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| 9 | MONTREAL | +120 | Ov 5.5,+100 | +115 | Ov 5.5,+100 | | 10 | NY ISLANDERS | -140 | Un 5.5,-120 | -135 | Un 5.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 21-13-0 | +4.4 | 21-13 | +4.4 | 11-17 | 2.7 | 27.7 | 2.4 | 30.0 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-8-0 | -0.7 | 8-8 | -0.7 | 5-8 | 2.1 | 26.1 | 2.7 | 31.2 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.7 | 4-1 | +2.7 | 1-3 | 3.6 | 25.4 | 1.4 | 27.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 34 | 92 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 941 | 9.8% | 96 | 15 | 15.6% | 158 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 16 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 417 | 7.9% | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | 53 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 14.2% | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 34 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 83 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1020 | 8.1% | 122 | 17 | 13.9% | 141 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 43 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 499 | 8.6% | 68 | 11 | 16.2% | 72 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 5.1% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 |
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| CAREY PRICE (All Games) | 28 | 28 | 830 | 767 | 92.4% | 1 | 18-10 | +6 | 18-10-0 | +6 | 10-14 | | CAREY PRICE (Road Games) | 11 | 11 | 336 | 308 | 91.7% | 0 | 5-6 | -2 | 5-6-0 | -2 | 5-5 | | CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 120 | 114 | 95.0% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.7 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games) | 7 | 6 | 187 | 171 | 91.4% | 2 | 3-3 | -1.6 | 3-3-0 | -2 | 1-3 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Road Games) | 6 | 5 | 161 | 148 | 91.9% | 2 | 3-2 | +1.3 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 0-3 | | DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 121 | 111 | 91.7% | 1 | 2-2 | -1.6 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 |
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| All Games | 23-10-0 | +13.8 | 23-10 | +13.8 | 16-17 | 3.2 | 32.5 | 2.8 | 28.0 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 13-3-0 | +8.8 | 13-3 | +8.8 | 8-8 | 3.6 | 35.3 | 2.4 | 26.7 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.3 | 4-1 | +3.3 | 1-4 | 2.8 | 36.4 | 2.4 | 25.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 104 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1074 | 9.7% | 119 | 22 | 18.5% | 165 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16 | 58 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 565 | 10.3% | 60 | 14 | 23.3% | 92 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 7.7% | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 19 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 91 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 925 | 9.8% | 94 | 26 | 27.7% | 169 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 39 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 427 | 9.1% | 44 | 12 | 27.3% | 71 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 9.6% | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 23 |
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| JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games) | 24 | 24 | 664 | 610 | 91.9% | 2 | 18-6 | +11.3 | 18-6-0 | +10 | 10-14 | | JAROSLAV HALAK (Home Games) | 14 | 14 | 367 | 336 | 91.6% | 2 | 11-3 | +6.8 | 11-3-0 | +7 | 6-8 | | JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 92 | 86 | 93.5% | 0 | 4-0 | +4.3 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 0-4 | | BRENT JOHNSON (All Games) | 10 | 9 | 258 | 224 | 86.8% | 1 | 5-4 | +2.6 | 5-4-0 | +3 | 6-3 | | BRENT JOHNSON (Home Games) | 3 | 2 | 60 | 52 | 86.7% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | | CHAD JOHNSON (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHAD JOHNSON (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: MONTREAL 3.11, NY ISLANDERS 3.16 |
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| 11/28/2014 | at BUFFALO | 1-2 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5 ev | U | | 11/29/2014 | BUFFALO | 3-4 | L | 0, -295 | L | 5 ov | O | | 12/1/2014 | at COLORADO | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/3/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 1-2 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | U | | 12/5/2014 | at CHICAGO | 3-4 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | O | | 12/6/2014 | at DALLAS | 1-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/9/2014 | VANCOUVER | 3-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | U | | 12/12/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 6-2 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/16/2014 | CAROLINA | 4-1 | W | 0, -220 | W | 5 ov | P | | 12/18/2014 | ANAHEIM | 1-2 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 ov | U | | 12/20/2014 | OTTAWA | 4-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/23/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 12/29/2014 | at CAROLINA | | | 12/30/2014 | at FLORIDA | | | 1/2/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 1/3/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | |
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| 11/26/2014 | WASHINGTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 11/28/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 2-5 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 11/29/2014 | NEW JERSEY | 3-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/2/2014 | OTTAWA | 3-2 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/4/2014 | at OTTAWA | 2-1 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/6/2014 | ST LOUIS | 4-6 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/9/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 4-5 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/11/2014 | at ST LOUIS | 3-6 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/13/2014 | CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/15/2014 | NEW JERSEY | 3-2 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/19/2014 | at DETROIT | 2-1 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/20/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 3-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 6 un | U | | 12/23/2014 | MONTREAL | | | 12/27/2014 | at BUFFALO | | | 12/29/2014 | WASHINGTON | | | 12/31/2014 | at WINNIPEG | | | 1/2/2015 | at CALGARY | |
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| |  | MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points; lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference final.
COACH: Michel Therrien, seventh season with Canadiens, 287-224-23-58.
ADDED: D Tom Gilbert, C Manny Malhotra, RW P.A. Parenteau, RW Jiri Sekac.
