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| 59 | CAROLINA | +170 | Ov 5,-130 | +170 | Ov 5,-130 | | 60 | NASHVILLE | -200 | Un 5,+110 | -200 | Un 5,+110 |
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| All Games | 30-52-0 | -18.7 | 30-52 | -18.7 | 26-45 | 2.3 | 30.8 | 2.8 | 27.3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 12-29-0 | -13.3 | 12-29 | -13.3 | 18-16 | 2.3 | 29.8 | 3.2 | 28.4 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -2.1 | 2-3 | -2.1 | 1-3 | 2.2 | 34.4 | 2.4 | 26.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 82 | 188 | 54 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 2524 | 7.4% | 240 | 45 | 18.7% | 327 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 41 | 95 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1222 | 7.8% | 124 | 20 | 16.1% | 164 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 172 | 6.4% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 15 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 226 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 11 | 18 | 2236 | 10.1% | 190 | 29 | 15.3% | 370 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 132 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1165 | 11.3% | 100 | 13 | 13.0% | 227 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 9.2% | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 21 |
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| ANTON KHUDOBIN (All Games) | 34 | 32 | 874 | 787 | 90.0% | 3 | 8-24 | -14 | 8-24-0 | -15 | 9-19 | | ANTON KHUDOBIN (Road Games) | 18 | 17 | 485 | 429 | 88.5% | 2 | 4-13 | -7.6 | 4-13-0 | -8 | 7-8 | | ANTON KHUDOBIN(vs. Non-Conference) | 12 | 10 | 245 | 212 | 86.5% | 0 | 1-9 | -8.1 | 1-9-0 | -8 | 4-5 | | ANTON KHUDOBIN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 101 | 88.6% | 0 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 1-2 | | CAM WARD (All Games) | 51 | 50 | 1351 | 1230 | 91.0% | 3 | 22-28 | -4.6 | 22-28-0 | -5 | 17-26 | | CAM WARD (Road Games) | 24 | 24 | 677 | 606 | 89.5% | 2 | 8-16 | -5.7 | 8-16-0 | -6 | 11-8 | | CAM WARD(vs. Non-Conference) | 19 | 18 | 512 | 462 | 90.2% | 2 | 8-10 | -0.7 | 8-10-0 | -1 | 6-8 | | CAM WARD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 104 | 96 | 92.3% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.1 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 1-3 |
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| All Games | 49-39-0 | +2.4 | 49-39 | +2.4 | 37-38 | 2.9 | 32.3 | 2.6 | 28.7 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 30-14-0 | +8.8 | 30-14 | +8.8 | 20-15 | 3.1 | 33.2 | 2.5 | 27.8 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | -1 | 4-1 | 3.6 | 35.6 | 3.0 | 33.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 88 | 253 | 76 | 74 | 89 | 14 | 12 | 2846 | 8.9% | 280 | 48 | 17.1% | 411 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 44 | 135 | 36 | 39 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 1463 | 9.2% | 139 | 23 | 16.5% | 214 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 10.1% | 16 | 5 | 31.2% | 23 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 227 | 62 | 76 | 77 | 12 | 20 | 2525 | 9.0% | 253 | 48 | 19.0% | 385 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 108 | 25 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 1223 | 8.8% | 121 | 22 | 18.2% | 182 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 9.0% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 26 |
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| CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 18 | 17 | 450 | 406 | 90.2% | 0 | 6-11 | -5.5 | 6-11-0 | -5 | 8-8 | | CARTER HUTTON (Home Games) | 5 | 4 | 125 | 112 | 89.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.5 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 4-0 | | CARTER HUTTON(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 10 | 233 | 210 | 90.1% | 0 | 5-5 | +0 | 5-5-0 | 0 | 4-5 | | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 93 | 83 | 89.2% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.6 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | | MAREK MAZANEC (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | MAREK MAZANEC (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MAREK MAZANEC(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 90.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MAREK MAZANEC (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 70 | 70 | 2015 | 1856 | 92.1% | 4 | 43-27 | +8.9 | 43-27-0 | +9 | 29-29 | | PEKKA RINNE (Home Games) | 40 | 40 | 1092 | 1005 | 92.0% | 2 | 27-13 | +7.3 | 27-13-0 | +7 | 16-15 | | PEKKA RINNE(vs. Non-Conference) | 22 | 22 | 632 | 584 | 92.4% | 1 | 15-7 | +6 | 15-7-0 | +6 | 6-10 | | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 140 | 127 | 90.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -2 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: CAROLINA 3.13, NASHVILLE 3.28 |
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| 10/8/2015 | at NASHVILLE | | | 10/10/2015 | DETROIT | | | 10/13/2015 | FLORIDA | | | 10/16/2015 | at DETROIT | | | 10/17/2015 | at WASHINGTON | |
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| 10/8/2015 | CAROLINA | | | 10/10/2015 | EDMONTON | | | 10/13/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 10/15/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 10/17/2015 | at OTTAWA | |
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| |  | CAROLINA: LAST SEASON: 30-41-11, 71 points. Last place in Metropolitan
Division. No playoffs.
COACH: Bill Peters, second season, 30-41-11.
ADDED: G Eddie Lack, RW Kris Versteeg, D James Wisniewski.
