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NHL : ATS Matchup

PITTSBURGH (33-10-0-0, 66 pts.) at BOSTON (26-11-0-5, 57 pts.)
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Friday, 4/19/2013 7:05 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: PITTSBURGH - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY, BOSTON - TUUKKA RASK
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
1PITTSBURGH+115Ov 5.5,+120+115Ov 5.5,+120
2BOSTON-135Un 5.5,-140-135Un 5.5,-140
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games33-10-0+16.533-10+16.521-213.430.12.528.7
Team Stats (Road Games)16-5-0+9.616-5+9.612-83.730.52.930.3
Last 5 Games5-0-0+55-0+53-24.430.42.428.6
PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)43147483955513129511.4%1493624.2%244
Team Stats (Road Games)217828202731064012.2%751824.0%125
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5229391315214.5%20630.0%35
Stats Against (All Games) 1062849290212338.6%1503120.7%189
Stats Against (Road Games) 61182518026369.6%852124.7%112
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 12345001438.4%15426.7%21
PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)302978772291.7%123-6+1323-6-0+1313-16
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games)141338835391.0%010-3+6.610-3-0+76-7
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)4412411592.7%04-0+44-0-0+42-2
BRAD THIESSEN (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
BRAD THIESSEN (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
TOMAS VOKOUN (All Games)181444440591.2%210-4+3.610-4-0+38-5
TOMAS VOKOUN (Road Games)9824622290.2%06-2+36-2-0+36-1
TOMAS VOKOUN (Last 4 Games)43878092.0%23-0+33-0-0+31-2

BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games26-16-0+2.426-16+2.414-232.832.02.228.6
Team Stats (Home Games)14-6-0+3.414-6+3.47-113.134.22.230.1
Last 5 Games2-3-0-3.62-3-3.63-13.231.63.035.2
BOSTON Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)4211838403551013438.8%1081614.8%198
Team Stats (Home Games)2062182317456849.1%55610.9%106
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5168620015810.1%11218.2%29
Stats Against (All Games) 942632315712037.8%1411611.3%153
Stats Against (Home Games) 44111515346037.3%741013.5%67
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 15347121768.5%19421.1%25
BOSTON - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
ANTON KHUDOBIN (All Games)131337234492.5%09-4+2.79-4-0+34-6
ANTON KHUDOBIN (Home Games)5516115294.4%04-1+1.54-1-0+11-2
ANTON KHUDOBIN (Last 4 Games)4413312594.0%03-1+0.53-1-001-1
TUUKKA RASK (All Games)302982776892.9%217-12-0.317-12-0010-17
TUUKKA RASK (Home Games)151544141093.0%210-5+1.910-5-0+26-9
TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games)4414413593.7%01-3-3.21-3-0-42-2
TIM THOMAS (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
TIM THOMAS (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 3.04,  BOSTON 3.07
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PITTSBURGH - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/24/2013PHILADELPHIA2-1W0, -200W6 ovU
3/26/2013MONTREAL1-0W0, -155W5.5 evU
3/28/2013WINNIPEG4-0W0, -200W5.5 ovU
3/30/2013NY ISLANDERS2-0W0, -230W6 unU
4/2/2013BUFFALO1-4L0, -260L5.5 unU
4/3/2013at NY RANGERS1-6L0, +105L5 ovO
4/5/2013NY RANGERS2-1W0, -130W5 ovU
4/9/2013at CAROLINA5-3W0, -165W5.5 evO
4/11/2013at TAMPA BAY6-3W0, -130W5.5 ovO
4/13/2013at FLORIDA3-1W0, -180W5.5 unU
4/17/2013MONTREAL6-4W0, -140W5.5 unO
4/19/2013at BOSTON 
4/20/2013BUFFALO 
4/22/2013at OTTAWA 
4/25/2013at NEW JERSEY 
4/27/2013CAROLINA 

BOSTON - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/23/2013at TORONTO2-3L0, -145L5 ovP
3/25/2013TORONTO3-2W0, -200W5.5 unU
3/27/2013MONTREAL5-6L0, -165L5 ovO
3/30/2013at PHILADELPHIA1-3L0, -150L5.5 unU
3/31/2013at BUFFALO2-0W0, -165W5.5 unU
4/2/2013OTTAWA3-2W0, -175W5 evP
4/4/2013NEW JERSEY1-0W0, -185W5 unU
4/6/2013at MONTREAL1-2L0, -110L5 ovU
4/8/2013CAROLINA6-2W0, -250W5.5 unO
4/10/2013at NEW JERSEY5-4W0, -140W5 unO
4/11/2013NY ISLANDERS1-2L0, -150L5 ovU
4/13/2013at CAROLINA2-4L0, -155L5 ovO
4/17/2013BUFFALO2-3L0, -255L5 ovP
4/19/2013PITTSBURGH 
4/21/2013FLORIDA 
4/23/2013at PHILADELPHIA 
4/25/2013TAMPA BAY 
4/27/2013at WASHINGTON 
4/28/2013OTTAWA 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PITTSBURGH:

LAST SEASON: 51-25-6, 108 points. Lost to Philadelphia 4-2 in first round.

