2G, 7A) in eight games.

By Committee
Sixteen players have scored for the Jets this season… Eight players have scored at least four goals, which ranks tied for seventh in the NHL…
Winnipeg’s past 10 goals have been scored by eight different players.

Helle-lean Form
Despite Wednesday’s result, goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 7-3-1 in his past 11 starts while having a 2.35 goals-against average, .929 save
percentage and two shutouts… The stretch started with a 25-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 24… On the season, Hellebuyck is
fourth in the NHL with a .926 save percentage.

Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is sixth in the NHL among defencemen with 20 points (4G, 16A) in 19 games, which also leads the Jets in scoring… Morrissey’s 16 assists rank tied for fifth among NHL defencemen… He has an assist in 13 of his 19 games, including three games with two assists… He hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point this season… Monday’s game against Carolina was Morrissey’s first multi-goal game of his career and fifth multi-point game of the season, which is one shy of his career high (2018-19 and 2021-22)… Morrissey is on pace for 69 assists and 86 points this season, while 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.

Hot November
After having four points (1G, 3A) in nine games in October, last season’s leading scorer Kyle Connor has 13 points (6G, 7A) in 10 games in November so far to lead the team… Connor has five of his seven goals this season in his past five games and has scored in consecutive games
for the first time this season… Four of his 10 games in November have been multi-point outings.

Highs for Lows
After a three-point night on Friday, Adam Lowry is averaging a career best .53 points per game this season… He’s on pace for 43 points this season, which would be nearly double the career high 24 points (10G, 14A) he had in 52 games during the 2020-21 season.

Multi-Point Efforts
Friday’s win against Dallas was the fifth time this season the Jets have had three players register two or more points in the same game… Josh Morrissey leads the team with five multi-point outings, while Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each have four… Connor leads the team with a pair of three-point games, while Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mason Appleton each have one.

The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for fifth in NHL rookie scoring with 10 points (4G, 6A) in 18 games… He’s also fourth among NHL rookie forwards with an average of 15:06 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 11-for-61 (18.0%) on the power play through the first 19 games of the season, but have gone four consecutive games without a power play marker for the first time this season… The Jets have scored seven of their 11 power play goals in their past 10 games, going 7-for-31 (22.6%) … Kyle Connor (1G, 5A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 3A) lead the Jets with six points on the power play this season.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 7-2-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won 11 of their past 13 home games dating back to last season… The 16 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 (5G, 6A) and Kyle Connor (5G, 6A) lead the Jets in scoring at home with 11 points, while Josh Morrissey (3G, 7A) has 10 points… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 6-2-0 with a 1.37 goals-against average and .952 save percentage… Winnipeg is 236-151-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

Extra Time
The Jets are 6-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s seven OT games are 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
Winnipeg’s past four wins have come by one goal… The Jets have five victories by at least two goals, while four of Winnipeg’s six regulation losses this season have come by three goals… Nearly half of Winnipeg’s 19 games this season have been decided by three goals or more, with the Jets going 4-5… Winnipeg finished last season 12-5-11 in one-goal games… Meanwhile, the Jets were 10-12 in games decided by two goals and 17-15 in games decided by three goals or more.

Zeros
Winnipeg was shut out for the first time this season on Nov. 19 vs. Pittsburgh… The Jets have registered two shutouts this season, which is tied for second in the NHL…Both of Winnipeg’s shutouts have been by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI)… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record… The Jets beat the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 9 and Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 13 by a 3-0 score, while they shut out Minnesota 2-0 on Jan. 8, Vegas 4-0 on Mar. 22, and Philadelphia 4-0 on Apr. 27.

Comebackers
The Jets have come from behind in six of their 12 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. CHI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Blackhawks face each other four times this season… Winnipeg won the first meeting 4-0 at home on Nov. 5… Winnipeg also visits Chicago on Dec. 9, while the fourth and final meeting takes place at Canada Life Centre on Feb. 11.

