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| 3 | BOSTON | -125 | Ov 5,+120 | -120 | Ov 5,+120 | | 4 | NEW JERSEY | +105 | Un 5,-140 | +100 | Un 5,-140 |
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| All Games | 29-31-0 | -13.2 | 29-31 | -13.2 | 24-26 | 2.6 | 30.5 | 2.6 | 29.4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 12-17-0 | -7.3 | 12-17 | -7.3 | 13-9 | 2.7 | 28.8 | 3.0 | 30.3 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.6 | 1-4 | -4.6 | 4-1 | 2.8 | 33.2 | 3.4 | 25.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 60 | 158 | 52 | 58 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 1831 | 8.6% | 144 | 25 | 17.4% | 263 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 29 | 78 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 835 | 9.3% | 75 | 10 | 13.3% | 130 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 8.4% | 16 | 3 | 18.7% | 25 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 158 | 44 | 59 | 46 | 9 | 12 | 1767 | 8.9% | 187 | 33 | 17.6% | 265 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 88 | 19 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 880 | 10.0% | 104 | 20 | 19.2% | 149 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 13.3% | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 30 |
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| TUUKKA RASK (All Games) | 51 | 49 | 1449 | 1332 | 91.9% | 2 | 24-25 | -10.2 | 24-25-0 | -10 | 20-20 | | TUUKKA RASK (Road Games) | 23 | 22 | 657 | 597 | 90.9% | 0 | 8-14 | -8.1 | 8-14-0 | -6 | 10-6 | | TUUKKA RASK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 95 | 86 | 90.5% | 0 | 1-2 | -2.2 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | | MALCOLM SUBBAN (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MALCOLM SUBBAN (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MALCOLM SUBBAN (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (All Games) | 13 | 11 | 306 | 280 | 91.5% | 2 | 5-6 | -3 | 5-6-0 | -4 | 4-6 | | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Road Games) | 9 | 7 | 214 | 196 | 91.6% | 1 | 4-3 | +0.7 | 4-3-0 | 0 | 3-3 | | NIKLAS SVEDBERG (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 76 | 68 | 89.5% | 1 | 2-2 | -0.6 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 2-2 |
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| All Games | 25-36-0 | -10.5 | 25-36 | -10.5 | 20-34 | 2.2 | 24.2 | 2.6 | 30.6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15-16-0 | -3.4 | 15-16 | -3.4 | 6-18 | 2.3 | 24.5 | 2.2 | 28.2 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.7 | 4-1 | +2.7 | 1-4 | 2.6 | 27.2 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 61 | 137 | 50 | 42 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 1476 | 9.3% | 167 | 32 | 19.2% | 231 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 31 | 70 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 758 | 9.2% | 88 | 14 | 15.9% | 111 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 9.6% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 18 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 161 | 28 | 56 | 68 | 9 | 17 | 1866 | 8.6% | 205 | 42 | 20.5% | 265 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 67 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 875 | 7.7% | 91 | 18 | 19.8% | 110 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 4.9% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 12 |
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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 (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | 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) | 12 | 8 | 283 | 259 | 91.5% | 0 | 3-5 | -1.6 | 3-5-0 | -2 | 2-4 | | KEITH KINKAID (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 167 | 156 | 93.4% | 0 | 3-3 | +0.4 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 113 | 102 | 90.3% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 53 | 52 | 1518 | 1406 | 92.6% | 4 | 22-30 | -7.8 | 22-30-0 | -7 | 17-30 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Home Games) | 26 | 25 | 702 | 656 | 93.4% | 1 | 12-13 | -3.7 | 12-13-0 | -3 | 5-15 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 101 | 96 | 95.0% | 1 | 2-1 | +0.7 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 |
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| 1/31/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 3-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/4/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 2-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ev | P | | 2/7/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 2-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/8/2015 | MONTREAL | 1-3 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 un | U | | 2/10/2015 | DALLAS | 3-5 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/13/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 2-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5 un | O | | 2/16/2015 | at CALGARY | 3-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 un | O | | 2/18/2015 | at EDMONTON | 3-4 | L | 0, -210 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/20/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 1-5 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 2/22/2015 | at CHICAGO | 6-2 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5 ev | O | | 2/24/2015 | VANCOUVER | 1-2 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5 ev | U | | 2/27/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 2/28/2015 | ARIZONA | | | 3/5/2015 | CALGARY | | | 3/7/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | | | 3/8/2015 | DETROIT | | | 3/10/2015 | at OTTAWA | |
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| 1/31/2015 | FLORIDA | 3-1 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/3/2015 | OTTAWA | 2-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | U | | 2/6/2015 | TORONTO | 4-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 ov | P | | 2/7/2015 | at MONTREAL | 2-6 | L | 0, +195 | L | 5 un | O | | 2/9/2015 | EDMONTON | 1-2 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5 un | U | | 2/13/2015 | at CHICAGO | 1-3 | L | 0, +240 | L | 5 un | U | | 2/14/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 1-3 | L | 0, +215 | L | 5 un | U | | 2/17/2015 | BUFFALO | 2-1 | W | 0, -245 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/20/2015 | VANCOUVER | 4-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 un | O | | 2/21/2015 | CAROLINA | 3-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/23/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-0 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5 un | U | | 2/25/2015 | CALGARY | 1-3 | L | 0, -130 | L | 4.5 ov | U | | 2/27/2015 | BOSTON | | | 2/28/2015 | at COLUMBUS | | | 3/3/2015 | NASHVILLE | | | 3/6/2015 | COLUMBUS | | | 3/8/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | | | 3/10/2015 | at MINNESOTA | |
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| |  | BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 54-19-9, 117 points, most in the NHL. Lost to Montreal Canadiens in second round of playoffs.
