NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves

November 27, 2022

NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves

Two days after seeing the new-look Utah Jazz for the first time this season, the Golden State Warriors will get up-close-and-personal with Rudy Gobert in a different uniform when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon.

The Warriors flew to the Midwest with a two-game winning streak, not surprising since their previous two games were at home. They’ve won nine of their 10 home games this season, while losing nine of 10 on the road.

En route to the NBA championship last season, the Warriors followed that same pattern in games against the Timberwolves, winning by an average of 11 points in two home games, but losing by an average of 17.5 in two visits to Minnesota.

Karl-Anthony Towns was the biggest thorn in the Warriors’ side in the Timberwolves’ home success, contributing 26 points and 11 rebounds to a 119-99 romp in January, then 39 points and nine rebounds to a 129-114 triumph in March.

Towns had 5 of 10 and 3 of 6 outings from 3-point range among his four head-to-heads with Golden State, which might not bode well for the Warriors in this year’s first meeting.

With the addition of former Jazz big man Gobert inside, Towns is shooting more 3-pointers than ever, having already hoisted 111 in 19 games. He is on pace for 479 for the season, which would be 113 more than his previous career best.

Yet, Towns’ 33.3-percent success rate currently is a career-low and comes one year after he hit at a 41.0-percent clip.

Towns’ teammates have been even less accurate on their 3-point attempts. Minnesota will take one of the league’s lowest success rates from deep into Sunday’s contest at 32.6 percent.

Gobert hasn’t been a part of the problem. He’s attempted just two 3-pointers all season, missing both, while focusing on his strong interior game. Gobert made 63.4 percent of his shots from the field, averaging 13.8 points to complement 12.8 rebounds.

While playing for Utah, Gobert averaged 15.3 points and 19.0 rebounds in three games against Golden State last season. He made 19 of his 29 shots.

Focusing on attacking the hoop might be a good strategy for the Timberwolves against the Warriors since a 3-point shootout with Golden State never is a bright idea.

In the Warriors’ just-completed two-game homestand, which featured wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and Jazz, they connected on a total of 39 shots from 3-point range, with Stephen Curry going 10 of 23, Klay Thompson 9 of 19 and Andrew Wiggins 9 of 16.

Curry hopes a defense that allowed 112.5 points in the two-game home winning streak travels to Minnesota, helping the Warriors end a run of four consecutive road games allowing 120 or more points.

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

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November 27, 2022

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona has captured at least a point in all three games of this road trip (1-0-2) and is 4-3-2 thru the first 9 games of its current road stretch

• JJ Moser enters tonight on a career-high 4-game point streak, while Nick Schmaltz, Jakob Chychrun, Shayne Gostisbehere and Clayton Keller have notched at least a point in back-to-back games

• Tonight is Arizona’s first visit to Minnesota since 4/26/22 when Travis Boyd notched the game-winning goal

LAST GAME
Red Wings 4, Coyotes 3 (SO) – November 25, 2022 – Little Caesars Arena
ARI Goals: Schmaltz (2), Moser (2), Chychrun (1)
DET Goals: Copp (2), Hronek (6), Oesterle (1)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (O) – 33 svs on 36 shots
DET Goalie: Husso (W) – 21 svs on 24 shots
PP: 0-4 PK: 2-4
Notes: ARI fell in shootout but established a 3-game point streak (1-0-2)…The Coyotes now hold a 5-game point streak versus Detroit…Clayton Keller reached the 20-point threshold on the year with an assist…Nick Schmaltz scored for the second consecutive game and picked up his first assist of the season…Schmaltz and Jakob Chychrun (1-1-2) earned their first multi-point games of the campaign…The multi-point performance for Chychrun was the 23rd of his career, the 12th-most by a d-man in Coyotes/Jets franchise history…at 19:34 in the 3rd, Chychrun’s tally is the latest game-tying goal by a Coyote since Keller (19:59) on 2/8/21…Chychrun registered 8 shots for the second straight game…JJ Moser established a career-high 4-game point streak with a goal…Karel Vejmelka stopped 33-of-36 shots

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (2 / 11/21)
Total man games lost: 61 games
Jakob Chychrun (16), Nick Schmaltz (15), Zack Kassian (9), Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney
(3), Juuso Valimaki (1)

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

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, Dec 1 8:30pm at LAK Crypto.com
Arena
Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Sat, Dec 3 8pm at VAN Rogers Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Mon, Dec 5 7pm at CGY Scotiabank
Saddledome
Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
ESPN 620

YOTES & WILD
-Today is the first of four ARI-MIN matchups this season. They’ll play again at Xcel Energy Center (1/14) followed by two contests in Tempe (2/6 and 3/12)

-The Coyotes beat the Wild the last time they met (4/26/22) to snap an 8-game losing streak vs MIN

-Travis Boyd potted the game-winning goal in the 4/26/22 victory. Shayne Gostisbehere (0-3-3), Barrett Hayton (0-2-2) and Nick Schmaltz (0-2-2) all chipped in multi-assist games in that victory

-Gostisbehere recorded 6 pts (1-5-6) over the three ARI-MIN matchups last season. He’ tallied all 9 of his career points (1-8-9) vs MIN within his last six appearances against them

-Schmaltz (2-13-15 in 23 GP) and Jakob Chychrun (7-2-9 in 20 career GP) have both faced the Wild 20-plus times in their careers

-Chychrun’s seven goals vs MIN are tied with Roman Josi for the most a defenseman has posted against them since the start of 2016-17

-Coyotes franchise vs Wild:
• All-Time: 31-41-3-4
• Home: 16-21-1-2
• Road: 15-20-2-2
• L10: 2-8-0
• STRK: W1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE WILD
Nick Schmaltz…2-13-15…23 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…7-2-9…20 career GP
Clayton Keller…5-6-11…19 career GP
Troy Stecher…1-6-7…14 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…1-8-9…12 career GP
Jack McBain…1-0-1…1 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Chychrun, 7)… Assists (Schmaltz, 13)…Points (Schmaltz, 15)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 7)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 8)…Points (Chychrun/Gostisbehere, 9)

KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight leading Arizona in assists (13) and points (20) in 2022-23

-Keller picked up an assist on Friday to reach the 20-pt benchmark in his 19th game of the year. Since the franchise relocated to Arizona, Keller is the fifth player (seventh instance) to record 20+ points within the team’s first 19 games of a season

-Wednesday was the second straight game Keller found the scoresheet. He has not gone consecutive games without a point in 2022-23, and has notched a point in all but two road games

-17 of Keller’s 20 points have come on the road. That figure is tied with Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby for the most road points in the NHL

-2022-23 is already Keller’s sixth season of 20+ points. Only Dale Hawerchuk (7) has had more 20+ point seasons in Coyotes/Jets franchise history before turning 25

-The winger also enters tonight averaging over a point-per-game this season (7-13-20 in 19 GP)…A mark he’s been well clear of overall since 11/18/21… Keller has registered 32-45-77 in 70 GP since then, with his 1.10 points per game in that span ranking 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)

IN THE NICK OF TIME
-Nick Schmaltz registered his first multi-point game of the season on Friday with a goal and an assist to give him 3 pts (2-1-3) in his first 4 games this season as well as 8 pts (2-6-8) in his last 8 GP dating back to 4/23/22

-In his last 82 games (since 4/4/21), Schmaltz has recorded 26-45-71

-Since his Coyotes debut on 11/27/18, Schmaltz has recorded 51-102-153 in 206 GP. His 0.74 PPG paces the Coyotes since then (min. 50 GP) and his point total trails just Keller in that span

-The forward enjoyed career-bests in both goals (23) and assists (36) last season for a career-best 59 points

-58 of those points came in his final 57 games played after returning from injury…He finished 2022-23 with a point in each of his last 4 regular-season games

EAT YOUR VEGGIES
-Karel Vejmelka stopped 33-of-36 shots on Friday in the shootout loss. The performance came on the heels of his second shutout of the season on 11/23

-The netminder has stopped 69-of-72 shots over his last two appearances to maintain his season .916 SV%, good for a share of 10th in the NHL (min. 10 GP)

-Vejmelka is one of six goalies to have multiple shutouts in 2022-23: Ville Husso (3), Logan Thompson, Ilya Sorokin, Connor Hellebuyck and Darcy Kuemper

-His 36 saves in Wednesday’s shutout marks the fourth-highest sv total in a shutout by an NHLer on the campaign (Sorokin, 49; Sorokin, 41; Knight, 40)

-The two shutouts in November of 2022 makes Vejmelka the first Coyote netminder to notch multiple shutouts in a calendar month since Darcy Kuemper (2) in Nov. of 2019

-Vejmelka has put together a 7-6-1 record with a .927 SV% and 2.48 GAA in 16 career November games. All 3 of his career SO have come in that month

-Vejmelka is one of 15 goaltenders to register 3+ career shutouts with the Coyotes/Jets franchise

ROOKIES MAKING THEIR MARK
-Coyotes rookies Dylan Guenther (1st rd, 9th overall in 2021) and Matias Maccelli (4th rd, 98th overall in 2019) come into tonight among NHL rookie leaders in multiple statistical categories Macceli (1-10-11 in 17 GP)

-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in assists (T-1st), points (T-2nd), points per game (T-2nd, 0.65; [min 10 GP]) power-play assists (6, 2nd) and power-play points (7, T-1st)

-Became the first NHL rookie to reach 10 points on the season with an assist on 11/12

-Ranks tied for second on the Coyotes in assists and tied for fourth in points Guenther (3-6-9 in 17 GP)

-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in power-play goals (3, T-1st), power-play points (5, 4th) and goals (T-8th)

-Got back on the scoresheet with an assist on Wednesday and enters tonight in the top-10 for assists this season by NHL rookies (T-9th)

-Guenther is the fifth player in Coyotes/Jets history to score his first 3 career goals on the power play. He joins Craig Norwich (first 6 goals), Bill Thomas (first 4 goals), Boris Mironov (first 4 goals) and Luciano Borsato (first 3 goals)

-Among players to debut with the Coyotes/Jets franchise history, only four players have recorded 3+ PPGs within his first 13 career games (Teemu Selanne [9 PPG] in 1992-93, Craig Norwich in 1979-80, Luciano Borsato in 1990-91 and Michael Bunting in 2020-21)

-In that criteria, Selanne is the only player in franchise history to record 4+ PPGs within his first 18 career games

-With Jack McBain (Trade w/MIN) contributing 2-2-4 in 19 GP, Coyotes rookies have compiled 24 points for the fourth-most cumulative pts by rookies in the NHL

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Coyotes are in a stretch of 14 consecutive road games for the purposes of the Mullett Arena annex construction being completed (on schedule). This stretch from 11/5 – 12/7 is tied for the longest a team has had in NHL history Rank Team Consecutive Road Games Dates Record

T1 Vancouver 14 straight road games 1/30/10 – 3/10/10 8-5-1
T1 Arizona 14 straight road games 11/5/22 – 12/7/22 TBD
3 NY Islanders 13 straight road games 10/14/21 – 11/16/21 5-6-2
4 San Jose 12 straight road games 1/14/21 – 2/11/21 5-6-1
T5 Philadelphia 11 straight road games 12/23/05 – 1/12/06 8-2-1
T5 Calgary 11 straight road games 2/3/88 – 2/28/88 5-5-1
Note: The Coyotes’ stretch includes 4 different road trips (11/5 – 11/13; 11/17; 11/21–11/27; 12/1–12/7)

2022-23 REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Blocked shots: Brown (40)
Hits: O’Brien (64)
Takeaways: Keller (12)
Shots: Gostisbehere (44)
TOI/G: Moser (23:40)

YOTES COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 0-for-0, -%
Interference Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Offsides Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-)
Miscellaneous Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Last Team Challenge: (W) March 27, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a missed stoppage of play. The Situation Room determined that the puck hit the protective netting behind ARI’s net prior to WPG’s Adam Lowry’s goal and, therefore, was out of play
Last Situation Room-Initiated Challenge: (Overturned) Oct. 17, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; The situation room called to review if Morgan Rielly batted the puck with his hand inside the attacking zone before Mitch Marner subsequently gained possession and control. It was deemed that Marner was the first player to gain possession and control of the puck after Rielly batted it with his hand and, therefore, no goal

2022-23 OVERTIME RESULTS: (0-1-2)
Last overtime win: 4/27/22 at DAL (W, 4-3, GWG – T. Boyd)
Last overtime loss: 10/28/22 vs WPG (L, 3-2, GWG – B. Wheeler)
Last overtime that led to shootout: 11/25/22 at DET

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

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
All-Time Wild Record: 45-26-8 (22-12-5 at Xcel Energy
Center, 23-14-3 at Arizona)
2021-22: Minnesota went 2-1-0 in the season series… The Wild earned a 5-2 victory in the first meeting at Gila River Arena (11/10), won the second game, 5-2, at Xcel Energy Center (11/30) and dropped the third meeting, 5-3, at home (4/26)…LW Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with five points (2-3=5)…C Joel Eriksson Ek (3-1=4) and LW Jordan Greenway (1-3=4) tallied four points each… LW Kevin Fiala (1-2=3), C Ryan Hartman (1-2=3) and D Jon Merrill (0- 3=3) recorded three points each… G Kaapo Kahkonen went 2-0-0 with a 2.01 GAA and a .930 SV% in two starts…G Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves in the third meeting…D Shayne Gostisbehere led Arizona with six points (1-5=6)…RW Clayton Keller (1-2=3) and RW Phil Kessel (1- 2=3) recorded three points each…G Karel Vejmelka went 1-1-0 with a 4.84 GAA and a .867 SV% in two starts…G Scott Wedgewood started the second game and 0-1-0 with a 2.25 GAA and a .889 SV% in two contests.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 22 points (5-17=22) in 23 games against the Coyotes…D Jared Spurgeon owns 21 points (5-16=21) in 33 contests…LW Marcus Foligno has 17 points (9-8=17) in 23 games…Kaprizov owns 15 points (7-8=15) in 11 contests.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 15-9-1 with a 2.145 GAA, a .921 SV% and three shutouts in 27 games (26 starts) against the Coyotes…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced Arizona.

COYOTES LEADERS: LW Andrew Ladd leads Arizona with 20 points (6-14=20) in 34 contests…C Nick Schmaltz owns 15 points (2-13=15) in 23 matches…Keller has 11 points (5-6=11) in 19 games.

COYOTES GOALIES: Vejmelka is 1-1-0 with a 4.84 GAA and a .867 SV% in two career starts against the Wild…G Jon Gillies has not faced Minnesota.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 44 all-time wins against Arizona are T-4th for most against an opponent…The Wild is 12-2-0 in its last 14 games against the Coyotes and 25-6-3 in its last 34 meetings against Arizona, including a 12-game point streak (9-0-3, 1/9/14-2/8/18) – the longest
point streak in franchise history vs. an opponent…Minnesota is 16-5-1 in the last 22 games at Arizona, including 13-3-1 in the last 17 contests… The Wild is 11-2-2 in the last 15 games played in Saint Paul.

