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Blue Jays acquire Swanson and Macko

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Blue Jays acquire Swanson and Macko

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired RHP Erik Swanson and LHP Adam Macko from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for OF Teoscar Hernández.

Swanson, 29, pitched in 57 games for the Mariners last season, going 3-2 while setting career marks with a 1.68 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. The 6-3, 222 lb. reliever was selected by the Texas Rangers in the eighth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft and was traded twice before debuting with Seattle in 2019. The right-hander from Fargo, ND, has kept a career 4.13 ERA while picking up four wins and six saves across four Major League campaigns.

Macko, 21, made eight starts for Advanced-A Everett in 2022, posting a 3.99 ERA while racking up 60 strikeouts across 38.1 innings. The native of Bratislava, Slovakia, attended Vauxhall High School in Alberta before he was drafted in the seventh round by the Mariners in 2019. Over the course of three Minor League seasons, the 6-0, 170 lb. lefty has gone 2-7 with a 3.98 ERA and a 14.02 SO/9.

Hernández, 30, batted .267 while recording 35 doubles, one triple, 25 home runs, and 77 RBI this past season. The 6-2, 215 lb. outfielder joined the Blue Jays in a trade from the Astros in 2017. He then claimed two Silver Slugger Awards and made the 2021 All-Star team while with the club. The native of Cotui, Dominican Republic, has played in 651 games during his Major League career, hitting .262 with 133 home runs and 380 RBI.

Angels sign LHP Tyler Anderson to three-year contract

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Angels sign LHP Tyler Anderson to three-year contract

ANAHEIM – The Angels today agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract ($13 million annually) with LHP Tyler Anderson.

Anderson, 32, was selected to the National League All-Star team in 2022 after going 15-5 with a 2.57 ERA (178.2 IP – 51 ER) and 138 strikeouts across 30 games (28 starts) for the Dodgers. Among N.L. leaders, he ranked tied for second in winning percentage (.750), fifth in ERA, tied for fifth in wins, seventh in WHIP (1.00) and eighth in opponent batting average (.221).

A native of Las Vegas, Anderson was selected by Colorado in the first round (20th overall) in the 2011 Draft out of the University of Oregon. He made his Major League debut with the Rockies in 2016 and has totaled 147 games (141 starts) across seven MLB seasons with the Rockies (2016-19), Giants (2020), Pirates (2021), Mariners (2021) and Dodgers (2022).

A’s select LHP Hogan Harris and OF Lawrence Butler

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A’s select LHP Hogan Harris and OF Lawrence Butler

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s selected left-handed pitcher Hogan Harris from Triple-A Las Vegas and outfielder Lawrence Butler from High-A Lansing, the club announced today.

Harris pitched for three different teams in the A’s farm system last season and combined to go 2-4 with a 3.42 ERA and .626 opponents OPS in 23 games, including 22 starts.  He made seven starts with High-A Lansing, was promoted to Double-A Midland on June 13 where he appeared in eight games, and then earned a promotion to Triple-A Las Vegas where he finished the season with eight starts.  The 25-year-old left-hander held the opposition to a .192 batting average and struck out 105 batters in 73.2 innings, an average of 12.83 per nine innings.  Harris was the A’s third round selection in the 2018 draft out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is 3-9 with a 3.16 ERA in 38 games, including 35 starts, as a minor leaguer.  He missed the entire 2018 and 2021 seasons due to injury that eventually led to “Tommy John” surgery, and the 2020 season due to the pandemic.

Butler batted .270 with 11 home runs, 41 RBI, 13 stolen bases and an .825 OPS  in 81 games with High-A Lansing in a season interrupted by a two-month stint on the injured list with a dislocated left elbow.  He also went 1-for-9 in a three-game rehab assignment with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League.  The 22-year-old left-handed hitter played for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League following the season and hit .241 with two home runs, 16 RBI, six stolen bases and 15 walks (.389 on-base percentage) in 19 games.  Butler received the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award following the AFL season.  He was originally selected by Oakland in the sixth round of the 2018 draft and is a .247 career hitter with a .341 on-base percentage, 35 home runs, 153 RBI and 46 stolen bases in 287 games over four seasons in the minors.

Cubs acquire INF/OF Miles Mastrobuoni from Tampa Bay

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Cubs acquire INF/OF Miles Mastrobuoni from Tampa Bay

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today acquired infielder/outfielder Miles Mastrobuoni from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league right-handed pitcher Alfredo Zárraga. The Cubs 40-man roster stands at 34 players.

Mastrobuoni, 27, spent a majority of 2022 with the Triple-A Durham Bulls, hitting .300 (152-for-507) with a .377 on-base percentage, 32 doubles, 16 home runs, 64 RBI and 23 stolen bases in 129 games. He led the International League with 92 runs scored and was tied for the league lead in hits while ranking second in doubles, fourth in on-base percentage and fifth in average and total bases (238). His performance led to a September call-up with the Rays, in which he made his major league debut, appearing in eight games with a .188 average (3-for-16) and a stolen base.

In six career minor league seasons, Mastrobuoni owns a .286 average (633-for-2,211) with 108 doubles, 23 triples, 29 home runs, 242 RBI, 82 stolen bases, 288 walks and a .367 on-base percentage in 615 games. He has seen time at second base (247 games), left field (110 games), right field (94 games), shortstop (81 games), center field (42 games), third base (38 games) and pitcher (three games).

Selected by Tampa Bay in the 14th round of the 2016 draft out of the University of Nevada, Reno, the left-handed hitting Mastrobuoni batted .296 (113-for-382) with a .378 on-base percentage in 106 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham in 2021.

Zárraga, who turns 22 tomorrow, last season was 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA (4 ER/18.2 IP) in 17 relief appearances between Low-A Myrtle Beach and High-A South Bend. He was signed by Chicago as a non-drafted free agent in January of 2021.

Rockies add five players to the 40-man roster

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Rockies add five players to the 40-man roster

The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have selected the contracts of right-handed pitchers Blair Calvo and Riley Pint, infielders Warming Bernabel and Julio Carreras, and outfielder Brenton Doyle.

Bernabel, 20, was signed by the Rockies on July 2, 2018 as a non-drafted international free agent out of Bani, D.R. … split the 2022 season between Single-A Fresno and High-A Spokane, combining to slash .313/.370/.499 with 26 doubles, 14 home runs, 71 RBI and 23 stolen bases, posting a .920 fielding percentage in 89 games at third base … named a 2022 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star … in three Minor League seasons with Colorado spanning 189 games, has hit .295 (217-for-736) with 134 runs scored, 50 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs, 140 RBI and 35 stolen bases.

Calvo, 26, was selected by the Rockies in the 23rd round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Flagler College (St. Augustine, Fla.) … appeared in 29 games with Double-A Hartford in 2022, all as a reliever, going 4-2 with a 3.09 ERA (35.0 IP, 12 ER) while averaging 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings (47 SO, 35.0 IP) … in three Minor League seasons with Colorado, has gone 10-7 with a 4.38 ERA (135.2 IP, 66 ER), two saves, 161 strikeouts and 53 walks in 78 appearances (one start) … originally drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 31st round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Eastern Florida State College, but did not sign.

Carreras, 22, was signed by the Rockies as a non-drafted international free agent on Feb. 24, 2018 … a 2022 Northwest League All-Star, slashed .289/.352/.473 with 37 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 59 RBI and 17 stolen bases for High-A Spokane … his 37 doubles led all of Minor League Baseball in 2022 … led the Northwest League in extra-base hits, second in average and hits (116), while ranking third in total bases (190), slugging and OPS (.825) … was promoted to Double-A Hartford on Aug. 23, appearing in 19 games for the Yard Goats … over four Minor League seasons in the Rockies organization, has hit .278 (365-for-1314) with 240 runs scored, 86 doubles, 23 triples, 29 home runs, 185 RBI and 64 stolen bases.

Doyle, 24, was drafted by the Rockies in the fourth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, W.Va.) … spent time with both Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque in 2022, combining to slash .256/.300/.473 with 82 runs scored, 22 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs, 77 RBI and 23 stolen bases … ranked among Eastern League leaders in runs scored (74, T-2nd), total bases (212, T-4th), extra-base hits (47, T-8th) and home runs (23, T-8th) … his 26 total home runs ranked fourth among all Colorado Minor Leaguers … in 2021, was named a Minor League Gold Glove Award Winner for his defensive play in the outfield … over three Minor League seasons with the Rockies, has hit .286 (308-for-1077) with 194 runs scored, 49 doubles, 10 triples, 50 home runs, 157 RBI and 61 stolen bases in 280 games.

Pint, 25, was drafted by the Rockies in the first round (fourth overall) in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kan.) … appeared in 38 games for Double-A Hartford and three for Triple-A Albuquerque, all as a reliever, posting a combined 2-2 record with a 4.53 ERA (45.2 IP, 23 ER), 58 strikeouts and 31 walks … over six Minor League seasons with Colorado, has gone 6-22 with a 5.34 ERA (212.1 IP, 126 ER), 221 strikeouts and 165 walks in 109 games (40 starts).

Colorado currently has 38 players on the 40-man roster.

Washington Nationals add six players to 40-man roster

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Washington Nationals add six players to 40-man roster

The Washington Nationals selected the contracts of infielder Jake Alu, left-handed pitcher Matt Cronin, outfielder Jeremy De La Rosa, left-handed pitcher Jose Ferrer, right-handed pitcher Jake Irvin and right-handed pitcher Jackson Rutledge on Tuesday. Additionally, the Nationals designated right-handed pitcher Tommy Romero for assignment while outfielder Yadiel Hernandez, left-handed pitcher Evan Lee and right-handed pitcher Jackson Tetreault cleared outright waivers and were assigned to Triple-A Rochester. On Monday, Nov. 14, the Nationals requested unconditional release waivers on left-handed pitcher Seth Romero. On Thursday, Nov. 10, catcher Tres Barrera and left-handed pitcher Francisco Pérez cleared outright waivers. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements.

