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| 55 | WASHINGTON | +115 | Ov 5.5,-105 | +110 | Ov 5.5,+110 | | 56 | NY ISLANDERS | -135 | Un 5.5,-115 | -130 | Un 5.5,-130 |
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| All Games | 18-17-0 | -3.8 | 18-17 | -3.8 | 16-17 | 2.9 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 28.0 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11-8-0 | +4.2 | 11-8 | +4.2 | 6-11 | 2.8 | 28.6 | 2.4 | 29.0 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.3 | 4-1 | +3.3 | 2-3 | 3.2 | 29.2 | 1.8 | 28.8 | | vs. Division | 9-4-0 | +3.8 | 9-4 | +3.8 | 6-6 | 3.3 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 35 | 102 | 30 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1056 | 9.7% | 105 | 25 | 23.8% | 175 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 19 | 53 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 544 | 9.7% | 47 | 12 | 25.5% | 89 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 11.0% | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | 28 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 13 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 409 | 10.5% | 47 | 9 | 19.1% | 72 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 90 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 979 | 9.2% | 110 | 24 | 21.8% | 149 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 45 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 551 | 8.2% | 57 | 14 | 24.6% | 77 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 6.2% | 21 | 4 | 19.0% | 15 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 26 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 364 | 7.1% | 40 | 8 | 20.0% | 48 |
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| BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games) | 30 | 29 | 806 | 742 | 92.1% | 0 | 16-13 | -0.9 | 16-13-0 | 0 | 12-16 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (Road Games) | 17 | 16 | 472 | 439 | 93.0% | 0 | 11-5 | +7.2 | 11-5-0 | +8 | 4-11 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (vs. Division) | 12 | 12 | 337 | 314 | 93.2% | 0 | 8-4 | +2.8 | 8-4-0 | +2 | 5-6 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 113 | 95.8% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.3 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-3 | | JUSTIN PETERS (All Games) | 7 | 6 | 172 | 150 | 87.2% | 0 | 2-4 | -2.9 | 2-4-0 | -3 | 4-1 | | JUSTIN PETERS (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 78 | 68 | 87.2% | 0 | 0-3 | -3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-0 | | JUSTIN PETERS (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 88.9% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | JUSTIN PETERS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 102 | 86 | 84.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.9 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 3-0 |
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| All Games | 23-12-0 | +10.5 | 23-12 | +10.5 | 17-18 | 3.1 | 32.8 | 2.8 | 27.8 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 13-4-0 | +7.4 | 13-4 | +7.4 | 8-9 | 3.5 | 35.5 | 2.5 | 26.4 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | -0.1 | 3-2 | -0.1 | 1-4 | 2.4 | 37.4 | 2.2 | 22.8 | | vs. Division | 9-2-0 | +7.8 | 9-2 | +7.8 | 5-6 | 3.4 | 32.6 | 2.5 | 29.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 35 | 108 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1148 | 9.4% | 123 | 22 | 17.9% | 171 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 17 | 59 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 603 | 9.8% | 62 | 14 | 22.6% | 94 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 6.4% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 11 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 359 | 10.3% | 37 | 8 | 21.6% | 61 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 98 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 972 | 10.1% | 99 | 26 | 26.3% | 180 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 9.4% | 46 | 12 | 26.1% | 76 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 9.6% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 19 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 325 | 8.3% | 29 | 10 | 34.5% | 49 |
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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 (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 243 | 229 | 94.2% | 1 | 7-1 | +6.2 | 7-1-0 | +6 | 2-6 | | 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) | 11 | 10 | 279 | 242 | 86.7% | 1 | 5-5 | +1.2 | 5-5-0 | +2 | 6-4 | | BRENT JOHNSON (Home Games) | 4 | 3 | 81 | 70 | 86.4% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.6 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | | BRENT JOHNSON (vs. Division) | 3 | 3 | 80 | 69 | 86.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.6 | 2-1-0 | +2 | 3-0 | | 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 | | CHAD JOHNSON (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEVIN POULIN (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 88.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -2 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | KEVIN POULIN (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEVIN POULIN (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KEVIN POULIN (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 88.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -2 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 1-0 |
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| 12/2/2014 | VANCOUVER | 3-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/4/2014 | at CAROLINA | 2-1 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/6/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 un | P | | 12/9/2014 | at TAMPA BAY | 5-3 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 12/11/2014 | COLUMBUS | 2-3 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/13/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 4-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/16/2014 | at FLORIDA | 1-2 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/18/2014 | at COLUMBUS | 5-4 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/20/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-0 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 ov | U | | 12/22/2014 | OTTAWA | 2-1 | W | 0, -195 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/23/2014 | at NY RANGERS | 2-4 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5 ov | O | | 12/27/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/29/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 1/1/2015 | vs CHICAGO | | | 1/4/2015 | FLORIDA | | | 1/7/2015 | at TORONTO | | | 1/8/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | |
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| 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 | 1-3 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/27/2014 | at BUFFALO | 3-4 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/29/2014 | WASHINGTON | | | 12/31/2014 | at WINNIPEG | | | 1/2/2015 | at CALGARY | | | 1/4/2015 | at EDMONTON | | | 1/6/2015 | at VANCOUVER | | | 1/9/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 38-30-14, 90 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Barry Trotz, 1st season with Capitals; 16th overall in NHL, 557-479-60-100.
