World Cup Preview: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

November 21, 2022

World Cup Preview: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia faces off on Tuesday morning. The good news is that there are many other bets available, including the spread (a.k.a. Asian handicap), goals over/under, and many other betting markets. Then, there are also some 2022 World Cup props worth checking out, including those focused on players.

In our Argentina vs Saudi Arabia preview, we’re going to analyze all of the aforementioned bets, sharing our top picks along the way.

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia Odds
Match-Winner
Argentina -625
Draw +600
Saudi Arabia +1400
Goals Over/Under
Over 2.5 -125
Under 2.5 +120
*Odds taken from Sports Odds Direct on Monday, November 21.

When, Where, and How to Watch?
Place: Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Qatar
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Time: 5:00 AM ET
How to Watch: FOX/Telemundo

Lionel Messi in the Spotlight
Lionel Messi is probably the best soccer player in history, but his story is coming to an end. He’s now 35, meaning that it’s very unlikely he’s going to play in the 2026 World Cup. That said, the tournament in Qatar may be his “last dance.”

Argentina’s captain should have a good time in Qatar. He’s 100% injury free and has been playing good soccer over the last couple of weeks. Messi also has plenty of motivation to excel in the 2022 World Cup. The thing is that his national team hasn’t won the trophy since the days of Diego Armando Maradona.

Another great thing for Argentina is that they’re drawn into Group C, which is arguably the easiest group in the tourney. They’re expected to finish above Mexico, Poland, and Saudi Arabia, which is the biggest underdog in the 2022 World Cup.

Is Saudi Arabia Really the Worst Team in the Tournament?
Saudi Arabia might be the very worst team taking part in the Qatar tournament. Oddsmakers are giving +30000 on this team lifting the trophy, which practically means that such a scenario is impossible to play out.

We think these guys are going to have a horrible time in Qatar, especially in the first game. The thing is that they’re playing against one of the main title favorites, a team that’s superb in the offense. Meanwhile, the Saudi offense doesn’t look very lethal.

This team has scored only seven goals in 14 games played in 2022. None of those games was against a team that’s as strong as Argentina.

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia Prediction
Argentina will obliterate Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, putting away at least a couple of goals. We believe that many of those goals will be the work of Lionel Messi. In fact, we think he could even score a hat-trick in this game.

When it comes to Saudi Arabia, we just can’t see this team scoring. That said, a blowout win for Argentina is the most likely outcome in our opinion.

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks

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November 21, 2022

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 14-4-1, 29 points (6-3-0 at Home, 8-1-1 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Nov. 21 at Vancouver Canucks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Nov. 23 vs. Ottawa Senators TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Nov. 25 vs. Seattle Kraken AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Nov. 26 vs. Vancouver Canucks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Nov. 28 at Columbus Blue Jackets AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
November 19 – Vegas Golden Knights 3, Edmonton Oilers 4 OT
The Vegas Golden Knights (14-4-1) kicked off their road trip with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers (10-8-0) on Saturday night at Rogers Place. Edmonton opened the socring on a Warren Foegele goal less than two minutes intot he contest, but Keegan Kolesar’s late tally sent the teams into the intermission level at 1-1. Mark Stone gave the Golden Knights their first lead of the night as he converted on a penalty shot to make it 2-1 early in the seond, Leon Draisaitl tied the game midway through the frame and the second period ended in a 2-2 stalemante. Zach Hyman’s early goal gave the Oilers a 3-2 edfe, but Stone’s second of the night tied the game with less than 10 minutes to play. In overtime, Connor McDavid found the back of the net to lift the Oilers to the win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

Stone posted his first multi-goal game of the season
Shea Theodore had a pair of assists
Kolesar’s goal was his third of the season
Vegas’ stands at 14-4-1 and 8-1-1 on the road

Aye-Aye Captain!
Captain Mark Stone notched his sixth and seventh goals of the season on Saturday at Edmonton. The captain’s first goal of the night came from a penalty shot, in the first time that he had been awared one in his career. Stone has totaled 15 points (7G, 8A) this season, recording nine points in the last 10 games. Stone’s two goals against the Oilers mark his first multi-goal game of the season and the first time since December 21, 2021. Stone has had four multi-point games this season and is fourth on the team in scoring for the Golden Knights.

Jack of all Trades
Jack Eichel stayed on pace in Edmonton on Saturday night, as the forward recorded his 15th point in the last 11 games. Eichel reached 400 career points when he potted his 10th goal of the season on November 15 against San Jose. Eichel became the fifth player in his draft class (2015) to reach the 400-point mark. Eichel was the consistent point leader during Vegas’ nine-game win streak, as the centerman extended his point streak to seven games with a four-point performance against his former club on November 10. Eichel leads Vegas in points with 22 in 19 games (10G, 12A; he was the fastest Golden Knight to reach 20 points (17 team games). The forward has recorded at least one point in 14 of Vegas’ 19 games, including six multi-point games.

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

Powered by Pietrangelo
Alex Pietrangelo scored his second goal of the season to put the Golden Knights on the board first in a 4-1 victory against Arizona last Friday. With his third three-point game of the season (1G, 2A), Pietrangelo continues to amplify Vegas’ early success this season. Pietrangelo has 15 assists in 18 games for the Golden Knights, tied for second by a defenseman and for fifth of all skaters in the NHL. Pietrangelo leads the Golden Knights in TOI averaging 23:28 per game.

Easy Steph-y
Chandler Stephenson has continued to play a pivotal role in the Golden Knights’ offensive success this season. Posting 18 points in Vegas’ 19 games, Stephenson has three game-winning goals, 12 assists, and is 62.3% at the dot. Stephenson has recorded a point in five straight games twice this season including seven assists during his most recent point streak.

Martinez Block Party
Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez leads the NHL with 88 blocked shots in 19 games this season. Martinez has led the team in blocked shots in 14 of the 19 games. Recently, Martinez recorded a season high of nine blocked shots against the San Jose Sharks on November 15, matching his career high and the franchise record, which he shares with Deryk Engelland.

The Iron Man
Phil Kessel skated in his 1,000th consecutive game on November 17 against Arizona, which is a first for the NHL. In his last 1,000 games, Kessel has recorded 335 goals and 501 assists for a combined 836 points. Kessel’s streak started when he was a Maple Leaf in a matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 3, 2009. Kessel appeared in his 990th consecutive game on October 25th against the San Jose Sharks and broke Keith Yandle’s all-time record for the most consecutive games played in NHL history. Additionally, Kessel scored his 400th career goal during the first period in San Jose to become the 12th American-born player to score 400 NHL goals. A two-time Stanley Cup champion (2015-16, 2016-17), Kessel has 963 points (402 G, 561A) in 1,223 career NHL games. He ranks eighth among active players in career games played and tenth in career points.

First Things First
Alex Pietrangelo’s second-period goal against San Jose marked the 13th time Vegas has scored first in a game. The Golden Knights have scored seven times in the first five minutes of the first period through 17 games, most recently when Nicolas Roy scored in Toronto 23 seconds into the opening period. The Golden Knights are outscoring opponents 23-9 in the first period and lead the NHL in most first-period goals scored. Vegas is 10-2-0 when they scores first and 8-2-0 when leading after the first period.

Hot Streaks

Jack Eichel three-game point streak (1G, 2A)

Spreading the Wealth
Nine Golden Knights have recorded 10 or more points this season, tied with the Los Angeles Kings for the most of any team in the league (through Tuesday’s games). Jack Eichel leads the club with 22 points, followed by Chandler Stephenson with 18 points, and Alex Pietrangleo with 17 points.

Golden Knights Point Leaders

Jack Eichel – 22 (10G, 12A)
Chandler Stephenson – 18 (6G, 12A)
Alex Pietrangelo – 17 (2G, 15A)
Mark Stone – 15 (7G, 8A)
Reilly Smith – 14 (9G, 5A)
Jonathan Marchessault – 14 (7G, 7A)
Shea Theodore – 14 (3G, 11A)

Stingy Knights
The Golden Knights’ goaltender tandem of Logan Thompson and Adin Hill is one of the best in the NHL, as Vegas is fourth in team defense, allowing just 2.46 goals per game. Thompson and Hill’s combined save percentage of .916 is fourth in the league. Last season, the Golden Knights ranked 15th in the league in team defense (2.98 goals allowed per game). Thompson is second in the league in wins (9) behind Boston’s Linus Ullmark (12). Thompson was the first of only two other goaltenders in the NHL to have two shutouts so far this season. If Thomspon wins his next game, he will tie the franchise record for least amount of games played to reach 10 wins. Marc-Andre Fleury (10-3-0) and Robin Lehner (10-1-2) both reached 10 wins in 13 games during the 2020-21 season. Hill saw his second loss of the season after Vegas fell to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Hill stopped 31 of 34 shots on the night, posting a .912 save percentage. Hill stands 5-1-1, with a save percentage of .909 and 2.55 goals-against average for the season.

Top 5 NHL Team GAA:

Boston Bruins – 2.03
New Jersey Devils – 2.32
Winnipeg Jets – 2.35
Vegas Golden Knights – 2.46
Colorado Avalanche – 2.48
Through Saturday’s games

Against the Canucks
Vegas’ contest with Vancouver marks the first of three meetings this season. The Golden Knights own an overall record of 10-1-3 against the Canucks and have not lost in regulation at Rogers Arena. The last time these two teams faced off, Vegas came back from a two goal deficit in the third period only to fall in overtime 5-4, despite outshooting Vancouver 45 to 27. Shea Theodore was the point leader of the contest with the two goals in the third followed by, Alec Martinez (1G,1A), and Michael Amadio also had a goal. Jonathan Marchessault holds the most points in the least amount of games played against the Canucks posting 18 points (9G, 9A) in 15 contests. Phil Kessel owns 20 points in 23 match-ups and Alex Pietrangelo and Reilly Smith both share 18 points in 34 and 21 career games against Vancouver respectively.

2022-23 Season VAN Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Nov. 21 – at Vancouver
Nov. 26 – at Vegas
Mar. 21 – at Vancouver
2021-22 Season VAN Series: 2-1-1 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 1-0-1)
Nov. 13 – at Vegas (Vegas 7, Vancouver 4)
Apr. 3 – at Vancouver (Vegas 3, Vancouver 2)
Apr. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Vancouver 5)
Apr. 16 – at Vancouver (Vegas 4, Vancouver 5 OT)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and the Golden Knights this season: Nov. 21 (home), Nov. 26 (away), and Mar. 21 (home).
• The Canucks are 4-8-2 all-time against the Golden Knights including a 2-3-2 record at home.
• Vancouver is 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs Vegas (3-1-1 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in games played vs Vegas with 20 (1-7-8 in those 20 games).
• Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and Conor Garland each have 12 points against Vegas in their careers (6-6-12 in nine games, 8-
4-12 in 14 games, and 4-8-12 in 16 games, respectively).
• Brock Boeser has nine points (5-4-9) in nine career games against Vegas.
• Nils Höglander has three points (2-1-3) in his only career game against Vegas.
• Thatcher Demko is 2-1-1 in five career appearances against the Golden Knights, posting a 3.33 GAA and .903 save percentage.
• Spencer Martin has yet to face Vegas in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Bo Horvat ranks second in the NHL in goals (14 in 18 games).
• Quinn Hughes is tied for second in the NHL for assists among defencemen (16 in 14 games).
• Elias Pettersson has 13 points (5-8-13) in his last 9 games.
• J.T. Miller is on a four-game point streak (3-1-4).
• Brock Boeser is on a six-game point streak (2-5-7).

LAST MEETING – APR. 12/22: VAN 5 vs VGK 4 (OT)
Bo Horvat opened the scoring at 1:04 in the first period the power play…Alex Chiasson extended his point streak to five games with an assist, while J.T. Miller also assisted on the play…Vasily Podkolzin added a power play goal at 1:27 in the second period, assisted by Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes…Pettersson collected three points (1-2-3) on the night with a goal of his own and two assists…Brad Richardson notched his fourth of the season at 13:03 in the second period…Quinn Hughes (1-1-2) scored the overtime winner just 51 seconds into the extra frame, with assists from Garland (0-2-2) and Horvat (1-1-2) who each had multi-point efforts…Pettersson led the team in shots (5)…Horvat and Lockwood co-led in hits (4)…Thatcher Demko faced 45 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN VGK
Goals For/Game 3.44 (8th) 3.58 (5th)
Goals Against/Game 3.89 (30th) 2.47 (4th)
Power Play % 29.7 (4th) 21.1 (16th)
Penalty Kill % 65.0 (31st) 76.6 (21st)
Penalty Min./Game 12:36 (29th) 5:47 (1st)
*Rankings are accurate as of 1:00pm PT on November 20

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 18/22: VAN 4 vs LAK 1
Elias Pettersson opened the scoring with his eighth goal of the season 5:40 into the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko and Ilya Mikheyev picked up the assists…Brock Boeser doubled the lead under five minutes later with his first of the season…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes registered the assists on the power play tally…Pettersson scored his second of the evening with 5:10 remaining in the second…Kuzmenko and Hughes each picked up their second assists of the night…Boeser batted home his second of the night 5:07 into the third…Sheldon Dries picked up his second assist of the season on Boeser’s goal…Curtis Lazar led the team with seven hits in his return to the lineup…Boeser led the team with four shots on goal…Thatcher Demko made 37 saves.

LAST 5 vs VEGAS
• Apr. 12/22: VAN 5 vs VGK 4 (OT)
• Apr. 6/22: VAN 5 at VGK 1
• Apr. 3/22: VAN 2 vs VGK 3 (OT)
• Nov. 13/21: VAN 4 at VGK 7
• Dec. 19/19: VAN 5 vs VGK 4

MOVIN’ ON UP
With the team’s 5-4 victory on November 15 at Buffalo, Bruce Boudreau passed John Tortorella for sole possession of 14th place on the Canucks all-time wins list with his 38th victory.

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

• Hughes’ next assist will also mark the 163rd of his career and will break a tie with Sami Salo for 9th-most assists by a defenceman in team history.

HARD HITTING SCHENN
Matching his personal career-high and the Canucks franchise-high (set by himself) with 12 hits on Nov. 12 at TOR, Luke Schenn became the first player in NHL history to record at least three games with 12+ hits in his career. With 2,921 career hits, Schenn is only 30 hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for most in League-history by a defencemen. Schenn has collected the most hits in the NHL this season (81 in 18 GP).
*The NHL began tracking hits in 2005.06.

BO’S BLAZING START
Scoring his team-leading 14th goal on Nov. 15 at BUF, Bo Horvat tied Darcy Rota (1983.84) and Greg Adams (1987.88) for fourth-most goals through the first 17 games of a season in Canucks history, trailing only Alexander Mogilny (15, 1995.96), Pavel Bure (17, 1992.93) and Tony Tanti (17, 1983.84).

