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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 15, 2022 – ANAHEIM 3 vs. DETROIT 2 – OT
The Ducks concluded a four-game homestand with a 3-2 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday night at Honda Center. Anaheim tied the game in the final minute for the first time since May 8, 2021 (Max Comtois: 59:34). Ryan Strome scored the game-winning goal in overtime, his fifth goal of the season and his third career overtime goal. Strome now has 4-2=6 points his last seven games. John Klingberg tied the game with 47 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, his first goal as a Duck. Trevor Zegras recorded assists on the game-tying and game-winning goals to record his 24th career multi-point outing (0-2=2, +2). Mason McTavish scored his second goal of the season (PPG) at 17:47 of the first period, moving him into a tie for fourth in scoring among NHL rookies. Adam Henrique extended his point streak to four games with an assist (3-1=4) and now has 5-1=6 points his last six games. Cam Fowler also earned two assists, his first multi-point effort of the season while logging 30-plus minutes for the first time in 2022-23 (30:27 TOI). John Gibson earned his third win of the season stopping 31-of-33 shots, including five in overtime.
PP: 1-5 PK: 3-4 SF: 30 SA: 33 TOI: Cam Fowler (30:27)
Three Stars: 1. R. Strome 2. J. Klingberg 3. M. Rasmussen Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 19 @ St. Louis Enterprise Center 5 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 21 @ St. Louis Enterprise Center 5 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
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

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 retroactive to Nov. 3.
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.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 65

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 16
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 16
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 8
Derek Grant Upper-body Day-to-day 5
Nathan Beaulieu Upper-body Day-to-day 2
Kevin Shattenkirk Lower-body Day-to-day 2

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a three-game road trip tonight against the Winnipeg Jets at Canadian Life Centre (5 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-881-302, including 577-382-145 at home and 449-499-156 away from Orange County. The Ducks enter tonight’s game with wins in two of their last three road games (2-1- 0), scoring 14 goals in the three contests (4.7 goals per game). Anaheim continues a 14-game November schedule with seven home and seven road contests (3-4-0 in the month to date). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will visit the St. Louis Blues for consecutive games at Enterprise Center Saturday, Nov. 19 (5 p.m. PT) and Monday, Nov. 21 (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 currently 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 (6-13=19), while he ranks second in even-strength assists (11) and tied for third among NHL skaters in even-strength points (5-11=16). Terry has recorded points in six of his last eight games (2- 8=10) and 3-10=13 points his last 10 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 leads the Ducks in goals (7) and ranks second among team leaders with 7-8=15 points. Zegras has three assists his last two games (0-3=3) and five assists his last five contests (0-5=5) while he has scored 3-7=10 points his last seven games and 5-7=12 points his last 11 outings. He recorded points in a career-tying four straight games Oct. 30-Nov. 5 (3- 4=7), matching his prior streak set Apr. 24-29, 2022 (2-2=4). Zegras recorded his fifth career multi-goal game Oct. 30 vs. TOR (2-0=2), including his second career OT goal. The 21-year-old has recorded

QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has a four-game point streak (3-1=4, +4) after scoring goals in a season-high 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 six points his last six games (5-1=6, +5). Henrique ranks second among Anaheim in FOW% (54.9) and ranks third in goals among Ducks leaders (5).

KLING-ON: Defenseman John Klingberg has tallied 1-5=6 points his seven November 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 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 2-6=8 points this season, tied for fourth among Ducks leaders in assists this season. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for fourth in scoring, trailing only Arizona’s Matias Maccelli (1-9=10), Ottawa’s Shane Pinto (8-1=9) and Seattle’s Matty Beniers (5-4=9). He also ranks tied for fifth in assists (6) while his 54.6 FOW% leads Anaheim and is fourth among league newcomers (min. 30 attempts). McTavish scored his first goal of 2022-23 last night, 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 (387) 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.

PROSPECT UPDATE:
Lukas Dostal (G San Diego, AHL) was named the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 13. Dostal stopped 83 of 86 shots during the week, going 2-1-0 with one shutout, a 1.01 GAA and .965 SV%. Henry Thurn (D, Harvard, NCAA) leads all NCAA defensemen in points per game (1.29, 1-8=9, +8 in 7 GP) after a three-point effort Nov. 15 vs. New Hampshire (1-2=3). Pavel Mintyukov (D, Saginaw, OHL) ranks second among all OHL players in scoring (10-18=28), tied for second in assists and tied for 10th in goals. He leads all OHL defensemen in points, goals, assists and PPG. He is currently riding a four-game point streak (3-5=8, +5) after being named the OHL Defenseman of the Month for October.
Nathan Gaucher (C, Quebec, QMJHL) has earned 10-10=20 points in 17 games, and ranks second among all QMJHL skaters in FOW% (60.4) while winning the fifth-most faceoffs (394). Connor Hvidston (C, Swift Current, WHL) has points in four straight games (3-6=9) to pace Swift Current in assists and rank second among team leaders with 6-14=20 points. Olen Zellweger (D, Everett, WHL) ranks third among WHL blueliners in points per game (1.27) with 8-11=19 points in 15 games.

DUCKS-JETS: Anaheim and the Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game season series tonight at Canada Life Centre. The Ducks have earned points in seven of the last 10 games matchups in Winnipeg (4-3-3). In the 2021-22 season series, the Ducks opened their season with a season-opening 4-1 win in Orange County (Oct. 13), while Winnipeg earned a 5-1 win at home (Oct. 21) and a 4-3 win in Anaheim (Oct. 26). The Ducks own a 19-14-5 all-time record vs. the Jets, including a 9-6-3 mark in Winnipeg. John Gibson (4-7-3) has made 15 starts against the Jets. Anthony Stolarz has made one appearance vs. Winnipeg, stopping 21 shots in relief. John Klingberg (5-20=25 in 28 games) leads Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists vs. the Jets. Jakob Silfverberg (8-10=18 in 26 games) leads the team in career goals vs. the Jets.

HONORING TEEMU: The Jets will induct Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen as the ninth and tenth members of the Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame tonight, with their banners raised in the rafters of Canadian Life Centre. Selanne was acquired by Anaheim from Winnipeg with Marc Chouinard and a fourth round selection in the 1996 NHL Draft for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky, and a third round pick in the 1996 NHL Draft on Feb. 7, 1996. Selanne finished his Ducks career (1995-2001 & 2005-2014) as the franchise’s all-time leader in almost every offensive category, including goals (457), assists (531), points (988), plus/minus (+120), games (966), power-play goals (182), game-winning goals (77), overtime goals (6) and shots (2,964). He is also the club playoff leader in goals (35), power-play goals (15), game-winning goals (8), shots (274) and games (96). Selanne helped lead Anaheim to California’s first Stanley Cup championship in 2007, was named the inaugural Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner in 1998-99 and won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Winner in 2005-06, all as a member of the Ducks. Selanne’s No. 8 was retired by Anaheim Jan. 11, 2015, the first number retired by the club, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Nov. 13, 2017.

ANA-WPG SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 17 Canada Life Centre 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
Dec. 4 Canada Life Centre 12 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Mar. 23 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-WPG ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Winnipeg
All-Time Series: 19-14-5 10-8-2 9-6-3
Current Streak: Two WPG wins One WPG win Six WPG wins
Last ANA Win: Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Jan. 23, 2017 (3-2)
Last WPG Win: Oct. 26, 2021 (4-3) Oct. 26, 2021 (4-3) Oct. 21, 2021 (5-1)
ANA Last 10: 2-6-2 5-4-1 4-3-3

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets start a three-game homestand on Thursday when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks to Canada Life Centre as part of Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame night. The Jets went 1-1-0 during a road back-to-back, which ended with a 3-2 overtime win against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. Winnipeg continues the homestand on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins before finishing the homestretch on Monday against the Carolina Hurricanes

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 3 (OT)
Seattle Kraken 2
Jets Scorers: Scheifele (9, 10), Wheeler (4)
Kraken Scorers: Eberle (4), Tanev (4)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (19 sv, 2 ga)
Kraken Goaltender: Martin Jones (27 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 2-for-7
Jets PK: 3-for-4
Recap: Blake Wheeler scored with six seconds remaining in the third period and Mark Scheifele scored less than a minute into overtime to give
the Jets a 3-2 win in Seattle against the Kraken on Sunday. Scheifele also scored Winnipeg’s first goal of the game for his third two-goal game of the season. Wheeler led the Jets with six shots, while Brenden Dillon had a team best five hits.

Near the Top
The Jets sit fourth overall in the NHL with a .679 points percentage… It’s on pace for the second-best points percentage in franchise history,
behind the .695 points percentage the team posted in 2017-18 when they went to the Western Conference Final.

Light Schedule… For Now
After playing five games in the first 16 days of November, the Jets close the month with seven games in a span of 12 days from Nov. 17-29,
which leads into 16 games in 31 days in December… Winnipeg has played 14 games this season, which is tied for the fewest in the NHL.

On the Brightside
The Jets are 17-for-18 (94.4%) on the penalty kill in their past seven games… Winnipeg is fifth in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 83.3%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… Adam Lowry is one of four 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 5-1-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won nine of their past 10 home games dating back to last season… Kyle Connor (2G, 6A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with eight points, while Mark Scheifele (5G, 2A), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4G, 3A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 6A) have seven points each… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 5-1-0 with a 1.16 goals-against
average and .958 save percentage… Winnipeg is 234-150-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in
six consecutive seasons.

Against the Pacific
The Jets are playing their third consecutive game against a Pacific Division opponent… Winnipeg is 2-2-1 against the Pacific this season…Defenceman Josh Morrissey (6A) and Neal Pionk (2G, 4A) lead the Jets with six points in five games against the Pacific Division this season.

Tallying First
The Jets have scored the opening goal in eight of their 14 games to start the season and are 5-2-1 when scoring first… Winnipeg is 4-2-0 this
season when trailing first, which has happened in each of their past three games… 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 5-1-1 in his past seven starts while boasting a 1.70 goals-against average, .947 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 third in the NHL with a .935 save percentage… Hellebuyck registered his 30th career shutout last Saturday, which is second in the NHL behind Marc-Andre Fleury (33) since Hellebuyck entered the NHL in 2015-16… He’s one of 24 goalies in NHL history to have 30 shutouts in the first 390 games of their career.

Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is tied for second among NHL defencemen with 14 assists in 14 games this season and tied for seventh with 15 points… He has an assist in 11 of his 14 games, including three games with two assists… Morrissey is on pace for 82 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 defenceman in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.

The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for fourth in NHL rookie scoring with eight points (3G, 5A) in 14 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 10-for-50 (20.0%) on the power play through the first 14 games of the season… The Jets have scored six of their 10 power play goals in their past five games, going 6-for-20 (30.0%)… Winnipeg had a season high seven power play opportunities on Sunday against Seattle… Kyle Connor (5A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 2A) lead the Jets with five points on the power play this season.

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets start a three-game homestand on Thursday when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks to Canada Life Centre as part of Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame night. The Jets went 1-1-0 during a road back-to-back, which ended with a 3-2 overtime win against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. Winnipeg continues the homestand on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins before finishing the homestretch on Monday against the Carolina Hurricanes
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat ANA
14 GP 16
9 W 5
4 L 10
1 OT 1
19 PTS 11
43 GF 45
33 GA 70
20.0% PP 10.9%
83.8% PK 65.0%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Nov. 17 ANA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 19 PIT SN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 21 CAR SN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 23 At MIN SN CJOB/Power 97
Nov. 15 At DAL TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Nov. 3 MTL 3-2 OTW 1W
Nov. 5 CHI 4-0 W 2W
Nov. 8 DAL 5-1 W 3W
Nov. 12 At CGY 3-2 L 1L
Nov. 13 At SEA 3-2 OTW 1W
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN3
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

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 nine wins have come by at least two goals, while three of Winnipeg’s four losses this season have come by three goals… The Jets suffered their first one-goal loss in regulation on Saturday against Calgary… 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
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 five of their nine wins this season… Three 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 on Sunday… 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. ANA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Ducks meet twice more this season. Anaheim
also comes to Winnipeg on Dec. 4, while Winnipeg visits
Honda Center in Anaheim on Mar. 23.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 10-2-1 in their past 13 games against the Ducks, including winning four of the past five meetings… The Jets are 10-for-41 (24.4%)
on the power play in the 13 contests and 29-for-34 (85.3%) on the penalty kill.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has won six consecutive games against Anaheim at Canada Life Centre, outscoring the Ducks 28-14… Four of the six wins have come by one goal.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Anaheim with 23 points (9G, 14A) in 27 games… Nikolaj Ehlers has 15 points (10G, 5A) in 15 games against the Ducks… Pierre-Luc Dubois is averaging more than a point per game against Anaheim with 11 points (4G, 7A) in nine games… Both of Josh Morrissey’s goals against Anaheim are power play goals.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison IR-oblique muscle strain, hip pointer 11/13-present 2
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 16
Patrick Brown IR-back 9/21-present 16
Sean Couturier back 9/19-present 16
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 16
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-present 10
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 90

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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. BRUINS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS BRUINS
76-103-21-12 ALL-TIME RECORD 115-63-21-13
44-47-10-5 HOME 63-24-11-8
32-56-11-7 ROAD 52-39-10-5
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
3-6-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1

609 GOALS SCORED 698
19.9% POWER PLAY 21.2%
78.8% PENALTY KILL 80.1%
Konecny: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 22 GP
Provorov: 12 pts (0-12=12) in 23 GP
Hayes: 12 pts (6-6=12) in 26 GP

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Bergeron: 50 pts (23-27=50) in 61 GP
Marchand: 45 pts (17-28=45) in 45 GP
Krejci: 41 pts (9-32=41) in 47 GP
Hart: 4-5-2, 3.69 GAA, .883 SV% in 11 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced BOS
TEAM GOALTENDERS Ullmark: 4-1-1, 2.83 GAA, .919 SV% in 6 GP
Swayman: 1-2-0, 3.37 GAA, .888 SV% in 3 GP

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 12 of its 16 games this season and has scored first in three of its last seven games. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL with five wins when trailing first in a game.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Saturday vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • The Flyers are 4-1-3 in one-goal games this season, ranking T-9th in the NHL in one-goal game wins.