INJURIES
Brandon Duhaime: upper body
Ryan Hartman: upper body

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 16, 2022 – Nov. 26, 2022
11/24/22 Reassigned G Zane McIntyre to Iowa
11/23/22 Acquired F Ryan Reaves from the New York Rangers in
exchange for a 2025 fifth-round draft pick
11/19/22 F Tyson Jost claimed off waivers by Buffalo
11/18/22 Recalled F Nic Petan from Iowa and reassigned F
Adam Beckman to Iowa
11/16/22 Recalled G Zane McIntyre from Iowa

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

• The total is the team’s highest through a season’s first 20 games since the 2018-19 season (four SHG)

PENALTY KILLERS
• The Wild is tied for ninth in the NHL with a 81.8 pct. penalty kill percentage (12 of 66) this season.

• Minnesota killed all seven opponent power-play opportunities in its last three games.

• In nine games played since Nov. 8, Minnesota has recorded a 90.6 pct. penalty-kill percentage (29 of 32), the second-best mark in the NHL.

WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• This season, Minnesota has three victories in games decided past regulation, tied for fifth-most in the NHL. The Wild has two overtime wins and one shootout victory.

• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 19 victories in extra-session games.

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

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

NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets

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November 27, 2022

NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets

It took a career game from Jerami Grant and the continuation of an impressive hot streak by Anfernee Simons for the Portland Trail Blazers to halt a four-game skid, as an injured Damian Lillard enjoyed the dynamic performances from the bench.

Grant and Simons will attempt to follow up Friday’s big efforts against the Knicks when they visit the Brooklyn Nets to wrap up a four-game road trip Sunday afternoon.

Portland improved to 1-2 on its road trip following a wild 132-129 overtime win against the Knicks.

Lillard is accompanying the team on the trip as he recovers from a strained right calf that has kept him sidelined for the past three games and for eight games overall. Portland is 4-4 in the games Lillard has missed.

Grant scored a career-high 44 points on 10-of-20 shooting and a 21-of-28 night from the line as the Blazers attempted 51 free throws — the most in the NBA since Memphis went to the line 50 times on July 31, 2020 against Portland. It also was the most trips to the line for the Blazers since getting there 50 times against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 13, 1999.

Portland took 24 of its trips to the line in the second quarter when it erased a 16-point deficit to take a one-point lead at halftime. Then the Blazers saw Simons score 23 of his season-high 38 points after halftime, marking the eighth straight time the guard reached 20 points.

The Nets are starting a season-high seven-game homestand after following up a 112-98 win in Toronto with a 128-117 loss at Indiana on Friday.

Brooklyn is returning home through Dec. 9 after getting outscored 40-23 in the fourth quarter by the Pacers. The Nets entered the final 12 minutes holding a six-point lead but allowed Indiana to shoot 63 percent (12 of 19) and make 12 of 16 free throws to pull away.

Kevin Durant scored 20 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter while Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving, who each scored 20 points combined for three points in the fourth.

The Nets are attempting to sweep the season series for the first time since 2012-13. Brooklyn rallied from an 11-point deficit for a 109-107 win in Portland on Nov. 17 when Royce O’Neal hit a putback in the final seconds.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights

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November 26, 2022

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Golden Knights this season: Nov. 21 (5-4 L), Nov. 26 (away), and Mar. 21 (home).

• The Canucks are now 4-9-2 all-time against the Golden Knights, including a 2-5-0 record on the road.

• Vancouver is 3-6-1 in their last 10 games vs Vegas (2-2-1 in their last 5).

• Among active Canucks skaters, Bo Horvat (9-4-13 in 15 GP) and Elias Pettersson (7-6-13 in 10 GP) lead the team in points against the Golden Knights at 13.

• Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the Canucks in games played against Vegas with 21 (1-7-8 in those 21 games).

• Thatcher Demko is 2-2-1 in five career starts against the Golden Knights, posting a 3.64 GAA and .897 save-percentage. Demko faced 38 shots in the last meeting between the two teams, one short of tying his season high.

• Spencer Martin has yet to face Vegas in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Brock Boeser has nine points (2-7-9) in his last eight games and is on an eight-game point streak (2-7-9) since returning from injury.

• Bo Horvat has 12 goals (12-4-16) in the last 12 games and is tied with Connor McDavid and Jason Robertson for the league-lead in goals this season (16).

• Quinn Hughes has 18 points (0-18-18) this season and is tied for second in the NHL for assists among defencemen (18 in 16 GP).

• Andrei Kuzmenko has five points (1-4-5) in his last three games.

• J.T. Miller is averaging a point per game (5-5-10) in his last 10 games and is on a six-game point streak (3-3-6).

• Elias Pettersson leads the team with 24 points (10-14-24) this season and has tallied six points (4-2-6) in his last five games.

• Luke Schenn is 20 hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for the NHL all-time record of most hits by a defenceman.

LAST MEETING – NOV. 21/22: VAN 4 vs VGK 5
Andrei Kuzmenko opened the scoring at 11:48 in the second period…Brock Boeser extended his point streak to seven games with an assist…Bo Horvat notched his team-leading 15th goal of the campaign at 1:47 in the third period to tie the game…J.T. Miller extended his point streak to five games with an assist while Riley Stillman recorded his first point as a Canuck on the play…Luke Schenn and Elias Pettersson each scored in quick succession in the third period to give Vancouver a two-goal lead…Quinn Hughes (0-2-2) and Andrei Kuzmenko (1-1-2) registered multi-point games…Six Canucks had three hits on the evening…Tyler Myers led in blocked shots (3)…Bo Horvat won 18 of 28 faceoffs…Thatcher Demko faced 38 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN VGK
Goals For/Game 3.50 (7th) 3.67 (5th)
Goals Against/Game 3.90 (30th) 2.48 (3rd)
Power Play % 27.1 (5th) 21.0 (18th)
Penalty Kill % 65.7 (32nd) 76.0 (22nd)
Penalty Min./Game 12:03 (t-27th) 5:31 (1st)
*Rankings are accurate as of 10:30am PT on November 25
Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 23/22: VAN 4 at COL 3
Ilya Mikheyev opened the scoring 21 seconds into the game for his fifth of the season…Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko both recorded assists on the play…Bo Horvat would tie the game at 10:34 in the second, while also tying for league-leading in goals (16)…Ethan Bear and J.T. Miller were credited with the assists…Sheldon Dries scored his second goal of the season just over five minutes into the third…Oliver Ekman-Larsson got his first of two helpers on the night with the first assist while Brock Boeser got the secondary…Bear would score the game-winning goal at 12:00 in the third, with Ekman-Larsson and Dries collecting the assists…Bear, Dries, and Ekman-Larsson all put up a multi-point game (2)…Spencer Martin got his fifth win of the season, turning away 33 shots on the evening.

LAST 5 vs VEGAS
• Nov. 21/22: VAN 4 vs VGK 5
• Apr. 12/22: VAN 5 vs VGK 4 (OT)
• Apr. 6/22: VAN 5 at VGK 1
• Apr. 3/22: VAN 2 vs VGK 3 (OT)
• Nov. 13/21: VAN 4 at VGK 7

A GENTLEMAN’S GAME
Recording only one minor penalty (2:00) in the last meeting against Vegas on Nov. 21, the Canucks all-time average penalty minutes per game vs the Golden Knights dropped to 6:28, their lowest total average against a single opponent. The Golden Knights also have the lowest penalty minutes per game this season, league wide, at 5:31.

MOVIN’ ON UP
With the team’s 4-3 victory on Nov. 23 at COL, Bruce Boudreau tied Tom Renney 13th place on the Canucks all-time wins list with his 39th 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 for second in the league with five others (A. Svechnikov, M. Rantanen, E. Karlsson, C. Caufield, J. Eichel) for most even strength goals this season (10).

POWER PLAY PROWESS
Netting 16 power play goals on 47 opportunities in their last 14 games played, the Canucks’ power play ranks second in the NHL since Oct. 24, producing at a rate of 34.0%. Vancouver also has the fifth-ranked power play in the league this season at 27.1% and second-ranked power play on home ice at 38.5%.

HUGHES’ HELPING HANDS
• Collecting two assists on Nov. 21 vs VGK, Quinn 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 16th goal on Nov. 23 at VGK, Bo Horvat became the four player (fifth instance) in Canucks history to notch as many goals in the team’s first 20 games of the season.

• Scoring his sixth power play goal of the season, Horvat surpassed Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin for 9th most power play goals in franchise history (62).

• 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.

• Horvat is also the first player in franchise history to have five multi-goal games in the first 13 games.

• With 30 goals in 38 games since March 9, 2022, Horvat has the highest goals per game (0.79) in the League during that stretch (minimum 5 GP).

HARD HITTING SCHENN
Matching his personal career-high and the Canucks franchise-high (set by himself) with 12 hits on Nov. 12 at TOR, Luke Schenn became the first player in NHL history to record at least three games with 12+ hits in his career. With 2,926 career hits, Schenn is only 20 hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for most in League-history by a defencemen. Schenn has collected the most hits in the NHL this season (86 in 20 GP).

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 16-5-1, 33 points (7-4-0 at Home, 9-1-1 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Nov. 26 vs. Vancouver Canucks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Nov. 28 at Columbus Blue Jackets AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 3 at Detroit Red Wings AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 5 at Boston Bruins AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
November 25 – Vegas Golden Knights 2, Seattle Kraken 4
The Vegas Golden Knights (16-5-1) were set back by the Seattle Kraken (12-5-3) in a 4-2 loss on Firday night at T-Mobile Arena. Seattle got the scoring started early as Ryan Donato found the back of the net at 2:38 of the opening period. Adrei Burakovsky added to the lead, but Nicolas Roy and Phil Kessel scored less than two minutes apart to knot the game at 2-2. The Kraken took over the second period as Burakovsky and Jordan Eberle potted a goal apiece to put the visitors up, 4-2. Seattle kept Vegas off the scoresheet in the third period and escaped with the two-goal win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

Roy scores in his first game back in the line-up since Nov. 17
Shea Theodore had a pair of assists on the night
Kessel posts his first goal since Nov. 5
Vegas improves to 16-4-1 overall and 7-3-0 at home

Martinez Block Party
Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez leads the NHL with 98 blocked shots in 22 games this season. Martinez has led the team in blocked shots in 16 of 22 games. After snapping his 114-game streak with a blocked shot on Wednesday, Martinez recorded 7 blocked shots in the first period on Friday against Seattle. Martinez also recently recorded a season high of nine blocked shots against the San Jose Sharks on November 15, matching his career high and the franchise record, which he shares with Deryk Engelland.

Aye-Aye Captain!
Captain Mark Stone matched his career-best goal streak with tallies in four straight games (5G-1A) Stone’s nine goals on the year are two off Jack Eichel’s team lead and he is fourth on the team in scoring with 18 points.

Jack of all Trades
Jack Eichel has points in 12 of the last 14 games for Vegas (8G-11A), including consecutive multiple-point efforts in two of the last three games. His 26 point rank tied for 11th in the league and his +16 rating is tops among all NHL forwards (fourth overall).

Where there’s a Will there’s a Way
William Carrier followed the first mulyi-goal game of his career on Monday in Vancouver with another goal Wednesday, giving him four in the last five games. The forward, who had a career-best nine goals last season, has seven through 20 games this year.

O from the D
Vegas defensemen have accoubted for an NHL-leading 49 assists and 57 points total, which trails only San Jose. Both Alex Pietrangelo (T-4th, 21 points) and Shea Theodore (T-15th, 16 points) are aong the top 20 defensemen in scoring league-wide.

Back-to-Back
Vegas is playing home games on consecutive days for the sixth time in franchise history, entering tonight’s game with a 6-2-3 mark in the previous games, The Golden Knights last hosted games on back-to-back days May 7-8, 2021, both against the St. Louis Blues (4-3 OT win, 4-1 win).

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

Powered by Pietrangelo
Alex Pietrangelo has four three-point games this season and is tied for fourth among league defensemen with 21 points. The team’s ice time leader at 23:33 per game, Pietrangelo has 15 points in the last 12 games (3G, 12A).

Easy Steph-y
Chandler Stephenson has 19 points in Vegas’ 22 games, to go with three game-winning goals. Stephenson’s 63.1 faceoff win percentage ranks third in the NHL among all qualified skaters. Stephenson has recorded a point in five straight games twice this season including seven assists during his most recent point streak.

Road Trip Warriors
The VGK road record improved to 9-1-1 on Monday night, the best road record in the NHL. 19 of Vegas’ 31 points have come on the road, including the 10 straight points the Golden Knights brought home after going 5-0-0 as the visiting team earlier this month. With their ninth win on enemy ice coming in Vancouver, Vegas is now 15-4-1 in 20 games overall, matching the the 2020-21 season for the best start in franchise history.

Spreading the Wealth
Nine Golden Knights have recorded 10 or more points this season, tied with four other teams for the most of any team in the league. Jack Eichel leads the club with 26 points, followed by Alex Pietrangleo with 21 points and Chandler Stephenson with 19 points.

Golden Knights Point Leaders

Jack Eichel – 26 (11G, 15A)
Alex Pietrangelo – 21 (3G, 18A)
Chandler Stephenson – 19 (6G, 13A)
Mark Stone – 18 (9G, 9A)
Jonathan Marchessault – 16 (7G, 9A)

Stingy Knights
The Golden Knights’ goaltender tandem of Logan Thompson and Adin Hill is one of the best in the NHL, as Vegas is third in team defense, allowing just 2.46 goals per game. Thompson and Hill’s combined save percentage of .917 is fourth in the league. Last season, the Golden Knights ranked 15th in the league in team defense (2.98 goals allowed per game). Thompson, who has won three straight starts, is second in the league in wins (11) behind Boston’s Linus Ullmark (13). When Thomspon improved to 10-3-0 on Monday, he tied the franchise record for least amount of games played to reach 10 wins. Marc-Andre Fleury (10-3-0) and Robin Lehner (10-1-2) both reached 10 wins in 13 games during the 2020-21 season. Hill’s record dropped to 5-2-1 on Friday night against Seattle. Hill stopped 24 of 28 shots on the night, posting a .857 save percentage.

Against the Canucks
Vegas’ contest with Vancouver marks the second of three meetings this season. The Golden Knights own an overall record of 11-1-3 against the Canucks. The Golden Knights recently visited Rogers Arena on Monday where they overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to defeat the Canucks 5-4. Vegas saw scoring from William Carrier (2), Mark Stone, Reilly Smith, and Alex Pietrangelo; Jack Eichel and Alec Martinez also each had a pair of assist. Jonathan Marchessault holds the most points in the least amount of games played against the Canucks posting 18 points (9G, 9A) in 16 contests. Phil Kessel owns 20 points in 24 match-ups and Alex Pietrangelo has 21 points in 35 games played (7G, 14A).

