NEW YORK – Seattle Kraken defenseman Carson Soucy has been fined $2,500 for roughing Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois during NHL Game No. 243 in Seattle on Sunday, Nov. 13, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.
The incident occurred at 19:30 of the third period. Soucy was assessed a minor penalty for roughing.
The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team will play its final home game for over a month on Monday night, Nov. 14, when the Huskies host Purdue Northwest. Game time against the Pride is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be available via ESPN+ as well as on radio at 94-9 WDKB and on The Varsity Network app.
Tickets for Monday’s contest are available now at NIUHuskies.com/tickets, including the Huskie “HOWL-idays” package good for Monday’s contest, Tuesday and Thursday’s women’s basketball home games and the NIU football game on Wednesday night for just $40.
NIU comes into Monday’s game on the back of a 63-46 setback last Friday (Nov. 11) at Northwestern. The Huskies trailed the Wildcats by just five with a little under 11 minutes to play before a Northwestern run helped lead the home team to victory.
Keshawn Williams (Chicago Heights, Ill./Tulsa) scored a game-high 19 points at Northwestern and currently leads the Huskies in scoring at 21.0 points per game. Williams is shooting 86.7 percent (13-of-15) from the free-throw line to start the season.
Three players returned to the lineup for NIU at Northwestern and made their Huskie debuts, including Zarique Nutter (Newark, N.J./Clarendon College) who started and scored seven points with a team-best eight rebounds. Xavier Amos (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) and Harvin Ibarguen (Cali, Colombia/Seward County CC) also saw their first action against the Wildcats.
Purdue Northwest opened the season with a pair of victories over Rockhurst and William Jewell. The Pride topped Rockhurst, 85-76, in its season opener on Friday (Nov. 11) before claiming a 77-62 win over William Jewell on Saturday (Nov. 12). Mikell Cooper is leading the way for Purdue Northwest at 18.5 points per game. Anthony Barnard was named to the Preseason All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team; he led Purdue Northwest in scoring at 14.0 points per game last season.
This will be the first all-time meeting between NIU and Purdue Northwest.
Following Monday’s contest, NIU will begin a stretch of eight games away from home, starting with a trip to Georgia Tech on Thursday, Nov. 17. Game time against the Yellow Jackets is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and will be available on the ACC Network.
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: 43
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. AVALANCHE
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/16 – at Chicago
11/17 – vs. Washington
11/19 – vs. Anaheim
11/21 – vs. Anaheim
11/23 – at Buffalo
FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 236 / 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
VLADDY CONTINUES HIS HOT PLAY FROM LAST SEASON
FAULK AMONG TOP D-MEN IN THE LEAGUE TO START SEASON
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
THOMAS LOOKING TO BUILD OFF CAREER SEASON
THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
ALEXANDROV CALLED UP TO THE NHL
TUCKER CALLED UP TO THE NHL
COLORADO AVALACHE NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Mon, Nov. 14 ST. LOUIS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
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. 12 (Colorado 4, Carolina 1 at Ball Arena)
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists and Cale Makar scored twice to lead the Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the Hurricanes at Ball Arena … Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and one assist and Pavel Francouz made 24 saves to pick up his first win of the season
SF: 28 SA: 25 PP: 1-4 PK: 5-5
TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
7:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5
TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up their three-game homestand tonight against the St. Louis Blues at Ball Arena … The Avs are 2-0-0 so far this homestand, beating Nashville 5-3 and Carolina 4-1 … The Avs have won a season-high four straight games, out-scoring the opposition 20-8 … Colorado opens a three-game road trip Thursday in Carolina.
AVALANCHE & BLUES
Tonight is the first of four meetings between the Avalanche and Blues in 2022-23 … They faced off only three times last season, with Colorado winning two of those matchups … These division rivals went on to meet in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, a series the Avalanche won in six games.
SCHEDULE vs. BLUES
Nov. 14 vs. STL
Dec. 11 @ STL
Jan. 28 vs. STL
Feb. 18 @ STL
RECORD VS. BLUES
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-0-0 Overall: 2-1-0 Overall: 70-67-18 Overall: 56-42-13 Series (record): 3 series (3-0)
Home: 0-0-0 Home: 1-1-0 Home: 44-25-10 Home: 34-16-7 Record Overall: 13-3-0
Road: 0-0-0 Road: 1-0-0 Road: 26-42-8 Road: 22-26-6
LET’S GO STREAKING
Nathan MacKinnon (1g/12a), Cale Makar (3g/6a), Mikko Rantanen (7g/7a) and Devon Toews (1g/6a) all have current five-game point streaks, with MacKinnon notching two-plus points in all five of those contests … Toews’ five-game run matches his career high done twice before.
IT TAKES TWO BABY
Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen share the team scoring lead with 23 points, tied for fourth in the NHL … MacKinnon’s 19 assists are tied with Leon Draisaitl for the league lead, while Rantanen is tied for fifth in goals … Nathan and Mikko’s 23 points are the most by an Avalanche player through 13 team games since the franchise relocated … The last Nordiques player to have 23 points through 13 contests was Joe Sakic (24) in 1993-94 …. MacKinnon and Peter Stastny (21 in 1983-84) are the only players in Colorado/Quebec history to have 19 assists through 13 team contests.
ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar ranks fifth among NHL defensemen in scoring with 16 points (3g/13a) in 13 contests … With 145 career assists, Cale is one behind Rob Blake (146) for the seventh most helpers by a defenseman in franchise history … 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) … Makar’s first tally on Saturday was his 50th career goal, tied for the fourth-fastest defenseman to reach 50 goals in the modern era (since 1943-44) … His second marker stood as the game winner, his 14th career game-winning goal which leads all defensemen since 2019-20 (Victor Hedman is second with 11) … Makar has 196 career points in 191 career games and is aiming to become the fastest defenseman to reach 200 points in NHL history.
THAT’S THE POWER OF LOVE
Colorado is 16-for-41 (39.0%) 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 18 points (8g/10a) in six home games this season, tied with Leon Draisaitl for the league lead in home scoring … He has notched three or more points in five of his six outings on home ice, which includes three four-point games
SIMPLY GEOR-GEOUS
Alexandar Georgiev is 7-1-1 through his first nine starts with the Avalanche with a 2.66 goals-against average and .924 save percentage … He is 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) … Alex’s seven wins are tied for fourth in the NHL … Going back to last year with the Rangers, Georgiev is 15-2-1 in his last 19 games (18 starts).
GETTING OFFENSIVE
Colorado ranks third in the NHL in scoring at 3.69 tallies per game, which includes four-plus goals in all four games of this current win streak (20 total) … 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 41 points (8g/33a) this year, topsin the NHL … 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).
HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER
Saturday was the Avalanche’s annual “Hockey Fights Cancer” night at Ball Arena … After beating Carolina 4-1 the Avs improved to 10-3-1 all-time on their HFC night.
Oct. 7, 2007 vs. SJS (W, 6-2)
Oct. 25, 2008 vs. BUF (W, 2-1 SO)
Oct. 23, 2009 vs. CAR (W, 5-4)
Oct. 21, 2010 vs. SJS (L, 2-4)
Oct. 20, 2011 vs. CHI (L, 1-3)
Oct. 15, 2013 vs. DAL (W, 3-2)
Nov. 6, 2014 vs. TOR (W, 4-3 SO)
Nov. 3, 2015 vs CGY (W, 6-3)
Nov. 5, 2016 vs. MIN (W, 1-0)
Nov. 2, 2017 vs. CAR (W, 6-3)
Nov. 16, 2018 vs. WSH (O, 2-3)
Nov. 23, 2019 vs. TOR (L, 3-5)
Nov. 13, 2021 vs. SJS (W, 6-2)
Nov. 12, 2022 vs. CAR. (W, 4-1)
CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE RECORD BOOKS
Nathan 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 … With a pair of goals on Oct. 19, Mikko Rantanen passed Alex Tanguay (167) for 10th place on the franchise’s all-time goals list.
SECOND STAR OF WEEK
Nathan MacKinnon was named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week for Oct. 31–Nov. 6 … He led all skaters with seven assists in the two-game Global Series sweep of the Blue Jackets in Finland … This marks the eighth time in his career that Nathan has been named one of the NHL’s weekly stars.
