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7 | COLORADO | +245 | Ov 5.5,+110 | +230 | Ov 5.5,+100 | 8 | NASHVILLE | -290 | Un 5.5,-130 | -270 | Un 5.5,-120 |
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All Games | 16-42-0 | -20.7 | 16-42 | -20.7 | 22-27 | 2.0 | 28.2 | 3.3 | 32.3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-20-0 | -5.2 | 9-20 | -5.2 | 10-15 | 1.8 | 26.9 | 3.2 | 33.3 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -1.6 | 1-4 | -1.6 | 0-4 | 1.4 | 28.8 | 2.2 | 34.6 | vs. Division | 6-13-0 | -5.1 | 6-13 | -5.1 | 8-10 | 2.1 | 29.5 | 3.2 | 29.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 58 | 114 | 30 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1637 | 7.0% | 178 | 25 | 14.0% | 194 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 29 | 52 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 780 | 6.7% | 82 | 13 | 15.9% | 85 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 4.9% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 10 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 19 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 561 | 7.0% | 62 | 10 | 16.1% | 69 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 192 | 61 | 60 | 68 | 3 | 10 | 1876 | 10.2% | 208 | 45 | 21.6% | 319 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 94 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 967 | 9.7% | 109 | 26 | 23.9% | 165 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 6.4% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 17 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 61 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 567 | 10.8% | 72 | 13 | 18.1% | 101 |
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SPENCER MARTIN (All Games) | 3 | 3 | 96 | 83 | 86.5% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 1-0 | SPENCER MARTIN (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 70 | 62 | 88.6% | 1 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-0 | SPENCER MARTIN (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | SPENCER MARTIN (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 3 | 96 | 83 | 86.5% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 1-0 | CALVIN PICKARD (All Games) | 33 | 31 | 986 | 896 | 90.9% | 3 | 10-21 | -5.8 | 10-21-0 | -6 | 13-15 | CALVIN PICKARD (Road Games) | 17 | 16 | 506 | 461 | 91.1% | 1 | 6-10 | +0.8 | 6-10-0 | +2 | 7-8 | CALVIN PICKARD (vs. Division) | 8 | 7 | 237 | 221 | 93.2% | 1 | 4-3 | +3.8 | 4-3-0 | +4 | 3-3 | CALVIN PICKARD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 133 | 125 | 94.0% | 1 | 1-3 | -0.6 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 0-4 | JEREMY SMITH (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-0 | JEREMY SMITH (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-0 | JEREMY SMITH (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JEREMY SMITH (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-0 | SEMYON VARLAMOV (All Games) | 24 | 23 | 745 | 669 | 89.8% | 3 | 6-17 | -10.8 | 6-17-0 | -11 | 8-12 | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Road Games) | 11 | 10 | 348 | 313 | 89.9% | 3 | 3-7 | -3 | 3-7-0 | -3 | 3-7 | SEMYON VARLAMOV (vs. Division) | 12 | 12 | 326 | 285 | 87.4% | 2 | 2-10 | -8.8 | 2-10-0 | -9 | 5-7 | SEMYON VARLAMOV (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 91 | 85.0% | 0 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 2-1 |
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All Games | 28-31-0 | -11.3 | 28-31 | -11.3 | 31-23 | 2.9 | 31.7 | 2.8 | 30.4 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16-14-0 | -4.4 | 16-14 | -4.4 | 14-12 | 3.0 | 30.6 | 2.6 | 29.2 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.6 | 2-3 | -1.6 | 5-0 | 4.0 | 33.0 | 4.8 | 31.8 | vs. Division | 12-10-0 | +1 | 12-10 | +1 | 13-6 | 3.1 | 32.2 | 2.8 | 28.7 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 59 | 169 | 36 | 73 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 1872 | 9.0% | 189 | 36 | 19.0% | 274 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 30 | 91 | 18 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 919 | 9.9% | 97 | 20 | 20.6% | 147 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 12.1% | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 29 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 22 | 69 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 709 | 9.7% | 80 | 17 | 21.2% | 108 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 165 | 50 | 46 | 60 | 9 | 14 | 1795 | 9.2% | 185 | 33 | 17.8% | 271 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 77 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 876 | 8.8% | 96 | 17 | 17.7% | 122 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 24 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 15.1% | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | 42 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 62 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 632 | 9.8% | 69 | 14 | 20.3% | 106 |
