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| 1 | MONTREAL | -135 | Ov 5,-125 | -165 | Ov 5,-125 | | 2 | TORONTO | +115 | Un 5,+105 | +145 | Un 5,+105 |
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| All Games | 56-38-0 | +5.1 | 56-38 | +5.1 | 34-45 | 2.6 | 29.3 | 2.3 | 30.0 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 27-20-0 | +6.6 | 27-20 | +6.6 | 15-23 | 2.4 | 28.5 | 2.3 | 30.3 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | -1 | 3-2 | 2.4 | 29.6 | 3.0 | 24.0 | | vs. Division | 24-18-0 | -2.3 | 24-18 | -2.3 | 19-18 | 2.5 | 31.0 | 2.4 | 29.9 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 94 | 246 | 49 | 86 | 96 | 15 | 21 | 2750 | 8.9% | 278 | 42 | 15.1% | 409 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 47 | 111 | 19 | 42 | 43 | 7 | 14 | 1341 | 8.3% | 137 | 14 | 10.2% | 171 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 8.1% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 21 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 42 | 106 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1303 | 8.1% | 129 | 16 | 12.4% | 176 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 218 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 11 | 14 | 2823 | 7.7% | 297 | 54 | 18.2% | 363 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 107 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1426 | 7.5% | 150 | 26 | 17.3% | 178 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 12.5% | 16 | 7 | 43.7% | 26 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 101 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 1257 | 8.0% | 139 | 29 | 20.9% | 167 |
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| CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 78 | 78 | 2305 | 2147 | 93.1% | 7 | 50-28 | +14.5 | 50-28-0 | +14 | 28-40 | | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 35 | 35 | 1037 | 971 | 93.6% | 2 | 22-13 | +9 | 22-13-0 | +8 | 12-18 | | CAREY PRICE (vs. Division) | 35 | 35 | 995 | 918 | 92.3% | 2 | 20-15 | -1.4 | 20-15-0 | -1 | 17-15 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 95 | 87 | 91.6% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.3 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | | 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 |
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| All Games | 30-52-0 | -21.6 | 30-52 | -21.6 | 38-42 | 2.6 | 29.2 | 3.2 | 33.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 22-19-0 | +2.6 | 22-19 | +2.6 | 23-17 | 3.2 | 29.8 | 3.1 | 34.2 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.8 | 1-4 | -2.8 | 2-3 | 2.0 | 30.0 | 3.4 | 38.4 | | vs. Division | 13-17-0 | -2.2 | 13-17 | -2.2 | 14-15 | 2.8 | 28.8 | 2.9 | 32.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 82 | 211 | 56 | 77 | 70 | 8 | 13 | 2392 | 8.8% | 283 | 45 | 15.9% | 335 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 41 | 132 | 41 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 1221 | 10.8% | 146 | 30 | 20.5% | 200 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 6.7% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 30 | 83 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 865 | 9.6% | 99 | 16 | 16.2% | 132 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 262 | 91 | 82 | 81 | 8 | 17 | 2749 | 9.5% | 266 | 52 | 19.5% | 455 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 128 | 37 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1403 | 9.1% | 135 | 27 | 20.0% | 223 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 192 | 8.9% | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 25 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 87 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 971 | 9.0% | 98 | 18 | 18.4% | 146 |
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| JONATHAN BERNIER (All Games) | 58 | 54 | 1735 | 1583 | 91.2% | 6 | 21-33 | -13.4 | 21-33-0 | -15 | 25-28 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (Home Games) | 33 | 32 | 1031 | 937 | 90.9% | 1 | 16-16 | -2 | 16-16-0 | -3 | 18-13 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (vs. Division) | 20 | 19 | 560 | 514 | 91.8% | 3 | 9-10 | +0.2 | 9-10-0 | +1 | 8-10 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 122 | 112 | 91.8% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.8 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 | | DREW MACINTYRE (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DREW MACINTYRE (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DREW MACINTYRE (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JAMES REIMER (All Games) | 35 | 28 | 1002 | 909 | 90.7% | 3 | 9-19 | -8.2 | 9-19-0 | -7 | 13-14 | | JAMES REIMER (Home Games) | 14 | 9 | 369 | 339 | 91.9% | 0 | 6-3 | +4.6 | 6-3-0 | +5 | 5-4 | | JAMES REIMER (vs. Division) | 13 | 11 | 407 | 373 | 91.6% | 0 | 4-7 | -2.4 | 4-7-0 | -1 | 6-5 | | JAMES REIMER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 136 | 127 | 93.4% | 0 | 2-2 | +1.1 | 2-2-0 | +2 | 1-3 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: MONTREAL 3.16, TORONTO 3.14 |
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| 10/7/2015 | at TORONTO | | | 10/10/2015 | at BOSTON | | | 10/11/2015 | at OTTAWA | | | 10/13/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 10/15/2015 | NY RANGERS | | | 10/17/2015 | DETROIT | |
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| 10/7/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 10/9/2015 | at DETROIT | | | 10/10/2015 | OTTAWA | | | 10/16/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 10/17/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | |
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| |  | MONTREAL: MONTREAL CANADIENS
LAST SEASON: 50-22-10, 110 points. Won Atlantic Division. Lost
to Tampa Bay Lightning in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Michel Therrien, 11th NHL season,
ADDED: D Mark Barberio, RW Zack Kassian, RW Alex Semin.