KONNECT FOUR

  • Travis Konecny tallied two points (1-1=2) Tuesday night to stretch his point streak to seven games (3-7=9). The seven-game point streak ties his career high set Feb. 1-22, 2022 (1-6=7) and is the seventh longest active point streak in the NHL.
  • He owns 13 points (3-10=13) in the last 10 games, including four multi-point contests.
  • He leads the team in goals (7), points (19), shots (55) and multi-point games (7) and ranks T-1st in assists (12) and game-winning goals (2) this season.
  • The forward recorded his first career shorthanded assist/point vs. VAN (10/15).
  • The 25-year-old netted two goals Oct. 13 vs. NJ for his 11th career multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, he became the second player in Flyers history to have two-or-more multi-goal games in a season opener (Bill Barber, 3x, 10/9/80, 10/9/81 & 10/7/82).
  • He ranks second in Flyers history in GWG (18), third in goals (117), fourth in scoring (290) and assists (173) and fifth in PPG (22) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

  • Kevin Hayes recorded two points (1-1=2) Tuesday to extend his point streak to three games (2-2=4).
  • He owns six points (3-3=6) in the last six games.
  • The 30-year-old ranks T-1st on the team in assists (12) and PPA (5) and is second in points (16) 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.

RISING TALENT

  • The Flyers have three rookies (two skaters and one goalie) on the active roster and rank T-1st in the NHL with seven rookies appearing in at least one NHL game this season (also, CBJ).
  • This season, the rookies have collectively recorded 14 of the team’s 114 points for a 12.2 team rookie scoring percentage.
  • Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL in team rookie points and seventh in team rookie scoring percentage.
  • The rookies have netted a combined six goals to rank T-2nd among NHL team rookie goals and third in team rookie goal percentage (14.6).
  • Noah Cates leads team rookies with six points (3-3=6) this season. He ranks T-4th among NHL rookies in goals and is one of 14 rookies to record a game-winning goal.
  • Goaltender Felix Sandstrom earned his first NHL win Nov. 8 vs. STL to become the third Swedish-born goalie in team history to record a victory (Pelle Lindbergh & Tommy Soderstrom).

TIP OF THE HAT

  • Owen Tippett tallied an assist Tuesday, his second helper in as many games and his fourth point (1-3=4) in the last five contests.
  • He owns seven points (3-4=7) in 11 games this season, tying his best in a Flyers sweater set in 21 games during the 2021-22 season.
  • He ranks T-1st on the team in PPG (2), T-3rd in goals, sixth in points, seventh in shots (30) and eighth in shooting percentage (10.0) 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 14 points (7-7=14) in 32 career games with the Flyers in two seasons.

WHOLE LOT OF HART

  • Carter Hart stopped 28-of-33 shots through overtime Tuesday night to move to a 6-2-3 record on the season.
  • The backstop has seen 30-plus shots in nine of his 11 games this season – he is 6-0-3 in those contests.
  • He ranks T-7th among NHL goaltenders in SV% (.929) and T-9th in wins.
  • 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.

WELCOME HOME

  • Tony DeAngelo skated a career-high 31:00 TOI Tuesday to become the 14th defenseman in Flyers history to skate 31-plus minutes in a single game. He is the first blueliner to do so since Luke Schenn recorded 32:51 TOI on April 15, 2013 at MTL.
  • He ranks third on the team in PPP (5), T-3rd in goals (3), fourth in points (9) and fifth in assists (6) 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 recorded two points (1-1=2) Nov. 10 at CBJ for his second multi-point game of the season.
  • His goal at CBJ tied him for fourth place in team history for goals by a defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere (60). The two points tied him for seventh place for points by a Flyers defenseman with Joe Watson (198).
  • He owns three points (1-2=3) in the last five games.
  • The blueliner ranks T-3rd on the team in assists (7), fourth in shots (37) and T-5th in hits (28) this season.
  • The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks fourth in the NHL with 45 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).

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Flyers tonight in the 1st of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 games at TD Garden this season.
  • They are 14-2-0 this season and are 9-0-0 on home ice so far … They are 7-2-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins are playing game 5 tonight of a current stretch of 5 of 6 games at home … They opened with a 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs. Calgary on 11/10, and in Buffalo on 11/12, and 5-2 win vs. Vancouver on 11/13 … They will conclude the home stretch vs. Philadelphia on 11/17 and Chicago on 11/19.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 4 games and 11 of their last 12 games, with a 7-game win streak from 10/20-11/3, a 2-1 loss in Toronto on 11/5 and 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs Calgary on 11/10 and in Buffalo on 11/12 and 5-2 vs. Vancouver.
  • Their start of 28 points on a 14-2-0 record ties the best record through 16 games in club history, first set with a same 14-2-0 mark in 1929-30 … Their 9-game home win streak is their longest in team history from the start of a season.
  • Boston 3 vs Calgary 1 … After yielding the 1st goal, Connor Clifton, Charlie McAvoy (both their 1st of the season) and David Pastrnak (ENG) earned the 8th straight home win … Linus Ullmark became the league’s 1st 10-game winner … SOG: Bo 28, Cgy 32 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/6
  • Boston 3 at Buffalo 1 … The Bruins scored three times in the final 21:09 of the game on two goals by Patrice Bergeron and the GWG by Jakub Zboril, his 1st in the NHL … Brad Marchand had 2 assists … Keith Kinkaid earned his 1st win as a Bruin … SOG: Bos 30, Buf 31… PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 5 vs Vancouver 2 … Hampus Lindholm had 3A, Connor Clifton (GA) and David Pastrnak (2A) had 2-pt games, and Pavel Zacha (GW), Patrice Bergeron (PP), Brad Marchand (PP) and Tomas Nosek (EN) had single tallies … Linus Ullmark earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 33, Van 31… PP: 2/6 … PK: 2/6

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 23)

  • Derek Forbort – Broken finger (IR)

BOSTON vs PHILADELPHIA, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Flyers are meeting for the 213th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 115-63-21-13 record and 702- 613 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 63-24-11-8 lifetime vs. Philadelphia in Boston with the a 375-286 scoring edge in those 106 contests.
  • The Bruins are 13-0-4 in their last 17 home games vs. the Flyers with their last regulation loss in Boston a 2-1 setback on 10/6/2011

NUMBERS
1: Boston’s rank in both goals for per game (4.00) and fewest goals against per game (2.19).

3: Straight deciding goals Taylor Hall from 10/20-25/2022 – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/20, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.

3: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent), Anton Stralman (free agent), Pavel Zacha (trade).

4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.

8: Straight wins by Linus Ullmark from 10/12-11/3/2022 … It was a new career-best win streak and it also tied the longest win streak by a Boston goaltender from the start of a season (Tim Thomas, also 8-0-0 in 2010-11).

9: Straight home wins to open this season … That is the longest such home streak in club history and is Boston’s longest home win streak overall since 12 in 2018-19.

9: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.

10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril

19: Consecutive wins by Boston over Arizona after their 6-3 win on 10/15/2022 … That are the most wins by one opponent in club history.

28: Points by Boston (14-2-0) through their 1st 16 games … That ties the best start in their history, first set with a matching 14-2-0 record in 1929-30.

91.7%: Boston’s league-leading penalty-kill with 5 goals allowed on 60 times short … That includes 34 of their last 35 straight kills over ten-plus games.

385-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 251-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals

546: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster, including 1 on injured reserve … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 9 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 1-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 2-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 8 of a 13-game November schedule tonight (7 hm/6 rd, 6-1-0) … They will play 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 14 in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 7: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Nov. 9: Mike Reilly placed on waivers for assignment to Providence/AHL (assigned Nov. 10).
Nov. 16: Keith Kinkaid returned to Providence/AHL.

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 5 Montreal Canadiens 1
(13-3-0—26 PTS) (8-7-1—17 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Hughes 2. D. Mercer 3. D. Hamilton
Goals:
MTL: E. Dadonov
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Montreal 0 1 0 – – 1
DEVILS 0 3 2 – – 5
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: J. Hughes (PPG), D. Hamilton, J. Hughes, J. Bratt, J. Marino (ENG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 16
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 10
Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 5
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 36

DATE PLAYER ACTION
10/15 Andreas Johnsson Assigned to Utica
Nico Hischier Activated off I.R.
10/17 Tyce Thompson Activated off I.R./Assigned to Utica (AHL)
10/30 Ondrej Palat Placed on I.R. retro-active, Oct. 24
Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica (AHL)
11/5 Andreas Johnsson Reassigned to Utica
Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
11/12 Nico Daws Recalled from Utica
Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R. retro to Nov. 3
11/13 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica

The Devils extended their season-high winning streak to 10 games, after Jersey’s team earned a 5-1 win at Montreal on Tuesday night. The team’s winning streak is the longest that the NHL has witnessed this season. The second longest winning streak this season in the NHL: Vegas: Oct. 24, 2022, to Nov. 10 (9-0-0). The Devils are one of eight teams since 2019-20 that earned a winning streak of 10-or-more games in a single season:

FLA, Mar. 29, 2022-Apr. 23, 13, W
TBL, Jan. 29, 2020-Feb. 17, 11, W
CGY, Jan. 29, 2022-Feb. 21, 10, W
COL, Jan. 14, 2022-Jan. 30, 10, W
PIT, Dec. 4, 2021-Jan. 6, 10, W
VGK, Apr. 9, 2021-Apr. 28, 10, W
TBL, Dec. 23, 2019-Jan. 11, 10, W
NYI, Oct. 12, 2019-Nov. 5, 10, W
The Devils highest winning streaks all-time:

Length Season DATES END OF SEASON RESULT
13 2000-01 2/26/01-3/23/01 Lost in 7 games, Stanley Cup final
11 2005-06 3/28/06-4/18/06 Lost in Round 2
10 2022-23 10/25-PRESENT TBD
9 2005-06 1/3/06-1/21/06 Lost in Round 2
9 2007-08 11/17/07-12/7/07 Lost in Round 1
The last time that the Devils won 10 consecutive games was in 2005-06 via Mar. 28, 2006, to Apr. 16, which extended to 11 games. That 11-game winning streak was also earned in the team’s last 11 regular-season games for the 2005-06 campaign. The Devils improved to 7-0-0 for the month of November, while the most wins earned in the month of November for franchise history is 10 wins: 1997-98 (10-4-0).

The Devils enter Thursday’s contest with an 11-0-0 record when captain Nico Hischier records a point in a game this season. Jersey’s team is 6-0-0 when Jack Hughes scores a goal this season. The 10-game winning streak also marked and tied a career-high for head coach Lindy Ruff. Prior to this run, Ruff earned a 10-game winning streak with Buffalo via Oct. 4, 2006, to Oct. 26, 2006. The last time the Devils were in first place for their division after the team’s first 15 games to start a season was in Nov. of 2017, per NHL Pr.

Jersey’s team is 6-0-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season, and embarks on its second three-game Canadian road trip this season. The Devils swept Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver via Nov. 1, 2022, to Nov. 5, which marked the first time since Dec. of 1996, that the Devils earned a three-game sweep on a Canadian road trip against those teams. The Devils are currently riding a six-game winning on the road via Oct. 20, 2022, to Nov. 16. The last time that the Devils earned a six-game winning streak on the road was Jan. 13, 2017 to Feb. 4, 2017. The team’s longest winning streak on the road in a single season is 10 games: Feb. 27, 2001, to Apr. 7, 2001 (10-0-0). The last time that the Devils lost was on Oct. 24, in a 6-3 loss at the Rock. As of Nov. 16, the Devils ranked first in the NHL in shots against, per game at 24.5, while Carolina ranks second at 26.4. Additionally, as Nov. 16, the Devils are ranked second for shots on goal, per game, at 37.2 behind the Florida Panthers (40.4). Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times:

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

The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship. The Devils earned their two-fastest goals scored in a single game for franchise history on Thursday, Nov. 3, vs Edmonton, after Ryan Graves (16:45, 3rd per.) and Jesper Bratt (16:52, 3rd per.) scored seven seconds apart. The previous record was Apr. 6, 2001, when John Madden (16:31, 1st per.) and Patrik Elias (16:39, 1st per.) scored eight seconds apart in a 5-2 win vs Boston.

The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots. The team is scheduled to wear the sweaters four times this season and twice on the road:
Dec. 3, at PHI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 9, vs NYI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 30, at PIT, 7:00 P.M.
Jan. 7, vs NYR, 1:00 P.M.

Side note…On Oct. 12, 2022, Andy Greene officially signed a one-day contract and retired as a Devil. The Trenton, Michigan native’s 923 regular-season games played ranks seventh all-time in franchise history, and third all-time for defensemen in franchise history.

