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| 57 | OTTAWA | +210 | Ov 6,-115 | +230 | Ov 6,-115 | | 58 | NASHVILLE | -250 | Un 6,-105 | -270 | Un 6,-105 |
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| All Games | 13-18-0 | +1.6 | 13-18 | +1.6 | 21-8 | 3.4 | 29.5 | 3.9 | 38.3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 3-10-0 | -3 | 3-10 | -3 | 11-2 | 3.1 | 28.5 | 5.1 | 38.5 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | +0.2 | 2-3 | +0.2 | 3-2 | 2.6 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 40.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 31 | 105 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 916 | 11.5% | 98 | 22 | 22.4% | 178 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 13 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 370 | 10.8% | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | 64 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 9.6% | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 22 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 122 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 1186 | 10.3% | 90 | 25 | 27.8% | 211 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 66 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 500 | 13.2% | 36 | 11 | 30.6% | 113 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 7.4% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 25 |
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| CRAIG ANDERSON (All Games) | 27 | 26 | 972 | 881 | 90.6% | 1 | 12-14 | +3.6 | 12-14-0 | +4 | 18-6 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (Road Games) | 10 | 9 | 348 | 308 | 88.5% | 0 | 2-7 | -1.9 | 2-7-0 | -2 | 8-1 | | CRAIG ANDERSON(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 9 | 398 | 363 | 91.2% | 0 | 3-6 | -1.6 | 3-6-0 | -2 | 7-1 | | CRAIG ANDERSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 157 | 145 | 92.4% | 0 | 2-2 | +1.2 | 2-2-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | MIKE CONDON (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | MIKE CONDON (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | MIKE CONDON(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 72.7% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | MIKE CONDON (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 | | MIKE MCKENNA (All Games) | 6 | 3 | 168 | 151 | 89.9% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.1 | 1-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 | | MIKE MCKENNA (Road Games) | 3 | 2 | 108 | 94 | 87.0% | 0 | 1-1 | +1 | 1-1-0 | +1 | 1-1 | | MIKE MCKENNA(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MIKE MCKENNA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 131 | 120 | 91.6% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.1 | 1-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 19-11-0 | +1.9 | 19-11 | +1.9 | 14-15 | 3.2 | 32.1 | 2.6 | 28.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 11-5-0 | +1.7 | 11-5 | +1.7 | 6-9 | 3.1 | 32.5 | 2.2 | 26.6 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -3 | 2-3 | -3 | 3-2 | 2.4 | 28.0 | 3.2 | 24.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 30 | 95 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 962 | 9.9% | 104 | 17 | 16.3% | 154 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16 | 50 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 520 | 9.6% | 62 | 12 | 19.4% | 76 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 8.6% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 21 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 77 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 856 | 9.0% | 95 | 18 | 18.9% | 121 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 35 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 426 | 8.2% | 56 | 11 | 19.6% | 58 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 13.0% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 23 |
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| PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 20 | 19 | 532 | 495 | 93.0% | 2 | 13-6 | +2.5 | 13-6-0 | +1 | 5-13 | | PEKKA RINNE (Home Games) | 12 | 12 | 313 | 291 | 93.0% | 2 | 9-3 | +3.1 | 9-3-0 | +2 | 3-8 | | PEKKA RINNE(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 5 | 158 | 152 | 96.2% | 1 | 5-0 | +5 | 5-0-0 | +5 | 0-5 | | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 93 | 83 | 89.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -2 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 2-2 | | JUUSE SAROS (All Games) | 13 | 11 | 322 | 285 | 88.5% | 0 | 6-5 | -0.6 | 6-5-0 | 0 | 9-2 | | JUUSE SAROS (Home Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 100 | 89.3% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 3-1 | | JUUSE SAROS(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 3 | 87 | 79 | 90.8% | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 3-0 | | JUUSE SAROS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 81 | 66 | 81.5% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.2 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 3-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: OTTAWA 3.18, NASHVILLE 3.21 |
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| 11/15/2018 | DETROIT | 2-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 6 ov | U | | 11/17/2018 | PITTSBURGH | 6-4 | W | 0, +125 | W | 6 ov | O | | 11/19/2018 | FLORIDA | 5-7 | L | 0, +115 | L | 6 ov | O | | 11/21/2018 | at MINNESOTA | 4-6 | L | 0, +240 | L | 6 ov | O | | 11/23/2018 | at DALLAS | 4-6 | L | 0, +155 | L | 6.5 un | O | | 11/26/2018 | at NY RANGERS | 2-4 | L | 0, +115 | L | 6.5 ev | U | | 11/27/2018 | at PHILADELPHIA | 4-3 | W | 0, +195 | W | 6.5 ov | O | | 11/29/2018 | NY RANGERS | 3-0 | W | 0, -115 | W | 6.5 ov | U | | 12/1/2018 | SAN JOSE | 6-2 | W | 0, +150 | W | 6.5 ov | O | | 12/4/2018 | at MONTREAL | 2-5 | L | 0, +165 | L | 6.5 ov | O | | 12/6/2018 | MONTREAL | 2-5 | L | 0, +105 | L | 6.5 ov | O | | 12/8/2018 | PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, +175 | W | 7 un | U | | 12/9/2018 | BOSTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +145 | L | 6.5 un | U | | 12/11/2018 | at NASHVILLE | | | 12/14/2018 | at DETROIT | | | 12/15/2018 | at MONTREAL | | | 12/17/2018 | NASHVILLE | | | 12/21/2018 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 12/22/2018 | WASHINGTON | |
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| 11/15/2018 | at ARIZONA | 1-2 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 11/17/2018 | LOS ANGELES | 5-3 | W | 0, -230 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 11/19/2018 | TAMPA BAY | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 un | U | | 11/21/2018 | ST LOUIS | 4-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/23/2018 | at ST LOUIS | 2-6 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/25/2018 | ANAHEIM | 5-2 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 11/27/2018 | COLORADO | 2-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 11/29/2018 | ARIZONA | 0-3 | L | 0, -250 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 12/1/2018 | CHICAGO | 5-2 | W | 0, -240 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 12/3/2018 | BUFFALO | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/6/2018 | at VANCOUVER | 3-5 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5.5 ev | O | | 12/8/2018 | at CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 6 un | O | | 12/11/2018 | OTTAWA | | | 12/13/2018 | VANCOUVER | | | 12/15/2018 | NEW JERSEY | | | 12/17/2018 | at OTTAWA | | | 12/18/2018 | at CHICAGO | | | 12/20/2018 | at PHILADELPHIA | | | 12/22/2018 | at BOSTON | |
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| |  | OTTAWA: LAST SEASON: 28-43-11, 67 points. Finished seventh in Atlantic Division and missed playoffs.
