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| Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 4 - NYR Leads 2-1 | |
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| 67 | NY RANGERS | -120 | Ov 5,+100 | -120 | Ov 5,-105 | | 68 | PITTSBURGH | +100 | Un 5,-120 | +100 | Un 5,-115 |
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| All Games | 55-30-0 | +19.5 | 55-30 | +19.5 | 40-34 | 3.0 | 31.4 | 2.3 | 29.3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 29-13-0 | +17.8 | 29-13 | +17.8 | 18-17 | 3.1 | 30.7 | 2.2 | 28.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.5 | 3-2 | +0.5 | 2-3 | 2.2 | 30.0 | 2.2 | 24.4 | | Playoff Games | 2-1-0 | +0.2 | 2-1 | +0.2 | 1-2 | 2.3 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 23.7 | | vs. Division | 25-8-0 | +16.2 | 25-8 | +16.2 | 16-13 | 3.1 | 32.1 | 2.2 | 29.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 85 | 259 | 88 | 75 | 86 | 10 | 16 | 2672 | 9.7% | 246 | 41 | 16.7% | 425 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 42 | 129 | 46 | 37 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 1291 | 10.0% | 118 | 20 | 16.9% | 214 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 7.3% | 20 | 3 | 15.0% | 21 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.8% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 14 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 102 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1058 | 9.6% | 119 | 17 | 14.3% | 167 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 198 | 54 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 11 | 2488 | 8.0% | 242 | 39 | 16.1% | 335 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 94 | 33 | 24 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1215 | 7.7% | 124 | 19 | 15.3% | 162 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 9.0% | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 22 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 8.5% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 12 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 74 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 983 | 7.5% | 98 | 15 | 15.3% | 126 |
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| HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games) | 49 | 49 | 1399 | 1290 | 92.2% | 3 | 32-17 | +11 | 32-17-0 | +11 | 23-18 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Road Games) | 21 | 21 | 600 | 556 | 92.7% | 0 | 15-6 | +9.9 | 15-6-0 | +9 | 8-8 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (vs. Division) | 21 | 21 | 624 | 579 | 92.8% | 1 | 16-5 | +10.3 | 16-5-0 | +10 | 10-8 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 95 | 87 | 91.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.6 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 2-2 | | HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Playoff Games) | 3 | 3 | 71 | 65 | 91.5% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.2 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 1-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 0-2 | | MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CAMERON TALBOT (All Games) | 36 | 34 | 1038 | 961 | 92.6% | 4 | 21-13 | +6.6 | 21-13-0 | +7 | 17-14 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Road Games) | 19 | 19 | 568 | 522 | 91.9% | 1 | 12-7 | +5.9 | 12-7-0 | +6 | 10-7 | | CAMERON TALBOT (vs. Division) | 13 | 12 | 356 | 331 | 93.0% | 2 | 9-3 | +5.8 | 9-3-0 | +6 | 6-5 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 99 | 90.0% | 0 | 2-2 | -1 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 4-0 | | CAMERON TALBOT (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 44-41-0 | -12.6 | 44-41 | -12.6 | 32-44 | 2.7 | 31.3 | 2.6 | 29.3 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 23-19-0 | -7.5 | 23-19 | -7.5 | 15-21 | 2.8 | 31.4 | 2.5 | 29.5 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.1 | 2-3 | -1.1 | 1-4 | 1.8 | 29.4 | 2.0 | 28.8 | | Playoff Games | 1-2-0 | -0.4 | 1-2 | -0.4 | 1-2 | 2.0 | 23.7 | 2.3 | 30.0 | | vs. Division | 10-23-0 | -24.2 | 10-23 | -24.2 | 13-19 | 2.2 | 31.7 | 3.2 | 29.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 85 | 227 | 77 | 72 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 2664 | 8.5% | 262 | 51 | 19.5% | 395 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 42 | 119 | 42 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1320 | 9.0% | 134 | 29 | 21.6% | 212 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6.1% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 18 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 8.5% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 12 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 71 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1046 | 6.8% | 94 | 16 | 17.0% | 129 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 217 | 59 | 65 | 81 | 12 | 13 | 2491 | 8.7% | 293 | 44 | 15.0% | 357 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 107 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1238 | 8.6% | 142 | 22 | 15.5% | 179 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 6.9% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 19 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.8% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 14 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 106 | 35 | 22 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 980 | 10.8% | 126 | 24 | 19.0% | 173 |
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| MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 67 | 67 | 1921 | 1768 | 92.0% | 6 | 35-32 | -10.2 | 35-32-0 | -8 | 25-35 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Home Games) | 37 | 37 | 1070 | 983 | 91.9% | 4 | 20-17 | -7.7 | 20-17-0 | -8 | 13-18 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division) | 27 | 27 | 786 | 706 | 89.8% | 3 | 9-18 | -18.5 | 9-18-0 | -20 | 12-14 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 118 | 111 | 94.1% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.6 | 2-2-0 | +1 | 1-3 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Playoff Games) | 3 | 3 | 90 | 83 | 92.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.4 | 1-2-0 | 0 | 1-2 | | THOMAS GREISS (All Games) | 20 | 18 | 546 | 496 | 90.8% | 2 | 9-9 | -2.4 | 9-9-0 | -1 | 7-9 | | THOMAS GREISS (Home Games) | 7 | 5 | 164 | 150 | 91.5% | 0 | 3-2 | +0.2 | 3-2-0 | +1 | 2-3 | | THOMAS GREISS (vs. Division) | 7 | 6 | 188 | 170 | 90.4% | 1 | 1-5 | -5.7 | 1-5-0 | -5 | 1-5 | | THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 71 | 63 | 88.7% | 1 | 1-2 | -1.6 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0-3 | | THOMAS GREISS (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | 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 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Playoff 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: NY RANGERS 3.04, PITTSBURGH 3.14 |