LOST: RW Alexander Semin, G Anton Khudobin.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Eric Staal. The 30-year-old captain and
current face of the franchise is entering the final season of a
seven-year contract he signed in 2008. He has led the team in
scoring in seven of his 10 seasons - including last year, when
he had 23 goals and 54 points - but carries the weight of the
team's lengthy postseason drought on his 6-foot-4 frame.
OUTLOOK: No team in the Eastern Conference has gone longer since
its last playoff appearance than Carolina, which last made the
postseason in 2009. The returning players have a stronger grasp
of Peters' detail-oriented system and the addition of Lack
should strengthen the team's situation in goal. But an infusion
of young players likely means a few more growing pains for a
franchise celebrating the 10th anniversary of its lone Stanley
Cup title this season. | | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 47-25-10, 104 points. Second Central Division. Lost
to Chicago Blackhawks in Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (second season, 436-307-25 over 13 NHL
seasons).
ADDED: D Barret Jackman, RW Cody Hodgson.
LOST: C Matt Cullen, D Cody Franson, F Mike Santorelli.
PLAYER TO WATCH: RW Filip Forsberg. The Swede played every game
of his first full NHL season and scored a franchise-rookie
record 63 points with 26 goals and 37 assists. He became the
fifth youngest player in NHL history to lead a playoff-bound
team in scoring. Can he match, or better, last season?
OUTLOOK: The Predators believe they were so close to beating the
eventual Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks last spring with eight
players making their postseason debuts, and now they think they
are even better positioned for a title run in their second
season with Laviolette's system with Jackman bringing his
defensive skills to Nashville. They will have a chance to finish
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (CAROLINA-NASHVILLE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Hurricanes-Predators Preview* ==============================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Carolina (0-0-0) at Nashville (0-0-0), 8:00 p.m. EDT
A late season swoon cost the Nashville Predators dearly in 2014-15.
With the team almost completely intact in its second season under Peter Laviolette, the Predators are looking to avoid another letdown as they host the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener Thursday night.
Nashville went 47-25-10 to finish with 104 points last season after missing the playoffs in each of the previous two. However, the Predators concluded the regular season with six straight losses (0-4-2) before being eliminated in six games by Chicago in the first round of the playoffs.
"We felt we were that close," captain Shea Weber said. "There's a tough series against the eventual Stanley Cup champions. You need a bounce or two to go the other way. It could've been totally different, but it didn't, and now we've got to make our own way."
The Predators had little trouble doing that at home early last season, winning 26 of their first 30 games before going 2-6-3 in their final 11.
Filip Forsberg was the team scoring leader, setting franchise rookie records with 26 goals and 63 points. He added four goals and two assists in six playoff games.
Pekka Rinne made 23 saves in a 3-2 home win over the Hurricanes on Jan. 6, giving Nashville an 8-2 record in 10 all-time matchups at Bridgestone Arena.
Rinne will again play a huge role in whatever success the Predators have in 2015-16. His franchise-record 36 shutouts rank third in the NHL over the past seven seasons, behind only the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist (38) and Jonathan Quick (37) of Los Angeles.
Rinne went 41-17-6 with a 2.18 goals-against average and four shutouts while finishing second in voting for the Vezina Trophy.
The Predators also have left wing James Neal and centers Craig Smith and Colin Wilson back after they each scored at least 20 goals last season.
"We have higher goals than losing in the first round," Forsberg said.
That would probably suffice for the Hurricanes, who went 30-41-11 in their first season under coach Bill Peters, missing the playoffs for a sixth straight time - the longest drought in the Eastern Conference. They've failed to qualify in eight of the last nine seasons since winning their only Stanley Cup in 2005-06.
"It seems like so long ago that that took place, but it definitely brings you back to those great memories that you had," said goaltender Cam Ward, the 2006 Conn Smythe Trophy winner. "I would love nothing more than to get back and do that all over again, and not only do it again, do it here.
"I'd love to see us get off to a good start and push to make the playoffs and see the city rally the way they did 10 years ago."
Captain Eric Staal is the only other remaining member of that championship team and still plays a key role at both ends of the ice entering his 12th season. He had team highs of 23 goals and 54 points in 2014-15.
"I feel like I have a lot of great hockey left, a lot of good years left and I want to help this team get back to the playoffs," Staal said.
Staal and Ward, though, are entering the final season of their respective contracts so a slow start for Carolina will likely lead to trade speculation.
In the event of Ward's departure, the Hurricanes acquired Eddie Lack in a trade with Vancouver over the summer and signed him to a two-year extension. He went 34-30-9 with a 2.43 GAA in 82 games the last two seasons with the Canucks.
Ward, who is expected to start ahead of Lack, is 0-4-0 with a 3.05 GAA in four starts at Nashville.
Carolina will almost certainly need more from Jeff Skinner if it plans to return to the playoffs. The sixth-year forward had 18 goals and 31 points last season and was a team-worst minus-24.
Skinner has five goals and as many assists in seven career games against the Predators, scoring one of his two career hat tricks at Nashville on Dec. 5, 2013.
Carolina hopes to avoid a repeat of last season when it opened 0-6-2 before notching its first win Nov. 1.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 9:03:39 PM EST. |
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