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25 | BUFFALO | +180 | 26 | CALGARY | -220 |
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All Games | 23-23-0 | +3.4 | 23-23 | +3.4 | 24-21 | 2.9 | 32.4 | 3.0 | 32.8 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-14-0 | -1.2 | 9-14 | -1.2 | 11-11 | 2.7 | 32.1 | 3.2 | 32.8 | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -3.1 | 1-4 | -3.1 | 4-1 | 2.8 | 34.8 | 3.8 | 29.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 46 | 133 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 1491 | 8.9% | 142 | 25 | 17.6% | 229 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 23 | 62 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 739 | 8.4% | 75 | 13 | 17.3% | 108 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 8.0% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 25 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 137 | 37 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 1511 | 9.1% | 130 | 22 | 16.9% | 222 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 73 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 754 | 9.7% | 70 | 13 | 18.6% | 117 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 12.9% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 28 |
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CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 31 | 30 | 932 | 850 | 91.2% | 0 | 13-17 | -3 | 13-17-0 | -3 | 14-15 | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 15 | 14 | 415 | 371 | 89.4% | 0 | 3-11 | -6.8 | 3-11-0 | -7 | 7-6 | CARTER HUTTON(vs. Non-Conference) | 13 | 13 | 397 | 360 | 90.7% | 0 | 6-7 | +0.3 | 6-7-0 | 0 | 6-7 | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 95 | 83 | 87.4% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.5 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 | LINUS ULLMARK (All Games) | 17 | 16 | 572 | 525 | 91.8% | 1 | 10-6 | +6.5 | 10-6-0 | +7 | 10-6 | LINUS ULLMARK (Road Games) | 10 | 9 | 335 | 311 | 92.8% | 0 | 6-3 | +5.6 | 6-3-0 | +6 | 4-5 | LINUS ULLMARK(vs. Non-Conference) | 6 | 5 | 177 | 169 | 95.5% | 1 | 5-0 | +6.8 | 5-0-0 | +7 | 2-3 | LINUS ULLMARK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 122 | 110 | 90.2% | 0 | 1-2 | -1 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 2-1 |
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All Games | 30-17-0 | +9.2 | 30-17 | +9.2 | 25-21 | 3.7 | 31.8 | 2.8 | 28.7 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15-8-0 | +3 | 15-8 | +3 | 17-5 | 4.3 | 31.7 | 3.3 | 26.9 | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5 | 5-0 | +5 | 4-1 | 4.6 | 28.2 | 2.4 | 30.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 47 | 173 | 52 | 45 | 72 | 4 | 16 | 1495 | 11.6% | 161 | 35 | 21.7% | 297 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 23 | 100 | 35 | 22 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 728 | 13.7% | 75 | 19 | 25.3% | 180 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 16.3% | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 41 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 133 | 45 | 49 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 1351 | 9.8% | 146 | 32 | 21.9% | 212 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 77 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 618 | 12.5% | 70 | 19 | 27.1% | 121 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 7.8% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 19 |
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JON GILLIES (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JON GILLIES (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | JON GILLIES(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | DAVID RITTICH (All Games) | 27 | 24 | 746 | 686 | 92.0% | 3 | 17-7 | +8 | 17-7-0 | +8 | 11-12 | DAVID RITTICH (Home Games) | 12 | 10 | 309 | 273 | 88.3% | 0 | 7-3 | +1.8 | 7-3-0 | +2 | 8-1 | DAVID RITTICH(vs. Non-Conference) | 9 | 7 | 245 | 224 | 91.4% | 0 | 5-2 | +2.9 | 5-2-0 | +3 | 3-4 | DAVID RITTICH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 131 | 120 | 91.6% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 3-1 | MIKE SMITH (All Games) | 24 | 23 | 601 | 534 | 88.9% | 1 | 13-10 | +1.2 | 13-10-0 | +3 | 14-9 | MIKE SMITH (Home Games) | 13 | 13 | 308 | 270 | 87.7% | 1 | 8-5 | +1.2 | 8-5-0 | +1 | 9-4 | MIKE SMITH(vs. Non-Conference) | 9 | 8 | 209 | 179 | 85.6% | 0 | 4-4 | -0.5 | 4-4-0 | -1 | 6-2 | MIKE SMITH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 108 | 96 | 88.9% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.9 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 3-1 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 3.17, CALGARY 3.1 |
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12/21/2018 | at WASHINGTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +160 | L | 6.5 un | U | 12/22/2018 | ANAHEIM | 3-0 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 un | U | 12/27/2018 | at ST LOUIS | 1-4 | L | 0, +115 | L | 6 un | U | 12/29/2018 | BOSTON | 2-3 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 12/31/2018 | NY ISLANDERS | 1-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 6 un | U | 1/3/2019 | FLORIDA | 4-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 6 un | O | 1/5/2019 | at BOSTON | 1-2 | L | 0, +185 | L | 5.5 ev | U | 1/8/2019 | NEW JERSEY | 5-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | 1/11/2019 | at CAROLINA | 3-4 | L | 0, +125 | L | 5.5 un | O | 1/12/2019 | TAMPA BAY | 3-5 | L | 0, +155 | L | 6.5 ov | O | 1/14/2019 | at EDMONTON | 2-7 | L | 0, -110 | L | 6 un | O | 1/16/2019 | at CALGARY | | 1/18/2019 | at VANCOUVER | |
