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| Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 2 - NYR Leads 1-0 | |
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| 29 | PITTSBURGH | +160 | Ov 5,-120 | +160 | Ov 5,-120 | | 30 | NY RANGERS | -185 | Un 5,+100 | -185 | Un 5,+100 |
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| All Games | 43-40-0 | -13.2 | 43-40 | -13.2 | 31-43 | 2.7 | 31.5 | 2.6 | 29.4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 20-22-0 | -6.7 | 20-22 | -6.7 | 16-23 | 2.5 | 31.5 | 2.5 | 29.2 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.2 | 1-4 | -4.2 | 1-4 | 1.6 | 35.2 | 2.6 | 31.2 | | Playoff Games | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 2.0 | 38.0 | | vs. Division | 9-22-0 | -24.8 | 9-22 | -24.8 | 12-18 | 2.1 | 32.3 | 3.3 | 29.9 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 83 | 222 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 10 | 10 | 2618 | 8.5% | 256 | 49 | 19.1% | 385 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 42 | 104 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1322 | 7.9% | 124 | 20 | 16.1% | 175 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 4.5% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 15 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 31 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1000 | 6.6% | 88 | 14 | 15.9% | 119 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 212 | 57 | 64 | 79 | 12 | 13 | 2439 | 8.7% | 284 | 43 | 15.1% | 347 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 107 | 23 | 30 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 1227 | 8.7% | 144 | 21 | 14.6% | 172 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 8.3% | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 21 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.3% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 4 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 101 | 33 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 928 | 10.9% | 117 | 23 | 19.7% | 163 |
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| MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 65 | 65 | 1869 | 1721 | 92.1% | 6 | 34-31 | -10.8 | 34-31-0 | -9 | 24-34 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games) | 29 | 29 | 825 | 762 | 92.4% | 2 | 14-15 | -4.1 | 14-15-0 | -5 | 11-17 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division) | 25 | 25 | 734 | 659 | 89.8% | 3 | 8-17 | -19.1 | 8-17-0 | -21 | 11-13 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 136 | 127 | 93.4% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.8 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Playoff Games) | 1 | 1 | 38 | 36 | 94.7% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | THOMAS GREISS (All Games) | 20 | 18 | 546 | 496 | 90.8% | 2 | 9-9 | -2.4 | 9-9-0 | -1 | 7-9 | | THOMAS GREISS (Road Games) | 13 | 13 | 382 | 346 | 90.6% | 2 | 6-7 | -2.6 | 6-7-0 | -2 | 5-6 | | THOMAS GREISS (vs. Division) | 7 | 6 | 188 | 170 | 90.4% | 1 | 1-5 | -5.7 | 1-5-0 | -5 | 1-5 | | THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 71 | 63 | 88.7% | 1 | 1-2 | -1.6 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0-3 | | THOMAS GREISS (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 54-29-0 | +20.3 | 54-29 | +20.3 | 39-33 | 3.1 | 31.6 | 2.3 | 29.4 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 26-16-0 | +3.5 | 26-16 | +3.5 | 21-17 | 3.0 | 32.3 | 2.4 | 29.8 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.3 | 4-1 | +3.3 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 36.0 | 2.2 | 25.8 | | Playoff Games | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 0-1 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | | vs. Division | 24-7-0 | +17 | 24-7 | +17 | 15-12 | 3.1 | 32.5 | 2.2 | 30.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 83 | 254 | 86 | 74 | 84 | 10 | 16 | 2620 | 9.7% | 237 | 40 | 16.9% | 415 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 42 | 127 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1355 | 9.4% | 121 | 20 | 16.5% | 205 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 7.8% | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | 24 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.3% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 4 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 31 | 97 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 1006 | 9.6% | 110 | 16 | 14.5% | 157 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 193 | 54 | 66 | 66 | 7 | 11 | 2442 | 7.9% | 236 | 37 | 15.7% | 325 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 100 | 21 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 1251 | 8.0% | 114 | 18 | 15.8% | 165 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 8.5% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 21 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 69 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 937 | 7.4% | 92 | 13 | 14.1% | 116 |