Alu, 25, led Washington’s Minor League system in average (.299), slugging percentage (.506), OPS (.871), doubles (40), extra-base hits (62) and total bases (254) and tied for first in RBI (81) in 2022. He ranked second in on-base percentage (.365) and hits (150) while appearing in 132 games between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester.

The left-handed hitting Alu finished the 2022 campaign on a season-high 20 game on-base streak, hitting safely in 19 of the 20 contests. He recorded two separate hitting streaks of 14 games from June 28-July 16 and Sept. 11-Sept. 27.

At third base, Alu led all of Minor League Baseball (infielders and outfielders) with 17 defensive runs saved, according to Baseball Info Solutions. In addition to his 114 games at third base, Alu also spent time at second base (9 games) and designated hitter (6 games).

Alu was selected in the 24th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Boston College. He was signed by Nationals scout John Malzone.

Cronin, 25, went 4-1 with a 2.42 ERA in 48 games between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester in 2022. He struck out 56 batters, surrendered just three home runs and held opposing batters to a .191 average in 52.0 innings. He did not allow an earned run in his first 16 appearances (18.1 IP) from April 9 through May 30. Cronin struck out 24 batters and allowed just seven hits (.117 opp. AVG) over this stretch. 

Since being taken in the fourth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Arkansas, Cronin has pitched to a 2.25 ERA with 147 strikeouts, six home runs and a .184 opponents’ average in 88 professional outings (104.0 IP).

Cronin is rated by Baseball America as the No. 17 prospect – and top left-handed pitching prospect – in Washington’s system. He was signed by Nationals scout Jerad Head.

De La Rosa, 20, was Washington’s Co-Hitter of the Year in 2022 after batting .280 with a .358 on-base percentage and a .436 slugging percentage with 23 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 67 RBI, 48 walks, 66 runs scored and 39 stolen bases in 101 games between Single-A Fredericksburg and High-A Wilmington. He was one of only 12 players in all of Minor League Baseball to put together a slash line of .280/.358/.436 or better to go along with 39 stolen bases.

De La Rosa ranked in Washington’s Minor League system in stolen bases (T2nd, 39), on-base percentage (4th, .358), batting average (5th, .280), OPS (5th, .794), RBI (T5th, 67) and total bases (6th, 173). He set career highs in nearly every statistical category. Following the season, he was named a Carolina League All-Star.

De La Rosa is rated by Baseball America and MLBPipeline.com as the No. 10 prospect in Washington’s Minor League system. He was signed as an international free agent on July 2, 2018, by Nationals scout Modesto Ulloa.

Ferrer, 22, enjoyed a breakout season in 2022, going 3-2 with a 2.48 ERA in 48 relief appearances between Single-A Fredericksburg, High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg. He recorded 78 strikeouts and just 11 walks in 65.1 innings between the three stops. Ferrer recorded 11 saves, third-most among Nationals Minor Leaguers. He was selected to participate in the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.

A left-hander, Ferrer’s best stretch of the season came June 5 to Aug. 11. In 22 games, he went 2-0 with six saves and a 0.86 ERA (3 ER/31.1 IP) while pitching for High-A Wilmington. This included an 18.2 scoreless innings streak from June 5 to July 10, the longest scoreless innings streak among South Atlantic League pitchers in 2022.

Ferrer was signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2017, by Nationals scout Moises De La Mota.

Irvin, 25, went 0-4 with a 3.83 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 24 starts between High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg. His 24 starts were tied for the most of any Nationals Minor Leaguer, while his 107 strikeouts ranked sixth in the system.

Irvin posted a 1.50 ERA (5 ER/30.0 IP) with 29 strikeouts and no home runs allowed in nine starts with Wilmington before being promoted to Harrisburg on June 2. He allowed zero or one earned run in 12 of his 24 starts.

Irvin was selected in the fourth round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma. He was signed by Nationals scout Ed Gustafson.

Rutledge, 23, went 8-6 with a 4.90 ERA in 20 starts for Single-A Fredericksburg in 2022. His eight wins were tied for the most in Washington’s Minor League system. He struck out 99 batters in 97.1 innings pitched.

The 6-foot-8 right-hander finished the season strong, going 5-1 with a 2.72 ERA (13 ER/43.0 IP) and 47 strikeouts in his final seven starts of the season. He tossed a career-high 8.0 innings on July 30 vs. Salem (BOS) and struck out a career-high 10 batters on Aug. 17 at Lynchburg (CLE).

Rutledge is rated by Baseball America as Washington’s No. 9 prospect and by MLBPipeline.com as the No. 12 prospect in the system. He was selected in the first round (No. 17 overall) of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of San Jacinto (Texas) Junior College. Rutledge was signed by Nationals scout Brandon Larson.

White Sox select contracts of Bryan Ramos and José Rodríguez

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White Sox select contracts of Bryan Ramos and José Rodríguez

CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have selected the contracts of infielders Bryan Ramos and José Rodríguez from Class AAA Charlotte.

Ramos, 20, batted a combined .266/.338/.455 (123-462) with 19 doubles, one triple, 22 home runs, 86 RBI and 72 runs scored over 120 games last season between Class High A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham. He ranked among White Sox organizational leaders in RBI (3rd), home runs (5th), hits (6th), total bases (6th, 210), runs scored (8th), slugging percentage (8th) and extra-base hits (T9th, 42). Ramos hit safely in 15 straight games from April 10-30, going 26-64 (.406) with six doubles, three homers and 15 RBI.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound third baseman owns a .259/.344/.432 (280-1,081) career slash line with 52 doubles, nine triples, 39 home runs, 169 RBI and 172 runs scored over three seasons in the White Sox system. Ramos, a native of La Habana, Cuba, is rated by MLB.com as the No. 5 prospect in the Sox organization. He originally was signed by Chicago as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.

Rodríguez, 21, hit .280/.340/.430 (123-440) with 21 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs, 68 RBI, 75 runs scored and 40 stolen bases in 104 games with Birmingham in 2022. He ranked among Southern League leaders in steals (2nd), triples (T2nd), hits (3rd), batting average (4th), RBI (T5th) runs scored (6th) and total bases (7th, 189). The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Rodríguez went 22-69 (.319/.413/.768) with four doubles, nine homers and 17 RBI over 17 games in August before suffering a season-ending left hand fracture.

The Valverde, Dominican Republic native is a career .291/.334/.449 (385-1,324) hitter with 68 doubles, 17 triples, 36 homers, 173 RBI, 213 runs scored and 93 stolen bases over four minor-league seasons with the White Sox organization. Rodríguez is ranked by MLB.com as the No. 7 prospect in the Sox system. He originally was signed as an international free agent on February 13, 2018.

The White Sox 40-man roster increases to 38.

CFB: Week 12 Conference Notes – American Athletic Conference (AAC)

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CFB: Week 12 Conference Notes – American Athletic Conference (AAC)

THIS WEEK
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
SMU at Tulane *
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Series: SMU leads, 15-13
Last Meeting: Oct. 21, 2021 (SMU, 55-26)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
South Florida at Tulsa *
Time: 9 p.m.
Series: South Florida leads, 3-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 16, 2021 (Tulsa, 32-31)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Navy at UCF *
Time: 11 a.m.
Series: UCF leads, 2-11
Last Meeting: Oct. 2, 2021 (Navy, 34-30)

Houston at East Carolina *
Time: 2 p.m.
Series: Houston leads, 8-7
Last Meeting: Oct. 23, 2021 (Houston, 31-24)

North Alabama at Memphis
Time: 2 p.m.
Series: First meeting

Cincinnati at Temple *
Time: 4 p.m.
Series: Temple leads, 13-9-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 8, 2021 (Cincinnati, 52-3)

  • American Athletic Conference game
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WEEKLY HONORS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
John Rhys Plumlee • Sr. • QB • UCF
Plumlee led UCF to a 38-31 win at No. 17 Tulane, handing the Green Wave its first American Athletic Conference loss of the season and moving the Knights into a three-way tie atop the conference standings. Plumlee figured in 308 yards of total offense and three touchdowns as he rushed for a game-high 176 yards and two TDs and completed 17 of 30 passes and another score. Plumlee, who ranks fifth in The American in rushing (66.5 ypg), set UCF’s single-game rushing record for a quarterback.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Justin Wright • Sr. • LB • Tulsa
Wright had a game-high 13 tackles as Tulsa limited Memphis to two early touchdowns in a 26-10 loss to the Tigers. Wright added a sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry as the Golden Hurricane kept the Tigers out of the end zone for the final 44:04. Wright ranks sixth in The American in tackles at 8.4 stops per game.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chris Howard • Sr. • K • Memphis
Howard accounted for more than half of Memphis’ points as he scored 14 points in a 26-10 win against Tulsa. Howard went 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, connecting from 49, 31, 44 and 32 yards, and made both of his PAT kicks to provide the bulk of the scoring on a day in which the Tigers were limited to two offensive touchdowns. Howard has made 18 of his 20 field goal attempts this season and is The American’s leading scorer at 8.9 points per game.

HONOR ROLL
Tyler Scott • Jr. • WR • Cincinnati
Had seven receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown in a 27-25 win against East Carolina.

Jadon Thompson • Jr. • WR • Cincinnati
Had 157 all-purpose yards, including a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, in a 27-25 win against
East Carolina.

Stacy Sneed • RFr. • RB • Houston
Rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries in a 43-36 win against Temple.

Camar Wheaton • RFr. • RB • SMU
Rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries in a 41-23 win at South Florida.

E.J. Warner • Fr. • QB • Temple
Set school records with 42 completions, 59 attempts and 486 passing yards with three TD passes in a
43-36 loss at Houston.

AMERICAN NOTEBOOK

Everyone Wins
Since the start of the 2014 season, all 11 American Athletic Conference teams have been ranked at least once in the Associated Press top 25 poll. The American, the ACC and the Big 12 are the only FBS conferences that have had each member ranked since 2014.

Conference Call
The American will finish the regular season with a combined 9-3 record against non-autonomous FBS conference opponents in 2022.

