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| 3 | PITTSBURGH | +100 | Ov 5.5,+105 | -105 | Ov 5.5,+105 | | 4 | COLUMBUS | -120 | Un 5.5,-125 | -115 | Un 5.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 46-27-0 | +6.2 | 46-27 | +6.2 | 34-32 | 3.1 | 30.2 | 2.5 | 28.8 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 20-17-0 | -1.8 | 20-17 | -1.8 | 15-18 | 2.8 | 28.3 | 2.8 | 28.5 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.6 | 1-4 | -4.6 | 2-2 | 2.4 | 33.4 | 3.0 | 28.4 | | vs. Division | 19-8-0 | +6 | 19-8 | +6 | 13-12 | 3.1 | 29.6 | 2.3 | 29.9 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 73 | 226 | 62 | 80 | 75 | 9 | 12 | 2204 | 10.3% | 253 | 60 | 23.7% | 385 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 37 | 105 | 27 | 35 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 1048 | 10.0% | 132 | 31 | 23.5% | 171 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 7.2% | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | 22 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 27 | 84 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 800 | 10.5% | 87 | 20 | 23.0% | 149 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 183 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 2102 | 8.7% | 228 | 32 | 14.0% | 307 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 102 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1053 | 9.7% | 128 | 19 | 14.8% | 169 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 10.6% | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 28 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 63 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 808 | 7.8% | 81 | 11 | 13.6% | 107 |
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| MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 57 | 57 | 1570 | 1437 | 91.5% | 6 | 35-22 | +3 | 35-22-0 | +6 | 23-29 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games) | 27 | 27 | 729 | 656 | 90.0% | 3 | 13-14 | -4.4 | 13-14-0 | -1 | 9-15 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division) | 21 | 21 | 613 | 569 | 92.8% | 3 | 14-7 | +3.1 | 14-7-0 | +5 | 9-10 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 101 | 89 | 88.1% | 0 | 0-4 | -5.8 | 0-4-0 | -5 | 2-2 | | TOMAS VOKOUN (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | TOMAS VOKOUN (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | TOMAS VOKOUN (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games) | 18 | 16 | 529 | 484 | 91.5% | 0 | 11-5 | +3.2 | 11-5-0 | +3 | 11-3 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Road Games) | 10 | 10 | 321 | 295 | 91.9% | 0 | 7-3 | +2.6 | 7-3-0 | +2 | 6-3 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (vs. Division) | 7 | 6 | 194 | 177 | 91.2% | 0 | 5-1 | +2.8 | 5-1-0 | +3 | 4-2 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 109 | 101 | 92.7% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.8 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-0 |
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| All Games | 37-35-0 | +0.8 | 37-35 | +0.8 | 36-33 | 2.8 | 29.4 | 2.7 | 30.7 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 20-16-0 | +0.2 | 20-16 | +0.2 | 19-16 | 3.2 | 30.1 | 2.6 | 29.8 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -2.2 | 2-3 | -2.2 | 1-4 | 1.8 | 36.4 | 2.4 | 28.8 | | vs. Division | 13-13-0 | -0.8 | 13-13 | -0.8 | 15-10 | 3.0 | 30.3 | 2.8 | 31.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 72 | 204 | 66 | 58 | 74 | 6 | 13 | 2119 | 9.6% | 248 | 43 | 17.3% | 334 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 36 | 114 | 38 | 28 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 1082 | 10.5% | 126 | 27 | 21.4% | 190 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 4.9% | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | 12 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 26 | 77 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 787 | 9.8% | 84 | 9 | 10.7% | 121 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 196 | 49 | 64 | 77 | 6 | 10 | 2209 | 8.9% | 251 | 45 | 17.9% | 333 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 93 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1073 | 8.7% | 132 | 19 | 14.4% | 153 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 8.3% | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 21 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 73 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 815 | 9.0% | 98 | 19 | 19.4% | 129 |
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| SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 51 | 51 | 1464 | 1346 | 91.9% | 2 | 28-23 | +3.1 | 28-23-0 | +1 | 26-22 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Home Games) | 25 | 25 | 687 | 634 | 92.3% | 1 | 16-9 | +3.5 | 16-9-0 | +3 | 15-9 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (vs. Division) | 17 | 17 | 518 | 477 | 92.1% | 2 | 8-9 | -2.4 | 8-9-0 | -4 | 9-7 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 100 | 93 | 93.0% | 1 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 1-3 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 25 | 18 | 623 | 566 | 90.9% | 1 | 8-10 | -1.2 | 8-10-0 | -2 | 8-10 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Home Games) | 13 | 9 | 317 | 292 | 92.1% | 1 | 4-5 | -1.1 | 4-5-0 | -1 | 3-6 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 10 | 8 | 242 | 218 | 90.1% | 0 | 4-4 | +0.6 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 5-3 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 66 | 60 | 90.9% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | MIKE MCKENNA (All Games) | 4 | 3 | 114 | 103 | 90.4% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.2 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 | | MIKE MCKENNA (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 63 | 56 | 88.9% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | | MIKE MCKENNA (vs. Division) | 2 | 1 | 51 | 47 | 92.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | MIKE MCKENNA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 114 | 103 | 90.4% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.2 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 3.13, COLUMBUS 3.1 |
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| 3/1/2014 | vs CHICAGO | 1-5 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/4/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 3-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/6/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 3-5 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/7/2014 | at ANAHEIM | 3-2 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 3/10/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 3/11/2014 | WASHINGTON | 2-0 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 3/15/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 0-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 3/16/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 3-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 3/18/2014 | DALLAS | 5-1 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 3/20/2014 | at DETROIT | 4-5 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/22/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 4-3 | W | 0, -170 | W | 6 un | O | | 3/23/2014 | ST LOUIS | 0-1 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/25/2014 | PHOENIX | 2-3 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/27/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 2-3 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5 ev | P | | 3/28/2014 | at COLUMBUS | | | 3/30/2014 | CHICAGO | | | 4/1/2014 | CAROLINA | | | 4/3/2014 | at WINNIPEG | | | 4/5/2014 | at MINNESOTA | | | 4/6/2014 | at COLORADO | |
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| 3/1/2014 | FLORIDA | 6-3 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/3/2014 | at TORONTO | 2-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 3/4/2014 | DALLAS | 4-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 3/6/2014 | at CHICAGO | 1-6 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 3/8/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 1-0 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/11/2014 | DETROIT | 4-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/13/2014 | SAN JOSE | 3-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/15/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/18/2014 | CAROLINA | 1-3 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/20/2014 | at MONTREAL | 3-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/21/2014 | NY RANGERS | 1-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | U | | 3/23/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 0-2 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 3/25/2014 | DETROIT | 4-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2014 | PITTSBURGH | | | 3/29/2014 | at CAROLINA | | | 4/1/2014 | COLORADO | | | 4/3/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | | | 4/4/2014 | CHICAGO | | | 4/6/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | | | 4/8/2014 | PHOENIX | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins didn't panic when the bitter disappointment of last spring's sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins wore off.
