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| 51 | MONTREAL | -145 | Ov 5,-115 | -145 | Ov 5,-110 | | 52 | COLUMBUS | +125 | Un 5,-105 | +125 | Un 5,-110 |
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| All Games | 39-21-0 | +8.4 | 39-21 | +8.4 | 19-31 | 2.7 | 28.6 | 2.2 | 30.3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 18-10-0 | +8.3 | 18-10 | +8.3 | 8-15 | 2.4 | 27.2 | 2.2 | 30.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.4 | 3-2 | +0.4 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 31.8 | 2.0 | 29.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 60 | 162 | 28 | 53 | 71 | 10 | 14 | 1715 | 9.4% | 175 | 30 | 17.1% | 274 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 28 | 66 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 763 | 8.7% | 79 | 9 | 11.4% | 107 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 8.8% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 22 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 133 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 1818 | 7.3% | 188 | 27 | 14.4% | 226 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 62 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 861 | 7.2% | 93 | 14 | 15.1% | 106 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 6.8% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 16 |
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| CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 48 | 48 | 1416 | 1324 | 93.5% | 2 | 34-14 | +15.4 | 34-14-0 | +14 | 15-26 | | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 20 | 20 | 587 | 549 | 93.5% | 0 | 14-6 | +8.2 | 14-6-0 | +7 | 7-10 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 102 | 95.3% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.8 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 13 | 12 | 397 | 363 | 91.4% | 2 | 5-7 | -7 | 5-7-0 | -7 | 4-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 270 | 250 | 92.6% | 2 | 4-4 | +0 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 1-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 139 | 125 | 89.9% | 0 | 1-3 | -5.4 | 1-3-0 | -5 | 3-0 |
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| All Games | 26-33-0 | +1.3 | 26-33 | +1.3 | 29-26 | 2.6 | 28.4 | 3.1 | 33.1 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 12-17-0 | -5.8 | 12-17 | -5.8 | 17-10 | 2.7 | 28.6 | 3.3 | 32.6 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | -1 | 3-2 | 2.6 | 32.8 | 2.8 | 33.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 59 | 155 | 44 | 52 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 1673 | 9.3% | 188 | 39 | 20.7% | 271 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 29 | 78 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 828 | 9.4% | 91 | 21 | 23.1% | 134 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 7.9% | 16 | 1 | 6.2% | 24 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 184 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 4 | 11 | 1954 | 9.4% | 208 | 41 | 19.7% | 311 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 97 | 24 | 31 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 946 | 10.3% | 98 | 20 | 20.4% | 167 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 166 | 8.4% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 20 |
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| SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 33 | 32 | 1044 | 953 | 91.3% | 0 | 16-16 | +4.9 | 16-16-0 | +6 | 14-15 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Home Games) | 18 | 18 | 584 | 533 | 91.3% | 0 | 8-10 | -1.5 | 8-10-0 | -1 | 8-8 | | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 95 | 86 | 90.5% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 0-3 | | ANTON FORSBERG (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 149 | 129 | 86.6% | 0 | 0-5 | -6.9 | 0-5-0 | -7 | 3-1 | | ANTON FORSBERG (Home Games) | 3 | 3 | 74 | 63 | 85.1% | 0 | 0-3 | -4.9 | 0-3-0 | -5 | 2-1 | | ANTON FORSBERG (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 120 | 103 | 85.8% | 0 | 0-4 | -5.9 | 0-4-0 | -6 | 3-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 26 | 22 | 752 | 690 | 91.8% | 0 | 10-12 | +3.2 | 10-12-0 | +3 | 12-10 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Home Games) | 10 | 8 | 282 | 254 | 90.1% | 0 | 4-4 | +0.6 | 4-4-0 | +1 | 7-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 134 | 126 | 94.0% | 0 | 2-2 | +1.2 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 2-2 |
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| 1/31/2015 | WASHINGTON | 1-0 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/1/2015 | ARIZONA | 2-3 | L | 0, -260 | L | 5 ov | P | | 2/3/2015 | BUFFALO | 2-3 | L | 0, -400 | L | 5 ev | P | | 2/7/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 6-2 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5 un | O | | 2/8/2015 | at BOSTON | 3-1 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/10/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 2-1 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/12/2015 | EDMONTON | 3-4 | L | 0, -250 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/14/2015 | TORONTO | 2-1 | W | 0, -240 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/16/2015 | at DETROIT | 2-0 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/18/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/19/2015 | FLORIDA | 2-3 | L | 0, -150 | L | 4.5 ov | O | | 2/21/2015 | COLUMBUS | 3-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/24/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 5-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 un | O | | 2/26/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 2/28/2015 | TORONTO | | | 3/2/2015 | at SAN JOSE | | | 3/4/2015 | at ANAHEIM | | | 3/5/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 3/7/2015 | at ARIZONA | |
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| 1/31/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 1-3 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/3/2015 | ARIZONA | 1-4 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/6/2015 | ST LOUIS | 7-1 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/7/2015 | at OTTAWA | 4-1 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/9/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 3-4 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/13/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/14/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-6 | L | 0, +230 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 2/17/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 5-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/19/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, +200 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/21/2015 | at MONTREAL | 1-3 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | U | | 2/22/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 3-4 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 2/24/2015 | BUFFALO | 2-4 | L | 0, -220 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/26/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 2/28/2015 | NEW JERSEY | | | 3/1/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 3/3/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | 3/6/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 3/7/2015 | COLORADO | |
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| |  | MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points; lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference final.
