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NHL : ATS Matchup
Sunday 3/1/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
COLUMBUS
 
PITTSBURGH
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
3
Final
5

COLUMBUS (26-31-0-4, 56 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (35-17-0-9, 79 pts.)
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Sunday, 3/1/2015 5:05 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: COLUMBUS - SERGIE BOBROVSKY, PITTSBURGH - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
5COLUMBUS+220Ov 5.5,+115+220Ov 5.5,+115
6PITTSBURGH-260Un 5.5,-135-260Un 5.5,-135
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
COLUMBUS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games26-35-0-1.126-35-1.130-272.628.43.132.8
Team Stats (Road Games)14-16-0+714-16+712-162.628.22.933.6
Last 5 Games0-5-0-6.60-5-6.63-21.633.83.627.6
vs. Division9-11-0+0.29-11+0.213-62.828.33.132.6
COLUMBUS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)611574552537917339.1%1933920.2%275
Team Stats (Road Games)3077242525358459.1%971818.6%137
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)58242001694.7%1600.0%15
Team Stats (vs. Division)20571717194356610.1%691420.3%101
Stats Against (All Games) 19157616941320009.5%2144119.2%321
Stats Against (Road Games) 872930262410088.6%1102119.1%144
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 1810341413813.0%16212.5%24
Stats Against (vs. Division) 63192021336529.7%801012.5%112
COLUMBUS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games)3332104495391.3%016-16+4.916-16-0+614-15
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Road Games)151446042091.3%08-6+6.58-6-0+76-7
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (vs. Division)8826323890.5%04-4+0.64-4-0+15-3
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games)44958690.5%01-3-1.41-3-0-10-3
ANTON FORSBERG (All Games)5514912986.6%00-5-6.90-5-0-73-1
ANTON FORSBERG (Road Games)22756688.0%00-2-20-2-0-21-0
ANTON FORSBERG (vs. Division)22756688.0%00-2-20-2-0-21-0
ANTON FORSBERG (Last 4 Games)4412010385.8%00-4-5.90-4-0-63-1
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games)282479672991.6%010-14+0.810-14-0+113-11
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games)161447043692.8%06-8+2.66-8-0+35-9
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division)101031228691.7%05-5+1.65-5-0+27-3
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games)441049490.4%00-4-4.40-4-0-42-2

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games35-26-0-2.535-26-2.524-302.930.92.529.5
Team Stats (Home Games)19-13-0-319-13-312-163.030.62.429.8
Last 5 Games3-2-0-0.73-2-0.73-23.028.82.229.0
vs. Division8-15-0-15.68-15-15.69-142.331.53.230.7
PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)611766453518718879.3%1923920.3%305
Team Stats (Home Games)3296352830349809.8%1012221.8%169
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5154650014410.4%17317.6%22
Team Stats (vs. Division)2352171617227247.2%691014.5%91
Stats Against (All Games) 1524444559918018.4%2173114.3%250
Stats Against (Home Games) 77282521359558.1%1111614.4%129
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 11308011457.6%19315.8%19
Stats Against (vs. Division) 732514304670610.3%911617.6%118
PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)48481363126092.4%628-20-2.128-20-0018-25
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Home Games)292985078892.7%417-12-3.617-12-0-410-15
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division)191955249890.2%37-12-12.57-12-0-148-11
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)4412111393.4%02-2-22-2-0-22-2
THOMAS GREISS (All Games)141341737890.6%17-6-0.57-6-006-5
THOMAS GREISS (Home Games)431029290.2%02-1+0.62-1-0+12-1
THOMAS GREISS (vs. Division)5415013791.3%01-3-3.11-3-0-31-3
THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games)441059186.7%13-1+2.23-1-0+23-0
JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games)10171694.1%00-000-0-000-0
JEFF ZATKOFF (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JEFF ZATKOFF (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games)10171694.1%00-000-0-000-0
Average power rating of opponents played: COLUMBUS 3.2,  PITTSBURGH 3.24
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
COLUMBUS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
2/3/2015ARIZONA1-4L0, -170L5.5 unU
2/6/2015ST LOUIS7-1W0, +155W5.5 unO
2/7/2015at OTTAWA4-1W0, +150W5.5 evU
2/9/2015LOS ANGELES3-4L0, +135L5 ovO
2/13/2015PHILADELPHIA4-3W0, -125W5.5 ovO
2/14/2015at NY ISLANDERS3-6L0, +230L5.5 evO
2/17/2015at PHILADELPHIA5-2W0, +125W5.5 ovO
2/19/2015at PITTSBURGH2-1W0, +200W5.5 evU
2/21/2015at MONTREAL1-3L0, +170L5 ovU
2/22/2015at NY RANGERS3-4L0, +190L5.5 evO
2/24/2015BUFFALO2-4L0, -220L5.5 unO
2/26/2015MONTREAL2-5L0, +125L5 ovO
2/28/2015NEW JERSEY0-2L0, -140L5 unU
3/1/2015at PITTSBURGH 
3/3/2015WASHINGTON 
3/6/2015at NEW JERSEY 
3/7/2015COLORADO 
3/10/2015at CAROLINA 
3/12/2015at DETROIT 

