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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 5/26/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
TAMPA BAY
 
PITTSBURGH
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
1
Final
2

TAMPA BAY (57-35-0-6, 120 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (59-30-0-10, 128 pts.)
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Thursday, 5/26/2016 8:05 PM
Eastern Conference Finals - Best of 7 - Game 7 - Series tied at 3-3
#1 GOALTENDERS: TAMPA BAY - ANDREI VASILEVSKIY, PITTSBURGH - MATT MURRAY
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
25TAMPA BAY+170Ov 5.5,+105+180Ov 5.5,+110
26PITTSBURGH-200Un 5.5,-125-215Un 5.5,-130
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games57-41-0+4.557-41+4.541-432.829.22.429.5
Team Stats (Road Games)26-22-0+2.426-22+2.420-202.628.12.530.3
Last 5 Games2-3-002-304-02.828.23.639.0
Playoff Games11-5-0+7.211-5+7.27-52.928.52.432.9
TAMPA BAY Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)98274699498131828589.6%3335315.9%440
Team Stats (Road Games)481262947446513519.3%1501812.0%202
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)514445101419.9%10110.0%24
Team Stats (Playoffs)16471412183245610.3%54916.7%80
Stats Against (All Games) 23957898762128938.3%3195015.7%385
Stats Against (Road Games) 11827493931114538.1%1612616.1%197
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 18458111959.2%15320.0%29
Stats Against (Playoffs) 38101512125277.2%62914.5%64
TAMPA BAY - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
BEN BISHOP (All Games)72711969182892.8%744-27+7.144-27-0+827-37
BEN BISHOP (Road Games)333291585193.0%320-12+7.120-12-0+913-16
BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games)441049995.2%14-0+4.64-0-0+51-3
BEN BISHOP (Playoff Games)111129727993.9%39-2+7.29-2-0+83-5
KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (All Games)11323196.9%10-1-10-1-0-10-1
KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (Road Games)11323196.9%10-1-10-1-0-10-1
KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (Last 4 Games)11323196.9%10-1-10-1-0-10-1
KRISTERS GUDLEVSKIS (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
KEVIN POULIN (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
KEVIN POULIN (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
KEVIN POULIN (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games)312687479891.3%213-13-1.613-13-0-114-5
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Road Games)191549645491.5%16-9-3.76-9-0-37-3
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games)4415313990.8%02-2+12-2-0+14-0
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Playoff Games)7522821092.1%02-302-3-004-0

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games59-40-0+7.259-40+7.245-383.033.52.529.8
Team Stats (Home Games)32-18-0+3.232-18+3.226-143.335.52.630.5
Last 5 Games3-2-0-0.53-2-0.54-03.639.02.828.2
Playoff Games11-6-0+2.211-6+2.29-43.334.82.530.4
PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)993017112790131933149.1%3226319.6%505
Team Stats (Home Games)501644672388917769.2%1743520.1%280
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)518458111959.2%15320.0%29
Team Stats (Playoffs)1756152117335929.5%591525.4%97
Stats Against (All Games) 245778078101229538.3%3114915.8%410
Stats Against (Home Games) 1294738395415248.5%1532617.0%219
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 14445101419.9%10110.0%24
Stats Against (Playoffs) 42101515205178.1%54916.7%68
PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)60591697156192.0%535-24+1.935-24-0+425-23
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Home Games)323292785291.9%421-11+2.721-11-0+415-10
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)43837590.4%02-1+0.12-1-002-0
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Playoff Games)21322887.5%00-1-20-1-0-21-0
MATT MURRAY (All Games)272777571892.6%019-8+9.219-8-0+913-10
MATT MURRAY (Home Games)121238535692.5%09-3+4.19-3-0+46-3
MATT MURRAY (Last 4 Games)441099990.8%03-1+1.53-1-0+13-0
MATT MURRAY (Playoff Games)141442038892.4%010-4+510-4-0+56-4
JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games)161347343391.5%35-8-45-8-0-57-5
JEFF ZATKOFF (Home Games)7621119090.0%02-4-3.52-4-0-45-1
JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games)431099789.0%01-2-1.81-2-0-23-0
JEFF ZATKOFF (Playoff Games)22655990.8%01-1-0.81-1-0-12-0
Average power rating of opponents played: TAMPA BAY 3.12,  PITTSBURGH 3.18
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TAMPA BAY - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/30/2016NY ISLANDERS4-1W0, -165W5 unP
5/3/2016at NY ISLANDERS5-4W0, -105W5 unO
5/6/2016at NY ISLANDERS2-1W0, -110W5 evU
5/8/2016NY ISLANDERS4-0W0, -160W5 unU
5/13/2016at PITTSBURGH3-1W0, +160W5 ovU
5/16/2016at PITTSBURGH2-3L0, +190L5 ovP
5/18/2016PITTSBURGH2-4L0, +120L5 ovO
5/20/2016PITTSBURGH4-3W0, +130W5 ovO
5/22/2016at PITTSBURGH4-3W0, +170W5.5 unO
5/24/2016PITTSBURGH2-5L0, +115L5.5 unO
5/26/2016at PITTSBURGH 

