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NFL: Week 10 Quick Capsules – Indianapolis Colts at Las Vegas Raiders

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NFL: Week 10 Quick Capsules – Indianapolis Colts at Las Vegas Raiders

WEEK 10
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-5-1) @ LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2-6)
DATE: Sunday (11/13/22)
STADIUM: Allegiant Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
DATE: STADIUM:
REFEREE: Tra Blake

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Raiders lead all-time series, 10-8
STREAKS Raiders have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 1/2/22: Raiders 23 at Colts 20
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/13/20: Colts 44, Raiders 27

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
LAST WEEK: L 26-3 at New England
COACH VS. OPP. Jeff Saturday: 0=0
PTS. FOR 14.7
OFFENSE 315.1
PASSING Sam Ehlinger: 32-52-304-0-1-69.7
RUSHING Jonathan Taylor: 107-462-4.3-1
RECEIVING Michael Pittman: 54-550-10.2-1
PTS. AGAINST 20.3
DEFENSE 306.8
SACKS DeForest Buckner: 5
INTs Four tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE -8 (9/17)
PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack: 43.9 (39.7)
KICKING Chase McLaughlin: 50 (8/8 PAT; 14/16 FG)

COLTS NOTES
• QB SAM EHLINGER completed 15 of 29 atts. (51.7 pct.) & totaled 142 yards (103 pass, 39 rush) in 1st-career road start last week.
• RB JONATHAN TAYLOR aims for his 3rd in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has 1,266 scrimmage yards (122.6 per game) & 12 TDs (10 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 10 on road. Has 279 scrimmage yards (139.9 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. LV.
Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LV with 100+ rush yards & rush TD.
• RB PHILLIP LINDSAY has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 career games vs. Raiders.
• WR MICHAEL PITTMAN has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 overall & 6 of his past 7 on road. Had 6 catches for 47 yards in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC West with 5+ catches.
• WR PARRIS CAMPBELL has 40+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Had 5 catches in only career game vs. Raiders (9/29/19).
• DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 7 tackles & sack last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack & has sack in 4 of past 5. Had half sack in last meeting.
• DE KWITY PAYE led team with season-high 8 tackles & had sack in Week 9. Has sack in 2 of past 3 & has TFL in 5 of 6 games this season. Had sack in last meeting.
• DE YANNICK NGAKOUE aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had career-high 4 TFL, 2 sacks & PD in his last game vs. Raiders (12/15/19 w/ Jax.). Had 10 sacks in 2021 w/ LV.
• LB SHAQUILLE LEONARD had season-high 5 tackles last week. Had 8 tackles, 2 FFs & INT in last meeting. Has FF in 2 of 3 career games vs. Raiders.
• LB BOBBY OKEREKE had TFL, FF & FR in Week 9. Aims for 3rd in row on road with FR. Has 7+ tackles in 8 of 9 games this season. Had 9 tackles in last meeting.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
LAST WEEK: L 27-20 at Jacksonville
COACH VS. OPP. Josh McDaniels: 0-2
PTS. FOR 22.9
OFFENSE 338.4
PASSING Derek Carr: 170-273-1,880-11-5-88.5
RUSHING Josh Jacobs: 138-743-5.4-6
RECEIVING Davante Adams: 48-658-13.7-7
PTS. AGAINST 25.1
DEFENSE 371.3
SACKS Maxx Crosby: 6
INTs Duron Harmon: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (5/7)
PUNTING (NET) AJ Cole: 49.9 (44.0)
KICKING Daniel Carlson: 69 (15/16 PAT; 18/18 FG)

RAIDERS NOTES
• QB DEREK CARR passed for 259 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs or 99.2 rating last week. Has 0 INTs in 4 of past 5 starts. Has 95+ rating in 3 of past 4. Has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 96.3 rating in 3 home starts this season. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of 5 career starts vs. Ind.
• RB JOSH JACOBS had 87 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 20 rec.) last week. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 6 of past 7. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 150+ scrimmage yards & 2+ rush TDs. Had 80 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 17 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Ind. with 70+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 4th in NFL with 915 scrimmage yards & 743 rush yards & can join HOFer Marcus Allen as only players in franchise history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 seasons.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 10 catches for season-high 146 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 21st-career game with 10+ catches, most in NFL since 2015. Has 95+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Had 7 catches for 106 yards & TD in his last game vs. Ind. (11/22/20 w/ GB). Has rec. TD in each of 2 career games vs. Ind. Ties for NFL lead with 7 rec. TDs in 2022.
• WR HUNTER RENFROW has 55+ rec. yards in each of 2 home games this season. Had 7 catches for 76 yards & TD in last meeting. Aim for 3rd in row vs. Ind. with 5+ catches.
• TE DARREN WALLER aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ind. with 7+ catches.
• DE MAXX CROSBY had 5 tackles, TFL & 1st FR of season last week. Has TFL in 7 of 8 games this season & ties for NFL lead with 13 TFL. Had 2 TFL in last home meeting.
• DE CHANDLER JONES has 2+ sacks in 2 of his past 3 vs. Ind.
• LB DENZEL PERRYMAN had 10 tackles last week. Has TFL in 5 of 6 games in 2022.
• LB BLAKE MARTINEZ led team with season-high 11 tackles in Week 9.

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Seattle Kraken

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Seattle Kraken

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play their second game in as many nights when they visit the Seattle Kraken for the first time this season on Sunday night. Winnipeg lost 3-2 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday in the first game of the road trip. Winnipeg begins a three-game homestand on Thursday when they entertain the Anaheim Ducks.

Last Game
Calgary Flames 3
Winnipeg Jets 2
Jets Scorers: Pionk (4), Dubois (7)
Flames Scorers: Lindholm (5), Ruzicka (1), Lewis (3)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (32 sv, 3 ga)
Flames Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom (21 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 3-for-3

Recap: The Jets came back to tie the game twice, but lost 3-2 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Neal Pionk (1G, 1A) and Josh Morrissey (2A) each had a pair of points for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves in his fourth consecutive start. Dylan Samberg led the Jets with five shots.

Climbing the Standings
The Jets have moved to fourth overall in the NHL with a .708 points percentage… With a record of 8-3-1, it’s the second time in franchise history the team has eight wins through the first 12 games of the season (2006-07 – 8-1-3) and the first time since relocation… The Jets franchise has never won nine games in their first 13 games of a season.

Light Schedule… For Now
Sunday’s game is only Winnipeg’s fifth game in the first 13 days of November… The Jets 13 games played this season is tied for the fewest in the NHL… The Jets close the month with seven games in a span of 12 days from Nov. 17-29, which leads into 16 games in 31 days in December.

Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their third of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season… The Jets were 6-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.

On the Brightside
The Jets are a perfect 14-for-14 on the penalty kill in their past six games and 19-for-20 (95.0%) in their past seven contests… Winnipeg is third in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 84.9%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%.

Good Boys
The Jets have given their opposition three power plays or less in each of their past six games… Winnipeg is averaging 7.2 PIM per game, which is third fewest in the NHL… Winnipeg has played 16:27 more on the power play than the penalty kill this season, which is sixth in the league.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 5-1-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won nine of their past 10 home games dating back to last season… Kyle Connor (2G, 6A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with eight points, while Mark Scheifele (5G, 2A), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4G, 3A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 6A) have seven points each… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 5-1-0 with a 1.16 goals-against average and .958 save percentage… Winnipeg is 234-150-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

Central Rivals
The Jets are 5-1-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season, with the only loss coming against Dallas on Oct. 17… Ten of Winnipeg’s first 21 games this season are against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record against the Central in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division.

Tallying First
The Jets have scored the opening goal in eight of their 13 games to start the season and are 5-2-1 when scoring first… Winnipeg is 3-2-0 this season when trailing first, which has happened in each of their past two games… The Jets were 24-10-6 last season when scoring the game’s first goal and 15-22-5 when trailing first.

Helle-lean Form
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 5-1-1 in his past seven starts while boasting a 1.70 goals-against average, .947 save percentage and two shutouts… The stretch started with a 25-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 24… On the season, Hellebuyck is third in the NHL with a .935 save percentage… Hellebuyck registered his 30th career shutout last Saturday, which is second in the NHL behind Marc-Andre Fleury (33) since Hellebuyck entered the NHL in 2015-16… He’s one of 24 goalies in NHL history to have 30 shutouts in the first 390 games of their career.

Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is tied for firth among NHL defencemen with 13 assists in 13 games this season and tied for sixth with 14 points… He has an assist in 10 of his 13 games, including three games with two assists… Morrissey is on pace for 82 assists this season, while his career high is 26 in 65 games during the 2019-20 season… Morrissey is also leading the team in scoring and is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14… Byfuglien (4 times), Toby Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defenceman in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.

Back End Production
Jets defenceman have accounted for 28.2% of Winnipeg’s points this season, including four of the five points Jets players had on Saturday… Winnipeg was 23rd in the NHL last season with defenceman accounting for 24.2% of the team’s points… Jets defencemen are on pace for 44 goals this season after scoring 24 goals last season.

Goal Streaker
Pierre-Luc Dubois has scored in four consecutive games and has seven goals in 13 games this season… It’s tied for the longest goal scoring streak of his career… Dubois is on pace for 44 goals this season, which was shatter his career high 28 goals he set last season.

New Staff
The Jets announced Rick Bowness as the team’s head coach on July 3. He most recently served as head coach of the Dallas Stars from Dec. 10/19 until the end of the 2021-22 season. The Moncton, N.B. native led the Stars to an 89-62-25 record in 176 regular season games and a trip to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final… Scott Arniel is the team’s new associate coach, while Brad Lauer and Marty Johnston serve as assistant coaches. Arniel was most recently with the Washington Capitals, while Brad Lauer is coming off a WHL championship as the head coach of the Edmonton Oil
Kings and Marty Johnston was promoted from the Manitoba Moose… Assistant coach Wade Flaherty returns to guide the team’s goaltenders.

On The Power Play
The Jets are 8-for-43 (18.6%) on the power play through the first 13 games of the season… The Jets have scored half of their eight power play goals in their past four games, going 4-for-13… Winnipeg scored a season-high three power play goals last Saturday against Chicago… Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 2A) leads the Jets with five points on the power play this season… The Jets finished 17th in the NHL with a power play that clicked at 21.1% last season… It was the fifth consecutive season the power play has finished better than 20.0%… Winnipeg’s 52 power play goals was the most in the previous three seasons… The Jets longest streak with a power play goal was five games from Dec. 17-Jan. 6… Kyle Connor led the Jets with 28 power play points (8G, 20A) last season… Pierre-Luc Dubois led the team with 15 power play goals, which is a career high. His previous best was six power play goals as a rookie with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017-18.

On the Road
The Jets are back to .500 on the road this season at 3-3-1… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (7A) and Neal Pionk (4G, 3A) lead the Jets in scoring on the road with seven points… The Jets played six of their first nine games of the season on the road… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring on the road last season with 52 points (26G, 26A) in 39 games, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… His 52 points was one shy of tying the franchise record (Ilya Kovalchuk – 53 in 2005-06).

Extra Time
The Jets are 3-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s four OT games are tied for third most in the NHL this season with the Jets being one of two teams with three overtime victories… All three of Winnipeg’s OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session, as Neal Pionk scored 31 seconds into OT Oct. 19 at COL, Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds in Oct. 28 at ARI, and Kyle Connor tallied 1:45 into OT on Nov. 3… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 11 OT winning goals… Winnipeg was 7-11 in games that went to extra time last season, including 5-7 in overtime and 2-4 in shootouts.

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

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

Jets vs. SEA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Kraken tangle three times this season… Winnipeg returns to Seattle on Dec. 18, while the Jets entertain the Kraken on Feb. 14.

Recent History
The Jets won all three games in Seattle’s inaugural campaign last season… Winnipeg outscored the Kraken 12-6 in the trio of games, but didn’t score a power play goal (0-for6).

In Seattle
The first ever meeting between the Jets and Kraken took place on Seattle on Dec. 9/21 with Winnipeg earning a 3-0 win… Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period in that game.

Player Notes
Kyle Connor racked up five points (4G, 1A) in the three games against Seattle last season… Blake Wheeler also averaged more than a point per game with four points (2G, 2A) in three games… Dominic Toninato tallied three of his four goals last season against the Kraken and did so on three shots.