2022-23 TEAM STATS
RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Thursdays in 2022-23…3-1-0…at home: 1-0-0…road: 2-1-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…11-3-0…home: 5-2-0…road: 6-1-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…2-0-0

RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…8-3-0…Trailing first…5-0-0

GOALS BY PERIOD
PERIOD GOALS FOR/AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL
1 16-11 +5
2 22-18 +4
3 20-10 +10
OT 2-0 +2
TOTAL 60-39 +21

As of Nov. 16, the team’s +21 goal differential ranked second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with a +29 differential.

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

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

AROUND THE RINK THE RINK
On Sat. Nov., 12, the Devils honored those who served with Military Appreciation Night. The first 9,000 fans in attendance received a military-inspired hat courtesy of Prudential.

VS TORONTO
The Devils hit the ice for the first of three matchups this season. Tonight marks the team’s only visit to Toronto this season. Nov. 23, vs TOR, 7:00 P.M.
Mar. 7, vs TOR, 7:00 P.M.
The Devils were 0-3-0 vs Toronto last season. The last time that New Jersey defeated the Leafs was on Apr. 5, 2018, vs Toronto in a 2-1 victory. Yet, the last time that the Devils won at Toronto was on Oct. 11, 2017, in a 6-3 win. The last time that the Devils won a regular-season series vs Toronto was 2017-18, 2-0-1.

ALL-TIME vs TORONTO
Record: 50-66-20-12
Home: 29-23-15-5
Road: 21-43-5-7
Points Leader: Patrik Elias…17g-22a=39 PTS, 56 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur 22-20-7-3, 3 shutouts

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Toronto is eight, which was earned twice, last: Dec. 1, 1992, in a 8-3 win at the Meadowlands. The most goals allowed in a single game vs Toronto is 10 after a 10-7 loss at Toronto on Dec. 4, 1985. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Toronto was 53, while the franchise was located in Colorado via Dec. 18, 1976, in a 4-2 loss. The most shots in franchise history allowed in a single game vs was in the same contest noted above on Dec. 18, which was 51 shots against. The last time the Devils shut out Toronto was Jan. 10, 2004, in a 1-0 win at Toronto. The last time Toronto shut out the Devils was on Nov. 16, 2017, at Toronto in a 1-0 loss.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sat., Nov. 19, at OTT, 7:00 P.M.
Mon., Nov. 21, vs EDM, 7:00 P.M.
Wed. Nov. 23, vs TOR, 7:00 P.M.
Fri. Nov. 25, at BUF, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Nov. 26, vs WSH, 7:00 P.M.

LAST TRADE
The last time that the Devils and Toronto executed a trade was Oct. 10, 2020, when Jersey’s team acquired Andreas Johnsson in exchange for Joey Anderson.

Jesper Bratt entails 21 PTS (6g-15a) entering Tuesday’s contest:
Below – the most points earned by a skater in franchise history (NJD/CLR/KCS) after the team’s first 16 games played to start a season:

Jack Hughes enters tonight’s contest riding a three-game point streak (3g-3a= PTS), which also entails goals in consecutive games. Per NHL Pr, Hughes (21 years, 185 days) netted his 50th career NHL goal on Tuesday and became the fifth-youngest Devils skater in franchise history who earned his 50th career tally:

The last Devils skater to score his 50th career goal in fewer games played (182 GP) was Zach Parise on Nov. 12, 2007 (180 GP). The Devils improved to 6-0-0 when Jack Hughes scores a goal this season. The 3 PTS night marked Hughes’ 10th career three-point affair, and first since Fe. 25, 2022, at Chicago. Hughes leads the Devils with 15 PTS (6g-9a) since the team’s 10-game winning streak began on Oct. 25, at Detroit. The youngster’s 70 shots on goal this season ranks sixth in the NHL, per Nov. 16. San Jose’s T. Meier ranked first in the NHL with 89 shots on goal.

While Tomas Tatar’s career-high seven-game point streak ended on Tuesday, the Slovakian native’s +15 rating since Oct. 25, 2022, ranks first for all NHL skaters. Additionally, Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler entail a +13 rating since Oct. 25, which is tied with H. Lindholm for second in the NHL dating to the time. Overall, for the 2022-23 campaign (Per, Nov. 16), Seigenthaler (+16), Hischier (+13) and Tatar (+13) rank second, third and fourth in the NHL for plus/minus rating, respectively. Dougie Hamilton extended his point streak to five games (3g-4a), after earning his fourth multi-point effort (1g-1a) on Tuesday. The five-game point streak marked the 6-foot-6 blueliner’s longest point streak since joining the Devils last season, while his prior season-high with Jersey was a four-game point streak earned via Oct. 23, 2021, to Oct.31 (1g-4a). Keep in mind that Hamilton’s shooting% is 20% (15 SOG) since his five-game point streak started on Nov. 5, at Calgary. Since that time, three other Devils skaters entail a higher shooting% than Hamilton:

Hamilton’s shooting percentage since Nov. 5, 2022, leads all NHL defensemen who’ve played in at least five games and recorded 10-or-more shots over that time frame. Additionally, Hamilton earned his second game-winning goal for the season, which is tied for second on the team with Dawson Mercer and Jesper Bratt. Hischier’s three game-winning goals lead the Devils for the 2022-23 campaign. Only San Jose’s Erik Karlsson entails more game-winning goals (3) for NHL defensemen this season than Hamilton, while N. Dobson, A. Fox and B. Montour also have two game-winners for the 2022-23 campaign.

QUICK HITS
Dawson Mercer is fresh off his first multi-point effort for the season (0g-2a) and is two games away from playing in his 100th career NHL contest. Mercer played in all 82 games last season, and owns the fifth longest consecutive games played streak to start an NHL career in franchise history:

PLAYER TEAM START DATE END DATE STREAK G A P
Scott Gomez New Jersey Devils 10/2/1999 2/17/2001 140 28 89 117
Ed Gilbert Kansas City Scouts 10/9/1974 1/7/1976 121 20 30 50
Kirk Muller New Jersey Devils 10/12/1984 11/30/1985 101 24 45 69
Tom Edur Colorado Rockies 10/5/1976 11/30/1977 100 12 32 44
Dawson Mercer New Jersey Devils 10/15/2021 PRESENT 98 21 29 50
Nico Hischier New Jersey Devils 10/7/2017 11/11/2018 97 23 41 64
(Per NHL Pr)

Erik Haula & Michael McLeod rank in the top 10 for face-off% in the NHL. Per Nov. 16, McLeod and Haula were tied for seventh in the NHL in face-off% at 60.5%.
As of Nov. 16, Haula ranked third in the NHL for face-off% on the road at 64.8, while Chicago’s J. Toews ranked first at 67.2%.
Fabian Zetterlund’s 30 shots on goal rank (tied, N. Lundkvist) second for all NHL rookies behind Ottawa’s S.

Pinto’s 31 SOG.
Zetterlund has taken seven slap shots this season, which ranks second on the Devils behind Hamilton’s eight clappers. Nico Hischier enters his third season as team captain. Damon Severson is the longest-tenured Devil via 2014-15. Dawson Mercer is the first player in franchise history to wear No. 91. Mercer donned No. 18 last season, which was taken over by two-time Stanley Cup champion Ondrej Palat.

COACH’S CORNER
Head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 783rd career regular-season win on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, and now ranks fifth all-time for NHL head coaches. Ruff was tied with the great Al Arbour for fifth all-time at 782. Vitek Vanecek won his seventh consecutive “decision” after Tuesday’s win, but is not credited with a seven-game winning streak since he logged a “no decision” after the Czech-born netminder was removed from the team’s game in the third period on Nov. 10, vs Ottawa.

Vanecek’s career-high winning streak remains at six games, which was earned twice in his NHL career. The last Devils netminders who won seven consecutive decisions were both Martin Brodeur and Johan Hedberg in 2010-11.

TONIGHT’S PLAYER TO WATCHS PLAYER TO WATCH
Erik Haula is one of three Devils this season who haven’t earned a goal, yet (K. Bahl & B. Smith). However, Haula and Smith are the only players that played in all of Jersey’s 16 games for 2022-23 but haven’t found the back of the net. Haula’s been snake bitten and viewers can expect No. 56 to ink his name in the goal column sooner rather than later.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Pittsburgh 2
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
TOR Goals: Tavares, Marner, Bunting (2x), Nylander (EN)
PIT Goals: Rakell, Crosby
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 35/37, .946 SV%
PIT Goaltender: DeSmith, 28/32, .875 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Player Notes: – John Tavares scored his 400th career NHL goal at 12:04 of the first period. Tavares became the 107th player in NHL history and 13th active player to reach the 400-goal mark.

  • Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 10 games with his fourth goal of the season at 15:04 of the first period. Marner has recorded 14 points (3G, 11A) during his streak.
  • Michael Bunting scored twice during Tuesday’s win and later recorded the primary assist on William Nylander’s empty net goal in the third period for his first three-point night of the season. Bunting recorded the fourth multi-goal game of his NHL career and the fifth game of his NHL career with three or more points.
  • Pontus Holmberg recorded his first career NHL point with the secondary assist on Bunting’s second goal of the night.
  • Jordie Benn recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Benn has recorded a point (1G, 1A) in back-to-back games.
  • Matt Murray stopped 34 of 36 shots he faced in Tuesday’s win, earning his first victory as a Maple Leaf.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. New Jersey: First of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New Jersey: 3-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 9-5-3
Toronto Home Record: 6-2-1

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will face-off against the New Jersey Devils tonight in the first of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto will visit the Devils at Prudential Center on November 23rd for their second matchup of the 2022-23 campaign. The Maple Leafs have won nine of their last 10 games against New Jersey and 12 of their last 14 games played at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs are 5-1-1 through the month of November.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet Ontario RADIO: Sportsnet 590
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
NEXT GAME

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 14, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Pontus Holmberg and defenceman Mac Hollowell from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
November 8, 2022 The Maple Leafs have loaned forward Pontus Holmberg and defenceman Victor Mete to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

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

ALL-TIME VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 9, 1974 (Toronto 6 vs. Kansas City 2)
All-Time Record: 78-41-20-9 (148 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 50-17-5-4 (76 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 28-24-15-5 (72 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: March 23, 2022 (Toronto 3 vs. New Jersey 2)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
Games Played: John Tavares (45), Morgan Rielly (22), Zach Aston-Reese (18)
Goals: John Tavares (19), Auston Matthews (12), Mitch Marner (6)
Assists: John Tavares (18), Mitch Marner (9), Mark Giordano (9)
Points: John Tavares (37), Auston Matthews (20), Mitch Marner (15)
Penalty Minutes John Tavares (16), Jordie Benn (12), William Nylander (8), Mark Giordano
(8), Morgan Rielly (8)

2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .618 2.94 2.71 25.9 77.6 31.5 27.8 51.1
New Jersey .813 3.75 2.44 20.8 80.8 37.2 24.5 54.3

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.9%
Power Play Goal Leader: 5 – Tavares, Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 10 – Tavares (5G, 5A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Opponent: vs. Buffalo Sabres
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 77.6%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Järnkrok
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Järnkrok (1G), Brodie (1A), Kerfoot (1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Thursday games 4th of 15 (7 home, 8 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 8th of 15 (9 home, 6 road)

NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets

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NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Blue Jackets s’affrontent ce soir pour la 36e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
  • The Canadiens and Blue Jackets are facing each other for the 36th time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – NJD 5 @ MTL 1 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Dadonov
Buts NJD Goals – Hughes (AN/PP), Hamilton, Hughes, Bratt, Marino
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (34-38)
Gardien NJD Goalie – Vanecek (25-26)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/2
Avantage numérique NJD Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 21:25) ; S (Dadonov, Slafkovsky – 4) ; HT (Xhekaj – 5) ; BS (Xhekaj – 6)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
19 NOV. VS. PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
22 NOV. VS. BUFFALO 19 h / 7 p.m.
23 NOV. @ COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 NOV. @ CHICAGO 14 h / 2 p.m.
29 NOV. VS. SAN JOSE 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 16 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 16 –
J. Edmundson – Bas du dos / Lower-back 10 03/11/2022
J. Armia – Haut du corps / Upper-body 1 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 16 –
J. Drouin – Haut du corps / Upper-body 1 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)
Les Canadiens ont placé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au ballottage (07/11)
The Canadiens have placed forward Rem Pitlick on waivers (11/07)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (26/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (10/26)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé le défenseur Corey Schueneman (18/10)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket and recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman (10/18)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval et ont rappelé le gardien Cayden Primeau (17/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket and recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau (10/17)

NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 16/11 – BEFORE GAMES ON 11/16
PTS (17 – 17e/17th)
V/W (8 – 15e/15th)
BP/GF (47 – 22e/22nd)
BC/GA (53 – 21e/21st)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (30.1 – 24e/24th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.8 – 24e/24th)
MÉ/Hits (264 – 30e/30th)
MP/PIM (203 – 4th/4th)
AN/PP (15.9% – 29e/29th)
DN/PK (79.6% – 13e/13th)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-1-0 6 10 10
Centrale 2-3-1 5 19 21
Métropolitaine 2-2-0 4 10 14
Pacifique 1-1-0 2 9 8
Total 8-7-1 17 48 53
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 53
Victoires/Wins : 22
Fiche : 22-26-5
Points de classement/Standing points : 49
CANADIENS VS. COLUMBUS
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. CBJ 15-15-1-4 (35 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 9-7-1-3 (20 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 6-8-0-1 (15 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 5-1 L @ CBJ (13/04/22)
S. Montembeault 5-31 | E. Merzilikins 1-21
BG / WG: J. Roslovic

