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31 | CAROLINA | +120 | Ov 6,-115 | +110 | Ov 6,-120 | 32 | WASHINGTON | -140 | Un 6,-105 | -130 | Un 6,+100 |
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All Games | 42-33-0 | -3.2 | 42-33 | -3.2 | 32-41 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 2.7 | 28.6 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 20-17-0 | +1.7 | 20-17 | +1.7 | 16-21 | 2.9 | 34.4 | 2.8 | 28.9 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.4 | 4-1 | +2.4 | 2-2 | 3.4 | 33.8 | 2.4 | 32.2 | vs. Division | 10-12-0 | -6.6 | 10-12 | -6.6 | 5-16 | 2.5 | 34.4 | 2.6 | 27.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 75 | 225 | 62 | 78 | 78 | 7 | 19 | 2608 | 8.6% | 237 | 39 | 16.5% | 364 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 37 | 107 | 27 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 1272 | 8.4% | 123 | 23 | 18.7% | 177 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 10.1% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 22 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 756 | 7.1% | 67 | 9 | 13.4% | 85 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 206 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 7 | 13 | 2143 | 9.6% | 224 | 41 | 18.3% | 351 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 104 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 3 | 9 | 1068 | 9.7% | 117 | 20 | 17.1% | 174 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 7.5% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 22 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 58 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 595 | 9.7% | 62 | 12 | 19.4% | 98 |
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SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 8 | 8 | 233 | 206 | 88.4% | 1 | 2-6 | -6.6 | 2-6-0 | -6 | 3-5 | SCOTT DARLING (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 82 | 72 | 87.8% | 1 | 1-2 | -1.4 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 1-2 | SCOTT DARLING (vs. Division) | 3 | 3 | 72 | 59 | 81.9% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.8 | 0-3-0 | -3 | 1-2 | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 107 | 92 | 86.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.8 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 1-3 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games) | 30 | 30 | 889 | 813 | 91.5% | 1 | 19-11 | +3.6 | 19-11-0 | +3 | 12-16 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Road Games) | 13 | 13 | 384 | 350 | 91.1% | 1 | 8-5 | +2.8 | 8-5-0 | +3 | 6-7 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division) | 10 | 10 | 282 | 262 | 92.9% | 1 | 6-4 | +0.5 | 6-4-0 | +1 | 2-7 | CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 126 | 110 | 87.3% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.2 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | PETR MRAZEK (All Games) | 36 | 36 | 984 | 896 | 91.1% | 4 | 20-16 | -1.3 | 20-16-0 | -2 | 16-20 | PETR MRAZEK (Road Games) | 20 | 20 | 567 | 518 | 91.4% | 2 | 10-10 | -0.7 | 10-10-0 | -1 | 8-12 | PETR MRAZEK (vs. Division) | 9 | 9 | 238 | 217 | 91.2% | 1 | 4-5 | -3.4 | 4-5-0 | -4 | 2-7 | PETR MRAZEK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 120 | 115 | 95.8% | 1 | 3-1 | +2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-3 | ALEX NEDELJKOVIC (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 92.3% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | ALEX NEDELJKOVIC (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 92.3% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | ALEX NEDELJKOVIC (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ALEX NEDELJKOVIC (Last 4 Games) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 92.3% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 |