FINNISH FIREWORKS
Led by Nathan MacKinnon’s seven combined points (0g/7a) and Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick in the opener, the Avalanche swept the two-game NHL Global Series from the Blue Jackets earlier this month, out-scoring Columbus 11-4 … Colorado’s six goals in the 6-3 opening win set an NHL record for a single game outside of North America while the 11 combined goals were also the most over a two-game overseas series … Rantanen’s hat trick was just the third outside of North America in NHL history, while MacKinnon’s four helpers that first night set a record for the most assists in a single game outside of North America … Alexandar Georgiev started and won both games, allowing just four goals 71 shots (2.02 GAA, .944 Sv%) … His two victories already equal the record for career wins in games played overseas… MacKinnon’s seven assists and eight career points (he had one goal in the 2017 Global Series in Sweden) are both NHL records for games played outside North America
BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche have played four of their 13 back-to-back games so far, going 2-2-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark in the NHL behind only Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.
SCHEDULE NOTES
The Avs will play 26 games against their division foes, meeting Arizona, Dallas, Nashville, St. Louis Winnipeg four times each (two home/away) and Chicago (two home/one away) and Minnesota (one home/two away) three times apiece … Colorado will play 24 games versus the Pacific Division (three times each) and 32 against teams from the Eastern Conference (one home/away).
BEST SINCE 2019-20
The Avalanche are 145-56-20 (.701) since the start of the 2019-20 season, the most wins, points and best points percentage in the NHL … Only Tampa (49) has more playoff wins during that span
MOST WINS SINCE 2019-20 POINTS % SINCE 2019-20 PLAYOFF WINS SINCE 2019-20
Colorado 145 Colorado .701 Tampa Bay 49
Boston 142 Boston .688 Colorado 32
Florida 138 Carolina .670 NY Islanders 25
Tampa Bay 138 Florida .667 Vegas 23
Carolina 137 Tampa Bay .659 Montreal 19
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH; AVS WIN STANLEY CUP
The Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup championship in 2022 following 1996 and 2001 … Colorado claimed its title by going 16-4 in the postseason, which included a pair of sweeps and defeating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning in six games during the Final … The Avs became the sixth team to win a Cup with four or fewer postseason losses since 1987 when the NHL went to four rounds of best-of-seven … And of those six only one team had fewer losses, the 1988 Oilers (two) … The Avalanche did not lose consecutive games all playoffs
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)
WINS, FRANCHISE HISTORY POINTS, FRANCHISE HISTORY
56 2021-22 119 2021-22
52 2000-01 118 2000-01
52 2013-14 112 2013-14
ROAD, SWEET ROAD
The Avalanche finished a league-best 9-1 on the road during the 2022 postseason, tied for the fewest road losses by a Stanley Cup champion since 1987 (the 2012 Kings and 1995 Devils were both 10-1) … Colorado earned all four series-clinching wins on the road, including Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa Bay … Colorado won its first seven away games to start these playoffs, matching its longest road playoff winning streak in franchise history (1999) and equaling the second longest such streak in NHL history
AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH, AINT NO VALLEY LOW
Colorado’s Stanley Cup championship came five years after a last-place finish in 2016-17 …. The Avs became the fifth team in the expansion era (1967-68) to win a title within five years of a last place finish and the first since the 2009 Penguins … Colorado won the Presidents’ Trophy the previous year in 2020-21, becoming the first NHL team to go from worst to first overall in four seasons or less since the Bruins in 1970-71
DOWN BUT NEVER OUT
Ten of the Avalanche’s wins during the 2022 postseason were earned in come-from-behind fashion, including four third-period comebacks … Colorado’s 10 comeback wins tied the 2009 Penguins for the most in NHL history … The Avs trailed in all four of their series-clinching victories, the first team in NHL history to do so
MAGIC YEAR FOR MAKAR
After becoming the first player in franchise history to win the Norris Trophy, Makar followed that up by winning the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP … At 23 years, 239 days, he became the youngest defenseman in 52 years to win the Conn Smythe and just the third overall to do so at age 23 or younger, joining Bobby Orr with the 1970 Bruins (22 years, 51 days) and Serge Savard with the 1969 Canadiens (23 years, 102 days) … Makar won the Conn Smythe just five days after receiving his first Norris Trophy … He became the third player to win both awards in the same season, following Orr in 1970 and Nicklas Lidstrom in 2002 … Makar led the Avalanche and all NHL defensemen with 29 points (8g/21a) in 20 games, the fourth-highest total by a defenseman in Stanley Cup Playoff history … 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 248-172-47 (.581) 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)
2022-23 AVALANCHE TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 10 – Shane Bowers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
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)
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
NOV. 14 vs. CALGARY – 5:30 PM PT // Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the Calgary Flames for the first of four meetings between the clubs (Dec. 22; March 20; March 28).
-Tonight marks the first game of the season in Canada for the Kings.
-The Kings are 5-4-1 in this last 10 games against the Flames at the Saddledome.
WARM-UPS
1) The Moore-Danault-Arvidsson line’s 165 shot attempts rank fourth in the league among any offensive line trio.
2) No skater in the league has drawn more penalties than Gabriel Vilardi (12).
3) The Kings are 8-3-1 when outshooting their opponent this season.
4) Carl Grundstrom’s 43 hits are tied for fourth-most among Pacific Division skaters.
5) Since the 2016-17 season, LA’s penalty kill of 89.4% against Calgary sits third in the league behind Carolina (92.3%) and Boston
(92.1%).
VS. CALGARY ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 102-118-21-9
Home: 61-50-9-4
Away: 41-68-12-5
OT: 13-11 (12 ties)
Shootout: 4-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 0-0-0
Franchise Leaders vs. CALGARY:
Luc Robitaille – 84 GP, 108 PTS (53-55=108)
Marcel Dionne – 67 GP, 85 PTS (49-36=85)
Dave Taylor – 95 GP, 85 PTS (30-55=85)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 82 PTS (21-61=82)
Bernie Nicholls – 61 GP, 63 PTS (20-43=63)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. CALGARY: April 4, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. CGY 3
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kempe (30, 31)
CGY Goals: Gaudreau (33, 34), Lindholm (35)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (L, 30 saves, 33 shots) CGY: Markstrom (W, 27 saves, 29 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-6
LAK PK: 2-for-2
THE NEXT THREE:
Wed., Nov. 16 | at Edmonton | 7:00 p.m. PT | TNT | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The Kings and Oilers meet for the first time since their first round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. 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 second 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.
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 13 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: 21
LA Kings: Media Notes
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 11/14/22)
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:
TRENDING UP
The LA Kings skate into Calgary fresh off a perfect homestand and winning their last five consecutive games at Crypto.com Arena (4-2 W, Oct. 29 vs. TOR; 5-4 W, Nov. 5 vs. FLA; 1-0 W, Nov. 8 vs. MIN, 2-1 W OT, Nov. 10 vs. CHI; 4-3 W, Dec. 12 vs. DET). The Kings have established a 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games dating back to Oct. 25. Only New Jersey (9), Boston (9), Vegas (8) and NY Islanders (8) have won more games than LA during that time. Entering tonight, the Kings have established a 10-6-1 record through 17 games for 21 points, placing them second in the Pacific Division and Western Conference and fourth in the league overall.
Overall league standings through Nov. 14
Team GP W L OT PTS PTS%
Boston Bruins 16 14 2 0 28 .875%
Vegas Golden Knights 16 13 3 0 26 .813%
New Jersey Devils 15 12 3 0 24 .800%
Los Angeles Kings 17 10 6 1 21 .618%
NY Islanders 16 10 6 0 20 .625%
Since Oct. 25, the Kings have found themselves in the top-five of various categories:
Team Stats since Oct. 25
Category League Rank
Corsi For (510) 1st
Shots (261) 3rd
Shots for % (59.45%) 1st
Goals For % (61.76%) 5th
xGF (23.33) 4th
xGF % (61.15%) 1st
Scoring chances (257) 3rd
HDCF (112) 2nd
HDCF % (60.54%) 1st
HDGF (14) 2nd
HDGF % (66.67%) 4th
Key: ‘xGF’ – expected goals for; ‘xGF%’ – expected goals for %; ‘HDCF’ – high danger scoring chances; ‘HDCF%’ – high danger
scoring chances %; ‘HDGF’ – high danger goals for; ‘HDGF%’ – high danger goals for %
STARTING OFF QUICK
Carl Grundstrom opened the scoring nine second into Saturday night’s game against Detroit, marking the second-fastest goal to begin a game in franchise history behind Dave Williams (0:07 on Feb. 14, 1987 vs. Hartford). Saturday’s game also marked the seventh time this season the LA Kings have scored first in a game. Of those seven games, LA has gone on to win five of them for a .714 winning percentage when scoring the game’s first goal. Last season, the LA Kings established a record of 28-7-5 when scoring the game’s first goal. In 250 games against the Calgary Flames all-time, the LA Kings have scored first in 126 of them and of those 126, the Kings have won 74 times. Only Edmonton (82) has won more games when scoring first against the Calgary Flames all-time than LA:
Most wins when scoring first against Calgary in NHL history
Team SF GP Wins SF Wins SF %
Edmonton Oilers 135 82 .607%
Los Angeles Kings 126 74 .587%
Vancouver Canucks 151 74 .490%
St. Louis Blues 91 58 .637%
Arizona Coyotes 107 57 .533%
ON THE (SWISS) WATCH FOR 300
Kevin Fiala followed up his overtime game-winning goal Thursday night against the Blackhawks with his fifth goal of the season on Saturday against the Red Wings, marking his 299th career NHL point. Fiala enters tonight with a team-leading 16 points (5-11=16) in 17 games this season. Fiala’s overtime goal on Thursday night marked his 15th point (4-11=15) in his 16th game on the season. 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). Fiala has consistently found his way on the scoring sheet with 11 points in his last 10 games dating back to Oct. 25, including establishing a season-long five game point streak from Oct. 25 to Nov. 1. No Kings skater has tallied more points during that time than Fiala:
Most points by an LA King since Oct. 25
Player GP Points .
