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| 53 | COLUMBUS | +110 | | 54 | NEW JERSEY | -130 |
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| All Games | 8-14-0 | -5.2 | 8-14 | -5.2 | 11-10 | 2.5 | 29.3 | 3.2 | 29.9 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 5-7-0 | -0.6 | 5-7 | -0.6 | 5-6 | 2.2 | 27.7 | 2.8 | 30.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.4 | 3-2 | +1.4 | 2-3 | 3.0 | 26.6 | 2.2 | 29.2 | | vs. Division | 2-4-0 | -1.4 | 2-4 | -1.4 | 2-4 | 1.7 | 30.2 | 2.8 | 27.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 22 | 55 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 645 | 8.5% | 77 | 15 | 19.5% | 95 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 12 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 333 | 8.1% | 38 | 8 | 21.1% | 43 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 11.3% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 29 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 5.5% | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | 16 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 71 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 658 | 10.8% | 78 | 15 | 19.2% | 118 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 369 | 9.2% | 50 | 12 | 24.0% | 57 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 7.5% | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | 18 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 10.4% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 25 |
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| SERGEI BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 18 | 17 | 509 | 458 | 90.0% | 1 | 8-9 | -0.2 | 8-9-0 | +1 | 9-7 | | SERGEI BOBROVSKY (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 269 | 247 | 91.8% | 0 | 5-3 | +3.4 | 5-3-0 | +4 | 3-4 | | SERGEI BOBROVSKY (vs. Division) | 5 | 4 | 128 | 116 | 90.6% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.6 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 1-3 | | SERGEI BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 116 | 109 | 94.0% | 1 | 3-1 | +2.4 | 3-1-0 | +3 | 2-2 | | OSCAR DANSK (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | OSCAR DANSK (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | OSCAR DANSK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 6 | 5 | 141 | 129 | 91.5% | 1 | 0-5 | -5 | 0-5-0 | -5 | 2-3 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 4 | 4 | 97 | 88 | 90.7% | 1 | 0-4 | -4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 2-2 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 88.6% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 105 | 97 | 92.4% | 1 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 11-9-0 | +4.5 | 11-9 | +4.5 | 6-8 | 2.5 | 25.3 | 2.5 | 27.8 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 5-5-0 | +0.1 | 5-5 | +0.1 | 2-6 | 2.2 | 25.7 | 2.2 | 25.3 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.8 | 3-2 | +1.8 | 1-1 | 2.6 | 24.2 | 2.4 | 28.2 | | vs. Division | 4-3-0 | +2.2 | 4-3 | +2.2 | 1-4 | 2.6 | 26.1 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 20 | 50 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 506 | 9.9% | 67 | 15 | 22.4% | 80 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 10 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 257 | 8.6% | 34 | 6 | 17.6% | 37 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 10.7% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 24 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 7 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 183 | 9.8% | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | 28 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 50 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 557 | 9.0% | 67 | 11 | 16.4% | 83 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 22 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 253 | 8.7% | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | 36 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 8.5% | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 20 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 7.9% | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 23 |
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| KEITH KINKAID (All Games) | 4 | 4 | 97 | 85 | 87.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -2 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 | | KEITH KINKAID (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 91.8% | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | KEITH KINKAID (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 84.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | KEITH KINKAID (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 97 | 85 | 87.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -2 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (All Games) | 16 | 16 | 456 | 423 | 92.8% | 1 | 10-6 | +6.5 | 10-6-0 | +6 | 3-7 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Home Games) | 8 | 8 | 202 | 187 | 92.6% | 1 | 4-4 | +0.1 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 1-5 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (vs. Division) | 6 | 6 | 150 | 141 | 94.0% | 1 | 4-2 | +3.2 | 4-2-0 | +3 | 0-4 | | CORY SCHNEIDER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 111 | 94.1% | 1 | 3-1 | +2.8 | 3-1-0 | +3 | 0-1 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: COLUMBUS 3.24, NEW JERSEY 3.06 |
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| 10/30/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 10/31/2015 | WINNIPEG | 2-3 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 11/3/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 5-2 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 11/5/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | 3-2 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 ov | P | | 11/6/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 2-4 | L | 0, +175 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/10/2015 | VANCOUVER | 3-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/13/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, +170 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/14/2015 | ARIZONA | 5-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 11/17/2015 | ST LOUIS | 3-1 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/19/2015 | at OTTAWA | 0-3 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 11/20/2015 | NASHVILLE | 4-0 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/22/2015 | SAN JOSE | 3-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/25/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 11/27/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 11/28/2015 | at ST LOUIS | | | 12/1/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 12/4/2015 | FLORIDA | | | 12/5/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | |
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| 10/29/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 4-1 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 un | P | | 10/31/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 3-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 un | P | | 11/3/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5 un | U | | 11/6/2015 | CHICAGO | 4-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 4.5 ov | O | | 11/8/2015 | VANCOUVER | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 un | O | | 11/10/2015 | ST LOUIS | 0-2 | L | 0, +120 | L | 4.5 ov | U | | 11/12/2015 | at CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 un | P | | 11/14/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 4-0 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 un | U | | 11/17/2015 | at CALGARY | 2-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | P | | 11/20/2015 | at EDMONTON | 1-5 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | O | | 11/22/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 3-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 un | P | | 11/25/2015 | COLUMBUS | | | 11/27/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 11/28/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 12/1/2015 | COLORADO | | | 12/3/2015 | at CAROLINA | | | 12/4/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | | | 12/6/2015 | FLORIDA | |
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| |  | COLUMBUS: LAST SEASON: 43-32-7, 93 points. Eliminated in first round of
playoffs by Pittsburgh in 6 games.
