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53 | MINNESOTA | +110 | Ov 5.5,+105 | +120 | Ov 5.5,+105 | 54 | NASHVILLE | -130 | Un 5.5,-125 | -140 | Un 5.5,-125 |
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All Games | 45-32-0 | +0.2 | 45-32 | +0.2 | 39-29 | 3.2 | 30.6 | 2.5 | 30.0 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 20-18-0 | +0.2 | 20-18 | +0.2 | 19-14 | 3.2 | 31.6 | 2.8 | 33.3 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -7 | 1-4 | -7 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 26.8 | 3.2 | 21.2 | vs. Division | 15-11-0 | +0.9 | 15-11 | +0.9 | 13-9 | 3.2 | 30.9 | 2.5 | 30.3 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 77 | 249 | 65 | 91 | 86 | 7 | 19 | 2359 | 10.6% | 216 | 44 | 20.4% | 414 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 38 | 120 | 36 | 44 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 1201 | 10.0% | 106 | 14 | 13.2% | 187 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 10.4% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 24 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 26 | 82 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 803 | 10.2% | 69 | 17 | 24.6% | 136 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 196 | 50 | 73 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 2310 | 8.5% | 205 | 36 | 17.6% | 337 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 108 | 28 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1264 | 8.5% | 112 | 22 | 19.6% | 187 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 15.1% | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | 26 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 66 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 787 | 8.4% | 68 | 9 | 13.2% | 118 |
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DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 62 | 60 | 1744 | 1611 | 92.4% | 5 | 35-25 | -0.1 | 35-25-0 | 0 | 26-26 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Road Games) | 30 | 28 | 897 | 832 | 92.8% | 2 | 14-14 | -1.8 | 14-14-0 | -2 | 11-12 | DEVAN DUBNYK (vs. Division) | 21 | 20 | 568 | 527 | 92.8% | 3 | 12-8 | +1.2 | 12-8-0 | +2 | 9-7 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 88 | 76 | 86.4% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.6 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 1-2 | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 17 | 16 | 541 | 487 | 90.0% | 0 | 9-7 | -0.6 | 9-7-0 | 0 | 12-3 | DARCY KUEMPER (Road Games) | 11 | 10 | 364 | 326 | 89.6% | 0 | 6-4 | +2.1 | 6-4-0 | +2 | 8-2 | DARCY KUEMPER (vs. Division) | 7 | 6 | 217 | 195 | 89.9% | 0 | 3-3 | -0.3 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 4-2 | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 98 | 84 | 85.7% | 0 | 2-1 | -1.2 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 3-0 | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 94.7% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | ALEX STALOCK (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ALEX STALOCK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 94.7% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 |
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All Games | 39-38-0 | -7.6 | 39-38 | -7.6 | 40-32 | 2.9 | 31.1 | 2.8 | 30.1 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 23-16-0 | -0.3 | 23-16 | -0.3 | 20-15 | 3.3 | 30.5 | 2.6 | 28.7 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.6 | 3-2 | +0.6 | 1-4 | 3.0 | 27.4 | 2.2 | 25.2 | vs. Division | 14-11-0 | +1.6 | 14-11 | +1.6 | 16-6 | 3.2 | 32.6 | 2.9 | 28.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 77 | 227 | 50 | 95 | 76 | 6 | 12 | 2394 | 9.5% | 240 | 47 | 19.6% | 369 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 39 | 127 | 25 | 62 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 1191 | 10.7% | 124 | 28 | 22.6% | 207 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 10.9% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 26 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 25 | 81 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 815 | 9.9% | 86 | 18 | 20.9% | 126 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 213 | 66 | 64 | 72 | 11 | 19 | 2314 | 9.2% | 231 | 46 | 19.9% | 347 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 101 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 1119 | 9.0% | 118 | 26 | 22.0% | 163 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 8.7% | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 19 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 73 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 721 | 10.1% | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | 124 |
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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) | 58 | 58 | 1657 | 1517 | 91.6% | 3 | 30-28 | -5.3 | 30-28-0 | -5 | 28-25 | PEKKA RINNE (Home Games) | 32 | 32 | 856 | 784 | 91.6% | 2 | 20-12 | +2.5 | 20-12-0 | +3 | 15-13 | PEKKA RINNE (vs. Division) | 21 | 21 | 588 | 534 | 90.8% | 0 | 13-8 | +3.6 | 13-8-0 | +4 | 14-4 | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 99 | 91 | 91.9% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.4 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | JUUSE SAROS (All Games) | 19 | 17 | 556 | 516 | 92.8% | 1 | 9-8 | -0.1 | 9-8-0 | 0 | 10-7 | JUUSE SAROS (Home Games) | 9 | 7 | 257 | 236 | 91.8% | 0 | 3-4 | -2.8 | 3-4-0 | -2 | 5-2 | JUUSE SAROS (vs. Division) | 3 | 3 | 79 | 74 | 93.7% | 1 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 | JUUSE SAROS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 110 | 92.4% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.5 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 3.15, NASHVILLE 3.09 |
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3/5/2017 | SAN JOSE | 3-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 ov | U | 3/7/2017 | ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, -185 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/9/2017 | at TAMPA BAY | 1-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/10/2017 | at FLORIDA | 7-4 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 ev | O | 3/12/2017 | at CHICAGO | 2-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/14/2017 | at WASHINGTON | 2-4 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/16/2017 | at CAROLINA | 1-3 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 3/18/2017 | NY RANGERS | 2-3 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/19/2017 | at WINNIPEG | 4-5 | L | 0, -140 | L | 6 un | O | 3/21/2017 | SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5 ov | P | 3/23/2017 | PHILADELPHIA | 1-3 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/25/2017 | VANCOUVER | 2-4 | L | 0, -330 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/26/2017 | at DETROIT | 2-3 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/28/2017 | WASHINGTON | 4-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/30/2017 | OTTAWA | 5-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | O | 4/1/2017 | at NASHVILLE | | 4/2/2017 | COLORADO | | 4/4/2017 | CAROLINA | | 4/6/2017 | at COLORADO | | 4/8/2017 | at ARIZONA | |
