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| All Games | 17-32-0 | -12.4 | 17-32 | -12.4 | 27-19 | 2.3 | 29.4 | 3.4 | 32.1 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-17-0 | -6 | 8-17 | -6 | 15-9 | 2.4 | 28.7 | 3.6 | 32.7 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.7 | 1-4 | -2.7 | 4-1 | 2.4 | 35.2 | 4.4 | 35.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 49 | 113 | 36 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1442 | 7.8% | 152 | 32 | 21.1% | 194 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 25 | 60 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 718 | 8.4% | 71 | 16 | 22.5% | 101 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 6.8% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 20 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 168 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 1572 | 10.7% | 168 | 39 | 23.2% | 277 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 89 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 817 | 10.9% | 89 | 18 | 20.2% | 148 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 22 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 179 | 12.3% | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 31 |
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| LOUIS DOMINQUE (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 81.8% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | LOUIS DOMINQUE (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 81.8% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | LOUIS DOMINQUE(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 81.8% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | LOUIS DOMINQUE (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 81.8% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MIKE SMITH (All Games) | 34 | 32 | 997 | 885 | 88.8% | 2 | 8-24 | -16.1 | 8-24-0 | -15 | 17-14 | | MIKE SMITH (Road Games) | 17 | 16 | 505 | 450 | 89.1% | 2 | 3-13 | -9.2 | 3-13-0 | -9 | 8-8 | | MIKE SMITH(vs. Non-Conference) | 13 | 12 | 360 | 325 | 90.3% | 1 | 4-8 | -4.1 | 4-8-0 | -4 | 5-7 | | MIKE SMITH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 138 | 123 | 89.1% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.7 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 |
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| All Games | 32-16-0 | +12.8 | 32-16 | +12.8 | 14-26 | 2.7 | 27.6 | 2.2 | 30.7 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 17-7-0 | +6.6 | 17-7 | +6.6 | 8-13 | 3.1 | 28.8 | 2.2 | 30.8 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5.3 | 5-0 | +5.3 | 1-4 | 2.6 | 28.8 | 1.4 | 34.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 48 | 128 | 20 | 42 | 58 | 8 | 10 | 1325 | 9.7% | 145 | 24 | 16.6% | 221 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 24 | 74 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 692 | 10.7% | 74 | 16 | 21.6% | 132 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 9.0% | 18 | 5 | 27.8% | 24 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 108 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1473 | 7.3% | 164 | 24 | 14.6% | 186 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 53 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 740 | 7.2% | 78 | 11 | 14.1% | 93 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 4.1% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 12 |
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| CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 39 | 39 | 1180 | 1101 | 93.3% | 2 | 27-12 | +13.4 | 27-12-0 | +13 | 12-21 | | CAREY PRICE (Home Games) | 22 | 22 | 682 | 638 | 93.5% | 2 | 16-6 | +8.6 | 16-6-0 | +9 | 6-13 | | CAREY PRICE(vs. Non-Conference) | 17 | 17 | 553 | 515 | 93.1% | 1 | 10-7 | +2 | 10-7-0 | +2 | 4-10 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 139 | 136 | 97.8% | 1 | 4-0 | +4.3 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 0-4 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 10 | 9 | 289 | 265 | 91.7% | 2 | 5-4 | -0.6 | 5-4-0 | -1 | 2-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% | 0 | 1-1 | -2 | 1-1-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 88.9% | 1 | 0-1 | -1.3 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 128 | 117 | 91.4% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.9 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-2 |
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| 1/6/2015 | ST LOUIS | 0-6 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/8/2015 | WINNIPEG | 4-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | P | | 1/10/2015 | OTTAWA | 1-5 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/13/2015 | SAN JOSE | 2-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/15/2015 | CALGARY | 1-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/17/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 1-3 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/18/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 3-4 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/20/2015 | at CHICAGO | 1-6 | L | 0, +255 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 1/27/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 3-4 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 1/29/2015 | at TORONTO | 3-1 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 1/31/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-7 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/1/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 2/3/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 2/5/2015 | CAROLINA | | | 2/7/2015 | DETROIT | | | 2/9/2015 | at CHICAGO | | | 2/10/2015 | at ST LOUIS | |
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| 1/6/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/10/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 1-2 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | U | | 1/14/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | P | | 1/15/2015 | at OTTAWA | 1-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/17/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 6-4 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/20/2015 | NASHVILLE | 2-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/27/2015 | DALLAS | 3-2 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/29/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 1-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 un | U | | 1/31/2015 | WASHINGTON | 1-0 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/1/2015 | ARIZONA | | | 2/3/2015 | BUFFALO | | | 2/7/2015 | NEW JERSEY | | | 2/8/2015 | at BOSTON | | | 2/10/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | | | 2/12/2015 | EDMONTON | |
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| |  | ARIZONA: LAST SEASON: 37-30-15, 89 points. Ninth overall in Western Conference.
COACH: Dave Tippett, fifth season with Arizona, 156-96-42; In 10th NHL season as coach, 427-252-107.
