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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 2/11/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
WASHINGTON
 
MINNESOTA
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WASHINGTON (39-9-0-4, 82 pts.) at MINNESOTA (23-20-0-10, 56 pts.)
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Thursday, 2/11/2016 8:05 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: WASHINGTON - BRADEN HOLTBY, MINNESOTA - DEVAN DUBNYK
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
59WASHINGTON-130Ov 5,-125-135Ov 5,-110
60MINNESOTA+110Un 5,+105+115Un 5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games39-13-0+19.739-13+19.721-163.330.52.328.7
Team Stats (Road Games)19-7-0+8.919-7+8.911-83.329.22.329.5
Last 5 Games4-1-0+2.64-1+2.62-03.228.62.826.0
WASHINGTON Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)52174445866612158711.0%1603924.4%285
Team Stats (Road Games)26852433244475811.2%781823.1%141
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5162581214311.2%1815.6%25
Stats Against (All Games) 1183734434714927.9%1612616.1%195
Stats Against (Road Games) 61191822237678.0%851517.6%106
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 144370113010.8%19421.1%25
WASHINGTON - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (All Games)12928526191.6%04-5-3.14-5-0-24-5
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Road Games)6515614391.7%03-2+0.43-2-0+12-3
PHILIPP GRUBAUER(vs. Non-Conference)33837388.0%01-2-21-2-0-21-2
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Last 4 Games)42756992.0%01-1-0.41-1-002-0
BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games)43431201111492.8%235-8+22.735-8-0+2417-11
BRADEN HOLTBY (Road Games)212160956492.6%116-5+8.616-5-0+109-5
BRADEN HOLTBY(vs. Non-Conference)101027925992.8%18-2+5.68-2-0+64-2
BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games)4411110291.9%04-0+44-0-0+41-0

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games23-30-0-12.823-30-12.818-252.529.12.528.9
Team Stats (Home Games)14-12-0-4.314-12-4.39-132.729.22.227.5
Last 5 Games0-5-0-5.80-5-5.83-12.035.03.829.2
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)531304047421615428.4%1582817.7%218
Team Stats (Home Games)2670232621027609.2%731723.3%121
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)510523001755.7%19421.1%18
Stats Against (All Games) 13236464010815308.6%1282821.9%217
Stats Against (Home Games) 58131922437158.1%49918.4%89
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 1911062214613.0%16531.2%29
MINNESOTA - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
NIKLAS BACKSTROM (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
NIKLAS BACKSTROM (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
NIKLAS BACKSTROM(vs. Non-Conference)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games)42421174107791.7%519-23-9.519-23-0-1014-18
DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games)212155751592.5%412-9-2.612-9-0-36-11
DEVAN DUBNYK(vs. Non-Conference)161648644792.0%27-9-4.67-9-0-57-6
DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games)441079487.9%00-4-4.80-4-0-52-1
DARCY KUEMPER (All Games)141135032392.3%04-7-3.44-7-0-34-7
DARCY KUEMPER (Home Games)6515614391.7%02-3-1.72-3-0-23-2
DARCY KUEMPER(vs. Non-Conference)32504794.0%01-1-0.61-1-0-10-2
DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games)431039592.2%01-2-0.41-2-002-1
Average power rating of opponents played: WASHINGTON 3.12,  MINNESOTA 3.11
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
WASHINGTON - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/16/2016at BUFFALO1-4L0, -220L5 ovP
1/17/2016NY RANGERS5-2W0, -165W5 ovO
1/19/2016at COLUMBUS6-3W0, -160W5 ovO
1/27/2016PHILADELPHIA3-4L0, -235L5 ovO
2/2/2016FLORIDA2-5L0, -145L5 ovO
2/4/2016NY ISLANDERS3-2W0, -160W5 ovP
2/6/2016at NEW JERSEY3-2W0, -160W5 unP
2/7/2016PHILADELPHIA3-2W0, -205W5 ovP
2/9/2016at NASHVILLE5-3W0, -105W5 ovO
2/11/2016at MINNESOTA 
2/13/2016at DALLAS 
2/16/2016LOS ANGELES 
2/18/2016at NY ISLANDERS 
2/20/2016NEW JERSEY 
2/22/2016ARIZONA 

