Bombers sign DB Karon Delince

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November 25, 2022

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced on Friday that the club has signed American defensive back Karon Delince.

Delince joins the Blue Bombers after a five-year college career with East Tennessee State. The defensive back became an integral part of the Buccaneers’ defence by his sophomore season, starting each game. During his college tenure, Delince appeared in 52 games totaling 170 tackles, 26 pass breakups, and two interceptions. In 2019, Delince was named to the Phil Steele Magazine Preseason Second Team All-SoCon.

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

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November 25, 2022

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 New Jersey Devils 1
(11-5-5—22 PTS) (16-4-0—33 PTS)
Three Stars: M. Murray 2. D. Hamilton 3. J. Siegenthaler

Goals:
TOR: J. Tavares, P. Holmberg
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Toronto `2 0 0 – – 2
DEVILS 0 0 1 – – 1
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: D. Hamilton

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 20
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 14
Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 9
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 48

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
11/12 Nico Daws Recalled from Utica
Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R. retro to Nov. 3
11/13 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
11/22 Kevin Bahl Reassigned to Utica
Alexander Holtz Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils’ memorable 13-game winning streak ended on Wednesday night, after Toronto defeated Jersey’s team 2-1 at the Rock.
The Devils’ streak tied the franchise record for consecutive wins in a single season, which was earned Feb. 26, 2001, to Mar. 23, 2001.
The streak marked the NHL’s longest winning streak for the 2022-23 campaign, while Vegas’ nine-game winning streak ranked second for this season: Oct. 24-Nov. 10 (9-0-0).
The Devils enter tonight’s contest vs Buffalo with a 7-1-0 record in one-goal games. The seven wins are tied with Los Angeles and Vegas for the most wins decided by one goal in the NHL this season.
Tonight marks the second time this season that New Jersey entails a back-to-back set. The team hosts Washington on Saturday night.
On Wednesday, the Devils trailed 2-0 after the first period for the first time on their 13-game winning streak. The team trailed by two goals once on the streak, which was on Nov. 3, at Edmonton, when the team trailed the Oilers 3-1 after the second period (4-3, W).
The Devils earned five shots on goal in the first period, which tied a season-low for shots on goal in a single period this season (3 times, last: 11/21, vs EDM, 1st period, 5-2, W).
On Wednesday, the Devils were held scoreless after two periods of play for the second time this season, last: Oct. 28, vs COL, 1-0, W. The Devils are now 9-1-0 vs Canadian opponents this season.
After Wednesday’s loss, the Devils are 1-4-0 when trailing after two periods of play this season. Jersey also fell to 6-1-0 when trailing first in a game this season.
The team is 10-1-0 for the month of November, which tied the franchise record for the most wins in November: 10 wins: 1997-98 (10-4-0).
After Wednesday’s loss, the team recorded less than three goals in a game for the first time this season since Jersey’s 1-0 win over Colorado on Oct. 28, at the Rock (9 games).
The Devils are 13-4-0 when outshooting an opponent this season.
Jersey’s team enters Friday’s contest riding an eight-game road winning streak, which ranks third in franchise history. The Devils’ longest road winning streak was earned via Feb. 27, 2001, to Apr. 7.
Jersey’s second longest road winning streak is nine games, which was earned from Oct. 8, 2009, to Nov. 12.
Looking ahead…The last time the Devils were in first place for their division after the team’s first 20 games to start a season was Nov.
21, 2017, per NHL Pr.
As of Nov. 24, the Devils ranked first in the NHL in shots against, per game at 24.8, while Carolina ranks second at 25.4.
Additionally, as Nov. 24, the Devils are ranked second for shots on goal, per game, at 36.4 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 Friday in 2022-23…1-0-0…at home: 1-0-0…road: 0-0-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…13-4-0…home: 6-3-0…road: 7-1-0
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…10-3-0…Trailing first…6-1-0

DATE/TIME OPPONENT RESULT
Oct. 18, 7:00 P.M. vs ANA 4-2, W
Oct 28, 7:00 P.M. vs COL 1-0, W
Dec. 6, 7:00 P.M. vs CHI
Dec. 13, 7:00 P.M. vs DAL
Jan. 1, 3:00 P.M. Vs CAR
Jan. 5, 7:00 P.M. Vs STL
Feb. 6, 7:30 P.M. Vs VAN
Feb. 21, 7:00 P.M. Vs MTL
Mar. 30, 7:00 P.M. Vs NYR
Apr. 11, 7:00 P.M. HOME FINALE Vs BUF

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 BUFFALO
The Devils and the Buffalo face-off for the first of three matchups this season:
Mar. 24, at BUF, 7:00 P.M.
Apr. 11, vs BUF, 7:00 P.M.
ALL-TIME vs BUFFALO
Record: 70-74-17-9
Home: 36-36-9-3
Road: 34-38-8-6
Points Leader: Patrik Elias…12g-30a=42 PTS, 60 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur 33-16-5-4, 3 shutouts

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Buffalo is eight, earned twice, last recorded on Feb. 25, 2004, in an 8-2 win at the Meadowlands.
The most goals allowed in a single game vs Buffalo is 8, logged four times, last recorded on Jan. 15, 1992, at the Meadowlands.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Buffalo is 54, which was logged on Dec. 29, 1990, in a 4-4 tie at the Meadowlands.
The most shots in franchise history allowed in a single game vs Buffalo was on Feb. 2, 1975 (KCS), after the team surrendered 58 shots.
The last time the Devils shut out Buffalo was on Dec. 15, 2015, in a 2-0 win at Buffalo.
The last time Buffalo shut out the Devils was on Mar. 26, 2011, in a 2-0 loss at Buffalo.

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 Buffalo executed a trade was on July 28, 2021, when Jersey dealt Will Butcher and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick in exchange for future considerations. Fabian Zetterlund enters tonight’s contest riding a career-high four-game point streak and assist streak (0g-4a). Zetterlund’s prior career-high point streak was three games, which was earned via Apr. 26, 2022, to Apr. 29 (2g-2a=4 PTS). Jesper Bratt entails 24 PTS (8g-16a) entering Friday’s contest:

Below – the most points earned by a skater in franchise history (NJD/CLR/KCS) after the team’s first 20 games played to start a season:

PLAYER GP SEASON POINTS
PAUL GARDNER (CLR) 20 1977-78 18g-11a=29
WILF PAIEMENT 20 1977-78 12g-15a=27
ZACH PARISE 20 2009-10 13g-13=26
JESPER BRATT 20 PRESENT 8g-16a=24
PATRICK ELIAS 20 2001-02 13g-11a=24
PETER STASTNY 20 1991-92 10g-14a=24
ZACH PARISE 20 2008-09 13g-11a=24

The Swedish native owns 17 career points vs Buffalo (6g-11a), which is the forward’s second-most point total vs an opponent for his
career. Bratt’s highest career point total vs an opponent is against Philadelphia (7g-11a).
Devils skaters aren’t shy towards multi-point performances this season…
2022-23 Multi-Point Games

Yegor Sharangovich enters tonight’s contest riding a four-game point streak (3g-2a=5 Pts). The Belarus native’s career-high point streak is seven games (5g-6a=11 PTS), which was earned from Feb. 8, 2022, to Feb. 28. Since the team’s 13-1-0 record dating to Oct. 25, Nico Hischier owns 16 PTS (7g-9a), which ranks second on the team behind Jack Hughes (6g-12a=18 PTS). Keep in mind that the Devils are 14-0-0 when Hischier records a point in a game played this season. Dawson Mercer played in his 102 nd career NHL contest on Wednesday. Mercer played in all 82 games last season, and owns the third longest consecutive games played streak to start an NHL career in franchise history:

PLAYER TEAM START
DATE END DATE STREAK G A P
Scott Gomez New Jersey Devils 10/2/1999 2/17/2001 140 28 89 117
Ed Gilbert Kansas City Scouts 10/9/1974 1/7/1976 121 20 30 50
Dawson Mercer New Jersey Devils 10/15/2021 PRESENT 102 22 30 52
Kirk Muller New Jersey Devils 10/12/1984 11/30/1985 101 24 45 69
Tom Edur Colorado Rockies 10/5/1976 11/30/1977 100 12 32 44
Nico Hischier New Jersey Devils 10/7/2017 11/11/2018 97 23 41 64
(Per NHL Pr)

QUICK HITS
As of Nov. 24, and since Oct. 25, Tomas Tatar is a +17, Jonas Siegenthaler is a +16, Ryan Graves is a +16, Nico Hischier is +14, which ranks 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and fourth in the NHL, respectively. Siegenthaler’s +19 plus/minus rating ranks first (tied, H. Linholdm) for all NHL defensemen for the 2022-23 campaign. Graves’ +17 rating ranks second 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 returns to Buffalo two wins shy of earning 800 career regular-season wins, only K. Hitchcock, B. Trotz, Joel Quenneville and Scotty Bowman earned 800-or-more career wins all-time. Vitek Vanecek earned nine wins in nine consecutive decisions until Wednesday night’s defeat vs Toronto. For goaltenders that have played in five or more games since Oct. 25
Vanecek’s nine wins are tied for first with Boston’s L. Ullmark His GAA ranks second in the NHL: 1.83

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Wednesday, Nov. 23
St. Louis 2 at Buffalo 6
Goals: Skinner (2), Quinn (2), Cozens, Olofsson
Goalie: Luukkonen (34 saves/36 shots)
PP: 2/3; PK: 2/3; Shots: St. Louis 36 – Buffalo 32

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 45)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Kyle Okposo (Lower body, Nov. 12; IR) – 6 games
Eric Comrie (Lower body, Nov. 19; IR) – 3 games
Rasmus Asplund (Upper body, Nov. 23) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
11/20: Claimed F Tyson Jost off waivers from the Minnesota Wild; Assigned F Anders Bjork to Rochester (AHL)
11/22: Activated D Mattias Samuelsson from IR; Assigned F Riley Sheahan to Rochester (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Monday, Nov. 28: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 30: Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1: Colorado at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4: San Jose at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 7: Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME
DEVILS at SABRES
• This is the first of three meetings between the Sabres and Devils this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated New Jersey 5-2 in New Jersey on April 21, 2022.
• Next meeting: Friday, March 24, 2023 in Buffalo.
• The Sabres are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games against the Devils; 4-5-1 at home.
• This is the 171st game all-time between Buffalo and New Jersey; Buffalo has a 83-59-28 series record.
• The Sabres are 44-30-12 at home against the Devils all-time.

HINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Jeff Skinner has recorded nine points (6+3) in his last five games. A point tonight would give Skinner his best six-game stretch since he notched 10 points (5+5) in six games from Oct. 21 to Nov. 3, 2018.
• Skinner has only topped 10 points in a six-game stretch once in his career during the 2013-14 season.
• Tage Thompson has tallied 23 points (12+11) in his last 13 games.
• Alex Tuch has tallied 10 points (3+7) during his current five-game point streak, which marks the best five-game output of his NHL career.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded six points (1+5) in his last five games.
• Dylan Cozens (1+6) and Jack Quinn (2+5) both have seven points in their last seven games, including at least a point in each of the last three.

SPEAK OF THE DEVILS
• Dating back to the beginning of the 2019-20 season, the Sabres have converted on 14 of their 33 power-play opportunities against the Devils (42.4)
• Rasmus Dahlin has 17 points (3+14) in 15 career games against the Devils and has tallied at least a point in 12 of those 15 contests.
o Dahlin’s 17 points against New Jersey are his highest career total against any single NHL opponent.
• Victor Olofsson has more points against the Devils (14) than any other NHL opponent and his six career goals against New Jersey tie his output against Washington for his highest goal total against an NHL team.
• Alex Tuch enters tonight’s contest on a five-game point streak against the Devils, tallying seven points (2+5) during that span.
• Tage Thompson has six points (3+3) in his last five games against New Jersey.

LINE DANCING
• According to Natural Stat Trick, the line of Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch owns a corsi for percentage of 64.33 and an expected goals for percentage of 55.64.
• The trio has recorded a combined 32 goals on the season, 42.67 percent of all goals scored by Buffalo skaters in 2022-23.
• Skinner (6 multi-point games), Thompson (6 multi-point games) and Tuch (5 multi-point games) have all recorded multiple points in at least five games in 2022-23.

TAGED ANIMAL
• According to NHL Stats, Tage Thompson is just the ninth Sabres skater in franchise history to record four or more points in a single game on multiple occasions through the team’s first 19 games of a season (Donald Audette, Jack Eichel, Dale Hawerchuk, Pat LaFontaine, Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert, Thomas Vanek).
• Through Buffalo’s first 20 games, Thompson is on pace for 106 points and would become just the sixth Sabres skater to record 100 or more points in a single season (Pat LaFontaine, 148 points in 1992-93; Alexander Mogilny, 127 points in 1992-93; Gilbert Perreault, 113 points in 1975-76 and 106 points in 1979-80; Pierre Turgeon, 106 points in 1989-90 and Rene Robert, 100 points in 1974-75).
• Dating back to Oct. 29, Thompson ranks second in the NHL in goals (12), is tied for first in points (23) and ranks third in points per game (1.77).
• Thompson leads all Sabres skaters in goals (13), points (26), points per game (1.30), shots (94) and power-play goals (5).
• Thompson is also tied for the team lead in even-strength points (16), even-strength goals (7) and shorthanded goals (1).
• Thompson ranks second among all Sabres forwards in time on ice per game (18:23), trailing just Alex Tuch (18:24).
• According to Natural Stat Trick, Thompson leads all Sabres skaters with 42 individual high-danger scoring chances.
• Thompson ranks fourth in the league with 94 shots on goal and is one of five NHL players who had recorded 90 or more shots in 2022-23 (Timo Meier, 110; David Pastrnak, 102; Nathan MacKinnon, 95; Mika Zibanejad, 92).
• Thompson owns the highest shooting percentage among the five (13.8).

