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7 | BOSTON | -110 | Ov 5.5,-125 | -130 | Ov 5.5,-125 | 8 | NY ISLANDERS | -110 | Un 5.5,+105 | +110 | Un 5.5,+105 |
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All Games | 38-36-0 | -8.6 | 38-36 | -8.6 | 37-31 | 2.9 | 33.8 | 2.7 | 26.6 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 19-20-0 | -2.4 | 19-20 | -2.4 | 20-16 | 2.8 | 33.4 | 2.8 | 27.6 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -5.4 | 1-4 | -5.4 | 4-1 | 3.2 | 34.0 | 4.4 | 27.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 74 | 212 | 64 | 79 | 63 | 6 | 14 | 2502 | 8.5% | 227 | 48 | 21.1% | 340 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 39 | 111 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 1301 | 8.5% | 105 | 23 | 21.9% | 171 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 9.4% | 16 | 5 | 31.2% | 23 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 201 | 51 | 75 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 1966 | 10.2% | 238 | 37 | 15.5% | 331 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 109 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 1078 | 10.1% | 131 | 23 | 17.6% | 185 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 15.8% | 22 | 7 | 31.8% | 38 |
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ANTON KHUDOBIN (All Games) | 13 | 11 | 319 | 286 | 89.7% | 0 | 5-6 | -2.3 | 5-6-0 | -2 | 5-4 | ANTON KHUDOBIN (Road Games) | 5 | 4 | 117 | 105 | 89.7% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.2 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 | ANTON KHUDOBIN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 87 | 80 | 92.0% | 0 | 3-0 | +3.2 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 1-0 | ZANE MCINTYRE (All Games) | 8 | 3 | 155 | 133 | 85.8% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-0 | ZANE MCINTYRE (Road Games) | 5 | 3 | 114 | 97 | 85.1% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-0 | ZANE MCINTYRE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 0 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | TUUKKA RASK (All Games) | 59 | 59 | 1468 | 1335 | 90.9% | 5 | 33-26 | -2.3 | 33-26-0 | -2 | 30-26 | TUUKKA RASK (Road Games) | 32 | 32 | 842 | 769 | 91.3% | 2 | 17-15 | +0.4 | 17-15-0 | +2 | 17-14 | TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 94 | 79 | 84.0% | 0 | 0-4 | -6.4 | 0-4-0 | -6 | 3-1 | MALCOLM SUBBAN (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 81.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | MALCOLM SUBBAN (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MALCOLM SUBBAN (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 81.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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All Games | 35-38-0 | -0.2 | 35-38 | -0.2 | 38-32 | 3.0 | 30.6 | 3.1 | 32.2 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 20-17-0 | +1.5 | 20-17 | +1.5 | 21-16 | 3.2 | 30.7 | 3.0 | 30.8 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.8 | 3-2 | +1.8 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 31.8 | 2.8 | 34.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 73 | 217 | 59 | 72 | 79 | 7 | 11 | 2235 | 9.7% | 202 | 32 | 15.8% | 351 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 37 | 120 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1137 | 10.6% | 102 | 15 | 14.7% | 196 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 8.8% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 22 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 223 | 62 | 75 | 74 | 12 | 9 | 2348 | 9.5% | 202 | 39 | 19.3% | 378 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 111 | 33 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1139 | 9.7% | 102 | 21 | 20.6% | 188 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 8.0% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 24 |
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JEAN-FRANCOIS BERUBE (All Games) | 14 | 7 | 271 | 241 | 88.9% | 0 | 3-4 | -1.6 | 3-4-0 | -1 | 6-1 | JEAN-FRANCOIS BERUBE (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 163 | 143 | 87.7% | 0 | 3-3 | -0.6 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 6-0 | JEAN-FRANCOIS BERUBE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 63 | 54 | 85.7% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.3 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | THOMAS GREISS (All Games) | 47 | 45 | 1363 | 1246 | 91.4% | 2 | 25-20 | +7.7 | 25-20-0 | +7 | 20-23 | THOMAS GREISS (Home Games) | 20 | 19 | 564 | 514 | 91.1% | 1 | 12-7 | +5 | 12-7-0 | +6 | 9-10 | THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 134 | 123 | 91.8% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.2 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 0-4 | JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games) | 22 | 21 | 709 | 642 | 90.6% | 0 | 7-14 | -6.2 | 7-14-0 | -5 | 12-8 | JAROSLAV HALAK (Home Games) | 13 | 12 | 410 | 373 | 91.0% | 0 | 5-7 | -2.9 | 5-7-0 | -3 | 6-6 | JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 136 | 122 | 89.7% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.8 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 4-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: BOSTON 3.06, NY ISLANDERS 3.15 |
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2/26/2017 | at DALLAS | 6-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 2/28/2017 | ARIZONA | 4-1 | W | 0, -360 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/2/2017 | NY RANGERS | 1-2 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/4/2017 | NEW JERSEY | 3-2 | W | 0, -230 | W | 5 ov | P | 3/6/2017 | at OTTAWA | 2-4 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ov | O | 3/8/2017 | DETROIT | 6-1 | W | 0, -320 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/11/2017 | PHILADELPHIA | 2-1 | W | 0, -210 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/13/2017 | at VANCOUVER | 6-3 | W | 0, -230 | W | 5 ov | O | 3/15/2017 | at CALGARY | 5-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/16/2017 | at EDMONTON | 4-7 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/20/2017 | at TORONTO | 2-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 3/21/2017 | OTTAWA | 2-3 | L | 0, -185 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/23/2017 | TAMPA BAY | 3-6 | L | 0, -210 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/25/2017 | at NY ISLANDERS | | 3/28/2017 | NASHVILLE | | 3/30/2017 | DALLAS | | 4/1/2017 | FLORIDA | | 4/2/2017 | at CHICAGO | | 4/4/2017 | TAMPA BAY | |
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3/2/2017 | at DALLAS | 5-4 | W | 0, +100 | W | 6 un | O | 3/3/2017 | at CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 3/5/2017 | at CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/7/2017 | at EDMONTON | 4-1 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/9/2017 | at VANCOUVER | 4-3 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/11/2017 | at ST LOUIS | 3-4 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/13/2017 | CAROLINA | 4-8 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 3/14/2017 | at CAROLINA | 3-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 3/16/2017 | WINNIPEG | 2-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 6.5 un | U | 3/18/2017 | COLUMBUS | 2-3 | L | 0, -105 | L | 6 un | U | 3/22/2017 | at NY RANGERS | 3-2 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 3/24/2017 | at PITTSBURGH | 4-3 | W | 0, +160 | W | 6 ov | O | 3/25/2017 | BOSTON | | 3/27/2017 | NASHVILLE | | 3/30/2017 | at PHILADELPHIA | | 3/31/2017 | NEW JERSEY | | 4/2/2017 | at BUFFALO | | 4/4/2017 | at NASHVILLE | |
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| | | BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 42-31-9, 93 points. Fourth in Atlantic Division. Failed to qualify for Stanley Cup Playoffs.
