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7 | MONTREAL | -120 | Ov 5,-135 | -125 | Ov 5,-130 | 8 | NEW JERSEY | +100 | Un 5,+115 | +105 | Un 5,+110 |
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All Games | 27-19-0 | +5.1 | 27-19 | +5.1 | 21-20 | 3.0 | 30.2 | 2.5 | 29.8 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11-12-0 | -0.9 | 11-12 | -0.9 | 10-11 | 2.6 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 30.2 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.3 | 2-3 | -1.3 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 24.2 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 46 | 139 | 35 | 46 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 1389 | 10.0% | 139 | 30 | 21.6% | 241 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 23 | 60 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 689 | 8.7% | 59 | 14 | 23.7% | 102 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 11.6% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 24 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 117 | 32 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1371 | 8.5% | 167 | 34 | 20.4% | 200 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 69 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 695 | 9.9% | 87 | 22 | 25.3% | 123 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 15.4% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 36 |
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AL MONTOYA (All Games) | 13 | 12 | 388 | 352 | 90.7% | 2 | 6-6 | +0.5 | 6-6-0 | 0 | 4-6 | AL MONTOYA (Road Games) | 11 | 11 | 347 | 311 | 89.6% | 1 | 5-6 | -0.5 | 5-6-0 | 0 | 4-5 | AL MONTOYA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 126 | 115 | 91.3% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.6 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 34 | 34 | 982 | 903 | 92.0% | 3 | 21-13 | +4.6 | 21-13-0 | +6 | 17-14 | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 12 | 12 | 348 | 316 | 90.8% | 1 | 6-6 | -0.4 | 6-6-0 | -1 | 6-6 | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 103 | 87 | 84.5% | 1 | 1-3 | -2.8 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 2-2 |
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All Games | 19-27-0 | -3.5 | 19-27 | -3.5 | 17-19 | 2.3 | 27.3 | 2.9 | 31.2 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 10-9-0 | +0.6 | 10-9 | +0.6 | 8-8 | 2.6 | 26.9 | 2.8 | 28.1 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +3 | 3-2 | +3 | 1-3 | 2.0 | 26.2 | 2.2 | 30.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 46 | 105 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 1255 | 8.4% | 153 | 20 | 13.1% | 172 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 19 | 49 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 512 | 9.6% | 76 | 11 | 14.5% | 85 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 7.6% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 19 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 132 | 33 | 47 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 1437 | 9.2% | 141 | 23 | 16.3% | 219 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 53 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 533 | 9.9% | 56 | 14 | 25.0% | 90 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 7.2% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 19 |
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KEITH KINKAID (All Games) | 12 | 11 | 394 | 363 | 92.1% | 1 | 5-6 | +1.7 | 5-6-0 | +1 | 3-6 | KEITH KINKAID (Home Games) | 4 | 3 | 96 | 82 | 85.4% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 1-1 | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 111 | 102 | 91.9% | 0 | 2-1 | +3.1 | 2-1-0 | +3 | 1-2 | ANDERS LINDBACK (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ANDERS LINDBACK (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 35 | 35 | 1037 | 944 | 91.0% | 3 | 14-21 | -5.2 | 14-21-0 | -5 | 14-13 | CORY SCHNEIDER (Home Games) | 16 | 16 | 434 | 398 | 91.7% | 2 | 10-6 | +3.6 | 10-6-0 | +4 | 7-7 | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 110 | 93.2% | 0 | 2-2 | +1 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 1-2 |
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12/28/2016 | at TAMPA BAY | 3-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/29/2016 | at FLORIDA | 3-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | U | 12/31/2016 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 1/3/2017 | at NASHVILLE | 2-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | U | 1/4/2017 | at DALLAS | 4-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/7/2017 | at TORONTO | 5-3 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/9/2017 | WASHINGTON | 1-4 | L | 0, -115 | L | 4.5 ov | O | 1/11/2017 | at WINNIPEG | 7-4 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 ev | O | 1/12/2017 | at MINNESOTA | 1-7 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 un | O | 1/14/2017 | NY RANGERS | 5-4 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/16/2017 | at DETROIT | 0-1 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | U | 1/18/2017 | PITTSBURGH | 1-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 1/20/2017 | at NEW JERSEY | | 1/21/2017 | BUFFALO | | 1/24/2017 | CALGARY | | 1/26/2017 | at NY ISLANDERS | | 1/31/2017 | BUFFALO | |
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12/27/2016 | PITTSBURGH | 2-5 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | O | 12/29/2016 | at WASHINGTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +220 | W | 5 un | U | 12/31/2016 | WASHINGTON | 2-6 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5 un | O | 1/2/2017 | BOSTON | 3-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ev | U | 1/3/2017 | at CAROLINA | 3-1 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 ev | U | 1/6/2017 | TORONTO | 2-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | O | 1/7/2017 | EDMONTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | U | 1/9/2017 | FLORIDA | 0-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 un | U | 1/12/2017 | at EDMONTON | 2-3 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ev | P | 1/13/2017 | at CALGARY | 2-1 | W | 0, +190 | W | 5 ov | U | 1/15/2017 | at VANCOUVER | 2-1 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 un | U | 1/17/2017 | at MINNESOTA | 4-3 | W | 0, +195 | W | 5 un | O | 1/20/2017 | MONTREAL | | 1/21/2017 | at PHILADELPHIA | | 1/24/2017 | LOS ANGELES | | 1/26/2017 | WASHINGTON | | 1/31/2017 | at DETROIT | |
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| | | MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 38-38-6, 82 points. Finished sixth in Atlantic Division.
