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| All Games | 47-30-0 | -5.3 | 47-30 | -5.3 | 25-41 | 2.9 | 34.0 | 2.3 | 30.2 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 23-15-0 | +3 | 23-15 | +3 | 10-22 | 2.8 | 30.2 | 2.3 | 29.2 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | -0.9 | 3-2 | -0.9 | 2-1 | 2.8 | 34.0 | 2.8 | 32.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 77 | 220 | 71 | 59 | 78 | 12 | 21 | 2617 | 8.4% | 252 | 46 | 18.3% | 364 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 38 | 105 | 37 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 1149 | 9.1% | 123 | 25 | 20.3% | 175 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 8.2% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 20 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 177 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 6 | 11 | 2327 | 7.6% | 197 | 30 | 15.2% | 290 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 88 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1110 | 7.9% | 107 | 18 | 16.8% | 145 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 8.6% | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 19 |
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| CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 54 | 54 | 1573 | 1453 | 92.4% | 2 | 32-22 | -8.6 | 32-22-0 | -7 | 20-29 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Road Games) | 27 | 27 | 790 | 734 | 92.9% | 2 | 18-9 | +5.6 | 18-9-0 | +5 | 8-16 | | CORY CRAWFORD(vs. Non-Conference) | 20 | 20 | 573 | 532 | 92.8% | 0 | 10-10 | -6.7 | 10-10-0 | -8 | 4-13 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 116 | 104 | 89.7% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.9 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 12 | 11 | 357 | 336 | 94.1% | 1 | 8-3 | +4.5 | 8-3-0 | +4 | 1-7 | | SCOTT DARLING (Road Games) | 7 | 7 | 218 | 202 | 92.7% | 1 | 5-2 | +3 | 5-2-0 | +3 | 1-5 | | SCOTT DARLING(vs. Non-Conference) | 9 | 8 | 267 | 249 | 93.3% | 1 | 6-2 | +4 | 6-2-0 | +4 | 1-5 | | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 99 | 94 | 94.9% | 1 | 2-1 | +1.4 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 0-2 | | ANTTI RAANTA (All Games) | 14 | 12 | 389 | 364 | 93.6% | 3 | 7-5 | -1.2 | 7-5-0 | -1 | 4-5 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Road Games) | 4 | 4 | 98 | 87 | 88.8% | 1 | 0-4 | -5.6 | 0-4-0 | -5 | 1-1 | | ANTTI RAANTA(vs. Non-Conference) | 4 | 3 | 120 | 115 | 95.8% | 2 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 1-2 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 100 | 94 | 94.0% | 1 | 1-2 | -2.6 | 1-2-0 | -3 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 22-55-0 | -11.3 | 22-55 | -11.3 | 35-33 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 3.4 | 35.3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 13-25-0 | -3.7 | 13-25 | -3.7 | 16-19 | 2.0 | 24.3 | 2.9 | 34.0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -0.2 | 2-3 | -0.2 | 4-1 | 3.4 | 33.6 | 3.4 | 31.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 77 | 152 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 9 | 12 | 1847 | 8.2% | 214 | 28 | 13.1% | 253 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 38 | 76 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 924 | 8.2% | 114 | 16 | 14.0% | 130 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 10.1% | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 29 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 258 | 64 | 91 | 95 | 8 | 14 | 2718 | 9.5% | 250 | 63 | 25.2% | 458 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 111 | 25 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1293 | 8.6% | 119 | 23 | 19.3% | 189 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 10.7% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 31 |
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| MATT HACKETT (All Games) | 5 | 4 | 155 | 137 | 88.4% | 1 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | MATT HACKETT (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 42 | 38 | 90.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MATT HACKETT(vs. Non-Conference) | 4 | 3 | 132 | 118 | 89.4% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | MATT HACKETT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 118 | 104 | 88.1% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (All Games) | 22 | 18 | 633 | 572 | 90.4% | 1 | 3-15 | -10.1 | 3-15-0 | -10 | 8-9 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (Home Games) | 9 | 7 | 239 | 215 | 90.0% | 0 | 1-6 | -6 | 1-6-0 | -6 | 3-3 | | ANDERS LINDBACK(vs. Non-Conference) | 8 | 6 | 197 | 173 | 87.8% | 0 | 1-5 | -5 | 1-5-0 | -5 | 3-2 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: CHICAGO 3.15, BUFFALO 3.15 |
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| 3/8/2015 | NY RANGERS | 0-1 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | U | | 3/12/2015 | at ARIZONA | 2-1 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/14/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 6-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/17/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 4-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/18/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 1-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/21/2015 | at DALLAS | 0-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/23/2015 | at CAROLINA | 3-1 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/25/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 ev | P | | 3/27/2015 | COLUMBUS | 2-5 | L | 0, -235 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/29/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/30/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 4-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | P | | 4/2/2015 | VANCOUVER | 3-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/3/2015 | at BUFFALO | | | 4/5/2015 | ST LOUIS | | | 4/7/2015 | MINNESOTA | | | 4/9/2015 | at ST LOUIS | | | 4/11/2015 | at COLORADO | |
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| 3/7/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 1-6 | L | 0, +380 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/11/2015 | at TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, +210 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/14/2015 | NY RANGERS | 0-2 | L | 0, +265 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/16/2015 | WASHINGTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +260 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/17/2015 | at BOSTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +425 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/20/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 1-3 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5 un | U | | 3/21/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 0-3 | L | 0, +360 | L | 5 ev | U | | 3/23/2015 | at DALLAS | 3-4 | L | 0, +330 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/26/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-4 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2015 | at COLORADO | 3-5 | L | 0, +260 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/30/2015 | at ARIZONA | 4-1 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/1/2015 | TORONTO | 4-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/3/2015 | CHICAGO | | | 4/4/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 4/6/2015 | CAROLINA | | | 4/10/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 4/11/2015 | PITTSBURGH | |
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| |  | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 46-21-15, 107 points. Finished third in Central Division, lost to Los Angeles Kings in Western Conference final.
