NHL Playoff Betting Preview ? Eastern Conference

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NHL Playoff Betting Preview ? Eastern Conference

Normally, there would be a great deal of clamor about a young, though veteran squad that was seeking a second straight Stanley Cup and third consecutive appearance in the finals. However, all is quiet about Pittsburgh on the Eastern Conference front with the season Washington had. The Capitals are the most dominating offensive team in hockey, as they scored 96 more goals than No. 2 seed New Jersey (allowed 42 more) and the second best scoring team was Vancouver, who was a distant 46 goals behind. If defense wins championships, then Washington is the wrong choice in a conference with only three teams with legit chance to play for Stanley Cup. All lines courtesy of Bookmaker.com.

(1) Washington vs (8) Montreal

How good has Washington been? The Caps are first team in four years to ring up 300 or more goals and have seven snipers that but the puck over the line 20 or more times. Alex Ovechkin is arguably the most dominating offensive player in the game and Mike Green led all NHL defenseman in points. Washington was 30-11 at home, but six of those losses came in overtime. Rejuvenated Jose Theodore has been nearly unbeatable for three months, as his only three losses in 23 starts have come after three periods of play (20-0-3).

Sure Montreal comes in as the eighth seed, performing worse than Kate Gosselin on DWTS with three wins in last 11 outings, but those sweaters are still Le Bleu-Blanc-et-Rouge. The Canadiens might have an edge in speed in their offensive end, but they look like pip-squeaks compared the Washington blue-liners. That would leave Jaroslav Halak to have to stand on his head in net against Capitals onslaught.

These teams split four games, each winning on the other?s frozen pond, but Washington is the top overall choice to win the Cup at +275 and should sweep if focused and win in five if not, being better in all areas against Les Habitants.

Pick- Washington (-565) in four over Montreal (+465)

(2) New Jersey vs (7) Philadelphia

Typically, the second seed would be thrilled their first round opponent had to fight until the 82nd game to make the postseason tournament, however that is not the case with New Jersey. The Devils had a devil of a time, losing five of six times to Philadelphia. New Jersey plays defensive-style, conceding the fewest goals at 2.3 per contest with the remarkable Martin Broduer in front of the cage. Offensively, the Devils are not imposing beyond Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk and they enter the playoffs 22-8 having won three of previous four.

The Flyers are better than what they showed losing eight of 12 (they did win three of final four to sneak in) to gain entry into the playoffs. Philadelphia has components that could lead to upset. Philly is ranked third in the league in power play conversion at 21.5 percent and a respectable 11th on penalty kills. It?s not a coincidence the ?06 Edmonton squad and ?07 Anaheim club were in the finals with Chris Pronger manning the blue line, as he always elevates his play in the postseason. The wild card is third string goalie Brian Boucher, whose been forced to play with others injured. He helped the Flyers make the playoffs, can he lead the upset?

If Philadelphia can light the lamp on man-advantages and curtail New Jersey?s chances, an upset is in the making.

Pick- Philadelphia (+195) in seven over New Jersey (-235)
(3) Buffalo vs (6) Boston

Two teams from the old Adams Division (circa 1974-93) will chase the puck in the third of three first round division matchups. Both Buffalo and Boston had surprising seasons, the Sabres for winning the division with relative ease and the Bruins for scuffling just to make the playoffs after having the most points in the East last season. Watch the total in Buffalo, as these clubs are 8-1 UNDER.

The series is about finding bodies that can produce on the ice. Buffalo has players at less than 100 percent like Tim Connolly, Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford, which means goalie extraordinaire Ryan Miller will play a key role in Buffalo advancement. If Miller can almost singlehandedly take the USA to Olympic gold, he can certainly contain Boston?s feeble attack. The Sabres split four contests with division partner.