Kevin Fiala 10 11 (4-7=11)
Phillip Danault 10 9 (2-7=9)
Gabriel Vilardi 10 8 (6-2=8)
Arthur Kaliyev 10 8 (3-5=8)
Anze Kopitar 10 7 (1-6=7)
In 436 career NHL games, Fiala has amassed 129 goals, 170 assists and 299 points with 28 power-play goals and 24 game-winning goals. With one more point, Fiala can become the fourth Swiss-born player in league history to record 300 NHL points and the eighth member from the 2014 NHL Draft class:
Swiss-born players with 300+ NHL points
Player GP Points
Roman Josi* 775 551 (143-408=551)
Mark Streit 786 434 (96-338=434)
Nino Niederreiter* 747 376 (187-189=376)
Kevin Fiala* 436 299 (129-170=299)
Timo Meier* 411 278 (130-148=278)
*denotes active player
STAT OF THE GAME
Viktor Arvidsson appeared in his 400th career NHL game last season against Calgary on Dec. 2, 2021, tallying two assists, a plus-2 rating and team-leading four shots on goal. Since then, Arvidsson has collected 49 points (19-30=49) over the span of 67 games, including 16 even-strength goals, 41 even-strength points and 207 shots, all of which rank third-most on the Kings during that time. In 15 games this season, Arvidsson has tallied nine points (3-6=9) including an assist on Thursday against the Blackhawks, moving him three points shy his 300th career NHL point. With three more points, Arvidsson can become the eighth member from the 2014 NHL Draft class to reach such feat and 20th active Swede skater. Arvidsson and teammate Kevin Fiala are both the closest active skaters from their draft class to sit under 300 career points:
Most points among 2014 NHL Draft class skaters
Player GP Points
Leon Draisaitl (EDM) 574 644 (263-381=644)
David Pastrnak (BOS) 526 529 (249-280=529)
Brayden Point (TBL) 432 384 (173-211=384)
Sam Reinhart (FLA) 547 382 (169-213=382)
Dylan Larkin (DET) 519 375 (154-221=375)
Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) 480 361 (164-197=361)
William Nylander (TOR) 455 358 (143-215=358)
Kevin Fiala (LAK) 436 299 (129-170=299)
Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) 466 297 (150-147=297)
VILARDI PARTY
Gabriel Vilardi scored his team-leading tenth goal of the season on Tuesday 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 a team-leading 15 points (10-5=15).
DIFFEREN(TIAL) MAKERS
The Kings enter tonight’s game with the league’s third-highest special team differential overall at +20:00:
2022-23 Special Teams Time Differential
Team PP T PK T DIFF
St. Louis Blues 62:43 37:36 +25:07
Detroit Red Wings 93:00 71:10 +21:50
Los Angeles Kings 114:50 94:50 +20:00
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
St. Louis Blues 33:47 17:40 +16:07
Seattle Kraken 46:35 34:45 +11:50
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 52:26 44:44 +7:42
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 10 of their 17 games of the year. Through Nov. 13, LA’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage is ranked fourth in the league:
Highest EV faceoff winning %
Team GP EVFO’s EV FOW %
Chicago Blackhawks 14 624 58.0%
Boston Bruins 16 704 56.3%
Carolina Hurricanes 15 745 55.7%
Los Angeles Kings 17 739 55.5%
Nashville Predators 15 704 54.4%
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 11 of his 17 games played this season, Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 55% or higher. Kopitar sits second in the league in even-strength faceoff winning percentage while Danault is tied for fifth with Calgary’s Elias
Lindholm (min. EV Faceoffs: 200):
Highest EV Faceoff winning % among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 200)
Player GP EV FO’s EV FOW %
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 16 248 63.7%
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 17 235 62.6%
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) 16 218 61.0%
Aleksander Barkov (FLA) 15 255 57.7%
Phillip Danault (LAK) 17 201 56.2%
Elias Lindholm (CGY) 14 217 56.2%
Kopitar ranks fifth in the league in overall faceoff winning percentage, sitting .01% behind NY Islanders’ Jean-Gabriel Pageau for fourth (min. faceoffs: 250):
Highest Faceoff winning % among all skaters (min. Faceoffs: 250)
Player GP Total FO’s FOW %
Ryan Johansen (NSH) 15 254 64.6%
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 16 368 63.0%
Jonathan Toews (CHI) 14 258 62.8%
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) 16 304 59.9%
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 17 326 59.8%
MILESTONE SZN
Forward Adrian Kempe tallied his 100th career assist Saturday night with his secondary assist on Kevin Fiala’s first period goal. In doing so, Kempe became the 20th member from the 2014 NHL Draft Class to reach such feat. Kempe, who scored his sixth goal of the year in his 400th career game on Oct. 29 against Toronto, is approaching additional career milestones as he sits four goals shy of 100 and four points from 200. Entering tonight, Kempe has compiled 196 points (96-100=196) in 407 career NHL games. Since his NHL debut on Feb. 16, 2017, Kempe’s 96 goals rank third-most on the team during that time while his 196 points sit fourth:
Most goals by an LA King since Feb. 16, 2018
Player GP Goals
Anze Kopitar* 414 118
Dustin Brown 359 99
Adrian Kempe* 407 96
Alex Iafallo* 365 73
Tyler Toffoli 249 62
*denotes active on LA Kings
Most points by an LA King since Feb. 16, 2018
Player GP Points
Anze Kopitar* 414 364 (118-246=364)
Drew Doughty* 370 225 (45-180=225)
Dustin Brown 359 217 (99-118=217)
Adrian Kempe* 407 196 (96-100=196)
Alex Iafallo* 365 173 (73-100=173)
*denotes active on LA Kings
With four more goals, Kempe can become the 11th player from the 2014 NHL Draft to eclipse 100 career goals while five more points will make him the 14th from his draft to reach 200 career points.
