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| 19 | TAMPA BAY | +145 | Ov 5,-125 | +135 | Ov 5,-135 | | 20 | CHICAGO | -165 | Un 5,+105 | -155 | Un 5,+115 |
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| All Games | 21-27-0 | -11.7 | 21-27 | -11.7 | 23-20 | 2.7 | 30.1 | 3.0 | 29.9 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-17-0 | -9.1 | 9-17 | -9.1 | 11-13 | 2.5 | 29.9 | 2.9 | 30.2 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -3.4 | 1-4 | -3.4 | 1-4 | 1.6 | 32.4 | 2.6 | 26.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 48 | 130 | 30 | 49 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 1446 | 9.0% | 175 | 40 | 22.9% | 228 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 26 | 64 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 778 | 8.2% | 88 | 18 | 20.5% | 112 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4.9% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 16 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 142 | 38 | 54 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 1435 | 9.9% | 161 | 32 | 19.9% | 228 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 76 | 15 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 786 | 9.7% | 89 | 19 | 21.3% | 123 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 9.9% | 16 | 3 | 18.7% | 18 |
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| BEN BISHOP (All Games) | 26 | 25 | 708 | 641 | 90.5% | 1 | 12-13 | -4.7 | 12-13-0 | -5 | 11-10 | | BEN BISHOP (Road Games) | 16 | 15 | 448 | 408 | 91.1% | 1 | 6-9 | -3.6 | 6-9-0 | -4 | 6-7 | | BEN BISHOP(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 9 | 220 | 192 | 87.3% | 0 | 2-7 | -7.9 | 2-7-0 | -8 | 3-6 | | BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 96 | 86 | 89.6% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 2-2 | | KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games) | 26 | 23 | 718 | 651 | 90.7% | 0 | 9-14 | -7 | 9-14-0 | -5 | 12-10 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Road Games) | 12 | 11 | 332 | 300 | 90.4% | 0 | 3-8 | -5.4 | 3-8-0 | -5 | 5-6 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY(vs. Non-Conference) | 8 | 6 | 153 | 131 | 85.6% | 0 | 1-5 | -4.9 | 1-5-0 | -4 | 5-1 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 100 | 90 | 90.0% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 30-19-0 | +6.3 | 30-19 | +6.3 | 17-21 | 2.8 | 29.3 | 2.5 | 31.0 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 18-9-0 | +3.9 | 18-9 | +3.9 | 12-11 | 3.2 | 30.6 | 2.2 | 31.6 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.4 | 3-2 | +1.4 | 3-1 | 2.6 | 28.6 | 3.0 | 29.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 49 | 137 | 42 | 38 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 1435 | 9.5% | 145 | 26 | 17.9% | 228 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 27 | 86 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 825 | 10.4% | 82 | 16 | 19.5% | 138 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 9.1% | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 122 | 35 | 48 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1520 | 8.0% | 126 | 31 | 24.6% | 203 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 60 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 853 | 7.0% | 69 | 19 | 27.5% | 95 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 10.2% | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 26 |
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| COREY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 31 | 31 | 950 | 873 | 91.9% | 3 | 18-13 | +1 | 18-13-0 | +1 | 10-12 | | COREY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 17 | 17 | 527 | 490 | 93.0% | 2 | 11-6 | +1.3 | 11-6-0 | +1 | 8-6 | | COREY CRAWFORD(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 10 | 295 | 266 | 90.2% | 0 | 7-3 | +3.9 | 7-3-0 | +4 | 5-2 | | COREY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 99 | 87.6% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.1 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 3-0 | | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 21 | 18 | 568 | 527 | 92.8% | 1 | 12-6 | +5.3 | 12-6-0 | +6 | 7-9 | | SCOTT DARLING (Home Games) | 11 | 10 | 325 | 305 | 93.8% | 1 | 7-3 | +2.6 | 7-3-0 | +3 | 4-5 | | SCOTT DARLING(vs. Non-Conference) | 11 | 9 | 300 | 278 | 92.7% | 0 | 5-4 | +0.4 | 5-4-0 | 0 | 3-5 | | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 102 | 97 | 95.1% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.5 | 2-1-0 | +2 | 0-2 |
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| 12/28/2016 | MONTREAL | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/29/2016 | TORONTO | 2-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 12/31/2016 | CAROLINA | 3-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 1/3/2017 | WINNIPEG | 4-6 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/5/2017 | NASHVILLE | 1-6 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/7/2017 | at PHILADELPHIA | 2-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/8/2017 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-6 | L | 0, +240 | L | 6 un | O | | 1/12/2017 | BUFFALO | 4-2 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/13/2017 | COLUMBUS | 1-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/16/2017 | at LOS ANGELES | 2-1 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 ov | U | | 1/17/2017 | at ANAHEIM | 1-2 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5 ov | U | | 1/19/2017 | at SAN JOSE | 1-2 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | U | | 1/21/2017 | at ARIZONA | 3-5 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5 ov | O | | 1/24/2017 | at CHICAGO | | | 1/26/2017 | at FLORIDA | | | 1/31/2017 | BOSTON | | | 2/2/2017 | OTTAWA | | | 2/4/2017 | ANAHEIM | |
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| 12/29/2016 | at NASHVILLE | 3-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | P | | 12/30/2016 | at CAROLINA | 2-3 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 ov | P | | 1/2/2017 | vs ST LOUIS | 1-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ev | P | | 1/5/2017 | BUFFALO | 4-3 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/6/2017 | CAROLINA | 2-1 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/8/2017 | NASHVILLE | 5-2 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/10/2017 | DETROIT | 4-3 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/13/2017 | at WASHINGTON | 0-6 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5 un | O | | 1/15/2017 | MINNESOTA | 2-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | P | | 1/17/2017 | at COLORADO | 6-4 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/20/2017 | at BOSTON | 1-0 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/22/2017 | VANCOUVER | 4-2 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/24/2017 | TAMPA BAY | | | 1/26/2017 | WINNIPEG | | | 1/31/2017 | at SAN JOSE | | | 2/2/2017 | at ARIZONA | | | 2/4/2017 | at DALLAS | |
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| |  | TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 49-24-9, 107 points. Second in Central Division. Lost to San Jose Sharks in Western Conference finals.
