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| 63 | DALLAS | -105 | Ov 5.5,+100 | -115 | Ov 5.5,-110 | | 64 | MINNESOTA | -115 | Un 5.5,-120 | -105 | Un 5.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 18-5-0 | +10.5 | 18-5 | +10.5 | 11-12 | 3.5 | 31.5 | 2.6 | 29.6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-2-0 | +7.2 | 9-2 | +7.2 | 4-7 | 3.5 | 29.5 | 2.3 | 30.4 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.2 | 4-1 | +2.2 | 1-4 | 3.2 | 30.8 | 2.4 | 27.6 | | vs. Division | 2-1-0 | +0.9 | 2-1 | +0.9 | 2-1 | 4.0 | 34.3 | 3.7 | 30.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 23 | 81 | 23 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 725 | 11.2% | 72 | 20 | 27.8% | 142 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 324 | 11.7% | 27 | 9 | 33.3% | 66 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 10.4% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 25 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 11.7% | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 24 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 59 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 680 | 8.7% | 71 | 14 | 19.7% | 98 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 7.5% | 33 | 7 | 21.2% | 45 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 8.7% | 16 | 3 | 18.7% | 15 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 12.2% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 22 |
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| KARI LEHTONEN (All Games) | 11 | 10 | 290 | 267 | 92.1% | 0 | 9-1 | +8 | 9-1-0 | +7 | 6-4 | | KARI LEHTONEN (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 186 | 174 | 93.5% | 0 | 6-0 | +6.8 | 6-0-0 | +6 | 3-3 | | KARI LEHTONEN (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 62 | 57 | 91.9% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-1 | | KARI LEHTONEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 100 | 92 | 92.0% | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 1-2 | | ANTTI NIEMI (All Games) | 14 | 13 | 389 | 354 | 91.0% | 2 | 9-4 | +2.4 | 9-4-0 | +2 | 5-8 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Road Games) | 5 | 5 | 148 | 135 | 91.2% | 0 | 3-2 | +0.3 | 3-2-0 | 0 | 1-4 | | ANTTI NIEMI (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 78.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 99 | 91 | 91.9% | 1 | 3-1 | +1.2 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 1-3 |
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| All Games | 11-10-0 | -0.4 | 11-10 | -0.4 | 8-7 | 2.9 | 26.8 | 2.7 | 28.8 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 8-3-0 | +3.7 | 8-3 | +3.7 | 3-5 | 3.0 | 26.1 | 2.1 | 26.6 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.2 | 1-4 | -4.2 | 2-2 | 2.4 | 26.0 | 2.8 | 29.4 | | vs. Division | 5-5-0 | -0.9 | 5-5 | -0.9 | 4-3 | 3.3 | 26.3 | 3.0 | 28.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 21 | 60 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 563 | 10.7% | 73 | 15 | 20.5% | 105 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 11 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 11.5% | 37 | 9 | 24.3% | 60 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 9.2% | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 24 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 12.5% | 38 | 8 | 21.1% | 56 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 57 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 604 | 9.4% | 53 | 14 | 26.4% | 94 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 7.8% | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | 35 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 9.5% | 16 | 5 | 31.2% | 24 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 30 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 10.6% | 20 | 7 | 35.0% | 48 |
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| NIKLAS BACKSTROM (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 20 | 20 | 548 | 498 | 90.9% | 3 | 11-9 | +0.6 | 11-9-0 | +1 | 8-6 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games) | 11 | 11 | 293 | 270 | 92.2% | 3 | 8-3 | +3.7 | 8-3-0 | +4 | 3-5 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (vs. Division) | 10 | 10 | 265 | 239 | 90.2% | 1 | 5-5 | -0.9 | 5-5-0 | -1 | 4-3 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 108 | 91.5% | 1 | 1-3 | -3.2 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-2 | | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 55 | 49 | 89.1% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | DARCY KUEMPER (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DARCY KUEMPER (vs. Division) | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 77.8% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 55 | 49 | 89.1% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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| 11/2/2015 | at TORONTO | 1-4 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 11/3/2015 | at BOSTON | 5-3 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 11/6/2015 | at CAROLINA | 4-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 11/8/2015 | at DETROIT | 4-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/10/2015 | TORONTO | 2-3 | L | 0, -215 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 11/12/2015 | WINNIPEG | 6-3 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 11/14/2015 | MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/17/2015 | at BUFFALO | 3-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/19/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/21/2015 | BUFFALO | 3-0 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/24/2015 | OTTAWA | 4-7 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 11/27/2015 | VANCOUVER | 3-2 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 11/28/2015 | at MINNESOTA | | | 12/1/2015 | at CALGARY | | | 12/3/2015 | at VANCOUVER | | | 12/4/2015 | at EDMONTON | | | 12/8/2015 | CAROLINA | |
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| 11/5/2015 | NASHVILLE | 2-3 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 ov | P | | 11/7/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 1-0 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | U | | 11/10/2015 | WINNIPEG | 5-3 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | O | | 11/12/2015 | at CAROLINA | 3-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 un | P | | 11/14/2015 | at DALLAS | 2-3 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/17/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ev | O | | 11/19/2015 | at BOSTON | 2-4 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/21/2015 | NASHVILLE | 4-0 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | U | | 11/25/2015 | VANCOUVER | 2-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 ov | P | | 11/27/2015 | WINNIPEG | 1-3 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/28/2015 | DALLAS | | | 12/1/2015 | at CHICAGO | | | 12/3/2015 | TORONTO | | | 12/5/2015 | COLORADO | | | 12/7/2015 | at COLORADO | |
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| |  | DALLAS: LAST SEASON: 40-31-11, 91 points, 5th Central Division. Made
Western Conference playoffs as wild card, lost first-round
playoff series in six games to top-seeded Anaheim.
