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| All Games | 26-35-0 | -6.9 | 26-35 | -6.9 | 28-28 | 2.6 | 28.5 | 2.9 | 33.0 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 10-20-0 | -5.7 | 10-20 | -5.7 | 12-15 | 2.2 | 26.7 | 2.9 | 34.3 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.8 | 3-2 | +1.8 | 3-0 | 3.4 | 29.0 | 3.2 | 28.8 | | vs. Division | 9-15-0 | -3.8 | 9-15 | -3.8 | 8-14 | 2.2 | 26.2 | 2.7 | 33.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 61 | 161 | 46 | 47 | 59 | 9 | 10 | 1740 | 9.3% | 188 | 25 | 13.3% | 265 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 30 | 65 | 19 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 800 | 8.1% | 86 | 13 | 15.1% | 102 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 11.7% | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 24 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 24 | 54 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 629 | 8.6% | 79 | 12 | 15.2% | 92 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 175 | 47 | 63 | 54 | 11 | 14 | 2015 | 8.7% | 197 | 33 | 16.8% | 281 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 87 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1029 | 8.5% | 91 | 17 | 18.7% | 132 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 11.1% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 23 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 66 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 810 | 8.1% | 82 | 12 | 14.6% | 102 |
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| RETO BERRA (All Games) | 12 | 8 | 210 | 187 | 89.0% | 0 | 4-4 | -0.4 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 6-2 | | RETO BERRA (Road Games) | 7 | 4 | 91 | 82 | 90.1% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.4 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 3-1 | | RETO BERRA (vs. Division) | 3 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 96.4% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RETO BERRA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 38 | 33 | 86.8% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | CALVIN PICKARD (All Games) | 15 | 12 | 503 | 471 | 93.6% | 1 | 4-8 | -3.3 | 4-8-0 | -3 | 5-7 | | CALVIN PICKARD (Road Games) | 7 | 5 | 246 | 234 | 95.1% | 1 | 2-3 | -0.2 | 2-3-0 | 0 | 1-4 | | CALVIN PICKARD (vs. Division) | 6 | 6 | 210 | 194 | 92.4% | 0 | 2-4 | -2 | 2-4-0 | -2 | 3-3 | | CALVIN PICKARD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 142 | 134 | 94.4% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.8 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 2-2 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (All Games) | 41 | 41 | 1292 | 1186 | 91.8% | 6 | 18-23 | -3.2 | 18-23-0 | -3 | 17-19 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Road Games) | 21 | 21 | 690 | 629 | 91.2% | 3 | 6-15 | -5.9 | 6-15-0 | -6 | 8-10 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (vs. Division) | 18 | 18 | 567 | 524 | 92.4% | 4 | 7-11 | -1.8 | 7-11-0 | -2 | 5-11 | | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 102 | 89.5% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.8 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 2-0 |
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| All Games | 27-34-0 | -8.9 | 27-34 | -8.9 | 33-26 | 3.1 | 30.9 | 3.3 | 31.0 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 12-19-0 | -12.3 | 12-19 | -12.3 | 16-13 | 3.2 | 31.9 | 3.3 | 29.8 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -2.4 | 1-4 | -2.4 | 4-1 | 3.2 | 28.6 | 4.6 | 30.4 | | vs. Division | 5-18-0 | -12.8 | 5-18 | -12.8 | 13-9 | 2.7 | 29.4 | 3.6 | 31.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 61 | 191 | 59 | 79 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 1882 | 10.1% | 217 | 39 | 18.0% | 332 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 31 | 98 | 28 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 990 | 9.9% | 123 | 19 | 15.4% | 177 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 11.2% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 31 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 23 | 63 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 677 | 9.3% | 82 | 14 | 17.1% | 112 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 202 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 9 | 10 | 1894 | 10.7% | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | 346 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 102 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 924 | 11.0% | 98 | 21 | 21.4% | 177 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 23 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 15.1% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 34 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 82 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 723 | 11.3% | 71 | 16 | 22.5% | 138 |
