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| 73 | BUFFALO | +260 | Ov 5,-135 | +260 | Ov 5,-140 | | 74 | COLORADO | -315 | Un 5,+115 | -315 | Un 5,+120 |
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| All Games | 20-54-0 | -13.1 | 20-54 | -13.1 | 33-32 | 1.9 | 23.5 | 3.4 | 35.7 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-29-0 | -8.4 | 8-29 | -8.4 | 18-13 | 1.9 | 22.9 | 3.8 | 37.1 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | +0.2 | 1-4 | +0.2 | 2-3 | 1.8 | 28.0 | 3.0 | 39.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 74 | 141 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 1742 | 8.1% | 205 | 26 | 12.7% | 233 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 37 | 69 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 849 | 8.1% | 96 | 11 | 11.5% | 111 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 6.4% | 18 | 5 | 27.8% | 13 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 249 | 60 | 87 | 94 | 8 | 14 | 2640 | 9.4% | 243 | 63 | 25.9% | 441 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 141 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 1374 | 10.3% | 128 | 40 | 31.2% | 257 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 7.7% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 26 |
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| MATT HACKETT (All Games) | 4 | 4 | 145 | 130 | 89.7% | 1 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | MATT HACKETT (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 103 | 92 | 89.3% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | MATT HACKETT(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 3 | 122 | 111 | 91.0% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | MATT HACKETT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 145 | 130 | 89.7% | 1 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (All Games) | 19 | 15 | 565 | 510 | 90.3% | 1 | 1-14 | -11.9 | 1-14-0 | -12 | 6-8 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (Road Games) | 11 | 9 | 353 | 319 | 90.4% | 1 | 1-8 | -4.9 | 1-8-0 | -5 | 4-5 | | ANDERS LINDBACK(vs. Non-Conference) | 6 | 4 | 156 | 135 | 86.5% | 0 | 0-4 | -5.8 | 0-4-0 | -6 | 2-1 |
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| All Games | 34-40-0 | -2.1 | 34-40 | -2.1 | 32-35 | 2.7 | 28.6 | 2.8 | 33.0 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 19-17-0 | +0.1 | 19-17 | +0.1 | 17-16 | 3.0 | 29.8 | 2.8 | 31.4 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -0.4 | 2-3 | -0.4 | 2-3 | 3.2 | 32.4 | 2.6 | 32.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 74 | 200 | 54 | 61 | 74 | 11 | 14 | 2113 | 9.5% | 233 | 33 | 14.2% | 329 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 36 | 107 | 28 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1074 | 10.0% | 119 | 14 | 11.8% | 181 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 9.9% | 16 | 3 | 18.7% | 26 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 206 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 12 | 14 | 2439 | 8.4% | 226 | 36 | 15.9% | 335 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 100 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 1132 | 8.8% | 118 | 17 | 14.4% | 170 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 7.9% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 25 |
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| RETO BERRA (All Games) | 16 | 9 | 297 | 269 | 90.6% | 0 | 5-4 | +1.6 | 5-4-0 | +2 | 6-3 | | RETO BERRA (Home Games) | 6 | 4 | 141 | 125 | 88.7% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 3-1 | | RETO BERRA(vs. Non-Conference) | 7 | 7 | 162 | 144 | 88.9% | 0 | 3-4 | -1.5 | 3-4-0 | -1 | 5-2 | | RETO BERRA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 87 | 82 | 94.3% | 0 | 1-0 | +2 | 1-0-0 | +2 | 0-1 | | CALVIN PICKARD (All Games) | 16 | 13 | 511 | 476 | 93.2% | 1 | 4-9 | -4.3 | 4-9-0 | -4 | 6-7 | | CALVIN PICKARD (Home Games) | 9 | 8 | 265 | 242 | 91.3% | 0 | 2-6 | -4.1 | 2-6-0 | -4 | 5-3 | | CALVIN PICKARD(vs. Non-Conference) | 8 | 6 | 268 | 252 | 94.0% | 1 | 2-4 | -1.3 | 2-4-0 | -1 | 2-4 | | CALVIN PICKARD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 121 | 111 | 91.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.2 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 2-2 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (All Games) | 52 | 52 | 1621 | 1492 | 92.0% | 6 | 25-27 | +0.6 | 25-27-0 | +1 | 20-25 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Home Games) | 24 | 24 | 718 | 666 | 92.8% | 3 | 15-9 | +5 | 15-9-0 | +5 | 9-12 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV(vs. Non-Conference) | 18 | 18 | 589 | 546 | 92.7% | 2 | 11-7 | +4.3 | 11-7-0 | +4 | 8-8 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 103 | 92 | 89.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.4 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 2-2 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 3.2, COLORADO 3.2 |
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| 3/3/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 0-3 | L | 0, +430 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/6/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-3 | L | 0, +270 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/7/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 1-6 | L | 0, +380 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/11/2015 | at TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, +210 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/14/2015 | NY RANGERS | 0-2 | L | 0, +265 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/16/2015 | WASHINGTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +260 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/17/2015 | at BOSTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +425 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/20/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 1-3 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5 un | U | | 3/21/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 0-3 | L | 0, +360 | L | 5 ev | U | | 3/23/2015 | at DALLAS | 3-4 | L | 0, +330 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/26/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-4 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2015 | at COLORADO | | | 3/30/2015 | at ARIZONA | | | 4/1/2015 | TORONTO | | | 4/3/2015 | CHICAGO | | | 4/4/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 4/6/2015 | CAROLINA | |
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| 3/4/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 3-1 | W | 0, +135 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/7/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 4-0 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/8/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, +185 | W | 5 ev | P | | 3/10/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 2-5 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/12/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 2-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 un | U | | 3/14/2015 | CALGARY | 3-2 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5 ov | P | | 3/19/2015 | at ARIZONA | 5-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/20/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 2-3 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/23/2015 | at CALGARY | 2-3 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/25/2015 | at EDMONTON | 3-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/26/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 4-1 | W | 0, +200 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/28/2015 | BUFFALO | | | 3/30/2015 | EDMONTON | | | 4/1/2015 | at SAN JOSE | | | 4/3/2015 | at ANAHEIM | | | 4/4/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 4/7/2015 | NASHVILLE | |
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| |  | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 21-51-10, 52 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 16th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Ted Nolan, 4th season with Sabres (including 1995-97), 90-98-28; 6th overall in NHL.
