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| 71 | DALLAS | -105 | Ov 5.5,-110 | -110 | Ov 5.5,-115 | | 72 | COLORADO | -115 | Un 5.5,-110 | -110 | Un 5.5,-105 |
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| All Games | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 0-1 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Last 5 Games | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 0-1 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 | | vs. Division | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 6 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
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| KARI LEHTONEN (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KARI LEHTONEN (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KARI LEHTONEN (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANTTI NIEMI (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANTTI NIEMI (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 |
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| All Games | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | -1 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 30.0 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | -1 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 30.0 | | Last 5 Games | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | -1 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 30.0 | | vs. Division | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | -1 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 30.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 8 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 8 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 8 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 8 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 9 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 9 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 9 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 9 |
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| RETO BERRA (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RETO BERRA (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RETO BERRA (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 |
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| 10/8/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 3-0 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/10/2015 | at COLORADO | | | 10/13/2015 | EDMONTON | | | 10/15/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | | | 10/17/2015 | at FLORIDA | | | 10/20/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | |
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| 10/8/2015 | MINNESOTA | 4-5 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/10/2015 | DALLAS | | | 10/14/2015 | BOSTON | | | 10/16/2015 | at ANAHEIM | | | 10/18/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 10/21/2015 | CAROLINA | |
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| |  | DALLAS: LAST SEASON: 40-31-11, 91 points, 5th Central Division. Made
Western Conference playoffs as wild card, lost first-round
playoff series in six games to top-seeded Anaheim.
COACH: Lindy Ruff, 2nd season with Stars, 40-31-11; 17th season
overall in NHL, was 571-432-162 in Buffalo.
ADDED: C Jason Spezza, RW Ales Hemsky; G Anders Lindback, RW
Patrick Eaves.
LOST: RW Alex Chiasson, D Aaron Rome, LW Ray Whitney.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jamie Benn. In his first season as the Stars
captain, the 25-year-old Canadian ranked eighth in the NHL with
79 points and ninth with 34 goals. Both were career highs, as
was his plus-21 rating. Benn has increasingly accepted his role
as a leader on a team filled with plenty of 20-something
players, and is part of a dynamic scoring line with Tyler
Seguin.
OUTLOOK: With the experience of a hard-fought first-round series
in their first season under veteran Ruff, the Stars expect to do
more than just make the playoffs this time around. That is a
reasonable goal with their added scoring punch. With Benn and
Seguin on the front line, the Stars will have another line with
31-year-old former Ottawa teammates Spezza and Hemsky likely
together. | | COLORADO: LAST SEASON: 39-31-12, didn't make the playoffs.
COACH: Patrick Roy (third season, third NHL season).
ADDED: F Blake Comeau, F Mikko Rantanen, F Carl Soderberg, D
Francois Beauchemin, D Nikita Zadorov, D Brandon Gormley.
LOST: D Jan Hejda, F Daniel Briere, F Ryan O'Reilly.
PLAYER TO WATCH: F Nathan MacKinnon. Spent the offseason working
out with his buddy, Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby. MacKinnon
added some weight and actually got taller by nearly an inch. The
20-year-old was the rookie of the year in 2013-14, but had an
up-and-down season last year before breaking his foot and
sitting out the final 18 games. Roy expects big things from the
speedy forward.
OUTLOOK: The Avalanche couldn't make up ground after a slow
start last season and missed the playoffs. So all training camp,
the team preached a faster start. But they've struggled scoring
goals in the preseason, shut out in their last three games. With
a lineup that includes Matt Duchene, Jarome Iginla, MacKinnon
and captain Gabriel Landeskog, Roy is confident the offense will
turn around. Until it does, the Avs can rely on goalie Semyon
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (DALLAS-COLORADO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Stars-Avalanche Preview* =========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Dallas (1-0-0) at Colorado (0-1-0), 9:00 p.m. EDT
The Dallas Stars have early evidence that investment in securing their defensive zone could pay off, and the Colorado Avalanche need immediate improvement in that area.
Dallas heads to Colorado on Saturday night seeking its first 2-0 start since 2010-11, while the Avalanche try to avoid their second straight at 0-2 with a seventh win over the Stars in as many tries.
The Stars finished sixth in the Central Division last season despite leading the Western Conference in goals. Granted, it was a division that produced seven teams with 90 points, but it happened because the Stars were tied for 26th with 3.13 goals against per game, their worst since a 3.41 mark in 1995-96.
They took offseason action by bringing in goaltender Antti Niemi on a three-year deal and signing defenseman Johnny Oduya for two years from Chicago.
Niemi, acquired in June from San Jose for a seventh-round draft pick, made 37 saves in Thursday's 3-0 home win over Pittsburgh.
"It's important for our team," coach Lindy Ruff told the club's official website after enduring a 2014-15 season in which his goaltenders had a 29th-ranked save percentage of .895. "We talked about our goals against and we are going to need a few more saves. We got both. We had guys blocking shots and desperation. I think the important part is he didn't give up any bad ones. He made some great saves, but nothing leaked through him. He looked really good."
Dallas also got an immediate contribution from Mattias Janmark, who scored in the first two minutes of his first NHL game after being acquired from Detroit in March.
"I couldn't have had a better start," Janmark said. "My first game, and to get that start, I never dreamed of that."
The next hurdle is some success against the Avalanche. Colorado has won nine of the last 10 meetings behind 3.70 goals per game.
That kind of production didn't matter in Thursday's 5-4 home loss to Minnesota. The Avalanche led 3-0 after the first period and 4-1 after two, then allowed the Wild to grab the lead with four goals by the 10:14 mark in the third. Goalie Semyon Varlamov took responsibility.
"When you score four goals, those games you should win," Varlamov told the team's official website. "There's a time when the goalie has to step up and stop those shots, it doesn't matter if they are tough ones or easy ones. I didn't play well tonight. Five goals ... I'm so (angry)."
Varlamov has won his last eight starts against Dallas with a 2.32 goals-against average and .932 save percentage.
The wasted offense came from John Mitchell, Gabriel Landeskog, Erik Johnson and Jarome Iginla, the last of which has goals in his last two games against the Stars. Landeskog has three goals and six assists on the six-game winning streak in the series.
The five-game sweep last season came with the Avalanche penalty kill that finished fifth at 84.6 percent limiting Dallas to 1 for 18. The Stars went 2 for 5 on the power play in their opener with Ales Hemsky joining Janmark in the scoring.
It was a start the veteran Hemsky needed after a disastrous first season in Dallas. The forward, signed in the 2014 offseason from Ottawa, had 11 goals and 21 assists in 76 games, marking the worst points-per-game mark of his career at 0.42.
Colorado scored on both of its power-play chances against the Wild after ranking 29th last season at 15.0 percent.
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| | Last Updated: 4/25/2024 10:01:29 PM EST. |
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