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57 | MONTREAL | -200 | Ov 5,-115 | -200 | Ov 5,-115 | 58 | BUFFALO | +170 | Un 5,-105 | +170 | Un 5,-105 |
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All Games | 16-7-0 | +8.6 | 16-7 | +8.6 | 7-11 | 2.7 | 27.5 | 2.5 | 30.6 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 7-4-0 | +3.4 | 7-4 | +3.4 | 3-5 | 2.1 | 25.4 | 2.5 | 31.4 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.4 | 3-2 | +1.4 | 0-2 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 2.2 | 30.0 | vs. Division | 7-1-0 | +6.4 | 7-1 | +6.4 | 4-3 | 3.2 | 27.4 | 2.2 | 30.1 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 23 | 61 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 632 | 9.7% | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | 98 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 279 | 8.2% | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | 33 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 8.3% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 17 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 8 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 219 | 11.9% | 23 | 4 | 17.4% | 43 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 57 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 704 | 8.1% | 83 | 13 | 15.7% | 100 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 28 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 345 | 8.1% | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | 48 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 7.3% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 20 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 7.5% | 29 | 7 | 24.1% | 31 |
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CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 18 | 18 | 541 | 499 | 92.2% | 1 | 13-5 | +7.2 | 13-5-0 | +7 | 7-8 | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 183 | 169 | 92.3% | 0 | 4-2 | +2 | 4-2-0 | +2 | 3-2 | CAREY PRICE (vs. Division) | 6 | 6 | 162 | 149 | 92.0% | 0 | 5-1 | +4 | 5-1-0 | +4 | 4-2 | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 116 | 108 | 93.1% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 6 | 5 | 161 | 148 | 91.9% | 2 | 3-2 | +1.3 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 0-3 | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Road Games) | 6 | 5 | 161 | 148 | 91.9% | 2 | 3-2 | +1.3 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 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 | 4 | 113 | 104 | 92.0% | 2 | 2-2 | +0.1 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 0-2 |
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All Games | 6-16-0 | -3.4 | 6-16 | -3.4 | 8-10 | 1.7 | 23.1 | 3.3 | 36.4 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 3-9-0 | -3.2 | 3-9 | -3.2 | 4-5 | 1.8 | 23.4 | 2.8 | 36.9 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +4.2 | 3-2 | +4.2 | 2-2 | 3.2 | 24.6 | 2.4 | 34.6 | vs. Division | 2-5-0 | -1.1 | 2-5 | -1.1 | 2-4 | 1.7 | 24.4 | 2.6 | 35.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 22 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 508 | 7.3% | 64 | 4 | 6.2% | 63 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 12 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 281 | 7.8% | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | 39 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 13.0% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 30 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 7.0% | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | 21 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 72 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 801 | 9.0% | 82 | 19 | 23.2% | 126 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 34 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 443 | 7.7% | 43 | 6 | 14.0% | 60 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 6.9% | 16 | 5 | 31.2% | 21 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 18 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 7.2% | 25 | 1 | 4.0% | 31 |
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JHONAS ENROTH (All Games) | 13 | 12 | 460 | 418 | 90.9% | 2 | 2-10 | -5.9 | 2-10-0 | -5 | 4-6 | JHONAS ENROTH (Home Games) | 7 | 6 | 233 | 213 | 91.4% | 0 | 0-6 | -6 | 0-6-0 | -6 | 1-4 | JHONAS ENROTH (vs. Division) | 3 | 3 | 108 | 100 | 92.6% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 0-2 | JHONAS ENROTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 128 | 119 | 93.0% | 0 | 1-2 | +0.5 | 1-2-0 | +1 | 1-2 | MATT HACKETT (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MATT HACKETT (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MATT HACKETT (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (All Games) | 10 | 10 | 339 | 312 | 92.0% | 1 | 4-6 | +2.6 | 4-6-0 | +3 | 4-4 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 210 | 197 | 93.8% | 0 | 3-3 | +2.8 | 3-3-0 | +3 | 3-1 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (vs. Division) | 4 | 4 | 141 | 132 | 93.6% | 1 | 2-2 | +1.9 | 2-2-0 | +2 | 2-2 | MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 125 | 114 | 91.2% | 0 | 2-2 | +1.6 | 2-2-0 | +2 | 2-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: MONTREAL 3.22, BUFFALO 3.19 |
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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 | 2-0 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 un | U | 11/23/2014 | at NY RANGERS | 0-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/28/2014 | at BUFFALO | | 11/29/2014 | BUFFALO | | 12/1/2014 | at COLORADO | | 12/3/2014 | at MINNESOTA | | 12/5/2014 | at CHICAGO | | 12/6/2014 | at DALLAS | | 12/9/2014 | VANCOUVER | |
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11/1/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 0-5 | L | 0, +325 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/2/2014 | DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, +215 | W | 4.5 ov | O | 11/5/2014 | MONTREAL | 1-2 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 un | U | 11/7/2014 | EDMONTON | 2-3 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/8/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 1-6 | L | 0, +270 | L | 5 ev | O | 11/11/2014 | at ST LOUIS | 1-6 | L | 0, +315 | L | 4.5 ov | O | 11/13/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 3-6 | L | 0, +275 | L | 5 un | O | 11/15/2014 | TORONTO | 6-2 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/18/2014 | SAN JOSE | 4-1 | W | 0, +195 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/22/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +250 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/26/2014 | WINNIPEG | 1-2 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/28/2014 | MONTREAL | | 11/29/2014 | at MONTREAL | | 12/2/2014 | TAMPA BAY | | 12/4/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | | 12/6/2014 | at FLORIDA | | 12/9/2014 | 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. | | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 21-51-10, 52 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 16th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Ted Nolan, 4th season with Sabres (including 1995-97), 90-98-28; 6th overall in NHL.