A LITTLE RAS-LE DAZZLE
• Rasmus Dahlin is on pace for 98 points this season, which would shatter the single-season franchise points record by a Sabres defenseman.
• Dahlin is also on pace to become the first NHL defenseman to score 34 or more goals in a single season since Kevin Hatcher (34) in 1992-93. He would also be the second Sabres defensemen, and the first since Phil Housley (31) in 1983-84, to record 30 or more goals in a single season.
• Among NHL defensemen this season, Dahlin ranks second in goals (8), tied for second in points (23), third in points per game (1.21), tied for first in power-play goals (4), second in power-play points (12), third in time on ice per game (26:06) and fifth in shots (67).
• Through his first 19 games, Dahlin has only failed to record a point on three occasions (Oct. 27 vs. Montreal, Nov. 12 vs. Boston and Nov. 23 vs. St. Louis).
• Dahlin (495:52) and Owen Power (472:40) are the only two Sabres skaters who have logged more than 400 minutes of ice time through the team’s first 20 games.
• Only 15 total skaters in the NHL have skated 470 minutes or more this season.

POWER UP
• Owen Power ranks third among rookie defensemen in points (9) and is tied for second in even-strength points (6).
• Power leads all rookie skaters in time on ice per game (23:38), with the next closest rookie at 20:54 (Jake Sanderson).
• Through Buffalo’s first 20 games, Power has recorded multiple points on three separate occasions (Oct. 20, 0+2; Nov. 2, 0+2; Nov. 5, 0+2), tied for the most among rookie skaters in 2022-23.
• Power currently ranks second among all NHL defensemen in primary assists (8) this season.

SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 11/25 games)
• Buffalo Sabres: 75 GF (4th), 3.75 GF/GP (3rd), 26.3 PP% (7th),
• Rasmus Asplund: 1 SHG (T-6th)
• Rasmus Dahlin: 26:06 TOI/GP (3rd), 12 PPP (T-8th)
• Casey Mittelstadt: 1 SHG (T-6th)
• Victor Olofsson: 1 OTG (T-3rd)
• Tage Thompson: 13 G (T-4th), 5 PPG (T-9th), 1 SHG (T-6th), 94 S (4th)
• Alex Tuch: 4 GWG (1st)

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Shots: Thompson (94), Dahlin (67), Skinner (60)
Hits: Dahlin (34), Lyubushkin (29), Cozens/Samuelsson (19)
Blocked Shots: Dahlin (37), Bryson (31), Lyubushkin (25)

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

OVERTIME RESULTS (1-0; 131-146 all-time)
Oct. 29 vs. CHI: W, 4-3 (GWG-Olofsson)
Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; 84-77 all-time)
N/A

NHL Preview: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets

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November 25, 2022

NHL Preview: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Wed., Nov. 23, 2022 Win NYI 3 vs. EDM 0 Pageau (2), Aho Sorokin (49/49)

Ilya Sorokin posted a career-high 49 saves on 49 shots, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice, helping the New York Islanders shut out the Edmonton Oilers, 3-0, Wednesday night at UBS Arena. Anders Lee, Oliver Wahlstrom and Adam Pelech each recorded assists, and Sebastian Aho scored a goal as the Islanders improved to 7-3-0 on home ice this season.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second of four matchups between the two clubs this season. These teams last met 13 days ago, on November 12. Zach Parise scored in overtime to help the Islanders earn a 4-3 win at UBS Arena. The Islanders are 4-1-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents so far this season, and are 4-0-1 in their last five meetings with Columbus. The last time they visited Nationwide Arena was March 29, a 4-3 Islander win.

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).

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: 8

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Thursday, Nov. 17 at Nashville L (5-4)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TV RESULT
Nov. 12, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG W (OT), 4-3
Nov. 25, 2022 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) MSG
Dec. 29, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG
Mar. 24, 2023 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) MSG

UPCOMING GAMES
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Nov. 29 at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) 7:30pm
Dec. 2 vs. Nashville UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 4 vs. Chicago UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 6 vs. St. Louis UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. COLUMBUS
Nov. 12, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) OT Win (4-3)
Mar. 31, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-2)
Mar. 29, 2022 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) Win (4-3)
Mar. 10, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (6-0)
Oct. 21, 2021 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) OT Loss (3-2)

vs. THE BLUE JACKETS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last 5 meetings 4-0-1
Franchise History 23-16-1-7
NYI Home 15-4-0-4
NYI Away 8-12-1-3

STORYLINES
VISITING THE BLUE JACKETS
Tonight, the Islanders make their first visit to Nationwide Arena since March 29, with a 3-1-1 record in their last five road games against the Blue Jackets.

Tonight’s game is the second of four matchups between the two Metropolitan Division foes. The last time these teams met on November 12, Brock Nelson, Scott Mayfield, and Sebastian Aho each recorded multi-point games, while Zach Parise scored the game-winner in overtime. The Islanders are 9-2-1 in their last 12 matchups against Columbus, dating back to the 2018-19 season, and have collected points in each of their last five games against the Blue Jackets.

Forward Josh Bailey leads active Islanders against the Blue Jackets, with 26 points (13g, 13a) in 37 career games. Team Captain Anders Lee has tallied 22 points (10g, 12a) in 30 games against Columbus.

AGAINST THE METRO
The Islanders have collected four straight victories against Metropolitan opponents (since Oct. 26) and have a 4-1-0 record in their own division this season. The Islanders lead the Metropolitan in intra-division wins. They have a 6-5-0 record vs. Eastern Conference teams. They have collected wins in their last four straight Eastern conference matchups.

CAREER-HIGH
Wednesday night vs. Edmonton, Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin turned away all 49 shots he faced, posting 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).

SIX STRAIGHT
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal has recorded points in his last six games, the longest streak by an Islander this season. He has tallied eight points (2g, 6a) in since November 14. Barzal’s 21 assists in 21 games are second-most in the NHL (MacKinnon, 22), and the Coquitlam, BC native leads the Islanders in points (23) and assists (21). Barzal has found the scoresheet in four of his last five meetings with the Blue Jackets (dating back to October 21, 2021). Barzal’s 21 assists in 21 games is the 11th time in club history that an Islander has carried an assist-per-game pace through the first 21 games of the season. Bryan Trottier did so six times, and the last Islander to do so was Josh Bailey in the 2017-18 season.

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Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho recorded his second goal of the season in the Islanders’ win on Wednesday night vs. Edmonton. Aho has four points (1g, 3a) in four career games vs. Columbus, and the last time these teams met, Aho tallied two assists in a single contest for the first time in his career. Aho’s goal on Wednesday was the 17th goal and 49th point by an Islanders blueliner this season.

ON THE ROAD
Tonight, the Islanders will play their fifth road game in their last six contests. The Islanders have collected victories as the visiting team in their last three Eastern Conference matchups (NYR on Nov. 8, OTT on Nov. 14, TOR on Nov. 21). The Islanders are 3-2-0 in their last five on the road, and look to improve upon their 6-5-0 road record so far this season.

STORYLINES
SHORT-HANDED
On Wednesday night against Edmonton, Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau 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. Pageau scored less than three minutes later on the power play, becoming the seventh Islanders player to score both shorthanded and on the power play in a five-minute span. Pageau, 30, tallied the goals in a span of 2:06, the third-fastest an Islander has scored an SHG and PPG in franchise history. The Islander to
score a PPG and SHG in the same game was Zach Parise on April 12, 2022 vs. Pittsburgh.

3

Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech leads the team in time on ice with 21:21 per game, and plus/minus with a plus-nine through 21 games. Pelech leads active Islander defensemen in games played, and has skated each of his 402 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. Pelech has tallied three multi-point games in 20 contests, the first time he has recorded as many multi-point games in a single campaign since the 2017-18 season. Pelech also set a new single-game season high amongst Islanders on Nov. 3, as he skated 24:30 TOI (his highest TOI since Dec. 19, 2021). The 28-year-old defenseman is nine goals shy of his career 100th.

THE THIRD
The Islanders remain most productive in the third period. 12 of the 13 victories they have captured so far this season have included an Islander finding the back of the net in the third (12-5-0 when they find the back of the net in the final frame). Since October 26, 48% (23 of the last 48) of Islander goals have been scored in the third. Their 31 third period goals this season are tied with the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres for most in the NHL.

POINTS LEADERS
Brock Nelson leads the Islanders with nine goals. He has recorded a point in the last nine of the last ten Islander wins, and scored a goal in eight of them. He is second on the Islanders in points (20). The Warroad, MN native has recorded a team-high 66 shots on goal this season, and has been held off the scoresheet just four times this month. Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson leads Islanders blueliners in all three scoring categories, with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) through 21 games. Dobson’s six goals are tied with Cale Makar and Adam Fox for third-most in the league amongst defensemen (E. Karlsson 11, R. Dahlin 8). Dobson has tallied 62 shots on goal this season, leading defensmen by far and second only to Brock Nelson’s 66 amongst Islanders and eighth amongst NHL defensemen. The next closest defensemen to Dobson’s 62 shots on goal is Scott Mayfield, with 31.

SCORING
Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders have outscored opponents 69-55 through 21 games. Amongst the Metropolitan Divsion, only Pittsburgh Penguins (71) and New Jersey Devils (74) have recorded more goals this season. The Islanders are 8-1-0 when scoring first, and each of their last three victories (OTT, TOR, EDM) have seen the Islanders open the score. The Islanders are 6-3-0 when they find the back of the net at least three times so far this season. They have found the back of the net three times in all 13 of their wins this season.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Nov. 25, 2022 Game No. 20 (7-11-1, 15 pts.)
vs. New York Islanders (13-8-0, 26 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 14 (6-7-0, 12 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: NOV. 23, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. MTL 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Olivier (2)
MTL Goal Scorers: Xhekaj (3), Savard (1), EN – Monahan (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (26/28; 57:57); MTL – Montembeault (30/31; 59:37)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / MTL: 29
3 Stars: 1. Savard, MTL; 2. Montembeault, MTL; 3. Olivier, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ fell to 4-2-1 in last 7 games overall and 4-2-0 in past 6 at NWA… CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 5th time in the last 7 contests… CBJ scored lone goal 1:08 into the 3rd period, but MTL followed up with 3 unanswered goals, including two goals 57 seconds apart, to win… Olivier scored to give him 2-1-3 in his last 5 games and tied his career high in shots with 5 (also Nov. 17 vs. MTL).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (13 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (11 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (8 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (6 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (6 games)
Laine (ankle); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 12); 3-to-4 weeks (5 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (4 games)
Merzlikins (hip); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); 1-to-2 weeks (4 games)
Chinakhov (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 98

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 24 Recalled Meyer from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Bemstrom to Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 20 Placed Merzlikins on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 15 and recalled Fix-Wolansky from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 19 Recalled Sweezey from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 17 Placed Bean on IR
Nov. 16 Placed Laine on IR retroactive to Nov. 12 and added Tarasov to roster on emergency recall
Nov. 15 Activated Kuraly off Injured Reserve and placed Werenski on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 10
Nov. 13 Activated Luoto off Injured/Non-Roster list and assigned to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
8pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE ISLANDERS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-1 (0-0-0 vs. NYI)
2021-22 Series: 1-3-0 (1-1-0 vs. NYI)

All-Time Series: 23-16-1-7 (15-4-1-4 vs. NYI)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 3-5-2 | 6-2-2
All-Time GF/GA: 138/132
All-Time SF/SA: 1,557/1,457
All-Time PP: 35-of-159
All-Time PK: 111-of-131

