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73 | NASHVILLE | -155 | Ov 6,-120 | -145 | Ov 6,-120 | 74 | CHICAGO | +135 | Un 6,+100 | +125 | Un 6,+100 |
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All Games | 22-12-0 | +3.2 | 22-12 | +3.2 | 16-17 | 3.1 | 32.2 | 2.5 | 28.3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-7-0 | -1.4 | 8-7 | -1.4 | 9-6 | 3.2 | 31.7 | 3.1 | 30.2 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.3 | 3-2 | +0.3 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 31.8 | 2.8 | 26.0 | vs. Division | 6-2-0 | +3.1 | 6-2 | +3.1 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 32.0 | 2.4 | 27.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 34 | 107 | 29 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 1094 | 9.8% | 116 | 19 | 16.4% | 173 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 15 | 48 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 476 | 10.1% | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | 84 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 8.8% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 23 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 8 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 256 | 11.3% | 32 | 5 | 15.6% | 42 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 86 | 29 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 961 | 8.9% | 110 | 20 | 18.2% | 136 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 46 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 453 | 10.2% | 42 | 8 | 19.0% | 69 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 10.8% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 24 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 8.7% | 22 | 5 | 22.7% | 29 |
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PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 23 | 22 | 591 | 547 | 92.6% | 2 | 15-7 | +2.8 | 15-7-0 | +1 | 7-14 | PEKKA RINNE (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 230 | 212 | 92.2% | 0 | 4-4 | -2.2 | 4-4-0 | -3 | 3-5 | PEKKA RINNE (vs. Division) | 7 | 6 | 179 | 169 | 94.4% | 1 | 5-1 | +3.3 | 5-1-0 | +3 | 1-4 | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 84 | 73 | 86.9% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.2 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 3-1 | JUUSE SAROS (All Games) | 15 | 12 | 368 | 329 | 89.4% | 0 | 7-5 | +0.4 | 7-5-0 | +1 | 9-3 | JUUSE SAROS (Road Games) | 10 | 7 | 222 | 196 | 88.3% | 0 | 4-3 | +0.8 | 4-3-0 | +1 | 6-1 | JUUSE SAROS (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 39 | 30 | 76.9% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.2 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 2-0 | JUUSE SAROS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 75 | 68 | 90.7% | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 |
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All Games | 10-25-0 | -15.1 | 10-25 | -15.1 | 20-13 | 2.8 | 31.8 | 3.9 | 34.3 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 6-11-0 | -6.1 | 6-11 | -6.1 | 8-9 | 2.9 | 32.4 | 3.5 | 35.4 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.8 | 1-4 | -2.8 | 4-1 | 3.4 | 32.0 | 4.6 | 38.0 | vs. Division | 4-6-0 | -1.5 | 4-6 | -1.5 | 8-2 | 3.2 | 30.5 | 4.0 | 35.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 35 | 99 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1114 | 8.9% | 105 | 12 | 11.4% | 170 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 17 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 551 | 8.9% | 57 | 9 | 15.8% | 87 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 10.6% | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 29 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 305 | 10.5% | 25 | 4 | 16.0% | 55 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 135 | 51 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 1200 | 11.2% | 103 | 29 | 28.2% | 218 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 59 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 602 | 9.8% | 45 | 12 | 26.7% | 94 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 23 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 12.1% | 17 | 6 | 35.3% | 39 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 40 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 11.2% | 36 | 13 | 36.1% | 67 |
