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59 | BUFFALO | +170 | Ov 5,-130 | +170 | Ov 5,-135 | 60 | OTTAWA | -200 | Un 5,+110 | -200 | Un 5,+115 |
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All Games | 14-22-0 | +4 | 14-22 | +4 | 17-13 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 3.3 | 35.7 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 4-12-0 | -2.6 | 4-12 | -2.6 | 8-5 | 1.7 | 22.9 | 4.0 | 36.6 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.3 | 1-4 | -2.3 | 5-0 | 2.4 | 25.4 | 4.6 | 34.2 | vs. Division | 7-9-0 | +3.3 | 7-9 | +3.3 | 7-6 | 2.3 | 24.6 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 36 | 73 | 14 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 849 | 8.6% | 101 | 9 | 8.9% | 124 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 16 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 366 | 7.7% | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | 46 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 9.4% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 21 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 16 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 394 | 9.4% | 46 | 6 | 13.0% | 63 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 118 | 25 | 42 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 1286 | 9.2% | 124 | 29 | 23.4% | 209 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 64 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 586 | 10.9% | 59 | 20 | 33.9% | 116 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 23 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 13.5% | 16 | 7 | 43.7% | 42 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 48 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 560 | 8.6% | 52 | 8 | 15.4% | 87 |
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JHONAS ENROTH (All Games) | 24 | 23 | 832 | 759 | 91.2% | 4 | 10-13 | +4.4 | 10-13-0 | +6 | 11-9 | JHONAS ENROTH (Road Games) | 9 | 9 | 343 | 309 | 90.1% | 3 | 3-6 | +0.6 | 3-6-0 | 0 | 5-2 | JHONAS ENROTH (vs. Division) | 10 | 10 | 343 | 314 | 91.5% | 1 | 5-5 | +3.4 | 5-5-0 | +4 | 4-4 | JHONAS ENROTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 128 | 113 | 88.3% | 0 | 2-2 | +1 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 4-0 | MATT HACKETT (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MATT HACKETT (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MATT HACKETT (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (All Games) | 13 | 13 | 451 | 410 | 90.9% | 1 | 4-9 | -0.5 | 4-9-0 | 0 | 6-4 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Road Games) | 7 | 7 | 241 | 213 | 88.4% | 1 | 1-6 | -3.2 | 1-6-0 | -3 | 3-3 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (vs. Division) | 6 | 6 | 217 | 199 | 91.7% | 1 | 2-4 | -0.1 | 2-4-0 | 0 | 3-2 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 122 | 108 | 88.5% | 0 | 1-3 | -1 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 2-0 |
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All Games | 14-21-0 | -5.8 | 14-21 | -5.8 | 13-17 | 2.6 | 29.1 | 2.8 | 33.6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 7-8-0 | -1.8 | 7-8 | -1.8 | 6-7 | 3.0 | 31.1 | 2.7 | 33.1 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -0.8 | 2-3 | -0.8 | 1-3 | 2.4 | 28.8 | 2.2 | 29.4 | vs. Division | 4-8-0 | -3.4 | 4-8 | -3.4 | 4-5 | 2.3 | 29.8 | 3.1 | 33.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 35 | 92 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1020 | 9.0% | 125 | 23 | 18.4% | 141 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 467 | 9.6% | 60 | 14 | 23.3% | 68 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 8.3% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 14 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 12 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 7.8% | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | 39 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 97 | 22 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1176 | 8.2% | 124 | 22 | 17.7% | 160 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 41 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 496 | 8.3% | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | 62 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 7.5% | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | 20 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 37 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 403 | 9.2% | 38 | 7 | 18.4% | 60 |
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CRAIG ANDERSON (All Games) | 22 | 22 | 746 | 692 | 92.8% | 1 | 8-14 | -6 | 8-14-0 | -6 | 9-11 | CRAIG ANDERSON (Home Games) | 10 | 10 | 328 | 305 | 93.0% | 1 | 5-5 | -0.1 | 5-5-0 | 0 | 5-4 | CRAIG ANDERSON (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 178 | 167 | 93.8% | 0 | 2-3 | -1.1 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 1-2 | CRAIG ANDERSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 111 | 94.1% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.2 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 | ROBIN LEHNER (All Games) | 13 | 13 | 429 | 390 | 90.9% | 0 | 6-7 | +0.2 | 6-7-0 | +1 | 4-6 | ROBIN LEHNER (Home Games) | 5 | 5 | 167 | 152 | 91.0% | 0 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 1-3 | ROBIN LEHNER (vs. Division) | 7 | 7 | 225 | 200 | 88.9% | 0 | 2-5 | -2.4 | 2-5-0 | -1 | 3-3 | ROBIN LEHNER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 125 | 111 | 88.8% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.6 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 1-2 |
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12/2/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 2-1 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 un | U | 12/4/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | 0-5 | L | 0, +285 | L | 5 ov | P | 12/6/2014 | at FLORIDA | 2-3 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5 un | P | 12/9/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 1-0 | W | 0, +180 | W | 5 un | U | 12/11/2014 | CALGARY | 4-3 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5 ov | O | 12/13/2014 | FLORIDA | 4-3 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 un | O | 12/15/2014 | OTTAWA | 5-4 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | O | 12/16/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 1-5 | L | 0, +200 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/20/2014 | COLORADO | 1-5 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/21/2014 | at BOSTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +265 | L | 5 un | O | 12/23/2014 | at DETROIT | 3-6 | L | 0, +260 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/27/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 4-3 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 un | O | 12/29/2014 | at OTTAWA | | 12/31/2014 | TAMPA BAY | | 1/2/2015 | FLORIDA | | 1/3/2015 | at NY RANGERS | | 1/6/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | 1/8/2015 | at CAROLINA | | 1/9/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | |
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12/2/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-3 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/4/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/6/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-3 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/7/2014 | VANCOUVER | 4-3 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5.5 un | O | 12/11/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 3-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/13/2014 | at BOSTON | 3-2 | W | 0, +190 | W | 5 ov | P | 12/15/2014 | at BUFFALO | 4-5 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/17/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 2-0 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 ov | U | 12/19/2014 | ANAHEIM | 6-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | O | 12/20/2014 | at MONTREAL | 1-4 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/22/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/27/2014 | DETROIT | 2-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | P | 12/29/2014 | BUFFALO | | 1/3/2015 | at BOSTON | | 1/4/2015 | TAMPA BAY | | 1/6/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | | 1/8/2015 | at COLORADO | |
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| | | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 21-51-10, 52 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 16th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Ted Nolan, 4th season with Sabres (including 1995-97), 90-98-28; 6th overall in NHL.
