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| 11 | BUFFALO | +210 | Ov 6.5,-135 | +225 | Ov 6.5,-125 | | 12 | TAMPA BAY | -250 | Un 6.5,+115 | -265 | Un 6.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 28-31-0 | +0.1 | 28-31 | +0.1 | 31-26 | 2.9 | 32.5 | 3.1 | 32.4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11-18-0 | -2.4 | 11-18 | -2.4 | 14-13 | 2.7 | 32.2 | 3.2 | 32.4 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -3.8 | 1-4 | -3.8 | 1-3 | 1.8 | 32.0 | 3.6 | 29.6 | | vs. Division | 9-10-0 | -0.6 | 9-10 | -0.6 | 9-8 | 3.1 | 32.4 | 3.2 | 34.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 59 | 170 | 49 | 56 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 1919 | 8.9% | 176 | 32 | 18.2% | 289 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 29 | 77 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 934 | 8.2% | 90 | 14 | 15.6% | 134 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 5.6% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 15 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 19 | 59 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 615 | 9.6% | 55 | 11 | 20.0% | 103 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 185 | 47 | 64 | 67 | 7 | 12 | 1913 | 9.7% | 156 | 28 | 17.9% | 304 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 93 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 939 | 9.9% | 83 | 17 | 20.5% | 152 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 12.2% | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 30 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 60 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 650 | 9.2% | 55 | 12 | 21.8% | 104 |
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| CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 35 | 34 | 1042 | 947 | 90.9% | 0 | 14-20 | -5.4 | 14-20-0 | -6 | 16-17 | | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 17 | 16 | 475 | 424 | 89.3% | 0 | 4-12 | -6.6 | 4-12-0 | -7 | 8-7 | | CARTER HUTTON (vs. Division) | 9 | 8 | 260 | 236 | 90.8% | 0 | 3-5 | -2.4 | 3-5-0 | -2 | 3-4 | | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 97 | 88.2% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.4 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 2-2 | | LINUS ULLMARK (All Games) | 27 | 25 | 860 | 782 | 90.9% | 2 | 14-11 | +5.6 | 14-11-0 | +7 | 15-9 | | LINUS ULLMARK (Road Games) | 14 | 13 | 459 | 423 | 92.2% | 1 | 7-6 | +4.2 | 7-6-0 | +5 | 6-6 | | LINUS ULLMARK (vs. Division) | 11 | 11 | 387 | 354 | 91.5% | 0 | 6-5 | +1.8 | 6-5-0 | +2 | 6-4 | | LINUS ULLMARK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 112 | 91.1% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.5 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 |
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| All Games | 46-15-0 | +21.3 | 46-15 | +21.3 | 31-27 | 4.0 | 32.2 | 2.7 | 32.1 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 24-7-0 | +9.2 | 24-7 | +9.2 | 14-14 | 4.2 | 31.9 | 2.5 | 32.5 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5 | 5-0 | +5 | 2-2 | 5.0 | 28.6 | 1.2 | 28.8 | | vs. Division | 14-3-0 | +8.1 | 14-3 | +8.1 | 9-8 | 4.1 | 32.6 | 2.8 | 31.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 61 | 242 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 13 | 1966 | 12.3% | 201 | 61 | 30.3% | 410 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 31 | 131 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 990 | 13.2% | 112 | 31 | 27.7% | 228 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 17.5% | 20 | 8 | 40.0% | 42 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 17 | 69 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 554 | 12.5% | 51 | 13 | 25.5% | 112 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 162 | 61 | 44 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 1956 | 8.3% | 195 | 29 | 14.9% | 256 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 77 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1008 | 7.6% | 94 | 11 | 11.7% | 120 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 4.2% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 11 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 47 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 535 | 8.8% | 57 | 8 | 14.0% | 76 |
