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| All Games | 19-14-0 | +3.7 | 19-14 | +3.7 | 19-14 | 3.5 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 34.1 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 5-6-0 | -1.1 | 5-6 | -1.1 | 6-5 | 3.0 | 29.5 | 2.9 | 34.8 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.2 | 3-2 | +0.2 | 3-2 | 3.8 | 30.0 | 3.4 | 37.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 114 | 29 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 989 | 11.5% | 121 | 25 | 20.7% | 177 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 325 | 10.2% | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | 56 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 12.7% | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 29 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 98 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1126 | 8.7% | 112 | 18 | 16.1% | 172 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 32 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 383 | 8.4% | 40 | 6 | 15.0% | 53 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 9.2% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 32 |
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| JONATHAN BERNIER (All Games) | 25 | 24 | 772 | 708 | 91.7% | 2 | 13-11 | +0.1 | 13-11-0 | 0 | 15-9 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (Road Games) | 7 | 6 | 205 | 190 | 92.7% | 1 | 2-4 | -2.2 | 2-4-0 | -2 | 3-3 | | JONATHAN BERNIER(vs. Non-Conference) | 6 | 6 | 205 | 191 | 93.2% | 0 | 4-2 | +1.9 | 4-2-0 | +2 | 5-1 | | JONATHAN BERNIER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 147 | 134 | 91.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.2 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-2 | | DREW MACINTYRE (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DREW MACINTYRE (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DREW MACINTYRE(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JAMES REIMER (All Games) | 12 | 9 | 353 | 321 | 90.9% | 0 | 6-3 | +3.7 | 6-3-0 | +4 | 4-5 | | JAMES REIMER (Road Games) | 5 | 5 | 177 | 162 | 91.5% | 0 | 3-2 | +1.1 | 3-2-0 | +2 | 3-2 | | JAMES REIMER(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 4 | 165 | 149 | 90.3% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.6 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-3 | | JAMES REIMER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 104 | 94 | 90.4% | 0 | 2-0 | +3 | 2-0-0 | +3 | 1-1 |
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| All Games | 22-11-0 | +3.8 | 22-11 | +3.8 | 8-19 | 3.1 | 35.2 | 2.0 | 28.6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 11-4-0 | +2.2 | 11-4 | +2.2 | 5-9 | 3.1 | 39.5 | 1.7 | 28.1 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | -0.1 | 3-2 | -0.1 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 30.8 | 2.4 | 29.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 102 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1160 | 8.8% | 125 | 22 | 17.6% | 167 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 592 | 7.8% | 59 | 10 | 16.9% | 80 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 9.1% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 24 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 67 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 944 | 7.1% | 93 | 8 | 8.6% | 110 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 422 | 5.9% | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | 41 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 8.2% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 16 |
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| CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 19 | 19 | 495 | 459 | 92.7% | 0 | 12-7 | -0.8 | 12-7-0 | -1 | 5-12 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 8 | 8 | 197 | 182 | 92.4% | 0 | 5-3 | -2.2 | 5-3-0 | -3 | 3-5 | | CORY CRAWFORD(vs. Non-Conference) | 7 | 7 | 184 | 169 | 91.8% | 0 | 3-4 | -3.5 | 3-4-0 | -4 | 1-5 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 92 | 86 | 93.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.3 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 0-3 | | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 7 | 7 | 222 | 208 | 93.7% | 0 | 5-2 | +2.2 | 5-2-0 | +2 | 1-5 | | SCOTT DARLING (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 56 | 96.6% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.6 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-2 | | SCOTT DARLING(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 5 | 164 | 152 | 92.7% | 0 | 4-1 | +2.7 | 4-1-0 | +3 | 1-3 | | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 132 | 124 | 93.9% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.7 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 0-3 | | ANTTI RAANTA (All Games) | 7 | 7 | 225 | 211 | 93.8% | 1 | 5-2 | +2.6 | 5-2-0 | +3 | 2-2 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Home Games) | 5 | 5 | 167 | 159 | 95.2% | 1 | 5-0 | +5 | 5-0-0 | +5 | 2-2 | | ANTTI RAANTA(vs. Non-Conference) | 2 | 2 | 73 | 70 | 95.9% | 1 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-1 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 135 | 127 | 94.1% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 2-1 |
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| 11/26/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-4 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 11/29/2014 | WASHINGTON | 6-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/2/2014 | DALLAS | 5-3 | W | 0, -135 | W | 6 ov | O | | 12/4/2014 | NEW JERSEY | 3-5 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/6/2014 | VANCOUVER | 5-2 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/9/2014 | CALGARY | 4-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 12/10/2014 | at DETROIT | 2-1 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 12/13/2014 | DETROIT | 4-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 12/14/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 4-3 | W | 0, +135 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/16/2014 | ANAHEIM | 6-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/18/2014 | at CAROLINA | 1-4 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/20/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-7 | L | 0, -170 | L | 6 ov | O | | 12/21/2014 | at CHICAGO | | | 12/23/2014 | at DALLAS | | | 12/28/2014 | at FLORIDA | | | 12/29/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | | | 12/31/2014 | at BOSTON | |
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| 11/26/2014 | at COLORADO | 3-2 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 11/28/2014 | at ANAHEIM | 4-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/29/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 4-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | P | | 12/3/2014 | ST LOUIS | 4-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | P | | 12/5/2014 | MONTREAL | 4-3 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/6/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 3-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | U | | 12/9/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 3-2 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5 ov | P | | 12/11/2014 | at BOSTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/13/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/14/2014 | CALGARY | 2-1 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/16/2014 | MINNESOTA | 5-3 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/20/2014 | at COLUMBUS | 2-3 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/21/2014 | TORONTO | | | 12/23/2014 | WINNIPEG | | | 12/27/2014 | at COLORADO | | | 12/29/2014 | NASHVILLE | | | 1/1/2015 | vs WASHINGTON | |
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| |  | TORONTO: LAST SEASON: 38-6-8, 84 points, finished 12th in the East and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Randy Carlyle, fifth season with the Leafs, 343-244-77.