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| JHONAS ENROTH (All Games) | 41 | 38 | 1335 | 1202 | 90.0% | 4 | 12-26 | -3.7 | 12-26-0 | -2 | 18-15 | | JHONAS ENROTH (Home Games) | 21 | 19 | 655 | 598 | 91.3% | 1 | 8-11 | +1.6 | 8-11-0 | +2 | 8-10 | | JHONAS ENROTH (vs. Division) | 18 | 18 | 578 | 517 | 89.4% | 1 | 6-12 | -0.5 | 6-12-0 | 0 | 9-6 | | JHONAS ENROTH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 98 | 85 | 86.7% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | KARI LEHTONEN (All Games) | 50 | 50 | 1488 | 1348 | 90.6% | 2 | 27-23 | +4.3 | 27-23-0 | +6 | 27-22 | | KARI LEHTONEN (Home Games) | 28 | 28 | 780 | 701 | 89.9% | 2 | 12-16 | -8.3 | 12-16-0 | -7 | 15-12 | | KARI LEHTONEN (vs. Division) | 17 | 17 | 516 | 463 | 89.7% | 0 | 5-12 | -6.4 | 5-12-0 | -5 | 10-6 | | KARI LEHTONEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 107 | 90.7% | 1 | 2-2 | +0.6 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 2-2 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (All Games) | 10 | 7 | 256 | 224 | 87.5% | 0 | 0-7 | -9.2 | 0-7-0 | -9 | 3-3 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (Home Games) | 5 | 3 | 115 | 101 | 87.8% | 0 | 0-3 | -4 | 0-3-0 | -4 | 1-1 | | ANDERS LINDBACK (vs. Division) | 3 | 3 | 101 | 91 | 90.1% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.4 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 1-2 | | JUSSI RYNNAS (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 44 | 37 | 84.1% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JUSSI RYNNAS (Home Games) | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JUSSI RYNNAS (vs. Division) | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 86.7% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JUSSI RYNNAS (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 44 | 37 | 84.1% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 |
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| 2/3/2015 | at DALLAS | 3-2 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 2/5/2015 | DETROIT | 0-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 2/7/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 0-1 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | U | | 2/8/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 3-5 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/12/2015 | NY RANGERS | 3-6 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/14/2015 | DALLAS | 4-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 2/16/2015 | ARIZONA | 5-2 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/18/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 1-4 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 ov | P | | 2/20/2015 | at CHICAGO | 4-1 | W | 0, +180 | W | 5 ov | P | | 2/22/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 5-4 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 2/24/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 2-5 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/27/2015 | at DALLAS | | | 2/28/2015 | MINNESOTA | | | 3/4/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 3/7/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 3/8/2015 | at MINNESOTA | | | 3/10/2015 | LOS ANGELES | |
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| 1/31/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 5-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/3/2015 | COLORADO | 2-3 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 2/5/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 3-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/7/2015 | at BUFFALO | 2-3 | L | 0, -210 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 2/8/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 3-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/10/2015 | at BOSTON | 5-3 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/13/2015 | FLORIDA | 2-0 | W | 0, -220 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 2/14/2015 | at COLORADO | 1-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 2/17/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 4-1 | W | 0, +180 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/19/2015 | SAN JOSE | 2-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/21/2015 | DETROIT | 6-7 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | O | | 2/22/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 2-6 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/24/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 2-4 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 2/27/2015 | COLORADO | | | 3/1/2015 | ANAHEIM | | | 3/3/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | | | 3/5/2015 | at FLORIDA | | | 3/7/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | | | 3/10/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | |
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| |  | 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. | | DALLAS: LAST SEASON: 40-31-11, 91 points, 5th Central Division. Made Western Conference playoffs as wild card, lost first-round playoff series in six games to top-seeded Anaheim.
COACH: Lindy Ruff, 2nd season with Stars, 40-31-11; 17th season overall in NHL, was 571-432-162 in Buffalo.
