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| 61 | ST LOUIS | -125 | Ov 5.5,+105 | -115 | Ov 5.5,+105 | | 62 | WINNIPEG | +105 | Un 5.5,-125 | -105 | Un 5.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 38-22-0 | +8.2 | 38-22 | +8.2 | 29-17 | 3.1 | 31.1 | 2.5 | 27.6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 16-12-0 | +2.9 | 16-12 | +2.9 | 13-8 | 2.9 | 33.1 | 2.7 | 29.7 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -3 | 2-3 | -3 | 3-2 | 2.4 | 25.6 | 3.0 | 28.4 | | vs. Division | 10-8-0 | -1 | 10-8 | -1 | 7-6 | 2.7 | 30.3 | 2.8 | 29.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 60 | 188 | 46 | 69 | 62 | 11 | 13 | 1865 | 10.1% | 189 | 44 | 23.3% | 317 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 28 | 82 | 18 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 927 | 8.8% | 89 | 24 | 27.0% | 133 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 9.4% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 21 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 18 | 48 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 545 | 8.8% | 59 | 7 | 11.9% | 73 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 151 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 1659 | 9.1% | 189 | 37 | 19.6% | 257 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 76 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 832 | 9.1% | 93 | 21 | 22.6% | 130 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 10.6% | 16 | 3 | 18.7% | 25 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 51 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 524 | 9.7% | 63 | 14 | 22.2% | 90 |
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| JAKE ALLEN (All Games) | 28 | 24 | 683 | 618 | 90.5% | 1 | 17-7 | +8 | 17-7-0 | +9 | 12-6 | | JAKE ALLEN (Road Games) | 13 | 12 | 350 | 319 | 91.1% | 0 | 8-4 | +3.6 | 8-4-0 | +4 | 3-4 | | JAKE ALLEN (vs. Division) | 8 | 7 | 222 | 199 | 89.6% | 0 | 4-3 | +0 | 4-3-0 | 0 | 3-2 | | JAKE ALLEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 92 | 84 | 91.3% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.6 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (All Games) | 7 | 5 | 169 | 152 | 89.9% | 1 | 2-3 | -1 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 4-1 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (Road Games) | 5 | 3 | 119 | 104 | 87.4% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 3-0 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (vs. Division) | 3 | 2 | 50 | 46 | 92.0% | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 96 | 86 | 89.6% | 1 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (All Games) | 31 | 31 | 805 | 740 | 91.9% | 4 | 19-12 | +1.1 | 19-12-0 | +1 | 13-10 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (Road Games) | 13 | 13 | 363 | 334 | 92.0% | 3 | 8-5 | +2.3 | 8-5-0 | +2 | 7-4 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (vs. Division) | 9 | 9 | 251 | 228 | 90.8% | 0 | 5-4 | -1 | 5-4-0 | -1 | 3-3 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 105 | 94 | 89.5% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.6 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 2-2 |
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| All Games | 31-31-0 | +1.8 | 31-31 | +1.8 | 33-24 | 2.8 | 30.1 | 2.7 | 29.1 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16-14-0 | -0.8 | 16-14 | -0.8 | 16-12 | 3.0 | 31.1 | 2.6 | 27.3 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1 | 3-2 | +1 | 5-0 | 3.6 | 32.6 | 3.8 | 29.0 | | vs. Division | 12-9-0 | +5.4 | 12-9 | +5.4 | 11-9 | 2.8 | 29.0 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 62 | 173 | 58 | 59 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1866 | 9.3% | 208 | 39 | 18.7% | 279 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 30 | 91 | 26 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 933 | 9.8% | 101 | 19 | 18.8% | 144 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 163 | 11.0% | 18 | 6 | 33.3% | 25 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 21 | 58 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 609 | 9.5% | 66 | 13 | 19.7% | 92 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 168 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 11 | 12 | 1805 | 9.3% | 255 | 49 | 19.2% | 291 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 78 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 820 | 9.5% | 123 | 23 | 18.7% | 139 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 13.1% | 22 | 7 | 31.8% | 34 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 48 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 609 | 7.9% | 85 | 13 | 15.3% | 84 |
