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57 | BUFFALO | +190 | Ov 5.5,+115 | +175 | Ov 5,-130 | 58 | MONTREAL | -230 | Un 5.5,-135 | -205 | Un 5,+110 |
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All Games | 18-27-0 | -5.6 | 18-27 | -5.6 | 18-23 | 2.4 | 29.3 | 2.8 | 33.0 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 7-16-0 | -6.3 | 7-16 | -6.3 | 12-9 | 2.4 | 27.0 | 3.1 | 33.0 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1 | 2-3 | -1 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 31.4 | 3.2 | 33.0 | vs. Division | 5-12-0 | -6.5 | 5-12 | -6.5 | 6-10 | 2.0 | 31.4 | 2.9 | 33.1 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 45 | 107 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1320 | 8.1% | 144 | 33 | 22.9% | 169 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 23 | 55 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 622 | 8.8% | 70 | 14 | 20.0% | 87 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 8.9% | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 17 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 17 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 533 | 6.4% | 58 | 12 | 20.7% | 59 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 126 | 28 | 47 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 1483 | 8.5% | 134 | 35 | 26.1% | 210 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 72 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 758 | 9.5% | 77 | 21 | 27.3% | 123 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 9.7% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 26 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 49 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 563 | 8.7% | 56 | 16 | 28.6% | 75 |
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ROBIN LEHNER (All Games) | 29 | 29 | 891 | 820 | 92.0% | 1 | 11-18 | -5.2 | 11-18-0 | -5 | 11-14 | ROBIN LEHNER (Road Games) | 15 | 15 | 450 | 412 | 91.6% | 1 | 6-9 | -1 | 6-9-0 | -2 | 7-6 | ROBIN LEHNER (vs. Division) | 14 | 14 | 421 | 386 | 91.7% | 1 | 3-11 | -7.8 | 3-11-0 | -8 | 5-8 | ROBIN LEHNER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 111 | 101 | 91.0% | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | ANDERS NILSSON (All Games) | 18 | 16 | 586 | 542 | 92.5% | 1 | 7-9 | -0.3 | 7-9-0 | 0 | 7-9 | ANDERS NILSSON (Road Games) | 10 | 8 | 306 | 277 | 90.5% | 0 | 1-7 | -5.3 | 1-7-0 | -5 | 5-3 | ANDERS NILSSON (vs. Division) | 5 | 3 | 140 | 131 | 93.6% | 1 | 2-1 | +1.3 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 | ANDERS NILSSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 116 | 105 | 90.5% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 | LINUS ULLMARK (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | LINUS ULLMARK (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | LINUS ULLMARK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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All Games | 28-19-0 | +6.1 | 28-19 | +6.1 | 21-21 | 3.0 | 30.1 | 2.5 | 29.5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16-7-0 | +5.9 | 16-7 | +5.9 | 11-9 | 3.4 | 30.4 | 2.1 | 29.4 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.8 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 2-3 | 2.0 | 23.4 | 3.4 | 24.0 | vs. Division | 10-6-0 | +1.6 | 10-6 | +1.6 | 6-8 | 2.9 | 29.1 | 2.1 | 30.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 47 | 142 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 1415 | 10.0% | 146 | 33 | 22.6% | 247 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 23 | 79 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 700 | 11.3% | 80 | 16 | 20.0% | 139 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8.5% | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 19 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 16 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 466 | 9.9% | 54 | 14 | 25.9% | 80 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 118 | 33 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1388 | 8.5% | 169 | 34 | 20.1% | 202 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 48 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 676 | 7.1% | 80 | 12 | 15.0% | 77 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14.2% | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 32 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 33 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 487 | 6.8% | 61 | 10 | 16.4% | 56 |
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AL MONTOYA (All Games) | 14 | 13 | 405 | 368 | 90.9% | 2 | 7-6 | +1.5 | 7-6-0 | +1 | 4-7 | AL MONTOYA (Home Games) | 2 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 100.0% | 1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | AL MONTOYA (vs. Division) | 3 | 3 | 102 | 96 | 94.1% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 | AL MONTOYA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 109 | 91.6% | 0 | 4-0 | +4.6 | 4-0-0 | +5 | 2-2 | CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 34 | 34 | 982 | 903 | 92.0% | 3 | 21-13 | +4.6 | 21-13-0 | +6 | 17-14 | CAREY PRICE (Home Games) | 22 | 22 | 634 | 587 | 92.6% | 2 | 15-7 | +4.9 | 15-7-0 | +7 | 11-8 | CAREY PRICE (vs. Division) | 13 | 13 | 385 | 359 | 93.2% | 2 | 8-5 | +0.6 | 8-5-0 | +1 | 5-6 | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 103 | 87 | 84.5% | 1 | 1-3 | -2.8 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 2-2 |
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12/27/2016 | at DETROIT | 4-3 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 ov | O | 12/29/2016 | BOSTON | 2-4 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/31/2016 | at BOSTON | 1-3 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5 ov | U | 1/3/2017 | at NY RANGERS | 4-1 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 un | U | 1/5/2017 | at CHICAGO | 3-4 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ov | O | 1/7/2017 | WINNIPEG | 4-3 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/10/2017 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | U | 1/12/2017 | at TAMPA BAY | 2-4 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 un | O | 1/13/2017 | at CAROLINA | 2-5 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5 ov | O | 1/16/2017 | DALLAS | 4-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | U | 1/17/2017 | at TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5.5 un | O | 1/20/2017 | DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | 1/21/2017 | at MONTREAL | | 1/24/2017 | at NASHVILLE | | 1/26/2017 | at DALLAS | | 1/31/2017 | at MONTREAL | |
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12/28/2016 | at TAMPA BAY | 3-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 ov | O | 12/29/2016 | at FLORIDA | 3-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | U | 12/31/2016 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 1/3/2017 | at NASHVILLE | 2-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | U | 1/4/2017 | at DALLAS | 4-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/7/2017 | at TORONTO | 5-3 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/9/2017 | WASHINGTON | 1-4 | L | 0, -115 | L | 4.5 ov | O | 1/11/2017 | at WINNIPEG | 7-4 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 ev | O | 1/12/2017 | at MINNESOTA | 1-7 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 un | O | 1/14/2017 | NY RANGERS | 5-4 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/16/2017 | at DETROIT | 0-1 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | U | 1/18/2017 | PITTSBURGH | 1-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 1/20/2017 | at NEW JERSEY | 3-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 ov | U | 1/21/2017 | BUFFALO | | 1/24/2017 | CALGARY | | 1/26/2017 | at NY ISLANDERS | | 1/31/2017 | BUFFALO | |
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| | | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 35-36-11, 81 points. Finished 23rd in NHL after two consecutive last-place finishes, and missed playoffs for fifth consecutive season.
