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| 17 | ST LOUIS | -150 | Ov 5.5,+110 | -140 | Ov 5.5,+110 | | 18 | COLORADO | +130 | Un 5.5,-130 | +120 | Un 5.5,-130 |
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| All Games | 21-12-0 | +5.8 | 21-12 | +5.8 | 14-7 | 3.0 | 31.3 | 2.5 | 27.3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-8-0 | +0.8 | 9-8 | +0.8 | 7-5 | 2.6 | 32.2 | 2.7 | 28.1 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1 | 3-2 | +1 | 3-1 | 4.0 | 29.2 | 3.2 | 28.6 | | vs. Division | 7-3-0 | +3.5 | 7-3 | +3.5 | 4-2 | 2.9 | 31.3 | 2.6 | 29.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 100 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 1034 | 9.7% | 114 | 29 | 25.4% | 171 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 17 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 547 | 8.2% | 56 | 15 | 26.8% | 73 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 13.7% | 13 | 7 | 53.8% | 36 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 313 | 9.3% | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | 44 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 81 | 19 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 902 | 9.0% | 109 | 23 | 21.1% | 136 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 46 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 478 | 9.6% | 60 | 15 | 25.0% | 75 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 11.2% | 24 | 6 | 25.0% | 27 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 8.9% | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | 47 |
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| JAKE ALLEN (All Games) | 17 | 16 | 431 | 391 | 90.7% | 1 | 12-4 | +7.5 | 12-4-0 | +8 | 8-3 | | JAKE ALLEN (Road Games) | 9 | 9 | 249 | 228 | 91.6% | 0 | 6-3 | +3 | 6-3-0 | +3 | 3-2 | | JAKE ALLEN (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 151 | 138 | 91.4% | 0 | 4-1 | +3.1 | 4-1-0 | +3 | 2-1 | | JAKE ALLEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 106 | 96 | 90.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (All Games) | 4 | 3 | 110 | 97 | 88.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 3-0 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (Road Games) | 3 | 2 | 76 | 65 | 85.5% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 83.3% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MARTIN BRODEUR (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 110 | 97 | 88.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 3-0 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (All Games) | 14 | 14 | 360 | 335 | 93.1% | 3 | 8-6 | -0.7 | 8-6-0 | -1 | 3-4 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 153 | 140 | 91.5% | 3 | 3-3 | -0.2 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 2-3 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (vs. Division) | 4 | 4 | 116 | 107 | 92.2% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.4 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 1-1 | | BRIAN ELLIOTT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 84 | 79 | 94.0% | 1 | 2-2 | -1.6 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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| All Games | 12-21-0 | -9 | 12-21 | -9 | 16-15 | 2.6 | 28.8 | 3.1 | 34.3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 6-10-0 | -5.5 | 6-10 | -5.5 | 8-8 | 2.9 | 30.4 | 3.0 | 34.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.8 | 3-2 | +1.8 | 2-3 | 2.6 | 25.2 | 1.8 | 37.4 | | vs. Division | 2-8-0 | -6.4 | 2-8 | -6.4 | 3-6 | 1.8 | 27.3 | 3.3 | 35.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 85 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 952 | 8.9% | 107 | 15 | 14.0% | 144 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16 | 47 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 487 | 9.7% | 54 | 7 | 13.0% | 84 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 126 | 10.3% | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 21 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 273 | 6.6% | 40 | 7 | 17.5% | 33 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 101 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1133 | 8.9% | 120 | 17 | 14.2% | 166 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 48 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 558 | 8.6% | 59 | 8 | 13.6% | 84 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 4.8% | 19 | 4 | 21.1% | 16 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 33 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 356 | 9.3% | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | 52 |
