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| 37 | MONTREAL | +110 | Ov 5,+100 | +105 | Ov 5,-115 | | 38 | OTTAWA | -130 | Un 5,-120 | -125 | Un 5,-105 |
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| All Games | 52-32-0 | +7.9 | 52-32 | +7.9 | 30-39 | 2.7 | 28.7 | 2.3 | 30.2 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 24-17-0 | +6.4 | 24-17 | +6.4 | 13-19 | 2.4 | 28.1 | 2.4 | 30.4 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5 | 5-0 | +5 | 3-0 | 3.8 | 33.6 | 2.4 | 27.6 | | Playoff Games | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 1-0 | 3.5 | 40.5 | 2.5 | 32.0 | | vs. Division | 20-12-0 | +0.5 | 20-12 | +0.5 | 15-12 | 2.7 | 30.2 | 2.4 | 30.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 84 | 228 | 44 | 83 | 87 | 14 | 20 | 2415 | 9.4% | 249 | 41 | 16.5% | 377 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 41 | 99 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 1154 | 8.6% | 120 | 13 | 10.8% | 150 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 168 | 11.3% | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | 29 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 8.6% | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 13 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 32 | 88 | 17 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 968 | 9.1% | 100 | 15 | 15.0% | 144 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 194 | 57 | 65 | 62 | 10 | 13 | 2534 | 7.7% | 265 | 45 | 17.0% | 325 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 97 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1246 | 7.8% | 134 | 23 | 17.2% | 163 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 8.7% | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | 20 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7.8% | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 8 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 77 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 968 | 8.0% | 107 | 20 | 18.7% | 129 |
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| CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 68 | 68 | 2017 | 1882 | 93.3% | 6 | 46-22 | +17.4 | 46-22-0 | +17 | 24-34 | | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 29 | 29 | 858 | 801 | 93.4% | 1 | 19-10 | +8.8 | 19-10-0 | +8 | 10-14 | | CAREY PRICE (vs. Division) | 25 | 25 | 707 | 653 | 92.4% | 1 | 16-9 | +1.4 | 16-9-0 | +2 | 13-9 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 102 | 90.3% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 3-0 | | CAREY PRICE (Playoff Games) | 2 | 2 | 64 | 59 | 92.2% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-0 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 17 | 16 | 509 | 463 | 91.0% | 2 | 6-10 | -9.4 | 6-10-0 | -9 | 6-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Road Games) | 13 | 12 | 382 | 350 | 91.6% | 2 | 5-7 | -2.4 | 5-7-0 | -2 | 3-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (vs. Division) | 8 | 7 | 257 | 240 | 93.4% | 0 | 4-3 | -0.9 | 4-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 100 | 89.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.4 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 43-41-0 | +4.2 | 43-41 | +4.2 | 37-37 | 2.9 | 31.0 | 2.6 | 32.3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 23-18-0 | +1.7 | 23-18 | +1.7 | 23-15 | 3.3 | 32.6 | 2.9 | 32.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1 | 3-2 | +1 | 2-2 | 3.0 | 31.4 | 2.2 | 34.0 | | Playoff Games | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-2 | -2 | 1-0 | 2.5 | 32.0 | 3.5 | 40.5 | | vs. Division | 17-15-0 | +1.8 | 17-15 | +1.8 | 14-13 | 2.9 | 31.7 | 2.7 | 31.9 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 84 | 243 | 59 | 82 | 89 | 13 | 22 | 2602 | 9.3% | 288 | 50 | 17.4% | 395 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 41 | 136 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 6 | 14 | 1336 | 10.2% | 148 | 23 | 15.5% | 223 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 9.6% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 22 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7.8% | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 8 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 32 | 92 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 1013 | 9.1% | 113 | 17 | 15.0% | 156 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 222 | 53 | 86 | 69 | 14 | 12 | 2716 | 8.2% | 264 | 45 | 17.0% | 373 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 119 | 35 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 1310 | 9.1% | 121 | 22 | 18.2% | 193 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 6.5% | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 20 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 8.6% | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 13 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 87 | 18 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1020 | 8.5% | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | 148 |
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| CRAIG ANDERSON (All Games) | 35 | 35 | 1134 | 1047 | 92.3% | 1 | 14-21 | -8.7 | 14-21-0 | -10 | 16-14 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (Home Games) | 17 | 17 | 547 | 505 | 92.3% | 1 | 9-8 | -0.5 | 9-8-0 | -1 | 9-6 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (vs. Division) | 12 | 12 | 382 | 353 | 92.4% | 0 | 6-6 | -1 | 6-6-0 | -1 | 5-4 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 135 | 121 | 89.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.4 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (Home Games) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (All Games) | 26 | 25 | 788 | 739 | 93.8% | 0 | 20-5 | +18.8 | 20-5-0 | +18 | 10-13 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (Home Games) | 12 | 11 | 327 | 298 | 91.1% | 0 | 10-1 | +9 | 10-1-0 | +9 | 7-4 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (vs. Division) | 11 | 11 | 346 | 321 | 92.8% | 0 | 8-3 | +5.2 | 8-3-0 | +4 | 5-5 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 142 | 134 | 94.4% | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (Playoff Games) | 2 | 2 | 81 | 74 | 91.4% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | ROBIN LEHNER (All Games) | 25 | 24 | 779 | 705 | 90.5% | 0 | 9-15 | -5.8 | 9-15-0 | -5 | 11-10 | | ROBIN LEHNER (Home Games) | 13 | 13 | 421 | 381 | 90.5% | 0 | 4-9 | -6.8 | 4-9-0 | -6 | 7-5 | | ROBIN LEHNER (vs. Division) | 9 | 9 | 291 | 261 | 89.7% | 0 | 3-6 | -2.4 | 3-6-0 | -1 | 4-4 | | ROBIN LEHNER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 112 | 91.1% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 3-1 | | ROBIN LEHNER (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| 3/24/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 2-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 un | P | | 3/26/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 2-5 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2015 | FLORIDA | 3-2 | W | 0, -175 | W | 4.5 ov | O | | 3/30/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 3-5 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 un | O | | 4/2/2015 | WASHINGTON | 4-5 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/3/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | 2-3 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 un | P | | 4/5/2015 | at FLORIDA | 4-1 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5 un | P | | 4/9/2015 | DETROIT | 4-3 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/11/2015 | at TORONTO | 4-3 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/15/2015 | OTTAWA | 4-3 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/17/2015 | OTTAWA | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 un | P | | 4/19/2015 | at OTTAWA | | | 4/22/2015 | at OTTAWA | |
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| 3/23/2015 | SAN JOSE | 5-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/26/2015 | NY RANGERS | 1-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2015 | at TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 3/29/2015 | FLORIDA | 2-4 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/31/2015 | at DETROIT | 2-1 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/2/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 4/4/2015 | WASHINGTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/5/2015 | at TORONTO | 2-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/7/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/9/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 3-0 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/11/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 3-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/15/2015 | at MONTREAL | 3-4 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 un | O | | 4/17/2015 | at MONTREAL | 2-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 un | P | | 4/19/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 4/22/2015 | MONTREAL | |
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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. | | OTTAWA: LAST SEASON: 37-31-14, 88 points, finished 11th in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Paul MacLean, fourth season with Ottawa, 102-79-30.