Rank And File
The American has three AP top-25 teams entering Week 12 (No. 17 UCF, No. 21 Tulane, No. 22 Cincinnati). The only other leagues with at least three ranked teams are the Pac-12 (six), the SEC (five), the Big Ten (three), the Big 12 (three) and the ACC (three).

Big Three
The American has three ranked teams for the 20th time since the conference’s formation in 2013. The last time that The American had at least three ranked teams was in 2019, when the conference had four teams (UCF, Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy) ranked in the final poll.

Play On
The American Athletic Conference will enter Week 12 of the season with six bowl-eligible teams (UCF, Cincinnati, Tulane, East Carolina, SMU, Houston). Memphis needs one win in its final two games to give The American seven bowl-eligible teams among its 11 members.

Giant Killers
UCF scored its eighth win against a top-25 team as a member of the American Athletic Conference with its victory against Tulane. The Knights are 2-0 against top-25 teams this season.

We Must Defend This House
Cincinnati has won 32 consecutive games at Nippert Stadium, trailing only Clemson (39) for the nation’s longest active home field winning streak. UCF has won 34 of its last 37 home games.

Musical Chairs
UCF, Cincinnati and Tulane are tied for first place in the American Athletic Conference standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season. UCF has wins against both Cincinnati and Tulane, while the Bearcats and Green Wave will play Friday, Nov. 25.

Gus’ House
UCF is unbeaten (7-0) in American Athletic Conference home games under Gus Malzahn.

Top Of The Charts
East Carolina QB Holton Ahlers has set The American’s career passing yards and total offense records. Houston QB Clayton Tune holds the conference’s career record for touchdown passes.

Career Passing Yards

  1. 13,131 Holton Ahlers, East Carolina (2018-)
  2. 10,946 Clayton Tune, Houston (2018-)
  3. 10,782 Dane Evans, Tulsa (2014-16)

Career Total Offense

  1. 14,541 Holton Ahlers, East Carolina (2018-)
  2. 12,418 Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati (2018-21)
  3. 12,066 Clayton Tune, Houston (2018-)

Career Touchdown Passes

  1. 95 Clayton Tune, Houston (2018-)
  2. 90 Brady White, Memphis (2018-20)
  3. 89 Holton Ahlers, East Carolina (2018-)

Top Of The Chart
Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell’s 56 wins are a program record and the most by an American Athletic Conference coach since the league’s formation in 2013.

Three Grand
The American Athletic Conference has three of the six FBS players with at least 1,000 receiving yards this season. SMU WR Rashee Rice leads the nation with 1,167 yards, Tulsa WR Keylon Stokes is fourth with 1,032 yards, while Houston WR Nathaniel Dell is fifth with 1,017 yards.

Multi-Talented
Tulsa WR Keylon Stokes enters Friday’s game against Memphis with 5,270 career all-purpose yards, ranking second on The American’s career chart, and 3,582 receiving yards (fourth).

Career All-Purpose Yards

  1. 5,320 Malcolm Perry, Navy (2016-19)
  2. 5,270 Keylon Stokes, Tulsa (2018-)

Career Receiving Yards

  1. 3,949 James Proche, SMU (2016-19)
  2. 3,675 Zay Jones, East Carolina (2014-16)
  3. 3,590 Anthony Miller, Memphis (2015-17)
  4. 3,582 Keylon Stokes, Tulsa (2018-)

Pencil It In
Memphis QB Seth Henigan has thrown at least one touchdown pass in all 21 games of his collegiate career.

Record Collection
Temple QB E.J. Warner set the Owls’ single-game records for completions (42), attempts (59) and passing yards (486) against Houston last Saturday.

Flip The Field
Cincinnati P Mason Fletcher ranks second nationally in punting average (47.43), while Memphis P Joe Doyle is third (47.35).

Best Behavior
Navy is the least-penalized team in the nation. The Midshipmen average 3.4 penalties and 28.6 yards per game.

Line In The Sand
UCF ranks second nationally in red zone defense. The Knights have limited opponents to 65.9% effectiveness in the red zone.

Negative Outcomes
Cincinnati LB Ivan Pace Jr. is the national leader in tackles for loss at 1.9 per game. Pace has 19.0 tackles for loss in 2022.

Halfway There
Cincinnati LB Ivan Pace Jr. was chosen as an Midseason All-America selection by the Associated Press, Sporting News and The Athletic. SMU WR Rashee Rice was a second-team Midseason All-America choice of The Athletic.

Draft Cards
The American matched its best showing in the NFL Draft with 19 players selected in 2022. Two American players — Cincinnati CB Ahmad Gardner at No. 4 and Tulsa OT Tyler Smith at No. 24 — were chosen in the first round, while The American had 10 players taken in the first two days of the draft, surpassing the league’s previous high of six players.

Mark Your Calendars
Cincinnati’s selection to the CFP Semifinal in the 2021 season marked the seventh time in the nine-year history of The American that the league has had a team in a Bowl Championship Series or CFP New Year’s Six bowl.

The American in CFP/New Year’s Six Bowls
2013 UCF 52, Baylor 42 (Fiesta Bowl)
2015 Houston 38, Florida State 24 (Peach Bowl)
2017 UCF 34, Auburn 27 (Peach Bowl)
2018 LSU 40, UCF 32 (Fiesta Bowl)
2019 Penn State 53, Memphis 39 (Cotton Bowl)
2020 Georgia 24, Cincinnati 21 (Peach Bowl)
2021 Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6 (CFP Semifinal/Cotton Bowl)

TALKING POINTS
UCF
8-2, 5-1 American
@UCF_Football
Last: Won at Tulane, 38-31
Next: Nov. 19 vs. Navy (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense……………………………497.7 ……………………1st
Total Defense…………………………363.6 …………………..4th
Scoring Offense ……………………….35.9 …………………..3rd
Scoring Defense ………………………20.0 …………………. 2nd
• QB John Rhys Plumlee rushed for 176 yards — a school record for a quarterback — with two touchdowns and had 132 yards and a TD pass in the win against No. 17 Tulane.
• UCF improved to 39-5 all-time as a nationally ranked team and 13-1 when the Knights are ranked in the College Football Playoff top 25.
• The Knights defeated Tulane without three key defensive starters who were sidelined with injuries: S Divaad Wilson, S Quadric Bullard and LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste.
• UCF ranks second nationally in red zone defense (65.9%).
• UCF would host the American Athletic Conference Championship Game with wins in the Knights’ final two games.

CINCINNATI
8-2, 5-1 American
@BearcatsFB
Last: Defeated East Carolina, 27-25
Next: Nov. 19 at Temple (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….398.8 ………………….. 7th
Total Defense………………………….335.7 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Offense ……………………….32.6 …………………..6th
Scoring Defense ……………………….21.4 …………………..3rd
• WR Tyler Scott had seven receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown to lead Cincinnati’s offense against East Carolina.
• The Bearcats have won 32 consecutive games at Nippert Stadium, trailing only Clemson (39) for the nation’s longest home winning streak.
• WR Jadon Thompson became the 15th American Athletic Conference player to register a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
• Cincinnati ranks second nationally in net punting (46.5 yards per punt).
• Cincinnati is tied with UCF and Tulane for first place in the American Athletic Conference standings. The Bearcats have played in the
last three American championship games.

EAST CAROLINA
6-4, 3-3 American
@ECUPiratesFB
Last: Lost at Cincinnati, 27-25
Next: Nov. 19 vs. Houston (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….465.9 …………………..3rd
Total Defense…………………………382.9 …………………..6th
Scoring Offense ………………………..31.8 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Defense ………………………23.6 …………………..4th
• RB Keaton Mitchell rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries against Cincinnati, but the Pirates fell on the road.
• QB Holton Ahlers passed for 280 yards and two TDs against the Bearcats. Ahlers completed 26 of 46 passes against Cincinnati and set East
Carolina’s career completions record (1,061).
• WR C.J. Johnson had seven receptions for 123 yards and a TD against Cincinnati.
• Mitchell registered his fourth consecutive 100-yard game before leaving with an injury in the second half.
• The Pirates opened the scoring against Cincinnati with a safety in the first quarter. It was ECU’s first safety since Sept. 5, 2009.

HOUSTON
6-4, 4-2 American
@UHCougarFB
Last: Defeated Temple, 43-36
Next: Nov. 19 at East Carolina (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..454.2 …………………..4th
Total Defense………………………….441.4 …………………..9th
Scoring Offense ………………………..37.4 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Defense ………………………36.2 …………………10th
• QB Clayton Tune threw three touchdown passes, including a 44-yard strike to WR Matthew Golden with 40 seconds left in the win against Temple.
• Tune extended his American Athletic Conference career record for touchdown passes (95).
• RB Stacy Sneed had 143 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries against the Owls.
• WR Nathaniel Dell had 12 receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown against the Owls, giving him 25 receptions and three TD catches in the
Cougars’ last two games.
• Dell surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the season (1,017) becoming only the third Houston player with at least two 1,000-yard seasons.

MEMPHIS
5-5, 3-4 American
@TigersAthletics
Last: Defeated Tulsa, 26-10
Next: Nov. 19 vs. North Alabama (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense……………………………411.6 …………………..6th
Total Defense………………………….391.5 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Offense ………………………..33.1 …………………..4th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 29.4 ………………….. 7th
• QB Seth Henigan passed for 262 yards and a touchdown and K Chris Howard made four field goals to lead Memphis to the win against Tulsa.
• The Tigers snapped a four-game slide with the win against Tulsa.
• Memphis limited the Golden Hurricane to 207 yards and 12 first downs while holding Tulsa to 3-for-15 on third down.
• Henigan has thrown at least one touchdown pass in all 21 games of his collegiate career.
• The Tigers host North Alabama Saturday in a bid to gain bowl eligibility.

