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| 55 | MINNESOTA | -135 | Ov 5,-120 | -135 | Ov 5,-120 | | 56 | FLORIDA | +115 | Un 5,+100 | +115 | Un 5,+100 |
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| All Games | 11-8-0 | +2.9 | 11-8 | +2.9 | 6-11 | 2.8 | 32.7 | 2.3 | 24.7 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 4-7-0 | -3 | 4-7 | -3 | 2-8 | 1.9 | 31.5 | 2.5 | 26.0 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3 | 4-1 | +3 | 2-3 | 3.2 | 29.6 | 2.2 | 29.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 19 | 54 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 622 | 8.7% | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | 90 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 6.1% | 38 | 1 | 2.6% | 35 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 10.8% | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 28 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 43 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 470 | 9.1% | 61 | 8 | 13.1% | 78 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 27 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 286 | 9.4% | 32 | 6 | 18.7% | 52 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 7.4% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 20 |
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| NIKLAS BACKSTROM (All Games) | 5 | 4 | 109 | 97 | 89.0% | 1 | 2-2 | +0.3 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 61 | 53 | 86.9% | 1 | 1-2 | -0.7 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 | | NIKLAS BACKSTROM(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 2 | 71 | 64 | 90.1% | 1 | 1-1 | +0.3 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 93 | 83 | 89.2% | 1 | 2-1 | +1.3 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | | JOSH HARDING (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JOSH HARDING (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JOSH HARDING(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 16 | 15 | 359 | 330 | 91.9% | 2 | 9-6 | +2.6 | 9-6-0 | +3 | 4-9 | | DARCY KUEMPER (Road Games) | 8 | 8 | 224 | 206 | 92.0% | 0 | 3-5 | -2.2 | 3-5-0 | -2 | 1-6 | | DARCY KUEMPER(vs. Non-Conference) | 8 | 8 | 182 | 160 | 87.9% | 0 | 3-5 | -2.5 | 3-5-0 | -2 | 3-3 | | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 98 | 93 | 94.9% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 0-3 |
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| All Games | 7-11-0 | -2.1 | 7-11 | -2.1 | 6-9 | 2.2 | 29.1 | 2.6 | 30.8 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 3-4-0 | -0.8 | 3-4 | -0.8 | 3-3 | 2.3 | 30.6 | 2.7 | 28.3 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | +0.2 | 2-3 | +0.2 | 3-0 | 3.2 | 31.4 | 3.2 | 35.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 18 | 40 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 524 | 7.6% | 63 | 10 | 15.9% | 74 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 7.5% | 29 | 4 | 13.8% | 30 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 10.2% | 19 | 4 | 21.1% | 29 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 47 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 555 | 8.5% | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | 78 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 9.6% | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | 33 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 9.1% | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 26 |
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| ROBERTO LUONGO (All Games) | 15 | 15 | 455 | 421 | 92.5% | 0 | 6-9 | -1.5 | 6-9-0 | -1 | 4-8 | | ROBERTO LUONGO (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 163 | 151 | 92.6% | 0 | 3-3 | +0.3 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 2-3 | | ROBERTO LUONGO(vs. Non-Conference) | 7 | 7 | 234 | 219 | 93.6% | 0 | 4-3 | +2.5 | 4-3-0 | +3 | 2-2 | | ROBERTO LUONGO (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 139 | 128 | 92.1% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 2-0 | | AL MONTOYA (All Games) | 5 | 3 | 99 | 90 | 90.9% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.5 | 1-2-0 | 0 | 2-1 | | AL MONTOYA (Home Games) | 2 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 85.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | AL MONTOYA(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 2 | 61 | 53 | 86.9% | 0 | 1-1 | +0.5 | 1-1-0 | +1 | 2-0 | | AL MONTOYA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 89 | 80 | 89.9% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.5 | 1-2-0 | 0 | 2-1 |
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| 10/28/2014 | at BOSTON | 4-3 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/30/2014 | SAN JOSE | 4-3 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | O | | 11/1/2014 | DALLAS | 4-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/4/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 1-4 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | P | | 11/6/2014 | at OTTAWA | 0-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | U | | 11/8/2014 | at MONTREAL | 1-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | P | | 11/11/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 1-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 un | U | | 11/13/2014 | BUFFALO | 6-3 | W | 0, -360 | W | 5 un | O | | 11/15/2014 | at DALLAS | 2-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/16/2014 | WINNIPEG | 4-3 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 un | O | | 11/20/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 3-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/22/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | 1-2 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/24/2014 | at FLORIDA | | | 11/26/2014 | LOS ANGELES | | | 11/28/2014 | at DALLAS | | | 11/29/2014 | ST LOUIS | | | 12/3/2014 | MONTREAL | | | 12/5/2014 | ANAHEIM | |
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| 10/30/2014 | ARIZONA | 2-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/1/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 2-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/4/2014 | at BOSTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 un | U | | 11/6/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/8/2014 | CALGARY | 4-6 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 11/11/2014 | SAN JOSE | 4-1 | W | 0, +135 | W | 5 ov | P | | 11/14/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 3-4 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/16/2014 | at ANAHEIM | 6-2 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 ov | O | | 11/18/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 2-5 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5 un | O | | 11/20/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 ov | P | | 11/22/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 2-3 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5 un | P | | 11/24/2014 | MINNESOTA | | | 11/26/2014 | CAROLINA | | | 11/28/2014 | OTTAWA | | | 12/1/2014 | at COLUMBUS | | | 12/2/2014 | at DETROIT | | | 12/4/2014 | COLUMBUS | |
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| |  | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 43-27-12, 98 points. Lost to Chicago 4-2 in Western Conference semifinals after beating Colorado 4-3 in first round.