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12/20/2018 | TAMPA BAY | 4-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 6.5 ov | O | 12/22/2018 | ST LOUIS | 1-3 | L | 0, -190 | L | 6 ov | U | 12/27/2018 | at WINNIPEG | 4-1 | W | 0, +130 | W | 6.5 un | U | 12/29/2018 | VANCOUVER | 2-3 | L | 0, -205 | L | 6 ev | U | 12/31/2018 | SAN JOSE | 8-5 | W | 0, -125 | W | 6.5 ev | O | 1/2/2019 | at DETROIT | 5-3 | W | 0, -180 | W | 6 un | O | 1/3/2019 | at BOSTON | 4-6 | L | 0, +145 | L | 6 ev | O | 1/5/2019 | at PHILADELPHIA | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6.5 ov | U | 1/7/2019 | at CHICAGO | 4-3 | W | 0, -175 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 1/9/2019 | COLORADO | 5-3 | W | 0, -175 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 1/11/2019 | FLORIDA | 4-3 | W | 0, -225 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 1/13/2019 | ARIZONA | 7-1 | W | 0, -255 | W | 6 ov | O | 1/16/2019 | BUFFALO | | 1/18/2019 | DETROIT | | 1/19/2019 | at EDMONTON | | 1/22/2019 | CAROLINA | |
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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. | | CALGARY: LAST SEASON: 37-35-10, 84 points. Finished fifth in Pacific Division and missed playoffs.
COACH: Bill Peters (first season, fifth NHL season)
ADDED: F James Neal, D Noah Hanifin, F Elias Lindholm
LOST: D Dougie Hamilton, F Micheal Ferland, RW Troy Brouwer
PLAYER TO WATCH: LW Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary's top line of Gaudreau, center Sean Monahan and anyone on right wing can be one of the best in the NHL. The 5-foot-9 playmaker from South Jersey is primed for another big season after putting up 84 points in 80 games. It's no exaggeration to say he has become one of the best players in hockey.
OUTLOOK: The Flames should be much improved after firing COACH Glen Gulutzan, replacing him with Peters, trading Hamilton and Ferland to Carolina for Hanifin and Lindholm and signing Neal. Captain Mark Giordano can go back to playing with old defense partner T.J. Brodie on a deep blue line. Calgary's playoff hopes rest on veteran goaltender Mike Smith in net, or, if he falters, 24-year-old Jon Gillies. |
| | Sabres look to break slump against red-hot Flames
The task doesn't get any easier for the Buffalo Sabres. Amidst a free fall that's seen them go from atop the league on Thanksgiving to outside a playoff spot, the Sabres are in desperate need of a reboot following their latest defeat. After a 7-2 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night to kick off a Western Canada road swing, the Sabres (23-17-6) face the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. The Flames (30-13-4) currently sit atop the Western Conference, are riding a five-game winning streak and on a torrid 8-1-1 run. Oh yeah, not only are the Flames one of the league's most prolific squads, they're coming off a 7-1 throttling of the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. "Maybe this is one of those games that gives you a little bit of an eye opener," Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues told the Buffalo News after the Edmonton defeat. Added center Jack Eichel: "We have a lot of hockey left in this season, and I know we're going through a rough patch right now. It seems like earlier in the year we were going through a patch where everything was going our way and now everything is going the opposite way. At this point, we have to stick together and find a way out of it." The problem for the Sabres is they have so many issues to solve right now. They're struggling to score, surrendering goals at key times, sputtering on special teams, all the usual elements that see a team lose three straight games and go 3-8-1 over the last 12 outings. "We have to focus on what we can control," Sabres coach Phil Housley said after Monday's loss. "Obviously this game was quite alarming -- the things that happened out there -- but we can't focus on them or control what just happened. We can learn from it and we can work on what we need to improve tomorrow." The Flames may be riding high, but certainly can't afford a letdown. Amazingly, their two closest teams in the Pacific Division standings, the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights, were also on 8-1-1 runs going into Tuesday's action. "I think it's helped us, honestly," said Flames captain Mark Giordano, who was named the NHL's first star of the week. "When you watch them on our off-nights and you watch them win, it gives you that motivation, for sure. We've worked hard to get where we are. We don't want to slip back and slip down in the standings, and they're really pushing us." The Flames have won 30 wins in 47 for only the second time in franchise history, with the other being the Stanley Cup-winning 1988-89 campaign. However, they've been constantly reminded there aren't prizes for being atop the standings in mid-January. "It's nice in the locker-room. It's always more fun to win, but I think what I like the most is that nobody is satisfied," forward Garnet Hathaway told Postmedia. "You don't get an award, you don't get a ring, you don't get a Cup for being in first place for the middle of the season, right? There's nothing for that. "So I think right now, it's about building on it." --Field Level Media |
| Last Updated: 5/2/2024 10:55:03 PM EST. |
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