NAVY
3-7, 3-5 American
@NavyAthletics
Last: Lost to Notre Dame, 35-32
Next: Nov. 19 at UCF (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….339.0 ………………….11th
Total Defense………………………….360.1 …………………..3rd
Scoring Offense ………………………. 22.9 …………………10th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 25.8 …………………..5th
• Navy outscored No. 20 Notre Dame 19-0 in the second half, but the Midshipmen were unable to overcome an early deficit.
• FB Daba Fofana rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries against the Fighting Irish. Fofana led an offense that rushed for 255 yards.
• QB Xavier Arline passed for 57 yards and a touchdown, while QB Maasai Maynor had 51 passing yards with a TD against the Irish.
• LB Colin Ramos had seven tackles with 1.5 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss against Notre Dame.
• Navy had an 18-15 advantage in first downs and a 363-335 edge in total offense against Notre Dame.

SOUTH FLORIDA
1-9, 0-6 American
@USFFootball
Last: Lost to SMU, 41-23
Next: Nov. 18 at Tulsa (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..375.3 …………………..9th
Total Defense………………………….507.9 ………………….11th
Scoring Offense ………………………..25.5 …………………..9th
Scoring Defense ………………………40.0 ………………….11th
• RB Brian Battie rushed for 145 yards on 26 carries, but the Bulls were unable to keep pace with SMU in the second half.
• The game against SMU was the first for Daniel Da Prato as the Bulls’ interim head coach.
• QB Katravis Marsh passed for 178 yards and a touchdown against SMU before leaving the game due to injury.
• LB Dwayne Boyles had a team-high nine tackles against SMU and stands three tackles shy of 300 stops for his career.
• The Bulls take an eight-game losing streak into Friday’s game at Tulsa.

SMU
6-4, 4-2 American
@SMU_Football
Last: Won at South Florida, 41-23
Next: Nov. 17 at Tulane (ESPN)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….486.4 …………………. 2nd
Total Defense…………………………446.0 …………………10th
Scoring Offense ……………………….40.3 ……………………1st
Scoring Defense ………………………32.6 …………………..9th
• RB Camar Wheaton, a transfer from Alabama, had career highs with 14 carries, 113 rushing yards and two touchdown runs in the win at South Florida.
• RB Tyler Lavine gave the Mustangs two 100- yard rushers against South Florida with 112 yards on 17 carries.
• WR Jordan Kerley had seven receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown against the Bulls. WR Rashee Rice had six catches for 99 yards and a TD.
• SMU outscored South Florida 24-6 in the second half to pull away from what had been a 17-17 game at halftime.
• SMU sits a game behind the three American Athletic Conference leaders with two games remaining.

TEMPLE
3-7, 1-5 American
@Temple_FB
Last: Lost at Houston, 43-36
Next: Nov. 19 vs. Cincinnati (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 342.9 …………………10th
Total Defense…………………………..377.2 …………………..5th
Scoring Offense ………………………..21.4 ………………….11th
Scoring Defense ……………………….27.9 …………………..6th
• QB E.J. Warner set school records with 42 completions, 59 attempts and 486 passing yards to go with three touchdown passes in the loss at Houston.
• Warner has passed for 830 yards and five touchdowns in Temple’s last two games.
• WR Jose Barbon had eight receptions for 128 yards for his fifth 100-yard game of the season.
• TE David Martin-Robinson had 10 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown, giving the Owls two 100-yard receivers against Houston.
• Temple has scored on 16 of its last 18 drives that did not end a half.

TULANE
8-2, 5-1 American
@GreenWaveFB
Last: Lost to UCF, 38-31
Next: Nov. 17 vs. SMU (ESPN)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..415.9 …………………..5th
Total Defense………………………….323.4 ……………………1st
Scoring Offense ………………………..32.7 …………………..5th
Scoring Defense ……………………….19.0 ……………………1st
• QB Michael Pratt passed for 236 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing TD in the loss to No. 22 UCF.
• The Green Wave saw a five-game winning streak end with the loss to UCF. It was Tulane’s longest winning streak since 1998.
• RB Tyjae Spears rushed for 130 yards on only eight carries against UCF. Spears turned in his fourth consecutive game with at least 100 rushing yards.
• LB Dorian Williams had 13 tackles with a forced fumble and two pass breakups against the Knights.
• The Green Wave enters Week 12 in a three-way tie with UCF and Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference standings. Tulane faces Cincinnati Nov. 25 to close the regular season.

TULSA
3-7, 1-5 American
@TulsaFootball
Last: Lost at Memphis, 26-10
Next: Nov. 18 vs. South Florida (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….393.8 …………………..8th
Total Defense…………………………396.6 …………………..8th
Scoring Offense ………………………. 28.2 …………………..8th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 32.5 …………………..8th
• Tulsa was limited to 31 rushing yards and 207 total yards in the loss at Memphis.
• WR Keylon Stokes had six receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown against Memphis, extending his program record to 3,582 receiving yards, good for fourth on the American Athletic Conference career chart.
• LB Justin Wright had 13 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against the
Tigers.
• QB Braylon Braxton went 12-for-24 for 128 yards and a touchdown off the bench against Memphis.
• Tulsa has dropped six of its last seven games after a 2-1 start to the season.

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

NOV. 16 vs. EDMONTON – 7:00 PM PT // Venue: Rogers Place // TV: TNT // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the Edmonton Oilers for the first of four meetings between the clubs (Jan. 9; March 30; April 4) and first meeting since their first-round matchup in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs (EDM won series 4-3).
-Tonight marks the second game of LA’s four-game road trip (6-5 L, Nov, 14 at CGY; Nov. 18 at VAN; Nov. 19 at SEA).
-The Kings aim for their first road win of the month.

WARM-UPS
1) The Anderson-Doughty defensive pair’s 293 shot attempts rank second in the league among any offensive or defensive lines.
2) LA’s 32 road goals are fourth-most in the league behind Vegas (40), Vancouver (37) and Dallas (37).
3) Kevin Fiala’s nine even-strength road points are second in the league, trailing only Boston’s David Pastrnak (10).
4) The Kings scored eight goals in Edmonton last season, the second-most in the league behind Minnesota (11).
5) The Flames (4) and Kings (2) combined for six first-period goals Monday night – tied for most in an opening period this season between any two teams (LAK: 4, MIN: 2 on Oct. 15).

VS. EDMONTON ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 88-92-30-10
Home: 48-40-15-6
Away: 40-52-15-4
OT: 8-13 (23 ties)
Shootout: 2-7
2021-22: 1-2-1
2022-23: 0-0-0

Franchise Leaders vs. EDMONTON:
Luc Robitaille – 83 GP, 101 PTS (46-55=101)
Dave Taylor – 90 GP, 93 PTS (42-51=93)
Bernie Nicholls – 62 GP, 90 PTS (43-47=90)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 81 PTS (23-58=81)
Marcel Dionne – 52 GP, 73 PTS (25-48=73)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING vs. EDMONTON: April 7, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. EDM 3
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Moore (14), Arvidsson (20)
EDM Goals: McDavid (42), Foegele (10), Bouchard (10)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L, 27 saves, 30 shots) EDM: Smith (W, 31 saves, 33 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-3
LAK PK: 2-for-2

THE NEXT THREE:
Fri., Nov. 18 | at Vancouver | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network o Alex Edler makes his return to Vancouver for the third time since signing with the LA Kings.

Sat., Nov. 19 | at Seattle | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network o The LA Kings return to Climate Pledge Arena for third time in franchise history. Last season, the Kings swept both games in Seattle against the Kraken.

Tues., Nov. 22 | vs. NY Rangers | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network o Blake Lizotte scored his first NHL game-winning goal in the NHL last season against the Rangers on Jan. 10, 2022.

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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 11/16/22)
Nov. 6 – Quinton Byfield (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 8 – Alex Turcotte (F) activated from IR, loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 13 – Brandt Clarke (D) assigned to Ontario (AHL) on conditioning loan.
Nov. 13 – Brendan Lemieux (F) placed on IR due to lower-body injury.
Nov. 13 – Lias Andersson (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
SWISS-SATIONAL
Kevin Fiala scored his sixth goal of the season and fifth multi-point game of the season on Monday night in Calgary to surpass the 300-point plateau for his NHL career. Fiala (130-171=301) became the fifth Swiss-born skater in league history to record 300 career NHL points and eighth member of the 2014 NHL Draft class to reach such mark:

Swiss-born skaters with 300+ NHL points
Player GP Points
Roman Josi* 776 552 (143-409=552)
Mark Streit 786 434 (96-338=434)
Nino Niederreiter* 748 377 (188-189=377)
Mark Hardy 915 368 (62-306=368)
Kevin Fiala* 437 301 (130-171=301)
*denotes active player

Fiala, who enters tonight riding a three-game point and goal streak (3-1=4), has tallied a team-leading 18 points (6-12=18) through 18 games this season with 13 coming at even-strength, tied for the most on the team with Gabriel Vilardi. Fiala has found the scoring sheet in nine of his last 11 games (5-8=11), dating back to Oct. 25. While his 13 points during that time ranks tied for 10th in the league, Fiala leads multiple categories among Kings skaters:

Fiala vs. Team Splits since Oct. 25
Category Team Rank
Goals (5) 2nd
Assists (8) 1st
Points (13) 1st
Plus/Minus (+4) 1st
Points/GP (1.18) 1st
Even-strength PTS (10) 1st
Shots (30) 3rd
Fiala eclipsed the 15-point mark (4-11=15) in his 16th game on the season last Thursday against the Blackhawks with his game-winning overtime goal with 1.4 seconds to go in the sudden death period. Per NHL PR, Fiala became the first Kings player to record his first 15 points with the team in 16 games or fewer since Ryan Smyth in 2009-10 (6-9=15 in 11 GP).

KING ARTHUR
Arthur Kaliyev continued his recent scoring success with his fifth and sixth goals of the season on Monday night, including his team-leading fourth power-play goal, marking his second career multi-goal game and second consecutive multi-point game (0-2=2, Nov. 12 vs. DET; 2-0=2, Nov. 14 at CGY). With the first of his two goals Monday, Kaliyev eclipsed the 20-goal mark in his career. Per NHL PR, Kaliyev (98 GP) is the sixth Kings skater in the past 25 years to score his first 20 NHL goals in less than 100 games (Anze Kopitar, 72 GP; Michael Cammalleri, 77 GP; Tyler Toffoli, 83 GP; Gabriel Vilardi, 92 GP; Alex Frolov, 94 GP).

