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| Western Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 5 - CGY Leads 3-1 | |
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| 79 | CALGARY | +130 | Ov 5,-130 | +130 | Ov 5,-145 | | 80 | VANCOUVER | -150 | Un 5,+110 | -150 | Un 5,+125 |
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| All Games | 48-38-0 | +16.9 | 48-38 | +16.9 | 37-41 | 2.9 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 29.2 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 23-20-0 | +12.4 | 23-20 | +12.4 | 17-21 | 2.8 | 27.2 | 2.6 | 31.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1.2 | 3-2 | +1.2 | 2-2 | 2.2 | 25.6 | 2.6 | 27.6 | | Playoff Games | 3-1-0 | +2.2 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 1-2 | 2.5 | 25.7 | 2.0 | 29.0 | | vs. Division | 25-8-0 | +21.1 | 25-8 | +21.1 | 14-16 | 3.2 | 26.2 | 2.2 | 29.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 86 | 251 | 59 | 75 | 104 | 13 | 16 | 2355 | 10.7% | 266 | 52 | 19.5% | 444 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 43 | 119 | 22 | 37 | 52 | 8 | 11 | 1171 | 10.2% | 119 | 23 | 19.3% | 212 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 8.6% | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 19 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 9.7% | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 18 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 106 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 864 | 12.3% | 100 | 19 | 19.0% | 189 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 224 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 7 | 19 | 2507 | 8.9% | 198 | 38 | 19.2% | 370 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 112 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 13 | 1364 | 8.2% | 106 | 21 | 19.8% | 190 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 9.4% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 21 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 6.9% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 16 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 73 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 984 | 7.4% | 67 | 14 | 20.9% | 124 |
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| JONAS HILLER (All Games) | 56 | 49 | 1489 | 1369 | 91.9% | 1 | 26-23 | +6.8 | 26-23-0 | +7 | 21-23 | | JONAS HILLER (Road Games) | 26 | 22 | 759 | 704 | 92.8% | 0 | 10-12 | +3.4 | 10-12-0 | +3 | 9-10 | | JONAS HILLER (vs. Division) | 22 | 20 | 623 | 576 | 92.5% | 0 | 14-6 | +9.2 | 14-6-0 | +9 | 9-9 | | JONAS HILLER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 106 | 93.8% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 | | JONAS HILLER (Playoff Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 106 | 93.8% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 | | JONI ORTIO (All Games) | 6 | 6 | 153 | 139 | 90.8% | 0 | 4-2 | +3.9 | 4-2-0 | +5 | 3-3 | | JONI ORTIO (Road Games) | 6 | 6 | 153 | 139 | 90.8% | 0 | 4-2 | +3.9 | 4-2-0 | +5 | 3-3 | | JONI ORTIO (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 131 | 122 | 93.1% | 0 | 4-1 | +4.9 | 4-1-0 | +6 | 2-3 | | JONI ORTIO (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 89 | 76 | 85.4% | 0 | 2-2 | +1.2 | 2-2-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | JONI ORTIO (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | KARRI RAMO (All Games) | 34 | 31 | 831 | 760 | 91.5% | 1 | 18-13 | +6.2 | 18-13-0 | +6 | 13-15 | | KARRI RAMO (Road Games) | 17 | 15 | 422 | 392 | 92.9% | 1 | 9-6 | +5.1 | 9-6-0 | +5 | 5-8 | | KARRI RAMO (vs. Division) | 10 | 8 | 226 | 214 | 94.7% | 0 | 7-1 | +7 | 7-1-0 | +7 | 3-4 | | KARRI RAMO (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 67 | 60 | 89.6% | 0 | 1-2 | -1.1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 | | KARRI RAMO (Playoff Games) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 49-37-0 | +5.8 | 49-37 | +5.8 | 36-37 | 2.9 | 29.9 | 2.7 | 29.6 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 25-18-0 | -1.6 | 25-18 | -1.6 | 17-17 | 2.9 | 30.6 | 2.6 | 28.3 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.5 | 2-3 | -1.5 | 2-2 | 2.8 | 27.8 | 3.0 | 26.2 | | Playoff Games | 1-3-0 | -2.5 | 1-3 | -2.5 | 1-2 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 2.5 | 25.7 | | vs. Division | 18-15-0 | +1 | 18-15 | +1 | 10-18 | 2.5 | 29.4 | 2.6 | 29.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 86 | 250 | 55 | 96 | 87 | 12 | 28 | 2569 | 9.7% | 250 | 48 | 19.2% | 421 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 43 | 124 | 28 | 46 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 1314 | 9.4% | 135 | 28 | 20.7% | 212 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 10.1% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 27 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 6.9% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 16 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 84 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 969 | 8.7% | 96 | 20 | 20.8% | 140 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 232 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 5 | 16 | 2548 | 9.1% | 277 | 42 | 15.2% | 378 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 113 | 30 | 39 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 1215 | 9.3% | 120 | 19 | 15.8% | 181 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 11.5% | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 25 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 9.7% | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 18 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 85 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 984 | 8.6% | 95 | 16 | 16.8% | 141 |
