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| All Games | 21-36-0 | -15.2 | 21-36 | -15.2 | 31-24 | 2.9 | 31.6 | 3.5 | 31.6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 7-22-0 | -12.8 | 7-22 | -12.8 | 18-10 | 2.7 | 31.8 | 4.0 | 33.5 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.6 | 1-4 | -2.6 | 3-2 | 2.2 | 27.2 | 4.2 | 34.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 57 | 164 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 1802 | 9.1% | 184 | 35 | 19.0% | 257 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 29 | 77 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 922 | 8.4% | 88 | 17 | 19.3% | 120 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 8.1% | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 16 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 199 | 64 | 67 | 60 | 8 | 13 | 1799 | 11.1% | 184 | 29 | 15.8% | 316 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 117 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 972 | 12.0% | 89 | 14 | 15.7% | 184 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 12.3% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 33 |
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| MACKENZIE BLACKWOOD (All Games) | 13 | 11 | 353 | 327 | 92.6% | 2 | 7-4 | +4 | 7-4-0 | +4 | 3-8 | | MACKENZIE BLACKWOOD (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 192 | 178 | 92.7% | 0 | 3-3 | +1.3 | 3-3-0 | +1 | 2-4 | | MACKENZIE BLACKWOOD(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 5 | 119 | 106 | 89.1% | 1 | 3-2 | +0.6 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 2-3 | | MACKENZIE BLACKWOOD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 97 | 88.2% | 0 | 2-2 | +0 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | KEITH KINKAID (All Games) | 39 | 36 | 1143 | 1022 | 89.4% | 3 | 13-23 | -10.6 | 13-23-0 | -11 | 20-14 | | KEITH KINKAID (Road Games) | 18 | 16 | 553 | 490 | 88.6% | 1 | 4-12 | -6.3 | 4-12-0 | -7 | 10-5 | | KEITH KINKAID(vs. Non-Conference) | 14 | 12 | 407 | 363 | 89.2% | 1 | 4-8 | -5 | 4-8-0 | -5 | 8-4 | | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 124 | 105 | 84.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.5 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 3-1 | | EDDIE LACK (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | EDDIE LACK (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | EDDIE LACK(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 12 | 10 | 293 | 254 | 86.7% | 0 | 1-9 | -8.6 | 1-9-0 | -8 | 8-2 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Road Games) | 8 | 7 | 219 | 189 | 86.3% | 0 | 0-7 | -7.8 | 0-7-0 | -7 | 6-1 | | CORY SCHNEIDER(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 5 | 141 | 119 | 84.4% | 0 | 1-4 | -2.8 | 1-4-0 | -3 | 5-0 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 104 | 91 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 |
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| All Games | 27-30-0 | -11.4 | 27-30 | -11.4 | 25-27 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 2.9 | 29.2 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 13-15-0 | -10.5 | 13-15 | -10.5 | 12-14 | 3.0 | 31.8 | 2.9 | 29.3 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.4 | 1-4 | -4.4 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 36.0 | 3.6 | 28.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 57 | 160 | 44 | 59 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 1796 | 8.9% | 171 | 36 | 21.1% | 275 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 28 | 83 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 890 | 9.3% | 87 | 19 | 21.8% | 144 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.8% | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 23 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 167 | 56 | 48 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 1664 | 10.0% | 175 | 32 | 18.3% | 285 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 82 | 25 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 821 | 10.0% | 95 | 14 | 14.7% | 143 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 12.9% | 17 | 6 | 35.3% | 27 |