2022-23 Season VAN Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Nov. 21 – at Vancouver (Vegas 5, Vancouver 4)
Nov. 26 – at Vegas
Mar. 21 – at Vancouver

2021-22 Season VAN Series: 2-1-1 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 1-0-1)
Nov. 13 – at Vegas (Vegas 7, Vancouver 4)
Apr. 3 – at Vancouver (Vegas 3, Vancouver 2)
Apr. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Vancouver 5)
Apr. 16 – at Vancouver (Vegas 4, Vancouver 5 OT)

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche

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November 26, 2022

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 25, 2022 – STARS 4 vs. JETS 5 (OT)
Led by forward Jason Robertson’s third consecutive multi-goal game (2-1—3), the Stars earned a point in a 5-4 overtime loss against the Winnipeg Jets at American Airlines Center. The Stars have points in seven consecutive games (4-0-3), earning 11 points over that span. Robertson’s second goal tied the game with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to give Dallas its second consecutive multi-goal comeback in the closing stages of regulation. Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) evened the score 1-1 just 26 seconds after Winnipeg registered the game’s opening tally. Captain Jamie Benn tallied his 10th goal of the season as part of a two-point night (1- 1—2), while forward Tyler Seguin (0-2—2) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) also had multi-point efforts. Forward Ty Dellandrea (0-1—1) picked up an assist to give him points in three consecutive games (1-2—3) and Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) earned his 11th point (3-8—11) in his past eight games. Goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 23 of 28 shots in his fourth consecutive start. PP: 1-4 | PK: 0-2 | SF: 41 | SA: 28 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (27:12 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. WPG – C. Hellebuyck 2. DAL – J. Benn 3. WPG – A. Lowry

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat., Nov. 26, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 8 p.m. Ball Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon., Nov. 28, 2022 St. Louis Blues 7 p.m. Enterprise Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 1, 2022 Anaheim Ducks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 Minnesota Wild 2 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Tue., Dec. 6, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center ESPN+/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 18 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)

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

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars hit the road for two games beginning Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena (8 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This caps off Dallas’ second back-to-back of the season, which opened last night against the Winnipeg Jets at American Airlines Center. This is the second of four meetings between the Stars and Avs, and one of two in Denver. Colorado skated to a 3-2 shootout victory in the series opener on Nov. 21 in Dallas. The Stars will wrap up their two-game trek on Monday against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center.

HAVE A SEAT, COME RIDE WITH ME

The Stars are 0-0-1 thus far against the Avalanche this season, dropping the series opener 3-2 in a shootout on Nov. 21 at American Airlines Center.
Forward Jason Robertson led the Stars with two goals (2-0—2) in the game on Nov. 21 giving him five points (3-2—5) in four career contests against the Avs. All three of his goals have come at even strength.
Forward Ty Dellandrea picked up an assist (0-1—1) in the series opener this season in his first career game vs. Colorado.
Forward Roope Hintz, who earned an assist on Nov. 21 vs. Colorado, enters Saturday’s game with seven points (2-5—7) over his past seven games against the Avalanche.
Dallas owns a 66-63-20 all-time record vs. Colorado, including a 25-41-8 mark on the road.
Last season, Dallas went 2-1-0 vs. Colorado, splitting the two games at home and earning a victory at Ball Arena on Feb. 15.
Dallas’ 4-1 win at Ball Arena that night snapped Colorado’s 19-game point streak and gave the Avs their first regulation home loss in four months. (They were 20-0-2 in their past 22 home contests leading into the game).
Goaltender Jake Oettinger made a career high 46 saves in the win, while forwards Joe Pavelski (2-2—4), Jason Robertson (1-1— 2) and Tyler Seguin (1-2—3) registered multi-point performances.
Pavelski co-leads active Stars in goals (18) and shares second in points (18-23—41) in 50 career games against the Avalanche.
Seguin enters tonight’s contest with 39 points (18-21—39) in 35 career games vs. Colorado.
The Stars have earned wins in six of the past eight (6-1-1) and seven of their past 10 games against the Avs (7-2-1).
Captain Jamie Benn leads active Stars with 42 points (13-29—42) in 51 career games against Colorado, including 19 points (6-13— 19) in 25 road games against them.
Defenseman Ryan Suter leads all current Stars with 36 assists and shares second in points (5-36—41) in a team-high 77 career games against the Avs.
Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-0-1 with a 1.36 goals-against average and .965 save percentage in two career appearances vs. Colorado.
Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .898 SV% in two career appearances vs. Colorado.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 21: Avalanche 3 vs. Stars 2 (shootout; American Airlines Center)
Nov. 26 at Colorado
March 4, 2023 vs. Colorado
April 1, 2023 at Colorado

I THINK I’M ON THE EDGE OF SOMETHING NEW WITH YOU

With two goals and three points (2-1—3) on Friday vs. Winnipeg, Jason Robertson extended his point streak to 14 games to surpass Dave Gagner (13 GP in 1993-94) for the longest run in Dallas Stars history (1993-present).
Robertson has registered 27 points (16-11—27) over his 14-game point streak, which is the third longest in franchise history (1967- present). Only Brian Bellows (20 GP from Jan. 11-Feb. 21, 1986 & 15 GP from Feb. 27-March 31, 1990), Jude Drouin (15 GP from Jan. 21-Feb.18, 1971) and Neal Broten (15 GP from Dec. 9, 1985-Jan. 11, 1986) have longer point streaks. Below is a list of point streaks of at least 14 games in franchise history (1967-present):

RANK PLAYER TEAM SEASON START DATE END DATE POINT STREAK G A P
1 Brian Bellows MNS 1985-1986 1/11/1986 2/21/1986 20 11 18 29
2 Brian Bellows MNS 1989-90 2/27/1990 3/31/1990 15 17 10 27
3 Jude Drouin MNS 1970-71 1/21/1971 2/18/1971 15 2 21 23
4 Neal Broten MNS 1985-86 12/9/1985 1/11/1986 15 3 19 22
5 Jason Robertson DAL 2022-23 10/27/2022 11/23/2022 14 16 11 27

Friday marked Robertson’s third straight multi-goal game, tied with Dino Ciccarelli (2x in 1981-82) and Mike Modano (2001-02) for the second longest such run in franchise history. Ciccarelli owns the longest stretch of multi-goal outings at four contests, a mark set in 1983-84.
Robertson has now collected 24 points (14-10—24) so far in the month of November, surpassing Mike Modano (10-12—22 in Nov. 1993) for the most in a calendar month by a Stars player since the franchise moved to Dallas in 1993-94.
With his three-point performance on Friday against Winnipeg, Robertson (18-16—34) surpassed Connor McDavid (16) and Bo Horvat (16) for the league lead in goals this season. He also trails only McDavid (35) for the league lead in points.
Robertson has goals in 12 of his 14 games on his current point streak and has 10 multi-point efforts over that span, including three consecutive three-goal performances (Nov. 21 vs. Colorado, Nov. 23 vs. Chicago and Nov. 25 vs. Winnipeg).
Robertson holds the second longest point streak in the NHL this season, behind only Mitchell Marner’s active 15-game run.
Robertson had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history (1967-present) to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the week ending Nov. 6 after registering eight points (4-4—8) and scoring in all three of his outings to push his goal streak to a career-high five games (dating to Oct. 27: 6-5—11). (His goal streak would reach six games with a tally on Nov. 8 at Winnipeg).
The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (76-83—159 in 149 GP).

Below is a look at Robertson’s past 14 games
DATE G A P
Nov. 25 vs. WPG 2 1 3
Nov. 23 vs. CHI 2 0 2
Nov. 21 vs. COL 2 0 2
Nov. 19 vs. NYI 1 0 1
Nov. 17 @ FLA 0 1 1
Nov. 15 @ TBL 1 1 2
Nov. 13 @ PHI 1 1 2
Nov. 11 vs. SJS 0 2 2
Nov. 8 @ WPG 1 0 1
Nov. 5 @ EDM 1 2 3
Nov. 3 @ ARI 2 0 2
Nov. 1 vs. LA 1 2 3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR 1 1 2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH 1 0 1
TOTAL: 16 11 27

I SWEAR I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN

Captain Jamie Benn registered his ninth multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist (1-1—2) against Winnipeg last night.
His two-point effort gave him 13 points (6-7—13) over his past eight games and 24 points (10-14—24) overall (21 GP).
With 21 points (10-11—21) in the month of November, Benn has set a career high for points in a single month. Benn trails only Robertson (14-10—24) for the most points in November.
Of his 10 goals in November (12 GP), six have come at even strength – tied for fourth-most in the league.
Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
Among team leaders, the 33-year-old ranks second in goals (10), shares second in points (10-14—24) and shares third in assists (14) in 21 GP. He also co-leads the team in power-play points (10) and ranks second in power-play goals (3).
In the dot, Benn ranks second on the club in faceoff wins (129), faceoffs taken (212) and faceoff win percentage (60.9%).

YOU KNOW THAT I’D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU

Forward Ty Dellandrea brings a three-game point streak into Saturday’s matchup against Colorado (1-2—3).
It’s the longest point streak of his young career, which spans 48 career regular-season games over parts of three seasons.
The 22-year-old has 12 points (3-9—12) in 21 games this season with Dallas.
Entering the 2022-23 season, Dellandrea had five points (3-2—5) in 27 regular-season games from 2020-22.
Dellandrea also has five points (2-3—5) in his past five games and has found the scoresheet in eight of his past 11 games overall (3-5—8).
Dellandrea scored his first goal of the season on Nov. 3 at Arizona (1-0—1) and recorded his first multi-point game of 2022-23 on Nov. 17 at Florida (1-1—2).

SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT

Forward Mason Marchment has three goals and five points (3-2—5) over his past six games.
He had points in three consecutive games (2-2—4) from Nov. 15-19, including a career-tying seven shots on goal Nov. 19 vs. New York (also March 31 vs. Chicago w/ Florida).
Marchment ranks fifth on the team in goals (7) and seventh in points (7-6—13) and ranks ninth in hits (24). He also leads the club in takeaways (17).
Marchment opened the scoring 2:31 into his Dallas debut on Oct. 13 at Nashville, the fourth-fastest goal by a Stars/North Stars player from the start of their franchise debut, behind Bob Barlow (1:08 on Oct. 11, 1969), Mattias Janmark (1:39 on Oct. 8, 2015) and Warren Peters (2:22 on Nov. 21, 2009).
He became the seventh player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his Stars/North Stars debut, following Mark Parrish (3 G on Nov. 7, 2008), Fabian Brunnstrom (3 G on Oct. 15, 2008), Jaromir Jagr (2 G on Jan. 19, 2013), Dave Archibald (2 G on Oct. 10, 1987), Marc Habscheid (2 G on Jan. 27, 1986) and Jean Potvin (2 G on Nov. 1, 1978).
Marchment signed a four-year contract with the Stars on July 13.

YOU DID IT BEFORE AND YOU’LL DO IT AGAIN

Stars forward Roope Hintz had 10-game point streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 17.
Hintz tallied 15 points (6-9—15) over his 10-game point streak, including four multi-point efforts.
He has points in 12 of his past 13 games overall (6-11—17) and 24 points (8-16—24) in 20 games this season.
With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17 at Florida, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1967-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
Hintz co-leads the Stars in assists (16), shares second in points (8-16—24) and ranks fourth in goals (8). He also ranks third in powerplay points (1-7—8) and is one of four players on the Stars to have shorthanded goals this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
The Tampere, Finland native also ranks second on the club in points per game (1.20) and ranks fifth with a +12 rating.
Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).

THE WAY YOU OPERATE IS STRAIGHT TO THE BONE

With his first of two assists (0-2—2) on Nov. 19 against the New York Islanders, forward Tyler Seguin recorded career point No. 700, becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark.
Seguin leads the 2010 draft class in both points (309-395—704) and goals (309) and shares fourth with a +67 rating. He also leads the class with 55 game-winning goals and ranks third with nine overtime markers.
The Brampton, Ontario native enters Saturday’s matchup against Colorado with seven points (1-6—7) in his past five games and 18 points (4-14—18) in 21 games overall this season.

I WANT THIS FEELING TO STAY WITH ME FOREVER

Defensemen Colin Miller and Esa Lindell are among the league’s leaders in plus-minus for defensemen.
Miller, who has finished with a plus or even rating in 17 of his 20 games this season, ranks sixth among league blueliners with a +14 rating.
Miller is +7 over his past four games and has points in three of the four (0-3—3).
Among team leaders, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native ranks fourth overall in hits (31) and ranks fifth in blocked shots (22).
Lindell shares seventh among NHL defensemen with a +13 rating. He’s +6 over his past five games combined and has finished with a plus or even rating in 17 of his 21 games this season.
The Vantaa, Finland native tied his single game high with a +4 rating on Nov. 3 at Arizona.
Lindell ranks third on the squad in hits (35) and blocked shots (30) and ranks second among Stars defensemen with eight points (2-6—8) in 20 games.
The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.

ASK ME A QUESTION, I’LL TELL YOU ALL I KNOW

With a goal on Nov. 15 against Tampa Bay, Joe Pavelski (430) took over sole possession of eighth place all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. The only active U.S.-born skater with more is Patrick Kane (433).
Pavelski has seven multi-point games on the season and 43 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Jason Robertson (48) and Roope Hintz (46)
Pavelski has points (5-11—16) in 10 of his past 13 games and 13 of 21 overall (9-14—23).
Through 21 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native shares second on the Stars in goals (9), is tied for third in assists (14) and ranks fourth in points (9-14—23). He also leads the club in plus-minus (+16), ranks second in even-strength points (5-11—16) and shares fourth in even-strength goals (5).

RECAPPING DALLAS’ EPIC THIRD-PERIOD COMEBACK VS. CHICAGO

On Nov. 23 vs. Chicago, the Stars allowed a goal at 9:37 of the third period to fall behind 4-1 but ended up winning 6-4. No other team in NHL history has allowed a goal that late in the game to fall behind by 3+ goals and came back to win in regulation.
The Stars’ comeback victory over Chicago on Wednesday marked the second time in franchise history (1967-present) the club won a game in regulation after overcoming a three-goal, third-period deficit. The only other such instance was Nov. 29, 1983 vs. Pittsburgh (6-4 W).
This was, however, the first time in franchise history that the club won a game in regulation after overcoming a three-goal, third-period deficit with under 10 minutes remaining in regulation.
Dallas erased a 4-1 deficit on goals from Jamie Benn, Mason Marchment and Ty Dellandrea in a span of 3:57. Radek Faksa’s goahead tally (and eventual game winner) came just 4:15 later.
Prior to Wednesday’s game, the Stars/North Stars had overcome a 3+ goal deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation and won in three different instances, all in overtime or a shootout: March 30, 2007 at Detroit (max deficit: 3; won 4-3 in a shootout), Oct. 21, 1993 at Ottawa (max deficit: 4; won 6-5 in OT) and Nov. 26, 1983 at Toronto (max deficit: 3; won 7-6 in OT).
The Stars became the first team to earn a third-goal, third-period comeback win this season

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Sat, Nov. 26 DALLAS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Tue, Nov. 29 at Winnipeg 6 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Thu, Dec. 1 at Buffalo 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Sat, Dec. 3 at Boston 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Mon, Dec. 5 at Philadelphia 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5
LAST GAME – Nov. 25 *game postponed
The Avalanche and Predators game at Bridgestone Arena was postponed due to a water main break that significantly impacted the event level at the arena … A makeup date will be announced once it is determined.

