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| 53 | COLUMBUS | +145 | Ov 5,+100 | +115 | Ov 5,+115 | | 54 | NEW JERSEY | -165 | Un 5,-120 | -135 | Un 5,-135 |
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| All Games | 26-37-0 | -3.1 | 26-37 | -3.1 | 32-27 | 2.6 | 28.4 | 3.2 | 32.9 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 14-17-0 | +6.1 | 14-17 | +6.1 | 13-16 | 2.6 | 28.1 | 3.0 | 33.8 | | Last 5 Games | 0-5-0 | -6.6 | 0-5 | -6.6 | 4-1 | 2.0 | 32.4 | 4.2 | 30.2 | | vs. Division | 9-13-0 | -1.8 | 9-13 | -1.8 | 15-6 | 2.9 | 28.2 | 3.3 | 33.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 63 | 163 | 46 | 54 | 56 | 7 | 9 | 1788 | 9.1% | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | 284 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 31 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 870 | 9.2% | 100 | 19 | 19.0% | 140 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 6.2% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 17 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 22 | 63 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 621 | 10.1% | 74 | 16 | 21.6% | 110 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 201 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 4 | 14 | 2074 | 9.7% | 222 | 45 | 20.3% | 340 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 92 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1049 | 8.8% | 116 | 24 | 20.7% | 154 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 13.9% | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 34 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 73 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 726 | 10.1% | 88 | 14 | 15.9% | 131 |
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| SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 34 | 33 | 1076 | 981 | 91.2% | 0 | 16-17 | +3.9 | 16-17-0 | +5 | 15-15 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Road Games) | 15 | 14 | 460 | 420 | 91.3% | 0 | 8-6 | +6.5 | 8-6-0 | +7 | 6-7 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (vs. Division) | 9 | 9 | 295 | 266 | 90.2% | 0 | 4-5 | -0.4 | 4-5-0 | 0 | 6-3 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 96 | 86 | 89.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 1-3 | | ANTON FORSBERG (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 149 | 129 | 86.6% | 0 | 0-5 | -6.9 | 0-5-0 | -7 | 3-1 | | ANTON FORSBERG (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 75 | 66 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | ANTON FORSBERG (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 75 | 66 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | ANTON FORSBERG (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 120 | 103 | 85.8% | 0 | 0-4 | -5.9 | 0-4-0 | -6 | 3-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 29 | 25 | 837 | 765 | 91.4% | 0 | 10-15 | -0.2 | 10-15-0 | 0 | 14-11 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 17 | 15 | 511 | 472 | 92.4% | 0 | 6-9 | +1.6 | 6-9-0 | +2 | 6-9 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 11 | 11 | 353 | 322 | 91.2% | 0 | 5-6 | +0.6 | 5-6-0 | +1 | 8-3 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 122 | 109 | 89.3% | 0 | 0-4 | -4.4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 3-1 |
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| All Games | 27-37-0 | -9.4 | 27-37 | -9.4 | 20-36 | 2.2 | 24.2 | 2.6 | 30.7 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16-17-0 | -3.4 | 16-17 | -3.4 | 6-19 | 2.3 | 24.6 | 2.2 | 28.6 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.8 | 3-2 | +0.8 | 0-4 | 2.2 | 25.6 | 1.4 | 33.0 | | vs. Division | 8-13-0 | -4.8 | 8-13 | -4.8 | 5-13 | 2.0 | 23.9 | 2.8 | 31.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 64 | 144 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 1549 | 9.3% | 175 | 34 | 19.4% | 244 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 33 | 75 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 812 | 9.2% | 92 | 16 | 17.4% | 121 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 8.6% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 18 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 21 | 43 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 501 | 8.6% | 65 | 10 | 15.4% | 72 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 165 | 29 | 57 | 69 | 10 | 17 | 1967 | 8.4% | 213 | 42 | 19.7% | 272 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 71 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 943 | 7.5% | 96 | 18 | 18.7% | 117 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 12 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 58 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 652 | 8.9% | 73 | 14 | 19.2% | 96 |
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| SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (All Games) | 3 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (vs. Division) | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 76.5% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | KEITH KINKAID (All Games) | 12 | 8 | 283 | 259 | 91.5% | 0 | 3-5 | -1.6 | 3-5-0 | -2 | 2-4 | | KEITH KINKAID (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 167 | 156 | 93.4% | 0 | 3-3 | +0.4 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | KEITH KINKAID (vs. Division) | 3 | 3 | 81 | 76 | 93.8% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0-2 | | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 113 | 102 | 90.3% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 56 | 55 | 1619 | 1503 | 92.8% | 4 | 24-31 | -6.7 | 24-31-0 | -6 | 17-32 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Home Games) | 28 | 27 | 770 | 720 | 93.5% | 1 | 13-14 | -3.8 | 13-14-0 | -3 | 5-16 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (vs. Division) | 19 | 18 | 549 | 507 | 92.3% | 1 | 7-11 | -3.9 | 7-11-0 | -5 | 5-11 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 126 | 120 | 95.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.2 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 0-3 |
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| 2/7/2015 | at OTTAWA | 4-1 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/9/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 3-4 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/13/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/14/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-6 | L | 0, +230 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 2/17/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 5-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/19/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, +200 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/21/2015 | at MONTREAL | 1-3 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | U | | 2/22/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 3-4 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 2/24/2015 | BUFFALO | 2-4 | L | 0, -220 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/26/2015 | MONTREAL | 2-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/28/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 0-2 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 un | U | | 3/1/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-5 | L | 0, +245 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/3/2015 | WASHINGTON | 3-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/6/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 3/7/2015 | COLORADO | | | 3/10/2015 | at CAROLINA | | | 3/12/2015 | at DETROIT | | | 3/13/2015 | EDMONTON | | | 3/15/2015 | CAROLINA | |
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| 2/7/2015 | at MONTREAL | 2-6 | L | 0, +195 | L | 5 un | O | | 2/9/2015 | EDMONTON | 1-2 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5 un | U | | 2/13/2015 | at CHICAGO | 1-3 | L | 0, +240 | L | 5 un | U | | 2/14/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 1-3 | L | 0, +215 | L | 5 un | U | | 2/17/2015 | BUFFALO | 2-1 | W | 0, -245 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/20/2015 | VANCOUVER | 4-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 un | O | | 2/21/2015 | CAROLINA | 3-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/23/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-0 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/25/2015 | CALGARY | 1-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 4.5 ov | U | | 2/27/2015 | BOSTON | 2-3 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 un | P | | 2/28/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 2-0 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 un | U | | 3/3/2015 | NASHVILLE | 3-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 un | U | | 3/6/2015 | COLUMBUS | | | 3/8/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | | | 3/10/2015 | at MINNESOTA | | | 3/12/2015 | at COLORADO | | | 3/14/2015 | at ARIZONA | | | 3/17/2015 | PITTSBURGH | |
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| |  | 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. | | NEW JERSEY: LAST SEASON: 35-29-18, 88 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Peter DeBoer, 4th season with Devils (102-76-34); 7th overall in NHL (205-183-70).
