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| 3 | PHILADELPHIA | +170 | Ov 6,-105 | +190 | Ov 5.5,-120 | | 4 | PITTSBURGH | -200 | Un 6,-115 | -230 | Un 5.5,+100 |
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| All Games | 1-5-0 | -3.9 | 1-5 | -3.9 | 4-2 | 2.8 | 33.7 | 4.2 | 31.8 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 1-2-0 | -0.6 | 1-2 | -0.6 | 1-2 | 2.3 | 29.7 | 3.7 | 33.0 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.9 | 1-4 | -2.9 | 4-1 | 3.2 | 36.4 | 4.6 | 31.6 | | vs. Division | 0-1-0 | -1.2 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 39.0 | 6.0 | 26.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 6 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 8.4% | 24 | 7 | 29.2% | 33 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 7.9% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 14 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 8.8% | 21 | 7 | 33.3% | 31 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10.3% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 8 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 191 | 13.1% | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 43 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 11.1% | 9 | 5 | 55.6% | 21 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 23 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 158 | 14.6% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 39 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23.1% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 |
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| RAY EMERY (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 43 | 39 | 90.7% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | RAY EMERY (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RAY EMERY (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RAY EMERY (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 43 | 39 | 90.7% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | STEVE MASON (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 147 | 129 | 87.8% | 1 | 1-4 | -2.8 | 1-4-0 | -3 | 3-2 | | STEVE MASON (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 94 | 84 | 89.4% | 1 | 1-2 | -0.6 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 | | STEVE MASON (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | STEVE MASON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 98 | 86.0% | 1 | 1-3 | -1.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 |
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| All Games | 3-1-0 | +1.3 | 3-1 | +1.3 | 2-2 | 4.0 | 36.7 | 2.5 | 29.2 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 2-1-0 | +0.3 | 2-1 | +0.3 | 1-2 | 3.7 | 35.3 | 2.7 | 30.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-1-0 | +1.3 | 3-1 | +1.3 | 2-2 | 4.0 | 36.7 | 2.5 | 29.2 | | vs. Division | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 0-1 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 4 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 10.9% | 17 | 8 | 47.1% | 29 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 10.4% | 12 | 5 | 41.7% | 20 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 4 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 10.9% | 17 | 8 | 47.1% | 29 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 7.9% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8.5% | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | 18 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 8.7% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 15 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8.5% | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | 18 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.9% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
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| MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 4 | 4 | 117 | 107 | 91.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.3 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 2-2 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Home Games) | 3 | 3 | 92 | 84 | 91.3% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.3 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 1-2 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 97.1% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 117 | 107 | 91.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.3 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 2-2 | | THOMAS GREISS (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | THOMAS GREISS (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | THOMAS GREISS (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: PHILADELPHIA 3.7, PITTSBURGH 3.26 |
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| 10/8/2014 | at BOSTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 10/9/2014 | NEW JERSEY | 4-6 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/11/2014 | MONTREAL | 3-4 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/14/2014 | ANAHEIM | 3-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/18/2014 | at DALLAS | 6-5 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/21/2014 | at CHICAGO | 0-4 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 10/22/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 10/25/2014 | DETROIT | | | 10/28/2014 | LOS ANGELES | | | 10/30/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | | | 11/1/2014 | at FLORIDA | |
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| 10/9/2014 | ANAHEIM | 6-4 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/11/2014 | at TORONTO | 5-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/16/2014 | DALLAS | 2-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 10/18/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 3-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 10/22/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | | | 10/23/2014 | at DETROIT | | | 10/25/2014 | at NASHVILLE | | | 10/28/2014 | NEW JERSEY | | | 10/30/2014 | LOS ANGELES | | | 11/1/2014 | BUFFALO | |
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| |  | PHILADELPHIA: LAST SEASON: 42-30-10, 94 points. Finished 3rd in Metropolitan Division. Sixth in Eastern Conference. Lost to New York Rangers in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Craig Berube, 2nd season with Flyers (42-27-10); 2nd overall in NHL.
