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| 69 | MINNESOTA | -130 | Ov 5.5,+105 | -150 | Ov 5.5,+100 | | 70 | EDMONTON | +110 | Un 5.5,-125 | +130 | Un 5.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 20-26-0 | -10.8 | 20-26 | -10.8 | 20-21 | 2.8 | 32.0 | 3.0 | 26.8 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-14-0 | -4.9 | 9-14 | -4.9 | 9-11 | 2.5 | 31.7 | 3.0 | 28.9 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.8 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 3-2 | 3.4 | 33.2 | 3.2 | 25.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 46 | 128 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 1473 | 8.7% | 159 | 25 | 15.7% | 214 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 23 | 57 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 729 | 7.8% | 76 | 9 | 11.8% | 90 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 10.2% | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | 28 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 137 | 36 | 46 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 1235 | 11.1% | 136 | 23 | 16.9% | 233 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 70 | 11 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 665 | 10.5% | 66 | 15 | 22.7% | 126 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 12.5% | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 28 |
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| NIKLAS BACKSTROM (All Games) | 19 | 14 | 452 | 401 | 88.7% | 1 | 5-9 | -4.5 | 5-9-0 | -4 | 7-5 | | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 243 | 214 | 88.1% | 1 | 3-5 | -1.7 | 3-5-0 | -2 | 4-3 | | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 116 | 100 | 86.2% | 0 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 2-2 | | JOHN CURRY (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.5 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | JOHN CURRY (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JOHN CURRY (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.5 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 23 | 21 | 638 | 583 | 91.4% | 1 | 11-10 | +2.9 | 11-10-0 | +3 | 12-7 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Road Games) | 12 | 11 | 327 | 296 | 90.5% | 1 | 6-5 | +3.3 | 6-5-0 | +4 | 9-1 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 77 | 69 | 89.6% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 2-2 | | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 29 | 27 | 675 | 610 | 90.4% | 2 | 13-14 | -4 | 13-14-0 | -3 | 10-14 | | DARCY KUEMPER (Road Games) | 14 | 13 | 389 | 357 | 91.8% | 0 | 5-8 | -3.2 | 5-8-0 | -3 | 3-8 | | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 96 | 87 | 90.6% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.4 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 |
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| All Games | 12-35-0 | -18.8 | 12-35 | -18.8 | 23-21 | 2.3 | 27.8 | 3.4 | 29.6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 8-16-0 | -6.4 | 8-16 | -6.4 | 13-10 | 2.4 | 26.6 | 3.2 | 29.1 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | +0.9 | 2-3 | +0.9 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 29.0 | 3.4 | 27.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 47 | 109 | 27 | 38 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 1306 | 8.3% | 143 | 20 | 14.0% | 173 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 24 | 58 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 638 | 9.1% | 77 | 13 | 16.9% | 89 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 9.7% | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | 22 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 158 | 47 | 53 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 1391 | 11.4% | 136 | 28 | 20.6% | 276 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 78 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 698 | 11.2% | 70 | 17 | 24.3% | 134 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 12.5% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 32 |
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| VIKTOR FASTH (All Games) | 18 | 16 | 447 | 397 | 88.8% | 1 | 4-12 | -5.8 | 4-12-0 | -5 | 6-8 | | VIKTOR FASTH (Home Games) | 6 | 4 | 139 | 121 | 87.1% | 0 | 0-4 | -4.3 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | VIKTOR FASTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 95 | 88.8% | 0 | 2-2 | +1.9 | 2-2-0 | +2 | 2-2 | | BEN SCRIVENS (All Games) | 35 | 31 | 944 | 845 | 89.5% | 1 | 8-23 | -13 | 8-23-0 | -12 | 17-13 | | BEN SCRIVENS (Home Games) | 21 | 20 | 561 | 506 | 90.2% | 1 | 8-12 | -2.1 | 8-12-0 | -1 | 10-9 | | BEN SCRIVENS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 96 | 83 | 86.5% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.2 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 3-1 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 3.12, EDMONTON 3.12 |
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| 12/31/2014 | at COLUMBUS | 1-3 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/2/2015 | TORONTO | 3-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 1/3/2015 | at DALLAS | 1-7 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/6/2015 | SAN JOSE | 3-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 ov | O | | 1/8/2015 | CHICAGO | 2-4 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/10/2015 | NASHVILLE | 1-3 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | | 1/11/2015 | at CHICAGO | 1-4 | L | 0, +210 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/13/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-7 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/15/2015 | at BUFFALO | 7-0 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/17/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-1 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/19/2015 | COLUMBUS | 1-3 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/20/2015 | at DETROIT | 4-5 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/27/2015 | at EDMONTON | | | 1/29/2015 | at CALGARY | | | 2/1/2015 | at VANCOUVER | | | 2/3/2015 | CHICAGO | | | 2/7/2015 | COLORADO | |
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| 12/31/2014 | at CALGARY | 3-4 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/2/2015 | at COLORADO | 1-2 | L | 0, +180 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 1/4/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 5-2 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/6/2015 | DETROIT | 2-4 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/9/2015 | CHICAGO | 5-2 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/11/2015 | FLORIDA | 2-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | O | | 1/13/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 2-4 | L | 0, +245 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/15/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 2-3 | L | 0, +220 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 1/17/2015 | at FLORIDA | 3-2 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/20/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 5-4 | W | 0, +220 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/27/2015 | MINNESOTA | | | 1/29/2015 | BUFFALO | | | 1/31/2015 | at CALGARY | | | 2/2/2015 | at SAN JOSE | | | 2/4/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 2/7/2015 | at TORONTO | |
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| |  | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 43-27-12, 98 points. Lost to Chicago 4-2 in Western Conference semifinals after beating Colorado 4-3 in first round.