Recent History
Dating back to 2015, the Jets are 12-4-0 in their past 16 games against the Blackhawks, including winning five of the past six meetings… Winnipeg is 11-for-12 (91.7%) on the penalty kill in the past seven games against Chicago.

In Chicago
The Jets have been victorious in four of their past five games at United Center in Chicago… Three of the wins have come by one goal.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Chicago with 32 points (11G, 21A) in 41 games… Defenceman Nate Schmidt has 14 points (2G, 12A) in 15 games against Chicago and is on a seven-game point streak against the Blackhawks (2G, 5A)… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 13-7-0 in 20 starts against the Blackhawks with a 2.41 goals-against average and .921 save percentage.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Nov. 30 vs. EDM, 8:30 p.m. CT (TNT, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, Dec. 3 at NYR, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Dec. 4 at NYI, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
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))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 (2) vs. Montreal (3) – SO – Fri., Nov. 25 – United Center
CHI Goals: C. Jones (1), Raddysh (5; PP)
MTL Goals: J. Edmunson (1), Suzuki (12; PP), Dach (SO)
Goalies: CHI – Soderblom (21/23, 65:00) MTL – Montembeault (30/32, 65:00) 
CHI PP: 1/4; PK: 1/2
MTL PP: 1/2; PK: 3/4
Recap: The Blackhawks rallied in the third period to tie the game at two, sending the game to overtime and a shootout to secure a point … Caleb Jones scored his first goal of the season to tie the game at one … He has points (1G, 1A) in consecutive games … Taylor Raddysh scored on the power play to send the game to overtime … Patrick Kane tallied an assist, giving him points in three straight (1G, 2A) … Andreas Athanasiou posted a season-high six shots on goal … Reese Johnson recorded a game-high five hits, tying his career high (4x).

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – WINNIPEG JETS
The Blackhawks are 0-1-0 against the Winnipeg Jets so far this season after falling to the club 4-0 on Nov. 5 in Winnipeg … Patrick Kane has points in six of his last eight contests against the Jets (3G, 9A), with four multi-point games including a four-point night on Dec. 19, 2019 1G, 3A) … Taylor Raddysh has points in two of three career games against Winnipeg, including a multi-point effort (1G, 1A) on March 20 … Jonathan Toews and Max Domi were both born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 27, Dec. 9 | AWAY: Nov. 5 (0-4), Feb. 11
All-Time Record: 25-21-3 | Home: 10-9-3 | Road: 15-12-0
Last Home Win: Jan. 19, 2020 (5-2) | Last Road Win: February 14, 2022 (3-1) | Last Home Loss: March
20, 2022 (4-6) | Last Road Loss: Nov. 5, 2022 (0-4)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. WPG ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 17; Jonathan Toews, 11; Seth Jones, 5
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 31; Jonathan Toews, 16; Seth Jones, 12
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 48; Jonathan Toews, 27; Seth Jones, 17

TEAM NOTES
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane tallied an assist against the Canadiens on Friday to extend his current point streak to three games (1G, 2A) … Kane enters Sunday’s tilt having tallied points (1G, 3A) in four of his last five games and has six points (1G, 5A) over his last seven … The 34-year-old has also registered 15 points (3G, 12A) over his last 16 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 13 helpers and 16 points (3G, 13A) in 20 games this season.

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews posted an assist in Wednesday’s contest, earning the 500th assist of his NHL career … Toews’ 500 career assists, all with Chicago, are good for eighth in franchise history … Toews currently paces the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 65.3% … The captain leads the Blackhawks with eight goals and four power-play goals so far in 2022-23 while he shares second on the team with 12 points (8G, 4A) … 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.

KHAIRA-VAN: Jujhar Khaira notched an assist on Friday against Montreal and now has points (1G, 1A) in two of his last three games and has three points (1G, 2A) over his last five … Khaira skated in his 300th career NHL game on Sunday night against Pittsburgh and tallied a goal with five shots in the contest … The forward has now posted four points (2G, 2A) in 17 games this season … Khaira has recorded 70 points (29G, 41A) in 302 career games with Edmonton and Chicago.