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COREY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 23 | 23 | 722 | 651 | 90.2% | 2 | 6-17 | -12 | 6-17-0 | -13 | 11-10 | COREY CRAWFORD (Home Games) | 13 | 13 | 400 | 368 | 92.0% | 1 | 5-8 | -4 | 5-8-0 | -5 | 5-8 | COREY CRAWFORD (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 179 | 162 | 90.5% | 1 | 2-3 | -1 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 3-2 | COREY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 121 | 109 | 90.1% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 | ANTON FORSBERG (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ANTON FORSBERG (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ANTON FORSBERG (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | CAM WARD (All Games) | 14 | 12 | 470 | 415 | 88.3% | 1 | 4-8 | -3.2 | 4-8-0 | -3 | 9-3 | CAM WARD (Home Games) | 6 | 4 | 200 | 176 | 88.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.1 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 | CAM WARD (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 176 | 156 | 88.6% | 0 | 2-3 | -0.4 | 2-3-0 | 0 | 5-0 | CAM WARD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 110 | 94 | 85.5% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: NASHVILLE 3.24, CHICAGO 3.26 |
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11/21/2018 | ST LOUIS | 4-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/23/2018 | at ST LOUIS | 2-6 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | 11/25/2018 | ANAHEIM | 5-2 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/27/2018 | COLORADO | 2-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 11/29/2018 | ARIZONA | 0-3 | L | 0, -250 | L | 5.5 ev | U | 12/1/2018 | CHICAGO | 5-2 | W | 0, -240 | W | 5.5 ev | O | 12/3/2018 | BUFFALO | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | U | 12/6/2018 | at VANCOUVER | 3-5 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 12/8/2018 | at CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 6 un | O | 12/11/2018 | OTTAWA | 3-1 | W | 0, -280 | W | 6 ov | U | 12/13/2018 | VANCOUVER | 4-3 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5.5 ev | O | 12/15/2018 | NEW JERSEY | 2-1 | W | 0, -195 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 12/17/2018 | at OTTAWA | 3-4 | L | 0, -170 | L | 6.5 ev | O | 12/18/2018 | at CHICAGO | | 12/20/2018 | at PHILADELPHIA | | 12/22/2018 | at BOSTON | | 12/27/2018 | DALLAS | | 12/29/2018 | NY RANGERS | |
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11/21/2018 | at WASHINGTON | 2-4 | L | 0, +120 | L | 6 ev | P | 11/23/2018 | at TAMPA BAY | 2-4 | L | 0, +145 | L | 6 ev | P | 11/24/2018 | at FLORIDA | 5-4 | W | 0, +140 | W | 6 ov | O | 11/27/2018 | VEGAS | 3-8 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 11/29/2018 | at WINNIPEG | 5-6 | L | 0, +175 | L | 6 ov | O | 12/1/2018 | at NASHVILLE | 2-5 | L | 0, +200 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 12/2/2018 | CALGARY | 2-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 6 ov | U | 12/5/2018 | at ANAHEIM | 2-4 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 12/6/2018 | at VEGAS | 3-4 | L | 0, +225 | L | 6 ov | O | 12/9/2018 | MONTREAL | 2-3 | L | 0, -120 | L | 6 ov | U | 12/11/2018 | at WINNIPEG | 3-6 | L | 0, +200 | L | 6.5 ov | O | 12/12/2018 | PITTSBURGH | 6-3 | W | 0, +140 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/14/2018 | WINNIPEG | 3-4 | L | 0, +115 | L | 6.5 ev | O | 12/16/2018 | SAN JOSE | 3-7 | L | 0, +140 | L | 6.5 un | O | 12/18/2018 | NASHVILLE | | 12/20/2018 | at DALLAS | | 12/21/2018 | at COLORADO | | 12/23/2018 | FLORIDA | | 12/27/2018 | MINNESOTA | | 12/29/2018 | at COLORADO | |
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| | | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 53-18-11, 117 points. Won first Presidents' Trophy. LOST Game 7 to Winnipeg Jets in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (fifth season, 17th NHL season).
ADDED: D Dan Hamhuis. LOST: C Mike Fisher, F Scott Hartnell, D Alexei Emelin.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Pekka Rinne. He turns 36 in November and is in the final year of his current contract coming off a season where he won the Vezina Trophy after being a finalist three other times. Rinne carried the Predators to their first Presidents' Trophy going 42-13-4 with eight shutouts, a 2.31 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. He also earned his 300th career victory on Feb. 22.