Boston has a number of players out and it?s hard to comprehend a team could be in playoffs after finishing 30th in goals scored, nonetheless, here the Bruins are. Boston suffered a 10-game losing streak from the middle of January into February. They had a stretch of scoring more than three goals once in 19 contests, yet managed to win six of last nine games (all losses by one goal). Coach Claude Julien had to do the unthinkable, turn his team?s fortunes over to 22-year-old Tuukka Rask between the pipes. Though Rask was named starter just 39 times, he led the NHL in both goals-against average and save percentage.

Pick- Boston (+145) in six over Buffalo (-165)
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa

Whether it?s an 8 vs. 9 in the NCAA basketball tournament or 4 vs. 5 in the NBA or hockey playoffs, the presumption is a tight game or series is the forecast. This however is not the case in this Eastern confrontation. The talented Penguins waddled thru the regular season and flip the switch in mid-April. After losing to Detroit in 2008 Finals, Pittsburgh was less than inspired the next season finishing fourth, the very same position they are in presently, on the way to being champions.

Pittsburgh has Sid Crosby and the defending NHL scoring champ Evgeni Malkin, who was hampered by injuries most of the season. He played in 66 games, but was a factor in maybe half and had an off year. Though Pitt?s often dynamic duo will receive light criticism for indifference during the regular season, no player is more emblematic of his team than enigmatic Marc-Andre Fleury. He?s a latter day Grant Fuhr of the Edmonton glory days with Wayne Gretzky and the gang.

Ottawa is more unstable than some of the people that sit with Dr. Phil. The Senators had 11-game winning streak right before Valentine?s Day and a six-game stretch without a defeat afterwards. Throw those in the blender with a four and two 5-game losing streaks and it?s easy to decipher Ottawa as having multiple personalities for extended periods. A bit of research dug up these facts about the Senators that are very telling about their mental makeup. Ottawa is 21-4 SU when leading after first 20 minutes and is 4-24 SU when trailing.

Pick- Pittsburgh (-275) in five over Ottawa (+235)

 

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NHL Eastern Conference: Round 1 preview and picks

NHL Eastern Conference: Round 1 preview and picks

NHL Eastern Conference: Round 1 preview and picks

Washington Capitals (1) vs. Montreal Canadiens (8) Series odds (-551, +462)

Season series (2-1-1 for Washington)

Expect a bunch of goals in this series. Both teams put everything at the net and neither have the goaltending to win 2-1 games. Ovechkin gets all the headlines, but it?ll be Nicklas Backstrom who gives the Caps the boost they?ll need.

The Canadiens limped into the postseason and don?t have the makeup to compete with Washington, especially when the Caps get the puck deep and start circling and cycling.

Hal Gill and the rest of the Montreal defense are going to have a terrible time chasing the puck in their own end and the team?s under-sized forward unit will need a lot of power play goals to make this series interesting.

Pick: Capitals in five games

New Jersey Devils (2) at Philadelphia Flyers (7) (-220, +197)

Season series (5-1 for Philadelphia)

You can?t knock Philadelphia?s intensity. The Flyers hung on down the stretch of the regular season and look to overcome some questionable goaltending (what else is new?) with gritty play, leaning on their big defense. They?ll have their hands full, too.

Don?t be surprised if Ilya Kovalchuk takes hold of this series, his second dose of NHL playoff hockey. The Devils have enough depth up front that he doesn?t feel like he needs to do everything for this club and everybody seems to be gelling in the dressing room. He might be just what New Jersey needs to help Brodeur make another deep run.

Pick: Devils in six games

Buffalo Sabres (3) vs. Boston Bruins (6) (-166, +150)

Season series (4-1 for Boston)

The Bruins are a tough read here. Injuries have ripped this team apart, rookie goalie Tuukka Raask has emerged to put reigning Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas on the bench and Boston?s offense has been terrible all year. So there are some question marks with the Bruins.

Buffalo, meanwhile, has one constant: goaltender Ryan Miller, a Hart Trophy candidate this season. Miller can win this series on his own if it comes down to it.

Keep an eye on the totals for this series. We could be in for a lot of unders.