PREVIOUS GAME – Nov. 23 (Vancouver 4, Colorado 3 at Ball Arena) Sheldon Dries scored the tie-breaking goal 5:07 into the third period and Ethan Bear tallied the game winner with eight minutes left in regulation to give the Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Avalanche at Ball Arena … Mikko Rantanen scored twice for Colorado and J.T. Compher and Artturi Lehkonen added two assists each.
SF: 36 SA: 25 PP: 2-6 PK: 5-5
• The Avalanche’s power-play scored for the seventh consecutive game while the PK unit has now killed off 12 consecutive penalties
• Cale Makar scored a goal for the third straight game … It was his 54th career goal, passing Jeff Brown (53) for seventh place among franchise defensemen, and his 201st career point, passing Mario Marois (200) for seventh among franchise blueliners in points
• Lehkonen extended his career-long point streak to eight games, the longest run by an Avalanche player in 2022-23 • Rantanen recorded his fourth multi-goal game of the season and the 24th of his career … He now has 178 career markers, moving into a tie with Matt Duchene for ninth place on the franchise’s all-time goals list … Rantanen has a league-best 11 goals and 22 points in eight home games • Oskar Olausson made his NHL debut, recording 7:02 of time on ice

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. DALLAS
7:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5
TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche hosts the Dallas Stars tonight at Ball Arena … This evening’s contest was originally scheduled to be the second half of a back-to-back for Colorado, however yesterday’s game in Nashville was postponed following a water main break at Bridgestone Arena … The Avs are 7-2-0 in their last nine games after starting the year 4-4-1 in their first nine contests … Colorado has the exact same record (11-6-1) as each of the previous two seasons, 2020-21 and 2021-22, and nearly the same from three years ago (11-5-2 in 2019-20).

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

AVALANCHE & STARS
Tonight is the second of four meetings between these Central Division rivals … The Avs won the first matchup just five days ago in Dallas by a 3-2 final in a shootout … Colorado and Dallas met three times last season, with the Stars winning two of those matchups.
SCHEDULE vs. STARS
Nov. 21 @ DAL (W, 3-2 SO)
Nov. 26 vs. DAL
Mar. 4 @ DAL
Apr. 1 vs. DAL

RECORD VS. STARS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 1-0-0 Overall: 1-2-0 Overall: 71-55-23 Overall: 48-37-19 Series: 5 (2-3)
Home: 0-0-0 Home: 0-1-0 Home: 42-19-13 Home: 26-14-11 Record: 18-14
Road: 1-0-0 Road: 1-1-0 Road: 29-36-10 Road: 22-23-8

ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar recorded his 200th career point on Monday night in Dallas, reaching the milestone faster than any defenseman in NHL history (195th game) … Cale hit the mark in 12 fewer games than Sergei Zubov (207) … Makar is tied for fourth among NHL defensemen in scoring this season with 21 points (6g/15a) in 18 contests … He tallied his 15th career game-winning goal on Nov. 17 at Washington, the most of any defenseman since he made his debut in 2019-20 (Victor Hedman and Justin Faulk are tied for second with 11).

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

YOU GOT LEHKY BABE…..WHEN I FOUND YOU
Artturi Lehkonen has a career-high eight-game point streak (4g/6a), the longest run by an Avalanche player in 2022-23 … Lehky also has points in each of his last five ROAD contests (3g/3a), which is a club season high.

HOME COOKING
Mikko Rantanen has 22 points (11g/11a) in eight home games this season, the most points in the league and tied for the most goals … Mikko’s 2.75 points-per-game average on home ice is by far the highest in the NHL … He has two or more points in all but one of his eight home outings, which includes five 3-point efforts and three 4-point nights …He has a current five-game goal streak on home ice … Mikko was the first skater to reach 20 points in seven or fewer home contests since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96.

SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
The Avalanche rankssecond in the NHL in team save percentage at .923, trailing only Boston (.925) … Individually, Alexandar Georgiev ranks third in the league in save percentage with a .929 mark … Colorado’s netminders sit third in the NHL in team goals-against average (2.53).

THAT’S THE POWER OF LOVE
Colorado is the NHL’s top power play team at 34.4% (22-64) … Entering tonight’s contest, the Avs have scored a PPG in a season-high seven consecutive games (9-30, 30.0%) … The club posted a 39.3 success rate (11-28) in October, the second-best mark in a single month since Relocating to Denver behind only November 2018 (40.0%) … The Avalanche’s power play scored at a 32.8% clip during the 2022 playoffs, the highest rate on record (since 1977-78) by an NHL team that played at least 20 games … During the 2021-22 regular season, Colorado finished seventh in power-play percentage (24.0%) and led all teams in power-play goals (67) … It marked the Avalanche’s fourth top-10 finish in the last five seasons.

VIEW TO A KILL
The Avalanche’s PK unit has killed off a season-high 12 straight penalties and has allowed only one power-play goal in the last six games (18/19, 94.7%) .… The Avs’ PK ranks 21st at 77.4% after sitting 30th through games of Nov. 11 at 68.3%.

DROP DEAD GEOR-GIOUS
Alexandar Georgiev is 9-2-1 through his first 12 starts with the Avalanche, ranking sixth in the NHL in wins (9-tied), third in win percentage (.792) and save percentage (.929) and 10th in goals-against average (2.40) … Going back to last year with the Rangers, Georgiev is 17-3-1 in his last 22 games (21 starts).

IT TAKES TWO BABY
Mikko Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 28 points, tied for seventh in the league, while Nathan MacKinnon is right behind him with 27 points, tied for ninth in the circuit … MacKinnon ranks second in the NHL in assists (22) and Rantanen is tied for fifth in goals (13) … Rantanen was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for Nov. 7-13 after MacKinnon was the NHL’s Second Star the week before from Oct. 31–Nov. 6

JUST CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Colorado is 7-3-0 on the road this season, 8-3-0 if you include the one “home” game in Finland … The Avs have won a season-high four straight road games … The Avalanche finished a league-best 9-1 on the road during the 2022 postseason, tied for the fewest road losses by a Stanley Cup champion since 1987 (the 2012 Kings and 1995 Devils were both 10-1) … Colorado earned all four series-clinching wins on the road.

GETTING OFFENSIVE
Colorado ranks 10th in the NHL in scoring, averaging 3.44 tallies per game … Colorado averaged a league-best 4.25 goals/game during the 2022 playoffs, the highest by an NHL team that played at least 10 games in a postseason since 1988 (Edmonton 4.67, Detroit 4.31) … The Avalanche finished fourth in the NHL with 308 goals (3.76 per game) during the 2021- 22 regular season, surpassing the 300-mark for only the second time since relocating to Denver (326 in 1995-96).

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
The Avs are 4-1-0 on Saturday this season.

SONG SUNG BLUE(LINE)
Colorado’s defensemen have combined for 53 points (11g/42a) this year, third in the NHL behind Vegas (57) and San Jose (58) … The Avs defense produced 64 goals last season, a franchise record and the most by any team since the 1992-93 Capitals (94) … The Avalanche’s blueline also lead all teams in points with a franchise-record 238, the most since the 1995- 96 Red Wings had 240 … Colorado’s defensemen finished with 69 points (18g/51a) during the playoffs, the most by any blueline in a four-round postseason since the 1984-85 Oilers (77).

CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE RECORD BOOKS
Mikko Rantanen is tied with Matt Duchene (178) for ninth place on the franchise goals list … Nathan MacKinnon’s next goal will tie him with Gabriel Landeskog (248) for sixth place on the franchise’s all-time goals list … With 428 career assists, MacKinnon is two behind Milan Hejduk (430) for fifth place.

DAYDREAM BELIEVER
Colorado was originally scheduled for 10 afternoon games this season, which could be reduced to nine depending on the makeup date of the postponed Nashville game from Nov. 25 …. The Avs finished 5-1-0 in day games last year, 3-0-0 at home and 2-1-0 on the road … Colorado is 13-3-1 in day contests since the start of the 2019-20 campaign and 16-3-2 in home afternoon contests since 2017-18.

BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche were originally scheduled for 13 back-to-backs but that may be reduced to 12 depending on the makeup date of the Nov. 25th Nashville game that was postponed. … The Avs have played four back-to-backs so far, going 2-2-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.

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

MOST GOALS, GAME, OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
6 – Colorado, 2022 Global Series vs. Columbus (Nov. 4, 2022)
5 – Colorado, 2022 Global Series vs. Columbus (Nov. 5, 2022)
5 – Tampa Bay, 2019 Global Series vs. Buffalo (Nov. 9, 2019)
5 – New Jersey, 2018 Global Series vs. Edmonton (Oct. 6, 2018)
5 – Phoenix, 2010 Premiere Series vs. Boston (Oct. 9, 2010)
5 – St. Louis, 2009 Premiere Series vs. Detroit (Oct. 3, 2009)
5 – Calgary, GAME ONe Japan ’98 at San Jose (Oct. 10, 1998)

MOST CAREER POINTS IN GAMES PLAYED OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
8 – Nathan MacKinnon (1g/7a)
7 – Patrick Kane (3g/4a)
7 – Dustin Byfuglien (2g/5a)
MOST CAREER ASSISTS IN GAMES PLAYED OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
7 – Nathan MacKinnon
5 – Dustin Byfuglien
5 – Blake Wheeler

HAT TRICKS SCORED OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
3 – Mikko Rantanen (COL), Nov 4, 2022 vs. Columbus (2022 Global Series)
3 – Patrik Laine (WPG), Nov. 1, 2018 at Florida (2018 Global Series)
3 – Theo Fleury (CGY), Oct. 10, 1998 at San Jose (GAME ONe Japan ’98)

MOST ASSISTS, GAME, OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
4 – Nathan MacKinnon (COL) Nov. 4, 2022 vs. Columbus (2022 Global Series)
3 – Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) Nov. 1, 2018 at Florida (2018 Global Series)
3 – Blake Wheeler (WPG), Nov. 1, 2018 at Florida (2018 Global Series)

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

BEST SINCE 2019-20
The Avalanche are 148-58-20 (.699) since the start of the 2019-20 season, the most wins, points and best points percentage in the NHL … Only Tampa (49) has more playoff wins during that span

MOST WINS SINCE 2019-20 POINTS % SINCE 2019-20 PLAYOFF WINS SINCE 2019-20
Colorado 148 Colorado .699 Tampa Bay 49
Boston 146 Boston .690 Colorado 32
Tampa Bay 142 Carolina .665 NY Islanders 25
Florida 140 Florida .663 Vegas 23
Carolina/Vegas 138 Tampa Bay .662 Montreal 19

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

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

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

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

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

WINS, FRANCHISE HISTORY POINTS, FRANCHISE HISTORY
56 2021-22 119 2021-22
52 2000-01 118 2000-01
52 2013-14 112 2013-14

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

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

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

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

IN BEDNAR WE TRUST
Jared Bednar is in his seventh season as the Avalanche’s head coach … Hired on Aug. 25, 2016, he is the third-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Jon Cooper (March 25, 2013) and Mike Sullivan (Dec. 12, 2015) … Jared led the 2021-22 Avalanche to their most successful regular season in franchise history (56-19-7, 119 points) and continued that into the postseason with a 16-4 playoff mark en route to capturing the 2022 Stanley Cup … Bednar, who won a Calder Cup with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016 and a Kelly Cup with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2009, became the first individual to win a championship in the NHL, AHL and ECHL as a head coach … He is the winningest coach in Avalanche history with a 251-174- 47 (.582) regular season record … Bednar owns a 40-22-1 (.635) record in 63 postseason games, the best playoff winning percentage among active coaches and the third highest all time (min 50 GP) behind Glen Sather (.706) and Toe Blake (.689).

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

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

Blue Bombers extend contract of defensive end Willie Jefferson

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Football

CFL Editor

November 26, 2022

Blue Bombers extend contract of defensive end Willie Jefferson

WINNIPEG, MB., – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms with all-star defensive end Willie Jefferson on a one-year contract extension. Jefferson was scheduled to be a free agent in February.

Jefferson (6-7, 242, Stephen F. Austin; born: January 31, 1991, in Beaumont, TX) returns in 2023 for what will be his fourth season with the Blue Bombers and ninth in the Canadian Football League.

The Blue Bombers’ Most Outstanding Defensive player in 2022, Jefferson was also named a West Division All-Star after leading the club in quarterback sacks with seven, adding 33 tackles, one interception for a touchdown, two forced fumbles, and 10 pass knockdowns.

During the 2022 season, Jefferson also became the first player in CFL history to record 50 sacks and 50 pass knockdowns. In his three years with the Blue Bombers, he has recorded 26 sacks, four interceptions, two touchdowns and 36 knockdowns – including the 16 he posted in 2019, a league record for defensive linemen.

Jefferson is a four-time CFL All-Star who was also honoured as the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2019. Jefferson first came to the CFL with Edmonton in 2014, signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2016 before joining the Blue Bombers in 2019. He has appeared in 126 CFL games in his career, including the last 50 with the Blue Bombers.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders

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NHL Editor

November 26, 2022

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Tues., Nov. 29 New York Islanders Wells Fargo Center 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thur., Dec. 1 Tampa Bay Lightning Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Sat., Dec. 3 New Jersey Devils Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison IR-oblique muscle strain, hip pointer 11/13-present 7
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 21
Sean Couturier back 9/19-present 21
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 21
Travis Konecny upper body 11/19-present 4
Scott Laughton IR-upper body 11/21-present 3
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-present 15
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 122

PREVIOUS INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Patrick Brown back 9/21-11/15 16
Carter Hart illness 11/8 1
Owen Tippett upper body 10/15-10/27 5
Rasmus Ristolainen lower body 10/13-10/27 6
Felix Sandstrom lower body 10/1-10/17 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/22 – Placed F Scott Laughton on Injured Reserve; Recalled F Jackson Cates from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
11/16 – Activated F Patrick Brown from IR
11/15 – Placed F Wade Allison on IR due to an oblique muscle strain and hip pointer

FLYERS VS. ISLANDERS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS ISLANDERS
143-98-44 ALL-TIME RECORD 116-134-35
82-36-22 HOME 69-56-20
61-62-22 ROAD 47-78-15
1-2-2 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
2-3-5 LAST 10 MEETINGS 8-2-0
925 GOALS SCORED 864
21.8% POWER PLAY 18.6%
81.4% PENALTY KILL 78.2%
Hayes: 15 pts (10-5=15) in 33 GP
Provorov: 10 pts (4-6=10) in 27 GP
Ristolainen: 10 pts (2-8=10) in 28 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Parise: 45 pts (23-22=45) in 52 GP
Bailey: 36 pts (12-24=36) in 65 GP
Barzal: 25 pts (8-17=25) in 23 GP
Hart: 3-3-3, 3,21 GAA, .883 SV% in 9 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced NYI
TEAM GOALTENDERS Varlamov: 8-3-2, 2.83 GAA, .915 SV% in 14 GP
Sorokin: 7-1-1, 1.72 GAA, .938 SV%, 1 SO in 9 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 26 UBS Arena 7:30 p.m.
November 29 Wells Fargo Center 7:30 p.m.
February 6 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.
April 8 UBS Arena 7:30 p.m.

