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| 73 | ST LOUIS | +110 | Ov 5,-130 | +110 | Ov 5,-140 | | 74 | SAN JOSE | -130 | Un 5,+110 | -130 | Un 5,+120 |
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| All Games | 21-11-0 | +6.8 | 21-11 | +6.8 | 14-7 | 3.1 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 27.2 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-7-0 | +1.8 | 9-7 | +1.8 | 7-5 | 2.7 | 32.9 | 2.7 | 28.0 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3 | 4-1 | +3 | 4-1 | 4.4 | 30.8 | 3.0 | 29.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 32 | 98 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 1014 | 9.7% | 114 | 29 | 25.4% | 167 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 16 | 43 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 527 | 8.2% | 56 | 15 | 26.8% | 69 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 154 | 14.3% | 17 | 7 | 41.2% | 37 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 78 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 872 | 8.9% | 106 | 22 | 20.8% | 130 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 43 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 448 | 9.6% | 57 | 14 | 24.6% | 69 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 10.2% | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | 25 |
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| JAKE ALLEN (All Games) | 16 | 15 | 401 | 364 | 90.8% | 1 | 12-3 | +8.5 | 12-3-0 | +9 | 8-3 | | JAKE ALLEN (Road Games) | 8 | 8 | 219 | 201 | 91.8% | 0 | 6-2 | +4 | 6-2-0 | +4 | 3-2 | | JAKE ALLEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 88 | 78 | 88.6% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 3-1 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (All Games) | 4 | 3 | 110 | 97 | 88.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 3-0 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (Road Games) | 3 | 2 | 76 | 65 | 85.5% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 110 | 97 | 88.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 3-0 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (All Games) | 14 | 14 | 360 | 335 | 93.1% | 3 | 8-6 | -0.7 | 8-6-0 | -1 | 3-4 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 153 | 140 | 91.5% | 3 | 3-3 | -0.2 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 2-3 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 84 | 79 | 94.0% | 1 | 2-2 | -1.6 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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| All Games | 18-15-0 | -5.3 | 18-15 | -5.3 | 13-17 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 2.6 | 29.8 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 9-6-0 | -3.2 | 9-6 | -3.2 | 6-8 | 3.1 | 32.6 | 2.3 | 24.9 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.4 | 4-1 | +2.4 | 2-3 | 2.8 | 27.8 | 1.6 | 25.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 94 | 25 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1041 | 9.0% | 98 | 24 | 24.5% | 161 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 489 | 9.4% | 47 | 12 | 25.5% | 79 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 10.1% | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 27 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 85 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 985 | 8.6% | 95 | 15 | 15.8% | 144 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 35 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 374 | 9.4% | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | 56 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 6.3% | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 12 |
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| TROY GROSENICK (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 55 | 94.8% | 0 | 1-1 | -1.4 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | TROY GROSENICK (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | TROY GROSENICK (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 55 | 94.8% | 0 | 1-1 | -1.4 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | ANTTI NIEMI (All Games) | 23 | 23 | 694 | 637 | 91.8% | 1 | 13-10 | -0.6 | 13-10-0 | -2 | 10-11 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Home Games) | 11 | 11 | 282 | 255 | 90.4% | 1 | 6-5 | -2.6 | 6-5-0 | -3 | 5-5 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 116 | 107 | 92.2% | 1 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 2-2 | | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 8 | 8 | 229 | 212 | 92.6% | 2 | 4-4 | -3.4 | 4-4-0 | -4 | 3-5 | | ALEX STALOCK (Home Games) | 4 | 4 | 91 | 86 | 94.5% | 1 | 3-1 | -0.6 | 3-1-0 | -1 | 1-3 | | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 102 | 92.7% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.4 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 2-2 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: ST LOUIS 3.17, SAN JOSE 2.9 |
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| 11/23/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 4-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | O | | 11/25/2014 | OTTAWA | 2-3 | L | 0, -240 | L | 5 ov | P | | 11/28/2014 | EDMONTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -290 | W | 5 ov | O | | 11/29/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 un | P | | 12/3/2014 | at CHICAGO | 1-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | P | | 12/4/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 3-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 un | O | | 12/6/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 6-4 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/8/2014 | FLORIDA | 4-2 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/11/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 6-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/13/2014 | at COLORADO | 3-2 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/16/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 5-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/18/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 4-6 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 ov | O | | 12/20/2014 | at SAN JOSE | | | 12/23/2014 | at COLORADO | | | 12/27/2014 | DALLAS | | | 12/29/2014 | COLORADO | | | 12/30/2014 | at NASHVILLE | |
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| 11/26/2014 | CALGARY | 0-2 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/29/2014 | ANAHEIM | 6-4 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/2/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 2-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 12/4/2014 | BOSTON | 7-4 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 un | O | | 12/6/2014 | at CALGARY | 3-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/7/2014 | at EDMONTON | 1-2 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/9/2014 | EDMONTON | 5-2 | W | 0, -210 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/11/2014 | MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/13/2014 | NASHVILLE | 2-0 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 12/18/2014 | EDMONTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -275 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/20/2014 | ST LOUIS | | | 12/22/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | | 12/27/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 12/30/2014 | VANCOUVER | | | 12/31/2014 | at ANAHEIM | |
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| |  | ST LOUIS: LAST SEASON: 52-23-7, 111 points. Tied for third overall in Western Conference, lost in first round to Chicago.