ADDED: RW Brian Gionta, LW Matt Moulson, C Sam Reinhart, D Josh Gorges, D Andrej Meszaros, C Cody McCormick, D Andre Benoit.
LOST: LW Ville Leino, D Christian Ehrhoff, D Henrik Tallinder, RW Matt D'Agostini, LW John Scott, C Zenon Konopka.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Reinhart. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the draft in June, the son of former NHLer Paul Reinhart is being given every opportunity to crack the season-opening lineup before his 19th birthday on Nov. 6. He was a play-making forward during three-plus seasons in the Western Hockey League, and is being counted upon to add immediate offense to a team that scored a post-NHL-expansion-era low 150 goals.
OUTLOOK: The Sabres can't be much worse after setting a franchise record for losses during a tumultuous season in which they changed their coach and general manager, and purged much of their veteran core, including trading goalie Ryan Miller. They've added veteran leadership (Gionta and Gorges) to complement their youth movement. And yet, the Sabres have too many questions marks - particularly in net, where Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth are competing for the starting job - to consider them playoff contenders. | | 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 (BUFFALO-COLORADO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sabres-Avalanche Preview* ==========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Buffalo (20-46-8) at Colorado (34-28-12), 9:00 p.m. EDT
It's not looking good for the Colorado Avalanche, but they haven't given up hope just yet.
The Avalanche continue their desperate playoff push Saturday night as they go for a ninth consecutive win over the NHL-worst Buffalo Sabres, who could be looking forward to hitting the road following a controversial reaction from their fans.
Colorado (34-28-12) is tied with San Jose for 11th place in the Western Conference, 10 points behind Winnipeg for the second wild-card spot with eight games remaining.
"This team has shown enough character and perseverance that we are not going to quit," forward Gabriel Landeskog said. "It doesn't matter where we are in the standings. We play for pride and we play for each other and we play for the crest on our jersey."
The Avalanche had lost three in a row before closing a 2-2-1 trip with Thursday's 4-1 win over Vancouver as Landeskog and Alex Tanguay each had goal and an assist. Landeskog has 23 points over the last the 20 games, and Tanguay has a goal in three straight and six of 10.
Reto Berra also came up big with 33 saves to earn his first win since Nov. 6.
"We are desperate, we know where the standings are and we would have to win out to give ourselves a chance," forward Jarome Iginla said. "But guys came into this game and we talked and said just try to win this game. Don't think about the big picture or what are the odds, just enjoy this game."
Colorado has enjoyed itself against the Sabres of late. The Avalanche have averaged 3.9 goals in winning eight straight in the series, including a 5-1 victory Dec. 20. Tanguay had two goals and an assist while Iginla had a season-high three assists.
Buffalo (20-46-8) has lost four straight and 11 of 12 after falling 4-3 in overtime to Arizona on Thursday. After Matt Hackett allowed the winning goal, Sabres fans cheered as their team inched closer to securing the best odds for the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft.
"I don't even know if disappointed is the word," defenseman Mike Weber told the team's official website. "I've never been a part of something like that where the away team comes into a home building and they're cheering for them.
"This is extremely frustrating for us. We don't want to be here. We understand where we are. We understand what this team's doing, what the organization's doing, the place we put ourselves in."
Though the lottery distractions won't go away, the Sabres' focus remains on the ice. Buffalo is six points below Arizona for the league's worst record.
"It's real tough. We're doing a good job of keeping it out of the room and that's why losses like this are so tough," captain Brian Gionta said. "We play the game for each other in this room. We have great fans so I'm not going to say anything further."
Gionta had a goal and an assist Thursday, giving him seven points in the last six games.
Anders Lindback, 1-7-2 in his last 10 starts, will make his ninth start for Buffalo since being acquired from Dallas. His only appearance against the Avalanche this season was a bad one while with the Stars, losing 5-2 on Nov. 29.
Lindback will need to be wary of Ryan O'Reilly, who has four goals and seven assists during a six-game point streak. O'Reilly has totaled seven points during a five-game run against Buffalo.
The Sabres will likely have to get by without Tyler Ennis due to an upper-body injury suffered Thursday.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 12:57:21 AM EST. |
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