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55 | MONTREAL | +115 | Ov 5,-120 | +100 | Ov 5,-120 | 56 | BOSTON | -135 | Un 5,+100 | -120 | Un 5,+100 |
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All Games | 15-6-0 | +8.6 | 15-6 | +8.6 | 7-10 | 2.8 | 28.0 | 2.5 | 30.3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 6-3-0 | +3.4 | 6-3 | +3.4 | 3-4 | 2.3 | 26.1 | 2.6 | 30.9 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.4 | 4-1 | +3.4 | 2-1 | 3.8 | 27.6 | 2.0 | 26.8 | vs. Division | 6-1-0 | +5.4 | 6-1 | +5.4 | 4-2 | 3.4 | 28.0 | 2.6 | 29.7 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 21 | 59 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 588 | 10.0% | 59 | 7 | 11.9% | 94 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 235 | 8.9% | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 13.8% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 31 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 7 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 12.2% | 20 | 3 | 15.0% | 39 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 52 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 637 | 8.2% | 79 | 13 | 16.5% | 90 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 278 | 8.3% | 43 | 7 | 16.3% | 38 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 7.5% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 17 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 8.7% | 27 | 7 | 25.9% | 31 |
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CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 17 | 17 | 508 | 466 | 91.7% | 1 | 12-5 | +6.2 | 12-5-0 | +6 | 7-7 | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 5 | 5 | 150 | 136 | 90.7% | 0 | 3-2 | +1 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 3-1 | CAREY PRICE (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 129 | 116 | 89.9% | 0 | 4-1 | +3 | 4-1-0 | +3 | 4-1 | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 105 | 96 | 91.4% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 5 | 4 | 127 | 119 | 93.7% | 1 | 3-1 | +2.3 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 0-3 | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Road Games) | 5 | 4 | 127 | 119 | 93.7% | 1 | 3-1 | +2.3 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 0-3 | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (vs. Division) | 3 | 2 | 79 | 74 | 93.7% | 0 | 2-0 | +2.4 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-1 | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 97 | 90 | 92.8% | 1 | 2-1 | +1.1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 0-2 |
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All Games | 13-8-0 | +1.9 | 13-8 | +1.9 | 9-10 | 2.7 | 29.3 | 2.5 | 28.5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 8-4-0 | +1.4 | 8-4 | +1.4 | 5-7 | 2.7 | 27.9 | 2.1 | 29.5 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.8 | 3-2 | +0.8 | 3-2 | 2.0 | 26.2 | 3.0 | 32.4 | vs. Division | 6-4-0 | +1.5 | 6-4 | +1.5 | 4-4 | 2.7 | 29.4 | 2.7 | 26.5 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 21 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 615 | 9.3% | 52 | 11 | 21.2% | 88 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 12 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 335 | 9.6% | 26 | 8 | 30.8% | 50 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 7.6% | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 12 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 294 | 9.2% | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | 41 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 52 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 599 | 8.7% | 63 | 13 | 20.6% | 92 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 7.1% | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | 45 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 9.3% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 23 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 27 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 10.2% | 35 | 9 | 25.7% | 46 |
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TUUKKA RASK (All Games) | 15 | 15 | 402 | 368 | 91.5% | 1 | 10-5 | +3.2 | 10-5-0 | +3 | 7-7 | TUUKKA RASK (Home Games) | 10 | 10 | 286 | 266 | 93.0% | 1 | 8-2 | +4.7 | 8-2-0 | +4 | 5-5 | TUUKKA RASK (vs. Division) | 7 | 7 | 164 | 147 | 89.6% | 0 | 4-3 | +0.6 | 4-3-0 | +1 | 3-3 | TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 111 | 104 | 93.7% | 1 | 3-1 | +1.8 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (All Games) | 8 | 6 | 196 | 179 | 91.3% | 0 | 3-3 | -1.3 | 3-3-0 | -2 | 2-3 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 68 | 63 | 92.6% | 0 | 0-2 | -3.4 | 0-2-0 | -4 | 0-2 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (vs. Division) | 5 | 3 | 100 | 91 | 91.0% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-1 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 94 | 82 | 87.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-0 |
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10/27/2014 | at EDMONTON | 0-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5.5 un | U | 10/28/2014 | at CALGARY | 2-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | U | 10/30/2014 | at VANCOUVER | 2-3 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/2/2014 | CALGARY | 2-6 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5 ev | O | 11/4/2014 | CHICAGO | 0-5 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/5/2014 | at BUFFALO | 2-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 un | U | 11/8/2014 | MINNESOTA | 4-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/11/2014 | WINNIPEG | 3-0 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ev | U | 11/13/2014 | BOSTON | 5-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/15/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 6-3 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/16/2014 | at DETROIT | 4-1 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/18/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 0-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/20/2014 | ST LOUIS | 4-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/22/2014 | at BOSTON | | 11/23/2014 | at NY RANGERS | | 11/28/2014 | at BUFFALO | | 11/29/2014 | BUFFALO | | 12/1/2014 | at COLORADO | | 12/3/2014 | at MINNESOTA | |
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10/28/2014 | MINNESOTA | 3-4 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5 ov | O | 10/30/2014 | at BUFFALO | 3-2 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5 un | P | 11/1/2014 | OTTAWA | 4-2 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/4/2014 | FLORIDA | 2-1 | W | 0, -195 | W | 5 un | U | 11/6/2014 | EDMONTON | 5-2 | W | 0, -245 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/10/2014 | NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 un | O | 11/12/2014 | at TORONTO | 1-6 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 un | O | 11/13/2014 | at MONTREAL | 1-5 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 ov | O | 11/15/2014 | CAROLINA | 2-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/18/2014 | ST LOUIS | 2-0 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | U | 11/21/2014 | at COLUMBUS | 4-3 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/22/2014 | MONTREAL | | 11/24/2014 | PITTSBURGH | | 11/28/2014 | WINNIPEG | | 12/1/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | 12/2/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | |
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| | | MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points; lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference final.