THE LAST GAME: NOV. 12, 2022 – CBJ 3 at NYI 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Sillinger (1), Bemstrom (1), Bjork (1)
NYI Goal Scorers: Nelson (7), Nelson (8), Mayfield (4), OT – Parise (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (42/46; 60:39); NYI – Sorokin (26/29; 60:39)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / NYI: 46
3 Stars: 1. Nelson, NYI; 2. Mayfield, NYI; 3. Aho, NYI
Noteworthy: CBJ picked up point in 2nd-straight game (1-0-1)… CBJ led 3 separate times, including 3-2 in the 3rd period, but NYI scored to tie the game with 7:09 remaining and then again 39 seconds into OT to win… It was CBJ’s 2nd OT game of the season (1- 1)… Bjork notched his 1st career goal in his NHL debut, becoming 1st blueliner in CBJ history to accomplish the feat… Bemstrom recorded his 1st 2 points of the season with 1-1-2 (2 GP)… Nyquist tallied 2 assists, notching his 100th point with CBJ (1st assist)…Robinson skated in his 200th career NHL game… Bean also had multi-assist game (0-2-2).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Dec. 29 at NYI… Mar. 24 at CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NYI)
CBJ are 9-9-2 vs. NYI since the start of 2016-17 but NYI has won the last 4 outings (CBJ; 0-3-1)… CBJ have recorded points in 9 of the last 11 games played at Nationwide Arena (6-2-3)… The home team is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings since 3/11/19… CBJ have killed off 19-of-22 NYI power play attempts over last 12 games (86.4 pct.) and 15-of-17 in the last 9 home contests (88.2 pct.).… NYI have posted 7 of the 11 shutouts in the all-time series, including the most recent occurrence on 3/10/22 at NYI… Neither team has recorded a penalty shot in the series… Most goals scored vs. NYI: 7 – 2x (MR: 2/25/17)… Most goals allowed vs. NYI: 5 (1/10/15).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. NYI)
Bayreuther tallied his 1st career assist on 11/18/18 at NYI… Bjork notched a goal in his NHL debut on 11/12/22 at NYI… Gudbranson made his NHL debut on 10/8/11 at NYI… Jenner notched his 200th career NHL point (goal) on 10/19/19 vs. NYI… Korpisalo posted 1st NHL shutout (24 saves) on 2/25/17 vs. NYI… Laine skated in his 400th career NHL game on 3/31/22 at NYI… Peeke skated in his 100th career NHL game on 3/29/22 vs. NYI… Robinson skated in his 200th career NHL game on 11/12/22 at NYI… Sillinger scored 1st career NHL goal on 10/21/21 vs. NYI.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. NYI
•Gaudreau – 4-8-12 in 12 career GP, including three multi-point outings in the last six games against NYI (3-5-8), and points in 8 consecutive games played against the club (3-8-11) prior to the game on Nov. 12
•Gavrikov – 3-2-5 in 8 career GP, including points in 2 of the last 3 contests (2-1-3)
•Jenner – 5-7-12 in 26 career GP, including 2-1-3 in his last 7 appearances against the team

HOME IN NOVEMBER
The Blue Jackets fell to 4-2-1 in the last seven games overall and 4-2-0 in their past six home games following a 3-1 loss to the Canadiens on Wednesday. It concluded a stretch of four consecutive games against Atlantic Division teams from November 17-23 (2-2-0). Friday’s game vs. the Islanders wraps up a season-high six-game homestand for the Blue Jackets (3-2-0). It’s part of a stretch of eight-of-10 games played at Nationwide Arena from November 10-28. Today’s game also concludes a stretch of eight consecutive games against Eastern Conference teams (4-1-1). The club will play three-straight against the Western Conference from November 26-December 2.

TWO DIFFERENT STRETCHES
Nine of the club’s first 12 games were competed against teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including facing off against the Stanley Cup champion Avalanche twice and Stanley Cup finalist once (Tampa Bay Lightning). The club is now in the middle of a stretch of 11-of-14 contests from November 10-December 7 played against teams that failed to make the postseason. The only playoff teams over the second stretch are Florida (Nov. 20), Nashville (Nov. 26) and Pittsburgh (Dec. 6).

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners have collected 7-18-25 in the last 13 outings and 11-24-35 in 19 games this season to rank sixth-T in the NHL in goals. Defenseman Erik Gudbranson tallied two assists last Thursday for his first multi-point game as a Blue Jacket as well as his third career multi-assist and seventh career multi-point effort. He is now one point from 100 for his NHL career with 27-72-99 in 659 games. Vladislav Gavrikov notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Nov. 15 vs. the Flyers, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19).

ROOKIE REPORT
The club currently has eight rookies on the roster with forwards Trey Fix-Wolansky, Liam Foudy, Kent Johnson and Carson Meyer along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg, Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen and goaltender Daniil Tarasov. The skaters have had a strong start to the season, combining for 7-12-19 in 19 games. They have helped CBJ rank third-T among NHL teams in goals and fifth in points. Johnson, who was selected fifth overall at the 2021 NHL Draft, ranks third-T among NHL rookies in goals and fifth-T in points-per-game (.56; min 7 GP) with 4-5-9 in 16 games. He has registered 1-2-3 in his last five outings and 4-4-8 in his past 13 contests played. Bjork, who recorded an assist on Sunday, tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Nov. 12 at NY Islanders and picking up his first career assist on Nov. 15 vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.

CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner had his four-game points streak (4-2-6 from Nov. 15-20) and six-game home points streak (7-2-9 from Nov. 5-20) snapped on Wednesday. He has 7-3-10 in the last nine contests overall. The forward ranks seventh in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 8-5-13 in 13 outings and is eighth-T in goals scored in the month of November (seven). He also ranks seventh-T in the NHL in faceoff wins (232-of-411 faceoffs; 56.5 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal on Nov.15 vs. Philadelphia, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (298).

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
Boone Jenner 608 2013-current (10 seasons)
Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Left wing Johnny Gaudreau, who registered his second three-point effort of the season with 1-2-3 on Sunday, had his four-game points streak (1-5-6 from Nov. 15-20) snapped on Wednesday and now has 2-7-9 in his last seven games. The six-time All-Star leads the club in assists and scoring and ranks second in goals with 7-11-18 in 19 games while recording points in 12 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 7-9-16 in 13 outings, ranking seventh-T in the NHL in points. He played in his 313th consecutive game on Wednesday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,003) and Brent Burns (699). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 217-410-627 in 621 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.

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

NFL Transactions 11-24-22

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November 25, 2022

The following are the NFL transactions for Thursday, November 24. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS
WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)
ATLANTA
Edwards, Bryan	WR	South Carolina
NEW YORK JETS
Harris, Marcell	LB	Florida
Vested Veteran
CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Friday, 11/25/22
TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM
GREEN BAY
Taylor, Patrick	RB	Memphis
JACKSONVILLE
Miller, John	G	Louisville
NEW YORK GIANTS
Calitro, Austin	LB	Villanova
Roche, Quincy	LB	Miami

ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS
ACTIVATIONS
MINNESOTA
Gowan, Tay	DB	Central Florida
From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)
Kwenkeu, William	LB	Temple
From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)
NEW ENGLAND
Murray, Bill	G	William & Mary
From Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)
FREE AGENT SIGNING
ATLANTA
Darby, Frank	WR	Arizona State
From Atlanta Practice Squad
PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS
ADDITIONS
ATLANTA
Emezie, Emeka	WR	North Carolina State
Ferguson, Parker	G	Air Force
CINCINNATI
Prince, Isaiah	T	Ohio State
Veteran
INDIANAPOLIS
Denbow, Trevor	DB	Southern Methodist
NEW ENGLAND
Taylor, J.J.	RB	Arizona
PHILADELPHIA
Rush, Anthony	DT	Alabama-Birmingham
Veteran
CONTRACT TERMINATED BY CLUB
PHILADELPHIA
Robinson, Tyrese	G	Oklahoma
CONTRACT TERMINATED BY PLAYER
ATLANTA
Darby, Frank	WR	Arizona State
(Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)

Week 12 Injury Report — Thursday

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November 25, 2022

ATLANTA FALCONS at WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
ATLANTA FALCONS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	DT Jalen Dalton (toe)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DT Jalen Dalton (toe), LB Arnold Ebiketie (forearm), T Chuma Edoga (knee), TE Feleipe Franks (calf), RB Caleb Huntley (ankle)
	Thursday	LB Arnold Ebiketie (forearm), T Chuma Edoga (knee), TE Feleipe Franks (calf), RB Caleb Huntley (ankle), RB Cordarrelle Patterson (not injury related – resting player)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
The Commanders did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Cole Holcomb (foot), DE James Smith-Williams (illness), CB Benjamin St-Juste (ankle)
	Thursday	LB Cole Holcomb (foot), WR Dax Milne (foot), CB Benjamin St-Juste (ankle)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	C Tyler Larsen (shoulder), LB David Mayo (hamstring), WR Dax Milne (foot), TE Logan Thomas (rib), DE Chase Young (knee)
	Thursday	C Tyler Larsen (shoulder), DE James Smith-Williams (illness), TE Logan Thomas (rib), DE Chase Young (knee)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	QB Taylor Heinicke (back)
	Thursday	QB Taylor Heinicke (back), LB David Mayo (hamstring)


BALTIMORE RAVENS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
BALTIMORE RAVENS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (hip), DE Calais Campbell (not injury related – resting player), S Kyle Hamilton (knee), LB Justin Houston (not injury related – resting player), QB Lamar Jackson (hip), CB Marcus Peters (not injury related – resting player), T Ronnie Stanley (ankle), G Kevin Zeitler (illness)
	Thursday	CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (hip), S Kyle Hamilton (knee), WR Demarcus Robinson (hip), T Ronnie Stanley (ankle)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	RB Gus Edwards (hamstring, knee)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	RB Gus Edwards (hamstring, knee), QB Lamar Jackson (hip), G Kevin Zeitler (illness)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Practice
	Wednesday	No Injuries to Report
	Thursday	No Injuries to Report


CHICAGO BEARS at NEW YORK JETS
CHICAGO BEARS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Jaquan Brisker (concussion), CB Kyler Gordon (concussion), LB Sterling Weatherford (concussion)
	Thursday	S Jaquan Brisker (concussion), CB Kyler Gordon (concussion), LB Sterling Weatherford (concussion)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	QB Justin Fields (left shoulder)
	Thursday	QB Justin Fields (left shoulder)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Dane Cruikshank (hamstring), T Teven Jenkins (hip)
	Thursday	S Dane Cruikshank (hamstring), T Teven Jenkins (hip)

NEW YORK JETS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DT Sheldon Rankins (elbow), TE Kenny Yeboah (calf)
	Thursday	DT Sheldon Rankins (elbow), TE Kenny Yeboah (calf)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T Duane Brown (shoulder), CB Ahmad Gardner (calf), G Nate Herbig (shin), LB Quincy Williams (ankle)
	Thursday	T Duane Brown (shoulder), CB Ahmad Gardner (calf), G Nate Herbig (shin), LB Quincy Williams (ankle)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	WR Corey Davis (knee)
	Thursday	WR Corey Davis (knee)


CINCINNATI BENGALS at TENNESSEE TITANS
CINCINNATI BENGALS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T La’el Collins (not injury related – resting player), DE Trey Hendrickson (illness), RB Joe Mixon (concussion), DT Jay Tufele (illness)
	Thursday	RB Joe Mixon (concussion), DT Jay Tufele (illness)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Joe Bachie (knee), WR Ja’Marr Chase (hip), RB Chris Evans (knee), S Dax Hill (shoulder), DT D.J. Reader (ankle), DT Josh Tupou (calf)
	Thursday	LB Joe Bachie (knee), WR Ja’Marr Chase (hip), T La’el Collins (not injury related – resting player), DT Josh Tupou (calf)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	RB Chris Evans (knee), DE Trey Hendrickson (illness), S Dax Hill (shoulder), DT D.J. Reader (ankle)

TENNESSEE TITANS
The Titans did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DE Denico Autry (knee), K Randy Bullock (right calf), CB Kristian Fulton (hamstring), RB Derrick Henry (not injury related – resting player)
	Thursday	DE Denico Autry (knee)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	C Ben Jones (concussion), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle)
	Thursday	K Randy Bullock (right calf), CB Kristian Fulton (hamstring), RB Hassan Haskins (hip), C Ben Jones (concussion), DT Jeffery Simmons (ankle)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Bud Dupree (hip), S Amani Hooker (shoulder), CB Elijah Molden (groin), QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle)
	Thursday	LB Bud Dupree (hip), RB Derrick Henry (not injury related – resting player), S Amani Hooker (shoulder), CB Elijah Molden (groin), QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle)


DENVER BRONCOS at CAROLINA PANTHERS
DENVER BRONCOS
The Broncos did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	WR K.J. Hamler (hamstring), DE Jonathan Harris (knee), WR Jerry Jeudy (ankle), DE Jacob Martin (knee), CB K’Waun Williams (wrist, elbow knee)
	Thursday	WR K.J. Hamler (hamstring), DE Jonathan Harris (knee), WR Jerry Jeudy (ankle), DE Jacob Martin (knee), CB K’Waun Williams (wrist, elbow knee)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	TE Andrew Beck (hamstring), LS Jacob Bobenmoyer (hand), LB Jonathon Cooper (knee), DT D.J. Jones (hand), RB Latavius Murray (wrist), DT Mike Purcell (ankle), S Justin Simmons (knee)
	Thursday	TE Andrew Beck (hamstring), LS Jacob Bobenmoyer (hand), LB Jonathon Cooper (knee), DT D.J. Jones (hand), RB Latavius Murray (wrist), DT Mike Purcell (ankle), S Justin Simmons (knee)

CAROLINA PANTHERS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T Larnel Coleman (illness), T Cameron Erving (illness), RB D’Onta Foreman (not injury related – resting player), S Myles Hartsfield (ankle), DT Matt Ioannidis (calf), LB Cory Littleton (ankle), TE Giovanni Ricci (neck), WR Shi Smith (illness)
	Thursday	T Larnel Coleman (illness), T Cameron Erving (illness), S Myles Hartsfield (ankle), DT Matt Ioannidis (calf), LB Cory Littleton (ankle), T Taylor Moton (not injury related – resting player), TE Giovanni Ricci (neck), WR Shi Smith (illness), TE Ian Thomas (illness)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Juston Burris (concussion), WR Terrace Marshall (shoulder), QB Phillip Walker (ankle)
	Thursday	WR Terrace Marshall (shoulder), QB Phillip Walker (ankle)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	S Juston Burris (concussion)


