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65 | BUFFALO | +180 | Ov 5,-125 | +175 | Ov 5,-130 | 66 | NASHVILLE | -215 | Un 5,+105 | -210 | Un 5,+110 |
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All Games | 9-14-0 | -1.5 | 9-14 | -1.5 | 5-11 | 2.2 | 29.7 | 2.7 | 28.3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 4-5-0 | +1.6 | 4-5 | +1.6 | 2-4 | 2.3 | 30.6 | 2.4 | 30.3 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -3 | 1-4 | -3 | 0-2 | 1.8 | 26.8 | 2.4 | 27.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 23 | 50 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 683 | 7.3% | 71 | 14 | 19.7% | 84 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 275 | 7.6% | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | 37 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 6.7% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 61 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 650 | 9.4% | 58 | 14 | 24.1% | 100 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 273 | 8.1% | 28 | 9 | 32.1% | 35 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 8.9% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 19 |
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CHAD JOHNSON (All Games) | 15 | 13 | 372 | 338 | 90.9% | 1 | 5-8 | -1.2 | 5-8-0 | -1 | 4-7 | CHAD JOHNSON (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 176 | 160 | 90.9% | 1 | 2-4 | -0.6 | 2-4-0 | 0 | 2-3 | CHAD JOHNSON(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 2 | 76 | 71 | 93.4% | 1 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-2 | CHAD JOHNSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 104 | 98 | 94.2% | 1 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0-2 | ROBIN LEHNER (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 91.7% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ROBIN LEHNER (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ROBIN LEHNER(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ROBIN LEHNER (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 91.7% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | LINUS ULLMARK (All Games) | 10 | 10 | 263 | 241 | 91.6% | 0 | 4-6 | -0.3 | 4-6-0 | 0 | 1-4 | LINUS ULLMARK (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 97 | 92 | 94.8% | 0 | 2-1 | +2.2 | 2-1-0 | +3 | 0-1 | LINUS ULLMARK(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 5 | 128 | 117 | 91.4% | 0 | 1-4 | -2.6 | 1-4-0 | -3 | 0-2 | LINUS ULLMARK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 91 | 82 | 90.1% | 0 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 0-2 |
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All Games | 12-10-0 | -1.6 | 12-10 | -1.6 | 8-10 | 2.6 | 30.7 | 2.5 | 27.6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 7-3-0 | +1.8 | 7-3 | +1.8 | 4-5 | 3.3 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 27.6 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.4 | 1-4 | -4.4 | 0-3 | 1.0 | 29.6 | 3.2 | 26.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 22 | 58 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 676 | 8.6% | 76 | 13 | 17.1% | 90 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 10 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 312 | 10.6% | 39 | 7 | 17.9% | 55 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 3.4% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 56 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 607 | 9.2% | 67 | 14 | 20.9% | 98 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 7.6% | 35 | 6 | 17.1% | 32 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 12.1% | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 30 |
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CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 3 | 3 | 101 | 92 | 91.1% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-0 | CARTER HUTTON (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | CARTER HUTTON(vs. Non-Conference) | 2 | 2 | 73 | 68 | 93.2% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-0 | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 3 | 101 | 92 | 91.1% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-0 | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 19 | 19 | 505 | 460 | 91.1% | 5 | 10-9 | -2.6 | 10-9-0 | -3 | 6-10 | PEKKA RINNE (Home Games) | 10 | 10 | 276 | 256 | 92.8% | 2 | 7-3 | +1.8 | 7-3-0 | +2 | 4-5 | PEKKA RINNE(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 10 | 252 | 225 | 89.3% | 2 | 4-6 | -5.4 | 4-6-0 | -6 | 3-6 | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 99 | 86 | 86.9% | 3 | 0-4 | -5.4 | 0-4-0 | -6 | 0-3 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 3.11, NASHVILLE 3.01 |
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11/1/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-1 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/5/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 1-4 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/7/2015 | VANCOUVER | 3-2 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/10/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 4-1 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/12/2015 | at FLORIDA | 3-2 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/14/2015 | SAN JOSE | 1-2 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/17/2015 | DALLAS | 1-3 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/19/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 2-3 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/21/2015 | at DALLAS | 0-3 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/23/2015 | ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/25/2015 | NASHVILLE | 2-3 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/27/2015 | CAROLINA | 4-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 ev | P | 11/28/2015 | at NASHVILLE | | 12/1/2015 | at DETROIT | | 12/4/2015 | ARIZONA | | 12/6/2015 | at EDMONTON | | 12/7/2015 | at VANCOUVER | |
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11/1/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 2-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | O | 11/5/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/7/2015 | ST LOUIS | 0-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/10/2015 | OTTAWA | 7-5 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/12/2015 | TORONTO | 1-2 | L | 0, -260 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/14/2015 | WINNIPEG | 7-0 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/17/2015 | ANAHEIM | 3-2 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/20/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 0-4 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/21/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 0-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/23/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 0-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/25/2015 | at BUFFALO | 3-2 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/27/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 2-3 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/28/2015 | BUFFALO | | 12/1/2015 | ARIZONA | | 12/3/2015 | FLORIDA | | 12/5/2015 | at DETROIT | | 12/7/2015 | at BOSTON | | 12/8/2015 | at CHICAGO | |
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| | | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 23-51-8, 54 points. Last-place in NHL for second consecutive year.
