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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 10/23/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
PITTSBURGH
 
DETROIT
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PITTSBURGH (3-2-0-0, 6 pts.) at DETROIT (3-1-0-2, 8 pts.)
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Thursday, 10/23/2014 7:35 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: PITTSBURGH - THOMAS GREISS, DETROIT - JIMMY HOWARD
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
53PITTSBURGH-110Ov 5.5,+105-110Ov 5.5,+110
54DETROIT-110Un 5.5,-125-110Un 5.5,-130
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games3-2-0-13-2-13-23.834.43.030.0
Team Stats (Road Games)1-0-0+11-0+11-05.041.02.025.0
Last 5 Games3-2-0-13-2-13-23.834.43.030.0
PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)5199640117211.0%19842.1%35
Team Stats (Road Games)15311004112.2%5360.0%9
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5199640117211.0%19842.1%35
Stats Against (All Games) 154470115010.0%24625.0%26
Stats Against (Road Games) 201100258.0%5240.0%3
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 154470115010.0%24625.0%26
PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)5514913590.6%03-2-13-2-0-13-2
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games)11252392.0%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)4412011091.7%02-2-22-2-0-22-2
THOMAS GREISS (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
THOMAS GREISS (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0

DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games3-3-0-0.13-3-0.10-52.028.01.728.7
Team Stats (Home Games)2-2-0-0.12-2-0.10-31.726.21.728.0
Last 5 Games2-3-0-1.22-3-1.20-42.028.81.831.0
DETROIT Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)612263101687.1%2428.3%23
Team Stats (Home Games)47132101056.7%16212.5%14
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)510243101446.9%2015.0%19
Stats Against (All Games) 10224211725.8%1800.0%12
Stats Against (Home Games) 7222111126.2%1500.0%6
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 9124211555.8%1400.0%12
DETROIT - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
JONAS GUSTAVSSON (All Games)113030100.0%11-0+11-0-0+10-1
JONAS GUSTAVSSON (Home Games)113030100.0%11-0+11-0-0+10-1
JONAS GUSTAVSSON (Last 4 Games)113030100.0%11-0+11-0-0+10-1
JIMMY HOWARD (All Games)5514213393.7%02-3-1.22-3-0-10-4
JIMMY HOWARD (Home Games)33827692.7%01-2-1.21-2-0-10-2
JIMMY HOWARD (Last 4 Games)4412511793.6%01-3-2.21-3-0-20-3
Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 3.24,  DETROIT 3.37
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PITTSBURGH - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/9/2014ANAHEIM6-4W0, -145W5.5 ovO
10/11/2014at TORONTO5-2W0, -140W5.5 ovO
10/16/2014DALLAS2-3L0, -170L5.5 ovU
10/18/2014NY ISLANDERS3-1W0, -165W5.5 ovU
10/22/2014PHILADELPHIA3-5L0, -230L5.5 ovO
10/23/2014at DETROIT 
10/25/2014at NASHVILLE 
10/28/2014NEW JERSEY 
10/30/2014LOS ANGELES 
11/1/2014BUFFALO 