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| MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (All Games) | 30 | 28 | 820 | 753 | 91.8% | 1 | 18-10 | +10.6 | 18-10-0 | +12 | 16-9 | | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (Home Games) | 15 | 14 | 393 | 363 | 92.4% | 1 | 9-5 | +2.8 | 9-5-0 | +4 | 6-6 | | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (vs. Division) | 12 | 11 | 339 | 315 | 92.9% | 0 | 8-3 | +7.6 | 8-3-0 | +8 | 7-3 | | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 98 | 87.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 4-0 | | ONDREJ PAVALEC (All Games) | 36 | 34 | 977 | 888 | 90.9% | 2 | 13-21 | -8.8 | 13-21-0 | -9 | 17-15 | | ONDREJ PAVALEC (Home Games) | 16 | 16 | 424 | 380 | 89.6% | 0 | 7-9 | -3.5 | 7-9-0 | -3 | 10-6 | | ONDREJ PAVALEC (vs. Division) | 10 | 10 | 269 | 247 | 91.8% | 0 | 4-6 | -2.2 | 4-6-0 | -2 | 4-6 | | ONDREJ PAVALEC (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 106 | 89.1% | 0 | 1-3 | -2 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 2-1 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: ST LOUIS 3.12, WINNIPEG 3.08 |
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| 1/30/2015 | at CAROLINA | 3-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | P | | 2/1/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/3/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-1 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/5/2015 | at BUFFALO | 3-0 | W | 0, -280 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/6/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 1-7 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/8/2015 | CHICAGO | 2-4 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/10/2015 | ARIZONA | 2-1 | W | 0, -325 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/12/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 6-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/15/2015 | at FLORIDA | 2-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/17/2015 | DALLAS | 1-4 | L | 0, -215 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/20/2015 | BOSTON | 5-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/21/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 2-4 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/24/2015 | MONTREAL | 2-5 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 un | O | | 2/26/2015 | at WINNIPEG | | | 2/28/2015 | at EDMONTON | | | 3/1/2015 | at VANCOUVER | | | 3/5/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | | | 3/7/2015 | at TORONTO | |
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| 1/31/2015 | DALLAS | 2-5 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/2/2015 | at CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/3/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 2-3 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 ov | P | | 2/6/2015 | CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/8/2015 | COLORADO | 5-3 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/10/2015 | MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/12/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 1-3 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5 ov | U | | 2/14/2015 | at DETROIT | 5-4 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/16/2015 | EDMONTON | 5-4 | W | 0, -270 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/19/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 1-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/21/2015 | at TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/24/2015 | DALLAS | 4-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/26/2015 | ST LOUIS | | | 3/1/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | | 3/4/2015 | OTTAWA | | | 3/7/2015 | at NASHVILLE | |
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| |  | ST LOUIS: LAST SEASON: 52-23-7, 111 points. Tied for third overall in Western Conference, lost in first round to Chicago.
COACH: Ken Hitchcock, third full season with Blues. 124-55-20. 657-405-178 overall in 18 seasons, seventh on career win list.
ADDED: C Paul Stastny, C Jori Lehtera, D Carl Gunnarsson, C Colin Fraser, F Robby Fabbri.
LOST: G Ryan Miller, D Roman Polak, F Vladimir Sobotka, F Brenden Morrow.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jaden Schwartz. Signing Stastny in free agency creates open ice for everyone else. Schwartz led team at plus-28 last season and scored 25 goals.
OUTLOOK: They've been among the NHL's best regular-season teams the last few seasons, and one of the stingiest, too. Last season they allowed the third-fewest goals, plus defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk are highly productive joining the rush. They appear to have enough firepower to contend for an ever-elusive first Stanley Cup, although as usual there's plenty of competition at the top of the Western Conference. | | WINNIPEG: LAST SEASON: 37-35-10, 84 points; finished 11th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Paul Maurice, second season with the Jets, 478-469-99-73 overall.
