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NHL : ATS Matchup
Saturday 1/31/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
COLUMBUS
 
TAMPA BAY
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
1
Final
3

COLUMBUS (21-23-0-3, 45 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (31-15-0-4, 66 pts.)
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Saturday, 1/31/2015 7:35 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: COLUMBUS - CURTIS MCELHINNEY, TAMPA BAY - BEN BISHOP
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
67COLUMBUS+185Ov 5.5,+100+190Ov 5.5,-105
68TAMPA BAY-225Un 5.5,-120-230Un 5.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
COLUMBUS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games21-26-0+2.921-26+2.922-212.527.33.132.8
Team Stats (Road Games)11-12-0+6.311-12+6.39-122.527.12.933.0
Last 5 Games3-2-0+3.43-2+3.41-42.429.22.429.8
COLUMBUS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)471193541376712819.3%1593723.3%208
Team Stats (Road Games)2358182215336239.3%771722.1%104
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)512255011468.2%16212.5%23
Stats Against (All Games) 1484049563815429.6%1723520.3%256
Stats Against (Road Games) 67222519127588.8%882022.7%113
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 12462001498.1%15213.3%23
COLUMBUS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games)3331104495391.3%016-15+5.916-15-0+714-14
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Road Games)151346042091.3%08-5+7.58-5-0+86-6
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games)44958690.5%01-3-1.41-3-0-10-3
ANTON FORSBERG (All Games)22443784.1%00-2-20-2-0-21-0
ANTON FORSBERG (Road Games)11292689.7%00-1-10-1-0-10-0
ANTON FORSBERG (Last 4 Games)22443784.1%00-2-20-2-0-21-0
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games)171444740590.6%05-9-1.15-9-0-17-7
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games)10926724591.8%03-6-0.23-6-003-6
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games)4311110392.8%02-1+2.82-1-0+21-2

TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games31-19-0+5.131-19+5.128-213.329.72.627.2
Team Stats (Home Games)20-5-0+11.220-5+11.210-143.432.42.027.5
Last 5 Games4-1-0+2.54-1+2.52-33.427.62.030.4
TAMPA BAY Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)5016344565947148511.0%1793318.4%282
Team Stats (Home Games)25862228342381110.6%871921.8%147
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5174661213812.3%12216.7%27
Stats Against (All Games) 1324048404913599.7%1612918.0%222
Stats Against (Home Games) 50171517126887.3%75810.7%84
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 10433001526.6%19210.5%17
TAMPA BAY - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
BEN BISHOP (All Games)393699891191.3%125-11+9.125-11-0+721-14
BEN BISHOP (Home Games)222260356193.0%118-4+10.418-4-0+99-12
BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games)4412011293.3%03-1+1.53-1-0+12-2
EVGENI NABOKOV (All Games)111024521688.2%03-7-63-7-0-55-5
EVGENI NABOKOV (Home Games)22555294.5%01-1-0.21-1-000-2
EVGENI NABOKOV (Last 4 Games)43705984.3%00-3-3.90-3-0-32-1
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games)4411110493.7%03-1+23-1-0+22-2
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Home Games)11292689.7%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games)4411110493.7%03-1+23-1-0+22-2
Average power rating of opponents played: COLUMBUS 3.16,  TAMPA BAY 2.96
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
COLUMBUS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/4/2015at COLORADO4-3W0, +160W5.5 unO
1/6/2015at DALLAS4-2W0, +145W6 unP
1/9/2015at TORONTO2-5L0, +115L5.5 ovO
1/10/2015NY ISLANDERS2-5L0, +100L5.5 evO
1/14/2015MONTREAL2-3L0, +125L5 ovP
1/16/2015NY RANGERS1-2L0, +115L5 ovU
1/17/2015at BOSTON3-1W0, +245W5 ovU
1/19/2015at MINNESOTA3-1W0, +160W5.5 unU
1/21/2015at WINNIPEG0-4L0, +150L5.5 unU
1/27/2015WASHINGTON4-3W0, +130W5.5 unO
1/29/2015at FLORIDA2-3L0, +140L5.5 unU
1/31/2015at TAMPA BAY 
2/3/2015ARIZONA 
2/6/2015ST LOUIS 
2/7/2015at OTTAWA 
2/9/2015LOS ANGELES 