COACH: Lindy Ruff, 2nd season with Stars, 40-31-11; 17th season
overall in NHL, was 571-432-162 in Buffalo.
ADDED: C Jason Spezza, RW Ales Hemsky; G Anders Lindback, RW
Patrick Eaves.
LOST: RW Alex Chiasson, D Aaron Rome, LW Ray Whitney.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jamie Benn. In his first season as the Stars
captain, the 25-year-old Canadian ranked eighth in the NHL with
79 points and ninth with 34 goals. Both were career highs, as
was his plus-21 rating. Benn has increasingly accepted his role
as a leader on a team filled with plenty of 20-something
players, and is part of a dynamic scoring line with Tyler
Seguin.
OUTLOOK: With the experience of a hard-fought first-round series
in their first season under veteran Ruff, the Stars expect to do
more than just make the playoffs this time around. That is a
reasonable goal with their added scoring punch. With Benn and
Seguin on the front line, the Stars will have another line with
31-year-old former Ottawa teammates Spezza and Hemsky likely
together. | | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points. Fourth place in Central
Division. Lost to Chicago Blackhawks in Western Conference
semifinals.
COACH: Mike Yeo (fifth season, 146-107-33).
ADDED: LW Chris Porter, D Mike Reilly.
LOST: C Kyle Brodziak, LW Matt Cooke, RW Chris Stewart, LW Sean
Bergenheim, D Jordan Leopold.
PLAYER TO WATCH: LW Thomas Vanek. His debut with the Wild was a
disappointment with 21 goals, a career low for a non-lockout
season. He didn't score in 10 playoff games. The 31-year-old
Vanek will start on the third line, with rookie Tyler Graovac at
center and Charlie Coyle on the other wing. Vanek played through
injuries (hernia, groin), frequently found himself with new
linemates and attempted fewer shots than ever. Vanek has cited a
necessity to create more of his own scoring chances than he was
used to with his former teams in the Eastern Conference.
OUTLOOK: The Wild went 28-9-3 over their final 40 games, the
best record in the NHL from mid-January through the end of the
regular season, and they beat the Central Division champion St.
Louis Blues in six games to advance to the second round for the
second year in a row. The problem was, and still is, the
Blackhawks, who have won three of the last six Stanley Cup
titles. With the current division alignment and postseason
system, the Wild will likely have to get past the Blackhawks if
they ever want to make a deep run in the playoffs. For the Wild
to take that next step, Devan Dubnyk will have to up to the task
of being the No. 1 goalie for the entire season, stalwart
defenseman Ryan Suter needs to bounce back from a down year and
somebody beside Zach Parise is going to have to pass the 25-goal
mark. |
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By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Jamie Benn leads the NHL in goals, but he's having trouble translating that production onto the road. Tyler Seguin isn't having any such problems. Benn and Seguin look to continue their scoring barrage as the Dallas Stars seek a sixth straight road win Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild. Only five of Benn's 17 goals have come on the road and none in the last five such games. That's in stark contrast to his output at home, where he has 12 goals in 12 contests, totaling seven during a five-game streak there. Benn scored five times during a 2-1-0 homestand, one coming in the first period of Friday's 3-2 shootout win over Vancouver. Seguin's production is practically the complete opposite despite playing on the same line as Benn. He ranks second on the team with 12 goals, scoring 10 in 11 road games, including one in each of the last three. That's a big reason why the Western Conference-leading Stars (18-5-0) are 9-2-0 on the road with wins in their last five there. The trend with Benn and Seguin continued in a 3-2 overtime win against Minnesota on Nov. 14. Benn had a goal and two assists, combining with Seguin on John Klingberg's winning tally. Kari Lehtonen had 22 saves in that meeting, but he's out with an upper-body injury. Antti Niemi made 34 saves and turned aside all three shootout attempts Friday. "I thought (Niemi) was excellent," coach Lindy Ruff said, "and made some big saves." It's not certain that Niemi will start on back-to-back days for the first time this season. That could mean Jack Campbell might get his second career start after being called up from Texas of the AHL on Thursday. His only NHL appearance was a 41-save effort in a 6-3 loss at Anaheim on Oct. 20, 2013. The Wild (11-7-3) have dropped five of their last six games after going 10-3-2 through their first 15. They fell to 1-2-0 on this four-game homestand with Friday's 3-1 loss to Winnipeg, mustering a season-low 15 shots despite the return of Zach Parise. "I look at the first part of the season and I think our record was a little misleading. I think there were a lot of inconsistencies in our game," coach Mike Yeo said. "What happens is I think we're playing the same game that we were at the start of the year, but the league gets better. So right now we're not getting away with those things." Parise was held without a point and registered one shot in his first game after missing eight with a sprained knee ligament. He has no points in five consecutive games, his longest drought since joining Minnesota as a free agent prior to 2012-13. Parise hasn't gone six games without a point since March 2006 during his rookie season with New Jersey. More importantly, his knee isn't bothering him. "I felt a little behind in the conditioning, but I was kind of expecting that," Parise told the team's official website. Parise has 11 goals and 14 assists in 18 career games against Dallas, scoring two of Minnesota's six third-period goals in a 6-2 home win Feb. 22. |
| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 12:16:50 AM EST. |
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