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| All Games | 55-35-0 | +7.8 | 55-35 | +7.8 | 45-40 | 3.1 | 29.6 | 2.5 | 27.8 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 21-24-0 | -7.8 | 21-24 | -7.8 | 25-18 | 2.9 | 28.5 | 2.9 | 27.1 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.2 | 4-1 | +2.2 | 1-3 | 2.4 | 27.4 | 1.8 | 30.6 | | Playoff Games | 5-3-0 | +0.4 | 5-3 | +0.4 | 2-5 | 2.4 | 29.4 | 2.0 | 26.5 | | vs. Division | 26-12-0 | +8.8 | 26-12 | +8.8 | 16-18 | 3.1 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 26.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 90 | 281 | 77 | 87 | 108 | 9 | 17 | 2663 | 10.6% | 316 | 55 | 17.4% | 472 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 45 | 131 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 1282 | 10.2% | 158 | 21 | 13.3% | 220 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 137 | 8.8% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 235 | 8.1% | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | 28 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 38 | 116 | 29 | 38 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 1186 | 9.8% | 143 | 27 | 18.9% | 187 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 227 | 61 | 84 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 2499 | 9.1% | 289 | 47 | 16.3% | 369 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 130 | 32 | 51 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1219 | 10.7% | 151 | 27 | 17.9% | 212 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 5.9% | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | 16 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 212 | 7.5% | 32 | 5 | 15.6% | 27 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 78 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 992 | 7.9% | 121 | 16 | 13.2% | 124 |
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| BEN BISHOP (All Games) | 70 | 67 | 1830 | 1680 | 91.8% | 5 | 45-22 | +14.4 | 45-22-0 | +12 | 34-28 | | BEN BISHOP (Road Games) | 32 | 29 | 802 | 729 | 90.9% | 2 | 16-13 | +0.9 | 16-13-0 | 0 | 17-10 | | BEN BISHOP (vs. Division) | 33 | 33 | 863 | 800 | 92.7% | 4 | 23-10 | +9.6 | 23-10-0 | +9 | 14-15 | | BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 128 | 122 | 95.3% | 1 | 3-1 | +1.2 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 1-3 | | BEN BISHOP (Playoff Games) | 8 | 8 | 210 | 196 | 93.3% | 2 | 5-3 | +0.4 | 5-3-0 | 0 | 2-5 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (All Games) | 11 | 10 | 245 | 216 | 88.2% | 0 | 3-7 | -6 | 3-7-0 | -5 | 5-5 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 190 | 164 | 86.3% | 0 | 2-6 | -5.9 | 2-6-0 | -5 | 5-3 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 95.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -2 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 0-1 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 70 | 59 | 84.3% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.9 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | | EVGENI NABOKOV (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games) | 16 | 13 | 415 | 381 | 91.8% | 1 | 7-6 | -0.7 | 7-6-0 | -1 | 6-7 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Road Games) | 8 | 8 | 221 | 200 | 90.5% | 0 | 3-5 | -2.8 | 3-5-0 | -3 | 3-5 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (vs. Division) | 4 | 4 | 103 | 96 | 93.2% | 1 | 3-1 | +1.2 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 2-2 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 101 | 93 | 92.1% | 0 | 1-2 | -2.6 | 1-2-0 | -3 | 1-2 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 54-35-0 | +6.1 | 54-35 | +6.1 | 31-43 | 2.6 | 29.2 | 2.3 | 30.4 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 28-17-0 | -1.2 | 28-17 | -1.2 | 18-21 | 2.9 | 30.0 | 2.3 | 30.0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.8 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 1-4 | 1.2 | 37.4 | 1.8 | 33.8 | | Playoff Games | 4-3-0 | +0.1 | 4-3 | +0.1 | 2-4 | 1.9 | 38.3 | 2.0 | 33.3 | | vs. Division | 22-15-0 | -1.3 | 22-15 | -1.3 | 16-16 | 2.5 | 31.2 | 2.3 | 30.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 89 | 234 | 45 | 83 | 91 | 15 | 21 | 2602 | 9.0% | 265 | 41 | 15.5% | 388 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 45 | 131 | 28 | 44 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 1351 | 9.7% | 135 | 28 | 20.7% | 231 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 3.2% | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 268 | 4.9% | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 24 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 37 | 94 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 1155 | 8.1% | 116 | 15 | 12.9% | 155 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 203 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 11 | 13 | 2703 | 7.5% | 281 | 47 | 16.7% | 337 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 104 | 26 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1348 | 7.7% | 139 | 24 | 17.3% | 171 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 5.3% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 12 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6.0% | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | 20 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 86 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1137 | 7.6% | 123 | 22 | 17.9% | 141 |