COACH: Ken Hitchcock, sixth season with Blues (224-103-36) , 20th season overall (757-453-88-106).
ADDED: F David Perron, G Carter Hutton.
LOST: C David Backes, F Troy Brouwer, G Brian Elliott, F Steve Ott.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jake Allen. The Blues made the 26-year-old goalie their go-to guy in net after trading Brian Elliott to Calgary for a second-round draft pick. Allen went 26-15-3 with a 2.35 goals-against average, .920 save percentage and six shutouts in 47 games last season while splitting time with Elliott.
OUTLOOK: The Blues lost veteran forwards David Backes and Troy Brouwer in free agency but return plenty of firepower offensively, led by Vladimir Tarasenko, Alexander Steen and Paul Stastny. St. Louis still has one of the deepest groups of defenseman in the NHL with Alex Pietrangelo, now the team's captain, Jay Bouwmeester, Kevin Shattenkirk and youngster Colton Parayko. | | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 47-26-9, 103 points. Finished third in Central Division. Lost to St. Louis Blues in first round of Western Conference playoffs.
COACH: Joel Quenneville (ninth season, 20th NHL season).
ADDED: D Brian Campbell, D Michal Kempny, F Nick Schmaltz, F Tyler Motte, F Jordin Tootoo.
LOST: F Andrew Shaw, F Teuvo Teravainen, LW Andrew Ladd, RW Dale Weise.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Marian Hossa. The rugged winger is coming off one of the worst seasons of his outstanding career, finishing with 13 goals and 20 assists in 64 games. He turns 38 in January and is one away from 500 career goals. With the Blackhawks likely going with a younger group of forwards, they need Hossa to return to his usual production.
OUTLOOK: The expectations are always the same for Chicago, which has been Stanley Cup or bust ever since Jonathan Toews and NHL MVP Patrick Kane developed into two of the top players in the league. But they are going to need a couple of their top forward prospects to develop quickly if they are going to bounce back from last year's first-round exit against St. Louis. |
| | Surging Blackhawks host ailing Lightning
CHICAGO -- It never is easy for an opponent to go on the road to face the Chicago Blackhawks. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the challenge could be particularly tough. An illness has spread through the locker room, which could be part of the reason the Lightning (21-22-5) are winless in their last three games and stumbled to the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Defenseman Victor Hedman missed three games last week because of the illness. Fellow defenseman Jason Garrison has not skated since Thursday because he is sick, and other players could be feeling the effects of the bug. "It's leaking through our team and staff," coach Jon Cooper told the Tampa Bay Times. The outlook is much happier and healthier for the Blackhawks (30-14-5), who won three games in a row and are 7-2-0 in their last nine contests. Chicago improved to 18-5-4 at home after a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. The Blackhawks squandered a 2-0 lead before rallying with two late goals. "We're happy with the two points," center Jonathan Toews told reporters after the game. "But obviously, it's not the only instance where we've kind of given up a one- or two-goal lead late in games. So it's something we can work on." Toews and his teammates will try to build and protect a lead Tuesday in their first meeting against the Lightning this season. The teams will meet again in Tampa on March 27. The matchup elicits memories of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, in which the Blackhawks ousted the Lightning in six games to win the championship. A year-and-a-half later, the Blackhawks are seeking another deep run into the playoffs as the Lightning struggle to find their identity. "Obviously, we never want to be in the spot we're in," goaltender Ben Bishop told the Tampa Bay Times. "But at the same time, we're still in striking distance. We want to go on a run." Bishop was yanked from his previous start, but he could return to face Chicago. He is 11-11-3 with a .905 save percentage and 2.78 goals-against average this season. If Bishop sits, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will take his place. Vasilevskiy is 10-11-2 with a .907 save percentage and 2.86 GAA. Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville likely will turn to Corey Crawford in net after he recorded his 200th career victory against the Canucks. Crawford is 18-10-3 with a .919 save percentage and 2.52 GAA. Chicago's high-powered attack on offense is led by right winger Patrick Kane, who has 48 points (15 G, 33 A) in 49 games. Kane's linemate, left wing Artemi Panarin, ranks second on the team with 43 points (17 G, 26 A). Right wing Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning with 42 points (17 G, 25 A) in 41 games. The next best scorer is Hedman, who has 38 points (7 G, 31 A) in 45 contests. Tampa Bay right winger J.T. Brown's status is uncertain for the game. Brown has not played since Jan. 7 because of an upper-body injury, but he returned to full-contact practice this week. He tallied two goals and two assists in 35 games before he was injured. |
| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 10:23:32 AM EST. |
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