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
2/4/2015at EDMONTON2-0W0, -220W5.5 unU
2/6/2015at CALGARY4-0W0, -115W5 ovU
2/7/2015at VANCOUVER0-5L0, +100L5 ovP
2/11/2015DETROIT4-1W0, -135W5 ovP
2/12/2015at OTTAWA5-4W0, -130W5.5 unO
2/15/2015at CHICAGO1-2L0, +140L5 ovU
2/17/2015WASHINGTON1-3L0, -165L5 ovU
2/19/2015COLUMBUS1-2L0, -240L5.5 evU
2/21/2015at ST LOUIS4-2W0, +125W5 ovO
2/22/2015FLORIDA5-1W0, -220W5 ovO
2/25/2015at WASHINGTON4-3W0, +105W5 ovO
3/1/2015COLUMBUS 
3/4/2015at COLORADO 
3/6/2015at ANAHEIM 
3/7/2015at LOS ANGELES 
3/9/2015at SAN JOSE 
3/12/2015EDMONTON 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
COLUMBUS: LAST SEASON: 43-32-7, 93 points. Eliminated in first round of playoffs by Pittsburgh in 6 games.
COACH: Todd Richards, fourth season with the Blue Jackets, 85-70-16; 5th overall in NHL.
ADDED: LW Scott Hartnell, RW Jerry D'Amigo, RW Brian Gibbons.
LOST: LW R.J. Umberger, C Derek MacKenzie, RW Jack Skille.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Brandon Dubinsky. With two of the team's top centers unavailable (Ryan Johansen, holdout; Boone Jenner, broken hand), the fiery 28-year-old's role only grows bigger. He was already the heart and soul of a team that doesn't have an official captain, even though he would seem the likely choice. Coming off a year in which he had 16 goals and 34 assists and continually came up big late in games, he'll be counted on to provide even more points and leadership.
OUTLOOK: If the contract dispute between Johansen and the club isn't resolved soon, and with Jenner and Nathan Horton (bad back) out for the foreseeable future, the Blue Jackets may have to win a lot of 1-0 and 2-1 games in which G Sergei Bobrovsky stands on his head. Also, several young players (most likely Alexander Wennberg and Simon Hjalmarsson) may have to be gangbusters right from the outset to kill time until the club's at full strength.
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (COLUMBUS-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Blue Jackets-Penguins Preview* ===============================

Columbus (26-30-4) at Pittsburgh (35-17-9), 5:00 p.m. EDT

Sidney Crosby fought Brandon Dubinsky the last time the Pittsburgh Penguins met the Columbus Blue Jackets, though that won't happen again.

Dubinsky is out for the visiting Blue Jackets on Sunday evening when they try to end a five-game slide as well as the Penguins' three-game win streak.

These clubs played an intense first-round series last season, which Pittsburgh (35-17-9) captured in six games.

Columbus (26-31-4) has responded by taking the first two 2014-15 meetings, including a 2-1 win at Pittsburgh on Feb. 19.

Crosby was held without a point that night after amassing 17 in a 10-game streak in the regular season versus Columbus. In the second period, he dropped his gloves to fight Dubinsky - a nemesis over the years. The Blue Jackets center went on to score the winning short-handed goal with 2:17 left.

Dubinsky is out indefinitely due to concussion symptoms. In any case, Crosby insists he will keep his gloves on Sunday.

"I think my last fight before that was four or five years ago so I would probably not bet on seeing another one," Crosby said.

The Penguins have won three straight since losing to the Blue Jackets, with Crosby totaling four points. He scored his 20th goal in Wednesday's 4-3 win at Washington.

Fellow superstar Evgeni Malkin has eight points in a four-game run. Crosby has 62 points and Malkin 61.

Gritty forward Daniel Winnik will make his Pittsburgh debut after being acquired Wednesday from Toronto. He had seven goals and 18 assists this season.

"I think anybody that gets traded you hope it's to a team that has a chance to win the Cup and I've been fortunate to be traded in here and have that chance for the rest of the year," Winnik said.

He'll see a former teammate in David Clarkson, who made his Columbus debut in Saturday's 2-0 home loss to New Jersey after being acquired Thursday from the Maple Leafs. His new team held a 33-19 edge in shots.

"We did a lot of good things," Clarkson said. "Of course, you always think you can do better."

Curtis McElhinney stopped 17 of 18 shots as Columbus fell to 0-4-1 in its last five games.

Sergei Bobrovsky, who has missed the last 16 games because of a groin injury, could be back after he was activated Saturday. Coach Todd Richards did not name a starting goalie after Saturday's defeat.

The Blue Jackets went 0 for 3 on the power play to drop to an NHL-worst 4.9 percent since the All-Star break. They are 0 for 20 in their last six games.

Columbus backup center Brian Gibbons, who was recalled from the minors Friday, will play in Pittsburgh for the first time since he was a rookie last season with the Penguins.

These teams are among the NHL's leaders in hits per game. Pittsburgh is preparing to get ready for the physical challenge that awaits.

"Against Columbus, they're the type of team they're a heavy forechecking team so you've got to be able to skate through your zone quick," coach Mike Johnston said. "And that's the real focus for us going into tomorrow night's game."


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