ADDED: C R.J. Umberger, LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, D Michael Del Zotto
LOST: LW Scott Hartnell, RW Steve Downie, LW Tye McGinn, C Kris Newbury, D Erik Gustafsson, D Bruno Gervais
PLAYER TO WATCH: Flyers center Claude Giroux. Back earlier than expected from an unspecified lower-body injury, Giroux needs to be in top form if the Flyers expect to play deep into the postseason. Giroux was selected last season as a Hart Trophy finalist, the league's MVP award. He matched a career high with 28 goals and finished third in the NHL scoring race (86 points).
OUTLOOK: The Flyers need Steve Mason to play again like a true No. 1 goalie and for Giroux to play like an MVP candidate for the Flyers to have a shot at ending their Stanley Cup drought. The Flyers are 0 for the Cup since they won consecutive Cups in 1974 and 1975 and seemed poised to build a dynasty. Only the Toronto Maple Leafs (1966-67) have suffered longer than any other team that was won at least one Stanley Cup. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (PHILADELPHIA-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Flyers-Penguins Preview* =========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Philadelphia (1-3-2) at Pittsburgh (3-1-0), 8:00 p.m. EDT
Little has gone wrong for the Pittsburgh Penguins so far this season - something that cannot be said of the rival Philadelphia Flyers.
Sidney Crosby will try to continue his impressive start and help the Penguins hand the Flyers their sixth loss in seven games Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh (3-1-0) has totaled 16 goals and is 8 for 17 on the power play for a league-leading 47.1 success rate. The club's penalty kill has been one of the few early blemishes, allowing opponents to go a combined 6 for 22.
The Penguins improved on that in Saturday's 3-1 win over the previously unbeaten New York Islanders, killing off all seven New York chances, including a 5-on-3 in the second period before Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist scored power-play goals 55 seconds apart.
"They took some heat the last three games, but certainly they came through big time," coach Mike Johnston said of the penalty kill. "That was the turning point in the game, that 5-on-3 kill."
Crosby has been playing especially well on special teams. The reigning Hart Trophy winner's two assists gave him nine points this season - six of them on the power play.
Crosby, who has joined Mario Lemieux (1,033) and Jaromir Jagr (640) as the only Penguins to reach 500 career assists, also has nine points in his last eight meetings with Philadelphia (1-3-2), but only one in the last three.
Pittsburgh is 3-10-1 in its last 14 at home versus the Flyers, including playoffs. The Penguins lost all three meetings there last season as part of a four-game overall slide.
"There's always a lot of intensity, and it's a great atmosphere," Crosby said. "It's exciting to get one of those big ones here early on.
"You get up for these ones a little bit more knowing both teams are at their best. It's physical. It's emotional. Both cities really get into this game, so I think everything combined, it makes for an exciting atmosphere."
Hornqvist is about to get his first taste of the rivalry after spending his first six seasons with Nashville. The right wing has four goals and four assists after scoring twice and combining with Crosby on Malkin's tally against the Islanders.
Hornqvist has two assists in six career meetings with Philadelphia, while Malkin's 80 points in 60 matchups - including the postseason - are his most against any opponent.
The Flyers have allowed four power-play goals while splitting the first two of a three-game trip. Their biggest concern, however, should be avoiding another sluggish start as eight of the 23 non-shootout goals they've allowed have come in the first period - including six in the past three games.
Those issues remained in Tuesday's 4-0 loss at Chicago, which outshot Philadelphia 19-9 in the opening period and scored three goals against Steve Mason in a span of 2:04.
"We had a horrible start," defenseman Mark Streit said. "Mase was pretty much the only guy out there playing his game. It's just not acceptable having a start like that, and if you do you're going to get punished."
The Flyers would benefit from Wayne Simmonds bouncing back after the right wing, who has a team-leading five goals, was held without a point in the last two games.
He has nine points in 10 career regular-season visits to Pittsburgh.
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