Kaliyev, who is the only Uzbekistan-born skater to ever play in the NHL, has recorded 13 points (6-7=13) in 17 games this season, ranking fourth on the team. On top of his team-leading four power-play goals, Kaliyev has six power-play points in total, which also leads all Kings skaters. Kaliyev is two power-play goals shy of tying his career-best of six set last season through 80 games, which placed second among all rookies behind Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras (9):

Most PPGs among rookies last season
Player GP PPG
Trevor Zegras (ANA) 75 9
Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) 80 6
Lucas Raymond (DET) 82 5
Cole Caufield (MTL) 67 5
Six Players 3
Since his NHL debut, no Kings skater has found the back of the net on the man advantage more than Kaliyev:

Most PPGs among Kings skaters since Feb. 2, 2022
Player PPG
Arthur Kaliyev 10
Adrian Kempe 10
Drew Doughty 9
Anze Kopitar 9
Alex Iafallo 7
Dustin Brown 7
At 98 career NHL games, Kaliyev sits two shy of becoming the eighth member of the 2019 NHL Draft class to play in 100 career NHL games.

BITTER REUNION
The LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers meet for the first time since their first round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Kings fell to the Oilers in seven games after a thrilling series. Adrian Kempe led the Kings postseason scoring with six points (2-4=6), including a team-leading three power-play goals and his overtime goal in Game 5 with 1:12 into overtime. Jonathan Quick started in his eighth Stanley Cup Playoffs and defeated Edmonton in Game 1, making Edmonton the ninth different team he has defeated in the playoffs. In Game 4, Quick shutout the Oilers to become the first U.S.-born goaltender in league history to ever record 10 playoff shutouts and 24th in league history to win 49 playoff games, tying Glenn Hall.

OIL DRILLING DREW
Drew Doughty skates into Rogers Place with 14 points (3-11=14) in his last 10 games against the Edmonton Oilers, dating back to Nov.
25, 2018. Doughty’s 14 points versus the Oilers during that time are second-most in the league among defensemen behind Brent Burns (4-11=15). In 51 career games against the Oilers, Doughty has notched 39 points (13-26=39) with a plus-28 rating, 24 even-strength points and eight power-play goals. Among active defensemen, Doughty’s numbers against Edmonton sit in the top-five in various categories:

Doughty’s #’s versus Edmonton among active defensemen
Category League Rank
Goals (13) 2nd
Assists (26) 3rd
Points (39) 2nd
Plus/Minus (+28) 1st
Even-strength PTS (24) 2nd
Power-play goals (8) T-1st
Doughty’s +28 rating versus the Oilers currently sits fourth among defensemen all-time. Doughty also sits tied with Rob Blake and Steve Duchesne for the most goals against the Oilers by a defenseman in team history, while his 39 points are five shy of tying Blake for most by a blueliner.

Most points by LA Kings defenseman against Edmonton
Player GP Points
Rob Blake 58 44 (13-31=44)
Drew Doughty 51 39 (13-26=39)
Steve Duchesne 43 37 (13-24=37)
Marty McSorley 42 23 (9-14=23)
Mark Hardy 54 23 (7-16=23)
Doughty is fresh off his first multi-point performance of the season Monday night (0-2=2) and the 108th of his career, sitting three multipoint games shy of Rob Blake for most by a defenseman in franchise history:

Most multi-point games by defenseman in LA Kings history
Player Multi-point games
Rob Blake 111
Drew Doughty 108
Steve Duchesne 73
Mark Hardy 59
L’ubomir Visnovsky 58

CLOSING IN ON #300 FOR #33
In 16 games this season, Viktor Arvidsson has tallied 10 points (3-7=10), including an assist on Kaliyev’s first goal Monday night, moving him two points shy his 300th career NHL point. Arvidsson enters tonight with three points (1-2=3) in his last three games against the Oilers. With two more points, Arvidsson can become the ninth member from the 2014 NHL Draft class to reach such feat and 20th active Swede skater.

VILARDI PARTY
Gabriel Vilardi scored his team-leading tenth goal of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 8 against the Minnesota Wild, tying his career-high previously set in the 2020-21 season through 54 games. Additionally, it marked his third game-winning goal of the year, tying his career-high of three also set in the 2020-21 campaign. Per NHL PR, only three Kings players in the past 30 years have required fewer games than Vilardi (15 GP) to reach 10 goals in a single season: Michael Cammalleri (10 GP, 2007-08), Anze Kopitar (12 GP, 2009-10) and Luc Robitaille (12 GP, 1999-000; 13 GP, 1992-93). In 15 games played this season, Vilardi has registered 15 points (10-5=15) for second most on the club.

DIFFEREN(TIAL) MAKERS
The Kings enter tonight’s game with the league’s third-highest special team differential overall at +19:32:

2022-23 Special Teams Time Differential
Team PP T PK T DIFF
Detroit Red Wings 93:00 71:10 +21:50
St. Louis Blues 64:58 44:36 +20:22
Los Angeles Kings 117:20 97:48 +19:32
Winnipeg Jets 78:34 59.43 +18:51
Buffalo Sabres 90:51 74:18 +16:33
Additionally, LA’s special teams’ differential on the road sits seventh in the league:

2022-23 Special Teams Time Differential on the road
Team PP T PK T DIFF
Florida Panthers 63:14 42:14 +21:27
Seattle Kraken 46:35 34:45 +11:50
St. Louis Blues 36:02 24:40 +11:22
New York Rangers 43:25 34:25 +9:00
Winnipeg Jets 48:35 40:31 +8:04
Vancouver Canucks 60:13 52:18 +7:55
Los Angeles Kings 54:56 47:42 +7:14

FACEOFF FEVER
The LA Kings have found consistency in the face-off circle this season, especially at even-strength where the team’s faceoff winning percentage at EV has been 55% or higher in 11 of their 18 games on the year. LA’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage is tied with Nashville for fourth in the league, .01% behind Carolina for third:

Highest EV faceoff winning %
Team GP EVFO’s EV FOW %
Chicago Blackhawks 15 667 57.9%
Boston Bruins 16 704 56.3%
Carolina Hurricanes 16 788 55.1%
Los Angeles Kings 18 797 55.0%
Nashville Predators 16 740 55.0%

Forwards Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault have been the driving forces for consistency in the face-off circle this season, centering the club’s top two lines. On Nov. 8, Kopitar’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 81.8% marked the second time this season he has had an EV FOW% of 80% or higher. In 12 of his 18 games played this season, Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 52% or higher.

Kopitar sits fourth in the league in even-strength faceoff winning percentage while Danault sits in tenth with 56.0% (min. EV faceoff: 200):

Highest EV Faceoff winning % among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 200)
Player GP EV FO’s EV FOW %
Ryan Johansen (NSH) 16 203 66.5%
Jonathan Toews (CHI) 15 203 64.5%
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 16 248 63.7%
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 18 252 61.5%
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) 17 234 60.3%

FORWARD BLOCKING
Anze Kopitar tied his single game career-high five blocked shots last Saturday night for the fourth time in his career and second time this season (Oct. 25 vs. Tampa). No forward has blocked more shots in the league than Kopitar:

Most blocked shots among NHL forwards
Player GP Blocks
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 18 23
Boone Jenner (CBJ) 15 23
Garnet Hathaway (WSH) 18 22
Nick Bonino (SJS) 15 21
Elias Pettersson (VAN) 17 21

As a team, the LA Kings haven’t been afraid to sacrifice the body as of late LA’s 272 blocked shots this season sit sixth in the league:

Teams with most blocked shots
Player GP Blocks
Vegas Golden Knights 17 347
Philadelphia Flyers 16 290
New York Islanders 17 289
Washington Capitals 18 278
Detroit Red Wings 16 275
Los Angeles Kings 18 272

The 2022-23 season marks Quick’s 15th NHL season in the crease for the Kings. Quick, who has now played in 725 career games, currently sits second for most games played among active goaltenders behind Marc Andre-Fleury (950). In the Kings season-opener on Oct. 11, which moved Quick into sole possession of second place with his 713rd career game, he stopped 47-of-51 shots, marking the most saves by a Kings goaltender in a season-opening game previously set by Rogie Vachon (45 on Oct. 7, 1972 at PIT). Overall, his 47-save performance ranked third-most in a season-opening game in league history behind Tomas Vokoun (52) and Jeff Hackett (48).

MULTI-POINT MANIA
The LA Kings have had contributions on the scoring sheet from 21 different skaters. Of the 21, 14 of them have had multi-point games with the most courtesy of Gabriel Vilardi (5) and Kevin Fiala (5). Since Nov. 1, eight different Kings skaters have found the score sheet more than once in a game (Arvidsson, 1-1=2, Nov. 5; Danault, 1-1=2, Nov. 10; 0-2=2, Nov. 12; Doughty, 0-2=2, Nov. 14; Durzi, 2-0=2, Nov. 12; Fiala, 1-1=2, Nov. 14; Kaliyev, 0-2=2, Nov. 12; 2-0=2, Nov. 14; Kopitar, 0-2=2, Nov. 5; Moore, 1-1=2, Nov. 5). LA has had 34 multi-point performances from their players this season, tied for second-most in the league Most multi-point games from players

Team # of multi-point performances
Tampa Bay Lightning 36
LA Kings 34
Colorado Avalanche 34
Edmonton Oilers 33
Boston Bruins 32

TIME MACHINE
Defenseman Drew Doughty currently sits atop the league in highest time on ice average per game with 26:36 minutes. The veteran \blueliner has averaged a time on ice of 26:00 minutes or higher in 12 of the team’s 18 games. Entering tonight, Doughty is one of six players (Erik Karlsson – SJS; Brandon Montour – FLA; Thomas Chabot – OTT; Cam Fowler – ANA; Tony DeAngelo – PHI) in the league to log 30+ minutes of time on ice in a single game this season (30:12 min; Oct. 18 at NSH):

Highest TOI/GP average among all skaters this season
Player GP TOI/GP
Drew Doughty (LA) 18 26:36
Cale Makar (COL) 14 26:23
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 15 26:24
Thomas Chabot (OTT) 14 25:45
Brandon Montour (FLA) 14 25:37
Doughty has consistently logged heavy minutes since his NHL debut. In his rookie season (2008-09), Doughty led all rookies in TOI with 23:50 minutes. In his 15 seasons in the league, Doughty has finished in the top-five among all skaters in time on ice per game-played in 10 of them, including the last eight consecutive:

Doughty’s top-five TOI/GP seasons
Season TOI/GP League Rank
2010-11 25:39 5th
2012-13 26:24 4th
2014-15 29:00 2nd
2015-16 28:01 3rd
2016-17 27:09 2nd
2017-18 26:50 1st
2018-19 26:36 2nd
2019-20 25:49 2nd
2020-21 26:23 1st
2021-22 25:44 5th

FREE AGENT FRENZY
The LA Kings had a busy summer as they extended contracts for numerous players, including 2022 NHL All-Star Adrian Kempe who signed a four-year contract extension on July 10, 2022. The contract, which runs through the 2025-26 season, carries an AAV of $5.5 million and comes after a breakout year for the Swedish forward.

