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| All Games | 32-42-0 | -5.8 | 32-42 | -5.8 | 30-31 | 2.5 | 29.2 | 3.0 | 28.9 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 16-20-0 | +0.9 | 16-20 | +0.9 | 16-15 | 2.5 | 28.7 | 3.0 | 30.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +2 | 3-2 | +2 | 3-2 | 3.6 | 27.2 | 2.6 | 28.2 | | vs. Division | 10-15-0 | -2.4 | 10-15 | -2.4 | 8-13 | 2.4 | 27.7 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 74 | 183 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 4 | 6 | 2159 | 8.5% | 223 | 43 | 19.3% | 317 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 36 | 90 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1035 | 8.7% | 107 | 19 | 17.8% | 153 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 13.2% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 33 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 25 | 60 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 693 | 8.7% | 79 | 13 | 16.5% | 98 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 219 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 11 | 13 | 2138 | 10.2% | 219 | 43 | 19.6% | 374 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 108 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 1080 | 10.0% | 111 | 21 | 18.9% | 189 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 9.2% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 22 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 75 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 774 | 9.7% | 71 | 12 | 16.9% | 132 |
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| DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 34 | 30 | 945 | 842 | 89.1% | 2 | 10-20 | -9.4 | 10-20-0 | -9 | 18-10 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Road Games) | 19 | 16 | 553 | 496 | 89.7% | 1 | 5-11 | -4.8 | 5-11-0 | -5 | 10-4 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (vs. Division) | 10 | 9 | 296 | 264 | 89.2% | 1 | 2-7 | -5.7 | 2-7-0 | -6 | 4-4 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 129 | 112 | 86.8% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.7 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 4-0 | | MAGNUS HELLBERG (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MAGNUS HELLBERG (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MAGNUS HELLBERG (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MAGNUS HELLBERG (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 37 | 31 | 916 | 831 | 90.7% | 2 | 16-15 | +3.5 | 16-15-0 | +3 | 13-11 | | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 22 | 19 | 546 | 492 | 90.1% | 2 | 8-11 | -0.8 | 8-11-0 | -1 | 9-6 | | CARTER HUTTON (vs. Division) | 14 | 13 | 410 | 373 | 91.0% | 0 | 6-7 | -0.1 | 6-7-0 | 0 | 4-7 | | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 70 | 66 | 94.3% | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | MAREK MAZANEC (All Games) | 25 | 22 | 650 | 586 | 90.2% | 0 | 8-14 | -5.8 | 8-14-0 | -6 | 9-10 | | MAREK MAZANEC (Road Games) | 10 | 8 | 260 | 237 | 91.2% | 0 | 3-5 | -1.3 | 3-5-0 | -2 | 3-4 | | MAREK MAZANEC (vs. Division) | 3 | 2 | 88 | 80 | 90.9% | 0 | 1-1 | +0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | MAREK MAZANEC (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 100 | 89 | 89.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.4 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 1-3 | | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 19 | 18 | 503 | 456 | 90.7% | 1 | 8-10 | -0.3 | 8-10-0 | 0 | 5-10 | | PEKKA RINNE (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 241 | 220 | 91.3% | 1 | 5-3 | +4.1 | 5-3-0 | +4 | 3-5 | | PEKKA RINNE (vs. Division) | 9 | 8 | 241 | 221 | 91.7% | 1 | 3-5 | -0.2 | 3-5-0 | 0 | 1-5 | | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 101 | 88 | 87.1% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.8 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 3-1 |
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| All Games | 34-38-0 | -4.4 | 34-38 | -4.4 | 36-30 | 2.8 | 31.7 | 2.9 | 30.6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 20-17-0 | -1.1 | 20-17 | -1.1 | 18-15 | 3.1 | 32.5 | 2.5 | 28.9 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | -1 | 3-2 | 2.0 | 33.2 | 3.0 | 32.6 | | vs. Division | 9-16-0 | -6.5 | 9-16 | -6.5 | 11-12 | 2.4 | 31.6 | 3.3 | 31.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 72 | 203 | 64 | 76 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 2285 | 8.9% | 257 | 41 | 16.0% | 341 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 37 | 114 | 31 | 50 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1201 | 9.5% | 146 | 21 | 14.4% | 197 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 6.0% | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 19 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 25 | 61 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 791 | 7.7% | 91 | 19 | 20.9% | 107 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 207 | 63 | 69 | 64 | 11 | 13 | 2202 | 9.4% | 234 | 43 | 18.4% | 344 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 93 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1071 | 8.7% | 118 | 20 | 16.9% | 148 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 9.2% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 24 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 83 | 27 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 792 | 10.5% | 85 | 17 | 20.0% | 135 |