ADDED: LW Mike Cammalleri, LW Martin Havlat, C Scott Gomez, G Scott Clemmensen.
LOST: G Martin Brodeur, D Anton Volchenkov, D Mark Fayne.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jaromir Jagr. Led the team in scoring with 24 goals and 43 assists in remarkable season in which he played in all 82. Can he do it again at 42-years-old. If he does, the Devils have a shot at getting back into the playoffs for the first time since reaching NHL Finals in 2011-12.
OUTLOOK: After finishing with fourth fewest goals in the league, the Devils hope free-agent signees Cammalleri (26 goals) and Havlat (12 goals in 48 games) can boost the scoring, along with Adam Henrique, who scored a career-high 25-goals last season. With Broduer not re-signed, Cory Schnedier will get most of the work in goal after posting a 1.97 goals against average in 46 games last season. Defense allowed 208 goals, ninth best in the league. |
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*Blue Jackets-Devils Preview* =============================
Columbus (26-33-4) at New Jersey (27-27-10), 7:00 p.m. EDT
A strong eight-game stretch has the New Jersey Devils still believing they can reach the playoffs.
Handing the Columbus Blue Jackets an eighth straight loss may seem mandatory to those hopes.
Cory Schneider has beaten the Blue Jackets more than any opponent and the red-hot goaltender will likely get the start Friday night at home for the Devils.
Also playing in their favor is Columbus' dreadful history in New Jersey. The Devils are 6-0-1 with one tie at home in the all-time series.
New Jersey (27-27-10) won 3-1 at home over Central Division-leading Nashville on Tuesday to improve to 6-1-1 in its last eight games.
General manager/co-coach Lou Lamoriello insisted the Devils still had postseason aspirations, even after he dealt away veteran stars Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky.
"We've got the same mentality we've had right through this process," Lamoriello said. "Every game is like a playoff game. We take one game at a time, not thinking beyond that. That's the attitude in that room. That's the attitude of the coaches."
The Devils have killed off 21 of 22 penalties in this stretch, and Schneider has been a big reason why. He has posted a 1.33 goals-against average in the last eight games with two shutouts.
"I think it's all about confidence," said Schneider, whose .951 save percentage since the All-Star break is among the league's best. "When you struggle, you don't have confidence. Right now, I'm going to work hard to keep mine. I am playing very confident right now, but I don't want to have a bad one. I have to stay on top of my game."
He figures to be confident Friday since he is 9-1-1 with a 1.71 GAA in 11 starts against Columbus (26-33-4), including a 33-save effort in last Saturday's 2-0 road victory. Schneider has captured both home starts against the Blue Jackets since joining the Devils.
"I think Cory's the answer," center Mike Cammalleri said. "We know he's going to be solid every night. We know what we're going to get. I can't say enough about the way he plays and how much he means to this team."
Cammalleri has six goals and three assists in a seven-game point streak. He hasn't had an eight-game run since Jan. 8-30, 2009, with Calgary.
When these teams met last weekend, former Devils winger David Clarkson made his Columbus debut after being acquired from Toronto on Feb. 26. He won't play in this rematch after suffering a torn oblique muscle in Tuesday's 5-3 defeat to Washington that will sideline him for four to six weeks.
The Blue Jackets fell to 0-6-1 in their last seven games for their second-longest losing streak this season to an 0-8-1 stretch Oct. 24-Nov. 11.
"Our game's got to get better," coach Todd Richards said. "We're trying to build. Individuals have to get better, our team has to get better."
One bright spot Tuesday was the return of Sergei Bobrovsky, who made 28 saves in his first action since Jan. 21 after being out with a groin injury. Bobrovsky has been in the crease twice in his career in Newark, yielding four goals each time in a loss.
Columbus is an NHL-worst 8.7 percent on the power play since the All-Star break, though it has scored with the man advantage in consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 17-19.
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| | Last Updated: 4/25/2024 7:36:40 AM EST. |
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