ADDED: C Mathieu Perreault.
LOST: C Olli Jokinen, G Al Montoya.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Evander Kane: The 23-year old is entering his sixth NHL season, all with the Thrashers/Jets franchise. But the question surrounding Kane isn't where he'll start the season. Rather it's where he'll finish. Kane's name has been linked in trade rumors, leading the left winger to tell a Vancouver radio station in July he will operate under the assumption he is ''a Winnipeg Jet.''
OUTLOOK: The Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise has not qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 2006-07 season. That probably won't change in 2014-15. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-WINNIPEG) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blues-Jets Preview* ====================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
St. Louis (38-18-4) at Winnipeg (31-20-11), 8:00 p.m. EDT
Uncharacteristic mistakes have pushed St. Louis further behind in the Central Division race, and the Blues realize a quick fix is needed with the playoffs approaching.
They'll have plenty of chances to test their mettle against the Winnipeg Jets before the postseason.
St. Louis looks to avoid a third consecutive defeat by kicking off a five-game trip with a sixth straight win over the Jets on Thursday night.
The Blues (38-18-4) sit nine points back of first-place Nashville after dropping three of four on their homestand. They're on the brink of dropping three straight for the first time since a four-game skid from Dec. 18-27 after falling 4-2 to Pittsburgh on Saturday and 5-2 to Montreal on Tuesday.
St. Louis is three points ahead with a game in hand on third-place Chicago, but coach Ken Hitchcock is more concerned with finding a solution to his club's recent woes.
"We're a team that's made a lot of great inroads on playing a certain way, and now we're not interested in playing the way that's been successful here," Hitchcock said. "We want to play a different way right now, and it's really, really hurting us.
"Whatever is going on, we have not paid the healthy respect to what's important for us to win hockey games. Not one bit. It's something we need to address - now."
The Blues have played much better on the road lately, winning seven of eight. After facing the Jets (31-20-11), they take on Edmonton on Saturday before dates with Vancouver and Philadelphia - both battling for playoff position. The trip ends March 7 in Toronto.
"We have a tough road trip now where we're going to play tough teams in their buildings," said David Backes, who scored against the Canadiens. "We need to bear down and play our game and get wins."
Backes scored in a 4-2 victory over Winnipeg on Nov. 23 in the first meeting to help St. Louis win its fifth straight in the series. These clubs meet four times before the end of the regular season as the Jets push toward just their second playoff appearance in the club's 15-year history.
Rookie Michael Hutchinson made 26 saves to help Winnipeg snap a two-game skid with a 4-2 win over Dallas on Tuesday. He's started four of the last five games, but he's not concerned about playing time.
"Right now going down the stretch, the only thing that matters is getting the team in the playoffs," said Hutchinson, who is 18-7-4 with a 2.35 goals-against average in 28 starts and two relief efforts. "So whether it's myself or (Ondrej Pavelec) playing, as long as we can win games and get the team in the playoffs, that's the only thing that matters right now."
Coach Paul Maurice has been impressed with Hutchinson, but he still appears to be going on a game-by-game basis with his goaltenders. Pavelec started the first meeting with the Blues and stopped 25 shots.
"You know it's too early (to ask who is starting Thursday)," Maurice said. "If you ask me (Wednesday), I'll tell you it's too early for that."
Blake Wheeler played 227 consecutive games before sitting out Tuesday and has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Michael Frolik played in Wheeler's spot on the top line with Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd.
The Jets addressed Wheeler's injury Wednesday by acquiring forward Jiri Tlusty from Carolina for a 2016 third-round pick and conditional sixth-rounder in this summer's draft. It's unclear if Tlusty, who has 13 goals and 10 assists in 52 games this season, will play in this contest.
Jake Allen made 28 saves for the Blues in the first matchup, but it's unclear if he or Brian Elliott will be in net for this meeting.
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| | Last Updated: 4/25/2024 4:40:46 AM EST. |
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