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All Games | 15-16-0 | -5.5 | 15-16 | -5.5 | 11-14 | 2.5 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 29.5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 6-8-0 | -2.4 | 6-8 | -2.4 | 6-4 | 2.7 | 31.2 | 3.1 | 29.9 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.3 | 1-4 | -4.3 | 2-1 | 3.0 | 31.4 | 3.6 | 32.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 31 | 78 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 937 | 8.3% | 72 | 12 | 16.7% | 125 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 14 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 437 | 8.7% | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | 61 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 9.6% | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 25 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 81 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 916 | 8.8% | 99 | 21 | 21.2% | 141 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 44 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 418 | 10.5% | 53 | 13 | 24.5% | 76 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 11.1% | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | 30 |
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TUUKKA RASK (All Games) | 24 | 24 | 684 | 625 | 91.4% | 1 | 12-12 | -3.2 | 12-12-0 | -3 | 9-10 | TUUKKA RASK (Road Games) | 9 | 9 | 254 | 226 | 89.0% | 0 | 3-6 | -3.4 | 3-6-0 | -3 | 4-2 | TUUKKA RASK(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 10 | 330 | 303 | 91.8% | 1 | 5-5 | -0.6 | 5-5-0 | -1 | 5-3 | TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 109 | 92.4% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.3 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-1 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (All Games) | 9 | 7 | 230 | 212 | 92.2% | 1 | 3-4 | -2.3 | 3-4-0 | -3 | 2-4 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Road Games) | 7 | 5 | 162 | 149 | 92.0% | 1 | 3-2 | +1 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 2-2 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG(vs. Non-Conference) | 2 | 2 | 64 | 61 | 95.3% | 1 | 0-2 | -2.7 | 0-2-0 | -3 | 0-2 | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 113 | 102 | 90.3% | 1 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 |
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All Games | 16-13-0 | +1.6 | 16-13 | +1.6 | 11-14 | 2.9 | 32.2 | 2.6 | 25.9 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 9-4-0 | +3.5 | 9-4 | +3.5 | 6-5 | 3.5 | 33.2 | 2.5 | 22.4 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.4 | 2-3 | -1.4 | 4-1 | 3.4 | 27.6 | 3.8 | 27.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 29 | 84 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 934 | 9.0% | 95 | 12 | 12.6% | 136 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 13 | 46 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 431 | 10.7% | 45 | 9 | 20.0% | 79 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 12.3% | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 26 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 75 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 751 | 10.0% | 90 | 12 | 13.3% | 130 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 33 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 291 | 11.3% | 43 | 3 | 7.0% | 51 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 13.7% | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 35 |
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NIKLAS BACKSTROM (All Games) | 12 | 9 | 267 | 241 | 90.3% | 1 | 5-4 | +1 | 5-4-0 | +1 | 5-2 | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Home Games) | 6 | 3 | 108 | 98 | 90.7% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.7 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-0 | NIKLAS BACKSTROM(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 4 | 120 | 108 | 90.0% | 1 | 3-1 | +2.3 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 | NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 90 | 79 | 87.8% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 3-0 | JOHN CURRY (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JOHN CURRY (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JOHN CURRY(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JOSH HARDING (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JOSH HARDING (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JOSH HARDING(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 21 | 20 | 481 | 436 | 90.6% | 2 | 11-9 | +0.6 | 11-9-0 | +1 | 6-12 | DARCY KUEMPER (Home Games) | 11 | 10 | 182 | 161 | 88.5% | 2 | 7-3 | +2.8 | 7-3-0 | +3 | 4-5 | DARCY KUEMPER(vs. Non-Conference) | 9 | 9 | 201 | 178 | 88.6% | 0 | 4-5 | -1.5 | 4-5-0 | -1 | 3-4 | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 100 | 89.3% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: BOSTON 3.21, MINNESOTA 3.09 |
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11/21/2014 | at COLUMBUS | 4-3 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/22/2014 | MONTREAL | 0-2 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 un | U | 11/24/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 2-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/28/2014 | WINNIPEG | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5 ev | U | 12/1/2014 | at ANAHEIM | 2-3 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | P | 12/2/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 0-2 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 un | U | 12/4/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 4-7 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 un | O | 12/6/2014 | at ARIZONA | 5-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | O | 12/11/2014 | CHICAGO | 2-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/13/2014 | OTTAWA | 2-3 | L | 0, -230 | L | 5 ov | P | 12/16/2014 | at NASHVILLE | 2-3 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 un | P | 12/17/2014 | at MINNESOTA | | 12/19/2014 | at WINNIPEG | | 12/21/2014 | BUFFALO | | 12/23/2014 | NASHVILLE | | 12/27/2014 | at COLUMBUS | |
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11/20/2014 | at PHILADELPHIA | 3-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/22/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | 1-2 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/24/2014 | at FLORIDA | 4-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ev | P | 11/26/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 0-4 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5 ev | U | 11/28/2014 | at DALLAS | 5-4 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/29/2014 | ST LOUIS | 2-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 un | P | 12/3/2014 | MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | U | 12/5/2014 | ANAHEIM | 4-5 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/9/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | 5-4 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | O | 12/11/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 1-2 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/13/2014 | at ARIZONA | 4-3 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5 ov | O | 12/16/2014 | at CHICAGO | 3-5 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/17/2014 | BOSTON | | 12/20/2014 | NASHVILLE | | 12/23/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | | 12/27/2014 | WINNIPEG | |
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| | | BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 54-19-9, 117 points, most in the NHL. Lost to Montreal Canadiens in second round of playoffs.