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/30/2016at WASHINGTON2-1W0, +115W5 ovU
5/2/2016WASHINGTON3-2W0, -140W5 ovP
5/4/2016WASHINGTON3-2W0, +120W5 ovP
5/7/2016at WASHINGTON1-3L0, +135L5 ovU
5/10/2016WASHINGTON4-3W0, -140W5 ovO
5/13/2016TAMPA BAY1-3L0, -185L5 ovU
5/16/2016TAMPA BAY3-2W0, -230W5 ovP
5/18/2016at TAMPA BAY4-2W0, -140W5 ovO
5/20/2016at TAMPA BAY3-4L0, -150L5 ovO
5/22/2016TAMPA BAY3-4L0, -200L5.5 unO
5/24/2016at TAMPA BAY5-2W0, -135W5.5 unO
5/26/2016TAMPA BAY 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 50-24-8, 108 points. Second in Atlantic Division. Lost to Chicago Blackhawks in Stanley Cup final.
COACH: Jon Cooper (third full season)
ADDED: F Erik Condra.
LOST: F Brenden Morrow.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Steven Stamkos. Signing one of the NHL's most prolific scorers to a contract extension was the franchise's top priority this offseason, and the defending Eastern Conference champions failed to get it done. While GM Steve Yzerman says he's optimistic about getting a deal done "at some point," the situation has the potential to become a distraction if it lingers deep into the season. Stamkos was second in the league with 43 goals last season, the fourth time he's topped the 40-goal plateau. His 253 goals since the start of the 2009-10 season rank second to Alex Ovechkin's 256.
OUTLOOK: Anything short of a return to the Stanley Cup final - and winning - will be a disappointment. The roster is virtually the same, G Ben Bishop has recovered from a torn groin during the Cup final, and the high-scoring "Triplets" line of Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej say the team will losing to the Blackhawks in six games will serve as motivation, much like being swept by Montreal in the first round two years ago drive the Lightning last season.
PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 43-27-12, 98 points. Finished fourth in Metropolitan Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike Johnston (second season).
ADDED: F Phil Kessel, F Eric Fehr, F Matt Cullen, F Sergei Plotnikov, D Adam Clendening.
LOST: D Paul Martin, D Christian Ehrhoff, F Brandon Sutter, F Blake Comeau, F Steve Downie, F Nick Spaling, G Thomas Greiss.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Phil Kessel. The Penguins brought in the three-time All Star from the Maple Leafs to give franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin some much-needed support. The 28-year-old is hoping a fresh start away from the crucible in Toronto will help him put up the kind of numbers he only occasionally flirted with during his six seasons in Canada.
OUTLOOK: Injuries and an offense that struggled to score goals - a stunning development for a team with two of the game's biggest stars - led to Pittsburgh's quiet five-game loss to the Rangers in the first round last spring. General manager Jim Rutherford provided needed depth by adding Eric Fehr, Matt Cullen and young Russian Sergei Plotnikov to give the bottom six some punch. If Kessel can develop chemistry with either Malkin or Crosby and the defense led by Kris Letang keeps the crease in front of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury clear, the Penguins will be in the postseason for a 10th straight year. Another quick exit, however, could lead to widespread changes.
PREVIEW
Lightning-Penguins Preview
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby is in no mood to get caught up in his own personal narrative, the one eager to attach whatever happens to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday against Tampa Bay to the superstar's legacy.

