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| All Games | 41-23-0 | +7.9 | 41-23 | +7.9 | 20-34 | 2.7 | 28.5 | 2.2 | 30.4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 19-12-0 | +6.8 | 19-12 | +6.8 | 9-17 | 2.3 | 27.4 | 2.3 | 30.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.7 | 3-2 | +0.7 | 2-3 | 3.0 | 26.2 | 2.2 | 31.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 64 | 172 | 33 | 53 | 76 | 10 | 16 | 1823 | 9.4% | 184 | 31 | 16.8% | 290 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 31 | 72 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 848 | 8.5% | 84 | 10 | 11.9% | 116 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 11.5% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 23 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 142 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 1945 | 7.3% | 197 | 29 | 14.7% | 243 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 71 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 958 | 7.4% | 99 | 16 | 16.2% | 123 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 7.1% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 21 |
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| CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 52 | 52 | 1542 | 1442 | 93.5% | 4 | 36-16 | +14.9 | 36-16-0 | +14 | 16-29 | | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 23 | 23 | 683 | 637 | 93.3% | 1 | 15-8 | +6.8 | 15-8-0 | +6 | 8-12 | | CAREY PRICE(vs. Non-Conference) | 20 | 20 | 651 | 605 | 92.9% | 2 | 11-9 | +0.6 | 11-9-0 | +1 | 5-12 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 126 | 118 | 93.7% | 2 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 13 | 12 | 397 | 363 | 91.4% | 2 | 5-7 | -7 | 5-7-0 | -7 | 4-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 270 | 250 | 92.6% | 2 | 4-4 | +0 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 1-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 3 | 88 | 79 | 89.8% | 1 | 0-3 | -6.4 | 0-3-0 | -6 | 1-1 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 139 | 125 | 89.9% | 0 | 1-3 | -5.4 | 1-3-0 | -5 | 3-0 |
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| All Games | 30-33-0 | -17.6 | 30-33 | -17.6 | 27-25 | 2.7 | 30.9 | 2.6 | 27.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 20-13-0 | -3.5 | 20-13 | -3.5 | 13-16 | 2.8 | 30.4 | 2.2 | 26.4 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -3 | 2-3 | -3 | 3-2 | 2.0 | 26.6 | 2.4 | 26.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 63 | 171 | 48 | 58 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 1948 | 8.8% | 204 | 36 | 17.6% | 291 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 33 | 94 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1004 | 9.4% | 117 | 25 | 21.4% | 168 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 7.5% | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 18 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 164 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 12 | 14 | 1731 | 9.5% | 192 | 38 | 19.8% | 267 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 73 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 871 | 8.4% | 106 | 18 | 17.0% | 120 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 9.1% | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 21 |
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| MARTIN JONES (All Games) | 13 | 10 | 276 | 251 | 90.9% | 2 | 4-6 | -3.3 | 4-6-0 | -3 | 4-5 | | MARTIN JONES (Home Games) | 6 | 4 | 108 | 98 | 90.7% | 1 | 2-2 | -1.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 | | MARTIN JONES(vs. Non-Conference) | 4 | 4 | 75 | 63 | 84.0% | 2 | 1-3 | -3.4 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 2-2 | | MARTIN JONES (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 70 | 64 | 91.4% | 1 | 1-2 | -2.4 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | | JONATHAN QUICK (All Games) | 54 | 53 | 1449 | 1324 | 91.4% | 6 | 26-27 | -14.3 | 26-27-0 | -14 | 23-20 | | JONATHAN QUICK (Home Games) | 30 | 29 | 762 | 703 | 92.3% | 4 | 18-11 | -1.7 | 18-11-0 | -2 | 12-14 | | JONATHAN QUICK(vs. Non-Conference) | 24 | 23 | 641 | 591 | 92.2% | 5 | 11-12 | -7.8 | 11-12-0 | -9 | 8-11 | | JONATHAN QUICK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 92 | 85 | 92.4% | 1 | 2-2 | -2 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-2 |
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| 2/7/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 6-2 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5 un | O | | 2/8/2015 | at BOSTON | 3-1 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/10/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 2-1 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/12/2015 | EDMONTON | 3-4 | L | 0, -250 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/14/2015 | TORONTO | 2-1 | W | 0, -240 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/16/2015 | at DETROIT | 2-0 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/18/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/19/2015 | FLORIDA | 2-3 | L | 0, -150 | L | 4.5 ov | O | | 2/21/2015 | COLUMBUS | 3-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/24/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 5-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 un | O | | 2/26/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 5-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | O | | 2/28/2015 | TORONTO | 4-0 | W | 0, -225 | W | 5 ev | U | | 3/2/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 0-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5 ov | U | | 3/4/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 1-3 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5 ev | U | | 3/5/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 3/7/2015 | at ARIZONA | | | 3/10/2015 | TAMPA BAY | | | 3/12/2015 | OTTAWA | | | 3/14/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 3/16/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | |
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| 2/7/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 4-2 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | O | | 2/9/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 4-3 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5 ov | O | | 2/12/2015 | CALGARY | 5-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | O | | 2/14/2015 | WASHINGTON | 3-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/16/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 3-2 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/18/2015 | at COLORADO | 4-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 ov | P | | 2/21/2015 | vs SAN JOSE | 2-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/24/2015 | DETROIT | 1-0 | W | 0, -220 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/26/2015 | OTTAWA | 0-1 | L | 0, -275 | L | 5 ov | U | | 2/27/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 2-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/1/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 2-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/3/2015 | at EDMONTON | 5-2 | W | 0, -230 | W | 5 ev | O | | 3/5/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 3/7/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 3/10/2015 | at COLORADO | | | 3/12/2015 | at VANCOUVER | | | 3/14/2015 | NASHVILLE | | | 3/16/2015 | ARIZONA | |
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| |  | 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. | | LOS ANGELES: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points. Finished third in Pacific Division. Won the Stanley Cup.