COACH: Claude Julien, eighth season in Boston (310-165-65); 12th overall in NHL.
ADDED: F Simon Gagne, G Niklas Svedberg.
LOST: F Jarome Iginla, F Shawn Thornton, G Chad Johnson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Defenseman Zdeno Chara is 37, and it's not clear how long his 6-foot-9 body can hold up. He played in 77 games, but had the least time on the ice (in a non-lockout season) since his arrival in Boston in 2006, and his fewest points and penalty minutes as a Bruin, too. He finished the season with a broken finger. Still, he was a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which he won in 2009.
OUTLOOK: After winning the Stanley Cup in 2011 and returning to the finals two seasons later, the Bruins posted the NHL's best record last season but were knocked out of the playoffs by the rival Canadiens in seven games in the second round. The Bruins return essentially the same team, including Selke Trophy winner Patrice Bergeron and Vezina winner Tuukka Rask, who led the league with seven shutouts, finished second with a .930 save percentage and was fourth with a 2.03 goals-against average. | | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 43-27-12, 98 points. Lost to Chicago 4-2 in Western Conference semifinals after beating Colorado 4-3 in first round.
COACH: Mike Yeo, fourth season, 104-82-26.
ADDED: LW Thomas Vanek, LW Brett Sutter, D Justin Falk, D Stu Bickel.
LOST: RW Dany Heatley, LW Matt Moulson, D Clayton Stoner, C Cody McCormick, LW Mike Rupp.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Vanek signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Wild after spending his first nine NHL seasons in the Eastern Conference, primarily with Buffalo. Vanek will be counted on for a scoring boost for a team that tied for 24th in the NHL in goals per game, but with Zach Parise and former Sabres teammate Jason Pominville among the top six forwards the onus is not all on him.
OUTLOOK: After advancing past the first round for only the second time in franchise history with a dramatic upset of the Central Division champion Avalanche, the Wild are on track for more with the addition of Vanek and the development of young forwards Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, Erik Haula and Nino Niederreiter. The goalie situation is the biggest concern, with Niklas Backstrom and Darcy Kuemper returning as the top two after an injury-laden season at the position that forced the Wild to give four different players 19 starts or more in the net. |
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*Bruins-Wild Preview* =====================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Boston (15-13-3) at Minnesota (16-12-1), 8:00 p.m. EDT
The Boston Bruins won the Presidents' Trophy last season, finding plenty of success against the Western Conference.
They're not coming close to replicating that in 2014-15.
Losers in eight of 10 games, the Bruins attempt to avoid their longest slide in 20 months Wednesday night against the Minnesota Wild.
Boston (15-13-3) compiled 117 points last season, coming four shy of the franchise record set in 1970-71. However, the Bruins don't look capable of coming close to any of those marks this season, particularly during a 2-5-3 stretch that includes dropping five of seven (2-4-1) to West opponents.
They went 18-4-6 against the opposite conference last season.
Boston lost for the fourth time in six meetings with teams from the Central Division on Tuesday, falling 3-2 in a shootout at Nashville to open this three-game road trip that ends at Winnipeg on Friday.
"We played a pretty decent game against a team that has been pretty good," coach Claude Julien said.
Still, the Bruins are enduring their third three-game slide of the season, and they haven't dropped four straight since April 11-20, 2013.
Facing the Wild (16-12-1) may not help them avoid equaling that mark, as they've lost 12 of 15 all-time matchups. Boston surrendered three unanswered goals in the third period to fall 4-3 at home Oct. 28 while being outshot 42-28.
The Bruins fell by the same score in a shootout at Minnesota on April 8.
Milan Lucic had one goal and one assist in the most recent meeting, and he enters this one after finding the net against the Predators to end a six-game drought.
The left wing has scored four of his six goals against West teams after netting just three of his 24 against them last season.
Reilly Smith is tied with Brad Marchand with a team-leading eight goals, netting half of them in the past five contests. The right wing didn't get on the scoresheet against the Wild in October, but he found the net on a power play in the last visit to Minnesota.
The Wild have followed a season-high four-game winning streak by alternating wins and losses for 11 games (5-5-1). They couldn't break that trend Tuesday, giving up a power-play tally and an empty-netter in the final 3:28 after they'd tied the score in a 5-3 loss at Chicago.
"The third period was great," coach Mike Yeo said. "It's a tie game, and we've got five minutes left. As far as I'm concerned we have the momentum.
"We battled back, but that (penalty) was the difference in the game."
Nino Niederreiter has been a bright spot, scoring three goals in four games to match his career high of 14 set in 81 games last season. The right wing had a goal at Boston in October.
Zach Parise also scored in that visit, and he's totaled nine points in the last eight games overall to give him a team-high 23. The left wing has been particularly productive at home with 15 points in 12 games.
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