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| 11 | TAMPA BAY | +145 | Ov 5,-145 | +150 | Ov 5,-140 | | 12 | CHICAGO | -165 | Un 5,+125 | -170 | Un 5,+120 |
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| All Games | 64-43-0 | +8.5 | 64-43 | +8.5 | 53-49 | 3.1 | 29.3 | 2.5 | 27.9 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 26-27-0 | -4.2 | 26-27 | -4.2 | 27-24 | 2.9 | 28.0 | 2.7 | 27.3 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.1 | 2-3 | -1.1 | 1-4 | 2.0 | 27.2 | 2.2 | 27.2 | | Playoff Games | 14-11-0 | +1.2 | 14-11 | +1.2 | 10-14 | 2.6 | 28.2 | 2.4 | 27.9 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 107 | 327 | 87 | 104 | 126 | 10 | 18 | 3134 | 10.4% | 366 | 70 | 19.1% | 554 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 53 | 153 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 1485 | 10.3% | 185 | 30 | 16.2% | 263 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7.4% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 19 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 25 | 65 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 706 | 9.2% | 84 | 17 | 20.2% | 110 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 271 | 73 | 95 | 95 | 8 | 15 | 2984 | 9.1% | 339 | 57 | 16.8% | 449 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 142 | 36 | 54 | 45 | 7 | 10 | 1449 | 9.8% | 175 | 30 | 17.1% | 234 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 8.1% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 19 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 60 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 697 | 8.6% | 82 | 15 | 18.3% | 107 |
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| BEN BISHOP (All Games) | 86 | 83 | 2257 | 2070 | 91.7% | 5 | 54-29 | +16.2 | 54-29-0 | +13 | 42-36 | | BEN BISHOP (Road Games) | 39 | 36 | 1013 | 930 | 91.8% | 2 | 21-15 | +5.5 | 21-15-0 | +3 | 19-15 | | BEN BISHOP(vs. Non-Conference) | 25 | 24 | 702 | 647 | 92.2% | 1 | 15-9 | +3.6 | 15-9-0 | +4 | 10-13 | | BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 103 | 92.0% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.1 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | BEN BISHOP (Playoff Games) | 24 | 24 | 637 | 586 | 92.0% | 2 | 14-10 | +2.2 | 14-10-0 | +1 | 10-13 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (All Games) | 11 | 10 | 245 | 216 | 88.2% | 0 | 3-7 | -6 | 3-7-0 | -5 | 5-5 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 190 | 164 | 86.3% | 0 | 2-6 | -5.9 | 2-6-0 | -5 | 5-3 | | EVGENI NABOKOV(vs. Non-Conference) | 2 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% | 0 | 1-1 | +0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | 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) | 20 | 14 | 472 | 432 | 91.5% | 1 | 7-7 | -1.6 | 7-7-0 | -2 | 6-8 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Road Games) | 9 | 9 | 240 | 217 | 90.4% | 0 | 3-6 | -3.8 | 3-6-0 | -4 | 3-6 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY(vs. Non-Conference) | 11 | 7 | 236 | 213 | 90.3% | 0 | 2-5 | -3.9 | 2-5-0 | -4 | 3-4 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Playoff Games) | 4 | 1 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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| All Games | 63-41-0 | -2.2 | 63-41 | -2.2 | 38-51 | 2.8 | 33.3 | 2.4 | 31.2 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 32-19-0 | -6.6 | 32-19 | -6.6 | 20-25 | 3.0 | 36.5 | 2.3 | 31.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.5 | 3-2 | +0.5 | 1-4 | 2.2 | 27.2 | 2.0 | 27.2 | | Playoff Games | 15-7-0 | +7.3 | 15-7 | +7.3 | 12-7 | 3.0 | 31.4 | 2.7 | 34.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 104 | 296 | 94 | 82 | 104 | 16 | 24 | 3468 | 8.5% | 324 | 58 | 17.9% | 496 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 51 | 151 | 46 | 42 | 54 | 9 | 10 | 1864 | 8.1% | 160 | 24 | 15.0% | 249 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 8.1% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 19 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 22 | 67 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 691 | 9.7% | 64 | 12 | 18.7% | 116 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 249 | 81 | 78 | 83 | 7 | 13 | 3241 | 7.7% | 272 | 48 | 17.6% | 410 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 116 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1625 | 7.1% | 119 | 19 | 16.0% | 189 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7.4% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 19 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 60 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 764 | 7.9% | 61 | 13 | 21.3% | 97 |
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| CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 76 | 75 | 2252 | 2079 | 92.3% | 2 | 44-31 | -7.4 | 44-31-0 | -7 | 29-38 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 37 | 36 | 1090 | 1006 | 92.3% | 0 | 19-17 | -15.5 | 19-17-0 | -17 | 15-18 | | CORY CRAWFORD(vs. Non-Conference) | 25 | 25 | 709 | 658 | 92.8% | 0 | 13-12 | -6.2 | 13-12-0 | -8 | 5-17 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 104 | 92.0% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.6 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 1-3 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Playoff Games) | 19 | 18 | 591 | 544 | 92.0% | 0 | 12-6 | +5.3 | 12-6-0 | +4 | 9-6 | | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 19 | 17 | 590 | 552 | 93.6% | 1 | 12-5 | +6.4 | 12-5-0 | +6 | 5-8 | | SCOTT DARLING (Home Games) | 8 | 7 | 240 | 228 | 95.0% | 0 | 6-1 | +4.4 | 6-1-0 | +4 | 2-3 | | SCOTT DARLING(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 9 | 305 | 284 | 93.1% | 1 | 7-2 | +5 | 7-2-0 | +5 | 2-5 | | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 129 | 118 | 91.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | SCOTT DARLING (Playoff Games) | 5 | 4 | 171 | 160 | 93.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | 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 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| 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 | 3-7 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 un | O | | 5/29/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 2-0 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5 un | U | | 6/3/2015 | CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | U | | 6/6/2015 | CHICAGO | 4-3 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | O | | 6/8/2015 | at CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 6/10/2015 | at CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 6/13/2015 | CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 6/15/2015 | at CHICAGO | |
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| 5/19/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 3-2 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | P | | 5/21/2015 | ANAHEIM | 1-2 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5 ov | U | | 5/23/2015 | ANAHEIM | 5-4 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | O | | 5/25/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 4-5 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 ov | O | | 5/27/2015 | ANAHEIM | 5-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | O | | 5/30/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 5-3 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 6/3/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 2-1 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ov | U | | 6/6/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 3-4 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | O | | 6/8/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-3 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 6/10/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 6/13/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 2-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 6/15/2015 | TAMPA BAY | |
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| |  | 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). | | 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 NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-CHICAGO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Updates throughout to add details, quotes. With AP Photos.)