COACH: Dan Bylsma (first season, seventh NHL season).
ADDED: C Ryan O'Reilly, C Jack Eichel, C David Legwand, G Robin Lehner, D Cody Franson, LW Jamie McGinn.
LOST: D Nikita Zadorov, D Andrej Meszaros, C Cody Hodgson, C Mikhail Grigorenko, G Anders Lindback.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Eichel. Selected with the No. 2 pick in the NHL draft in June, the Boston University product and college hockey's MVP last season has already showed flashes of his "once-in-a-generation" billing with an effortless skating style and play-making potential. He impressed coach Bylsma, who noted Eichel's play away from the puck is better than anticipated. With O'Reilly centering top line, the 18-year-old will immediately step in to center second line.
OUTLOOK: Finally looking up in Buffalo after two seasons of upheaval during which general manager Tim Murray purged team of veteran high-priced talent, and re-stocked it with a young,
promising core. The newcomers include forward Evander Kane, who is set to make Sabres debut. Kane was sidelined by a season-ending shoulder injury when Buffalo acquired him in a trade from Winnipeg in February. Goaltending remains a question mark, and it's unclear how long it will take for the many new pieces to start gelling. Premature to expect Buffalo to challenge for a playoff spot after two seasons in which team combined for NHL-lows with 44 wins and 303 goals. | | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 47-25-10, 104 points. Second Central Division. Lost
to Chicago Blackhawks in Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (second season, 436-307-25 over 13 NHL
seasons).
ADDED: D Barret Jackman, RW Cody Hodgson.
LOST: C Matt Cullen, D Cody Franson, F Mike Santorelli.
PLAYER TO WATCH: RW Filip Forsberg. The Swede played every game
of his first full NHL season and scored a franchise-rookie
record 63 points with 26 goals and 37 assists. He became the
fifth youngest player in NHL history to lead a playoff-bound
team in scoring. Can he match, or better, last season?
OUTLOOK: The Predators believe they were so close to beating the
eventual Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks last spring with eight
players making their postseason debuts, and now they think they
are even better positioned for a title run in their second
season with Laviolette's system with Jackman bringing his
defensive skills to Nashville. They will have a chance to finish
strong with eight of their final 12 games on home ice. |
| | Sabres-Predators Preview By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
The only redeeming point of the Nashville Predators' road trip came when they ended a long scoring drought and beat the skidding Buffalo Sabres. Returning home for three straight could be what they need to get on track, but Buffalo should be heading into Saturday night's rematch with a bit more confidence after ending its losing streak. Nashville (12-6-4) finished a 1-3-1 trip with Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to Philadelphia, and it would've went without a point for the fourth time if Mike Fisher hadn't scored the tying goal with 20 seconds remaining in regulation. The Predators were shut out in the first three before ending a 227-minute, 39-second scoreless stretch in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Sabres (9-12-2). ''It's all about the points, obviously. Three points is not good,'' said Filip Forsberg, who scored in the first period and added an assist Friday. ''We've been scoring a lot of goals during the year, but we lost three games in a row without a goal. It's not acceptable. It's been better the last two games, but any way you put it, it's not good enough if it's just five goals (on the trip).'' Forsberg finished second among rookies with 26 goals last season, but he has three and scored for the first time in 18 games. "I think it was only a matter of time," coach Peter Laviolette said. "He was shooting the puck well also. It was good for him to have a good first shift. (His line was) humming in the offensive zone and (was) able to generate." Nashville opens a three-game homestand riding a 3-0-1 stretch at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators, who have one regulation defeat in 10 home games, have scored seven goals twice during that run. Buffalo wouldn't mind if they brought their scoring woes from the road back home with them, though. The Sabres netted seven goals during an 0-4-2 skid before busting out of their slump with Friday's 4-1 win over Carolina. Josh Gorges scored for the first time in over two years in the first period. Rookie Jack Eichel snapped a six-game goal drought against the Predators, then scored the go-ahead goal Friday right after the Sabres killed off a penalty. ''It's a big goal and I thought after that play, after that penalty kill, the game changed for us,'' coach Dan Bylsma said. Eichel has one goal and two assists in nine games on the road, where the Sabres are 4-4-1 after dropping their last two. Rookie Linus Ullmark likely will get the start after Chad Johnson made 27 saves Friday. Johnson relieved Ullmark midway through the second period against the Predators after Ullmark allowed three goals on eight shots, as Fisher, Craig Smith and Cody Hodgson scored. Pekka Rinne was in goal Friday and has lost his last four starts with a 3.26 goals-against average. Carter Hutton stopped 30 shots against the Sabres and could face them again. Nashville has outscored Buffalo 17-5 while winning five straight meetings. Smith has four goals and two assists in six career games against the Sabres. |
| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 11:25:59 AM EST. |
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