Jets vs. SEA Season-By-Season
Jets vs. SEA Past 3 Games
Year GP W L OT GF GA PIM PP% PK%
2021-22 3 3 0 0 12 6 18 0.0 75.0

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Minnesota 1 at Seattle 0
Goals: N/A
Goalie: Jones (20/21)
PP: 0/4 PK: 3/3 Shots: Minnesota 21 – Seattle 28

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 43)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 15 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 15 games – day-to-day
Philipp Grubauer (lower body; IR) – 9 games – week-to-week
Jamie Oleksiak (lower body; IR) – 1 game – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Nov. 3, 2022: Reassigned G Christopher Gibson to Coachella Valley (AHL)
Nov. 10, 2022: Claimed G Magnus Hellberg off waivers from Ottawa; Reassigned G Joey Daccord to Coachella Valley; Recalled D
Gustav Olofsson from Coachella Valley; Placed D Jamie Oleksiak on IR

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Nov. 17: NY Rangers at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 19: Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Nov. 23: San Jose at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Friday, Nov. 25: Seattle at Vegas, 5 p.m. PT
Sunday, Nov. 27: Seattle at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s game against the Jets is the third of six consecutive games that the Kraken will play at home, their longest such stretch of the season.

• The Kraken enter tonight’s game with a 100 percent success rate on the penalty kill all-time against the Winnipeg Jets. They were a perfect 6-for-6 while shorthanded against the Jets last season.

• Winnipeg is one of five teams that the Kraken have never given up a power-play goal to, joining the Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders.

• Martin Jones’ next start will be the 400th of his NHL career. When he reaches the milestone, he will become the 13th active goaltender to start 400 NHL games.

• Morgan Geekie has totaled eight points (four goals, four assists) in his last eight games dating back to Oct. 23 at Chicago. This season when Geekie is on the ice during five-on-five play, the Kraken are outscoring their opponents 11-1 according to Natural Stat Trick. His plus-10 goal differential at five-on-five this year is the best mark of any Kraken skater.

• Yanni Gourde has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last eight games dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo.

• The Kraken have had 19 different players score a goal this season, which led the NHL entering play Saturday.

• The Kraken are outshooting their opponents 362-325 at five-on-five this season. Their 52.7 percent shot share ranked seventh in the NHL this season entering play Saturday according to Natural Stat Trick.

• According to Natural Stat Trick, when Yanni Gourde and Brandon Tanev are on the ice together at five-on-five this season the Kraken are outscoring their opponents 7-2.

PUT IT IN REVERSE
• The Kraken will debut their Reverse Retro jerseys in tonight’s game against the Jets. It is the first of four home games in which the Kraken will wear the jerseys at Climate Pledge Arena – they will also wear the Reverse Retros at home on Dec. 3 vs. Florida, Dec. 30 vs. Edmonton and Feb. 23 vs. Boston.

• This year’s Reverse Retro jerseys are the team’s first alternate jerseys in franchise history.

• The Reverse Retro sweater features broad stripes and the lesser-used ice blue color as its primary background.

• The jersey design is a nod to the Seattle Ironmen, first know as the Isaacson Ironmen before joining the Pacific Coast Hockey League after the conclusion of World War II.

GROUNDING THE JETS
• Oliver Bjorkstrand has six points (four goals, two assists) in his last six games against the Jets.

• Andre Burakovsky has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last four games against Winnipeg dating back to Jan. 6, 2022. He registered multi-point nights in three of those four games.

• Jordan Eberle has eight points (three goals, eight assists) in his last seven games against the Jets, including scoring a goal and adding an assist in his most recent game against Winnipeg on Feb. 17, 2022.

• Jared McCann has an assist in each of his last two games against Winnipeg.

• Justin Schultz enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak against the Jets dating back to Oct. 13, 2019, having totaled three assists during that span.

• Jaden Schwartz has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last five games against the Jets.

• Daniel Sprong has six points (three goals, three assists) in six career games against Winnipeg.

• Alex Wennberg has three points (one goal, two assists) in three games against the Jets as a member of the Kraken.\

SEATTLE SHOWDOWN
• Tonight’s game marks the fifth time in franchise history that the Seattle Kraken and Seattle Seahawks are playing on the same day and the fourth time that both teams are both facing off on a Sunday.

• The two teams have both previously played on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 and Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022.

• The Kraken hold a 2-2-0 record on days in which their game has overlapped with the Seahawks. They defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Nov. 21 (a 23-13 Seahawks loss to the Cardinals) and the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Nov. 29 (a 17-15 Seahawks loss to the Cardinals).

• If both teams were to win today, it would mark the first time that the Kraken and Seahawks won a game on the same day. The Seahawks are set to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 6:30 a.m. PT in Munich, the first-ever NFL game to take place in Germany.

• Seattle is one of 18 markets in North America to be home to both an NHL and NFL team. Los Angeles and the Bay Area are the only markets in which its NHL team and one of its NFL team play in the same division as Seattle’s counterparts.

• The Seattle Kraken, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks all play in the Pacific Division, and the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers all play in the NFC West.

FAMILIAR FOES
• Brandon Tanev is the only Kraken player to have previously played for the Jets. After signing with the team as an undrafted free agent, Tanev totaled 51 points (24 goals, 27 assists) in 195 regular-season games and added eight points (five goals, three assists) in 22 playoff games.

• Assistant Coach Dave Lowry was an assistant coach and then Winnipeg’s head coach from 2020-21 to 2021-22. He is the father of Jets forward Adam Lowry.

• Kraken Assistant General Manager Jason Botterill is a Winnipeg native and played for the Jets organization during the 1999-00 season while the team was located in Atlanta.

• Chris Driedger – who is currently on injured reserve – is a native of Winnipeg.

MR. JONES AND ME
• Martin Jones has posted 5-2-0 record in his last seven games played dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo. His 1.44 goals-against average and his .942 save percentage led and ranked fourth, respectively, among goaltenders that have played at least five games during that span entering play Saturday.

• According to Evolving Hockey, Jones has saved 6.03 goals above expected at five-on-five during that span, which ranked sixth in the NHL entering play Saturday.

• Entering play Saturday, Jones’ seven wins were tied for the third-most in the NHL this season. Among goalies that have played in at least 10 games this season, Jones ranked seventh with a .910 save percentage and fifth with a 2.32 goals-against average entering play Saturday.

KILLING IT
• The Kraken have gone a perfect 16-for-16 on the penalty kill dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Pittsburgh. Entering play Saturday, the Kraken were one of two teams (Winnipeg) to post a 100 percent success rate on the penalty kill since Oct. 29.

• Yanni Gourde scored a shorthanded goal on Nov. 1 at Calgary, his first goal of the season. The goal gives the Kraken a plus1 goal differential on the penalty kill dating back to Oct. 29, which was tied with Winnipeg for the league lead entering play Saturday.

• If the Kraken remain perfect on the penalty kill tonight, the team would extend their franchise-best streak of not allowing a powerplay goal to seven games.

• Entering play Saturday, the team’s current streak of six games was the longest active penalty killing streak and was tied for the second-longest streak this season.

• Only the New York Islanders (eight games; Oct. 13 to 28) have played more consecutive games without allowing a power-play goal.

WINNING WAYS
• The Kraken are 5-1-0 in their last six games dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Pittsburgh. Their five wins were tied for the third-most in the NHL during that span entering play Saturday and their 0.833 points percentage ranked fourth.

• Since Oct. 29 the Kraken have outscored their opponents 20-9. Their plus-11 goal differential during that span trailed only the New Jersey Devils (plus-13) for the league lead entering play Saturday.

• The Kraken have only allowed nine goals in those six games dating back to Oct. 29, which ranked second in the league entering play Saturday, trailing only the Winnipeg Jets (five), who have played in two fewer games. Their 1.50 goals against per game played also ranked second behind the Jets (1.25) during that span entering play Saturday.

• Entering play Saturday, the Kraken ranked third in the Pacific Division with 18 points in 15 games played. They trailed only the Vegas Golden Knights (24 points) and Los Angeles Kings (19 points) for the division lead.

• Seattle owns an 8-5-2 record this season with their eight wins coming against the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins (2). Six of those seven teams – with the exception of Buffalo – were playoff teams last season.

FOUR’S COMPANY
• The Seattle Kraken will forgo naming a captain for the 2022-23 season and have named four alternate captains as part of this year’s leadership group: Jordan Eberle, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Jaden Schwartz.

• This season will mark the second-consecutive year that all four of Eberle, Gourde, Larsson and Schwartz will wear a letter for the Kraken.

• Prior to joining the Kraken, Eberle previously served as an alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers for five seasons (2012-13 to 2016-17). Larsson also wore an “A” for Edmonton after Eberle’s departure – from 2017-18 to 2020-21.

• Eberle leads all Kraken players in career games played (873), goals (265), assists (340) and points (605).

• Schwartz was an alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues for three seasons (2017-18 to 2019-20) and was a part of the team’s leadership group when they won the 2019 Stanley Cup.

STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
• After scoring two goals in the Kraken’s last game on Nov. 8 vs. Nashville, Jordan Eberle called into the Chuck & Buck show on KJR to talk about the team’s success on the ice, fatherhood and more.

• Oliver Bjorkstrand joined Ian Furness on KJR 93.3 to discuss the team’s current win streak and talk about his time playing major junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks.

• Fresh off a win over Nashville, Martin Jones joined the Softy & Dick show on KJR 93.3 on Nov. 9 to talk about the team’s hot streak and being a new father.

• Will Borgen called into Bump and Stacy on Seattle Sports on Nov. 9 to break down the Kraken’s 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators the previous day.

• Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times dove deep into the player Andre Burakovsky is on the ice and the person he is off it, talking to those who know him best – goaltender Philipp Grubauer and fellow Swedes Adam Larsson and Alex Wennberg.

• Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic dissected the development plan for rookie Shane Wright, talking to Wright, teammates Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle, Head Coach Dave Hakstol and more.

KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Oleksiak (40), Soucy (38), Larsson (35)
Blocked Shots: Oleksiak/Larsson (27), Borgen (17)
Shots: Bjorkstrand (52), Burakovsky (39), Schwartz (37)

KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 33/34, 10/37, 22/33
2-11: 4-1-0 (8), 17/8, 2/14, 14/14

OVERTIME RESULTS (0-2)
Oct. 12, 2022 at Anaheim: Terry
Oct. 19, 2022 vs. St. Louis: Faulk

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0)
N/A

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 1
November 11, 2022 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 24; TBL: 29
Power Plays: WSH: 0/6; TBL: 0/3
Three Stars: 1. Carlson (WSH), 2. Milano (WSH), 3. Kuemper (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned defenseman Lucas Johansen to AHL Hershey and activated defenseman Alex Alexeyev from injured non-roster list, 11/9
Claimed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel off waivers from Toronto and loaned forward Garrett Pilon to AHL Hershey, 11/5
Recalled forwards Sonny Milano and Garrett Pilon and defenseman Lucas Johansen from AHL Hershey, 11/2

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12-11/11 (16 games)
Carl Hagelin: 10/12-11/11 (16 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12-11/11 (16 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-11/11/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/11/22 (7 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-11/11/22 (5 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-11/11/22 (3 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22 (6 games)
Man Games Lost: 81

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Nov. 15, 7 p.m. ET at Florida (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Nov. 17, 8 p.m. ET at St. Louis (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Nov. 19, 7 p.m. ET vs. Colorado (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Philadelphia (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Nov. 25, 2 p.m. ET vs. Calgary (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals will complete a home-and-home set with Tampa Bay on Sunday when they visit the Lightning at Amalie Arena. The Capitals defeated the Lightning 5-1 at Capital One Arena on Friday, led by a three-point effort from forward Sonny Milano and a 28-save performance by Darcy Kuemper. The Capitals have a record of 84-34-6-11 all-time vs. Tampa Bay and are 19-6-5 in their last 30 games against the Lightning, dating back to the 2011-12 season. In addition, the Capitals are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games at Amalie Arena. Alex Ovechkin has recorded 95 points (50g, 45a) in 76 career games vs. Tampa Bay. Ovechkin ranks first all-time in career goals and points against the Lightning and his 50 goals are tied for the most he has against a single franchise (50g vs. Atlanta/Winnipeg).

AWAY vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
37-22-2-5 209 176 1 TBL win (11/1/21)

CAPITALS vs. LIGHTNING ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (76) Ovechkin (50) Backstrom (49) Ovechkin (95)
Backstrom (53) Oshie (16) Ovechkin (45) Backstrom (63)
Carlson (43) Eller (14) Carlson (23) Oshie (34)

POINT STREAKS
Sonny Milano – 2 game point streak (2g, 2a)
Nick Jensen – 2 game point streak (2a), 2 game assist streak (2a)

TOP CAPS FACTS
600 For Carly

  • John Carlson recorded his 600th career point on Friday against Tampa Bay and simultaneously passed Michal Pivonka (599) for the fifth-most points in franchise history.
  • Carlson is the Capitals’ franchise leader in assists (466) and points (600) among defensemen and ranks second in games played (897) and third in goals (134) all-time among Washington blueliners.
  • Carlson became the sixth active defensemen to reach the 600-point mark, joining Brent Burns (230g-557a—787p), Erik Karlsson (163g-518a—681p), Kris Letang (144g-514a—658p), Ryan Suter (100g-542a—642p) and Victor Hedman (135g-477a—612p).
  • Among the six defensemen, Carlson’s 897 games needed to reach the milestone are the fourth fewest (Karlsson: 730 GP; Letang: 887 GP; Hedman: 896 GP) (courtesy of NHL Stats).
  • Carlson, who returned to Washington’s lineup on Friday after missing the previous six games, skated a team-high 26:12 and tied for the team lead in hits with three. Carlson has missed just 16 total games since the start of the 2018-19 season, with the Capitals going 5-8-3 in those games.
  • Since 2017-18, Carlson ranks first in the NHL in points among defensemen (72g-263a—335p), holding a 24-point lead over the next closest defensemen (Hedman: 311 points; Roman Josi: 311 points).