OUTLOOK: The Predators' goal remains winning the Stanley Cup that has eluded them the past two seasons after a loss in the Stanley Cup Final followed by a Game 7 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference semifinals. They kept their core together with their biggest offseason moves signing defenseman Ryan Ellis, backup goalie Juuse Saros, forward Ryan Hartman to extensions. Nashville is expecting more growth from center Ryan Johansen, forwards Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson, Kevin Fiala and rookie Eeli Tolvanen to keep the Predators competitive in the deep Western Conference. | | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 33-39-10, 76 points. Last place in Central Division.
COACH: Joel Quenneville (11th season, 22nd NHL season).
ADDED: G Cam Ward, F Chris Kunitz, D Brandon Manning, F Marcus Kruger.
LOST: F Vinnie Hinostroza, D Jordan Oesterle, F Patrick Sharp, G Jean-Francois Berube.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Cam Ward. It remains to be seen how much Corey Crawford will be able to play after he missed much of last season due to a concussion. Ward signed a $3 million, one-year contract in free agency, and the Blackhawks are hoping the veteran goaltender will provide a steady presence in net when Crawford is out or resting.
OUTLOOK: Cloudy, with the potential for franchise-altering storms on the horizon. The Blackhawks might be able to return to the playoffs if they can keep Crawford healthy. But if they stumble again, there could be wholesale changes coming for the organization. |
| | Hits keep coming as Blackhawks take on Predators
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks have already endured their share of hardships this season. Now as they prepare to face the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, they'll have to move forward as even more uncertainly surrounds their starting goalie, Corey Crawford. Crawford left Sunday's 7-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks at the end of the first period with a concussion. Crawford, who missed nearly 10 months after sustaining a concussion last December, suffered the injury in a collision with teammate Dylan Strome and was placed on injured reserve (concussion protocol) on Monday. The Blackhawks recalled goaltender Colin Delia from their American Hockey League affiliate on Monday in a corresponding move. "(Crawford is) such a big part of our team and to lose him, it's not good," defenseman Connor Murphy told reporters after Sunday's loss, according to the team's official website. "You just feel for him because a game like that, we left our goalies hung out to dry. And for them to take guys crashing on him is not even fair either." The Blackhawks have been struggling even with Crawford in the lineup. Chicago has dropped 10 of its past 11 games and has lost two straight since snapping an eight-game skid with a win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now, despite how well captain Jonathan Toews has played lately, the Blackhawks will again have to play without Crawford. Cam Ward, who made 30 saves in the lopsided loss to the Sharks, will, along Delia with now have to fill in for Crawford, who missed the final 47 games of last season the first five games this season with the Crawford. Chicago has no choice, but to move on without one of their mainstays from their Stanley Cup championship run. ""I mean, you never want to see that, but we have to keep playing," defenseman Duncan Keith told reporters on Sunday, according to the team's official website. "It's just one of those things that hopefully he's back. I don't know what happened, but nothing should change." The Predators are coming off a 4-3 overtime road loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday that snapped Nashville's three-game winning streak. Nashville surrendered three first-period goals in their first loss since Dec. 8. The Predators erased the deficit with a pair of Roman Josi goals and another by Craig Smith, whose third-period tally got Nashville to within a goal before Josi tied the game at 3 before Ottawa scored 21 seconds into overtime. The three Ottawa goals on just 11 shots early chased Pekka Rinne after one period before Juuse Saros made 11 saves. Now, Nashville will need to quickly move past Monday's loss in the second game of a four-game road trip in which Nashville will play four times in six days. With Rinne's shortened performance Monday and with a heavy workload upcoming, Saros -- who has struggled this season -- may be called on again soon. But the Predators need to play better in front of him, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said if they hope to continue to find success. "I'm going to be perfectly honest. I think that we've played lousy in front of (Saros)," Laviolette said over the weekend, according to the Athletic. "There's got to be accountability to the 18 guys that go out in front of him. Just too many odd-man rushes, too many point-blank chances, and that's got to stop. And when that stops, he's going to feel better and look better in there. There's just too much coming at him." |
| Last Updated: 4/19/2024 10:02:59 PM EST. |
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