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| EDDIE LACK (All Games) | 45 | 39 | 1288 | 1183 | 91.8% | 1 | 19-20 | -5.3 | 19-20-0 | -6 | 15-18 | | EDDIE LACK (Home Games) | 22 | 21 | 629 | 581 | 92.4% | 1 | 11-10 | -4.3 | 11-10-0 | -4 | 6-11 | | EDDIE LACK (vs. Division) | 16 | 14 | 419 | 392 | 93.6% | 1 | 7-7 | -0.5 | 7-7-0 | -1 | 2-10 | | EDDIE LACK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 88 | 78 | 88.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.5 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 1-2 | | EDDIE LACK (Playoff Games) | 4 | 4 | 88 | 78 | 88.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.5 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 1-2 | | JACOB MARKSTROM (All Games) | 3 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 87.9% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | JACOB MARKSTROM (Home Games) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JACOB MARKSTROM (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 87.1% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | JACOB MARKSTROM (Last 4 Games) | 3 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 87.9% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | JACOB MARKSTROM (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | RYAN MILLER (All Games) | 46 | 45 | 1213 | 1106 | 91.2% | 2 | 29-16 | +11.2 | 29-16-0 | +11 | 20-18 | | RYAN MILLER (Home Games) | 21 | 21 | 572 | 519 | 90.7% | 2 | 14-7 | +3.8 | 14-7-0 | +5 | 10-6 | | RYAN MILLER (vs. Division) | 18 | 17 | 530 | 482 | 90.9% | 0 | 10-7 | +1.6 | 10-7-0 | +2 | 7-7 | | RYAN MILLER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 87 | 78 | 89.7% | 0 | 3-0 | +3.7 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 2-1 | | RYAN MILLER (Playoff Games) | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: CALGARY 3.07, VANCOUVER 3.11 |
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| 3/27/2015 | at MINNESOTA | 2-4 | L | 0, +170 | L | 5 ov | O | | 3/29/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 5-2 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 3/30/2015 | at DALLAS | 5-3 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5.5 ev | O | | 4/2/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 1-4 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/4/2015 | at EDMONTON | 4-0 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/7/2015 | ARIZONA | 3-2 | W | 0, -335 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/9/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 3-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 un | U | | 4/11/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 1-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/15/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 2-1 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/17/2015 | at VANCOUVER | 1-4 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5 ov | P | | 4/19/2015 | VANCOUVER | 4-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/21/2015 | VANCOUVER | 3-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/23/2015 | at VANCOUVER | |
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| 3/28/2015 | DALLAS | 3-4 | L | 0, -165 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/30/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 4-1 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | P | | 3/31/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 5-4 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/2/2015 | at CHICAGO | 1-3 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/4/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 4-5 | L | 0, +135 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/6/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 2-1 | W | 0, +125 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/9/2015 | ARIZONA | 5-0 | W | 0, -335 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/11/2015 | EDMONTON | 6-5 | W | 0, -260 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/15/2015 | CALGARY | 1-2 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/17/2015 | CALGARY | 4-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5 ov | P | | 4/19/2015 | at CALGARY | 2-4 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/21/2015 | at CALGARY | 1-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/23/2015 | CALGARY | |
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| |  | CALGARY: LAST SEASON: 35-40-7, 77 points, finished 13th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Bob Hartley, fourth season with Calgary, 383-291-61-45 overall.
ADDED: LW Brandon Bollig, D Deryk Engelland, G Jonas Hiller, LW Mason Raymond.