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All Games | 44-32-0 | +4.1 | 44-32 | +4.1 | 39-34 | 3.4 | 30.5 | 3.1 | 31.7 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 22-16-0 | -1.9 | 22-16 | -1.9 | 19-17 | 3.5 | 31.0 | 2.8 | 32.0 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.8 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 2-3 | 3.0 | 33.2 | 3.0 | 29.4 | vs. Division | 17-8-0 | +7.2 | 17-8 | +7.2 | 10-15 | 3.3 | 30.1 | 2.6 | 30.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 76 | 260 | 81 | 101 | 69 | 9 | 19 | 2320 | 11.2% | 223 | 47 | 21.1% | 443 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 38 | 132 | 40 | 53 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 1178 | 11.2% | 128 | 30 | 23.4% | 227 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 9.0% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 25 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 25 | 83 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 752 | 11.0% | 78 | 14 | 17.9% | 130 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 234 | 63 | 76 | 87 | 8 | 13 | 2410 | 9.7% | 253 | 53 | 20.9% | 371 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 107 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1217 | 8.8% | 128 | 29 | 22.7% | 173 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 147 | 10.2% | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 20 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 64 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 761 | 8.4% | 92 | 17 | 18.5% | 101 |
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PHEONIX COPLEY (All Games) | 25 | 22 | 720 | 652 | 90.6% | 1 | 17-5 | +12 | 17-5-0 | +11 | 11-10 | PHEONIX COPLEY (Home Games) | 10 | 8 | 304 | 277 | 91.1% | 0 | 7-1 | +5.4 | 7-1-0 | +5 | 5-2 | PHEONIX COPLEY (vs. Division) | 6 | 5 | 169 | 150 | 88.8% | 1 | 4-1 | +3 | 4-1-0 | +3 | 3-2 | PHEONIX COPLEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 105 | 92.1% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 1-3 | BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games) | 55 | 54 | 1679 | 1526 | 90.9% | 3 | 27-27 | -8 | 27-27-0 | -5 | 28-24 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Home Games) | 30 | 30 | 912 | 834 | 91.4% | 2 | 15-15 | -7.2 | 15-15-0 | -7 | 14-15 | BRADEN HOLTBY (vs. Division) | 20 | 20 | 590 | 547 | 92.7% | 2 | 13-7 | +4.2 | 13-7-0 | +4 | 7-13 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 124 | 112 | 90.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.8 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 2-2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: CAROLINA 3.07, WASHINGTON 3.06 |
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3/1/2019 | ST LOUIS | 5-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/2/2019 | at FLORIDA | 4-3 | W | 0, -125 | W | 6 ov | O | 3/5/2019 | at BOSTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/8/2019 | WINNIPEG | 1-8 | L | 0, -170 | L | 6.5 ev | O | 3/9/2019 | at NASHVILLE | 5-3 | W | 0, +135 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 3/11/2019 | at COLORADO | 3-0 | W | 0, -115 | W | 6 ov | U | 3/15/2019 | at COLUMBUS | 0-3 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 ev | U | 3/16/2019 | BUFFALO | 4-2 | W | 0, -230 | W | 6 un | P | 3/19/2019 | PITTSBURGH | 3-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 6.5 un | U | 3/21/2019 | TAMPA BAY | 3-6 | L | 0, -155 | L | 6.5 ov | O | 3/23/2019 | MINNESOTA | 5-1 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5.5 un | O | 3/24/2019 | MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 3/26/2019 | at WASHINGTON | | 3/28/2019 | WASHINGTON | | 3/30/2019 | PHILADELPHIA | | 3/31/2019 | at PITTSBURGH | | 4/2/2019 | at TORONTO | | 4/4/2019 | NEW JERSEY | | 4/6/2019 | at PHILADELPHIA | |
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3/1/2019 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-1 | W | 0, -110 | W | 6 ov | U | 3/3/2019 | at NY RANGERS | 3-2 | W | 0, -150 | W | 6.5 ov | U | 3/6/2019 | at PHILADELPHIA | 5-3 | W | 0, -130 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 3/8/2019 | NEW JERSEY | 3-0 | W | 0, -370 | W | 6.5 ev | U | 3/10/2019 | WINNIPEG | 3-1 | W | 0, -150 | W | 6.5 ov | U | 3/12/2019 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-5 | L | 0, +105 | L | 6.5 ev | O | 3/14/2019 | at PHILADELPHIA | 5-2 | W | 0, -125 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 3/16/2019 | at TAMPA BAY | 3-6 | L | 0, +165 | L | 6.5 ov | O | 3/19/2019 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-1 | W | 0, -225 | W | 6 ov | U | 3/20/2019 | TAMPA BAY | 4-5 | L | 0, +115 | L | 7 un | O | 3/22/2019 | MINNESOTA | 1-2 | L | 0, -175 | L | 6 ov | U | 3/24/2019 | PHILADELPHIA | 3-1 | W | 0, -205 | W | 6.5 ov | U | 3/26/2019 | CAROLINA | | 3/28/2019 | at CAROLINA | | 3/30/2019 | at TAMPA BAY | | 4/1/2019 | at FLORIDA | | 4/4/2019 | MONTREAL | | 4/6/2019 | NY ISLANDERS | |
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| | | CAROLINA: LAST SEASON: 36-35-11, 83 points. Sixth in Metropolitan Division.
