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| 65 | COLUMBUS | +140 | Ov 5,-135 | +140 | Ov 5,-135 | | 66 | NY RANGERS | -160 | Un 5,+115 | -160 | Un 5,+115 |
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| All Games | 0-1-0 | -1.1 | 0-1 | -1.1 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Last 5 Games | 0-1-0 | -1.1 | 0-1 | -1.1 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | | vs. Division | 0-1-0 | -1.1 | 0-1 | -1.1 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 3 | | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 3 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
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| SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | OSCAR DANSK (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | OSCAR DANSK (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | OSCAR DANSK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 2-0-0 | +2.2 | 2-0 | +2.2 | 1-0 | 3.5 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 33.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-0-0 | +2.2 | 2-0 | +2.2 | 1-0 | 3.5 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 33.5 | | vs. Division | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.5% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.5% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6.0% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 7 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6.0% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 7 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 3 |
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| HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 67 | 63 | 94.0% | 0 | 2-0 | +2.2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-0 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 93.9% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 67 | 63 | 94.0% | 0 | 2-0 | +2.2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-0 | | ANTTI RAANTA (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANTTI RAANTA (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: COLUMBUS 4.1, NY RANGERS 4.01 |
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| 10/9/2015 | NY RANGERS | 2-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/10/2015 | at NY RANGERS | | | 10/12/2015 | at BUFFALO | | | 10/14/2015 | OTTAWA | | | 10/16/2015 | TORONTO | | | 10/17/2015 | at CHICAGO | | | 10/20/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | |
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| 10/7/2015 | at CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ev | P | | 10/9/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 4-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/10/2015 | COLUMBUS | | | 10/13/2015 | WINNIPEG | | | 10/15/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 10/18/2015 | NEW JERSEY | | | 10/19/2015 | SAN JOSE | |
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| |  | COLUMBUS: LAST SEASON: 43-32-7, 93 points. Eliminated in first round of
playoffs by Pittsburgh in 6 games.
COACH: Todd Richards, fourth season with the Blue Jackets,
85-70-16; 5th overall in NHL.
ADDED: LW Scott Hartnell, RW Jerry D'Amigo, RW Brian Gibbons.
LOST: LW R.J. Umberger, C Derek MacKenzie, RW Jack Skille.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Brandon Dubinsky. With two of the team's top
centers unavailable (Ryan Johansen, holdout; Boone Jenner,
broken hand), the fiery 28-year-old's role only grows bigger. He
was already the heart and soul of a team that doesn't have an
official captain, even though he would seem the likely choice.
Coming off a year in which he had 16 goals and 34 assists and
continually came up big late in games, he'll be counted on to
provide even more points and leadership.
OUTLOOK: If the contract dispute between Johansen and the club
isn't resolved soon, and with Jenner and Nathan Horton (bad
back) out for the foreseeable future, the Blue Jackets may have
to win a lot of 1-0 and 2-1 games in which G Sergei Bobrovsky
stands on his head. Also, several young players (most likely
Alexander Wennberg and Simon Hjalmarsson) may have to be
gangbusters right from the outset to kill time until the club's
at full strength. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (COLUMBUS-NY RANGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blue Jackets-Rangers Preview* ==============================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Columbus (0-0-0) at New York (1-0-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
A late rally has the New York Rangers off to their best start in seven years. Oscar Lindberg is aiming for the best by a Rangers rookie in 23.
Lindberg looks to score in a third straight game as New York goes for a sweep of a home-and-home set with the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
New York is 2-0-0 to start a season for the first time since winning the first five games of 2008-09. The Rangers rallied with three goals in a span of 77 seconds late in the third period to beat Columbus 4-2 on Friday.
"They were just some quick plays that happened and we took advantage of the mistakes they made," goaltender Henrik Lundqvist told the team's official website. "Finding a way to win a game is so important in this league."
Lindberg is unexpectedly finding ways to contribute immediately. The center, a second-round pick in 2010, has a goal in each of the first two games and can become the club's first rookie to put together a longer streak since Steven King found the net in his first four games of 1992-93.
Lindberg had 28 goals and 28 assists in 75 games for Hartford of the AHL last season
"All of our guys are competitors," coach Alain Vigneault said.
Mats Zuccarello scored his first two goals of the season Friday. It was the first time he got on the scoresheet since missing 14 playoff games with a head injury suffered when he was hit in the head with a shot by defenseman Ryan McDonagh.
Lundqvist is expected to get the start in net after making 31 saves Friday, two days after a 32-save effort in a 3-2 win at Chicago. He's compiled a 1.73 goals-against average while winning four straight meetings with the Blue Jackets.
The Rangers, last season's Presidents' Trophy winner, are taking the ice at MSG for the first time since losing 2-0 to Tampa Bay in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Jackets are looking to return the favor and spoil New York's home opener, but coach Todd Richards wants to see a more complete performance.
"We played 57 1/2 minutes of the game," Richards said. "Mistakes are going to happen. They are a good hockey team and are going to generate their opportunities."
Brandon Saad scored in his Columbus debut after being acquired in a seven-player trade with Chicago over the summer and inking a six-year, $36 million extension.
"We gotta learn to close off games," Saad said. "We want to stay a little bit more disciplined, but that's gotta be our calling card there is playing aggressive and playing relentless."
Cam Atkinson scored on a breakaway against Lundqvist on Friday, giving him four goals and five points in his last eight meetings with New York.
The Blue Jackets will likely be without second-year center Alexander Wennberg, who suffered a concussion on a hit by the Rangers' Chris Kreider midway through the first period.
"I am not going to get into my opinion of it, ... there's no timetable yet," Richards said.
Columbus hasn't opened a season 0-2 since going 0-7-1 in 2011-12.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 4:54:04 PM EST. |
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