TAMPA BAY - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
1/4/2015at OTTAWA4-2W0, -160W5.5 evO
1/6/2015at MONTREAL4-2W0, +100W5.5 unO
1/9/2015BUFFALO2-1W0, -410W5.5 unU
1/12/2015at PHILADELPHIA3-7L0, -145L6 unO
1/13/2015at BOSTON3-4L0, +130L5 ovO
1/15/2015EDMONTON3-2W0, -260W5.5 ovU
1/17/2015COLORADO3-2W0, -200W5.5 unU
1/20/2015VANCOUVER4-1W0, -170W5.5 unU
1/27/2015at CAROLINA2-4L0, -150L5 ovO
1/29/2015DETROIT5-1W0, -145W5.5 unO
1/31/2015COLUMBUS 
2/3/2015at ST LOUIS 
2/5/2015at DALLAS 
2/7/2015LOS ANGELES 
2/8/2015ANAHEIM 
2/10/2015at NASHVILLE 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 46-27-9, 101 points. Swept in first round of playoffs by Montreal.
COACH: Jon Cooper, second full season with Lighting, 51-35-12.
ADDED: F Brian Boyle, F Brenden Morrow, D Anton Stralman, D Jason Garrison, G Evgeni Nabokov, F Jonathan Drouin.
LOST: G Anders Lindback, F Ryan Malone, F Teddy Purcell, F Nate Thompson, D Sami Salo.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Ondrej Palat. One of the NHL's top rookies last season. With Steven Stamkos missing a significant portion of the year and Martin St. Louis departing in a late-season trade, Palat finished with team-leading 50 points, including 23 goals. Third among league rookies in goals and second in points, he led all rookies with 44 points after Jan. 1.
OUTLOOK: With Bishop healthy again after missing the playoffs with a dislocated elbow, many expect the Lightning to prosper in the relatively weak Eastern Conference and make a deep run in the playoffs. Stamkos has scored more goals (210) than any player in the league since the start of the 2009-10 season and Bishop is coming off a season in which he set franchise season records for wins (37), save percentage (.924) and goals-against average (2.23).
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (COLUMBUS-TAMPA BAY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Blue Jackets-Lightning Preview* ================================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Columbus (21-23-3) at Tampa Bay (31-15-4), 7:30 p.m. EDT

Earning a road win against the Tampa Bay Lightning this season has been a pretty difficult task.

The Columbus Blue Jackets stand as one of the few teams to pull it off.

Hoping to extend their franchise-best single-season home winning streak, the Lightning look for a bit of redemption against the Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Tampa Bay (31-15-4) rolled past Detroit 5-1 on Thursday for its ninth consecutive home win. The Lightning have averaged 3.40 goals in 25 games at Amalie Arena while allowing 1.96 per contest en route to a 20-4-1 record.

"The crowd energizes us," coach Jon Cooper told the Lightning's official website. "It's a lot of fun to play here. You hear those people up top, some of the soccer chants start going and it's fun. You can just tell, we get the vibe going and get the mojo going with our crowd."

Steven Stamkos scored his 27th goal of the season and Ben Bishop stopped 27 shots to bounce back from a 4-2 loss at Carolina on Tuesday.

Bishop has a 1.90 goals-against average at home and a 3.02 mark on the road.

"Bishop probably goes a little bit unnoticed in this game because of the score, but he made a couple big saves," Cooper said Thursday. "He kept it tight for us. ... That's how it's going to be. It's going to be tight-checking, low-shot type games and you have to win those ones."

The only other nine-game home winning streak for Tampa Bay came over a multi-season stretch, from March 22, 2012-Feb. 1, 2013.

Columbus (21-23-3) is one of three teams to hold the Lightning to just one goal at home this season, winning 3-1 on Dec. 6 as Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 33 shots. The Blue Jackets, however, enter Saturday's contest having lost six of nine overall.

They won't be able to rely on Bobrovsky this time. The former Vezina Trophy winner remains sidelined with a groin injury, likely leaving the starting duties to Curtis McElhinney.

McElhinney is 5-7-1 with a 2.99 GAA in 17 appearances this season, and has allowed three goals in each of his two starts since Bobrovsky's injury on Jan. 21.

"It's all about results for us, and we've got to find a way to get points," forward Brandon Dubinsky told the Blue Jackets' official website after Thursday's 3-2 loss at Florida. "We have to wrap our heads around it tonight and be ready to practice (Friday) and come back to work."

Columbus could at least get a boost in front of McElhinney. The Jackets activated defenseman Ryan Murray, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft, off injured reserve on Friday. He hasn't played since Nov. 1 due to a knee injury, but could be in the lineup Saturday.

Columbus has gone a season-high three games without scoring with the man advantage, and ending that drought in this one won't be easy. Lightning opponents have just one power-play goal in 30 chances during Tampa's home winning streak.

Seven Lightning players have at least 10 goals - only three Blue Jackets have hit double digits - and there's another on the cusp. Cedric Paquette snapped a 29-game goalless streak Tuesday against Carolina, then had a hat trick Thursday to give him nine goals on the season.

"He'll be a fan favorite in this building," Cooper said. "He wears his heart on his sleeve and doesn't back down from anybody."

Paquette scored one of Tampa's five first-period goals in a 7-4 win at Columbus on Nov. 8.


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