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5 | BOSTON | -140 | Ov 5.5,+110 | -140 | Ov 5.5,+115 | 6 | COLUMBUS | +120 | Un 5.5,-130 | +120 | Un 5.5,-135 |
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All Games | 12-8-0 | +0.9 | 12-8 | +0.9 | 8-10 | 2.6 | 28.7 | 2.4 | 28.5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 4-4-0 | -0.4 | 4-4 | -0.4 | 3-3 | 2.6 | 29.9 | 3.0 | 27.1 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.8 | 3-2 | +0.8 | 3-2 | 2.0 | 22.6 | 2.8 | 32.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 20 | 53 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 574 | 9.2% | 51 | 11 | 21.6% | 83 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 8.8% | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | 33 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 8.8% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 10 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 49 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 571 | 8.6% | 61 | 13 | 21.3% | 88 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 24 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 217 | 11.1% | 33 | 9 | 27.3% | 43 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 8.6% | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 23 |
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TUUKKA RASK (All Games) | 15 | 15 | 402 | 368 | 91.5% | 1 | 10-5 | +3.2 | 10-5-0 | +3 | 7-7 | TUUKKA RASK (Road Games) | 5 | 5 | 116 | 102 | 87.9% | 0 | 2-3 | -1.4 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-2 | TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 111 | 104 | 93.7% | 1 | 3-1 | +1.8 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (All Games) | 7 | 5 | 168 | 154 | 91.7% | 0 | 2-3 | -2.3 | 2-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Road Games) | 5 | 3 | 100 | 91 | 91.0% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-1 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 104 | 92 | 88.5% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.6 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 |
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All Games | 6-12-0 | -5.1 | 6-12 | -5.1 | 9-7 | 2.4 | 29.8 | 3.6 | 32.3 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 3-6-0 | -3.4 | 3-6 | -3.4 | 5-3 | 2.3 | 28.8 | 3.8 | 33.9 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | +0.1 | 2-3 | +0.1 | 3-1 | 2.4 | 30.4 | 4.0 | 34.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 18 | 44 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 537 | 8.2% | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | 84 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 9 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 259 | 8.1% | 37 | 9 | 24.3% | 40 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 7.9% | 19 | 7 | 36.8% | 23 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 64 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 582 | 11.0% | 68 | 17 | 25.0% | 107 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 305 | 11.1% | 31 | 7 | 22.6% | 58 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 11.5% | 19 | 7 | 36.8% | 39 |
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SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 10 | 9 | 305 | 278 | 91.1% | 0 | 5-4 | +1.7 | 5-4-0 | +2 | 4-4 | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Home Games) | 5 | 5 | 168 | 155 | 92.3% | 0 | 3-2 | +1.1 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 2-2 | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 137 | 123 | 89.8% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.7 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 1-2 | ANTON FORSBERG (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 44 | 37 | 84.1% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-0 | ANTON FORSBERG (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | ANTON FORSBERG (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 44 | 37 | 84.1% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-0 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 8 | 7 | 229 | 203 | 88.6% | 0 | 1-6 | -4.8 | 1-6-0 | -4 | 4-3 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Home Games) | 4 | 3 | 119 | 105 | 88.2% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.6 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 116 | 104 | 89.7% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.2 | 1-2-0 | 0 | 2-1 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: BOSTON 3, COLUMBUS 2.93 |
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10/25/2014 | at TORONTO | 4-1 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | 10/28/2014 | MINNESOTA | 3-4 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5 ov | O | 10/30/2014 | at BUFFALO | 3-2 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5 un | P | 11/1/2014 | OTTAWA | 4-2 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/4/2014 | FLORIDA | 2-1 | W | 0, -195 | W | 5 un | U | 11/6/2014 | EDMONTON | 5-2 | W | 0, -245 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/10/2014 | NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 un | O | 11/12/2014 | at TORONTO | 1-6 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 un | O | 11/13/2014 | at MONTREAL | 1-5 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 ov | O | 11/15/2014 | CAROLINA | 2-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/18/2014 | ST LOUIS | 2-0 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | U | 11/21/2014 | at COLUMBUS | | 11/22/2014 | MONTREAL | | 11/24/2014 | PITTSBURGH | | 11/28/2014 | WINNIPEG | | 12/1/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | 12/2/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | |
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10/26/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 2-5 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ev | O | 10/28/2014 | OTTAWA | 2-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | 10/31/2014 | TORONTO | 1-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 11/1/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 2-3 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/4/2014 | CAROLINA | 2-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | O | 11/7/2014 | at CAROLINA | 2-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/8/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 4-7 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 11/11/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 2-4 | L | 0, +180 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 11/14/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 4-3 | W | 0, +175 | W | 6 un | O | 11/15/2014 | SAN JOSE | 2-1 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 11/18/2014 | DETROIT | 0-5 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/21/2014 | BOSTON | | 11/22/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | | 11/25/2014 | WINNIPEG | | 11/28/2014 | VANCOUVER | | 11/29/2014 | at NASHVILLE | | 12/1/2014 | FLORIDA | |
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| | | BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 54-19-9, 117 points, most in the NHL. Lost to Montreal Canadiens in second round of playoffs.
COACH: Claude Julien, eighth season in Boston (310-165-65); 12th overall in NHL.