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE COLUMBUS / LAST 10 GAMES VS. COLUMBUS:
13/04/22 – MTL 1 @ CBJ 5
12/02/22 – CBJ 2 @ MTL 1
30/01/22 – CBJ 6 @ MTL 3
19/11/19 – MTL 2 @ CBJ 5
12/11/19 – CBJ 2 @ MTL 3 (TB/SO)
28/03/19 – MTL 2 @ CBJ 6
19/02/19 – CBJ 2 @ MTL 3
18/01/19 – MTL 4 @ CBJ 1
12/03/18 – MTL 2 @ CBJ 5
27/11/17 – CBJ 1 @ MTL 3

CETTE SAISON CONTRE COLUMBUS / THIS SEASON VS. COLUMBUS
Match #1: 17/11/22 @ CBJ
Match #2: 23/11/2022 @ CBJ
Match #3: 25/03/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE COLUMBUS / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. COLUMBUS:
1) Mike Hoffman (7-4-11, 20 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (6-5-11, 14 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (5-6-11, 22 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE COLUMBUS / LEADING SCORERS VS. COLUMBUS:
1) Sean Monahan (6-5-11, 14 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (7-4-11, 20 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (5-6-11, 22 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE COLUMBUS / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. COLUMBUS:
1) Brendan Gallagher (14, 22 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (12, 15 pj/gp)
3) Mike Hoffman (12, 20 pj/gp)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Nov. 17, 2022 Game No. 16 (5-9-1, 11 pts.)
vs. Montreal Canadiens (8-7-1, 17 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 10 (4-5-0, 8 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: NOV. 15, 2022 – CBJ 5 vs. PHI 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Kuraly (3), PP – Jenner (5), Jenner (6), Robinson (2), OT – Gavrikov (2)
PHI Goal Scorers: Hayes (4), Cates (3), Seeler (2), PP – Konecny (7)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (15/17; 32:16), Korpisalo (18/20; 30:58); PHI – Hart (28/33; 63:14)
CBJ PP: 1/1; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / PHI: 37
3 Stars: 1. Jenner, CBJ; 2. Gavrikov, CBJ; 3. Konecny, PHI
Noteworthy: CBJ picked up a point in 3rd-straight game (2-0-1)… CBJ scored the 1st goal for the 3rd consecutive contest… CBJ scored a goal in all 3 periods for the 3rd time this season… CBJ scored 2 goals in 13 seconds (Jenner- 3:22 into the 3rd period and Robinson at 3:35) – the fastest 2 goals scored by any team in the NHL this season… Jenner notched his 2nd multi-goal/3rd multi-point game of the campaign with 2 goals, notching his 150th career goal with CBJ… Gavrikov scored his 2nd career OT winner/5th career GWG, finishing with 1-1-2… Robinson tallied his 10th career multi-point outing with 1-1-2… Bjork notched his 1st career NHL assist.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (9 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (7 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (4 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks; (2 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season; (2 games)
Laine (ankle); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 12); 3-to-4 weeks; (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 63

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 16 Placed Laine on IR retroactive to Nov. 12 and added Tarasov to roster on emergency recall
Nov. 15 Activated Kuraly off Injured Reserve and placed Werenski on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 10
Nov. 13 Activated Luoto off Injured/Non-Roster list and assigned to Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 11 Recalled Christiansen from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Jiricek
Nov. 11 Placed Blankenburg, Kuraly (retro to Nov. 5) and Voracek (retro to Nov. 4) on IR and added Bayreuther, Bjork and Jiricek to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 8 Recalled Gaunce from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 7 Recalled Bemstrom from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 6 Assign Jiricek and Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 FM

AGAINST THE CANADIENS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. MTL)
2021-22 Series: 3-0-0 (1-0-0 vs. MTL)
All-Time Series: 19-12-1-3 (9-5-0-1 vs. MTL)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 7-2-1 | 7-3-0
All-Time GF/GA: 100/77
All-Time SF/SA: 1,018/1,049
All-Time PP: 21-of-120
All-Time PK: 104-of-122

THE LAST GAME VS. MTL: APR. 13, 2022 – CBJ 5 vs. MTL 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Roslovic (16), Roslovic (17), PP – Laine (26), Sillinger (13), Bemstrom (6)
MTL Goal Scorers: PP – Poehling (6)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (20/21; 60:00); MTL – Montembeault (26/31; 59:53)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 3/4 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / MTL: 21
3 Stars: 1. Roslovic, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Blankenburg, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ won 2nd consecutive game and improved to 3-1-1 in last 5 games… CBJ swept season series (3-0-0), accomplishing feat vs. MTL for 1st time in club history (2 games or more)… Blankenburg notched 1st career NHL point (assist) in his debut… Johnson made his NHL debut, skating 11:05… Laine, skating in his 100th CBJ career game, tallied his 3rd 3-point game of the season (1-2-3)… Roslovic scored 2 goals to give him 5-1-6 in last 2 games… Werenski skated in his 400th career NHL game.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Nov. 13 at CBJ… Mar. 25 at MTL NOTED (Team Highlights vs. MTL)
CBJ have won season series in 5 of last 6 campaigns clubs played… CBJ have points in 7-straight meetings (6-0-1) and 14 of last 17 games (12-3-2) since 1/25/16 with CBJ outscoring MTL 30-14 over the 7-game points streak.… CBJ have won 5-straight in series… CBJ have wins in 7 of last 8 games at NWA since (7-1-0)… Winning team has recorded 3+ goals in 10 of the last 11 games… CBJ have killed off 23-of-24 MTL power play attempts over the last 10 meetings since 3/12/18 (95.8 pct.)… CBJ owns 4 of 5 shutouts and lone hat trick in the all-time series… Most goals scored vs. MTL: 10 (11/4/16)… Most goals allowed vs. MTL: 5 (2/26/15).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. MTL)
Blankenburg notched his 1st career point (assist) in his NHL debut on 4/13/22 vs. MTL… Bean made NHL debut on 11/27/19 at MTL… Jenner tallied 1st two NHL goals on 10/17/13 at MTL… Johnson made his NHL debut on 4/13/22 vs. MTL… Robinson scored tallied 1st NHL goal on 11/12/19 at MTL… Werenski skated in his 400th career game on 4/13/22 vs. MTL.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. MTL
•Gaudreau – 6-15-21 in 23 career GP, including 3-3-6 and points in five of his last six outings overall and points in four consecutive home contests (3-2-5)
•Gavrikov – 1-2-3 in 6 career GP with all three points recorded in his last four games against the club
•Jenner – 5-6-11 in 19 career GP, including 2-4-6 in seven career home games
•Korpisalo – 4-1-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .923 SV% in 5 career GP, including 2-0-0 with a .925 SV% in his last two outings
•Nyquist – 6-12-18 in 30 career GP, including points in four-straight home games played (1-4-5) and 3-8-11 in his last 11 contests overall
•Roslovic – 4-2-6 in 8 career GP, including 2-1-3 in three career home contests

NICE TO SEE YOU, NOVEMBER
The Blue Jackets have picked up points in three-straight games following a 5-4 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. That game kicked off a season-high six-game homestand for the club with games from November 15-25. It’s part of a stretch of eight-of-10 games played at Nationwide Arena from November 10-28. Tuesday’s game also concluded a stretch of three-straight games against Metropolitan Division foes (2-0-1). The club plays five consecutive contests against Atlantic Division teams from November 17-25, including twice against the Canadiens on Nov. 17 and 23.

TWO DIFFERENT STRETCHES
Nine of the club’s first 12 games were competed against teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including facing off against the Stanley Cup champion Avalanche twice and Stanley Cup finalist once (Tampa Bay Lightning). Four of the next five games will be played against teams that failed to make the postseason.

THE COMEBACK BLUE JACKETS
Columbus earned victories when trailing by multiple goals in back-to-back wins over Vancouver (2-0) on Oct. 18 and Nashville (2-0 and 3-1) on Oct. 20. It was the fifth time in franchise history that the team has earned consecutive multi-goal comeback wins (MR: Feb. 8-10, 2022). These victories have a familiar feeling to the club’s wins in 2021-22 when CBJ set a franchise record after coming back at some point in the game in 23 of their 37 wins. The club finished sixth in the NHL in comeback victories last season. The team also trailed only Florida (11) with nine come-from-behind victories when trailing heading into the third period.

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners have recorded 1-2-3 in each of the last two games, 7-12-19 in the last nine outings and 11-18-29 in 15 games this season, ranking fourth-T in the NHL in goals. Defenseman Jake Bean recorded his second multi-assist game of the campaign on Saturday with two assists and leads the club’s blueliners in assists (tied) and ranks second in points with 1-5-6 in 14 games. Vladislav Gavrikov notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Tuesday, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19).

ROOKIE REPORT
The club’s rookies, currently consisting of forwards Liam Foudy and Kent Johnson along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg, Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen have had a strong start to the season, combining for 6-9-15 in 15 games. They have helped CBJ rank second-T among NHL teams in goals and fifth in points. Johnson, who was seleced fifth overall at the 2021 NHL Draft, ranks second among NHL rookies in points-per-game (.58; min 4 GP), fourth-T in goals and 10th-T in points with 3-4-7 in 12 games. He has registered 3-3-6 in his past nine contests played, including recording goals in three-straight games from Oct. 22-25 (3-0-3) and points in four consecutive outings from Oct. 20-25 (3-1-4). Bjork has tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Saturday and picking up his first career assist on Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.

CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner notched a multi-goal game for the second-straight home game – and second time in the last three contests overall – with two goals on Tuesday vs. the Flyers. He has registered points in four of the last five contests (5-1-6) and is tied for sixth in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 6-3-9 in nine outings. The forward also ranks 11th in the NHL in faceoff wins (171-of-312 faceoffs; 54.8 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal in Tuesday’s game, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (294).

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

  1. Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
  2. Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
  3. Boone Jenner 604 2013-current (10 seasons)
  4. Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
  5. David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Six-time All-Star left wing Johnny Gaudreau, who registered an assist on Tuesday to give him 1-4-5 in his last five games, leads the club in goals-T, assists and scoring with 6-7-13 in 15 games while recording points in nine of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 6-5-11 in ten outings, ranking sixth-T in the NHL in goals. He had a five-game points streak from Oct. 14-22 (4-3-7) and a five-game home points streak from Oct. 14-25 (4-2-6). It was the third-longest home points-streak to start a player’s tenure in franchise history. He played in his 309th consecutive game on Tuesday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (999) and Brent Burns (695). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 216-406-622 in 617 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.

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

NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes

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NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Thu, Nov. 17 at Carolina 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Sat, Nov. 19 at Washington 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Mon, Nov. 21 at Dallas 6:30 p.m. Altitude 92.5
LAST GAME – Nov. 14 (St. Louis 3, Colorado 2)
The Avalanche fired 47 shots-on-net but the Blues scored three times in a span of 6:24 in the late second period and early third to beat the Avalanche, 3-2, at Ball Arena … Mikko Rantanen had a goal and one assist, Artturi Lehkonen also scored and Cale Makar posted two assists … Alexandar Georgiev stopped 36 shots.
SF: 47 SA: 39 PP: 1-5 PK: 1-2

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO at CAROLINA
5:08:30 p.m. MT / 7:08:30 p.m. ET
Altitude / 92.5
TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Kyle Keefe (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche opens a three-game road trip tonight in Raleigh against the Carolina Hurricanes … The Avs will play in Washington, D.C. on Saturday before finishing the trip on Monday night in Dallas … The Avs are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Blues, snapping their season-high four-game winning streak.

AVALANCHE & HURRICANES
The Avalanche and Hurricanes meet for the second time in less than a week as they wrap up the season series tonight in Raleigh … Colorado won the first matchup 4-1 this past Saturday night in Denver.

SCHEDULE vs. HURRICANES
Nov. 12 vs. CAR (W, 4-1)
Nov. 17 @ CAR

RECORD VS. HURRICANES
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96
Overall: 1-0-0 Overall: 1-1-0 Overall: 78-49-24 Overall: 23-10-6
Home: 1-0-0 Home: 1-0-0 Home: 48-19-10 Home: 14-3-3
Road: 0-0-0 Road: 0-1-0 Road: 30-30-14 Road: 9-7-3

RANTANEN FIRST STAR
Mikko Rantanen was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for Nov. 7-13 … It marked the second straight week that a Colorado player has been honored, as Nathan MacKinnon was the NHL’s Second Star for Oct. 31–Nov. 6 … Rantanen had seven points (3g/4a) over two games last week, notching three points (2g/1a) in the victory over Nashville and four points (1g/3a) in a win over the Hurricanes … He currently leads the Avalanche in goals (11) and points (25), with his 25 points the most-ever by a Colorado skater through 14 team games.

ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar has 198 career points(51 goals, 147 assists) in 192 career games and with two more tonight would reach the 200-point mark faster than any defenseman in NHL history.

ALL HAIL PART II
Cale Makar ranks among the NHL’s top defensemen in scoring this season with 18 points (3g/15a) in 14 contests … Makar tallied his 50th career goal on Saturday against 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 … Cale’s second marker that night stood as the game winner, his 14th career game-winning goal which leads all defensemen since 2019-20 (Victor Hedman is second with 11).

LET’S GO STREAKING
Nathan MacKinnon (1g/13a), Cale Makar (3g/8a), Mikko Rantanen (8g/8a) all have current six-game point streaks …. Artturi Lehkonen has a four-game point streak, one shy of his career high set Feb. 26–March 9, 2022.