FORWARD BLOCKING
Anze Kopitar tied his single game career-high five blocked shots 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) 17 23
Garnet Hathaway (WSH) 17 21
Nick Bonino (SJS) 14 21
Boone Jenner (CBJ) 14 19
Elias Pettersson (VAN) 16 19
Noah Cates (PHI) 15 18
Michael Rasmussen (DET) 13 18
The LA Kings as a team haven’t been afraid to sacrifice the body as of late with getting in front of shots. LA’s 255 blocked shots so far this season sit fifth in the league:
Teams with most blocked shots
Player GP Blocks
Vegas Golden Knights 16 324
Philadelphia Flyers 15 274
New York Islanders 16 269
Washington Capitals 17 262
Los Angeles Kings 17 255
MILESTONE ALERT IN THE CREASE
Jonathan Quick followed up his 21-save shutout Tuesday night against Minnesota with a 31-save effort, including seven saves in
overtime, to lead the Kings over the Blackhawks, 2-1, Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. The victory marked his third straight win
and fourth in his last five games. Since Oct. 31, Quick has found himself in the top-six in various goaltender categories from his recent
play (min. GP: 3):
Category League Rank
Games Started (5) T-2nd
Wins (4) T-2nd
Saves (130) 6th
GAA (1.57) 4th
Save % (.942) 4th
Shutouts (1) T-1st
TOI (305:54) 5th
Quick’s 1-0 shutout on Tuesday night marked his 57th career shutout, tying Clint Benedict for the 22nd-most shutouts in NHL history. In doing so, Quick has recorded at least one shutout in each of his 15 full NHL seasons:
All-time shutouts in NHL history
Rank Player GP SO
19th Pekka Rinne 683 60
20th Evgeni Nabokov 697 59
21st John Ross Roach 491 58
22nd Jonathan Quick 723 57
22nd Clint Benedict 362 57
24th Bernie Parent 608 54
24th Ed Giacomin 610 54
With his sixth victory of the season Thursday versus the Blackhawks, Jonathan Quick sits four wins shy of tying Tom Barrasso for third-most wins among American-born goaltenders in league history:
Most Wins by a U.S.-born Goaltender
Player Wins
Ryan Miller 391
John Vanbiesbrouck 374
Tom Barrasso 369
Jonathan Quick* 365
Craig Anderson* 311
*-denotes active
KINGS TOP FIVE LEADERS
Goals Assists Points
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
KINGS MULTI-POINT GAME LEADERS
Player Total 2PTS 3PTS 4PTS
Gabriel Vilardi 5 5 – –
Kevin Fiala 4 2 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 –
Alex Iafallo 1 2 – –
Carl Grundstrom 1 2 – –
Mikey Anderson 1 1 – –
Sean Durzi 1 1 – –
Arthur Kaliyev 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: 14-72, 19.4% // 49-65, 75.4%
5-on-4: 14-71, 19.7% // 48-64, 75.0%
5-on-3: 0-1, 00.0% // 2-2, 100.0%
4-on-3: 0-0, –.-% // 1-1, 100.0%
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
NOVEMBER 12, 2022 – Winnipeg Jets [2] vs. CALGARY FLAMES [3]
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Winnipeg Jets to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the first and only time this season on Saturday night. The Flames once again came out of the gates flying with Elias Lindholm scoring just 3:23 into the game. However, Neal Pionk would tie the game for the Jets before Adam Ruzicka helped the Flames retake the lead heading into the break. The two teams would trade goals in the second with Dubois scoring for Winnipeg and Trevor Lewis recording a shorthanded marker for the Flames which would hold up to be the game winner. Calgary would lock things down in the third to knock off the Jets 3-2.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (5), Ruzicka (1), Lewis (3)
GOALIE: Markstrom (21/23, .913 Sv%)
PP: 0/3 (0%)
PK: 3/3 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 1-2-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
November 5, 2022 NJD [4] at CGY 3 Zetterlund Markstrom Vanecek
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
November 14, 2022 6:30pm vs. Los Angeles Kings Scotiabank Saddledome
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
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of four matchups this season between the Flames and Kings. Calgary won the season-series in 2021-22 going 2-0-1 with all three games ending in a final score of 3-2. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 2-2-0 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 4-3-0 against Western Conference opponents.
PASS-MUS ANDERSSON:
With his two-assist effort last night, Rasmus Andersson is now tied with a team high 12 points and leads the Flames with 11 assists in 14 games played this season. The only other Flames defenseman in the past 20 years to record at least 10 assists in fewer games was Mark Giordano when he amassed 10 helpers in 13 games in 2018-19.
BIG Z:
Tonight will be Nikita Zadorov’s 500th NHL game played. The Moscow, RUS native was a first round pick of Buffalo back in the 2013 NHL Draft and played 67 games for the Sabres before he was traded to Colorado. He played 289 games with the Avalanche and then played 55 games with the Blackhawks in 2021 season. He was acquired by the Flames from Chicago for a third-round pick in July of 2021. This will be Zadorov’s 89th game in a Flames uniform.
BACKS AT IT:
After assisting Trevor Lewis’s game-winning shorthanded goal on Saturday night, Mikael Backlund has jumped to second all-time in career shorthanded points in Flames franchise history with 26. Backlund jumped Bill Clement’s 25 points and sits 15 points behind franchise leader Theoren Fleury. Backlund has two shorthanded points this season.
HANIFIN’S GAMES
Noah Hanifin skated in game number 530 of his career on Saturday’s win against Winnipeg which leads all players from the 2015 draft class. The Boston, MA native sits 12th in points among all skaters in that draft and is just four assist away from leading all defenseman in helpers with 162 in his career.
SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS:
Going into Saturday night’s contest against the Jets, the Flames had outshot their opponents 24-4 in the opening 10 minutes of the previous three games. On Saturday, they continued that trend and outshot Winnipeg 7-2 to start the game, and have yet to surrender a goal in the opening 10 minutes over that span.
DOME SWEET DOME:
The Calgary Flames have the fourth most goals on home ice this season with Nazem Kadri leading all skaters with 5 tallies at the Saddledome. Elias Lindholm sits one behind him with four on home ice and goals in back-to-back home games as well as five points in the last five games in Calgary.
DID YOU KNOW?
Elias Lindholm has scored 26 even-strength goals since February 2nd, which is the second most in the NHL over that span. Jonathan Huberdeau (199-420—619 in 682 GP) is one goal from becoming the eighth player from the 2011 NHL Draft to score 200. Nazem Kadri (225-298—523 in 750 GP) needs two assist to become the seventh member of the 2009 NHL Draft to reach the 300-assist milestone.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. LA KINGS
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. LAK 127-94-21-8 73-36-12-5 54-58-9-3 5-3-2 W1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. LA Kings
6:30pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 14, 2022 – LAK at CGY
Dec. 22 2022 – CGY at LAK
Mar. 20, 2023 – CGY at. LAK
Mar. 28, 2023 – LAK at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. LAK: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. LAK: December 7, 2019 – Calgary [4] vs. LAK [3]
Last Road Win @ LAK: April 4, 2022 – Calgary [3] at LAK [2]
Last Home Loss vs. LAK: March 20, 2022 – LAK [3] at Calgary 2
Last Road Loss @ LAK: February 12, 2020 – LAK [5] vs. Calgary [3]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 11 – signed Michael Stone (D) to a one-year/two-way contract
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)
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 13)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Michael Stone – lower-body (4 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 12)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
RECORD BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
HOME 4-2-0 1-2-1 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 1-4-2 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 3-4 – 7 – – – – –
RECORD BY DAY
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
0-0-0 0-0-1 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: 3-4-1
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
RECORD WHEN…
1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G
Scoring 0-2-0 0-2-0 3-1-2 2-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
Allowing 1-0-0 3-0-0 2-3-0 0-1-2 0-1-0 0-1-0
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 4-1 loss against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Saturday, dropping a second straight road contest in regulation for the first time this season. Jordan Staal scored Carolina’s only goal with assists from Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast, as all three earned a point for the second consecutive game. Antti Raanta made 24 saves in net.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed three games (11/9-11/12)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 15 games (10/12-11/12)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 14 games (10/14-11/12)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 15 games (10/12-11/12)
Teuvo Teravainen, upper-body, missed one game (11/12)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 48
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 13 Recalled Maxime Lajoie from Chicago (AHL)
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 back-to-back games (11/10-11/12: 1g, 2a)
Jordan Martinook has recorded an assist/point in back-to-back games (11/10-11/12: 1g, 2a)
Jordan Staal has scored a goal in back-to-back games (11/10-11/12: 2g)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Nov. 14 at Chicago 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
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
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Nov. 14 Monday United Center 11:30 a.m.
Nov. 15 Tuesday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Nov. 16 Wednesday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Nov. 17 Thursday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 18 Friday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. BLACKHAWKS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Blackhawks in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. Chicago will travel to PNC Arena on 12/27.
— Carolina and Chicago have met 89 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 43-35-7-4 overall record, including an 18-22-3-1 road record and a 25-9-1-4 record since relocation.
— The Hurricanes swept the season series 2-0-0 in 2021-22, and they are now 12-2-1 in their last 15 matchups with the Blackhawks dating back to 3/8/18.
— Carolina earned a 6-3 win over Chicago at PNC Arena on 10/29/21. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Tony DeAngelo (1g, 2a), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1g), Jordan Staal (1g), Derek Stepan (1g) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g) all scored for the Hurricanes, while Antti Raanta stopped 23 of 26 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes posted a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks at United Center on 11/3/21. Seth Jarvis scored his first career NHL goal, and Jesper Fast (1g), Martin Necas (1g) and Derek Stepan (1g, 1a) also lit the lamp as Carolina scored three unanswered goals to overcome a 3-1 deficit. Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 30 shots faced in net.
— Sebastian Aho has posted 18 points (8g, 10a) in 18 career regular-season games against Chicago.
— Martin Necas has earned nine points (6g, 3a) in 12 career regular-season games against the Blackhawks.
— Paul Stastny has recorded 35 points (13g, 22a) in 49 career regular-season games against Chicago.
— Andrei Svechnikov has registered 17 points (10g, 7a) in 14 career regular-season games against the Blackhawks.
— Calvin de Haan spent the past three seasons (2019-22) with Chicago, posting 24 points (6g, 18a) in 142 games with the Blachawks. He was traded to Chicago by Carolina along with Aleksi Saarela in exchange for Anton Forsberg and Gustav Forsling on 6/24/19.
— Jack Drury was raised in Winnetka, Ill., about 20 miles north of Chicago, and played youth hockey with Chicago Mission.