*Lightning-Blackhawks Preview* ==============================
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer
Tampa Bay At Chicago, Game Six, 8:00 p.m. EDT
CHICAGO (AP) -- Kris Versteeg could have sulked or pouted when he was pulled out of the lineup for the Chicago Blackhawks. Instead, the veteran forward proved he belonged on the ice.
While Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have struggled to find any room in the Stanley Cup Final against Tampa Bay, the Blackhawks have used their depth to move within one victory of their third NHL title in six seasons. Playing alongside two other players who have been a healthy scratch this postseason, Versteeg assisted on Antoine Vermette's winning goal in Chicago's 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
"I think it's always about staying ready," Versteeg said Sunday. "I guess that starts in practice. Whether it be myself or (Bryan Bickell) or Vermy or whoever is not in the lineup on any given night, we all feel we're good players, we all feel we're players that can contribute. I don't think that confidence is lost in us."
The Blackhawks' third and fourth lines are a big reason why they can clinch the Stanley Cup at home for the first time since 1938 with a victory in Game 6 on Monday night. But the Lightning won Game 3 in Chicago and are confident they can do it again.
"We'll find a way," captain Steven Stamkos said. "There's really no choice that we have."
Stamkos and Kane are still looking for their first goal of the series, and Toews has contributed one goal and two assists. But Vermette has two game-winning goals in the final, Teuvo Teravainen scored in each of the first two games, and Andrew Shaw has a goal and two assists.
In an incredibly tight battle for the Stanley Cup - only the second final to begin with five one-goal games - the contributions from Chicago's role players are making a difference.
"We know that one of our strengths as a team and organization is our depth," coach Joel Quenneville said. "Sometimes you use it."
Tampa Bay's depth was tested Saturday night when second-leading scorer Nikita Kucherov crashed into the Chicago net in the first period, leading to a bigger role for speedy rookie Jonathan Drouin and breaking up the Lightning's successful "Triplets" line.
Kucherov, who turns 22 on Wednesday, flew with the team to Chicago, and coach Jon Cooper said he was "in considerably better shape today than he was last night."
"We'll have an optional skate tomorrow, so don't read anything into it if he's not on the ice," Cooper said.
"To be honest, I thought there was a chance he was coming back last night," Cooper added. "But it didn't work out. These two days will give him the rest he needs."
Cooper also said goaltender Ben Bishop was feeling much better. Bishop missed Game 4 with an undisclosed injury and then had a big collision with defenseman Victor Hedman in the first period Saturday night that handed a goal to Patrick Sharp.
"I thought he played an exceptional game," Cooper said of Bishop, who had 27 saves. "We're sitting here giving up two goals or less a game. You can't ask for much more than that from your goaltenders."
Versteeg, who has appeared in just 11 of Chicago's 22 playoff games, played in each of the first two games against the Lightning, and then was replaced by Bickell for Game 3. After Bickell struggled, Quenneville turned to Versteeg again, and it looks as if he is growing stronger as the final goes along.
"I loved his response, in this series particularly," Quenneville said.
Quenneville's smart use of his roster is one reason Chicago is 42-14 in Games 4-7 of playoff series since the former NHL defenseman took over in October 2008. The Blackhawks also have won 15 of their last 19 potential series clinching games, according to STATS, setting the stage for what will be a raucous atmosphere at the United Center on Monday night.
"Obviously there's a lot of buzz, a lot of excitement, a lot of things going on around the entire event," Toews said. "I think we're just going to do our best as individuals to focus on our job as players and focus on the game and nothing more.
"None of that stuff is really going to help us achieve what we want to achieve. That's where our heads are at right now."
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Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap
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| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 8:22:00 PM EST. |
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