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| 71 | NY RANGERS | +115 | Ov 5,-105 | +115 | Ov 5,-110 | | 72 | TAMPA BAY | -135 | Un 5,-115 | -135 | Un 5,-110 |
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| All Games | 63-36-0 | +20 | 63-36 | +20 | 44-43 | 2.9 | 31.4 | 2.3 | 29.5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 32-16-0 | +17.9 | 32-16 | +17.9 | 21-20 | 3.0 | 30.3 | 2.2 | 29.5 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.8 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 29.0 | 3.2 | 30.2 | | Playoff Games | 10-7-0 | +0.8 | 10-7 | +0.8 | 5-11 | 2.2 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 29.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 99 | 290 | 97 | 83 | 96 | 14 | 16 | 3113 | 9.3% | 289 | 51 | 17.6% | 485 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 48 | 146 | 51 | 42 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 1454 | 10.0% | 135 | 25 | 18.5% | 248 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 9.7% | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | 28 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 17 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 531 | 7.2% | 57 | 12 | 21.1% | 74 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 228 | 60 | 81 | 79 | 8 | 11 | 2923 | 7.8% | 282 | 46 | 16.3% | 388 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 108 | 35 | 31 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1414 | 7.6% | 140 | 20 | 14.3% | 185 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 10.6% | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | 28 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 36 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 506 | 7.1% | 47 | 9 | 19.1% | 65 |
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| HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games) | 63 | 63 | 1834 | 1695 | 92.4% | 4 | 40-23 | +11.5 | 40-23-0 | +12 | 27-27 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Road Games) | 27 | 27 | 799 | 741 | 92.7% | 1 | 18-9 | +10 | 18-9-0 | +9 | 11-11 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 127 | 112 | 88.2% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Playoff Games) | 17 | 17 | 506 | 470 | 92.9% | 1 | 10-7 | +0.8 | 10-7-0 | 0 | 5-11 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CAMERON TALBOT (All Games) | 36 | 34 | 1038 | 961 | 92.6% | 4 | 21-13 | +6.6 | 21-13-0 | +7 | 17-14 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Road Games) | 19 | 19 | 568 | 522 | 91.9% | 1 | 12-7 | +5.9 | 12-7-0 | +6 | 10-7 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 99 | 90.0% | 0 | 2-2 | -1 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 4-0 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 61-39-0 | +9.5 | 61-39 | +9.5 | 51-44 | 3.1 | 29.3 | 2.5 | 27.9 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 37-13-0 | +15.6 | 37-13 | +15.6 | 24-23 | 3.3 | 30.6 | 2.3 | 28.4 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.2 | 3-2 | +1.2 | 3-2 | 3.2 | 30.2 | 2.8 | 29.0 | | Playoff Games | 11-7-0 | +2.2 | 11-7 | +2.2 | 8-9 | 2.8 | 28.1 | 2.3 | 28.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 100 | 312 | 83 | 100 | 119 | 10 | 18 | 2934 | 10.6% | 351 | 68 | 19.4% | 526 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 50 | 165 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 5 | 9 | 1531 | 10.8% | 172 | 38 | 22.1% | 275 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 10.6% | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | 28 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 18 | 50 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 506 | 9.9% | 69 | 15 | 21.7% | 82 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 253 | 69 | 92 | 84 | 8 | 14 | 2792 | 9.1% | 321 | 54 | 16.8% | 418 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 115 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 1422 | 8.1% | 153 | 25 | 16.3% | 191 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 9.7% | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | 28 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 505 | 8.3% | 64 | 12 | 18.7% | 76 |
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| BEN BISHOP (All Games) | 80 | 77 | 2097 | 1924 | 91.8% | 5 | 51-26 | +16.2 | 51-26-0 | +13 | 40-32 | | BEN BISHOP (Home Games) | 43 | 43 | 1144 | 1052 | 92.0% | 3 | 32-11 | +13.6 | 32-11-0 | +13 | 21-19 | | BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 115 | 103 | 89.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | BEN BISHOP (Playoff Games) | 18 | 18 | 477 | 440 | 92.2% | 2 | 11-7 | +2.2 | 11-7-0 | +1 | 8-9 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (All Games) | 11 | 10 | 245 | 216 | 88.2% | 0 | 3-7 | -6 | 3-7-0 | -5 | 5-5 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 55 | 52 | 94.5% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.2 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 0-2 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 70 | 59 | 84.3% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.9 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games) | 17 | 13 | 441 | 404 | 91.6% | 1 | 7-6 | -0.7 | 7-6-0 | -1 | 6-7 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Home Games) | 9 | 5 | 220 | 204 | 92.7% | 1 | 4-1 | +2.2 | 4-1-0 | +2 | 3-2 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 98 | 