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MAREK MAZANEC (All Games) | 4 | 2 | 87 | 73 | 83.9% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | MAREK MAZANEC (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MAREK MAZANEC (vs. Division) | 2 | 1 | 46 | 40 | 87.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | MAREK MAZANEC (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 87 | 73 | 83.9% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 45 | 45 | 1287 | 1179 | 91.6% | 3 | 22-23 | -8.5 | 22-23-0 | -9 | 22-18 | PEKKA RINNE (Home Games) | 25 | 25 | 673 | 617 | 91.7% | 2 | 14-11 | -2.2 | 14-11-0 | -2 | 11-10 | PEKKA RINNE (vs. Division) | 19 | 19 | 532 | 484 | 91.0% | 0 | 11-8 | +1.6 | 11-8-0 | +2 | 12-4 | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 82 | 67 | 81.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.9 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 4-0 | JUUSE SAROS (All Games) | 14 | 12 | 411 | 382 | 92.9% | 1 | 6-6 | -0.6 | 6-6-0 | -1 | 7-5 | JUUSE SAROS (Home Games) | 7 | 5 | 199 | 184 | 92.5% | 0 | 2-3 | -2.3 | 2-3-0 | -2 | 3-2 | JUUSE SAROS (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 47 | 46 | 97.9% | 1 | 1-1 | +0.4 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 0-2 | JUUSE SAROS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 105 | 94 | 89.5% | 0 | 1-1 | +0.2 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 2-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: COLORADO 3.17, NASHVILLE 3.05 |
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1/31/2017 | at ANAHEIM | 1-5 | L | 0, +245 | L | 5 ov | O | 2/1/2017 | at LOS ANGELES | 0-5 | L | 0, +255 | L | 5 ov | P | 2/4/2017 | WINNIPEG | 5-2 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 2/7/2017 | MONTREAL | 4-0 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5 ov | U | 2/9/2017 | PITTSBURGH | 1-4 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 2/11/2017 | at NY RANGERS | 2-4 | L | 0, +250 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 2/12/2017 | at NY ISLANDERS | 1-5 | L | 0, +180 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 2/14/2017 | at NEW JERSEY | 2-3 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ov | P | 2/16/2017 | at BUFFALO | 0-2 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 un | U | 2/17/2017 | at CAROLINA | 2-1 | W | 0, +240 | W | 5.5 un | U | 2/19/2017 | TAMPA BAY | 2-3 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 un | U | 2/21/2017 | LOS ANGELES | 1-2 | L | 0, +165 | L | 5 un | U | 2/23/2017 | at NASHVILLE | | 2/25/2017 | BUFFALO | | 2/28/2017 | at PHILADELPHIA | | 3/2/2017 | at OTTAWA | | 3/4/2017 | at WINNIPEG | | 3/5/2017 | ST LOUIS | |
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1/31/2017 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-4 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 2/2/2017 | EDMONTON | 2-0 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | U | 2/4/2017 | DETROIT | 0-1 | L | 0, -235 | L | 5 ov | U | 2/7/2017 | VANCOUVER | 4-2 | W | 0, -210 | W | 5 ov | O | 2/9/2017 | at NY RANGERS | 3-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | O | 2/11/2017 | FLORIDA | 4-7 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | O | 2/12/2017 | DALLAS | 5-3 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 2/18/2017 | at MINNESOTA | 2-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | O | 2/19/2017 | at COLUMBUS | 4-3 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 un | O | 2/21/2017 | CALGARY | 5-6 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | O | 2/23/2017 | COLORADO | | 2/25/2017 | WASHINGTON | | 2/26/2017 | EDMONTON | | 2/28/2017 | at BUFFALO | | 3/2/2017 | at MONTREAL | | 3/4/2017 | CHICAGO | |
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| | | COLORADO: LAST SEASON: 39-39-4, 82 points. Didn't make the playoffs.