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| LOUIS DOMINQUE (All Games) | 23 | 23 | 719 | 653 | 90.8% | 0 | 19-4 | +13.2 | 19-4-0 | +14 | 15-7 | | LOUIS DOMINQUE (Home Games) | 9 | 9 | 285 | 263 | 92.3% | 0 | 8-1 | +5.6 | 8-1-0 | +6 | 5-3 | | LOUIS DOMINQUE (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 231 | 208 | 90.0% | 0 | 7-1 | +5.8 | 7-1-0 | +6 | 6-2 | | LOUIS DOMINQUE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 114 | 92.7% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 3-1 | | EDDIE PASQUALE (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 79.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | EDDIE PASQUALE (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | EDDIE PASQUALE (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 79.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | EDDIE PASQUALE (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 79.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games) | 37 | 37 | 1208 | 1123 | 93.0% | 3 | 26-11 | +7 | 26-11-0 | +8 | 15-20 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Home Games) | 22 | 22 | 719 | 669 | 93.0% | 3 | 16-6 | +3.6 | 16-6-0 | +4 | 9-11 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 279 | 261 | 93.5% | 1 | 6-2 | +1.3 | 6-2-0 | +2 | 2-6 | | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 110 | 96.5% | 2 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 1-2 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 3.27, TAMPA BAY 3.04 |
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| 1/29/2019 | at COLUMBUS | 5-4 | W | 0, +150 | W | 6 ev | O | | 1/30/2019 | at DALLAS | 0-1 | L | 0, +155 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 2/1/2019 | CHICAGO | 3-7 | L | 0, -160 | L | 6.5 un | O | | 2/5/2019 | MINNESOTA | 5-4 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 2/7/2019 | CAROLINA | 5-6 | L | 0, -105 | L | 6 ev | O | | 2/9/2019 | DETROIT | 3-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 ov | U | | 2/10/2019 | WINNIPEG | 1-3 | L | 0, +115 | L | 6.5 ev | U | | 2/12/2019 | NY ISLANDERS | 3-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 2/15/2019 | NY RANGERS | 2-6 | L | 0, -150 | L | 6 un | O | | 2/17/2019 | at NEW JERSEY | 1-4 | L | 0, -130 | L | 6 un | U | | 2/19/2019 | at FLORIDA | 2-4 | L | 0, +130 | L | 6 ev | P | | 2/21/2019 | at TAMPA BAY | | | 2/23/2019 | WASHINGTON | | | 2/25/2019 | at TORONTO | | | 2/26/2019 | at PHILADELPHIA | | | 3/1/2019 | PITTSBURGH | | | 3/2/2019 | at TORONTO | | | 3/4/2019 | EDMONTON | |
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| 1/30/2019 | at PITTSBURGH | 2-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 7 un | U | | 2/1/2019 | at NY ISLANDERS | 1-0 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6.5 ev | U | | 2/2/2019 | at NY RANGERS | 3-2 | W | 0, -155 | W | 6.5 ov | U | | 2/5/2019 | VEGAS | 2-3 | L | 0, -160 | L | 6.5 ev | U | | 2/7/2019 | ST LOUIS | 0-1 | L | 0, -195 | L | 6 ev | U | | 2/9/2019 | PITTSBURGH | 5-4 | W | 0, -185 | W | 6.5 ov | O | | 2/10/2019 | at FLORIDA | 5-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 6.5 ev | O | | 2/12/2019 | CALGARY | 6-3 | W | 0, -150 | W | 6.5 ov | O | | 2/14/2019 | DALLAS | 6-0 | W | 0, -210 | W | 6 ov | P | | 2/16/2019 | MONTREAL | 3-0 | W | 0, -185 | W | 6 ov | U | | 2/18/2019 | at COLUMBUS | 5-1 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6.5 ev | U | | 2/19/2019 | at PHILADELPHIA | 5-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 6.5 ov | O | | 2/21/2019 | BUFFALO | | | 2/25/2019 | LOS ANGELES | | | 2/27/2019 | at NY RANGERS | | | 2/28/2019 | at BOSTON | | | 3/2/2019 | OTTAWA | |
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| |  | BUFFALO: LAST SEASON: 25-45-12, 62 points. Finished last in NHL standings for third time in five years.
COACH: Phil Housley (second season, second NHL season).
ADDED: LW Jeff Skinner, LW Conor Sheary, C Tage Thompson, C Patrik Berglund, C Vladimir Sobotka, rookie D Rasmus Dahlin, D Matt Hunwick, D Lawrence Pilut, G Carter Hutton.
LOST: C Ryan O'Reilly, G Robin Lehner, LW Benoit Pouliot, D Victor Antipin, D Josh Gorges, C Jordan Nolan, G Chad Johnson.
PLAYER TO WATCH: All eyes will be on Dahlin, the 18-year-old Swedish-born smooth-skating, play-making defenseman selected with the first pick in the draft. Dahlin has such potential, Hockey Hall of Fame
COACH and nine-time Stanley Cup-winner Scotty Bowman says the youngster has the potential to become the best defenseman in Sabres history. Dahlin has already roused a fan base, which jammed the Sabres 1,800-seat practice facility to see him perform during the team's rookie camp in June and a four-team prospects tournament earlier this month.