COACH: Ken Hitchcock, third full season with Blues. 124-55-20. 657-405-178 overall in 18 seasons, seventh on career win list.
ADDED: C Paul Stastny, C Jori Lehtera, D Carl Gunnarsson, C Colin Fraser, F Robby Fabbri.
LOST: G Ryan Miller, D Roman Polak, F Vladimir Sobotka, F Brenden Morrow.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jaden Schwartz. Signing Stastny in free agency creates open ice for everyone else. Schwartz led team at plus-28 last season and scored 25 goals.
OUTLOOK: They've been among the NHL's best regular-season teams the last few seasons, and one of the stingiest, too. Last season they allowed the third-fewest goals, plus defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk are highly productive joining the rush. They appear to have enough firepower to contend for an ever-elusive first Stanley Cup, although as usual there's plenty of competition at the top of the Western Conference. | | SAN JOSE: LAST SEASON: 51-22-9, 111 points. Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Todd McLellan, 7th season with Sharks, 271-130-57; seventh overall in NHL.
ADDED: F John Scott, F Tye McGinn, D Taylor Fedun.
LOST: D Dan Boyle, D Brad Stuart, F Marty Havlat.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Thornton. Despite finishing second in the league in assists last season, Thornton was stripped of his captaincy this summer in response to the Sharks' playoff collapse against Los Angeles. San Jose became the fourth NHL team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. That prompted a search for new leaders. Thornton expressed no desire to leave San Jose but how he reacts to the new role and how he plays this season will be key questions going forward.
OUTLOOK: The Sharks began the offseason with general manager Doug Wilson talking of rebuilding and becoming a ''tomorrow'' team after being a Stanley Cup contender for most of the past decade. Wilson has altered his stance a bit and the players still believe this team can compete with the other powers out West. Much of the success will hinge on continued improvement from younger core players like Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl; Brent Burns' move back to defense from forward; and more depth on the bottom two lines to take pressure off Thornton and Patrick Marleau. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-SAN JOSE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blues-Sharks Preview* ======================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
St. Louis (21-9-2) at San Jose (18-11-4), 10:30 p.m. EDT
The St. Louis Blues look to rebound quickly after a deflating end to a five-game win streak. A matchup with the red-hot San Jose Sharks could make that extremely challenging.
Winners of four in a row, the Sharks seek an eighth straight home win and a fourth consecutive victory over the Blues on Saturday night.
St. Louis (21-9-2) couldn't stop Los Angeles after scoring the first three goals in Thursday's opener to a three-game trip. The Kings pulled away for good with three goals in the third period in a 6-4 victory.
"It shows us that it's a full 60-minute game. If you let your foot off the gas or don't play the right way for a little bit of time, all of a sudden a good team will make you pay," captain David Backes said.
The Blues have the daunting task of facing a San Jose team that's won eight of nine and is outscoring opponents 13-6 during its win streak. The Sharks (18-11-4) needed a pair of goals in the third period - from unlikely sources - to put away Edmonton in a 4-3 victory Thursday.
Defenseman Matt Tennyson's first NHL goal was the tying one and Barclay Goodrow followed with his second in 17 career games.
"We got better as we went, but obviously it took us too long to get going for a home game and for how we want to play," center Joe Pavelski said.
The Sharks have outscored their last seven visitors 28-15 and are seeking their longest single-season home win streak since a nine-game run to start 2008-09.
San Jose is facing the Blues for the first time since winning all three meetings last season. A 6-3 win Nov. 29, 2013, ended a five-game home losing streak to the Blues that included the 2012 playoffs. Sharks defenseman Brent Burns registered his only career hat trick in that victory, and has five goals and two assists in his last four matchups.
Joe Thornton, who had a string of three consecutive multipoint games snapped Thursday, has five goals and 10 assists in his last nine games against the Blues - including the playoffs.
This matchup features two of the league's best power plays with St. Louis converting at 25.4 percent and San Jose at 24.2. The Blues are 7 for 13 (53.8 percent) with a man advantage in the last six games but have given opponents a combined 18 power plays in the past three contests, resulting in five goals.
San Jose has killed off 14 of 15 penalties in its last seven games.
St. Louis' Vladimir Tarasenko has been one of the league's hottest players with eight goals and six assists in his past 10 contests, including a hat trick in a 5-2 win against Los Angeles on Tuesday. He has one goal in four career matchups with San Jose.
Pavelski has seven goals and three assists in his last 12 games, and had two goals and two assists in last season's series. Logan Couture, who has six goals and six assists in his past 13 games, has two goals and four assists in his last five versus the Blues.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 2:15:44 PM EST. |
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