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| 59 | EDMONTON | +270 | Ov 5.5,+100 | +270 | Ov 5.5,+100 | | 60 | CHICAGO | -330 | Un 5.5,-120 | -330 | Un 5.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 18-46-0 | -18 | 18-46 | -18 | 31-30 | 2.3 | 27.5 | 3.3 | 29.7 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-24-0 | -8.5 | 8-24 | -8.5 | 16-14 | 2.3 | 28.9 | 3.5 | 30.7 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -1.4 | 1-4 | -1.4 | 1-4 | 1.2 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 28.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 64 | 145 | 41 | 50 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 1760 | 8.2% | 184 | 28 | 15.2% | 237 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 32 | 75 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 925 | 8.1% | 87 | 12 | 13.8% | 127 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 5.7% | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 12 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 213 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 1901 | 11.2% | 169 | 36 | 21.3% | 374 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 113 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 981 | 11.5% | 89 | 17 | 19.1% | 200 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 10.0% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 27 |
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| RICHARD BACHMAN (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RICHARD BACHMAN (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RICHARD BACHMAN (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | VIKTOR FASTH (All Games) | 26 | 24 | 682 | 606 | 88.9% | 1 | 6-18 | -7 | 6-18-0 | -6 | 11-11 | | VIKTOR FASTH (Road Games) | 18 | 18 | 488 | 434 | 88.9% | 1 | 6-12 | -0.7 | 6-12-0 | 0 | 8-8 | | VIKTOR FASTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 115 | 102 | 88.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -0.9 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 3-1 | | BEN SCRIVENS (All Games) | 44 | 40 | 1192 | 1069 | 89.7% | 1 | 12-28 | -11 | 12-28-0 | -9 | 20-19 | | BEN SCRIVENS (Road Games) | 17 | 14 | 464 | 414 | 89.2% | 0 | 2-12 | -7.7 | 2-12-0 | -7 | 8-6 | | BEN SCRIVENS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 111 | 101 | 91.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -0.4 | 1-3-0 | 0 | 1-3 |
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| All Games | 38-26-0 | -8.1 | 38-26 | -8.1 | 22-33 | 2.9 | 34.2 | 2.4 | 29.6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 20-13-0 | -8.7 | 20-13 | -8.7 | 14-15 | 3.0 | 38.2 | 2.4 | 30.3 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.3 | 3-2 | +0.3 | 2-2 | 2.6 | 29.8 | 2.8 | 28.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 64 | 188 | 60 | 54 | 63 | 11 | 18 | 2186 | 8.6% | 215 | 39 | 18.1% | 311 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 33 | 100 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 1259 | 7.9% | 112 | 20 | 17.9% | 168 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 8.7% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 20 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 152 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 1892 | 8.0% | 170 | 24 | 14.1% | 251 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 79 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1000 | 7.9% | 81 | 12 | 14.8% | 133 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 9.7% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 25 |
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| CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 43 | 43 | 1209 | 1112 | 92.0% | 1 | 25-18 | -9.1 | 25-18-0 | -8 | 17-22 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 22 | 22 | 612 | 556 | 90.8% | 0 | 11-11 | -13.5 | 11-11-0 | -15 | 11-9 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 93 | 83 | 89.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.8 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 9 | 9 | 287 | 267 | 93.0% | 1 | 6-3 | +2.2 | 6-3-0 | +2 | 1-6 | | SCOTT DARLING (Home Games) | 3 | 3 | 94 | 90 | 95.7% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.4 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 0-2 | | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 140 | 129 | 92.1% | 1 | 2-2 | -0.3 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 0-3 | | ANTTI RAANTA (All Games) | 14 | 12 | 389 | 364 | 93.6% | 3 | 7-5 | -1.2 | 7-5-0 | -1 | 4-5 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Home Games) | 10 | 8 | 291 | 277 | 95.2% | 2 | 7-1 | +4.4 | 7-1-0 | +4 | 3-4 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 100 | 94 | 94.0% | 1 | 1-2 | -2.6 | 1-2-0 | -3 | 1-2 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: EDMONTON 3.14, CHICAGO 3.16 |
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| 2/7/2015 | at TORONTO | 1-5 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/9/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | 2-1 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/10/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-3 | L | 0, +260 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/12/2015 | at MONTREAL | 4-3 | W | 0, +210 | W | 5 ov | O | | 2/14/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-7 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 2/16/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 4-5 | L | 0, +230 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/18/2015 | BOSTON | 4-3 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/20/2015 | MINNESOTA | 0-4 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/21/2015 | ANAHEIM | 1-2 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/24/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, +260 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/28/2015 | ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, +195 | L | 5 ov | U | | 3/3/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 2-5 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5 ev | O | | 3/6/2015 | at CHICAGO | | | 3/8/2015 | at CAROLINA | | | 3/9/2015 | at DETROIT | | | 3/12/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 3/13/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 3/16/2015 | TORONTO | |
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| 2/8/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 4-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 2/9/2015 | ARIZONA | 2-3 | L | 0, -260 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/11/2015 | VANCOUVER | 4-5 | L | 0, -205 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/13/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 3-1 | W | 0, -280 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/15/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/18/2015 | DETROIT | 2-3 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5 ov | P | | 2/20/2015 | COLORADO | 1-4 | L | 0, -215 | L | 5 ov | P | | 2/22/2015 | BOSTON | 2-6 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5 ev | O | | 2/24/2015 | FLORIDA | 3-2 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 ov | P | | 2/26/2015 | at FLORIDA | 3-0 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/27/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 0-4 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/2/2015 | CAROLINA | 5-2 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/6/2015 | EDMONTON | | | 3/8/2015 | NY RANGERS | | | 3/12/2015 | at ARIZONA | | | 3/14/2015 | at SAN JOSE | | | 3/17/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | |
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| |  | EDMONTON: LAST SEASON: 29-44-7, 67 points, finished 14th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Dallas Eakins, second season with the Oilers, 29-44-7.
