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13 | VANCOUVER | +130 | Ov 5,-125 | +115 | Ov 5,-125 | 14 | NASHVILLE | -150 | Un 5,+105 | -135 | Un 5,+105 |
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All Games | 44-32-0 | +5.7 | 44-32 | +5.7 | 32-32 | 2.9 | 29.9 | 2.7 | 29.5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 23-15-0 | +10.2 | 23-15 | +10.2 | 16-18 | 3.0 | 29.2 | 2.6 | 30.8 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | -0.7 | 3-2 | -0.7 | 2-2 | 3.2 | 33.2 | 2.4 | 31.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 76 | 219 | 46 | 87 | 77 | 9 | 25 | 2269 | 9.7% | 219 | 41 | 18.7% | 368 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 38 | 113 | 22 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 1110 | 10.2% | 101 | 17 | 16.8% | 189 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 9.6% | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 29 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 204 | 55 | 73 | 71 | 5 | 16 | 2240 | 9.1% | 245 | 36 | 14.7% | 335 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 100 | 28 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1171 | 8.5% | 135 | 18 | 13.3% | 168 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 7.6% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 21 |
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EDDIE LACK (All Games) | 36 | 30 | 1023 | 941 | 92.0% | 0 | 15-15 | -4.3 | 15-15-0 | -5 | 12-13 | EDDIE LACK (Road Games) | 18 | 13 | 512 | 474 | 92.6% | 0 | 7-6 | +1.8 | 7-6-0 | +1 | 6-5 | EDDIE LACK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 129 | 119 | 92.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.7 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | JACOB MARKSTROM (All Games) | 3 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 87.9% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | JACOB MARKSTROM (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 96.3% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | JACOB MARKSTROM (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 87.9% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | RYAN MILLER (All Games) | 44 | 44 | 1170 | 1068 | 91.3% | 2 | 28-16 | +10.2 | 28-16-0 | +10 | 19-18 | RYAN MILLER (Road Games) | 24 | 24 | 626 | 572 | 91.4% | 0 | 15-9 | +7.4 | 15-9-0 | +6 | 10-12 | RYAN MILLER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 101 | 92 | 91.1% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.7 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 |
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All Games | 47-30-0 | +12.2 | 47-30 | +12.2 | 29-36 | 2.9 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 28.5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 28-10-0 | +13.2 | 28-10 | +13.2 | 14-15 | 2.9 | 32.6 | 2.3 | 27.6 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.9 | 4-1 | +2.9 | 2-1 | 3.0 | 29.8 | 2.4 | 28.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 77 | 220 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 14 | 11 | 2439 | 9.0% | 242 | 39 | 16.1% | 367 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 38 | 112 | 25 | 37 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 1237 | 9.1% | 114 | 17 | 14.9% | 185 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 10.1% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 24 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 188 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 8 | 17 | 2193 | 8.6% | 224 | 41 | 18.3% | 323 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 87 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1049 | 8.3% | 105 | 17 | 16.2% | 148 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 8.5% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 |
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CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 17 | 16 | 426 | 385 | 90.4% | 0 | 6-10 | -4.5 | 6-10-0 | -4 | 8-7 | CARTER HUTTON (Home Games) | 5 | 4 | 125 | 112 | 89.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.5 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 4-0 | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 105 | 96 | 91.4% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.6 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 | MAREK MAZANEC (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | MAREK MAZANEC (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MAREK MAZANEC (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 60 | 60 | 1709 | 1583 | 92.6% | 4 | 41-19 | +17.7 | 41-19-0 | +17 | 21-28 | PEKKA RINNE (Home Games) | 34 | 34 | 919 | 851 | 92.6% | 2 | 25-9 | +11.7 | 25-9-0 | +12 | 10-15 | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 111 | 104 | 93.7% | 1 | 4-0 | +4.4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 1-1 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: VANCOUVER 3.09, NASHVILLE 3.16 |
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3/5/2015 | at ARIZONA | 2-3 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/7/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/9/2015 | ANAHEIM | 2-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/12/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 0-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/14/2015 | TORONTO | 4-1 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/17/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-1 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5 ov | P | 3/19/2015 | COLUMBUS | 2-6 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/21/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | 4-1 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5 ov | P | 3/22/2015 | at ARIZONA | 3-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/24/2015 | WINNIPEG | 5-2 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5 ov | O | 3/26/2015 | COLORADO | 1-4 | L | 0, -240 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/28/2015 | DALLAS | 3-4 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/30/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 4-1 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | P | 3/31/2015 | at NASHVILLE | | 4/2/2015 | at CHICAGO | | 4/4/2015 | at WINNIPEG | | 4/6/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | 4/9/2015 | ARIZONA | | 4/11/2015 | EDMONTON | |
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3/5/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 3-4 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/7/2015 | WINNIPEG | 1-3 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5 ov | U | 3/9/2015 | at ARIZONA | 2-1 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/12/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 0-2 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 ov | U | 3/14/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | 2-1 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5 un | U | 3/15/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 2-4 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 ov | O | 3/17/2015 | MINNESOTA | 2-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 un | P | 3/21/2015 | BUFFALO | 3-0 | W | 0, -460 | W | 5 ev | U | 3/24/2015 | MONTREAL | 3-2 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 un | P | 3/26/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 3-2 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | P | 3/28/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 4-3 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 ov | O | 3/29/2015 | CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/31/2015 | VANCOUVER | | 4/4/2015 | DALLAS | | 4/7/2015 | at COLORADO | | 4/9/2015 | MINNESOTA | | 4/11/2015 | at DALLAS | |
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| | | VANCOUVER: LAST SEASON: 36-35-11, finished 12th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Willie Desjardins, first season with the Canucks.