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3/7/2017 | at ANAHEIM | 3-4 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/9/2017 | at LOS ANGELES | 2-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/11/2017 | at SAN JOSE | 3-1 | W | 0, +135 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/13/2017 | WINNIPEG | 5-4 | W | 0, -170 | W | 6 un | O | 3/16/2017 | at WASHINGTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/18/2017 | at CAROLINA | 2-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 3/20/2017 | ARIZONA | 3-1 | W | 0, -270 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/23/2017 | CALGARY | 3-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 3/25/2017 | SAN JOSE | 7-2 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | O | 3/27/2017 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 6 ev | U | 3/28/2017 | at BOSTON | 1-4 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/30/2017 | TORONTO | 1-3 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 4/1/2017 | MINNESOTA | | 4/2/2017 | at ST LOUIS | | 4/4/2017 | NY ISLANDERS | | 4/6/2017 | at DALLAS | | 4/8/2017 | at WINNIPEG | |
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| | | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 38-33-11, 87 points. Finished fifth in Central Division. Lost to Dallas Stars in Western Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Bruce Boudreau (first season, 10th NHL season).
ADDED: C Marc Staal, RW Chris Stewart.
LOST: LW Thomas Vanek, RW Justin Fontaine, LW Chris Porter, C Jarret Stoll, RW David Jones.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Mikael Granlund. The ninth pick in the 2010 draft, a cult hero in his native Finland, hasn't matched the hype with offensive production over his first four NHL seasons. But he has proved to be a hard-nosed defensive player and, playing all 82 games for the first time, posted a career-best 13 goals and 44 points last season. Granlund, who has been playing left wing on a line centered by captain and fellow Finn Mikko Koivu, is poised for a breakout in Boudreau's system.
OUTLOOK: With Granlund and fellow forwards Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter, Erik Haula and Jason Zucker, plus defensemen Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba, the Wild have a young core. Koivu, Staal, Zach Parise, Jason Pominville and defenseman Ryan Suter will all be 32 or older this season, so the time is now to make a move past the early rounds of the playoffs where they've been stuck the last four years. It's up to Boudreau to guide them there. | | 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 seek win over Wild in chase for third in Central
If the Nashville Predators are to avoid a possible first-round playoff matchup with the Western Conference-leading Chicago Blackhawks, a sweep of their weekend games is a must. Trailing St. Louis by two points for third place in the Central Division after the Blues' 2-1 shootout loss Friday night at Colorado, Nashville (39-27-11) hosts the Minnesota Wild in a day game Saturday, then visits St. Louis on Sunday. Should the Predators win twice, they'll enter the season's final week in third place, although the Blues have a game in hand. Anything less than that, though, and they'll need some real help from St. Louis opponents in order to earn a more favorable draw with Minnesota or the Pacific Division champion. To get the matchup it wants, though, Nashville will have to earn two points against a team that has beaten it three times out of four games. That includes two wins 12 days apart in December in Nashville, with one coming Dec. 27 in which the Wild (45-24-8) prevailed 3-2 in overtime despite not arriving until hours before faceoff. What's more, the Predators are coming off their first back-to-back regulation losses since mid-October. After a 4-1 defeat Tuesday night in Boston, they fell 3-1 on Thursday night at home to Toronto, playing mediocre hockey for two periods before rallying in the third. While Nashville's odds of making the playoffs are still around 99 percent, coach Peter Laviolette is taking nothing for granted. "Our goal is to move forward and qualify for the playoffs, and we're not there," he said. "We've got work to do." Part of that work involves getting the power play going. The Predators were 0 of 5 with the man advantage against Toronto, managing just one shot on net in their first four opportunities. By contrast, the Maple Leafs' first two goals happened on the power play. "It was terrible, to be honest," Nashville forward Filip Forsberg said. "For the first two periods on the power play, we didn't do anything." While the Predators sputtered, Minnesota got its engines purring at full efficiency Thursday night in a 5-1 dumping of Ottawa, just its second win in 11 games. Nino Niederreiter scored twice, his first goals in 16 games, and former San Jose backup goalie Alex Stalock stopped 18 shots for his first win since Jan. 12, 2016. "I hope it's not the culmination," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I hope we keep building. It's one game. It'll be a little tougher in Nashville. We'll see how we do there." Despite its recent skid, Minnesota remains in second place in the Western Conference and will have home ice for the first round, barring a complete collapse in its last four games teamed with an unbeaten run by either Nashville or St. Louis. With a closing schedule that includes two games against Colorado and one against Arizona, Minnesota should wind up no worse than second. But Boudreau and his players clearly want to get back to the level at which they played for about four months. "The last couple of games, we were working hard and we weren't getting those two points," forward Chris Stewart said after the Ottawa win. "Tonight was a step in the right direction." |
| Last Updated: 5/18/2024 10:05:14 AM EST. |
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