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| CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 73 | 73 | 2186 | 2042 | 93.4% | 7 | 48-25 | +15.5 | 48-25-0 | +15 | 25-38 | | CAREY PRICE (Home Games) | 41 | 41 | 1219 | 1134 | 93.0% | 5 | 27-14 | +5.8 | 27-14-0 | +6 | 15-21 | | CAREY PRICE (vs. Division) | 30 | 30 | 876 | 813 | 92.8% | 2 | 18-12 | -0.4 | 18-12-0 | 0 | 14-13 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 135 | 127 | 94.1% | 1 | 1-3 | -2.8 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | | CAREY PRICE (Playoff Games) | 7 | 7 | 233 | 219 | 94.0% | 1 | 4-3 | +0.1 | 4-3-0 | 0 | 2-4 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 17 | 16 | 509 | 463 | 91.0% | 2 | 6-10 | -9.4 | 6-10-0 | -9 | 6-5 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Home Games) | 4 | 4 | 127 | 113 | 89.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -7 | 1-3-0 | -8 | 3-0 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (vs. Division) | 8 | 7 | 257 | 240 | 93.4% | 0 | 4-3 | -0.9 | 4-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 100 | 89.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.4 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| 4/9/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 4-3 | W | 0, -260 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/11/2015 | BOSTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | P | | 4/16/2015 | DETROIT | 2-3 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/18/2015 | DETROIT | 5-1 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/21/2015 | at DETROIT | 0-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/23/2015 | at DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | P | | 4/25/2015 | DETROIT | 0-4 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/27/2015 | at DETROIT | 5-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/29/2015 | DETROIT | 2-0 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 ov | U | | 5/1/2015 | at MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 un | U | | 5/3/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 5/6/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 5/7/2015 | MONTREAL | |
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| 4/9/2015 | DETROIT | 4-3 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/11/2015 | at TORONTO | 4-3 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/15/2015 | OTTAWA | 4-3 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/17/2015 | OTTAWA | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 un | P | | 4/19/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | U | | 4/22/2015 | at OTTAWA | 0-1 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 un | U | | 4/24/2015 | OTTAWA | 1-5 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5 un | O | | 4/26/2015 | at OTTAWA | 2-0 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | U | | 5/1/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 1-2 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 un | U | | 5/3/2015 | TAMPA BAY | | | 5/6/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | | | 5/7/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | |
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| |  | TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 46-27-9, 101 points. Swept in first round of playoffs by Montreal.
COACH: Jon Cooper, second full season with Lighting, 51-35-12.
ADDED: F Brian Boyle, F Brenden Morrow, D Anton Stralman, D Jason Garrison, G Evgeni Nabokov, F Jonathan Drouin.
LOST: G Anders Lindback, F Ryan Malone, F Teddy Purcell, F Nate Thompson, D Sami Salo.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Ondrej Palat. One of the NHL's top rookies last season. With Steven Stamkos missing a significant portion of the year and Martin St. Louis departing in a late-season trade, Palat finished with team-leading 50 points, including 23 goals. Third among league rookies in goals and second in points, he led all rookies with 44 points after Jan. 1.
OUTLOOK: With Bishop healthy again after missing the playoffs with a dislocated elbow, many expect the Lightning to prosper in the relatively weak Eastern Conference and make a deep run in the playoffs. Stamkos has scored more goals (210) than any player in the league since the start of the 2009-10 season and Bishop is coming off a season in which he set franchise season records for wins (37), save percentage (.924) and goals-against average (2.23). | | MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points; lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference final.