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

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

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

• With 28 goals in 36 games since March 9, 2022, Horvat has the highest goals per game (0.78) in the League during that stretch (minimum 5 GP).

HORVAT HITS 200
Picking up an assist on J.T. Miller’s first period goal on Nov. 5 vs NSH, Bo Horvat recorded his 200th career assist, become the 22nd Canuck in team history to hit that mark.

HATS OFF TO KUZ
Recording a hat-trick with three goals, including the game-winner, on Nov. 3 vs ANA, Andrei Kuzmenko became just the fourth Russian-born skater in Canucks history to record a hat-trick, joining Pavel Bure (9x), Alexander Mogilny (4x), and Igor Larionov (2x). The winger became the fourth Canucks player in the past 20 years to record three goals in a single frame joining Horvat (Oct. 22/19), Mikael Samuelsson (Mar. 9/10) and Markus Naslund (Oct. 21/02).

FIVE-POINT PETEY
Posting one goal and four assists on Nov. 3 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson recorded his third career five-point game, joining Alexander Mogilny as the only other player in Canucks history to do so. He currently leads the team in assists (10) and points (15) in 11 games so far this season.

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

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks

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November 21, 2022

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Nov. 19, 5-1 loss vs. New Jersey: The Devils registered their 12th consecutive win (and eighth consecutive road victory) with a 5-1 defeat of the Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. The streak sits as the second longest in New Jersey franchise history and saw the club become the first American-based franchise to ever record a road winning streak of six-plus games, all against Canadian teams. Goals from Haula, Bastian and Boqvist saw the visitors with a 3-0 advantage by the 3:00 mark of the second period. Brassard’s second of the season pulled Ottawa to within two before a shorthanded tally from Sharangovich and an empty net marker from McLeod pushed New Jersey to the victory. Schmid earned the win for New Jersey in turning aside 25 shots. Forsberg started for Ottawa and took the loss by way of making 15 saves in 17:45 of action before being replaced by Talbot who stopped 16 of 17 shots in relief. Scratches: Kastelic, Larsson; Injuries: Chabot, Norris; Shots: OTT – 26, NJD – 36; PP: OTT – 0-2, NJD – 1-4.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa continues a four-game road trip against Vegas on Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at T-Mobile Arena.

INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, D Chabot and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Sharks this evening. Total man games lost: 34.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Assigned D Zaitsev to Belleville (AHL) on Nov. 18.

OTTAWA vs. SAN JOSE – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Nov. 21 @ San Jose, Dec. 3 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 10/21/21 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss), 11/24/21 @ San Jose (6-3 loss)
Series record: Overall: 18-16-4-2; Home: 9-6-4-1; Away: 9-10-0-1
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 10/27/19 (5-2); @ San Jose: 3/7/20 (2-1 OT)
Last San Jose win: @ Ottawa: 10/21/21 (2-1); @ San Jose: 11/24/21 (6-3)
Last OT result: 3/7/20 (2-1 OT win) @ San Jose
Last shootout: 12/14/16 (4-3 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 9, (12/19/02, 9-3 win); Allowed: 5, (5x, Last: 1/5/18, 6-5 OT win); Both teams: 12, (2x, Last: 12/19/02, 9-3 win)

Last Game: 11/24/21, 6-3 loss @ San Jose; OTT Goals: Norris, Tkachuk, C. Brown; SJS Goals: Nieto, Hertl, Bonino, Meier, Couture, Middleton; OTT Scratches: Del Zotto, Gustavsson, Shaw; OTT Injuries: Batherson*, Brannstrom, J. Brown, Pinto, White; OTT Goalie: Murray; SJS Goalie: Reimer; OTT PP: 0-4; SJS PP: 1-5; Shots: 29-29.

Career vs. San Jose: Brassard leads all players in career games played (40), in assists (17) and in points (20); Grioux leads in goals (eight); Watson leads in penalty minutes (38) against San Jose.

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 61-77-12 all-time record (6-10-1 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 1-4-1 on the road this season … Shane Pinto leads with four goals on the road this season while Giroux ranks first with five assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through six road games this season, Giroux maintains the club lead with seven 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 1,010-992-115-177 over 2,294 games … The Senators are 553-441-60-97 through 1,151 all-time home games and 457-551-55-80 through 1,143 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 14 for 63 (22.2%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson and Pinto lead with three power-play goals while Alex DeBrincat, Giroux and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with six 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 53 of the 68 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 77.9% through 17 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.

STALKING VICTORY IN SAN JOSE: Ottawa will be looking for their first win at San Jose since the 2019-20 season this evening when they take on the Sharks. A 2-1 overtime victory by Ottawa on 3/7/20 saw Ottawa earn a franchise record third consecutive win over San Jose at SAP Center in what was the club’s third to last game prior to the COVID-19 league postponement. Goals from Nick Paul and Chris Tierney powered the Senators to victory in sending the team to a home-and-home sweep of the Sharks for the fifth time in franchise history. Ottawa’s nine all-time wins in San Jose mark their most against any of the California-based teams while their 18 total wins against the Sharks are also the Sens’ most against any of the left coast teams.

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).

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 20 – 11/19 – SJS 1 vs. NYR 2…James Reimer matched his season high with 41 saves, including stops on the first 40 shots he faced in the game, and Logan Couture (1g, 0a) scored his fifth goal in the past six games in a 2-1 setback against the New York Rangers. Tomas Hertl (0g, 1a) and Timo Meier (0g, 1a) registered assists on San Jose’s lone goal, which came in the final minute of regulation. Mario Ferraro skated in his 200th NHL game.
SJ Goals: Couture (9)
SF: 23
SA: 43
SJ PP: 01
SJ PK: 3/3
W: Shesterkin
L: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
11/18 Assigned D Scott Harrington to the San Jose Barracuda
11/14 Placed D Radim Simek on IR; recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
10/18 Activated F Alexander Barabanov off IR

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: OTTAWA SENATORS
The San Jose Sharks close out their brief three-game home stand against the Ottawa Senators, a club on the first leg of a four-game western trip with stops in San Jose, Vegas (11/23), Anaheim (11/25) and Los Angeles (27). The Senators have alternated wins and losses in their past four and are 2-2-1 in their last five, most recently suffering a 5-1 setback against the New Jersey Devils. Ottawa is paced offensively by Brady Tkachuk with 21 points (7g, 14a), with veteran Claude Giroux (8g, 10a) and third-year pro Tim Stützle (6g, 11a) trailing close behind. Ottawa is 2-3-0 on the year against teams from the Western Conference, all games played at home, with losses in each of the last three.

Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. PT
SAN JOSE SHARKS vs. OTTAWA SENATORS
6-11-3 (15 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD 6-10-1 (13 pts), 8th in Atlantic
3-2-0 LAST 5 GAMES 2-2-1
First Meeting SEASON SERIES First Meeting
18-16-4-2 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 18-15-4-3

2022-23 PLAYER STATS
10 players (20) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 12 players (17)
Erik Karlsson (11) GOALS LEADER Shane Pinto & Claude Giroux (8)
Erik Karlsson (17) ASSISTS LEADER Brady Tkachuk (14)
Erik Karlsson (28) POINTS LEADER Brady Tkachuk (21)

STORYLINES
IN RARE ER…Erik Karlsson continued his torrid stretch with his second four-point game (1g, 3a) of the season on Thursday (11/17) against Detroit. It was his second four-point game of the season and seventh of his career, matching him with Roman Josi for most among active defensemen. With his effort, the blue-liner moved to a tie for second in the NHL in scoring as of Friday morning, his 28 points matching the total of Leon Draisaitl (9g, 19a) and trailing only Connor McDavid (15g, 17a). The Sharks blue-liner’s 28 points through 19 games is the second-most since the turn of the century among defensemen, trailing only John Carlson’s 29 (8g, 21a) in the 2019-20 campaign. Karlsson has factored into 28 of 56 goals scored for San Jose this season (50.0-percent). Per NHL PR, the highest-ever rate in the NHL’s modern era (since the 1943-44 season) at which a defenseman factored into team goals for a season was Bobby Orr, 43.3-percent in 1969-70.

IT’S TIMO TIME… Timo Meier’s seven-game scoring streak ended on Sunday (11/13), finishing with a total of seven goals and five assists in the seven-game run. Meier took sole possession of 10th on the Sharks all-time ranks in goals scored with his marker last Thursday (11/10), surpassing Marco Sturm (128). The forward lit the lamp in five consecutive games, matching his career long (previously 10/20/18 – 10/30/18, 6g) with six goals in that span, and with a power play goal at Vegas (11/15) has found the back of the net in seven of the past nine contests. He added an assist on Saturday (11/19) against the New York Rangers to push his scoring marks to 15 points (8g, 7a) in the past 11 games. Meier leads the NHL with 95 shots on goal coming into Monday’s matchup with Ottawa.

HERTL HEATING UP… Tomas Hertl has registered points in six of the past seven games and has four multi-point efforts in the past nine entering 11/21 vs. Ottawa. The forward registered a season-high three points in San Jose’s 11/5 game against the Anaheim Ducks, including a goal and two assists and has 16 points in the team’s previous 15 games dating back to October 20 at New York Rangers. He had goals in three consecutive contests for the first time this season from 11/5 – 11/11 and notched his 400th career NHL point last Friday (11/11) with an assist.

CAPTAIN COUTURE…Logan Couture has been finding his groove on the offensive end, lighting the lamp in five of the past six contests with two multi-point efforts and seven points (5g, 2a) in that span. Since a season-best three-point outing on 10/27 vs. Toronto, Couture has operated at a point-per-game clip over the past 11 contests, claiming seven goals and four assists. He has 17 points and seven goals in 17 games against Ottawa in his career.

CRANK THE POWER… The Sharks’ power play has been hot of late, cashing in on eight of 27 (29.6%) trips to the man-advantage since the start of a six-game home stand on October 25, the sixth-best in the NHL in that span. San Jose has gone empty in four games in that stretch, including Nov. 10 at St. Louis when the team had zero power play opportunities. The game-winning goal Thursday (11/15) at Vegas came from Timo Meier on the power play.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…San Jose killed off its first 22 penalties of the season before finally allowing a power play goal on Oct. 22 at New Jersey, and enters Monday’s game on the heels of clean sheets in five consecutive contests. The Sharks have taken over the top spot in the NHL at 92.5-percent for the year. San Jose has been operating at a league-best 88.8% shorthanded efficiency since the 2022 NHL All-Star break, and the Sharks have the league’s second-best penalty kill percentage since the start of the 2020-21 season (84.1%).

COMEBACK KIDS…The Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit en route to a 3-2 shootout victory Sunday (11/13) at Minnesota, the team’s first multi-goal comeback win of the season and first since 4/24/22 at Vegas, a 5-4 shootout decision. San Jose has come from behind in four of six wins on the year, including each contest of a three-game win streak Friday (11/11) at Dallas (trailed 1-0), Sunday (11/13) at Minnesota (trailed 2-0) and Tuesday at Vegas (trailed 1-0 and 2-1). San Jose was the first team to earn a win over Vegas when trailing after two periods on the year (the Knights had been 7-0-0). Per NHL PR, the three-game road trip was the first time since March 14-17, 2018 that the Sharks earned three consecutive come-from-behind wins in one road stint. San Jose has erased a third-period deficit in three of the past four games entering Monday (11/21) against Ottawa, going 2-2-0 in that span.

WORKING OVERTIME… San Jose has been logging plenty of ice time of late, going beyond the 60 minutes of regulation in five of the past 11 games, including shootouts in three straight (11/1 – 11/5). The recent run was the fourth time in Sharks history that the team has reached a shootout in three straight, including February 5-9, 2021 (2-1), December 21-27, 2013 (3-0), and January 29-February 2, 2013 (2-1). Entering Saturday vs. New York (11/19), the Sharks are 2-0 in games decided in 3-on-3 overtime and are 1-3 in games decided in a shootout.

REIM TIME…Sharks goaltender James Reimer earned his first shutout of the season on Oct. 23 with a 30-save performance at Philadelphia. Reimer’s shutout, his fifth as a Shark, moved him into a tie with Aaron Dell for eighth on the franchise’s all-time shutouts list. He recorded his third 41-save effort of the season on Saturday (11/19) against the New York Rangers, including saves on the first 40 shots he faced in the game. Reimer also owns a .940 shorthanded save percentage since joining the Sharks at the start of the 2021- 22 season, the best in the NHL in that span (min. 10 games played) and the best two-season stretch by a goaltender since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1997-98 (min. 30 games played, second best is Cory Schneider from 2010-12 with a .936 SV% in 58 GP). STURM WARNING…Nico Sturm netted his sixth goal of the season during Sunday’s (11/13) game at Minnesota, giving him his third-best season total of the year through just 17 games. Sturm had three goals and four points in a five-game stretch from 10/23-11/1, lighting the lamp against Tampa (10/29), Vegas (10/25) and Philadelphia (10/23), and his five-goals-in-eight-games stretch from 10/15-10/29 was the best of his career.

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

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

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

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues

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November 21, 2022

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 19, 2022 – ANAHEIM 2 @ ST. LOUIS 6
The Ducks opened the first half of consecutive games vs. the St. Louis Blues with a 6-2 setback at Enterprise Center. Anaheim tied a season high with two PPG on four opportunities (third time, also Nov. 3 @ VAN (2-3) and Oct. 12 vs. SEA (2-3)). Cam Fowler (1-1=2) scored his first goal of the season (PPG) and added an assist for his third straight multi-point effort (1-5=6). Adam Henrique pushed his point streak to six straight games with a PPG and assist (1-1=2), marking 5-3=8 points during his streak. Mason McTavish earned his seventh assist of the season. John Gibson made 24 saves in 39:36 TOI and Anthony Stolarz stopped four shots in 20:00 of relief. PP: 2-4 PK: 1-2 SF: 32 SA: 34 TOI: Cam Fowler (24:51)
Three Stars: 1. P. Buchnevich 2. R. Thomas 3. T. Krug Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 23 NY Rangers Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 25 Ottawa Honda Center 12 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 1 Assigned C Sam Carrick to San Diego (AHL) on a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan.
Nov. 9 Recalled LW Pavol Regenda from San Diego (AHL).
Nov. 11 Recalled D Austin Strand from San Diego (AHL). Placed C Derek Grant on Injured Reserve.
Nov. 12 Recalled C Sam Carrick from a Long-Term Injury Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
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.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 79

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 18
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 18
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 10
Derek Grant Upper-body Day-to-day 7
Nathan Beaulieu Upper-body Day-to-day 4
Kevin Shattenkirk Lower-body Day-to-day 4
Max Comtois Lower-body Day-to-day 3

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a three-game road trip and consecutive games vs. the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center (5 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports West AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-883-302, including 577- 382-145 at home and 449-501-156 away from Orange County. Anaheim continues its 14-game November schedule of seven home and seven road contests (3-6-0 in the month to date). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks return home to open a three-game homestand beginning Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. the New York Rangers at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT). The homestand includes visits from the Ottawa Senators (Friday, Nov. 25, 12 p.m. PT) and Seattle Kraken (Sunday, Nov. 27, 5 p.m. PT).

