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| 3 | PITTSBURGH | +105 | Ov 5.5,+105 | +105 | Ov 5.5,+105 | | 4 | WASHINGTON | -125 | Un 5.5,-125 | -125 | Un 5.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 27-20-0 | -2.3 | 27-20 | -2.3 | 20-22 | 3.0 | 31.4 | 2.6 | 30.3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 10-10-0 | -2.8 | 10-10 | -2.8 | 9-9 | 2.9 | 31.4 | 2.7 | 30.7 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4 | 1-4 | -4 | 3-2 | 2.8 | 31.6 | 4.0 | 30.8 | | vs. Division | 6-12-0 | -12.6 | 6-12 | -12.6 | 8-10 | 2.4 | 31.4 | 3.3 | 31.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 47 | 143 | 54 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1478 | 9.7% | 153 | 35 | 22.9% | 252 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 20 | 58 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 629 | 9.2% | 65 | 14 | 21.5% | 100 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 8.9% | 16 | 5 | 31.2% | 25 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 18 | 44 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 565 | 7.8% | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | 77 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 120 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 1423 | 8.4% | 172 | 22 | 12.8% | 199 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 54 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 614 | 8.8% | 78 | 10 | 12.8% | 86 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 20 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 13.0% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 31 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 60 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 569 | 10.5% | 71 | 12 | 16.9% | 96 |
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| MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games) | 37 | 37 | 1069 | 985 | 92.1% | 5 | 22-15 | -0.6 | 22-15-0 | +2 | 16-17 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games) | 13 | 13 | 364 | 332 | 91.2% | 1 | 7-6 | -0.6 | 7-6-0 | -1 | 7-5 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (vs. Division) | 14 | 14 | 416 | 374 | 89.9% | 2 | 5-9 | -9.5 | 5-9-0 | -11 | 7-7 | | MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 109 | 96 | 88.1% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.4 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 | | THOMAS GREISS (All Games) | 11 | 10 | 334 | 306 | 91.6% | 0 | 5-5 | -1.7 | 5-5-0 | -1 | 4-5 | | THOMAS GREISS (Road Games) | 7 | 7 | 232 | 214 | 92.2% | 0 | 3-4 | -2.3 | 3-4-0 | -2 | 2-4 | | THOMAS GREISS (vs. Division) | 5 | 4 | 150 | 137 | 91.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.1 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | | THOMAS GREISS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 111 | 101 | 91.0% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.3 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 2-1 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (All Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Road Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JEFF ZATKOFF (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 24-23-0 | -5.7 | 24-23 | -5.7 | 23-22 | 3.0 | 29.7 | 2.6 | 28.7 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 11-10-0 | -6.6 | 11-10 | -6.6 | 12-9 | 3.0 | 30.6 | 2.6 | 27.2 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -5.1 | 1-4 | -5.1 | 4-1 | 3.0 | 28.8 | 3.6 | 27.6 | | vs. Division | 10-7-0 | +1.2 | 10-7 | +1.2 | 8-8 | 3.1 | 30.4 | 2.2 | 28.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 47 | 140 | 40 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 1396 | 10.0% | 138 | 33 | 23.9% | 240 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 21 | 63 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 643 | 9.8% | 69 | 17 | 24.6% | 110 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 10.4% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 28 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 17 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 517 | 10.1% | 59 | 10 | 16.9% | 88 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 124 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 1348 | 9.2% | 161 | 32 | 19.9% | 212 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 55 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 571 | 9.6% | 71 | 12 | 16.9% | 90 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 18 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 13.0% | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | 31 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 37 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 487 | 7.6% | 59 | 11 | 18.6% | 70 |
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| BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games) | 41 | 40 | 1149 | 1057 | 92.0% | 1 | 22-18 | -1.8 | 22-18-0 | -2 | 18-21 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (Home Games) | 18 | 18 | 477 | 437 | 91.6% | 1 | 9-9 | -6.8 | 9-9-0 | -7 | 10-8 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (vs. Division) | 16 | 16 | 460 | 426 | 92.6% | 1 | 9-7 | +0.2 | 9-7-0 | 0 | 7-8 | | BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 112 | 100 | 89.3% | 1 | 1-3 | -4.1 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | JUSTIN PETERS (All Games) | 8 | 7 | 198 | 171 | 86.4% | 0 | 2-5 | -3.9 | 2-5-0 | -4 | 5-1 | | JUSTIN PETERS (Home Games) | 4 | 3 | 94 | 82 | 87.2% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.1 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 2-1 | | JUSTIN PETERS (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 88.9% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | JUSTIN PETERS (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 98 | 83 | 84.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -2 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-0 |
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| 1/2/2015 | TAMPA BAY | 6-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/3/2015 | MONTREAL | 1-4 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5 ov | P | | 1/7/2015 | BOSTON | 2-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 ov | P | | 1/10/2015 | at MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, -105 | W | 5 ov | U | | 1/13/2015 | MINNESOTA | 7-2 | W | 0, -195 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/16/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-6 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/18/2015 | NY RANGERS | 2-5 | L | 0, -135 | L | 5 ov | O | | 1/20/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 2-3 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 1/21/2015 | CHICAGO | 2-3 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/27/2015 | WINNIPEG | 5-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/28/2015 | at WASHINGTON | | | 1/30/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | | 2/1/2015 | NASHVILLE | | | 2/4/2015 | at EDMONTON | | | 2/6/2015 | at CALGARY | | | 2/7/2015 | at VANCOUVER | |
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| 1/1/2015 | vs CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/4/2015 | FLORIDA | 4-3 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5 ev | O | | 1/7/2015 | at TORONTO | 6-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 1/8/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 2-3 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 1/10/2015 | DETROIT | 3-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | U | | 1/12/2015 | COLORADO | 2-1 | W | 0, -175 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 1/14/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 1-0 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 1/16/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 3-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/17/2015 | at DALLAS | 4-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 1/20/2015 | EDMONTON | 4-5 | L | 0, -260 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/27/2015 | at COLUMBUS | 3-4 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 1/28/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | 1/31/2015 | at MONTREAL | | | 2/1/2015 | ST LOUIS | | | 2/3/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | | 2/5/2015 | at OTTAWA | | | 2/6/2015 | ANAHEIM | | | 2/8/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 51-24-7, 109 points. Won Metropolitan Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike Johnston (first season, first NHL season).