89 | 90.8% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.8 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 1-1 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Playoff Games) | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 88.5% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| 4/30/2015 | WASHINGTON | 1-2 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5 un | U | | 5/2/2015 | WASHINGTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 un | P | | 5/4/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 0-1 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 un | U | | 5/6/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 1-2 | L | 0, -110 | L | 4.5 ov | U | | 5/8/2015 | WASHINGTON | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 4.5 ov | U | | 5/10/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -105 | W | 4.5 ov | O | | 5/13/2015 | WASHINGTON | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 4.5 ov | U | | 5/16/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 un | U | | 5/18/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-6 | L | 0, -145 | L | 4.5 ov | O | | 5/20/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 5-6 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 un | O | | 5/22/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 5-1 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 un | O | | 5/24/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 0-2 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5 ev | U | | 5/26/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | |
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| 4/29/2015 | DETROIT | 2-0 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 ov | U | | 5/1/2015 | at MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 un | U | | 5/3/2015 | at MONTREAL | 6-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 un | O | | 5/6/2015 | MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5 un | U | | 5/7/2015 | MONTREAL | 2-6 | L | 0, -150 | L | 4.5 ov | O | | 5/9/2015 | at MONTREAL | 1-2 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 un | U | | 5/12/2015 | MONTREAL | 4-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 4.5 ov | O | | 5/16/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 un | U | | 5/18/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 6-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 4.5 ov | O | | 5/20/2015 | NY RANGERS | 6-5 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 un | O | | 5/22/2015 | NY RANGERS | 1-5 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 un | O | | 5/24/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 2-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ev | U | | 5/26/2015 | NY RANGERS | |
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| |  | NY RANGERS: LAST SEASON: 45-31-6, 96 points. Finished 2nd in Metropolitan Division, 5th in Eastern Conference. Lost to Los Angeles Kings in Stanley Cup finals.
COACH: Alain Vigneault, 2nd season with Rangers (45-31-6); 13th overall in NHL (467-319-102).
ADDED: D Dan Boyle, D Mike Kostka, D Matt Hunwick, C Chris Mueller, LW Tanner Glass, G Cedrick Desjardins, C Matthew Lombardi, RW Lee Stempniak, LW Ryan Malone.
LOST: C Brad Richards, RW Derek Dorsett, C Brian Boyle, D Anton Stralman, LW Benoit Pouliot, D Justin Falk, RW Arron Asham, LW Daniel Carcillo, D Raphael Diaz, C Darroll Powe.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Rick Nash. The top forward will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing postseason in which the 2002 No. 1 draft notched only three goals and 10 points in 25 games and heard boos from the crowd. The 30-year-old left wing has come to training camp looking thinner and fitter as he heads into his third season with the Rangers. Nash has four seasons left for big money on his current contract, so there is plenty of time for him to win over the Madison Square Garden faithful.
OUTLOOK: The Rangers will go as far as goalie Henrik Lundqvist, ''The King,'' will take them. The team has undergone major changes since the run to the finals, but with the strong core of returning veterans such as Nash, Martin St. Louis, and defensemen Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh, fortified by newcomers Dan Boyle, Lee Stempniak and Ryan Malone, New York could again be a tough out in the playoffs. A new captain is expected to be announced at the start of the season to replace the trio of alternate captains that took leadership roles after former captain Ryan Callahan was traded to Tampa Bay late last season for St. Louis. | | TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 46-27-9, 101 points. Swept in first round of playoffs by Montreal.
COACH: Jon Cooper, second full season with Lighting, 51-35-12.
ADDED: F Brian Boyle, F Brenden Morrow, D Anton Stralman, D Jason Garrison, G Evgeni Nabokov, F Jonathan Drouin.
LOST: G Anders Lindback, F Ryan Malone, F Teddy Purcell, F Nate Thompson, D Sami Salo.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Ondrej Palat. One of the NHL's top rookies last season. With Steven Stamkos missing a significant portion of the year and Martin St. Louis departing in a late-season trade, Palat finished with team-leading 50 points, including 23 goals. Third among league rookies in goals and second in points, he led all rookies with 44 points after Jan. 1.