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 (7-13=20), while he ranks tied for sixth among NHL skaters in even-strength points (6-11=17) and tied for third in even-strength assists (11). Terry has recorded 3-8=11 points his last 10 games and has 4-10=14 points his last 12 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).

GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras enters tonight with points in four of his last five road contests (2-4=6) dating to Nov. 1. Zegras leads the Ducks in goals (8), the only player 21 or younger to lead their team in goals this season. He also ranks second among team leaders with 8-8=16 points. Zegras has points in three of his last four games overall (1-3=4) and 1-5=6 points his last seven contests. He has also scored 4-7=11 points his last nine games and 6-7=13 points his last 13 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 multigoal game Oct. 30 vs. TOR (2-0=2), ncluding 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 is currently riding a season-long six-game point streak (5-3=8), one short of his career-long point streak set over 10 years ago in seven straight contests 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 and has 6-3=9 points his last eight games. Henrique leads Anaheim in FOW% (54.8) and is third in goals among Ducks leaders (6).

CAM’S CORNER: Defenseman Cam Fowler currently has three straight multi-point efforts (1-5=6), his longest point streak of the season. Fowler and San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (four straight multi-point games, Oct. 27-Nov. 3; 7-4=11) are 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. No Ducks blueliner has extended that streak to four games.

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

KLING-ON: Defenseman John Klingberg has tallied 1-5=6 points his nine games, including his first goal as a Duck Nov. 15 vs. DET (game-tying goal with 47 second in regulation). Klingberg leads Ducks blueliners in scoring (1-7=8) and 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 2-7=9 points this season, tied for third among Ducks leaders in assists this season. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for third in scoring, trailing only Seattle’s Matty Beniers (5-6=11) and Arizona’s Matias Maccelli (1-9=10). 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).

GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson leads NHL goalies in saves (440) while he also paces NHL goalies with two assists (five other goaltenders have one assist).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).

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-BLUES: Anaheim and St. Louis continue a three-game season series and wrap up consecutive contests against one another tonight at Enterprise Center. The Ducks have won three of their last five matchups against the Blues (3-2-0) in addition to wins in eight of the last 11 matchups at Enterprise Center (8-3-0). The Ducks own a 49-48-11 all-time record vs. the Blues, including a 23-24-8 mark in St. Louis. Cam Fowler (4-18=22 in 41 GP) leads Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists vs. the Blues, while Adam Henrique (8-4=12 in 25 GP) leads active skaters career goals vs. St. Louis. These two teams conclude the season series in Orange County Mar. 25 at Honda Center.

ANA-STL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 19 Enterprise Center 6-2 STL win
Nov. 21 Enterprise Center 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
Mar. 25 Honda Center 7:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-STL ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ St. Louis
All-Time Series: 49-48-11 26-24-3 23-24-8
Current Streak: Two STL wins One STL win One STL win
Last ANA Win: Dec. 12, 2021 (3-2 OT) Nov. 7, 2021 (4-1) Dec. 12, 2021 (3-2 OT)
Last STL Win: Nov. 19, 2022 (6-2) Apr. 24, 2022 (6-3) Nov. 19, 2022 (6-2)
ANA Last 10: 5-5-0 1-9-0 7-3-0

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
Robert Bortuzzo – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 10)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 63

Recent Transactions
November
10 – Placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve with an upper-body injury
10 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Recalled forwards Nikita Alexandrov and Josh Leivo from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
9 – Placed forward Logan Brown on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury
9 – Assigned forward Jake Neighbours to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

BLUES VS. DUCKS
-This will play their 2nd game in a row against the Ducks, after defeating them 6-2 on Saturday at Enterprise Center (Finish season series on Mar. 25 in ANA)

-The Blues went 1-1-1 against Anaheim last season (1-1-0 away / 0-1-1 at home)

-The Blues are 3-1-3 in their last 7 games against the Ducks

-Since Jan. 13, 2020, the Blues are 9-2-3 in 14 games against Anaheim

-Pavel Buchnevich (2g, 2a), Robert Thomas (1g, 2a), Jordan Kyrou (3a), and Brayden Schenn (1g, 1a), all recorded multi-point games against the Ducks on Saturday night

-Blues d-men have accounted for 18.4% of the teams’ goals this season, which ranks 6th in the NHL (1. SJS, 25.0%)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/23 – at Buffalo
11/25 – at Tampa Bay
11/26 – at Florida
11/28 – vs. Dallas
12/1 – vs. Carolina

WE’RE GOING STREAKING
-The Blues have won 6 straight games following an 8-game losing streak (all of which came in regulation)

-Their 6-game win streak is now the longest in NHL history for a team immediately following an 8 or worse game losing streak, in which all 8 or more losses came in regulation

-They are also the 3rd team in NHL history to record a 6-game win streak immediately after suffering losses in eight or more consecutive games (Also: PHI in 2017-18: 6-0-0 after 0-7-3 & SJS in 2005-06: 6-0-0 after 0-7-3)

-Since their win streak started on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, the Blues’ 6 wins are the most in the NHL

-The Blues have scored 26 goals since Nov. 10, which is the most in the NHL

-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 2nd in the NHL with 9 points (1. Crosby, 12), while Kyrou and Thomas share 9th in the NHL with 8 points

WIN STREAK BEFORE AND DURING (NHL Ranks*)
Oct. 15-Nov. 9 (9 games) Nov. 10 – Present (6 games)
Points: 6 (T-31st) Points: 12 (1st)
Wins: 3 (T-31st) Wins: 6 (1st)
GF/G: 2.09 (32nd) GF/G: 4.33 (2nd)
GA/G: 3.91 (29th) GA/G: 2.50 (T-8th)
PP%: 20.7% (18th) PP%: 25.0% (T-11th)

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

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

-The Blues are also 8-3-0 this season when scoring first

-Their 8 wins when scoring first share 6th in the NHL (1. Boston, 12)

-They have given up just 8 goals in the first period this season, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Dallas, 7)

-The Blues first period goal differential of +8 ranks 4th in the NHL (1. Dallas, +17)

BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 530-301-99 record

-Their 530 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 551)

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

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

-Since 2010-11, the Blues share 7th with 2.92 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.21) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.57 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.45)

-The Blues also share the 2nd best penalty kill (82.9%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.5%), and share the 5th best power play (20.7%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)

BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 98 career wins in 175 GP, is just 2 wins shy of becoming the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)

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

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

Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:

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

BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 165-89-36 record (366 points)

-The Blues 366 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 399), while their 165 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 189)

-Their 3.23 goals per game rank 9th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA, 3.53)

-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.82 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.50)

-The Blues also have the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.8% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.8%)

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

Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 240 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384

BINNINGTON FINDING HIS FORM
-During the Blues’ current 6-game win streak, Jordan Binnington has posted a 5-0-0 record, with a 2.20 GAA and a .936 SV%

-Since Nov. 10, Binnington’s 5 wins are the most in the NHL

-Since Nov. 10, his .936 SV% shares 6th in the NHL (1. Ullmark, .953) (Min. 3 games played)

-Since. Nov. 10, his 2.20 GAA ranks 9th in the NHL (1. Kochetkov, 1.32) (Min. 3 games played)

-Binnington is 5-1-0 on the road this season, with a 2.01 GAA, a .941 SV%, and 1 shutout -His 5 road wins this season share the most in the NHL (5 others)

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

-Buchnevich has points in back-to-back games (3g, 2a)

-Buchnevich also has 9 points in his last 6 games (3g, 6a), after posting just 2 points (1g, 1a) in his first 6 games of the season

-Since the Blues’ winning streak started on Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 2nd in the NHL with 9 points (3g, 6a) (1. Crosby, 12), and shares 4th in the NHL with 6 assists (1. Crosby/Karlsson, 8)

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

VLADDY CONTINUES HIS HOT PLAY FROM LAST SEASON
-Vladimir Tarasenko has 4 assists in his last 5 games

-Tarasenko shares 3rd on the Blues with 13 points (4g, 9a) (1. Schenn/Thomas, 15)

-Tarasenko shares 4th on the Blues with 4 goals (1. Kyrou, 6)

-Tarasenko also shares 3rd Blues with 10 even-strength points (4esg, 6esa)

-Tarasenko recorded 3 assists on Oct. 19 in Seattle, including 2 in a span of 17 seconds in the first period

-His 2 assists in 17 seconds marked the fastest 2 assists by a Blues player since Brett Hull on Nov. 14, 1996 (12 seconds)

-Tarasenko posted 48 assists and 82 points (34g) last season, both of which were career-highs

-His 82 points last season were the most in a season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra recorded 93 points (36g, 57a) in 2002-03

BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn shares 1st on the Blues with 15 points this season (5g, 10a) (Thomas)

-He also shares 2nd on the Blues with 5 goals and 10 assists

-Schenn has points in back-to-back games (2g, 1a)

-Schenn also has 5 points in his last 6 games (2g, 3a) and has recorded at least 1 point in 11 of the Blues’ 17 games this season

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

-Schenn shares 1st on the Blues this season with 4 power play points (1ppg, 3ppa) (4 others)

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

THOMAS AND KYROU LOOKING TO BUILD OFF CAREER SEASONS
-Robert Thomas leads the Blues with 11 assists and shares 1st with 15 points (Schenn)

-Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 6 goals and shares 1st with 3 power play goals (Krug)

-Thomas has 8 points in his last 6 games (2g, 6a), while Kyrou has a 4-game point streak (2g, 5a)

-Since Nov. 10, when the Blues’ 6-game win streak started, Thomas and Kyrou each have 8 points, which shares 9th in the NHL (1. Crosby, 12)

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

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

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

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

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

THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has 6 points in his last 5 games (3g, 3a)

-O’Reilly has 2 multi-points games in his last 5 games and has recorded the game-winning goal in 2 of the last 5 games

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

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

-Saturday at Vegas was O’Reilly’s 300th game as a Blue

Crosby, Buchnevich and Jones Named NHL ‘Three Stars’ of the Week

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November 21, 2022

Crosby, Buchnevich and Jones Named NHL ‘Three Stars’ of the Week

NEW YORK – Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, St. Louis Blues left wing Pavel Buchnevich and Seattle Kraken goaltender Martin Jones have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Nov. 20.

FIRST STAR – SIDNEY CROSBY, C, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Crosby led the NHL in goals (t-4), assists (7) and points (11) across four games to propel the Penguins (9-7-3, 21 points) to a 3-1-0 week. He scored once in a 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Nov. 15 to surpass Bryan Trottier for sole possession of 17th place on the NHL’s all-time points list. Crosby then registered 2‑2—4, his 36th career four-point performance and first of the season, in a 6-4 win versus the Minnesota Wild Nov. 17. He collected two assists in a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Nov. 19 before closing the week with 1-3—4, including his 80th career game-winning goal (tied for 36th place in League history), in a 5-3 triumph against the Chicago Blackhawks Nov. 20. The 35-year-old Pittsburgh captain and two-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner ranks seventh in the NHL with 10-17—27 through 19 total appearances thus far in 2022-23.

SECOND STAR – PAVEL BUCHNEVICH, LW, ST. LOUIS BLUES

Buchnevich recorded 3-4—7 in four contests to power the Blues (9-8-0, 18 points) to a perfect week and their sixth straight win overall (dating to Nov. 10) on the heels of an eight-game losing streak. He posted two assists in a 3-2 triumph over the Colorado Avalanche Nov. 14. Buchnevich then was held off the scoresheet in a 5-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks Nov. 16, but rebounded with a goal in regulation as well as the decisive shootout tally in a 5-4 win versus the Washington Capitals Nov. 19. He capped the week with his second career four-point performance, compiling 2-2—4 as well as his 12th career game-winning goal in a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Nov. 19. The 27-year-old Buchnevich has collected 4-7—11 in 12 total outings this season and is averaging more than a point per game since joining St. Louis in 2021-22 (34-53—87 in 85 GP).

THIRD STAR – MARTIN JONES, G, SEATTLE KRAKEN

Jones went 2-0-0 with a 1.90 goals-against average and .932 save percentage to guide the Kraken (10-5-3, 23 points) to a pair of overtime wins. He turned aside 28 of 30 shots in a 3-2 triumph against the New York Rangers Nov. 17. Jones, in his seventh straight start (dating to Nov. 3), then made 27 saves in a 3-2 victory over his former team, the Los Angeles Kings, Nov. 19. The 32-year-old Jones, who signed with Seattle in July, has compiled a 9-4-2 record, 2.30 goals-against average, .913 save percentage and one shutout through 15 total contests thus far in 2022-23.

NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

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NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Mon, Nov. 21 at Dallas 6:30 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Wed, Nov. 23 VANCOUVER 8 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Fri, Nov. 25 at Nashville Noon Altitude 92.5
Sat, Nov. 26 DALLAS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
LAST GAME – Nov. 19 (Colorado 4, Washington 0 at Capital One Arena)
Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 32 shots and the Avalanche blanked the Capitals, 4-0, in Washington, D.C. … Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist, and Cale Makar and Andrew Cogliano also scored.
SF: 29 SA: 32 PP: 1-3 PK: 2-2
• Georgiev posted his first shutout with the Avalanche and ninth of his NHL career
• The Avalanche improved 6-1-0 in their last seven games after starting the year 4-4-1
• Lehkonen extended his point streak to a career-high six games
• Makar’s goal was the 199th point of his career and his 15th career game-winning goal, the most of any NHL
defenseman since he made his debut in 2019-20 (Victor Hedman is next with 11)

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO at DALLAS
6:38 p.m. MT / 7:38 p.m. CT
Altitude / 92.5
TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Kyle Keefe (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up a three-game road trip tonight in Dallas against the Stars … The Avs are 2-0-0 so far on this trip, beating Carolina 3-2 in overtime and Washington 4-0 … The Avs are 6-1-0 in their last seven games after starting the year 4-4-1.

AVALANCHE & STARS
Tonight is the first of four meetings between these Central Division rivals … Colorado and Dallas met three times last season, with the Stars winning two of those meetings … These clubs will face off again this Saturday night in Denver.