— Antti Raanta signed with the Blackhawks as an undrafted free agent on 6/3/13 and registered a 20-9-5 record, 2.41 goals-against average, .912 save percentage and three shutouts in 39 games with Chicago from 2013-15.
— Jaccob Slavin played three USHL seasons with the Chicago Steel from 2010-13, earning 64 points (9g, 55a) in 139 games. His younger brother, Josiah, is also a prospect in the Blackhawks organization.
— Max Domi was acquired by Carolina as part of a three-team deal with CBJ and FLA on 3/21/22 and registered seven points (2g, 5a) in 19 games with the Hurricanes in 2021-22. He also posted six points (3g, 3a) in 14 games during the playoffs, including three points (2g, 1a) in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round vs. BOS.
— Jack Johnson was selected third overall by Carolina in the 2005 NHL Draft, but he was traded to LAK along with Oleg Tverdovsky in exchange for Eric Belanger and Tim Gleason on 9/29/06 before playing a game with the Hurricanes.
— Petr Mrazek played 92 games with Carolina from 2018-21, registering a 50-32-8 record, 2.48 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and 10 shutouts.
— The Chicago Wolves are the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate.
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Jordan Staal scored Carolina’s lone goal at COL (11/12), and he has now scored in back-to-back games (11/10-11/12: 2g) after being held to just one goal through his first 13 contests in 2022-23. Staal scored in consecutive games played twice last season (4/10-4/12: 4g, 4/16-4/21: 3g), and his last goal streak of at least three games came in 2020-21, when he posted a four-game goal/point streak from 2/11-2/17 (5g, 1a). Staal has now tallied 368 points (141g, 227a) in his Hurricanes career and needs one more point to tie Geoff Sanderson (1991-97: 196-173—369) for the 10th-most points in franchise history.
HITTING THEIR STRIDE:
Jordan Staal (1g), Jesper Fast (1a) and Jordan Martinook (1a) connected for the Hurricanes’ only goal against the Avalanche on Saturday, and all three have now found the scoresheet in back-to-back games. Fast (1-1—2, +2) and Martinook (1-1—2, +3) each posted their first multi-point game of the season vs. EDM (11/10), while Staal scored at 19:59 of the second period, just Carolina’s third goal in the final second of any period in the past seven campaigns (Jeff Skinner: 10/28/16 vs. NYR, 3rd; Andrei Svechnikov: 2/18/22 vs. NSH, 2nd). Before this two-game span, the trio had been held scoreless in each of Carolina’s previous five games (10/31-11/9).
HATS OFF
Andrei Svechnikov scored his second hat trick of the season (3g) vs. EDM (11/10), becoming the fifth different player in team history (since relocation) to score multiple hat tricks in a single season (Kevyn Adams: 2005-06; Sami Kapanen: 1997-98; Jeff Skinner: 2013-14, 2015-16; Eric Staal: 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11). Both of Svechnikov’s hat tricks came against the Oilers, marking just the second time that any Whalers/Hurricanes player has scored multiple hat tricks against the same opponent in a single season (Kapanen, also vs. EDM). Svechnikov is the first player in franchise history and just the second NHL player since 2018-19 to score two hat tricks in his team’s first 14 games of the season, joining Connor McDavid (EDM, 2022-23), who is also the only other player with multiple hat tricks in 2022-23. Sebastian Aho has also scored a hat trick this season (11/4 vs. BUF: 3g, 1a), and the Hurricanes’ three hat tricks rank tied with the Oilers for the league lead. Before this season, no Hurricanes/Whalers player had ever scored multiple hat tricks prior to the team’s 19th game (Ron Francis, 1985-86), and Hartford/Carolina had never had multiple team hat tricks prior to the team’s 15th game (2007-08: Rod Brind’Amour, Cory Stillman).
NAUGHTY BY NECAS
Martin Necas registered two assists vs. EDM (11/10) for his sixth multi-point game and fourth multi-assist game in 2022-23, both of which are team highs. Necas posted just eight multi-point games and three multi-assist games in 78 contests last season, finishing tied for sixth and tied for eighth on the team in those categories, respectively.
GOAL RUSH
Andrei Svechnikov (3g) posted his fourth multi-point game and team-leading third multi-point game of the season vs. EDM (11/10), with his third goal marking the 100th goal of his NHL/Hurricanes career. He reached the milestone in 297 games, marking the ninth-fewest games needed to reach 100 career goals in franchise history and the fourth-fewest by any player debuting with Carolina since relocation. Selected second overall by Carolina in the 2018 NHL Draft, Svechnikov is also the first player from his draft class to reach the 100-goal plateau. He has earned eight points in his last eight games (10/31-11/12: 4g, 4a), and his 11 goals in 2022-23 rank tied for third in the NHL, trailing only Connor McDavid (EDM, 15) and Bo Horvat (VAN, 12).
Fewest games to 100 career goals, team history (1997-present):
Eric Staal, 2003-07: 268 GP
Jeff Skinner, 2010-2014: 269 GP
Sebastian Aho, 2016-19: 273 GP
Andrei Svechnikov, 2018-22: 297 GP
Erik Cole, 2001-07: 326 GP
Most career goals, 2018 NHL Draft class:
Andrei Svechnikov (Carolina): 100
Brady Tkachuk (OTT): 96
Joel Farabee (PHI): 48
Yegor Sharangovich (NJD): 43
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF): 38
FINNISH FISH
Sebastian Aho tallied two assists against the Oilers on Thursday, marking his fourth multi-point game and third multi-assist game of the season. He has posted 104 multi-point games in his NHL/Hurricanes career, tying Rod Brind’Amour (2000-10) for the fifth-most multipoint games in franchise history. Aho has also recorded 418 points (189g, 229a) in his NHL/Hurricanes career, passing Jeff O’Neill (1995-04: 198-218—416) for the fifth-most points in franchise history. He has tallied 17 points (7g, 10a) this season and ranks second on the team in assists and points.
Most multi-point games, franchise history (1979-present):
Ron Francis (1981-91, 1998-04): 297
Eric Staal (2003-16): 186
Kevin Dineen (1984-91, 1995-99): 132
Pat Verbeek (1989-95): 106
Sebastian Aho (2016-present): 104
Rod Brind’Amour (2000-10): 104
CREASE IS THE WORD
Frederik Andersen was placed on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury, and Pyotr Kochetkov and Antti Raanta will man the crease in his absence. Raanta suffered his second straight regulation loss at COL (11/12) after making a season-high 34 saves on 36 shots against the Panthers on Wednesday. He has now earned a 3-2-1 record, 2.47 goals-against average and team-high .911 save percentage in 2022-23. Kochetkov was recalled from Chicago (AHL) on Tuesday and made his Hurricanes season debut vs. EDM (11/10), stopping 20 of 22 shots to improve to 4-0-0 in his NHL/Hurricanes regular-season career. He is the first goaltender in franchise history, 20th netminder in NHL history and the seventh NHL goaltender in the last 10 seasons (2013-present) to win each of his first four regular-season appearances. Only six goalies have started their careers 5-0-0 since the turn of the century: Antero Nittymaki (PHI, 2004-05), Nolan Schaefer (SJS, 2006), Martin Jones (LAK, 2013), Andersen (ANA, 2013), Charlie Lindgren (MTL, 2016-17) and Spencer Knight (FLA, 2021).
BURNIN’ UP
Brent Burns scored his first power-play goal of the season against the Oilers on Thursday, and he has now tallied seven points (1g, 6a) on the man-advantage this season, tied with Andrei Svechnikov (3g, 4a) for the team high. He ranks third in power-play points among all NHL defensemen in 2022-23, trailing only Cale Makar (COL, 1-8—9) and Rasmus Dahlin (BUF, 4-4—8). The Hurricanes have scored a power-play goal in five of their last seven games (10/31-11/10: 5 PPG), with tallies from four different skaters over that span (Stefan Noesen: 2, Sebastian Aho: 1, Burns: 1, Martin Necas: 1).