ADDED: F Simon Gagne, G Niklas Svedberg.
LOST: F Jarome Iginla, F Shawn Thornton, G Chad Johnson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Defenseman Zdeno Chara is 37, and it's not clear how long his 6-foot-9 body can hold up. He played in 77 games, but had the least time on the ice (in a non-lockout season) since his arrival in Boston in 2006, and his fewest points and penalty minutes as a Bruin, too. He finished the season with a broken finger. Still, he was a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which he won in 2009.
OUTLOOK: After winning the Stanley Cup in 2011 and returning to the finals two seasons later, the Bruins posted the NHL's best record last season but were knocked out of the playoffs by the rival Canadiens in seven games in the second round. The Bruins return essentially the same team, including Selke Trophy winner Patrice Bergeron and Vezina winner Tuukka Rask, who led the league with seven shutouts, finished second with a .930 save percentage and was fourth with a 2.03 goals-against average. | | COLUMBUS: LAST SEASON: 43-32-7, 93 points. Eliminated in first round of playoffs by Pittsburgh in 6 games.
COACH: Todd Richards, fourth season with the Blue Jackets, 85-70-16; 5th overall in NHL.
ADDED: LW Scott Hartnell, RW Jerry D'Amigo, RW Brian Gibbons.
LOST: LW R.J. Umberger, C Derek MacKenzie, RW Jack Skille.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Brandon Dubinsky. With two of the team's top centers unavailable (Ryan Johansen, holdout; Boone Jenner, broken hand), the fiery 28-year-old's role only grows bigger. He was already the heart and soul of a team that doesn't have an official captain, even though he would seem the likely choice. Coming off a year in which he had 16 goals and 34 assists and continually came up big late in games, he'll be counted on to provide even more points and leadership.
OUTLOOK: If the contract dispute between Johansen and the club isn't resolved soon, and with Jenner and Nathan Horton (bad back) out for the foreseeable future, the Blue Jackets may have to win a lot of 1-0 and 2-1 games in which G Sergei Bobrovsky stands on his head. Also, several young players (most likely Alexander Wennberg and Simon Hjalmarsson) may have to be gangbusters right from the outset to kill time until the club's at full strength. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (BOSTON-COLUMBUS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Bruins-Blue Jackets Preview* =============================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Boston (12-8-0) at Columbus (6-11-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT
The Boston Bruins are due for a big offensive night, even if they're content winning the way they have in the last two games.
That outburst could come Friday night in a visit to the Columbus Blue Jackets, one of the worst defensive teams in hockey, as Boston goes for a seventh straight win in the series.
The Bruins (12-8-0) are also trying to win for an eighth time in 10 games, though they've scored six goals in their last four.
They've limited opponents to 21 goals in the last nine despite a sloppy stretch last week of 11 goals allowed in consecutive losses. The other seven games have been more of what the Bruins have come to expect of themselves defensively in recent seasons with at most two goals allowed.
Tuesday's 2-0 win over St. Louis was the latest, and it came despite being outshot 33-17.
That was to an extent by design after building a two-goal lead entering the third and working to keep the Blues' shots coming from the outside to make things relatively easy on Tuukka Rask.
"For the most part we kept things tight and played a good game," said Rask, who was coming off another 33-save effort in Saturday's 2-1 win over Carolina. "Whenever we play defense like that and keep them on the outside for the most part, it makes my job easier and I expect to make those saves. That was my job."
It was Rask's first shutout after leading the NHL a season ago with seven. Something of a slow start for the reigning Vezina Trophy winner has given way to a 6-1-0 stretch this month with a 1.86 goals-against average. He's also won four straight starts against the Blue Jackets (6-11-1) with a 1.14 GAA.
Maintaining defensive consistency could become tougher after the Bruins learned Wednesday they'll be without Adam McQuaid for six to eight weeks with a broken thumb suffered against the Blues.
They could also be without fellow defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who has missed practice time this week with the flu. Forward Brad Marchand remains day to day with an undisclosed ailment after missing Tuesday's game.
With Marchand out, Patrice Bergeron scored for a second straight game. The center has four goals and five assists in eight games this month.
Milan Lucic has been limited to one goal on the Bruins' 7-2-0 run, but he has four goals and three assists in his last four games against Columbus.
The Bruins have won the last six meetings with the Blue Jackets, including a three-game sweep a season ago with four goals allowed. Boston is 5-1-2 all time in Columbus.
The Blue Jackets had shown signs of life with consecutive wins over the weekend following a nine-game losing streak, then promptly regressed in Tuesday's 5-0 home loss to Detroit.
They're allowing an Eastern Conference-worst 3.56 goals per game, including an average of 4.33 while losing five of six at home. Three goals came in the final 20 minutes against the Red Wings, which has been a consistent problem with 40.6 percent of the goals they've conceded coming in the third.
"Sometimes you are playing from behind and that can be part of it, but there've been games where it's been 2-2 going into the third period, like Dallas and Ottawa twice," coach Todd Richards told the team's official website. "It's not just games where we're trailing. ... It's just us not managing the third period."
Sergei Bobrovsky has a 3.62 GAA in his last five starts and is 0-2-1 with a 2.24 GAA against Boston.
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| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 12:02:26 PM EST. |
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