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| HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games) | 47 | 47 | 1353 | 1249 | 92.3% | 3 | 31-16 | +11.8 | 31-16-0 | +12 | 22-17 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Home Games) | 27 | 27 | 777 | 716 | 92.1% | 3 | 17-10 | +2.9 | 17-10-0 | +2 | 14-10 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (vs. Division) | 19 | 19 | 578 | 538 | 93.1% | 1 | 15-4 | +11.1 | 15-4-0 | +11 | 9-7 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 99 | 92.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.3 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Playoff Games) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 96.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CAMERON TALBOT (All Games) | 36 | 34 | 1038 | 961 | 92.6% | 4 | 21-13 | +6.6 | 21-13-0 | +7 | 17-14 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Home Games) | 17 | 15 | 470 | 439 | 93.4% | 3 | 9-6 | +0.6 | 9-6-0 | +3 | 7-7 | | CAMERON TALBOT (vs. Division) | 13 | 12 | 356 | 331 | 93.0% | 2 | 9-3 | +5.8 | 9-3-0 | +6 | 6-5 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 99 | 90.0% | 0 | 2-2 | -1 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 4-0 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| 3/24/2015 | ST LOUIS | 2-3 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5 ov | P | | 3/26/2015 | at CAROLINA | 2-5 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 un | O | | 3/28/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-2 | W | 0, -350 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/29/2015 | SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/1/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5 ov | P | | 4/4/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 3-5 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 4/5/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/7/2015 | at OTTAWA | 3-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 4/10/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 1-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/11/2015 | at BUFFALO | 2-0 | W | 0, -400 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/16/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/18/2015 | at NY RANGERS | | | 4/20/2015 | NY RANGERS | | | 4/22/2015 | NY RANGERS | |
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| 3/22/2015 | ANAHEIM | 7-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/24/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 2-4 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5 un | O | | 3/26/2015 | at OTTAWA | 5-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2015 | at BOSTON | 2-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 un | O | | 3/29/2015 | WASHINGTON | 2-5 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ev | O | | 3/31/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 3-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | P | | 4/2/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ev | P | | 4/4/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 6-1 | W | 0, -250 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/6/2015 | COLUMBUS | 4-3 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/7/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/9/2015 | OTTAWA | 0-3 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/11/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 4-2 | W | 0, +135 | W | 5 ev | O | | 4/16/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/18/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 4/20/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 4/22/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 51-24-7, 109 points. Won Metropolitan Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike Johnston (first season, first NHL season).
ADDED: D Christian Ehrhoff, F Patric Hornqvist, C Nick Spaling, F Blake Comeau, G Thomas Greiss.
LOST: F James Neal, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Sidney Crosby. Sid ''the Kid'' isn't so young anymore. It's been nearly a decade since he arrived in Pittsburgh and helped rescue a floundering franchise. He rolled to his second MVP Award in 2013-14 after racking 36 goals and 68 assists for a league-leading 146 points. A wrist injury slowed him in the postseason. He scored just once in 13 playoff games.
OUTLOOK: New coach, new general manager but same old expectations in Pittsburgh. It's been more than five years since they lifted the Stanley Cup, a drought that cost former coach Dan Bylsma his job. Johnston brings in a more structured philosophy. There may be growing pains early, but if Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are healthy, the Penguins will again be a threat to make a deep playoff run. | | NY RANGERS: LAST SEASON: 45-31-6, 96 points. Finished 2nd in Metropolitan Division, 5th in Eastern Conference. Lost to Los Angeles Kings in Stanley Cup finals.
COACH: Alain Vigneault, 2nd season with Rangers (45-31-6); 13th overall in NHL (467-319-102).
ADDED: D Dan Boyle, D Mike Kostka, D Matt Hunwick, C Chris Mueller, LW Tanner Glass, G Cedrick Desjardins, C Matthew Lombardi, RW Lee Stempniak, LW Ryan Malone.
