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17 | CALGARY | +110 | 18 | MINNESOTA | -130 |
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All Games | 20-12-0 | +6.1 | 20-12 | +6.1 | 16-15 | 3.5 | 32.7 | 2.8 | 27.7 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 9-7-0 | +2.1 | 9-7 | +2.1 | 4-12 | 2.7 | 32.0 | 2.2 | 29.9 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.2 | 4-1 | +3.2 | 3-2 | 4.4 | 27.6 | 2.8 | 27.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 32 | 113 | 33 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 1048 | 10.8% | 113 | 25 | 22.1% | 193 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 16 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 512 | 8.6% | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | 69 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 15.9% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 40 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 90 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 888 | 10.1% | 101 | 22 | 21.8% | 146 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 478 | 7.5% | 54 | 9 | 16.7% | 61 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 10.2% | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 22 |
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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 (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | DAVID RITTICH (All Games) | 16 | 13 | 392 | 361 | 92.1% | 2 | 9-4 | +4 | 9-4-0 | +4 | 5-7 | DAVID RITTICH (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 241 | 228 | 94.6% | 2 | 5-3 | +2.1 | 5-3-0 | +2 | 1-7 | DAVID RITTICH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 77 | 68 | 88.3% | 1 | 1-2 | -2 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | MIKE SMITH (All Games) | 20 | 19 | 493 | 438 | 88.8% | 1 | 11-8 | +2.1 | 11-8-0 | +4 | 11-8 | MIKE SMITH (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 235 | 214 | 91.1% | 0 | 4-4 | +0 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 3-5 | MIKE SMITH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 88 | 79 | 89.8% | 1 | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0-0 | +3 | 2-1 |
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All Games | 17-14-0 | -0.6 | 17-14 | -0.6 | 15-12 | 3.2 | 31.5 | 2.9 | 29.6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 10-6-0 | +0.8 | 10-6 | +0.8 | 9-5 | 3.8 | 31.8 | 2.8 | 30.6 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | +1 | 3-2 | +1 | 2-2 | 3.4 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 28.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 31 | 100 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 977 | 10.2% | 99 | 25 | 25.3% | 172 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16 | 61 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 509 | 12.0% | 52 | 14 | 26.9% | 105 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 11.3% | 14 | 7 | 50.0% | 30 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 89 | 31 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 918 | 9.7% | 94 | 14 | 14.9% | 149 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 45 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 490 | 9.2% | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | 77 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 9.0% | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 |
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DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 24 | 24 | 694 | 633 | 91.2% | 0 | 13-11 | -2 | 13-11-0 | -2 | 12-10 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games) | 14 | 14 | 429 | 392 | 91.4% | 0 | 8-6 | -1.4 | 8-6-0 | -1 | 8-5 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 98 | 91 | 92.9% | 0 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-1 | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 9 | 7 | 218 | 197 | 90.4% | 1 | 4-3 | +1.4 | 4-3-0 | +1 | 3-2 | ALEX STALOCK (Home Games) | 3 | 2 | 60 | 54 | 90.0% | 0 | 2-0 | +2.2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-0 | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 2 | 75 | 67 | 89.3% | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 0-1 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: CALGARY 3.14, MINNESOTA 3.11 |
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11/19/2018 | VEGAS | 7-2 | W | 0, -150 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 11/21/2018 | WINNIPEG | 6-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 6 ev | O | 11/23/2018 | at VEGAS | 0-2 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 ov | U | 11/25/2018 | at ARIZONA | 6-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 ev | O | 11/28/2018 | DALLAS | 3-4 | L | 0, -210 | L | 6 un | O | 11/30/2018 | LOS ANGELES | 4-1 | W | 0, -235 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 12/2/2018 | at CHICAGO | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 ov | U | 12/4/2018 | at COLUMBUS | 9-6 | W | 0, +115 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/6/2018 | MINNESOTA | 2-0 | W | 0, -135 | W | 6 ov | U | 12/8/2018 | NASHVILLE | 5-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 un | O | 12/9/2018 | at EDMONTON | 0-1 | L | 0, +135 | L | 6 ov | U | 12/12/2018 | PHILADELPHIA | 6-5 | W | 0, -170 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 12/15/2018 | at MINNESOTA | | 12/16/2018 | at ST LOUIS | | 12/18/2018 | at DALLAS | | 12/20/2018 | TAMPA BAY | | 12/22/2018 | ST LOUIS | |
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11/18/2018 | at CHICAGO | 1-3 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 ev | U | 11/21/2018 | OTTAWA | 6-4 | W | 0, -275 | W | 6 ov | O | 11/23/2018 | WINNIPEG | 4-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 6 un | P | 11/27/2018 | ARIZONA | 3-4 | L | 0, -210 | L | 5.5 ov | O | 11/29/2018 | at COLUMBUS | 2-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 6 ov | P | 12/1/2018 | TORONTO | 3-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 6 ov | O | 12/4/2018 | at VANCOUVER | 3-2 | W | 0, -165 | W | 6 un | U | 12/6/2018 | at CALGARY | 0-2 | L | 0, +115 | L | 6 ov | U | 12/7/2018 | at EDMONTON | 2-7 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 12/11/2018 | MONTREAL | 7-1 | W | 0, -175 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/13/2018 | FLORIDA | 5-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 6 ov | P | 12/15/2018 | CALGARY | | 12/18/2018 | SAN JOSE | | 12/20/2018 | at PITTSBURGH | | 12/22/2018 | DALLAS | |
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| | | 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. | | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 45-26-11, 101 points. Third in Central Division. LOST to Winnipeg Jets in Western Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Bruce Boudreau (third season, 12th NHL season).
