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| All Games | 14-16-0 | -7.1 | 14-16 | -7.1 | 14-14 | 2.9 | 30.3 | 2.7 | 27.8 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-7-0 | +2 | 8-7 | +2 | 4-9 | 2.6 | 28.1 | 2.5 | 29.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.4 | 3-2 | +0.4 | 2-2 | 3.2 | 31.4 | 2.2 | 30.0 | | vs. Division | 6-3-0 | +1.5 | 6-3 | +1.5 | 4-4 | 3.2 | 31.8 | 2.0 | 28.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 30 | 86 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 910 | 9.5% | 85 | 23 | 27.1% | 147 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 15 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 421 | 9.3% | 31 | 11 | 35.5% | 65 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 10.2% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 27 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 9 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 286 | 10.1% | 31 | 8 | 25.8% | 48 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 81 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 835 | 9.7% | 89 | 20 | 22.5% | 134 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 37 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 446 | 8.3% | 39 | 10 | 25.6% | 62 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 7.3% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 19 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 6.9% | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | 33 |
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| BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games) | 25 | 24 | 662 | 607 | 91.7% | 0 | 12-12 | -4.2 | 12-12-0 | -3 | 10-13 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (Road Games) | 13 | 12 | 367 | 342 | 93.2% | 0 | 8-4 | +4.9 | 8-4-0 | +6 | 2-9 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 232 | 217 | 93.5% | 0 | 5-3 | +0.5 | 5-3-0 | 0 | 3-4 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 116 | 107 | 92.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.5 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | | JUSTIN PETERS (All Games) | 7 | 6 | 172 | 150 | 87.2% | 0 | 2-4 | -2.9 | 2-4-0 | -3 | 4-1 | | JUSTIN PETERS (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 78 | 68 | 87.2% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-0 | | JUSTIN PETERS (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 88.9% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | JUSTIN PETERS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 102 | 86 | 84.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.9 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 3-0 |
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| All Games | 13-17-0 | -0.5 | 13-17 | -0.5 | 14-14 | 2.4 | 28.0 | 3.2 | 33.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 6-9-0 | -3.6 | 6-9 | -3.6 | 8-6 | 2.3 | 28.4 | 3.5 | 32.7 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +7.6 | 5-0 | +7.6 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 24.6 | 1.6 | 32.4 | | vs. Division | 5-5-0 | +1 | 5-5 | +1 | 6-3 | 2.9 | 26.8 | 3.0 | 32.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 30 | 72 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 840 | 8.6% | 111 | 25 | 22.5% | 127 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 426 | 8.2% | 58 | 13 | 22.4% | 60 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 11.4% | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | 20 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 268 | 10.8% | 38 | 10 | 26.3% | 50 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 95 | 25 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 1006 | 9.4% | 108 | 24 | 22.2% | 164 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 53 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 490 | 10.8% | 49 | 11 | 22.4% | 91 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4.9% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 16 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 30 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 321 | 9.3% | 48 | 9 | 18.7% | 54 |
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| SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 21 | 20 | 685 | 632 | 92.3% | 0 | 12-8 | +7.4 | 12-8-0 | +8 | 9-10 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Home Games) | 11 | 11 | 351 | 322 | 91.7% | 0 | 6-5 | +0.9 | 6-5-0 | +1 | 5-5 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 161 | 148 | 91.9% | 0 | 4-1 | +3.6 | 4-1-0 | +4 | 3-2 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 128 | 121 | 94.5% | 0 | 4-0 | +5.4 | 4-0-0 | +6 | 1-3 | | 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 (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 89.7% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-0 | | 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) | 9 | 8 | 271 | 243 | 89.7% | 0 | 1-7 | -5.8 | 1-7-0 | -5 | 4-4 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Home Games) | 4 | 3 | 119 | 105 | 88.2% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.6 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 4 | 4 | 130 | 117 | 90.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.6 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 3-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 123 | 112 | 91.1% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.2 | 1-2-0 | 0 | 2-1 |
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| 11/22/2014 | BUFFALO | 1-2 | L | 0, -300 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/26/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-3 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/28/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 5-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 11/29/2014 | at TORONTO | 2-6 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/2/2014 | VANCOUVER | 3-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/4/2014 | at CAROLINA | 2-1 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/6/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 un | P | | 12/9/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | 5-3 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 12/11/2014 | COLUMBUS | 2-3 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/13/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 4-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/16/2014 | at FLORIDA | 1-2 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/18/2014 | at COLUMBUS | | | 12/20/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 12/22/2014 | OTTAWA | | | 12/23/2014 | at NY RANGERS | | | 12/27/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 12/29/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | |
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| 11/21/2014 | BOSTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/22/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 2-4 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 11/25/2014 | WINNIPEG | 2-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/28/2014 | VANCOUVER | 0-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/29/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 1-2 | L | 0, +205 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/1/2014 | FLORIDA | 2-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | U | | 12/4/2014 | at FLORIDA | 4-3 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/6/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | 3-1 | W | 0, +220 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 12/9/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 3-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 12/11/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 3-2 | W | 0, +165 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/13/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/16/2014 | at DETROIT | 1-0 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5 ov | U | | 12/18/2014 | WASHINGTON | | | 12/20/2014 | CHICAGO | | | 12/22/2014 | NASHVILLE | | | 12/27/2014 | BOSTON | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 38-30-14, 90 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Barry Trotz, 1st season with Capitals; 16th overall in NHL, 557-479-60-100.