COACH: Claude Julien, eighth season in Boston (310-165-65); 12th overall in NHL.
ADDED: F Simon Gagne, G Niklas Svedberg.
LOST: F Jarome Iginla, F Shawn Thornton, G Chad Johnson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Defenseman Zdeno Chara is 37, and it's not clear how long his 6-foot-9 body can hold up. He played in 77 games, but had the least time on the ice (in a non-lockout season) since his arrival in Boston in 2006, and his fewest points and penalty minutes as a Bruin, too. He finished the season with a broken finger. Still, he was a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which he won in 2009.
OUTLOOK: After winning the Stanley Cup in 2011 and returning to the finals two seasons later, the Bruins posted the NHL's best record last season but were knocked out of the playoffs by the rival Canadiens in seven games in the second round. The Bruins return essentially the same team, including Selke Trophy winner Patrice Bergeron and Vezina winner Tuukka Rask, who led the league with seven shutouts, finished second with a .930 save percentage and was fourth with a 2.03 goals-against average. | | 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 (BOSTON-NEW JERSEY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(ADDS Lamoriello quote)
*Bruins-Devils Preview* =======================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Boston (29-22-9) at New Jersey (25-27-9), 7:00 p.m. EDT
The Boston Bruins had plenty of scoring opportunities in their attempt to win consecutive games for the first time this month, but an inability to capitalize on them resulted in yet another defeat.
Caught in a tight playoff race, the Bruins could have trouble scoring again Friday night against Cory Schneider and the New Jersey Devils, who may have signaled the end of their own postseason push by trading Jaromir Jagr.
Boston (29-22-9) snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win in Chicago on Sunday, but followed with a 2-1 loss to Vancouver on Tuesday.
It wasn't for a lack of chances. The Bruins scored 1:05 into the game and peppered the Canucks with 41 shots, but they went 0 for 4 on the power play.
"We started off pretty good there," Daniel Paille told the Bruins' official website. "We were able to capitalize on the first shift, but unfortunately, we couldn't get any more after that as a team. We had chances to take a couple-goal lead there, but we just didn't execute for most of the game."
Even with its six-goal performance Sunday, Boston ranks toward the bottom of the league with 2.40 goals per game in February. However, the Bruins sit among the NHL's best with an average of 32.4 shots on goal in that same span.
"I think that the only thing we talk about here is pretty simple: It's not the offense; it's the lack of finish," coach Claude Julien said.
New Jersey's stellar goaltending could keep the Bruins' slide going. Schneider has a 1.34 goals-against average in the Devils' last five games, but their four-game winning streak ended with Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Calgary.
Schneider allowed two or fewer goals for the 13th time in 14 appearances before the Flames added an empty netter. He owns a 1.78 GAA at home this season compared with 2.67 on the road.
"Sometimes you play well and lose," Schneider told the Devils' official website. "I know how much everyone wanted this game so it's tough. We just have to get up for Friday."
They'll have to get up for it despite a trade that may have signaled general manager Lou Lamoriello's desire to set up the team for the future. New Jersey (25-27-9) dealt Jaromir Jagr to Florida on Thursday for a pair of draft picks.
Lamoriello doesn't see the deal as a white flag.
"Timing is something that sometimes that you don't and can't control. (The trade) had nothing to do with us winning or losing (Wednesday) night," Lamoriello told the NHL's official website. "(It) gave us an opportunity to acquire two picks that we feel can help us in the future.
"... By no means are we feeling that we're out of the race. When transactions like this take place, it gives opportunities for people to come forward."
The Devils are eight points behind Boston for the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot, though there are three teams between them and the Bruins.
Jagr had gone a career-high eight games without a point, but Michael Cammalleri has done his part to revive the Devils' attack. He has five goals and an assist in his last four games after scoring New Jersey's lone goal against the Flames.
Cammalleri has gone 11 straight regular-season games against Boston without a goal.
Tuukka Rask has a 1.51 GAA in nine career matchups with the Devils, his second-best mark against any team he's faced at least five times.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 11:55:21 AM EST. |
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