Kempe established career-highs in nearly every statistical category, including goals (35), points (54), shorthanded goals (3) and game-winning goals (7). Since the 2003-04 season, just two other Kings have scored 35-or-more goals, behind Anze Kopitar (35G, 2017-18) and Alex Frolov (35G, 2006-07). Kempe was named to his first-ever NHL All-Star Game representing the Pacific Division. Kempe also led the team with six points (2-4=6) in seven playoff games.

Kempe was one of nine players on the Kings active roster to have signed a contract extension this past off-season:
Player Pos. Years AAV Signed on Runs through
Mikey Anderson D One-year $1M Sept. 10 2022-23
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C One-year $750k July 23 2022-23
Sean Durzi D Two-years $1.7M Sept. 15 2023-24
Alex Edler D One-year $750k July 12 2022-23
Kevin Fiala LW Seven-years $7.875M June 30 2028-29
Carl Grundstrom RW Two-years $1.3M July 11 2023-24
Adrian Kempe C Four-years $5.5M July 10 2025-26
Brendan Lemieux LW One-year $1.350M July 13 2022-23
Gabriel Vilardi C One-year $825k July 23 2022-23

KINGS TOP FIVE LEADERS
Goals Assists Points

  1. Gabriel Vilardi – 10 1. Kevin Fiala – 12 1. Kevin Fiala – 18 (6-12=18)
  2. Adrian Kempe – 7 2. Anze Kopitar – 11 2. Gabriel Vilardi – 15 (10-5=15)
  3. Arthur Kaliyev – 6 3. Trevor Moore – 10 3. Anze Kopitar – 14 (3-11=14)
  4. Kevin Fiala – 6 4. Drew Doughty – 9 4. Arthur Kaliyev – 13 (6-7=13)
  5. Phillip Danault – 5 5. Three Players – 7 5. Trevor Moore – 12 (2-10=12)
  6. Phillip Danault – 12 (5-7=12)

KINGS MULTI-GOAL GAME LEADERS
Player Total 2G 3G 4G
Adrian Kempe 1 1 – –
Phillip Danault 1 1 – –
Matt Roy 1 1 – –
Carl Grundstrom 1 1 – –
Sean Durzi 1 1 – –
Arthur Kaliyev 1 1 – –

KINGS MULTI-POINT GAME LEADERS
Player Total 2PTS 3PTS 4PTS
Gabriel Vilardi 5 5 – –
Kevin Fiala 5 3 2 –
Anze Kopitar 4 3 1 –
Trevor Moore 4 4 – –
Phillip Danault 3 3 – –
Matt Roy 2 2 – –
Adrian Kempe 2 1 1 –
Viktor Arvidsson 2 1 1 –
Arthur Kaliyev 2 2 – –
Alex Iafallo 1 2 – –
Carl Grundstrom 1 2 – –
Mikey Anderson 1 1 – –
Sean Durzi 1 1 – –
Drew Doughty 1 1 – –

KINGS COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 2-for-2, 100.0%
Last Challenge: (W) Oct. 25, 2022 – Call overturned; Play was ruled offsides.
All-Time (since 2015-16): 22-for-52, 42.3% (Interference: 15-for-36, 41.7%; Offsides: 7-for-15, 46.7%; Stoppage: 0-for-1, 0%)

2022-23 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play // Penalty Kill
Overall: 15-74, 20.3% // 50-67, 74.6%
5-on-4: 15-73, 20.6% // 49-66, 74.2%
5-on-3: 0-1, 00.0% // 2-2, 100.0%
4-on-3: 0-0, –.-% // 1-1, 100.0%

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

9-7-0 – 18 PTS RECORD 10-7-1 – 21 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 2nd Conference – 2nd 2nd –32.2% (19/59) POWER PLAY 18th – 20.3% (15/74) 30th – 70.6% (48/68) PENALTY KILL 26th – 74.6% (50/67)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. LOS ANGELES GP RECORD HOME (111) AWAY (109) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. LOS ANGELES 220 102-85-30-3 56-40-15-0 46-45-15-3 825 783
OILERS vs. LOS ANGELES – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0

QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of four games against Los Angeles this season and the first of two games in Edmonton. The next time these teams meet is on January 9th in Los Angeles.

The last time these teams met was on May 14th in game seven of the Western Conference quarter-finals in Edmonton, where the Oilers defeated the Kings 2-0.

Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 32 career points against the Kings and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in a team high 33 career games against Los Angeles.

McDAVID, DRAISAITL CONTINUE STRINGS OF SUCCESS
Connor McDavid (0-1—1) and Leon Draisaitl (0-1—1) extended their point streaks to 10 and 11 games, respectively, to help the Oilers (9-7-0, 18 points) hand the Panthers their first regulation loss at home this season on Nov. 12. With points in 11 straight games, Draisaitl matched Nikita Kucherov (11 GP from Oct. 15 – Nov. 8) and Jesper Bratt (11 GP from Oct. 13 – Nov. 3) for the longest streak of 2022-23. McDavid, who has 10-12—22 in his last 10 games, became just the fifth different skater in Oilers history to post an assist streak of at least 10 contests. He joined Paul Coffey (4x; longest: 17 GP in 1985-86), Wayne Gretzky (11x; longest: 17 GP in 1983-84), Jari Kurri (15 GP in 1983-84), and Glenn Anderson (10 GP in 1982-83).

POINT STREAKS
Leon Draisaitl is on an 11 game point streak accumulating 20 points (7G, 13A)
Connor McDavid is on a 10 game point streak recording 21 points (10G, 11A)

500 AND COUNTING
Following his 500th career game on Nov. 7 at WSH, Connor McDavid finished ranked 6th all-time in NHL scoring (724 PTS) in your first 500 games. McDavid became the 9th player in Oilers franchise history to score a goal in his 500th NHL game, joining the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Leon Draisaitl.

HATS OFF
Evander Kane recorded his first hat trick of the season and 5th regular season hat trick of his career on Nov. 1 vs. NSH. That marks the third Oilers hat trick in the first 10 games of the season, with Connor McDavid posting two hat tricks as well. Kane also posted two hat tricks with the Oilers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game winning goal. Nugent-Hopkins becomes just the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.

SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on October 24th vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.

McDAVID HITS 700-POINT MARK WITH SEASON-OPENING HAT TRICK
With Edmonton trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid factored on four of his club’s five consecutive goals, capping off the night with the NHL’s first hat trick of the 2022-23 season. McDavid (3-1—4) boosted his career totals to 242-459—701 (488 GP) and became the fastest active player to reach the 700-point milestone.

  • The three-goal performance marked the second season-opening hat trick of McDavid’s career (also Oct. 4, 2017) as he became the third player in NHL history to record multiple hat tricks in season openers alongside Brendan Shanahan (2) and Cam Neely (2).
  • The Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to win a season-opening game for the first time in franchise history. Edmonton became just the ninth club in NHL history to do so and the first since Anaheim on Oct. 5, 2017. Coincidentally, the Ducks overcame a 3-1 deficit Wednesday night to record their second-ever multi-goal comeback win in a season opener.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. LOS ANGELES
Record: 7-3-0
GF: 39 GA: 24
*2021-22 5/14/22 @ EDM 2-0 W
*2021-22 5/12/22 @ LAK 4-2 W
*2021-22 5/10/22 @ EDM 5-4 L (OT)
*2021-22 5/8/22 @ LAK 4-0 L
*2021-22 5/6/22 @ LAK 8-2 W
*2021-22 5/4/22 @ EDM 6-0 W
*2021-22 5/2/22 @ EDM 4-3 L
2021-22 4/7/22 @ LAK 3-2 W
2021-22 3/30/22 @ EDM 4-3 W (OT)
2021-22 2/15/22 @ LAK 5-2 W
*Notes playoff game

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 F Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
F Evander Kane placed on LTIR

OILERS IN NOVEMBER
Overall – 539 GP, 236-228-52-23, 0.507
2022-23 – 7 GP, 3-4-0, .429
2021-22 – 13 GP, 9-4-0-0, .692

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
Robert Bortuzzo – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 10)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 47

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

BLUES VS. BLACKHAWKS
-This will be the first of 4 matchups between the Blues and Blackhawks this season (Dec. 29 in STL / Jan. 21 in STL / Mar. 30 in CHI)
-The Blues were 3-0-1 against Chicago last season (2-0-0 at home / 1-0-1 away)
-The Blues have won their last 2 games against Chicago and have earned points in 9 straight games against the Blackhawks (7-0-2)
-The Blues have also earned points in 5 straight games in Chicago (3-0-2)
-The Blues scored a power play goal in all 4 games against Chicago last season, going 4 for 10 overall on the power play (40.0%)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/17 – vs. Washington
11/19 – vs. Anaheim
11/21 – vs. Anaheim
11/23 – at Buffalo
11/25 – at Tampa Bay

