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| All Games | 4-2-0 | +2.4 | 4-2 | +2.4 | 3-3 | 3.3 | 32.2 | 2.7 | 30.8 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 2-1-0 | +1.6 | 2-1 | +1.6 | 1-2 | 3.3 | 36.0 | 2.7 | 31.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.4 | 3-2 | +1.4 | 3-2 | 3.4 | 30.6 | 3.0 | 32.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 6 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 10.4% | 25 | 4 | 16.0% | 38 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 9.3% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 19 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 11.1% | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | 32 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 8.6% | 16 | 1 | 6.2% | 22 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8.6% | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 9 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 9.2% | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 21 |
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| SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 6 | 6 | 168 | 155 | 92.3% | 0 | 4-2 | +2.4 | 4-2-0 | +3 | 3-3 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 77 | 71 | 92.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.6 | 2-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 3 | 102 | 93 | 91.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.4 | 2-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 120 | 110 | 91.7% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.4 | 2-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 87.5% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 87.5% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 87.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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| All Games | 6-1-0 | +5 | 6-1 | +5 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 30.3 | 2.0 | 28.7 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 3-0-0 | +3 | 3-0 | +3 | 0-3 | 3.0 | 28.3 | 0.7 | 26.3 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5 | 5-0 | +5 | 2-3 | 3.6 | 31.4 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 11.8% | 28 | 6 | 21.4% | 39 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 10.6% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 15 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 11.5% | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | 29 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7.0% | 20 | 3 | 15.0% | 24 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2.5% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 4.5% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 10 |
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| FREDERIK ANDERSEN (All Games) | 6 | 6 | 162 | 154 | 95.1% | 1 | 6-0 | +6 | 6-0-0 | +6 | 2-4 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Home Games) | 3 | 3 | 79 | 77 | 97.5% | 1 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 0-3 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN(vs. Non-Conference) | 4 | 4 | 106 | 99 | 93.4% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 2-2 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 121 | 116 | 95.9% | 1 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 1-3 | | JOHN GIBSON (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JOHN GIBSON (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JOHN GIBSON(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JOHN GIBSON (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 |
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| 10/9/2014 | at BUFFALO | 3-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/11/2014 | NY RANGERS | 5-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/14/2014 | DALLAS | 2-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/17/2014 | CALGARY | 3-2 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/18/2014 | at OTTAWA | 2-3 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 10/23/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 5-4 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/24/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | | 10/26/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 10/28/2014 | OTTAWA | | | 10/31/2014 | TORONTO | | | 11/1/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 11/4/2014 | CAROLINA | |
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| 10/9/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 4-6 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/11/2014 | at DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/13/2014 | at BUFFALO | 5-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/14/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/17/2014 | MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/19/2014 | ST LOUIS | 3-0 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/22/2014 | BUFFALO | 4-1 | W | 0, -355 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/24/2014 | COLUMBUS | | | 10/26/2014 | SAN JOSE | | | 10/28/2014 | at CHICAGO | | | 10/30/2014 | at ST LOUIS | | | 10/31/2014 | at DALLAS | | | 11/2/2014 | at COLORADO | |
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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. | | ANAHEIM: LAST SEASON: 54-20-8, 116 points. Won Pacific Division. Lost to Los Angeles in second round of playoffs.
COACH: Bruce Boudreau, 4th season with Ducks, 111-55-22; 8th overall in NHL.
ADDED: C Ryan Kesler, C Nate Thompson, D Clayton Stoner, LW Dany Heatley.
LOST: G Jonas Hiller, RW Teemu Selanne, C Saku Koivu, C Nick Bonino, C Mathieu Perreault, C Daniel Winnik, D Luca Sbisa, D Stephane Robidas.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Devante Smith-Pelly. After bouncing between the NHL and the minors for three years, the speedy, tough-nosed right wing is poised to build on his breakthrough effort as Anaheim's top goal-scorer in the postseason. He's likely to get a chance to contribute on the deep Ducks' top three lines.
OUTLOOK: Kesler and Thompson make the Ducks tougher down the middle, and this deep, balanced club should be in position to contend for the Stanley Cup again. Anaheim is taking its biggest risk in net, hoping Frederik Andersen and prospect John Gibson are ready for full-time NHL duty. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (COLUMBUS-ANAHEIM) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blue Jackets-Ducks Preview* ============================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Columbus (4-2-0) at Anaheim (6-1-0), 10:00 p.m. EDT
So far, Frederik Andersen is doing just fine as the Anaheim Ducks' No. 1 goaltender, and Corey Perry's knack for finding the net is another reason why they're the hottest team in the NHL.
While Perry tries to continue his scoring barrage following his latest hat trick, Andersen will likely be back in net attempting to lead the Ducks to a seventh straight win Friday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Andersen started last season with Norfolk of the AHL before being called up in January to back up Jonas Hiller. He went 20-5-0 in 28 games as a rookie, prompting Anaheim to let Hiller leave as a free agent.
Getting the bulk of duty in net has yet to faze Andersen, who has a 1.32 goals-against average and one shutout while starting all six games of the Ducks' winning streak. Backup John Gibson got the nod in a season-opening 6-4 loss at Pittsburgh on Oct. 9.
"I'm just feeling good about myself," Andersen said. "I'm playing simple, the way I want to. I'm working hard in practice and it pays off in the games."
It certainly did Wednesday, when Andersen made 22 saves in a 4-1 win over Buffalo.
Fast starts are nothing new for Anaheim (6-1-0), which needs a win over Columbus to match its start from last season - dropping the opener before reeling off seven straight victories.
Perry was the other key figure Wednesday, recording his second hat trick of the season to tie Rick Nash of the New York Rangers for the league lead with eight goals.
"Corey is one of the best scorers in the game. And when you have that touch, the puck follows you," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "When you're a natural goal-scorer like he is, the puck tends to find your stick and good things happen."
Of Perry's seven career hat tricks, two came against the Blue Jackets (4-2-0) during the 2011-12 season, but he's been limited to two goals in the past five meetings. He didn't get a point in a 4-2 home defeat Feb. 3.
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal in that meeting after joining Perry on the score sheet in a 4-3 win at Columbus on Oct. 27. The captain has 35 points in 30 career matchups with the Jackets, and he leads the Ducks with 10 points this season.
The Blue Jackets have won three of the past four meetings with the Ducks, and appear capable of beating them again after rallying twice in Thursday's 5-4 win at San Jose. Mark Letestu scored his first two goals of the season, including the game-winner with 21 seconds to play.
"It's a great victory now but we can spoil it in 24 hours," Letestu said.
Ryan Johansen had two goals of his own against the Sharks, giving him at least one point in all six games this season. The center has netted all of his team-leading five goals over the past four contests, and his nine points tie him for the team lead with Nick Foligno.
Johansen has two goals and one assist in six career meetings with the Ducks, scoring in the most recent visit to Anaheim.
Foligno had a pair of goals in that meeting, and enters this one riding a six-game point streak.
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| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 12:59:22 AM EST. |
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