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17 | VANCOUVER | +120 | Ov 5.5,+100 | +150 | Ov 5.5,+100 | 18 | SAN JOSE | -140 | Un 5.5,-120 | -170 | Un 5.5,-120 |
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All Games | 36-28-0 | +3.5 | 36-28 | +3.5 | 29-26 | 2.9 | 29.4 | 2.7 | 29.3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 19-15-0 | +4.9 | 19-15 | +4.9 | 16-16 | 2.9 | 28.5 | 2.8 | 31.0 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -2.6 | 2-3 | -2.6 | 3-2 | 3.0 | 30.4 | 4.2 | 33.8 | vs. Division | 10-11-0 | -3.7 | 10-11 | -3.7 | 8-10 | 2.4 | 28.8 | 2.9 | 30.7 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 64 | 184 | 41 | 74 | 60 | 9 | 17 | 1882 | 9.8% | 191 | 34 | 17.8% | 312 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 34 | 99 | 20 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 968 | 10.2% | 90 | 14 | 15.6% | 169 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 9.9% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 25 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 21 | 51 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 605 | 8.4% | 61 | 12 | 19.7% | 84 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 176 | 49 | 62 | 61 | 4 | 13 | 1877 | 9.4% | 213 | 30 | 14.1% | 290 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 95 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1054 | 9.0% | 127 | 16 | 12.6% | 159 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 21 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 169 | 12.4% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 30 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 60 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 645 | 9.3% | 65 | 9 | 13.8% | 99 |
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EDDIE LACK (All Games) | 25 | 19 | 692 | 634 | 91.6% | 0 | 8-11 | -5.5 | 8-11-0 | -6 | 9-8 | EDDIE LACK (Road Games) | 15 | 10 | 422 | 388 | 91.9% | 0 | 4-6 | -2.5 | 4-6-0 | -3 | 6-4 | EDDIE LACK (vs. Division) | 6 | 4 | 151 | 142 | 94.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.2 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 1-3 | EDDIE LACK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 121 | 108 | 89.3% | 0 | 1-2 | -2.9 | 1-2-0 | -3 | 2-1 | JACOB MARKSTROM (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | JACOB MARKSTROM (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JACOB MARKSTROM (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | JACOB MARKSTROM (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | RYAN MILLER (All Games) | 44 | 44 | 1170 | 1068 | 91.3% | 2 | 28-16 | +10.2 | 28-16-0 | +10 | 19-18 | RYAN MILLER (Road Games) | 24 | 24 | 626 | 572 | 91.4% | 0 | 15-9 | +7.4 | 15-9-0 | +6 | 10-12 | RYAN MILLER (vs. Division) | 16 | 16 | 487 | 444 | 91.2% | 0 | 9-7 | +0.6 | 9-7-0 | +1 | 6-7 | RYAN MILLER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 101 | 92 | 91.1% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.7 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 |
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All Games | 32-33-0 | -16 | 32-33 | -16 | 30-28 | 2.8 | 30.8 | 2.8 | 29.7 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15-18-0 | -16.7 | 15-18 | -16.7 | 16-13 | 2.9 | 31.2 | 2.9 | 27.2 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -2 | 2-3 | -2 | 2-2 | 3.0 | 30.2 | 2.2 | 28.6 | vs. Division | 13-12-0 | -4.2 | 13-12 | -4.2 | 11-13 | 3.1 | 30.4 | 2.5 | 28.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 65 | 185 | 49 | 69 | 63 | 4 | 16 | 2004 | 9.2% | 199 | 43 | 21.6% | 325 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 33 | 96 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1031 | 9.3% | 101 | 25 | 24.8% | 173 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 9.9% | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 26 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 25 | 77 | 19 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 761 | 10.1% | 80 | 19 | 23.7% | 131 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 183 | 51 | 62 | 62 | 8 | 14 | 1931 | 9.5% | 178 | 36 | 20.2% | 313 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 96 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 898 | 10.7% | 83 | 16 | 19.3% | 161 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 7.7% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 18 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 62 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 714 | 8.7% | 70 | 12 | 17.1% | 105 |