ADDED: RW J.T. Brown, C Eric Fehr, C Matt Hendricks, RW Matt Read, D Greg Pateryn, D Matt Bartkowski.
LOST: C Matt Cullen, LW Tyler Ennis, RW Daniel Winnik.
PLAYER TO WATCH: LW Zach Parise. After missing the first 39 games because of a lower back problem that required surgery, Parise's delayed start was predictably slow. He scored 12 goals in his last 18 games of the regular season, though, and scored in each of the first three playoff games until being knocked out of action again by a broken sternum. Parise, who's entering his 14th NHL season at age 34, isn't built to be the team's premier scorer but needs to replicate that productivity down the stretch to help keep the offense balanced.
OUTLOOK: New GM Paul Fenton made only minor moves this summer for fresh faces on the fourth line and more depth on defense, so the Wild will rely on the same core that has been bounced out of the playoffs in the first round three straight times and won only two series over the last six years. Just reaching the postseason again in the rugged Western Conference would be an accomplishment in itself, and Boudreau has as strong of an 82-game track record as any bench boss in the league. Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter, who's coming off a serious ankle injury that kept him out of the playoffs, must stay healthy throughout the seventh year of their identical $98 million megadeals. Wings Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter also have to bounce back from down seasons. |
| | Wild's Niederreiter looks to stay hot versus Flames
Whatever's been ailing Nino Niederreiter for most of the season is gone. The Minnesota Wild forward, who went from second-liner to fourth-liner after starting the season in a dreadful slump, has picked up his game lately with four goals in his last three contests. Niederreiter's two goals keyed a 5-1 win Thursday night over the Florida Panthers, Minnesota's second straight lopsided victory. Niederreiter and his team try to keep things going in the right direction with a matinee game Saturday against the Pacific Division-leading Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center. "I think for me, personally, confidence is obviously a big thing," he said. "Staying on one side for quite some time for now, that's definitely helped my game a lot." Giving Niederreiter's game more bite has occurred as the result of an injury to captain Mikko Koivu. In the third period of a 2-0 loss on Dec. 6 in Calgary, Koivu was knocked out as the result of a knee-to-knee hit by Flames captain Mark Giordano. Teamed with Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle the last two games, Niederreiter has potted three goals. Parise also has a pair of goals, while Coyle has a goal and played to a plus-3 rating against Florida. Koivu could return on Saturday, which will present Wild coach Bruce Boudreau with an interesting dilemma: Break up the line that has driven play so well the last two games or keep it together and move Koivu in with new linemates. "It's a good problem to have those guys playing well," Boudreau said of the new line combination. "They're such a big part of our team and have been for the last five years. When you take two potential 20-plus goal scorers out of our lineup or they're not producing, it's a big hole. "I'm really happy to see that they've both started to skate and play a lot better." Whether Koivu returns or not, Giordano's presence is sure to be noted by Minnesota players and fans. He served a two-game ban for his hit but returned Wednesday night with a shorthanded goal and two assists in a crazy 6-5 overtime win over Philadelphia. Trailing 5-3 with less than 90 seconds left, Calgary (20-10-2) tied it with goals by Rasmus Andersson and Sean Monahan, the equalizer coming at 19:53. Johnny Gaudreau completed the rally with his 13th goal 35 seconds into the extra period. "I don't think I've been part of something like that, not that I remember anyways," Flames coach Bill Peters said. "Exciting game. Good for the fans." It was only the 28th time in NHL history that a team won a game in which they trailed by multiple goals in the last two minutes of regulation. It was fitting that offense brought Calgary back, since it's third in the league in scoring with 113 goals, just over 3 1/2 per match. Five players are averaging more than a point a game for the Flames, led by Gaudreau's 42 on 13 goals and 29 assists. Monahan, Giordano, Matthew Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm are also in that club. |
| Last Updated: 6/28/2024 12:35:00 PM EST. |
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