COACH: Mike Yeo, fourth season, 104-82-26.
ADDED: LW Thomas Vanek, LW Brett Sutter, D Justin Falk, D Stu Bickel.
LOST: RW Dany Heatley, LW Matt Moulson, D Clayton Stoner, C Cody McCormick, LW Mike Rupp.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Vanek signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Wild after spending his first nine NHL seasons in the Eastern Conference, primarily with Buffalo. Vanek will be counted on for a scoring boost for a team that tied for 24th in the NHL in goals per game, but with Zach Parise and former Sabres teammate Jason Pominville among the top six forwards the onus is not all on him.
OUTLOOK: After advancing past the first round for only the second time in franchise history with a dramatic upset of the Central Division champion Avalanche, the Wild are on track for more with the addition of Vanek and the development of young forwards Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, Erik Haula and Nino Niederreiter. The goalie situation is the biggest concern, with Niklas Backstrom and Darcy Kuemper returning as the top two after an injury-laden season at the position that forced the Wild to give four different players 19 starts or more in the net. | | FLORIDA: LAST SEASON: 29-45-8, 66 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 15th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Gerald Gallant, 1st season with Panthers; 4th overall in NHL, 56-76-4.
ADDED: C Jussi Jokinen, C Dave Bolland, D Willie Mitchell, G Al Montoya, C Derek MacKenzie, LW Shawn Thornton.
LOST: D Tom Gilbert, C Scott Gomez, C Marcel Goc, D Ed Jovanovski, G Tim Thomas, G Scott Clemmensen, G Jacob Markstrom.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Roberto Luongo. For as much as the Panthers are talking about scoring more goals and improving special teams - and rightly so - Florida's hopes hinge upon one of the most popular players in team history. If Luongo is great, the Panthers could be a playoff team. If he struggles, so will Florida.
OUTLOOK: So much has to change quickly for Florida to get in playoff contention, but the Panthers went out and tried during the offseason to revamp just about everything from locker-room mood to on-ice style. Opening with five road games in the season's first seven outings may set the tone. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (MINNESOTA-FLORIDA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Edits penultimate graf)
*Wild-Panthers Preview* =======================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Minnesota (11-8-0) at Florida (7-5-6), 7:30 p.m. EDT
Wild coach Mike Yeo took away mostly positives despite Minnesota having its win streak snapped the last time out, but Zach Parise remains concerned about the club's power play.
Minnesota could have a tough time scoring in any situation if Roberto Luongo is in net for the host Florida Panthers on Monday night.
The Wild (11-8-0) had 15 goals, including four on the power play, during a four-game winning streak, but went 0 for 3 with the advantage in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
Minnesota scored on just two of 44 power-play chances through its first 14 contests and ranks near the bottom of the league with a 9.7 percent conversion rate.
"We aren't supporting each other very well (on the power play)," said Parise, who scored the game's first goal Saturday. "It's a lot of sitting around waiting for someone else to do something. We just stand around and look at each other. It has kind of been a theme for us."
Despite those issues, Yeo was pleased with the overall effort, especially defensively. Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves in his first loss in four starts, a stretch during which he has a 1.60 goals-against average.
"We gave up two goals against the team that scored the most goals in the league," Yeo said. "We gave ourselves a great chance to win this hockey game. We just needed to find a way to score another goal."
Luongo has been pretty stingy lately as well. He turned away 48 shots before Florida fell 3-2 to Nashville in a shootout Saturday and has stopped 76 of the last 80 he's faced.
The Panthers (7-5-6) earned at least a point for the fifth time in six games (3-1-2), getting goals from Rocco Grimaldi - the first of the rookie's career - and Nick Bjugstad 12 seconds apart in the final minute of the third period to force overtime.
"Louie was the star of the game and gave us a chance," coach Gerard Gallant said. "We never quit."
Luongo has faced at least 30 shots nine times this season for the Panthers, who rank in the bottom third of the league with an average of 31.1 allowed per game.
"It's the type of game I enjoy," Luongo said. "I was able to get in the game early, get a good feeling going. Unfortunately both of their goals were not really shots on net - they both deflected off our guys - but we battled in the last minute to tie it up, which was huge for us."
Bjugstad has five goals and three assists during a four-game point streak after totaling two goals and an assist through his first 14. He was pleased with Florida's final rush Saturday, but he also realized the surge came too late.
"We didn't play like we wanted to for awhile there," Bjugstad said. "We've got to play more consistent throughout the whole game."
Luongo is 5-1-1 with a 1.13 GAA and three shutouts in his last seven starts against the Wild, but he hasn't faced them since Vancouver traded him to Florida last season.
Kuemper has never faced the Panthers, who have lost three of the last four meetings. Parise and Jason Pominville scored as the Wild won 3-2 last November to earn a split of the season series.
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| | Last Updated: 4/18/2024 10:26:39 PM EST. |
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