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NHL : ATS Matchup
Sunday 3/29/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
SAN JOSE
 
PITTSBURGH
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
2
Final
3

SAN JOSE (37-30-0-8, 82 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (41-23-0-11, 93 pts.)
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Sunday, 3/29/2015 7:35 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: SAN JOSE - ALEX STALOCK, PITTSBURGH - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
13SAN JOSE+130Ov 5.5,+105+160Ov 5.5,-105
14PITTSBURGH-150Un 5.5,-125-185Un 5.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SAN JOSE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games37-38-0-16.537-38-16.534-342.831.32.829.8
Team Stats (Road Games)20-18-0+0.920-18+0.917-182.831.32.831.6
Last 5 Games3-2-0+1.23-2+1.22-33.035.22.829.2
SAN JOSE Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)7521059776862023469.0%2295021.8%368
Team Stats (Road Games)3810630373541311898.9%1142118.4%181
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)515653121768.5%13323.1%25
Stats Against (All Games) 21261667781722389.5%2054220.5%366
Stats Against (Road Games) 1063134383712018.8%1082321.3%187
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 14518021469.6%10110.0%26
SAN JOSE - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
TROY GROSENICK (All Games)22585594.8%01-1-1.41-1-0-10-1
TROY GROSENICK (Road Games)22585594.8%01-1-1.41-1-0-10-1
TROY GROSENICK(vs. Non-Conference)22585594.8%01-1-1.41-1-0-10-1
TROY GROSENICK (Last 4 Games)22585594.8%01-1-1.41-1-0-10-1
ANTTI NIEMI (All Games)58581728157991.4%429-29-9.429-29-0-1128-24
ANTTI NIEMI (Road Games)282887080392.3%116-12+4.816-12-0+313-13
ANTTI NIEMI(vs. Non-Conference)232370464090.9%110-13-7.310-13-0-811-9
ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games)4412611692.1%12-2+0.22-2-002-2
ALEX STALOCK (All Games)181544039790.2%37-8-5.77-8-0-76-9
ALEX STALOCK (Road Games)10826823989.2%13-5-2.63-5-0-34-4
ALEX STALOCK(vs. Non-Conference)6616114590.1%22-4-5.82-4-0-62-4
ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games)43898089.9%12-1+12-1-0+11-2

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games41-34-0-6.741-34-6.729-382.831.32.529.1
Team Stats (Home Games)22-16-0-3.922-16-3.915-183.031.62.529.6
Last 5 Games2-3-0-1.82-3-1.81-32.234.02.628.8
PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)752076965649923488.8%2404719.6%358
Team Stats (Home Games)381133934373412009.4%1262822.2%202
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)511155011706.5%20420.0%17
Stats Against (All Games) 188525768111221858.6%2573714.4%308
Stats Against (Home Games) 963231294611238.5%1282015.6%161
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 13363101449.0%1218.3%24
PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)58581636150792.1%632-26-5.732-26-0-422-30
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Home Games)333395587992.0%419-14-4.119-14-0-413-15
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY(vs. Non-Conference)202057253894.1%212-8+2.112-8-0+14-15
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)4412010990.8%01-3-2.81-3-0-31-2
THOMAS GREISS (All Games)191752648091.3%29-8-1.19-8-007-8
THOMAS GREISS (Home Games)7516415091.5%03-2+0.23-2-0+12-3
THOMAS GREISS(vs. Non-Conference)7719017290.5%15-2+2.85-2-0+33-2
THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games)43807593.7%11-2-1.61-2-0-10-3
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. Non-Conference)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: SAN JOSE 3.15,  PITTSBURGH 3.12
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SAN JOSE - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/2/2015MONTREAL4-0W0, +105W5 ovU
3/3/2015at VANCOUVER6-2W0, -105W5.5 unO
3/7/2015VANCOUVER2-3L0, -160L5.5 unU
3/9/2015PITTSBURGH2-1W0, -105W5.5 unU
3/12/2015NASHVILLE2-0W0, -110W5 ovU
3/14/2015CHICAGO2-6L0, -110L5 ovO
3/17/2015at WINNIPEG2-5L0, -105L5 ovO
3/19/2015at TORONTO4-1W0, -160W5.5 evU
3/21/2015at MONTREAL0-2L0, +145L5 unU
3/23/2015at OTTAWA2-5L0, +105L5.5 unO
3/26/2015at DETROIT6-4W0, +125W5.5 unO
3/28/2015at PHILADELPHIA3-2W0, -110W5.5 evU
3/29/2015at PITTSBURGH 
4/1/2015COLORADO 
4/3/2015ARIZONA 
4/4/2015at ARIZONA 
4/6/2015DALLAS 
4/9/2015at EDMONTON 