Pick: Buffalo in four games

Pittsburgh Penguins (4) vs. Ottawa Senators (5) (-290, +256)

Season series (2-2 tie)

It?d be easy just to pencil Pittsburgh past the Sens, but Sidney Crosby?s club has some work ahead of it. Jason Spezza shook off a bad start to the season to finish strong and Daniel Alfredsson continues to roll along as one of the better captains in the league.

Ottawa will need both of those guys to step up huge with the enigma Alex Kovalev on the shelf. Meanwhile, Brian Elliott is holding the fort in goal, or was during the regular season anyway. This will be his first taste of the postseason.

The Pens look to be rounding into form just in time for the start of this series. Evgeni Malkin?s really hitting his stride over the last week or two (remember, he topped the playoff scoring board last year) and Jordan Staal is as steady as ever. This is the best team down the middle in the league, which means a lot this time of year.

Pick: Penguins in five games

 

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Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Washington vs. Montreal

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Washington vs. Montreal

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Washington vs. Montreal


WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1st seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 54-15-13

2009 PLAYOFFS: Defeated NY Rangers 4-3 in conference quarterfinals; lost to Pittsburgh 4-3 in conference semifinals

REVIEW: The Washington Capitals are such a formidable offensive force that even when you talk about their defense you are still really talking about offense.

Of course, Washington's prolific scoring attack begins with superstar winger Alex Ovechkin, but unlike a few years ago, it doesn't end there. As if it wasn't enough that the Capitals have the best offensive player in the league, Washington also boasts far and away the NHL's top-scoring defenseman in Mike Green.

With Ovechkin and Green leading the way for Washington the team reached unprecedented heights during the regular season. The Caps set franchise records in points (121) and wins (54) and by earning the club's first Presidents' Trophy, Washington assured itself of home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

But that's the regular season, and as the Caps have learned in recent years, winning in the playoffs is much different than racking up victories in October and November. Two years ago, Washington made the playoffs for the first time since the spring of 2003 and was bounced out in the first round by Philadelphia. Last season, the Capitals beat the New York Rangers in seven games during the Eastern Conference quarterfinals only to lose in seven to Pittsburgh in the semis.

The Capitals were easily the best offensive team in the NHL during the regular season, scoring 318 goals -- 46 more than the next club on the list, the Vancouver Canucks.

Interestingly enough, although the Caps have been thought of as one of the best offensive teams in the league for a few years now, Washington's goal haul has actually increased dramatically in each of the past two years. They scored 242 times in 2007-08 and had 272 tallies

Washington also had a goal differential of plus-85 this year. The Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks were the only other NHL teams to have goal differentials of plus-50 or better.

Only four players reached 100 points in the NHL this season and the Capitals had two of them in Ovechkin and fellow forward Nicklas Backstrom, who recorded 101 points while centering No. 8 on Washington's top line.

Despite missing 10 games due to injuries and suspensions, Ovechkin tied Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby for second in the league with 109 points and his 50 goals were just one behind Crosby and Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos for the Rocket Richard Trophy.

Although Ovechkin has only won one of his three career playoff series, the 24- year-old has certainly produced in the postseason, notching 15 goals and 15 assists in 21 career playoff games.

Backstrom has also done well beyond the regular season and is a point-per-game player in the playoffs, tallying 21 points (7 goals, 14 assists) in 21 contests.

Second-line winger Alexander Semin is another key contributor on offense who has shown the ability to translate his regular-season success to the playoffs. Semin, who was second on the team this year with 40 goals and third in points with 84, has 22 points (8g, 14a) in his 21 career playoff stats.

Perhaps sensing that its quantity of offense wasn't enough to get them to the next level, playoff-wise, the Capitals signed veteran winger Mike Knuble to a two-year deal this past summer. The 37-year-old Knuble made a name for himself over the past few years in Philadelphia for using his size to stand in front of the net and get timely goals.

Knuble played on the top line with Ovechkin and Backstrom this year and had 29 goals, including five of the game-winning variety. Knuble also boosted the team's power-play unit, which was ranked first in the NHL with a 25.2-percent success rate.