At 5v5

  • All five of the Capitals’ goals on Friday came at five-on-five, which marked a season high.
  • Through games played Nov. 11, Washington’s 31 goals for at five-on-five rank tied for 11th in the NHL.
  • Four different skaters scored for Washington, including Anthony Mantha and Conor Sheary, who each scored their fifth goals of the season.

Penalty Skill

  • The Capitals have killed off eleven straight opposing power plays, including all three of Tampa Bay’s power play opportunities on Friday.
  • The Capitals have killed off 31 of 34 power plays (91.2 percent) over their last 11 games, dating back to Oct. 22. During that span, Washington’s 91.2 penalty kill percentage ranks second in the NHL.
  • Through 16 games this season, Washington’s 83.3 penalty kill percentage ranks tied for sixth in the NHL, through games played Nov. 11.

Kuemper’s Crease

  • Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 29 shots faced on Friday against Tampa Bay, earning his fifth win of the season.
  • Over his last seven starts, Kuemper has posted a 1.86 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage with one shutout. During that stretch, which began on Oct. 27 at Dallas, Kuemper ranks fifth in the NHL in goals-against and save percentage (min. 5 GP).
  • Per Natural Stat Trick, Kuemper’s 5.33 goals saved above average at all strengths this season ranks seventh in the NHL, through games played Nov. 11.
  • Since 2017-18, Kuemper ranks first in the NHL in save percentage (.921) and second in goals-against average (2.43) (min. 150 GP).
  • Kuemper, who won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche last season, posted a 4-2 record with a 2.45 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage and one shutout in the Final against Tampa Bay.
  • In eight career regular season games against the Lightning, Kuemper has a record of 5-2-0 with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage.

Bounce Back

  • Since the start of the 2020-21 season, the Capitals are 29-15-3 in games following a regulation loss. This season, Washington is 5-2-0 following a regulation loss, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 24-15 in those games.

Bright and Sonny

  • Sonny Milano recorded three points (2g, 1a) on Friday against Tampa Bay, marking his second career three-point game.
  • Milano’s first goal as a Capital was the eventual game-winning goal, the ninth of his career.
  • In four games with the Capitals, Milano has registered four points (2g, 2a).
  • Sonny Milano recorded an assist in his 200th career game on Wednesday against Pittsburgh, marking his first point as a Capital.
  • Per Natural Stat Trick, Milano has generated ten individual scoring chances at five-on-five over Washington’s last four games, which for the most on the team (Alex Ovechkin: 10; Dylan Strome: 10).

Gem-sen

  • Nick Jensen recorded an assist on Friday against Pittsburgh, marking his 100th career point (14g, 86a).
  • Jensen, the 53rd defenseman taken in the 2009 NHL Draft (150th overall), ranks 16th among defensemen in his draft class in games played (423) and points (100).
  • Jensen’s nine points (1g, 8a) in 16 games this season leads Capitals defensemen and ranks fourth on the team.
  • All nine of Jensen’s points have come at even strength. Jensen’s nine even strength points lead the Capitals and ranks tied for sixth among NHL defensemen.
  • Jensen leads the Capitals in total ice time (340:05) and shorthanded ice time per game (2:55), while his 21:15 of ice time per game ranks third. In addition, Jensen’s 46:46 of shorthanded ice time is the seventh-highest total in the NHL.
  • Through 16 games, Jensen has recorded a 63.64 goals for percentage at five-on-five (16 goals for, nine against), which ranks second in the NHL among defensemen with at least 270 minutes of ice time at five-on-five (courtesy of Natural Stat Trick).

Who’s Next?

  • Alex Ovechkin’s goal on Monday against Edmonton marked his first career goal against Stuart Skinner, the 163rd different goaltender Ovechkin has scored on in his career.
  • Ovechkin’s 163 goaltenders scored on ranks fourth in NHL history, trailing only Jaromir Jagr (178), Patrick Marleau (177) and Mark Messier (164). Among these players, Marleau ranks first in NHL history in games played, Messier third and Jagr fourth. Ovechkin ranks tied for 71st.
  • Ovechkin has scored 11 goals in 15 career games against Andrei Vasilevskiy and 11 goals in 22 career games against Brian Elliott.

Goal 787

  • Alex Ovechkin scored his 787th career goal on Oct. 5 against Arizona, passing Gordie Howe for the most goals scored by a player with a single franchise (Howe: 786 goals in 1,687 games played with Detroit).
  • Ovechkin, who scored his 787th goal in his 1,287th career game with Washington, eclipsed Howe’s mark in 400 fewer games.
  • The Capitals selected Ovechkin with the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL Draft. Since entering the NHL in 2005-06, Ovechkin has played in 1,290 of the Capitals’ 1,337 games (96.5 percent).
  • Ovechkin is the Capitals’ franchise leader in games played (1,290), goals (788), points (1,424), playoff games played (147), playoff goals (72) and playoff points (141).
  • Ovechkin ranks first in NHL history in power play goals (290) and overtime goals (24), second in game-winning goals (122), road goals (400) and multi-goal games (159), and fourth in even strength goals (493).

Strome Cookin’

  • Dylan Strome recorded three points (2g, 1a) on Oct. 7 against Edmonton, marking his fourth multi-point game in 14 games this season, which is the most on the Capitals.
  • Strome has recorded 12 points (4g, 8a) in 16 games this season. Strome ranks tied for second on Washington in points and assists, and second in power-play points (2g-5a-7p).
  • Through 16 games, Strome is averaging 17:40 of ice time, which ranks third among Capitals forwards (Alex Ovechkin: 20:32; Evgeny Kuznetsov: 18:33). Prior to the start of this season, Strome had averaged 16:02 of ice time per game in his career.

Did You Know?

  • Washington’s 446 hits this season are the third most in the NHL, through games played Nov. 11.
  • Capitals defensemen have combined for 33 points (4g, 29a) this season, which is tied for the fifth-highest total in the NHL, through games played Nov. 11.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 1 at Washington 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost two games in a row for just the second time this season after falling 5-1 to the Washington Capitals on Friday night at Capital One Arena…The four-goal loss is tied for the Bolts largest margin of defeat this season…The Lightning have lost nine of their last 12 regular season games at Capital One Arena…The Bolts dropped to 4-4-0 in eight road games this season…The Lightning are 2-4-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season…The one goal is tied for the lowest goal total for Tampa Bay this season…The Lightning have not been shutout through 14 games this season…Anthony Mantha opened the scoring for WSH at the 10:32 mark of the first period…After Nicolas Aube-Kubel was given a five-minute match penalty for an illegal check to the head of TBL defenseman Cal Foote, the Bolts were awarded with a five-minute power play, but could not score…Seven seconds after Aube-Kubel’s penalty expired, Sonny Milano scored on a breakaway goal to make it 2-0 Capitals with 12:57 left in the second period…Aliaksei Protas added a third goal for WSH 7:22 after Milano made it 2-0…Conor Sheary scored at the 4:53 mark of the first to make it 4-0…Nick Perbix extended his point streak to a career-best three games with his second goal of the season at the 12:09 mark of the third to make it 4-1…Milano got his second goal of the night with 2:15 remaining to wrap up a 5-1 win for WSH…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for the Lightning and made 19 saves on 24 shots against…Foote did not return to the game after the check to the head from AubeKubel…Erik Cernak and Mikhail Sergachev both left the game late in the third period after blocking heavy shots
from Alex Ovechkin.
PP: TBL – 0-3 WSH 0-6
SOG: TBL – 29 WSH – 24
Attendance: 18,573

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Capitals are playing the second of three matchups this season and the first of two meetings at AMALIE Arena after facing off on Friday night in Washington, D.C.…The Bolts and Caps combined for 79 penalty minutes on Friday…The Lightning posted a 2-0-1 record against WSH last season…The Bolts are 5-5-0 in their last 10 home games vs. WSH and 4-6-1 in their last 10 matchups overall…Steven Stamkos (1-2—3) led the Lightning in points against WSH last season and was tied with Victor Hedman (0-2—2) for the team lead in assists…Eight separate TBL skaters scored a goal against WSH last season…Tonight’s contest features the top two goal scorers in the NHL since Stamkos was drafted in 2008 (Alex Ovechkin – 625 goals, 1,045 GP; Stamkos – 488 goals, 936 GP)…The Bolts are 45-75-9 with six ties all-time against WSH, including a home record of 27-35-2 with two ties…Tampa Bay’s .389 points percentage against WSH all-time is their second-worst points percentage vs. a single franchise (worst: .386, BOS)…The Lightning’s first ever playoff series victory came against WSH in 2002-03…Martin St. Louis (29-50—79) holds the TBL franchise record for career points vs. WSH.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. WSH

  1. Martin St. Louis – 79 pts. (29-50—79, 72 GP)
  2. Vincent Lecavalier – 70 pts. (34-36—70, 77 GP)
  3. Steven Stamkos – 36 pts. (17-19—36, 48 GP)
  4. Brad Richards – 29 pts. (6-23—29, 43 GP)
  5. Vinny Prospal – 28 pts. (9-19—28, 37 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a three-game homestand…The Bolts will play nine of their 13 games in November at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay is 3-2-1 at home this season…Since the start of the 2018-19 season, the Lightning have posted an NHL-best .737 points percentage (105-34-11) on home ice.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 31
Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) 14 Games
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 14 Games

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

PERBIX: WHERE SCORING IS A PLEASURE
Bolts defenseman Nick Perbix recorded his second career goal Nov. 11 at WSH and extended his point streak to a career-best three games…Perbix’s three-game point streak is tied for the longest point streak among rookie defensemen this season…Perbix’s two goals are also tied for the most among rookie defenders and tied for the team lead among TBL defensemen.

BACK TO BELLY
Lightning forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare recorded his second helper of the season with one assist Nov. 11 at WSH…Bellemare skated in his 600th career game Nov. 8 vs. EDM…Bellemare joined Antoine Roussel (607 GP) as the only players born in France to skate in 600 career NHL games.

COLE WORLD
Tampa Bay defenseman Ian Cole picked up his second assist of the season Nov. 11 at WSH…Cole has recorded two helpers in his last five games…Cole ranks third among TBL defensemen in shorthanded time on ice (30:31)…Cole ranks fourth among TBL skaters in blocked shots (20).

TBL BLOCKED SHOT LEADERS

  1. Mikhail Sergachev – 38 blocks (14 GP)
  2. Erik Cernak – 33 blocks (13 GP)
  3. Victor Hedman – 26 blocks (12 GP)
  4. Ian Cole – 20 blocks (11 GP)

KLUTCHEROV
Bolts forward Nikita Kucherov failed to record a point Nov. 11 at WSH and had his 11-game point streak snapped…Kucherov’s 11-game point streak was tied for the longest among all NHL skaters this season…Kucherov recorded 20 points (6G, 14A) during his 11-game point streak…Kucherov also recorded an NHL-best (tied) six-game goal streak Oct. 25 – Nov. 5 (7-5—12)…Kucherov recorded the 20th four-point game of his NHL career Nov. 5 vs. BUF and passed Steven Stamkos (19) for the most four-point games in TBL franchise history…Kucherov is the only TBL skater and one of three NHL players to record a 10-game point streak this season…Kucherov (6-15—21) leads all TBL skaters in points and assists and ranks tied for first in power-play points (8) and tied for second in goals (6)…Kucherov ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in points and assists…Kucherov has registered a point in 12 of Tampa Bay’s 14 games this season…Kucherov has recorded a point in 14 of his last 16 games against WSH (11-9—20)…Going back to the end of the 2021-22 season, Kucherov has recorded at least one point in 28 of his last 32 regular season contests and has picked up 56 points (20-36—56) during that span…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, only Connor McDavid (1.49 P/GP) has recorded a higher point-per-game average than Kucherov’s 1.34.

NHL P/GP LEADERS SINCE 2016-17

  1. Connor McDavid – 1.49 P/GP (238-443-681, 458 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 1.34 P/GP (184-304—488, 365 GP)
  3. Leon Draisaitl – 1.26 P/GP (242-342—584, 465 GP)
  4. Brad Marchand – 1.21 P/GP (202-314—516, 427 GP)

GAME POINT
Lightning forward Brayden Point recorded his sixth multi-point game of the season (0-2—2) Nov. 8 vs. EDM…Point has posted a multi-point effort in four of his last six contests…Point had a season-long, five-game point streak snapped Nov. 11 at WSH (2-7—9)…Point was the fifth TBL skater to record a five-game point streak this season (also: Hedman, Kucherov, Paul, Stamkos)…Point (6-9—15) ranks second among all TBL skaters in points, assists and goals (tied, Kucherov)…Point’s four power-play points are tied with Mikhail Sergachev for the third-most among TBL skaters…Point has picked up a point in four of his last seven games against WSH (3-2—5).