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| DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 47 | 46 | 1321 | 1203 | 91.1% | 0 | 22-24 | -9.2 | 22-24-0 | -8 | 21-22 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games) | 24 | 23 | 686 | 623 | 90.8% | 0 | 10-13 | -10.2 | 10-13-0 | -10 | 10-12 | | DEVAN DUBNYK(vs. Non-Conference) | 20 | 20 | 620 | 558 | 90.0% | 0 | 8-12 | -8.3 | 8-12-0 | -7 | 12-6 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 100 | 88 | 88.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.3 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 2-2 | | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 15 | 11 | 332 | 296 | 89.2% | 2 | 5-6 | -2.2 | 5-6-0 | -3 | 4-5 | | ALEX STALOCK (Home Games) | 6 | 5 | 132 | 117 | 88.6% | 0 | 3-2 | -0.3 | 3-2-0 | -1 | 2-2 | | ALEX STALOCK(vs. Non-Conference) | 4 | 2 | 65 | 56 | 86.2% | 1 | 1-1 | +0.2 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 78 | 68 | 87.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -2.6 | 1-2-0 | -3 | 1-2 |
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| 1/19/2019 | ANAHEIM | 2-3 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/28/2019 | at PITTSBURGH | 6-3 | W | 0, +200 | W | 6.5 un | O | | 1/31/2019 | NY RANGERS | 3-4 | L | 0, -130 | L | 6 ov | O | | 2/2/2019 | at MONTREAL | 3-2 | W | 0, +140 | W | 6 ov | U | | 2/5/2019 | LOS ANGELES | 1-5 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/7/2019 | NY ISLANDERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/9/2019 | MINNESOTA | 2-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/10/2019 | CAROLINA | 3-2 | W | 0, +135 | W | 6 ev | U | | 2/12/2019 | at ST LOUIS | 3-8 | L | 0, +195 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/14/2019 | at CHICAGO | 2-5 | L | 0, +130 | L | 6.5 ov | O | | 2/15/2019 | at MINNESOTA | | | 2/17/2019 | BUFFALO | | | 2/19/2019 | PITTSBURGH | | | 2/21/2019 | OTTAWA | | | 2/23/2019 | at NY RANGERS | | | 2/25/2019 | MONTREAL | |
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| 1/19/2019 | COLUMBUS | 2-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 6 un | U | | 1/21/2019 | at VEGAS | 4-2 | W | 0, +155 | W | 6 un | P | | 1/23/2019 | at COLORADO | 5-2 | W | 0, +100 | W | 6 ev | O | | 2/1/2019 | at DALLAS | 1-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/2/2019 | CHICAGO | 3-4 | L | 0, -185 | L | 6 ov | O | | 2/5/2019 | at BUFFALO | 4-5 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/7/2019 | EDMONTON | 1-4 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 2/9/2019 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/10/2019 | at NY ISLANDERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/12/2019 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-5 | L | 0, -160 | L | 6 un | O | | 2/15/2019 | NEW JERSEY | | | 2/17/2019 | ST LOUIS | | | 2/19/2019 | ANAHEIM | | | 2/21/2019 | at NY RANGERS | | | 2/22/2019 | at DETROIT | | | 2/24/2019 | ST LOUIS | | | 2/26/2019 | at WINNIPEG | |
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| |  | NEW JERSEY:
COACH: John Hynes (fourth season).
ADDED: D Eric Gryba, D Egor Yakovlev.
LOST: F Patrick Maroon, D John Moore, F Brian Gibbons, F Michael Grabner, F Jimmy Hayes.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Taylor Hall. Won NHL MVP in breakout season. Had team highs of 39 goals, 54 assists and 93 points, 41 points more than closest teammate. Led Devils to playoffs for first time since 2011-12. Developed great chemistry with No. 1 overall draft pick Nico Hischier.
ADDED two goals and four assists in playoffs. Had offseason surgery on torn ligaments in left hand. Needs to be just as good.
OUTLOOK: Devils didn't change much. They believe there is a good mixture of rising stars in Hall and Hischier and solid role players in Marcus Johansson, Kyle Palmieri and Miles Wood. The question remains the defense and goaltending. Keith Kinkaid replaced Cory Schneider as No. 1 in second half of season but struggled in postseason. Hip may keep Schneider out for start of season. Andy Greene and Sami Vatanen are top defenders. Will Butcher needs to repeat surprising rookie season. Youngsters John Quenneville and Nick Lappin may make the jump from AHL. | | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 45-26-11, 101 points. Third in Central Division.
