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7 | CHICAGO | -120 | 8 | VANCOUVER | +100 |
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All Games | 12-8-0 | -2.1 | 12-8 | -2.1 | 6-11 | 3.1 | 36.7 | 2.0 | 27.7 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 5-4-0 | -0.4 | 5-4 | -0.4 | 3-3 | 3.4 | 30.9 | 2.6 | 29.8 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.7 | 4-1 | +2.7 | 3-1 | 4.2 | 32.8 | 2.4 | 28.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 20 | 62 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 734 | 8.4% | 81 | 16 | 19.8% | 102 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 278 | 11.2% | 35 | 9 | 25.7% | 50 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 12.8% | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | 36 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 40 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 555 | 7.2% | 60 | 6 | 10.0% | 66 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 8.6% | 35 | 4 | 11.4% | 38 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 8.6% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 22 |
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CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 14 | 14 | 374 | 347 | 92.8% | 0 | 9-5 | -1 | 9-5-0 | -1 | 5-8 | CORY CRAWFORD (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 177 | 165 | 93.2% | 0 | 4-2 | +1.1 | 4-2-0 | +1 | 2-3 | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 103 | 92.0% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.7 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-0 | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 3 | 3 | 90 | 84 | 93.3% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.4 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 1-2 | SCOTT DARLING (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 3 | 90 | 84 | 93.3% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.4 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 1-2 | ANTTI RAANTA (All Games) | 3 | 3 | 90 | 84 | 93.3% | 1 | 1-2 | -1.5 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0-1 | ANTTI RAANTA (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 52 | 89.7% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.4 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-0 | ANTTI RAANTA (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 3 | 90 | 84 | 93.3% | 1 | 1-2 | -1.5 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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All Games | 13-7-0 | +5.5 | 13-7 | +5.5 | 11-6 | 3.0 | 31.1 | 3.0 | 28.9 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 5-4-0 | -0.5 | 5-4 | -0.5 | 5-2 | 2.9 | 32.3 | 3.1 | 26.2 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +0.2 | 3-2 | +0.2 | 3-1 | 2.8 | 33.2 | 3.4 | 26.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 20 | 61 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 623 | 9.8% | 67 | 13 | 19.4% | 102 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 9 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 291 | 8.9% | 32 | 8 | 25.0% | 46 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 166 | 8.4% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 24 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 60 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 579 | 10.4% | 71 | 10 | 14.1% | 108 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 28 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 11.9% | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | 50 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 12.7% | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 27 |
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EDDIE LACK (All Games) | 7 | 5 | 189 | 169 | 89.4% | 0 | 1-4 | -2.9 | 1-4-0 | -3 | 3-2 | EDDIE LACK (Home Games) | 3 | 3 | 83 | 73 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.3 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 2-1 | EDDIE LACK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 102 | 94 | 92.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -0.8 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 | RYAN MILLER (All Games) | 15 | 15 | 390 | 351 | 90.0% | 0 | 12-3 | +8.4 | 12-3-0 | +8 | 8-4 | RYAN MILLER (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 153 | 136 | 88.9% | 0 | 5-1 | +2.8 | 5-1-0 | +3 | 3-1 | RYAN MILLER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 101 | 85 | 84.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.2 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 3-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: CHICAGO 3.12, VANCOUVER 2.86 |
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10/28/2014 | ANAHEIM | 0-1 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 un | U | 10/30/2014 | at OTTAWA | 5-4 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/1/2014 | at TORONTO | 2-3 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 ev | U | 11/2/2014 | WINNIPEG | 0-1 | L | 0, -250 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/4/2014 | at MONTREAL | 5-0 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/7/2014 | WASHINGTON | 2-3 | L | 0, -185 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/9/2014 | SAN JOSE | 5-2 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/11/2014 | TAMPA BAY | 3-2 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5.5 ev | U | 11/14/2014 | at DETROIT | 1-4 | L | 0, -130 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/16/2014 | DALLAS | 6-2 | W | 0, -215 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/20/2014 | at CALGARY | 4-3 | W | 0, -155 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/22/2014 | at EDMONTON | 7-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/23/2014 | at VANCOUVER | | 11/26/2014 | at COLORADO | | 11/28/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | 11/29/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | | 12/3/2014 | ST LOUIS | |
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10/28/2014 | CAROLINA | 4-1 | W | 0, -230 | W | 5.5 un | U | 10/30/2014 | MONTREAL | 3-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 ov | P | 11/1/2014 | at EDMONTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/2/2014 | NASHVILLE | 1-3 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/4/2014 | at COLORADO | 5-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/6/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/8/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 1-5 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 un | O | 11/9/2014 | at ANAHEIM | 2-1 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/11/2014 | OTTAWA | 4-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | O | 11/14/2014 | ARIZONA | 0-5 | L | 0, -220 | L | 5 ov | P | 11/19/2014 | at EDMONTON | 5-4 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | O | 11/20/2014 | ANAHEIM | 3-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | O | 11/23/2014 | CHICAGO | | 11/25/2014 | NEW JERSEY | | 11/28/2014 | at COLUMBUS | | 11/30/2014 | at DETROIT | | 12/2/2014 | at WASHINGTON | | 12/4/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | |
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| | | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 46-21-15, 107 points. Finished third in Central Division, lost to Los Angeles Kings in Western Conference final.