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TROY GROSENICK (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 55 | 94.8% | 0 | 1-1 | -1.4 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | TROY GROSENICK (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | TROY GROSENICK (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | TROY GROSENICK (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 55 | 94.8% | 0 | 1-1 | -1.4 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | ANTTI NIEMI (All Games) | 49 | 49 | 1456 | 1329 | 91.3% | 2 | 25-24 | -7.9 | 25-24-0 | -9 | 24-19 | ANTTI NIEMI (Home Games) | 26 | 26 | 720 | 647 | 89.9% | 2 | 11-15 | -13.6 | 11-15-0 | -13 | 14-8 | ANTTI NIEMI (vs. Division) | 21 | 21 | 617 | 569 | 92.2% | 0 | 12-9 | -1 | 12-9-0 | -2 | 10-10 | ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 122 | 112 | 91.8% | 0 | 1-3 | -3 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 16 | 14 | 408 | 369 | 90.4% | 3 | 6-8 | -6.7 | 6-8-0 | -8 | 6-8 | ALEX STALOCK (Home Games) | 8 | 7 | 172 | 158 | 91.9% | 2 | 4-3 | -3.2 | 4-3-0 | -4 | 2-5 | ALEX STALOCK (vs. Division) | 4 | 4 | 95 | 85 | 89.5% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.2 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 1-3 | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 101 | 88.6% | 1 | 1-3 | -3 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 2-2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: VANCOUVER 3.15, SAN JOSE 3.11 |
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2/9/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 3-5 | L | 0, +130 | L | 5 ev | O | 2/11/2015 | at CHICAGO | 5-4 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5 ov | O | 2/13/2015 | BOSTON | 5-2 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | O | 2/14/2015 | at CALGARY | 2-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | P | 2/16/2015 | MINNESOTA | 3-2 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 ov | P | 2/19/2015 | at NY RANGERS | 5-4 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5.5 un | O | 2/20/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | 2-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 un | O | 2/22/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 4-0 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5.5 un | U | 2/24/2015 | at BOSTON | 2-1 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5 ev | U | 2/26/2015 | at BUFFALO | 3-6 | L | 0, -225 | L | 5 ov | O | 3/1/2015 | ST LOUIS | 6-5 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/3/2015 | SAN JOSE | 2-6 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/5/2015 | at ARIZONA | 2-3 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/7/2015 | at SAN JOSE | | 3/9/2015 | ANAHEIM | | 3/12/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | 3/14/2015 | TORONTO | | 3/17/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | |
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2/9/2015 | CALGARY | 1-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 ov | P | 2/11/2015 | WASHINGTON | 4-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | 2/13/2015 | at ARIZONA | 4-2 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5.5 un | O | 2/15/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 2-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | 2/17/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 1-5 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ov | O | 2/19/2015 | at DALLAS | 5-2 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | O | 2/21/2015 | vs LOS ANGELES | 1-2 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | 2/26/2015 | DETROIT | 2-3 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | P | 2/28/2015 | OTTAWA | 2-4 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/2/2015 | MONTREAL | 4-0 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | U | 3/3/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 6-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/7/2015 | VANCOUVER | | 3/9/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | 3/12/2015 | NASHVILLE | | 3/14/2015 | CHICAGO | | 3/17/2015 | at WINNIPEG | |
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| | | VANCOUVER: LAST SEASON: 36-35-11, finished 12th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Willie Desjardins, first season with the Canucks.
ADDED: C Nick Bonino, LW Derek Dorsett, G Ryan Miller, D Luca Sbisa, RW Radim Vrbata.
LOST: RW Zac Dalpe, D Jason Garrison, C Ryan Kesler, C Mike Santorelli, C Jordan Schroeder.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Ryan Miller. On June 29, 2013, the Canucks had a goaltending tandem of Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider. When Vancouver's season ended 288 days later, the duo in net was Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom after Schneider and Luongo were traded. In a combined 45 games with Vancouver, Lack and Markstrom were 17-19-5 with a 2.39 goals against average and .908 save percentage. Miller, who was signed to a three-year, $18 million free agent deal, has a 2.55 GAA and .916 save percentage the last four seasons.