LOST: C Brad Richards, RW Derek Dorsett, C Brian Boyle, D Anton Stralman, LW Benoit Pouliot, D Justin Falk, RW Arron Asham, LW Daniel Carcillo, D Raphael Diaz, C Darroll Powe.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Rick Nash. The top forward will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing postseason in which the 2002 No. 1 draft notched only three goals and 10 points in 25 games and heard boos from the crowd. The 30-year-old left wing has come to training camp looking thinner and fitter as he heads into his third season with the Rangers. Nash has four seasons left for big money on his current contract, so there is plenty of time for him to win over the Madison Square Garden faithful.
OUTLOOK: The Rangers will go as far as goalie Henrik Lundqvist, ''The King,'' will take them. The team has undergone major changes since the run to the finals, but with the strong core of returning veterans such as Nash, Martin St. Louis, and defensemen Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh, fortified by newcomers Dan Boyle, Lee Stempniak and Ryan Malone, New York could again be a tough out in the playoffs. A new captain is expected to be announced at the start of the season to replace the trio of alternate captains that took leadership roles after former captain Ryan Callahan was traded to Tampa Bay late last season for St. Louis. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-NY RANGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Penguins-Rangers Preview* ==========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Pittsburgh At Ny Rangers, Game Two, 8:00 p.m. EDT
The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins have conflicting views on how Game 1 went. What isn't in question is that the Rangers' version translated to the scoreboard.
If it does again Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, the best road team in hockey will be heading to Pittsburgh with a 2-0 series lead.
In Thursday's 2-1 win, Derick Brassard struck 28 seconds in and the 2013-14 Stanley Cup finalists won a fourth straight postseason game over Pittsburgh.Since falling behind 3-1 in last season's second-round matchup, the Rangers are 7-0-1 in the series with a 28-11 scoring advantage behind six goals and four assists from Brassard. In the four straight playoff wins, they've allowed one goal each time.
"I think we controlled the momentum of the game pretty much the whole time," Brassard told the team's official website. "We cycled the puck, we were playing around their net I think for a big part of the game. That's what we need to do. We played a solid game. It was a really good effort, but now we have to put it behind us."
The lead was extended to 2-0 when Ryan McDonagh scored nearly 15 minutes later on the power play, but the Penguins thought momentum turned from there and they were able to dictate play.
"Take away the first 10 minutes of (Game 1) and I feel we got better every minute of the game and that's why we came within one goal of tying it up," forward Maxim Lapierre told the team's official website. "We can beat the Rangers if we play our game and skill set. We have to come out (Saturday), look them in the eye and know we can beat them."
Sidney Crosby was again absent from the scoresheet and has a goal and an assist in the last eight overall meetings. He hasn't been much better in the teams' last eight playoff matchups with a goal and two assists.
Teammate Evgeni Malkin has been a bit stronger with three goals and two assists in the last eight overall meetings, but a total of seven points from the two superstars in that span is something Rangers coach Alain Vigneault will take.
"They're going to get some looks, they're two of the best players in the NHL," Vigneault said. "I thought for the most part we did a fairly good job - and did a good job of getting the way of a lot of shots."
Henrik Lundqvist deserves at least some of the credit. Since last season's series turned the Rangers' way, he has posted a 1.35 goals-against average and .959 save percentage while playing all eight games. This season, he's bounced back from a vascular injury to win six of his last seven starts as part of a 22-6-0 stretch with a 1.90 GAA.
Counterpart Marc-Andre Fleury has righted himself some in the last two games with two goals against, but he's still got a 2.96 GAA over a 3-7-2 span. He's the goalie in the series with his name on the Stanley Cup, but at the moment that's smudged out by a 11-16 record and 3.17 GAA in his last 28 postseason games.
The Penguins are 1-5-1 with 12 goals this month while the Rangers are 7-1-0 dating to March 31, their latest run in a season of sustained success.
"You start with one and try to feel good about yourself and your performance, and when you win you definitely feel a lot better," Lundqvist said. "But it's just one."
If they get to two Saturday, they'll be in especially strong shape heading to Pittsburgh for the next two. The Rangers went 28-11-2 on the road, including 15-2-1 in their last 18.
Each team could soon be welcoming back defensemen with Pittsburgh's Christian Ehrhoff (upper body) possibly closer to playing than New York's Kevin Klein (broken arm).
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| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 1:35:38 AM EST. |
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