HEATING UP WITH HAGES
Bolts forward Brandon Hagel has recorded a point in seven of his last nine games (5-6—11)…Hagel (5-6—11) ranks fourth among TBL skaters in goals and points and is tied for fifth in assists.

LEADING THE WAY
Tampa Bay’s top line of Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point have combined for 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points over the last nine games…During the month of November, Kucherov (3-6—9), Point (2-5—7) and Hagel (2-3—5) rank first, second and third in points among TBL skaters, respectively.

GOING FOR THE KILL
Lightning forward Alex Killorn scored his fourth goal of the season Nov. 8 vs. EDM…Killorn has points in four of his last six games with goals in three of the six (3-2—5)…Killorn’s four goals are tied for fifth among TBL skaters (also: Paul, 4-4—8)…Killorn’s 737 games with TBL are the fifth-most in franchise history.

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at New York Rangers

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes at New York Rangers

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• The Coyotes had their 3-game win streak snapped last night have gone 3-2-0 in their last five games
• The Yotes come into tonight 2 pts back of the final wild card spot in the Western Conference
• A point tonight for Clayton Keller would mark his second 5-game point streak of the season

LAST GAME
Devils 4, Coyotes 2 – November 12, 2022 – Prudential Center
ARI Goals: Guenther (3), Keller (5)
NJD Goals: Tatar (3), Hughes (5), Boqvist (1), Hamilton (4)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 22 svs on 26 shots
NJD Goalie: Schmid (W) – 16 svs on 18 shots
PP: 2-4 PK: 7-8
Notes: The Devils snapped ARI’s 3-game win streak…Clayton Keller scored a PPG to extend his point streak to 4 games (2-4-6 in that span)… Travis Boyd (4 games) and JJ Moser (3 games) each matched their previous careerlong point streaks by assisting on Keller’s goal…Dylan Guenther also scored on the power-play, his third goal of the season (all PPGs)…Matias Maccelli reached the 10-point threshold on the season with an assist…ARI surrendered a season-low 26 shots on goal…The two PPGs marked the fifth game this year the Coyotes registered multiple PPGs in a game and enter tonight with a 31.3% power play on the season…ARI killed 7 penalties, the first time the PK unit has successfully killed off that many in a game since 1/8/15

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Zack Kassian…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (6 / 10/30)
Nick Schmaltz…IR…Upper-Body (13 / 10/13)
Jakob Chychrun…IR…Upper-Body (14 / -)
Total man games lost: 51 games
Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney (3)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-11/8 – Assigned D Conor Timmins to Tucson (AHL) for conditioning purposes
-11/5 – Placed F Nick Schmaltz on Injured Reserve
-11/5 – Recalled F Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)

OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, Nov 17 8pm at VGK T-Mobile Arena Bally Sports Arizona TBD
Mon, Nov 21 6pm at NSH Bridgestone Arena
Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Wed, Nov 23 5pm at CAR PNC Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620

YOTES & BLUE SHIRTS
-Tonight is the second and final time the Coyotes and Rangers will meet in the regular season. NYR took the first game 3-2 at Mullett Arena on 10/30

-Tonight’s game against the Rangers represents the first opponent the Coyotes have already played in 2022-23

-Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad scored for the Coyotes in the first matchup this season while Dylan Guenther chipped in two assists

-Clayton Keller has a 6-game point streak versus NYR, totaling 3-5-8 in that span. The run that dates back to 12/14/18 is his longest active point streak against an NHL opponent

-The current six-game run Keller has against NYR is tied with PHI (10/30/17 – 1/4/20) and SJ (1/14/21 – 4/28/21) as the longest point streak versus an opponent Keller has registered in his career

-Coyotes franchise vs Rangers:

• All-Time: 28-44-6-6

• Home: 16-20-4-2

• Road: 12-24-2-4

• L10: 3-6-1

• STRK: L3

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE RANGERS
Shayne Gostisbehere…3-12-15…26 career GP
Clayton Keller…4-5-9…8 career GP
Lawson Crouse…2-2-4…8 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 5)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 12)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 3)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 12)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)

KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight leading Arizona in assists (11) and points (16) in 2022-23…He scored last night for his 5 th goal of the season and second in his last three outings

-Keller has a chance to make it 5 straight games with a point, a feat he achieved earlier this season (10/15 – 10/25), the longest point streak by a Coyote this season

-He also enters tonight averaging over a point-per-game this season (5-11-16 in 14 GP)…A mark he’s been well clear of since 11/18/21… Keller has registered 30-43-73 in 65 GP since then, with his 1.11 points per game in that span ranking 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)

-Keller’s 16 pts are the most he’s totaled through the first 14 gms of a season during his career, besting his 2017-18 start (15 pts thru 14 GP)

POWER PLAY PROWESS
-Thru 14 games, the Coyotes power play has operated at 31.3% (15-for-48), which enters tonight 3rd in the NHL

PP rankings (NHL)

  1. COL (39.0%)
  2. EDM (32.2%)
  3. ARI (31.3%)

-Last night was the fifth game of 2022-23 that the Coyotes notched multiple PPGs in a game, already besting last year’s total

-Arizona reached 15 PPG in the 14th game of 2022-23. Last season it took the Coyotes until Jan. 29 (43 GP) to reach 15 PPG as a team

-ARI has only played four games this season where it did not score a PPG…5 NHL teams including ARI have had four or fewer games in 2022-23 where they did not post at least one PPG

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

ROOKIES MAKING THEIR MARK
-Coyotes rookies Dylan Guenther (1st rd, 9th overall in 2021) and Matias Maccelli (4th rd, 98th overall in 2019) come into tonight among NHL rookie leaders in multiple statistical categories Macceli (1-9-10 in 14 GP)

-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in assists (1st), points (1st), points per game (1st, 0.71; [min 5 GP]) power-play assists (6, T-1st) and power-play points (7, 1st)

-Became the first NHL rookie to reach 10 points on the season with an assist last night

-Is tied with Gostisbehere for the second-most points on the Coyotes Guenther (3-4-7 in 13 GP)

-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in power-play goals (3, T-1st), power-play points (5, 3rd), goals (T-4th), assists (T9th) and points (T-7th)

-Scored last night for his third goal of the season. All three of his tallies have come on the man-advantage

-Guenther is the fifth player in Coyotes/Jets history to score his first 3 career goals on the power play. He joins Craig Norwich (first 6 goals), Bill Thomas (first 4 goals), Boris Mironov (first 4 goals) and Luciano Borsato (first 3 goals)

-Among players to debut with the Coyotes/Jets franchise history, only four players have recorded 3+ PPGs within his first 13 career games (Teemu Selanne [9 PPG] in 1992-93, Craig Norwich in 1979-80, Luciano Borsato in 1990-91and Michael Bunting in 2020-21)

-In that criteria, Selanne is the only player in franchise history to record four-plus PPGs within his first 14 career games

-With Jack McBain (Trade w/MIN) contributing 2-2-4 in 14 GP, Coyotes rookies have compiled 21 points to pace the NHL in cumulative points by rookies

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Coyotes are in a stretch of 14 consecutive road games for the purposes of the Mullett Arena annex construction being completed (on schedule). This stretch from 11/5 – 12/7 is tied for the longest a team has had in NHL history Rank Team Consecutive Road Games Dates Record

T1 Vancouver 14 straight road games 1/30/10 – 3/10/10 8-5-1
T1 Arizona 14 straight road games 11/5/22 – 12/7/22 TBD
3 NY Islanders 13 straight road games 10/14/21 – 11/16/21 5-6-2
4 San Jose 12 straight road games 1/14/21 – 2/11/21 5-6-1
T5 Philadelphia 11 straight road games 12/23/05 – 1/12/06 8-2-1
T5 Calgary 11 straight road games 2/3/88 – 2/28/88 5-5-1

Note: The Coyotes’ stretch includes 4 different road trips (11/5 – 11/13; 11/17; 11/21–11/27; 12/1–12/7) The first trip ends tonight, as the team will return to Arizona and is scheduled to hold practice on Tuesday and Wednesday

YOTES COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 0-for-0, -%
Interference Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Offsides Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-)
Miscellaneous Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Last Team Challenge: (W) March 27, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a missed stoppage of play. The Situation Room determined that the puck hit the protective netting behind ARI’s net prior to WPG’s Adam Lowry’s goal and, therefore, was out of play

Last Situation Room-Initiated Challenge: (Overturned) Oct. 17, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; The situation room called to review if Morgan Rielly batted the puck with his hand inside the attacking zone before Mitch Marner subsequently gained possession and control. It was deemed that Marner was the first player to gain possession and control of the puck after Rielly batted it with his hand and, therefore, no goal

2022-23 OVERTIME RESULTS: (0-1-0)
Last overtime win: 4/27/22 at DAL (W, 4-3, GWG – T. Boyd)
Last overtime loss: 10/28/22 vs WPG (L, 3-2, GWG – B. Wheeler)
Last overtime that led to shootout: 2/1/22 at COL
2022-23 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-0)
Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, SDG – A. Galchenyuk)
Last shootout loss: 1/14/22 at COL (L, 4-3, SDG – N. Kadri)

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 4-5-0
2-Days Rest: 2-1-1
3+ Days Rest: 0-1-0
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 0-0-0
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 0-0-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 0-0-0
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 0-1-1

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Nashville Predators 2, New York Rangers 1 – November 12, 2022 – (Bridgestone Arena)
NYR Goals: F. Chytil (4)
NSH Goals: J. Parssinen (1), M. Jankowski (2)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (L – 16/18)
NSH Goalie: J. Saros (W -34/35)
NYR Shots: 35
NSH Shots: 18
NYR PP: 0/5
NYR PK: 4/4
Game Summary | Event Summary
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers fell in the first game of this back-to-back, 2-1, in Nashville on Saturday night. The Predators took a 2-0 lead before Filip Chytil cut the lead in half with his fourth goal of the season. Chytil’s goal was his 100th career NHL point (46G-54A) and also extended his point streak to three games (2G-2A). New York fired 35 shots on goal, the 10th time it has had 35 or more shots on goal in a game this year and allowed a season-low 18 shots against

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers play their final home for almost two weeks when they welcome the Arizona Coyotes to Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). This will be the season finale between the two teams.
  • Tonight, the Rangers will honor and support those who serve and have served with Military Appreciation Night, presented by Northwell. Military Appreciation Night will feature in-arena promotion such as special warm-up jerseys and sticks, the recognition of military members and a national anthem featuring United States Army and Air Force members.
  • Tonight concludes the Rangers’ fourth of 16 back-to-back sets the Rangers will play this season.
  • When scoring first this season, the Rangers are 6-0-1.
  • On Sunday’s, the Blueshirts are 2-1-1 for five points this season.
  • Against the Coyotes, the Rangers have earned at least one point in 14 of its last 15 games against the Coyotes, dating back to Mar. 24, 2014 (12-1-2). At MSG, the Rangers have earned a point in 12-straight contests against Arizona dating back to the 2008-09 season (10-0-2).
  • In the month of November since 2005-06, the Rangers have the most wins in the NHL (129). In addition, the Blueshirts have posted a 56-24-7 record in November since 2015-16, the third most wins in the NHL in that span. The 14 games the Blueshirts are set to play this month are the second-most in a month this season (March – 16).

DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Nov. 17/10:00 PM Seattle/Climate Pledge Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 19/10:30 PM San Jose/SAP Center MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 22/10:30 PM Los Angeles/Crypto.com Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 23/10:00 PM Anaheim/Honda Center MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 26/10:00 PM Edmonton/MSG MSG Network/NHLN ESPN 98.7 FM

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Nov. 12 at Nashville L, 2-1
Nov. 10 at Detroit W, 8-2
Nov. 8 NY Islanders L, 4-3
Nov. 6 Detroit OTL, 3-2
Nov. 3 Boston L, 5-2

INJURIES (22 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Vitali Kravtsov Upper Body Nov. 12 1

ALL-TIME RECORD 50-26-6-2 (108 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 2-0-0
NYR HOME 28-10-2-2 (60 PTS)
NYR AWAY 22-16-4-0 (48 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-1-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (10) – A: Panarin (11) – Pts: Kreider (16)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Pavelich (11) – A: Leetch (26) – Pts: Leetch (29)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
October 30 at Mullett Arena W, 3-2
November 13 at MSG 7:00 PM ET

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
LAST FIVE GAMES
TEAM NOTES
PANARIN TWO ASSISTS AWAY FROM 400
Artemi Panarin is two assists away from 400 in his career. In notching the feat, Panarin would be the third player in the NHL to record 400 or more assists since Panarin made his NHL debut in 2015-16 (McDavid – 474, Kane – 408). If Panarin records two assists tonight in his 525th game, he would require the 21st fewest games of any NHL skater to reach the milestone and the third fewest of any active player (McDavid – 426 GP, Crosby – 448 GP).

