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27 | BUFFALO | +150 | Ov 6.5,+105 | +140 | Ov 6.5,-110 | 28 | WASHINGTON | -170 | Un 6.5,-125 | -160 | Un 6.5,-110 |
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All Games | 19-13-0 | +9.4 | 19-13 | +9.4 | 16-15 | 3.1 | 32.1 | 2.9 | 32.6 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 8-8-0 | +3.2 | 8-8 | +3.2 | 7-8 | 2.9 | 31.7 | 3.0 | 32.9 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.2 | 2-3 | -1.2 | 3-2 | 2.6 | 34.6 | 3.2 | 30.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 32 | 98 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1027 | 9.5% | 103 | 19 | 18.4% | 165 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 16 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 507 | 9.3% | 56 | 9 | 16.1% | 80 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 7.5% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 18 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 92 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1044 | 8.8% | 94 | 17 | 18.1% | 155 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 48 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 527 | 9.1% | 54 | 12 | 22.2% | 82 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 10.6% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 26 |
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CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 22 | 21 | 666 | 612 | 91.9% | 0 | 12-9 | +4.6 | 12-9-0 | +4 | 9-11 | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 10 | 9 | 279 | 253 | 90.7% | 0 | 3-6 | -1.8 | 3-6-0 | -2 | 4-4 | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 126 | 116 | 92.1% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.2 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | LINUS ULLMARK (All Games) | 11 | 11 | 373 | 340 | 91.2% | 0 | 7-4 | +4.8 | 7-4-0 | +5 | 7-4 | LINUS ULLMARK (Road Games) | 7 | 7 | 244 | 226 | 92.6% | 0 | 5-2 | +5 | 5-2-0 | +5 | 3-4 | LINUS ULLMARK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 143 | 127 | 88.8% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.2 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 3-1 |
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All Games | 19-12-0 | +4 | 19-12 | +4 | 18-11 | 3.8 | 29.5 | 3.1 | 31.9 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 9-6-0 | -0.5 | 9-6 | -0.5 | 8-5 | 3.9 | 29.8 | 2.8 | 32.3 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +3.2 | 4-1 | +3.2 | 4-1 | 4.6 | 27.4 | 2.8 | 29.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 31 | 118 | 35 | 47 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 915 | 12.9% | 95 | 26 | 27.4% | 210 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 15 | 58 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 447 | 13.0% | 55 | 19 | 34.5% | 108 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 16.8% | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 41 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 97 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 989 | 9.8% | 114 | 27 | 23.7% | 154 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 42 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 485 | 8.7% | 52 | 13 | 25.0% | 68 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 9.4% | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | 20 |
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PHEONIX COPLEY (All Games) | 10 | 9 | 276 | 249 | 90.2% | 1 | 7-2 | +5.8 | 7-2-0 | +5 | 5-3 | PHEONIX COPLEY (Home Games) | 2 | 1 | 52 | 49 | 94.2% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-0 | PHEONIX COPLEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 96 | 89.7% | 0 | 4-0 | +4.4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 3-1 | BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games) | 23 | 22 | 708 | 644 | 91.0% | 1 | 12-10 | -1.8 | 12-10-0 | 0 | 13-8 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Home Games) | 14 | 14 | 432 | 395 | 91.4% | 1 | 8-6 | -1.5 | 8-6-0 | -1 | 8-5 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 108 | 90.8% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 3.15, WASHINGTON 3.05 |
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11/19/2018 | at PITTSBURGH | 5-4 | W | 0, +150 | W | 6 ev | O | 11/21/2018 | PHILADELPHIA | 5-2 | W | 0, -105 | W | 6 ov | O | 11/23/2018 | MONTREAL | 3-2 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 un | U | 11/24/2018 | at DETROIT | 3-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | U | 11/27/2018 | SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, +125 | W | 6 un | U | 11/29/2018 | at TAMPA BAY | 4-5 | L | 0, +170 | L | 6 ov | O | 11/30/2018 | at FLORIDA | 2-3 | L | 0, +140 | L | 6 ev | U | 12/3/2018 | at NASHVILLE | 1-2 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/4/2018 | TORONTO | 3-4 | L | 0, +150 | L | 6 ov | O | 12/8/2018 | PHILADELPHIA | 2-6 | L | 0, -120 | L | 6.5 un | O | 12/11/2018 | LOS ANGELES | 4-3 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | O | 12/13/2018 | ARIZONA | 3-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 12/15/2018 | at WASHINGTON | | 12/16/2018 | at BOSTON | | 12/18/2018 | FLORIDA | | 12/21/2018 | at WASHINGTON | | 12/22/2018 | ANAHEIM | |
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11/19/2018 | at MONTREAL | 5-4 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 11/21/2018 | CHICAGO | 4-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 6 ev | P | 11/23/2018 | DETROIT | 3-1 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 11/24/2018 | at NY RANGERS | 5-3 | W | 0, -115 | W | 6 ov | O | 11/26/2018 | at NY ISLANDERS | 4-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 6.5 un | U | 11/30/2018 | NEW JERSEY | 6-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 6.5 un | O | 12/2/2018 | ANAHEIM | 5-6 | L | 0, -205 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 12/4/2018 | at VEGAS | 3-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 6 un | O | 12/6/2018 | at ARIZONA | 4-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 12/8/2018 | at COLUMBUS | 4-0 | W | 0, +115 | W | 6.5 ov | U | 12/11/2018 | DETROIT | 6-2 | W | 0, -285 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/14/2018 | at CAROLINA | 6-5 | W | 0, -120 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/15/2018 | BUFFALO | | 12/19/2018 | PITTSBURGH | | 12/21/2018 | BUFFALO | | 12/22/2018 | at OTTAWA | |
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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. | | WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 49-26-7, 105 points. Won Metropolitan Division and Stanley Cup.