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| RETO BERRA (All Games) | 10 | 8 | 187 | 165 | 88.2% | 0 | 4-4 | -0.4 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 6-2 | | RETO BERRA (Home Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 94 | 87.9% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 3-1 | | RETO BERRA (vs. Division) | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RETO BERRA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 48 | 38 | 79.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | | CALVIN PICKARD (All Games) | 13 | 10 | 425 | 399 | 93.9% | 1 | 4-6 | -1.3 | 4-6-0 | -1 | 4-6 | | CALVIN PICKARD (Home Games) | 7 | 6 | 225 | 209 | 92.9% | 0 | 2-4 | -2.1 | 2-4-0 | -2 | 3-3 | | CALVIN PICKARD (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 178 | 166 | 93.3% | 0 | 2-3 | -1 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | | CALVIN PICKARD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 154 | 148 | 96.1% | 1 | 2-2 | +0.8 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 1-3 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (All Games) | 15 | 15 | 517 | 470 | 90.9% | 2 | 4-11 | -7.3 | 4-11-0 | -6 | 6-7 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 223 | 208 | 93.3% | 1 | 2-4 | -2.6 | 2-4-0 | -2 | 2-4 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 158 | 142 | 89.9% | 0 | 0-5 | -5.4 | 0-5-0 | -5 | 1-3 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 99 | 87.6% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.5 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 3-0 |
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| 11/28/2014 | EDMONTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -290 | W | 5 ov | O | | 11/29/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 un | P | | 12/3/2014 | at CHICAGO | 1-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | P | | 12/4/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 3-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 un | O | | 12/6/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 6-4 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/8/2014 | FLORIDA | 4-2 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/11/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 6-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/13/2014 | at COLORADO | 3-2 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/16/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 5-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/18/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 4-6 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 ov | O | | 12/20/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 2-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | P | | 12/23/2014 | at COLORADO | | | 12/27/2014 | DALLAS | | | 12/29/2014 | COLORADO | | | 12/30/2014 | at NASHVILLE | | | 1/2/2015 | at ANAHEIM | | | 1/3/2015 | at SAN JOSE | |
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| 11/26/2014 | CHICAGO | 2-3 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 11/29/2014 | DALLAS | 5-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 un | O | | 12/1/2014 | MONTREAL | 3-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/4/2014 | at CALGARY | 3-4 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 12/5/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 2-6 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | O | | 12/9/2014 | NASHVILLE | 0-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/11/2014 | WINNIPEG | 4-3 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/13/2014 | ST LOUIS | 2-3 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/18/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 0-1 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/20/2014 | at BUFFALO | 5-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/21/2014 | at DETROIT | 2-1 | W | 0, +180 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/23/2014 | ST LOUIS | | | 12/27/2014 | CHICAGO | | | 12/29/2014 | at ST LOUIS | | | 12/31/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | | | 1/2/2015 | EDMONTON | |
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| |  | ST LOUIS: LAST SEASON: 52-23-7, 111 points. Tied for third overall in Western Conference, lost in first round to Chicago.
COACH: Ken Hitchcock, third full season with Blues. 124-55-20. 657-405-178 overall in 18 seasons, seventh on career win list.
ADDED: C Paul Stastny, C Jori Lehtera, D Carl Gunnarsson, C Colin Fraser, F Robby Fabbri.
LOST: G Ryan Miller, D Roman Polak, F Vladimir Sobotka, F Brenden Morrow.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jaden Schwartz. Signing Stastny in free agency creates open ice for everyone else. Schwartz led team at plus-28 last season and scored 25 goals.
OUTLOOK: They've been among the NHL's best regular-season teams the last few seasons, and one of the stingiest, too. Last season they allowed the third-fewest goals, plus defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk are highly productive joining the rush. They appear to have enough firepower to contend for an ever-elusive first Stanley Cup, although as usual there's plenty of competition at the top of the Western Conference. | | COLORADO: LAST SEASON: 52-22-8, 112 points. Won the Central Division. Lost to Minnesota 4-3 in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Patrick Roy, 2nd season with Colorado, 52-22-8; 2nd overall in NHL.