HERE TO ASSIST
Jaccob Slavin his third assist of the season vs. EDM (11/10), ending a nine-game scoring drought (10/22-11/9). Slavin has now earned 211 points (36g, 175a) in his NHL/Hurricanes career and needs just one more assist to tie Glen Wesley (1994-08: 176) for the second-most assists by any defenseman in franchise history.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Nov. 16 vs. STL, 6:30 p.m. CT (TNT, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
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))
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 (3) at Anaheim (2) – Sat., Nov. 13, Honda Center
CHI Goals: Tinordi (1), Roos (1), Tinordi (2)
ANA Goals: Terry (6), Henrique (5)
Goalies: CHI – Soderblom (39/41, 60:00) ANA – Stolarz (18/22, 58:18)
CHI PP: 0/1; PK: 2/2
ANA PP: 0/2; PK: 1/1
Recap: The Blackhawks overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat Anaheim, 3-2, at Honda Center on Saturday night … Jarred Tinordi scored a career-high two goals, including his second career game-winning goal, in the contest … Patrick Kane shared first on the team with two assists and logged a team-leading four shots on goal at Anaheim … Max Domi also registered two helpers against the Ducks on Saturday … Filip Roos dented the net for his first career NHL goal … Arvid Soderblom turned aside 39 of the 41 shots he faced on Saturday night for his second career win.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – CARROLINA HURRICANES
The Blackhawks play host to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first of two matchups scheduled between the two teams in 2022-23 … Patrick Kane recorded two points (1G, 1A) in two games against the Hurricanes in 2021-22 … Kane enters Monday’s contest having notched points (1G, 3A) in two of his last three games against Carolina, while he’s logged 15 points (4G, 11A) over his last 10 games against them … Kane has also registered points (4G, 8A) in six of his last seven games against them at United Center … Philipp Kurashev comes into Monday’s tilt having earned assists (2A) in back-to-back games against the Hurricanes … Kurashev has tallied points (1G, 2A) in three of his five career home games against Carolina … Andreas Athanasiou has posted two assists over his last three games against the Hurricanes and has 10 points (4G, 6A) in 11 career games against them.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 14 | AWAY: Dec. 27
All-Time Record: 39-40-10 | Home: 23-16-5 | Road: 16-24-5
Last Home Win: March 30, 2021 (2-1) | Last Road Win: May 6, 2021 (2-1 OT) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 3,
2021 (3-4) | Last Road Loss: Oct. 29, 2021 (3-6)
BLACKHAWKS VS. CAR ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 14; Jonathan Toews, 6; Patrick Kane, 6
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 16; Seth Jones, 14; Tyler Johnson, 9
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 23; Patrick Kane, 22; Seth Jones, 17
TEAM NOTES
HARD HITTERS: Chicago has now posted 401 hits through the first 14 games of the season which is good for 11th in the NHL … Jarred Tinordi shared the game high with five hits on Saturday and currently shares second in the NHL with a team-leading 61 hits so far this season … Connor Murphy ranks second on the Blackhawks with 35 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.
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 10 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 11 games this season.
TO THE MAX: Max Domi recorded two assists on Saturday night and now has helpers in back-to-back 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 fourgame 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 eighth in the NHL and second on the team with a 60.6% faceoff win percentage this season.
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews notched an assist and added a season-high 18 faceoff wins, going 18-for-21 (85.7%) from the faceoff dot on Thursday night at Los Angeles … With the helper, Toews now has eight points (5G, 3A) in his last 10 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 fourth in the NHL and leads the team with a 62.8% faceoff win percentage this season.
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 seven 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 fifth on the Blackhawks with 18 hits this season and has logged four points (1G, 3A).
MR. JONES AND ME: Caleb Jones tallied an assist against Los Angeles on Nov. 3 and now has two assists (2A) over his last four three games … Jones comes into Saturday’s tilt having also registered helpers five of his last eight games (6A) … The defensemen’s six points so far in 2022-23 are the most he’s earned through the first 12 games of a season in his career … Jones now ranks second on Chicago with six assists so far this season, which are already the second-most he’s earned in a single season in his career and just four shy of his career high (10A in 2021-22).
LONG STORY SHORTHANDED: The Blackhawks have scored a league-leading four shorthanded goals this season, all of which came in a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 … 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).
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-3-0
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: 0-0-0
Tuesday: 1-1-0
Wednesday: 0-1-0
Thursday: 1-2-1
Friday: 1-0-0
Saturday: 2-1-1
Sunday: 1-0-1
NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Sat., Nov. 12, 2022 OT Win NYI 4 vs. CBJ 3 Nelson (2), Mayfield,
Parise Sorokin (26-29)
The Islanders trailed by a goal with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation, then Scott Mayfield scored his fourth goal of the season to tie the game, and Zach Parise scored the game-winning goal in overtime to help the New York Islanders defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-3, Saturday night at UBS Arena. Brock Nelson scored two goals for the second time this season, Sebastian Aho notched two assists and Ilya Sorokin turned away 26 of 29 shots faced in his seventh win of the season.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders begin a four-game road trip as they visit the Ottawa Senators, in the first of three matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was March 22, when Brock Nelson, Scott Mayfield and Anders Lee each recorded multi-point games in a 3-0 Islander win. Tonight’s game is the Islanders’ first visit to Canadian Tire Centre since December 7, 2021, a 5-3 Islander decision. Entering tonight’s matchup, the Islanders have an 8-2-0 record in their last ten games and look to capture their first win of the season against an Atlantic Division opponent.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 7 Robin Salo has been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Nov. 6 Robin Salo has been loaned to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
INJURIES GAMES MISSED
Man Games Lost: 7
RECENT RESULTS
Thursday, Nov. 10 vs. Arizona L (2-0)
Tuesday, Nov. 8 at NY Rangers W (4-3)
Monday, Nov. 7 vs. Calgary OT W (4-3)
SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TIME (ET) TV
Nov. 14, 2022 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) 5:30pm MSG
Jan. 25, 2023 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) 7:00pm MSG
Feb. 14, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm MSG
UPCOMING GAMES
Nov. 17 at Nashville Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) 8:00pm
Nov. 19 at Dallas American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) 8:00pm
Nov. 21 at Toronto Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:30pm
Nov. 23 vs. Edmonton UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Nov. 25 at Columbus Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) 8:00pm
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. OTTAW
Mar. 22, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (3-0)
Feb. 1, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-1)
Dec. 7, 2021 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Win (5-3)
Mar. 5, 2020 Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) Loss (4-3)
Nov. 5, 2019 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) Win (4-1)
vs. THE SENATORS:
2021-22 3-0-0
Last 5 meetings 4-1-0
Franchise History 37-50-11-4
NYI Home 19-26-6-1
NYI Away 18-24-5-3
STORYLINES
VISITING THE SENATORS
The last time the Islanders visited the Senators was December 7, 2021, a 5-3 Islander win. The Islanders swept their season series against Ottawa last season (3-0-0), including one shutout at home on March 22. Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield recorded two points in each of the three meetings between these two teams last year, good for six points (1g, 5a), the most by an Islander against Ottawa in a single season since Ziggy Palffy (1995-96). Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom tallied two points (1g, 1a) the last time the Islanders visited Ottawa. Forward Mathew Barzal has recorded 13 career points in 12 games vs. the Senators, including nine assists, thirdmost amongst active Islanders. Zach Parise leads active Islanders in all three scoring categories (34 points, 13 goals, 21 assists) against Ottawa. Brock Nelson notched three assists the last time these teams met on March 22. The Islanders enter tonight’s game with a 10-2-0 record in their last twelve matchups with Ottawa, and a 6-2-1 record in Canadian Tire Centre since 2015. They look to earn their first win of the season against an Atlantic Division opponent tonight.
COMEBACK WINS
Saturday night vs. Columbus, the Islanders recorded their fourth comeback win in their last eight games, as Scott Mayfield found the back of the net with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation to tie the game. Zach Parise scored the game-winner 39 seconds into overtime to help the Islanders earn their fourth consecutive win against a Metropolitan Division opponent. Brock Nelson scored two goals for the second time this season, and his ten shots on goal were a career-high as well as the most by an Islander in a game since John Tavares (Jan. 22, 2017). His ten shots are tied with Jason Robertson (DAL) and Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) for the most in a game by an NHLer this season. It was the Islanders’ tenth win of the 2022-23 season, which they did not achieve in 2021-22 until January 1, 2022 (10-12-6). The Islanders recorded 46 shots on goal Saturday night, matching their season-high set on October 18 (vs. SJS).
ONTARIO
Six Islanders (Adam Pelech, Josh Bailey, Cal Clutterbuck, Matt Martin, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Casey Cizikas) are Ontario natives. Jean-Gabriel Pageau is a native of Ottawa, and was selected by the Senators in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft. He played 428 games and recorded 128 points (87 goals, 95 assists) with Ottawa.
IN THEIR LAST TEN
Entering tonight’s matchup, the Islanders are 8-2-0 in their last ten games and 4-1-0 in their last five games on the road. In their last ten games (Since October 26), the Islanders are tied with Boston and New Jersey for the league-lead in wins in that span (8). So far this season, the Islanders are fifth in the league in points (20), and tied for fourth in the league in wins (10). The Islanders are second in the Metropolitan in wins, behind the New Jersey Devils (12).
