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19 | PITTSBURGH | +100 | Ov 5,-120 | +100 | Ov 5,-120 | 20 | SAN JOSE | -120 | Un 5,+100 | -120 | Un 5,+100 |
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All Games | 13-10-0 | -0.8 | 13-10 | -0.8 | 6-14 | 2.3 | 30.9 | 2.3 | 31.6 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 5-5-0 | -1.4 | 5-5 | -1.4 | 1-8 | 1.8 | 27.4 | 2.1 | 31.6 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -2.2 | 2-3 | -2.2 | 2-3 | 2.4 | 33.8 | 2.8 | 34.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 23 | 52 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 710 | 7.3% | 85 | 14 | 16.5% | 82 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 10 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 274 | 6.6% | 32 | 5 | 15.6% | 28 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 7.1% | 22 | 5 | 22.7% | 19 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 54 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 727 | 7.4% | 81 | 13 | 16.0% | 95 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 21 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 316 | 6.6% | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | 38 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 171 | 8.2% | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | 23 |
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MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 19 | 19 | 569 | 527 | 92.6% | 2 | 11-8 | -0.1 | 11-8-0 | +1 | 5-11 | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games) | 8 | 8 | 250 | 235 | 94.0% | 1 | 4-4 | -1.3 | 4-4-0 | -1 | 1-6 | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY(vs. Non-Conference) | 10 | 10 | 296 | 268 | 90.5% | 1 | 5-5 | -1.7 | 5-5-0 | -1 | 4-5 | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 135 | 124 | 91.9% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.6 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games) | 5 | 4 | 157 | 147 | 93.6% | 1 | 2-2 | -0.7 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 1-3 | JEFF ZATKOFF (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 65 | 60 | 92.3% | 1 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 0-2 | JEFF ZATKOFF(vs. Non-Conference) | 2 | 2 | 64 | 61 | 95.3% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.6 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 0-2 | JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 104 | 97 | 93.3% | 1 | 1-2 | -1.7 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 0-3 |
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All Games | 14-9-0 | +3.6 | 14-9 | +3.6 | 12-8 | 2.9 | 29.8 | 2.5 | 28.4 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 4-6-0 | -3.8 | 4-6 | -3.8 | 6-3 | 2.5 | 32.6 | 2.7 | 26.6 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.9 | 4-1 | +2.9 | 3-2 | 3.2 | 27.4 | 2.2 | 31.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 23 | 66 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 685 | 9.6% | 73 | 12 | 16.4% | 111 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 10 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 326 | 7.7% | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | 43 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 11.7% | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 27 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 58 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 654 | 8.9% | 73 | 14 | 19.2% | 102 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 10.2% | 25 | 5 | 20.0% | 44 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 7.0% | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 19 |
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MARTIN JONES (All Games) | 19 | 19 | 505 | 467 | 92.5% | 2 | 12-7 | +3.6 | 12-7-0 | +3 | 8-8 | MARTIN JONES (Home Games) | 9 | 9 | 207 | 186 | 89.9% | 1 | 3-6 | -4.8 | 3-6-0 | -5 | 5-3 | MARTIN JONES(vs. Non-Conference) | 11 | 11 | 310 | 289 | 93.2% | 1 | 8-3 | +4 | 8-3-0 | +4 | 4-5 | MARTIN JONES (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 125 | 118 | 94.4% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.9 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 6 | 4 | 144 | 129 | 89.6% | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 4-0 | ALEX STALOCK (Home Games) | 3 | 1 | 56 | 53 | 94.6% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | ALEX STALOCK(vs. Non-Conference) | 5 | 3 | 120 | 109 | 90.8% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 3-0 | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 87 | 81 | 93.1% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 |