LOST to Winnipeg Jets in Western Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Bruce Boudreau (third season, 12th NHL season).
ADDED: RW J.T. Brown, C Eric Fehr, C Matt Hendricks, RW Matt Read, D Greg Pateryn, D Matt Bartkowski.
LOST: C Matt Cullen, LW Tyler Ennis, RW Daniel Winnik.
PLAYER TO WATCH: LW Zach Parise. After missing the first 39 games because of a lower back problem that required surgery, Parise's delayed start was predictably slow. He scored 12 goals in his last 18 games of the regular season, though, and scored in each of the first three playoff games until being knocked out of action again by a broken sternum. Parise, who's entering his 14th NHL season at age 34, isn't built to be the team's premier scorer but needs to replicate that productivity down the stretch to help keep the offense balanced.
OUTLOOK: New GM Paul Fenton made only minor moves this summer for fresh faces on the fourth line and more depth on defense, so the Wild will rely on the same core that has been bounced out of the playoffs in the first round three straight times and won only two series over the last six years. Just reaching the postseason again in the rugged Western Conference would be an accomplishment in itself, and Boudreau has as strong of an 82-game track record as any bench boss in the league. Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter, who's coming off a serious ankle injury that kept him out of the playoffs, must stay healthy throughout the seventh year of their identical $98 million megadeals. Wings Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter also have to bounce back from down seasons. |
| | Wild can't afford slipup against lowly Devils
Bruce Boudreau offered perhaps the boldest words spoken this season by an NHL head coach on Thursday afternoon, when he guaranteed his team, the struggling Minnesota Wild, would make a seventh straight trip to the postseason. "We're going to make the playoffs," Boudreau said following practice. "That's about as elaborate as I want to get. You want me to predict how many wins we're going to have in the last month and a half? No. But we're going to make the playoffs." Then again, if a head coach is going to make such a stout statement, best to do so when his team is about to face an opponent that can make him look prescient. The Wild will look to get back on track against the New Jersey Devils on Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn. The Devils remained winless through the first two legs of a three-game Western Conference road trip Thursday night, when they squandered an early two-goal lead and fell to the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-2. The Wild last played Tuesday, when their skid continued with a 5-4 loss to the host Philadelphia Flyers. Minnesota has lost six of seven (1-4-2) to fall into a tie for the final Western Conference wild card with Vancouver, though the Wild have two games in hand on the Canucks. However, if recent history is any indication, the Devils may be exactly what the Wild need to steady themselves in the playoff race. The Wild's lone win since the All-Star Break came last Saturday, when they beat the host Devils 4-2. Minnesota is just one of several Western teams to take advantage of struggling New Jersey, which is 1-4-1 in its past six games. In that stretch, the Devils have lost to the Blackhawks, the St. Louis Blues and the Los Angeles Kings. If the Wild are going to keep pace and back up Boudreau's proclamation, they will need to take advantage of the Devils for the second time in a week. "I know our team," Boudreau said Thursday. "We've made it before. I don't know if the right word is precipice, but we're on the edge of things being really good rather than being very mediocre." The Devils slipped on to the wrong side of that line long ago. New Jersey opened the season with four straight wins but since has produced just three other winning streaks, one of three games and two of two games. The Devils sit in 30th place in the NHL, ahead of only the Ottawa Senators. The loss to the Blackhawks marked the seventh time this season the Devils dropped a game they led 2-0. Still, there is little for New Jersey to do but take solace in jumping out early and hoping it eventually can put together a complete game. "You have to come into every day with a positive attitude and believe you're going to win the game," Devils goalie Cory Schneider said Thursday night, when he took the loss after recording 31 saves. "As a group, we did a lot of good things tonight, and we'll just build off those to carry us into the next game." --Field Level Media |
| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 8:58:47 AM EST. |
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