COACH: Claude Julien (10th season, 14th NHL season)
ADDED: F David Backes, F Riley Nash, F Dominic Moore, G Anton Khudobin.
LOST: F Loui Eriksson, G Jonas Gustavsson, D Dennis Seidenberg.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Brad Marchand. If the 37 goals Marchand scored for the Bruins last season wasn't enough to catch the attention of the entire NHL, he definitely alerted everyone to his status as an elite talent during the recent World Cup of Hockey. Playing for victorious Team Canada, Marchand led the tournament with five goals in six games. He also scored the game-winning short-handed goal in the third period of the decisive second game of the best-of-three finals against Team Europe. During the tournament, the Bruins made sure Marchand wouldn't be leaving as an unrestricted free agent next summer by signing him to an eight-year, $49 million contract. Marchand has matured at both ends of the ice and there's no telling how much more he could improve in the next few seasons.
OUTLOOK: The Bruins seem to be caught between rebuilding and contending as they come off two straight seasons without qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs by a combined three points. With Backes their only major addition during the offseason, the Bruins are banking on the continued improvement or some of their younger players and the emergence of a couple prospects to turn their fortunes around. Boston again looks like a bubble team that will be playing for its life right down to the final weekend of the season. | | NY ISLANDERS: 2015-16 record: 45-27-10, 100 points, 4th in Metropolitan Division, 5th in Eastern Conference
2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Defeated Florida Panthers in six games in Eastern Conference First Round; lost to Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in second round
Additions: F: Mathew Barzal, Jason Chimera, Andrew Ladd, Anthony Beauvillier; D: Dennis Seidenberg
Subtractions: F: Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo, Matt Martin; D: Brian Strait |
| | Bruins, Islanders all tied up going into key matchup
NEW YORK -- Two teams vying for the same thing but going in opposite directions will square off in one of the biggest games of the NHL season Saturday night when the New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins at Barclays Center. The Islanders and Bruins enter Saturday tied for the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. New York created the deadlock Friday night when it outlasted the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout. It was the second straight win over a playoff-bound foe by the Islanders, who were three points out of the second wild card entering Wednesday's 3-2 win over the New York Rangers. "That's four points against two really good teams," interim Islanders coach Doug Weight said on the team's postgame show Friday night. "We've got two more to chase (Saturday)." The Bruins' chase is becoming increasingly desperate. Boston has lost four straight, including a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, to fall out of third place in the Atlantic Division and into the wild card free-for-all. "We all have to look at ourselves in the mirror and we can't point fingers," Bruins center David Krejci told Comcast Sports New England after Thursday's loss. "Everyone has to step up and if every guy is going to do their job, including myself, then the rest will follow, you know?" The burgeoning collapse is beginning to seem familiar in Boston. The Bruins missed the playoffs after late fades in each of the last two seasons, but defenseman Torey Krug said earlier this week he was confident history would not repeat itself. "It's a different feeling this year," Krug told Comcast Sports New England on Tuesday. "(A collapse) is not going to happen this year. I know we've got a lot of pride in this room." The Islanders, meanwhile, are looking to complete a remarkable turnaround -- they were last in the NHL in points through Thanksgiving weekend -- by reaching the playoffs for the third straight season for the first time since qualifying for the postseason from 2002 through 2004. "They're all big (games) now, but especially when you play a team that's part of the group that's battling for positioning, they're amplified a little bit more," Islanders center John Tavares told reporters Friday night. Two No. 1 goalies will likely be in net Saturday night. Thomas Greiss, who started 10 of the Islanders' previous 11 games before Jaroslav Halak picked up the win Friday night, should return to the lineup in the second game of a back-to-back set. Struggling Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, who has started 11 of the last 13 games and every game in the losing streak, didn't practice Friday. Interim coach Bruce Cassidy said he wouldn't name a starter until Saturday. The Islanders are looking to complete the series sweep of the Bruins, whom they beat 4-2 on Dec. 20 in Boston and 4-0 on Jan. 16. The latter was the last game coached by Jack Capuano, who was fired a day later and replaced by Weight. |
| Last Updated: 4/26/2024 5:57:20 AM EST. |
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