GREEN BAY PACKERS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES on Sunday night
GREEN BAY PACKERS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T David Bakhtiari (knee), LB De’Vondre Campbell (knee), S Tariq Carpenter (illness), WR Romeo Doubs (ankle), S Rudy Ford (illness), G Elgton Jenkins (knee), T Rasheed Walker (illness)
	Thursday	LB De’Vondre Campbell (knee), WR Romeo Doubs (ankle), TE Marcedes Lewis (not injury related – resting player), TE Robert Tonyan (illness), T Rasheed Walker (illness)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Krys Barnes (hand), WR Randall Cobb (illness), CB Shemar Jean-Charles (ankle), RB Aaron Jones (shin, glute), WR Allen Lazard (shoulder), QB Aaron Rodgers (right thumb)
	Thursday	T David Bakhtiari (knee), WR Randall Cobb (illness), CB Shemar Jean-Charles (ankle), G Elgton Jenkins (knee), RB Aaron Jones (shin, glute), WR Allen Lazard (shoulder)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	CB Jaire Alexander (groin), K Mason Crosby (illness), LB Quay Walker (shoulder)
	Thursday	CB Jaire Alexander (groin), LB Krys Barnes (hand), S Tariq Carpenter (illness), K Mason Crosby (illness), S Rudy Ford (illness), QB Aaron Rodgers (right thumb), LB Quay Walker (shoulder)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
The Eagles did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	WR A.J. Brown (illness)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	CB Josh Jobe (hamstring)
	Thursday	CB James Bradberry (not injury related – resting player), G Landon Dickerson (not injury related – resting player), DE Brandon Graham (not injury related – resting player), CB Josh Jobe (hamstring), T Lane Johnson (not injury related – resting player), C Jason Kelce (not injury related – resting player), G Isaac Seumalo (not injury related – resting player), CB Darius Slay (not injury related – resting player), WR DeVonta Smith (knee), DE Josh Sweat (not injury related – resting player)


HOUSTON TEXANS at MIAMI DOLPHINS
HOUSTON TEXANS
The Texans did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	CB Derek Stingley (hamstring), LS Jonathan Weeks (not injury related – personal matter)
	Thursday	CB Derek Stingley (hamstring), LS Jonathan Weeks (not injury related – personal matter)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DT Maliek Collins (chest), LB Neville Hewitt (hamstring)
	Thursday	DT Maliek Collins (chest), LB Neville Hewitt (hamstring)

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Melvin Ingram (not injury related – resting player), P Thomas Morstead (illness), RB Raheem Mostert (knee)
	Thursday	T Terron Armstead (toe), P Thomas Morstead (illness), RB Raheem Mostert (knee)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T Terron Armstead (toe), LB Jerome Baker (hip), QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee), TE Tanner Conner (knee, back), CB Keion Crossen (shoulder), DT Raekwon Davis (knee)
	Thursday	LB Jerome Baker (hip), QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee), TE Tanner Conner (knee, back)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	CB Kader Kohou (thumb), TE Hunter Long (concussion), TE Durham Smythe (hamstring), WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder)
	Thursday	CB Keion Crossen (shoulder), DT Raekwon Davis (knee), CB Kader Kohou (thumb), TE Hunter Long (concussion), TE Durham Smythe (hamstring), WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder)


LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
The Raiders did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	DT Kendal Vickers (back)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Luke Masterson (ribs), T Kolton Miller (shoulder, abdomen)
	Thursday	LB Luke Masterson (ribs), T Kolton Miller (shoulder, abdomen)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
The Seahawks did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DE L.J. Collier (illness), WR D’Wayne Eskridge (hand)
	Thursday	WR D’Wayne Eskridge (hand)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	DE L.J. Collier (illness), G Damien Lewis (ankle)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Cody Barton (foot), S Ryan Neal (ankle)
	Thursday	LB Cody Barton (foot), S Ryan Neal (ankle)


LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at ARIZONA CARDINALS
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	CB Bryce Callahan (groin), LB Khalil Mack (not injury related – resting player), WR Mike Williams (ankle)
	Thursday	WR Mike Williams (ankle)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	TE Gerald Everett (groin), P J.K. Scott (right quadricep)
	Thursday	CB Bryce Callahan (groin), CB Michael Davis (knee), P J.K. Scott (right quadricep)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Nasir Adderley (thumb), WR Keenan Allen (hamstring), LB Kenneth Murray (neck), T Trey Pipkins (knee), G Jamaree Salyer (knee)
	Thursday	S Nasir Adderley (thumb), WR Keenan Allen (hamstring), TE Gerald Everett (groin), LB Khalil Mack (not injury related – resting player), LB Kenneth Murray (neck), T Trey Pipkins (knee), G Jamaree Salyer (knee)

ARIZONA CARDINALS
The Cardinals did not practice Wednesday or Thursday. Those practice reports are estimations.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	WR Greg Dortch (thumb), TE Zach Ertz (knee), T D.J. Humphries (back), WR Rondale Moore (groin), CB Byron Murphy (back), S Charles Washington (chest)
	Thursday	WR Greg Dortch (thumb), TE Zach Ertz (knee), T D.J. Humphries (back), WR Rondale Moore (groin), CB Byron Murphy (back), S Charles Washington (chest)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	G Max Garcia (shoulder), DT Trysten Hill (foot), QB Colt McCoy (right elbow)
	Thursday	QB Colt McCoy (right elbow)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	QB Kyler Murray (hamstring)
	Thursday	G Max Garcia (shoulder), DT Trysten Hill (foot), QB Kyler Murray (hamstring)


LOS ANGELES RAMS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LOS ANGELES RAMS
The Rams did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	C Brian Allen (thumb), TE Tyler Higbee (knee), T Ty Nsekhe (ankle), DT A’Shawn Robinson (knee), QB Matthew Stafford (concussion, neck)
	Thursday	C Brian Allen (thumb), T Ty Nsekhe (ankle), DT A’Shawn Robinson (knee), QB Matthew Stafford (concussion, neck)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Travin Howard (hip), WR Allen Robinson (ankle), C Matt Skura (knee), QB John Wolford (neck)
	Thursday	TE Tyler Higbee (knee), LB Travin Howard (hip), WR Allen Robinson (ankle), C Matt Skura (knee)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	QB John Wolford (neck)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	G Joe Thuney (ankle), WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring)
	Thursday	FB Michael Burton (illness), G Joe Thuney (ankle), WR Kadarius Toney (hamstring)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Juan Thornhill (calf)
	Thursday	S Juan Thornhill (calf)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	LB Nick Bolton (hamstring), CB Chris Lammons (concussion), RB Jerick McKinnon (hamstring, shoulder), T Lucas Niang (knee), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion), CB L’Jarius Sneed (knee), CB Jaylen Watson (hand)
	Thursday	LB Nick Bolton (hamstring), CB Chris Lammons (concussion), RB Jerick McKinnon (hamstring, shoulder), T Lucas Niang (knee), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion), CB L’Jarius Sneed (knee), CB Jaylen Watson (hand)


NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S J.T. Gray (hamstring), DE Payton Turner (ankle), LB Pete Werner (ankle)
	Thursday	S J.T. Gray (hamstring), RB Alvin Kamara (illness), DE Payton Turner (ankle), LB Pete Werner (ankle)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DE Marcus Davenport (calf), T James Hurst (concussion), RB Mark Ingram (knee), DE Cameron Jordan (eye), WR Jarvis Landry (ankle), CB Marshon Lattimore (abdomen), G Andrus Peat (triceps), T Ryan Ramczyk (not injury related – resting player, knee)
	Thursday	DE Marcus Davenport (calf), RB Mark Ingram (knee), DE Cameron Jordan (eye), WR Jarvis Landry (ankle), CB Marshon Lattimore (abdomen), G Andrus Peat (triceps)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	T James Hurst (concussion), T Ryan Ramczyk (knee, not injury related – resting player)

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
The 49ers did not practice Wednesday. The Wednesday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DT Arik Armstead (foot, ankle), T Trent Williams (not injury related – resting player)
	Thursday	DT Arik Armstead (foot, ankle)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	DE Samson Ebukam (quadricep, Achilles), WR Deebo Samuel (hamstring)
	Thursday	DE Samson Ebukam (quadricep, Achilles), WR Deebo Samuel (hamstring)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	T Trent Williams (not injury related – resting player)


TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at CLEVELAND BROWNS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	WR Russell Gage (hamstring), DT Vita Vea (foot)
	Thursday	QB Tom Brady (not injury related – resting player), WR Russell Gage (hamstring), WR Julio Jones (not injury related – resting player), DT Vita Vea (foot)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	RB Leonard Fournette (hip), G Luke Goedeke (foot)
	Thursday	RB Leonard Fournette (hip), G Luke Goedeke (foot)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	CB Zyon McCollum (concussion), LB J.J. Russell (hamstring)
	Thursday	CB Zyon McCollum (concussion), LB J.J. Russell (hamstring)

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S D’Anthony Bell (concussion), G Joel Bitonio (not injury related – resting player, illness), DE Jadeveon Clowney (not injury related – resting player), WR Amari Cooper (not injury related – resting player), G Hjalte Froholdt (illness), DE Myles Garrett (not injury related – resting player), S Ronnie Harrison (illness), CB Greg Newsome (concussion), TE David Njoku (ankle, knee)
	Thursday	T Jack Conklin (foot, not injury related – resting player), G Hjalte Froholdt (illness), CB Greg Newsome (concussion), G Wyatt Teller (calf)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	G Wyatt Teller (calf), T Jedrick Wills (knee), DT Perrion Winfrey (concussion)
	Thursday	S D’Anthony Bell (concussion), TE David Njoku (ankle, knee)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T Jack Conklin (foot)
	Thursday	G Joel Bitonio (not injury related – resting player, illness), DE Jadeveon Clowney (not injury related – resting player), WR Amari Cooper (not injury related – resting player), DE Myles Garrett (not injury related – resting player), S Ronnie Harrison (illness), T Jedrick Wills (knee), DT Perrion Winfrey (concussion)


PITTSBURGH STEELERS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS on Monday night
PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	WR Miles Boykin (oblique), C Mason Cole (foot), DT Cameron Heyward (not injury related – resting player), DT Larry Ogunjobi (not injury related – resting player), RB Jaylen Warren (hamstring), LB T.J. Watt (not injury related – resting player), CB Ahkello Witherspoon (hamstring)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
The Colts did not practice Thursday. The Thursday practice report is an estimation.
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	DT DeForest Buckner (ribs), TE Kylen Granson (illness), C Ryan Kelly (shoulder, knee), DE Kwity Paye (ankle)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	WR Parris Campbell (illness), DT Grover Stewart (shoulder)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Thursday	G Matt Pryor (illness), TE Jelani Woods (shoulder)

World Cup Betting: Whose Stock is Rising After First Round of Games?

Agate Editor

November 25, 2022

World Cup Betting: Whose Stock is Rising After First Round of Games?

Brazil’s win against Serbia in Qatar on Thursday night brought the first round of World Cup games to a close. So which teams saw their stock rocket in the first week like an unstoppable Saudi strike into the top corner? And which teams saw their stock dive like Cristiano Ronaldo in Ghana’s penalty box?

Stock Falling – Brazil
A controversial one, maybe. But stunning bicycle kicks aside, Brazil took a long time to break down a well-drilled and defensively minded Serbia team.

The Seleção Canarinho struggled for rhythm in the first half, as it gradually began to dawn on the world this team might not be the unstoppable force we thought it was.

With Neymar, the electric Vinicius Jr., Raphinha, and Richarlison up front, and the likes of Gabriels Jesus and Martinelli on the bench, Brazil has an attacking force to terrify the world.

That showed in the second half. But the team’s other components need to gel, and soon, if it’s to go all the way. Although we should note Casemiro was also excellent tonight.

Brazil was a 4-1 favorite to win the tournament at the start. Since beating Serbia, the team is now even shorter, at 5/2. Early days, but we’re not so sure.

Stock Rising – Spain
Spain announced itself as an emphatic contender to win the World Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Costa Rica on Wednesday. We all know that Spain is technically elite, and the players showed it. But the sheer ruthlessness in front of goal was a surprise.

Gavi
Spain wonderkid Gavi proves he’s the real deal as he celebrates scoring against Costa Rica on Wednesday. (Image: Football 365)
Jordi Alba was sensational, completing a first-half hat trick in just ten minutes, while youngsters Gavi and Pedri showed why we should believe the hype. This team was 8/1 before the tournament started. It’s now around 13/2. That’s still a really good bet.

Stock Falling – Germany
Oh dear. What happened here? In Japan, they’re calling it “the Miracle of Doha” and there have been calls to mark the national team’s shock 2-1 victory against Germany with a public holiday.

The result seemed impossible after a lousy first half for Japan. In fact, the team had just 26.2% of possession for the entirety of the game, while riding its luck and hitting twice, decisively, on the counter.

