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| 7 | SAN JOSE | +140 | Ov 5.5,+100 | +140 | Ov 5.5,+105 | | 8 | ANAHEIM | -160 | Un 5.5,-120 | -160 | Un 5.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 4-5-0 | -4.3 | 4-5 | -4.3 | 5-4 | 3.1 | 29.8 | 3.0 | 31.7 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 3-3-0 | +0.1 | 3-3 | +0.1 | 4-2 | 3.3 | 29.2 | 3.3 | 35.3 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -6.4 | 1-4 | -6.4 | 3-2 | 2.4 | 33.2 | 3.6 | 28.4 | | vs. Division | 1-0-0 | +1.3 | 1-0 | +1.3 | 0-1 | 4.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 34.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 9 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 268 | 10.4% | 32 | 7 | 21.9% | 44 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 6 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 11.4% | 18 | 6 | 33.3% | 34 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 7.2% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 17 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 27 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 9.5% | 28 | 6 | 21.4% | 45 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 20 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 9.4% | 18 | 5 | 27.8% | 32 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 12.7% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 29 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
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| ANTTI NIEMI (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 165 | 149 | 90.3% | 0 | 3-2 | +0.5 | 3-2-0 | 0 | 4-1 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Road Games) | 4 | 4 | 137 | 126 | 92.0% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.3 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | ANTTI NIEMI (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 100.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1.3 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 131 | 115 | 87.8% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 4-0 | | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 110 | 92.4% | 2 | 1-3 | -4.8 | 1-3-0 | -5 | 1-3 | | ALEX STALOCK (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 74 | 67 | 90.5% | 1 | 0-2 | -2.2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | | ALEX STALOCK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 110 | 92.4% | 2 | 1-3 | -4.8 | 1-3-0 | -5 | 1-3 |
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| All Games | 7-1-0 | +6 | 7-1 | +6 | 3-5 | 3.6 | 30.7 | 1.9 | 27.2 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 4-0-0 | +4 | 4-0 | +4 | 0-4 | 3.2 | 29.7 | 0.7 | 24.0 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5 | 5-0 | +5 | 1-4 | 3.4 | 29.4 | 1.2 | 27.6 | | vs. Division | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 8 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 246 | 11.8% | 32 | 8 | 25.0% | 45 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 10.9% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 21 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 11.6% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 27 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 6.9% | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | 26 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 3.1% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 5 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 4.3% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 10 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
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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. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | 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) | 2 | 2 | 56 | 49 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | JOHN GIBSON (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | JOHN GIBSON (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JOHN GIBSON (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 56 | 49 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 |
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| 10/8/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 4-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/11/2014 | WINNIPEG | 3-0 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/14/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 6-5 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/16/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/18/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/19/2014 | at NY RANGERS | 0-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | | 10/21/2014 | at BOSTON | 3-5 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/23/2014 | COLUMBUS | 4-5 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/25/2014 | BUFFALO | 1-2 | L | 0, -360 | L | 5 ov | U | | 10/26/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | | 10/28/2014 | at COLORADO | | | 10/30/2014 | at MINNESOTA | | | 11/1/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | | | 11/6/2014 | VANCOUVER | |
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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 | 4-1 | W | 0, -195 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 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 | | | 11/5/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | |
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| |  | SAN JOSE: LAST SEASON: 51-22-9, 111 points. Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Todd McLellan, 7th season with Sharks, 271-130-57; seventh overall in NHL.
ADDED: F John Scott, F Tye McGinn, D Taylor Fedun.
LOST: D Dan Boyle, D Brad Stuart, F Marty Havlat.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Thornton. Despite finishing second in the league in assists last season, Thornton was stripped of his captaincy this summer in response to the Sharks' playoff collapse against Los Angeles. San Jose became the fourth NHL team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. That prompted a search for new leaders. Thornton expressed no desire to leave San Jose but how he reacts to the new role and how he plays this season will be key questions going forward.
OUTLOOK: The Sharks began the offseason with general manager Doug Wilson talking of rebuilding and becoming a ''tomorrow'' team after being a Stanley Cup contender for most of the past decade. Wilson has altered his stance a bit and the players still believe this team can compete with the other powers out West. Much of the success will hinge on continued improvement from younger core players like Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl; Brent Burns' move back to defense from forward; and more depth on the bottom two lines to take pressure off Thornton and Patrick Marleau. | | 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 (SAN JOSE-ANAHEIM) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sharks-Ducks Preview* ======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
San Jose (4-3-1) at Anaheim (7-1-0), 8:00 p.m. EDT
With Corey Perry playing at an MVP level, the red-hot Anaheim Ducks are on the verge of their best start in eight years.
The San Jose Sharks, meanwhile, are headed the other direction as they look to avoid their worst slide in two seasons.
Given the way he's played against the visiting Sharks, Perry appears to have an excellent opportunity to continue his scoring surge Sunday night when the Ducks try to extend their seven-game winning streak.
Perry, who had a hat trick in Anaheim's season-opening loss at Pittsburgh, tallied three more in Wednesday's 4-1 home win over Buffalo before finishing with a goal and an assist in Friday's 4-1 victory over visiting Columbus.
The 2011 MVP has a league-best nine goals in his first eight games in the fastest start in franchise history.
"He certainly is feeling it right now," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He's going to slow down eventually, and hopefully by that time, somebody else can pick up the slack."
Perry may not be ready to cool off against the Sharks, having scored 13 times with 12 assists in his last 22 meetings. The right wing finished with two goals and five assists while helping Anaheim go 2-2-1 in last season's series.
The Ducks (7-1-0) won both matchups at Honda Center, improving to 9-3-0 at home versus San Jose since March 2010.
They're hoping to close out this five-game homestand by securing their best start since opening 12-0-4 in 2006. Last season, they also won seven straight after a season-opening loss at Colorado.
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist Friday, giving him five assists in his last three games. The captain also has two goals and six assists in his last five home matchups versus San Jose.
The Sharks hope to end Anaheim's run and get back in the win column after losing their fourth straight, 2-1 to visiting Buffalo on Saturday. San Jose was at least better defensively after allowing 23 goals in six games since opening with back-to-back shutouts.
"It's a tough stretch right now," left wing Matt Nieto said. "We played one of our better defensive games. We had a couple of slip-ups there but you can't be perfect. We need to put more pucks to the net."
Since totaling 18 goals during a 4-0-1 start, the Sharks (4-4-1) have scored just eight times in their losing streak. Brent Burns tallied his first goal Saturday, giving him at least one point in all but two games.
Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau each have team highs with four goals. Couture also led the way with four against the Ducks in last season's series.
After Alex Stalock started Saturday, Antti Niemi is expected to be back in net as San Jose looks to avoid its longest skid since an 0-4-3 slide in February 2013. He's given up nine goals in his last two defeats and is 1-4 with a 4.09 goals-against average in his last five starts in Anaheim.
The Ducks are likely to counter with Frederik Andersen after backup John Gibson faced just 17 shots Friday during one of the team's best defensive efforts of the season.
"That was more of a complete game than we've played in a while," Boudreau said.
Andersen, who has posted a 1.32 GAA in his six starts, allowed six goals while losing a pair at San Jose last season.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 9:54:07 PM EST. |
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