BLUES GETTING BACK TO THEIR GAME
-The Blues have won 3 straight games following an 8-game losing streak, all of which came in regulation
-Since their win streak started on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, the Blues’ 3 wins share the most in the NHL (BOS/NJD/SJS)
-The Blues have scored 11 goals since Nov. 10, which shares 7th in the NHL (1. SJS, 15)
-On Nov. 10 & 12 (vs. SJS, at VGK), the Blues did not take a penalty, marking the first time in franchise history the Blues have recorded no penalties in consecutive games played
-If the Blues can win their next 2 games, they would match the longest win streak in NHL history immediately following an 8 or worse game losing streak (all losses in regulation)
-The longest win streak in NHL history by a team immediately following a losing streak of 8+ games in a row (all in regulation) is 5, achieved by the Canadiens from Feb. 17-26, 2022 (5-0-0 following 0-8-0)

FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
-The Blues are 3-1-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 4-0-0 when leading after 2 periods
-The Blues are also 5-3-0 this season when scoring first
-Their 5 wins when scoring first share 13th in the NHL (1. Boston/Vegas, 10)
-They have given up just 8 goals in the first period this season, which shares 3rd in the NHL (1. Dallas/Montreal, 7)
-The Blues first period goal differential of +2 ranks 12th in the NHL (1. Vegas, +14)

BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 527-301-99 record
-Their 527 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 548)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10)
-Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.21) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.57 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)
-The Blues also have the 2nd best penalty kill (83.0%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.5%), and share the 5th best power play (20.7%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)

BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 96 career wins in 173 GP, is just 4 wins shy of becoming the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)
-Binnington is on pace to become the 3rd fastest goaltender to reach 100 wins with the Blues
-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts

Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:

  1. Brian Elliott – 175 GP
  2. Jake Allen – 176 GP
  3. Curtis Joseph – 209 GP

BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 162-89-36 record (360 points)
-The Blues 360 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 395), while their 162 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 187)
-Their 3.21 goals per game share 9th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA, 3.53)
-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.82 goals against per game under Berube, which shares 9th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.51)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.8% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.8%)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games

Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 237 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384

BINNINGTON FINDING HIS FORM
-During the Blues’ current 3-game win streak, Jordan Binnington has posted a 3-0-0 record, with a 2.33 GAA and a .938 SV%
-Since last Thursday, Nov. 10, Binnington’s 3 wins share the most in the NHL with James Reimer
-Since Nov. 10, his .938 SV% ranks 7th in the NHL (1. J. Saros, .971) (Min. 2 games started)
-Since. Nov. 10, his 2.33 GAA ranks 11th in the NHL (1. P. Kochetkov/J. Saros, 1.00) (Min. 2 games started)

VLADDY CONTINUES HIS HOT PLAY FROM LAST SEASON
-Vladimir Tarasenko has 4 points in his last 6 games (1g, 3a)
-Tarasenko ranks 2nd on the Blues with 4 goals (1. Kyrou, 5)
-Tarasenko also shares 2nd on the Blues with 11 points (4g, 7a) (1. Schenn, 12)
-Tarasenko leads the Blues with 9 even-strength points (4esg, 5esa)
-Tarasenko recorded 3 assists on Oct. 19 in Seattle, including 2 in a span of 17 seconds in the first period -His 2 assists in 17 seconds marked the fastest 2 assists by a Blues player since Brett Hull on Nov. 14, 1996 (12 seconds)
-Tarasenko posted 48 assists and 82 points (34g) last season, both of which were career-highs
-His 82 points last season were the most in a season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra recorded 93 points (36g, 57a) in 2002-03

FAULK CONTRIBUTING OFFENSE FOR BLUES
-Justin Faulk shares 2nd on the Blues with 11 points this season (3g, 8a) (Schenn, 12)
-He also shares 2nd on the team with 8 assists (1. Schenn, 9) and shares 3rd on the Blues with 3 goals (1. Kyrou, 5)
-Faulk has recorded 7 assists in his last 10 games and has recorded at least 1 point in 8 of the Blues’ 14 games this season
-Faulk posted 10 points (3g, 7a) in his first 9 games of the season, which is the most points he has posted in the first 9 games of the season in his career
-Faulk has also recorded the 14th instance in franchise history of a Blues’ d-man posting at least 10 points in the teams’ first 10 games of the season (Last: Alex Pietrangelo, 12 points (4g, 8a) in 2017-18)
-Faulk shares 12th among all d-men in the NHL with 3 goals (1. Karlsson, 10)
-His next point will be his 100th as a Blue
-Faulk’s OT goal on Oct. 19 at Seattle was his 3rd overtime goal as a Blue, matching Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson for the most among defensemen in franchise history
-Faulk also has 10 game-winning goals as a Blue, which shares the 6th most among defensemen in franchise history (1. Pietrangelo, 25 / 4. Parayko & Ramage, 11)

BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn leads the Blues with 12 points this season (3g, 9a)
-He also leads the Blues with 9 assists -Schenn has 3 points in his last 5 games (1g, 2a) and has recorded at least 1 point in 9 of the Blues’ 14 games this season
-Schenn recorded 10 points in the first 10 games of the season, matching the 2nd best start of his career in the first 10 games of the season (10 points (6g, 4a) in 2020-21 in first 10 games / 11 points, (8g, 3a) in 2019-20 in first 10 games)
-Schenn leads the Blues this season with 4 power play points (1ppg, 3ppa)
-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues in that span (1. Perron, 26)

NOTHING TO BE SAAD ABOUT
-Brandon Saad scored his 3rd goal of the season Monday at Colorado
-Saad now has a goal in 3 straight games, which matches the longest goal streak of his career, which he has now done 10 times in his career (Last: Dec. 2-7, 2021)
-Saad scored 24 goals last season, his first as a Blue, which matched the 2nd highest single season total of his career (Most: 31 goals in 2015-16 with Columbus)
-The Blues are 6-2-0 with Saad in the lineup this season

THOMAS AND KYROU LOOKING TO BUILD OFF CAREER SEASONS
-Robert Thomas has posted 11 points (3g, 8a) this season, which shares 2nd on the Blues (1. Schenn, 12)
-Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 5 goals
-Thomas has 4 points in his last 3 games (1g, 3a)
-Kyrou has 3 points in his last 5 games (2g, 1a)
-Last season, Thomas set career-highs with 72 games played, 20 goals, 57 assists, and 77 points
-Kyrou also set career-highs last season with 74 games played, 27 goals, 48 assists, and 75 points
-Thomas’s 57 assists last season led the Blues and were the most in a single season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra also recorded 57 assists in 2002-03
-Last season Thomas and Kyrou became the first set of teammates in franchise history to each record 40 assists in the same season prior to turning 24 years old
-They also became the 2nd set of Blues teammates to each record 70+ points in the same season prior to turning 24 (Brian Sutter, 70 points (36g, 34a) & Bernie Federko, 70 points (20g, 50a), in 1978-79)

THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has recorded points in back-to-back games (1g, 2a)
-He recorded 2 points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal on Saturday at Vegas
-It was his first game-winning goal of the season and his 13th as a Blue
-O’Reilly has recorded 4 points (2g, 2a) in his last 4 games after just recording 1 point (1g) in his first 10 games of the season
-Saturday at Vegas was O’Reilly’s 300th game as a Blue

ALEXANDROV CALLED UP TO THE NHL
-The Blues recalled forward Nikita Alexandrov, along with forward Josh Leivo, from the Springfield Thunderbirds on Nov. 9
-Alexandrov, who was drafted by the Blues in the 2nd round (62nd overall) in 2019, made his NHL debut on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, recording 2 hits and 2 shots in 9:31 TOI
-Alexandrov has posted 8 points (4g, 4a) in 9 games with Springfield this season
-He posted 30 points (12g, 18a) in 67 games with Springfield last season, which was his first full season in the AHL
-He also posted 8 points (2g, 8a) in 18 playoff games last season, helping the Springfield Thunderbirds reach the AHL Calder Cup Finals

TUCKER CALLED UP TO THE NHL
-The Blues also recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds on Nov. 10, after placing defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on IR
-Tucker, who was drafted by the Blues in the 7th round (200th overall) in 2018, has yet to make his NHL debut
-Tucker has recorded 7 points (1g, 6a) in 11 games for Springfield this season, which led the Thunderbirds defensemen at the time he was recalled
-Tucker posted 18 points (3g, 15a) and 114 penalty minutes in 72 games with Springfield (AHL) last season, his first full season in the AHL
-He also posted 2 points (1g, 1a) and 20 penalty minutes in 18 playoff games with Springfield last postseason, helping them reach the AHL Calder Cup Final

LAST TIME IN BLUES HISTORY
Overtime
Home Win: April 16, 2022 vs. Minnesota (6-5) GDG – Brayden Schenn
Road Win: October 20, 2022 at Seattle (4-3) GDG – Justin Faulk
Home Loss: April 19, 2022 vs. Boston (2-3) GDG – Charlie McAvoy
Road Loss: April 1, 2022 at Edmonton (5-6) GDG – Connor McDavid

Shootout
Home Win: November 30, 2021 vs. Tampa Bay – (4-3) GDG –Ryan O’Reilly
Road Win: November 9, 2021 at Winnipeg – (3-2) GDG – Ryan O’Reilly
Home Loss: March 17, 2022 vs. Pittsburgh – (2-3) GDG – Bryan Rust
Road Loss: December 4, 2021 at Florida – (3-4) GDG – Sam Reinhart

Shutout
For, Home: October 30, 2021 vs. Chicago – Jordan Binnington
For, Road: October 22, 2022 at Edmonton – Jordan Binnington
Against, Home: February 22, 2021 vs. Los Angeles – Jonathan Quick
Against, Road: October 24, 2022 at Winnipeg – Connor Hellebuyck

Shorthanded Goals
For, Home: April 4, 2022 vs. Arizona (5-1 W) – Pavel Buchnevich
For, Road: March 30, 2022 at Vancouver (4-3 W) – Robert Thomas
Against, Home: March 26, 2022 vs. Carolina (2-7 L) – Martin Necas
Against, Road: November 12, 2022 at Vegas (3-2 W) – Reilly Smith