COACH: Dan Bylsma, 5th season with Penguins, 165-81-25.

ADDED: C Brandon Sutter, G Tomas Vokoun, LW Tanner Glass.

LOST: C Jordan Staal, RW Steve Sullivan, G Brent Johnson, RW Arron Asham, D Zbynek Michalek.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Sidney Crosby. The 25-year-old superstar appears to be fully recovered from concussion-like symptoms that limited him to just 22 games last season. He should be back in his comfort zone with linemates Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz along for the ride. If healthy, he's the game's greatest playmaker.

OUTLOOK: With Crosby and reigning league MVP Evgeni Malkin in their primes, anything less than a Stanley Cup will be considered a disappointment.

BOSTON:

LAST SEASON: 49-29-4, 102 points. Lost to Washington 4-3 in first round.

COACH: Claude Julien, 6th season with Bruins, 228-132-50; 10th overall, 347-218-10-73 in NHL.

ADDED: D Dougie Hamilton (rookie). F Chris Bourque.

LOST: G Tim Thomas (suspended). F Marc Savard (concussions).

PLAYER TO WATCH: G Tuukka Rask. With Thomas, the two-time Vezina Trophy winner, opting to take a year off, the Bruins will rely on former backup Rask as the primary goaltender. He won the job from Thomas in 2009-10, posting a 1.97 GAA. Anton Khudobin will be the backup.

OUTLOOK: The Bruins are essentially the same team that won the Stanley Cup two years ago - with the important exception of Thomas. The enigmatic Conn Smythe Trophy winner from the title run surprised the team by deciding to take a year off to rest. He will be placed on the suspended list.

PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(UPDATES with Pens can clinch top seed)

*Penguins-Bruins Preview* =========================

By TOM CASTRO STATS Senior Editor

Pittsburgh (33-10-0) at Boston (26-11-5), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Pittsburgh Penguins haven't missed a beat despite the absences of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and they're on the verge of securing the Eastern Conference title as a result.

The streaking Penguins can eliminate the heavy hearted Boston Bruins from contention and wrap up the top spot in the Eastern Conference when the teams meet at TD Garden on Friday night.

Pittsburgh (33-10-0) has won five in a row without Crosby, who's still out with a broken jaw, and Malkin is nursing a shoulder injury that has kept him out the past two. Those two players, along with forward James Neal and defenseman Paul Martin, may not play again in the regular season as coach Dan Bylsma tries to get them healthy for the playoffs.

Thanks to the team's astute acquisitions over the past year, the Penguins have had little trouble overcoming the absences. They led 4-0 early in the second period against Montreal on Wednesday and held on for a 6-4 victory.

Brenden Morrow scored twice for the second straight game to give him five goals and three assists in a four-game point streak, fellow recent pickups Jarome Iginla and Doug Murray also scored while Brandon Sutter - acquired in June - added two goals.

"I think good habits are contagious, and everyone's kind of got a good tradition here of winning habits," Morrow said.

That tradition has extended to matchups with the Bruins, whom they've beaten five straight times - twice this year - and five in a row in Boston. The teams will be meeting at TD Garden for the first time this season.

Extending those streaks will give the Penguins the top spot in the East. They are four points behind Chicago for the top overall seed.

It remains to be seen whether the Bruins (26-11-5) are able to concentrate on staving off likely elimination from the race for the conference title. The club will be playing its second game - both at home - since the bombings that killed three and injured hundreds during the Boston Marathon on Monday.

The Bruins lost 3-2 in a shootout to Buffalo on Wednesday after their game against Ottawa on Monday was postponed due to the attacks.

"It was still positive in the way that we had an event and we had cheering and we had people out and about, having a good time," defenseman Andrew Ference said. "To get a win, we wanted it so bad. I think you still take the good from the night."

The Bruins led 2-1 late in the second period on goals from Daniel Paille and Chris Kelly, but they surrendered Cody Hodgson's power-play tally with 27 seconds left in the third. Boston, which lost its season-high third straight, had 17 of its 43 shots in the final 20 minutes.

Boston clinched a playoff spot by earning one point Wednesday, though it was something of an afterthought given the circumstances. The emotions Friday could still be raw for fans with the city still gripped with fear and sorrow just four days after the bombings.

On Wednesday, the Penguins wore stickers on their helmets depicting the American flag behind a silhouette of the Boston skyline with the city's 617 area code in front of it to honor the victims. Those seem likely to stay on for this game.

"You're around thousands of people you don't know, but it's like we're all one," said center Brad Marchand, who returned Wednesday from a two-game absence due to a concussion and admitted to fighting back tears during the national anthem. "It was special there tonight and very emotional."

Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves and stopped all 12 shots in the third period to lead the Penguins to a 2-1 victory in the latest meeting March 17. Pittsburgh won for the seventh time in eight meetings despite getting outshot 32-18.


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