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| JACK CAMPBELL (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 47 | 41 | 87.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JACK CAMPBELL (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JACK CAMPBELL (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JACK CAMPBELL (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 47 | 41 | 87.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | KARI LEHTONEN (All Games) | 57 | 56 | 1670 | 1532 | 91.7% | 3 | 28-28 | -0.3 | 28-28-0 | +1 | 24-26 | | KARI LEHTONEN (Home Games) | 31 | 30 | 852 | 788 | 92.5% | 2 | 16-14 | -0.8 | 16-14-0 | -1 | 12-14 | | KARI LEHTONEN (vs. Division) | 20 | 20 | 587 | 531 | 90.5% | 1 | 7-13 | -6.1 | 7-13-0 | -5 | 9-9 | | KARI LEHTONEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 133 | 123 | 92.5% | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | | CRISTOPHER NILSTORP (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 82.4% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CRISTOPHER NILSTORP (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CRISTOPHER NILSTORP (vs. Division) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 82.4% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CRISTOPHER NILSTORP (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 82.4% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | TIM THOMAS (All Games) | 45 | 44 | 1318 | 1195 | 90.7% | 0 | 17-27 | -7.5 | 17-27-0 | -8 | 19-22 | | TIM THOMAS (Home Games) | 20 | 19 | 598 | 549 | 91.8% | 0 | 8-11 | -3.7 | 8-11-0 | -4 | 8-10 | | TIM THOMAS (vs. Division) | 16 | 15 | 475 | 434 | 91.4% | 0 | 7-8 | +0.1 | 7-8-0 | 0 | 5-9 | | TIM THOMAS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 106 | 93 | 87.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.6 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 |
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| 3/1/2014 | WINNIPEG | 1-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/4/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 1-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/6/2014 | ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 ov | U | | 3/8/2014 | COLUMBUS | 0-1 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/10/2014 | at OTTAWA | 4-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/11/2014 | at BUFFALO | 4-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | P | | 3/14/2014 | at CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, +180 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/15/2014 | ST LOUIS | 1-4 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 ov | P | | 3/18/2014 | at EDMONTON | 1-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/19/2014 | at VANCOUVER | 0-2 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | U | | 3/21/2014 | at CALGARY | 6-5 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/23/2014 | at CHICAGO | 2-0 | W | 0, +195 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/25/2014 | COLORADO | 4-5 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/27/2014 | BUFFALO | 6-1 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5 ev | O | | 3/28/2014 | at DALLAS | | | 3/30/2014 | WASHINGTON | | | 4/4/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | | 4/5/2014 | at SAN JOSE | | | 4/8/2014 | at DALLAS | |
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| 3/1/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 2-4 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/3/2014 | BUFFALO | 3-2 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/4/2014 | at COLUMBUS | 2-4 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 3/6/2014 | VANCOUVER | 6-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/8/2014 | MINNESOTA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/11/2014 | at ST LOUIS | 3-2 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/14/2014 | CALGARY | 3-4 | L | 0, -225 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/16/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 2-7 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/18/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 1-5 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 3/20/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 2-4 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 3/22/2014 | OTTAWA | 3-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 ev | U | | 3/24/2014 | WINNIPEG | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 3/25/2014 | at CHICAGO | 2-4 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 3/28/2014 | NASHVILLE | | | 3/29/2014 | at ST LOUIS | | | 4/1/2014 | at WASHINGTON | | | 4/3/2014 | at CAROLINA | | | 4/5/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | | | 4/6/2014 | at FLORIDA | | | 4/8/2014 | NASHVILLE | |
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| |  | NASHVILLE: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Making the playoffs has become so automatic for the Nashville Predators that they didn't react well to finishing below .500 for the first time in a decade.
They went shopping in a very big way hoping to make sure thatdoesn't happen again.
