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| 7 | BUFFALO | +250 | Ov 5.5,-110 | +270 | Ov 5.5,+115 | | 8 | ANAHEIM | -300 | Un 5.5,-110 | -340 | Un 5.5,-135 |
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| All Games | 1-5-0 | -3.4 | 1-5 | -3.4 | 3-3 | 1.3 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 37.8 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 1-1-0 | +0.6 | 1-1 | +0.6 | 2-0 | 3.0 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 36.0 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.4 | 1-4 | -2.4 | 3-2 | 1.4 | 23.8 | 3.8 | 37.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 5.7% | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 12.2% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 5.9% | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 9.7% | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | 36 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 12.5% | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 14 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 10.2% | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | 30 |
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| JHONAS ENROTH (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 183 | 166 | 90.7% | 0 | 1-4 | -2.4 | 1-4-0 | -2 | 2-3 | | JHONAS ENROTH (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 72 | 63 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-1 | +0.6 | 1-1-0 | +1 | 2-0 | | JHONAS ENROTH(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 47 | 41 | 87.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JHONAS ENROTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 143 | 129 | 90.2% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 2-2 | | MATT HACKETT (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MATT HACKETT (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MATT HACKETT(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 88.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MICHAL NEUVIRTH(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 88.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 88.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 |
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| All Games | 5-1-0 | +4 | 5-1 | +4 | 3-3 | 3.5 | 29.7 | 2.2 | 29.7 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 0-2 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 28.0 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5 | 5-0 | +5 | 2-3 | 3.4 | 29.8 | 1.4 | 27.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 11.8% | 24 | 6 | 25.0% | 32 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9.8% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 8 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 11.4% | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 25 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 7.3% | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 23 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8% | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 5.0% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 13 |
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| FREDERIK ANDERSEN (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 139 | 132 | 95.0% | 1 | 5-0 | +5 | 5-0-0 | +5 | 2-3 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 98.2% | 1 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 3 | 83 | 77 | 92.8% | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 2-1 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 105 | 95.5% | 1 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 2-2 | | JOHN GIBSON (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JOHN GIBSON (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JOHN GIBSON(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JOHN GIBSON (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 |
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| 10/9/2014 | COLUMBUS | 1-3 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | | 10/11/2014 | at CHICAGO | 2-6 | L | 0, +250 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/13/2014 | ANAHEIM | 1-5 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/14/2014 | at CAROLINA | 4-3 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/17/2014 | FLORIDA | 0-1 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | U | | 10/18/2014 | BOSTON | 0-4 | L | 0, +180 | L | 5 ev | U | | 10/22/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | | 10/23/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 10/25/2014 | at SAN JOSE | | | 10/28/2014 | at TORONTO | | | 10/30/2014 | BOSTON | | | 11/1/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 11/2/2014 | DETROIT | |
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| 10/9/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 4-6 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/11/2014 | at DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/13/2014 | at BUFFALO | 5-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/14/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/17/2014 | MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/19/2014 | ST LOUIS | 3-0 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/22/2014 | BUFFALO | | | 10/24/2014 | COLUMBUS | | | 10/26/2014 | SAN JOSE | | | 10/28/2014 | at CHICAGO | | | 10/30/2014 | at ST LOUIS | | | 10/31/2014 | at DALLAS | | | 11/2/2014 | at COLORADO | |
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| |  | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 21-51-10, 52 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 16th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Ted Nolan, 4th season with Sabres (including 1995-97), 90-98-28; 6th overall in NHL.
ADDED: RW Brian Gionta, LW Matt Moulson, C Sam Reinhart, D Josh Gorges, D Andrej Meszaros, C Cody McCormick, D Andre Benoit.
LOST: LW Ville Leino, D Christian Ehrhoff, D Henrik Tallinder, RW Matt D'Agostini, LW John Scott, C Zenon Konopka.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Reinhart. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft in June, the son of former NHLer Paul Reinhart is being given every opportunity to crack the season-opening lineup before his 19th birthday on Nov. 6. He was a play-making forward during three-plus seasons in the Western Hockey League, and is being counted upon to add immediate offense to a team that scored a post-NHL-expansion-era low 150 goals.