IT TAKES TWO BABY
Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon rank 1-2 on the Avalanche with 25 and 24 points, respectively, placing both among the NHL’s top 10 … As of Wednesday, MacKinnon’s 20 assists led the league, while Rantanen was tied for fourth in goals … Mikko’s 25 points are the most ever by a Colorado skater through 14 team games, while MacKinnon’s 24 are the second most … MacKinnon and Peter Stastny (22 in 1983-84) are the only players in Colorado/Quebec history to have 20 assists through 14 team contests.

THAT’S THE POWER OF LOVE
Colorado is 17-for-46 (37.0%) so far on the power play, best in the NHL … The club finished with a 39.3 success rate (11-28) in October, the second-best 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 top-10 finish in the last five seasons.

HOME COOKING
Mikko Rantanen has 20 points (9g/11a) in seven home games this season, tops in the NHL as of Wednesday … He is 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 7-2-1 through his first 10 starts with the Avalanche, ranking among the league leaders in wins… 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 15-3-1 in his last 20 games (19 starts).

GETTING OFFENSIVE
Colorado ranks among the NHL’s top-10 teams in scoring at 3.57 tallies per game, which includes 22 goals over the last five contests… 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 43 points (8g/35a) this year, second most in the NHL as of Wednesday … 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 needs four assists to tie Milan Hejduk (430) for fifth place on the franchise’s all-time assist list and needs two goals to tie Gabriel Landeskog (248) for sixth place in goals … Mikko Rantanen needs two goals to tie Matt Duchene (178) for ninth place on the franchise goals list … With a pair of assists on Monday against St. Louis, Cale Makar passed Rob Blake (146) for seventh place among franchise defensemen in career assists with 147 … Makar’s two-goal effort in Saturday’s win over Carolina marked his 50th career multi-point game, Passing JohnMichael Liles for the third most by an Avalanche/Nordiques defenseman behind Sandis Ozolinsh (63) and Tyson Barrie (57) … MacKinnon appeared in his 651st career regular-season game on Saturday against Carolina, passing Anton Stastny (650) for sole possession of 10th place on the franchise’s all-time games played list … Erik Johnson played his 660th game as a member of the Avalanche on Oct. 22 in Las Vegas, passing Cody McLeod (659) for eighth place on the franchise’s all-time games played 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

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 145-57-20 (.698) 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

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

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.

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

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)

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 … Only Paul Coffey (37) with the 1985 Oilers, Brian Leetch (34) with the 1994 Rangers and Al MacInnis (31) with the 1989 Flames had more.

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 248-173-47 (.580) 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:

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 COACH’S CHALLENGES (1 W, 0 L)
W Oct. 28 at New Jersey – call on the ice overturned. Devils player was offsides no goal

2022-23 RECORD BY JERSEYS
Burgundy: 3-1-0
White: 4-3-0
Blue: 1-1-1
Reverse Retro: 0-0-0

2022-23 AVALANCHE TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 12 – Jayson Megna recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Gabriel Landeskog placed on LTIR … Jayson Megna, Sampo Ranta reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
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)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES;

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Monday, as Jesper Fast (1a), Jordan Martinook (1g, 1a) and Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) each extended their respective point streaks to three games. Andrei Svechnikov (1g) also scored for Carolina, while Brent Burns tallied two assists. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 27 shots faced to record his first career NHL/Hurricanes shutout and improve to 5-0-0 in his regular-season career, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history and just the 12th netminder in NHL history to win each of his first five career regular-season appearances.

INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed four games (11/9-11/14)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 16 games (10/12-11/14)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 15 games (10/14-11/14)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 16 games (10/12-11/14)
Teuvo Teravainen, upper-body, missed two games (11/12-11/14)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 53

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
Jesper Fast has tallied an assist/point in three consecutive games (11/10-11/14: 1g, 3a)
Jordan Martinook has recorded an assist/point in three straight games (11/10-11/14: 2g, 3a)
Jordan Staal has registered a goal/point in three consecutive games (11/10-11/14: 3g, 1a)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Nov. 17 vs. Colorado 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 19 at Minnesota 8 p.m. BSSO HRN
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

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Nov. 17 Thursday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 18 Friday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Nov. 19 Saturday Xcel Energy Center 11:30 a.m.
Nov. 20 Sunday Bell MTS Iceplex 1 p.m.
Nov. 21 Monday Canada Life Centre 10:30 a.m.

  • All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. AVALANCHE SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Avalanche in the second of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— Carolina and Colorado have met 151 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 52-75-21-3 overall record, including a 32-28-12-2 record on home ice.

— The Avalanche lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 0-1-0), and Colorado is now 7-4-0 in the teams’ last 11 matchups dating back to 2016-17 (Carolina: 4-6-1).

— Carolina suffered a 4-1 loss against Colorado at Ball Arena on 11/12. Jordan Staal scored the Hurricanes’ only goal with assists from Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast, while Antti Raanta made 24 saves in net.

— Sebastian Aho has tallied eight points (3g, 5a) in 11 career regular-season games against the Avalanche.

— Brent Burns has posted 48 points (17g, 31a) in 71 career regular-season games against Colorado.

— Jaccob Slavin is a native of Erie, Colo., about 25 miles north of Denver, and posted 42 points (10g, 32a) in two seasons at Colorado College from 2013-15. He has recorded five points (1g, 4a) in 11 career games against the Avalanche.

— Paul Stastny was drafted by Colorado in the second round (44th overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft and registered 458 points (160g, 298a) in 538 games with the Avalanche from 2006-14. While with Colorado, Stastny was named to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team and selected as a Calder Trophy finalist in 2006-07, was named to the NHL All-Star Game in 2008 and 2011 and served as an alternate captain for six seasons (2008-14). He also played two seasons of college hockey at the University of Denver from 2004-06, tallying 98 points (36g, 62a) in 81 games. Stastny was named the WCHA’s Rookie of the Year in 2004-05 and helped lead the Pioneers to their seventh overall and second consecutive national championship. He has registered 19 points (6g, 13a) in 24 games against Colorado.

— Kurtis MacDermid’s father, Paul, was drafted by Hartford in the third round (61st overall) of the 1981 NHL Draft. He recorded 151 points (68g, 83a) in 373 NHL games with the Whalers from 1982-89 and ranks fourth in penalty minutes (744) among all forwards in franchise history.

— Avalanche Assistant Coach Nolan Pratt was drafted by the Whalers in the fifth round (115th overall) of the 1993 NHL Draft and played 157 games for the Whalers/Hurricanes from 1996-00, earning 23 points (4g, 19a).

ANDREI 300
Andrei Svechnikov is set to play his 300th career NHL/Hurricanes game against the Avalanche on Thursday. He would become the 28th player drafted by Hartford/Carolina to skate in at least 300 games with the franchise, and just the 14th former Hurricanes draft pick to reach the milestone with the team. Selected second overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, Svechnikov would also become the first player from his draft class to play 300 games. He scored his 100th career goal just two games ago (11/10 vs. EDM: 3g), pacing his draft class to that plateau as well. Svechnikov looks to join Jordan Staal (677 GP), Jaccob Slavin (524 GP), Brett Pesce (491 GP), Sebastian Aho (461 GP) and Teuvo Teravainen (425 GP) as the sixth active Hurricanes player to log 300 career games with the team. He has registered 227 points (101g, 126a) in his NHL/Hurricanes career and ranks ninth in goals, tied for ninth in assists, eighth in points and tied for sixth in game-winning goals (15) among all players in franchise history through their first 300 career games.

Most points thru 300 NHL games, team history (1997-present):
Sebastian Aho (2016-20): 116-137—253
Eric Staal (2003-08): 113-136—249
Andrei Svechnikov (2018-present): 101-126—227
Jeff Skinner (2010-15): 107-97—204
Erik Cole (2001-06): 86-105—191

Youngest age at time of 300th NHL game, franchise history:
Sebastian Aho (2/16/20 vs. EDM): 22 years, 205 days
**Svechnikov will be 22 years and 236 days old on Thursday.
Ron Francis (10/30/85 vs. QUE): 22 years, 243 days
Jeff Skinner (1/19/15 at TOR): 22 years, 248 days
Elias Lindholm (10/24/17 vs. TBL): 22 years, 326 days
Sylvain Turgeon (1/16/88 at LAK): 22 years, 364 days

BETTER CALL STAAL
Jordan Staal earned two points (1g, 1a) at CHI (11/14), extending his goal/point streak to three games (11/10-11/14: 3g, 1a). He has now posted more goals and points over the last three games than in his first 13 contests of the season, as he was held to just three points (1g, 2a) from 10/12-11/9. Staal’s three-game goal streak is the longest of any Hurricanes player in 2022-23 and marks his longest such streak since 2020-21, when he scored in four consecutive games from 2/11-2/17 (5g, 1a). His goal on Monday also marked the 370th point (142g, 228a) of his Hurricanes career, passing Geoff Sanderson (1991-97: 196-173—369) for the 10th-highest scoring output by any player in franchise history.

CHEMISTRY 101
For the third consecutive game, Jesper Fast (1a), Jordan Martinook (1g, 1a) and Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) each found the scoresheet at CHI (11/14). Fast (1g, 3a), Martinook (2g, 3a) and Staal (3g, 1a) have now combined for 13 points (6g, 7a) over Carolina’s last three games (11/10-11/14) after posting nine total points (4g, 5a) in 13 games to start the season, including five scoreless contests just before this stretch (10/31-11/9). Martinook’s streak is the sixth three-game point streak of his NHL career, tied for his career long (last: 4/24/22- 4/2822: 2g, 1a), while Fast’s is one game shy of tying his season-long from 2021-22 (4/18-4/24: 2g, 2a).

ETCH-A-SVECH
After scoring his second hat trick of the season vs. EDM (11/10), Andrei Svechnikov scored the Hurricanes’ third goal at CHI (11/14). He has now tallied nine points in his last eight games (10/31-11/14: 5g, 4a) and leads the team in both goals and points over that span. Svechnikov has earned 18 points (12g, 6a) through 16 games in 2022-23 and ranks tied for third in the NHL in goals behind only Connor McDavid (EDM, 15) and Bo Horvat (VAN, 14). He trails only Martin Necas (7-12—19) for the team lead in points, and his seven points (3g, 4a) on the man-advantage also rank tied with Brent Burns (1g, 6a) for the team lead.

FEEL THE BURN
Brent Burns earned two assists against the Blackhawks on Monday, marking his second multi-assist/point game in 2022-23. He has now posted 173 multi-point games and 92 multi-assist games in his NHL career and ranks first and third in those categories, respectively, among all active NHL blueliners. Burns has registered 12 points (3g, 9a) in 16 games this season and ranks third on the team in assists. Burns has tallied a team-high six assists on the man-advantage and now ranks tied for third among all NHL defensemen in both powerplay assists and power-play Points (7).

Most career multi-point games, active NHL defensemen:
Brent Burns (SJS/Carolina): 173
Erik Karlsson (OTT/SJS): 166
Kris Letang (PIT): 150
Victor Hedman (TBL): 139
John Carlson (WSH): 137

KOOCHIE GANG
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 27 shots he faced at CHI (11/14) to record his first career NHL/Hurricanes shutout. He required the fewest games of any goaltender in franchise history to post his first career shutout, besting the 10 games needed by Alex Nedeljkovic (2017- 21). With the win, Kochetkov also improved to 5-0-0 in his NHL regular-season career, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history and just the 12th netminder in NHL history to win each of his first five career regular-season appearances. Only eight goalies have ever extended their career-opening win streak to six games: Frank McCool (TOR, 1944), Ken Dryden (MTL, 1971), Wayne Thomas (MTL, 1973), Bob Froese (PHI, 1983), Damian Rhodes (TOR, 1991-93), Martin Jones (LAK, 2013), Frederik Andersen (ANA, 2013) and Spencer Knight (FLA, 2021).

GIVE AND TAKE
Jaccob Slavin tallied his third assist of the season vs. EDM (11/10) and has now recorded 211 points (36g, 175a) in his NHL/Hurricanes career. He needs just one more assist to tie Glen Wesley (1994-08: 176) for the second-most assists by any defenseman in franchise history. Slavin also has registered two takeaways at CHI (11/14), and he has now posted two or more in 10 of 16 games this season. Slavin’s 29 takeaways in 2022-23 are 13 more than any other Hurricanes skater (Brady Skjei: 16). He has led the Hurricanes in takeaways in five of his seven previous NHL seasons, and since he entered the league in 2015-16, he paces all NHL defensemen in that category (508).

Most assists by a defenseman, franchise history (1979-present):
Dave Babych (1985-91): 196
Glen Wesley (1994-08): 176
Jaccob Slavin (2015-present): 175
Justin Faulk (2011-19): 173
Mark Howe (1979-82): 147

Most takeaways by an NHL defenseman, since 2015-16:
Jaccob Slavin (Carolina): 508
Brent Burns (SJS/Carolina): 430
Erik Karlsson (OTT/SJS): 390
Alex Pietrangelo (STL/VGK): 372
Kris Letang (PIT): 318

CASE IN POINTS
With Monday’s win over the Blackhawks, the Hurricanes have registered a 10-5-1 record to start the season, marking the fifth-highest points percentage (.656) of any NHL team and the second-highest of any Metropolitan Division team (NJD: 13-3-0, .813) in 2022-23. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, Carolina has now posted a 138-62-22 record, marking the third-highest points percentage (.671) of any NHL team over that span.

