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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 5/7/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MONTREAL
 
TAMPA BAY
PK  

PK  


4.5
 
6
Final
2

MONTREAL (54-26-0-11, 119 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (57-27-0-8, 122 pts.)
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Thursday, 5/7/2015 7:05 PM
Eastern Conference Semifinals - Best of 7 - Game 4 - TAM Leads 3-0
#1 GOALTENDERS: MONTREAL - CAREY PRICE, TAMPA BAY - BEN BISHOP
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
1MONTREAL+140Ov 5,+135+130Ov 5,+135
2TAMPA BAY-160Un 5,-155-150Un 5,-155
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MONTREAL - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games54-37-0+3.854-37+3.832-442.629.32.330.2
Team Stats (Road Games)26-19-0+6.326-19+6.313-232.328.52.230.5
Last 5 Games1-4-0-41-4-42-31.434.03.029.2
Playoff Games4-5-0-2.24-5-2.23-51.836.42.430.7
vs. Division22-17-0-3.622-17-3.617-172.531.22.430.3
MONTREAL Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)91237468393152126628.9%2704115.2%394
Team Stats (Road Games)4510417394171412828.1%132139.8%159
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)57205011704.1%1200.0%13
Team Stats (Playoffs)916266213284.9%2813.6%30
Team Stats (vs. Division)39971935349912158.0%1211512.4%161
Stats Against (All Games) 211626969111327467.7%2925117.5%352
Stats Against (Road Games) 1013529334813747.4%1452315.9%169
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 154461014610.3%23626.1%24
Stats Against (Playoffs) 22768102768.0%35925.7%35
Stats Against (vs. Division) 942732314611808.0%1342619.4%156
MONTREAL - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
CAREY PRICE (All Games)75752229207793.2%748-27+13.248-27-0+1326-39
CAREY PRICE (Road Games)333398692593.8%221-12+8.721-12-0+810-18
CAREY PRICE (vs. Division)323291984892.3%218-14-2.818-14-0-215-14
CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games)4412111191.7%01-3-2.41-3-0-21-3
CAREY PRICE (Playoff Games)9927625492.0%14-5-2.24-5-0-23-5
DUSTIN TOKARSKI (All Games)171650946391.0%26-10-9.46-10-0-96-5
DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Road Games)131238235091.6%25-7-2.45-7-0-23-5
DUSTIN TOKARSKI (vs. Division)8725724093.4%04-3-0.94-3-0-12-3
DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Last 4 Games)4411210089.3%01-3-2.41-3-0-22-0
DUSTIN TOKARSKI (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0

TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games57-35-0+9.857-35+9.846-413.129.42.527.8
Team Stats (Home Games)35-11-0+16.535-11+16.520-233.330.42.128.5
Last 5 Games5-0-0+5.25-0+5.22-33.424.61.231.8
Playoff Games7-3-0+2.57-3+2.53-62.727.81.927.2
vs. Division28-12-0+10.928-12+10.917-193.130.72.026.3
TAMPA BAY Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)922897990111917270610.7%3275918.0%487
Team Stats (Home Games)4615244455948140010.9%1613421.1%255
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5174481212313.8%21419.0%27
Team Stats (Playoffs)10276712222789.7%45613.3%43
Team Stats (vs. Division)4012431414667122910.1%1543120.1%202
Stats Against (All Games) 23062847681425599.0%2944716.0%375
Stats Against (Home Games) 982933351413117.5%1402014.3%159
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 6114001593.8%1815.6%10
Stats Against (Playoffs) 194510022727.0%37513.5%33
Stats Against (vs. Division) 812127294710527.7%1261612.7%130
TAMPA BAY - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
BEN BISHOP (All Games)72691890173791.9%547-22+16.547-22-0+1435-29
BEN BISHOP (Home Games)3939105998192.6%330-9+14.630-9-0+1317-19
BEN BISHOP (vs. Division)353592385792.8%425-10+11.725-10-0+1115-16
BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games)4413513197.0%14-0+4.14-0-0+41-3
BEN BISHOP (Playoff Games)101027025393.7%27-3+2.57-3-0+23-6
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 (vs. Division)11222195.5%00-1-20-1-0-20-1
EVGENI NABOKOV (Last 4 Games)43705984.3%00-3-3.90-3-0-32-1
EVGENI NABOKOV (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games)161341538191.8%17-6-0.77-6-0-16-7
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Home Games)8519418193.3%14-1+2.24-1-0+23-2
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (vs. Division)441039693.2%13-1+1.23-1-0+12-2
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games)431019392.1%01-2-2.61-2-0-31-2
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
Average power rating of opponents played: MONTREAL 3.15,  TAMPA BAY 3.03
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MONTREAL - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/11/2015at TORONTO4-3W0, -180W5 ovO
4/15/2015OTTAWA4-3W0, -140W5 unO
4/17/2015OTTAWA3-2W0, -145W5 unP
4/19/2015at OTTAWA2-1W0, +100W5 unU
4/22/2015at OTTAWA0-1L0, -110L5 unU
4/24/2015OTTAWA1-5L0, -160L5 unO
4/26/2015at OTTAWA2-0W0, +100W5 unU
5/1/2015TAMPA BAY1-2L0, -115L5 unU
5/3/2015TAMPA BAY2-6L0, -130L5 unO
5/6/2015at TAMPA BAY1-2L0, +130L5 unU
5/7/2015at TAMPA BAY 