The Predators opened free agency signing five of the seven players they added on the first day. Right wing Viktor Stalberg from Stanley Cup champ Chicago is the key addition, and they also added Eric Nystrom, and Matt Hendricks and center Matt Cullen, who helped Carolina win the Stanley Cup in 2006.
"It shows all the commitment," captain Shea Weber said. "They made those moves, and they addressed the needs we have. They filled some spots, and obviously everyone's going to see what those guys are capable of. And we're going to see what they can do in the locker room as well."
Nashville will be looking for its eighth playoff berth in a decade this season trying to bounce back from a 16-23-9 record that put them 14th in the Western Conference.
"We feel like we're back to having the depth and the pieces to do what we need to do," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said.
The Predators will need scoring from the new players.
They averaged just 2.27 goals per game last season, tying Florida for the worst scoring average in the NHL. Stalberg is expected to be the biggest addition if he can prove that all he needed was more playing time after struggling to find ice time behind the offensive stars in Chicago. He tied for fifth in goals in Chicago despite ranking 20th in minutes per game last season.
"All the guys in the locker room expect us to be back in the playoffs this year and to make a run," Stalberg said. "We got what it takes in here. It's a matter of putting it all together and finding a way to win hockey games." | | DALLAS: DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars are starting over in their quest to end the longest playoff drought in franchise history.
There's a new general manager in Jim Nill, who hired a new coach in Lindy Ruff and overhauled the roster.
Ruff was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL when Buffalo fired him in the middle of last season. Now, he's trying to get the Stars back to the playoffs almost 15 years after he faced them in the Stanley Cup finals in 1999. Dallas won that title.
The biggest addition was Tyler Seguin, a two-time Stanley Cup finalist and one-time champion with Boston.
Forward Jamie Benn and goalie Kari Lehtonen are among the familiar faces for Dallas heading into the opener Oct. 3 against Florida. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (NASHVILLE-DALLAS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Predators-Stars Preview* =========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Nashville (31-31-11) at Dallas (34-27-11), 8:30 p.m. EDT
Time is running short for the Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars to climb into playoff position, and the Predators have tried to help themselves with a four-game point streak.
The Stars have earned at least one point in six consecutive home games and will try to match their longest win streak in their own building this season Friday night.
Nashville (32-31-11) is 11th in the West and nine points behind Phoenix but has tried to cut that deficit by going 3-0-1 in its last four. After getting edged in a shootout with Colorado on Tuesday, the Predators blew out Buffalo 6-1 two nights later.
Shea Weber scored a pair of goals, and Carter Hutton made 32 saves to end a six-game home losing streak.
Top goaltender Pekka Rinne might be in net for Nashville's attempt to extend its point streak and earn a third win in four matchups with Dallas (34-27-11) this season. The Stars, though, won the only other home game 4-1 on Dec. 27 and will seek to cut a five-point deficit to Phoenix.
Dallas has two games in hand on both Phoenix and Nashville.
"It's a team that's going to be ready for us," Weber said. "They're right in the hunt. We're still alive so it's a big game. Both teams are going to be ready."
The Stars were denied a third straight win Tuesday with a 4-2 loss in Chicago. While it has lost four in a row on the road, Dallas is 5-0-1 in its last six home games.
The Stars play four of their final 10 games at home.
"It's the last sprint to the finish and every point is important and every game is important," defenseman Brenden Dillon told the team's website. "You'd like to get some help from certain teams, but you want to take care of yourself."
The Stars likely won't have forwards Erik Cole (upper body) and Ray Whitney (illness) for that game. Cole has six goals and four assists in his last 11 games against Nashville and scored twice in the home win in December.
Seth Jones (concussion), Paul Gaustad (upper body) and Patrick Eaves (lower body) are among the Predators that are on the injured list.
Rinne is 4-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and two shutouts in his last four games against Dallas. In the first of back-to-back games, the Stars might start Kari Lehtonen or Tim Thomas.
Thomas might have the edge as he's 4-0-0 with a 2.40 GAA in four career starts versus the Predators, including a 5-4 shootout win for Florida on Jan. 4. Lehtonen is 1-5-0 with a 2.87 GAA in his last six starts against Nashville.
Colin Wilson has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his last nine games against Dallas and one in each of the last six. Weber has totaled three goals and five assists in his last 11 matchups.
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| | Last Updated: 6/2/2024 8:58:05 AM EST. |
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