COACH: Mike Yeo, fourth season, 104-82-26.
ADDED: LW Thomas Vanek, LW Brett Sutter, D Justin Falk, D Stu Bickel.
LOST: RW Dany Heatley, LW Matt Moulson, D Clayton Stoner, C Cody McCormick, LW Mike Rupp.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Vanek signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Wild after spending his first nine NHL seasons in the Eastern Conference, primarily with Buffalo. Vanek will be counted on for a scoring boost for a team that tied for 24th in the NHL in goals per game, but with Zach Parise and former Sabres teammate Jason Pominville among the top six forwards the onus is not all on him.
OUTLOOK: After advancing past the first round for only the second time in franchise history with a dramatic upset of the Central Division champion Avalanche, the Wild are on track for more with the addition of Vanek and the development of young forwards Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, Erik Haula and Nino Niederreiter. The goalie situation is the biggest concern, with Niklas Backstrom and Darcy Kuemper returning as the top two after an injury-laden season at the position that forced the Wild to give four different players 19 starts or more in the net. | | EDMONTON: LAST SEASON: 29-44-7, 67 points, finished 14th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Dallas Eakins, second season with the Oilers, 29-44-7.
ADDED: D Mark Fayne, D Nikita Nikitin, F Benoit Pouliot, F Teddy Purcell.
LOST: D Anton Belov, C Sam Gagner, LW Ryan Smyth.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Justin Schultz: The Oilers signed the defenseman to a one-year, $3,675,000 deal on Aug. 29. Why one year? ''Justin is going to be a great player and a great Oiler. What we wanted to do as an organization is buy ourselves a little bit of time to negotiate a long-term deal,'' general manager Craig MacTavish said. ''We as an organization wanted a little more information, fully aware information can be expensive.''
OUTLOOK: Six straight years of drafting in the top 10 and stockpiling high-end young talent without showing tangible on-ice improvement tends to create skepticism. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (MINNESOTA-EDMONTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES with Wild sending Kuemper to AHL)
*Wild-Oilers Preview* =====================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Minnesota (20-20-6) at Edmonton (12-26-9), 9:30 p.m. EDT
It comes as little surprise that the Edmonton Oilers have the fewest wins in the NHL coming out of the All-Star break as the struggling franchise heads toward a ninth consecutive season without a postseason berth.
The Minnesota Wild, who were expected to take another step forward after reaching the Western Conference semifinals last year, have been one of the league's biggest disappointments.
Minnesota looks to avoid a third straight defeat by winning a fourth consecutive meeting in Edmonton on Tuesday night.
The Oilers (12-26-9) have the fewest points in the West and possess a minus-49 goal differential that ranks 28th in the league. Former coach Dallas Eakins was fired on Dec. 15 and replaced by Todd Nelson, who needed a training period with general manager Craig MacTavish on the bench for the beginning of Nelson's tenure.
Edmonton headed into the break on a high note, though, winning a pair of shootouts following a three-game skid. It beat Florida 3-2 on Jan. 17 and Washington 5-4 last Tuesday for its first back-to-back victories since Nov. 7 and 9.
"We can definitely take some positives out of this," Nelson said. "The guys stuck with it, but there are also things we still have to work on. Our power play has to be better. All in all, I think there's a lot of room for improvement, but we're happy with the way the guys stuck with it."
The Wild (20-20-6) don't have many positives to look back on through the first portion of the season. They lost eight of 10 heading into the break and sit in last place in the Central Division.
Minnesota spent plenty of money - Zach Parise and Ryan Suter each signed 13-year, $98 million contracts prior to the 2013 season and Thomas Vanek inked a three-year, $19.5 million deal in the offseason - to revitalize the club, but the results haven't come as expected.
The Wild barely qualified for the playoffs two years ago and were eliminated by top-seeded Chicago before the Blackhawks bounced them in the second round last season in six games.
The playoffs are becoming an afterthought this season, but coach Mike Yeo is trying to push forward.
"I was really pleased with our battle level," Yeo said after Minnesota rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period before falling 5-4 in a shootout to Detroit last Tuesday. "We made a couple of mistakes. And every time it happened, it seemed to wind up in the net. I give everybody a lot of credit."
Minnesota outshot the Red Wings 38-24 and got two goals from Parise and another from Vanek.
"The mood was fine. No one was hanging their heads," Vanek said after the Detroit game. "We were happy with the way we were playing the first two periods. They just got a couple of bounces."
Things have gone Minnesota's way in Edmonton in recent years, as they've won eight of the last nine meetings there. The Oilers won the last matchup 4-3 in a shootout Feb. 11 on the road as Viktor Fasth made 28 saves.
Fasth has started the last two for Edmonton and could be in net again against the Wild, who will go with either Devan Dubnyk or Niklas Backstrom after sending Darcy Kuemper to AHL Iowa for a conditioning stint on Monday.
Dubnyk started the last four games before the break after coming over from Arizona but was pulled against the Red Wings after allowing four goals on 10 shots.
He was 3-0-0 with a 0.97 goals-against average against Edmonton this season as a member of the Coyotes.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 7:49:26 AM EST. |
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