TAMPA BAY - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/11/2015BOSTON3-2W0, -135W5 ovP
4/16/2015DETROIT2-3L0, -165L5.5 unU
4/18/2015DETROIT5-1W0, -205W5.5 unO
4/21/2015at DETROIT0-3L0, -115L5.5 unU
4/23/2015at DETROIT3-2W0, -115W5 ovP
4/25/2015DETROIT0-4L0, -190L5 ovU
4/27/2015at DETROIT5-2W0, +110W5 ovO
4/29/2015DETROIT2-0W0, -190W5 ovU
5/1/2015at MONTREAL2-1W0, -105W5 unU
5/3/2015at MONTREAL6-2W0, +110W5 unO
5/6/2015MONTREAL2-1W0, -150W5 unU
5/7/2015MONTREAL 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MONTREAL: LAST SEASON: 46-28-8, 100 points; lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference final.
COACH: Michel Therrien, seventh season with Canadiens, 287-224-23-58.
ADDED: D Tom Gilbert, C Manny Malhotra, RW P.A. Parenteau, RW Jiri Sekac.
LOST: C Daniel Briere, RW Brian Gionta, D Josh Gorges, LW Thomas Vanek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: P.K. Subban: The 43rd overall pick in the 2007 draft solidified his status as a top-five defenseman in the NHL following a 2013-14 regular season in which he recorded 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists) in 82 games, and added another 11 (five goals and six assists) in 17 playoff games. And he isn't going anywhere. The Canadiens and Subban agreed to an eight-year, $72 million contract in the offseason.
OUTLOOK: The Canadiens earned the ire of playoff foes Boston and New York for on-ice antics and their off-ice loquaciousness. But teams don't dislike opponents who aren't good. The Canadiens are just that, and should find themselves in the playoffs come April.
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 NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (MONTREAL-TAMPA BAY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Canadiens-Lightning Preview* =============================

By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor

Montreal At Tampa Bay, Game Four, 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Montreal Canadiens figured to have the goaltending edge in any playoff series after Carey Price's outstanding season.

Ben Bishop appears to have been thinking otherwise.

After a stunning last-second victory in Game 3, the Tampa Bay Lightning look to complete a sweep Thursday night and reserve a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.

Swept by the Canadiens in the opening round last season, the Lightning are one win away from exacting the best kind of revenge after Tyler Johnson's goal with 1.1 seconds left in regulation resulted in a 2-1 win Wednesday.

"Honestly, I didn't even know it was that close at the buzzer. ... I wasn't thinking about the time at all," Johnson said after his third game-winning goal this postseason.

"It's just a giant weight off the shoulders because overtime is fun, but nobody really wants to do it."

Johnson's league-leading eighth postseason goal gave Tampa Bay an eighth straight victory over Montreal, including a 21-8 margin in five regular-season wins.

"It's still a race to four. ... We've got to go for the jugular when we've got the chance," coach Jon Cooper said.

This will be the first time any series will have games on consecutive days.

"I can't say I'm a big fan of back to backs, especially in the playoffs," Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said. "But both teams have to play, so it's probably not an advantage to either one."

Bishop allowed Brendan Gallagher's goal midway through the third period Wednesday, finishing with 30 saves to outplay Price again. Bishop has won five straight playoff games with a 1.12 goals-against average and has a 1.43 GAA during the eight-game win streak against the Canadiens.

There's little argument that Price was the best goaltender during the regular season, leading the NHL in wins (44), GAA (1.96) and save percentage (.933) to become the first to top all three categories since Ed Belfour in 1990-91.

Price, who also had a career-high nine shutouts, was named one of three finalists for the Hart and Vezina Trophies.

He was strong again when called upon Wednesday, stopping 17 shots, but he has allowed 10 goals in this series while his 2.30 playoff GAA pales in comparison to his regular-season mark.

Price will have to be at his best as the Canadiens try to avoid being swept for the first time since losing to Boston in the first round in 2009.

"It's not ideal, obviously," Price said. "Again tonight we hit three posts, and I thought we deserved to win the hockey game. I didn't come up with the save at the end of the game, so we got what we got now."

His play likely won't matter if Montreal can't get its offense in gear. The Canadiens have totaled seven goals while losing five of six after opening the playoffs by scoring nine times in three straight wins against Ottawa. They went scoreless on both power-play chances in Game 3 and are 1 for 28 this postseason, including 0 for 21 in the last seven.

Price is far from the only player that needs to shoulder blame. Tomas Plekanec tied for second on the team with 60 points but has been held to one assist in the last seven games with no points in this series. Star defenseman P.K. Subban also has been quiet, tallying no goals and two assists in that span.

Montreal now faces a monumental challenge as it tries to become the fifth team in league history to rally from a 3-0 series deficit. Los Angeles was the last to accomplish that, beating San Jose in last season's Western Conference quarterfinals.

"The only thing a coach can ask is that your team would compete, your team would be ready, and your team will work hard," Michel Therrien said. "This is exactly what we did. ... The only thing we were looking for when we came here is try to bring the series back to Montreal."

The Lightning haven't reached the conference finals since losing in seven games to Boston in 2010-11.


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 3:15:58 AM EST.


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