ADDED: RW Brian Gionta, LW Matt Moulson, C Sam Reinhart, D Josh Gorges, D Andrej Meszaros, C Cody McCormick, D Andre Benoit.
LOST: LW Ville Leino, D Christian Ehrhoff, D Henrik Tallinder, RW Matt D'Agostini, LW John Scott, C Zenon Konopka.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Reinhart. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft in June, the son of former NHLer Paul Reinhart is being given every opportunity to crack the season-opening lineup before his 19th birthday on Nov. 6. He was a play-making forward during three-plus seasons in the Western Hockey League, and is being counted upon to add immediate offense to a team that scored a post-NHL-expansion-era low 150 goals.
OUTLOOK: The Sabres can't be much worse after setting a franchise record for losses during a tumultuous season in which they changed their coach and general manager, and purged much of their veteran core, including trading goalie Ryan Miller. They've added veteran leadership (Gionta and Gorges) to complement their youth movement. And yet, the Sabres have too many questions marks - particularly in net, where Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth are competing for the starting job - to consider them playoff contenders. | | OTTAWA: LAST SEASON: 37-31-14, 88 points, finished 11th in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Paul MacLean, fourth season with Ottawa, 102-79-30.
ADDED: RW Alex Chiasson, C David Legwand.
LOST: RW Alex Hemsky, C Jason Spezza.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Bobby Ryan. The right winger is in the final year of a five-year, $25.5 million deal, and according to general manager Bryan Murray has decided to wait before determining whether to re-sign. Murray noted the sides will talk ''in October or November to get something done.''
OUTLOOK: It was only 2012 and 2013 when many thought Ottawa was a franchise on the ascent after back-to-back playoff appearances. Now the Senators are facing an uncertain future as Ottawa lost centers Daniel Alfredsson and Spezza the last two offseasons. There is a very real possibility the organization may have to deal Ryan and Methot during the season if the players cannot come to terms with the team. It is not a playoff formula. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (BUFFALO-OTTAWA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sabres-Senators Preview* =========================
By CHRIS ALTRUDA STATS Editor
Buffalo (14-19-3) at Ottawa (14-14-7), 7:30 p.m. EDT
Dave Cameron felt his team's "cuteness" cost the Senators a point and potentially a victory in their last game. Ted Nolan, meanwhile, is looking for the Buffalo Sabres to show the same kind of grit for a second straight game Monday night when the Atlantic Division rivals meet in Ottawa.
While Ottawa (14-14-7) did claim a point from a 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit on Saturday, Cameron lamented his team's third period, when he felt the Senators played more not to lose than continue doing the things they did from the first two periods - amassing a 25-13 edge in shots en route to a 2-1 lead.
"Our pattern has been that we get in trouble when we get cute when we start going east-west as opposed to up and down the rink," the coach told the team's official website. "In the third we let them off the hook because we got cute. For two periods we were really good going north-south, and in the third we got cute."
Mike Hoffman and Clarke MacArthur scored the goals for Ottawa, which has lost three straight (0-2-1) and dropped to 3-3-2 under Cameron. Hoffman has scored seven of his team-high 11 goals at home, including three in the last two games there, while MacArthur's second-period tally ended a nine-game goalless drought overall.
Home is also where the Senators have generated a consistent power play for much of the season, converting at a 23.3 percent clip (14 for 60). That's yet to take root under Cameron, with Ottawa going 2 for 16 in four games with him behind the bench.
Craig Anderson, who stopped 24 shots Saturday, could be in line for a second straight start given his mastery of the Sabres. The netminder has won his last eight starts against them, posting a 1.36 goals-against average with two shutouts.
Anderson did not play in the last meeting between the teams, a 5-4 shootout win for the Sabres on Dec. 15.
Buffalo (14-19-3) can pull within two points of Ottawa with a regulation victory, with its improved play creating some distance from a brutal 3-13-2 start. The Sabres erased a 3-0, third-period deficit for just the second time in franchise history with a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. Nicolas Deslauriers, Zemgus Girgensons and Chris Stewart all scored in a 5:12 span of the final period before Tyler Ennis was the lone player for both teams to convert in the shootout.
"That was a heck of a comeback," forward Drew Stafford told the team's official website after contributing two assists. "It just goes to show you the type of character we have in this room ... especially down 3-0, the way they were controlling play - especially in the second period - we might have folded up shop, but not so anymore."
The Sabres snapped a four-game losing streak and now set out to end a longer one on the road. Buffalo has dropped five straight (0-4-1) since a 4-3 shootout win at Montreal on Nov. 29, getting outscored 23-9 in those losses.
A key reason for their road woes has been the lack of quality penalty killing - the Sabres have yielded 20 goals in 59 chances for a league-worst 66.1 percent success rate and the Red Wings burned them for four goals in six chances Tuesday.
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