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| 53 | NY RANGERS | +105 | Ov 5.5,+110 | -105 | Ov 5.5,+125 | | 54 | NY ISLANDERS | -125 | Un 5.5,-130 | -115 | Un 5.5,-145 |
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| All Games | 27-17-0 | +7.4 | 27-17 | +7.4 | 21-19 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 2.4 | 28.9 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 13-8-0 | +6 | 13-8 | +6 | 9-10 | 3.0 | 28.1 | 2.3 | 28.6 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.8 | 3-2 | +0.8 | 1-3 | 2.0 | 29.8 | 2.2 | 36.2 | | vs. Division | 13-4-0 | +8.8 | 13-4 | +8.8 | 7-9 | 2.9 | 30.6 | 2.0 | 29.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 44 | 134 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1320 | 10.2% | 135 | 26 | 19.3% | 222 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 21 | 64 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 590 | 10.8% | 61 | 12 | 19.7% | 103 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 6.7% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 17 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 17 | 50 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 520 | 9.6% | 63 | 12 | 19.0% | 81 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 106 | 27 | 37 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 1273 | 8.3% | 136 | 24 | 17.6% | 176 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 49 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 600 | 8.2% | 68 | 12 | 17.6% | 86 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 6.1% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 18 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 34 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 502 | 6.8% | 54 | 7 | 13.0% | 55 |
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| HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games) | 35 | 35 | 986 | 908 | 92.1% | 3 | 23-12 | +8 | 23-12-0 | +8 | 17-14 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Road Games) | 15 | 15 | 422 | 393 | 93.1% | 0 | 11-4 | +7.6 | 11-4-0 | +7 | 6-7 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (vs. Division) | 13 | 13 | 391 | 363 | 92.8% | 1 | 10-3 | +6.8 | 10-3-0 | +7 | 6-6 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 137 | 129 | 94.2% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.8 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 | | CAMERON TALBOT (All Games) | 11 | 9 | 284 | 263 | 92.6% | 3 | 4-5 | -0.5 | 4-5-0 | -1 | 4-5 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 177 | 159 | 89.8% | 1 | 2-4 | -1.5 | 2-4-0 | -1 | 3-3 | | CAMERON TALBOT (vs. Division) | 5 | 4 | 110 | 106 | 96.4% | 2 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-3 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 93 | 87 | 93.5% | 2 | 2-1 | +1.5 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 31-15-0 | +14.7 | 31-15 | +14.7 | 24-21 | 3.3 | 33.1 | 2.8 | 27.0 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16-4-0 | +10.4 | 16-4 | +10.4 | 11-9 | 3.8 | 35.9 | 2.6 | 26.3 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.1 | 4-1 | +3.1 | 4-1 | 5.0 | 38.2 | 3.0 | 26.6 | | vs. Division | 15-2-0 | +14 | 15-2 | +14 | 9-7 | 3.8 | 34.6 | 2.4 | 27.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 46 | 151 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 11 | 12 | 1522 | 9.9% | 167 | 32 | 19.2% | 241 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 20 | 76 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 718 | 10.6% | 76 | 18 | 23.7% | 121 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 13.1% | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 39 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 17 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 589 | 11.0% | 62 | 12 | 19.4% | 105 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 129 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 1243 | 10.4% | 128 | 33 | 25.8% | 229 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 52 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 527 | 9.9% | 55 | 15 | 27.3% | 93 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 11.3% | 13 | 6 | 46.2% | 26 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 41 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 472 | 8.7% | 43 | 14 | 32.6% | 74 |
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| JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games) | 34 | 34 | 914 | 832 | 91.0% | 2 | 25-9 | +14.5 | 25-9-0 | +13 | 16-17 | | JAROSLAV HALAK (Home Games) | 17 | 17 | 446 | 405 | 90.8% | 2 | 14-3 | +9.8 | 14-3-0 | +10 | 9-8 | | JAROSLAV HALAK (vs. Division) | 13 | 13 | 372 | 346 | 93.0% | 1 | 12-1 | +11.4 | 12-1-0 | +11 | 5-7 | | JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 100 | 88.5% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.1 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | CHAD JOHNSON (All Games) | 13 | 11 | 299 | 260 | 87.0% | 1 | 6-5 | +2.2 | 6-5-0 | +3 | 7-4 | | CHAD JOHNSON (Home Games) | 4 | 3 | 81 | 70 | 86.4% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.6 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | | CHAD JOHNSON (vs. Division) | 4 | 4 | 98 | 85 | 86.7% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.6 | 3-1-0 | +3 | 4-0 | | CHAD JOHNSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 71 | 61 | 85.9% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.4 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 | | KEVIN POULIN (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 88.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -2 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | 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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| | Average power rating of opponents played: NY RANGERS 3.1, NY ISLANDERS 3.15 |
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| 12/31/2014 | at FLORIDA | 5-2 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/3/2015 | BUFFALO | 6-1 | W | 0, -350 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/7/2015 | at ANAHEIM | 4-1 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/8/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | 4-3 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/10/2015 | at SAN JOSE | 3-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | U | | 1/13/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 0-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/15/2015 | at BOSTON | 0-3 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | U | | 1/16/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 2-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | U | | 1/18/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 5-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 1/20/2015 | OTTAWA | 3-2 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5 ov | P | | 1/27/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | | 1/29/2015 | MONTREAL | | | 1/31/2015 | CAROLINA | | | 2/2/2015 | FLORIDA | | | 2/4/2015 | BOSTON | | | 2/7/2015 | at NASHVILLE | |
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| 12/31/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 5-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/2/2015 | at CALGARY | 2-1 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/4/2015 | at EDMONTON | 2-5 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/6/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 2-3 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/9/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | 3-2 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 ov | P | | 1/10/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 5-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 1/13/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 3-0 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/16/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 6-3 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/17/2015 | at MONTREAL | 4-6 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/19/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 7-4 | W | 0, -210 | W | 6 un | O | | 1/27/2015 | NY RANGERS | | | 1/29/2015 | BOSTON | | | 1/31/2015 | at DETROIT | | | 2/3/2015 | FLORIDA | | | 2/5/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | | | 2/7/2015 | at BOSTON | |
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| |  | NY RANGERS: LAST SEASON: 45-31-6, 96 points. Finished 2nd in Metropolitan Division, 5th in Eastern Conference. Lost to Los Angeles Kings in Stanley Cup finals.