ADDED: RW Brian Gionta, LW Matt Moulson, C Sam Reinhart, D Josh Gorges, D Andrej Meszaros, C Cody McCormick, D Andre Benoit.
LOST: LW Ville Leino, D Christian Ehrhoff, D Henrik Tallinder, RW Matt D'Agostini, LW John Scott, C Zenon Konopka.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Reinhart. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft in June, the son of former NHLer Paul Reinhart is being given every opportunity to crack the season-opening lineup before his 19th birthday on Nov. 6. He was a play-making forward during three-plus seasons in the Western Hockey League, and is being counted upon to add immediate offense to a team that scored a post-NHL-expansion-era low 150 goals.
OUTLOOK: The Sabres can't be much worse after setting a franchise record for losses during a tumultuous season in which they changed their coach and general manager, and purged much of their veteran core, including trading goalie Ryan Miller. They've added veteran leadership (Gionta and Gorges) to complement their youth movement. And yet, the Sabres have too many questions marks - particularly in net, where Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth are competing for the starting job - to consider them playoff contenders. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (MONTREAL-BUFFALO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Canadiens-Sabres Preview* ==========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Montreal (16-6-1) at Buffalo (6-14-2), 7:00 p.m. EDT
A visit to Buffalo might provide the Montreal Canadiens with an ideal opportunity to bounce back from a loss in which they were shut out again.
The Canadiens can do so with a seventh consecutive victory over the lowly Sabres on Friday night in the opener of a home-and-home set.
Montreal (16-6-1) leads the Eastern Conference by a point over Pittsburgh, the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay, so it's understandable that Michel Therrien's team isn't too concerned about losing for the second time in 10 games, 5-0 to the New York Rangers on Sunday.
"A game like this leaves you scratching your head," defenseman P.K. Subban said. "We will be fine. We're still a very positive group. We have to generate more. We just didn't play our game."
The Canadiens, who outscored St. Louis and Boston 6-1 to win their previous two contests, have been blanked in their last three losses and four times this season.
Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves while stepping in for Carey Price, who faced 65 shots over the previous two games and recorded his second shutout in Saturday's hard-fought 2-0 win over the Bruins.
"I don't think we want to use (being tired) as an excuse," Subban told the NHL's official website.
Montreal has hardly needed to justify its play while outscoring the Sabres 17-5 in the last six meetings. P.A. Parenteau had a goal and also scored in the shootout as the Canadiens recorded their fourth straight victory at Buffalo, 2-1 on Nov. 5.
Parenteau has one point in his last five games, but three goals and eight assists in his last 12 against the Sabres.
Price, who watched Tokarski stop 31 shots Nov. 5, has a 1.00 goals-against average with one shutout during his three-game winning streak against the Sabres (6-14-2).
Buffalo scored 12 goals during a three-game winning streak that ended with Wednesday's 2-1 home loss to Winnipeg. Curtis Stewart scored in the third period, but the Sabres allowed the Jets to score on the power play and short-handed.
"The first period or first period-and-a-half or so, I thought our hands were handling the puck like a grenade," coach Ted Nolan said.
"And then all of a sudden in the third period, we played the way we have to play in order to be successful. I think the biggest message here, we have to play like that for 60 minutes."
Buffalo failed to convert any of its four power-play chances, including a five-minute opportunity in the second period during which the Jets scored the decisive goal. The Sabres are last in the league at 6.3 percent (4 of 64) with the man advantage.
They are 1 for 14 in their last six against Montreal, though that goal was Drew Stafford's tying tally in the third earlier this month. Stafford is second on the team with 12 points, but has none in three games.
Buffalo could be without defenseman Tyler Myers for a second straight game due to a lower-body injury.
"He was feeling good and then all of a sudden the injury just kind of went south on him," Nolan said.
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| Last Updated: 5/2/2024 9:40:13 PM EST. |
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