ADDED: RW Matt Frattin, C Leo Komarov, D Roman Polak, D Stephane Robidas, C Mike Santorelli.
LOST: C Dave Bolland, D Tim Gleason, D Carl Gunnerson, C Jay McClement, RW Nikolai Kulemin, LW Mason Raymond.
PLAYER TO WATCH: David Clarkson. The right winger's first season with his boyhood team was one he'd rather forget. Clarkson had with 11 points (five goals and six assists) in 60 games with a minus-14 rating after agreeing to a seven-year, $36.75 million deal with Toronto.
OUTLOOK: The hirings of Brendan Shanahan as team president, Kyle Dubas as the assistant general manager and the added emphasis of analytics seem to indicate a new day for the Leafs. But much of the team that lost 12 of their final 14 games last season has returned. Coupled with the fact that the Leafs are in a division with 2013-14 playoff teams in Boston, Tampa Bay, Montreal and Detroit, it's hard to envision a scenario in which Toronto shows enough improvement to contend for a postseason berth in 2014-15. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (TORONTO-CHICAGO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Maple Leafs-Blackhawks Preview* ================================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Toronto (19-10-3) at Chicago (22-9-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT
Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks have come a long way since their early struggles, putting together a hot stretch that has lasted over a month.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are simply trying to play a solid 60 minutes.
Chicago seeks its eighth consecutive home victory Sunday night against a Toronto club that has lost two straight heading into a seven-game trip.
The Blackhawks (22-9-2) weren't pleased with their 6-5-1 start as they struggled to find their scoring touch with each defeat coming by a single goal.
They've bounced back nicely and ran off a season-best eight straight victories while winning 10 of 11 before falling 3-2 in a shootout at Columbus on Saturday. Chicago dominated a good portion of that contest, though, and outshot the Blue Jackets 41-19.
"I thought we did everything but win that game," coach Joel Quenneville said. "We played well in all areas of the game and did a lot of good things."
Toews called the loss "unfortunate," but wasn't upset with the effort - something he couldn't always say early on. Only two of their defeats have come by more than one goal.
"We believe we're a good team (and) we should be in every game," Toews said. "It's the sign of a mature team, something we didn't do enough of early in the year. We know we have some firepower and when it's a close game, more often than not we can find a way to win."
The Maple Leafs were feeling just as good about themselves during a season-best six-game winning streak, but that ended when they started slow in Thursday's lackluster 4-1 loss to last-place Carolina.
Toronto (19-10-3) followed that by blowing a 2-0 first-period lead in Saturday's 7-4 home loss to Philadelphia that left it trying to comprehend the sudden change in its play after the 10-minute mark.
"What we need to realize in that streak where we were winning, we were working for the full 60 minutes," said center Peter Holland, who scored after having an assist in each of his previous two games. "It wasn't just happening by fluke."
The Leafs now prepare to hit the road, where they've lost three of four.
"We're not far removed from playing some really good hockey," Holland said. "We dropped two games in a row, that's going to happen over the course of a season. We just need to make sure that we're ready to respond and play solid road games."
Holland scored the winner 2:21 into the third period of a 3-2 home victory over Chicago on Nov. 1. Toronto has won the last two meetings after dropping eight in a row.
James Reimer made 45 saves against the Blackhawks last month, and he could be in net again after coming on Saturday for 10-plus minutes in relief of Jonathan Bernier, who has started the last three games.
Corey Crawford returned Saturday with 17 saves after missing Chicago's previous eight with an ankle injury suffered when he fell at a concert. Crawford stopped 24 shots in the first meeting with Toronto, and Quenneville could elect to start his No. 1 goaltender on back-to-back nights due to the amount of time he's had off.
Antti Raanta has won his last four starts with a 2.00 goals-against average and would get the nod if Crawford doesn't start.
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