Panarin would become the 57th undrafted player in league history to collect 400 assists and of those undrafted players, he would notch 400 assists in the fifth fewest games. Of his 398 assists, Mika Zibanejad has the most goals from Panarin with 41 while Chris Kreider is tied for fourth with 32. Panarin has nine points in his last eight games (1G-8A) and 21 points (5G-16A) in 16 games. Since 2019-20, Panarin ranks second in the NHL in assists and third in points. His 80 multi-point games are the fourth most in the league since 2019-20

FOX FEVER
Adam Fox has points in five-straight games (2G-6A) and has five points in his last two games (1G-4A). On the season, Fox has four goals and 13 assists for 17 points. Among NHL defensemen, he ranks tied for second in points and tied for first in assists. This is the fifth different occasion in his career that he has etched a five-game point streak. His career-long streak was 12 games from March 17-April 8, 2021 (3G-19A).

MIKA’S MISSION
Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers with nine goals and has recorded points in seven of his last eight games (5G-5A). Zibanejad’s point streak was tied for the third longest of his career. When Zibanejad records a point this season, the Rangers are 7-2-1 and 5-0-0 when he notches multiple points. Six of Zibanejad’s nine goals have come on the power play, his six PPGs rank tied for the second most in the NHL (McDavid – 7). Since joining the Rangers in 2016-17, Zibanejad has 75 goals on the man advantage, the fifth most in the league in that span.

THE CAPTAIN CLOSES IN ON 200 ASSISTS
Rangers captain Jacob Trouba is one assist away from his 200th career NHL assist. With one assist, Trouba would become the third defenseman from the 2012 NHL Draft class to reach the feat (Morgan Rielly – 315, Shayne Gostisbehere – 202).

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • The Rangers have scored four power play goals in their last four games.
  • On Saturday night, the Rangers went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill, the second time this season they have had a perfect penalty kill while being shorthanded four or more times (Oct. 29 at DAL – 4 TS). New York has notched a perfect penalty kill in four of its last six games.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and the Bruins this season: Nov. 13 (away) and Feb. 25 (home).

• The Canucks are 35-73-15-2 all-time against the Bruins including a 12-43-7-1 record on the road.

• Vancouver is 5-5-0 in their last 10 games vs Boston (3-2-0 in their last 5).

• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career points vs Boston with 17 points (6-11-17) in 24 games.

• Bo Horvat has the highest career points-per-game rate vs Boston with 13 points (7-6-13) in 14 games (0.93 P/GP).

• Luke Schenn leads Vancouver skaters in games played against the Bruins (39 GP). Schenn’s 16 points (3-13-16) in those 39 games are his most against any single opponent in his career. Tonight marks Schenn’s 100th game as a Canuck.

• Thatcher Demko is 1-0-0 in his career against Boston (2 GP), posting a 0.90 GAA and .972 save-percentage.

• Spencer Martin has yet to face the Bruins in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Bo Horvat has 11 points (9-2-11) in his last seven games.

• Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (6-3-9) in his last eight games.

• Ilya Mikheyev has eight points (4-4-8) in his last nine games.

• J.T. Miller has 11 points (6-5-11) in his last nine games.

• Elias Pettersson has 12 points (3-9-12) in his last nine games.

• Luke Schenn has six points (1-5-6) in his last eight games.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 8/21: VAN 2 vs BOS 1 (SO)
Brock Boeser opened up scoring with a power play goal at 15:01 in the second period…This marked his second consecutive power play goal…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes recorded assists on the play…The Bruins tied it up in the third to push the game into overtime followed by a shootout…Thatcher Demko stopped all shootout shots and J.T. Miller (GDG) and Bo Horvat were both successful in their shootout efforts to collect the win…Jason Dickinson led the team in hits (5)…Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (28:32)…Thatcher Demko made 35 saves.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN BOS
Goals For/Game 3.40 (10th) 3.93 (1st)
Goals Against/Game 4.00 (30th) 2.20 (1st)
Power Play % 26.9 (5th) 24.5 (10th)
Penalty Kill % 61.2 (32nd) 94.4 (1st)
Penalty Min./Game 13:00 (28th) 10:48 (23rd)

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 12/22: VAN 2 at TOR 3
Bo Horvat deflected home the game’s first goal with his team-leading 13th goal of the season just 3:41 into the first period…Luke Schenn and Vasily Podkolzin drew the assists on the play…J.T. Miller added to Vancouver’s lead with a power play market at 12:11 in the first period…Quinn Hughes (9 games) and Brock Boeser (3 games) both extended their assist streaks on the goal…Boeser led the team in shots (5)…Luke Schenn set an NHL-high for hits (12) so far this season, matching his personal career-high and Canucks franchise-high…Spencer Martin faced 35 shots.

LAST 5 vs BOSTON
• Dec. 8/21: VAN 2 vs BOS 1 (SO)
• Nov. 28/21: VAN 2 at BOS 3
• Feb. 22/20: VAN 9 vs BOS 3
• Feb. 4/20: VAN 0 at BOS 4
• Nov. 8/18: VAN 8 at BOS 5

HUGHES’ HELPING HANDS
Picking up a power play assist to extend his assist streak to nine games (0-12-12) on Nov. 12 at TOR, Quinn Hughes tied Jiri Bubla (1983.84) for the second-longest assist streak by a defenceman in Canucks history. He now trails only Dennis Kearns for the longest assist streak in franchise history (11 games in 1976.77).

• Hughes’ next assist will also mark the 160th of his career and will tie him with Harold Snepsts for 10th-most assists by a defenceman in team history.

HARD HITTING SCHENN
Matching his personal career-high and the Canucks franchise-high (set by himself) with 12 hits on Nov. 12 at TOR, Luke Schenn became the first player in NHL history to record at least three games with 12+ hits in his career. With 2,909 career hits, Schenn is only 37 hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for most in League-history by a defencemen. Schenn has collected the most hits in the NHL this season (69 in 15 GP).
*The NHL began tracking hits in 2005.06.

BO’S BLAZING START
Potting his team-leading 13th goal on Nov. 12 at TOR, Bo Horvat tied Darcy Rota (1983.84), Alexander Mogilny (1995.96), and Greg Adams (1987.88) for third-most goals through the first 15 games of a season in Canucks history, trailing only Pavel Bure (15, 1992.93) and Tony Tanti (16, 1983.84).

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

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

• With 27 goals in 33 games since March 9, 2022, Horvat has the highest goals per game (0.82) in the League during that stretch (minimum 5 GP).

• Scoring his fifth power play goal in three games (Oct. 28-Nov. 3), Horvat tied Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin for 10th most power play goals in franchise history (61). He also potted his 10th career shorthanded goal (EN), tying Kesler for seventh-most in club history.

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

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

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

MARTIN’S MAGICAL RUN
Turning aside 26 shots in an 8-5 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 3, Spencer Martin improved his record with the Canucks to 5-0-4, passing Curt Ridley (6-0-2 in 1975.76) as the only goaltender in franchise history to earn at least a point in each of his first ten starts with the team.

• Martin extended this record to 6-0-4 with his regulation win against the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 8, facing 41 shots.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Sheldon Dries recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 10
• Tanner Pearson placed on injured reserve, Nov. 10
• Brock Boeser activated from injured reserve, Nov. 8
• Sheldon Dries assigned to Abbotsford, Nov. 8
• Sheldon Dries recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 3
• Quinn Hughes and Riley Stillman activated from injured reserve, Nov. 1

2022.23 CANUCKS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
Player Number Date/Opponent
Goals Kuzmenko 3 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Assists Pettersson 4 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Points Pettersson 5 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Shots Pettersson 8 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Blocked Shots Bear 5 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Hits Schenn 12 Nov. 12 at TOR (tied franchise record)
Face-Off Wins Horvat 24 Nov. 5 vs NSH
Penalty Minutes Myers 19 Nov. 5 vs NSH

VANCOUVER’S 2022.23 RECORD WHEN…
• Score 4+ Goals: 4-1-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-7-3
• Allow 4+ Goals: 3-5-2
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 1-3-0
• Scoring First: 2-3-1
• Allowing First Goal: 2-5-1
• On 0 Days Rest: 1-1-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 1-3-2
• On 2 Days Rest: 2-2-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 0-2-0
• Score a PPG: 3-6-1
• Give up a PPG: 4-8-2
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 3-6-3
• Less than 25 shots: 1-2-0

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Canucks tonight in the 1st of 2 games between these teams this season and the Canucks’ lone visit to Boston this season.
  • They are 13-2-0 this season and are 8-0-0 on home ice so far … They are 6-0-0 vs. Western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins close tonight their 3rd of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 4 tonight of a current stretch of 5 of 6 games at home … They opened with a 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs. Calgary on 11/10, and in Buffalo on 11/12 … They returning home to take on Vancouver on 11/13, Philadelphia on 11/17 and Chicago on 11/19.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won 10 of their last 11 games, with a 7-game win streak from 10/20-11/3, a 2-1 loss in Toronto on 11/5 and 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs Calgary on 11/10 and in Buffalo on 11/12.
  • Their start of 26 points on a 13-2-0 record ties the best record through 15 games in club history, first set with a same 13-2-0 mark in 1929-30 … Their 8-game home win streak has tied their longest in team history from the start of a season, matching their 1983-84 campaign.
  • Boston 3 vs St. Louis 1 … Jake DeBrusk (PP), Patrice Bergeron (PP/GW) and Trent Frederic scored goals and Brad Marchand added 2 assists … Linus Ullmark won his 9th of the season … SOG: Bos 37, StL 27 … PP: 2/2 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 3 vs Calgary 1 … After yielding the 1st goal, Connor Clifton, Charlie McAvoy (both their 1st of the season) and David Pastrnak (ENG) earned the 8th straight home win … Linus Ullmark became the league’s 1st 10-game winner … SOG: Bo 28, Cgy 32 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/6
  • Boston 3 at Buffalo 1 … The Bruins scored three times in the final 21:09 of the game on two goals by Patrice Bergeron and the GWG by Jakub Zboril, his 1st in the NHL … Brad Marchand had 2 assists … Keith Kinkaid earned his 1st win as a Bruin … SOG: Bos 30, Buf 31… PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 21)

  • Jeremy Swayman – lower body (IR)
  • Derek Forbort – Broken finger (IR)

BOSTON vs VANCOUVER, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Canucks are meeting for the 126 time in their histories with the Bruins having a 75-32-15-3 record and 487-359 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 44-11-7-1 lifetime vs. Vancouver in Boston with the a 252-154 scoring edge in those 62 contests.

NUMBERS
1: Boston’s rank in both goals for per game (3.93) and fewest goals against per game (2.20).

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

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

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

8: Straight home wins to open this season … That ties the longest in club history (8-1983-84).

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

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

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

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

26: Points by Boston (13-2-0) through their 1st 15 games … That ties the best start in their history, first set with a matching 13- 2-0 record in 1929-30.

94.4%: Boston’s league-leading penalty-kill with 3 goals allowed on 54 times short … That includes 34 of their last 35 straight kills over ten-plus games.

384-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 250-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals

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

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 24 players on their roster, including 2 on injured reserve … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 10 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 1-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 7 of a 13-game November schedule tonight (7 hm/6 rd, 5-1-0) … They will play 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 14 in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 2: Keith Kinkaid recalled from Providence/AHL.
Nov. 7: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Nov. 9: Mike Reilly placed on waivers for assignment to Providence/AHL (assigned Nov. 10).

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 16 – 11/11 – SJS 5 at DAL 4…Timo Meier (1g,1a) pushed his scoring streak to seven games and matched his career-long goal streak with a marker in five straight, and he was joined by Logan Couture (1g, 1a), Tomas Hertl (1g, 1a) and Alexander Barabanov (1g, 1a) with multi-point efforts as the Sharks snapped a five-game skid with a win at Dallas. Hertl notched his 400th NHL point with an assist on San Jose’s first goal of the game, and he now has four multi-point games in the last six contests. With the win, the Sharks snapped a seven-game losing streak at Dallas.
SJ Goals: Barabanov (1), Svechnikov (3), Meier (7), Couture (6), Hertl (4)
SF: 18
SA: 29
SJ PP: 1/2
SJ PK: 1/1
W: Reimer
L: Oettinger

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
10/18 Activated F Alexander Barabanov off IR
10/10 Assigned C Thomas Bordeleau, D Nick Cicek, G Aaron Dell, LW William Eklund and F Jeff Viel to the San Jose
Barracuda; Placed F Alexander Barabanov and D Markus Nutivaara on IR; Returned F Ethan Cardwell to his junior team

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: MINNESOTA WILD
The Minnesota Wild look for their third-straight win as they host the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, game three of San Jose’s four-game road swing. The Wild come into the game on the heels of a 1-0 win over Seattle on Friday, the Kraken becoming the 28th team to be blanked by goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who surpassed Ed Belfour, Dominik Hasek, Martin Brodeur and Tomas Vokoun for most franchises shut out in NHL history. Mats Zuccarello, who leads Minnesota in assists on the season, scored the lone goal of the contest. Third-year forward Kirill Kaprizov paces the club on the offensive end with 10 goals and 16 points with four goals and five points through five November games.