COACH: Rod Brind'Amour (first season, first NHL season).
ADDED: F Andrei Svechnikov, D Dougie Hamilton, D Calvin de Haan, G Petr Mrazek. LOST: G Cam Ward, F Jeff Skinner, F Elias Lindholm, D Noah Hanifin.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Sebastian Aho. The 21-year-old led the team last season with 29 goals and 65 points. He's entering his third season, and figures to be the team's top offensive threat ' especially now that Jeff Skinner has been traded to Buffalo ' though it will be worth watching to see how he adjusts to playing center instead of the wing.
OUTLOOK: With each passing year, the Hurricanes grow more tired of talking about their lengthy run of playoff absences. Either way, they'll make history this season ' either by finally ending the drought, or by missing out yet again and matching the longest dry spell in NHL history. They have the defensive corps of a playoff team, but will need improvement from G Scott Darling and their young scorers to generate offense to finally make the postseason. | | 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. |
| | Canes, Caps set for crucial home-and-home
The Washington Capitals are fighting hard to stay in first place in the Metropolitan Division, while the Carolina Hurricanes are battling to hold on to a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. That's why there's plenty at stake when the two teams meet in Washington on Tuesday night. Washington (44-24-8, 96 points) held a one-point lead over the Islanders entering Tuesday and was three points up on Pittsburgh, after a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday. The win finished the Caps' sweep of the four-game series with the Flyers. Carolina (42-26-7, 91 points) holds the East's top wild-card spot, three points ahead of Montreal entering Tuesday. The Hurricanes are also just five points behind the Capitals in the division with one game at hand. Simply put, a Carolina win could make an already-tight Metropolitan Division even tougher to figure out, and the Hurricanes have been playing very good hockey lately, climbing higher in the standings. "These people deserve to have some fun," Carolina coach Ron Brind'Amour told the media of his team's fans after Sunday's win. "We've had a lot of years here where it wasn't too exciting. They've stuck with us, and I think we're providing an entertaining brand of hockey." The Capitals have also been entertaining, although they have struggled lately. They lost two in a row, capped by a 2-1 defeat to Minnesota on Friday where the Wild shut down Washington's offense, after the Caps blasted a team-record 58 shots vs. Tampa Bay in a 5-4 overtime loss to the NHL's top team. But goalie Braden Holtby has been very solid in the second half of the season, and he made 35 saves against Philadelphia to give Washington an important late-season victory. "You're going to have the nights where maybe you don't have your A-game or whatever's going on," said Washington forward Travis Boyd, who scored once. "If you have a goalie like 1/8Holtby 3/8 who can kind of pick up the slack on those nights, it makes things a lot easier for us." The Capitals also are figuring out how to deal with the loss of defenseman Michal Kempny, out for what the team calls an indefinite period of time after what appeared to be a leg or knee injury suffered last week. Carolina is coming in off of a 2-1 overtime victory over Montreal on Sunday, a crucial win to gain extra distance between the teams in the playoff race. A loss would have pushed Montreal one point ahead of the Hurricanes. Trevor van Riemsdyk tied the game late in the third period before teammate Andrei Svechnikov won it in overtime, giving the No. 2 overall pick 20 goals in his rookie campaign. This will be the first game of a home-and-home series between the Washington and Carolina, with the second set for Thursday in Carolina. --Field Level Media |
| Last Updated: 3/28/2024 3:12:11 PM EST. |
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