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| All Games | 34-39-0 | +5.1 | 34-39 | +5.1 | 37-31 | 2.7 | 28.4 | 3.1 | 33.3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 20-17-0 | +14.4 | 20-17 | +14.4 | 16-18 | 2.8 | 27.9 | 2.8 | 34.4 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +4.1 | 4-1 | +4.1 | 3-2 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 2.6 | 38.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 73 | 198 | 56 | 67 | 64 | 11 | 14 | 2075 | 9.5% | 223 | 49 | 22.0% | 335 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 37 | 103 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 1031 | 10.0% | 112 | 24 | 21.4% | 172 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 130 | 15.4% | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 28 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 228 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 4 | 14 | 2433 | 9.4% | 272 | 58 | 21.3% | 387 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 105 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1273 | 8.2% | 144 | 30 | 20.8% | 176 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 6.7% | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | 21 |
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| SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 43 | 42 | 1376 | 1260 | 91.6% | 0 | 23-19 | +11.2 | 23-19-0 | +12 | 19-19 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Road Games) | 20 | 19 | 637 | 587 | 92.2% | 0 | 13-6 | +13.8 | 13-6-0 | +14 | 8-9 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY(vs. Non-Conference) | 20 | 20 | 630 | 574 | 91.1% | 0 | 11-9 | +5.6 | 11-9-0 | +6 | 9-10 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 147 | 137 | 93.2% | 0 | 3-1 | +3.1 | 3-1-0 | +3 | 2-2 | | 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. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 89.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.7 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 0-1 | | 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) | 31 | 26 | 896 | 818 | 91.3% | 0 | 11-15 | +0.8 | 11-15-0 | +1 | 15-11 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 18 | 16 | 558 | 516 | 92.5% | 0 | 7-9 | +2.6 | 7-9-0 | +3 | 7-9 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY(vs. Non-Conference) | 9 | 5 | 232 | 214 | 92.2% | 0 | 3-2 | +2.2 | 3-2-0 | +3 | 4-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 118 | 106 | 89.8% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.4 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 |
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| All Games | 44-29-0 | -6 | 44-29 | -6 | 23-40 | 2.8 | 34.0 | 2.3 | 30.1 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 22-14-0 | -8 | 22-14 | -8 | 14-18 | 2.9 | 37.7 | 2.3 | 31.2 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.5 | 3-2 | +0.5 | 0-4 | 1.8 | 30.8 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 73 | 207 | 66 | 56 | 73 | 12 | 21 | 2482 | 8.3% | 239 | 44 | 18.4% | 346 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 36 | 106 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 1357 | 7.8% | 119 | 20 | 16.8% | 177 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 5.8% | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 17 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 167 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 6 | 10 | 2198 | 7.6% | 188 | 28 | 14.9% | 279 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 82 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1122 | 7.3% | 85 | 12 | 14.1% | 138 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 5.9% | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 19 |
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| CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 51 | 51 | 1490 | 1378 | 92.5% | 2 | 30-21 | -8.3 | 30-21-0 | -7 | 18-28 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 25 | 25 | 734 | 675 | 92.0% | 0 | 13-12 | -12.8 | 13-12-0 | -14 | 11-12 | | CORY CRAWFORD(vs. Non-Conference) | 19 | 19 | 560 | 523 | 93.4% | 0 | 10-9 | -4.4 | 10-9-0 | -6 | 3-13 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 145 | 135 | 93.1% | 1 | 2-2 | -0.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0-3 | | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 10 | 10 | 312 | 292 | 93.6% | 1 | 7-3 | +3.4 | 7-3-0 | +3 | 1-7 | | SCOTT DARLING (Home Games) | 3 | 3 | 94 | 90 | 95.7% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.4 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 0-2 | | SCOTT DARLING(vs. Non-Conference) | 8 | 8 | 254 | 236 | 92.9% | 1 | 6-2 | +4 | 6-2-0 | +4 | 1-5 | | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 131 | 122 | 93.1% | 1 | 2-2 | 0 | 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(vs. Non-Conference) | 4 | 3 | 120 | 115 | 95.8% | 2 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 1-2 | | 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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| 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 | 3-2 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 un | P | | 3/7/2015 | COLORADO | 0-4 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/10/2015 | at CAROLINA | 4-3 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/12/2015 | at DETROIT | 3-1 | W | 0, +180 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/13/2015 | EDMONTON | 5-4 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 3/15/2015 | CAROLINA | 2-3 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/18/2015 | at EDMONTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/19/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 6-2 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/21/2015 | at CALGARY | 3-2 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/24/2015 | ANAHEIM | 5-3 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/27/2015 | at CHICAGO | | | 3/28/2015 | at ST LOUIS | | | 3/31/2015 | NEW JERSEY | | | 4/2/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | | | 4/4/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 4/6/2015 | at NY RANGERS | |
