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65 | FLORIDA | -130 | 66 | NEW JERSEY | +110 |
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All Games | 21-25-0 | -2 | 21-25 | -2 | 19-20 | 2.5 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 30.1 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11-13-0 | +1.8 | 11-13 | +1.8 | 10-11 | 2.5 | 29.8 | 2.8 | 31.6 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.6 | 1-4 | -4.6 | 2-3 | 2.4 | 33.0 | 3.2 | 29.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 46 | 114 | 27 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1449 | 7.9% | 142 | 21 | 14.8% | 193 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 24 | 60 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 716 | 8.4% | 69 | 9 | 13.0% | 101 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 7.3% | 18 | 5 | 27.8% | 22 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 129 | 35 | 52 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 1383 | 9.3% | 154 | 28 | 18.2% | 210 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 67 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 759 | 8.8% | 86 | 18 | 20.9% | 112 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 11.0% | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 24 |
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ROBERTO LUONGO (All Games) | 38 | 38 | 1085 | 998 | 92.0% | 0 | 18-20 | -0.6 | 18-20-0 | 0 | 14-18 | ROBERTO LUONGO (Road Games) | 19 | 19 | 588 | 544 | 92.5% | 0 | 9-10 | +2 | 9-10-0 | +3 | 7-9 | ROBERTO LUONGO (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 96 | 89.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -3 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | AL MONTOYA (All Games) | 14 | 8 | 294 | 262 | 89.1% | 0 | 3-5 | -1.3 | 3-5-0 | 0 | 5-2 | AL MONTOYA (Road Games) | 8 | 5 | 170 | 150 | 88.2% | 0 | 2-3 | -0.2 | 2-3-0 | +1 | 3-2 | AL MONTOYA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 60 | 50 | 83.3% | 0 | 1-0 | +1.6 | 1-0-0 | +2 | 1-0 |
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All Games | 18-31-0 | -11.3 | 18-31 | -11.3 | 18-25 | 2.2 | 24.6 | 2.8 | 30.6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 8-14-0 | -7.2 | 8-14 | -7.2 | 5-11 | 2.1 | 25.4 | 2.5 | 28.5 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +2.6 | 3-2 | +2.6 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 21.2 | 2.6 | 35.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 49 | 110 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1205 | 9.1% | 139 | 28 | 20.1% | 188 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 22 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 558 | 8.4% | 65 | 11 | 16.9% | 76 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 13.2% | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 23 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 137 | 26 | 49 | 53 | 9 | 15 | 1500 | 9.1% | 174 | 35 | 20.1% | 221 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 55 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 626 | 8.8% | 69 | 15 | 21.7% | 89 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 7.4% | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 23 |
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SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (All Games) | 3 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | SCOTT CLEMMENSEN (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | KEITH KINKAID (All Games) | 9 | 5 | 195 | 178 | 91.3% | 0 | 1-4 | -2.8 | 1-4-0 | -3 | 1-2 | KEITH KINKAID (Home Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 113 | 91.9% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 1-1 | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 109 | 97 | 89.0% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.8 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-1 | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 43 | 43 | 1242 | 1145 | 92.2% | 3 | 17-26 | -7.6 | 17-26-0 | -7 | 16-23 | CORY SCHNEIDER (Home Games) | 18 | 18 | 498 | 462 | 92.8% | 0 | 7-11 | -5.4 | 7-11-0 | -5 | 4-10 | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 124 | 118 | 95.2% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.7 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 2-2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: FLORIDA 2.92, NEW JERSEY 3.24 |
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1/4/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5 ev | O | 1/8/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 3-1 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | U | 1/9/2015 | at CALGARY | 6-5 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 ov | O | 1/11/2015 | at EDMONTON | 4-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | O | 1/13/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 2-8 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | 1/15/2015 | COLORADO | 2-4 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 un | O | 1/17/2015 | EDMONTON | 2-3 | L | 0, -195 | L | 5.5 un | U | 1/19/2015 | VANCOUVER | 1-2 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | 1/27/2015 | DETROIT | 4-5 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | O | 1/29/2015 | COLUMBUS | 3-2 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 un | U | 1/31/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | 2/2/2015 | at NY RANGERS | | 2/3/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | 2/5/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | 2/8/2015 | NASHVILLE | | 2/10/2015 | ANAHEIM | |
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1/6/2015 | BUFFALO | 4-1 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5 un | P | 1/8/2015 | at BOSTON | 0-3 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 un | U | 1/9/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 2-3 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5 ov | P | 1/14/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | 5-3 | W | 0, +195 | W | 5 un | O | 1/16/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 1-5 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ev | O | 1/19/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 5-2 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5 un | O | 1/28/2015 | TORONTO | 2-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | U | 1/30/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 1-2 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 un | U | 1/31/2015 | FLORIDA | | 2/3/2015 | OTTAWA | | 2/6/2015 | TORONTO | | 2/7/2015 | at MONTREAL | | 2/9/2015 | EDMONTON | |
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| | | FLORIDA: LAST SEASON: 29-45-8, 66 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 15th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Gerald Gallant, 1st season with Panthers; 4th overall in NHL, 56-76-4.
ADDED: C Jussi Jokinen, C Dave Bolland, D Willie Mitchell, G Al Montoya, C Derek MacKenzie, LW Shawn Thornton.