COACH: Jared Bednar (first season, first NHL season).
ADDED: C Joe Colborne, D Fedor Tyutin, D Patrick Wiercioch.
LOST: F Mikkel Boedker, F Shawn Matthias, F Jack Skille, D Zach Redmond, D Nick Holden, G Reto Berra.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Nathan MacKinnon. The 20-year-old speedster recently signed a $44.1 million, seven-year deal that runs through the 2022-23 season. He had 21 goals and 31 assists last season, but missed the last 10 games after he sprained a ligament in his knee. MacKinnon also sat out the final 18 games the year before because of a broken foot. He's coming off a good showing at the World Cup of Hockey, scoring two goals for Team North America. He should fit in well with Bednar's up-tempo style. | | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 41-27-14, 96 points. Fourth in Central Division. Lost to San Jose Sharks in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (third season, 15th NHL season).
ADDED: D P.K. Subban, D Matt Carle and D Yannick Weber.
LOST: D Shea Weber, G Carter Hutton and D Barret Jackman.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Subban. The $9 million-per-year defenseman arrived June 29 in a trade that sent captain Shea Weber to Montreal. Subban is seen as an offensive upgrade. His speed and skill with the puck is a much better match for Laviolette's approach, giving the Predators a chance to score more points in the very competitive Central Division.
OUTLOOK: Stanley Cup Finals is a reasonable prediction. The Predators have made some big moves revamping this roster over the past two seasons with Subban easily the biggest yet. The Predators are banking on more offense helping them earn home-ice advantage after back-to-back seven-game series against California teams as the West's first wild card last spring. |
| | Predators hope to feast on struggling Avalanche
Needing every point they can get the rest of the way, the Nashville Predators appear to have the closest thing to a guaranteed two points heading into Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night. They are hosting the Colorado Avalanche, who at 16-39-3 are easily the NHL's worst team, and one they have already beaten four times this season, including 4-3 on Dec. 6 in Nashville. With nothing to play for except the accomplishment of individual goals and the possibility of making moves to enhance their future, Colorado is in that place few teams ever want to inhabit. But it would be a fatal mistake for the Predators to overlook them, considering they start the evening just a point ahead of the Calgary Flames for the first wild card spot in the Western Conference and only two points in behind the St. Louis Blues for third in the Central Division. And as four of the last five games have shown, there's no guarantee Nashville is going to take care of business early. It has fallen behind by three goals against the Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and Calgary. Amazingly, it managed three points out of that scenario, rallying to dump the Stars 5-3 on Feb. 12 and falling 6-5 in overtime Tuesday night to the Flames. Still, it might benefit this team to display a bit of initiative early in games and not have to fight from behind repeatedly. "It's just the way it goes sometimes," captain Mike Fisher said. "We got behind. We found a way to get back in it; we never feel like we are out of a game ever. That's a good sign and hopefully something we won't have to do as much down the stretch." Another concern for the Predators is the recent slump of goalie Pekka Rinne, who's been pulled twice in his last four starts. Defensive breakdowns and puck luck haunted Rinne on Tuesday as he allowed four goals on just 13 shots. His save percentage in February is a measly .891. "Nothing bounced our way, and every time something broke down, it wound up in the back of the net," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said about yanking Rinne. "It wasn't about Pekka at that point. It was about changing the game and the momentum." It's not known if Rinne or Juuse Saros, who relieved Rinne and gave the Predators a chance to win with some big saves that sparked their rally from a 4-1 deficit against Calgary, will go between the pipes Thursday. Either way, it seems like a favorable matchup against a Colorado team that has scored just 114 goals -- 25 fewer than any other team. Its 2-1 loss against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday was emblematic of its season. The Avs were outshot 32-25 and failed to bury a spate of good chances against Peter Budaj in the third period, hitting two posts and a crossbar. "We just weren't sharp enough around the net and it ended up costing us," Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog said. "I hit one crossbar and one post and one yawning cage where it just hopped over." |
| Last Updated: 5/4/2024 12:03:15 PM EST. |
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