Today’s NHL games:
WPGvsNYI – CHIvsDAL – CGYvsARI
Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders
7:00 PM EST
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Steve Kozari #40![]() |
Kendrick Nicholson #30![]() |
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| Games ’22-23 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 75 / 14 | 75 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1135 / 123 | 493 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penticton, BC | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (8) | 6.4 (12) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (10) | 2.9 (25) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.9 (12) | 3.8 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.2 (14) | 9.1 (16) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (31) | 49.0% (10) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 11.0% (15) | 2.0% (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57.0% (12) | 53.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-32 | 40-36 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.0% (26) | 24.0% (17) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 34% | 39% | 27% | 31% | 37% | 33% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| WPG | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 6-12 | 0-7 |
| NYI | 2-4 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
LINESMEN |
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CJ Murray #68![]() |
James Tobias #61![]() |
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| Games ’22-23 | 52 | 52 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 57 / 0 | 75 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 109 / 0 | 304 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pittsburgh, PA | Buffalo, NY | ||||
The Jets are 3-1 this season under Kozari, having won 7 of their last 8 when he’s in stripes.
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars
9:30 PM EST
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Michael Markovic #31![]() |
Dan O’Rourke #9![]() |
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| Games ’22-23 | 50 | 39 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 57 / 0 | 74 / 32 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 148 / 0 | 1360 / 172 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/7/19 | 10/2/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scarborough, ON | Calgary, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (12) | 6.4 (12) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.4 (4) | 3.0 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.2 (3) | 3.9 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.9 (7) | 9.0 (21) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (3) | 44.0% (45) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 0.0% (40) | 27.0% (1) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63.0% (5) | 53.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-21 | 39-35 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 32.0% (3) | 27.0% (8) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 33% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 38% | 31% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| CHI | 4-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| DAL | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 1-7 | 2-2 |
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Travis Gawryletz #67![]() |
Steve Barton #59![]() |
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| Games ’22-23 | 51 | 49 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 66 / 0 | 73 / 22 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 335 / 0 | 1440 / 129 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/8/17 | 11/1/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Vankleek Hill, ON | ||||
Calgary Flames at Arizona Coyotes
9:30 PM EST
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Peter MacDougall #38![]() |
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17![]() |
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| Games ’22-23 | 51 | 50 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 0 | 66 / 12 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 278 / 0 | 932 / 33 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/17 | 10/13/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Regina, SK | St-Tite, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (26) | 5.8 (41) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.7 (37) | 2.8 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.2 (43) | 3.7 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.2 (41) | 9.1 (16) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (3) | 48.0% (20) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 1.0% (39) | 10.0% (16) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53.0% (21) | 67.0% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-34 | 44-22 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (15) | 17.0% (36) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 29% | 37% | 34% | 34% | 36% | 31% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| CGY | 3-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 3-0 |
| ARI | 1-3 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
LINESMEN |
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Dan Kelly #98![]() |
Derek Nansen #70![]() |
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| Games ’22-23 | 30 | 51 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 59 / 0 | 76 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 124 / 0 | 1302 / 65 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/21 | 10/11/02 | ||||
| Birthplace | Morrisonville, NY | Ottawa, ON | ||||
Calgary’s win streak under Peter MacDougall came to an end. They’re 0-3 this season when #38 is in stripes.
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