ADDED: C Nick Bonino, LW Derek Dorsett, G Ryan Miller, D Luca Sbisa, RW Radim Vrbata.
LOST: RW Zac Dalpe, D Jason Garrison, C Ryan Kesler, C Mike Santorelli, C Jordan Schroeder.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Ryan Miller. On June 29, 2013, the Canucks had a goaltending tandem of Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider. When Vancouver's season ended 288 days later, the duo in net was Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom after Schneider and Luongo were traded. In a combined 45 games with Vancouver, Lack and Markstrom were 17-19-5 with a 2.39 goals against average and .908 save percentage. Miller, who was signed to a three-year, $18 million free agent deal, has a 2.55 GAA and .916 save percentage the last four seasons.
OUTLOOK: The dismissals of coach John Tortorella and Kesler, traded to Anaheim, can be seen as addition by subtraction. Kesler's in-season trade request became a distraction for a team whose 2013-14 campaign was an unmitigated failure. So the Canucks can do nothing but improve in 2014-15. Will there be enough improvement to qualify for a playoff berth? That may be too much to ask for a team in the tough Western Conference. | | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 38-32-12, 88 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 10th in the Western Conference.
COACH: Peter Laviolette, 1st season with Predators, 389-282-25-63 overall.
ADDED: F James Neal, F Olli Jokinen, F Mike Ribeiro, F Derek Roy.
LOST: Coach Barry Trotz, goaltenders coach Mitch Korn, F Patric Hornqvist, F Nick Spaling.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Pekka Rinne. Even with Ribeiro needing to prove his personal issues have been handled, Rinne is the two-time Vezina Trophy finalist who anchors Nashville's defense. He only played 24 games last season after an infection in his surgically-repaired hip needed more surgery, keeping him on crutches for weeks. Rinne went 3-0-1 in his final four games and was the MVP of the World Championships.
OUTLOOK: The Predators missed the playoffs by three points with Rinne missing much of last season. Laviolette is expected to boost the Predators' offense and take advantage of the experienced forwards added during the offseason, and general manager David Poile has made it clear they must reach the playoffs. |
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*Canucks-Predators Preview* ===========================
Vancouver (43-27-5) at Nashville (47-22-8), 8:00 p.m. EDT
(AP) - The Nashville Predators have taken care of their first goal and are back in the playoffs for the first time in three years.
With five games left, they have their sights set on much more, and those regular-season goals could require a win Tuesday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
"Certainly it was a goal to get back in the playoffs," coach Peter Laviolette said after a 5-2 loss to Calgary on Sunday. "It's a goal for us to continue to finish strong here and see what we can do here for the last five games of the year, and then ultimately we're going to get that chance ... It's been an exciting year to this point, but we've still got a lot of work to do."
Next the Predators' to-do list includes winning their first division title after five second-place finishes. Finishing first in the Western Conference is another goal for a franchise that has never ended up higher than fourth in its 15 previous seasons.
"We are trying to accomplish bigger things now," defenseman Seth Jones said. "We want to win our division obviously, we want to win our conference, we want to win the league. We want home ice for the playoffs, and we need all the points we can get because other teams are winning."
The Predators (47-22-8) have survived the toughest stretch of their schedule, and a team that slumped most of March now is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games with the loss to Calgary snapping a four-game winning streak.
Hopes of winning the Central Division took a step forward thanks to the Canucks (44-27-5) winning 4-1 Monday in St. Louis. The Blues still have a game in hand on Nashville and are three points back. Chicago has a game in hand and is four points back. Home-ice advantage through the conference playoffs will be even more of a challenge with the Predators three points behind league-leading Anaheim, though Nashville has a game in hand on the Ducks.
It will try to balance that push with taking advantage of the chance to heal up over the final two weeks of the regular season.
Left wing James Neal has missed eight games with an upper-body injury, and he was tied for the team lead with 22 goals when he last played. Captain Shea Weber missed both games over the weekend with a lower-body injury, the first time he has sat out all season. Veteran left wing Eric Nystrom has missed four weeks with his own lower-body injury and should be close to returning.
Goaltender Pekka Rinne, tied for the league-lead with 41 wins, is two victories shy of matching his career-high set in 2011-12. After a five-game losing streak, Rinne has posted a 1.88 goals-against average over a 6-2-1 stretch.
The Predators have won both meetings with the Canucks this season, including a 5-1 home victory on Jan. 13 behind two goals and two assists from Colin Wilson. The center also scored in the 3-1 win in Vancouver on Nov. 2. Filip Forsberg has three goals and an assist in the meetings.
Vancouver enters its second stop on a four-game road trip that'll be played entirely against likely playoff teams from the West. While catching Anaheim is out of the question, the Canucks are in the driver's seat for home ice in the first round with a two-point edge over Calgary and a game in hand. They're also seeking their first five-game road winning streak since Jan. 10-Feb. 9, 2012.
"We rise to the occasion against those good teams," said Nick Bonino, who scored the go-ahead goal in the second period against the Blues. "We've done it all year and it's going to need to happen again."
Eddie Lack has had no trouble in opposing arenas lately, posting a 3-0-1 road record and 1.47 GAA this month, though he's suffered both losses against Nashville with a 4.04 GAA.
Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist against St. Louis, giving him 11 points in six games.
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| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 12:50:03 AM EST. |
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