SCHEDULE vs. STARS
Nov. 21 @ DAL
Nov. 26 vs. DAL
Mar. 4 @ DAL
Apr. 1 vs. DAL
RECORD VS. STARS

THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-0-0 Overall: 1-2-0 Overall: 70-55-23 Overall: 47-37-19 Series: 5 (2-3)
Home: 0-0-0 Home: 0-1-0 Home: 42-19-13 Home: 26-14-11 Record: 18-14
Road: 0-0-0 Road: 1-1-0 Road: 28-36-10 Road: 21-23-8

ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar has 199 career points (52 goals, 147 assists) in 194 career games and with his next goal or assist will
reach the 200-point mark faster than any defenseman in NHL history.

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

Makar currently has 199 points in 194 games

ALL HAIL PART II
Cale Makar ranks among the NHL’s top defensemen in scoring this season with 19 points (4g/15a) in 16 contests … Makar scored his 15th career game-winning goal on Saturday night in Washington, the most of any defenseman since he made his debut in 2019-20 (Victor Hedman is second with 11) … Makar tallied his 50th career goal on Nov. 12 vs. Carolina, tying Paul Coffey (191 games) as the fourth-fastest defenseman to reach 50 goals in the modern era (since 1943-44) … Only Phil Housley (148), Ray Bourque (170) and Denis Potvin (185) did it in fewer games.

LET’S GO STREAKING
Artturi Lehkonen has a six-game point streak (4g/3a), a new career high … He topped his previous best of five straight games with a point set Feb. 26–March 9, 2022.

SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
As of Sunday, the Avalanche ranked second in the NHL in team save percentage at .927, trailing only Boston (.930)… Alexandar Georgiev (.930) and Pavel Francouz (.925) both rank among the NHL’s top 10 in save percentage.

IT TAKES TWO BABY
Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen rank 1-2 on the Avalanche with 26 and 25 points, respectively, placing both among the NHL’s top 10 … As of Sunday, MacKinnon’s 21 assists led the league, while Rantanen was tied for sixth in goals … MacKinnon’s 26 points are tied for the most by an Avalanche player through 16 team games, equaling Peter Forsberg’s mark from 1995-96 … Rantanen was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for Nov. 7-13 after MacKinnon was the NHL’s Second Star the week before from Oct. 31–Nov. 6

THAT’S THE POWER OF LOVE
Colorado is 19-for-52 (36.5%) so far on the power play, best in the NHL … The Avs have scored a PPG in a seasonhigh five consecutive games (6-18, 33.3%) … The club finished with a 39.3 success rate (11-28) in October, the secondbest mark in a single month since relocating to Denver (min 5 GP) behind only November 2018 (40.0%) … The Avalanche’s power play scored at a 32.8% clip during the 2022 playoffs, the highest rate on record (since 1977-78) by an NHL team that played at least 20 games … During the 2021-22 regular season, Colorado finished seventh in power-play percentage (24.0%) and led all teams in power-play goals (67) … It marked the Avalanche’s fourth top10 finish in the last five seasons.

VIEW TO A KILL
The Avalanche’s penalty kill unit has extinguished all six opponent power plays on this current road trip and has allowed only one power-play goal in the last four games (12/13, 92.3%).

HOME COOKING
Mikko Rantanen has 20 points (9g/11a) in seven home games this season, tied for the NHL lead as of Sunday … He was the first skater to reach 20 points in seven or fewer home contests since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96 … Mikko has two or more points in six of his seven home outings, three or more points in five of the seven contests and has had three four-point games on home ice.

SIMPLY GEOR-GEOUS
Alexandar Georgiev is 8-2-1 through his first 11 starts with the Avalanche, ranking among the league leaders in wins and win percentage (.773) … Georgiev, who was 7-1-1 in his first nine outings, became the third goaltender in franchise history with seven wins prior to his 10th appearance with the club, joining Dan Bouchard in 1980-81 (8-1- 0 in 9 GP) and Andrew Raycroft in 2008-09 (7-1-0 in 9 GP) … Going back to last year with the Rangers, Georgiev is 16- 3-1 in his last 21 games (20 starts).

GETTING OFFENSIVE
Colorado ranks among the NHL’s top-10 teamsin scoring at 3.56 tallies per game … The Avs set a record for the most goals in a two-game Global Series with 11 in Finland against the Blue Jackets earlier this month … Colorado averaged a league-best 4.25 goals/game during the 2022 playoffs, the highest by an NHL team that played at least 10 games in a postseason since 1988 (Edmonton 4.67, Detroit 4.31) … The Avalanche finished fourth in the NHL with 308 goals (3.76 per game) during the 2021-22 regular season, surpassing the 300-mark for only the second time since relocating to Denver (326 in 1995-96).

D-LIGHTFUL
Colorado’s defensemen have combined for 49 points (9g/40a) this year, second most in the NHL as of Sunday … The Avs defense produced 64 goals last season, a franchise record and the most by any team since the 1992-93 Capitals (94) … The Avalanche’s blueline also lead all teams in points with a franchise-record 238, the most since the 1995-96 Red Wings had 240 … Colorado’s defensemen finished with 69 points (18g/51a) during the playoffs, the most by any blueline in a four-round postseason since the 1984-85 Oilers (77).

CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE RECORD BOOKS
Nathan MacKinnon’s next goal will tie him with Gabriel Landeskog (248) for sixth place on the franchise’s all-time goals list … With 427 career assists, MacKinnon is three behind Milan Hejduk (430) for fifth place …. Mikko Rantanen needs two goals to tie Matt Duchene (178) for ninth place on the franchise goals list

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

BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche have played four of their 13 back-to-back games so far, going 2-2-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark in the NHL behind only Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.

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

BEST SINCE 2019-20
The Avalanche are 147-57-20 (.701) since the start of the 2019-20 season, the most wins, points and best points percentage in the NHL … Only Tampa (49) has more playoff wins during that span

MOST WINS SINCE 2019-20 POINTS % SINCE 2019-20 PLAYOFF WINS SINCE 2019-20
Colorado 147 Colorado .701 Tampa Bay 49
Boston 144 Boston .690 Colorado 32
Tampa Bay 141 Carolina .670 NY Islanders 25
Florida 139 Florida .664 Vegas 23
Carolina 138 Tampa Bay .664 Montreal 19

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

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

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

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

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

ROAD, SWEET ROAD
The Avalanche finished a league-best 9-1 on the road during the 2022 postseason, tied for the fewest road losses by a Stanley Cup champion since 1987 (the 2012 Kings and 1995 Devils were both 10-1) … Colorado earned all four series-clinching wins on the road, including Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa Bay … Colorado won its first seven away games to start these playoffs, matching its longest road playoff winning streak in franchise history (1999) and equaling the second longest such streak in NHL history.

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

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

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

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

IN BEDNAR WE TRUST
Jared Bednar is beginning his seventh season as the Avalanche’s head coach … Hired on Aug. 25, 2016, he is the third-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Jon Cooper (March 25, 2013) and Mike Sullivan (Dec. 12, 2015) … Jared led the 2021-22 Avalanche to their most successful regular season in franchise history (56-19-7, 119 points) and continued that into the postseason with a 16-4 playoff mark en route to capturing the 2022 Stanley Cup … Bednar, who won a Calder Cup with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016 and a Kelly Cup with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2009, became the first individual to win a championship in the NHL, AHL and ECHL as a head coach … He is the winningest coach in Avalanche history with a 250-173-47 (.582) regular season record … Bednar owns a 40-22-1 (.635) record in 63 postseason games, the best playoff winning percentage among active coaches and the third highest all time (min 50 GP) behind Glen Sather (.706), Toe Blake (.689).

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

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

MILE HIGH MAINSTAY
Erik Johnson begins his 15th NHL season and 13th with the Avalanche … His 13 seasons rank fourth in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (20), Adam Foote (17) and Milan Hejduk (14), with Foote the only other defenseman on that list … Johnson is the longest current tenured athlete of any of Denver’s four major sports teams, followed by Gabriel Landeskog and Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon (both 12 seasons).
2022-23 AVALANCHE TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 13 – Andreas Englund recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Shane Bowers placed on IR (retroactive to Nov. 12)
Nov. 14 – Jayson Megna, Sampo Ranta recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Andreas Englund, Jayson Megna, Sampo
Ranta reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Nov. 15 – Anton Blidh recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Nov. 16 – Andreas Englund, Jayson Megna recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 19, 2022 – STARS 5 vs. ISLANDERS 2
Led by veterans Jamie Benn (1-2—3) and Tyler Seguin (0-2—2), the Stars opened a four-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders in front of a sellout crowd of 18,532 at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Dallas erased two separate one-goal deficits and broke open a 2-2 tie with three unanswered goals in the third period to lift its record this season to 11-5-2 (24 points) – tops in the Central Division. Benn’s point streak reached five consecutive games (4-5—9), while Seguin’s first of two assists on the night gave him 700 career points (309-392—701 in 843 GP), becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark. With a goal (1-0—1) in the third period, forward Jason Robertson’s point streak reached 11 consecutive games (10-10—20) – tied for the third longest point streak in Dallas Stars history (1993-present). Forwards Joe Pavelski (0-2—2) and Mason Marchment (1-1—2) recorded multi-point efforts, while forward Radek Faksa (1-0—1) and defenseman Jani Hakanpaa (1-0—1) rounded out the scoring. Goaltender Jake Oettinger improved his record this season to 7-2-1 with a 27-save effort. PP: 0-2 | PK: 4-5 | SF: 35 | SA: 29 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (24:38 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Benn 2. DAL – T. Seguin 3. NYI – M. Barzal

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Nov. 21, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed., Nov. 23, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Fri., Nov. 25, 2022 Winnipeg Jets 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Nov. 26, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 8 p.m. Ball Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon., Nov. 28, 2022 St. Louis Blues 7 p.m. Enterprise Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 26 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned forward Jacob Peterson to Texas
Oct. 30 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Oct. 31 – Signed goaltender Matt Murray to a one-year entry-level contract
Nov. 9 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas
Nov. 18 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 13
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 5 Nov. 11-pres.
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov 19-pres.

TONIGHT’S GAME: Dallas’ four-game homestand rolls along with a Monday night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche at American Airlines Center (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the longest consecutive stretch of home games thus far for the Stars, who have played 11 of their first 18 games on the road. Dallas had a three-game homestand Oct. 27-Nov. 1 against Washington, the New York Rangers and Los Angeles. This is the first of four meetings between the Central Division rivals, and one of two in Dallas. These clubs will meet again in five days at Ball Arena in Denver before battling twice more in the final two months of the regular season (March 4, 2023 at American Airlines Center and April 1 at Ball Arena).

I TALK TO YOU EVERY NOW AND THEN

The Stars went 2-1-0 last season against the Avs, splitting the two games at home and earning a victory in Denver.
Dallas’ 4-1 win at Ball Arena on Feb. 15 snapped Colorado’s 19-game point streak and gave the Avs their first regulation home loss in four months. (They were 20-0-2 in their past 22 home contests leading into the game).
Dallas owns a 66-63-10 all-time record vs. Colorado, including a 41-22-11 mark at home.
Goaltender Jake Oettinger made a career high 46 saves in the win, while forwards Joe Pavelski (2-2—4), Jason Robertson (1-1—

2) and Tyler Seguin (1-2—3) registered multi-point performances.

Pavelski led the Stars in scoring against the Avs last season with six points (4-2—6) in three games, while Robertson (1-2—3) and Seguin (1-2—3) finished with three points in three games.
Pavelski co-leads active Stars in goals (18) and shares second in points (18-23—41) in 49 career games against the Avalanche.
Seguin enters tonight’s contest with 39 points (18-21—39) in 34 career games vs. Colorado.
The Stars have earned wins in six of the past seven (6-1-0) and seven of their past nine games against the Avs (7-2-0).
Forward Roope Hintz enters Monday’s game with six points (2-4—6) over his past six games against the Avalanche.
Captain Jamie Benn leads active Stars with 42 points (13-29—42) in 50 career games against Colorado, including 23 points (7-16— 23) in 25 home games against them.
Defenseman Ryan Suter leads all current Stars with 36 assists and shares second in points (5-36—41) in a team-high 76 career games against the Avs.
Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-0-0 with a 1.07 goals-against average and .975 save percentage in two career appearances vs. Colorado.
Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .898 SV% in two career appearances vs. Colorado.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 21 vs. Colorado
Nov. 26 at Colorado
March 4, 2023 vs. Colorado
April 1, 2023 at Colorado

LEAVING THEIR MARK

Since Nov. 1, four of the league’s top-12 point producers overall are Stars.
Forward Jason Robertson (8-9—17) and captain Jamie Benn (8-9—17) share the league lead with 17 points apiece, while forwards Roope Hintz (5-8—13) and Joe Pavelski (5-8—13) each have 13 points.
Additionally, Benn co-leads the league in overall goals (8; also Robertson), ranks first in goals at even strength (6) and shares second in even strength points (5-5—10; also Robertson).
Robertson ranks second in even-strength goals (5), shares fourth in power-play points (3-4—7; also Benn), is tied for fifth in assists (9; also Benn) and ranks third in shots on goal (44).
Not to be overlooked, defenseman Esa Lindell ranks third among NHL blueliners in plus-minus (+10) since Nov. 1, while blueliner Miro Heiskanen (0-9—9) shares 10th among NHL rearguards in points.

MAN ON A MISSION

Forward Jason Robertson extended his career-long point streak to 11 consecutive games with a goal (1-0—1) on Nov. 19
Robertson has earned 20 points (10-10—20) over that span, which is tied for the third longest point streak in Dallas Stars history (1993-present). It’s also the fifth longest point streak in franchise history (1963-present) and the longest since Patrick Sharp’s 12-game run during the 2015-16 season.
Robertson has goals in nine of his 11 games on his current point streak and has seven multi-point efforts over that span.
Among league leaders, the 23-year-old shares third in goals (12), ranks sixth in points (12-15—27) and shares 13th in assists (15). He also co-leads the NHL in game-winning goals (3), shares sixth in even-strength points (8-9—17) and eighth in points-per-game average (1.50), and is tied for 13th in power-play points (4-6—10).
He had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history (1967-present) to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (70-82—152 in 146 GP).

GO ON AHEAD, I’LL MEET YOU THERE

Forward Roope Hintz saw his career-best 10-game point streak come to an end on Nov. 19 when he missed his first game of the season with a lower-body injury.
Hintz tallied 15 points (6-9—15) over his 10-game point streak, including four multi-point efforts.
With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1963-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
Hintz ranks second on the Stars in assists (14) and points (8-14—22) and shares third in goals (8). He also ranks third in power-play points (1-6—7) and is one of four players on the Stars to have shorthanded goals this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
The Tampere, Finland native also ranks second on the club in points per game (1.29) and ranks third with a +12 rating.
Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).