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 – LA KINGS [5] vs. CALGARY FLAMES [6]
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Los Angeles Kings for the first of two meetings at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season. Jonathan Huberdeau opened the scoring 3:49 into the opening frame with his 200th NHL goal and the two club traded blows after that, combining for a six-goal first period with the Flames leading 4-2 after a busy opening 20. In the second, Adam Ruzicka and Elias Lindholm would both score for the second straight game along with the Kings’ Kevin Fiala for another high scoring period. The Flames would surrender a pair of goals in the third but lock things down and come away with a 6-5 victory over LA.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Huberdeau (2), Mangiapane (3), Ritchie (4), Toffoli (6), Lindholm (6), Ruzicka (2)
GOALIE: Markstrom (19/23, .828 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: 1/2 (50%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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 BOS [3] vs. CGY [1] McAvoy Vladar Ullmark
November 8, 2022 NJD [3] vs. CGY [2] Hischier Markstrom Vanecek
November 7, 2022 NYI [4] vs. CGY 3 Dobson Markstrom Sorokin

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
November 17, 2022 5:00pm at Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
November 19, 2022 2:00pm at Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of two matchups this season between the Flames and Lightning. The two teams split the season-series in 2021-22 with both games ending 4-1 in favor of the home team. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division Matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 0-2-0 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 2-3-2 against Eastern Conference opponents.

HUBY DOOBY DOO:
Jonathan Huberdeau recorded goal number 200 of his NHL career with his game-opening tally on Monday night. In reaching the 200-goal milestone, he becomes the eighth player from the 2011 NHL Draft to eclipse the 200 goal plateau and he is currently third in points from the 2011 class, just one point behind second.

NAZ-HIM KADRI:
Nazem Kadri recorded his first multi-assist game as a member of the Calgary Flames on Monday night and his two helpers gave him 300 on his NHL career. He becomes the seventh member of the 2009 NHL Draft to reach the 300-assist milestone.

HOT STARTS:
The Flames found the back of the net four times in the first period of Monday’s 6-5 win over LA. This is the second time they’ve scored four in the opening frame of a game with the other coming against Edmonton in their season opener on October 14th. They are the only team in the NHL to tally four times in the opening frame multiple times so far this season.

BIG Z:
Nikita Zadorov skated in career game number 500 on Monday night, logging over 21 minutes of ice-time. He became just the third defenseman from the 2013 NHL Draft to play in 500 NHL games, joining Seth Jones (CHI) and Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI).

RED HOT RUZICKA:
Forward Adam Ruzicka recorded his second straight multi-point effort on Monday night (1-1—2), and has five points in his last four games. The Bratislava, SVK native picked up his first career game-winning goal in the NHL with is tally against the Kings and has averaged over 15 minutes a game in his last three contests.

LIND-HOME:
With another multi-point effort at home on Monday, (1-2—3), Elias Lindholm now has nine points in his last six games at the Scotiabank Saddledome, including goals in three-straight and six points in those outings. He is now tied with Nazem Kadri with 11 points on home ice so far this season.

DID YOU KNOW?
Darryl Sutter recorded career win number 800 in regular season and playoffs combined on Monday. Elias Lindholm has scored 26 even-strength goals since February 2nd, which is the second most in the NHL over that span.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. TBL 17-18-1-5 9-8-0-3 8-10-2 4-5-1 W1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00pm ET
Amalie Arena
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 17, 2022 – CGY at TBL
Jan. 21 2023 – TBL at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. TBL: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. TBL: March 10, 2022 – Tampa Bay [1] vs. Calgary [4]
Last Road Win @ TBL: January 11, 2018 – Calgary [5] at Tampa Bay [1]
Last Home Loss vs. TBL: December 20, 2018 – Tampa Bay [5] vs. Calgary 4
Last Road Loss @ TBL: January 6, 2022 – Calgary [1] at Tampa Bay [4]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
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 – 14)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Michael Stone – lower-body (5 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 17)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)

RECORD BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
HOME 4-2-0 2-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-0-0 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 5-2-0 2-4-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
POINTS LEADER BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
Player Kadri Recent:
Lindholm

Points 4-5 – 9 4-6 – 10 – – – – –
RECORD BY DAY
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
0-0-0 1-0-1 2-2-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 3-2-0

RECORD BY DAYS BETWEEN GAMES/ON…
0 Days: 0-1-0
1 Day: 4-4-1
2 Days: 2-1-0
3 Days: 0-1-0
4+ Days: 0-0-0
First of B2B: 0-0-1
Second of B2B: 0-1-0

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Dallas 4
The Tampa Bay collected a second-straight win with a 5-4 victory in overtime over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 9-6-1 on the season, including a 5-2-1 record on home ice…The victory marked the Lightning’s eighth win in the last 11 home games vs. Dallas…Ross Colton opened the scoring for Tampa Bay just 1:20 into the opening period with his fourth goal of the season…Mason Marchment scored on the power play to tie the game for Dallas with 5:15 left in the first period…Nick Paul scored his sixth goal of the season on the power play to put the Lightning up 2-1 at the 4:47 mark of the second period…Joe Pavelski answered with another powerplay goal for Dallas with 11:58 remaining in the middle frame…Jason Robertson gave the Stars their first lead of the night just 1:55 later…Steven Stamkos responded with his eighth goal of the season at the 14:23 mark of the second to tie the game at three… Ian Cole scored his first goal of the season 3:55 into the third period to give the Bolts a 4-3 lead…Radek Faksa tied the game late in the third period for the Stars with a shorthanded goal at the 15:18 mark…After securing a point, the Lightning got the game-winning goal in overtime from Alex Killorn with a wrist shot that found the back of the net…Brian Elliott got the start for Tampa Bay and earned his fourth-straight victory, making 28 saves on 32 shots against.
PP: TBL – 1-5 DAL 2-2
SOG: TBL – 38 DAL – 32
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Flames are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay is has won three straight home games vs. CGY…The Bolts are 6-4-0 in their last 10 meetings with CGY…The Lightning posted a 1-1-0 record vs. CGY last season…Alex Killorn (2-0—2) led all TBL skaters with two goals vs. CGY last season and was tied with Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) and Ryan McDonagh (0-2—2) for the team lead in points…Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games vs. CGY last season for Tampa Bay last season and made 54 saves on 59 shots against for a .915 SV% and 2.50 GAA…Kucherov has recorded three straight multi-point games vs. CGY at AMALIE Arena, scoring one goal and adding seven assists during that span…Brayden Point has recorded at least one point in six of his nine career games vs. CGY (3-5—8)…Alex Killorn recorded a career-high, five-point game at CGY on 2/1/18 (2-3—5)…The Lightning are 23-16-1 with one tie all-time vs. CGY, including a home record of 12-8- 0 with one tie…Vincent Lecavalier (5-9—14) and Nikita Kucherov (3-11—14) are tied for the TBL franchise record for career points vs. CGY.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CGY

  1. Vincent Lecavalier – 14 pts. (5-9—14, 14 GP)
    T1. Nikita Kucherov – 14 pts. (3-11—14, 14 GP)
  2. Alex Killorn – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 13 GP)
    T3. Martin St. Louis – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 10 GP)
  3. Steven Stamkos – 12 pts. (8-4—12, 15 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third and final game of a three-game homestand…The Bolts will play nine of their 13 games in November at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 3-2-0 against Western Conference opponents this season…The Bolts are playing the second of three straight games against Western Conference opponents…The Bolts are 5-2-1 at home this season…Since the start of the 2018-19 season, the Lightning have posted an NHL-best .740 points percentage (107-34-11) on home ice.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 39
Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) 16 Games
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 16 Games
Cal Foote (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games

TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 12 – Claimed F Rudolfs Balcers off waivers from FLA
Oct. 21 – Assigned F Gabriel Fortier to AHL Syracuse
Oct. 17 – Recalled D Nick Perbix from AHL Syracuse

STAMMER TIME
Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored a goal and added one assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his seventh multi-point game of the season…The assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL was the 500th career helper for Stamkos, who became the second player in TBL history to record 500 assists with the franchise (also: Martin St. Louis, 588 assists)…Stamkos is the 161st player in NHL history to hit the 500-assist mark…Stamkos (8-9—17) leads all TBL skaters in goals and powerplay goals (5) while ranking second in points and power-play points (9)…Stamkos opened the season on a five-game goal streak (7-2—9), which is tied for the second-longest goal streak in the NHL this season…Stamkos (489-500—989) holds the TBL franchise records for most goals, points, power-play goals (186) and game-winning goals (73)…Stamkos has picked up at least one point in five of his last seven games (1-7—8)…Stamkos was drafted first overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, the same draft that CGY’s Jacob Markstrom (FLA, 31st overall) and Michael Stone (PHX, 69th overall) were selected in.

KILLER INSTINCT
Lightning forward Alex Killorn picked up his second-straight multi-point game and first three-point game of the season with one goal and two assists Nov. 15 vs. DAL…Killorn’s goal Nov. 15 vs. DAL was the overtime, game-winning goal, marking the 30th GWG of his career and tying him with Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat for the sixth-most in TBL history…Killorn has five points (1-4—5) over his last two contests…Killorn has recorded at least one point in six of his last eight games (4-6—10)…Killorn (5-8—13) ranks fifth in points and tied for fifth in goals and assists…Killorn’s 739 games with TBL are the fifth-most in franchise history.

TBL ALL-TIME GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS

  1. Steven Stamkos – 73 GWG (938 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 64 GWG (972 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 60 GWG (1,037 GP)
  4. Nikita Kucherov – 40 GWG (578 GP)
  5. Brayden Point – 36 GWG (433 GP)

BETTER CALL PAUL
Bolts forward Nick Paul scored his sixth goal of the season and added an assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL…Paul (6-5—11) is tied with Brayden Point (6-10—16) for the third-most goals and has the seventh-most points among all TBL skaters…Paul’s 11 points are the most he’s had through the first 16 games of a season in his career…Paul has scored a goal in two straight games…Paul has recorded at least one point in eight of his last 11 games (6-5—11)…Paul’s plusnine rating leads all TBL skaters…Paul’s four goals in the month of November are tied with Nikita Kucherov for the lead among all TBL skaters…Paul leads all TBL forwards in shorthanded time on ice and faceoff win percentage.

TBL FACEOFF WIN PERCENTAGE LEADERS (MIN. 50 FACEOFFS)

  1. Nick Paul – 52.8% (105-of-199)
  2. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – 50.3% (78-of-155)
  3. Steven Stamkos – 50.2% (103-of-205)
  4. Ross Colton – 46.3% (25-of-54)
  5. Brayden Point – 46% (92-of-200)

ROSS THE BOSS
Lightning forward Ross Colton scored the game-opening goal and added an assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his second multi-point game of the season…Colton has scored three times over his last eight contests…Colton (4-4—8) is tied for the seventh-most goals among all TBL skaters…Colton ranks second among all TBL skaters in hits with 38.

TBL 2022-23 HIT LEADERS

  1. Erik Cernak – 40 hits (13 GP)
  2. Ross Colton – 38 hits (16 GP)
  3. Nick Paul – 32 hits (16 GP)
    T4. Pat Maroon – 28 hits (16 GP)
    T4. Vladislav Namestnikov – 28 hits (16 GP)

COLE WORLD
Tampa Bay defenseman Ian Cole scored his first goal as a Bolt and added an assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his first multi-point game of the season…Cole has three points in his last three games (1-2—3)…Cole ranks fourth among all TBL skaters with 26 blocked shots…Cole’s 38:52 shorthanded time on ice this season ranks third among TBL defensemen.

TBL 2022-23 SHORTHANDED TIME ON ICE LEADERS, DEFENSEMEN

  1. Mikhail Sergachev – 50:08 SH TOI (16 GP)
  2. Erik Cernak – 49:43 SH TOI (13 GP)
  3. Ian Cole – 38:52 SH TOI (13 GP)
  4. Victor Hedman – 30:06 SH TOI (14 GP)

STORM SERG
Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev recorded one assist Nov. 15 vs. DAL for his 11th helper of the season…Sergachev has recorded five points over his last two contests (2-3—5)…Sergachev notched a career-high four points (2-2—4) Nov. 13 vs. WSH…All of Sergachev’s four points came in the first period, making him the first defenseman in TBL history to record four points in the first period of a game…Sergachev joined Dan Boyle, Pavel Kubina, Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis as the only players in TBL history to record four points in a single period…Sergachev’s four points tied the NHL record for the most points in a single period by a defenseman…Sergachev’s four points are tied for the third-most points in a game by a defenseman in TBL history…With his first assist Nov. 13 vs. WSH, Sergachev recorded his 186th career point and passed Roman Hamrlik to take sole possession of the fourth-most points by a defenseman in TBL history…Sergachev’s 15 points (4-11—15) are the most he’s had through the first 16 games of a season in his career…Sergachev leads all TBL defensemen in goals, assists, points, blocked shots (41) and power-play points (6)…Sergachev’s 11 helpers are the second-most among all TBL skaters while his 15 points are the fourth-most on the team…Sergachev, who was drafted ninth overall by MTL in the 2016 NHL Draft, leads all defensemen selected in 2016 in games played (378) and points (189)…Sergachev is the only player in NHL history to have played more than 75 playoff games (91) and won two Stanley Cups by the age of 24

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 15, 2022 – STARS 5 @ LIGHTNING 4
A shorthanded game-tying goal from forward Radek Faksa (1-0—1) with under five minutes remaining in regulation helped the Stars earn a point in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. The goal, Faksa’s first of the season, gave Dallas its fourth shorthanded marker of the season, tied for the most in the league (also Vegas and Chicago). The Stars also got multipoint performances from forwards Jason Robertson (1-1—2) and Joe Pavelski (1-1—2) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2). Forward Mason Marchment (1-0—1) snapped a six-game goal drought, while captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) and forward Roope Hintz (0-1—1) added assists. Netminder Jake Oettinger made 33 saves on 38 shots in his first overtime defeat of the season (6-2-1).
PP: 2-2 | PK: 4-5 | SF: 32 | SA: 38 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (28:19 – game high) | Attendance: 19,092
Three Stars: 1. TBL– A. Killorn 2. TBL – I. Cole 3. TBL – N. Paul

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Thu., Nov. 17, 2022 @ Florida Panthers 6 p.m. FLA Live Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Nov. 19, 2022 New York Islanders 7 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 10
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 3 Nov. 11-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars wrap up their three-game road trip on Thursday evening against the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is one of two games against the Panthers and the only visit to Sunrise during the regular season. These clubs will meet once more Jan. 8, 2023 at American Airlines Center. Following tonight’s contest, the Stars will return to Big D to open a four-game homestand beginning Saturday when they host the New York Islanders on Hockey Fights Cancer Night at American Airlines Center.