ADDED: D Mark Fayne, D Nikita Nikitin, F Benoit Pouliot, F Teddy Purcell.
LOST: D Anton Belov, C Sam Gagner, LW Ryan Smyth.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Justin Schultz: The Oilers signed the defenseman to a one-year, $3,675,000 deal on Aug. 29. Why one year? ''Justin is going to be a great player and a great Oiler. What we wanted to do as an organization is buy ourselves a little bit of time to negotiate a long-term deal,'' general manager Craig MacTavish said. ''We as an organization wanted a little more information, fully aware information can be expensive.''
OUTLOOK: Six straight years of drafting in the top 10 and stockpiling high-end young talent without showing tangible on-ice improvement tends to create skepticism. | | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 46-21-15, 107 points. Finished third in Central Division, lost to Los Angeles Kings in Western Conference final.
COACH: Joel Quenneville, 7th season with the Blackhawks, 268-127-59; 18th in the NHL, 706-410-77-100.
ADDED: C Brad Richards, G Michael Leighton.
LOST: LW Brandon Bollig, D Sheldon Brookbank.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Brandon Saad. The talented winger was terrific in the final part of the playoff series against the Kings, collecting three goals and four assists in the last four games. Playing on a line with Patrick Kane and newcomer Brad Richards, he could do even better than his career highs of 19 goals and 28 assists from last season.
OUTLOOK: It's Stanley Cup or bust for the loaded Blackhawks, who have no glaring weaknesses. They should be among the league's highest-scoring teams again this season, and Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith leads a solid group of defensemen. The Central could be hockey's toughest division, but the Blackhawks are a legitimate threat for their third NHL title in the last six seasons. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (EDMONTON-CHICAGO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Oilers-Blackhawks Preview* ===========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Edmonton (18-36-10) at Chicago (38-21-5), 8:30 p.m. EDT
Insisting the team bond is stronger than ever, the Chicago Blackhawks head into the final five weeks of the regular season with confidence.
Trying to build on their highest-scoring game in more than a month, the Blackhawks look to continue the recent offensive home success they've enjoyed against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.
After dispelling recent rumors of dressing room discord, Chicago (38-21-5) scored the first four goals en route to a 5-2 home win over Carolina on Monday.
"I think it's important, the camaraderie of a team being together, supporting one another through the ups and down," coach Joel Quenneville said a day after the Blackhawks scored more than four goals from the first time since a 6-1 rout of Arizona on Jan. 20.
Third in the Central Division, the Blackhawks have won three of four and are only concerned about collectively getting better down the stretch.
"We've never been a tighter group," defenseman Brent Seabrook said.
"We've got to get back to playing our game every night, and consistently. ... We're excited about the challenge and the opportunity."
After recording two goals and an assist Monday, Jonathan Toews appears poised to pick up even more of the void left by the absence of injured star Patrick Kane. Toews has five goals in the last five games, and four with two assists during a four-game point streak versus Edmonton (18-36-10).
Chicago has scored five goals in three straight home games against the Oilers, including wins in the last two. The Blackhawks scored at least four in six straight overall against Edmonton before their five-game series winning streak ended with a 5-2 road loss Jan. 9.
Quenneville believes the memories of that meeting will be enough to prevent his club from taking anything for granted even though the Oilers have the Western Conference's worst record and have totaled six goals while losing four of five. Edmonton's lone victory in those five came in its only game on the road, 2-1 on Feb. 24 to snap Minnesota's six-game home winning streak.
"Everybody's got meaning (to play) at this time of the year," Quenneville said. "You've got teams that aren't making the playoffs and they can find motivation, maybe play more relaxed. Everybody wants to play well. The last time we played them we saw a dangerous team."
The Oilers open a five-game trip looking to bounce back after Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Los Angeles.
"I think we're trying to find a level of consistency where we're playing our game every night," forward Jordan Eberle told the Oilers' official website. "When you have a step back like that, it (ticks) you off."
Teammate Taylor Hall had a goal with an assist during the home win over the Blackhawks and has 10 points in seven career games at Chicago, but he remains out with a leg injury that's limited him to one game since Jan. 20.
Expected to start, Chicago's Corey Crawford has allowed two goals in his last two games and is looking to win three in a row for the first time since November.
Crawford made 24 saves in a 7-1 road victory Nov. 22 for his third straight win over Edmonton. He's 2-4-0 with a 3.31 goals-against average against the Oilers in Chicago but hasn't faced them there since November 2013.
While recently acquired veterans Antoine Vermette and Kimmo Timonen failed to register points in their Chicago debuts Monday, physical forward Andrew Desjardins is expected to make his first appearance with the Blackhawks since coming over from San Jose.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 9:00:20 PM EST. |
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