I GOT A FIRE IN MY EYE, A LITTLE BLOOD ON MY SHIRT

Captain Jamie Benn recorded his third three-point game of the season on Saturday against New York (1-2—3).
Benn enters Saturday’s matchup riding a five-game point streak (4-5—9) and has points in eight of his past nine overall (8-9—17).
Of his eight goals in November, six have come at even strength – the most in the league.
Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
Among team leaguers, the 33-year-old shares third in goals (8) and assists (12) and ranks fourth in points (8-12—20) in 18 GP.
He also ranks second on the club in faceoff wins (107), faceoffs taken (181) and faceoff win percentage (59.1%).

MOVIN’ ON UP

With his first of two assists (0-2—2) on Saturday vs. New York, forward Tyler Seguin recorded career point No. 700, becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark.
Seguin leads the 2020 draft class in both points (309-392—701) and goals (309) and ranks fifth with a +63 rating. He also leads the class with 55 game-winning goals and ranks third with nine overtime markers.
Seguin ranks 28th among all active skaters in career points, having played in fewer games (843) than all but one player ranked above him.
Seguin’s multi-point performance on Saturday gave him four points (1-3—4) in his past two games and 15 points (4-11—15) in 18 games overall this season.

BREAK A WINDOW AND BUST A WALL

Forward Mason Marchment extended his point streak to three consecutive games with a goal and an assist (1-1—2) on Saturday against the Islanders. He also matched his career high for shots in a game (7) done once before (March 31 vs. Chicago w/ Florida).
Marchment has two goals and four points (2-2—4) in his past three games, including a +4 rating.
Among team leaders, Marchment ranks eighth overall and fourth among forwards in hits (22).
The 27-year-old ended a six-game goal drought with his fifth tally of the season on Nov. 15 at Tampa Bay.
Marchment has appeared in all 18 games with Dallas and has registered 12 points (6-6—12).
Marchment opened the scoring 2:31 into his Dallas debut on Oct. 13 at Nashville, the fourth-fastest goal by a Stars/North Stars player from the start of their franchise debut, behind Bob Barlow (1:08 on Oct. 11, 1969), Mattias Janmark (1:39 on Oct. 8, 2015) and Warren Peters (2:22 on Nov. 21, 2009).
He became the seventh player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his Stars/North Stars debut, following Mark Parrish (3 G on Nov. 7, 2008), Fabian Brunnstrom (3 G on Oct. 15, 2008), Jaromir Jagr (2 G on Jan. 19, 2013), Dave Archibald (2 G on Oct. 10, 1987), Marc Habscheid (2 G on Jan. 27, 1986) and Jean Potvin (2 G on Nov. 1, 1978).
Marchment signed a four-year contract with the Stars on July 13.

SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR (I’M FEELIN’ THIS!)

Defenseman Esa Lindell enters Monday’s matchup with the fourth-best plus-minus rating among NHL blueliners at +13.
Lindell is +6 combined over his past two games and +9 in his past five.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound blueliner ranks second among Stars defensemen with eight points (2-6—8) in 18 games.
Lindell also ranks second on the club in hits (33) and third in blocked shots (24).
The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.

IT IS EXCITING RECITING THE STORY

Rookie defenseman Nils Lundkvist scored a highlight reel goal in Dallas’ victory over Florida on Nov. 17.
It marked his first goal with the Stars and the second tally of his young NHL career (also Dec. 8, 2021 vs. Colorado w/ New York Rangers).
Through 18 games in 2022-23, the 22-year-old blueliner has set personal bests in assists (4) and points (1-4—5), eclipsing his point output last season with the Rangers (1-3—4) in 25 GP.
Selected by the Rangers in the first round (28th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Lundkvist was acquired by the Stars for a conditional first-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft and a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft on Sept. 19.
He made his Stars debut and picked up his first point with the club (0-1—1) in the regular-season opener Nov. 13 at Nashville.
Lundkvist ranks third among Dallas d-men in assists (4) and points (1-4—5) and ranks second among club blueliners in shots on goal (34).

I HEARD IT ONCE, I’M SURE I’VE HEARD IT TWICE

With a goal on Nov. 15 against Tampa Bay, Joe Pavelski (430) took over sole possession of eighth place all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. The only active U.S.-born skater with more is Patrick Kane (433).
Pavelski has seven multi-point games on the season and 43 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Roope Hintz (46) and Jason Robertson (45).
Pavelski has points (5-9—14) in eight of his past 10 games and 11 of 18 overall (9-12—21).
Through 18 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native ranks second on the Stars in goals (9), shares third in assists (12) and ranks third in points (9-12—21).
He also leads the club in plus-minus (+14), ranks second in even-strength points (5-10—15) and ranks fourth in even-strength goals (5).

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames at Philadelphia Flyers

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November 21, 2022

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames at Philadelphia Flyers

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
NOVEMBER 19, 2022 – CALGARY FLAMES vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS
The Calgary Flames travelled to FLA Live Arena on Saturday afternoon for a matinee game against the Florida Panthers. Adam Ruzicka stayed white-hot with is third of the season on the power play to open the scoring in the first, the only goal of the period. In the second the two clubs would trade goals with Zadorov and Ruzicka’s second finding the back of the net for Calgary while White and Reinhart tallied for Florida and it was 3-2 for the Flames after 40. In the final frame the Flames would outshoot the Panther 11-9, but the Panther would outscore the Flames 2-1 leaving the game tied at four, forcing three-on-three overtime. The extra-frame would solve nothing and it would take five shootout rounds before Rasmus Andersson scored to give the Flames a 5-4 win.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Ruzicka (3,4), Zadorov (4), Coleman (2)
GOALIE: Markstrom (29/33, .886 Sv%)
PP: 1/3 (33%)
PK: 2/3 (66%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
November 19, 2022 CGY [5] at FLA 4 Andersson Markstrom Knight
November 18, 2022 CGY [1] at TBL [4] Kucherov Markstrom Vasilevskiy
November 14, 2022 CGY [6] vs. LAK [5] Ruzicka Markstrom Quick
November 12, 2022 CGY [3] vs. WPG [2] Lewis Markstrom Hellebuyck
November 10, 2022 CGY [1] at BOS [3] McAvoy Vladar Ullmark

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
November 21, 2022 5:00pm at Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
November 23, 2022 5:00pm at Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
November 25, 2022 12:00pm at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
November 26, 2022 2:00pm at Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
November 29, 2022 7:00pm vs. Florida Panthers Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two matchups this season between the Flames and Flyers. The two teams split the season-series in 2021-22 with the Flames outscoring the Flyers 5-2 and taking three of a possible four points in their two meetings. This is a Pacific Division versus Metropolitan Division Matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 2-1-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season and a record of 3-4-2 against Eastern Conference opponents.

RED HOT RUZICKA:
Flames forward Adam Ruzicka continued his offensive tare on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, scoring two goals and adding an assist for his first three-point game in the NHL. The Bratislava, SK native has recorded three multi-point games in his last four contests and leads the Flames in points per-game (1.14). He is also just two points away from tying his single-season high (10) which he set last year in 28 games.

TIGHT CONTESTS:
The Flames and Flyers have gone to overtime or a shootout five times in their last eight meetings. Four of those games ended in overtime, with the Flames winning all four and Philadelphia winning the lone shootout the clubs have played over that span.

BIG Z:
Nikita Zadorov continued his strong play on Saturday against Florida and picked-up his fourth goal on the season. He is currently tied for seventh in the NHL in goals among defenseman and is three away from tying his career high in goals at 7, a mark he hit twice in 2017-18 and 2018-19 as a member of the Colorado Avalanche. He also leads the Flames in plus/minus at +9.

FUN ON THE ROAD:
Since the start of last season, the Flames have gone 27-15-5 on the road, that is the second-best road record in the NHL in that span among teams that have played less than 50 games away from home. They continued that trend with a shootout win on Saturday over the Florida Panthers, their first shootout contest this season.

WORKING ON A COLE MINE:
Tonight’s game will be NHL game number 400 for Flames winger Blake Coleman. The two-time Stanley Cup Champion started his NHL career in New Jersey and was a third round pick of the Devils back in 2011. He was traded to Tampa Bay at the trade deadline in 2020 and would go on to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles with the Lightning. He signed with the Flames as a free agent prior to the start of last season and skated in 81 of 82 games for the Flames in 2021-22 and all 17 games for the Flames so far this year.

WINNING IN WELLS FARGO:
The Flames have collected points in four straight trips to Wells Fargo Center (3-0-1) and boast a .618 winning percentage at Wells Fargo. Calgary has collected 21 of a possible 34 points all-time at the Wells Fargo Center going 9-5-1-2.

DID YOU KNOW?
Rasmus Andersson scored his first NHL goal against Philadelphia in a 6-5 overtime win back in December of 2018. Despite playing in opposite conferences since Calgary moved from Atlanta, the Flames and Flyers have met in the playoffs. Back in the Flames first season in Calgary in 1980-81, the Flames faced the Flyers in second round of the 1981 Stanley Cup Playoffs, beating them in seven games. Tyler Toffoli is one goal away from 200 in his NHL career. He can become the sixth skater from the 2010 NHL Draft class to reach the mark and the first among players drafted after the first round.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. PHI 52-58-12-3 31-22-9-1 21-36-3-2 7-2-1 L1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Philadelphia Flyers 7:00pm ET
Wells Fargo Center
TV: Sportsnet Flames
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 21, 2022 – CGY at PHI
Feb. 23 2023 – PHI at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. PHI: 1-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Last Home Win vs. PHI: October 30, 2021 – Philadelphia [0] vs. Calgary [4]
Last Road Win @ PHI: November 23, 2019 – Calgary [3] at Philadelphia 2
Last Home Loss vs. PHI: December 4, 2017 – Philadelphia [5] vs. Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ PHI: November 16, 2021 – Calgary [1] at Philadelphia 2

FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 20 – signed Dan Vladar (G) to a two-year contract extension
Oct. 30 – signed Lucas Ciona (F) to a three-year entry-level contract
Nov. 6 – recalled Nick DeSimone (D) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
Nov. 13 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Nov. 15 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL): reassigned Nick DeSimone to Calgary (AHL)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 16)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Michael Stone – lower-body (7 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 19)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Wed., Nov. 23 Washington Capitals Capital One Arena 7:30 p.m. TNT, 93.3 WMMR
Fri., Nov. 25 Pittsburgh Penguins Wells Fargo Center 5:30 p.m. TNT, 93.3 WMMR
Sat., Nov. 26 New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:30 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 4
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 18
Sean Couturier back 9/19-present 18
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 18
Travis Konecny upper body 11/19-present 1
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-present 12
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 101

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/16 – Activated F Patrick Brown from Injured Reserve
11/15 – Placed F Wade Allison on Injured Reserve due to an oblique muscle strain and hip pointer
11/14 – Recalled F Max Willman from Lehigh Valley (AHL) and loaned F Tanner Laczynski to the Phantoms; Loaned F
Patrick Brown to Lehigh Valley on conditioning assignment

FLYERS VS. FLAMES: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS FLAMES
61-44-20 ALL-TIME RECORD 52-58-15
38-15-9 HOME 31-22-10
23-29-11 ROAD 21-36-5
1-2-2 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-0-1
3-3-4 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1

426 GOALS SCORED 404
18.8% POWER PLAY 19.1%
80.9% PENALTY KILL 81.2%
Ristolainen: 10 pts (4-6=10) in 15 GP
Hayes: 9 pts (5-4=9) in 12 GP
Braun: 9 pts (2-7=9) in 36 GP

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Kadri: 23 pts (8-15=23) in 26 GP
Huberdeau: 21 pts (11-10=21) in 23 GP
Lucic: 17 pts (8-9=17) in 35 GP
Hart: 1-1-2, 2.19 GAA, .930 SV% in 4 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced CGY

TEAM GOALTENDERS Markstrom: 4-3-1, 1.58 GAA, .949 SV%, 1 SO in 9 GP
Vladar: 0-0-1, 2.86 GAA, .906 SV% in 1 GP

TEAM NOTES
HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT

Monday’s contest is the Flyers Annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night, presented by Toyota.
During the game, coaches, broadcasters and Flyers front office executives will wear special lavender cancer ribbons and pins to show their support.
Flyers players will also wear their classic, lavender-accented HFC jerseys and use sticks wrapped in lavender tape during warmups.
Throughout the evening, the Flyers will host and honor a number of special guests who have been impacted by cancer during pre-game ceremonies and in-game recognitions.

QUICK HITS

Philadelphia plays a game at least every other day from Nov. 8-Dec. 17 for a total of 21 games in 40 days – 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 13 of its 18 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL with five wins when trailing first in a game.
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 330 blocked shots and fifth with 529 hits.
Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL in team rookie scoring percentage (10.9) and T-6th in team rookie scoring percentage.
The rookies have netted a combined six goals to rank T-3rd among NHL team rookie goals and third in team rookie goal percentage (13.0).

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 2-5-3 7
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 346-234-67-40 all-record for games played in the month of November.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

Kevin Hayes scored a goal Saturday to stretch his point streak to five games (3-3=6) to tie his season long stretch.
He owns eight points (4-4=8) in the last eight games.
The 30-year-old leads the team in assists (13) and PPA (6) and ranks second in points (18) and 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 registered his first career multi-goal game and a season-high six shots Saturday at MTL.
The Ontario native extended his point streak to four games (3-2=5), matching his career-best four-game point streak also set March 9-15, 2021.
He has seven points (4-3=7) in the last seven contests.
He owns 10 points (6-4=10) in 13 games this season, setting a career best in a Flyers sweater.
He leads the team in PPG (3), ranks second in goals and shooting percentage (15.8) 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 34 career games with the Flyers in two seasons.

WHOLE LOT OF HART

Carter Hart stopped 28-of-32 shots Saturday night to move to a 6-3-4 record on the season.
The backstop has seen 30-plus shots in 11 of his 13 games this season – he is 6-1-4 in those contests.
He ranks second among NHL goaltenders in saves (411), third in shots against (446) and 10th in SV% (.922).
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 five points (2-3=5) in the last seven 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-4th among NHL rookies in goals and is one of 15 rookies to register a GWG.

BUZZIN’ JOEL

Joel Farabee has two assists in the last three games and five helpers in the last seven contests, including a season-high three-game assist streak, Nov. 8-12.
He ranks third on the Flyers in assists (8) and scoring (11) and T-4th in goals (3) 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.

ICE ICE BABY

Tony DeAngelo recorded a career-high 31:03 TOI Saturday 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 eighth in the NHL in average TOI/game (25:09).
He ranks third on the team in PPP (6) and T-4th in goals (3), assists (7) and points (10) this season.
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 T-4th on the team in assists (7), fourth in shots (39) and sixth in hits (28) this season.
The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks fourth in the NHL with 48 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).