Forget that Crosby has the game-winning goal in each of Pittsburgh's victories in its entertaining back-and-forth with the resilient Lightning. Forget that he hasn't been on the winning side of a post-series handshake line this deep into the playoffs since his glorious night in Detroit seven years ago, which ended with him hoisting the Penguins' third Stanley Cup.

Yes, he's playing well. Yes, his dazzling, imminently GIF-able sprint through the Tampa Bay zone late in the second period of Game 6 added another signature moment to a career full of them. Yet lifting Pittsburgh back to the Cup final for the first time since 2009 does not rely solely on him so much as the collective effort of all 20 guys in his team's retro black and Vegas gold uniforms.

Depth has carried the Penguins this far. Crosby insists Game 7 will be about the team, not him.

''You give yourself the best chance of winning by keeping it simple and not putting too much emphasis on kind of the story line around it,'' Crosby said.

Even if it's easy to get lost in those story lines. The Lightning are on the verge of a second straight berth in the final despite playing the entire postseason without captain Steven Stamkos and losing Vezina Trophy finalist Ben Bishop in the first period of the conference finals when he twisted his left leg awkwardly while scrambling to get into position.

Yet Tampa Bay has stuck around, ceding the ice to the Penguins for significant stretches but using their speed to counterattack brilliantly while relying on 21-year-old goaltender Andrei Vasilevski. The Lightning are hardly intimidated by having to go on the road in a series decider. They did it a year ago in the Eastern final against New York, beating the Rangers 2-0 in Madison Square Garden.

''You've got to go back to a tough environment, just like the Garden was last year,'' Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. ''And you've got to have your A-game.''

The Lightning hoped to avoid revisiting this spot. They could have closed out Pittsburgh at home but fell behind by three goals and didn't recover, fitting for a series that appears to be a coin flip as a whole but not so much night to night. The team that's scored first is 5-1 and there's only been a single lead change in 18-plus periods spread out over nearly two weeks: Tyler Johnson's deflection in overtime that gave Tampa Bay Game 5.

''You always want to play with the lead, and always the first goal is big,'' said Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman, who is 7-0 in Game 7s. ''But, again, we were down 2-0 in Game 5 and came back from that. So it's not cut in stone, the outcome of the game, no matter if you're down a goal or two.''

Maybe, but it'd be cutting it pretty close. Tampa Bay's rally in Game 5 was Pittsburgh's first loss when leading after two periods all year. The Penguins responded by going back to rookie goaltender Matt Murray - who turned 22 on Wednesday - and putting together perhaps their finest hockey of the postseason. Their stars played like stars while Murray performed like a guy a decade older with his name already etched on the Cup a few times.

The Penguins will need to rely on Murray's precocious maturity if it wants to buck a curious trend that started well before Murray was born. Pittsburgh hasn't won a Game 7 on home ice since Mario Lemieux and company beat New Jersey in the opening round of the 1991 playoffs to escape from a 3-2 series deficit and propel the Penguins to their first championship. The Penguins have dropped five straight winner-take-all matchups since then, including a loss to Tampa Bay in the first round in 2011, a series Pittsburgh played without either Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, who sat out with injuries.

They're healthy now and showing extended flashes of the form that seemed to have the Penguins on the brink of a dynasty when they toppled Detroit. And the Lightning, who are 5-1 in Game 7s, are hardly comfortable but hardly intimidated as they the road.

''I think it's a roller coaster,'' Cooper said. ''But Game 7 is Game 7. There's no two better words than that.''

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AP Sports Writer Fred Goodall in Tampa contributed to this report.


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