ADDED: RW Jarome Iginla, D Brad Stuart, C Daniel Briere, C Jesse Winchester.
LOST: RW P.A. Parenteau, F Paul Stastny, G Jean-Sebastien Giguere, D Andre Benoit, D Cory Sarich.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Nathan MacKinnon. As hard as this may be to believe, the speedy 19-year-old may have even gotten faster in the offseason working out with the likes of Matt Duchene and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby. MacKinnon was the league's rookie of the year in 2013-14 after scoring 24 goals and dishing out 39 assists. Roy isn't concerned with a sophomore jinx with MacKinnon, saying, ''I think Nate's going to do a very good job this year despite the way people think about a second-year player.''
OUTLOOK: The Avalanche surprised the hockey world by winning the Central Division in Roy's first season. Now, Roy's eager to see his squad take the next step, which is to go even deeper into the postseason. The team added more veteran leadership by signing Iginla, along with trading for Briere and Stuart. They also have Alex Tanguay back after he missed most of the season with knee and hip injuries. Colorado boasts two formidable lines that will include some combination of Matt Duchene, Ryan O'Reilly, captain Gabe Landeskog, Iginla, Tanguay and MacKinnon. Roy is still tinkering to find the best pairings. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-COLORADO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blues-Avalanche Preview* =========================
St. Louis (21-9-3) at Colorado (12-13-8), 8:00 p.m. EDT
Colorado Avalanche coach Patrick Roy is excited that his No. 1 goalie appears set to return.
There's a chance Tuesday night's opponent could start the only goalie in NHL history with more wins than Roy.
Semyon Varlamov is likely to return from a six-game absence for the Avalanche when they host a St. Louis Blues team that has the option of giving Martin Brodeur the start.
Varlamov has not played since Dec. 5 due to a groin injury. Rookie Calvin Pickard has gone 3-1-2 with a 1.61 goals-against average in his absence, though Roy said about Varlamov that "if he is ready, he will  the Blues."
"Let's not forget what Varly did for us last year," Roy said. "Varly played so well for us, he was the reason we had 112 points, he was the reason why we won our division, let's not forget what he did for us."
The coach said that Pickard won't be sent to the minors.
It would make for a special moment if St. Louis (21-9-3) turns to the legendary Brodeur - whose 690 wins are the most in league history with Roy second at 551.
Brodeur was signed Dec. 2 and has made four appearances - with three starts. His last one was a debacle as he failed to hold a three-goal lead Thursday in a 6-4 defeat at Los Angeles that ended the Blues' five-game win streak.
Jake Allen started the next game, as St. Louis allowed the tying goal with 21 seconds left in regulation Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss at San Jose.
"The most disappointing part of it is team-wise we played extremely well and we didn't get the job done," center Steve Ott said. "Collectively we made some mistakes and unfortunately those mistakes happened late in the game and in overtime."
Coach Ken Hitchcock's club was outhit 34-24 by the Sharks one game after the Kings held a 46-31 edge in that department.
"The last two games have been disappointing from a checking standpoint," Hitchcock said. "We've had both teams on the ropes and our inability to check at the right time in body position and everything has hurt us."
The Blues can avoid their first three-game slide if they notch a fourth straight win in Denver, where they had gone 0-6-2 over their previous eight visits. St. Louis has captured both meetings with Colorado (12-13-8) this season by 3-2 scores, including a Dec. 13 road win.
Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, a former Avalanche first-round pick, came up empty Saturday after amassing six points in a four-game point streak.
Colorado seeks to score on the power play in three straight games for the second time. The unit is 2 for 5 in the last two games after going 2 for 20 in the previous seven.
"I think power play, we started simplifying things," Roy said. "We scored in the last two games. We started putting more pucks on net."
The Blues' penalty kill has allowed six goals in 21 chances in the last four games, with the Avs going 3 for 10 on the power it this season.
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