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| All Games | 64-37-0 | +19.5 | 64-37 | +19.5 | 45-44 | 2.9 | 31.4 | 2.3 | 29.6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 33-16-0 | +19 | 33-16 | +19 | 22-20 | 3.1 | 30.4 | 2.3 | 29.7 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.8 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 3-2 | 3.4 | 26.8 | 2.8 | 33.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101 | 297 | 99 | 83 | 101 | 14 | 17 | 3169 | 9.4% | 294 | 52 | 17.7% | 497 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 49 | 153 | 53 | 42 | 53 | 5 | 11 | 1488 | 10.3% | 138 | 26 | 18.8% | 260 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 12.7% | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 32 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 233 | 61 | 81 | 83 | 8 | 11 | 2987 | 7.8% | 285 | 47 | 16.5% | 397 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 111 | 36 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1453 | 7.6% | 143 | 21 | 14.7% | 190 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 8.5% | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 24 |
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| HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games) | 65 | 65 | 1898 | 1754 | 92.4% | 4 | 41-24 | +11 | 41-24-0 | +11 | 28-28 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Road Games) | 28 | 28 | 838 | 777 | 92.7% | 1 | 19-9 | +11.1 | 19-9-0 | +10 | 12-11 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST(vs. Non-Conference) | 14 | 14 | 395 | 372 | 94.2% | 1 | 10-4 | +4.4 | 10-4-0 | +4 | 4-7 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 125 | 117 | 93.6% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 2-2 | | 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(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | 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(vs. Non-Conference) | 14 | 14 | 425 | 394 | 92.7% | 1 | 8-6 | +0.8 | 8-6-0 | +2 | 8-5 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 99 | 90.0% | 0 | 2-2 | -1 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 4-0 |
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| All Games | 64-41-0 | -1.2 | 64-41 | -1.2 | 38-52 | 2.8 | 33.3 | 2.4 | 31.1 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 33-19-0 | -5.6 | 33-19 | -5.6 | 20-26 | 2.9 | 36.5 | 2.2 | 31.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.4 | 3-2 | +0.4 | 1-4 | 2.2 | 29.4 | 1.8 | 27.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 105 | 298 | 94 | 83 | 105 | 16 | 24 | 3500 | 8.5% | 327 | 58 | 17.7% | 500 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 52 | 153 | 46 | 43 | 55 | 9 | 10 | 1896 | 8.1% | 163 | 24 | 14.7% | 253 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 7.5% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 20 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 249 | 81 | 78 | 83 | 7 | 13 | 3266 | 7.6% | 273 | 48 | 17.6% | 410 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 116 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1650 | 7.0% | 120 | 19 | 15.8% | 189 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 6.5% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 17 |
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| CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 77 | 76 | 2277 | 2104 | 92.4% | 3 | 45-31 | -6.4 | 45-31-0 | -6 | 29-39 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 38 | 37 | 1115 | 1031 | 92.5% | 1 | 20-17 | -14.5 | 20-17-0 | -16 | 15-19 | | CORY CRAWFORD(vs. Non-Conference) | 26 | 26 | 734 | 683 | 93.1% | 1 | 14-12 | -5.2 | 14-12-0 | -7 | 5-18 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 109 | 95.6% | 1 | 3-1 | +1.4 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 0-4 | | 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 | | 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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| | Average power rating of opponents played: NY RANGERS 3.13, CHICAGO 3.21 |
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| 10/7/2015 | at CHICAGO | | | 10/9/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 10/10/2015 | COLUMBUS | | | 10/13/2015 | WINNIPEG | | | 10/15/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 10/18/2015 | NEW JERSEY | |
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| 10/7/2015 | NY RANGERS | | | 10/9/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 10/10/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | | | 10/14/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | | | 10/15/2015 | at WASHINGTON | | | 10/17/2015 | COLUMBUS | |
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| |  | NY RANGERS: LAST SEASON: 53-22-7, 113 points. Won Presidents' Trophy,
Metropolitan Division. Lost to Tampa Bay Lightning in Eastern
Conference finals.
COACH: Alain Vigneault, 14 NHL seasons, 520-341-35-74.
ADDED: RW Emerson Etem, G Antti Raanta, LW Viktor Stalberg, C
Jarret Stoll, D Raphael Diaz, C Brian Gibbons, C Jayson Megna, C
Matt Linblad, C Luke Adam.
LOST: LW Carl Hagelin, G Cam Talbot, RW Martin St. Louis, D Matt
Hunwick, C Chris Mueller, C James Sheppard.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Chris Kreider. The 24-year-old left wing is
coming off a career-high, 21-goal season and the Rangers'
hierarchy believes he is capable of becoming one of the NHL's
elite players. He has size, speed and the toughness to take a
major step this season and join Rich Nash as a major contributor
on offense.