If anything, the Penguins went the other way. While other NHL powers underwent substantial roster overhauls, Pittsburgh did what it could to keep the core of one of the league's most consistent winners in tack.
The Penguins awarded coach Dan Bylsma with a contract extension shortly after getting swept by the Bruins in the Eastern Conference finals. Pittsburgh also reached agreements with former league MVP Evgeni Malkin and Norris Trophy finalist Kris Letang.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby says the Penguins don't need to change their approach to be a threat to win their second Stanley Cup in five years.
Pittsburgh opens the season Oct. 3 against New Jersey. | | COLUMBUS:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The top three topics on sports talk shows in this city are usually Ohio State football, Ohio State football recruiting and Ohio State football's spring practices.
The Columbus Blue Jackets haven't upset that pecking order, although they are elbowing their way into the conversation.
Dead last in the league early in the NHL's shortened last season, the Blue Jackets suddenly found the winning touch. They went 19-5-5 down the stretch, energizing their fan base and shocking a lot of opponents used to walking over the 12-year-old franchise.
With the addition of free agent Nathan Horton to go with Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and a solid if largely unknown roster of proven pros, the Blue Jackets are expecting big things as they prep for a season of promise. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-COLUMBUS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Penguins-Blue Jackets Preview* ===============================
Pittsburgh (46-21-5) at Columbus (37-29-6), 7:00 p.m. EDT
The Pittsburgh Penguins still have yet to clinch a playoff spot and are staring at the possibility of their longest losing streak in two seasons.
Perhaps their woes will end against a brand-new division rival they have beaten all four times this season.
The playoff-chasing Columbus Blue Jackets have lost five straight overall in this series heading into Friday night's home matchup with the Penguins.
Pittsburgh (46-22-5) fell 3-2 to Los Angeles on Thursday, failing to clinch its eighth straight postseason berth. The Penguins, who held a 37-32 edge in shots, have dropped both games since losing Evgeni Malkin for two to three weeks due to a foot injury.
"We did some good things," said center Sidney Crosby, who is four points shy of reaching 100 for the fifth time. "It just couldn't go in. It's disappointing when you have that many opportunities."
Pittsburgh is trying to avoid its first four-game slide since dropping six in a row Dec. 29, 2011-Jan. 11, 2012.
The Penguins are 8-0-1 in their last nine against Columbus (37-29-6) with Crosby in the lineup. He has totaled 16 points in that span, notching at least one in every game.
Pittsburgh has won all four meetings this season. The Blue Jackets, whose lone playoff appearance came in 2009, are in their first season in the Eastern Conference as part of the new Metropolitan Division.
"We're 0 for 4 right now so you would like to think so 1 for 5 would be really good right now," Columbus coach Todd Richards said.
Richards is hoping Sergei Bobrovsky will be available after the reigning Vezina Trophy winner left after one period due to the flu in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Detroit with the flu. Curtis McElhinney replaced him.
Bobrovsky sat out Thursday's practice, and the Blue Jackets have recalled goalie Mike McKenna from Springfield of the AHL as insurance.
"He's feeling better, he's still not feeling 100 percent so it was another day of rest for him and then we'll make the call, see how he feels tomorrow and go from there," said Richards about Bobrovsky.
The Blue Jackets are 0 for 14 on the power play in their last six games versus the Penguins. They ended a 0-for-35 drought with the man advantage thanks to tallies by Ryan Johansen and Brandon Dubinsky against the Red Wings.
Johansen is one goal shy of joining Rick Nash and Geoff Sanderson as the only other Blue Jackets in history to score 30 in a season. He has scored once in five games against Pittsburgh - all losses.
The last time these teams met, James Neal had a hat trick and a career-high five points in a 5-3 win Dec. 29. The winger missed the other three meetings.
"To me, you still have Neal, you have (Chris) Kunitz, there's other guys on that team that make that team go," Richards said. "Crosby's obviously their guy that does make that team go and you take a big piece out with Malkin but there's other pieces."
Columbus is one of four teams tied with 80 points for the East's two wild-card spots.
Jeff Zatkoff started in goal Thursday for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury, who has allowed three goals in two wins versus Columbus this season, is 0-3-1 with a 3.76 goals-against average in his last five.
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