MINNESOTA - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/15/2016WINNIPEG0-1L0, -205L5 ovU
1/16/2016at NASHVILLE0-3L0, +110L5 ovU
1/20/2016at ANAHEIM1-3L0, +110L5 unU
1/21/2016at LOS ANGELES3-0W0, +170W5 unU
1/23/2016at SAN JOSE3-4L0, +110L5 ovO
1/25/2016ARIZONA1-2L0, -170L5 ovU
2/2/2016at NY ISLANDERS3-5L0, -110L5 ovO
2/4/2016at NY RANGERS2-4L0, +100L5 unO
2/6/2016at ST LOUIS1-4L0, +120L5 unP
2/9/2016DALLAS3-4L0, -105L5.5 unO
2/11/2016WASHINGTON 
2/13/2016BOSTON 
2/15/2016at VANCOUVER 
2/17/2016at CALGARY 
2/18/2016at EDMONTON 
2/21/2016CHICAGO 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 45-26-11, 101 points. Second in Metropolitan Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Barry Trotz (second season, 17th NHL season).
ADDED: F T.J. Oshie, F Justin Williams.
LOST: D Mike Green, F Troy Brouwer, F Joel Ward, F Eric Fehr, F Curtis Glencross, D Tim Gleason.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Ovechkin. When it comes to the Capitals, it's always about the three-time NHL MVP and man of many nicknames - "Alexander the Great," "The Great 8," "Ovi." He just turned 30, and while he jokes about how he isn't keeping count, at some point there will arrive a time when his aggressive style of hit-and-be-hit play will take a toll. Still, Ovechkin scored 53 goals last season, his sixth season getting to the half-century mark.
OUTLOOK: Not much new here: For a half-dozen years or so, the Capitals have entered the season with high expectations, often lived up to them during the regular season, then flopped in the playoffs. Ovechkin has said it's time to stop talking about potential and start doing something when the games count the most. He's never been past the second round of the playoffs and is 3-6 in Game 7s, so not until spring will everything be evaluated.
MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points. Fourth place in Central Division. Lost to Chicago Blackhawks in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike Yeo (fifth season, 146-107-33).
ADDED: LW Chris Porter, D Mike Reilly.
LOST: C Kyle Brodziak, LW Matt Cooke, RW Chris Stewart, LW Sean Bergenheim, D Jordan Leopold.
PLAYER TO WATCH: LW Thomas Vanek. His debut with the Wild was a disappointment with 21 goals, a career low for a non-lockout season. He didn't score in 10 playoff games. The 31-year-old Vanek will start on the third line, with rookie Tyler Graovac at center and Charlie Coyle on the other wing. Vanek played through injuries (hernia, groin), frequently found himself with new linemates and attempted fewer shots than ever. Vanek has cited a necessity to create more of his own scoring chances than he was used to with his former teams in the Eastern Conference.
OUTLOOK: The Wild went 28-9-3 over their final 40 games, the best record in the NHL from mid-January through the end of the regular season, and they beat the Central Division champion St. Louis Blues in six games to advance to the second round for the second year in a row. The problem was, and still is, the Blackhawks, who have won three of the last six Stanley Cup titles. With the current division alignment and postseason system, the Wild will likely have to get past the Blackhawks if they ever want to make a deep run in the playoffs. For the Wild to take that next step, Devan Dubnyk will have to up to the task of being the No. 1 goalie for the entire season, stalwart defenseman Ryan Suter needs to bounce back from a down year and somebody beside Zach Parise is going to have to pass the 25-goal mark.
PREVIEW
Capitals-Wild Preview

Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo is remaining positive amid the longest home losing streak in club history, even though snapping it against the NHL's best team won't be easy.

The sinking Wild figure to be hard-pressed to end their six-game home slide when they meet Alex Ovechkin, Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

Minnesota (23-20-10) established its worst home losing streak at 0-3-3 with Tuesday's 4-3 overtime defeat to Dallas. It's part of a 1-9-2 overall stretch for Yeo's club.

The coach said his message to the team remains upbeat.

"We're not all about moral victories, and we're not all about trying to just point out the positives, and deflect against what's real, but the truth of the matter is that's the only way out of this," Yeo told the Wild's official website.

Not too many teams have obtained positive results against Washington (39-9-4), winner of four straight after opening this three-game trip with Tuesday's 5-3 victory over Nashville. Holtby made 23 saves, giving him a 26-1-3 mark and 2.11 GAA in his last 31 starts.

Ovechkin scored into an empty net for his 31st goal - one off the NHL-leading total held by Chicago's Patrick Kane. Four other Capitals scored, with Marcus Johansson registering a goal and two assists.

"I've said it a million times, we get different performances from different guys, big performances on every night," Holtby said.

Johansson returned to the Washington lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury. He has 13 points in his last 11.

"It's good to be back and there's nothing better than coming back and being a part of winning a game," he said.

Another unheralded Washington skater contributing is Andre Burakovsky, who has six goals and four assists in an eight-game point streak.

The Capitals are averaging league bests of 3.3 goals overall and 3.7 since the start of January. The Wild are averaging 1.9 goals since the start of 2016 for the league's second-worst mark.

Zach Parise leads Minnesota with 17 goals, but has none in this overall 0-4-2 slide. None of Thomas Vanek's 14 goals have come in his last nine games.

The Wild look to avoid losing seven straight for the first time since an 0-5-2 stretch in 2011-12. Yeo feels his team is trending in the right direction after enjoying double-digit shot advantages in its last two games.

"If we can stay strong, and if we can continue to get stronger in our game, and if we continue to out-chance and outshoot teams, then we will win," he said.

Defenseman Jared Spurgeon could return after sitting out Tuesday with a deep bruise.

Devan Dubnyk has gone 0-7-1 with a 2.73 GAA in his last eight starts and 2-2-0 with a 3.27 GAA in four career matchups with Washington.

Minnesota has scored on the power play in four straight games to match a season best. Washington is 1 for 20 with the man advantage in its last six contests.

The Caps won 3-2 at Minnesota on March 19 after going 0-6-1 in their first seven road games in the series.


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