LOST: D Tom Gilbert, C Scott Gomez, C Marcel Goc, D Ed Jovanovski, G Tim Thomas, G Scott Clemmensen, G Jacob Markstrom.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Roberto Luongo. For as much as the Panthers are talking about scoring more goals and improving special teams - and rightly so - Florida's hopes hinge upon one of the most popular players in team history. If Luongo is great, the Panthers could be a playoff team. If he struggles, so will Florida.
OUTLOOK: So much has to change quickly for Florida to get in playoff contention, but the Panthers went out and tried during the offseason to revamp just about everything from locker-room mood to on-ice style. Opening with five road games in the season's first seven outings may set the tone. | | NEW JERSEY: LAST SEASON: 35-29-18, 88 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Peter DeBoer, 4th season with Devils (102-76-34); 7th overall in NHL (205-183-70).
ADDED: LW Mike Cammalleri, LW Martin Havlat, C Scott Gomez, G Scott Clemmensen.
LOST: G Martin Brodeur, D Anton Volchenkov, D Mark Fayne.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jaromir Jagr. Led the team in scoring with 24 goals and 43 assists in remarkable season in which he played in all 82. Can he do it again at 42-years-old. If he does, the Devils have a shot at getting back into the playoffs for the first time since reaching NHL Finals in 2011-12.
OUTLOOK: After finishing with fourth fewest goals in the league, the Devils hope free-agent signees Cammalleri (26 goals) and Havlat (12 goals in 48 games) can boost the scoring, along with Adam Henrique, who scored a career-high 25-goals last season. With Broduer not re-signed, Cory Schnedier will get most of the work in goal after posting a 1.97 goals against average in 46 games last season. Defense allowed 208 goals, ninth best in the league. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (FLORIDA-NEW JERSEY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Panthers-Devils Preview* =========================
Florida (21-15-10) at New Jersey (18-22-9), 7:00 p.m. EDT
By stocking up on tons of upcoming draft picks and young talent, the Florida Panthers are trying to set themselves up for a bright future.
The future might arrive a little ahead of schedule.
Often a playoff longshot at this time of year, the Panthers find themselves right in the mix of the Eastern Conference postseason race, but they'll need to start stringing some wins together heading into Saturday night's matchup with the New Jersey Devils.
The Panthers are six points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, still in the chase despite just enduring a five-game slide that ended with a 3-2 win over Columbus on Thursday.
"We still have some growing to do," Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said. "But we're close. It's getting exciting because we see the future and we see that we're not far off."
Led by a combination of savvy veterans - like goalie Roberto Luongo and defenseman Willie Mitchell - playing alongside a young core that includes rising star defenseman Aaron Ekblad, center Nick Bjugstad and winger Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida has probably exceeded many expectations already.
A year ago at this time, the Panthers (21-15-10) were 15th in the 16-team East. Now, some of the players are already checking scoreboards around the league on a nightly basis to see what the playoff standings look like.
"We've got a good team," said Huberdeau, the No. 3 overall pick in 2011 who hasn't sniffed an NHL playoff chase before. "It's cool. The games are way more important when you're looking at a playoff spot. It's big for us. We don't want to miss our chance this year and we've got some veterans reminding the young guys who haven't been there to take advantage of that chance."
Florida starts a three-game, four-day swing through the New York metropolitan area on Saturday, with road games against the Rangers, Islanders and Devils. The Rangers are eighth in the conference, and the Islanders seem poised to grab one of the East's best playoff seeds.
It might be a critical stretch, but the road hasn't been unkind to Florida of late. The Panthers have emerged with 13 of a possible 20 standings points in their last 10 road games.
"This is a huge road trip," Luongo said.
Florida's playoff history - or lack thereof - is well-known. The team hasn't won a playoff series since its run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996, and has reached the postseason just once since 2000.
Nonetheless, there's still confidence inside the Panthers' locker room.
And if nothing else, at this time of year, that represents some progress.
"It's such an important time of the season right now," said Sean Bergenheim, who had the game-winner on Thursday on a play where he was simultaneously taking a high stick to his face. "It's a good feeling but we're learning at the same time. We haven't played the way we have to play in a lot of games lately to be a successful team. But you've got to believe. And we do."
The Devils (18-22-9) have even more ground to make up than the Panthers, tied for 13th in the East. They appeared headed for a third straight win Friday against Pittsburgh, but allowed the tying goal with 3:11 left in regulation before Simon Despres scored in overtime to give the Penguins a 2-1 victory.
The loss overshadowed an outstanding performance by Cory Schneider, who stopped the first 37 Pittsburgh shots and finished with 41 saves in his career high-tying 43rd start.
New Jersey, which is 3-0-2 in its last five home games, registered 14 shots for the second time this month. Only Buffalo averages fewer shots than the Devils' 24.5.
"We have to be way better, we can't keep relying on Schneids and the other goalies to keep us in there the whole game," forward Patrik Elias said. "We're not taking charge. We're not skating well. We're just sitting back. We have to be hungrier tomorrow."
Steve Bernier's goal Friday was his fourth in five games after he tallied just three times in his first 29 contests.
The Devils have outscored the Panthers 16-7 during a four-game home win streak and Schneider made 28 saves in New Jersey's 5-1 road victory on Oct. 11.
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