TO THE MAX: Max Domi led the Blackhawks with two points (1G, 1A) on Wednesday night and now has points in three of the last five games (1G, 3A) … Domi has also logged seven points (1G, 6A) over his last eight contests … The forward shared the team lead against on Oct. 27 with three points (1G, 2A) on Oct. 27 for his first three-point game since Dec. 11, 2021 at Seattle while with Columbus (2G, 1A) … He 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 shares second on the team with 12 points (4G, 8A) so far this season, while he ranks second in assists (8) and shares third in goals (4) … He also ranks second with three power play goals in 2022-23 … Domi is tied for eighth in the NHL and ranks second on Chicago with a 58.7 FO% on the season.

17 AGAIN: Jason Dickinson tallied an assist against the Canadiens on Friday and now has helpers in two of his last three games (2A) … Dickinson is now tied for fourth on Chicago with nine points (4G, 5A) so far in 2022-23 … He also shares fifth on the squad with five assists this season and ranks fifth with four goals … Dickinson also logged two takeaways and three hits in Friday’s matchup and is now tied for third on the Blackhawks with 12 takeaways this season.

MR. JONES AND ME: Caleb Jones lit the lamp against Montreal on Friday for his first goal of the campaign … Jones enters Sunday’s tilt having earned points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … The blueliner currently ranks third on the Blackhawks with seven assists so far this season, while his eight points (1G, 7A) lead Chicago defensemen and are tied for seventh among all team skaters.

CHARGED UP: Andreas Athanasiou scored a goal on Wednesday night at Dallas for his fifth goal of the season … Athanasiou now ranks second on the Blackhawks in goals (6) this season, while he’s tied for fifth with nine points (6G, 3A) … The forward scored twice on Nov. 16 against St. Louis and now has three markers in his last four games … It tied a career high for Athanasiou, marking the 16th two-goal game of his career and first since March 6, 2022 at Buffalo (with LA).

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).

STICKS AND MILESTONES: Jason Dickinson is two games from the 300th of his NHL career … Andreas Athanasiou is three games from the 400 h of his NHL career … Patrick Kane is five points from the 1,200th of his NHL career.

BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS

  1. Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
  2. Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 763 2. Patrick Kane 1,196
  3. Patrick Kane, 1,127 3. Patrick Kane 433 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. Bobby Hull 1,036 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
  6. Jonathan Toews 1,034 6. Jonathan Toews 365 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 865
  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 500 8. Dennis Hull 640

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

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

NBA Preview: Dallas Mavericks at Milwaukee Bucks

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NBA Preview: Dallas Mavericks at Milwaukee Bucks

Two of the NBA’s top MVP candidates will meet when the Dallas Mavericks conclude their three-game trip on Sunday night against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Dallas has lost three straight despite the play of star Luka Doncic, who leads the league in scoring at 33.4 points per game while averaging 8.9 rebounds and 8.2 assists.

Milwaukee, again, is led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is averaging 31 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists.

Antetokounmpo scored 38 points in the Bucks’ 117-102 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Milwaukee trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half before going on a 23-2 run to begin the third quarter.

Jevon Carter scored 18 points and Bobby Portis Jr. had 14 for Milwaukee, which improved to 10-2 at home with the victory.

The Bucks offered a reminder of their defensive potential in the dominant third quarter, when they outscored the overwhelmed Cavaliers 35-10.

The Bucks have dropped four of their past six meetings against Dallas, which lost 105-100 to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday.

Doncic had 24 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and two steals in the loss, while Dorian Finney-Smith added 16 points.

Dallas forward Maxi Kleber returned to action after missing four games due to a lower-back contusion and had 11 points and five rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench against the Raptors.

