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3 | SAN JOSE | +120 | Ov 5.5,+105 | +120 | Ov 5.5,+105 | 4 | WASHINGTON | -140 | Un 5.5,-125 | -140 | Un 5.5,-125 |
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All Games | 2-0-0 | +2.4 | 2-0 | +2.4 | 1-1 | 3.5 | 38.0 | 0.5 | 23.5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 1-0-0 | +1.4 | 1-0 | +1.4 | 1-0 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | Last 5 Games | 2-0-0 | +2.4 | 2-0 | +2.4 | 1-1 | 3.5 | 38.0 | 0.5 | 23.5 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 9.2% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 12 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15.6% | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 9 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 9.2% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 12 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.1% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.1% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
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MARTIN JONES (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 47 | 46 | 97.9% | 1 | 2-0 | +2.4 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-1 | MARTIN JONES (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 95.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1.4 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | MARTIN JONES(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | MARTIN JONES (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 47 | 46 | 97.9% | 1 | 2-0 | +2.4 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-1 | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ALEX STALOCK (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ALEX STALOCK(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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All Games | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 | Last 5 Games | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18.5% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 9 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18.5% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 9 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18.5% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 9 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 4 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 4 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 4 |
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PHILIPP GRUBAUER (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | PHILIPP GRUBAUER(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | BRADEN HOLTBY(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 |
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10/7/2015 | at LOS ANGELES | 5-1 | W | 0, +140 | W | 5 ov | O | 10/10/2015 | ANAHEIM | 2-0 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | U | 10/13/2015 | at WASHINGTON | | 10/16/2015 | at NEW JERSEY | | 10/17/2015 | at NY ISLANDERS | | 10/19/2015 | at NY RANGERS | | 10/22/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | 10/24/2015 | CAROLINA | |
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10/10/2015 | NEW JERSEY | 5-3 | W | 0, -260 | W | 5 ov | O | 10/13/2015 | SAN JOSE | | 10/15/2015 | CHICAGO | | 10/17/2015 | CAROLINA | | 10/20/2015 | at CALGARY | | 10/22/2015 | at VANCOUVER | | 10/23/2015 | at EDMONTON | |
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| | | SAN JOSE: LAST SEASON: 51-22-9, 111 points. Lost to Los Angeles in first
round of playoffs.
COACH: Todd McLellan, 7th season with Sharks, 271-130-57;
seventh overall in NHL.
ADDED: F John Scott, F Tye McGinn, D Taylor Fedun.
LOST: D Dan Boyle, D Brad Stuart, F Marty Havlat.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Thornton. Despite finishing second in the
league in assists last season, Thornton was stripped of his
captaincy this summer in response to the Sharks' playoff
collapse against Los Angeles. San Jose became the fourth NHL
team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first
three games. That prompted a search for new leaders. Thornton
expressed no desire to leave San Jose but how he reacts to the
new role and how he plays this season will be key questions
going forward.
OUTLOOK: The Sharks began the offseason with general manager
Doug Wilson talking of rebuilding and becoming a "tomorrow" team
after being a Stanley Cup contender for most of the past decade.
Wilson has altered his stance a bit and the players still
believe this team can compete with the other powers out West.
Much of the success will hinge on continued improvement from
younger core players like Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture and
Tomas Hertl; Brent Burns' move back to defense from forward; and
more depth on the bottom two lines to take pressure off Thornton
and Patrick Marleau. | | WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 45-26-11, 101 points. Second in Metropolitan
Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference
semifinals.
COACH: Barry Trotz (second season, 17th NHL season).
ADDED: F T.J. Oshie, F Justin Williams.
LOST: D Mike Green, F Troy Brouwer, F Joel Ward, F Eric Fehr, F
Curtis Glencross, D Tim Gleason.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Ovechkin. When it comes to the Capitals,
it's always about the three-time NHL MVP and man of many
nicknames - "Alexander the Great," "The Great 8," "Ovi." He just
turned 30, and while he jokes about how he isn't keeping count,
at some point there will arrive a time when his aggressive style
of hit-and-be-hit play will take a toll. Still, Ovechkin scored
53 goals last season, his sixth season getting to the
half-century mark.
OUTLOOK: Not much new here: For a half-dozen years or so, the
Capitals have entered the season with high expectations, often
lived up to them during the regular season, then flopped in the
playoffs. Ovechkin has said it's time to stop talking about
potential and start doing something when the games count the
most. He's never been past the second round of the playoffs and
is 3-6 in Game 7s, so not until spring will everything be
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (SAN JOSE-WASHINGTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Sharks-Capitals Preview* =========================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
San Jose (2-0-0) at Washington (1-0-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
Missing the playoffs for the first time in 11 seasons prompted the San Jose Sharks to make changes behind the bench and in net while keeping together an aging core group that sparked the postseason streak.
The pieces seem to fit so far, but strong starts haven't always led to long-term success.
San Jose looks to open with three consecutive wins for the fourth straight year as it begins a four-game trip against Alex Ovechkin's Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
The Sharks finished fifth in the Pacific Division in 2014-15, snapping a 10-season playoff run that cost coach Todd McLellan his job and led to goaltender Antti Niemi being shipped to Dallas in the offseason.
New coach Peter DeBoer believes a 5-1 win at Los Angeles on Wednesday and Saturday's 2-0 victory over Anaheim are signs of a rejuvenated club. Martin Jones, acquired in a trade with the Kings at the end of June, stopped 46 of 47 shots while starting both games.
The Sharks began the previous three seasons by winning at least their first three, but they failed to get past the second round of the playoffs the two times they qualified.
"I think a statement was made that the Sharks are back and we're for real this year," DeBoer said. "We're only two games in, but we played two tough teams. I think our game is getting better every day. I think the guys are feeling good about what we're doing. We just have to keep moving forward with that."
San Jose didn't make the sweeping roster changes some expected, but the veterans have stepped up. Joe Thornton and Brent Burns have a goal and an assist apiece, new captain Joe Pavelski has three points and 35-year-old Patrick Marleau scored twice against the Ducks.
"This guy is one of the best players in the last 10 or 15 years," DeBoer said of Marleau, whose 19 goals last season were his fewest in a non-lockout year since scoring that many in 2007-08. "I think last year was a bit of an aberration. He's come out with a lot of other guys to prove that."
Ovechkin also has heard from critics because his individual success hasn't led to any deep playoff runs. His 53 goals last season were his most since 2008-09, but Washington squandered a 3-1 series lead and lost to the New York Rangers in the second round.
The Capitals haven't advanced to the conference finals since losing to Detroit in the 1998 Stanley Cup Final seven years before Ovechkin's debut. They got 2015-16 off to a good start as Ovechkin scored a highlight-reel, go-ahead goal in the third period of Washington's 5-3 win over New Jersey on Saturday.
Ovechkin then assisted on Marcus Johansson's power-play goal later in the period after a lackluster first 40 minutes.
"We're very fortunate to have a guy like Ovi, who really didn't do anything I thought early in the game. He was a non-factor," coach Barry Trotz said. "And then when the game was on the line, in a 2-2 game, he became a big factor and he was a big factor in the next two goals."
Braden Holtby made 21 saves and could be in net again. Holtby stopped 26 shots and Jay Beagle scored twice before assisting on new Sharks forward Joel Ward's overtime goal that gave the Capitals a 5-4 win over San Jose in the last meeting Feb. 11.
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| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 1:49:33 AM EST. |
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