COACH: Michel Therrien, seventh season with Canadiens, 287-224-23-58.
ADDED: D Tom Gilbert, C Manny Malhotra, RW P.A. Parenteau, RW Jiri Sekac.
LOST: C Daniel Briere, RW Brian Gionta, D Josh Gorges, LW Thomas Vanek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: P.K. Subban: The 43rd overall pick in the 2007 draft solidified his status as a top-five defenseman in the NHL following a 2013-14 regular season in which he recorded 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists) in 82 games, and added another 11 (five goals and six assists) in 17 playoff games. And he isn't going anywhere. The Canadiens and Subban agreed to an eight-year, $72 million contract in the offseason.
OUTLOOK: The Canadiens earned the ire of playoff foes Boston and New York for on-ice antics and their off-ice loquaciousness. But teams don't dislike opponents who aren't good. The Canadiens are just that, and should find themselves in the playoffs come April. | | COLUMBUS: LAST SEASON: 43-32-7, 93 points. Eliminated in first round of playoffs by Pittsburgh in 6 games.
COACH: Todd Richards, fourth season with the Blue Jackets, 85-70-16; 5th overall in NHL.
ADDED: LW Scott Hartnell, RW Jerry D'Amigo, RW Brian Gibbons.
LOST: LW R.J. Umberger, C Derek MacKenzie, RW Jack Skille.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Brandon Dubinsky. With two of the team's top centers unavailable (Ryan Johansen, holdout; Boone Jenner, broken hand), the fiery 28-year-old's role only grows bigger. He was already the heart and soul of a team that doesn't have an official captain, even though he would seem the likely choice. Coming off a year in which he had 16 goals and 34 assists and continually came up big late in games, he'll be counted on to provide even more points and leadership.
OUTLOOK: If the contract dispute between Johansen and the club isn't resolved soon, and with Jenner and Nathan Horton (bad back) out for the foreseeable future, the Blue Jackets may have to win a lot of 1-0 and 2-1 games in which G Sergei Bobrovsky stands on his head. Also, several young players (most likely Alexander Wennberg and Simon Hjalmarsson) may have to be gangbusters right from the outset to kill time until the club's at full strength. |
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*Canadiens-Blue Jackets Preview* ================================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Montreal (39-16-5) at Columbus (26-29-4), 7:00 p.m. EDT
The slumping Columbus Blue Jackets can't be looking forward to seeing Carey Price again.
Price goes for his 10th consecutive road win Thursday night when the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens face the Blue Jackets for the second time in six days.
Nobody in the NHL has a lower goals-against average than Price's mark of 1.91, and he ranks second in the league with 34 wins. The Olympic gold medalist has proven nearly unbeatable over the last six weeks, going 12-1-1 with a 1.26 GAA and three shutouts.
Price turned away 31 shots in Saturday's 3-1 victory over Columbus before making 27 saves in a 5-2 win at St. Louis on Tuesday, passing Rogie Vachon for the team record with his ninth straight win away from home.
"It's pretty neat," he told the league's official website. "I think that speaks volumes of the character of our team and the way that we compete on the road. We're a very confident team when we go into an opposing team's building and we wind up playing the right way, and we've been rewarded for it."
Price has allowed two goals or fewer in each of his nine straight road victories. He's trying to become the first goaltender to win 10 consecutive road starts since Evgeni Nabokov reeled off 11 with San Jose from Nov. 21, 2009 to Feb. 11, 2010.
"It's just amazing the way he's played this year," said center Alex Galchenyuk, who had two goals and a career high-tying three points against the Blues. "In my mind, he's the best goalie in the league. We're so confident to play for him."
Price is seeking a third win in a row over the Blue Jackets (26-29-4), who have surrendered 10 goals during a three-game losing streak. They have dropped six of their last nine on home ice after falling 4-2 to league-worst Buffalo on Tuesday.
Columbus gave up the game's first two goals and went 0 for 4 on the power play, extending their struggles to 2 for 40 over the last 15 games.
"It's not winning hockey," said forward Nick Foligno, whose team outshot the Sabres 47-31, including 18-4 in the third period. "Falling behind by that many goals, it's not easy to come back from in this league. We've got to find a way to make our starts better. We have to give ourselves a chance to win and we haven't done that the last couple of games."
Rookie Anton Forsberg was assigned to Columbus' AHL affiliate after dropping to 0-4-0. Though Sergei Bobrovsky (groin) is nearing a return, Curtis McElhinney is expected to be between the pipes Thursday.
McElhinney is 4-1-0 with a 2.60 GAA in his last five home starts, but he's 0-1-1 against Montreal after stopping 21 of 23 shots Saturday. He'll try to do a better job against Max Pacioretty, who scored both those goals and has seven points over the last six games in the series.
The Canadiens have taken four of five from the Blue Jackets, and they're 4-1-1 all-time in Columbus.
P.K. Subban has 11 assists over the last 10 games despite coming up empty Saturday. Montreal is 24-4-4 when he records at least one point.
The Canadiens acquired forward Devante Smith-Pelly from Anaheim in exchange for rookie Jiri Sekac on Tuesday. Smith-Pelly had just five goals and 17 points in 54 games with the Ducks, but he gives Montreal a more physical presence.
The Canadiens have limited opponents to 1.6 goals per game in winning 10 of 12 on the road.
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