That’s international football. The early stages of big tournaments almost always produce some shock results, as smaller nations defend deep and look to hit on the transition.

It’s disaster for Germany, which must beat Spain to have a chance of progressing past the group stage, and the Spanish aren’t in the mood to give the Germans an inch. Pre-tournament, the team was 10/1 and among the favorites. Now, it’s 25/1.

Stock Rising – England
England looked undercooked in the lead up to the World Cup, and there were questions about whether its technically gifted new golden generation had run out of steam just at the wrong time. Its dismal 4-0 defeat to Hungary in June was its worst at home since 1928.

None of that was on show this week when the team put six past Iran. And yes, it’s “only” Iran. But England played like a club side on Monday, pressing and counter pressing to devastating effect, while combining like a group of players who play with each other week in, week out. Keep that up and it has a chance.

Always among the favorites going into the tournament, England is now 7-1 to win the whole thing, although questions about defensive frailties and manager Gareth Southgate’s tactical limitations remain.

Stock Falling – Portugal
Portugal squeaked through 3-2 against a limited Ghanian team in a highly entertaining game. That match saw Cristiano Ronaldo become the only footballer to score a goal in five World Cups. That’s after he won and then converted a highly dubious penalty.

But considering the amount of individual talent in this squad, it has to go down as a poor performance from the Portuguese, and one that would flounder against superior opposition. With Bruno Fernandez starting on the right wing in a 4-3-3 and Joao Felix on the left wing, it felt like Fernando Santos was trying to cram all that talent onto the pitch somewhat desperately, irrespective of natural positions.

Ronaldo, at 37, is still one of the best players in the world. But his prodigious ego threatens to disrupt any project he’s involved in. He will be determined to win the World Cup single-handedly, nevertheless.

Stock Rising – Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia may not be everyone’s favorite authoritarian petrostate at the moment. But it was hard not to fall in love with its soccer team when it pulled off one of the most surprising results in the history of the World Cup on Wednesday.

Its shock – SHOCK! – victory against Argentina at the Lusail Iconic Stadium ended the latter’s 36-game unbeaten run, and gave the great Lionel Messi something to chew on.

The game was won in five mad minutes in the second half. And Salem Aldawsari’s winner could even be described as “Messi-esque,” as he plucked the ball from the sky and dribbled around two Argentine defenders before curling the ball into the top corner from the edge of the area.

Argentina (stock falling) was a 6/1 second favorite when the tournament started. It’s now eighth favorite at about 8/1. But it still has what it takes to progress to the next round.

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings

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NHL Editor

November 25, 2022

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is coming off a 4-0 shutout win on Wednesday and is 4-3-1 thru the first 8 games of its current road stretch
• Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad have combined for 6 goals in the past two games for Arizona
• Tonight is the first time the Coyotes have faced Detroit since their 9-goal outburst at Little Caesars Arena on 3/8/22

LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Hurricanes 0 – November 23, 2022 – PNC Arena
ARI Goals: Schmaltz (1), Crouse (8, 9), Bjugstad (4)
CAR Goals: None
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (W) – 36 svs on 36 shots
CAR Goalie: Kochetkov (L) – 23 svs on 26 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 4-4
Notes: ARI got back in the win column with its second shutout of the campaign…Karel Vejmelka saved all 36 shots he saw for his second clean sheet of 2022-23 and third in his career…Lawson Crouse netted two goals to claim the team-lead in goals; Crouse has notched 29 markers in his last 82 GP…Shayne Gostisbehere chipped in two assists for his fifth multi-point game of the season…Nick Schmaltz recorded his first goal of the season and 50th with the Coyotes…Nick Bjugstad scored for the second straight game and has three goals in his last two skates…Dylan Guenther registered his second career multi-point game …JJ Moser picked up an assist for the third straight game, tying his career-high assist and point streak…Moser blocked 7 shots, the most by a Coyote this season…Clayton Keller got back on the scoresheet with an assist; the Coyotes are 7-2-0 this season when he gets a helper…Jakob Chychrun picked up his first point of the season with an assist…Chychrun posted 8 shots, a season-high for a Coyote…The Yotes blocked 30 shots, their highest in a game since 1/20/19 at TOR (4-2, W)…The game was the first Arizona has played on a Wednesday this season; the team improved to 5-0-1 when playing on Mon-Wed…Juuso Valimaki was scratched due to an upper-body injury

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Juuso Valimaki…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (1 / 11/21)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (1 / 11/21)
Total man games lost: 60 games
Jakob Chychrun (16), Nick Schmaltz (15), Zack Kassian (9), Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney (3)

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

YOTES & WINGS
-Tonight is the first of two ARI-DET matchups this season and the only one at LCA. The teams will square off again on 1/17 in Tempe
-The Yotes’ current 4-game win streak against DET is tied for the second-longest the franchise has ever put together against the Wings (longest: 6 games from 12/16/84 – 1/10/87)
-The 4-game run is also the longest active win streak the Coyotes have against an opponent -The Coyotes beat the Red Wings 9-2 in the last meeting (3/8/22). The 9-goal performance is the most ever the Coyotes have scored in a game since the franchise relocated to Arizona
-Prior to the 3/8/22 meeting, the last time the franchise scored nine goals in a game was 12/15/95 vs. EDM as the Winnipeg Jets
-Nick Schmaltz (2-2-4), Jakob Chychrun (2-1-3), Barrett Hayton (0-3-3), Clayton Keller (1-2-3) and Nick Ritchie (2-1-3) all registered 3+ pt games in the 3/8/22 victory
-The aforementioned performances still stand as career-highs for Schmaltz (goals; tied), Chychrun (points; tied), Hayton (assists, points; tied) and Ritchie (goals; tied)
-Keller enters tonight with a 3-game goal/point streak versus Detroit, totaling 4-3-7 in that span. The winger has registered 7-4-11 over 7 career GP vs DET to lead current Coyotes in goals and points (tied) against them
-Keller tallied one of his four career OT goals against the Wings (11/20/21)

-Coyotes franchise vs Red Wings:
• All-Time: 52-64-22-8
• Home: 25-28-14-5
• Road: 27-36-8-3
• L10: 5-3-2
• STRK: W4

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE RED WINGS
Nick Bjugstad…5-6-11…23 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…5-5-10…15 career GP
Clayton Keller…7-4-11…7 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…3-4-7…7 career GP
Travis Boyd…3-2-5…7 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-4-6…5 career GP
Barrett Hayton…0-3-3…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 7)… Assists (Bjugstad, 6)…Points (Keller/Bjugstad, 11)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 5)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 5)…Points (Gostisbehere, 10)

KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight leading Arizona in assists (12) and points (19) in 2022-23 -He assisted on ARI’s game-winning goal on Wednesday to get back on the scoresheet after having his six-game point streak snapped. Keller has not gone two consecutive games without a point in 2022-23
-Keller has found the scoresheet in all but two road games on the campaign
-The winger also enters tonight averaging over a point-per-game this season (7-12-19 in 18 GP)…A mark he’s been well clear of overall since 11/18/21… Keller has registered 32-44-76 in 69 GP since then, with his 1.10 points per game in that span ranking 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)
-Keller’s 19 pts are the most he’s totaled through the first 18 gms of a season during his career, besting his 2017-18 start (17 pts thru 18 GP)

EAT YOUR VEGGIES
-Karel Vejmelka pocketed his second shutout of the season and third of his career with a 36-save performance on Wednesday
-The 36-save clean sheet boosted his season SV% to .916, good for 13th in the NHL (min. 10 GP)
-Vejmelka joins Ville Husso (3), Logan Thompson, Ilya Sorokin and Connor Hellebuyck as the only NHL netminders to have multiple shutouts in 2022-23
-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 7-6-0 record with a .928 SV% and 2.45 GAA in 15 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 (1st), points (2nd), points per game (3rd, 0.65; [min 5 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 third in points Guenther (3-6-9 in 16 GP)
-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in power-play goals (3, T-1st), power-play points (5, 4th) and goals (T-6th)
-Got back on the scoresheet with an assist on Wednesday to re-join the top-10 assist leaders this season among 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 17 career games
-With Jack McBain (Trade w/MIN) contributing 2-2-4 in 18 GP, Coyotes rookies have compiled 24 points for the third-most cumulative pts by rookies in the NHL (BUF, 28; MTL, 26)

IN THE NICK OF TIME
-Nick Schmaltz scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday, his second game back in the lineup after missing 15 contests due to an upper-body injury
-The tally was his 50th as a member of the Coyotes. Reaching 50 goals in 205 games, Schmaltz required the seventh-fewest games with the Coyotes (NHL debut or otherwise) to tally 50 goals as a Coyote (since 1996-97)
-Since his Coyotes debut on 11/27/18, Schmaltz has recorded 50-101-151 in 205 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

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 (62)
Takeaways: Keller (12)
Shots: Gostisbehere (42)
TOI/G: Moser (23:46)

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: (0-1-1)
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: 11/21/22 at NSH

2022-23 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-1)
Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, SDG – A. Galchenyuk)
Last shootout loss: 11/21/22 at NSH (L, 4-3, SDG – C. Glass)

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

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 5-5-0
2-Days Rest: 2-1-1
3+ Days Rest: 0-2-1
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 0-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 0-0-0
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 0-1-1

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. NASHVILLE 0 (11/23/22)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: DET Larkin (Perron) 4:09-EV; DET Hronek (Berggren) 14:16-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Rasmussen (Erne, Hronek) 19:39-EN
SHOTS: DET 29 (6-11-12) / NSH 26 (7-12-7)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 26-26) / NSH Lankinen (L, 26-28)
PP: DET 1-2 / NSH 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (19 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (17 / Oct. 17)
Filip Zadina – lower body (8 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (6 / Nov. 8)
Elmer Söderblom – undisclosed (6 / Nov. 8)
Gustav Lindström – lower body (5 / Nov. 12)
Total Man Games Lost: 83
Individual Man Games Lost: Tyler Bertuzzi (13), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Michael Rasmussen (2)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/23 – Claimed goaltender Magnus Hellberg off waivers from Seattle
11/18 – Assigned forward Austin Czarnik to Grand Rapids

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. COYOTES / 8:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 147th all-time meeting, 75th in Detroit … First of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena ALL-TIME vs. ARI: 72-47-22-5 / HOME: 39-25-8-2 / LAST 10: 5-4-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0 DET top scorers vs. ARI: David Perron (12-17-29 in 53 GP), Dylan Larkin (4-7-11 in 11 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-2-4 in 7 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Michael Rasmussen (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-1-1 in 2 GP) ARI top scorers vs. DET: Clayton Keller (7-4-11 in 7 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (5-5-10 in 15 GP), Nick Ritchie (5-3-8 in 9 GP), Jakob Chychrun (3-4-7 in 7 GP), Nick Schmaltz (2-4-6 in 5 GP), Travis Boyd (3-2-5 in 7 GP), Lawson Crouse (3-2-5 in 8 GP), Barrett Hayton (0-3-3 in 2 GP), Josh Brown (1-1-2 in 4 GP), J.J. Moser (0-1-1 in 1 GP), Dysin Mayo (0-1-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Monday, Nov. 28: RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Wednesday, Nov. 30: RED WINGS vs. SABRES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: TNT / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Dec. 3: RED WINGS vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Nov. 23 vs. Nashville – 3-0 W
Detroit earned a 3-0 win over Nashville to improve to 10-5-4 overall and 6-2-2 inside Little Caesars Arena … The result extends Detroit’s winning streak to three-straight games, matching a season high lasting from Nov. 3-6 … Detroit reached the 10-win mark in its 19th game of the 2022-23 season, marking the fastest the team has reached double-digits in wins since going 10-4-5 to begin the 2014-15 campaign … Ville Husso stopped all 26 shots he faced for his NHL-leading third shutout of the season … Husso has allowed one goal or fewer in seven of his 13 starts with the Red Wings … In all, Husso is 8-2-3 with a 2.36 goals-against average, 0.922 save percentage and three shutouts in 13 games with Detroit … Husso also became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29) … Dylan Larkin opened the scoring with his ninth goal of the season, tying Dominik Kubalík for the team lead in that category … Larkin is also on a three-game point streak, tallying six points (2-4-6) in that span … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings with 23 points (9-14-23) through 19 games … Larkin scored the opening goal for the second-consecutive game and NHL-leading 14th time since the start of the 2021-22 campaign … Additionally, Larkin scored the 38th game-opening goal of his NHL career, passing Sid Abel (37) for sole possession of 13th place on the franchise’s all-time list … Filip Hronek recorded a power play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to a career-high five-consecutive games (5-3-8 in 5 GP) … Hronek is also on a career-best three-game goal streak (4-1-5 in 3 GP) … With five goals in his last five games, Hronek became the first Detroit defenseman with five goals in a five-game span since Nicklas Lidström from Dec. 15-23, 2010 (5-1-6 in 5 GP) … David Perron tallied the lone assist on Larkin’s goal to extend his point streak to five-straight games (1-7-8 in 5 GP) … Jonatan Berggren tallied the only assist on Hronek’s power play goal, giving him four points (1-3-4) in six games to begin his NHL career … Michael Rasmussen added an empty-netter for his third goal of the season, giving him three points (2-1-3) in his last four contests … Oskar Sundqvist skated in his 300th career NHL game … Pius Suter appeared in his 100th game in a Detroit uniform … Detroit is 5-1-3 this season when scoring first, and 4-1-1 when doing so on home ice … Detroit finished 1-for-2 on the power play, and is 6-for-16 (37.5%) on the man advantage since Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.