All told, Washington had seven players with 20 or more goals this year and Green nearly made it eight with his 19 markers from the blueline. Green is often considered to be one-dimensional, but even those critics have to be impressed with that one dimension. He has led the league in scoring and goals by a defenseman in each of the last two years. Green suffered a hefty drop-off in goals from 2008-09 when he potted 31 markers, but he actually went up in points, scoring 76 this year compared to 73 a season ago.

The problem for Washington is that it hasn't found the right balance on its roster when it comes to defense. The club struggles to shut teams down on the rare occasion when it isn't overpowering the opposition with offense. The Caps traded for veteran defensemen Joe Corvo and Milan Jurcina before the deadline and the club hopes they provide the depth needed at the back end in the playoffs.

However, the biggest question mark for Washington is once again its goaltending. Jose Theodore heads into the postseason as the club's starter, but that doesn't mean much after last spring. Theodore was also was the team's presumptive No. 1 at this time last year and only wound up starting one of the team's 14 playoff games as head coach Bruce Boudreau made the quick switch to then rookie Semyon Varlamov.

Theodore was 30-7-7 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.81 goals against average during the 2009-10 regular season and beat out Varlamov for the postseason job with his strong play down the stretch. Still, don't be surprised if you see Varlamov man the pipes should the Caps fall behind in this series.


MONTREAL CANADIENS (8th seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 39-33-10

2009 PLAYOFFS: Lost to Boston 4-0 in conference quarterfinals

REVIEW: While the Capitals had wrapped up the Southeast Division race and a trip to the playoffs weeks before the regular season ended, Montreal waited until its final regular-season game to punch its ticket to the postseason.

The Canadiens earned the right to play in this series by gaining the final point it needed in an overtime loss to Toronto on Saturday. It was not an impressive way to enter the playoffs for a team that went just 3-4-4 over its final 11 games.

Yet, heading into this year, a trip to the postseason was certainly not a sure thing for the Habs. They underwent a coaching change as well as a massive roster overhaul in the offseason, making it difficult to determine exactly what kind of success Montreal would have this year. Judging by the regular season, the Canadiens pretty much have the same quality team it did a year ago when it was swept out of the first round by Boston.

Like last year, the Canadiens are the eighth and last seed in the East, although they needed 93 points to claim that distinction in 2008-09 and 88 points to do so this season.

The 2009-10 version of the Habs is a sounder team on defense, but not as explosive on offense. The team also has a new No. 1 goaltender for this postseason with Jaroslav Halak replacing Carey Price, who compiled a 5-10 record and a dismal 3.11 GAA in starting 15 playoff games for Montreal over the past two seasons.

However, Halak, who was named the NHL's first star of the week recently, has played just 20 minutes of playoff hockey in his brief career and has never started a postseason game.

Still, going with Halak as the starter is a no-brainer for head coach Jacques Martin. Halak was 26-13-5 with a 2.40 GAA and a .924 save percentage this year compared to Price, who was just 13-20-5 with a 2.77 GAA and a .912 save percentage.

On June 30, the day before free agency began, the Canadiens landed centerman Scott Gomez in a trade with the New York Rangers. As surprising as that was, it was only the beginning. Gomez came over to Montreal along with a pair of prospects, while the Habs sent four players to the Big Apple, including Christopher Higgins, a three-time 20-goal scorer in the last four seasons with Montreal.

The Canadiens then brought in four new players on the first day of free agency. Two of those new additions, Mike Cammalleri and Brian Gionta, joined Gomez to form Montreal's new offensive core. In order to make room for the new boys, general manager Bob Gainey said goodbye to fan favorites Alex Kovalev and Saku Koivu, marking a changing of the guard.

Although critics of Gainey's moves were right in predicting that the sea change did not improve the Canadiens in any significant way, Montreal is lucky to not have fallen flat on its face as a result of the major alterations.

Gomez was second on the team with 59 points, while Gionta led the club with 28 goals despite playing in just 61 games. Like Gionta, Cammalleri was likely headed to a much bigger year if it wasn't for injuries, notching 26 goals and 50 points in just 65 games.

