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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 3/30/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
DALLAS
 
BOSTON
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DALLAS (31-34-0-11, 73 pts.) at BOSTON (40-30-0-6, 86 pts.)
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Thursday, 3/30/2017 7:35 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: DALLAS - KARI LEHTONEN, BOSTON - TUUKKA RASK
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
55DALLAS+195Ov 6,-105+190Ov 6,+105
56BOSTON-235Un 6,-115-230Un 6,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DALLAS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games31-45-0-14.931-45-14.940-362.730.53.230.0
Team Stats (Road Games)11-27-0-13.111-27-13.118-202.330.43.629.9
Last 5 Games3-2-0+1.83-2+1.81-42.430.61.826.8
DALLAS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)7620762776441023198.9%2484518.1%352
Team Stats (Road Games)38872731281511577.5%1192218.5%148
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)512254101537.8%12216.7%20
Stats Against (All Games) 2427373851115228110.6%2356126.0%388
Stats Against (Road Games) 136354155511113712.0%1273527.6%217
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 9224111346.7%10220.0%9
DALLAS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
KARI LEHTONEN (All Games)55491447130990.5%320-29-8.420-29-0-827-22
KARI LEHTONEN (Road Games)312878570790.1%210-18-5.210-18-0-612-16
KARI LEHTONEN(vs. Non-Conference)201755450691.3%16-11-4.86-11-0-59-8
KARI LEHTONEN (Last 4 Games)441049692.3%02-2+0.52-2-001-3
ANTTI NIEMI (All Games)342782273389.2%111-16-6.511-16-0-613-14
ANTTI NIEMI (Road Games)141034329686.3%11-9-7.91-9-0-76-4
ANTTI NIEMI(vs. Non-Conference)131233930289.1%05-7-2.85-7-0-35-7
ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games)42766281.6%00-2-2.20-2-0-22-0

BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games40-36-0-6.640-36-6.637-332.933.62.726.4
Team Stats (Home Games)20-16-0-5.220-16-5.217-162.934.22.625.4
Last 5 Games2-3-0-3.32-3-3.32-32.630.23.024.8
BOSTON Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)7621867796661525518.5%2334820.6%347
Team Stats (Home Games)361053141303412328.5%1252520.0%175
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)513535011518.6%16318.7%17
Stats Against (All Games) 203527570610201010.1%2473715.0%335
Stats Against (Home Games) 931941330391310.2%1101412.7%148
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 153480312412.1%22418.2%28
BOSTON - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
ANTON KHUDOBIN (All Games)141233830489.9%06-6-1.36-6-0-15-5
ANTON KHUDOBIN (Home Games)8720218189.6%03-4-2.53-4-0-24-2
ANTON KHUDOBIN(vs. Non-Conference)7618016290.0%03-3-1.23-3-0-14-1
ANTON KHUDOBIN (Last 4 Games)43787191.0%03-0+33-0-0+31-1
ZANE MCINTYRE (All Games)8315513385.8%00-3-30-3-0-32-0
ZANE MCINTYRE (Home Games)30413687.8%00-000-0-000-0
ZANE MCINTYRE(vs. Non-Conference)20332987.9%00-000-0-000-0
ZANE MCINTYRE (Last 4 Games)40544685.2%00-000-0-000-0
TUUKKA RASK (All Games)60601493135991.0%534-26-1.334-26-0-130-27
TUUKKA RASK (Home Games)282865159090.6%317-11-1.717-11-0-213-13
TUUKKA RASK(vs. Non-Conference)191945041492.0%212-7+2.812-7-0+38-10
TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games)441029189.2%01-3-4.31-3-0-42-2
MALCOLM SUBBAN (All Games)11161381.2%00-1-10-1-0-10-1
MALCOLM SUBBAN (Home Games)11161381.2%00-1-10-1-0-10-1
MALCOLM SUBBAN(vs. Non-Conference)11161381.2%00-1-10-1-0-10-1
MALCOLM SUBBAN (Last 4 Games)11161381.2%00-1-10-1-0-10-1
Average power rating of opponents played: DALLAS 3.12,  BOSTON 3.08
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DALLAS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/4/2017at FLORIDA2-1W0, +140W6 unU
3/6/2017at WASHINGTON4-2W0, +245W5.5 ovO
3/8/2017OTTAWA2-5L0, -120L5.5 unO
3/12/2017at SAN JOSE1-5L0, +160L5.5 unO
3/14/2017at EDMONTON1-7L0, +160L5.5 ovO
3/16/2017at VANCOUVER4-2W0, -130W5.5 ovO
3/17/2017at CALGARY1-3L0, +200L5.5 ovU
3/20/2017SAN JOSE1-0W0, +130W5.5 unU
3/23/2017at CHICAGO2-3L0, +195L6 unU
3/24/2017SAN JOSE6-1W0, +150W5.5 unO
3/26/2017at NEW JERSEY2-1W0, -130W5.5 unU
3/28/2017at MONTREAL1-4L0, +175L5.5 unU
3/30/2017at BOSTON 
4/1/2017at CAROLINA 
4/2/2017at TAMPA BAY 
4/4/2017ARIZONA 
4/6/2017NASHVILLE 
4/8/2017COLORADO 

