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51 | MINNESOTA | +185 | Ov 5,-110 | +200 | Ov 5,-105 | 52 | CHICAGO | -225 | Un 5,-110 | -240 | Un 5,-115 |
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All Games | 26-22-0 | -0.5 | 26-22 | -0.5 | 20-22 | 2.5 | 28.8 | 2.6 | 27.1 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 12-12-0 | +0.5 | 12-12 | +0.5 | 12-11 | 2.8 | 27.2 | 2.9 | 28.6 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -4 | 2-3 | -4 | 2-2 | 1.6 | 32.0 | 3.6 | 24.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 48 | 122 | 31 | 47 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 1382 | 8.8% | 151 | 27 | 17.9% | 208 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 24 | 68 | 15 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 653 | 10.4% | 68 | 16 | 23.5% | 114 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 5.0% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 15 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 127 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1299 | 9.8% | 135 | 26 | 19.3% | 211 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 70 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 686 | 10.2% | 65 | 15 | 23.1% | 123 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 14.6% | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 29 |
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NIKLAS BACKSTROM (All Games) | 42 | 41 | 1072 | 974 | 90.9% | 1 | 23-18 | +0.4 | 23-18-0 | 0 | 18-19 | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Road Games) | 20 | 20 | 537 | 486 | 90.5% | 0 | 12-8 | +4.5 | 12-8-0 | +4 | 10-10 | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 81 | 73 | 90.1% | 0 | 2-2 | -3 | 2-2-0 | -3 | 1-2 | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MATT HACKETT (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 33 | 28 | 84.8% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | MATT HACKETT (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 33 | 28 | 84.8% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | MATT HACKETT (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 33 | 28 | 84.8% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | MATT HACKETT (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JOSH HARDING (All Games) | 5 | 3 | 73 | 63 | 86.3% | 1 | 2-1 | +1.2 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 | JOSH HARDING (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 81.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | JOSH HARDING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 49 | 39 | 79.6% | 0 | 1-1 | +0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | JOSH HARDING (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 6 | 3 | 119 | 109 | 91.6% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0-1 | DARCY KUEMPER (Road Games) | 5 | 2 | 88 | 80 | 90.9% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-1 | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 89.7% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-0 | DARCY KUEMPER (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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All Games | 36-12-0 | +19.3 | 36-12 | +19.3 | 18-26 | 3.2 | 31.1 | 2.1 | 26.2 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 18-6-0 | +8.1 | 18-6 | +8.1 | 9-11 | 3.2 | 33.2 | 2.4 | 26.1 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.9 | 2-3 | -1.9 | 0-4 | 2.2 | 30.8 | 2.2 | 27.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 48 | 155 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 1494 | 10.4% | 152 | 25 | 16.4% | 247 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 24 | 77 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 796 | 9.7% | 79 | 14 | 17.7% | 129 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 7.1% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 18 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 102 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1258 | 8.1% | 140 | 18 | 12.9% | 170 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 57 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 626 | 9.1% | 70 | 11 | 15.7% | 94 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 7.9% | 16 | 1 | 6.2% | 17 |
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CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 30 | 28 | 769 | 712 | 92.6% | 1 | 19-9 | +7 | 19-9-0 | +8 | 10-15 | CORY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 13 | 12 | 360 | 330 | 91.7% | 1 | 8-4 | +1.8 | 8-4-0 | +2 | 4-5 | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 103 | 97 | 94.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.9 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 0-2 | CORY CRAWFORD (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | RAY EMERY (All Games) | 21 | 19 | 460 | 424 | 92.2% | 1 | 17-2 | +13.4 | 17-2-0 | +13 | 8-10 | RAY EMERY (Home Games) | 12 | 12 | 266 | 242 | 91.0% | 1 | 10-2 | +6.4 | 10-2-0 | +6 | 5-6 | RAY EMERY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 68 | 62 | 91.2% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 2-2 | RAY EMERY (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 89.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | CARTER HUTTON (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 89.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | CARTER HUTTON (Playoff Games) | 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: MINNESOTA 3.13, CHICAGO 3.16 |