STEADY AT THE HELM

Head Coach John Tortorella coached his 1,400th regular season game Thursday in Boston.
He became the 12th head coach, first U.S.-born and fourth active, in NHL history to serve 1,400 regular season games.
He became the second head coach to win each of his first three games behind the Flyers bench – only Paul Holmgren (4-0-0 in 1988-89) had done so to date. Tortorella, who has coached four other NHL clubs, has never won each of his first three games behind a team’s bench. (NHL Stats)
He ranks second amongst U.S.-born head coaches in all-time wins (680). Per NHL Stats, he will become the 12th head coach in NHL history to reach 700 wins.

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at Nashville Predators

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November 21, 2022

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at Nashville Predators

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona begins its third phase of the 14-game road stretch, a four-game trip that kicks off in Nashville
• Clayton Keller enters tonight with a trio of notable streaks: goal streak (3 games), point streak (6 games) and road point streak (11 games)
• Tonight is the first time the Coyotes and Predators have met since the Yotes’ 4-goal comeback on 4/29/22

LAST GAME
Golden Knights 4, Coyotes 1 – November 17, 2022 – T-Mobile Arena
ARI Goals: Keller (7)
VGK Goals: Pietrangelo (2), Carrier (4), Stone (5), Smith (9)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 35 svs on 39 shots
VGK Goalie: Thompson (W) – 25 svs on 26 shots
PP: 0-4 PK: 4-5
Notes: Thursday marked the first time this season that Arizona has lost 3 consecutive games… Clayton Keller scored for the third consecutive game and extended his point streak to 6 games (4-4-8 in that span)… Keller’s 6-game point streak is the longest by a Coyote this season while his 3-game goal streak is tied for the longest (Crouse, 10/30 – 11/3)…Keller also extended his road point streak to 11 games…JJ Moser picked up the lone assist on the tally and is one point shy of the team lead among defensemen…Liam O’Brien recorded his third fighting major of the
season

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Zack Kassian…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (8 / 10/30)
Nick Schmaltz…IR (Week-to-Week)…Upper-Body (15 / 10/13)
Jakob Chychrun…IR (Week-to-Week)…Upper-Body (16 / -)
Total man games lost: 57 games
Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney (3)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-11/14 – Assigned F Laurent Dauphin to Tucson (AHL)
-11/8 – Assigned D Conor Timmins to Tucson (AHL) for conditioning purposes

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Wed, Nov 23 5pm at CAR PNC Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Fri, Nov 25 6pm at DET Little Caesars Arena
Bally Sports Arizona
Extra ESPN 620

Sun, Nov 27 12pm at MIN Xcel Energy
Center
Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
KTAR 92.3

YOTES & PREDS
-Tonight is the first of four ARI-NSH matchups this season. They’ll play again at Bridgestone Arena (2/13) followed by two contests in Tempe (2/26 and 3/9)

-The last time the Coyotes and Predators played was Game 82 of last season (4/29/22) that saw Arizona erase a four-goal deficit and win 5-4. It was the fourth time in Coyotes/Jets franchise history that the team won a game that it once trailed by four goals in

-Shayne Gostisbehere tallied 2 goals in the last meeting. He also registered an assist the last time the Coyotes were in Nashville (11/13/21)

-Nick Bjugstad, who leads current ARI skaters in career goals vs NSH, will face the Preds for the first time as a Coyote. He scored the last time he saw them on 4/24/22 as a member of the Wild -Facing NSH for the first time since 1/8/22, Clayton Keller has collected 1-3-4 in his last 4 GP vs NSH -Tonight’s game is the first divisional opponent Arizona has played on the road this season

-Coyotes franchise vs Predators:
• All-Time: 36-29-2-11
• Home: 24-11-0-4
• Road: 12-18-2-7
• L10: 4-5-1
• STRK: W1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE PREDATORS
Nick Bjugstad…5-0-5…16 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…3-5-8…11 career GP
Clayton Keller…2-4-6…10 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-7-9…10 career GP
Jack McBain…1-0-1…1 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 5)… Assists (Schmaltz, 7)…Points (Schmaltz, 9)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere/Chychrun, 3)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 5)…Points (Gostisbehere, 8)

KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight leading Arizona in goals (7) and assists (11) in 2022-23. He has found the scoresheet in each of his last six games, the longest point streak by a Coyote this season

-Keller has also scored in his last three outings. He has one career 4-game goal streak (2/11/22 – 2/23/22)

-His 11-game road point streak enters tonight as the longest such run in the NHL this season

Keller’s 11-game road point streak is two shy of the Coyotes/Jets franchise record (13 games done four times, 12 games done twice)
The last Coyote to tally a 7+ game point streak was when Keller (8 games from 3/3/22 – 3/19/22) and Nick Schmaltz (3/3/22 – 3/15/22) had matching runs that eventually saw Keller best him by one game

-He also enters tonight averaging over a point-per-game this season (7-11-18 in 16 GP)…A mark he’s been well clear of overall since 11/18/21… Keller has registered 32-43-75 in 67 GP since then, with his 1.12 points per game in that span ranking 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)

-Keller’s 18 pts are the most he’s totaled through the first 16 gms of a season during his career, besting his 2017-18 start (17 pts thru 16 GP)

POWER PLAY PROWESS
-Thru 16 games, the Coyotes power play has operated at 27.6% (16-for-58), which enters tonight 6th in the NHL
PP rankings (NHL)

COL (36.5%)
EDM (31.8%)
DAL (30.2%)
VAN (29.7%)
BOS (28.8%)
ARI (27.6%)

-Thursday’s result snapped a run of four consecutive games ARI has tallied at least one PPG. The team has only gone two consecutive games without a PPG once on the campaign

-Arizona reached 16 PPG in the 15th game of 2022-23. Last season it took the Coyotes until Feb. 20 (50 GP) to reach 16 PPG as a team

-The 16 PPGs are the most the team has posted through the first 16 GP of a season since 2005-06 (23 PPG). Those two seasons are the only teams to notch 16+ PPG within the first 16 GP since the franchise relocated

-ARI has played five games this season where it did not score a PPG…Only 8 NHL teams have had five or fewer games in 2022-23 where they did not post at least one PPG

-The Coyotes finished last season with a 13.9% power play clip. The largest year-over-year improvement upon season’s end in franchise history came at an 8.2% bump from 1986-87 (17.3%) to 1987-88 (25.5%)

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 (1-9-10 in 16 GP)

-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in assists (T-1st), points (2nd), points per game (1st , 0.63; [min 5 GP]) power-play assists (6, T-1st) and power-play points (7, 1st)

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

-Is tied with Gostisbehere and Boyd for the second-most points on the Coyotes Guenther (3-4-7 in 15 GP)

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

-Scored on 11/12 for his third goal of the season. All three of his tallies have come on the man-advantage

-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 16 career games -With Jack McBain (Trade w/MIN) contributing 2-2-4 in 16 GP, Coyotes rookies have compiled 21 points for the fourth-most cumulative pts by rookies in the NHL (MTL 23, OTT, 22; BUF, 22)

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)

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: (0-1-0)
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: 2/1/22 at COL

2022-23 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-0)
Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, SDG – A. Galchenyuk)
Last shootout loss: 1/14/22 at COL (L, 4-3, SDG – N. Kadri)

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: 4-5-0
2-Days Rest: 2-1-1
3+ Days Rest: 0-2-0

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

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. ARIZONA
OVERALL (78 GP) 40-30-(2)-6
HOME (39 GP) 25-11-(2)-1
ROAD (39 GP) 15-19-(0)-5
PLAYOFFS (2x) Last: 2020 SCQ (L, 3-1)
− The Predators are 40-30-(2)-6 all-time against the Coyotes, including a 25-11-(2)-1 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the first of four matchups between Nashville and Arizona in 2022-23; it is the first of two at home.

− Nashville went 2-1-0 vs. Arizona last season, scoring four goals in each of the three games.

− The Predators are 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Coyotes; they are 6-4-0 in their last 10; and 4-1-0 in their last five on home ice.

− This is the second season Nashville and Arizona are both part of the Central Division.

− Nashville scored four times in the first 6:57 of the first period on April 29, 2022 at Arizona, including three goals in the opening 2:31, the fastest three goals to begin a game in franchise history.

NOTABLES vs. ARIZONA
− Matt Duchene owns 25 career points (12g-13a) against Arizona, the most among Predators skaters.

− Roman Josi has 12 points (5g-7a) in his last six games vs. the Coyotes, including a four-point effort on Nov. 13, 2021 (2g2a).

− Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram was claimed on waivers from Nashville on Oct. 10. He made his first three career NHL starts with the Predators and started three of Nashville’s four postseason games in 2022.

− Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka was selected by the Predators in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.

LAST TIME OUT
− Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Nashville Predators 2 (OT) – Nov. 19 (Bridgestone Arena)

− NSH goals: Forsberg – PP (7), Niederreiter (9)

− TBL goals: Kucherov – PP (10), Killorn (6), Stamkos – PP/GWG (10)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (OTL, 36/39); TBL – Vasilevskiy (W, 30/32)

− Power plays: NSH 1-5; TBL 2-5

− Notes: Nashville moved to 5-3-2 at home in 2022-23… The Predators are now 1-2 in overtime/shootouts this season (0-1 in OT; 1-1 in shootout)… Filip Forsberg scored 1:50 into the game to give Nashville a power-play goal in three straight contests and seven of its last nine… Juuso Parssinen assisted on Forsberg’s goal to give him points in three of his first four NHL games… Nino Niederreiter extended his goal streak to three games (3a)… Matt Duchene picked up his 10th assist of the season on Niederreiter’s goal… Juuse Saros made 36 saves, his most since Nov. 5 at Vancouver (42).

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Nov. 19 11
Yakov Trenin Lower body – day-to-day Nov. 17-19 2
Mark Jankowski Lower body – day-to-day Nov. 19 1
Total man-games lost: 18
Borowiecki – 12; Trenin – 3; Glass – 1; Jankowski – 1; McCarron – 1

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Nov. 21, 2022 vs. Arizona Coyotes

UPCOMING/RECENT BIRTHDAYS
− Colton Sissons, 29 (Nov. 5)
− Zach Sanford, 28 (Nov. 9)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Nov. 14: Signed forward Nolan Burke to a three-year, entry-level contract.

− Nov. 12: Recalled forward Juuso Parssinen from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Jordan Gross to Milwaukee (AHL).

− Nov. 8: Assigned defenseman Luke Prokop from Norfolk (ECHL) to Seattle (WHL).

− Nov. 3: Recalled forward Mark Jankowski from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned forward Kiefer Sherwood to Milwaukee (AHL).

MR. 100
− John Hynes won his 100th game as Predators head coach on Thursday vs. the Islanders.

− It was also his 250th career NHL win, moving him into a tie with Don Cherry and Milt Schmidt for 64th on the NHL’s alltime list.

− Hynes won his 100th game in his 183rd contest in charge of the Predators. Peter Laviolette hit the 100-win mark as Nashville’s head coach in his 189th game (Dec. 6, 2016); Barry Trotz reached it in his 274th game (Dec. 6, 2011).

DREAM DEBUT
− Forward Juuso Parssinen, 21, who made his NHL debut on Nov. 12 vs. the Rangers, has five points (3g-2a) in his four NHL games after tallying an assist on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay.

− He became the first Predators player to make his NHL debut this season.

− He is the only rookie in Predators history to score three goals in his first four career NHL games.

− He is one of three rookies in team history to record five points in his first four career NHL games, joining Denis Arkhipov (2g-3a in 2000-01) and Marek Zidlicky (2g-3a in 2003-04).

− On Thursday vs. NY Islanders (2g-1a), Parssinen also became the 15th rookie in franchise history to record a three-point game and is one of three to do so within his first three career NHL games, joining Smith, who did so in his second on Oct. 8, 2011 at St. Louis (1g-2a), and Tommy Novak, who did so in his third on Oct. 23, 2021 at Winnipeg (3a).

− Scoring his first career NHL goal on his first shot, Parssinen joined an exclusive group of Predators players. He became the fifth Nashville skater to score in his NHL debut, joining Miikka Salomaki (2014-15), Kevin Henderson (2012-13), Smith (2011-12) and Mikko Lehtonen (2006-07).

− The No. 210 overall pick (seventh round) in the 2019 NHL Draft became the sixth player in the last decade to score in his first career NHL game after being selected in the seventh round.

Nov. 21, 2022 vs. Arizona Coyotes
− Parssinen had nine points (2g-7a) in 10 games with Milwaukee (AHL) prior to his recall.

THE CAPTAIN
− Roman Josi has 13 points (3g-10a) in his last 11 games after tallying four assists on Thursday vs. the NY Islanders.

− It was also Josi’s seventh career four-point game of his NHL career, the most among active NHL defensemen. He led all NHL blueliners with four four-point games in 2021-22.

− On Thursday, he became the ninth different defenseman in NHL history to record three assists in the first 10 minutes of a game. He also became the fourth active defenseman to record three points in the opening 10 minutes of a game.

− He posted a four-game point streak (1g-6a) from Nov. 10-17.

− He tallied four points (2g-2a) during Nashville’s five-game road trip from Nov. 1-10, averaging a team-high 23:56 of ice time.

− Josi leads NHL defensemen in shots on goal (73) and is 14th in average TOI (24:37).

NUMBER NINE
− Filip Forsberg (483) passed Martin Erat (481) and moved into sole possession of third place on the Predators’ all-time points list on Nov. 8 at Seattle. He is 13 points from becoming the third player in team history to reach the 500-point milestone.

− After scoring his seventh goal of the season on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay, he leads Nashville in points with 18 (7g-11a) and has four multi-point outings in his last 11 games. He posted a three-game point streak (1g-2a) from Nov. 8-12.

− Forsberg has 15 points (5g-10a) in his last 11 games dating back to Oct. 22 vs. Philadelphia. He’s recorded two three-point games in that time frame – Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis (3a) and Nov. 1 at Edmonton (1g-2a).

− Nov. 1 at Edmonton was Forsberg’s 32nd career three-point game, the most in Predators history.

EL NINO
− Nino Niederreiter, who signed as a free agent with Nashville in July, has nine goals and 11 points in his first 18 games with the Predators to begin 2022-23.

− He now has a three-game goal streak (3g) after scoring on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay. It’s the first three-game goal streak by a Predators player this season; it is Niederreiter’s first since scoring in three straight from Dec. 7-13, 2018 (4g) with Minnesota.

− Two of his team-leading nine goals have been on the power play, with the most recent coming on Nov. 1 at Edmonton. Niederreiter has scored at least one goal on the man advantage in each of his last 10 seasons.

− He found the back of the net three times in Nashville’s two games against San Jose in Prague, including twice in the second half of the back-to-back.

− Niederreiter became the second player in franchise history to score three or more goals through his first two career games with the Predators, joining Steve Sullivan (4g in 2004). He also became the fourth player in team history to score at least one goal in each of his first two career games with Nashville and the first since Luke Kunin in 2020-21.