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

Philadelphia plays 21 games in 40 days from Nov. 8-Dec. 17 – tied for the most games played among other NHL teams in that span (STL).
The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 15 of its 21 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-4th in the NHL with five wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers are 2-2-2 when scoring first.
Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
The Flyers rank second in the NHL with 387 blocked shots and with 637 hits.
Philadelphia ranks sixth in the NHL in team rookie scoring percentage (11.4) and T-7th in team rookie points (16).
The rookies have netted a combined seven goals to rank third among NHL team rookie goal percentage (13.7) and T-4th in rookie goals.

BACK-TO-BACKS

Friday’s and Saturday’s games this week mark the Flyers’ fifth back-to-back set of 15 this season.
The set marks the first of three home-to-road back-to-backs this season:

Nov. 25 vs. PIT (4-1 L); Nov. 26 at NYI
Feb. 24 vs. MTL; Feb. 25 at NJD
April 1 vs. BUF; April 2 at PIT

The Flyers are 2-2-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 0-4-0 in the second.

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

The Flyers play nine road games this month – the most road games in a single month this season.
Philadelphia plays 15 contests this month, its most in a month this season and the ninth time in franchise history the Flyers plays 15-plus games in the month of November:

LUCKY NUMBER 13

Kevin Hayes netted his sixth goal of the season Friday, his eighth point (4-4=8) in the last eight games.
He owns 10 points (5-5=10) in the last 11 games.
The 30-year-old leads the team in assists (14), PPA (6) and points (20) and ranks second in multi-point games (5) this season.
He collected eight points (1-7=8) in a career-high five-game season-opening point streak, Oct. 13-22.
He tallied his 200th career assist Oct. 19 at FLA.
Set a career-high three-game PPP streak (3a) from Oct. 13-18.

BUZZIN’ JOEL

Joel Farabee saw his three-game point streak come to an end Friday (1-2=3).
He owns seven points (1-6=7) in the last 10 games, including a season-high three-game assist streak, Nov. 8-12.
He ranks third on the Flyers in assists (9) and scoring (13) and fourth in goals (4) this season.
The forward tallied a season-high three points (1-2=3) on Oct. 22 at NSH.
He tied his career-high five shots for the seventh time on Oct. 19 at FLA.
The 22-year-old is one of five Flyers players with a GWG this season, notching his fourth career on Oct. 27 vs. FLA.

TIP OF THE HAT

Owen Tippett recorded a career-high 21:14 TOI Monday vs. CGY.
He registered his first career multi-goal game and a season-high six shots Nov. 19 at MTL.
The Ontario native collected five points (3-2=5) in a four-game point streak (Nov. 13-19), matching his career-best four-game point streak also set March 9-15, 2021.
He has seven points (4-3=7) in the last 10 contests.
He owns 10 points (6-4=10) in 16 games this season, setting a career best in a Flyers sweater.
He leads the team in PPG (3), ranks T-2nd in goals, third in shooting percentage (14.6) and T-4th in scoring this season.
The forward recorded his first multi-point game (1-1=2) of the season vs. STL (11/8).
The 23-year-old has 17 points (10-7=17) in 37 career games with the Flyers in two seasons.

WHOLE LOT OF HART

Carter Hart has seen 30-plus shots in 11 of his 15 games this season – he is 6-1-4 in those contests.
He ranks third among NHL goaltenders in shots against (495) and fourth in saves (453).
He opened the season on an eight-game point streak (6-0-2) to become the fourth goaltender in team history to have started a season on an eight-game plus point streak: Pete Peeters (22-0-5 in 1979-80), Bob Froese (9-0-1 in 1982-83) and Dominic Roussel (8-0-0 in 1993-94). (NHL Stats)
He made a career-high 48 shots and tied his career high with 51 shots faced vs. FLA on Oct. 27.
He recorded a career-high season-opening five-game win streak.
Per NHL Stats, he became the seventh goaltender in Flyers history to win each of his first five games of a season and first since Ron Hextall (5-0-0 in 1995-96). The longest such stretch in franchise history is eight straight games, achieved by Dominic Roussel (1993-94) and Bob Froese (1982-83).
The 24-year-old’s 48 saves tied for the eighth-most by a Flyers goaltender while his 51 shots faced T-10th. Per NHL Stats, his 48 saves mark the highest single game save total by a Flyers goaltenders since Steve Mason on March 22, 2016 (51 at CBJ).
Outside of Philadelphia, he only has two NHL teams he has not earned a win against: Colorado and St. Louis.

EMERGING TALENT

Noah Cates owns six points (3-3=6) in the last 10 games, including two multi-point games.
He tallied his first power-play point of the season (assist), Nov. 15 at CBJ.
The 23-year-old recoded his first game-winning goal of the season, second career, Oct. 18 at TBL.
The forward leads team rookies with six points (3-3=6) and ranks T-7th among NHL rookies in goals and is one of 17 rookies to register a GWG.

ICE ICE BABY

Tony DeAngelo recorded a career-high 31:03 TOI Nov. 19 at MTL to become the sixth defenseman in Flyers history to skate 31-plus minutes in two-or-more games, also: Matt Carle (2), Eric Desjardins (9), Derian Hatcher (2), Kim Johnsson (4) and Chris Pronger (3).
He ranks seventh in the NHL in average TOI/game (25:04).
He ranks third on the team in PPP (6), T-4th in points (10), fifth in assists (7) and T-5th in goals (3),
He recorded five points (1-4=5) in a four-game point streak, Oct. 13-19.
Per NHL Stats, he became the fifth defenseman in Flyers history to start a season on a point streak of at least four games: Behn Wilson (7 games in 1981-82), Chris Pronger (5 games in 2011-12), Gary Galley (four games in 1993-94) and Mark Howe (four games in 1988-89 & 1984-85).
The blueliner scored his first goal in a Flyers sweater, on the power play, Oct. 15 vs. VAN.
The Sewell, NJ native, made his Flyers debut on Oct. 13, registering two assists, a plus-3 rating and three blocked shots in a team-high 23:46 TOI.

IVAN THE GREAT

Ivan Provorov ranks T-4th in team history for goals by a defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere (60) and T-7th for points by a Flyers defenseman with Joe Watson (198).
The blueliner ranks fourth on the team in assists (8), T-4th in shots (44) and sixth in hits (35) this season.
The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks fourth in the NHL with 54 blocked shots.
He tallied two assists, a plus-4 rating and 10 blocked shots in Philadelphia’s season opener on Oct. 13 vs. NJ.
The Russian native’s 10 blocked shots tied the franchise record for most in a game for the third time: Andrew MacDonald (3/11/16); Provorov (11/2/17 & 10/13/22).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Fri., Nov. 25, 2022 Win NYI 3 at CBJ 2 Wahlstrom, Pageau,
Nelson
Sorokin (24/26)
Oliver Wahlstrom opened the score, Jean-Gabriel Pageau added a second on the power play, then Brock Nelson tallied the go-ahead goal in the third period, to help the New York Islanders defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, Friday night at \Nationwide Arena. Ilya Sorokin recorded his third straight victory, Mathew Barzal tallied two assists, and Simon Holmstrom recorded his first career NHL point to help the Islanders improve to 2-0-0 against Columbus this season.

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TV
Nov. 26, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG
Nov. 29, 2022 Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) MSG
Feb. 6, 2023 Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) MSG

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 23 Simon Holmstrom has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Kyle Palmieri is day to day with an upper body injury.
Nov. 16 Nikita Soshnikov has been loaned to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Nov. 7 Robin Salo has been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Philadelphia Flyers in the first of three matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time the Islanders hosted the Flyers was January 25, when Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson and Zach Parise each recorded multi-point games in a 4-3 win at UBS Arena. The Islanders enter tonight’s game on the back-end of a back-to-back series and with five straight wins against Metropolitan division opponents, after they defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena last night. The Islanders are 4-1-0 in their last five home ice matchups.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13 vs. FLA , Nov. 8 at NYR

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 vs. EDM –

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

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA

Man Games Lost: 9

RECENT RESULTS
Friday, Nov. 25 at Columbus W (3-2)
Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Edmonton W (3-0)
Monday, Nov. 21 at Toronto W, OT (3-2)
Saturday, Nov. 19 at Dallas L (5-2)

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. PHILADELPHIA
Mar. 20, 2022 Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) Loss (2-1)
Jan. 25, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-3)
Jan. 18, 2022 Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) SO Win (4-3)
Jan. 17, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-1)
Apr. 3, 2021 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) SO Win (3-2)

vs. THE FLYERS:
2021-22 3-1-0
Last 5 meetings 4-1-0
Franchise History 116-134-26-9
NYI Home 69-56-15-5
NYI Away 47-78-11-4

STORYLINES
HOSTING THE FLYERS
The Islanders cap off their fourth back-to-back series of the season tonight, as they host the Philadelphia Flyers for
the first time since January 25 of last season, a 4-3 Islander win. Zach Parise, Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each
recorded multi-point games. These teams last met on March 20, 2022 in Philadelphia, a 2-1 decision in favor of the
Flyers.
The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with an 8-2-2 record against Philadelphia in their last twelve meetings. The
Islanders have also captured five consectuive home wins against the Flyers, dating back to March 20, 2021. Tonight’s
game is the 286th meeting between these two franchises.
Forwards Zach Parise and Josh Bailey have seen success against the Flyers throughout their careers. Parise’s 45
career points against Philadelphia are tied with Boston’s Brad Marchand for tenth-most amongst active NHLers, and
his 23 goals against Philly are seventh-most amongst actives. Josh Bailey has talled 36 points (12g, 24a) against
Philadelphia in his career, second-most against any single opponent he has faced (Pittsburcgh, 42).

AGAINST THE METRO
The Islanders improved to 2-0-0 in their season series against the Columbus Blue Jackets last night in Ohio, and captured their fifth consecutive Metropolitan victory. They enter tonight’s matchup with a 5-1-0 record against opponents in their own division. Since October 26, the Islanders are 7-1-0 against Eastern Conference opponents.

SEVEN STRAIGHT
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal has recorded points in his last seven games, the longest streak by an Islander this season. He has tallied ten points (2g, 8a) in since November 14. Barzal’s 23 assists in 22 games lead the NHL, and the Coquitlam, BC native leads the Islanders in points (25) and assists (23). Barzal has recorded 25 points (8g, 17a) against Philadelphia in 23 career games, the most against any single opponent he has faced in his career. Barzal’s 23 assists in 22 games are only the sixth time in club history that an Islander has recorded higher than an assist-per-game average through the first 22 games of the season. Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier were the last to do so, in 1984-85.

PPGs
Forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau has found the back of the net three times in his last two games. Four of Pageau’s last six goals have been scored on the power play, and his four PPGs lead the Islanders. On Wednesday night against Edmonton, he scored the eventual game-winner shorthanded. It was the 17th SHG of his career, tying Cal Clutterbuck, Jonathan Toews, and Jordan Staal for seventh place amongst active NHLers. He also scored on the power play, becoming the seventh Islanders player to score both shorthanded and on the power play in a five-minute span.

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Last night against Columbus, Islanders forward Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help lift the Islanders over the Blue Jackets, 3-2. Entering tonight’s matchup, Nelson leads the Islanders in goals (10) and game-winners (3). It was Nelson’s fourth career game-winning goal. Nelson has recorded a point in ten of the last 11 Islander wins, and scored a goal in nine of them. He is second on the Islanders in points (21), and has recorded a team-high 69 shots on goal this season. Nelson has been held off the scoresheet just four times this month.

SCORING
Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders have outscored opponents 72-57 through 22 games. Amongst the Metropolitan Divsion, only Pittsburgh Penguins (75) and New Jersey Devils (77) have recorded more goals this season. The Islanders are 9-1-0 when scoring first, and each of their last four victories (OTT, TOR, EDM, CBJ) have seen the Islanders open the score. All 14 Islander victories this season have included at least three Islander goals.

THE THIRD
The Islanders remain most productive in the third period. 13 of the 14 victories they have captured so far this season have included an Islander finding the back of the net in the third (13-5-0 when they find the back of the net in the final frame). Their 32 third period goals this season are tied with the Boston Bruins for most in the NHL.

FIRSTS
Islanders forward Simon Holmstrom was recalled from loan from Bridgeport (AHL) on November 23. Holmstrom made his NHL debut that night, the first Islanders rookie to make their NHL debut this season. Holmstrom recorded his first NHL point on Friday night Columbus, an assist on Oliver Wahlstrom’s sixth goal of the season.

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Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom recorded his sixth goal of the season last night against Columbus. Wahlstrom leads Islanders forwards and is tied for the team-lead (Pelech) in plus-minus, with a +9 through 22 games this season. Wahlstrom has recorded five points (2g, 3a) in 11 games against Philadelphia.

SOROKIN
Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin captured his third straight win last night in Columbus, turning away 24 of 26 shots faced. Sorokin’s ten wins this season are tied for third-most in the league (Jones, Shesterkin). His 2.19 GAA is third amongst all NHL netminders (min. 6 GP), and his .933 SV% is second-most (Ullmark). On Wednesday night vs. Edmonton, Sorokin posted a career-high 49-save shutout against the Oilers. It was Sorokin’s second shutout of the 2022-23 campaign (last: Oct. 26 vs. NYR), and his 49 saves were the third-most in a shutout by an Islander goalie in franchise history (J. Halak 51, G. Healy 50). He enters tonight’s matchup as one of five NHL netminders to post at least two shutouts so far this season. Sorokin becomes one of just three goalies in the expansion era to have 12 shutouts in their first 89 NHL games (T. Esposito, G. Resch).

BLUELINERS
Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson leads blueliners in all three scoring categories, with 15 points (six goals, nine assists) through 23 games. Dobson’s six goals are tied with four skaters for third-most in the league amongst defensemen (E. Karlsson 11, R. Dahlin 8). Dobson has tallied 65 shots on goal this season, leading defensemen by far and second on the team (Nelson, 69) . The next closest Islanders defensemen to Dobson’s 65 shots on goal is Scott Mayfield, with 32. Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho recorded his second goal of the season in the Islanders’ win on Wednesday night vs. Edmonton. Aho’s goal on Wednesday was the 17th goal and 49th point by an Islanders blueliner this season. Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech leads the team in time on ice with 21:17 per game, and plus/minus with a plus-nine through 21 games (tied with O. Wahlstrom). Pelech leads active Islander defensemen in games played, and has skated each of his 403 contests in an Islanders uniform. The Islanders are 5-1-0 when Pelech finds the scoresheet this season, and the Toronto, ON native added his seventh assist of the season on Wednesday night vs. Edmonton.