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| 3/2/2015 | CAROLINA | 5-2 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/6/2015 | EDMONTON | 2-1 | W | 0, -345 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/8/2015 | NY RANGERS | 0-1 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | U | | 3/12/2015 | at ARIZONA | 2-1 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/14/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 6-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/17/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 4-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/18/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 1-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/21/2015 | at DALLAS | 0-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/23/2015 | at CAROLINA | 3-1 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/25/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 ev | P | | 3/27/2015 | COLUMBUS | | | 3/29/2015 | at WINNIPEG | | | 3/30/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | | 4/2/2015 | VANCOUVER | | | 4/3/2015 | at BUFFALO | | | 4/5/2015 | ST LOUIS | | | 4/7/2015 | MINNESOTA | |
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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. | | 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 (COLUMBUS-CHICAGO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blue Jackets-Blackhawks Preview* =================================
Columbus (34-35-4) at Chicago (44-23-6), 8:30 p.m. EDT
The Chicago Blackhawks are searching for answers to invigorate their attack after a poor trip.
The Columbus Blue Jackets boast the NHL's top goal scorer this month and can establish a franchise-record road win streak Friday night by winning at the United Center for the first time in four seasons.
Red-hot Scott Hartnell looks to lead the Blue Jackets to a seventh straight win away from home and help them end an 0-5-1 road slide against the Blackhawks.
Chicago (44-23-6) scored five goals in a 2-2-0 trip capped by Wednesday's 4-1 defeat to Philadelphia. Andrew Shaw scored for the third time in the last two games for the Blackhawks, who went 7-1-1 in the nine contests prior to the trek.
"It was a tough stretch, we didn't play very well on this road trip," captain Jonathan Toews said. "As a group, we'll figure out what's going on and what we have to do better and what we have to do to get everyone firing and get all four lines engaged and get that energy and enthusiasm back that we did before that road trip."
Chicago has scored two or fewer goals in seven of 12 games since Patrick Kane was lost for the regular season with a fractured left clavicle. Kane has a team-best 27 goals.
Toews is second with 23 goals and Brandon Saad and Marian Hossa have 21 apiece. All three failed to score on the trip.
Columbus (34-35-4) has matched the franchise record of six straight road wins Jan. 19-Feb. 18, 2011. The Blue Jackets have won four straight overall following Tuesday's 5-3 victory over Pacific Division-leading Anaheim.
Hartnell notched his eighth career hat trick, giving him 11 goals this month with nine in the last eight games.
Columbus, which has scored 17 goals in the four-game win streak, has won seven of eight. This is the start of a back-to-back with a game at St. Louis on Saturday.
"These last few weeks, we'll have to measure up against the teams we're playing to gain some confidence going into the summer, knowing that we can play and play well," Hartnell said. "We want to keep it up."
The Blackhawks are trying to catch the Blues and Nashville in the Central Division. They lead Minnesota by three points for the division's last automatic playoff berth.
Coach Joel Quenneville will give ice time to forward Teuvo Teravainen, who was a healthy scratch Wednesday, and will start Corey Crawford in net. Crawford posted a 1.48 goals-against average in winning 10 straight starts against the Blue Jackets before a 17-save effort in a 3-2 shootout road loss Dec. 20.
Columbus ended an 0-10-3 slide in the series that night despite being outshot 41-19. Sergei Bobrovsky, who will start Friday, made 39 saves. He has a 1.95 GAA in winning all five road starts this month.
Center Ryan Johansen has six points in a five-game run.
The Blue Jackets are among the NHL leaders in power-play percentage this month at 33.3. Hartnell has scored four times in that span with the man advantage.
Center Brandon Dubinsky is expected to return from a four-game absence due to an upper-body injury.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 12:41:34 PM EST. |
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