GRANNY APPLES
− Mikael Granlund has opened 2022-23 with 12 assists and 13 points in his first 18 games.

− He has six points (6a) in his last nine games.

− Granlund had 11 assists in Nashville’s first 15 games, tied for the sixth-most through the team’s first 15 games of a season in franchise history. He recorded 13 assists in Nashville’s first 15 games of 2021-22, the second-most in team history.

− Granlund recorded a career-high 53 assists last season, also the second-most on the Predators. His 53 assists were the most by a center and the third-most overall in a season in Predators history.

QUICK HITS
− Predators defensemen have taken 383 shot attempts, the eighth-most among all NHL teams.

− Nashville’s 170 shots on goal from blueliners are the ninth-most in the NHL.

− The Predators are fifth in the NHL in face-off percentage (53.5 percent).

− Among NHL players who have taken at least 300 faceoffs, Ryan Johansen is second at 63.8 percent.

− Johansen has won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in a franchise-record 22 consecutive games. The previous record was held by current Predators Assistant GM Scott Nichol, who did so in 17 straight games during the 2006-07 season.

− Colton Sissons is first in the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (39).

− Mark Jankowski was selected by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. That pick was initially held by Nashville but was traded to Buffalo on Feb. 27, 2012 for Paul Gaustad and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, with which the Predators used to select Juuse Saros. To close the pick history, Buffalo traded the 21st overall choice in the 2012 NHL Draft to Calgary with a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Patrick Sieloff) for the 14th overall pick (Zemgus Girgensons).

NHL Preview: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs

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November 21, 2022

NHL Preview: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Sat., Nov. 19, 2022 Loss DAL 5 vs. NYI 2 Barzal (2) Varlamov (30/34)
Mathew Barzal scored twice in the second period, but the New York Islanders were unable to answer the Stars’ three third period tallies, and they fell 5-2 to Dallas on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. Brock Nelson found the scoresheet for his third straight game against the Stars, and Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov turned away 30 of 34 shots in the loss.

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TIME (ET) TV
Nov. 21, 2022 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:30pm MSG
Jan. 23, 2023 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:00pm MSG
Mar. 23, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm MSG
Nov. 16 Nikita Soshnikov has been loaned to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Nov. 7 Robin Salo has been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Nov. 6 Robin Salo has been loaned to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Oct. 28 Robin Salo has been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Oct. 21 Robin Salo has been assigned to Bridgeport. Sebastian Aho has been activated off IR.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first of three matchups between the two clubs this season, and the first of two visits the Islanders will make to Scotiabank Arena in 2022-23. The last time these teams met was April 17, 2021 in Toronto, when Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier each scored. The Islanders look to capture their second straight Atlantic Division win as they visit Canada for the second time in seven days, and conclude their four-game road trip tonight.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

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

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

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA

Man Games Lost: 7

RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, Nov. 19 at Dallas L (5-2)
Thursday, Nov. 17 at Nashville L (5-4)
Monday, Nov. 14 at Ottawa W (4-2)
Saturday, Nov. 12 vs. Columbus W, OT (4-3)

UPCOMING GAMES
Nov. 23 vs. Edmonton UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Nov. 25 at Columbus Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) 8:00pm
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

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. TORONTO
Apr. 17, 2022 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) Loss (4-2)
Jan. 22, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-1)
Nov. 21, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-0)
Jan. 4, 2020 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) Loss (3-0)
Nov. 13, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Win (5-4)

vs. THE MAPLE LEAFS:
2021-22 0-3-0
Last 5 meetings 1-4-0
Franchise History 78-69-7-8
NYI Home 44-29-3-4
NYI Away 34-40-4-4

STORYLINES
VISITING THE MAPLE LEAFS
The New York Islanders will visit Toronto twice this season, on Nov. 21 and Jan. 23, 2023. The last time they visited Toronto was April 17, 2021, a 4-2 loss. The last time the Islanders won in a road game against the Maple Leafs was Dec. 29, 2018. The Islanders also played the Maple Leafs one year ago today, when they hosted the Leafs on Nov. 21, 2021, as the second opponent ever on UBS Arena ice. The game was a 3-0 decision in Toronto’s favor. Forwards Josh Bailey and Zach Parise lead active Islanders in career points against the Maple Leafs, each with 23. Bailey has recorded seven goals and 16 assists in 39 games against Toronto, and Parise has 10 goals and 13 assists, also in 39 games against them. Jean-Gabriel Pageau has tallied 11 assists in 27 career matchups against the Maple Leafs, tied for the most against any single opponent in his career (New Jersey). Entering tonight’s game, Pageau is fourth on the Islanders in assists (8). Islanders forward Matt Martin was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2016-18, appearing in 132 games with Toronto, tallying 21 points (8g, 13a). He was traded back to the New York Islanders on July 3, 2018, in exchange for Eamon McAdam. The Islanders enter tonight’s game with a 6-4-0 record in their last ten contests.

AGAINST THE ATLANTIC
The Islanders collected their first win of the season against an Atlantic Division opponent last week. They can collect their second straight victory against an Atlantic Division opponent tonight, after visiting Ottawa on Nov. 14 and earning a 4-2 win against the Senators.

ON THE ROAD
Tonight, the Islanders conclude a four-game road trip, their longest of the season so far. The Islanders look to split their road trip 2-2-0 with this evening’s matchup, after falling to Nashville (5-4) and Dallas (5-2) in their last two games. Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders are 5-3-0 in their last eight road matchups. Through 10 road games this season, the Islanders have outscored opponents 33-31. The Islanders will look to earn their sixth road win of the season tonight, bringing them above .500 in road games.

ONTARIO
Ontario is the most well-represented Canadian province on the Islanders’ roster. Six active Islanders hail from Ontario: Josh Bailey, Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck, Matt Martin, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Adam Pelech. Of the six, two are Toronto natives: Casey Cizikas and Adam Pelech.

POWER PLAY
Saturday night in Dallas, Mathew Barzal scored on the power play as the Islanders found the back of the net with a man advantage for the third straight game. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored power play goals in consecutive games on Nov. 14 and 17, and Oliver Wahlstrom also scored a PPG in Monday’s win in Ottawa. Through ten road games this season, the Islanders have scored on 30.3% of power play opportunities when they are the visitor.

STORYLINES
FOUR STRAIGHT
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal and captain Anders Lee have each found the scoresheet in their last four straight games. On Saturday night in Dallas, Barzal tallied his first and second goals of the season in his first multi-goal game since April 1, 2021. Barzal leads Islanders in assists (19) and points (21) through 19 games so far this season. Lee has recorded an assist in four straight, tying his career-best assist streak. Lee has found the scoresheet in ten of his last 12 games, scoring 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in that span. The Islanders are 10-4-0 when Lee finds the scoresheet so far this season.

HITS RECORDS
Islanders forwards Cal Clutterbuck (3,626) and Matt Martin (3,471) are second and third amongst all NHLers in career hits, respectively (the stat has been collected since the 2005-06 season). Clutterbuck needs 7 hits to pass Dustin Brown (3,632) for the most all-time. Clutterbuck has 64 hits through 17 games this season (eighth in the league), and Martin has 63 (10th in the league).

THE THIRD
The Islanders remain most productive in the third period. Every victory the Islanders have captured so far this season has included an Islander finding the back of the net in the third. Since October 26, 50% (22 of the last 44) of Islander goals have been scored in the third, and the Islanders are 11-5-0 when they find the back of the net in the final frame. Their 30 third period goals this season leads the NHL.

29 10 Islanders forwards have recorded three or more goals through 19 games this season, including Islanders forward Brock Nelson, who leads the team with nine goals. Nelson has scored a goal in the last eight consecutive Islander wins, and is second on the Islanders in points (18). Nelson has recorded a team-high 63 shots on goal this seaosn, and has been held off the scoresheet just four times since October 22.

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Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech leads the Islanders in time on ice per game with 21:10, and in plus/minus, with a plus-eight through 19 games. On Saturday in Dallas, Pelech skated in his 400th career NHL game. He leads active Islander defensemen in games played, and has skated each of his 400 contests in an Islanders uniform. The Islanders are 4-1-0 when Pelech finds the scoresheet this season. He recorded two points (1g, 1a) on Thursday night in Nashville for the third time this season. Pelech has tallied three multi-point games in 19 contests, the first time he has recorded three multi-point games 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).

BLUELINERS
Through 19 games so far this season, Islanders defensemen have recorded 44 points. Islanders blueliners have scored 15 goals so far, leading the NHL. An Islanders defenseman has found the scoresheet in 15 of 19 games this season. Noah Dobson leads Islanders defensemen in all three scoring categories, with 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists). Monday night in Ottawa, Dobson tallied his third multi-point game of the season. Defensemen Sebastian Aho (first career multi-assist game) and Scott Mayfield (game-tying goal and assist) helped the Islanders to a 4-3 win over Columbus on November 12.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Buffalo 2
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
TOR Goals: Tavares (PP), Järnkrok, Giordano (SH), Nylander (PP), Nylander
BUF Goals: Tuch, Mittelstadt
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 32/34, .941 SV%
BUF Goaltender: Luukkonen, 19/23, .826 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-6
Player Notes: – John Tavares scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 12:58 of the first period and recorded the primary assist on both of Nylander’s goals. Tavares has recorded six points (2G, 4A) through his last four games. Tavares marked his second game of the season with three or more points.

Mark Giordano scored shorthanded for Toronto at 18:21 of the first period. Giordano recorded the 13th shorthanded goal of his NHL career. Per NHL Stats, “Giordano scored his 13th career shorthanded goal and tied Chris Chelios for the fifth most by a defenseman in NHL history (since 1933-34 when goals by type began being tracked). The only blueliners with more: Mark Howe (28), Paul Coffey (20), Ray Bourque (16) and Bobby Orr (16).”
William Nylander scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 14:54 of the second period and recorded his second goal of the game at 10:37 of the third period. Nylander recorded his first multi-goal game of the season. Nylander has scored in three-straight games and extended his point streak to five games where he has recorded seven points (5G, 2A).
Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Tavares’ power play goal and the primary assist on Giordano’s shorthanded goal. Marner extended his point streak to 12 games where he has recorded 17 points (3G, 14A).
Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews also extended their game streaks. Rielly is currently on a six-game assist streak where he has recorded seven assists while Matthews has recorded six points (2G, 4A) through his last four games.
Matt Murray stopped 32 of 34 shots he faced in Saturday’s win.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. NYI: First of Three
2021-22 Record vs. NYI: 3-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 10-5-4
Toronto Home Record: 7-2-2
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will face-off against the New York Islanders tonight in the first of three matchups between the clubs this season. Their second game of the season will also take place at Scotiabank Arena on January 23rd, 2023. Toronto went 3-0-0 against the Islanders during the 2021-22 campaign. The Maple Leafs have won six of their last 10 games against New York played at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs have posted a 7-2-2 record on home ice this season, currently the second-best home record in the NHL.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

INJURY REPORT
TJ Brodie Oblique (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Ilya Samsonov Knee (IR)

ALL-TIME VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: January 10, 1973 (Toronto 4 vs. New York Islanders 2)
All-Time Record: 77-68-7-10 (162 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 44-30-4-4 (82 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 33-38-3-6 (80 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: April 17, 2022 (Toronto 4 vs. New York Islanders 2)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (40), Morgan Rielly (22), Mark Giordano (17) Goals: Wayne Simmonds (10), Mitch Marner (8), Auston Matthews (7) Assists: Wayne Simmonds (13), Mitch Marner (6), William Nylander (6), Calle Järnkrok (6), Morgan Rielly (6), Mark Giordano (6) Points: Wayne Simmonds (23), Mitch Marner (14), Auston Matthews (11), William Nylander (11)
Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (52), Mark Giordano (14), Auston Matthews (8)

2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .632 3.00 2.68 27.4 77.3 30.8 28.4 52.1
New York .579 3.32 2.79 20.7 83.9 32.2 32.8 50.1

NEXT GAME
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Opponent: at New Jersey Devils
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 27.4%
Power Play Goal Leader: 6 – Matthews, Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 12 – Tavares (6G, 6A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 77.3%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Järnkrok, Giordano
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Järnkrok (1G), Brodie (1A), Kerfoot (1A), Giordano (1G), Kämpf (1A), Marner (1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

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

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets

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November 21, 2022

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 2-1 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday, their second consecutive overtime defeat. Sebastian Aho scored Carolina’s only goal with assists from Martin Necas and Stefan Noesen, as Aho and Necas each found the scoresheet for the second straight game. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots faced in defeat but still has yet to suffer a regulation loss through his first six career NHL/Hurricanes games.

INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed six games (11/9-11/19)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 18 games (10/12-11/19)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 17 games (10/14-11/19)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 18 games (10/12-11/19)
Teuvo Teravainen, upper-body, missed four games (11/12-11/19)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 63

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 15 Reassigned Maxime Lajoie to Chicago (AHL)
Nov. 13 Recalled Maxime Lajoie from Chicago (AHL)
Nov. 12 Placed Teuvo Teravainen on injured reserve
Nov. 11 Placed Frederik Anderson on injured reserve
Nov. 9 Activated Ryan Suzuki and assigned him to Chicago (AHL)
Nov. 8 Recalled Pyotr Kochetkov from Chicago (AHL) and placed Ondrej Kase on injured reserve
Nov. 7 Recalled Jack Drury from Chicago (AHL)

STREAKS
Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in back-to-back games (11/17-11/19: 2g)
Martin Necas has tallied an assist/point in back-to-back games (11/17-11/19: 1g, 2a)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Nov. 21 at Winnipeg 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 23 vs. Arizona 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 25 at Boston 1 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 26 vs. Calgary 4 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 29 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. BSSO HRN

All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network

HURRICANES vs. JETS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Jets in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Jets will travel to PNC Arena on 3/14.

— Carolina and Winnipeg have met 94 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 54-29-4-7 overall record, including a 30- 11-3-3 road record. The Hurricanes’ .633 points percentage against the Thrashers/Jets is their highest against any franchise (min. 4 GP).

— The Hurricanes swept the season series 2-0-0 in 2021-22 and have won each of the teams’ last four meetings.

— Carolina posted a 4-2 win over Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre on 12/7/21. Sebastian Aho and Jaccob Slavin each tallied two points (1g, 1a), while Frederik Andersen made 16 saves in net.

— The Hurricanes earned a 4-2 win over the Jets at PNC Arena on 4/21/22. Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 1a), Seth Jarvis (1g), Jaccob Slavin (1g) and Jordan Staal (1g) each scored for Carolina as Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 22 shots faced in net.

— Sebastian Aho has tallied 10 points (3g, 7a) in 10 career regular-season games against Winnipeg.