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

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November 26, 2022

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 3, Calgary Flames 0
November 25, 2022 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 25; CGY: 32
Power Plays: WSH: 1/2; CGY: 0/2
Three Stars: 1. Kuemper (WSH), 2. Oshie (WSH), 3. Kuznetsov (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned forward Connor McMichael to AHL Hershey, 11/20

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Alex Ovechkin – 4 games shy of 1,300 career games; 9 goals shy of 800 career goals; 11 goals shy of passing Gordie Howe for second on the NHL’s all-time goals list Lars Eller – 1 assist shy of 200 career assists; 10 games shy of 900 career games Dmitry Orlov – 2 goals shy of passing Al Iafrate (58) for the ninth-most goals by a defenseman in franchise history Evgeny Kuznetsov – 4 assists shy of passing Bengt Gustafsson (359) for the eighth-most assists in franchise history Charlie Lindgren – 17 saves shy of 1,000 career saves Garnet Hathaway – 5 games shy of 400 career games Dylan Strome – 5 games shy of 300 career games Nic Dowd – 7 games shy of 400 career games

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED
John Carlson – Played 900th career game, 11/17 at STL; Recorded 600th career point and passed Michal Pivonka for the fifth-most points in franchise history, 11/11 vs. TBL Alex Ovechkin – Passed Bryan Trottier (1,425) for the 18th-most points in NHL history, 11/17 at STL Evgeny Kuznetsov – Passed Peter Bondra (353) for the ninth-most assists in franchise history, 11/13 at TBL

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12-11/25 (22 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Carl Hagelin: 10/12-11/25 (22 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12-11/25 (22 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-11/25/22 (18 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-11/25/22 (11 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-11/25/22 (9 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22 (11 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22 (6 games)
Man Games Lost: 121

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Nov. 29, 10 p.m. ET at Vancouver (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Dec. 1, 10 p.m. ET at Seattle (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Dec. 3, 10 p.m. ET at Calgary (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Dec. 5, 8:30 p.m. ET at Edmonton (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Dec. 7, 7 p.m. ET at Philadelphia (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday at Prudential Center for the second of four meetings between the teams this season. Saturday’s contest marks the first game of a season-long six-game road trip for Washington. The Capitals defeated the Devils 6-3 on Oct. 24 in New Jersey, receiving goals from six different players, including four in the second period. Washington has earned at least one point in 12-straight games against New Jersey (11-0-1), their longest active point streak versus a single opponent (courtesy of NHL Stats). Washington is 124-77-13-16 all-time vs. New Jersey and 26-3-3 in their last 32 games against the Devils dating back to the 2015-16 season. In addition, the Capitals have won six-straight games at New Jersey and have a record of 13-2-1 in their last 16 games at Prudential Center. In 2021-22, Washington won the season series with New Jersey 2-0-1.

AWAY vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
53-47-7-7 337 329 6 WSH wins (2/27/21-
10/24/22)

CAPITALS vs. DEVILS ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (69) Ovechkin (38) Backstrom (40) Ovechkin (77)
Backstrom (59) Backstrom (18) Ovechkin (39) Backstrom (58)
Carlson (51) Kuznetsov (10) Carlson (32) Carlson (40)

TOP CAPS FACTS
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Alex Ovechkin scored his eleventh goal of the season on Friday against Calgary, his second-straight game with a goal. Ovechkin has recorded seven points (3g, 4a) in his last four games.
It marked Ovechkin’s 791st career goal. Ovechkin is nine goals shy of becoming the third player in NHL history to score 800 career goals and 11 goals shy of passing Gordie Howe (801) for second on the NHL’s all-time goals list.
Ovechkin ranks first in NHL history in power play goals (291) and overtime goals (25), second in game-winning goals (123), road goals (401) and multi-goal games (159), and fourth in even strength goals (495).
Ovechkin also recorded an assist on Friday, marking his second-straight two-point game and his 402nd career multi-point game. Ovechkin is two multi-point games shy of passing Stan Mikita (403) for the 14th most in NHL history.
Ovechkin has recorded 21 points (11g, 10a) in 22 games this season, which leads the Capitals.
Ovechkin is on pace to score 41 goals this season. Should Ovechkin reach the 30-goal mark, it would mark his 17th career 30-goal season, tying him with Mike Gartner for the most in NHL history.

Missed You Osh Babe

T.J. Oshie recorded his second-straight multi-point game (1g, 1a) on Friday against Calgary.
Oshie scored the game’s first goal, marking his is 32nd game-opening goal since joining the Capitals in 2015-16. Only Alex Ovechkin (43) has more with the club over that span (courtesy of NHL Stats).
In the two games since returning to the Capitals’ lineup on Wednesday against Philadelphia, Oshie has recorded four points (1g, 3a).
Oshie, who missed 11-straight games due to injury, has recorded nine points (3g, 6a) in 11 games this season.
Since the start of the 2020-21 season, the Capitals are 67-29-12 (.676 point percentage) with Oshie in the lineup and 36-12-6 (.722 point percentage) when he records a point.
In games without Oshie since 2020-21, the Capitals have a record of 22-22-8 (.500 point percentage).

Chuck Stops Here

Goaltender Charlie Lindgren is expected to start for the Capitals against New Jersey.
Lindgren recorded his first win as a Capital on Oct. 24 against the Devils, stopping 38 of 41 shots faced. Lindgren’s 38 saves were tied for the third-most saves he has made in a game in his career.
Lindgren enters Saturday’s game 17 saves shy of 1,000 career saves.
Lindgren has posted a 2-1-2 record with a 3.13 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage in six games this season. In 35 career games, Lindgren has a record of 17-3-4 with a 2.80 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage and two shutouts.

Bright and Sonny

Sonny Milano recorded two assists on Wednesday against Calgary, his second multi-point game of the season.
Milano has recorded seven points (3g, 4a) in 10 games with Washington. Four of Milano’s seven points have come in the third period of games.

Gus Bus

Erik Gustafsson recorded an assist on Friday against Calgary, his second-straight game with an assist.
Gustafsson’s nine assists this season rank tied for first among Capitals defensemen (Nick Jensen: 9).
Gustafsson has recorded a 53.8 shot attempt percentage (358 shot attempts for, 307 shot attempts against) in 22 games this season, which ranks second on the Capitals (min. 5 GP).

Metro Matchup

Saturday’s game marks Washington’s fifth game against a Metropolitan Division opponent this season (2-1-1). The Capitals have earned at least one point in three of their four division games, including a win against first-place New Jersey on Oct. 24.
Last season, the Capitals tied for the second-best record (16-9-1, .635 point percentage) among Metropolitan Division teams in division games.

Homecoming

John Carlson has recorded 40 points (8g, 32a) in 51 career games against the Devils, the most points he has recorded against a single franchise.
In 16 games this season, Carlson has recorded 11 points (5g, 6a) and leads the Capitals in time on ice per game (23:20).
Since 2017-18, Carlson ranks first in the NHL in points among defensemen (75g-264a—339p), holding a 20-point lead over the next closest defensemen (Roman Josi: 319 points).

Who’s Next?

Alex Ovechkin’s goal on Wednesday against Philadelphia marked his first career goal against Felix Sandstrom, the 164th different goaltender Ovechkin has scored on in his career.
Ovechkin’s 164 goaltenders scored on is tied with Mark Messier for the third most in NHL history and trails only Jaromir Jagr (178) and Patrick Marleau (177). Among these players, Marleau ranks first in NHL history in games played, Messier third and Jagr fourth. Ovechkin ranks tied for 66th.

Player Number of Goaltenders Scored On Games Played
Jaromir Jagr 178 1,733
Patrick Marleau 177 1,779
Alex Ovechkin 164 1,296
Mark Messier 164 1,756

Ovechkin has never scored on Vitek Vanecek or Akira Schmid.

At The Dot

The Capitals have won 52.4 percent of their faceoffs since Nov. 1, which is the ninth-highest win percentage in the NHL in that span.
Since Nov. 1, Washington has won 54.1 percent of their draws in the defensive zone, which ranks seventh in the NHL.
Nic Dowd won 11 of 18 faceoffs (61.1%) on Friday against Calgary, which led the team. Lars Eller finished with seven faceoffs wins in 3 draws taken (53.8%) and Dylan Strome finished with eight faceoff wins in 15 draws taken (53.3%).
Eller has won 60.1 percent of his faceoffs since Nov. 1, which ranks third in the NHL during that span (min. 125 faceoffs taken).
During that same span, Eller ranks first in the NHL in defensive zone faceoff win percentage (66.7%) and fourth in defensive zone faceoff win percentage (62.7%).
Nic Dowd ranks second on the Capitals with a 52.8 faceoff win percentage since Nov. 1.

Heavy Hitters

Washington’s 621 hits this season are the second most in the NHL.
The Capitals are on pace to record 2,314 hits this season, which would mark the franchise’s second-highest single-season total since the NHL began tracking hits in 2005-06 (2014-15: 2,335 hits)
The Capitals have out hit their opponents in 14 of their 22 games.
Garnet Hathaway leads the Capitals with 85 hits this season and ranks second in the NHL. Martin Fehervary ranks seventh in the NHL with 76 hits, while Alex Ovechkin ranks tied for 12th with 66.

Penalty Skill

The Capitals have killed off 44 of 52 power plays (84.6 percent) over their last 16 games, dating back to Oct. 22. During that span, Washington’s 84.6 penalty kill percentage ranks fourth in the NHL.
Washington has drawn 102 penalties this season – the second most in the NHL – and their +15 net penalty differential ranks first in the NHL.
Garnet Hathaway leads the Capitals and ranks eighth in the NHL with 12 drawn penalties this season, while Nic Dowd ranks tied for ninth with 11.

Shot Suppression

The Capitals have allowed fewer than 30 shots in eight of their last 11 games. During that span, which began on Nov. 3, the Capitals have recorded a 53.8 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (551 shot attempts for, 474 shot attempts against), which ranks eighth in the NHL.

Comeback Caps

The Capitals overcame a one-goal deficit in the third period to defeat the Flyers 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday. It marked Washington’s third win this season when trailing after two periods, which is tied for the third most in the NHL.

Did You Know?

Darcy Kuemper stopped all 32 shots faced on Wednesday against Calgary, earning his 27th career shutout. In 11 career games versus the Flames, Kuemper has posted a record of 7-2-1 with a 1.61 goals-against average, a .953 save percentage and four shutouts.
Kuemper’s two shutouts this season rank tied for second in the NHL.
The Capitals are 9-1-1 when scoring three or more goals this season.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 3 Buffalo Sabres 1
(17-4-0—34 PTS) (9-12-0—18 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Hughes 2. N. Hischier 3. C. Anderson

Goals:
BUF: V. Olofsson
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Buffalo 0 1 0 – – 1
DEVILS 0 3 0 – – 3

NJD: J. Hughes, J. Boqvist, T. TatarINJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 21 Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 15 Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 10 2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 51

Jersey’s team witnessed the start of the team’s second overall back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign on Friday. The team is now 1-1-0 in the first half of a back-to-back set for 2022-23, while the team is 1-0-0 in second games played for this matter. Jersey’s team extended its winning streak on the road to nine games, which is tied for the second-longest in franchise history. The Devils’ longest road winning streaks are below:

10 Feb. 27, 2001-Apr. 7.
9 Oct. 8, 2009-Nov. 12
9 Oct. 20, 2022-PRESENT

After Friday’s win, the Devils improved to 14-0-0 when leading after two periods of play this season, which ranks first in the NHL, while Boston ranks second at 12-0-0.

The team is 11-1-0 for the month of November, which set the franchise record for the most wins in November: 10 wins:

1997-98 (10-4-0).
After Friday’s win, the Devils are now 14-4-0 when outshooting an opponent this season.

After Friday’s win, the team improved to 11-3-0 when the team scores first in a game this season.

Keep in mind…Jersey’s team is 15-0-0 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 7-0-0 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23.

Head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 799th career victory at his old stomping grounds in Buffalo. Only four other NHL coaches all-time are in the

“800 club.”
S. Bowman: 1,244 wins
Joel Quenneville: 969 wins
Barry Trotz: 914 wins
Ken Hitchcock: 849 wins

The Devils are 14-1-0 since the team last played Washington on Oct. 24. The team’s 14 wins since that time are the most in the NHL, while Boston ranks second with a 13-2-0 record. New Jersey netted three, second-period goals on Friday night at Buffalo which marked 30 second-period goals overall for the 2022-23 season. That marker ranks second in the NHL behind Pittsburgh (31 goals, 2nd period). As of Nov. 26, the Devils ranked first in the NHL in shots against, per game at 25.2, while Carolina ranks second at 26.1. Additionally, as Nov. 26, the Devils are ranked second for shots on goal, per game, at 36.7 behind the Florida Panthers (40.4). Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times:

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

The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship. The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots. The team is scheduled to wear the sweaters four times this season and twice on the road:

Dec. 3, at PHI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 9, vs NYI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 30, at PIT, 7:00 P.M.
Jan. 7, vs NYR, 1:00 P.M.
2022-23 TEAM STATS

RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Saturday in 2022-23…4-1-0…at home: 2-1-0…road: 2-0-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…14-4-0…home: 6-3-0…road: 8-1-0
Record in day games in 2022-23…3-0-0…home: 2-0-0…road: 1-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…2-0-0

RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…11-3-0…Trailing first…6-1-0

GOALS BY PERIOD
PERIOD GOALS FOR/AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL
1 20-15 +5
2 30-20 +10
3 24-12 +12
OT 3-0 +3
TOTAL 77-47 +30

As of Nov. 26, the team’s +30 goal differential ranked second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with a +37 differential.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
First game: 1-1-0 | home: 0-1-1 | road: 1-0-0
Second game: 1-0-0 | home: 0-0-0 | road: 1-0-0

AROUND THE RINK THE RINK
On Mon. Nov. 21, the Devils hosted their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night. FUNDS RAISED WILL BENEFIT DAVID E. ZULLO PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM AT BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, AN RWJBARNABAS HEALTH FACILITY. The Devils hosted nine-year-old Richard “RJ” Ferguson, a cancer patient and lifelong Devils fan, and his family at the game. RJ, from Middletown, New Jersey, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in May 2022 and continues his treatment at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

VS WASHINGTON
The Devils and Washington face-off for the second of four matchups this season between the Metropolitan Division foes:
Mar. 9, at WSH, 7:00 P.M.
Apr. 13, at WSH, 7:00 P.M.
The last time the Devils won a season series vs Washington was 2013-14, after the Devils posted a 3-1-0 record vs the Caps.

ALL-TIME vs WASHINGTON
Record: 93-118-13-6
Home: 54-49-7-4
Road: 39-69-6-2
Points Leader: Patrik Elias…22g-36a=58 PTS, 64 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur…40-17-4

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs the Capitals was in an 8-1 win vs Washington on Oct. 28, 1977 (COL).
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Caps is nine, four times, with the last being on Jan. 16, 1990, in a 9-6 loss at Washington.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Capitals is 47, after a 6-5 win on Jan. 20, 1989, at Washington.
The most shots that the Devils/Rockies allowed in a single game vs Washington is 51, on Nov. 18, 1981, at Washington, in a 7-1 defeat.
The last time the Devils shut out the Caps was Oct. 11, 2018, in a 6-0 win at the Rock.
The last time Washington shut out the Devils was Mar. 26, 2021, in a 4-0 loss at Washington.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sat. Nov. 26, vs WSH, 7:00 P.M.
Mon. Nov. 28, at NYR, 7:00 P.M.
Thu. Dec. 1, vs NSH, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Dec. 3, at PHI, 7:00 P.M.
Tues. Dec. 6, vs CHI, 7:00 P.M.