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| 3/26/2015 | at OTTAWA | 5-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/28/2015 | at BOSTON | 2-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 un | O | | 3/29/2015 | WASHINGTON | 2-5 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ev | O | | 3/31/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 3-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | P | | 4/2/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ev | P | | 4/4/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 6-1 | W | 0, -250 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/6/2015 | COLUMBUS | 4-3 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/7/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/9/2015 | OTTAWA | 0-3 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/11/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 4-2 | W | 0, +135 | W | 5 ev | O | | 4/16/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/18/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 3-4 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/20/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 un | U | | 4/22/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | | | 4/24/2015 | PITTSBURGH | |
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| 3/26/2015 | at CAROLINA | 2-5 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 un | O | | 3/28/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-2 | W | 0, -350 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 3/29/2015 | SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/1/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5 ov | P | | 4/4/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 3-5 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 4/5/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/7/2015 | at OTTAWA | 3-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 4/10/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 1-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/11/2015 | at BUFFALO | 2-0 | W | 0, -400 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/16/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/18/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 4-3 | W | 0, +160 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/20/2015 | NY RANGERS | 1-2 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 un | U | | 4/22/2015 | NY RANGERS | | | 4/24/2015 | at NY RANGERS | |
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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. | | 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 NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (NY RANGERS-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rangers-Penguins Preview* ==========================
By BRETT HUSTON STATS Senior Editor
Ny Rangers At Pittsburgh, Game Four, 7:00 p.m. EDT
In playoff atmospheres where momentum can change from shift to shift and it's anyone's guess how the result of one game will affect the next, there seems to be one constant between the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Rangers will build an early lead, leaving it up to the Penguins to respond.
Dreadful starts have doomed Pittsburgh for the past two postseasons against New York, and another in Wednesday night's Game 4 could mean the difference between heading back to Madison Square Garden tied or being on the brink of elimination.
The Rangers didn't need more than 10 minutes to score the first goal in the final three games of their comeback from a 3-1 deficit in last season's second-round series against the Penguins, and nothing has changed a round earlier this spring. New York has taken a first-period cushion in all three games, grabbing the lead for good with both Derick Brassard's goal 28 seconds into the opener and Carl Hagelin's tally 8:43 into Game 3 in 2-1 victories.
"We played our 'A' game (Monday)," Brassard said. "That's something that we talked about before the game and that's something we've been doing all season long."
Brassard and the Rangers have been at their best early against Pittsburgh, outscoring the Penguins 9-1 in the opening 20 minutes of their playoff contests dating to last season's Game 5. They've allowed only 13 shots in those 60 minutes so far in this series, including none for the first 15 minutes Monday.
"I thought we overpassed the puck early in the game, no question," Penguins coach Mike Johnston told the NHL's official website. "We came in on the attack, we had lanes, and we took the pass back instead of the play ahead. That has to be a shot choice instant. You can't look, you can't wait, it's gotta be right to the net."
New York, which has blocked 39 shots in its two wins compared to seven in its Game 2 loss, has won 11 of 12 on the road dating to early March while allowing a total of 14 goals in those victories. The Rangers netted the opening goal in eight of them, and they have won 43 of the 53 games they've struck first including the regular season.
"I think our style permits us to play well on the road at times with the way we control the puck," said defenseman Ryan McDonagh, who has 10 points in his last 11 games overall and 16 in his last 14 postseason contests.
"(We) make sure that we don't give teams good opportunities and good looks and keep the crowd out of it."
The Penguins certainly can't afford to be trailing again heading into another third period. They were the NHL's only team without a victory when losing after 40 minutes in the regular season (0-18-5) and have added two more failed comebacks in this series - even after keeping the Rangers on their heels for much of the third Monday.
"Our desperation level was much higher in the third," Sidney Crosby said. "You saw the difference in our game and our play ... but you have to find that level of desperation for the entire game."
While Crosby has had a hand in three of the Penguins' five goals in the past two games, Evgeni Malkin - who said prior to Game 3 that he's at 85-90 percent physically - continues to struggle. He didn't record a shot Monday and has gone eight straight games without a point and 13 in a row without a goal.
Henrik Lundqvist has a .953 save percentage in his last seven games in Pittsburgh dating to Game 1 of last season's series.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 4:13:06 PM EST. |
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