ADDED: C Sam Gagner, C Joe Vitale, RW B.J. Crombeen, G Devan Dubnyk.
LOST: RW Radim Vrbata, C Mike Ribeiro, D Derek Morris, LW Paul Bissonnette, G Thomas Greiss.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Antoine Vermette. As Ribeiro struggled late last season, Vermette surged to the forefront as Arizona's top center. He led the Coyotes with 24 goals last season and is a superb two-way player - a perfect fit for Tippett's defense-first system. A bigger season could be on the horizon as the Coyotes lean on him more.
OUTLOOK: The Coyotes should contend for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. Arizona lost captain Shane Doan for 12 games due to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and goalie Mike Smith was out the final 10 games with a knee injury. Even with the injuries, the Coyotes finished two points out of the West's final playoff spot. Stay relatively healthy and get back to their defensive ways, they might be in the mix again this season. | | MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points; lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference final.
COACH: Michel Therrien, seventh season with Canadiens, 287-224-23-58.
ADDED: D Tom Gilbert, C Manny Malhotra, RW P.A. Parenteau, RW Jiri Sekac.
LOST: C Daniel Briere, RW Brian Gionta, D Josh Gorges, LW Thomas Vanek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: P.K. Subban: The 43rd overall pick in the 2007 draft solidified his status as a top-five defenseman in the NHL following a 2013-14 regular season in which he recorded 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists) in 82 games, and added another 11 (five goals and six assists) in 17 playoff games. And he isn't going anywhere. The Canadiens and Subban agreed to an eight-year, $72 million contract in the offseason.
OUTLOOK: The Canadiens earned the ire of playoff foes Boston and New York for on-ice antics and their off-ice loquaciousness. But teams don't dislike opponents who aren't good. The Canadiens are just that, and should find themselves in the playoffs come April. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (ARIZONA-MONTREAL) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Coyotes-Canadiens Preview* ===========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Arizona (17-25-6) at Montreal (31-13-3), 1:00 p.m. EDT
The Montreal Canadiens' Carey Price is certainly in the running for the Vezina Trophy, and he's making a case for the Hart Trophy, too.
Price has looked every bit like an MVP against the Arizona Coyotes over the years.
Coming off back-to-back shutouts, Price tries to improve to 7-0 in the series as the surging Canadiens host the Coyotes on Sunday.
Price has stopped a combined 60 shots in consecutive 1-0 wins over the Rangers on Thursday and Washington on Saturday. He tied Hall of Famer Patrick Roy for fifth on the team's all-time shutout list with 29 after Max Pacioretty scored 3:08 into overtime against the Capitals.
Price has compiled a 1.43 goals-against average in winning five straight and 13 of his last 16 starts. He's surrendered two goals or fewer in all but one of those appearances,
"He's amazing. He's so humble. He just comes to the rink and does his job. A guy like that doesn't have to open his mouth once to be the best leader on this team," Pacioretty, who also provided all the offense against New York, told the team's official website. "The way he shows up, the way he handles himself, the way he carries himself, he's the backbone of this team.
"You get goose bumps when you're stepping out of the tunnel because you want to step up for him."
With 67 points, the Canadiens (32-13-3) are one in back of Tampa Bay for the Atlantic Division lead with three games in hand. They are an NHL-best 15-3-1 since Dec. 9.
Montreal has won five in a row, with the last four all coming by one goal.
"We're all making contributions. It's a team sport. Guys are doing their part," Price said. "I'm relying on the guys around me and they're relying on me. Right now, we've got a perfect harmony going."
Price's success shouldn't come as much of a surprise to the Coyotes (17-26-6), who haven't been able to get much past the star goaltender. Price has won each of his six starts against Arizona behind a 1.65 GAA, surrendering one or two goals in each.
Montreal had won nine straight in the series before dropping the last meeting, 5-2 at Arizona on March 6. Mike Smith made 24 saves for the Coyotes, improving to 3-1-3 with a 2.20 GAA against the Canadiens.
While Price ranks among the leaders at his position in several key categories, Smith is having a season he'd rather forget. Smith's 21 losses are the most in the NHL, and he owns a league-worst 3.49 GAA.
Smith stopped just 15 of 20 shots before getting pulled in favor of rookie Louis Domingue during Saturday's 7-2 loss at Ottawa.
"Where we are with some key veterans out and playing some young players, the bottom line is your goaltender has to be good for you and ours wasn't good," coach Dave Tippett said.
Defenseman Zbynek Michalek scored his second goal of the season for Arizona, which dropped to 1-6-2 in its last nine.
"It's not how we want to be. We want to be a hard team to  ," Michalek said. "I just was embarrassed and I think everybody should feel the same way. There's no excuses."
The Coyotes franchise has been outscored 100-43 in going 1-19-1 with two ties in its last 23 visits to Montreal.
Pacioretty leads the Canadiens with 23 goals and 40 points, 28 of which have come in 24 home games. Montreal is 17-5-2 on its own ice.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 7:45:54 AM EST. |
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