COACH: Michel Therrien (fifth season, 12th NHL season).
ADDED: D Shea Weber, RW Alexander Radulov, F Andrew Shaw, G Al Montoya
LOST: D P.K. Subban, C Lars Eller.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Carey Price. The 2015 Hart, Vezina and Pearson Trophy winner is back after missing almost all of last season with a knee injury and has the ability to carry the Canadiens back to the playoffs. He looked like his old self helping Canada to a perfect record at the World Cup of Hockey and could be even better than two years ago.
OUTLOOK: If Price is on top of his game and Weber strengthens Montreal's defense, this is a playoff team again. Goal-scoring continues to be an issue, but captain Max Pacioretty and center Tomas Plekanec should lead the way and Radulov is on a prove-it contract to produce and prove he deserves big money back in the NHL. | | NEW JERSEY: LAST SEASON: 38-36-8, 84 points, seventh in the Metropolitan Division. Missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year.
COACH: John Hynes (second season, second NHL season).
ADDED: LW Taylor Hall, D Ben Lovejoy, C Vernon Fiddler, RW Beau Bennett, D Kyle Quincey, D Yohann Auvitu.
LOST: D Adam Larsson, D David Schlemko, F Jordin Tootoo, C Stephen Gionta, F Bobby Farnham.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Taylor Hall gives the Devils their first true goal scorer since losing Zach Parisi to free agency after the 2011 season and having Ilya Kovalchuk retire and return the Russia after the following season. The 24-year-old has a chip on his shoulder after being traded by Edmonton, where he spent his first six seasons. He had 132 goals and 196 assists in 381 games and led the Oilers in scoring for three of the past four seasons.
OUTLOOK: The second-season of the Pittsburgh Penguins' model is in place. This is by far the fastest team the Devils have had in years. They improved six points in Hynes' first season and now have more offense to support All-Star goaltender Cory Schneider. The question mark is the defense. Larsson was top pair backliner. Lovejoy could step in and work with Andy Greene. Auvitu might surprise. With no Sidney Crosby to rely on, maybe this is a playoff team. |
| | Red-hot Devils back home to face struggling Canadiens
Have the New Jersey Devils turned a corner? Have they finally righted a ship that appeared to be sinking after a hot first month of the season? The Devils return home to face the Atlantic-leading Montreal Canadiens on Friday night after a 3-0-1 road trip that included victories over Calgary, Vancouver and the Minnesota Wild, who lead the Western Conference with 61 points. After starting 9-3-3, the Devils were 7-15-5 before their four-game road trip they hope is a sign of positive things to come. "It was important going into the road trip that, as we said coming into it, we get some real quality back into our game and find a way to get wins and points and play better and we've been able to do that," Devils coach John Hynes said to The Record after the Wild victory. "We knew, coming in, it was going to be a difficult game. One of the things we talked about was having some staying power. Our goal coming in was to be much more competitive in these types of games where you're playing a team like the Wild that has had a lot of success." Perhaps the most impressive part of the trip is the fact that all four games (and six straight total) were played without top defenseman Andy Greene. The Devils have been off since playing Tuesday so perhaps the extra rest will be enough to Greene and his injured hand back in the lineup. "It's the bottom arm there," Greene told The Record. "There's so much pressure trying to pass it or shoot it. It's getting better but it's not there yet. I am impatient but, at the same time, I can't function out there. Maybe when it gets a little bit closer and I can really start to do everything, it might be a little more tough. There's nothing to do about it but try and get better." There's never a good time to face Carey Price, but this would have been the best time for the Devils to see one of the NHL's top goaltenders. Perhaps unfortunately for the Devils, the Canadiens will go with backup goaltender Al Montoya in New Jersey. Price, who won the Vezina Trophy and Hart Trophy two years ago, has allowed 20 goals in his past five starts and since Dec. 1 his save percentage is .893; Montoya has won three straight starts -- all on the road -- with a not great but respectable .911 save percentage over that time. With three losses in four games and just one goal over the last two, coach Michel Therrien isn't just making a change in goal -- he's making moves throughout his lineup. He dropped center Alex Galchenyuk from the top line at practice Thursday and rearranged his defense pairings. "I don't like the fact that we don't generate much offensively, so you have to make adjustments," Therrien said to the Montreal Gazette. "We tried to make adjustments (during Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Penguins). Obviously, it didn't work like we were expecting with the new pairing with our two bottom pairing defensemen. But we can't forget we got success in the past when those guys played together as a team. We were hoping for better results yesterday. We didn't get the result so we're going to go back where we were." "No excuses, we've just got to find a way," Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber said to the Montreal Gazette. "We don't have many games left here before the (All-Star) break. So we got to find a way to dig in and get it in and then guys can relax for a little bit after that." |
| Last Updated: 4/19/2024 10:09:38 AM EST. |
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