LOST: D Chris Butler, LW Mike Cammalleri.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Johnny Gaudreau. Offense was a major issue for the Flames, who finished 23rd and 24th, respectively, in goals per game (2.46) and power play percentage (15.7). Gaudreau, the reigning Hobey Baker winner, recorded 80 points (36 goals and 44 assists) in 40 games with Boston College.
OUTLOOK: With the possible exception of John Tortorella, who attempted to fight his way into the Calgary dressing room during the first intermission of a Jan. 18 game in Vancouver to ostensibly express his displeasure about a line brawl following the opening faceoff, Hartley and the Flames earned praise around the NHL for their hardworking style of play. Even with the addition of Gaudreau and friends to the lineup, don't expect the Flames to change their modus operandi. But it's too much to ask the Flames to compete for a playoff berth. | | 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 NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (CALGARY-VANCOUVER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES with Burrows being ruled out, Desjardins refusing to name starter)
*Flames-Canucks Preview* ========================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Calgary At Vancouver, Game Five, 10:00 p.m. EDT
The Calgary Flames are well aware that the most difficult win of a playoff series is the final one. Another solid performance from Jonas Hiller, however, could make that goal significantly more attainable.
The Vancouver Canucks might make a change in net as they face elimination.
On the brink of their first postseason series victory in more than a decade, the Flames will leave the comforts of home Thursday night and attempt to eliminate the Canucks, who could turn to Ryan Miller as they try to rebound from two lackluster performances in Calgary.
The Flames, in their first playoff series since 2009, thrived behind their raucous home crowd to win Games 3 and 4 to take a 3-1 series lead.
After making 23 saves in Sunday's 4-2 victory, Hiller stopped 28 shots Tuesday while first-period goals from Johnny Gaudreau, Jiri Hudler and Sam Bennett chased Vancouver's Eddie Lack after only seven shots in a 3-1 win.
"We still have to win one more game. Normally the fourth one is the hardest one to win," Hiller told the team's official website. "I think we definitely want to do this as quickly as possible."
As important as Hiller has been, Bennett's surprising performance has lifted Calgary as well. The 18-year-old center, who played only one game during the regular season after being selected fourth overall in last year's draft, assisted on the game-winner late in Game 1 and scored it in Game 3.
The Flames haven't won a playoff series since the 2004 Western Conference finals against San Jose. This is their sixth playoff series since then, having lost five games when they had a chance to advance.
"The last step, I think, is the hardest one," said Hudler, who has appeared in 70 playoff games.
The only game in this series in which Hiller didn't play particularly well was the last one in Vancouver. After making 29 saves in Calgary's series-opening 2-1 victory, Hiller was pulled late in Game 2 after allowing three goals on 29 shots.
However, including his final postseason with Anaheim in 2014, Hiller has a 1.98 goals-against average in his last 10 playoff games. He has a 1.92 GAA in 15 appearances since the beginning of March with a .947 save percentage in his last seven on the road.
"Hiller has been a very strong figure for us," coach Bob Hartley said. "He's so calm, he doesn't get rattled, he stays always in the game, he's ready for every shot, and I think that he's a very big part."
Vancouver's goaltender situation is less certain after Miller stopped all 15 shots he faced in Game 4. Miller ceded the starting job to Lack late in the season after missing 22 games with a sprained knee and struggled in his only game after returning, allowing five goals to Edmonton on April 11.
With Lack surrendering seven goals on 35 shots in Calgary, Miller could get the nod after putting any lingering injury concerns to rest Tuesday.
"I have really no expectation," Miller said. "The way my season kind of ended, we'll see what the coach has in mind. Eddie has been playing really strong ... He's been battling pretty hard through all this, so we'll see how it goes."
Coach Willie Desjardins said Wednesday he's decided on his starting goalie for Game 5 but wouldn't announce it.
What's certain is that Alexandre Burrows is done for the series. Burrows, who was playing on a line with Henrik and Daniel Sedin, left the morning skate prior to Game 4 and was taken to the hospital. Desjardins said Burrows remains in Calgary, but added the injury isn't serious.
That all adds up to a difficult hill to climb for the Canucks, who have lost seven of their last eight home playoff games. They last overcame a 3-1 series deficit in 2003 against St. Louis.
"We go back home and we're a confident group when we've faced elimination before," defenseman Kevin Bieksa told the Canucks' official website. "The last one's the toughest one to win, so we go back home and we put everything we can into that one, try to get that game and then put the pressure back on them."
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| | Last Updated: 6/26/2024 7:21:03 AM EST. |
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