COACH: Alain Vigneault, 2nd season with Rangers (45-31-6); 13th overall in NHL (467-319-102).
ADDED: D Dan Boyle, D Mike Kostka, D Matt Hunwick, C Chris Mueller, LW Tanner Glass, G Cedrick Desjardins, C Matthew Lombardi, RW Lee Stempniak, LW Ryan Malone.
LOST: C Brad Richards, RW Derek Dorsett, C Brian Boyle, D Anton Stralman, LW Benoit Pouliot, D Justin Falk, RW Arron Asham, LW Daniel Carcillo, D Raphael Diaz, C Darroll Powe.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Rick Nash. The top forward will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing postseason in which the 2002 No. 1 draft notched only three goals and 10 points in 25 games and heard boos from the crowd. The 30-year-old left wing has come to training camp looking thinner and fitter as he heads into his third season with the Rangers. Nash has four seasons left for big money on his current contract, so there is plenty of time for him to win over the Madison Square Garden faithful.
OUTLOOK: The Rangers will go as far as goalie Henrik Lundqvist, ''The King,'' will take them. The team has undergone major changes since the run to the finals, but with the strong core of returning veterans such as Nash, Martin St. Louis, and defensemen Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh, fortified by newcomers Dan Boyle, Lee Stempniak and Ryan Malone, New York could again be a tough out in the playoffs. A new captain is expected to be announced at the start of the season to replace the trio of alternate captains that took leadership roles after former captain Ryan Callahan was traded to Tampa Bay late last season for St. Louis. | | 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 (NY RANGERS-NY ISLANDERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rangers-Islanders Preview* ===========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
New York (27-13-4) at New York (31-14-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT
Two of the NHL's hottest teams reside in New York, but a major snowstorm blasting the East Coast may have them on ice a bit longer.
Scheduled to return from the All-Star break on Tuesday night, the Islanders look for a third straight win over the visiting Rangers for the first time in over seven years.
The Islanders (31-14-1) are the NHL's biggest surprise this season, sitting atop the Metropolitan Division and only one point back of Tampa Bay for the most in the Eastern Conference. Their average of 3.15 goals trail only the Lightning's league-leading 3.21.
The Islanders scored 3.9 goals per game while winning eight of 11 ahead of the break, including a 7-4 victory over Philadelphia on Jan. 19 to improve to 16-4-0 at home.
"I don't even know our record," coach Jack Capuano said. "We come to the rink and we get better every day. I know we've won some games and things are going well for our team right now, but we can't lose sight of how we need to play."
The Rangers (27-13-4) certainly haven't lost focus during a 16-3-0 stretch before the break, putting them five points back of the Islanders in the division race. However, one of those defeats came against the Islanders, who won 3-0 at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 13 while outshooting the bitter rival 44-27.
The Islanders also won 6-3 in the only other season meeting Oct. 14, but this is the first of three remaining in the final season at Nassau Coliseum.
The weather, though, may delay the Islanders' attempt at their first three-game winning streak over the Rangers in a single season since Oct. 10-Nov. 19, 2007.
Much of the Northeast is dealing with a blizzard that could dump as much as 2-to-3 feet of snow by Tuesday, leading to the NBA to postpone Monday's home games for the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
While the snowstorm could lead to the Islanders and Rangers getting another day off, Kyle Okposo is out at least six weeks with an upper-body injury. The right wing leads the Islanders with 30 assists and his 44 points are only behind John Tavares' 45.
"I kind of had an idea before the break, but it definitely comes as a shock," Capuano said. "Kyle's play is dictating how we go and the pace we play with."
The same could be said of Tavares, who has two points in each of the last three games before scoring four goals in Sunday's All-Star game while playing alongside the Rangers' Rick Nash.
Nash scored two goals of his own in the 17-12 win for Team Toews, and his 28 on the season tie him with Dallas' Tyler Seguin for the NHL lead.
The left wing, though, only has two goals in the past five games, and they both came in a 5-2 win at Pittsburgh on Jan. 18. He was held off the scoresheet by the Islanders earlier this month after netting a pair of tallies in October.
Henrik Lundqvist will likely be in net, and he's 14-2-0 with a 1.71 goals-against average in his last 16 starts. One of those loses came against the Islanders on Jan. 13, when he allowed three goals on 32 shots before being pulled after the second period.
Lundqvist has a 0.99 GAA while winning his last four visits to Long Island.
His likely counterpart, Jaroslav Halak, has been in net for this seasons' first two matchups and has a 1.75 GAA in winning his last four starts versus the Rangers.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 8:06:29 AM EST. |
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