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| 11 | TAMPA BAY | +110 | | 12 | DETROIT | -130 |
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| All Games | 3-0-0 | +3 | 3-0 | +3 | 1-2 | 4.3 | 28.7 | 2.0 | 26.7 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 27.5 | | Last 5 Games | 3-0-0 | +3 | 3-0 | +3 | 1-2 | 4.3 | 28.7 | 2.0 | 26.7 | | vs. Division | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 27.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 15.1% | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 23 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.5% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 17 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 15.1% | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 23 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18.5% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 17 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7.5% | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 12 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.3% | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 8 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7.5% | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 12 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.3% | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 8 |
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| BEN BISHOP (All Games) | 3 | 3 | 80 | 74 | 92.5% | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 1-2 | | BEN BISHOP (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-1 | | BEN BISHOP (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-1 | | BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 3 | 80 | 74 | 92.5% | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 1-2 | | KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEVIN POULIN (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEVIN POULIN (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEVIN POULIN (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 4.0 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 34.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 0-1 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 4.0 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 34.5 | | vs. Division | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 0-1 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19.5% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 13 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18.2% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 8 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19.5% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 13 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18.2% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 8 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4.3% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 4 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4.3% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 4 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
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| JIMMY HOWARD (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | JIMMY HOWARD (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | JIMMY HOWARD (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | JIMMY HOWARD (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | PETR MRAZEK (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 93.6% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | PETR MRAZEK (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | PETR MRAZEK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | PETR MRAZEK (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 93.6% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: TAMPA BAY 2.31, DETROIT 2 |
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| 10/8/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 3-2 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/10/2015 | at BUFFALO | 4-1 | W | 0, -225 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/12/2015 | at BOSTON | 6-3 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ev | O | | 10/13/2015 | at DETROIT | | | 10/15/2015 | DALLAS | | | 10/17/2015 | BUFFALO | | | 10/20/2015 | at NASHVILLE | | | 10/23/2015 | at WINNIPEG | | | 10/24/2015 | at CHICAGO | |
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| 10/9/2015 | TORONTO | 4-0 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/10/2015 | at CAROLINA | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/13/2015 | TAMPA BAY | | | 10/16/2015 | CAROLINA | | | 10/17/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 10/21/2015 | at EDMONTON | | | 10/23/2015 | at CALGARY | | | 10/24/2015 | at VANCOUVER | |
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| |  | TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 50-24-8, 108 points. Second in Atlantic Division.
Lost to Chicago Blackhawks in Stanley Cup final.
COACH: Jon Cooper (third full season)
ADDED: F Erik Condra.
LOST: F Brenden Morrow.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Steven Stamkos. Signing one of the NHL's most
prolific scorers to a contract extension was the franchise's top
priority this offseason, and the defending Eastern Conference
champions failed to get it done. While GM Steve Yzerman says
he's optimistic about getting a deal done "at some point," the
situation has the potential to become a distraction if it
lingers deep into the season. Stamkos was second in the league
with 43 goals last season, the fourth time he's topped the
40-goal plateau. His 253 goals since the start of the 2009-10
season rank second to Alex Ovechkin's 256.
OUTLOOK: Anything short of a return to the Stanley Cup final -
and winning - will be a disappointment. The roster is virtually
the same, G Ben Bishop has recovered from a torn groin during
the Cup final, and the high-scoring "Triplets" line of Tyler
Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej say the team will losing to
the Blackhawks in six games will serve as motivation, much like
being swept by Montreal in the first round two years ago drive
the Lightning last season. | | DETROIT: LAST SEASON: 43-25-14, 100 points. Lost to Tampa Bay Lightning
in first round.
COACH: Jeff Blashill (first season, first NHL season).
ADDED: C Brad Richards, D Mike Green, C Dylan Larkin.
LOST: Coach Mike Babcock, C Stephen Weiss, G Jonas Gustavsson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Tomas Tatar. The 24-year-old Czech winger had a
team- and career-high 29 goals last season, increasing his total
by 10 from the previous year. Tatar has developed chemistry with
35-year-old center Brad Richards and may end up leading the team
in scoring after trailing just Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel
Datsyuk in points last season.
OUTLOOK: It's tough to count out the Red Wings because they've
been to 24 straight postseasons, winning four Stanley Cups
during the remarkable stretch. Detroit seems to have struck a
balance between leaning on veterans and counting on younger
players to produce. The key competition will be in net, where
Jimmy Howard is trying to hold off Petr Mrazek after losing his
job to him during the playoffs. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Lightning-Red Wings Preview* =============================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Tampa Bay (2-0-0) at Detroit (2-0-0), 7:30 p.m. EDT
Justin Abdelkader didn't play in Detroit's first two playoff games last year and wasn't quite himself offensively when he returned, recording as many penalty minutes as shots on goal as the Red Wings lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven.
The defending Eastern Conference champions could see a much different player Tuesday night.
Riding Abdelkader's hot start, Detroit looks to open with three straight victories for the first time in four years when it hosts the Lightning, who haven't started 4-0 since winning their only Stanley Cup.
Abdelkader missed the last four regular-season games of 2014-15 with a hand injury before sitting out Games 1 and 2 in the first round against Tampa. The winger finished the series with two assists as the Red Wings blew a 3-2 series lead.
He set career highs in goals (23) and assists (21), though, before being hampered by the injury, and he's given Detroit a spark to begin this season. Abdelkader recorded the second hat trick of his career in Friday's 4-0 win over Toronto before finishing with a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-3 victory at Carolina.
"He's been taking steps here the last three years as soon as he got the opportunity to play more," said Henrik Zetterberg, who has a goal and four assists.
"He's taking advantage of it. Even this year he's playing on the (penalty kill) and does a really good job. Those kind of players, you don't see them all that often in the league - strong, big guys that really can do everything and score goals, too."
Abdelkader's contributions led to him being named the NHL's first star of the week and have helped bring the Red Wings to the verge of winning their first three games for the first time since opening the 2011-12 campaign with five straight victories.
Their hot start has come despite Pavel Datsyuk (ankle), Darren Helm (concussion, separated shoulder) and defenseman Danny DeKeyser (foot) sitting on injured reserve.
If the Lightning can snap Detroit's run, they'll have their best start since 2003-04, when they won their first six before winning the Stanley Cup. Brian Boyle scored twice and Steven Stamkos recorded his 500th career point with the go-ahead goal in the second period of Monday's 6-3 win at Boston.
Jonathan Drouin and former Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula scored insurance goals in the third for Tampa, which trailed 2-0 before Boyle and Ondrej Palat scored late in the first.
The Lightning have netted 13 goals to help overcome a rough start on the penalty kill. Opponents are 4 for 9 with the man advantage after Boston scored all of its goals on the power play.
"With our team, we can score goals," goaltender Ben Bishop said. "When we're down one or two, I'm not really worried."
It's unclear if Bishop will be in net for this contest after starting the first three. Kevin Poulin could make his team debut with regular backup Andrei Vasilevskiy expected to be out until later this month after having vascular surgery.
Jimmy Howard blanked the Maple Leafs with 22 saves in Detroit's opener before Petr Mrazek started Saturday. Mrazek played all but one period of last season's playoff series against the Lightning, but Howard will be back in goal for this meeting.
Howard has gone 0-2-2 with a 2.67 goals-against average in his last four starts against Tampa.
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| | Last Updated: 6/2/2024 7:46:25 AM EST. |
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