COACH: Joel Quenneville, 7th season with the Blackhawks, 268-127-59; 18th in the NHL, 706-410-77-100.
ADDED: C Brad Richards, G Michael Leighton.
LOST: LW Brandon Bollig, D Sheldon Brookbank.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Brandon Saad. The talented winger was terrific in the final part of the playoff series against the Kings, collecting three goals and four assists in the last four games. Playing on a line with Patrick Kane and newcomer Brad Richards, he could do even better than his career highs of 19 goals and 28 assists from last season.
OUTLOOK: It's Stanley Cup or bust for the loaded Blackhawks, who have no glaring weaknesses. They should be among the league's highest-scoring teams again this season, and Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith leads a solid group of defensemen. The Central could be hockey's toughest division, but the Blackhawks are a legitimate threat for their third NHL title in the last six seasons. | | 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 (CHICAGO-BUFFALO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blackhawks-Sabres Preview* ===========================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Chicago (46-24-6) at Buffalo (22-47-8), 7:00 p.m. EDT
Having clinched a seventh consecutive playoff berth their last time out, the Chicago Blackhawks can now set their sights on the Central Division crown.
They can move within one point of that top spot with a win Friday night against the Buffalo Sabres, whose tanking effort has seemingly been set aside following consecutive victories.
Chicago (47-24-6) faced a third straight loss Sunday to drop out of the Central's top three and into a wild-card slot, but mounted a third-period comeback to edge Winnipeg 4-3 in what coach Joel Quenneville called "probably the No. 1" game of the season.
Since that victory, the Blackhawks have enjoyed dominant wins over both Los Angeles and Vancouver to reach 100 points for the fifth time since 2008-09, and after clinching a postseason berth Thursday, they currently sit just three points back of first-place Nashville with one game in hand.
"The last three games, I definitely like the trend," Quenneville said. "We had a stretch there where we were very ordinary. ... We got more speed to our game, we got more balance to our lines, we have more urgency to our game.
"We should be happy now with clinching the playoff spot, but we still got some work to do."
Jonathan Toews has sparked Chicago's run with three goals in his last four games. He scored the go-ahead tally in Thursday's 3-1 victory over the Canucks for his 64th point of the season, tying Patrick Kane for the team lead.
Goaltending has also been a bright point for Chicago. Corey Crawford stopped 35 of 36 shots against Vancouver, and backup Scott Darling held the Kings to one goal on 32 shots.
"I think we're more focused on playing good hockey, playing the right way," Crawford said. "I think if you do that, the wins will come, the points will come. I think we did that tonight."
Darling, who has a 0.37 goals-against average in three appearances this month, figures to get the start Friday. He'll likely be opposed by Buffalo's Anders Lindback, who is in the midst of his first winning streak this season.
Lindback and the Sabres (22-47-8) have won two straight, beating fellow bottom-feeders Arizona and Toronto. The Sabres' 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday upped their scoring average to 3.4 over their last five contests, a significant improvement from their league-worst 1.76 mark through the first 72 games.
That improvement, however, may not be welcome. The Sabres, whose home fans cheered Arizona's overtime win over Buffalo on March 26, currently own the NHL's worst record, but trail the Coyotes by only two points.
Should the Sabres clinch the lowest point total, they would have a league-best 20 percent chance at winning the NHL Draft Lottery, and at worst would end up with the second selection.
Still, that goal is not one that coach Ted Nolan will allow his team to focus on.
"It's about the integrity of the game," Nolan told the Sabres' official website. "You're not going to tell professional athletes not to work and not to compete. This group here, they're giving us what they have to give for the last little while here."
A 6-2 victory over the Sabres on Oct. 11 was the Blackhawks' sixth straight in the series since a 2-1 loss on Dec. 11, 2009.
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