LAST TRADE
The last time that the Devils and Washington executed a trade was on July. 8, 2022, when the Devils dealt a 2022 second and thirdround draft picks in exchange for goaltender Vitek Vanecek. Jack Hughes opened the scoring on Friday and 2:00 into the second period. It marked the fourth time this season that the 2019 No. 1 overall draft selection scored the first goal of a game for 2022-23. Hughes is tied for second in the NHL with five other skaters who’ve scored the first goal of a game this season. J. Tavares (TOR) ranks first in the NHL with five goals. Yegor Sharangovich extended his point streak to five games (3g-3a=6 PTS), after earning the primary assist on Jesper Boqvist’s second-period tally on Friday. The Belarus native’s career-high point streak is seven games, which was earned from Feb. 8, 2022, to Feb. 28 (5g-6a=11 PTS). The Swedish native in Boqvist also earned his fourth-career game-winning goal and second for the season. The last time that Boqvist netted a game-winner was Nov. 12, vs Arizona, at the Rock. Tomas Tatar not only netted his fifth tally for the 2022-23 campaign, but earned his 196th career goal. Nico Hischier collected the primary assist on Tatar’s goal on Friday, and the team improved to 15-0-0 when the captain records a point
in a game this season. Jesper Bratt chipped in and earned the secondary assist on Tatar’s tally…the left-handed shot now owns 25 points in 21 games played (8g-17a=25 PTS).

QUICK HITS
As of Nov. 26, and since Oct. 25, Jonas Siegenthaler is a +18, Tomas Tatar is a +18, Ryan Graves is a +16, which ranks 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the NHL, respectively. Siegenthaler’s +21 plus/minus rating ranks first for all NHL defensemen for the 2022-23 campaign. Graves’ +17 rating ranks third in the NHL for all defensemen. Nico Hischier enters his third season as team captain. Damon Severson is the longest-tenured Devil via 2014-15. Dawson Mercer is the first player in franchise history to wear No. 91. Mercer donned No. 18 last season, which was taken over by two-time Stanley Cup champion Ondrej Palat.

COACH’S CORNER
Head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 783rd career regular-season win on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, and now ranks fifth all-time for NHL head coaches. Ruff was tied with the great Al Arbour for fifth all-time at 782. Ruff enters tonight’s contest just one win shy of 800 career wins. Akira Schmid logged his third start for the 2022-23 campaign and improved to 4-0-0 on the season, after Friday’s win. The youngster also earned a career-high 33 saves. Schmid’s prior career-high for saves in a game was 27, which was earned on Jan. 31, 2022, at Toronto.

TONIGHT’S PLAYER TO WATCHS PLAYER TO WATCH
Dougie Hamilton has netted five goals and chipped in five assists at home this season, which ranks third on Jersey for points earned by a player in home games this season.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins

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November 26, 2022

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 at Minnesota 3
Date: Friday, November 25, 2022
TOR Goals: Marner, Aston-Reese, Järnkrok, Nylander
MIN Goals: Kaprizov, Boldy, Zuccarello
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 25/28, .893 SV%
MIN Goaltender: Fleury, 24/28, .857 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-2

Player Notes: – Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 3:42 of the first period. Per NHL Stats, “Mitch Marner has factored on Toronto’s first goal in each of its last five contests (1-4-5).” Marner extended his point streak to 15 games where he has recorded 20 points (4G, 16A). In improving to a 15-game point streak, Marner claimed sole possession of sixth on the franchise leader board for the longest point streak during a single season, passing Lorne Carr (14).

William Nylander scored the game-winning goal for the Maple Leafs at 13:23 of the third period. Nylander has recorded nine points (6G, 3A) through his last eight games.
John Tavares registered the secondary assist on Marner’s goal and the secondary assist on Calle Järnkrok’s goal. Tavares’ extended his point streak to four games where he has posted seven points (3G, 4A). Tavares recorded his third multi-assist game of the season.
Mark Giordano posted the primary assist on Järnkrok’s goal. Giordano is now three assists away from 400 career NHL assists.
Matt Murray stopped 25 of 28 shots he faced in Friday’s win. Murray has earned a win in three-straight games and has captured at least one point through his last five appearances

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Pittsburgh: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Pittsburgh: 1-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 12-5-5
Toronto Road Record: 5-3-2

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will play the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in the third and final game between the clubs this season. Toronto won their last road game against the Penguins 5-2 that was played on November 15, 2022 at PPG Paints Arena. The Maple Leafs are 4-0-0 on the road through the month of November. Toronto has earned at least a point through their last six games, posting a 4-0-2 record. The Maple Leafs are playing their second game of a back-to-back, during the 2022-23 season the club has posted a 3-0-1 record in the second game of a back-to-back.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 23, 2022 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Conor Timmins in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes.
November 22, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled defencemen Mac Hollowell and Victor Mete from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

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

ALL-TIME VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 13, 1967 (Toronto 1 vs. Pittsburgh 2)
All-Time Record: 86-83-17-7 (193 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 48-34-11-3 (96 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 38-49-6-4 (97 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 15, 2022 (Toronto 5 at Pittsburgh 2)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS:
Games Played: John Tavares (54), Wayne Simmonds (43), Mark Giordano (20)
Goals: Wayne Simmonds (13), John Tavares (12), Auston Matthews (4), Mark Giordano (4)
Assists: John Tavares (25), Mitch Marner (13), Wayne Simmonds (12)
Points: John Tavares (37), Wayne Simmonds (25), Mitch Marner (15)
Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (57), John Tavares (14), Mark Giordano (14)

2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .659 2.96 2.64 25.4 77.8 30.2 28.5 51.7
Pittsburgh .595 3.57 3.14 17.1 80.6 33.3 33.3 52.4

NEXT GAME
Date: November 28, 2022
Opponent: at Detroit Red Wings
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 7th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 4 of 14
Record in first game of back-toback 2-3-0
Record in second game of back-toback 3-0-1
November games 13th of 15 (9 home, 6 road)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Nov. 25: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 – Wells Fargo Center
PIT Goals: Poehling (2), Archibald, Crosby
Multiple Points: Blueger (3A), Poehling, (2G), Archibald (1G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (29 saves/30 shots)
Key Stats: Ryan Poehling registered the fourth multi-goal game of his career (2G) and first since Apr. 16, 2022 as Pittsburgh won its fifth straight game.
PP: 0-3
PK: 1-1

Nov. 23: Pittsburgh 2, Calgary 1 (SO) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rutta, Malkin (SOW)
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (33 saves/34 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin tallied the shootout winner, marking his first game-deciding shootout goal since Dec. 27, 2017.
PP: 0-3
PK: 3-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
N/A None
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 30

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

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Toronto: 90-79-24
In Pittsburgh: 53-35-8
In Toronto: 37-44-16
OT Record vs. Maple Leafs: 8-7-4
Shootout Record vs. Maple Leafs: 5-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-1-0.

Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. MAPLE LEAFS:
Mario Lemieux: 33 GP, 71 PTS (31G-40A)
Evgeni Malkin: 42 GP, 68 PTS (24G-44A)
Sidney Crosby: 49 GP, 65 PTS (29G-36A)

TONIGHT’S GAME
-The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs for the final time this season at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet, Sportsnet, NHLN; Radio: 105.9 The X).

-Pittsburgh is looking to win the season series against Toronto for the thirdstraight season that the teams have played.

-The Penguins have won three of their last four, and have points in nine of their last 13 home games versus the Maple Leafs (9-3-1) dating back to Nov. 27, 2013.

-The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points versus the Maple Leafs in five of their last eight games (5-3-0).

-Going back further, the Penguins have gone 19-11-2 in the last 32 games against the Maple Leafs.

-Tonight’s game begins a five-game homestand, and the Penguins will play seven of their next eight games here at home.

QUICK HITS
1) Pittsburgh has points in eight of its last nine games overall (7-1-1). Since this nine-game stretch began on Nov. 9, no one has picked up more points than Pittsburgh (15).
2) Kris Letang has 10 points (1G-9A) in his last 13 games against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
3) Jeff Carter has 15 goals, nine assists and 24 points in 36 games against Toronto with six of those games being multi-point efforts. He also has four career game-winning goals versus the Maple Leafs which is tied for fourth among all active players.
4) Bryan Rust has 13 points (4G-9A) in 15 career games against Toronto. 11 (4G7A) of those 13 points have come in eight games against the at home.
5) Casey DeSmith is 1-2-0 with a 2.35 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in five career gaems versus Toronto.

TEAM NOTES
PENALTY KILLIN’ IT
Pittsburgh’s penalty killing unit was perfect for the sixth-straight game, going 1-for-1 last night against Philadelphia, and has now killed off 18 of its last 19 penalties over the last seven games. Below is a look at Pittsburgh’s penalty kill by month, which has made significant improvement since October:

Month PK PK% Rank
October 22/31 71.0% 28th
November 32/36 88.9% 1st
Total: 54/67 80.6% 11th
Since Teddy Blueger returned to the lineup from injury, the Penguins have not allowed an opposing power-play goal.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE
The Penguins extended their win streak to a season-long five games last night thanks to a three-goal performance from the team’s fourth line. Pittsburgh’s five-game win streak is the longest active winning streak in the NHL:

Team Win Streak
Pittsburgh 5
Seattle 4
Detroit 4
NY Islanders 3

The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points in five of seven home games this season (4-2-1).

4TH LINE PRODUCING
Pittsburgh’s fourth line of Ryan Poehling, Teddy Blueger and Josh Archibald were a driving force in Pittsburgh’s win in Philadelphia on Friday, finding the scoresheet three times. First, Archibald picked up his fourth goal of the season to open the scoring, giving him four goals and six points through 21 games. Archibald enters tonight’s game as the Penguins leader in penalties drawn and hits:

Player Hits Player Penalties Drawn
Josh Archibald 70 Josh Archibald 10
Jeff Petry 64 Brock McGinn 8
Jason Zucker 50 Evgeni Malkin 7
Marcus Pettersson 40 Ryan Poehling 6
Rickard Rakell 40 Jason Zucker 5

Poehling scored twice, giving him four points over his last five games (3G-1A). He has three career goals in four games versus Toronto, with all three of those goals coming in his NHL debut on Apr. 6, 2019 as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. Blueger assisted on all three goals, giving him his first multi-point outing of the season and first career three-assist game. He also tied a career high with three points, previously set twice and most recently on Mar. 27, 2022 versus Detroit (1G-2A). He finished plus-2, making him plus or even in five of his six games this season.

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers

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November 26, 2022

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 76

Recent Transactions
November
23 – Activated defenseman Robert Bortuzzo off injured reserve
23 – Assigned defenseman Tyler Tucker to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
10 – Placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve with an upper-body injury
10 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

BLUES VS. PANTHERS
-This will be the first of 2 matchups between the Blues and Panthers this season (Feb. 14 in STL)
-The Blues went 1-0-1 against Florida last season, with each team winning at home
-Both games between the Blues and Panthers went past regulation last season, as the Blues won in OT
on Dec. 7 with a goal by Buchnevich, and the Panthers won in a shootout on Dec. 4
-The Blues are 3-1-1 in their last 5 games against Florida
-The Blues are 6-1-1 in their last 8 games at Florida

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/28 – vs. Dallas
12/1 – vs. Carolina
12/3 – at Pittsburgh
12/5 – at NY Rangers
12/6 – at NY Islanders

BLUES POST HISTORIC 7-GAME WIN STREAK
-The Blues won 7 straight games (Nov. 10-21) following an 8-game losing streak (all of which came in regulation)

-Their 7-game win streak is the longest winning streak in NHL history by a team immediately after they suffered losses in eight or more consecutive games

-In the 4 major North American Sports Leagues, a team has posted a win streak of 7+ games after losing 8+ straight games just 6 times in NBA history and just 16 times in MLB history

-The last team to post a 7+ game win streak after losing 8+ games in a row, was the Houston Rockets (NBA), who won 7 straight games following a 15-game losing streak last season

-Since Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, the Blues’ 7 wins share the most in the NHL with New Jersey and Boston -The Blues have scored 33 goals since Nov. 10, which is the 2nd most in the NHL (1. Dallas, 36)

-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 2nd in the NHL with 13 points (1. Robertson, 15), while Kyrou and Thomas share 5th in the NHL with 12 points

-Thomas’ 10 assists since Nov. 10 share 1st in the NHL with Erik Karlsson

WIN STREAK BEFORE AND DURING (NHL Ranks*)
Oct. 15-Nov. 9 (9 games) Nov. 10 – Nov. 21 (7 games)
Points: 6 (T-31st) Points: 14 (1st)
Wins: 3 (T-31st) Wins: 7 (1st)
GF/G: 2.09 (32nd) GF/G: 4.14 (5th)
GA/G: 3.91 (29th) GA/G: 2.29 (7th)
PP%: 20.7% (18th) PP%: 26.3% (11th)

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

-Their 6 wins when leading after the first share 7th in the NHL (1. Boston, 12-0-0), while their 7 wins when leading after the 2nd share 12th in the NHL (1. New Jersey, 14-0-0)

-The Blues are also 9-3-0 this season when scoring first -Their 9 wins when scoring first share 6th in the NHL (1. Boston/Vegas, 12)

-They have given up just 13 goals in the first period this season, which shares 5th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 9)

-The Blues first period goal differential of +5 shares 6th in the NHL (1. Dallas, +17)

DEFENSEMEN BIG REASON FOR BLUES SUCCESS
-The Blues defensemen have accounted for 17.9% of the Blues’ goals this season, which shares 8th in the NHL (1. NYI, 23.6%)

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

-Their 10 goals share the 11th most by a defensive unit in the NHL (1. NYI, 17)

-They have also contributed 4 game-winning goals, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Boston, 5)

-Torey Krug and Justin Faulk share the team lead among defensemen with 4 goals, which also shares 9th in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Karlsson, 11)

-Torey Krug’s 3 power play goals share the lead on the Blues (Kyrou) and share 3rd in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Dahlin/Makar, 4)

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

BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 531-303-99 record

-Their 531 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 553)

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

-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10)

-Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.21) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.58 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)

-The Blues also have the 3rd best penalty kill (82.8%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.3%), and have the 5th best power play (20.8%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)

BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 99 career wins in 178 GP, will become the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue with his next win (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)

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

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

Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:

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

BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 166-91-36 record (368 points)

-The Blues 368 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 401), while their 166 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 190)

-Their 3.22 goals per game share 8th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA/TBL, 3.53)

-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.83 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.51)

-The Blues also own the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.9% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.6%)

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

Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 241 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384

BINNINGTON FINDING HIS FORM
-During the Blues’ 7-game win streak, Jordan Binnington posted a 6-0-0 record, with a 2.00 GAA and a .940 SV%

-Since Nov. 10, Binnington’s 6 wins are the most in the NHL

-Binnington is 5-3-0 on the road this season, with a 2.76 GAA, a .916 SV%, and 1 shutout -His 5 road wins this season share 4th in the NHL (1. Georgiev/Thompson/Shesterkin, 6)

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

-Buchnevich has a 5-game point streak (5g, 4a)

-Buchnevich also has 13 points in his last 9 games (5g, 8a), after posting just 2 points (1g, 1a) in his first 6 games of the season