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/4/2015at COLORADO1-3L0, -155L5.5 unU
3/6/2015at ANAHEIM5-2W0, -105W5.5 unO
3/7/2015at LOS ANGELES1-0W0, +120W5 ovU
3/9/2015at SAN JOSE1-2L0, -115L5.5 unU
3/12/2015EDMONTON6-4W0, -375W5.5 unO
3/14/2015BOSTON0-2L0, -135L5 ovU
3/15/2015DETROIT1-5L0, -130L5 ovO
3/17/2015at NEW JERSEY0-2L0, -125L5 unU
3/19/2015at DALLAS1-2L0, +100L5.5 unU
3/21/2015at ARIZONA3-1W0, -230W5 ovU
3/24/2015ST LOUIS2-3L0, -125L5 ovP
3/26/2015at CAROLINA2-5L0, -155L5 unO
3/28/2015ARIZONA3-2W0, -350W5.5 unU
3/29/2015SAN JOSE 
4/1/2015PHILADELPHIA 
4/4/2015at COLUMBUS 
4/5/2015at PHILADELPHIA 
4/7/2015at OTTAWA 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SAN JOSE: LAST SEASON: 51-22-9, 111 points. Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Todd McLellan, 7th season with Sharks, 271-130-57; seventh overall in NHL.
ADDED: F John Scott, F Tye McGinn, D Taylor Fedun.
LOST: D Dan Boyle, D Brad Stuart, F Marty Havlat.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Thornton. Despite finishing second in the league in assists last season, Thornton was stripped of his captaincy this summer in response to the Sharks' playoff collapse against Los Angeles. San Jose became the fourth NHL team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. That prompted a search for new leaders. Thornton expressed no desire to leave San Jose but how he reacts to the new role and how he plays this season will be key questions going forward.
OUTLOOK: The Sharks began the offseason with general manager Doug Wilson talking of rebuilding and becoming a ''tomorrow'' team after being a Stanley Cup contender for most of the past decade. Wilson has altered his stance a bit and the players still believe this team can compete with the other powers out West. Much of the success will hinge on continued improvement from younger core players like Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl; Brent Burns' move back to defense from forward; and more depth on the bottom two lines to take pressure off Thornton and Patrick Marleau.
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 (SAN JOSE-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Sharks-Penguins Preview* =========================

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer

San Jose (36-30-8) at Pittsburgh (40-23-11), 7:30 p.m. EDT

Just after welcoming two of their leading scorers back, the tough-luck Pittsburgh Penguins suffered another big loss - this time on the defensive side - as they hobble toward the postseason.

With Kris Letang likely to be sidelined, the host Penguins seek their first back-to-back victories in over three weeks Sunday night when they try to deny the San Jose Sharks a third straight win.

Pittsburgh (41-23-11) totaled just nine goals over a 1-5-1 stretch that started March 14 when leading goal-scorer Evgeni Malkin (28 goals) went down with a lower-body injury versus Boston.

Patric Hornqvist, third on the team in goals (23) and fourth in points (45), missed five of those contests while dealing with an undisclosed injury. The Penguins have gone 8-2-1 since Feb. 21 and 33-13-6 overall with both in the lineup.

Malkin made an immediate impact with two assists Saturday when both players returned in a 3-2 victory over Arizona to open a three-game homestand. Sidney Crosby's power-play goal in the third period proved to be the difference, giving him 20 points over his last 14 games and a league-leading 78 overall.

Pittsburgh moved into a tie with the New York Islanders for second place in the Metropolitan Division. The club, though, is now expected to be without one of its defensive stars while attempting to win consecutive games for the first time since March 6-7.

Letang, who ranks among defensemen leaders with 54 points, left for the hospital after taking a hit and smacking his head on the boards in the second period. The veteran has a history of concussions and suffered a stroke last year.

"Kris Letang is a premier player in the league and he's had a phenomenal season for us," said coach Mike Johnston, who is already missing defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. "I saw Kris lying on the ice and when I saw him come off, it didn't look good."

The Sharks (37-30-8) are having their own issues defensively after Marc-Edouard Vlasic went down with a lower-body injury and Scott Hannan was bloodied in the face in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win at Philadelphia.

Vlasic and defenseman Mirco Mueller, who hurt his left hand and wrist Thursday, have been ruled out as San Jose looks to close out a seven-game trip with its first three-game winning streak since Jan. 21-31. The Sharks, however, are likely to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2002-03 with eight points to make up in seven games.

San Jose had allowed 23 goals over its previous six contests before limiting the Flyers to 18 shots. Alex Stalock finished with 16 saves, though he's expected to give way to Antti Niemi in the second of back-to-back games.

Niemi has gone 4-1-0 with a 2.65 goals-against average in six career starts versus Pittsburgh dating to his time with Chicago. He had 39 saves in a 2-1 shootout home win March 9 in the only meeting this season.

Marc-Andre Fleury ended up with 29 saves in that contest and Johnston will start him in the rematch. Fleury is 2-3-1 with a 3.50 GAA in his past six starts, but he's stopped 73 of 75 shots in his last two versus San Jose.

He'll try to slow Sharks' leading scorer Joe Pavelski, who has scored four times on the road swing.

San Jose has dominated this series by going 16-2-1 with one tie over the past 20 meetings.


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 7:51:18 PM EST.


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