Forward Christian Wood, acquired from the Houston Rockets during the offseason, has made a case to move into the starting lineup after averaging 17.7 points and 7.6 rebounds in 10 games this month.

Wood has played well alongside Doncic, who has improved on defense in his fifth season. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Doncic is averaging 1.8 steals per game.

Dallas will need a strong defensive effort against Milwaukee, which is wrapping up a four-game homestand.

In addition to Antetokounmpo, the Bucks boast a deep lineup that can create problems on both ends of the court.

Guard Jrue Holiday is averaging 17.6 points and 7.5 assists, while center Brook Lopez matched his season high with six blocks against Cleveland on Friday.

NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers at Orlando Magic

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NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers at Orlando Magic

Sixers hope to beat Magic for second time in three days

The Philadelphia 76ers will look to record their second win in three days over the Magic on Sunday night when the undermanned teams reconvene in Orlando, Fla.

Shake Milton came within an eyelash of his first triple-double in the NBA on Friday after collecting 24 points, a career-high 10 assists and nine rebounds in the 76ers’ 107-99 victory over the Magic.

Milton made 7 of 13 shots from the floor — including four 3-pointers — to propel Philadelphia to its fifth win in seven games.

The fifth-year guard is averaging 22.3 points in his last four games on 56.9 percent shooting from the floor and 52.6 percent from 3-point range. He also is averaging 7.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists over that same span.

Tobias Harris added 23 points and 10 rebounds and Georges Niang stepped up with five 3-pointers for the 76ers, who played without five-time All-Star Joel Embiid for the third straight game due to a left mid-foot sprain. Philadelphia also was without James Harden (right foot strain) for a 10th consecutive contest and Tyrese Maxey (left foot fracture) for a fourth straight outing.

Despite their absences, Philadelphia kept its resolve and fended off Orlando in the late going of the fourth quarter on Friday.

Like the 76ers, the Magic were missing significant firepower as well. Wendell Carter Jr (right plantar fascia strain), Chuma Okeke (left knee soreness) and Terrence Ross (illness) were spectators as Orlando fell for the fifth time in its last six games.

The Magic welcomed the return of star rookie Paolo Banchero following a seven-game absence due to a sprained left ankle. The top overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft scored 19 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the floor. He also made 8 of 11 attempts from the free-throw line.

Franz Wagner recorded a team-high 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor. Bol Bol added 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, and Moe Wagner chipped in seven points and five boards in 17 minutes while making his season debut.

NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies at New York Knicks

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NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies at New York Knicks

For the New York Knicks, home is not where their defense is.

But Madison Square Garden is where the high-powered Memphis Grizzlies will be Sunday night when the Knicks are slated to close out a two-game homestand by hosting the Grizzlies.

Both teams were off Saturday after playing at home Friday. The Knicks squandered a 14-point first-half lead and fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 132-129, in overtime. The Grizzlies never trailed in a 132-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Knicks opened their home schedule with a pair of strong defensive efforts in a 130-106 win over the Detroit Pistons and a 115-102 victory over the Orlando Magic. But New York has given up at least 130 points in four of its last six home games after surrendering at least 130 points just three times — anywhere — in the first two seasons under defensive-minded head coach Tom Thibodeau.

The loss Friday was particularly discouraging for the Knicks, who didn’t have to face Trail Blazers superstar guard Damian Lillard (right calf strain) but were victimized instead by the trio of Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons and Josh Hart.

Grant scored a career-high 44 points while Simons added 38 points, tied for the second-most he’s scored in a single game. Hart pulled down six offensive rebounds, tied for his career-high, on his way to finishing with a career-high 19 rebounds.

The task could be even tougher on both ends of the floor Sunday night for the Knicks, who announced Saturday that Jalen Brunson is questionable for the game due to a quad contusion. Brunson scored a season-high 34 points in a 129-119 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night before leading New York with 32 points Friday night.