ADDED: RW Alex Chiasson, C David Legwand.
LOST: RW Alex Hemsky, C Jason Spezza.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Bobby Ryan. The right winger is in the final year of a five-year, $25.5 million deal, and according to general manager Bryan Murray has decided to wait before determining whether to re-sign. Murray noted the sides will talk ''in October or November to get something done.''
OUTLOOK: It was only 2012 and 2013 when many thought Ottawa was a franchise on the ascent after back-to-back playoff appearances. Now the Senators are facing an uncertain future as Ottawa lost centers Daniel Alfredsson and Spezza the last two offseasons. There is a very real possibility the organization may have to deal Ryan and Methot during the season if the players cannot come to terms with the team. It is not a playoff formula. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (MONTREAL-OTTAWA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Canadiens-Senators Preview* ============================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Montreal At Ottawa, Game Three, 7:00 p.m. EDT
The saga of Andrew Hammond and the Ottawa Senators' playoff charge was one of the defining stories of the regular season. How far that tale will extend into the postseason, however, depends greatly on how well the Senators can defend home ice.
Winning in Ottawa should be no easy task for the Montreal Canadiens, but it's a challenge they're prepared to meet head-on in order to take a 3-0 series lead.
The Senators closed 6-0-1 to qualify for the playoffs before suffering a pair of one-goal losses in Montreal to begin this first-round matchup. However, they did win 11 of 14 at home to close the regular season, with Hammond going 10-1-0. That stretch included a 4-2 victory over Montreal on Feb. 18 behind Hammond's 42 saves as Ottawa improved to 8-1-1 in its last 10 home games versus the Canadiens, including the playoffs.
"My message to my teammates is they're going to have their best game of the year in their building the next time we play them," Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban told the NHL's official website. "So we need to be prepared for that, we need to be ready. They could have easily taken at least one win out of these two."
Although Hammond has been serviceable through two postseason games, he's hardly been the elite force that posted a 20-1-2 record and 1.79 goals-against average in the season's final two months during Ottawa's stunning run at the postseason.
The Canadiens tallied four second-period goals on the rookie goaltender in their 4-3 victory in Game 1, then scored twice in the same period Friday before winning 3-2 in overtime.
This is the first time Hammond has suffered consecutive defeats, although Ottawa's defensive play did him few favors. Hammond faced 39 shots on Wednesday and 42 on Friday - the second-most he's seen all season - and Montreal's Alex Galchenyuk capitalized on a Senators' turnover to score the game-winner.
"That's why you play the game," coach Dave Cameron said. "You can watch it on video and draw it up and do all you want. Stuff happens. We fanned on it ... Obviously I would have liked a save there, but you can't turn it over."
Should Cameron change goaltenders in Game 3, he would turn to Craig Anderson. The 33-year-old lost the starting job to Anderson after injuring his hand in late January, then posted a 3.42 GAA in his final four starts after returning to the net last month. However, he did stifle the Canadiens with a 1.80 GAA in Ottawa's 4-1 series win in the 2013 postseason.
Whoever gets the nod will oppose Montreal's Carey Price, seeking his 20th career postseason win.
Subban's slash on Ottawa's Mark Stone in Game 1 earned him a five-minute major and game misconduct, but he avoided a suspension and took advantage Friday. The former Norris Trophy winner blasted a slapshot past Hammond for Montreal's second goal of the game and led the team with 29:06 of ice time.
"I didn't play the whole first game and I wanted to be better," Subban said. "I had to be ... I think of myself as a player who steps up in big games and makes a difference. I always felt that the more pressure people put on me, the better I'll play. I wanted to be better tonight for my teammates."
Max Pacioretty proved equally necessary in his return. He missed the season's final two contests and Game 1 due to a head injury, but he returned in Game 2 to score his sixth career postseason goal.
Stone played through a microfracture in his wrist - suffered as a result of Subban's slash - and tallied two assists.
"(Stone's) a character guy for us," winger Clarke MacArthur said. "For him to step in there as a young guy, it's gritty of him. Hats off to him."
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