LOST: D Sergei Gonchar, C Manny Malhotra, RW P.A. Parenteau, LW
Brandon Prust, D Mike Weaver.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Semin. Despite finishing a mere three
points behind the New York Rangers for the Presidents' Trophy,
Montreal was not an offensive powerhouse in 2014-15. The
Canadiens finished last season having scored 214 goals, an
average of 2.61 per game, and their power play ranked 23rd in
the NHL. Semin, signed to a one-year, $1.1 million contract will
be asked to do more in Montreal after scoring just six goals in
57 games last season with Carolina.
OUTLOOK: Montreal and its deep roster with standout goaltender
Carey Price should make another run in the playoffs - maybe even
a deep run. All Price accomplished in 2014-15 was to lead the
NHL in save percentage (.933), goals-against average (1.96) and
wins (44), earning the Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award, Vezina
Trophy and Jennings Trophy in the process. | | TORONTO: LAST SEASON: 38-6-8, 84 points, finished 12th in the East and
missed the playoffs.
COACH: Randy Carlyle, fifth season with the Leafs, 343-244-77.
ADDED: RW Matt Frattin, C Leo Komarov, D Roman Polak, D Stephane
Robidas, C Mike Santorelli.
LOST: C Dave Bolland, D Tim Gleason, D Carl Gunnerson, C Jay
McClement, RW Nikolai Kulemin, LW Mason Raymond.
PLAYER TO WATCH: David Clarkson. The right winger's first season
with his boyhood team was one he'd rather forget. Clarkson had
with 11 points (five goals and six assists) in 60 games with a
minus-14 rating after agreeing to a seven-year, $36.75 million
deal with Toronto.
OUTLOOK: The hirings of Brendan Shanahan as team president, Kyle
Dubas as the assistant general manager and the added emphasis of
analytics seem to indicate a new day for the Leafs. But much of
the team that lost 12 of their final 14 games last season has
returned. Coupled with the fact that the Leafs are in a division
with 2013-14 playoff teams in Boston, Tampa Bay, Montreal and
Detroit, it's hard to envision a scenario in which Toronto shows
enough improvement to contend for a postseason berth in 2014-15. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (MONTREAL-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Canadiens-Maple Leafs Preview* ===============================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Montreal (0-0-0) at Toronto (0-0-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
With a talented roster led by star goaltender Carey Price, the Montreal Canadiens have high hopes of making a deeper playoff run in 2015-16.
Expectations are considerably more modest for a Toronto Maple Leafs club under new leadership as it embarks on a rebuilding project.
Mike Babcock makes his coaching debut for Toronto on Wednesday night when visiting Montreal goes for its longest regular-season winning streak in the series in 57 years.
Price racked up an impressive haul of awards after leading the NHL in save percentage (.933), goals-against average (1.96) and wins (44) last season. He won the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, the Hart Trophy as MVP and the Ted Lindsay Award for the most outstanding player.
"This is not a flash in the pan," general manager Marc Bergevin said. "Carey Price is among the best, if not the best."
All eyes will be on what Price can do for an encore as the Canadiens go after their third division title in four years. He'll look to get off to a strong start as he's posted a 1.94 GAA while winning his last five starts against the Leafs.
Montreal (50-22-10) took all four meetings with Toronto last season, two via shootout, to extend its series winning streak to six. The club hasn't won seven straight over the Leafs since a 10-game run Jan. 2-Nov. 12, 1958.
After scoring two or fewer goals five times in a six-game conference semifinal loss to Tampa Bay, the Canadiens brought in right wing Alex Semin from Carolina and forward Zack Kassian from Vancouver. They also signed forward Tomas Fleischmann for additional offensive support alongside captain Max Pacioretty, who had a team-high 37 goals.
Kassian, however, has entered a substance-abuse program after being involved in a motor vehicle accident Sunday and is suspended without pay.
"I think we're a little deeper this year with the couple of new guys we added over the summer. I think we're going to score some goals this year," forward Dale Weise told the team's official website.
After missing out on the postseason for the ninth time in 10 seasons, Toronto has begun what's expected to be a highly scrutinized - and lengthy - rebuild.
That job falls to Hall of Famer Lou Lamoriello, brought in as general manager by team president Brendan Shanahan. Babcock agreed to an eight-year deal with the Leafs after failing to come to terms on a contract extension with Detroit. The Wings posted a .649 winning percentage and won a Stanley Cup in 10 seasons under him.
"It's been great with Lou," Babcock said. "I've gotten to know him (well). The great thing work about working with (Red Wings general manager) Kenny Holland was we would be together on decisions even if we didn't always agree."
This year's fourth overall pick Mitch Marner, 2014 eighth pick William Nylander, 21st pick in 2013 Frederik Gauthier and Toronto Marlies leading scorer Connor Brown aren't expected to open the season with the Leafs.
For now, Toronto (30-44-8) will build around center Nazem Kadri and defensemen Morgan Reilly and Jake Gardiner. Kadri finished fourth on the team with 18 goals to go with 21 assists in 2014-15.
After trading Phil Kessel to Pittsburgh in the offseason, defenseman Dion Phaneuf is perhaps the biggest name left on the roster. Phaneuf, who averaged 23:43 of ice time in 70 games, will try to help No. 1 goaltender Jonathan Bernier and backup James Reimer rebound from rough seasons.
Bernier went 21-28-7 with a 2.87 GAA - his highest since his rookie season of 2007-08 - and Reimer was 9-16-1 with a .907 save percentage - his worst since '11-'12.
Bernier has gone 1-5-3 with a 3.07 GAA in nine career starts against Montreal.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 8:38:02 PM EST. |
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