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| 1 | PITTSBURGH | -135 | Ov 5,-105 | -135 | Ov 5,+110 | | 2 | NEW JERSEY | +115 | Un 5,-115 | +115 | Un 5,-130 |
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| All Games | 27-21-0 | -3.3 | 27-21 | -3.3 | 20-23 | 3.0 | 31.4 | 2.6 | 30.4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 10-11-0 | -3.8 | 10-11 | -3.8 | 9-10 | 2.8 | 31.2 | 2.8 | 31.0 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4 | 1-4 | -4 | 2-3 | 2.2 | 32.2 | 3.6 | 31.0 | | vs. Division | 6-13-0 | -13.6 | 6-13 | -13.6 | 8-11 | 2.3 | 31.2 | 3.4 | 31.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 48 | 143 | 54 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1505 | 9.5% | 157 | 35 | 22.3% | 252 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 21 | 58 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 656 | 8.8% | 69 | 14 | 20.3% | 100 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 6.8% | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 19 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 19 | 44 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 592 | 7.4% | 55 | 8 | 14.5% | 77 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 124 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 1459 | 8.5% | 175 | 23 | 13.1% | 207 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 58 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 650 | 8.9% | 81 | 11 | 13.6% | 94 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 11.6% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 29 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 64 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 605 | 10.6% | 74 | 13 | 17.6% | 104 |
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| MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 38 | 38 | 1105 | 1017 | 92.0% | 6 | 22-16 | -1.6 | 22-16-0 | +1 | 16-18 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games) | 14 | 14 | 400 | 364 | 91.0% | 2 | 7-7 | -1.6 | 7-7-0 | -2 | 7-6 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division) | 15 | 15 | 452 | 406 | 89.8% | 3 | 5-10 | -10.5 | 5-10-0 | -12 | 7-8 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 98 | 86.7% | 1 | 0-4 | -4.4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 2-2 | | THOMAS GREISS (All Games) | 11 | 10 | 334 | 306 | 91.6% | 0 | 5-5 | -1.7 | 5-5-0 | -1 | 4-5 | | THOMAS GREISS (Road Games) | 7 | 7 | 232 | 214 | 92.2% | 0 | 3-4 | -2.3 | 3-4-0 | -2 | 2-4 | | THOMAS GREISS (vs. Division) | 5 | 4 | 150 | 137 | 91.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.1 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | | THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 111 | 101 | 91.0% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.3 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 2-1 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 18-30-0 | -10.3 | 18-30 | -10.3 | 18-24 | 2.3 | 24.8 | 2.8 | 30.4 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 8-13-0 | -6.2 | 8-13 | -6.2 | 5-10 | 2.2 | 25.9 | 2.5 | 27.8 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +2.6 | 3-2 | +2.6 | 3-1 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 2.8 | 32.6 | | vs. Division | 6-12-0 | -6 | 6-12 | -6 | 5-10 | 2.1 | 24.9 | 3.1 | 30.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 48 | 109 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1191 | 9.2% | 137 | 28 | 20.4% | 188 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 21 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 544 | 8.5% | 63 | 11 | 17.5% | 76 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 13.0% | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 27 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 18 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 449 | 8.2% | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | 65 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 135 | 26 | 49 | 52 | 8 | 15 | 1457 | 9.3% | 171 | 34 | 19.9% | 217 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 53 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 583 | 9.1% | 66 | 14 | 21.2% | 85 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 8.6% | 20 | 1 | 5.0% | 23 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 55 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 544 | 10.1% | 65 | 13 | 20.0% | 90 |
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| SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (All Games) | 3 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (vs. Division) | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 76.5% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | KEITH KINKAID (All Games) | 9 | 5 | 195 | 178 | 91.3% | 0 | 1-4 | -2.8 | 1-4-0 | -3 | 1-2 | | KEITH KINKAID (Home Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 113 | 91.9% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 1-1 | | KEITH KINKAID (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 64 | 59 | 92.2% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-1 | | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 109 | 97 | 89.0% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.8 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-1 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 42 | 42 | 1199 | 1104 | 92.1% | 3 | 17-25 | -6.6 | 17-25-0 | -6 | 16-22 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Home Games) | 17 | 17 | 455 | 421 | 92.5% | 0 | 7-10 | -4.4 | 7-10-0 | -4 | 4-9 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (vs. Division) | 16 | 16 | 458 | 419 | 91.5% | 1 | 6-10 | -4.1 | 6-10-0 | -5 | 5-9 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 100 | 93.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +3.6 | 3-1-0 | +4 | 3-1 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 3.23, NEW JERSEY 3.24 |
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| 1/3/2015 | MONTREAL | 1-4 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5 ov | P | | 1/7/2015 | BOSTON | 2-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 ov | P | | 1/10/2015 | at MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | U | | 1/13/2015 | MINNESOTA | 7-2 | W | 0, -195 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/16/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-6 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/18/2015 | NY RANGERS | 2-5 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | O | | 1/20/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 2-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 1/21/2015 | CHICAGO | 2-3 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/27/2015 | WINNIPEG | 5-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/28/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 0-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/30/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 2/1/2015 | NASHVILLE | | | 2/4/2015 | at EDMONTON | | | 2/6/2015 | at CALGARY | | | 2/7/2015 | at VANCOUVER | |
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| 1/3/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 5-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ev | O | | 1/6/2015 | BUFFALO | 4-1 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5 un | P | | 1/8/2015 | at BOSTON | 0-3 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 un | U | | 1/9/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 2-3 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 ov | P | | 1/14/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | 5-3 | W | 0, +195 | W | 5 un | O | | 1/16/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 1-5 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ev | O | | 1/19/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 5-2 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5 un | O | | 1/28/2015 | TORONTO | 2-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | U | | 1/30/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 1/31/2015 | FLORIDA | | | 2/3/2015 | OTTAWA | | | 2/6/2015 | TORONTO | | | 2/7/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 2/9/2015 | EDMONTON | |
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| |  | 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. | | NEW JERSEY: LAST SEASON: 35-29-18, 88 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Peter DeBoer, 4th season with Devils (102-76-34); 7th overall in NHL (205-183-70).