COACH: Guy Boucher (Third season, sixth NHL season)
ADDED: F Mikkel Boedker, C Chris Tierney, D Dylan DeMelo
LOST: D Erik Karlsson, RW Mike Hoffman
PLAYER TO WATCH: Mark Stone. Karlsson is gone, Hoffman is gone and the high-scoring 26-year-old forward is one of the only stars left with the Senators as they go into what owner Eugene Melnyk is unafraid to call a rebuild. Stone had 20 goals and 42 assists last season for a team that finished well out of the playoff race and will have to produce at least that much with less talent around them.
OUTLOOK: Pain. It's going to be a rough season in Ottawa and likely several of them after trading two-time Norris Trophy-winning Karlsson to San Jose for spare parts, prospects and draft picks. The Senators are in for a lot of losing and more trades, including pending free agents like Matt Duchene and maybe even Stone to make way for more teenagers and young players. | | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 53-18-11, 117 points. Won first Presidents' Trophy.
LOST Game 7 to Winnipeg Jets in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (fifth season, 17th NHL season).
ADDED: D Dan Hamhuis.
LOST: C Mike Fisher, F Scott Hartnell, D Alexei Emelin.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Pekka Rinne. He turns 36 in November and is in the final year of his current contract coming off a season where he won the Vezina Trophy after being a finalist three other times. Rinne carried the Predators to their first Presidents' Trophy going 42-13-4 with eight shutouts, a 2.31 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. He also earned his 300th career victory on Feb. 22.
OUTLOOK: The Predators' goal remains winning the Stanley Cup that has eluded them the past two seasons after a loss in the Stanley Cup Final followed by a Game 7 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference semifinals. They kept their core together with their biggest offseason moves signing defenseman Ryan Ellis, backup goalie Juuse Saros, forward Ryan Hartman to extensions. Nashville is expecting more growth from center Ryan Johansen, forwards Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson, Kevin Fiala and rookie Eeli Tolvanen to keep the Predators competitive in the deep Western Conference. |
| | Ailing Predators play Senators to start 3-game homestand
Make no mistake about it, the Nashville Predators are a shorthanded team. They are currently operating without All-Star defenseman P.K. Subban, as well as top six forwards Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson and Kyle Turris. But they also know they're capable of playing better hockey than they did in 5-3 and 5-2 road losses on a road trip to Vancouver and Calgary, respectively. Those outcomes dropped them out of the top spot in the Western Conference and left them in a tie for first place in the Central Division with Colorado. Nashville will try to get well at home this week, starting a three-game homestand in Bridgestone Arena Tuesday night against the Ottawa Senators. "This team is good at staying within the day," forward Craig Smith said of the Predators. "We've done a great job of not looking in the rearview mirror. But the results in the last couple of games is not where we want it. We'll take ownership of it and make the right corrections." One of those corrections will presumably be on defense, where Nashville needs to be stronger with so many proven scorers unavailable. Allowing five goals in consecutive road games is not the recipe for success with most teams, but especially so for one with four core players on injured reserve. To that end, defenseman Ryan Ellis says the Predators have to simplify their game and not get caught out of position as much. "They wanted it more," he said of the loss in Calgary Saturday night. "At times, we played well and at times they outplayed us, so it's just about getting back to basics. We've obviously been hit with the injury bug, and when that happens, you have to play very predictable for your teammates." Nashville (19-10-1) is only 8-7-1 in its last 16 games, its depth being eroded by injuries. But it has won seven of its last nine at home, and in Ottawa, it has appeared to draw a favorable foil to open its final stretch of home games before Christmas. The Senators (13-14-4) are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss Sunday to Boston, and are starting a three-game road trip. Life away from the Canadian capital hasn't been kind to Ottawa, which is only 3-9-1 on the road. Only New Jersey owns a worse road record at 3-10-2. Backup goalie Mike McKenna gave the Senators a chance to steal two points by making 42 saves, but he couldn't stop Torey Krug's one-timer at 3:07 of overtime that led to Ottawa's third loss in four games. "We're still making strides to get where we want to be defensively," Senators forward Zack Smith said. "We have to figure that out pretty quick here ... Mike stood on his head for a lot of the saves tonight." Ottawa will also bring a shorthanded roster to Nashville. Defenseman Dylan DeMelo (upper-body injury) won't go on the road trip, while forward Bobby Ryan (concussion) and center Matt Duchene (lower-body injury) presently reside on IR. This will be the teams' first meeting of the season. They'll conclude their season series on December 17 in Ottawa. |
| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 12:13:00 PM EST. |
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