-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 2nd in the NHL with 13 points (5g, 8a) (1. Robertson, 15), and shares 4th in the NHL with 8 assists (1. Thomas/Karlsson, 10)

-Buchnevich shares 1st on the Blues this season with 3 power play goals (Krug/Kyrou)

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

BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn ranks 2nd on the Blues with 17 points this season (6g, 11a) (1. Thomas, 19)

-He also shares 2nd on the Blues with 6 goals (1. Kyrou, 7) and ranks 2nd with 11 assists (1. Thomas, 15)

-Schenn has 5 points in his last 5 games (3g, 2a)

-Schenn has recorded at least 1 point in 13 of the Blues’ 20 games this season

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

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

THOMAS AND KYROU LOOKING TO BUILD OFF CAREER SEASONS
-Robert Thomas leads the Blues with 15 assists and 19 points this season

-Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 7 goals and shares 1st with 3 power play goals (Buchnevich/Krug)

-Kyrou has a 7-game point streak (3g, 8a), which matches his career-high (2x previously: Feb. 19 – Mar. 6, 2022, 4g, 6a / Dec. 29, 2021, – Jan. 15, 2022, 5g, 9a)

-Thomas has a 5-game point streak (1g, 7a)

-Since Nov. 10, Thomas and Kyrou each have 12 points, which shares 5th in the NHL (1. Robertson, 15)

-Since Nov. 10, Thomas shares 1st in the NHL with 10 assists (Karlsson) and leads the NHL with 6 power play assists

-Last season, Thomas set career-highs with 72 games played, 20 goals, 57 assists, and 77 points

-Kyrou also set career-highs last season with 74 games played, 27 goals, 48 assists, and 75 points

-Thomas’s 57 assists last season led the Blues and were the most in a single season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra also recorded 57 assists in 2002-03

-Last season Thomas and Kyrou became the first set of teammates in franchise history to each record 40 assists in the same season prior to turning 24 years old

-They also became the 2nd set of Blues teammates to each record 70+ points in the same season prior to turning 24 (Brian Sutter, 70 points (36g, 34a) & Bernie Federko, 70 points (20g, 50a), in 1978-79)

THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has 6 points in his last 8 games (3g, 3a)

-O’Reilly has recorded 7 points (4g, 3a) in his last 10 games after just recording 1 point (1g) in his first 10 games of the season

-O’Reilly scored the Blues’ first shorthanded goal of the season on Nov. 16 at Chicago, the 11th of his career
-Nov. 12 at Vegas was O’Reilly’s 300th game as a Blue

ALEXANDROV CALLED UP TO THE NHL
-The Blues recalled forward Nikita Alexandrov, along with forward Josh Leivo, from the Springfield Thunderbirds on Nov. 9

-Alexandrov, who was drafted by the Blues in the 2nd round (62nd overall) in 2019, made his NHL debut on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, recording 2 hits and 2 shots in 9:31 TOI

-On Nov. 16 at Chicago, Alexandrov recorded his first career NHL point with an assist

-The Blues won the first 7 games Alexandrov played, which is the 2nd longest winning streak to start a career in franchise history (1. Reed Low, 8 straight wins to start career from Oct. 13 – Nov. 2, 2000)

-Alexandrov has posted 8 points (4g, 4a) in 9 games with Springfield this season

-He posted 30 points (12g, 18a) in 67 games with Springfield last season, which was his first full season in the AHL

-He also posted 8 points (2g, 8a) in 18 playoff games last season, helping the Springfield Thunderbirds reach the AHL Calder Cup Finals

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 20
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 41

LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Bruins 2 – Nov. 23 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Reinhart (6-PPG), Lundell (2), Barkov (5-PPG), Tkachuk (9-PPG), Ekblad (3)
BOS Goals: McAvoy (2-PPG), Pastrnak (13-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Knight (W) – 37 Saves
BOS Goalie: Swayman (L) – 26 Saves
FLA Shots: 31
BOS Shots: 39
Notes: Aaron Ekblad (1-2-3) tallied a goal for the second consecutive game, marking his 100th NHL goal…Aleksander Barkov posted three points (1-2-3), tying Scott Mellanby (66) for most PPGs in franchise history…Matthew Tkachuk (1-1-2) scored for the fourth consecutive game, extending his point streak to five games (4-6-10)…Sam Reinhart (1-1-2) scored his team-leading fifth PPG…Radko Gudas logged eight hits, the most in a game by a Panthers skater this season…Nick Cousins notched his third assist over his past two games (0-3-3)…FLA PP: 3-7, FLA PK: 4-6

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

Nov. 12: D Aaron Ekblad activated off LTIR | F Rudolfs Balcers claimed off waivers by TBL

PANTHERS vs. BLUES
ALL-TIME vs. STL: 13-21-3-3
ALL-TIME HOME vs. STL: 6-9-2-2
2021-22 vs. STL: 1-0-1

CATS STATS

Florida’s next goal will be the 6,000th goal in franchise history (excluding shootout-deciding goals)
Josh Mahura’s next game will be his 100th NHL game.
The Panthers 36 goals against at five-on-five play are tied for the eighth-fewest among NHL teams following games played Nov. 24.
Matthew Tkachuk’s 3.64 points per 60 minutes at five-on-five play rank fifth among all skaters with at least 18 games played this season.
Sam Reinhart has scored six goals over his last eight games (since. Nov. 6).

CATS AND BLUES
Tonight, the Panthers and Blues face off for the first time in 2022-23. In St. Louis’ previous visit to FLA Live Arena on Dec. 4, 2021,
Anton Lundell notched two assists and scored in the shootout to help the Cats to a 4-3 shootout victory. Panthers forward Matthew
Tkachuk has amassed 18 points (4-14-18) over 14 career games against the Blues.

POWER UP
Florida scored a season-high three power-play goals Nov. 23 vs. Boston. Since Nov. 6, the Panthers have produced a league-leading 36.3% power-play success rate [11/30]. Florida’s 11 power-play goals over that stretch are behind only Boston (14 PPGs). Sam Reinhart’s five power-play tallies over that span lead all NHL skaters and are the most on Florida.

PUCKS ON NET
Florida leads all NHL clubs with 807 total shots on goal this season. The Panthers (40.4 shots per game) are the only team averaging over 40 shots per game this season. They have only been out-shot in four of their 20 games in 2022-23.

CHUCKIE’S CHEESE
Matthew Tkachuk has scored a goal in each of his past four games and is currently on a five-game point streak (4-6-10), his second point streak of five games this season. His two points (1-1-2) Nov. 23 vs. BOS represented his 100th career multi-point game. Tkachuk’s team-leading 27 points (9-18-27) this season are the most through any skater’s first 18 games with the Panthers in franchise history. Since Florida joined the NHL in 1993-94, only five players have produced more points through their first 18 games with a team (Peter Forsberg, 34 with PHI in 2005-06; Dany Heatley, 32 with OTT in 2005-06; John LeClair, 30 with PHI in 1994-95; Robert Reichel, 28 with NYI from 1996-97 to 1997-98; Joe Thornton, 28 with SJS in 2005-06). Tkachuk leads Florida in assists (18), points, even-strength points (19), shots on goal (83) and multi-point games (9). He has posted three three-point outings in 2022-23, tied with Brandon Montour and Aleksander Barkov for the most on the team. Tkachuk led Florida with a plus-four rating Nov. 15 vs. WSH, the second time this season he has posted a plus-four. His first assist in the game marked his 400th NHL point. Per NHL stats, Tkachuk is the second player from the NHL Draft to reach the mark, joining fellow American Auston Matthews (266-206—472 in 423 GP). He required the fourth-fewest games to reach 400 points among active American-born NHLers.

BARKOV COUNTY
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov registered his recorded his 40th career three-point game Nov. 23 vs. BOS, the second-most in Panthers history. It marked his third three-point outing of the season, tied with Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Montour for the most on Florida this season. Barkov’s goal in the game represented his 66th career power-play tally, tied with Scott Mellanby for the all-time franchise record. He has produced eight points (3-5-8) over his past six games. He skated in his 614th NHL game Nov. 20 at CBJ, surpassing Radek Dvorak for third-most games played in franchise history. He made his return to the Panthers lineup after missing one game Nov. 19 vs. CGY, registering one assist and a season-high eight shots on goal. He skated in his 600th NHL game Oct. 19 vs. PHI, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to skate in 600 games with the club. He is three even-strength goals away from surpassing Jonathan Huberdeau (150) for the most in Panthers history.

Most Power-Play Goals in Panthers History
T-1. Scott Mellanby 66
T-1. Aleksander Barkov 66

EK’S GON’ GIVE IT TO YA
Aaron Ekblad scored his 100th career goal Nov. 23 vs. BOS and produced a season-high three points (1-2-3). He is the first defenseman in franchise history to reach 100 goals with the franchise. Ekblad scored his 100th NHL goal in his 563rd game, and per NHL stats only Erik Karlsson (477 GP) hit the mark in fewer games among all active defensemen. He skated a season-high 28:26 Nov. 19 vs. CGY. The Windsor, Ontario native skated 23:43 Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton after missing 11 games with injury, and notched an assist Nov. 15 vs. Washington. Over nine games this season, he has registered seven points (3-4-7) and 31 shots.

‘HART OF GOLD
Forward Sam Reinhart tallied his team-leading fifth power-play goal and added an assist Nov. 23 vs. BOS. He has scored all five PPGs over an eight-game span since Nov. 6. His five power-play tallies since Nov. 6 leads all NHL skaters. Reinhart scored a powerplay goal in three consecutive games from Nov. 15-19, behind only Anthony Duclair and Evgenii Dadonov (4 games each) for the longest PPG streak in franchise history. Reinhart’s five power-play tallies are the most on Florida this season, and he has logged seven power-play points. Reinhart recorded his first two goals of the season Nov. 6 at ANA and led Florida with seven shots on goal in the game. He has produced eight points (6-2-8) over his past nine games. The West Vancouver, B.C. native scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout against James Reimer Nov. 3 at SJS.

MR. CARTER
Forward Carter Verhaeghe registered a goal and an assist Nov. 17 vs. DAL and recorded his team-leading fourth multi-goal game of the season Nov. 15 vs. WSH. His performance marked his 13th career multi-goal outing, and his 12th with Florida. He leads Florida with 11 goals this season, producing 18 points (11-7-18) over 20 games in 2022-23, which ranks tied for third on the team. He posted a point in four straight games from Nov. 3-9 (4-3-7). Over his past 12 games, Verhaeghe has amassed eight goals and 13 points (8-5-13). The Toronto, Ontario native’s seven total multi-point games and 14 even-strength points in 2022-23 each rank second on the team behind Matthew Tkachuk.

MONTOUR OF DUTY
Brandon Montour has notched an assist in four of his past five games (0-4-4). He has amassed 11 points (1-10-11) over his past eight games and leads Florida blueliners with 19 points (4-15-19) over 18 games played. Montour’s seven points from Nov. 6-9 tied Bryan McCabe (1-6-7, March 3-6, 2010) for the most points in a two-game span by a Panthers defenseman in club history. His 15 total points through his first 12 games of a season set a new franchise record among defenseman, surpassing Keith Yandle’s 13 points (3-10-13) from Oct. 6-Nov. 8, 2018. Montour matched his career high with four points (1-3-4) Nov. 6 at ANA, also tying the franchise record for single-game points by a defenseman. He became the eighth blueliner in club history to post four points in a regular season game. Montour skated a career-high 30:41 total time on ice Nov. 3 at SJS. He leads Panthers blueliners in goals, assists, points, even-strength points (12) and power-play points (6).

JUST THE TWO OF GUS
Defenseman Gustav Forsling notched an assist in five straight games (0-6-6) from Nov. 12-20, the longest assist/point streak of his career. He also posted a four-game assist/point streak earlier this season (1-4-5, 4GP Oct. 15-21). He logged a career-high seven shots on goal Nov. 1 at ARI. His 63 total shots this season are the most among Panthers blueliners and rank seventh among NHL defensemen. He has produced 13 points (2-11-13) this season, with 11 coming at even strength.

BENNY AND THE CATS
Forward Sam Bennett has amassed five assists over his past four games. He matched his career high with three assists while skating in his 500th NHL game Nov. 17 vs. DAL. He has registered 10 points (4-6-10) over his past eight contests. He scored two goals (2-0-2) Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton, which extended his goal/point streak to three games (4-1-5). Bennett also led Florida with six shots on goal in the game. He has registered six multi-point games this season, including in four of his past seven outings.

COL’ ME MAYBE
Forward Colin White scored in two straight games from Nov. 19-20. His shooting percentage of 19.2 this season is the highest on the team. White has produced 11 points (5-6-11) over 19 games with Florida this season, with all 11 coming at even strength. He posted an assist in three consecutive games from Oct. 23-27 (0-3-3), marking the longest assist streak of his career and his third three-game point streak of 2022-23. He produced his first multi-point game with the Panthers Oct. 17 at BOS, logging two points (1-1-2). The Boston, Mass., native’s goal Oct. 15 at BUF marked his 100th NHL point.

OH WHAT A KNIGHT
Goaltender Spencer Knight stopped 37 of 39 shots he faced against BOS Nov. 23, including all 32 he faced at even strength. He stopped all 40 Carolina shots he faced Nov. 9 vs. CAR to earn his third career shutout. At 21 years and 204 days of age, Knight became the fifth different NHL goaltender with a 40-save shutout before turning 22 (since 1955-56 when shots on goal were officially tracked). He joined Steve Mason (3x; last: April 9, 2010), Bill Ranford (3x; last: Feb. 21, 1987), Marc-Andre Fleury (Oct. 5, 2006) and Sean Burke (Oct. 10, 1988). Knight owns a 5-2-0 record in 2022-23, including a 3-1-0 record at FLA Live Arena. He owns a 13-4-0 record in 17 home appearances in his NHL career. He posted a .920 save percentage to earn his 25th career win in his 38th appearance Oct. 23 vs. NYI. Only four active goaltenders had reached the 25-win mark in fewer appearances: Frederik Andersen (33 GP), Jordan Binnington (35 GP), Matt Murray (36 GP) and Anton Khudobin (36 GP). It also marked the third-fewest appearances to reach the 25-win mark by an American-born goaltender in NHL history, behind Frank Bimsek (34 GP w/ BOS in 1938-39) and Jim Carey (37 GP w/ WSH from 1994-94 – 1995-96).

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

THE BUTCHER
Defenseman Radko Gudas registered a team-leading eight hits and four blocked shots Nov. 23 vs. BOS. His eight hits were the most by a Panthers skater in a game this season, and he leads the team with 77 hits in 2022-23. He notched an assist Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton for his fifth point (1-4-5) of the season. He scored his first goal of the season Nov. 3 at SJS while logging six hits, the most of any skater in the game. He logged a personal season-high six shots on goal Oct. 29 vs. OTT. Gudas skated 25:11 time on ice Oct. 21 vs. TBL, his highest TOI since skating 25:23 Nov. 28, 2015 at NYR. He registered his second assist of the season Oct. 19 vs. PHI, and tied for the team lead in plus-minus in the game with a plus-three rating.

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

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