DETROIT - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/9/2014BOSTON2-1W0, -105W5 ovU
10/11/2014ANAHEIM2-3L0, -115L5.5 unU
10/15/2014BOSTON2-3L0, +100L5 unP
10/17/2014at TORONTO4-1W0, +100W5.5 evU
10/18/2014TORONTO1-0W0, -125W5.5 unU
10/21/2014at MONTREAL1-2L0, +120L5 ovU
10/23/2014PITTSBURGH 
10/25/2014at PHILADELPHIA 
10/29/2014at WASHINGTON 
10/31/2014LOS ANGELES 
11/2/2014at BUFFALO 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 51-24-7, 109 points. Won Metropolitan Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike Johnston (first season, first NHL season).
ADDED: D Christian Ehrhoff, F Patric Hornqvist, C Nick Spaling, F Blake Comeau, G Thomas Greiss.
LOST: F James Neal, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Sidney Crosby. Sid ''the Kid'' isn't so young anymore. It's been nearly a decade since he arrived in Pittsburgh and helped rescue a floundering franchise. He rolled to his second MVP Award in 2013-14 after racking 36 goals and 68 assists for a league-leading 146 points. A wrist injury slowed him in the postseason. He scored just once in 13 playoff games.
OUTLOOK: New coach, new general manager but same old expectations in Pittsburgh. It's been more than five years since they lifted the Stanley Cup, a drought that cost former coach Dan Bylsma his job. Johnston brings in a more structured philosophy. There may be growing pains early, but if Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are healthy, the Penguins will again be a threat to make a deep playoff run.
DETROIT: LAST SEASON: 39-28-15, 93 points. Lost in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Mike Babcock, 10th season with Red Wings, 415-198-91; 12th overall in NHL.
ADDED: C Andy Miele, C Kevin Porter.
LOST: RW Mikael Samuelsson, C Cory Emmerton, C David Legwand, RW Todd Bertuzzi.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Gustav Nyquist. The 25-year-old Swede is coming off a breakout season in which he scored a team-high 28 goals in only 57 games. If the Red Wings are going to return to the NHL's elite, they're going to need younger players like Nyquist to grow into significant roles alongside aging stars like Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk.
OUTLOOK: If injuries mount like last season, the Red Wings may have to fight down the stretch to extend their streak of 23 straight playoff appearances. Datsyuk is expected to miss the start of the regular season with a separated shoulder.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Penguins-Red Wings Preview* ============================

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer

Pittsburgh (3-1-0) at Detroit (3-1-2), 7:30 p.m. EDT

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to get their power play going again, while the Detroit Red Wings' unit hasn't made much of an impact.

After being held without a point for the first time this season, Crosby aims to help the visiting Penguins bounce back from their second loss in three games Thursday night against the Red Wings.

Crosby leads the Penguins (3-2-0) with nine points, but he was held off the score sheet and was a minus-2 in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Philadelphia. Pittsburgh's NHL-leading power play also came up empty for the first time this season, going 0 for 2 after converting on 8 of 17 chances and scoring at least one goal in each of the first four games.

"I think we could definitely be sharper," Crosby said. "Whether that's because we haven't played a lot of games or we weren't focused on executing the right way. It could be either of the two but we definitely weren't sharp in a lot of areas."

The Penguins' power play will be tested again since Detroit's penalty kill is flawless through 18 chances, joining Columbus as the only teams remaining yet to give up a power-play goal.

The Red Wings (3-1-2), however, haven't been nearly that effective on the man advantage, going 2 for 24 and failing to convert on all 13 attempts over the past three games.

They went 0 for 3 in a 2-1 overtime defeat at Montreal on Tuesday.

"We've got to get our power play fixed," coach Mike Babcock said.

That unit figures to improve with the return of Pavel Datsyuk, who had an assist against the Canadiens in his season debut after suffering a separated right shoulder Sept. 22.

Babcock, however, is tempering any potential expectations.

"It's going to take him a bit," Babcock told the team's official website. "He's an elite player, but when you miss training camp it takes you some time. I don't care how good a player you are, the NHL is flying out there. (When) you come back and you're not up to pace it shows."

While Datsyuk attempts to get up to speed, center Henrik Zetterberg looks to continue his torrid scoring pace. The captain leads Detroit with seven points, tallying six in the past three games and scoring one goal in each of the last two.

Zetterberg, though, has no power-play points this season.

Pittsburgh isn't having any such trouble with Evgeni Malkin, who has five of his eight points on the man advantage. The center has at least one point in each of the first five games, one shy of his longest scoring streak to start a season set as a rookie in 2006-07.

Malkin has 21 points in 20 career meetings with Detroit, including a pair of Stanley Cup Finals. He had three goals and two assists in two visits to Joe Louis Arena last season.

Crosby has eight points in nine regular-season matchups with the Red Wings, collecting two goals with an assist while the Penguins went 2-0-1 in last season's series.

Detroit is well aware of the threat posed by Malkin and Crosby.

"They're talented players out there but just the drive and determination," defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. "Rarely do they quit on a play, they just want more and to be better and better each day. I think that's something that really stands out about them."


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