STORYLINES
KARLSSON KEEPS COOKING…Erik Karlsson saw his six-game point streak come to a close on Friday, finishing with 15 points (7g, 8a) in the six-game stretch. Karlsson, who became the first defensemen in NHL history to reach double-digit goals and assists in his team’s first 15 games, leads NHL blueliners in goals (10) and points (21), set a career best with at least one goal in four consecutive games (10/27/22 – 11/3/22, 7g), just the second-ever Shark defenseman to accomplish the feat. Karlsson, who was named Third Star of the Week by the NHL on November 7, is the third-ever NHL defenseman and first since 1929-30 season to reach double-digit goals in 13 or fewer games, Harry Cameron needing seven games in 1917-18 with the Toronto Arenas and King Clancy needing nine games in 1929-30 with the original Ottawa Senators. Following Friday’s games, Karlsson was tied for fourth in the NHL with 21 points alongside Artemi Panarin, Nikita Kucherov, Jason Robertson and Nathan MacKinnon while trailing only Connor McDavid (15g, 16a), Leon Draisaitl (9g, 18a) and David Pastrnak (9g, 13a) in scoring.

IT’S TIMO TIME… Timo Meier extended his scoring streak to seven games with a goal and an assist on Friday, bringing his total to seven goals and five assists in the seven-game run. Meier took sole possession of 10th on the Sharks all-time ranks in goals scored with his marker Thursday, surpassing Marco Sturm (128). The forward has lit the lamp in five consecutive games, matching his career long (previously 10/20/18 – 10/30/18, 6g) with six goals in that span, and has found the back of the net in six of the past seven contests.

HERTL HEATING UP… Tomas Hertl registered a season-high three points in Saturday’s (11/5) game against the Anaheim Ducks, including a goal and two assists, and extended his recent scoring run to points in five of the past six with a goal and an assist Friday (11/11) at Dallas. The forward has 13 points in the team’s previous 11 games dating back to October 20 at New York Rangers and has four multi-point efforts in San Jose’s last six games. He has goals in three consecutive contests for the first time this season and notched his 400th career NHL point on Friday with an assist.

CRANK THE POWER… The Sharks’ power play has been red-hot of late, cashing in on seven of 20 (35.0%) trips to the man-advantage since the start of a six-game home stand on October 25 for the second-best mark in the NHL in that span. The only game in that stretch the Sharks did not score on the power play was Thursday (11/10) at St. Louis, a contest in which the club did not have any power play opportunities. Most recently, the Sharks went 1-for-2 up a skater at Dallas on Friday (11/11) with Alexander Barabanov netting his first goal of the season.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…San Jose killed off their first 22 penalties of the season before finally allowing a power play goal on Oct. 22 at New Jersey, and has remained near the top of the league at 90.5-percent on the year, second-best in the NHL. San Jose has been operating at a league-best 88.0% shorthanded efficiency since the 2022 NHL All-Star break, and the Sharks have the league’s fourth-best penalty kill percentage since the start of the 2020-21 season (83.7%).

WORKING OVERTIME… San Jose has been logging plenty of ice time of late, going beyond the 60 minutes of regulation in four of the past seven games, including shootouts in three straight (11/1 – 11/5). The recent run was the fourth time in Sharks history that the team has reached a shootout in three straight, including February 5-9, 2021 (2-1), December 21-27, 2013 (3-0), and January 29-February 2, 2013 (2-1). The Sharks have never gone to a shootout in four straight.

STURM WARNING…Nico Sturm netted his fifth goal of the season during Saturday’s (10/29) game against Tampa Bay, the forward breaking a tie with Logan Couture (4) for second-most on the roster. Sturm has three goals and four points in San Jose’s last five games, lighting the lamp against Tampa (10/29), Vegas (10/25) and Philadelphia (10/23), and his five-goals-in-eight-games stretch was the best of his career.

CAPTAIN COUTURE…Logan Couture recorded three points (2g, 1a) in the Sharks 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. San Jose’s captain opened the game’s scoring with a strike just 26 seconds in. Per NHL PR, this put him in a tie with Joe Pavelski for the most opening-minute goals in franchise history (eight). With his second goal of the evening – the 300th of his career – Couture became the third player to score 300 goals with the franchise, after Patrick Marleau (522) and Joe Pavelski (355). He is now second on the club in scoring with seven points (4g, 3a) in 10 games.

REIM TIME…Sharks goaltender James Reimer earned his first shutout of the season on Oct. 23 with a 30-save performance at Philadelphia. Reimer’s shutout, his fifth as a Shark, moved him into a tie with Aaron Dell for eighth on the franchise’s all-time shutouts list. Reimer also owns a .937 shorthanded save percentage since joining the Sharks at the start of the 2021-22 season, the best in the NHL in that span (min. 10 games played) and the best two-season stretch by a goaltender since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1997-98 (min. 30 games played, second best is Cory Schneider from 2010-12 with a .936 SV% in 58 GP).

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

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES

All-Time Wild Record:36-35-8 (20-15-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 16-20-4 at San Jose) 2021-22: The Wild went 2-1-0 against San Jose… The Wild dropped the first game, 4-1, at Xcel Energy Center (11/16), won the second game, 5-2, at SAP Center at San Jose (12/9), and won the third meeting at San Jose, 5-4 (4/17)… LW Kevin Fiala led the Wild with seven points (2-5=7)…C Joel Eriksson Ek (2-1=3) and C Frederick Gaudreau (0-3=3) had three points each…RW Jordan Greenway (2-0=2) and LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) had two points apiece…G Cam Talbot went 1-1-0 with a 3.11 GAA and a .893 SV% in the first two contests…G Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves in the third meeting…C Tomas Hertl led San Jose with four points (2-2=4)…C Logan Couture had three points (0-3=3) …G James Reimer went 1-0-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .891 SV% in two starts…G Adin Hill made 22 saves in the second contest.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 22 points (7-15=22) in 25 contests against the Sharks…D Alex Goligoski owns 18 points (3-15=18) in 50 games…D Jared Spurgeon has 16 points (7-9=14) in 38 matches.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 17-5-4 with a 1.87 GAA, a .939 SV% and three shutouts in 26 starts vs. San Jose…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced San Jose.

SHARKS LEADERS: Couture leads the Sharks with 28 points (13-15=28) in 42 career games against the Wild…D Erik Karlsson has 27 points (8-19=27) in 24 matches…Hertl owns 20 points (8-12=20) in 27 games.

SHARKS GOALIES: Reimer is 6-4-1 with a 2.41 GAA, a .925 SV% and two shutouts in 12 games (11 starts)…G Kaapo Kahkonen has not faced Minnesota.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota has won five of the last six meetings vs. San Jose… The Wild is 20-14-3 in its last 37 games vs. San Jose, including a six-game win streak (1/5/17-4/7/18)…Minnesota is 13-6-1 in its last 20 contests against the Sharks at Xcel Energy Center…The Wild has points in nine of the last 13 games played at SAP Center at San Jose (8-4-1).

INJURIES
Brandon Duhaime: upper body
Jordan Greenway: upper body
Ryan Hartman: upper body

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 2 – Nov. 11, 2022
11/6/22 Recalled F Adam Beckman and F Joseph Cramarossa
from Iowa
11/3/22 Reassigned F Steven Fogarty to Iowa

GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
• Minnesota has scored three-plus goals in 32 of its last 38 regular-season contests, including 10 of 14 games this season and 22 of the last 24 games of the 2021-22 campaign.

• Dating dating back to March 16, 2022, the Wild have posted a +29 goal differential in regular-season games, the third-best mark in the NHL during that span behind Vegas (+39) and Boston (+38).

• The Wild ranked fifth in the NHL in goals/game last season (3.72), netting three-plus goals in 66-of-82 games.

• Minnesota scored a franchise record 305 goals last season (not including shootout goals).

ON THE POWER PLAY
• Through 14 games the Wild has converted 12 of its 48 powerplay opportunities (25.0 pct.), tied for the eighth-best rate in the league.

2022-23 NHL Power-Play Pct.
Entering Games Nov. 12, 2022
Rk. Team GP PPG PPO Pct.

  1. Colorado………………….12 ……….15………. 37…………………40.5
  2. Edmonton ………………..15 ……….18………. 54…………………33.3
  3. Arizona…………………….13 ……….13………. 44…………………29.6
  4. Dallas……………………..14 ……….12………. 43…………………27.9
  5. Vancouver………………..14 ……….13………. 48…………………27.1
  6. Buffalo…………………….14 ……….14………. 53…………………26.4
  7. Toronto…………………….15 ……….13………. 51…………………25.5
    8t. Minnesota ……………….14 ……….12………. 48…………………25.0
    8t. N.Y. Rangers…………….15 ……….13………. 52…………………25.0

• Minnesota has recorded a power-play goal in eight of 14 games this season.

• The Wild tallied a power-play goal in each of its first five games of the 2022-23 season, the franchise’s longest power-play goal streak to open a season since a franchise-best six-game streak in 2010-11.

WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 18 overtime victories.

Overtime NHL Wins since 2021-22 Season
Entering Games Nov. 12, 2022
Rk. Team Wins

  1. Minnesota …………………………………………………………………..18
  2. Florida ………………………………………………………………………..17
  3. Dallas…………………………………………………………………………15
    4t. Boston ………………………………………………………………………..14
    4t. Chicago………………………………………………………………………14

• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild ranked second in the NHL with a franchise record 11 overtime wins and ranked tied for second with five shootout wins.

• Minnesota went 16-7 in 23 extra session games during the 2021-22 season – its most extra session contests since 23 in 2013-14. The 16 extra session wins are the second-most in team history (17 in 2006-07).

TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
• Since Oct. 20, 2022, the Wild is fourth in the NHL with 15 points and tied for fourth with seven wins.

• Minnesota’s 2.00 goals against average since Oct. 20 is the second-best mark in the NHL, trailing Boston (1.70 GAA).

• The Wild is averaging 7.07 giveaways per game this season, tied for the fourth-lowest rate in the NHL.

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 11, 2022 – STARS 4 vs. SHARKS 5
Despite a comeback attempt in the third period, the Stars fell 5-4 to the San Jose Sharks in front of a sellout crowd at American Airlines Center on Friday. Captain Jamie Benn (2-0—2) led the club with two goals, including the game’s opening tally, while forwards Joe Pavelski (1-1—2) and Roope Hintz ( 1-0—1) also lit the lamp. Hintz and forward Jason Robertson (0-2—2) extended their point streaks to seven games apiece, and Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career to move within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) led all skaters with 27:26 TOI and forward Ty Dellandrea (0-1—1) picked up his fifth assist (0-1—1) of the season. Goaltender Jake Oettinger returned to the lineup after missing four games due to a lower-body injury and made 13 saves on 18 shots. PP: 0-1 | PK: 1-2 | SF: 29 | SA: 18 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (27:26 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. SJS – T. Meier 2. SJS – L. Couture 3. DAL – J. Benn

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sun., Nov. 13, 2022 @ Philadelphia Flyers 12 p.m. Wells Fargo Center BSSW/KTCK
Tue., Nov. 15, 2022 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 6 p.m. Amalie Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Thu., Nov. 17, 2022 @ Florida Panthers 6 p.m. FLA Live Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Nov. 19, 2022 New York Islanders 7 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Nov. 21, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK

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

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

TODAY’S GAME: Suitcases are packed once more as the Stars embark on yet another three-game road trip. It kicks off in the City of Brotherly Love with a matinee affair against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center (12 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the first of two games against the Flyers and the Stars’ lone visit to Philly. Dallas won both games against Philadelphia last season, including a 3-1 victory on Jan. 24 at Wells Fargo Center. The next time these clubs will face each other will be in five months at American Airlines Center on April 6, 2023. Following today’s game, Dallas’ road trip will head to the Sunshine State for games against Tampa Bay on Tuesday (Nov. 15) and Florida on Thursday (No. 17).

I HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL YA, PLEASE COME BACK TO PHILADELPHIA

  • Dallas won both games in 2021-22 vs. Philadelphia, outscoring the Flyers 8-2.
  • The Stars have wins in four straight games (4-0-0) against the Flyers and have gone 6-1-1 in their past eight head-to-head meetings.
  • They’ve also earned points in seven of the past eight (6-1-1) and 11 of the previous 13 (9-2-2) against the Flyers.
  • Dallas enters Sunday’s matchup with points in three of the previous four (2-1-1) and five of the previous seven (4-2-1) at Wells Fargo Center.
  • The Stars owns a 48-73-35 all-time mark vs. Philadelphia, including a 14-48-17 mark on the road.
  • Forward Roope Hintz led the Stars in scoring last season against the Flyers with four points (2-2—4) in two games. Hintz is riding a four-game point streak (3-3—6) against them, including a multi-point effort (1-1—2) in the most recent meeting on Jan. 24 at Wells Fargo Center.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski had goals in each of the two games last season against the Flyers (2-0—2). He has points (5-2—7) in six of his past seven and eight of his past 10 (7-3—10) against them.
  • Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (14) and ranks second with 20 points (14-6—20) in 21 career games vs. Philadelphia.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin has points in five of his past six (1-6—7) against the Flyers and enters Sunday’s tilt with 11 points (2-9—11) over his previous 11 games against them. Seguin paces all current Stars in assists (19) and points (10-19—29) in 25 career games vs. Philadelphia.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-0-0 against the Flyers with a 1.00 goals-against average and .964 save percentage.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-3-0 with a 3.52 GAA and .872 SV% in four career appearances vs. Philadelphia.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 13 at Philadelphia
April 6 vs. Philadelphia

WE’RE TWO STRINGS SHAKING IN A MAJOR CHORD

  • Forwards Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson enter Sunday’s game riding seven-game point streaks.
  • Hintz has 11 points (4-7—11) over that span, including three consecutive multi-point games (Nov. 1-5).
  • Hintz’ seven-game run matches the longest of his career (twice: April 8-22, 2021 & March 18-April 1, 2021).
  • Through 14 games this season, Hintz shares first on club with 12 assists, ranks second with 18 points (6-12—18) and ranks third in goals (6). Since Nov. 1, Hintz has earned nine points (3-6—9) in five games, sharing sixth in the NHL over that span.
  • The 25-year-old has added five points (1-4—5) on the power play and is one of two Stars skaters to record a shorthanded goal (1-0—1) this season (other: Joel Kiviranta). Averaging 2:19 minutes of power-play time per game, Hintz is on the ice for 55.8 % of the team’s total power-play time – third-most on the club.
  • The Tampere, Finland native also ranks second on the club in points per game (1.29) and shares second on the club with a +10 rating.

Hintz’ past seven games:
Nov. 11 vs. SJS: 1-0—1
Nov. 8 @ WPG: 0-1—1
Nov. 5 @ EDM: 0-2—2
Nov. 3 @ ARI: 0-2—2
Nov. 1 vs. LA: 2-1—3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR: 1-0—1
Oct. 27 vs. WSH: 0-1—1
Total points: 4-7—11

  • Robertson’s seven-game point streak is two games shy of his career best of nine straight (April 13-27, 2021).
  • Robertson has amassed 14 points (7-7—14) on his current point streak, including five multi-point efforts.
  • He had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history (1967-present) to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so.
  • Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
  • Since entering the league in 2019-20, Robertson has recorded nine career three-point outings. Only two Stars players have more over that span: Joe Pavelski (13) and Roope Hintz (11).
  • Since Nov. 1, Robertson has tallied 11 points (5-6—11) through five games, ranking second in the NHL over that span.
  • The 23-year-old leads the Stars and shares fourth in the NHL in points (9-12—21). He also leads the club and shares eighth in the league with nine goals. He co-leads the squad in assists and shares the league lead with three game-winning goals.
  • The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (67-79—146 in 142 GP).

Robertson’s past seven games:
Nov. 11 vs. SJS: 0-2—2
Nov. 8 @ WPG: 1-0—1
Nov. 5 @ EDM: 1-2—3
Nov. 3 @ ARI: 2-0—2
Nov. 1 vs. LA: 1-2—3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR: 1-1—2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH: 1-0—1
Total points: 7-7—14

LIKE A KALEIDOSCOPE IN VIBRANT HUES
Forward Jason Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the week ending Nov. 6. Robertson registered eight points (4-4—8), scoring in all three of his outings to push his goal streak to a career-high five games (dating to Oct. 27: 6-5—11) and help the Stars (8-3-1, 17 points) complete a perfect week. Robertson posted three points (1-2—3), including the go-ahead goal, in a 5-2 win over the LA Kings on Nov. 1. He then scored twice in a 7-2 triumph against the Arizona Coyotes on Nov. 3. Robertson capped the week with three points (1-2—3), highlighted by his 17th career game-winning goal and third of the season, in a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 5.

HEY MISTER, DON’T YOU DOUBT IT

  • Captain Jamie Benn (2-0—2) opened the scoring on Friday vs. San Jose and has six goals in his past four games (6-2—8).
  • Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
  • With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
  • In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
  • Benn’s primary assist on the power play on Nov. 3 against Arizona game him five primary helpers with the man advantage in the 2022-23 season – his most since 2016-17 when he set a career high with 10 primary assists on the PP in 77 GP.
  • The 33-year-old shares third in goals (6) and assists (7) and ranks fourth on the team in points (6-7—13)
  • He also leads the club in faceoff win percentage (60.0%), ranks second in faceoffs taken (135) and faceoff wins (81) and shares fifth in hits (19).
  • Benn is 38 games shy of 1,000 and 30 games from tying Neal Broten (992 GP) for second place on the franchise’s (1967-present) all-time games played list.

IN A TEENAGE MEMORY THAT I HOLD UNTIL ETERNITY

  • Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston potted his fourth goal of the season on Nov. 3 against the Coyotes. The only rookies with more are Ottawa’s Shane Pinto (8) and Seattle’s Matty Beniers (5).
  • At 19 years, 173 days, he became the first teenager in Stars/North Stars history (1967-present) to record a three-game goal streak on the road with his goal on Nov. 3 at Arizona. The last teenager to have a longer road run was Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov (4 GP in 2019-20).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) on Oct. 25 against Boston, Johnston became the third youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to score in consecutive games. Johnston followed Valeri Nichushkin (2 GP in 2013-14) and Miro Heiskanen (2x in 2018-10, both 2 GP).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) in the season opener on Oct. 13, forward Johnston became the youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to score a goal in his NHL debut (19 years, 151 days) and second youngest in franchise history (1967-present) with at least one goal in his NHL debut, behind Dave Archibald (18 years, 179 days on Oct. 10, 1987). Mike Modano (19 years, 120 days on Oct. 5, 1989) scored in his first regular-season NHL game but had debuted during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

WE PUT MILES ON THESE OLD JEAN JACKETS

  • With a goal (1-1—2) on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose, forward Joe Pavelski needs just one more to tie Bill Guerin (429) for eighth place in goals among U.S.-born skaters in NHL history.
  • Pavelski has points (3-4—7) in five of his past six games and eight of 14 overall (7-7—14).
  • Through 14 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native ranks second on the Stars in goals (7), ranks third in points (14) and shares third in assists (6).
  • He also paces the club in plus-minus (+12), ranks second in even-strength goals (5) and ranks third in even-strength points (5-6—11).
  • With a three-goal, four-point performance (3-1—4) on Oct. 22 at Montreal, Pavelski (38 years, 103 days) became the oldest player in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present) to score a hat trick. He eclipsed Brett Hull (36 years, 224 days) as the oldest player
    to accomplish the feat.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Tue., Nov. 15 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, 97.5 The Fanatic
Thur., Nov. 17 Boston Bruins TD Garden 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Sat., Nov. 19 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre 7 p.m. NBCSP, T.B.D.

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 14
Patrick Brown IR-back 9/21-present 14
Sean Couturier back 9/19-present 14
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 14
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-present 8
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 78

PREVIOUS INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Carter Hart illness 11/8 1
Owen Tippett upper body 10/15-10/27 5
Rasmus Ristolainen lower body 10/13-10/27 6
Felix Sandstrom lower body 10/1-10/17 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/9 – Recalled D Egor Zamula from Lehigh Valley (AHL) and loaned G Samuel Ersson to the Phantoms
11/8 – Recalled G Samuel Ersson from Lehigh Valley and loaned D Egor Zamula to the Phantoms

FLYERS VS. STARS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS STARS
76-47-33 ALL-TIME RECORD 48-73-35
49-14-16 HOME 34-25-18
27-33-17 ROAD 14-48-17
1-4-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
3-6-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1
523 GOALS SCORED 432
22.3% POWER PLAY 20.4%
79.6% PENALTY KILL 77.7%
Braun: 11 pts (1-10=11) in 33 GP
Konecny: 5 pts (2-3=5) in 9 GP
Hayes: 5 pts (1-4=5) in 12 GP

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Seguin: 29 pts (10-19=29) in 25 GP
Pavelski: 20 pts (14-6=20) in 21 GP
Benn: 13 pts (6-7=13) in 19 GP
Hart: 1-2-0, 2.05 GAA, .932 SV% in 3 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced DAL

TEAM GOALTENDERS Wedgewood: 1-3-0, 3.52 GAA, .872 SV% in 4 GP
Oettinger: 1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .964 SV% in 1 GP

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 10 of its 14 games this season and has scored first in three of its last five games. The Flyers rank T-1st in the NHL with five wins when trailing first in a game.
  • The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Saturday vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia ranks T-7th in the League in fewest goals against (38) and seventh in fewest goals against per game (2.71).
  • The Flyers are 4-1-2 in one-goal games this season, ranking T-5th in the NHL in one-goal game wins.
  • Philadelphia killed a season-high five penalties on Nov. 5 at OTT for the second time this season, also, Oct. 15 vs. VAN. The club has killed 24-of-29 penalties in the last nine games, ranking ninth in the NHL in penalty kill percentage (82.8) since Oct. 23.

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

  • The Flyers play nine road games this month – the most road games in a single month this season

BACK-TO-BACKS

  • Saturday’s and Sunday’s games this weekend mark the Flyers’ fourth back-to-back set of 15 this season.
  • The set marks the first of three home back-to-backs this season:
  1. Nov. 12 vs. OTT (4-1 L); Nov. 13 vs. DAL
  2. Feb. 11 vs. NSH; Feb. 12 vs. SEA
  3. March 17 vs. BUF; March 18 vs. CAR
  • The Flyers are 2-1-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 0-3-0 in the second.

RISING TALENT

  • The Flyers have five rookies (four skaters and one goalie) on the current roster and lead the NHL with seven rookies appearing in at least one NHL game this season.
  • This season, the rookies have collectively recorded 12 of the team’s 100 points for a 12.0 team rookie scoring percentage.
  • Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL in team rookie points and seventh in team rookie scoring percentage.
  • The rookies have netted a combined five goals to rank T-3rd among NHL team rookie goals and fourth in team rookie goal percentage (13.9).
  • Wade Allison (3-1=4) and Noah Cates (2-2=4) each lead team rookies in scoring. Allison leads team rookies in goals and shots (24) and ranks fourth on the team in hits (42). He also ranks second among NHL rookies in hits, T-3rd in EVG (3), T-4th in goals, fifth in shots and T-6th in plus/minus rating (+4).
  • Goaltender Felix Sandstrom earned his first NHL win Nov. 8 vs. STL to become the third Swedish-born goalie in team history to record a victory (Pelle Lindbergh & Tommy Soderstrom).

KONNECT FOUR

  • Travis Konecny tallied an assist Saturday night to stretch his assist/point streak to five games (1-6=7).
  • He owns 10 points (1-9=10) in the last eight games, including three multi-point contests.
  • He leads the team in goals (5), assists (11), points (16), shots (44) and multi-point games (6) and ranks T-1st in game-winning goals (2) this season.
  • The forward recorded his first career shorthanded assist/point vs. VAN (10/15).
  • The 25-year-old netted two goals Oct. 13 vs. NJ for his 11th career multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, he became the second player in Flyers history to have two-or-more multi-goal games in a season opener (Bill Barber, 3x, 10/9/80, 10/9/81 & 10/7/82).
  • He ranks second in Flyers history in GWG (18), third in goals (115), fourth in scoring (287) and assists (172) and fifth in PPG (21) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

  • Kevin Hayes owns three points (2-1=3) in the last four games.
  • The 30-year-old ranks second on the team in assists (10), points (13) and multi-point games (4) and T-2nd in PPA (4) this season.
  • He collected eight points (1-7=8) in a career-high five-game season-opening point streak, Oct. 13-22.
  • He tallied his 200th career assist Oct. 19 at FLA.
  • Set a career-high three-game PPP streak (3a) from Oct. 13-18.