ADDED: C Jason Spezza, RW Ales Hemsky; G Anders Lindback, RW Patrick Eaves.
LOST: RW Alex Chiasson, D Aaron Rome, LW Ray Whitney.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jamie Benn. In his first season as the Stars captain, the 25-year-old Canadian ranked eighth in the NHL with 79 points and ninth with 34 goals. Both were career highs, as was his plus-21 rating. Benn has increasingly accepted his role as a leader on a team filled with plenty of 20-something players, and is part of a dynamic scoring line with Tyler Seguin.
OUTLOOK: With the experience of a hard-fought first-round series in their first season under veteran Ruff, the Stars expect to do more than just make the playoffs this time around. That is a reasonable goal with their added scoring punch. With Benn and Seguin on the front line, the Stars will have another line with 31-year-old former Ottawa teammates Spezza and Hemsky likely together. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (COLORADO-DALLAS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(CORRECTS Saturday to Friday)
*Avalanche-Stars Preview* =========================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Colorado (26-24-11) at Dallas (27-25-9), 8:30 p.m. EDT
Things seem to have gotten desperate enough for the Colorado Avalanche that coach Patrick Roy just pulled a goaltender with 12 minutes left in a game.
The Avalanche will try to get their push for a second straight playoff berth back on track Friday night by completing a season sweep of the Dallas Stars.
Colorado (26-24-11) fell in Nashville 5-2 on Tuesday after winning four of its previous five games, and Roy appeared to embrace the club's must-win attitude by yanking goalie Reto Berra on a power play with more than 12 minutes left. The Avs, however, promptly allowed an empty-netter to go down 5-1 and essentially clinch the loss.
They are seven points back of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
"I don't want to give up. As a coach, you always believe in your team, and I certainly believed that we could come back in that game," Roy told the club's official website.
"We're always going to try."
Semyon Varlamov started his 17th consecutive contest, but was pulled after allowing four goals on 29 shots. Varlamov has won only 18 of his 41 starts one season after winning a league-high 41 games.
"It's a frustrating loss for us, for sure," he said. "Because right now we're fighting for a playoff spot, so that was an important game for us."
Dallas (27-25-9) and Colorado are tied in the standings with 63 points, but the Stars have done themselves no favors with a 1-4-1 stretch since Tyler Seguin's injury Feb. 13.
"We've just got to win games. We are at that time of the year where we've got to find a way to get two points. We are at that desperation time where we need wins," defenseman Trevor Daley told the Stars' website.
"We're still in it. We still have a ways to go, lots of games left."
The Dallas offense has stayed afloat with 2.83 goals per game without Seguin, the team's leading scorer with 29 on the season. Jamie Benn has seven goals and six assists in eight games, while Erik Cole has three goals in the last four.
The defense, however, has been atrocious. Including a 4-2 loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday, the Stars have allowed a league-worst 5.50 goals per game since Feb. 19.
"It's like Groundhog Day," coach Lindy Ruff said. "It's the same story. We dominated play. We had some point-blank chances that if you don't take advantage of that, you know you're going to make a mistake here or there, and we made a mistake."
Jhonas Enroth took the loss Tuesday and owns a 3.74 goals-against average since joining Dallas on Feb. 11. He started in place of Kari Lehtonen, who is probable Friday after sitting out with an undisclosed medical issue.
Lehtonen's 2.96 GAA is his worst since joining the Stars in 2009-10, and he allowed every goal in a 7-6 loss to Detroit on Saturday.
The Stars have dropped all four meetings this season with Colorado, which won 3-2 in a shootout Feb. 3 in the only earlier matchup to come in Dallas.
Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog and Alex Tanguay have two goals and three assists apiece versus the Stars this season, while Varlamov has eight career wins against the Stars - his second-most versus any opponent.
Another victory Friday would mark the Avalanche's first sweep of Dallas since the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
Stars forward Ales Hemsky expects to play Friday after missing practice Wednesday. Fellow right wing Patrick Eaves had hoped to return but will miss his seventh consecutive game with a concussion.
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