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4/3/2013 | at SAN JOSE | 2-4 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 ov | O | 4/4/2013 | at LOS ANGELES | 0-3 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ov | U | 4/7/2013 | at COLUMBUS | 3-0 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | U | 4/9/2013 | CHICAGO | 0-1 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | U | 4/11/2013 | ST LOUIS | 0-2 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 un | U | 4/13/2013 | COLUMBUS | 2-3 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ov | P | 4/15/2013 | at CALGARY | 4-3 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5 ov | O | 4/16/2013 | at EDMONTON | 5-3 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 ev | O | 4/18/2013 | at SAN JOSE | 1-6 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 un | O | 4/21/2013 | CALGARY | 1-4 | L | 0, -265 | L | 5 ov | P | 4/23/2013 | LOS ANGELES | 2-1 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 un | U | 4/26/2013 | EDMONTON | 1-6 | L | 0, -240 | L | 5 ov | O | 4/27/2013 | at COLORADO | 3-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | U | 4/30/2013 | at CHICAGO | | 5/3/2013 | at CHICAGO | | 5/5/2013 | CHICAGO | | 5/7/2013 | CHICAGO | |
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4/4/2013 | ST LOUIS | 3-4 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 un | O | 4/6/2013 | at NASHVILLE | 1-0 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | 4/7/2013 | NASHVILLE | 5-3 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5 ov | O | 4/9/2013 | at MINNESOTA | 1-0 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | U | 4/12/2013 | DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5 ov | P | 4/14/2013 | at ST LOUIS | 2-0 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | U | 4/15/2013 | DALLAS | 5-2 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 un | O | 4/19/2013 | NASHVILLE | 5-4 | W | 0, -285 | W | 5 ev | O | 4/20/2013 | PHOENIX | 2-3 | L | 0, -185 | L | 5 ov | P | 4/22/2013 | at VANCOUVER | 1-3 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | U | 4/24/2013 | at EDMONTON | 4-1 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5.5 un | U | 4/26/2013 | CALGARY | 3-1 | W | 0, -265 | W | 5.5 un | U | 4/27/2013 | at ST LOUIS | 1-3 | L | 0, +220 | L | 5 un | U | 4/30/2013 | MINNESOTA | | 5/3/2013 | MINNESOTA | | 5/5/2013 | at MINNESOTA | | 5/7/2013 | at MINNESOTA | |
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| | | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 35-36-11, 81 points. COACH: Mike Yeo, 2nd season, 35-36-11. ADDED: LW Zach Parise, D Ryan Suter, C Mikael Granlund, LW Torrey Mitchell, C Zenon Konopka, C Jake Dowell. LOST: LW Guillaume Latendresse, RW Nick Johnson, LW Warren Peters, RW Jed Ortmeyer, D Mike Lundin, C Erik Christensen, D Kurtis Foster. PLAYER TO WATCH: Parise and Suter are the headliners, their identical 13-year, $98 million contracts serving as July 4 fireworks over the NHL free agent market, but the Finnish sensation Granlund is being given a spot on the second line before his 21st birthday. The ninth overall pick in the 2010 draft is so popular in his home country that paparazzi follow him around town. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound, slick-with-the-stick scorer spent the lockout playing for the Wild's AHL affiliate. He had 20 goals and 31 assists in 45 games last season for his club in Helsinki. OUTLOOK: The Wild had the league's best record at 20-7-3 at the 30-game mark but nosedived down the stretch under the weight of myriad injuries. After signing Parise, bringing Granlund over and getting Pierre-Marc Bouchard back from another lengthy concussion absence, the Wild have unquestionably the deepest and most talented group of forwards in the franchise's 13-year history. Staying healthy in a fast-paced condensed season will be critical, of course, but the key to making the playoffs for the first time in five years is on the blue line, where veterans Suter and Tom Gilbert will need help from young players like Jared Spurgeon, Clayton Stoner and Marco Scandella. | | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 45-26-11, 101 points. Lost to Phoenix 4-2 in first round. COACH: Joel Quenneville, 5th season with Blackhawks, 186-99-39; 16th overall, 624-382-157 in NHL. ADDED: D Michal Rozsival, D Sheldon Brookbank. LOST: F Andrew Brunette, F Brendan Morrison, D Sean O'Donnell PLAYER TO WATCH: G Corey Crawford OUTLOOK: Other than Rozsival and Brookbank, who each signed as free agents, there has been little turnover from last season. The Blackhawks have continuity going for them. Question is: Can they make a playoff run? It's been back-to-back first-round exits since they captured the Stanley Cup, and the Blackhawks are looking for more. Crawford's play will go a long way toward determining that, and he's coming off a shaky season in which he didn't post a shutout and let in two soft overtime goals in the playoffs. |
| | AP Sports Writer Dave Campbell in St. Paul, Minn., contributed to this report.
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| Last Updated: 4/20/2024 9:39:09 AM EST. |
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