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5 | COLUMBUS | +220 | Ov 5.5,+115 | +220 | Ov 5.5,+115 | 6 | PITTSBURGH | -260 | Un 5.5,-135 | -260 | Un 5.5,-135 |
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All Games | 26-35-0 | -1.1 | 26-35 | -1.1 | 30-27 | 2.6 | 28.4 | 3.1 | 32.8 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 14-16-0 | +7 | 14-16 | +7 | 12-16 | 2.6 | 28.2 | 2.9 | 33.6 | Last 5 Games | 0-5-0 | -6.6 | 0-5 | -6.6 | 3-2 | 1.6 | 33.8 | 3.6 | 27.6 | vs. Division | 9-11-0 | +0.2 | 9-11 | +0.2 | 13-6 | 2.8 | 28.3 | 3.1 | 32.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 61 | 157 | 45 | 52 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 1733 | 9.1% | 193 | 39 | 20.2% | 275 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 30 | 77 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 845 | 9.1% | 97 | 18 | 18.6% | 137 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 4.7% | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 20 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 566 | 10.1% | 69 | 14 | 20.3% | 101 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 191 | 57 | 61 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 2000 | 9.5% | 214 | 41 | 19.2% | 321 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 87 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1008 | 8.6% | 110 | 21 | 19.1% | 144 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 138 | 13.0% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 24 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 63 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 652 | 9.7% | 80 | 10 | 12.5% | 112 |
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SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games) | 33 | 32 | 1044 | 953 | 91.3% | 0 | 16-16 | +4.9 | 16-16-0 | +6 | 14-15 | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Road Games) | 15 | 14 | 460 | 420 | 91.3% | 0 | 8-6 | +6.5 | 8-6-0 | +7 | 6-7 | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 263 | 238 | 90.5% | 0 | 4-4 | +0.6 | 4-4-0 | +1 | 5-3 | SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 95 | 86 | 90.5% | 0 | 1-3 | -1.4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 0-3 | ANTON FORSBERG (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 149 | 129 | 86.6% | 0 | 0-5 | -6.9 | 0-5-0 | -7 | 3-1 | ANTON FORSBERG (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 75 | 66 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-0 | ANTON FORSBERG (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 75 | 66 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-0 | ANTON FORSBERG (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 120 | 103 | 85.8% | 0 | 0-4 | -5.9 | 0-4-0 | -6 | 3-1 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 28 | 24 | 796 | 729 | 91.6% | 0 | 10-14 | +0.8 | 10-14-0 | +1 | 13-11 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 16 | 14 | 470 | 436 | 92.8% | 0 | 6-8 | +2.6 | 6-8-0 | +3 | 5-9 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 10 | 10 | 312 | 286 | 91.7% | 0 | 5-5 | +1.6 | 5-5-0 | +2 | 7-3 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 104 | 94 | 90.4% | 0 | 0-4 | -4.4 | 0-4-0 | -4 | 2-2 |
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All Games | 35-26-0 | -2.5 | 35-26 | -2.5 | 24-30 | 2.9 | 30.9 | 2.5 | 29.5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 19-13-0 | -3 | 19-13 | -3 | 12-16 | 3.0 | 30.6 | 2.4 | 29.8 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | -0.7 | 3-2 | -0.7 | 3-2 | 3.0 | 28.8 | 2.2 | 29.0 | vs. Division | 8-15-0 | -15.6 | 8-15 | -15.6 | 9-14 | 2.3 | 31.5 | 3.2 | 30.7 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 61 | 176 | 64 | 53 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 1887 | 9.3% | 192 | 39 | 20.3% | 305 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 32 | 96 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 980 | 9.8% | 101 | 22 | 21.8% | 169 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 10.4% | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 22 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 23 | 52 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 724 | 7.2% | 69 | 10 | 14.5% | 91 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 152 | 44 | 44 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 1801 | 8.4% | 217 | 31 | 14.3% | 250 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 77 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 955 | 8.1% | 111 | 16 | 14.4% | 129 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 7.6% | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | 19 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 73 | 25 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 706 | 10.3% | 91 | 16 | 17.6% | 118 |
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MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 48 | 48 | 1363 | 1260 | 92.4% | 6 | 28-20 | -2.1 | 28-20-0 | 0 | 18-25 | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Home Games) | 29 | 29 | 850 | 788 | 92.7% | 4 | 17-12 | -3.6 | 17-12-0 | -4 | 10-15 | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division) | 19 | 19 | 552 | 498 | 90.2% | 3 | 7-12 | -12.5 | 7-12-0 | -14 | 8-11 | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 121 | 113 | 93.4% | 0 | 2-2 | -2 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-2 | THOMAS GREISS (All Games) | 14 | 13 | 417 | 378 | 90.6% | 1 | 7-6 | -0.5 | 7-6-0 | 0 | 6-5 | THOMAS GREISS (Home Games) | 4 | 3 | 102 | 92 | 90.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.6 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | THOMAS GREISS (vs. Division) | 5 | 4 | 150 | 137 | 91.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.1 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 105 | 91 | 86.7% | 1 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-0 | JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JEFF ZATKOFF (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JEFF ZATKOFF (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: COLUMBUS 3.2, PITTSBURGH 3.24 |