DRESSED TO KILL

  • The Stars enter Thursday’s game with the third-best penalty killing percentage in the NHL (84.9%) and co-lead the NHL with four shorthanded goals in the 2022-23 season (also Vegas and Chicago).
  • Despite leading the league in total shorthanded time on ice (110:48), the Stars have given up the sixth-fewest goals while on the PK (10).
  • It took just 16 games for the Stars to score their fourth shorthanded goal this season. In comparison, it took them 50 games in 2021-22 to reach that mark, 42 GP in 2019-20 and 33 GP in 2018-19. (Dallas has three shorthanded goals in a shortened 56-game 2020-21 campaign).
  • The Stars are 3-0-1 (7 points) in games in which they’ve recorded a shorthanded goal (Oct. 15 vs. Nashville, Oct. 27 vs. Washington, Nov. 13 at Philadelphia and Nov. 15 at Tampa Bay).

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME, VERY LONG TIME SINCE I’VE HEARD YOUR VOICE

  • The Stars and Panthers split the two-game set last season, with Dallas earning a wild 6-5 shootout victory at home on Jan. 6 and Florida coming away with a one-sided 7-1 triumph eight days later at FLA Live Arena.
  • Dallas enters Thursday’s matchup with points in four of its past five (2-1-2) against Florida and five of the past seven (2-2-3). – The Stars have also recorded points in seven of their previous 11 road games at Florida (5-4-2) and in 10 of the past 15 trips to Sunrise (7-5-3).
  • Dallas holds a 21-17-10 all-time mark vs. Florida, including a 12-9-4 mark on the road.
  • Captain Jamie Benn has five points (2-3—5) in his past five games against the Panthers and leads active Stars in goals (15) in 26 career games vs. Florida.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski has five points (2-3—5) in his past five games overall against Florida. He also has nine points (4-5—9) in his past 10 contests at FLA Live Arena.
  • Pavelski has 13 points (6-7—13) in 14 career road games in Sunrise and 24 points (9-15—24) in 27 career contests against the Panthers.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin has points (6-6—12) in six of his past seven games vs. Florida overall. Seguin also has 15 points (8-7—15) in his past nine road games against them.
  • Seguin, who has amassed 21 points (8-13—21) over his past 12 games vs. Florida dating to the 2015-16 season, leads current Stars in assists (21) and points (9-21—30) in 26 career games vs. Florida.
  • Forward Roope Hintz has been held off the scoresheet just twice in nine career games against the Panthers (1-7—8). He scored his lone goal in the most recent game on Jan. 14 at Florida.
  • Forward Jason Robertson enters tonight’s game with eight points (6-2—8) in his past six games against the Panthers and has nine points (6-3—9) in 10 career games against them.
  • Forward Mason Marchment spent two seasons with the Panthers (2020-22), registering 20 goals and 57 points (20-37—57) in 87 regular-season games. He added three goals (3-0—3) in 10 postseason contests with them.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 0-3-1 with a 3.57 goals-against average and .892 save percentage in four career appearances vs. Florida.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-1-0 with a 3.17 GAA and .870 SV% in his lone appearance against the Panthers

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 17 at Florida
Jan. 8, 2023 vs. Florida

  • The beat goes on for forwards Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz, as both players pushed their respective point streaks to nine consecutive games during Tuesday’s matchup vs. Tampa Bay.
  • Robertson (9-9—18 in 9 GP) and Hintz (4-9—13 in 9 GP) are the first pair of Stars teammates to each post simultaneous nine-game point streaks since Mike Ribeiro and Loui Eriksson (9 GP Dec. 29, 2010 – Jan. 17, 2011).
  • The last Stars player with a double-digit point streak was Patrick Sharp in 2015-16 (12 GP).
  • Robertson’s nine-game run matches the longest run of his career he first established in 2020-21 (April 13-27, 2021). The last Stars player other than Robertson to have a run of at least that length was Alexander Radulov (2x: 9 GP in 2017-18).
  • Only two players in the NHL have more points than Robertson (11-14—25) this season: Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl – Robertson has goals in eight of his nine games on his current point streak and set a personal best with 10 shots on goal Nov. 5 at Edmonton (1-2-3).
  • Since Nov. 1, Robertson has tallied 15 points (7-8—15) through seven games, the most in the NHL over that span (as of Nov. 16).
  • 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).
  • Since entering the league in 2019-20, Robertson has recorded nine career three-point outings. Only two Stars players have more over that span: Joe Pavelski (14) and Roope Hintz (11).
  • The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (69-81—150 in 144 GP).

Robertson’s past nine games:
Nov. 15 @ TBL: 1-1—2
Nov. 13 @ PHI: 1-1—2
Nov. 11 vs. SJS: 0-2—2
Nov. 8 @ WPG: 1-0—1
Nov. 5 @ EDM: 1-2—3
Nov. 3 @ ARI: 2-0—2
Nov. 1 vs. LA: 1-2—3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR: 1-1—2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH: 1-0—1
Total points: 9-9—18

  • Hintz has 13 points (4-9—13) over his nine-game point streak, including three consecutive multi-point contests (Nov. 1-5).
  • Hintz’ nine-game run is the longest of his career, surpassing his previous best of seven consecutive games (twice: April 8-22, 2021 & March 18-April 1, 2021).
  • Through 16 games this season, Hintz co-leads the Stars in assists (14), ranks second in points (6-14—20) and shares third in goals (6). 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 (1.25) and ranks second on the club with a +10 rating.
  • Since Nov. 1, Hintz has earned 11 points (3-8—11) in seven games, sharing ninth in the NHL over that span (as of Nov. 16).

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 16
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 36

LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Capitals 2 – Nov. 15 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Barkov (4), Reinhart (3-PPG), Cousins (2), Verhaeghe (9, 10)
WSH Goals: Strome (5), Carlson (3)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 41 Saves
WSH Goalie: Kuemper (L) – 38 Saves
FLA Shots: 43
WSH Shots: 43
Notes: Matthew Tkachuk (0-3-3) and Aleksander Barkov (1-2-3) each recorded three points…Tkachuk’s first assist marked his 400th NHL point…Carter Verhaeghe registered his team-leading fourth multi-goal game of the season…Sergei Bobrovsky’s 41 saves were the most by a FLA goaltender this season…Paul Maurice served as a head coach in his 1,700th NHL game…Gustav Forsling notched an assist for the second consecutive game…FLA PP: 1-1, FLA PK: 5-5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

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

PANTHERS vs. STARS
ALL-TIME vs. DAL: 24-19-3-2
ALL-TIME HOME vs. DAL: 12-11-1-1
2021-22 vs. DAL: 1-0-1

CATS STATS

  • Tonight Sam Bennett is expected to skate in his 500th NHL game.

THANK YOU LU
During tonight’s game, former Panthers goaltender and current Special Advisor to the General Manager Roberto Luongo will be recognized following his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto this past weekend. ‘Lu’ is the first player to enter the Hall of Fame who spent the majority of their career in South Florida, and he was the first player to have their number retired in franchise history. Luongo’s 489 career wins rank fourth-most all-time, will his 1,044 games played are second most behind only Martin Brodeur (1,266). The 19-season NHL veteran owns the most games played (572), wins (230), shutouts (38), saves (16,086), single-season games played (75, 2005-06), single-season saves (2,303, 2003-04) and single-season shutouts (tied – 7, 2003-04) in FLA history.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Cats own a 5-1-1 record at home this season. Florida’s .786 points percentage this season ranks third-best among NHL teams following games played Nov. 16. Over their seven home contests in 2022-23, the Panthers have averaged a league-leading 40.9 shots. Four Panthers are currently averaging at least a point per game on home ice in 2022-23: Matthew Tkachuk (2-8-10 in 6GP), Brandon Montour (1-8-9), Aleksander Barkov (3-6-9) and Carter Verhaeghe (6-2-8), while 13 Cats have recorded a positive plus-minus rating at FLA Live Arena this season led by Gustav Forsling (+10).

CATS AND STARS
Florida owns a 6-1-1 record over their past eight matchups against Dallas, as well as a 5-1-0 record in the Stars’ past six visits to FLA Live Arena. In their most recent visit on Jan. 14, Florida tallied seven goals en route to a 7-1 victory behind a four-point (3-1-4) outing from Sam Bennett and 29 saves (.967 SV%) from Sergei Bobrovsky.

POWER UP
The Panthers have scored a power-play goal in each of their past four games, posting a 38.5% success rate [5/13] since Nov. 6. Over that span they have killed off 93.3% of opponent power plays [14/15]. The Cats have tallied eight PPGs over their past nine contests for a 27.6% [8/29] rate since Oct. 27.

FINISHING STRONG
Florida’s 25 goals in the third period rank second among NHL teams following games played Nov. 16. Sam Bennett and Carter Verhaeghe each lead the team with four third-period tallies.

EARLY AND OFTEN
The Panthers have scored the first goal of the game in 11 of their 16 contests this season, trailing only Dallas (13) for the most among NHL clubs. Florida owns an 8-3-0 record when scoring first in 2022-23.

CHUCKIE’S CHEESE
Matthew Tkachuk produced his second three-assist performance of the season Nov. 15 vs. WSH. He has posted three three-point outings in 2022-23, tied with Brandon Montour for the most on the team. Tkachuk led Florida with a plus-four rating against Washington, the second time this season he has posted a plus-four. His first assist in the game marked his 400th NHL point. Per NHL stats, Tkachuk is the second player from the NHL Draft to reach the mark, joining fellow American Auston Matthews (266-206—472 in 423 GP). He required the fourth-fewest games to reach 400 points among active American-born NHLers. With his performance against the Capitals, Tkachuk reached the 20-point mark (5-15-20) in his 14th game with Florida, tied with Pavel Bure (15-5-20 in 14GP in 1998-99/1999-00) for the fewest required games to hit the mark with the club.

Fewest Games to Reach 400 Points, Active American-Born NHLers

  1. Auston Matthews 372 Games
  2. Johnny Gaudreau 409 Games
  3. Patrick Kane 426 Games
  4. Matthew Tkachuk 445 Games

BARKOV COUNTY
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov recorded three points (1-2-3), his second three-point game in 2022-23 (1-2-3, Oct. 29 vs. OTT). His 39 career three-point outings are second-most in franchise history. Barkov scored his team-leading third power-play goal of the season Nov. 9 vs. CAR. The tally marked his 65th career power-play goal, tying Olli Jokinen for second-most in franchise history. He trails only Scott Mellanby (66) for the all-time club record. He skated in his 600th NHL game Oct. 19 vs. PHI, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to skate in 600 games with the club. He is one game away from tying Radek Dvorak (613) for third-most games played in franchise history, and three even-strength goals away from surpassing Jonathan Huberdeau (150) for the most in Panthers history.

Most Power-Play Goals in Panthers History

  1. Scott Mellanby 66
    T-2. Olli Jokinen 65
    T-2. Aleksander Barkov 65

EK’S GON’ GIVE IT TO YA
Aaron Ekblad has amassed 34 points (11-23-34) over his past 33 regular season games at FLA Live Arena, as well as a plus-27 rating. His 34 regular season home points are the most of any Panthers defenseman since the start of the 2021-22 campaign. The Windsor, Ontario native skated 23:43 Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton after missing 11 games with injury, and notched an assist Nov. 15 vs. Washington. Over five games this season, he has registered two points (1-1-2) and 13 shots. He is two goals away from being the first defenseman to tally 100 goals with Florida.

MR. CARTER
Forward Carter Verhaeghe recorded his team-leading fourth multi-goal game of the season Nov. 15 vs. WSH. His performance marked his 13th career multi-goal outing, and his 12th with Florida. He leads Florida with 10 goals this season, producing at a point-per-game pace with 16 (10-6-16) over 16 games in 2022-23. He posted a point in four straight games from Nov. 3-9 (4-3-7). Over his past eight games, Verhaeghe has amassed seven goals and 11 points (7-4-11). His six total multi-point games in 2022-23 are tied for the team lead with Tkachuk. The Toronto, Ontario native’s 13 even-strength points (9-4-13) are second-most on the club.