OUTLOOK: The Sabres can't get much worse than the over-priced and under-achieving squad that won three straight games just once, and endured losing streaks of four or more games seven times last season. Things became so grim, O'Reilly in April revealed he
LOST his passion for playing at times, and a losing mentality crept into the locker room. O'Reilly was traded to St. Louis in one of numerous moves GM Jason Botterill made to overhaul a roster that will feature anywhere between nine and 12 players not in the season-opening lineup a year ago. The question is how long it will take for the newcomers to find chemistry. | | TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 54-23-5, 113 points. Won Atlantic Division.
LOST to Washington Capitals in Eastern Conference Finals.
COACH: Jon Cooper (sixth NHL season, 242-143-40, 36-28 playoffs).
ADDED: F Andy Andreoff.
LOST: F Chris Kunitz, G Peter Budaj, D Jake Dotchin.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Nikita Kucherov. Kucherov has taken the mantle from Steven Stamkos to become the Lightning's most dynamic player. He scored a career-high 40 goals in 2016-17 and followed it up with 39 goals and 100 points last season. Kucherov signed an 8-year, $76 million contract extension in July.
OUTLOOK: Even with the surprising announcement of Steve Yzerman stepping down as general manager, it's business as usual for the Lightning. The roster remains largely unchanged from last season and another deep playoff run is expected as long as Kucherov, Stamkos, Brayden Point, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy stay healthy. |
| | Sabres' rocky road gets tougher at Tampa
The Buffalo Sabres are reeling since their 10-game winning streak early this season, and they need to find a win somewhere to get back on track for a push to a playoff spot. Trying to find that victory in Tampa Bay on Thursday night will be difficult. The Sabres were blitzed by the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, failing to hold a 1-0 lead in the third period as the Panthers clicked off four goals in the final 20 minutes for a 4-2 victory. Jack Eichel scored for the 1-0 advantage but lost a second goal when the Panthers successfully challenged for offside. Vladimir Sobotka tallied a harmless marker with eight seconds left in regulation for the Sabres, who fell to 11-18-5 since their lengthy winning streak from Nov. 8 to Nov. 27. The loss dropped the Sabres to 2-7-2 in their last 11 games against the Panthers and 1-8-1 in South Florida in their past 10 visits. The task doesn't get any easier when Buffalo (28-24-7, 63 points) travels up the Sunshine State's west coast to visit the sizzling Tampa Bay Lightning (46-11-4, 96). Linus Ullmark has essentially taken over the starting goaltender job from Carter Hutton, and the 6-foot-4 Swede stood tall through 40 minutes as he stopped the first 24 shots against Florida before Jonathan Huberdeau (two goals), Jayce Hawryluk and Aleksander Barkov scored in the final period. The Sabres played without winger Kyle Okposo, who was sent home from the trip after getting concussed following a punch from New York Rangers forward Tony DeAngelo in a 6-2 home loss on Friday. "I think right now we're a fragile group," Eichel said. "It's been a tough stretch for us, without a doubt. It just seems like things are going the opposite way (than) they were. It's an uphill climb for us right now." As far as comfort goes, the high-flying Lightning are locked in and producing some of their best hockey of the season. The club completed a sweep on Tuesday night of its back-to-back set to start the week. Tampa Bay soundly defeated two Eastern Conference foes on the road -- the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Monday then the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 the next night. Neither match was close. The Lightning, who have won seven straight, jumped out to 2-0 and 3-0 leads after the first period in each game, respectively. Goaltenders Andrei Vasilevskiy and Louis Domingue cruised from there and shut down the two Metropolitan squads. Vasilevskiy has been brilliant of late, posting five shutouts in his last 15 starts. He came within 1:45 of posting his third straight blanking on Monday, but a goal by Lukas Sedlak ended a stretch of 183:53 of shutout netminding by the Russian goalie. Left wing Yanni Gourde said Tampa Bay's unselfish play makes it easy for players to adjust. "I think since the beginning of the year everyone felt comfortable playing with each other," said Gourde, who netted on the power play, his 17th goal, in the Philadelphia win. "I think it's the mentality of our team and our identity. And the way we play makes for such an easier adjustment." --Field Level Media |
| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 3:10:32 AM EST. |
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