HITS RECORDS
Islanders forwards Cal Clutterbuck (3,619) and Matt Martin (3,458) are second and third amongst NHLers in career hits, respectively (the stat has been collected since the 2005-06 season). Clutterbuck needs 14 hits to pass Dustin Brown (3,632) for the most all-time. Clutterbuck has 57 hits through 14 games this season (tied for fifth in the league), and Martin has 50. STORYLINES
THE THIRD
The Islanders remain most productive in the third period. In their last three wins (Nov. 7, 8, and 12), the Islanders have outscored opponents 6-1 in the third frame. Every victory the Islanders have captured so far this season has included an Islander finding the back of the net in the third. Since October 26, more than 50% (18 of the last 32) of Islander goals have been scored in the third and the Islanders are 10-4-0 when they find the back of the net in the final frame.
FORWARD PRODUCTION
Nine Islanders forwards have recorded three or more goals through 16 games this season. Islanders forwards Anders Lee and Brock Nelson leads the team with eight goals. The Islanders are 5-2-0 when Lee finds the back of the net this season, and Nelson has scored a goal in the last seven consecutive Islander wins. Nelson leads the Islanders in points (17) and has been held off the scoresheet just three times since October 22. The Islanders are 5-0-0 when Josh Bailey records a point so far this season. Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders and is tied for fifth in the league in assists (16). He has 12 assists in his last 11 games and is the first Islander to have 16 assists through the first 16 games of the season since Pierre Turgeon (1992-93).
MILESTONES
Kyle Palmieri recorded his 400th career NHL point on Nov. 8 vs. the New York Rangers. He becomes one of four active Islanders to have recorded 400 career points, joining Brock Nelson, who reached 400 on Nov. 3 in St. Louis, Josh Bailey (560) and Zach Parise, who has 853 career points.
FACE-OFF WINS
Nov. 7 vs. Calgary, Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau recorded 20 face-off wins, good for a single-game season-high. It is the first time an Islander has recorded 20 wins on the face-off dot in a single game since January 13, 2017, when John Tavares recorded 21 vs. Florida. Pageau leads Islanders centers with 59.9% FOW.
BLUELINERS
Through 16 games, Islanders defensmen have recorded 37 points, and have scored 13 goals so far this season. An Islanders defenseman has found the scoresheet in 12 of 16 games this season. Saturday night, defensemen Sebastian Aho (first career multi-assist game) and Scott Mayfield (game-tying goal and assist) helped the Islanders to a 4-3 win over Columbus. Adam Pelech scored the game-tying goal on Nov. 8 vs. the Rangers, his first goal since February 24. Pelech set a new single-game season high amongst Islanders on Nov. 3, as he skated 24:30 TOI (his highest TOI since Dec. 19, 2021). Pelech leads the Islanders with a plus-9 rating through 16 games. November 7 vs. Calgary, Noah Dobson recorded his second career OT game-winning goal in a 4-3 win vs. the Flames. Ryan Pulock has recorded a plus-3 rating in three different contests this season, including twice since Oct. 26. Scott Mayfield and Robin Salo each recorded their first career multi-goal games on Oct. 15. It was the first time since January 1993 that two Islanders defensemen have recorded multi-goal outings in the same contest. Robin Salo’s +4 rating on October 15 was a career-high and matched the Islanders’ single-game high set last season by Brock Nelson (Nov. 4 vs. MTL). He is the first Islander defenseman since Denis Potvin (most recently in 1982) to record two goals and record a +4 rating in the same game.
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Nov. 12, 4-1 win at Philadelphia: The Senators recorded their first road victory of the season to break a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory at Wells Fargo Center. Giroux made his initial return to Philadelphia after spending 15 seasons with the club and registered three assists to extend his point streak to eight games becoming the fourth player in team history to record a point streak of at least eight games in their first year with the club. DeBrincat tallied twice on the man advantage to register at least two power-play goals in one game for the third time in his career. Chabot and Stützle (with what was his 100th career point) also tallied for the visitors. Tkachuk added three assists for Ottawa to equal a single game high while Hayes had the lone goal for the Flyers. Talbot turned aside 37 shots to earn the win for Ottawa while Hart made 23 saves in taking the loss for Philadelphia. Scratches: Gambrell, Zaitsev; Injuries: Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 27, PHI – 38; PP: OTT – 2-3, PHI – 0-3.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This afternoon’s game against the N.Y. Islanders will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa continues a three-game homestand against Buffalo on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of four regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Canadian Tire Centre.
INJURY REPORT: D Chabot, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Islanders this afternoon. Total man-games lost:
26.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Larsson from Belleville on Nov. 13.
OTTAWA vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Nov. 14 @ Ottawa, Jan. 25 @ Ottawa, Feb. 14 @ N.Y. Islanders
2021-22 (0-3-0): 12/7/21 @ Ottawa (5-3 loss), 2/1/22 @ N.Y. Islanders (4-1 loss), 3/22/22 @ N.Y. Islanders (3-0 loss)
Series record: Overall: 54-30-11-7; Home: 27-15-5-3; Away: 27-15-6-4
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/5/20 (4-3); @ N.Y. Islanders: 12/1/17 (6-5)
Last N.Y. Islanders win: @ Ottawa: 12/7/22 (5-3); @ N.Y. Islanders: 3/22/22 (3-0)
Last OT result: 12/5/21 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/5/19 (5-4 SO loss) @ N.Y. Islanders
Most goals, game: Scored: 9, (1/30/99, 9-2 win); Allowed: 9, (12/17/92, 9-3 loss); Both teams: 12, (12/17/92, 9-3 loss)
Last Game: 3/22/22, 3-0 loss @ N.Y. Islanders; OTT Goals: None; NYI Goals: Mayfield, Lee, Parise; OTT Scratch: Hamonic; OTT
Injuries: Batherson, Chabot, Murray, Pinto; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; NYI Goalie: Varlamov; OTT PP: 0-2; NYI PP: 0-2; Shots: 24-27. Career vs. N.Y. Islanders: Giroux leads all players in career games played (64), in goals (23), in assists (45), in points (68) and in penalty minutes (34) against New York.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 60-75-12 all-time record (5-8-1 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-0-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 4-4-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with five goals at home while Brady Tkachuk maintains the club lead with nine assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through eight home games, Tkachuk leads the team with 13 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 1-4-1 on the road this season … Shane Pinto leads with four goals on the road this season while Giroux ranks first with five assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through six road games this season, Giroux maintains the club lead with seven points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,009-990-115-177 over 2,291 games … The Senators are 552-439- 60-97 through 1,148 all-time home games and 457-551-55-80 through 1,143 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will do so for the first time on Dec. 2 when the team visits the N.Y. Rangers ahead of welcoming San Jose to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (0-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (0-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 12 for 50 (24.0%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Pinto leads with three power-play goals while five players maintain the club lead with four points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals twice in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 42 of the 53 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 79.3% through 14 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013-14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 86 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.
SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: Two-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on 11/5/21. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014-15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American-born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by full-time alternates Thomas Chabot and Claude Giroux.
ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators’ all-time leader in games played (1,179) … Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) … Following Phillips is Alfredsson (1,178), Chris Neil (1,026), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike Fisher (675) … Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,522) while Patrick Lalime holds the lead in shutouts (30) and ranks second (283) to Craig Anderson (435) in games played among goaltenders. Anderson leads in wins (202).
The Golden State Warriors are still trying to find the magic that earned them the NBA title last season and will be looking to get back on the winning track when they host the scratch-and-claw San Antonio Spurs on Monday in San Francisco.
Monday’s contest is the second of a road-home back-to-back and the third game in four nights for the Warriors, who head home after a 122-115 loss at Sacramento on Sunday.
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 27 points in the setback, with Andrew Wiggins adding 26, Jordan Poole hitting for 18 points, Klay Thompson scoring 17 and Draymond Green dishing out 11 assists. Golden State has lost six of its past eight games to fall into 13th place in the Western Conference 13 games into the season.
The Warriors led by 15 points in the first quarter but were down 64-62 at halftime. The game went back and forth in the third quarter, with Golden State up by as many as six before the Kings rallied to go up by seven points on the way to a 98-91 advantage heading to the final period.
A Green layup capped a Warriors rally and pushed Golden State’s advantage to 113-110. But the Kings scored the next nine points to take charge, snapping Golden State’s season-best two-game winning streak. The Warriors had 18 turnovers in the loss.
Thompson, who has been held out for the backend of the Warriors’ last two sets of back-to-backs, likely won’t play Monday.
The Spurs travel to the Bay Area after two off days and for the first game of a five-games-in-seven-days road trip. San Antonio’s most recent outing was a 111-93 win over Milwaukee on Friday at home. The victory was over a short-handed Bucks squad and snapped a five-game losing skid for the Spurs.
