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| 51 | OTTAWA | -125 | Ov 5,-130 | -135 | Ov 5,-130 | | 52 | BUFFALO | +105 | Un 5,+110 | +115 | Un 5,+110 |
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| All Games | 45-43-0 | +4.2 | 45-43 | +4.2 | 38-40 | 2.8 | 31.1 | 2.6 | 32.5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 21-23-0 | +3.9 | 21-23 | +3.9 | 15-22 | 2.5 | 29.3 | 2.4 | 33.0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | -1 | 1-3 | 1.8 | 33.0 | 1.6 | 37.0 | | vs. Division | 19-17-0 | +1.8 | 19-17 | +1.8 | 15-16 | 2.7 | 31.9 | 2.6 | 32.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 88 | 250 | 62 | 83 | 92 | 13 | 22 | 2736 | 9.1% | 300 | 52 | 17.3% | 404 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 44 | 112 | 26 | 38 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 1291 | 8.7% | 144 | 29 | 20.1% | 178 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 5.5% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 13 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 36 | 99 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 1147 | 8.6% | 125 | 19 | 15.2% | 165 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 227 | 54 | 86 | 72 | 15 | 13 | 2859 | 7.9% | 277 | 45 | 16.2% | 382 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 104 | 18 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1452 | 7.2% | 146 | 23 | 15.8% | 182 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 4.3% | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | 15 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 92 | 19 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1163 | 7.9% | 118 | 19 | 16.1% | 157 |
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| CRAIG ANDERSON (All Games) | 39 | 39 | 1276 | 1185 | 92.9% | 2 | 16-23 | -8.7 | 16-23-0 | -10 | 17-17 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (Road Games) | 19 | 19 | 633 | 587 | 92.7% | 0 | 6-13 | -6.8 | 6-13-0 | -7 | 8-8 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (vs. Division) | 16 | 16 | 524 | 491 | 93.7% | 1 | 8-8 | -1 | 8-8-0 | -1 | 6-7 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 142 | 138 | 97.2% | 1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHRIS DRIEDGER (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (All Games) | 26 | 25 | 788 | 739 | 93.8% | 0 | 20-5 | +18.8 | 20-5-0 | +18 | 10-13 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (Road Games) | 14 | 14 | 461 | 441 | 95.7% | 0 | 10-4 | +9.7 | 10-4-0 | +10 | 3-9 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (vs. Division) | 11 | 11 | 346 | 321 | 92.8% | 0 | 8-3 | +5.2 | 8-3-0 | +4 | 5-5 | | ANDREW HAMMOND (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 142 | 134 | 94.4% | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 | | ROBIN LEHNER (All Games) | 25 | 24 | 779 | 705 | 90.5% | 0 | 9-15 | -5.8 | 9-15-0 | -5 | 11-10 | | ROBIN LEHNER (Road Games) | 12 | 11 | 358 | 324 | 90.5% | 0 | 5-6 | +1 | 5-6-0 | +2 | 4-5 | | ROBIN LEHNER (vs. Division) | 9 | 9 | 291 | 261 | 89.7% | 0 | 3-6 | -2.4 | 3-6-0 | -1 | 4-4 | | ROBIN LEHNER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 112 | 91.1% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 3-1 |
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| All Games | 23-59-0 | -13.6 | 23-59 | -13.6 | 38-35 | 2.0 | 24.2 | 3.3 | 35.6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 14-27-0 | -4.1 | 14-27 | -4.1 | 18-20 | 2.0 | 24.8 | 2.9 | 34.6 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.4 | 1-4 | -2.4 | 3-2 | 1.8 | 27.4 | 3.2 | 40.4 | | vs. Division | 10-20-0 | +0.7 | 10-20 | +0.7 | 13-13 | 2.1 | 24.3 | 3.1 | 34.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 82 | 161 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 9 | 12 | 1984 | 8.1% | 224 | 30 | 13.4% | 268 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 41 | 83 | 16 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1015 | 8.2% | 117 | 17 | 14.5% | 141 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 6.6% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 15 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 30 | 64 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 728 | 8.8% | 80 | 11 | 13.7% | 110 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 274 | 69 | 93 | 104 | 8 | 15 | 2920 | 9.4% | 256 | 64 | 25.0% | 485 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 120 | 27 | 46 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 1419 | 8.5% | 122 | 23 | 18.9% | 204 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 7.9% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 27 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 94 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1041 | 9.0% | 97 | 19 | 19.6% | 170 |
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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. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | 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) | 26 | 22 | 798 | 725 | 90.9% | 1 | 4-18 | -11.4 | 4-18-0 | -11 | 11-10 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (Home Games) | 12 | 10 | 365 | 332 | 91.0% | 0 | 2-8 | -6.3 | 2-8-0 | -6 | 5-4 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 279 | 256 | 91.8% | 1 | 2-6 | -1 | 2-6-0 | -1 | 3-5 | | ANDREY MAKAROV (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 36 | 33 | 91.7% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | ANDREY MAKAROV (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREY MAKAROV (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: OTTAWA 3.07, BUFFALO 3.16 |
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| 10/8/2015 | at BUFFALO | | | 10/10/2015 | at TORONTO | | | 10/11/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 10/14/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 10/15/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 10/17/2015 | NASHVILLE | |
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| 10/8/2015 | OTTAWA | | | 10/10/2015 | TAMPA BAY | | | 10/12/2015 | COLUMBUS | | | 10/15/2015 | at FLORIDA | | | 10/17/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | |
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| |  | OTTAWA: LAST SEASON: 43-26-13, 99 points. Lost to Montreal Canadiens in
Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Dave Cameron, one NHL season, 32-15-8.