10 or More Goals Scored
For, Home: January 15, 1986 vs. Toronto (10-1 W)
For, Road: March 30, 2011 at Detroit (10-3 W)
Against, Home: February 11, 1993 vs. Washington (6-10 L)
Against, Road: November 25, 1992 at Detroit (6-11 L)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TNT – Brendan Burke (PxP), Darren Pang (analyst) and Jennifer Botterill (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, Nov. 19 at BOS, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Nov. 20 vs. PIT, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Wednesday, Nov. 23 at DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Friday, Nov. Nov. 25 vs. MTL, 1:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Sunday, Nov. 27 vs. WPG, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, NHL Network, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 11 – Activated Ian Mitchell (left wrist) off IR and assigned him to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 8 – Assigned Dylan Wells to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 7 – Activated Petr Mrazek (groin strain) from IR and placed Alex Stalock (concussion protocol) on IR retroactive to Nov. 1 … Nov. 2 – Signed Dylan Wells to a one-year, two-way contract … Nov. 1 – Placed Seth Jones (right thumb) on IR and recalled Alec Regula from Rockford (AHL) … Oct. 28 – Activated Boris Katchouk from IR … Oct. 27 – Placed Tyler Johnson (left ankle) on IR retroactive to Oct. 25.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (0) vs. Carolina (3) – Mon., Nov. 14, United Center
CHI Goals:
CAR Goals: Martinook (4), Staal (4), Svechnikov (12)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (29/32, 60:00) CAR – Kochetkov (27/27, 59:57) 
CHI PP: 0/4; PK: 3/3
CAR PP: 0/3; PK: 4/4
Recap: The Blackhawks fell 3-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night in Chicago … The Blackhawks killed off all three of Carolina’s power-play opportunities and have gone 9-for-9 on the penalty kill over their last three contests … Jonathan Toews recorded a game-high five shots on goal and went 18-for-22 on his faceoffs (82 pct.) … MacKenzie Entwistle posted a season-high four hits, pacing all skaters as well.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blackhawks are 5-4-1 in their last ten games against the Blues at the United Center, with their last win coming in a 3-2 overtime victory on Nov. 26, 2021 … Patrick Kane has 14 points (7G, 7A) in his last 13 contests against the Blues, including an assist in the Blackhawks’ last home win … Jonathan Toews has five points in his last five games against St. Louis, including two multi-point efforts. 2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 16, March 30 | AWAY: Dec. 29, Jan. 21 All-Time Record: 153-124-46 | Home: 93-46-24 | Road: 60-78-22 Last Home Win: Nov. 26, 2021 (3-2 OT) | Last Road Win: Oct. 6, 2018 (4-3) | Last Home Loss: Feb. 27, 2022 (0-4) | Last Road Loss: Feb. 12, 2022 (1-5)

BLACKHAWKS VS. CAR ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 26; Jonathan Toews, 18; Tyler Johnson, 5
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 38; Jonathan Toews, 31; Max Domi/Jack Johnson, 7
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 64; Jonathan Toews, 49; Max Domi, 11

TEAM NOTES
HARD HITTERS: Chicago has now posted 412 hits so far this season which is good for 11th in the NHL … Jarred Tinordi currently ranks fourth in the NHL with a team-leading 62 hits so far this season … Connor Murphy ranks second on the Blackhawks with 36 hits … The team notched 41 hits on Oct. 13 at Vegas with nine separate Blackhawks players registering at least three hits in the contest … This marks just the fourth time Chicago has had nine skaters post three-or-more hits in a single game since the NHL began tracking the stat in 2005-06, while the club has never had more than nine do so in a regular-season contest.

COMEBACK KIDS: The Blackhawks overcame a two-goal deficit on Saturday en route to a 3-2 win at Anaheim … The win marked Chicago’s fourth multi-goal comeback win this season which is good for first in the League … The club recorded each of the previous three this season over a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 for the team’s first three wins of 2022-23 … Chicago became the ninth team in NHL history to post three or more consecutive multi-goal comeback wins, and the first since Detroit did so during the 2018-19 season … Additionally, the Blackhawks are the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a multi-goal deficit in each of their first three wins of a season, joining St. Louis (3 GP in 2006-07), Detroit (3 GP in 1990-91) and the New York Islanders (3 GP in 1985-86).

TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL: Jarred Tinordi set a new career high with two goals on Saturday night, including the game-winning tally … It marked Tinordi’s third career multi-point game and second of the season, having also notched two assists on Oct. 30 against Minnesota … His game-winning goal on Saturday marked just the second of his NHL career … Tinordi also logged five hits against the Ducks on Saturday night and now shares second in the NHL with a team-leading 61 hits so far this season.

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane notched two assists on Saturday at Anaheim, marking his fourth multi-point game this season … Kane has now registered 11 points (2G, 9A) over his last 11 games … Kane posted three-straight multi-point efforts from Oct. 23-27 (2G, 5A) … The forward logged two assists and three points (1G, 2A) against Edmonton on Oct. 27, moving him past Doug Weight (755) into fifth place on the League’s all-time assist list among U.S.-born players … Kane paces the Blackhawks with 10 helpers and 12 points (2G, 10A) in 12 games this season.

TO THE MAX: Max Domi recorded two assists on Saturday night and now has helpers in two of his last three games (3A) … His two-assist outing against Anaheim marks Domi’s second multi-point game of the season … Domi shared the team lead against on Oct. 27 with three points (1G, 2A) on Oct. 27 for his first three-point game since Dec. 11, 2021 at Seattle while with Columbus (2G, 1A) … He registered a four-game point streak From Oct. 21-27 (3G, 3A) … It marked his first streak of at least four games since the 2020-21 campaign when he also logged points in four-straight games (2G, 3A) from April 6 – 12 … Domi currently shares first on Chicago with three power play goals so far in 2022-23, while he’s tied for second on the club in assists (6) and points (10) … Domi also ranks sixth in the NHL and second on the team with a 60.9% faceoff win percentage this season.

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews went 18-for-22 from the faceoff circle (81.8%) on Monday night against the Hurricanes, marking the third-straight game he’s registered at least 17 faceoff wins … Toews enters Wednesday’s contest having posted eight points (5G, 3A) in his last 11 games, including logging a seven-game point streak from Oct. 23 – Nov. 3 … His seven-game point streak is tied for the third-longest of his career while it’s the fifth time he’s logged points in at least seven games … His last seven-game streak came during the 2018-19 season, logging 10 points (4G, 6A) from Feb. 14 – 27 … Toews scored the overtime goal on Nov. 3 for the 16th of his career, which is tied for sixth in NHL history … The captain paces the Blackhawks with seven goals so far in 2022-23 while he’s tied for second on the team with 10 points (7G, 3A) … He also ranks second in the NHL and leads the team with a 64.3% faceoff win percentage this season.

MR. 300: Petr Mrazek appeared in his 300th career NHL game on Monday night against the Hurricanes, stopping 29 of the 32 shots he faced in the contest … Mrazek owns a 1-2-1 record with a .897 save percentage and a 3.16 goals-against average in five games this season … The 11-season NHL veteran boasts a 141-104-32 career record with a .909 save percentage and a 2.65 goals-against average with 24 career shutouts in his 300 career NHL contests with Detroit, Philadelphia, Carolina, Toronto and Chicago.

ONE FOR THE MONEY: Filip Roos lit the lamp at Anaheim on Saturday for his first career NHL goal … The defenseman also added a +1 rating, one hit and one blocked shot in 16:58 of ice time in Saturday’s tilt … Roos has now earned points (1G, 1A) in each of his last two and three of his last four games (1G, 2A) … The Gothenburg, Sweden native has now tallied three points (1G, 2A) in eight games in 2022-23.

JAKE THE GREAT: Jake McCabe notched an assist against the Kings on Nov. 3 and now has four points (1G, 3A) over his last eight games, including a three-game point streak (1G, 2A) from Oct. 27 – 30 which tied a career best … It marked the sixth time in his career the blueliner has earned points in three consecutive games and the first since April 16 – 20, 2022 … McCabe is tied for third on the Blackhawks with 26 hits this season and has logged four points (1G, 3A).

LONG STORY SHORTHANDED: The Blackhawks have scored four shorthanded goals this season, all of which came in a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 … Chicago’s four shorthanded tallies in 2022-23 are tied for first in the NHL … The team’s three-game streak of scoring a shorthanded goal tied the longest in franchise history, which has happened six times previously, most recently from Feb. 5 – 11, 2009 … Chicago is the first club to score a shorthanded goal in three-straight games since the Ottawa Senators accomplished the feat during the 2019-20 campaign … Sam Lafferty scored two shorthanded goals against the Sharks on Oct. 15 … He is just the seventh Blackhawks player since 1933-34 (when goals by type officially began being tracked) to score two shorthanded goals in a single period, joining Rene Bourque (Feb. 28, 2008), Patrick Sharp (Nov. 3, 2007), Steve Sullivan (Jan. 26, 2001), Rick Paterson (Jan. 16, 1985), Chico Maki (Dec. 9, 1970) and Pep Kelly (Dec. 26, 1940).

STICKS AND MILESTONES: Jonathan Toews is just two assists from 500 in his NHL career … Jujhar Khaira is three games from his 300th career NHL game … Jason Dickinson in four games from the 300th of his NHL career.

BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS

  1. Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
  2. Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 760 2. Patrick Kane 1,192
  3. Patrick Kane, 1,122 3. Patrick Kane 432 3. Denis Savard 719 3. Bobby Hull 1,153
  4. Brent Seabrook, 1,114 4. Steve Larmer 406 4. Doug Wilson 554 4. Denis Savard 1,096
  5. Bobby Hull 1,036 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
  6. Jonathan Toews 1,029 6. Jonathan Toews 364 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 862
  7. Eric Nesterenko 1,013 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517 7. Doug Wilson 779
  8. Bob Murray 1,008 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 498 8. Dennis Hull 640

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-4-0
Two-Days Rest: 0-0-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-0-1
First Game of a B2B: 0-1-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-1-1

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

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