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| 9 | NASHVILLE | -135 | Ov 5,+100 | -160 | Ov 5,-105 | | 10 | NEW JERSEY | +115 | Un 5,-120 | +140 | Un 5,-115 |
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| All Games | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 0-2 | 2.0 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 28.5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 0-2 | 2.0 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 28.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7.8% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7.8% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1.8% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1.8% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
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| CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CARTER HUTTON(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 57 | 56 | 98.2% | 1 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | PEKKA RINNE (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | PEKKA RINNE(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 96.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 57 | 56 | 98.2% | 1 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 |
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| All Games | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-2 | -2 | 1-1 | 2.0 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 28.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | | Last 5 Games | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-2 | -2 | 1-1 | 2.0 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 28.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8.9% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8.9% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14.0% | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 15 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 6 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14.0% | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 15 |
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| KEITH KINKAID (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | KEITH KINKAID (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEITH KINKAID(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | CORY SCHNEIDER(vs. Non-Conference) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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| 10/8/2015 | CAROLINA | 2-1 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/10/2015 | EDMONTON | 2-0 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/13/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 10/15/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 10/17/2015 | at OTTAWA | | | 10/20/2015 | TAMPA BAY | | | 10/22/2015 | ANAHEIM | | | 10/24/2015 | PITTSBURGH | |
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| 10/9/2015 | WINNIPEG | 1-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ev | U | | 10/10/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 3-5 | L | 0, +220 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/13/2015 | NASHVILLE | | | 10/16/2015 | SAN JOSE | | | 10/18/2015 | at NY RANGERS | | | 10/20/2015 | ARIZONA | | | 10/22/2015 | at OTTAWA | | | 10/24/2015 | at BUFFALO | |
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| |  | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 47-25-10, 104 points. Second Central Division. Lost
to Chicago Blackhawks in Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (second season, 436-307-25 over 13 NHL
seasons).
ADDED: D Barret Jackman, RW Cody Hodgson.
LOST: C Matt Cullen, D Cody Franson, F Mike Santorelli.
PLAYER TO WATCH: RW Filip Forsberg. The Swede played every game
of his first full NHL season and scored a franchise-rookie
record 63 points with 26 goals and 37 assists. He became the
fifth youngest player in NHL history to lead a playoff-bound
team in scoring. Can he match, or better, last season?
OUTLOOK: The Predators believe they were so close to beating the
eventual Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks last spring with eight
players making their postseason debuts, and now they think they
are even better positioned for a title run in their second
season with Laviolette's system with Jackman bringing his
defensive skills to Nashville. They will have a chance to finish
strong with eight of their final 12 games on home ice. | | NEW JERSEY: LAST SEASON: 32-36-14, 78 points. Failed to make the playoffs
for a third straight year.
COACH: John Hynes (first NHL season)
ADDED: C Kyle Palmieri, C Pavel Zacha, RW Lee Stempniak, C
Sergey Kalinin, D John Moore, C Jiri Tlusty.
LOST: General manager Lou Lamoriello, F Steve Bernier, F Scott
Gomez, F Michael Ryder.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Adam Henrique: At age 25, Henrique is no longer
the young kid. He's become the face of the Devils' franchise and
a team leader. He was the team's leading scorer with a paltry 43
points. He's coming off wrist surgery, but says he's fine.
Whether that means he's ready to gain All-Star status is another
thing.
OUTLOOK: The Devils cleaned out the Lamoriello era and brought
in Ray Shero to be the general manager and an unproven Hynes to
be the head coach. However, they really didn't do much to their
roster, especially in terms of finding a goal scorer or two.
Mike Cammalleri's 27 goals were nice last year, but there were
too many times that the team depended on goalkeeper Cory
Schneider to keep them in games. Hynes said that his new
philosophy will lead to more scoring chances, but that remains
to be seen. Even he admits it's "a work in progress." But this
doesn't have the look and feel of a playoff team. The Devils
will likely make it four straight years without a playoff
appearance, an unfathomable idea for a franchise that went to
the playoffs 16 straight years. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (NASHVILLE-NEW JERSEY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Predators-Devils Preview* ==========================
By KEVIN MASSOTH STATS Writer
Nashville (2-0-0) at New Jersey (0-2-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
While Pekka Rinne's strong start has helped back the Nashville Predators' high expectations, Cory Schneider can't save the New Jersey Devils from a rebuilding campaign.
Rinne and the visiting Predators look for their third straight victory to open the season Tuesday night against a Devils team trying to end a winless start.
Nashville (2-0-0) hasn't opened with three straight victories since 2010-11, arguably the best season in net for Rinne. It was also the first of back-to-back appearances in the Western Conference semifinals - a place the club hasn't returned to since.
The veteran goaltender has the Predators again eying big things with a lights-out start in which he's allowed only one goal in victories over Carolina on Thursday and against Edmonton on Saturday. He has stopped 56 of 57 combined shots in those games, albeit against two of the league's poorest offensive teams last season.
Still, Rinne has impressed. He'll add a franchise record to his resume Tuesday with his 384th game played and already holds team marks in wins (206) and shutouts (37).
"I don't think he can impress us anymore because he does it every night," said defenseman Roman Josi after the 2-0 win over the Oilers.
Rinne shifted the focus to his team's defense, which has killed off each of the eight power plays it's faced. Nashville ranked 18th in the NHL last season with an 80.8 percent penalty kill. New Jersey has scored on two of its seven power-play opportunities so far.
"I think from last year that's the one area we can improve and we've really done a good job in these two games," said Rinne, who is 2-2-1 against New Jersey in five career starts with a 2.14 GAA and .928 save percentage.
The Devils (0-2-0) have started this season much like the previous one ended, dropping their first two to make it six straight without a win dating to April. New Jersey hasn't won in regulation since March 20, going 1-9-3 since with one shootout victory.
Schneider is 0-7-2 during that span with a 3.11 GAA and .898 save percentage. The veteran let three Winnipeg shots by to take a 3-1 loss in Friday's season opener before sitting out Saturday's 5-3 loss at Washington.
Schneider is 52-27-12 with a 1.91 GAA and .930 save percentage at home for his career, but he has lost each of his last five in regulation at Prudential Center. His GAA rises to 2.68 and his save percentage drops to .917 in those games.
He is 1-1-1 with a 3.00 GAA in four career starts against Nashville.
Despite eight goals allowed through two games, first-year coach John Hynes took some positives from New Jersey's loss to the Capitals. The Devils rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit with goals from Adam Henrique and Eric Gelinas and killed off a 5-on-3 power play in the second. Washington then scored three unanswered goals in the third.
"A lot of things we talked about wanting to accomplish coming into tonight's game we were able to do," Hynes said. "Unfortunately, when the game was on the line, we didn't respond the right way after that goal."
Rinne is 2-2-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .890 save percentage in his last four road starts. Craig Smith has a goal in each of Nashville's first two games.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 7:27:27 PM EST. |
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