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| All Games | 1-2-0 | -1.8 | 1-2 | -1.8 | 1-2 | 3.0 | 35.3 | 2.7 | 28.7 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 0-1-0 | -1.4 | 0-1 | -1.4 | 0-1 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 3.0 | 25.0 | | Last 5 Games | 1-2-0 | -1.8 | 1-2 | -1.8 | 1-2 | 3.0 | 35.3 | 2.7 | 28.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 8.5% | 16 | 3 | 18.7% | 16 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 4 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 8.5% | 16 | 3 | 18.7% | 16 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9.3% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 11 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.0% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 4 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9.3% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 11 |
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| PETER BUDAJ (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | PETER BUDAJ (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | PETER BUDAJ(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 3 | 3 | 86 | 78 | 90.7% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.8 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 | | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.4 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | CAREY PRICE(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.4 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 3 | 86 | 78 | 90.7% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.8 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 1-2-0 | -1.3 | 1-2 | -1.3 | 3-0 | 3.7 | 29.3 | 5.0 | 32.3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1-1-0 | -0.3 | 1-1 | -0.3 | 2-0 | 4.5 | 32.5 | 4.5 | 26.5 | | Last 5 Games | 1-2-0 | -1.3 | 1-2 | -1.3 | 3-0 | 3.7 | 29.3 | 5.0 | 32.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 12.5% | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 16 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 13.8% | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 13 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 12.5% | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 16 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 15.5% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 19 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17.0% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 13 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 15.5% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 19 |
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| DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 59 | 49 | 83.1% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.3 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 82.1% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.3 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | DEVAN DUBNYK(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 59 | 49 | 83.1% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.3 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | JASON LABARBERA (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 89.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | JASON LABARBERA (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | JASON LABARBERA(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | JASON LABARBERA (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 89.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 |
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| 10/1/2013 | TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/5/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 6 un | U | | 10/9/2013 | at CALGARY | 2-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 10/10/2013 | at EDMONTON | | | 10/12/2013 | at VANCOUVER | | | 10/15/2013 | at WINNIPEG | | | 10/17/2013 | COLUMBUS | | | 10/19/2013 | NASHVILLE | |
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| 10/1/2013 | WINNIPEG | 4-5 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/5/2013 | at VANCOUVER | 2-6 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 10/7/2013 | NEW JERSEY | 5-4 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/10/2013 | MONTREAL | | | 10/12/2013 | at TORONTO | | | 10/14/2013 | at WASHINGTON | | | 10/15/2013 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 10/17/2013 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 10/19/2013 | at OTTAWA | |
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| |  | MONTREAL: MONTREAL (AP) - As Montreal embarks on a season laced with expectations, most around the NHL are confused by just what this bunch is.
Are the Canadiens the team that won 13 of their first 20 games on their way to the franchise's 22nd division title last season, and first since 2007-08? Or are they the team that lost six of their last 10 regular-season games and were eliminated from the playoffs in five games by the Ottawa Senators?
The talent is certainly still in place, but the trek will be tough. Montreal, in the reconfigured NHL, is in the difficult Atlantic Division with the likes of Boston, Ottawa, Toronto and Detroit. All of those teams made the playoffs last season, and the Bruins advanced to the Stanley Cup finals.
Montreal opens vs. Toronto on Oct. 1. | | EDMONTON:
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - The Edmonton Oilers have been stuck in rebuilding mode for some time, but the hope this season is that this youthful bunch - laced with first-round picks - returns to a place this franchise used to dominate.
The postseason.
Indeed, the Oilers - a once-dynastic franchise - has not qualified for the playoffs in seven straight seasons. But there is a benefit to Edmonton's on-ice failings: The Oilers have been able to stockpile high-end talent in defenseman Justin Schultz and forwards Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Nail Yakupov, Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle.
Many inside and outside the organization believe Edmonton's collection of talent will eventually lead the Oilers back to a Stanley Cup, which would be their sixth. For now, though, a playoff berth would do just fine.
Edmonton opens against Winnipeg on Oct. 1. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (MONTREAL-EDMONTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Canadiens-Oilers Preview* ==========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Montreal (1-1-0) at Edmonton (1-2-0), 9:30 p.m. EDT
After a disappointing start, the Edmonton Oilers collected their first two points in thrilling fashion last time out.
They're hoping to have gotten their early-season nerves out of their system.
Edmonton tries to build on its first win Thursday night when it hosts the Montreal Canadiens.
While the Oilers (1-2-0) fell 5-4 to Winnipeg in their season opener and 6-2 at Vancouver on Saturday, they stormed back to beat New Jersey 5-4 in a shootout Monday. Edmonton entered the third period trailing 3-0 before Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, captain Andrew Ference, David Perron and Taylor Hall all scored during an eight-minute stretch.
The Oilers had a chance to win in regulation, but Patrik Elias tallied a shorthanded goal with 54 seconds left.
"We just want to win so bad. You see it with teams at the start of the year if you can't get in the win column right away," Ference said. "You can't be out there scared to lose. There is an element of fear in every person that plays sports, but that has to be outweighed by the desire to win.
"You can't be paralyzed with the fear of losing."
Edmonton went 1 for 4 on the power play as coach Dallas Eakins earned his first career win.
"I'm glad we bounced back the way we did," Perron said. "To lose the first three would have been a pretty tough way to start the year. I know everyone was pretty eager to get that first win, and now we can look forward to new things and keep moving."
The Oilers will try to do just that against the Canadiens (1-2-0), who opened a four-game road trip with Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Calgary. P.K. Subban scored his first goal and assisted on Lars Eller's team-leading fourth as Montreal finished strong after falling behind 3-0.
"We weren't ready to play right from the start, including myself," Subban said. "We can continue to say it's the beginning of the season and we're just getting things going, but we've got to come out better than that."
The Canadiens had allowed 40 goals during a 1-6-2 stretch at Rexall Place before a 5-3 win in their last visit March 8, 2012. Max Pacioretty and Subban combined for three goals and three assists in that game.
After Edmonton's Jason LaBarbera made 21 saves Monday, Eakins is going back to the struggling Devan Dubnyk, who has allowed five goals in each of his first two starts. He is 0-2-0 with an ugly 6.53 goals-against average.
"He takes it personally, which is a good thing, but it can also be your nemesis," Eakins told the team's official website. "He's had a couple of goals that he'd like back. He's made some huge saves, too.
"I think he just needs to settle down, understand the process. He's excited to go back in the net tomorrow which is a good thing. He's not shying away from it and we'll see how he is."
Dubnyk is 1-0-1 with a 3.29 GAA against the Canadiens, though he hasn't faced them since 2010.
Montreal's Carey Price is 1-4-1 with a 3.65 GAA against the Oilers, including 0-3-0 with a 4.37 GAA in Edmonton. Price, who made 22 saves Wednesday, has posted a 2.70 GAA while starting each of the Canadiens' first three games.
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| | Last Updated: 9/28/2024 1:19:05 PM EST. |
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