COACH: Joel Quenneville, 7th season with the Blackhawks, 268-127-59; 18th in the NHL, 706-410-77-100.
ADDED: C Brad Richards, G Michael Leighton.
LOST: LW Brandon Bollig, D Sheldon Brookbank.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Brandon Saad. The talented winger was terrific in the final part of the playoff series against the Kings, collecting three goals and four assists in the last four games. Playing on a line with Patrick Kane and newcomer Brad Richards, he could do even better than his career highs of 19 goals and 28 assists from last season.
OUTLOOK: It's Stanley Cup or bust for the loaded Blackhawks, who have no glaring weaknesses. They should be among the league's highest-scoring teams again this season, and Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith leads a solid group of defensemen. The Central could be hockey's toughest division, but the Blackhawks are a legitimate threat for their third NHL title in the last six seasons. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (CHICAGO-VANCOUVER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES with Daniel Sedin quote in new 20th graf.)
*Blackhawks-Canucks Preview* ============================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Chicago (12-7-1) at Vancouver (13-6-1), 9:30 p.m. EDT
The surging Chicago Blackhawks couldn't have asked for a better start to their annual circus trip.
Chicago tries to stay hot against the Vancouver Canucks and spoil Daniel Sedin's 1,000th career game as the Western Conference rivals renew their season series Sunday night.
The Blackhawks (12-7-1) improved to 2-0 on their six-game trip after routing Edmonton 7-1 on Saturday, their third consecutive win and fifth in six games. Captain Jonathan Toews scored twice and Marian Hossa racked up four points, giving him seven in the last three games.
Marcus Kruger, Kris Versteeg, Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane also scored as Chicago posted its highest goal total of the season.
"It's an excellent start to our road trip," said coach Joel Quenneville, whose team won 4-3 at Calgary two nights earlier. "I like the way we have played and the way we are getting our four-line rotation. We have got some momentum going right now."
Corey Crawford finished with 24 saves, lowering his goals-against average to an NHL best-tying 1.90. He was slated to serve as Antti Raanta's backup but was thrown into action after Raanta fell ill.
Crawford has started each of the team's 10 games this month.
"You have to be ready for anything," Crawford told the league's official website. "I have learned throughout the years that anything can happen."
Kane has four goals and four assists over the last four games. He's tallied four and five, respectively, during a 5-1-3 stretch against the Canucks. The Blackhawks went 2-0-1 in the series last season, with both victories coming at Rogers Arena.
Vancouver (13-6-1) had won three of four before suffering a 4-3 shootout loss to Anaheim on Thursday. The Canucks, who fell behind 2-0 in the first period, scored three in the second before allowing the tying goal with just over eight minutes to go in regulation.
"Every point's important. It's going to come down to the end, you're going to need every point you can get," coach Willie Desjardins said. "It was big for us to find a way to get one."
Eddie Lack finished with 23 saves as Vancouver became the last NHL team to lose a one-goal game, falling to 7-1-0.
The Canucks could turn back to Ryan Miller, who is 12-3-0 with a 2.74 GAA. He won his first five home starts before allowing all five goals on 23 shots in last Friday's 5-0 loss to Arizona.
Miller could be out for revenge against the Blackhawks, who knocked him out of last season's playoffs while with St. Louis. He posted a 3.02 GAA in losing the last four games of that six-game series. Miller is 2-7-0 with a 2.96 GAA against Chicago since 2010.
Crawford is 4-2-2 with a 1.59 GAA over an eight-game stretch in Vancouver, including the playoffs.
Thursday's loss came at a high cost for the Canucks, who lost Dan Hamhuis to a serious lower-body injury. The veteran defenseman, who was logging almost 21 minutes per game, had six assists in 20 games.
"It was a tough one. Hamhuis is a key guy," Desjardins said.
Daniel Sedin is tied with twin brother Henrik for the team lead with 20 points, six of which have come in the last four games. Daniel Sedin has 12 goals and 15 assists over a 20-game stretch against Chicago, excluding playoffs.
Daniel Sedin will become the third player to appear in 1,000 games for the Canucks, joining Trevor Linden (1,140) and Henrik Sedin (1,030).
"It'll be emotional for myself, for sure," Daniel Sedin said. "To play this long for this franchise, it means a lot to you."
Henrik Sedin has notched 16 points in his last 11 regular-season meetings in the series.
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| Last Updated: 5/11/2024 11:03:18 AM EST. |
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