COACH: Todd Richards, fourth season with the Blue Jackets,
85-70-16; 5th overall in NHL.
ADDED: LW Scott Hartnell, RW Jerry D'Amigo, RW Brian Gibbons.
LOST: LW R.J. Umberger, C Derek MacKenzie, RW Jack Skille.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Brandon Dubinsky. With two of the team's top
centers unavailable (Ryan Johansen, holdout; Boone Jenner,
broken hand), the fiery 28-year-old's role only grows bigger. He
was already the heart and soul of a team that doesn't have an
official captain, even though he would seem the likely choice.
Coming off a year in which he had 16 goals and 34 assists and
continually came up big late in games, he'll be counted on to
provide even more points and leadership.
OUTLOOK: If the contract dispute between Johansen and the club
isn't resolved soon, and with Jenner and Nathan Horton (bad
back) out for the foreseeable future, the Blue Jackets may have
to win a lot of 1-0 and 2-1 games in which G Sergei Bobrovsky
stands on his head. Also, several young players (most likely
Alexander Wennberg and Simon Hjalmarsson) may have to be
gangbusters right from the outset to kill time until the club's
at full strength. | | 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. |
| | Blue Jackets-Devils Preview
The New Jersey Devils attempt the fewest average shots in the NHL but it was the Columbus Blue Jackets who somehow prevailed in the last meeting despite finishing with the league's lowest total. Sergei Bobrovsky has won his last three starts against the Devils and is expected to be opposed by one of the league's best in Cory Schneider in Wednesday night's matchup at the Prudential Center. New Jersey (11-8-1) averages 25.3 shots and its success is predicated on the strong play of Schneider, who ranks among the league leaders with 10 wins and a 2.05 goals-against average. He made 36 saves in Sunday's 3-2 road win over his former team, Vancouver. Columbus (8-14-0) beat New Jersey 3-1 on Oct. 27, with Bobrovsky making 23 saves and Schneider 11. No team this season has registered fewer than the Blue Jackets' 14 shots. Bobrovsky has posted a 1.67 GAA in his last three meetings with New Jersey. Last month's matchup was the third game for John Tortorella as Blue Jackets coach, and he said the club "didn't play that well" that night. Columbus fell to 8-7-0 under him with Sunday's 5-3 home defeat to San Jose. Bobrovsky made 24 saves on 28 shots after posting a 1.00 GAA in winning his previous four starts. He seemed on course for a fifth straight victory before the Blue Jackets blew a two-goal lead in the third period and allowed the final four goals. "They found a way to win," Tortorella said. "We found a way to lose.'' Columbus is hoping forwards Brandon Dubinsky and Alexander Wennberg return from six-game absences Wednesday. They practiced Tuesday and were activated off injured reserve, though Tortorella said he would wait until the morning skate to determine their status. The Blue Jackets lost winger Rene Bourque for at least a week due to an upper-body injury suffered Sunday. Defenseman Fedor Tyutin will miss a second straight game with a broken nose. Tortorella spent the two days in practice leading up to this game looking for more energy from his team. "We need to be consistently harder and we need to play with pace, and we haven't been consistent with that," he told the Blue Jackets' official website. "I don't think we have a full understanding of the standard you have to be at every single game. How hard you play and how hard you are and the pace you play with, you can control that." Ryan Johansen, who missed the first game against the Devils with an illness, has recorded eight points in his last seven contests. He has no points in five games at New Jersey. Mike Cammalleri has seven points in his past four games for New Jersey, recording a goal and two assists Sunday as the Devils avoided an 0-3-0 trip. "We wanted to play better than we had the last couple of games and not have our play continue to go south," coach John Hynes said. "We did that tonight and fortunately we were able to find a way to win in the process." New Jersey has scored one power-play goal in five straight contests while Columbus is 0 for 11 with the man advantage in its last 11. |
| | Last Updated: 5/18/2024 2:38:04 AM EST. |
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