COACH: Darryl Sutter, 4th season with Kings, 98-57-24; 15th overall in NHL.
ADDED: RW Adam Cracknell.
LOST: D Willie Mitchell, C Colin Fraser.
PLAYER TO WATCH: D Brayden McNabb. Mitchell's departure was the only significant change to the Kings' championship roster, and they hope the bruising McNabb can make the full-time NHL leap into his spot.
OUTLOOK: This tenacious, balanced team has won two of the last three Stanley Cup titles, playing a record 64 postseason games in that stretch. There's no reason to think the Kings can't contend for three crowns in four years, an NHL feat that hasn't been accomplished since Edmonton did it in 1990. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (MONTREAL-LOS ANGELES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Canadiens-Kings Preview* =========================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Montreal (41-18-5) at Los Angeles (30-21-12), 10:30 p.m. EDT
Approaching the final 19 games as if they each were postseason contests is the only option for the Los Angeles Kings, whose playoff fate remains uncomfortably uncertain.
They shouldn't have much trouble getting in if they put together the same effort that resulted in a victory to end their road trip.
Los Angeles seeks a sixth home win in seven tries as it faces the East-leading Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
The Kings (30-21-12) are tied with third-place Calgary for the Pacific Division's final guaranteed playoff spot, but they're behind by two in non-shootout victories - a category that counts as the first tiebreaker.
Los Angeles, hoping to avoid becoming the first defending champion since Carolina in 2006-07 to miss the postseason, lost three straight following an eight-game winning streak, then concluded a three-game trip with a 5-2 win at Edmonton on Tuesday.
Anze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis had a goal and two assists apiece, while Jeff Carter scored his third goal in two games.
"It was one of the more complete games we have played lately," Kopitar said. "We were on a bit of a skid, so we definitely needed that one. At this time of the year and in the position we are in, we need the two points every night. A lot is going to depend on us. We don't want to put our fate in any other team's hands."
Lewis has two goals and two assists in his last three, and he credits that success to playing on a line with Kopitar and Marian Gaborik lately.
"Those are two awesome players," Lewis said. "They are always open and there to support you. I just try to get them the puck and get to the net and good things are happening. Playing with those two almost makes the game a little easier."
Nothing came easy in the first meeting with the Canadiens, as P.K. Subban had a goal and two assists to lead Montreal to a 6-2 victory Dec. 12. Los Angeles hopes for a different result in Staples Center, where it has won five of six.
Subban had a goal and five assists during a three-game point streak before having it snapped in Wednesday's 3-1 loss at Anaheim. The Canadiens (41-18-5) had their four-game winning streak end with Monday's 4-0 loss to San Jose that began a four-game trip.
Montreal, which hasn't lost three in a row since Dec. 3-6, leads the New York Rangers and Islanders by two points atop the East. It has a three-point edge on Tampa Bay for the Atlantic Division lead with a game in hand.
"I don't think we're losing momentum," Subban said. "We did enough to win this hockey game. It just didn't bounce our way today."
Carey Price made 30 saves in his seventh straight start. He's lost back-to-back outings after having a 1.18 goals-against average during a 9-0-1 stretch.
It's unclear if he or Dustin Tokarski, who is 1-3-1 with a 3.43 GAA in his last five starts, will get the nod in the second of a back-to-back set. Price has a 1.69 GAA on the three occasions he's started on a second consecutive night.
Jonathan Quick didn't start for the Kings in the first meeting, but he's likely to be in net for this contest. Quick made 21 saves Tuesday and is 9-2-0 with a 1.88 GAA in his last 11.
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