ADDED: G Matt O'Connor, C Eric O'Dell, D Michael Kostka.
LOST: RW Erik Condra, D Eric Gryba, C David Legwand, G Robin
Lehner
PLAYER TO WATCH: Bobby Ryan. When the Senators traded for Ryan
in July 2013, they added offensive production but he has not
developed into a dynamic, game-breaking goal scorer. Ryan has
scored 41 goals in 148 regular season games as a Senator. He has
also recorded 61 assists.
OUTLOOK: Are the Senators the team that lost 16 of their first
27 games, leading to the firing of Paul MacLean? Or are they the
squad that won 32 of their final 55 games under Dave Cameron to
qualify for the Eastern Conference playoffs as the seventh seed?
If the Senators are the latter, is it possible for them to again
reach the playoffs without making any significant additions. | | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 23-51-8, 54 points. Last-place in NHL for second consecutive year.
COACH: Dan Bylsma (first season, seventh NHL season).
ADDED: C Ryan O'Reilly, C Jack Eichel, C David Legwand, G Robin Lehner, D Cody Franson, LW Jamie McGinn.
LOST: D Nikita Zadorov, D Andrej Meszaros, C Cody Hodgson, C Mikhail Grigorenko, G Anders Lindback.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Eichel. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the NHL draft in June, the Boston University product and college hockey's MVP last season has already showed flashes of his "once-in-a-generation" billing with an effortless skating style and play-making potential. He impressed coach Bylsma, who noted Eichel's play away from the puck is better than anticipated. With O'Reilly centering top line, the 18-year-old will immediately step in to center second line.
OUTLOOK: Finally looking up in Buffalo after two seasons of upheaval during which general manager Tim Murray purged team of veteran high-priced talent, and re-stocked it with a young,
promising core. The newcomers include forward Evander Kane, who is set to make Sabres debut. Kane was sidelined by a season-ending shoulder injury when Buffalo acquired him in a trade from Winnipeg in February. Goaltending remains a question mark, and it's unclear how long it will take for the many new pieces to start gelling. Premature to expect Buffalo to challenge for a playoff spot after two seasons in which team combined for NHL-lows with 44 wins and 303 goals. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (OTTAWA-BUFFALO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Senators-Sabres Preview* =========================
By SCOTT GARBARINI STATS Writer
Ottawa (0-0-0) at Buffalo (0-0-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
The wait is finally over for Buffalo Sabres fans. And if Jack Eichel's rookie year is anything like his first preseason, the team's days of being among the NHL's bottom feeders may have passed as well.
The new-look Sabres begin a promising new era when they host the Ottawa Senators Thursday night in Eichel's highly anticipated regular-season debut.
Buffalo (23-51-8) appears to have reaped the rewards of finishing with the NHL's fewest points two consecutive seasons, nabbing Eichel with the second overall pick of the 2015 draft. The 18-year-old center is regarded as a generational talent rivaling that of Connor McDavid, Edmonton's choice with the top selection, and didn't dispel those views while notching two short-handed goals and four assists in four preseason games.
The Massachusetts native led the NCAA in scoring while becoming just the second freshman to capture the Hobey Baker Award at Boston University last season.
"It's going to be a special moment for me," Eichel said of his first game. "It's something I've dreamed of my whole life, stepping foot on the ice. I made the NHL. I'm trying to soak it all in right now."
Eichel is one of several high-profile additions made by the Sabres in an effort to end a franchise-long four-year postseason drought. Dan Bylsma, the orchestrator of Pittsburgh's 2009 Stanley Cup run, takes over as head coach and two-way center Ryan O'Reilly was acquired from Colorado to anchor the top line.
In need of boosting an offense that's generated league lows in goals two seasons running, Buffalo also signed defenseman Cody Franson and will have Evander Kane in the lineup for the first time since obtaining the forward from Winnipeg in February.
Kane, a 30-goal scorer with the Jets in 2011-12 who missed last season's final two months with a shoulder injury, had four preseason goals.
"There's buzz around the whole team," Eichel said. "This is the start of the process of the Buffalo Sabres becoming a winning organization."
The Sabres will have a new goaltender as well after trading a 2015 first-round pick to the Senators for Robin Lehner and veteran forward David Legwand days prior to the draft.
"I have a lot of history there, a lot of good friends," Lehner, who is scheduled to face his former team, told the Sabres' official website. "I talked to a few of the guys yesterday from Ottawa. They want to score and I want to save it, so it's going to be fun."
While Buffalo continues to rebuild, Ottawa (43-26-13) seeks to build off a second-half flourish that garnered one of the Eastern Conference's two wild-card spots in 2014-15. The Senators went 32-15-8 after firing Paul MacLean Dec. 8 and naming Dave Cameron coach.
Last season's stellar run prompted few offseason changes, with Ottawa again relying on its core group of reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson (21 goals, 45 assists), 2014-15 rookie standouts Mark Stone (26 goals, 38 assists) and Mike Hoffman (27 goals), center Kyle Turris (24 goals, 40 assists) and four-time 30-goal scorer Bobby Ryan.
"I hope there's a confidence factor. We expect them to gain quite a bit from that run," general manager Bryan Murray said.
Goaltender Andrew Hammond helped spark last season's surge by going 20-1-2 with a 1.79 goals-against average in place of an injured Craig Anderson, a performance that made Lehner expendable.
Anderson is 9-0-0 with a 1.43 GAA and two shutouts in his last nine starts against Buffalo.
Ottawa went 3-0-1 against the Sabres last season and is 6-0-2 in the teams' last eight meetings, with both of the shootout losses coming at First Niagara Center.
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| | Last Updated: 4/18/2024 8:43:11 PM EST. |
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