OUTLOOK: The Sabres can't be much worse after setting a franchise record for losses during a tumultuous season in which they changed their coach and general manager, and purged much of their veteran core, including trading goalie Ryan Miller. They've added veteran leadership (Gionta and Gorges) to complement their youth movement. And yet, the Sabres have too many questions marks - particularly in net, where Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth are competing for the starting job - to consider them playoff contenders. | | ANAHEIM: LAST SEASON: 54-20-8, 116 points. Won Pacific Division. Lost to Los Angeles in second round of playoffs.
COACH: Bruce Boudreau, 4th season with Ducks, 111-55-22; 8th overall in NHL.
ADDED: C Ryan Kesler, C Nate Thompson, D Clayton Stoner, LW Dany Heatley.
LOST: G Jonas Hiller, RW Teemu Selanne, C Saku Koivu, C Nick Bonino, C Mathieu Perreault, C Daniel Winnik, D Luca Sbisa, D Stephane Robidas.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Devante Smith-Pelly. After bouncing between the NHL and the minors for three years, the speedy, tough-nosed right wing is poised to build on his breakthrough effort as Anaheim's top goal-scorer in the postseason. He's likely to get a chance to contribute on the deep Ducks' top three lines.
OUTLOOK: Kesler and Thompson make the Ducks tougher down the middle, and this deep, balanced club should be in position to contend for the Stanley Cup again. Anaheim is taking its biggest risk in net, hoping Frederik Andersen and prospect John Gibson are ready for full-time NHL duty. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (BUFFALO-ANAHEIM) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sabres-Ducks Preview* ======================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Buffalo (1-5-0) at Anaheim (5-1-0), 10:30 p.m. EDT
The Anaheim Ducks have bounced back from a season-opening loss in impressive fashion.
They'll look to keep rolling behind a solid power play and strong goaltending as seek their second win in nine days over the hapless Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
Anaheim (5-1-0) comes off Sunday's 3-0 win over St. Louis, with Frederik Andersen stopping 28 shots against a team that scored six goals against Arizona a night earlier. The Ducks, who fell 6-4 to Pittsburgh in their opener, started last season in similar fashion, winning seven straight after an opening defeat.
Sami Vatanen became the sixth defenseman in team history to register two power-play goals for his first two scores of the season. He had three power-play goals in 61 career games previously.
"Hopefully he keeps going at that pace," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "We need those good quarterbacks and puck movers on the back end, and we need the shot threat."
Ryan Getzlaf assisted on both of Vatanen's goals Sunday to push his team-leading point total to eight.
Anaheim has improved with the man advantage, scoring six times on 24 opportunities in 2014-15 after finishing 22nd last season at 16.0 percent.
Matt Beleskey also scored his fourth goal and is on pace to easily surpass his career high of 11 in 2009-10.
Andersen improved to 25-5-0 in his career and has posted a 1.38 goals-against average while starting each game since John Gibson struggled against the Penguins. Andersen joins Boston's Ross Brooks (1972-75) as the only goaltenders to win 25 of their first 30 decisions.
"That's something you remember, obviously," Andersen said of his first career shutout. "It's like the players when they get that first goal. They will remember it forever."
Andersen could have a shot at another shutout Wednesday given Buffalo's offensive issues. The Sabres (1-5-0) are looking to avoid being blanked for a third straight game for the first time in club history after 1-0 and 4-0 losses to Florida and Boston.
Saturday's defeat to the Bruins marked the first time they've suffered two consecutive shutouts since the first two games of the 2003-04 season. Buffalo managed a season-high 32 shots but couldn't take advantage of seven power-play opportunities and fell to 0 for 22 in 2014-15. That slump is the longest to begin a season since the New York Rangers went scoreless on their first 32 chances in 2003-04.
Matt Moulson, who had 51 points last season, has one assist and is without a goal on 13 shots. Cody Hodgson has yet to score after finishing second on the club with 20 goals last season.
Buffalo has been outscored 22-7.
"The one thing about scoring, it's like the weather," coach Ted Nolan said. "Sometimes it's there and sometimes it's not. It's bad. Right now, it's bad."
The Sabres are being outshot by a league-worst 14.3 shots per game, a number inflated by their first meeting with the Ducks on Oct. 13. Anaheim held a 44-12 edge in the category in a 5-1 road win, with William Karlsson scoring two goals.
The 12 shots were one more than Buffalo's franchise low set in 1981. The Ducks have outscored the Sabres 17-6 while taking three straight meetings.
Corey Perry has seven goals and three assists in 10 career games against Buffalo.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 4:41:15 AM EST. |
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