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11/4/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 3-2 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/6/2015 | at EDMONTON | 2-1 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/7/2015 | at CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5.5 un | O | 11/11/2015 | MONTREAL | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/13/2015 | COLUMBUS | 1-2 | L | 0, -200 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/14/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | 0-4 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 un | U | 11/17/2015 | MINNESOTA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ev | O | 11/19/2015 | COLORADO | 4-3 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/21/2015 | SAN JOSE | 1-3 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/25/2015 | ST LOUIS | 4-3 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ev | O | 11/27/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 1-2 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/28/2015 | EDMONTON | 2-3 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/1/2015 | at SAN JOSE | | 12/5/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | | 12/6/2015 | at ANAHEIM | | 12/9/2015 | at COLORADO | | 12/11/2015 | LOS ANGELES | |
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11/5/2015 | FLORIDA | 5-2 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/7/2015 | ANAHEIM | 0-1 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/10/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | 2-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 un | O | 11/13/2015 | at DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/14/2015 | at BUFFALO | 2-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | 11/17/2015 | at BOSTON | 5-4 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/19/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 1-0 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | U | 11/21/2015 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | U | 11/22/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 5-3 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/25/2015 | CHICAGO | 2-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5 ov | O | 11/28/2015 | CALGARY | 5-2 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5 ov | O | 12/1/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | 12/4/2015 | at ANAHEIM | | 12/5/2015 | TAMPA BAY | | 12/8/2015 | at CALGARY | | 12/9/2015 | at EDMONTON | | 12/12/2015 | MINNESOTA | |
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| | | 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. | | 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. |
| | Penguins-Sharks Preview By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Evgeni Malkin is riding an impressive hot streak, but he needs some more help from his teammates in order to pull the Pittsburgh Penguins out of their recent malaise. They'll hope for other contributors Tuesday night when they visit the surging San Jose Sharks, who haven't lost to Pittsburgh at home in nearly two decades. The Penguins (13-8-2) have dropped three of four and six of 10 since a six-game winning streak. They fell 2-1 in overtime at Columbus on Friday, then 3-2 in a shootout Saturday against a last-place Edmonton team that was playing its fourth road contest in six days. It was just their second home loss to the Oilers going back to 1994. Malkin accounted for both goals, the first coming 48 seconds into the second period when he stole the puck near the Edmonton zone and ripped a spinning backhand shot into the top of the net. "That's one of those highlight-reel goals you're going to see for the next couple of days," coach Mike Johnston told the team's official website. "It was just a great play and high-end skill to be able to beat a defenseman like that." Though Pittsburgh is slumping, Malkin has been extremely productive. He has seven goals and three assists in his last six games, contributing to more than half of the Penguins' 16 goals in that span. He'll be looking to end a three-game personal point drought against the Sharks, however. "You saw his battle and his compete (Friday against Columbus)," Johnston said. "He's been in the groove lately. He's really been playing on top of his game." Meanwhile, second-leading goal scorer Phil Kessel has just one goal in his last nine games, though Sidney Crosby could be heating up with three goals during a season-high five-game point streak. He has scored only once in nine career games against San Jose. The Sharks (14-9-0) have won seven of their last eight games behind excellent special teams. In that span, they've scored seven times on 29 power-play chances while surrendering three goals on 25 times short-handed. Pittsburgh has scored on the power play in six straight games, but has also surrendered nine power-play goals over its last 10. Six of San Jose's last seven victories have come on the road, while the club is just 4-6-0 at home. Saturday's 5-2 home victory against Calgary was its first since Nov. 5. "We were desperate right from the start," said Joe Pavelski, who had two assists. "We had everyone going and that was important. We've got to start winning a few games at home, and that was kind of our talk, is win tonight and go from there." The Sharks are undefeated in their last 12 home meetings with Pittsburgh including 10 straight victories. They haven't lost to the Penguins at home since Oct. 22, 1997. San Jose won 3-1 at Pittsburgh on Nov. 21 despite being outshot 39-29. Brent Burns scored twice while former Penguin Paul Martin had a goal and an assist. Patrick Marleau had two assists and has three goals and four assists in his last four games overall. |
| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 7:19:00 AM EST. |
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