COACH: Michel Therrien, seventh season with Canadiens, 287-224-23-58.
ADDED: D Tom Gilbert, C Manny Malhotra, RW P.A. Parenteau, RW Jiri Sekac.
LOST: C Daniel Briere, RW Brian Gionta, D Josh Gorges, LW Thomas Vanek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: P.K. Subban: The 43rd overall pick in the 2007 draft solidified his status as a top-five defenseman in the NHL following a 2013-14 regular season in which he recorded 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists) in 82 games, and added another 11 (five goals and six assists) in 17 playoff games. And he isn't going anywhere. The Canadiens and Subban agreed to an eight-year, $72 million contract in the offseason.
OUTLOOK: The Canadiens earned the ire of playoff foes Boston and New York for on-ice antics and their off-ice loquaciousness. But teams don't dislike opponents who aren't good. The Canadiens are just that, and should find themselves in the playoffs come April. | | BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 54-19-9, 117 points, most in the NHL. Lost to Montreal Canadiens in second round of playoffs.
COACH: Claude Julien, eighth season in Boston (310-165-65); 12th overall in NHL.
ADDED: F Simon Gagne, G Niklas Svedberg.
LOST: F Jarome Iginla, F Shawn Thornton, G Chad Johnson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Defenseman Zdeno Chara is 37, and it's not clear how long his 6-foot-9 body can hold up. He played in 77 games, but had the least time on the ice (in a non-lockout season) since his arrival in Boston in 2006, and his fewest points and penalty minutes as a Bruin, too. He finished the season with a broken finger. Still, he was a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which he won in 2009.
OUTLOOK: After winning the Stanley Cup in 2011 and returning to the finals two seasons later, the Bruins posted the NHL's best record last season but were knocked out of the playoffs by the rival Canadiens in seven games in the second round. The Bruins return essentially the same team, including Selke Trophy winner Patrice Bergeron and Vezina winner Tuukka Rask, who led the league with seven shutouts, finished second with a .930 save percentage and was fourth with a 2.03 goals-against average. |
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*Canadiens-Bruins Preview* ==========================
By CHRIS ALTRUDA STATS Editor
Montreal (15-5-1) at Boston (12-8-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
It's hard to believe the East-leading Montreal Canadiens needed any confidence heading into Saturday night's game against their archrivals, but they are feeling particularly good ahead of their first trip to Boston since eliminating the Bruins in Game 7 of last season's conference semifinals.
Montreal (15-5-1) has won seven of eight, and bouncing back from Tuesday's ugly 4-0 loss to Pittsburgh has re-instilled a positive vibe. Max Pacioretty scored twice as the Canadiens became only the second team to get more than three goals versus St. Louis in Thursday night's 4-1 victory.
"These are statement games," winger P.A. Parentau told the team's official website. "We had stretches where we struggled to score goals but we came in here tonight and scored four against a team which doesn't give up many. That really helps our confidence going forward."
Pacioretty should be plenty confident - in Montreal's two home wins over Boston this season, he totaled three goals and two assists as the Canadiens rung up 11 goals. Dale Wiese, who missed the first victory, contributed a goal and an assist in the most recent one - a 5-1 romp Nov. 13.
"I like where my game is right now," said Wiese, who scored his fourth goal in five games Thursday after having none through his first 13. "I'm finding ways to contribute offensively."
There have also been big contributions from Carey Price against the Bruins, whom he limited to one goal on 56 shots as the Canadiens won Games 6 and 7 of their second-round series. He also has won his last four regular-season starts versus Boston, including the two wins at Montreal in 2014-15, and his 19 lifetime victories are his most against any opponent.
If there is one area Montreal could improve, it's the power play. Aside from a three-goal outburst in as many chances with the man advantage versus Philadelphia in a 6-3 win Nov. 15, the Habs have gone 1 for 36 in their other 14 games in the past month.
Boston (13-8-0) has yielded only one power-play goal in its last eight home games, and the Bruins have won six in a row at TD Garden while allowing eight goals.
They've won three straight overall after scrambling to a 4-3 shootout victory at Columbus on Friday night. The Bruins rallied from two down in the third and squandered a 3-2 lead, but Niklas Svedberg stonewalled all seven of the Blue Jackets' shootout attempts before rookie Alexander Khokhlacev - making his NHL debut for the injured David Krejci - beat Sergei Bobrovsky.
"I was happy when I got called up," Khokhlacev said. "They just told me, 'You need to fly to Columbus.' They didn't tell me if I would play or not until right at the end. It was really a good feeling."
Coach Claude Julien could stick with Svedberg despite No. 1 netminder Tuukka Rask being 6-1-0 with a 1.86 goals-against average and one shutout in seven November starts. That's because Rask is 3-11-3 with a 2.80 GAA lifetime in the regular season versus the Canadiens and was pulled in the third period of a 6-4 loss at Montreal on Oct. 18 after giving up five goals on 23 shots.
Svedberg didn't fare much better earlier this month against them, yielding five on 34 shots.
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