OUTLOOK: With Bishop healthy again after missing the playoffs with a dislocated elbow, many expect the Lightning to prosper in the relatively weak Eastern Conference and make a deep run in the playoffs. Stamkos has scored more goals (210) than any player in the league since the start of the 2009-10 season and Bishop is coming off a season in which he set franchise season records for wins (37), save percentage (.924) and goals-against average (2.23). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (NY RANGERS-TAMPA BAY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Should stand. With AP Photos.)
*Rangers-Lightning Preview* ===========================
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer
Ny Rangers At Tampa Bay, Game Six, 8:00 p.m. EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Steven Stamkos knows what it's like to come close to getting to the Stanley Cup finals and wind up not playing on the NHL's biggest stage.
It happened to the Tampa Bay Lightning four years ago, and the three-time All-Star is determined to not let another opportunity slip away.
After a slow start to the playoffs, the high-scoring team captain helped the speedy Lightning push the New York Rangers to the brink of elimination from the Eastern Conference finals.
Game 6 is Tuesday night at Amalie Arena. A Lightning victory will send Tampa Bay to the Cup finals for the second time in franchise history. And the Rangers are looking to extend the series to a seventh game, which would be played Friday night in New York.
"You kind of have to realize where you are and kind of use that as a little bit of motivation," Stamkos said. "The harsh reality is, some guys in this room may never get the chance to get this far again. Hopefully everybody does, but you never know in this sport."
Stamkos knows first-hand. He and defenseman Victor Hedman are the only players remaining from the Tampa Bay team that came within one victory of playing in the Cup finals in 2011. The Lightning lost Game 7 to Boston 1-0 and didn't win another playoff game until this year.
The two-time Maurice Richard Trophy winner was a young, rising star on that team. Now, he's one of the league's most prolific scorers, leading a club that's flourished in the playoffs even when Stamkos has struggled to score.
After failing to find the back of the net in Tampa Bay's first eight games this postseason, Stamkos has scored in seven of the past 10 to help the Lightning eliminate Montreal in the second round and take a 3-2 series lead over the Rangers.
New York overcame a 3-1 deficit to eliminate the Washington Capitals in the second round. They've been a resilient team in reaching the conference finals three of the past four years, and say they believe they're capable of taking the series back to Madison Square Garden.
"We've obviously been in a few of these situations in the past and are very confident that our group is going to enjoy the opportunity and enjoy the challenge, get ready for it and come up with a good game," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said.
"We know the situation we're in," New York center Derek Stepan added. "We have to stay confident."
Stamkos had a goal for the fourth straight game, added an assist on Sunday night, to key Tampa Bay's 2-0 victory in Game 5.
The 25-year-old had 43 goals during the regular season and has been overshadowed for much of the playoff run by the Lightning's young, high-scoring "Triplets" line of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov, who've combined for 25 of 44 goals in 18 games.
But coach Jon Cooper and Stamkos' teammates insist he's played well throughout, making important contributions in areas other than scoring.
"I think it's funny how it works, because the spotlight is on you so often that everybody just expects greatness all the time. To become great, you do fail sometimes. And he's great. But you don't get there by just success. It's the guys that fight through failure that rise to the top," Cooper said.
"Not that he's failed, but he gets criticized when he doesn't score a goal," Cooper added. "You have to look at what the other team's trying to do, too. It's not like they're putting their eighth pairing defensemen against Stammer. He gets the top guys. ... As this playoff has gone on, Stammer just continues to rise to the occasion."
And that's what the Rangers have to do to keep their season alive.
Henrik Lundqvist rebounded from allowing 12 combined goals in Games 2 and 3 to shut down the Lightning in Game 4. He didn't play poorly in Game 5, and his reputation for excellence in crucial situations is well known.
The Rangers are 3-0 in elimination games this postseason.
"Obviously it's a little different stage than the one we were on before. But a lot of the same things need to be done in order to get ourselves back into it," Stepan said.
"We know how much work it took to get back in the Washington series," Stepan added. "It's going to take just as much work in this series."
Stamkos doesn't expect the Rangers to be an easy out.
"They're a resilient group. We've seen that all series. We've seen that all year. They're the best team in the regular season for a reason," Stamkos said.
"These guys went to the Cup finals last year," the Lightning star added. "How many times have they been down this series and come back? ... We understand the magnitude of the next game, and we're going to get their best game, there is no question about it."
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