Meanwhile, Tomas Plekanec stayed healthy and led the club with 70 points (25g, 45a). It was a bounce-back year for the Czech centerman, who had 69 points in 2007-08 only to watch his production fall to 39 points a year ago.

Still, the Habs lack a go-to scorer, although they hope Cammalleri, who has only played six playoff games in his career, can be that guy.

On defense, Montreal is still led by Andrei Markov, who is one of the best all-around blueliners in the NHL. Markov can shut down the opposition in his own end and make them pay when he is in the offensive zone. Limited to just 45 games this year, the dependable Russian still managed to tie Marc-Andre Bergeron for the team lead in points by a defenseman with 34.

Roman Hamrlik, Jaroslav Spacek, Hal Gill and Josh Gorges combine with Markov and Bergeron to give Montreal a deep defense that is the strength of this team.

Montreal's success on the power play is largely due to its skill on the blue line. The club was second to Washington in success with the man advantage this year, scoring 21.8-percent of the time on the power play. However, Montreal was not as good on the penalty kill, finishing in a tie for 11th in the league by foiling 83-percent of the opposition's power-play chances.


MATCHUP
Washington is hoping to get in this year's first round what it was unable to get in the conference quarterfinals last year: an quick and easy series.

The Caps were heavily favored heading to their opening series last year against the Rangers, but fell behind two games to one and 3-1 before eventually moving on with a 2-1 victory in Game 7. The competitive series against New York caused Boudreau to use the quick hook on Theodore and it also had to deliver a serious hit to the team's overall confidence.

Washington needs to get its offense on track early to set the tone for this series. The Caps will be tested by Montreal's strong defensive unit, but Washington doesn't need to be explosive offensively, it simply needs to outscore a pedestrian Canadiens offense.

These clubs, who have never faced in the postseason before, played a very tight season series this year. Each team won two games and only one of the four tilts was decided by more than one goal -- a 4-2 win by Washington on Jan. 5.

Theodore, who won the Hart and Vezina Trophies in 2001-02 while playing for the Canadiens, could be the key for the Capitals in this playoff matchup. He has not fared well in just four career games against his former team, going 2-1-1 with a lofty 4.05 GAA and .877 save percentage. The passionate fans in Montreal will try to get under Theodore's skin, but maintaining composure is a must for the veteran backstop.

Although the Habs trailed Washington by 33 points in the standings at the end of the regular season do not expect this series to be a walk in the park for the Caps. Washington should be able to advance relatively quickly to the next round, but not before being forced to win a few close games.

Predicted outcome: Capitals in 5

 

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***** Montreal Canadiens *****

***** Montreal Canadiens *****

***** Montreal Canadiens *****

Team Founded: December 4, 1909
Team History: 1909 - Present - Montreal Canadiens

Team Colors: Red, White & Blue

Arena Address: Bell Centre
1260 rue de La Gauchetiere Quest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 5E8
(514) - 932-2582

Opened: March 16, 1996
First Official Game: March 16, 1996, 4-2 win against NY Rangers
Arena Capacity: 21,273