COACH: Michel Therrien, seventh season with Canadiens, 287-224-23-58.
ADDED: D Tom Gilbert, C Manny Malhotra, RW P.A. Parenteau, RW Jiri Sekac.
LOST: C Daniel Briere, RW Brian Gionta, D Josh Gorges, LW Thomas Vanek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: P.K. Subban: The 43rd overall pick in the 2007 draft solidified his status as a top-five defenseman in the NHL following a 2013-14 regular season in which he recorded 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists) in 82 games, and added another 11 (five goals and six assists) in 17 playoff games. And he isn't going anywhere. The Canadiens and Subban agreed to an eight-year, $72 million contract in the offseason.
OUTLOOK: The Canadiens earned the ire of playoff foes Boston and New York for on-ice antics and their off-ice loquaciousness. But teams don't dislike opponents who aren't good. The Canadiens are just that, and should find themselves in the playoffs come April. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-MONTREAL) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(With AP Photos.)
*Lightning-Canadiens Preview* =============================
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer
Tampa Bay At Montreal, Game One, 7:00 p.m. EDT
The Montreal Canadiens held off Tampa Bay by two points to win the Atlantic Division during the regular season, an impressive accomplishment given what a thorn in the side the Lightning had been.
Turns out Montreal hadn't seen the last of high-scoring Tampa Bay.
"We may be the only team with home-ice advantage that is the underdog," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "We're up against an offensive power. It's a big challenge but, from experience, we know the playoffs is a different season."
Therrien wasn't just posturing with those remarks. As well as the Canadiens played this season, they lost all five games against a Tampa Bay team that led the NHL in goals. Montreal goalie Carey Price, a Hart Trophy finalist, allowed 16 goals in those five losses. The Canadiens held the Lightning below four goals only once.
"Playoffs are a different animal all together," Tampa Bay defenseman Braydon Coburn said. "We're coming in, and what you did in the regular season doesn't mean a whole lot right now. We're focused on Montreal. They've got a great team there. They've obviously got an excellent goaltender, and they play well in front of him."
The series starts at Montreal on Friday night. Here are a few things to watch:
STRENGTH AGAINST STRENGTH: Struggles against Tampa Bay notwithstanding, Price had a 1.96 goals-against average during the regular season, and Ottawa managed only 12 goals against him in six games in the first round.
The Lightning, meanwhile, needed the full seven games to eliminate Detroit - Steven Stamkos was held without a goal, but Tampa Bay's Tyler Johnson scored six and is tied for the league lead this postseason.
PACIORETTY'S STATUS: Montreal relies a lot offensively on 37-goal scorer Max Pacioretty, who missed the final two games of the regular season and the playoff opener with a concussion. Pacioretty began looking like himself again in Game 6 against Ottawa.
"Everyone's talking how we play such good defense and they play such good offense, but we're trying to score and they're trying to play tight defense as well," Pacioretty said. "Every game writes its own story."
QUIET START: Pacioretty stood up for Stamkos, the Tampa Bay star who has taken some heat for his postseason so far.
"It's frustrating to hear people talk about (Stamkos) like that. I watched and he's doing everything right," Pacioretty said. "He's just not scoring goals. That's when all the people come out, the experts, and say he's got to do this and that. But who knows how to score goals better than him? Not too many people in the world."
THE OTHER GOALIE: Tampa Bay's Ben Bishop allowed a blooper of a goal in Game 4 against Detroit, knocking a seemingly routine save back off his own crossbar and into the net. But he played well enough to win the series and made 31 saves in a Game 7 shutout.
"He just had that calming presence in the net," Stamkos said. "I know a lot of people were questioning him, this being his first playoffs, this being his first Game 7. Well, now it's not. Now he has a shutout in his first Game 7."
TOP PAIRING: Defensemen P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov play big minutes for the Canadiens and have had a huge role in the team's success. Subban led Montreal with four points against Ottawa, but Markov struggled in that series. Against Tampa Bay this season, Subban had two points and was minus-4, while Markov had two and was minus-3.
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman had six points against the Canadiens.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 6:00:47 PM EST. |
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