Keldon Johnson racked up in 29 points in the win, with Devin Vassell adding 22 points, Jakob Poeltl amassing 15 points and 10 rebounds, Jeremy Sochan and Doug McDermott scoring 10 points each and Charles Bassey grabbing 14 rebounds.
The Spurs led by seven points heading into the final quarter but put the game out of reach via a 16-5 run over the first half of the period. Johnson had seven points and Vassell hit for five in that decisive stretch.
San Antonio is a team with role players rather than marquee attractions and, according to Johnson, understands that it needs to share the ball to be at its best.
After Monday’s game with the Warriors, the Spurs play in Portland on Tuesday, in Sacramento on Thursday and in Los Angeles against the Clippers and Lakers on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
The Milwaukee Bucks will seek a little payback on Monday when they host the Atlanta Hawks, the team that tagged them with their first loss of the season.
Milwaukee won its first nine games, one of them coming against Atlanta, before the Hawks tripped the Bucks last Monday. Since then Milwaukee has split two games, including a 111-93 loss to San Antonio on Friday, while Atlanta has lost two of three, including Saturday’s 121-109 defeat to Philadelphia.
Milwaukee is dealing with health issues that have thinned the roster. The Bucks played Friday without Giannis Antetokounmpo (left knee soreness), Jrue Holiday (right ankle sprain), Khris Middleton (left wrist), Pat Connaughton (right calf strain), Grayson Allen (illness), Joe Ingles (left knee) and A.J. Green (nasal surgery).
Allen was in the starting lineup when he was scratched minutes before tipoff because of a non-COVID illness. Conspiracy theorists had a field day, as Allen has been the subject of trade rumors.
Jordan Nwora made his first start of the season in place of Allen and scored eight points. MarJon Beauchamp got his third start at forward and scored eight. Veteran Bobby Portis started for the third time and had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Brook Lopez had two more blocks on Friday and leads the league with 2.7 per game.
Atlanta had an outstanding defensive effort when they beat the Bucks the first time around. That aspect of the game did not show up against the Sixers, who got a season-high 42 points from Joel Embiid.
Turnovers have not been a real problem for the Hawks this season. They commit 13.1 turnovers per game, third-fewest in the league.
Trae Young had 27 points and 11 assists against the Sixers. Young has scored 25-plus points in 155 games and passed Pete Maravich for the seventh-most games with 25-plus points in franchise history.
The Hawks were without reserve center Onyeka Okongwu, who missed the game for personal reasons. But veteran Bogdan Bogdanovic, who has missed the first 13 games because of a knee injury, worked out before the game and is getting closer to returning.
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 123-115 on Oct. 29 before Atlanta won 117-98 last Monday. The two teams will play for the final time on Jan. 11 in The Milwaukee Bucks will seek a little payback on Monday when they host the Atlanta Hawks, the team that tagged them with their first loss of the season.
Milwaukee won its first nine games, one of them coming against Atlanta, before the Hawks tripped the Bucks last Monday. Since then Milwaukee has split two games, including a 111-93 loss to San Antonio on Friday, while Atlanta has lost two of three, including Saturday’s 121-109 defeat to Philadelphia.
Milwaukee is dealing with health issues that have thinned the roster. The Bucks played Friday without Giannis Antetokounmpo (left knee soreness), Jrue Holiday (right ankle sprain), Khris Middleton (left wrist), Pat Connaughton (right calf strain), Grayson Allen (illness), Joe Ingles (left knee) and A.J. Green (nasal surgery).
Allen was in the starting lineup when he was scratched minutes before tipoff because of a non-COVID illness. Conspiracy theorists had a field day, as Allen has been the subject of trade rumors.
Jordan Nwora made his first start of the season in place of Allen and scored eight points. MarJon Beauchamp got his third start at forward and scored eight. Veteran Bobby Portis started for the third time and had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Brook Lopez had two more blocks on Friday and leads the league with 2.7 per game.
Atlanta had an outstanding defensive effort when they beat the Bucks the first time around. That aspect of the game did not show up against the Sixers, who got a season-high 42 points from Joel Embiid.
Turnovers have not been a real problem for the Hawks this season. They commit 13.1 turnovers per game, third-fewest in the league.
Trae Young had 27 points and 11 assists against the Sixers. Young has scored 25-plus points in 155 games and passed Pete Maravich for the seventh-most games with 25-plus points in franchise history.
The Hawks were without reserve center Onyeka Okongwu, who missed the game for personal reasons. But veteran Bogdan Bogdanovic, who has missed the first 13 games because of a knee injury, worked out before the game and is getting closer to returning.
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 123-115 on Oct. 29 before Atlanta won 117-98 last Monday. The two teams will play for the final time on Jan. 11 in Atlanta.
The Los Angeles Clippers seemed convinced that, even in the prolonged and ongoing absence of Kawhi Leonard, they had discovered the path to consistent success.
With nine members of the rotation. excluding Leonard. averaging more than 17 minutes per game, the Clippers had come to rely upon their depth to wear down the opposition. Their multitude of options served them well on both ends of the court during a stretch of five wins over six games before the Brooklyn Nets pulled away late for a 110-95 victory on Saturday.
The Clippers, who will visit the Houston Rockets on Monday for the third matchup between the teams already this season, must recommit to playing in a manner that best suits their roster without Leonard, who remains sidelined with right knee injury management.
Leonard has participated in only two games this season with the last one coming on Oct. 23 against the Phoenix Suns.
Against the Nets, star Paul George missed 16 of 21 shots yet scored a team-high 17 points. The Clippers got 16 points apiece from Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac, with that duo combining to shoot a robust 12 of 22 from the floor. But Reggie Jackson, Luke Kennard, Terance Mann and Nicolas Batum combined to shoot 6 of 20.
Much like the Clippers, the Rockets fell apart late on Saturday, surrendering a 33-point fourth quarter on the road to the New Orleans Pelicans in a 119-106 loss. Houston led by one point entering the final quarter, led by as many as eight in the fourth, and remained tied with just under three minutes remaining before allowing the Pelicans to close the game on a 13-0 run.
Late losses have been a familiar refrain for the Rockets, who have shown a tendency to rally from sizable deficits only to fall short at the final buzzer. The Pelicans led by as many as 18 points in the second half before the Rockets mustered the will to fight back behind their bench.
What the Rockets haven’t discovered is how to finish the job.
The Phoenix Suns have played two straight games without injured point guard Chris Paul.
They may be line to be without Paul again on Monday when they visit the Miami Heat.
Paul, who leads the Suns in assists (9.4) and steals (1.7), is listed as day-to-day with a sore right heel. His presence was surely missed on Friday night, when the Suns dropped a 114-97 decision at the Orlando Magic.
The Suns shot just 40.0 percent from the field, and the Magic made 52.4 percent of their shot attempts.
Without Paul, Suns star Devin Booker made just 6-of-19 shots against Orlando.
The other issue for Suns so far is that their 2-3 road record pales in comparison to their 6-1 home mark.
Booker averages a team-best 26.7 points per game, is making 38.4 percent of his 3-point attempts, 86.8 percent on free throws and 47.5 percent on field goals overall.
Deandre Ayton is averaging 14.5 points and leads the Suns in rebounds (7.3).
Mikal Bridges is the Suns’ second-leading scorer (15.7). He is shooting 44.1 percent on 3-pointers, 88.6 on free throws and 55.5 percent from the floor overall.
Cameron Payne is another key Suns player to watch as he starts when Paul sits. For the season, Payne is averaging 12.1 points and 3.7 assists.
However in his two starts with Paul as a spectator, Payne is averaging 22.5 points and 6.0 assists.
Miami, just 5-4 at home this season, is coming off of two straight wins over the visiting Charlotte Hornets.
Heat guard Tyler Herro has missed three straight games due to a sprained left ankle. But in Miami’s 132-115 win over the Hornets, Max Strus stepped up in place of Herro and scored 31 points.
The Heat, who have struggled for much of this season, might have found something in Saturday’s win. They shot 52.7 percent from the floor, including 16 of 41 from 3-point range (39.0 percent).
In addition to Strus, who was 8 of 14 on 3-pointers, the Heat also received 24 points from Bam Adebayo and 20 points each from Jimmy Butler and Gabe Vincent.
Butler and Kyle Lowry each had eight assists for Miami.
Adebayo, who added a game-high 15 rebounds and four assists, was also pleased.
Butler leads Miami in scoring (22.1) and assists (6.1). He also ranks second in rebounds (6.5).
Adebayo leads the team in rebounds (9.1) and ranks third in scoring (18.2). Strus is fourth in scoring (15.5), even though he has started only six of his 13 games.
Lowry is averaging 13.0 points and ranks second on the team in assists (5.8).
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