LOST: C Daniel Briere, RW Brian Gionta, D Josh Gorges, LW Thomas Vanek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: P.K. Subban: The 43rd overall pick in the 2007 draft solidified his status as a top-five defenseman in the NHL following a 2013-14 regular season in which he recorded 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists) in 82 games, and added another 11 (five goals and six assists) in 17 playoff games. And he isn't going anywhere. The Canadiens and Subban agreed to an eight-year, $72 million contract in the offseason.
OUTLOOK: The Canadiens earned the ire of playoff foes Boston and New York for on-ice antics and their off-ice loquaciousness. But teams don't dislike opponents who aren't good. The Canadiens are just that, and should find themselves in the playoffs come April. | | NY ISLANDERS: LAST SEASON: 34-37-11, 79 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing eighth in Metropolitan Division and 14th in Eastern Conference.
COACH: Jack Capuano, fifth season with Islanders (118-120-39).
ADDED: G Jaroslav Halak, G Chad Johnson, C Cory Conacher, RW Jack Skille, LW Harry Zolnierczyk, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Nikolai Kulemin.
LOST: G Evgeni Nabokov, D Radek Martinek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: John Tavares. The 24-year-old star center with the C on his sweater is back after missing New York's final 22 games last season due to a knee injury sustained while playing for Canada in the Olympics. He was second on the team with 66 points - including 24 goals - despite playing in only 59 games. The Islanders have made the playoffs only once (2013) since he was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft.
OUTLOOK: This will be a year of nostalgia for the Islanders as they play their final season at the Nassau Coliseum - their home since joining the NHL in 1972 where four straight Stanley Cup champions were built from 1980-83. They will move to Brooklyn's Barclays Center next season. Since 2004, the Islanders have reached the playoffs just twice (2007 and 2013) and were eliminated in the first round both times. The task doesn't get any easier in the eight-team Metropolitan Division with perennial powerhouse Pittsburgh and the rival New York Rangers, who reached the Stanley Cup finals last season. Halak will shoulder a lot of the burden, along with Tavares, as he replaces veteran Evgeni Nabokov in goal. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (MONTREAL-NY ISLANDERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Canadiens-Islanders Preview* =============================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Montreal (21-11-2) at New York (23-10-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
The New York Islanders are tied for the most wins in the NHL thanks in large part to Jaroslav Halak's stellar efforts between the pipes.
Former teammate Carey Price has also been superb for the Montreal Canadiens.
Halak will try to improve to 5-0-0 against his former team as these Eastern Conference powerhouses meet Tuesday night in Long Island.
Halak has proved to be a bargain since signing a four-year, $18 million deal with New York (23-10-0) in May. He has gone 15-2-0 with three shutouts and a 1.78 goals-against average in his last 17 games, the NHL's lowest mark among all 30 goaltenders with at least 10 starts since Nov. 5.
Price has been nearly as good with a 1.84 GAA during that time, going 11-6-0 with two shutouts. The two goalies spent three seasons together in Montreal from 2007-10, and Halak has posted a 0.98 GAA in winning all four showdowns since getting traded away.
Halak's Islanders are just behind Pittsburgh for the Metropolitan Division lead, while the Canadiens (21-11-2) are tied with Tampa Bay atop the Atlantic. Price had posted a 1.32 GAA over a three-game winning streak against New York before losing 2-0 at home April 10.
The Islanders are seeking their third five-game winning streak of the season after storming back to beat the Lightning 3-1 on Saturday. Halak let in the game's first goal midway through the third period before John Tavares and Anders Lee scored 12 seconds apart with roughly three minutes remaining.
"This is how you have to play to win in this league," said Kyle Okposo, tied with Tavares for the team lead with 28 points. "We have a pretty good squad, and we're going to keep working."
Nikolay Kulemin's empty-netter sealed the victory with 1:11 to go as the Islanders improved to 13-3-0 at home. New York has surrendered two or fewer goals in all but one of its last 11 games there, going 10-1-0.
"Every game, every win is a new standard for us," defenseman Travis Hamonic told the team's official website. "We know we can keep getting better. I know it's still early, there's a long way to go and we understand that, but we're starting to put a pretty good foundation here to make a hard push for the second half of the year."
The Canadiens are opening a season-high five-game road trip after outscoring opponents 18-7 during a 4-1-0 homestand. Alex Galchenyuk scored his fourth goal in three games and Max Pacioretty added two assists in Saturday's 4-1 victory over Ottawa.
"That was big for us," forward Brendan Gallagher said. "When we started that home stretch things weren't going great for us, so it was good to be able to turn it around here, get some wins and get our confidence back.
"Now we go on the road and we know what style of hockey we have to play."
Montreal is averaging 3.3 goals at home but has been limited to 1.8 on the road for the NHL's second-worst mark. The Canadiens are trying to avoid their first four-game road skid since losing seven straight to close the 2011-12 season.
Pacioretty leads the team with 27 points, only four of which have come in 16 road games. He's notched five goals and eight points in seven on the road against the Islanders.
Price stopped 21 shots during Montreal's last visit to New York, a 1-0 overtime victory Dec. 14, 2013.
Okposo has been limited to four points in 15 games against the Canadiens.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 12:48:56 AM EST. |
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