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

Ville Husso tops the NHL with three shutouts in 13 starts for Detroit. He had three shutouts in 57 games with St. Louis from 2020-22.
Became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29)
Has allowed one goal or fewer in seven of his 13 starts with Detroit.
Also became the eighth goaltender to win at least five of his first seven appearances in a Red Wings uniform; only Ty Conklin (6-1-0 in 2008-09), Dominik Hasek (6-1-0 in 2001-02), Manny Legace (6-1-0 from 1999-00 to 2000-01) and Vincent Riendeau (6-0-0 from 1991-92 to 1992-93) have done so in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68).
Stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Red Wings debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, becoming the second goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in his team debut, joining Dave Gatherum who did so on Oct. 11, 1953 vs. Toronto.

FRENCH CONNECTION

David Perron ranks among the team leaders with six goals (T3rd), 10 assists (T4th), 16 points (T3rd), a plus-six rating (T4th), two power play goals (4th), six power play points (T3rd), two game-winning goals (T1st) and 51 shots (T2nd) through 19 games.
Currently on a five-game point streak, logging eight points (1-7-8) and a plus-nine rating in that span.
Recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles to become the fifth active Quebec-born player to reach the mark, joining Patrice Bergeron (591), Paul Stastny (520), Kris Letang (516) and Jonathan Huberdeau (421).
Also the fourth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to hit the 400-assist mark, joining Patrick Kane (762), Jakub Voracek (583) and Jamie Benn (453).
Can reach the 1,000-game milestone as early as Dec. 10 at Dallas.

EARLY RETURNS
Detroit forwards Andrew Copp, Austin Czarnik, Dominik Kubalík, Matt Luff and David Perron, and defensemen Ben Chiarot, Robert Hägg and Olli Määttä have made an immediate impact to begin the 2022-23 season. The eight players, all signed as free agents by the Red Wings in July, have combined for 63 points (22-41-63) through the first 19 games of the campaign.

Ben Chiarot netted his second goal of the season on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform.
Andrew Copp dished out a pair of assists on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his second multi-point game of the season. Copp, who picked up an assist in his 500th career NHL game on Nov. 17 at San Jose, has eight points (1-7-8) in 11 contests since Oct. 31 at Buffalo.
Austin Czarnik (AHL) netted his first goal/point in a Detroit jersey on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal. The Metro Detroit native has also tallied 13 points (6-7-13) in 10 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
Robert Hägg ranks among the team leaders with 33 hits (6th) and 17 blocks (6th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
Dominik Kubalík ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (T1st), 12 assists (2nd), 21 points (2nd), four power play goals (T1st), 10 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 51 shots (T2nd) through 19 games. He scored on the power play with 2:17 left in overtime on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers.
Matt Luff (IR) earned his first goal/point with Detroit on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He registered seven points (3-4-7) in five appearances with Grand Rapids to begin the 2022-23 season.
Olli Määttä has registered seven points (2-5-7) and a plus-six rating through 19 games. He is one point shy of matching his scoring total with Los Angeles in 2021-22 (1-7-8 in 66 GP).
David Perron has totaled 16 points (6-10-16) in 19 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles, is currently on a five-game point streak (1-7-8 in 5 GP).

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

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

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

Jonatan Berggren has recorded four points (1-3-4) in six games to begin his NHL career.
Scored on the power play for his first career NHL goal on Nov. 15 at Anaheim.
Tallied an assist in his NHL debut on Nov. 10 against the New York Rangers.
Registered seven points (4-3-7) in seven games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins to begin the 2022-23 campaign.
Made his North American professional debut with the Griffins in 2021-22 and set franchise records for a rookie in assists (43), points (64), game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (3) in 70 games.
Named AHL Rookie of the Month for April after totaling 20 points (6-14-20) in 14 contests. He finished the season with 26 points (7-19-26) in his last 18 games, including a season-high 11-game point streak (6-13-19) to close out the year.

WELCOME BACK, MAGNUS!

Detroit claimed goaltender Magnus Hellberg off waivers from Seattle on Nov. 23.
Became the first goaltender in NHL history to earn his first three career wins with three different clubs when he made 29 saves for Ottawa in a 4-2 win on Oct. 24 against Dallas.
Appeared in one game with Detroit in 2021-22, stopping 20 shots in a 5-3 victory on April 29 at New Jersey.
Standing at 6-foot-6, he is the tallest goaltender in Red Wings history.
Played for Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics, showing a 1-0-1 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and a 0.933 save percentage in two appearances.
Also represented Sweden at the 2018 IIHF World Championship and posted a 3-0-0 record in three starts en route to helping his country win the gold medal.

LOVE TO ‘C’ IT

Dylan Larkin is in his third season as Detroit’s captain and eighth NHL campaign. He was named the 37th captain in franchise history on Jan. 13, 2021, becoming the first Michigander and native metro Detroiter to wear the ‘C’ for the Red Wings, assuming a captaincy that had been vacant for two seasons following the end of Henrik Zetterberg’s career in 2017-18 due to injury.
Ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (T1st), 14 assists (1st), 23 points (1st), a plus-10 rating (T1st), four power play goals (T1st), eight power play points (2nd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 62 shots (1st) through 19 games.
Authored a five-game point streak from Oct. 29-Nov. 6, logging seven points (2-5-7) in that span.
With an empty-net goal and an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, he boosted his career totals to 371 points (153-218-371 in 514 GP), passing Johan Franzén (187-183-370 in 602 GP) for 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):

Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
Igor Larionov – 392
Dylan Larkin – 381
Johan Franzén – 370
Marcel Dionne – 366
Shawn Burr – 362

CAPTAIN CLUTCH

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

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

Larkin recorded a power play goal and two assists on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He is now two assists away from tying Marcel Dionne for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):

Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
Gary Bergman – 243
Marcel Dionne – 227
Dylan Larkin – 225
Marcel Pronovost – 217
Shawn Burr – 214

CZECH MATE

Dominik Kubalík ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (T1st), 12 assists (2nd), 21 points (2nd), four power play goals (T1st), 10 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 51 shots (T2nd) through 19 games.
Has 10 points (5-5-10) and a plus-four rating in his last 10 games since Nov. 3 vs. Washington.
Paces the Red Wings with seven multi-point games, including four-straight multi-point outings from Oct. 17-25 (3-6-9 in 4 GP).
Among players to switch NHL teams in the off-season, only Kubalík (9-12-21 in 19 GP), Kevin Fiala (7-14-21 in 22 GP) and Matthew Tkachuk (9-18-27 in 18 GP) have eclipsed the 20-point mark.

FIL THE THRILL

Filip Hronek leads all Detroit blueliners with 16 points (5-11-16) and a plus-10 rating through 19 games.
Currently on a career-high three-game goal streak (4-1-5 in 3 GP) and five-game point streak (5-3-8 in 5 GP).
Became the first Detroit defenseman with five goals in a five-game span since Nicklas Lidström from Dec. 15-23, 2010 (5-1-6 in 5 GP).
Scored a pair of goals – including his first career GWG – on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his first career multi-goal game.
Recorded an assist in four-consecutive games from Oct. 15-23.

GERMAN ENGINEERING

Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (3) and points (3) in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus.
Has 51 assists (8-51-59 in 101 GP) in his NHL career and moved past Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP) for the most by a Detroit defenseman before age 22.
Netted his first goal of the season on Nov. 17 at San Jose, which proved to be the GWG. He led all NHL rookie defensemen with four game-winners in 2021-22.
Also recorded a pair of assists on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers for his first multi-point game of the season. He had eight multi-assist games in 2021-22 en route to winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie.

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

Lucas Raymond has collected 10 points (6-4-10) and a 28.6 shooting percentage in 12 games since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
Dished out a pair of assists in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus, giving him 69 career points (29-40-69).
Has netted six goals in his last six home games dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
Also tied with David Perron for the team lead with two game-winning goals, potting the GWG on Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota and Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders.

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers

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November 25, 2022

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
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

Nov. 20: Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 3 – United Center
PIT Goals: McGinn, Malkin, Rakell, Crosby, Carter (EN)
Multiple Points: Crosby (1G-3A), Letang (2A), Rakell (1G-1A)
Goalie: DeSmith (29 saves/32 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby scored the go-ahead game-winninggoal with just 3:14 left to play in Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th NHL game as Pittsburgh finished its road trip 3-0-0.
PP: 0-2
PK: 4-4

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. Flyers: 111-153-40
In Pittsburgh: 71-57-25
In Philadelphia: 40-96-15
OT Record vs. Flyers: 16-14-16
Shootout Record vs. Flames: 5-1
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 3-1-0.

Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. FLYERS:
Mario Lemieux: 71 GP, 124 PTS (51G-73A)
Sidney Crosby: 80 GP, 120 PTS (51G-69A)
Evgeni Malkin: 67 GP, 82 PTS (29G-53A)

TONIGHT’S GAME
-The Penguins hit the road to take on the Philadelphia Flyers for their first matchup of the season and the only one at Wells Fargo Center (TV: TNT; Radio 105.9 The X).

-The Penguins face the Flyers three times this season but after tonight they won’t face them again until March 11th at home.

-Last season the Penguins went 3-1-0 against the Flyers. Kris Letang led the team in points with six points (2G-4A) in four games played. Both of his goals were game-winning goals.

-The Penguins are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games played against the Flyers and in those games, they are 37% (10/27) on the power play.

QUICK HITS
1) Pittsburgh has points in seven of its last eight games overall (6-1-1). Since this eight-game stretch began on Nov. 9, only the St. Louis Blues (14) have picked up more points than Pittsburgh (13).

2) Jake Guentzel has 24 points (9G-15A) in 23 career regular-season games against the Flyers. If you include postseason games, Guentzel has 37 points (15G-22A) in 29 games.

3) Per NHL PR, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin earned their 500th win as teammates Wednesday night. While they are first set of Penguins teammates to combine for the feat, four other active teammates have also reached the mark: Alex Ovechkin-Nicklas Backstrom (603), Jonathan Toews-Patrick Kane (529), Anze Kopitar-Drew Doughty (508) and Ovechkin-John Carlson (505).

4) Since entering the league in 2006-07, no defenseman has more points against the Flyers than Kris Letang (47). He has points in six of his last seven games (2G-7A) against Philadelphia. His plus-30 versus the Flyers is third best in NHL history behind only Bobby Orr (+37) and Jaromir Jagr (+31).

5) Jason Zucker has scored in seven of his 17 career games (7G) versus the Flyers.

TEAM NOTES
PENALTY KILLIN’ IT
Pittsburgh’s penalty killing unit was perfect for the fifth-straight game, going 3-for-3 on Wednesday against Calgary, and has now killed off 17 of its last 18 penalties over the last six 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 31/35 88.6% 1st
Total: 53/66 80.3% T-13th
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 four games on Wednesday night thanks to Evgeni Malkin’s heroics in the shootout on the night that the team celebrated his 1,000th NHL game (11/20 vs. CHI). Pittsburgh’s four-game win streak is the longest active winning streak in the NHL:
Team Win Streak
Pittsburgh 4
Detroit 3
Colorado 3
Four Teams 2
The Penguins also enter tonight’s game with an active three-game road winning streak. Only the New Jersey Devils (8) and Colorado Avalanche (4) have longer such streaks in the league.

TOP-LINE TRIO
The Penguins have found success with the top line of Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel, going 7-0-1 in the games that they’ve played together this season (Oct. 13-20, Nov. 17-23). Below is a look at their production in their eight games together:

Player GP G A PTS
Sidney Crosby 8 5 12 17
Jake Guentzel 8 5 5 10
Rickard Rakell 8 3 2 5

CARTER 400
Jeff Carter registered his eighth assist of the season Wednesday night against Calgary, giving him three points (1G-2A) in his past four games. He currently sits three assists from 400 in his career and is set to become the sixth player from the 2003 draft class to collect 400 goals and 400 assists along with Eric Staal (441G-593A), Patrice Bergeron (409G-591A), Joe Pavelski (430G-516A), Corey Perry (407G-456A) and Zach Parise (412G-441A). He would also become the 100th player in NHL history to accomplish this feat.