ADDED: Trotz, GM Brian MacLellan, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen, G Justin Peters.
LOST: Coach Adam Oates, GM George McPhee, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Dustin Penner, G Jaroslav Halak.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Ovechkin, as always. The three-time league MVP led the NHL with 51 goals last season, but his plus-minus of minus-35 was third-worst in the league. Trotz plans to move Ovechkin back to left wing and also hopes to cajole more of a team game from the Russian forward.
OUTLOOK: It was deflating enough for the talented Capitals to lose in the early rounds of the playoffs every year, but last season they didn't make the postseason at all, a failure that cost Oates and McPhee their jobs. Orpik and Niskanen should stabilize the blue line, but nothing is more crucial in Washington than the relationship between Ovechkin and the coach du jour. Trotz is Ovechkin's first NHL head coach with prior head coaching experience elsewhere in the league, giving him the cachet to make demands of his players - and to expect them to be met. | | 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 (WASHINGTON-NY ISLANDERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Capitals-Islanders Preview* ============================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Washington (18-11-6) at New York (23-11-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT
The New York Islanders have gotten off to quick starts in each of their last two games, but they let points slip away while failing to hold leads.
It may get worse if they can't figure out how to slow Alex Ovechkin and the surging Washington Capitals.
The Islanders look to avoid a third consecutive defeat Monday night as the Capitals visit Long Island seeking a fifth victory in six tries.
New York (23-11-1) was riding a four-game winning streak when it faced Montreal on Tuesday, but it allowed the final three goals in a 3-1 defeat. The Islanders then took a three-goal lead into the third period Saturday before falling 4-3 in a shootout to Buffalo.
John Tavares scored twice against the Sabres to give him three goals and an assist during a three-game point streak, but he wasn't concerned about his personal effort.
"These are two points we should have held," Tavares said. "Certainly it's frustrating when you give up a three-goal lead like that. Especially because I didn't think we did a whole lot wrong except for the breakdowns that led to the goals."
New York allowed a short-handed goal and failed on both opportunities with the man advantage. It is 0 for 13 on the power play over its last five.
"Special teams were a big factor," coach Jack Capuano said. "We didn't get the job done (and) they did on their end."
Tavares scored in overtime to help overcome two goals from Ovechkin in a 3-2 win over Washington on Nov. 26. Ovechkin scored again two days later as the Capitals beat the Islanders 5-2.
Ovechkin has six goals and two assists in his last six against New York, and he'll look to add to that run as Washington tries to win back-to-back games.
The Capitals (18-11-6) are coming off a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday, as Eric Fehr scored twice. They've netted the first goal in four of their last five.
"You could tell they were pressing a little bit, and I think that's when we play our best, when we get a lead," Fehr said. "We try to get the other team playing out of their comfort zone. I think we frustrated them a little bit with the style of play we had."
Braden Holtby made 31 saves for his second shutout in his last four starts. He improved to 8-1-2 with a 1.80 goals-against average over his last 11 appearances.
"I thought we did a great job of everything in the (defensive) zone," Holtby said. "We know we're capable of doing that every night. I think that's a good eye-opener to know we can do that to a team like the Penguins who are that offensively gifted, and that'll do a lot for us as we move forward."
Holtby stopped 58 of 63 shots while starting each of the first two meetings against New York. He's 6-1-1 with a 2.06 GAA in eight career starts against the Islanders and could get the nod again with Washington's next game being the Winter Classic against Chicago on Jan. 1 at Nationals Park.
New York goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, and Kevin Poulin made 23 saves Saturday after being recalled from the AHL.
Chad Johnson could get the call for this contest, though, despite going 5-5-0 with a 3.65 GAA in 10 starts.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 12:17:21 AM EST. |
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