WHOLE LOT OF HART

  • Carter Hart opened the season on an eight-game point streak (6-0-2) to become the fourth goaltender in team history to have started a season on an eight-game plus point streak: Pete Peeters (22-0-5 in 1979-80), Bob Froese (9-0-1 in 1982-83) and Dominic Roussel (8-0-0 in 1993-94). (NHL Stats)
  • He ranks second among NHL goaltenders in SV% (.937), T-6th in GAA (2.18) and T-7th in wins.
  • He made a career-high 48 shots and tied his career high with 51 shots faced vs. FLA on Oct. 27.
  • He recorded a career-high season-opening five-game win streak.
  • Per NHL Stats, he became the seventh goaltender in Flyers history to win each of his first five games of a season and first since Ron Hextall (5-0-0 in 1995-96). The longest such stretch in franchise history is eight straight games, achieved by Dominic Roussel (1993-94) and Bob Froese (1982-83).
  • The 24-year-old’s 48 saves tied for the eighth-most by a Flyers goaltender while his 51 shots faced T-10th. Per NHL Stats, his 48 saves mark the highest single game save total by a Flyers goaltenders since Steve Mason on March 22, 2016 (51 at CBJ).
  • Outside of Philadelphia, he only has two NHL teams he has not earned a win against: Colorado and St. Louis.

IVAN THE GREAT

  • Ivan Provorov recorded two points (1-1=2) Thursday night for his second multi-point game of the season.
  • His goal Thursday night tied him for fourth place in team history for goals by a defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere (60). The two points tied him for seventh place for points by a Flyers defenseman with Joe Watson (198).
  • He owns three points (1-2=3) in the last three games.
  • The blueliner ranks third on the team in assists (7), fourth in shots (33) and fifth in hits (28) this season.
  • The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks third in the NHL with 44 blocked shots.
  • He tallied two assists, a plus-4 rating and 10 blocked shots in Philadelphia’s season opener on Oct. 13 vs. NJ.
  • The Russian native’s 10 blocked shots tied the franchise record for most in a game for the third time: Andrew MacDonald (3/11/16); Provorov (11/2/17 & 10/13/22).

TIP OF THE HAT

  • Owen Tippett collected two points (1-1=2) Tuesday for his first multi-point game of the season, his sixth career.
  • The forward owns five points (3-2=5) in the last eight games.
  • He ranks T-1st on the team in PPG (2), T-2nd in goals (3) and fifth in shooting percentage (13.0) this season.
  • The 23-year-old has 12 points (7-5=12) in 30 career games with the Flyers in two seasons.
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  • Tony DeAngelo ranks T-2nd on the team in goals (3) and PPP (5), T-3rd in points (9) and T-4th in assists (6) this season. He also ranks T-9th among NHL defensemen in PPP.
  • He recorded five points (1-4=5) in a four-game point streak, Oct. 13-19.
  • Per NHL Stats, he became the fifth defenseman in Flyers history to start a season on a point streak of at least four games: Behn Wilson (7 games in 1981-82), Chris Pronger (5 games in 2011-12), Gary Galley (four games in 1993-94) and Mark Howe (four games in 1988-89 & 1984-85).
  • The blueliner scored his first goal in a Flyers sweater, on the power play, Oct. 15 vs. VAN.
  • The Sewell, NJ native, made his Flyers debut on Oct. 13, registering two assists, a plus-3 rating and three blocked shots in a team-high 23:46 TOI.

STEADY AT THE HELM

  • Head Coach John Tortorella became the second head coach to win each of his first three games behind the Flyers bench – only Paul Holmgren (4-0-0 in 1988-89) had done so to date. Tortorella, who has coached four other NHL clubs, has never won each of his first three games behind a team’s bench. (NHL Stats)
  • He is 680-546-171 in 1,397 career games as an NHL head coach.
  • He ranks second amongst U.S.-born head coaches in all-time wins. Per NHL Stats, he will become the 12th head coach in NHL history to reach 700 wins.
  • He is three games shy of becoming the 12th head coach in NHL history to serve 1,400 regular season games.

Capitals’ Hathaway, Lightning’s Maroon Fined for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

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Capitals’ Hathaway, Lightning’s Maroon Fined for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been fined $4,054.05 and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pat Maroon has been fined $2,702.70 – both the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement – for unsportsmanlike conduct during NHL Game No. 222 in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Nov. 11, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 1:56 of the second period. Hathaway and Maroon both were assessed major penalties for fighting and 10-minute misconducts.

The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Capitals’ Aube-Kubel Suspended Three Games for Illegal Check to the Head

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Capitals’ Aube-Kubel Suspended Three Games for Illegal Check to the Head

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel has been suspended for three games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Cal Foote during NHL Game No. 222 in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Nov. 11, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 1:52 of the second period. Aube-Kubel was assessed a match penalty.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Aube-Kubel will forfeit $16,216.23. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

NHL Morning Skate – Nov. 13, 2022

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NHL Morning Skate – Nov. 13, 2022

* Defensemen from past to present highlighted a jam-packed Saturday, with the Maple Leafs paying a heartfelt tribute to their all-time great Börje Salming.

* Cale Makar surpassed the 50-goal mark in his career with two quick tallies and joined an elite list of NHL defensemen reaching the milestone in 191 games or fewer.

* The Devils extended the League’s longest active winning streak to nine games thanks in part to a collective effort that features four players with 10-plus points since the streak began.
 


MAKAR SURPASSES 50 CAREER GOALS, APPROACHES 200-POINT MILESTONE. . .
Cale Makar (2-0—2) scored two first-period goals in a span of 3:22 to surpass the 50-goal mark in his career, while Mikko Rantanen (1-3—4) had his second four-point outing in his last four games to help the Avalanche (8-4-1, 17 points) earn their fourth straight victory during their Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night at Ball Arena.



* Makar, who surpassed the 50-goal mark at a historic pace, boosted his career totals to 51-145—196 (191 GP) and will look to reach the 200-point milestone in the coming days. The Avalanche blueliner is poised to become the fastest defenseman in NHL history to record 200 points – Sergei Zubov (207 GP) holds the current mark.

. . . WHILE BLUELINERS ON ORIGINAL SIX CLUBS SHINE ON SALMING’S ‘HOMECOMING’
After the Maple Leafs held a special pre-game ceremony to honor franchise icon and trailblazer Börje Salming, a pair of defensemen later made an impact with their Original Six clubs as Toronto’s Jordie Benn and Boston’s Jakub Zboril each scored a game-winning goal.

* Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe, touched by Friday night’s Hall of Fame Game ceremony that featured Darryl Sittler and Mats Sundin by Salming’s side, started an all-Swedish starting lineup in tribute to the highest-scoring defenseman in franchise history (Calle Jarnkrok, William Nylander, Pierre Engvall, Timothy Liljegren, Rasmus Sandin & Erik Kallgren). It marked the third time in NHL history a team’s starting lineup was entirely from one country other than Canada or the United States, with Detroit accounting for both previous instances with Swedish-born players (Nov. 21, 2013 & Nov. 5, 2014).



* Benn became the second defenseman in Maple Leafs history – and first in over 100 years – to score a game-winning goal in his team debut, following Joe Matte on Jan. 17, 1920. Along with becoming the second-oldest player in club history to score in his debut, Benn (35 years, 109 days) also became the third-oldest defenseman in NHL history to score a game winner in his first game with a franchise, behind only Mark Streit (39 years, 82 days on March 3, 2017 w/ PIT) and Marek Zidlicky (38 years, 29 days on March 4, 2015 w/ DET).

* After trailing 1-0, the Bruins battled back with Zboril becoming the eighth player – and first defenseman – in Bruins history to have his first career goal stand as the game winner, joining Tyler Randell (Oct. 14, 2015), Doug Mohns (Oct. 11, 1953), Zellio Toppazzini (Feb. 12, 1949), Mark Marquess (Jan. 15, 1947), Red Beattie (Dec. 16, 1930), Hago Harrington (Dec. 29, 1925) and Carson Cooper (Dec. 1, 1924). Zboril also became the sixth NHL defenseman in the past decade to achieve the feat and the first since Cale Makar (Game 3 of 2019 R1 w/ COL).

OFFENSE FROM THE DEFENSE TAKES OVER SATURDAY SLATE
With multi-goal outings from Edmonton’s Tyson Barrie (2-0—2), Colorado’s Cale Makar (2-0—2), Los Angeles’ Sean Durzi (2-0—2) and Chicago’s Jarred Tinordi (2-0—2), Saturday marked the fourth day in NHL history to feature four defensemen each score two or more times, joining Jan. 18, 2014, March 30, 1993 and March 8, 1983.



DEVILS DEPTH SECURES NINTH STRAIGHT WIN
The Devils extended the NHL’s longest active win streak to nine games, their longest such stretch in nearly 15 years, and have relied on their offensive depth throughout the run following a game-winning goal from Jesper Boqvist – the sixth different New Jersey skater to score one through their current run.

* During their last nine-game run in 2007-08, Zach Parise led the way with 9-8—17 while 13 of the club’s 20 unique skaters scored a goal during the streak. This time around, the Devils have had 15 different goal scorers with only four players not having found the back of the net through their last nine wins.



CANADIENS, ISLANDERS EACH SCORE THREE GAME-TYING GOALS IN OVERTIME WINS
Mike Hoffman (1-0—1) and Zach Parise (1-0—1) both achieved a rare feat with their overtime goals after the Canadiens and Islanders each tied the game on three separate occasions against the Penguins and Blue Jackets, respectively.


* Montreal, which scored three game-tying goals in the third period of a game for the second time in franchise history (also Jan. 7, 1919), netted two within 60 seconds of Pittsburgh’s go-ahead goals. The Canadiens became the fourth franchise Hoffman has scored an overtime goal with and trails only Jaromir Jagr (6: DAL, NJD, NYR, PHI, PIT & WSH), Bill Guerin (5: BOS, DAL, NJD, NYI & STL), Scott Young (5: ANA, HFD, PIT, QUE & STL) and Steve Thomas (5: ANA, CHI, NJD, NYI & TOR) for the most by any player in NHL history.

* Brock Nelson scored two of New York’s three game-tying goals and Parise found the back of the net 39 seconds into overtime to help the Islanders improve to 8-2-0 following 2-4-0 start to 2022-23. Parise (38 years, 107 days) became the oldest player in Islanders history to score an overtime goal, besting the previous mark set by Lubomir Visnovsky (37 years, 200 days on Feb. 27, 2014).



McDAVID, DRAISAITL CONTINUE STRINGS OF SUCCESS
Connor McDavid (0-1—1) and Leon Draisaitl (0-1—1) extended their point streaks to 10 and 11 games, respectively, to help the Oilers (9-7-0, 18 points) hand the Panthers their first regulation loss at FLA Live Arena this season. With points in 11 straight games, Draisaitl matched Nikita Kucherov (11 GP from Oct. 15 – Nov. 8)and Jesper Bratt (11 GP from Oct. 13 – Nov. 3) for the longest streak of 2022-23.

* McDavid, who has 10-12—22 in his last 10 games, became just the fifth different skater in Oilers history to post an assist streak of at least 10 contests. He joined Paul Coffey (4x; longest: 17 GP in 1985-86), Wayne Gretzky (11x; longest: 17 GP in 1983-84), Jari Kurri (15 GP in 1983-84), and Glenn Anderson (10 GP in 1982-83).



GIROUX RALLIES SENATORS TO VICTORY IN RETURN TO PHILLY

Making his first appearance as a visitor at Wells Fargo Center following 15 seasons with the Flyers (including 10 as captain), Claude Giroux assisted on three of four unanswered goals by the Senators to spark his new club to victory. Giroux pushed his point streak to eight games (5-6—11) – the fifth time in his NHL career he has had a run of at least that length – and became the fourth player with a point streak of eight or more games in his first season with Ottawa.
 


QUICK CLICKS

* #NHLStats: Live Updates – Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022
* Hockey Fights Cancer daily digest
* Nicolas Aube-Kubel suspended three games for an illegal check to the head of Cal Foote
* Hall of Fame class regales fans with humorous stories from their careers

* Kevin Pollock referees 1,500th NHL game after bad luck turned to good fortune


CAPITALS, LIGHTNING TO CLOSE WEEKEND SET ON ESPN SUNDAY

The Capitals and Lightning will meet for the second time in three days, this time for a national broadcast on ESPN, with captains Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos each chasing a milestone 300 goals apart. Ovechkin is 12 tallies shy of the 800-goal club, while Stamkos remains 12 away from joining “Ovi” and Sidney Crosby as the only active players to collect 500 goals with one franchise.

* Washington defeated Tampa Bay on Friday to move to 5-1-1 in their past seven meetings dating to 2019-20. The Capitals’ .786 point-percentage against the Lightning over that span ranks second among Eastern Conference clubs (NYR: .833).
 


HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT IN MINNESOTA

The Wild will become the 11th club to host a Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night this season when they host the Sharks and seek a third straight win. Just over one year ago, Wild defenseman Calen Addison scored his first NHL goal during the club’s Hockey Fights Cancer night – which happened to be the seven-year anniversary of the date his grandfather died from lung cancer. Now 32 games into his NHL career, Addison enters Sunday second in assists among rookies (8).
 

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