BOSTON - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/4/2017NEW JERSEY3-2W0, -230W5 ovP
3/6/2017at OTTAWA2-4L0, -145L5 ovO
3/8/2017DETROIT6-1W0, -320W5.5 unO
3/11/2017PHILADELPHIA2-1W0, -210W5.5 unU
3/13/2017at VANCOUVER6-3W0, -230W5 ovO
3/15/2017at CALGARY5-2W0, -120W5.5 unO
3/16/2017at EDMONTON4-7L0, -115L5.5 unO
3/20/2017at TORONTO2-4L0, -135L5.5 ovO
3/21/2017OTTAWA2-3L0, -185L5.5 unU
3/23/2017TAMPA BAY3-6L0, -210L5.5 unO
3/25/2017at NY ISLANDERS2-1W0, -155W6 unU
3/28/2017NASHVILLE4-1W0, -170W5.5 unU
3/30/2017DALLAS 
4/1/2017FLORIDA 
4/2/2017at CHICAGO 
4/4/2017TAMPA BAY 
4/6/2017OTTAWA 
4/8/2017WASHINGTON 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DALLAS: LAST SEASON: 50-23-9, 109 points. First in Western Conference and Central Division. Lost to St. Louis in West semifinals.
COACH: Lindy Ruff (fourth season, 19th NHL season).
ADDED: D Dan Hamhuis, W Jiri Hudler.
LOST: D Alex Goligoski, D Jason Demers, C Vernon Fiddler, W Valeri Nichushkin, F Colton Sceviour.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Tyler Seguin has been out in preseason with hairline fracture in his heel after missing all but one playoff game last season because of a cut Achilles tendon. He is expected to be ready for the season opener on Oct. 13. Healthy Seguin gives Dallas one of the best scoring tandems in the NHL along with fellow All-Star forward Jamie Benn.
OUTLOOK: If several young defensemen are consistent enough, including budding stars John Klingberg and Stephen Johns, the Stars have the pieces to make a run at their first Stanley Cup title since 1999. Dallas also will have to find a way to make a two-goalie system work with Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi. It was effective at times last season but ultimately failed when Lehtonen gave up five goals in the first two periods of a Game 7 loss to the Blues.
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.
PREVIEW
Bruins pin hopes on Rask as Stars visit

BOSTON -- Tuukka Rask answered the bell for the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

So did his teammates.

Rask, criticized by his coach after his previous start, bounced back with a strong outing and the rest of the Boston roster played a fairly complete game in notching an important 4-1 win over Nashville on their road back to the playoffs.

The Bruins, who host the out-of-the-playoffs Dallas Stars on Thursday night, remained a point behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in the Atlantic Division. They also moved three points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and four ahead of the New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes in the wild-card race.

Rask was shaky in a 6-3 loss to the Lightning in Boston last Thursday. He then missed Saturday night's game against the New York Islanders in Brooklyn with a lower-body injury suffered Thursday. Khudobin played well and the team played a strong defensive game in front of him.

So, the talk started. Goaltender controversy? Khudobin, whose poor play earlier in the season led to Rask being overworked, was suddenly a favorite of some (media and fans) calling for him to play until he lost.

Interim coach Bruce Cassidy, who criticized his goalie after the home loss, didn't agree. If Rask could play, he'd play. He was ready to go and played well.

"People have their own opinions," Rask said after his 24-save performance. "When you're not playing that well, they want to jump on you. It's just the name of the game. It doesn't bother me. I try to work hard and give us a chance to win every night. That's all I care about.

"People can say whatever. I try not to read when we win and I try not to read when we lose. That helps me to stay even-keeled when people say what they say."

The win opened a three-game homestand for the Bruins, who play five of their final six games at TD Garden as they bid to end their streak of missing the playoffs at two seasons. Home hasn't always been kind to this team and cost the Bruins a playoff spot last year, but this is a good start to the final stretch.

And Rask, who had lost four straight before Tuesday, has to be in the middle of it.

"I thought he was terrific," said Cassidy. "Very pleased with his performance."

There were 25 shots that reached Rask and 25 that were blocked as the Bruins played hard against a team on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Bruins go for the sweep of the two-game series with the Stars, who are 1-1 on their current five-game road trip. Dallas won in overtime at New Jersey and yielded three third-period goals in losing to Montreal on Tuesday night.

Kari Lehtonen, who had allowed just four goals in the previous four games, kept his team alive for two periods in Montreal but then had a tough third.

"He might have hit the wall," said Stars coach Lindy Ruff. "We've played him a lot. He gave us two solid periods and then two got by him. He's played a lot for us lately. We've pushed the limit with him."

Lehtonen has started the last seven games and 11 of the last 12 for the Stars, who have won two of their last three but are 4-6 in their last 10.

Thursday marks the latest return to Boston for Tyler Seguin, who won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011. He had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss to Boston in Dallas on Feb. 26 and has four goals and seven points in seven games against his former team.

Rask is 4-2-1 with a 2.69 goals-against average and .920 save percentage lifetime against the Stars. On the other side, likely starter (if you go by Ruff's comment) Antti Niemi is 6-3 with 2.21 GAA and.912 save percentage against Boston while Lehtonen is 9-9 with 2.94/.906 against the Bruins.

Boston general manager Don Sweeney met the media Wednesday, announcing the signing of Boston University defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who will report to Providence of the American Hockey League after a two-year college career.

Sweeney also said Cassidy is keeping the interim tag, at least for now.

"Am I ready to hire Bruce Cassidy?" said Sweeney. "I'm certainly enjoying the fact that we are in a playoff race here and getting that done, and we'll go from there."


Last Updated: 3/19/2024 1:14:06 AM EST.


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