ADDED: LW Mike Cammalleri, LW Martin Havlat, C Scott Gomez, G Scott Clemmensen.
LOST: G Martin Brodeur, D Anton Volchenkov, D Mark Fayne.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jaromir Jagr. Led the team in scoring with 24 goals and 43 assists in remarkable season in which he played in all 82. Can he do it again at 42-years-old. If he does, the Devils have a shot at getting back into the playoffs for the first time since reaching NHL Finals in 2011-12.
OUTLOOK: After finishing with fourth fewest goals in the league, the Devils hope free-agent signees Cammalleri (26 goals) and Havlat (12 goals in 48 games) can boost the scoring, along with Adam Henrique, who scored a career-high 25-goals last season. With Broduer not re-signed, Cory Schnedier will get most of the work in goal after posting a 1.97 goals against average in 46 games last season. Defense allowed 208 goals, ninth best in the league. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-NEW JERSEY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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*Penguins-Devils Preview* =========================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Pittsburgh (27-13-8) at New Jersey (18-22-8), 7:00 p.m. EDT
While a slew of injuries hasn't helped, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been playing mediocre hockey for over a month now - particularly away from Consol Energy Center.
With six of their next eight games on the road, the Penguins' disappointing stretch could grow even worse starting Friday night against the New Jersey Devils.
Pittsburgh (27-13-8) seems to have plateaued following a stellar start in which it averaged 3.13 goals while winning 22 of its first 32 contests - tied for the second-most victories in the NHL through Dec. 20.
Since then, however, the Penguins have dropped 11 of 16, including five of their last six after a 4-0 loss at Washington on Wednesday followed Tuesday's home win over Winnipeg.
"When you come off a break like that and play two in a row, it taxes you more than normal," captain Sidney Crosby said of the six-day All-Star hiatus. "So we're just trying to regroup. Competing allows a lot of things to happen, a lot of good things. As long as we focus on that, usually the other stuff kind of takes care of itself."
Pittsburgh has averaged only 2.56 goals over its last 16 games while allowing 3.13. Those issues have been especially evident away from home, where the Penguins have won just once in their last nine while going 4 for 30 on the power play in that span.
"You can't just keep saying there's more time left in the season. You want to fix these things as soon as they happen," defenseman Rob Scuderi said. "I don't think it's certainly any time to panic yet, but we certainly would like to get our fingers on the problem immediately."
The Devils (18-22-8) have dominated the Penguins in New Jersey in recent years, winning 13 of the past 15 meetings at the Prudential Center, including the previous five. Pittsburgh has managed only six goals over those five contests after a 3-1 loss Dec. 29.
Cory Schneider, who stopped 27 shots in that victory, has won each of his last two starts and owns a 1.16 goals-against average over his last five at home. Schneider leads all NHL goaltenders with 42 starts and will match a career high with another Friday.
He'll likely be opposed by Marc-Andre Fleury, which would mark the netminders' fourth meeting this season. Prior to New Jersey's win Dec. 29, Fleury helped the Penguins win two matchups with the Devils in Pittsburgh, including a 29-save shutout Dec. 2.
Fleury's career against New Jersey has been feast or famine. He has recorded five shutouts against the Devils - his best mark versus any team - but, including overtime and shootout defeats, has also lost to New Jersey 27 times, more than any other opponent.
He'll face a Devils offense that ranks toward the bottom of the NHL with 2.21 goals per game, yet managed to pick up a 2-1 shootout win over Toronto on Wednesday behind 29 saves from Schneider. Adam Larsson scored with 2:50 left in the third to force overtime.
"Any win is a good win for us at this point," veteran center Patrick Elias said. "It wasn't an easy game coming off the (All-Star) break. We just didn't have it going. Schneids kept us in there for the first two."
The Penguins will be without Evgeni Malkin (lower body), who will miss his fourth straight game. The ninth-year center and Crosby are tied for the team lead with 51 points.
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| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 1:15:22 AM EST. |
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