ADDED: D Christian Ehrhoff, F Patric Hornqvist, C Nick Spaling, F Blake Comeau, G Thomas Greiss.
LOST: F James Neal, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Sidney Crosby. Sid ''the Kid'' isn't so young anymore. It's been nearly a decade since he arrived in Pittsburgh and helped rescue a floundering franchise. He rolled to his second MVP Award in 2013-14 after racking 36 goals and 68 assists for a league-leading 146 points. A wrist injury slowed him in the postseason. He scored just once in 13 playoff games.
OUTLOOK: New coach, new general manager but same old expectations in Pittsburgh. It's been more than five years since they lifted the Stanley Cup, a drought that cost former coach Dan Bylsma his job. Johnston brings in a more structured philosophy. There may be growing pains early, but if Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are healthy, the Penguins will again be a threat to make a deep playoff run. | | WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 38-30-14, 90 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Barry Trotz, 1st season with Capitals; 16th overall in NHL, 557-479-60-100.
ADDED: Trotz, GM Brian MacLellan, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen, G Justin Peters.
LOST: Coach Adam Oates, GM George McPhee, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Dustin Penner, G Jaroslav Halak.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Ovechkin, as always. The three-time league MVP led the NHL with 51 goals last season, but his plus-minus of minus-35 was third-worst in the league. Trotz plans to move Ovechkin back to left wing and also hopes to cajole more of a team game from the Russian forward.
OUTLOOK: It was deflating enough for the talented Capitals to lose in the early rounds of the playoffs every year, but last season they didn't make the postseason at all, a failure that cost Oates and McPhee their jobs. Orpik and Niskanen should stabilize the blue line, but nothing is more crucial in Washington than the relationship between Ovechkin and the coach du jour. Trotz is Ovechkin's first NHL head coach with prior head coaching experience elsewhere in the league, giving him the cachet to make demands of his players - and to expect them to be met. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-WASHINGTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Penguins-Capitals Preview* ===========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Pittsburgh (26-12-8) at Washington (24-13-9), 8:00 p.m. EDT
The Pittsburgh Penguins are doing just fine without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and David Perron became the latest reason why.
With Crosby possibly back, Perron looks to continue his scoring surge as the Penguins attempt to re-establish their success against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
Injuries and cases of the mumps have plagued Pittsburgh (27-12-8) all season, but it's still second in the Metropolitan Division, three points behind the Eastern Conference-leading New York Islanders.
The Penguins have been particularly impressive sans Crosby and Malkin, who are tied for the team lead with 51 points and own a combined three MVPs and four Art Ross Trophies, going 9-0-1 in the last 10 games without them.
With Crosby and Malkin out Tuesday, Perron and Kris Letang chipped in to power a 5-3 win over Winnipeg, as the Penguins emerged from the All-Star break to snap a season-high four-game skid. Perron had two points, while Letang had a career-high five assists after missing one game with concussion-like symptoms.
"Even though they weren't playing you want to make sure to prove to everyone that you can still play," Perron said. "We found a way to win without them."
Pittsburgh may get Crosby back after he received an injection last week to treat a lower-body injury, but Malkin may be sidelined for at least another week with his.
Perron, though, may continue making a difference. He has collected six goals and three assists in nine games since being acquired in a trade from Edmonton on Jan. 2. The left wing had five goals in 38 games with the Oilers after netting a career-high 28 last season.
"Playing with Sid the last little while brought me the confidence," Perron said. "Just trying to carry the wave."
Perron hasn't scored in six career meetings with Washington, but Crosby has 63 points in 37 games - including the playoffs.
The superstar center, however, was a minus-3 in a 3-0 home loss to the Capitals on Dec. 27. He had 15 points over the previous seven matchups, while the Penguins won eight straight - three in the nation's capital.
Stopping Crosby and Perron will be key for Washington, which has been outscored 17-14 during a four-game slide, giving up one more goal than during its previous nine contests (7-0-2).
Coach Barry Trotz isn't too pleased with his team's defensive play after Tuesday's 4-3 defeat at Columbus.
"We're just giving up too many goals right now," Trotz said. "In this league, trying to win every game 5-4, you're not going to do it."
Braden Holtby has a 3.94 goals-against average and an .868 save percentage while losing his last three starts, making 26 saves against the Blue Jackets.
It's unclear if he'll get the nod on back-to-back nights, but he stopped all 31 shots at Pittsburgh in December after losing his first four meetings with a 4.38 GAA.
Backup Justin Peters isn't any better with a 4.48 GAA while losing six straight to the Penguins. He had 21 stops in a 5-4 loss at Dallas in his most recent appearance on Jan. 17.
With the Capitals foundering defensively, Alex Ovechkin will try to bounce back from his pointless effort from Tuesday. He had entered the break with 11 goals and four assists over the 11 prior games. That stretch began immediately after not figuring in the scoring in a third straight meeting with Pittsburgh.
Ovechkin hasn't found the net in eight straight home matchups with the Penguins.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 7:46:58 PM EST. |
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