— Brent Burns has recorded 24 points (6g, 18a) in 29 career regular-season games against the Jets.

— Seth Jarvis is a Winnipeg native and played youth hockey with the Tuxedo Lightning, Assiniboine Park Rangers, Winnipeg Monarchs and RINK Hockey Academy. He has posted two points (1g, 1a) in two career regular-season games against the Jets.

— Jordan Martinook was born in Brandon, Man., and has earned three assists in 13 career regular-season games against Winnipeg.

— Paul Stastny played parts of three seasons with the Jets in 2017-18 and from 2020-22, registering 87 points (38g, 49a) in 146 games. He also added 17 points (7g, 10a) in 23 playoff games with Winnipeg, including 15 points (6g, 9a) in 17 games in 2018 as the Jets advanced to the Western Conference Final. He has also tallied 22 points (6g, 16a) in 32 career regular-season games against Winnipeg.

— Jordan Staal has recorded 27 points (18g, 9a) in 38 career regular-season games against the Jets.

— Saku Maenalanen registered eight points (4g, 4a) in 34 regular-season games with Carolina in 2018-19 and added one assist in nine games during the playoffs. He also skated in 31 AHL games with Charlotte that season, posting 14 points (7g, 7a).

— Hurricanes President and General Manager Don Waddell served as General Manager of the Atlanta Thrashers from 1998-2010 and also served as Thrashers President in their final season in Atlanta in 2010-11. Jets Vice President and Assistant General Manager Larry Simmons worked alongside Waddell in the same role with the Thrashers from 2004-11.

CZECH IT OUT
Martin Necas tallied an assist on Carolina’s only goal at MIN (11/19), giving him three points in his last two games (11/17-11/19: 1g, 2a). He posted two points (1g, 1a) against the Avalanche on Thursday for his team-leading seventh multi-point game of the season and paces the Hurricanes in assists (14) and points (22) in 2022-23. Necas has already recorded more than half of his scoring output from last season (14-26—40 in 78 GP), and he also needs just one more multi-point game to match his total from 2021-22, when he finished tied for sixth on the team with eight such games. His seven multi-point outings are also just three shy of tying his single-season career high (10 in 2020-21).

SOMETHING’S FISHY
Sebastian Aho scored Carolina’s lone goal at MIN (11/19) and has now lit the lamp in back-to-back games (11/17-11/19: 2g) for the third time this season (also 10/14-10/17: 2g, 2a; 10/22-10/24: 2g). Aho has paced the Hurricanes in goals in each of the last five seasons (2017-22), and his nine goals in 2022-23 trail only Andrei Svechnikov (12) for the team lead. He has now scored 191 goals in his NHL/Hurricanes career, and with his next tally, he will tie Pat Verbeek (1989-95: 192) for the eighth-most goals in franchise history.

HURRICANE MARTY
Jordan Martinook skated in his 248th game with the Hurricanes against the Wild on Saturday, and he has now spent the majority of his NHL career with Carolina. He was drafted by Phoenix in the second round (28th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft and played 247 games with the Coyotes from 2014-18. Martinook was acquired by the Hurricanes on 5/3/18 and has now tallied 75 points (31g, 44a) with Carolina after posting 65 points (26g, 39a) with Arizona. He ranks fifth on the team in scoring with nine points (4g, 5a) through 18 games this season and recently posted a three-game point streak (11/10-11/14: 2g, 3a), tied for the longest of his NHL career.

MISBEHAVIN’ SLAVIN
Jaccob Slavin was assessed a minor penalty for tripping at MIN (11/19), marking his first penalty in 35 games (2/16-11/19), with each of his last two coming on the road against the Wild. In each of the past two seasons, Slavin has been named a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who best combines sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with high-level play, and he became just the fourth defenseman to ever win the award in 2020-21. He has now accumulated just 72 penalty minutes in his NHL/Hurricanes career, marking the second-fewest penalty minutes per game of any defenseman in league history to skate in at least 400 career games, yet he leads all blueliners in takeaways (508) since debuting with Carolina in 2015-16.

Fewest PIMs/GP by a defenseman with 400+ GP, NHL history:
Bill Quackenbush (DET/BOS), 95 PIM in 775 GP: 0:07
Jaccob Slavin (Carolina), 72 PIM in 526 GP: 0:08
Jared Spurgeon (MIN), 134 PIM in 790 GP: 0:10
Nate Schmidt (WSH/VGK/VAN/WPG), 98 PIM in 543 GP: 0:10
Nick Leddy (CHI/NYI/DET/STL), 171 PIM in 868 GP: 0:11

Most takeaways by an NHL defenseman, since 2015-16:
Jaccob Slavin (Carolina): 510
Brent Burns (SJS/Carolina): 432
Erik Karlsson (OTT/SJS): 392
Alex Pietrangelo (STL/VGK): 372
Kris Letang (PIT): 318

THE RIGHT STEF
Stefan Noesen recorded an assist at MIN (11/19), and he now ranks tied for sixth on the team with seven points (2g, 5a) this season. He was held without a point in his only eight NHL games with SJS, TOR and Carolina over the past two seasons (2020-22), and his five assists in 2022-23 are his most in any campaign since 2018-19, when he equaled that total in 41 contests. Noesen has also earned a point on four of Carolina’s 10 power-play goals this season (2g, 2a) and ranks fifth on the team in that category.

SHOOT YOUR SHOT
The Hurricanes allowed a season-low 15 shots against the Avalanche on Thursday, including just two shots in the third period, their fewest allowed in any period in 2022-23. Carolina has allowed 20 or fewer shots on goal four times in 2022-23 (also 10/14 at SJS, 10/24 at VAN and 10/31 vs. WSH), tied with NYR for the league lead. The Hurricanes also registered 48 shots on goal against the Avalanche, marking their second-most shots in any game this season (11/3 at TBL: 55). Hurricanes have posted the fourth-most shots on goal per game of any NHL team in 2022-23 (35.7) while allowing the second-fewest shots against (25.4), and their +10.3 shot differential trails only NJD (+12.2) for the league lead.

HOUSE OF KOOCHIE
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots faced in an overtime loss at MIN (11/19), marking the first defeat of his regular-season NHL/Hurricanes career. He fell to 5-0-1 in the regular season after becoming the 12th goaltender in NHL history to win each of his first five regular-season appearances. Kochetkov also began his AHL career with a 12-0-1 record and has now suffered just three regulation losses in 26 regular-season games since making his North American professional debut in February (NHL: 5-0-1, AHL: 15-3-2).

CONTROLLING THE CIRCLE
The Hurricanes won 68.3% of their faceoffs vs. COL (11/17), marking their highest win rate in any game this season. Carolina has won at least 50.0% of its draws in 14 of 18 games this season, and the team’s 54.1% faceoff win percentage ranks third in the NHL behind only CHI (57.6%) and BOS (56.2%). Jordan Staal went 24-for-27 (88.9%) at the faceoff dot on Thursday, marking his highest career win rate in any game taking at least 15 draws. His 24 faceoff wins also tied for the most in a single game by any NHL player in 2022-23 (Bo Horvat, VAN, 11/5 vs. NSH: 24-for-36). Jesperi Kotkaniemi won eight of his 11 draws against the Avalanche (72.7%), tied for his third-highest win rate in any game this season, and he is winning a career-high 56.5% of his faceoffs in 2022-23.

POWER STRUGGLE
The Hurricanes went 0-for-2 on the power play at MIN (11/19), and they have now been held without a goal on the man-advantage on 20 of their last 21 attempts, including each of their last 14. Carolina has outscored its opponent on the power play in just two games this season (10/17 at SEA, 11/6 vs. TOR), and the Hurricanes are 2-3-2 in games where they have been outscored on the man-advantage, with no regulation wins in those contests (10/29 at PHI: OTW, 11/3 at TBL: SOW).

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finished a three-game homestand on Monday night when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to Canada Life Centre for the only time this season. The Jets are 1-1-0 on the homestand so far after a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday and 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. After Monday’s game, the Jets embark on a three-game Central Division road trip, beginning Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild.

Last Game
Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Penguins Scorers: Zucker (5), Rust (5), Guentzel (10)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (29 sv, 2 ga)
Penguins Goaltender: Tristan Jarry (32 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-2
Jets PK: 2-for-2

Recap: Despite being tied with 32 shots, the Jets were shut out 3-0 by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Connor Hellebuyck turned away 32 shots in the loss. Kyle Connor led the Jets with five shots, while Brendan Dillon and Saku Mänalaenen each had four hits to lead the
team.

Near the Top
The Jets sit tied for fifth overall in the NHL with a .656 points percentage… The best points percentage in franchise history is .695, which Winnipeg posted in 2017-18 when they went to the Western Conference Final.

Busy Time of Year
The Jets play their final seven games on their November calendar in a span of 13 days… After having no games on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Winnipeg plays 16 games in 30 days from Dec. 2-31… The stretch includes three back-to-backs… The Jets only consecutive games off in December are from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break.

On the Brightside
The Jets are 20-for-21 (95.2%) on the penalty kill in their past nine games… Winnipeg is third in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 85.0%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season… Adam Lowry is one of five NHL players with at least two shorthanded goals this season, while Dylan DeMelo is one of four players with a pair of shorthanded assists.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 6-2-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won 10 of their past 12 home games dating back to last season… The 13 goals Winnipeg has allowed on home ice this season is the fewest in the NHL… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.0-1.6 at home this season… Kyle Connor (5G, 6A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with 11 points, while Mark Scheifele (5G, 4A) is second with nine points and Pierre-Luc Dubois (4G, 4A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 7A) have eight points each… Connor (4G, 6A), Scheifele (3G, 4A) and Morrissey (1G, 6A) are all on five-game home point streaks… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 6-2-0 with a 1.37 goals-against average and .952 save percentage… Winnipeg is 235-151-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

Another Rare East Showdown
This is just the fifth game against an Eastern Conference opponent for the Jets so far this season… Winnipeg is 2-2-0 against the Eastern Conference this season and all four games have come at Canada Life Centre… The Jets don’t play in the Eastern Time Zone until Dec. 22 when they visit the Boston Bruins… Kyle Connor (30GP, 15G, 15A) and Mark Scheifele (26GP, 8G, 18A) each averaged a point per game against the Eastern Conference last season.

The First One
The Jets have surrendered the first goal in each of their past five games, but are 5-3-0 this season when allowing the game’s first goal… The Jets are one of five teams in the NHL with a winning record this season when allowing the first goal… Winnipeg is also 5-2-1 this season when scoring first… The Jets were 24-10-6 last season when scoring the game’s first goal and 15-22-5 when trailing first.

Helle-lean Form
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 6-2-1 in his past nine starts while boasting a 1.77 goals-against average, .944 save percentage and two shutouts… The stretch started with a 25-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 24… On the season, Hellebuyck is second in the NHL with a .935 save percentage.

In Tandem
Connor Hellebuyck and David Rittch have combined to form one of the best goaltending tandems in the NHL this season with a combined save percentage of .923, which is third in the NHL… Their combined 2.35 goals-against average is also third in the NHL.

Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is tied for fourth among NHL defencemen with 15 assists in 16 games this season and is tied for ninth with 16 points… He has an assist in 12 of his 16 games, including games with two assists… Morrissey is on pace for 77 assists this season, while his career high is 26 in 65 games during the 2019-20 season… Morrissey is also leading the team in scoring and is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14…Byfuglien (4 times), Toby Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defencemen in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.

For Starters
Mark Scheifele has scored the first goal of the game on four occasions this season, which is tied for the NHL lead… Scheifele has scored the
game’s first goal 46 times during his career, which is second in franchise history behind Ilya Kovalchuk (48).

Hatty
Kyle Connor netted his third career hat trick on Thursday against Anaheim by scoring all three of Winnipeg’s goals… It’s the second time in franchise history a Jets player has scored all of the team’s goals in a hat trick, joining Patrik Laine (Mar. 6/18 3-0 W at NYR)… Connor is the sixth player to score three hat tricks or more for the franchise

The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for sixth in NHL rookie scoring with eight points (3G, 5A) in 16 games… He’s also fourth among NHL rookie forwards with an average of 15:39 ice time per game… Perfetti could become the fifth rookie in franchise history to post 50 points in a season, previously done by Dany Heatley (67 – 2001-02), Patrik Laine (64 – 2016-17), Kyle Connor (57 – 2017-18), and Ilya Kovalchuk (51 – 2001-02).

On The Power Play
The Jets are 11-for-54 (20.4%) on the power play through the first 16 games of the season… The Jets have scored seven of their 11 power play goals in their past seven games, going 7-for-24 (29,2%) … Kyle Connor (1G, 5A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 3A) lead the Jets with five points on the power play this season.

On the Road
The Jets are above .500 on the road this season at 4-3-1… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (8A) and Neal Pionk (4G, 4A) lead the Jets in scoring on the road with eight points… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring on the road last season with 52 points (26G, 26A) in 39 games, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… His 52 points was one shy of tying the franchise record (Ilya Kovalchuk – 53 in 2005-06).

Extra Time
The Jets are 4-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s five OT games are the most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with four wins in overtime… All four of Winnipeg’s OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals.

Goal-Games
Five of the Jets 10 wins have come by at least two goals, while four of Winnipeg’s five losses this season have come by three goals… The Jets suffered their first one-goal loss in regulation Nov. 12 at CGY… Winnipeg finished last season 12-5-11 in one-goal games… Meanwhile, the Jets were 10-12 in games decided by two goals and 17-15 in games decided by three goals or more.

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

Comebackers
The Jets have come from behind in six of their 10 wins this season… Four of the comebacks have been from one goal, while two were from two goals… The Jets also have a pair of third period comebacks this season.

No. 300
Blake Wheeler scored his 300th career goal Nov. 13 against Seattle… He’s the third member of the 2004 NHL Draft class to reach 300 goals, joining Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin… Wheeler has scored 250 goals with the Jets franchise and scored 50 goals to start his career with the Boston Bruins.

Jets vs. CAR Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Hurricanes play twice this season… Winnipeg visits Carolina on Mar. 14.

Recent History
Winnipeg has lost four consecutive games to Carolina, but won the previous four games prior to that.

In Winnipeg
The Jets are 5-4-0 in their past nine games against the Hurricanes at Canada Life Centre.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Hurricanes with 36 points (14G, 22A) in 40 games. Four of Wheeler’s 14 goals are game-winning goals… Nikolaj Ehlers has 10 points (3G, 7A) in 12 career games when facing Carolina… Pierre-Luc Dubois led the Jets last season with three points (2G, 1A) in two games against the Hurricanes… Kyle Capobianco had two assists in his lone game against Carolina last season while he was a member of the Arizona Coyotes… Goaltender David Rittich is a 2-2-0 in four career starts against Carolina, but boasts a .923 save percentage in the quartet of games.

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