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

Type of Challenge: Play Stoppage: 1-for-1, 100.0% Interference: 12-for-28, 42.9% Offsides: 16-for-23, 70.0% PITTSBURGH PENGUINS • PITTSBURGH PENGUINS • PITTSBURGH PENGUINS • PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Sidney Crosby
80 GWG
Evgeni Malkin
78 GWG
Jaromir Jagr
78 GWG
Mario Lemieux
74 GWG
Jean Pronovost
42 GWG

PENGUINS’ ALL-TIME GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS
CAPTAIN CROSBY
Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh and is tied for eighth in the NHL with 27 points (10G-17A) in 20 games this season. Of his 27 points, 22 of them (9G-13A) have come at even strength which trails only San Jose’s Erik Karlsson:

Player EVP
Erik Karlsson 23
Sidney Crosby 22
Jason Robertson 21
Matthew Tkachuk 19
Jack Eichel 19

Crosby has recorded multiple points in over one third of his games played this season (7/20) and has points in seven of his last nine games (5G-10A). Since Nov. 5, Crosby has the second-most points in the NHL:
Player GP G A PTS
Jason Robertson 9 9 7 16
Sidney Crosby 9 5 10 15
Jamie Benn 9 8 6 14
Adam Fox 8 3 10 13
Mitch Marner 10 2 11 13

RAK CITY
Rickard Rakell has put together a solid start to the season, registering 13 points (8G-5A) and a team-high plus-12 in 20 games this season. His eight goals are tied for third on Pittsburgh, and his 13 points are fifth most. Rakell, who was selected 30th overall by Anaheim in the 2011 NHL draft, currently sits one assist shy of 200 in his career. He’s looking to become the 15th member of his draft class to accumulate 200 or more assists, and his 365 career points (166G-199A) in 688 games are also 15th among players drafted in 2011.

100 WINS FOR 35
Tristan Jarry stopped 33 of 34 shots (.971 SV%) on Wednesday night, picking up the 100th win of his career. Jarry, who has played 171 career games with Pittsburgh, became the fifth goaltender in Penguins history to win 100 games with the team, and the second-fastest Penguins goalie to reach the mark:

Goaltender GP to 100 W
Matt Murray 166
Tristan Jarry 171
Ken Wregget 194
Tom Barrasso 206
Marc-Andre Fleury 219.
2022-23 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play Penalty Kill

PPG/PPO PP% Situation Killed/Times SH PK%
12-67 17.9% Overall 53-66 80.3%
11-64 17.2% 5-on-4 53-64 82.8%
1-1 100.0% 5-on-3 0-0 00.0%
0-3 00.0% 4-on-3 0-1 00.0%

100 WINS FOR 35 (CONT’D)
Jarry enters tonight’s game having stopped 65 of his last 66 shots (.985 SV%) over his last two starts. He’s won each of his last three starts
against the Flyers with a 2.31 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in that stretch.

THE WIZARD OF CROS
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has done some of his best work against the Philadelphia Flyers throughout his career. In 80 career games, Crosby has 51 goals, 69 assists and 120 points. His 51 goals are his most against any one team, while his 1.50 points-per-game average is his fourth-highest average against any opponent. No active player has more points against Philadelphia than Crosby:

Career Points vs. Philadelphia Among Active Players
Team/Player GP G A PTS
PIT – Sidney Crosby 80 51 68 120
PIT – Evgeni Malkin 67 29 53 82
WSH – Alex Ovechkin 67 43 30 73
WSH – Nicklas Backstrom 59 21 43 64
TBL – Steven Stamkos 38 27 24 51

Throughout NHL history, only Mario Lemieux (124) has recorded more points against the Flyers than Crosby’s 120. Lemieux (51) and Crosby (51) are currently tied for the most goals against Philadelphia in NHL history. In his last 20 games against the Flyers, Crosby has 36 points (15G-21A) which includes points in 19 of those 21 games.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., Nov. 26 New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:30 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
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

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison IR-oblique muscle strain, hip pointer 11/13-present 6
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 20
Sean Couturier back 9/19-present 20
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 20
Travis Konecny upper body 11/19-present 3
Scott Laughton IR-upper body 11/21-present 2
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-present 14
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 115

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. PENGUINS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS PENGUINS
163-98-43 ALL-TIME RECORD 111-153-40
103-36-12 HOME 71-57-25
60-62-31 ROAD 40-96-15
1-2-2 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
4-4-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-3-1
1,085 GOALS SCORED 935
21.1% POWER PLAY 20.6%
79.4% PENALTY KILL 78.9%
Hayes: 16 pts (7-9=16) in 30 GP
Farabee: 12 pts (4-8=12) in 13 GP
Ristolainen: 10 pts (0-10=10) in 28 GP

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Crosby: 120 pts (51-69=120) in 80 GP
Malkin: 82 pts (29-53=82) in 67 GP
Letang: 47 pts (10-37=47) in 60 GP
Hart: 4-3-2, 3.18 GAA, .902 SV% in 10 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced PIT
TEAM GOALTENDERS Jarry: 9-4-1, 3.01 GAA, .898 SV% in 15 GP
DeSmith: 1-2-0, 3.48 GAA, .882 SV% in 4 GP

TEAM NOTES
THANKSGIVING FEAST

The Flyers continue their Thanksgiving weekend of three games in four nights (Nov. 23-26). Philadelphia fell 3-2 in overtime Wednesday in Washington, will host Pittsburgh Friday and travel to New York Islanders Saturday.
Philadelphia is 24-13-4-4 all-time when playing the day before Thanksgiving, including a 1-2-3 record since 2016-17.
The Flyers are 24-7-4-1 all-time in Black Friday games, including a 3-3-2 record since 2013-14.

INTRASTATE RIVALRY

Philadelphia takes on the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday for the first of three matchups this season.
The Flyers are 163-98-30-13 all-time against the Penguins – their most wins and team points (369) against any NHL team.0
Philadelphia’s 304 all-time contests against Pittsburgh are its second-most games against any NHL opponent (NYR, 313).
The Flyers are 103-36-8-4 all-time in 151 career games against the Penguins on home ice. The 103 wins are the most wins on home ice against any NHL team – the sole opponent the Flyers own 100-plus wins on home ice against.
Philadelphia leads the NHL in most games played, wins, team points, goals (1,085), PPG (277), SHG (53), assists (1,853), points (2,938) and shots (9,828) against Pittsburgh.

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 14 of its 20 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd 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 365 blocked shots and fourth with 595 hits.
Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL in team rookie scoring percentage (11.6) and seventh in team rookie points (16).
The rookies have netted a combined seven goals to rank second among NHL team rookie goal percentage (14.0) and T-3rd 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; Nov. 26 at NYI
Feb. 24 vs. MTL; Feb. 25 at NJD
April 1 vs. BUF; April 2 at PIT

The Flyers are 2-1-1 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:

Most Games in November, By Season
Season Total Games Record Team Points
1990-91 17 11-4-2 24
2019-20 16 10-2-4 24
2022-23 15 2-6-4 8
2013-14 15 9-4-2 20
2006-07 15 5-8-2 12
1995-96 15 9-5-1 19
1980-81 15 10-2-3 23
1978-79 15 9-4-2 20
1975-76 15 9-2-4 22

The Flyers’ 17 games in 1990-91 are the most played in the month of November in NHL history.
Philadelphia owns a 346-235-67-41 all-record for games played in the month of November.

BUZZIN’ JOEL

Joel Farabee tallied an assist Wednesday to extend his point streak to three games (1-2=3).
He owns seven points (1-6=7) in the last nine 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.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

Kevin Hayes saw his season-high six-game point steak (3-4=7) come to an end Wednesday.
He owns nine points (4-5=9) in the last 10 games.
The 30-year-old leads the team in assists (14) and PPA (6) and ranks T-1st in points (19) and 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.

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 nine contests.
He owns 10 points (6-4=10) in 15 games this season, setting a career best in a Flyers sweater.
He leads the team in PPG (3), ranks second in goals, third in shooting percentage (15.0) 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 36 career games with the Flyers in two seasons.

WHOLE LOT OF HART

Carter Hart stopped 25-of-28 shots Monday vs. CGY to move to a 6-4-4 record on the season.
The backstop has seen 30-plus shots in 11 of his 14 games this season – he is 6-1-4 in those contests.
He ranks second among NHL goaltenders in shots against *474) and T-2nd in saves (436).
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 nine 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-6th 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 (25:11).
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 (7), T-5th in shots (41) and T-6th in hits (30) 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).

NHL Morning Skate – Nov. 25, 2022

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November 25, 2022

* The NHL will reach the Quarter Mark during Friday’s 14-game slate. A full day of hockey starts at 1 p.m. ET and will end about 12 hours later.

* The 2022 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown returns today with a doubleheader on TNT, Sportsnet and TVA Sports that opens with an intrastate rivalry between the Penguins and Flyers and concludes with the Blues visiting the Lightning.

* Legendary NHL defenseman Borje Salming, who revealed in August that he was battling ALS, passed away Thursday at the age of 71. Salming, the NHL’s first star player from Sweden and a Maple Leafs icon, was a Hall of Fame defenseman and pioneer who changed the perception of European players when he joined the Maple Leafs for the 1973-74 season.

2022 NHL THANKSGIVING SHOWDOWN DOUBLEHEADER LEADS FRIDAY SLATE
In addition to leftovers and Black Friday shopping, the 2022 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown returns with a doubleheader that will be broadcast nationally in the U.S. and Canada. It opens with a pair of Pennsylvania rivals squaring off when the Flyers host the Penguins and concludes with two teams who have combined for three of the last four Stanley Cup championships when the Blues visit the Lightning.

* The Flyers have a record of 103-36-12 (218 points) in 151 all-time home games against the Penguins – they are the only franchise to own 100+ wins on home ice when facing Pittsburgh. That includes a 6-2-0 mark in the last eight times they have hosted their intrastate rivals dating to Feb. 23, 2019.

* Penguins forward Sidney Crosby has recorded a point in 11 consecutive regular-season games against the Flyers dating to Jan. 31, 2020 (9-9—18 in 11 GP), marking the longest active point streak by one player against Philadelphia.

* Nikita Kucherov leads all Lightning skaters with 10-18—28 in 19 games this season, including nine multi-point efforts. Should he record multiple points Friday, it would mark the second time in his career that he has posted 30 points within his first 20 games of a season. He previously reached the 30-point benchmark in 18 games during the 2017-18 campaign en route to his first career 100-point season.

* The Blues will look to halt the streaky win-loss trend to their season so far when they visit the Lightning – they opened the campaign 3-0-0 before losing eight consecutive games and following that up with seven straight wins before dropping their most recent appearance (6-2 L at BUF on Nov. 23). One streak they would like to continue is Jordan Binnington’s recent success head-to-head versus the Lightning: Binnington is 5-0-0 in his last five appearances against Tampa Bay dating to Feb. 7, 2019 (1.94 GAA. .938 SV%, 1 SO).

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL! FREE #NHLSTATS
In addition to the 2022 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown doubleheader, 24 other teams are in action on a full Friday of hockey that starts at 1 p.m. ET and is likely to end around 1 a.m. ET. See below for a selection of stats that are just a small sample of what you can find by following #NHLStats: Live Updates throughout today’s games.

* Alex Ovechkin returns from the holiday just 10 goals shy of joining Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe in the NHL’s exclusive 800-goal club. The latest #NHLStats Pack has all the stats you need to know as Ovechkin continues on his “Road to 800.”

* The Bruins can set an NHL record for longest home winning streak to start a season should they improve to 12-0-0 at TD Garden today in their game against the Hurricanes.

* Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane (762) enters Friday one assist shy of tying Chris Chelios (763) for the fourth-most by a U.S.-born player. They trail Phil Housley (894), Mike Modano (813) and Brian Leetch (781).

* The two longest point streaks of 2022-23 will both be on the line with Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner (3-16—19 in 14 GP) and Stars forward Jason Robertson (14-10—24 in 13 GP) both in action. Marner can become just the sixth player in Maple Leafs history to register a 15-game point streak. Robertson, meanwhile, will attempt to mark the fifth instance of a Stars/North Stars player reaching 14 games – and first since the club has played out of Dallas (since 1993-94).

* Sharks forward Logan Couture can extend his goal streak to six games, which would tie Robertson (6 GP) and Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov (6 GP) for the longest goal streak by any player in 2022-23.

NHL REACHES QUARTER MARK OF SEASON ON FRIDAY
The 2022-23 regular season will reach the quarter mark with the 11th of 14 games scheduled Friday (328 of 1,312 games). The League enters the quarter mark averaging 6.3 goals per game, the highest rate at this stage of a season (317 GP) in the past 28 campaigns and with 46% of all games witnessing a come-from-behind win. Click here for a “By the Numbers” look at the first quarter of the 2022-23 NHL season.

REMEMBERING BORJE SALMING

* Commissioner Bettman statement on the passing of Borje Salming
* Statement from Maple Leafs President and Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan
* Borje Salming, Hall of Fame defenseman, passes away at age 71

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks

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November 25, 2022

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Nov. 23, 4-1 loss at Vegas: The Senators fell to the Golden Knights for the eighth consecutive time with a 4-1 defeat at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas’ all-time mark against Ottawa improved to 9-1-0 to stand as their highest win and point total against any Eastern Conference opponent. Stone, Carrier, Karlsson and Eichel (into an empty net) all registered goals for the home side on a night which saw Pietrangelo skate in his 900th career regular season game. The lone offence came from Sanderson who provided his first career NHL goal, becoming the first Montana-born skater in league history to find the back of the net. An assist on the goal from Stützle saw him pass Daigle for most points in franchise history before the age of 21 (106). Thompson earned the win for Vegas in making 39 saves while Talbot took the loss for Ottawa turning aside 32 shots. Scratches: Gambrell; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Chabot, Norris; Shots:
OTT – 40, VGK – 36; PP: OTT – 1-2, VGK – 1-4.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a four-game road trip against Los Angeles on Sunday at 10:30 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the first of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Crypto.com Arena.

INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, D Chabot and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Ducks this afternoon. Total mangames lost: 40.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Larsson and recalled D Thomson to/from Belleville (AHL) on Nov. 22.

OTTAWA vs. ANAHEIM – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Nov. 25 @ Anaheim, Dec. 12 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/26/21 @ Anaheim (4-0 loss), 1/29/22 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss)
Series record: Overall: 14-18-3-4; Home: 8-6-1-4; Away: 6-12-2-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 2/7/19 (4-0); @ Anaheim: 1/9/19 (2-1 OT)
Last Anaheim win: @ Ottawa: 1/29/22 (2-1); @ Anaheim: 11/26/21 (4-0)
Last OT result: 1/9/19 (2-1 OT win) @ Anaheim
Last shootout: 2/4/20 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (12/19/14, 6-2 win); Allowed: 5, (4x, Last: 3/10/20, 5-2 loss); Both teams: 8, (12/19/14, 6-2 win)
Last Game: 1/29/22, 2-1 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goal: Ennis; ANA Goals: Rakell, Terry; OTT Scratches: None; OTT Injuries:
Batherson, Brannstrom*, C. Brown, Gambrell, Pinto, Sabourin, White, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Murray; ANA Goalie: Gibson; OTT PP: 0-3; ANA PP: 0-2; Shots: 45-20.
Career vs. Anaheim: Brassard leads all players in career games played (41), in goals (18), in points (26) and in penalty minutes (27);
Giroux leads in assists (17) against Anaheim.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 61-79-12 all-time record (6-12-1 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-0-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

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

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

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,010-994-115-177 over 2,296 games … The Senators are 553-441-60-97 through 1,151 all-time home games and 457-553-55-80 through 1,145 all-time road games.

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

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 15 for 67 (22.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson and Pinto lead with three power-play goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with seven points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals three times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 58 of the 75 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 77.3% through 19 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013-14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 87 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.

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

JAKE SANDERS”ONE”: In recording his first career NHL goal on Wednesday evening, Jake Sanderson became the first Montanaborn skater to find the back of the net in a league game. The Whitefish, Mont. native already stands as the lone Montana-born skater drafted into the NHL and is the state’s all-time leader in points just 19 games into his NHL career. The goal stood as his tenth point of the season which sees him tied with Minnesota’s Calen Addison for the points lead among rookie blueliners and in seeing his ten points come in 19 career games, he set a new franchise record for the fewest games among first year defencemen to reach the mark – a feat previously held by Maxime Lajoie who required 21 games during the 2018-19 campaign to reach double digit points.

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

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 23, 2022 – ANAHEIM 3 vs. NY RANGERS 2
The Ducks began a three-game homestand with a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers Wednesday at Honda Center. John Gibson stopped 41-of-43 shots to earn his fourth win and third 40-plus save game of the season. Mason McTavish scored his third goal and 10th point of the season (3-7=10). Dmitry Kulikov scored 39 seconds into the second period and added an assist on McTavish’s goal for his first multi-point effort of the season (1-1=2). Cam Fowler extended his point streak to five games (2-6=8) with an assist on Kulikov’s goal, matching the longest of his career (four prior times; last: Nov. 7-16, 2021; 1-4=5). Troy Terry netted his eighth goal, tying Trevor Zegras for the team lead in goals. Zegras, Max Jones and Adam Henrique also added assists.
PP: 0-3 PK: 4-4 SF: 43 SA: 22 TOI: Cam Fowler (25:51)
Three Stars: 1. J. Gibson 2. T. Terry 3. C. Fowler Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 27 Seattle Honda Center 5 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 29 @ Nashville Bridgestone Arena 5 p.m. KCOP / Ducks Stream
Dec. 1 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 3 @ Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 11 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 4 @ Winnipeg Canadian Life Centre 11 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 14 Reassigned C Glenn Gawdin to San Diego (AHL).
Nov. 15 Recalled D Drew Helleson from San Diego (AHL). Placed D Kevin Shattenkirk on Injured Reserve.
Nov. 17 Placed D Nathan Beaulieu on Injured Reserve.
Nov. 19 Reassigned D Drew Helleson to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Kevin Shattenkirk from Injured Reserve.
Nov. 23 Reassigned D Austin Strand to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Nathan Beaulieu from Injured Reserve.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 91
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 20
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 20
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 12
Derek Grant Upper-body Day-to-day 9
Nathan Beaulieu Upper-body Day-to-day 6
Max Comtois Lower-body Day-to-day 5

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TODAY’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks hit the midway point of a three-game homestand in a matinee contest vs. the Ottawa Senators at Honda Center (12 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters today’s contest with consecutive wins on home ice (2-0-0). Today marks Anaheim’s second of nine matinee contests in 2022-23 (two home, seven road), where the club is 0-1-0 to date. Anaheim’s other matinee contests include Dec. 3 @ OTT, Dec. 4 @ WPG, Dec. 17 @ EDM, Jan. 21 @ BUF, Feb. 12 @ VGK, Feb. 20 @ FLA and Apr. 8 @ ARI. Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-884-302, including 577-382-145 at home and 449- 502-156 away from Orange County. Anaheim continues its 14-game November schedule of seven home and seven road contests (3-7-0 in the month to date). Following today’s game, the Ducks will conclude the three-game homestand against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, Nov. 27 (5 p.m. PT) before beginning a four-game road trip against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Bridgestone Arena (5 p.m. PT).

BLACK FRIDAY: Today marks Anaheim’s 21st time hosting a Black Friday game at Honda Center, and second straight occasion hosting Ottawa. Today is the 18th straight Black Friday games in Orange County for the Ducks, hosting each season since 2002-03 (did not hosting in 2020-21 due to the pandemic and 2012-13 & 2004-05 due to a lockout). Last season while hosting the Senators, Anthony Stolarz stopped all 34 shots in a 4-0 shutout win, the fourth Ducks shutout on a Black Friday (J.S. Giguere in 2009, Jonas Hiller in 2008 and Guy Hebert in 1996). Today will mark five straight Black Friday contests Anaheim has hosted a Canadian team, while the Ducks hosted Chicago more than any other club on the day after Thanksgiving (10 times). The Ducks are 9-7-4 in Black Fridaygames at Honda Center while posting an 11-8-5 in day after Thanksgiving games.

Ducks All-Time Scoring on Black Friday:
PLAYER GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
Ryan Getzlaf 2 6 8
Teemu Selanne 4 2 6
Corey Perry 2 4 6
Andrew Cogliano 3 2 5
CARNBACK 2 3 5
Saku Koivu 0 5 5
Rickard Rakell 2 2 4
Steve Rucchin 3 1 4
Dustin Penner 3 1 4
Bobby Ryan 2 2 4
Andy McDonald 1 3 4

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

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

TERRY TALK: Right wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points this season (8-13=21) and co-leads in goals. Terry ranks tied for sixth among NHL skaters in even-strength points (7-11=18) and tied for fourth in even-strength assists (11). Terry has recorded 4-8=12 points his last 12 games and has 5-10=15 points his last 14 contests. He had a career-best five-game assist streak Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (1-7=8), surpassing his prior best of four straight games with an assist Nov. 9-16, 2021 (3-4=7). Terry is currently on pace for 86 points, which is ahead of his career high set last season (37-30=67 in 75 GP in 2021-22) and would stand as the highest single-season total by a Ducks skater since Ryan Getzlaf in 2013-14 (31-56=87 in 77 GP).

GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras co-leads the Ducks in goals (8), one of two players 21 or younger to lead their team in goals this season (also Cole Caufield, MTL), while he ranks second among team leaders in points (8-9=17) and assists. Zegras has points 1- 4=5 points his last six games and 1-6=7 points his last nine contests. He has also scored 4-8=12 points his last 11 games and 6-8=14 points his last 15 outings. He recorded points in a career-tying four straight games Oct. 30-Nov. 5 (3-4=7), matching his prior streak set Apr. 24-29, 2022 (2-2=4). Zegras recorded his fifth career multi-goal game Oct. 30 vs. TOR (2-0=2), including his second career OT goal. The 21-year-old has recorded. His goal Nov. 17 @ WPG marked his 90th career point in 116 NHL games (34-56=90), the fifth- fewest games among Ducks skaters to reach the mark, trailing only Teemu Selanne (70 GP), Paul Kariya (89 GP), Chris Pronger (108 GP) and Scott Niedermayer (114 GP).

QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has 7-3=10 points his last 10 games after he recorded points in a season-long six straight games Nov. 5-19 (5-3=8), his best as a Duck and one short of his career-long point streak set over 10 years ago in seven straight contests with New Jersey Nov. 25-Dec. 8, 2011 (2-7=9). He scored goals in a season-best three straight games Nov. 5-12 (3-0=3, +3; missed Nov. 9 due to birth of first child), including his 100th goal as a Duck (100-90=190) Nov. 12 vs. CHI, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to reach the milestone. Henrique scored his first goal after the birth of his daughter Nov. 10. Henrique leads Anaheim in FOW% (55.1) and is third in goals among Ducks leaders (6).

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

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

GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson leads NHL goalies in saves (505), co-leads in starts and appearances (16) and assists (2), and ranks fourth in minutes (883:59). Gibson has recorded three 40-plus save games this season (Nov. 23 vs. NYR, 41; Nov. 6 vs. FLA, 43; Oct. 12 vs. SEA, 44), co-leading the NHL with Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Ilya Sorokin (NYI) and James Reimer (SJS). Gibson earned his fifth career helper, the primary assist, on Troy Terry’s OT winning goal Oct. 12 vs. SEA and tied J.S. Giguere for second in Ducks all-time goaltender assists with his sixth career helper Nov. 3 @ VAN. Gibson stopped his eighth career penalty shot (10th attempt) against Alexander Kerfoot Oct. 30 vs. TOR. He has stopped an NHL-leading six penalty shots since the start of 2020-21, with two goalies tied with three penalty shot saves (Connor Hellebuyck, WPG & Frederik Andersen, CAR/TOR).

KLING-ON: Defenseman John Klingberg has tallied 1-5=6 points his 10 games, including his first goal as a Duck Nov. 15 vs. DET (game-tying goal with 47 second in regulation). Klingberg co-leads Ducks blueliners in scoring (1-7=8) and leads in assists, and ranks tied for third among team leaders in assists. He earned assists in four straight game Nov. 1-6 (0-5=5), the only Ducks defensemen in the past 10 years with a longer point streak are Kevin Shattenkirk (five straight games in 2021-22), Cam Fowler (five games in 2020-21) and Ben Lovejoy (five games in 2013-14). Among defensemen selected in the 2010 NHL Draft, Klingberg leads in career points (72-310=382), assists, primary assists (159), PPP (150), PPA (131) and OT goals (6).

M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie center Mason McTavish has picked up 3-7=10 points this season, tied for third among Ducks leaders in assists this season. McTavish recorded his 10th point Nov. 23 vs. NYR (3-7=10), with only Trevor Zegras (10 points in 15 GP in 2021-22) reaching the mark in fewer games the last 10 seasons. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for third in scoring, trailing only Seattle’s Matty Beniers (6-8=14) and Arizona’s Matias Maccelli (1-10=11). He also ranks fifth in assists (7) among league newcomers. McTavish scored his first goal of 2022-23 Nov. 5 @ SJS (1-1=2), as part of his second career multi-point game (also Oct. 13, 2021 vs. WPG; 1-1=2).

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

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

DUCKS-SENATORS: Anaheim and Ottawa begin a two-game season series today at Honda Center. The Ducks have won four straight games against Ottawa and have earned points in nine of their last 10 overall (6-1-3). In Orange County, Anaheim has won seven of the last 10 meetings, posting a 7-1-2 record. In the 2021-22 season series, the Ducks earned a 4-0 win in Orange County (Nov. 26) and a 2-1 win in Ottawa (Jan. 29). The Ducks own a 22-10-7 all-time record vs. the Senators, including a 12-4-4 mark in Orange County. John Gibson (3-2-2) owns a career 1.76 GAA and .941 SV% vs. the Senators while Anthony Stolarz (1-1-0) earned his fourth career shutout Nov. 26, 2021 vs. Ottawa (34 saves), while he has a 2.02 GAA and .931 SV% against the Senators. Adam Henrique (6-7=13 in 28 GP) leads Ducks skaters in in career scoring and goals vs. the Senators and co-leads in assists with Kevin Shattenkirk (3-7=10 in 20 GP) and Dmitry Kulikov (1-7=8 in 32 GP).

ANA-OTT SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 25 Honda Center 12 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Dec. 12 Canadian Tire Centre 4:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-OTT ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Ottawa
All-Time Series: 22-10-7 12-4-4 10-6-3
Current Streak: Four ANA wins Two ANA wins Two ANA wins
Last ANA Win: Jan. 29, 2022 (2-1) Nov. 26, 2021 (4-0) Jan. 29, 2022 (2-1)
Last OTT Win: Feb. 7, 2019 (4-0) Jan. 9, 2019 (2-1 OT) Feb. 7, 2019 (4-0)
ANA Last 10: 6-1-3 7-1-2 6-2-2

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