ADDED: Trotz, GM Brian MacLellan, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen, G Justin Peters.
LOST: Coach Adam Oates, GM George McPhee, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Dustin Penner, G Jaroslav Halak.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Ovechkin, as always. The three-time league MVP led the NHL with 51 goals last season, but his plus-minus of minus-35 was third-worst in the league. Trotz plans to move Ovechkin back to left wing and also hopes to cajole more of a team game from the Russian forward.
OUTLOOK: It was deflating enough for the talented Capitals to lose in the early rounds of the playoffs every year, but last season they didn't make the postseason at all, a failure that cost Oates and McPhee their jobs. Orpik and Niskanen should stabilize the blue line, but nothing is more crucial in Washington than the relationship between Ovechkin and the coach du jour. Trotz is Ovechkin's first NHL head coach with prior head coaching experience elsewhere in the league, giving him the cachet to make demands of his players - and to expect them to be met. | | 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 (WASHINGTON-COLUMBUS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Capitals-Blue Jackets Preview* ===============================
Washington (14-10-6) at Columbus (13-15-2), 7:00 p.m. EDT
Alex Ovechkin generates more shots on goal than anyone.
That didn't stop the red-hot Sergei Bobrovsky from stymying him one week ago.
Bobrovsky seeks to help the Columbus Blue Jackets match the longest winning streak in franchise history Thursday night at home against Ovechkin and the Capitals.
These Russian compatriots figure to be in the spotlight in this Metropolitan Division matchup after these clubs split the first two meetings. Washington (14-10-6) won the first one 4-2 on Nov. 11 behind two goals apiece from Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson, though they came against Blue Jackets backup Curtis McElhinney.
It was a different story last Thursday when Columbus (13-15-2) won 3-2 in overtime on Nick Foligno's power-play goal. Bobrovsky made 39 saves, including all nine on Ovechkin - who registered his highest shot total in a game and averages 4.7 to lead the league.
"There were a couple of shots Ovie took, and those are goals most nights," said Capitals coach Barry Trotz after that contest. "Against the best in the business, Bobrovsky, they weren't."
Bobrovsky has started all seven games of Columbus' current win streak, second-best in club history behind an eight-game run Jan. 6-23. He has posted a 1.63 goals-against average during this streak with 30 saves Tuesday in his first shutout, 1-0 at Detroit in a shootout.
"Bob's been unbelievable for us back there," center Boone Jenner said. "He's been a rock, he gives us a chance to win every night and we know he's got our backs."
Bobrovsky has faced Washington five times since joining Columbus before 2012-13. He went 0-1-1 with a 3.95 GAA in the first two as Ovechkin scored each time but has held him without a point in the last three, winning them all with a 1.63 GAA.
Bobrovsky, who had a 3.54 GAA in his final nine games before December, has helped Columbus record more wins this month than it did through October and November.
"We'll keep building, definitely," Bobrovsky said. "But we've still got a lot of work ahead of us to make the playoffs."
His defense got a little stronger Tuesday when veteran blueliner Fedor Tyutin returned after missing 13 games with a knee injury.
Six of the seven wins in this run for the Blue Jackets have been by one goal, with five going to overtime.
The Capitals have dropped their last three games that have gone past regulation, including Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Florida. They ended up on the wrong end of a shootout that lasted an NHL-record 20 rounds, as Braden Holtby endured a long night in his 13th consecutive start.
"It definitely wasn't fun to be a part of it," said Holtby, who stopped 14 shots in the tiebreaker. "Being on the end that I had to make a save numerous times when the game was on the line and I didn't; that's not a fun spot to be in."
Holtby, though, has keyed Washington going 4-0-2 in their last six games as he's posted a 1.79 GAA.
The Capitals own the NHL's best power play at 27.1 percent overall and 35.5 on the road while the Blue Jackets are also among the overall leaders at 22.5.
Ovechkin and Foligno have each scored 14 times. Foligno has seven power-play goals to six for Ovechkin.
Johansson is enduring an eight-game goal drought.
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