OUTLOOK: The dismissals of coach John Tortorella and Kesler, traded to Anaheim, can be seen as addition by subtraction. Kesler's in-season trade request became a distraction for a team whose 2013-14 campaign was an unmitigated failure. So the Canucks can do nothing but improve in 2014-15. Will there be enough improvement to qualify for a playoff berth? That may be too much to ask for a team in the tough Western Conference. | | SAN JOSE: LAST SEASON: 51-22-9, 111 points. Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Todd McLellan, 7th season with Sharks, 271-130-57; seventh overall in NHL.
ADDED: F John Scott, F Tye McGinn, D Taylor Fedun.
LOST: D Dan Boyle, D Brad Stuart, F Marty Havlat.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Thornton. Despite finishing second in the league in assists last season, Thornton was stripped of his captaincy this summer in response to the Sharks' playoff collapse against Los Angeles. San Jose became the fourth NHL team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. That prompted a search for new leaders. Thornton expressed no desire to leave San Jose but how he reacts to the new role and how he plays this season will be key questions going forward.
OUTLOOK: The Sharks began the offseason with general manager Doug Wilson talking of rebuilding and becoming a ''tomorrow'' team after being a Stanley Cup contender for most of the past decade. Wilson has altered his stance a bit and the players still believe this team can compete with the other powers out West. Much of the success will hinge on continued improvement from younger core players like Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl; Brent Burns' move back to defense from forward; and more depth on the bottom two lines to take pressure off Thornton and Patrick Marleau. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (VANCOUVER-SAN JOSE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Canucks-Sharks Preview* ========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Vancouver (36-24-4) at San Jose (32-25-8), 10:00 p.m. EDT
After beating Vancouver earlier this week, the San Jose Sharks are on the verge of matching their win total from last month.
The Sharks will get another chance to face the Canucks on Saturday night and will try to send their Pacific Division rivals to their first three-game skid in nearly two months.
San Jose (32-25-8) labored through February, going 3-8-2, and ended the month with three consecutive regulation defeats at home. The Sharks have quickly gotten back on track by outscoring their two opponents this month by a combined 10-2.
They took advantage of the absence of Canucks top goaltender Ryan Miller to post a 6-2 victory in Vancouver on Tuesday. San Jose scored three goals on four shots against Jacob Markstrom before he was pulled for Eddie Lack, and Matthew Nieto finished with two goals and an assist.
"We know everyone has to hold themselves accountable, and the past two games we've done that. And we have to keep doing that. Every game is important," Nieto said. "We know how to win and these last two games, we've had that killer instinct that we've been lacking."
The Sharks are four points behind Winnipeg for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. San Jose and the Canucks are also among four teams in the Pacific separated by four points or fewer.
The Sharks will try to boost their chances in both races by earning a third straight win over Vancouver (36-24-4).
"It's so tight right now," forward Chris Tierney said. "When you see other teams winning ... all the points matter. We've got to keep rolling and hopefully make up some ground at some point."
San Jose also took a 5-1 victory against the Canucks on Feb. 5, but it's lost each of the last three home meetings and two this season after a 3-1 defeat Dec. 30. Miller started both of those road games but is expected to miss at least the next two-plus weeks because of a sprained knee.
Vancouver followed Tuesday's defeat to the Sharks with a 3-2 shootout loss in Arizona on Thursday, dropping to 1-2-1 in their last four games. To earn their point Thursday, the Canucks needed two goals in the final eight minutes of regulation, including Radim Vrbata's with 53.1 seconds left.
"We're obviously not happy just getting one point but if you look at the big picture, it could be a huge point at the end of the season," Lack said. "We'll take it and move on."
Vancouver is trying to avoid its first three-game losing streak since Jan. 8-13 and its first string of three consecutive road defeats since a season-worst 0-2-2 skid that ended with the win in San Jose on Dec. 30.
Vrbata will try to give his team a lift by adding to his four goals and two assists from his last six games against San Jose. He has two goals and four assists in his past six contests.
The Sharks' Logan Couture has nine goals and 14 assists in his last 18 games against Vancouver, including the playoffs. Couture, though, has just one of his 22 goals in the past seven games and three assists.
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| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 9:09:33 AM EST. |
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