The Grizzlies unveiled a balanced attack Friday, when they finished just shy of their season-high for points in a single game. Memphis, which beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-124 on Oct. 24, entered Saturday averaging 115.1 points per game, eighth-most in the NBA.

Six players scored in double figures Friday for the Grizzlies, led by star guard Ja Morant, who is playing through a Grade 1 left ankle sprain. Morant finished with a double-double (23 points, 11 assists) despite playing just 28 minutes. He missed the Grizzlies’ 127-115 loss to the Nets on Nov. 20 due to the injury but has scored 57 points while shooting 54.1 percent from the field in his last two games.

Steven Adams (15 points, 11 rebounds) also had a double-double for the Grizzlies on Friday night while Dillon Brooks (25 points), Jaren Jackson Jr. (20 points), Brandon Clarke (12 points) and David Roddy (11 points) also reached double figures.

NBA Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons

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NBA Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ four-game winning streak ended in Milwaukee on Friday at the start of a three-game road trip.

They’ll try to build a new one when they visit the banged-up Pistons in Detroit on Sunday.

Cleveland led the Bucks by 11 points at halftime but fell apart in the third quarter, getting outscored 35-10.

Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 29 points and Darius Garland added 20, but the backcourt duo had as many turnovers (four) as assists. Cleveland recorded 12 assists while shooting 39.1 percent from the field.

Losing center Jarrett Allen to a hip injury contributed to the second-half collapse. He took a hard fall in the first half and played briefly in the second before departing.

It remains to be seen if he’ll need some time off.

The Cavaliers have already won in Detroit this month. They recorded a 112-88 victory on Nov. 4.

Mitchell and Garland sat out, but Allen picked up the slack, scoring 23 points.

Detroit played without four starters in Phoenix on Friday but hung tough before succumbing 108-102.

Star guard Cade Cunningham is out indefinitely with a shin injury. Saddiq Bey (ankle), Isaiah Stewart (toe) and Jaden Ivey (knee) were also sidelined, though Bey and Ivey might return on Sunday.

The team’s other starter, Bojan Bogdanovic, suffered an ankle injury in the late going.

Yet the Suns couldn’t put the game away until the final minute.

Bogdanovic finished with 19 points and Killian Hayes flirted with a triple-double (17 points, nine assists, eight rebounds). Alec Burks added 17 points off the bench.

NBA Preview: Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics

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NBA Preview: Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics

The NBA-leading Boston Celtics start with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

It takes a whole lot more to rise to the top with a 15-4 record and 11 wins in a 12-game span.

Who will step up Sunday night as the Celtics look to continue their run of play against the Washington Wizards? There are plenty of options.

With Brown and Marcus Smart in foul trouble, Boston turned to Payton Pritchard and Luke Kornet in Friday’s 122-104 win. The duo combined to score 14 second-half points as the Celtics overcame a third-quarter deficit.

Tatum (30 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including seven during a late 19-0 run) and Brown (25) still led the Boston scorers, but the comeback win would not have been possible without the important contributions from the bench.

Brown has scored 25 or more points in four straight games.

The Celtics are playing the third of a six-game homestand that continues with a Monday visit from Charlotte and two games in three nights with Miami.

They won’t have back-to-back off days until the halfway mark of an upcoming six-game road trip, concluding in California.

The Wizards finished a rare set of back-to-back games in Miami, losing both by a single possession. Friday was a 110-107 loss, despite Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma each scoring 28 points.

Beal, who has seven consecutive 20-point games and averages 21.5 in his career against Boston, had missed the Wednesday matchup with a thigh contusion.

Rookie guard Johnny Davis (groin), Monte Morris (ankle) and Rui Hachimura (ankle) missed Friday’s game. The latter two have been out for the last three games.

The Celtics have won the last three head-to-head meetings, and this will be the second of the season in Boston.

On Oct. 30, Brown logged a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds in a 112-94 win.

Kristaps Porzingis had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wizards. It was one of his team-leading six double-doubles.

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