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2/3/2015 | ARIZONA | 1-4 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 un | U | 2/6/2015 | ST LOUIS | 7-1 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5.5 un | O | 2/7/2015 | at OTTAWA | 4-1 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 ev | U | 2/9/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 3-4 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | O | 2/13/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 2/14/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-6 | L | 0, +230 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 2/17/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 5-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 2/19/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, +200 | W | 5.5 ev | U | 2/21/2015 | at MONTREAL | 1-3 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | U | 2/22/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 3-4 | L | 0, +190 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 2/24/2015 | BUFFALO | 2-4 | L | 0, -220 | L | 5.5 un | O | 2/26/2015 | MONTREAL | 2-5 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5 ov | O | 2/28/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 0-2 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 un | U | 3/1/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | | 3/3/2015 | WASHINGTON | | 3/6/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | 3/7/2015 | COLORADO | | 3/10/2015 | at CAROLINA | | 3/12/2015 | at DETROIT | |
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2/4/2015 | at EDMONTON | 2-0 | W | 0, -220 | W | 5.5 un | U | 2/6/2015 | at CALGARY | 4-0 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | U | 2/7/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 0-5 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | P | 2/11/2015 | DETROIT | 4-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | P | 2/12/2015 | at OTTAWA | 5-4 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | O | 2/15/2015 | at CHICAGO | 1-2 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | U | 2/17/2015 | WASHINGTON | 1-3 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5 ov | U | 2/19/2015 | COLUMBUS | 1-2 | L | 0, -240 | L | 5.5 ev | U | 2/21/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 4-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 ov | O | 2/22/2015 | FLORIDA | 5-1 | W | 0, -220 | W | 5 ov | O | 2/25/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 4-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | O | 3/1/2015 | COLUMBUS | | 3/4/2015 | at COLORADO | | 3/6/2015 | at ANAHEIM | | 3/7/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | | 3/9/2015 | at SAN JOSE | | 3/12/2015 | EDMONTON | |
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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. | | PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 51-24-7, 109 points. Won Metropolitan Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike Johnston (first season, first NHL season).
ADDED: D Christian Ehrhoff, F Patric Hornqvist, C Nick Spaling, F Blake Comeau, G Thomas Greiss.
LOST: F James Neal, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Sidney Crosby. Sid ''the Kid'' isn't so young anymore. It's been nearly a decade since he arrived in Pittsburgh and helped rescue a floundering franchise. He rolled to his second MVP Award in 2013-14 after racking 36 goals and 68 assists for a league-leading 146 points. A wrist injury slowed him in the postseason. He scored just once in 13 playoff games.
OUTLOOK: New coach, new general manager but same old expectations in Pittsburgh. It's been more than five years since they lifted the Stanley Cup, a drought that cost former coach Dan Bylsma his job. Johnston brings in a more structured philosophy. There may be growing pains early, but if Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are healthy, the Penguins will again be a threat to make a deep playoff run. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (COLUMBUS-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blue Jackets-Penguins Preview* ===============================
Columbus (26-30-4) at Pittsburgh (35-17-9), 5:00 p.m. EDT
Sidney Crosby fought Brandon Dubinsky the last time the Pittsburgh Penguins met the Columbus Blue Jackets, though that won't happen again.
Dubinsky is out for the visiting Blue Jackets on Sunday evening when they try to end a five-game slide as well as the Penguins' three-game win streak.
These clubs played an intense first-round series last season, which Pittsburgh (35-17-9) captured in six games.
Columbus (26-31-4) has responded by taking the first two 2014-15 meetings, including a 2-1 win at Pittsburgh on Feb. 19.
Crosby was held without a point that night after amassing 17 in a 10-game streak in the regular season versus Columbus. In the second period, he dropped his gloves to fight Dubinsky - a nemesis over the years. The Blue Jackets center went on to score the winning short-handed goal with 2:17 left.
Dubinsky is out indefinitely due to concussion symptoms. In any case, Crosby insists he will keep his gloves on Sunday.
"I think my last fight before that was four or five years ago so I would probably not bet on seeing another one," Crosby said.
The Penguins have won three straight since losing to the Blue Jackets, with Crosby totaling four points. He scored his 20th goal in Wednesday's 4-3 win at Washington.
Fellow superstar Evgeni Malkin has eight points in a four-game run. Crosby has 62 points and Malkin 61.
Gritty forward Daniel Winnik will make his Pittsburgh debut after being acquired Wednesday from Toronto. He had seven goals and 18 assists this season.
"I think anybody that gets traded you hope it's to a team that has a chance to win the Cup and I've been fortunate to be traded in here and have that chance for the rest of the year," Winnik said.
He'll see a former teammate in David Clarkson, who made his Columbus debut in Saturday's 2-0 home loss to New Jersey after being acquired Thursday from the Maple Leafs. His new team held a 33-19 edge in shots.
"We did a lot of good things," Clarkson said. "Of course, you always think you can do better."
Curtis McElhinney stopped 17 of 18 shots as Columbus fell to 0-4-1 in its last five games.
Sergei Bobrovsky, who has missed the last 16 games because of a groin injury, could be back after he was activated Saturday. Coach Todd Richards did not name a starting goalie after Saturday's defeat.
The Blue Jackets went 0 for 3 on the power play to drop to an NHL-worst 4.9 percent since the All-Star break. They are 0 for 20 in their last six games.
Columbus backup center Brian Gibbons, who was recalled from the minors Friday, will play in Pittsburgh for the first time since he was a rookie last season with the Penguins.
These teams are among the NHL's leaders in hits per game. Pittsburgh is preparing to get ready for the physical challenge that awaits.
"Against Columbus, they're the type of team they're a heavy forechecking team so you've got to be able to skate through your zone quick," coach Mike Johnston said. "And that's the real focus for us going into tomorrow night's game."
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| Last Updated: 5/4/2024 7:19:42 AM EST. |
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