COACH: Dan Bylsma (second season, eighth NHL season)
ADDED: F Kyle Okposo, D Dmitry Kulikov, G Anders Nilsson.
LOST: F David Legwand, D Mark Pysyk, G Chad Johnson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jack Eichel. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft behind Edmonton's Connor McDavid, Eichel finished second among NHL rookies with 56 points (24 goals, 32 assists). The 19-year-old displayed breakaway speed and a powerful shot. Eichel is being counted upon to become more consistent now that he has a full season behind him. Eichel went through an 11-game slump spanning November and December, during which he combined for a goal and three assists.
OUTLOOK: The expectations are higher for a Sabres team that made the jump from rock bottom to being relevant by finishing 23rd last season following two consecutive last place finishes. Though missed playoffs for fifth consecutive year, Buffalo showed signs of jelling by closing last year with a 16-10-7 run. Additions of Okposo and Kulikov adds experienced top-line depth to young core. Big question mark is whether G Robin Lehner can establish himself as trusted starter after two injury-shortened seasons. | | MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 38-38-6, 82 points. Finished sixth in Atlantic Division.
COACH: Michel Therrien (fifth season, 12th NHL season).
ADDED: D Shea Weber, RW Alexander Radulov, F Andrew Shaw, G Al Montoya
LOST: D P.K. Subban, C Lars Eller.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Carey Price. The 2015 Hart, Vezina and Pearson Trophy winner is back after missing almost all of last season with a knee injury and has the ability to carry the Canadiens back to the playoffs. He looked like his old self helping Canada to a perfect record at the World Cup of Hockey and could be even better than two years ago.
OUTLOOK: If Price is on top of his game and Weber strengthens Montreal's defense, this is a playoff team again. Goal-scoring continues to be an issue, but captain Max Pacioretty and center Tomas Plekanec should lead the way and Radulov is on a prove-it contract to produce and prove he deserves big money back in the NHL. |
| | A lot has changed since Habs, Sabres last met
MONTREAL -- A clean slate lay before the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres the last time the two teams met; their regular seasons were set to begin with both having their sights set on the playoffs. Three months later, the two clubs find themselves at opposite ends of the spectrum. Montreal (28-13-6) leads the Atlantic Division with 62 points after a 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils. The Sabres, meanwhile, sit last in the division -- and 14th in the Eastern Conference -- with 45 points, five points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who currently hold the second Wild Card spot. While the points gap isn't too big of a hole, six teams sit between Buffalo and Toronto. "I've got to be one of the key guys that has to be a leader on the stat sheet," Sabres center Ryan O'Reilly, who tied the game late, said after the game. "In the room, I've got to be a voice and if we want to get back and get into the playoffs, which is possible, it's going to be tough but I've got to start with myself." Buffalo (18-18-9) took a step in the right direction on Friday night, erasing a pair of one-goal deficits before skating away with a 3-2 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings at home, courtesy of a Kyle Okposo power-play tally. But while Dan Bylsma's troop got two much-needed points, it lost yet another defenseman to injury. Already without Josh Gorges (hip) and Dmitry Kulikov (lower back), the Sabres' blue line took another beating when Jake McCabe suffered a shoulder injury in the first period and did not return; Bylsma said the team would call someone up ahead of Saturday's tilt. With McCabe out, Risto Ristolainen set a new career high in logging 35:24 of ice time, including the entire 4:34 of overtime. "He's so poised, makes good hard plays," Justin Falk told the Buffalo News. "He knows when to be simple and when to make the pass as well." The Canadiens are no strangers to missing key elements. They've been without Andrei Markov (groin) since Dec. 18; he remains on injured reserve along with defenseman Greg Pateryn and forwards Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais. Alex Galchenyuk was among those until returning last weekend. And while he played the first few games of his return on the top line with Max Pacioretty and Alexander Radulov, coach Michel Therrien swapped things up ahead of Friday's game in search of offense, moving the 22-year-old to the third line. "It's funny. I think we made such a big deal out of if I lost my game and stuff like that," Galchenyuk said following the win. "I knew going out there, just play my game. Last game, we didn't get a lot of scoring opportunities and as a team, we weren't satisfied and we knew we were going to bounce back. We worked on the power play a lot and it definitely paid off." Galchenyuk scored one of three power play goals for Montreal, marking the first time since Nov. 22, 2015, that the team has converted three times with the man advantage. Carey Price will get the start for the Canadiens while Robin Lehner is expected to get the nod for the Sabres. |
| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 2:45:29 AM EST. |
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