OUTLOOK: The Rangers have been close the past two seasons and
many wonder whether they missed their chance to win their first
Stanley Cup since 1994. Jeff Gorton replaced Glen Sather as the
general manager in the offseason and didn't make any major
moves, other than keeping young core players Derek Stepan, J.T.
Miller and Jesper Fast. If goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist has
another 30-win season, Nash (42 goals) is among the league
leaders and a veteran defense delivers led by Ryan McDonagh
stays healthy, New York will get one more shot at a title. | | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 48-28-6, 102 points. Beat Tampa Bay Lightning in
Stanley Cup Final.
COACH: Joel Quenneville (eighth season, 19th NHL season,
754-438-77-106).
ADDED: F Ryan Garbutt, D Trevor Daley, F Viktor Tikhonov, C
Artem Anisimov.
LOST: F Brandon Saad, F Patrick Sharp, C Brad Richards, C
Antoine Vermette, F Kris Versteeg, D Johnny Oduya, G Antti
Raanta.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Artemi Panarin. The Blackhawks won a crowded
competition for the Russian winger when they signed him to a
two-year contract in May. He was slowed by an upper-body during
the preseason, but his teammates have raved about his moves and
instincts. He likely will begin the year on Chicago's second
line, and his transition to the NHL could have a big impact on
the Blackhawks' season.
OUTLOOK: As long as Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa,
Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook are around, the Blackhawks are a
legitimate threat to win it all. But the Central is loaded again
and it could look ugly at times while Quenneville tries to find
the right lines and defensive pairings for a much different
group than the one that won the championship in June. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (NY RANGERS-CHICAGO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rangers-Blackhawks Preview* ============================
By KEVIN MASSOTH STATS Writer
New York (0-0-0) at Chicago (0-0-0), 8:00 p.m. EDT
The tail end of the Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup celebration was halted by the criminal investigation surrounding perhaps their biggest star.
Several big names are gone but Patrick Kane and the unwanted spotlight around him remain as the focus turns back to hockey for Wednesday night's season opener against the visiting New York Rangers.
Kane will take the ice still under investigation on suspicion of sexual assault from an incident that allegedly occurred in early August at his Hamburg, New York, home. No charges have been filed.
Following the Stanley Cup banner-raising ceremony, he will skate alongside several new faces that inherit the title of defending champions. After a third title in six years, Chicago relieved its salary cap restraints by unloading key contributors Brandon Saad, Patrick Sharp and Brad Richards, among others.
But Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, Marian Hossa, Brent Seabrook, Andrew Shaw, Niklas Hjalmarsson and goaltender Corey Crawford hold down the core. And, of course, Kane - for now.
"I think there's plenty of talent," Hossa told the team's official website. "We lost so many key members of our team from the last year, but on the plus side, we've got lots of great young players coming in to give us lots of enthusiasm and energy, which could be our motor."
Chicago, which finished third in the Central Division before its playoff run, hopes for contributions from youngster Teuvo Teravainen and newcomers Artemi Panarin and Artem Anisimov to an attack that ranked 17th with 220 goals last year.
Teravainen contributed four goals and six assists in the postseason, and the 21-year-old will take the place of Saad on Chicago's top line alongside Toews and Hossa. Panarin and Anisimov will join Kane on the second line, while the third group features Shaw, Kyle Baun and Bryan Bickell - who was waived last week but went unclaimed and returns for his ninth season with Chicago.
Andrew Desjardins, Marcus Kruger and Ryan Garbutt make up the fourth line, while Marko Dano was a surprise cut in camp but is an option to be recalled.
Coach Joel Quenneville tends to have a short leash when a line isn't working, and early-season tinkering is on the table.
"I don't think the word is impatient, it's opportunity," Quenneville said.
While the Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup in June, the Rangers were one game away from playing for it for the second straight year. The Presidents' Trophy winners lost 2-0 to Tampa Bay in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has been with the Rangers his entire 10-year career, the last four of which include two first-place finishes, a Presidents' Trophy, three trips to the East finals and one Stanley Cup appearance.
"I think it used to be that we always hoped to be a contender, but now we all expect to be up there," Lundqvist told the team's official website. "You feel the expectations walking in here. That's a good thing."
While Chicago's roster transformed, the Rangers look mostly the same - outside of the retirement of Martin St. Louis and a trade that sent Carl Hagelin to Anaheim. But New York picked up Emerson Etem to replace Hagelin and acquired former Blackhawks Viktor Stalberg and Antti Raanta, the latter of whom will replace Cam Talbot as Lundqvist's backup.
The Rangers, who have won three of the last four meetings against Chicago, ranked third in the NHL in goals (248) and goals against (187) last year, giving them a plus-61 differential that easily led the league.
Six of the seven Rangers who produced at least 45 points return. Rick Nash leads the way after tallying 42 goals, just five fewer than he did in his first two seasons in a New York uniform.
He's gone 11 straight games at the United Center without scoring a goal, the last two with the Rangers.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 1:21:53 PM EST. |
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