MONTOUR OF DUTY
Brandon Montour has produced eight points (1-7-8) over his past four games, and leads Florida blueliners with 16 points (4-12-16) over 14 games played. He notched three assists for the second consecutive game (1-3-4, Nov. 6 at ANA) Nov. 9 vs. CAR, assisting on each Florida goal. Montour’s seven points from Nov. 6-9 tied Bryan McCabe (1-6-7, March 3-6, 2010) for the most points in a two-game span by a Panthers defenseman in club history. His 15 total points through his first 12 games of a season set a new franchise record among defenseman, surpassing Keith Yandle’s 13 points (3-10-13) from Oct. 6-Nov. 8, 2018. His 16 points rank sixth-most among NHL blueliners following games played Nov. 15. Montour matched his career high with four points (1-3-4) Nov. 6 at ANA, also tying the franchise record for single-game points by a defenseman. He became the eighth blueliner in club history to post four points in a regular season game. Montour skated a career-high 30:41 total time on ice Nov. 3 at SJS. He leads Panthers blueliners in goals, assists, points and even-strength points (11) and he is tied for the club lead with five power-play points (2-3-5).

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

BENNY AND THE CATS
Forward Sam Bennett scored two goals (2-0-2) Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton, which extended his goal/point streak to three games (4-1-5). His three-game goal streak tied Carter Verhaeghe (3 games, Nov. 3-6) for the longest by a Panthers skater this season. Bennett also led Florida with six shots on goal in the game. He leads Florida forwards with 43 hits, and he is tied with Aleksander Barkov for the second-most shots on goal on the club with 58. He has also registered four multi-point games this season, including in two of his past three outings.

‘HART OF GOLD
Forward Sam Reinhart scored his second power-play goal of the season Nov. 15 vs. WSH. He recorded his first two goals of the season Nov. 6 at ANA and led Florida with seven shots on goal in the game. He has produced four points (3-1-4) over his past five games. Reinhart has skated over 20 minutes in 10 of Florida’s 16 games this season, averaging 19:45 TOI per game in 2022-23. The West Vancouver, B.C. native scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout against James Reimer Nov. 3 at SJS.

JUST THE TWO OF GUS
Defenseman Gustav Forsling has notched an assist in each of his past two games. He logged a career-high seven shots on goal Nov. 1 at ARI. His 52 total shots this season are the most among Panthers blueliners and tied for sixth-most among NHL defensemen following games played Nov. 15. He has produced nine points (2-7-9) this season, with eight coming at even strength. Forsling notched an assist for the fourth consecutive game Oct. 21 vs. TBL, which extended his assist/point streak to four games (1-4-5), tied for the longest point streak of his career. His four-game assist streak was the longest of his career.

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

COL’ ME MAYBE
Forward Colin White notched his sixth assist of the season Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton. He has produced nine points (3-6-8) over 15 games with Florida this season, with all nine coming at even strength. White posted an assist in three consecutive games from Oct. 23-27 (0-3-3), marking the longest assist streak of his career and his third three-game point streak of 2022-23. He produced his first multi-point game with the Panthers Oct. 17 at BOS, logging two points (1-1-2). The Boston, Mass., native’s goal Oct. 15 at BUF marked his 100th NHL point.

THE BUTCHER
Defenseman Radko Gudas notched an assist Nov. 12 vs. Edmonton for his fifth point (1-4-5) of the season. He scored his first goal of the season Nov. 3 at SJS while logging six hits, the most of any skater in the game. He logged a personal season-high six shots on goal Oct. 29 vs. OTT. His 53 hits are the most on the Panthers this season. He skated 25:11 time on ice Oct. 21 vs. TBL, his highest TOI since skating 25:23 Nov. 28, 2015 at NYR. He registered his second assist of the season Oct. 19 vs. PHI, and tied for the team lead in plus-minus in the game with a plus-three rating. Gudas notched an assist and led all Florida skaters with five hits in Florida’s season opener Oct. 13 at NYI.

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

NHL Morning Skate – Nov. 17, 2022

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NHL Morning Skate – Nov. 17, 2022

* The Blues celebrated their fourth straight win as they were cheered on by their mothers, who have accompanied the team during its last two victories as part of their moms’ trip.

* Trevor Moore scored his first career hat trick to help the Kings inch closer to top spot in the Western Conference.


* Ottawa continued its scoring ways at Canadian Tire Centre and overtook the League lead for most home goals as the club earned a win on its Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

* Thursday’s slate is set to feature several streaks on the line as well as milestone games for head coach John Tortorella and the NHL’s new “Ironman” Phil Kessel.


BLUES BANK FIVE, STRETCH WINNING STREAK TO 4-0-0
The Blues scored five goals to extend their winning streak to four games, tying the Bruins for the second-longest active run among all teams, as the club continues to flip the script after starting the season 3-8-0. Five of St. Louis’ seven wins have come on the road – only three teams have more: Vegas (8), Carolina (6) and New Jersey (6).

* Calle Rosen (1-0—1), who opened the scoring after his mother predicted he would, and Nick Leddy (0-1—1) factored on two of the five Blues goals as St. Louis now has a points percentage by defensemen of 27.4% – only three teams have a better percentage: San Jose (31.4%), Colorado (30.5%) and Winnipeg (28%).



MOORE SCORES FIRST CAREER HAT TRICK AS KINGS SILENCE OILERS
Thousand Oaks, Calif., native Trevor Moore (3-0—3) scored all three of Los Angeles’ goals to record his first career hat trick and help the Kings (11-7-1, 23 points) move within three points of the idle Golden Knights for first place in the Western Conference. Los Angeles is 5-1-0 over its past six games dating to Nov. 5, tied with New Jersey (5-0-0) for the most wins in the NHL over that span.



* The Kings held both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl off the scoresheet for the fifth time (regular season and playoffs combined) – only the Flames (9) have done so more. In doing so, Los Angeles halted the duo’s point streaks at 10 and 11 games, respectively – Draisaitl’s 11-game run was tied for the longest in the League this season.

SANDERSON HELPS SENATORS EARN WIN ON HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT
Jake Sanderson (0-2—2) factored on two of his club’s four goals Wednesday as the Senators boosted their NHL-leading home totals to 39 to earn a win on Hockey Fights Cancer Night at Canadian Tire Centre. Ottawa, which is averaging 3.90 goals per game at home this season, has finished a campaign with a better scoring pace just once in franchise history (2005-06: 3.98 G/PG).

* Sandersonoutdueled fellow first-year blueliner Owen Power with a multi-assist outing to boost his season totals to 0-9—9 (16 GP), surpassing Power (0-8—8 in 17 GP) and Minnesota’s Calen Addison (0-8—8 in 16 GP) for the League lead in points among rookie defensemen. Both Sanderson and Shane Pinto (8-1—9 in 16 GP) are now within one point of Arizona’s Matias Maccelli (1-9—10 in 15 GP) atop the overall rookie points race.



* ICYMI: While it was Ottawa’s turn to host a Hockey Fights Cancer Night, Buffalo recently did so Nov. 12, where they had Melissa Vargo – now a cancer survivor – participate in a ceremonial puck drop. Vargo has since sat down with NHL.com to talk about her next steps, which includes an Instagram page with everything from tips to help patients after their diagnosis, to useful products they can seek out, to inserting a little bit of humor into the process.

* You can read the full feature here. 



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* Devils reveal Dougie Hamilton as their Twitter admin

BRUINS, DEVILS SET TO PUT LENGTHY WINNING STREAKS ON THE LINE THURSDAY

A total of 26 teams are in action Thursday, including the League-leading Bruins (14-2-0, 28 points) who can improve to 10-0-0 at TD Garden this season and the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils (13-3-0, 26 points) who look to extend their winning streak to 11 games. Boston can become the fifth team in NHL history with a season-opening home winning streak of 10 or more contests, while New Jersey can earn victories in 11 straight games for the third time in franchise history.

Some other notable storylines to look out for:

* John Tortorella is set to serve his 1,400th career game as an NHL head coach when the Flyers (7-6-3, 17 points) look to become the first team to defeat the Bruins at TD Garden this season. Tortorella, who was born in Boston, will become the first U.S.-born head coach in League history to reach the milestone.

* Mitchell Marner (3-11—14 in 10 GP) can extend his point streak to 11 games as the Maple Leafs (9-5-3, 21 points) aim to hand the Devils their first loss since Oct. 24 and their first road defeat since Oct. 13. Marner’s career high for longest point streak is 13 contests, achieved from March 15 to April 9, 2022 (8-20—28 in 13 GP).

* Jason Robertson (9-9—18 in 9 GP) and Roope Hintz (4-9—13 in 9 GP) look to push their point streaks to double digits as the Central Division-leading Stars (9-5-2, 20 points) visit the Panthers (9-6-1, 19 points) at FLA Live Arena. Dallas owns a one-point edge over Winnipeg (9-4-1, 19 points), which occupies second place in the Central Division and hosts Anaheim (5-10-1, 11 points) on Thursday.

* Phil Kessel is set to become the first player in NHL history to skate in 1,000 consecutive games as the Western Conference-leading Golden Knights (13-4-0, 26 points) host the Coyotes (6-8-1, 13 points). Kessel appeared in 208 contests with Arizona from 2019-20 to 2021-22.

* Clayton Keller (5-9—14 in 10 GP) can become the second player in Coyotes team history (since 1996-97) with a road point streak of 11 or more games. He would join Ray Whitney, who did so from Feb. 16 to April 7, 2012 (5-11—16 in 12 GP).

NBA Preview: Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Clippers

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NBA Preview: Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Clippers

Pistons pay visit to Clippers to start Western swing

Off to the worst start in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons now head West and likely will be without space-eating big man Isaiah Stewart for the length of a six-game road trip.

That trip starts Thursday with a meeting against the Los Angeles Clippers, who are struggling with key injuries and have been unable to get on track this season. Kawhi Leonard has missed all but two games with lingering issues from knee surgery a year and a half ago.

Stewart was on the court as recently as Monday against the Toronto Raptors, although he played just 13 minutes before leaving with a sprained right big toe. He is expected to miss two-to-three weeks.

A former No. 16 overall draft pick in 2020, Stewart was off to a solid start in his third season for the Pistons with 12 points per game to go along with 9.3 rebounds in 27.1 minutes.

Detroit head coach Dwane Casey inserted Marvin Bagley III into the starting lineup Monday to play alongside Stewart and give the Pistons a double big-man look. Saddiq Bey was moved to the second team in the hope of giving Detroit more overall continuity.

The plan did not have immediate success as Stewart’s injury and a 115-111 defeat to the Raptors gave the Pistons their fourth consecutive loss, while the team dropped its seventh game in the last eight tries.

Aside from the loss of Stewart, going 31 of 43 from the free-throw line also spelled doom for Detroit.

The Pistons are now more than two weeks removed from a promising 128-114 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 30 that has been reduced to a mere anomaly.

The Clippers enter off a disappointing 103-101 defeat on the road to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Paul George had 23 points for Los Angeles and helped the team recover from a 25-point deficit, but Luka Doncic decided it on a 3-pointer with 27.8 seconds remaining.

The Clippers’ Nicolas Batum went 7 of 7 from 3-point range off the bench to become the first player in franchise history to go perfect from distance with at least seven attempts. But his 22 points could not help make up the difference against the Mavs.

Luke Kennard typically is the Clippers’ sharpshooter from distance, but he left Tuesday’s game early in the first quarter with a strained right calf, playing just three minutes.

NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings

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NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings

Following historic showing, Kings welcome Spurs to town

Two Western Conference teams headed in opposite directions at a rather rapid rate collide for the first time this season when the San Antonio Spurs visit the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.

Rebounding from an 0-4 start, the Kings have won seven of their last nine games, including four in a row.

Meanwhile, the Spurs opened 5-2, but have since lost seven of eight.

Sacramento is coming off one of the season’s most eye-catching results, a 153-121 home demolition of the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. Terence Davis exploded for 31 points in the win.

Making 60 percent of their shots and 20 3-pointers, the Kings ran up the season’s highest point total and matching the fourth biggest in franchise history.

The Kings have won four in a row at home, disappointing a rather impressive list of recent visitors — the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors before the Nets.

Depth has been a key. Seven different players have averaged double-figure points during the winning streak, led by Domantas Sabonis (21.3) and De’Aaron Fox (20.8). Meanwhile, Kevin Huerter (15-for-27, 55.6 percent) and Davis (10-for-17, 58.8 percent) have led a barrage from 3-point range.

The Kings will be seeing a Spurs team that has been surprisingly weak on defense. San Antonio has allowed 124 or more points on eight different occasions already this season, including 132 in a 37-point shellacking at Golden State on Monday.

The Spurs were much more competitive on the second night of a back-to-back Tuesday at Portland, hanging within 113-110 with less than two minutes remaining before missing their last three shots in a seven-point defeat.

The loss came despite a career night from center Jakob Poeltl, who hit 14 of his 17 shots en route to 31 points. He also found time for 14 rebounds.

The Kings won the season series over the Spurs last year, prevailing in two of three contests between the teams, including a 121-114 home victory that was powered by 56 points from Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton, who are both no longer with Sacramento.

They were dealt to the Indiana Pacers last February for Sabonis, who has recorded eight double-doubles this season, including one with 26 points and 22 rebounds in Sunday’s win over Golden State.

Sabonis has put up five consecutive double-doubles against the Spurs, including contributing 12 points and 12 rebounds to a 115-112 triumph at San Antonio in March in his first visit after joining the Kings.

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