COACH: Todd Reirden (First season, first NHL season)
ADDED: C Nic Dowd, G Ilya Samsonov LOST: C Jay Beagle, G Philipp Grubauer, D Jakub Jerabek
PLAYER TO WATCH: LW Alex Ovechkin. Coming off scoring an NHL-best 49 goals and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, Ovechkin has nothing left to prove as one of the best players of his generation. Now the Russian superstar is a father and a Stanley Cup-winner, though, so everyone's waiting to see his next trick at age 33.
OUTLOOK: Stanley Cup hangovers are real, and the Capitals will have to manage that and goaltender Braden Holtby playing more games because they don't have a proven backup. Washington has the talent on paper to make another deep run, but all those games deep into last June could have an effect. Reirden will have to be careful with that after replacing Barry Trotz behind the bench. |
| | Sabres will try to cool off Capitals' red-hot Ovechkin
WASHINGTON -- The Buffalo Sabres will try and do what the Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes did not do this week when they play the Washington Capitals Saturday night at Capital One Arena. Stop Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin tied his career-long point streak at 13 games Friday night with his second straight hat trick as Washington rallied for a 6-5 shootout win at the Carolina Hurricanes. An Ovechkin one-timer from the left circle at 9:49 of the third period made it a 5-4 game for Washington before former Capital Justin Williams forced overtime. "Obviously I have pretty good chances," Ovechkin told the team website of his hat trick. "You can see on my goals my linemates do a pretty good job of giving me space and I just have to put it in." It was Ovechkin's 22nd NHL hat track and his point streak (16 goals, six assists) tied his longest in the NHL. Overall, he has 28 goals and 42 points in 31 games. "Any time he's in the offensive zone he's dangerous with the puck," the Sabres Conor Sheary told the Buffalo News. "You have to be aware of him when he's out there and not give him time and space. And keeping them off the power play is such a big them with them too. It's a strong first unit that can bury the puck." In 45 career games against the Sabres, Ovechkin has 46 points (30 goals, 16 assists). Travis Boyd scored goal for the third straight game Friday night and Tom Wilson also scored. Jakub Vrana provided the shootout winner and Nic Dowd and John Carlson each had three assists for the Capitals (19-9-3). Washington won despite trailing 4-1 in the second period of a game in which they allowed three power-play goals and a short-handed tally. "A tough start, and falling behind by three," Capitals coach Todd Reirden told the team's website. "But the second half of the game - I think we said at the eight-minute mark 1/8of the second period 3/8 that there was a lot of hockey to be played. Major credit to our guys for sticking with it and battling through and converting on our chances that we got. It was a big two points for us in not a perfect way." The Capitals have won four straight and 11 of 13. Buffalo (19-9-4) has won two straight after a five-game losing streak and is 5-3-2 in its last 10 games. The Sabres play back-to-backs this weekend in Washington and Boston. "It's going to be a very good test," coach Phil Housley told the Buffalo News. "Washington is healthy right now. They've got their full lineup so it's going to be a great challenge for our guys to get ready to play in difficult circumstances in their building not getting the matchups we want. There's going to be a lot of responsibility, especially on our young guys, to face a heavy team." The Sabres are coming off a 3-1 home win over the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night. Buffalo got goals from Jeff Skinner, Evan Rodrigues and Casey Mittelstadt. Goaltender Carter Hutton, who had missed the past three games, made 25 saves. Buffalo defenseman Marco Scandella (upper body injury) practiced a Friday and could return against the Capitals. Braden Holtby made 22 saves for the Capitals Friday night, so Pheonix Copley could get the start against Buffalo. |
| Last Updated: 5/2/2024 10:29:28 PM EST. |
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