Owner: George Gillett Jr
General Manager: Bob Gainey
Head Coach: Jacques Martin

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1917-20 George Kennedy 36- 28- 0 7- 4
1920-25 Leo Dandurand 68- 51- 5 10- 4
1925-32 Cecil Hart 159- 96- 49 13-12
1932-35 Newsy Lalonde 45- 53- 14 0- 2
(Released after 16 games in 1934-35 Season)
Leo Dandurand 14- 15- 3 0- 1
(Interim Head Coach for 32 games in 1934-35 Season)
1935-36 Sylvio Mantha 11- 26- 11
1936-38 Cecil Hart 48- 53- 25 3- 5
(Replaced after 30 Games in 1937-38 Season)
Jules Dugal 9- 6- 3 1- 2
1939-40 Albert "Babe" Siebert
Named head coach during the summer, but passed away
before the season.
Pit Lepine 10- 33- 5
1940-55 Dick Irvin 431-313-152 62-53
1955-68 Toe Blake 500-255-159 82-36
1968-71 Claude Ruel 95- 49- 31 12- 2
(Replaced after 23 Games in 1970-71 Season)
Al MacNeil 31- 15- 9 12- 8
(Interim Head Coach for 55 games in 1970-71 season)
1971-79 Scotty Bowman 419-128-105 70-28
1979-80 Bernie Geoffrion 15- 9- 6
(Released after 30 Games in 1979-80 Season)
Claude Ruel 32- 11- 7 6- 4
1980-81 Claude Ruel 45- 22- 13 0- 3
1981-84 Bob Berry 116- 71- 36 2- 6
(Replaced after 63 Games in 1983-84 Season)
Jacques Lemaire 7- 10- 0 9- 6
1984-85 Jacques Lemaire 41- 27- 12 6- 6
1985-88 Jean Perron 126- 84- 30 30-18
1988-92 Pat Burns 174-104- 42 30-26
1992-96 Jacques Demers 107- 86- 27 19- 8
(Replaced after 4 Games in 1995-96 Season)
Jacques Laperriere 0- 1
(Interim Head Coach for 1 game in 1995-96 Season)
Mario Trembley 40- 27-10 2- 4
1996-97 Mario Trembley 31- 36-15 1- 4
1997-2000 Alain Vigneault 109-122-35 4- 6
(Replaced after 20 games in 2000-01 Season)
2000-2003 Michel Therrien 77- 90-23 6- 6
(Replaced after 46 games into 2002-03 Season)
2003-2006 Claude Julien 72- 71-6-10 4- 7
(Replaced after 41 games in 2005-06 Season)
Bob Gainey 23- 15- 3 2- 4
(interim coach for 41 games in 2005-06 Season)
2006-2009 Guy Carbonneau 124- 83-23 5- 7
(Replaced after 66 games in 2008-09 Season 35-24-7)
Bob Gainey 6- 6- 4 0- 4
(interim coach for 16 games in 2008-09 Season)
2009-present Jacques Martin

Retired Numbers: (12)

1 - Jacques Plante
2 - Doug Harvey
4 - Jean Beliveau
5 - Bernard Geoffrion
7 - Howie Morenz
9 - Maurice Richard
10 - Guy Lafleur
12 - Dickie Moore
12 - Yvan Cournoyer
16 - Henri Richard
18 - Serge Savard
19 - Larry Robinson
23 - Bob Gainey
29 - Ken Dryden

Canadiens in the Hall of Fame

1945 - Aurele Joliat, Howie Morenz, Goerges Vezina
1950 - Newsy Lalonde, Joe Malone
1958 - Sprague Cleghorn, Herb Gardiner
1960 - Sylvio Mantha
1961 - Joe Hall, George Hainsworth, Maurice Richard
1962 - Jack Laviolette, Didier Pitre
1964 - Bill Durnan, Albert "Babe" Siebert
1966 - Hector "Toe" Blake, Emile Bouchard, Elmer Lach, Kenny Reardon
1970 - Tom Johnson
1972 - Jean Beliveau, Bernard Geoffrion
1973 - Douglas Harvey
1974 - Dickie Moore
1978 - Jacques Plante
1979 - Henri Richard
1980 - Gump Worsley
1981 - Frank Mahovlich
1982 - Yvan Cournoyer
1983 - Ken Dryden
1984 - Jacques Lemaire
1985 - Bert Olmstead
1986 - Serge Savard
1987 - Jacques Laperriere
1988 - Guy Lafleur, Buddy O'Connor
1992 - Bob Gainey
1993 - Guy Lapointe
1994 - Steve Shutt
1995 - Larry Robinson
2002 - Rod Langway
2006 - Patrick Roy, Dick Duff

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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1917-18 Montreal 13 9 0 26 (1) 1 1 .500
1918-19 Montreal 10 8 0 20 (2) 6 3 .667
1919-20 Montreal 13 11 0 26 (2)
1920-21 Montreal 13 11 0 26 (3)
1921-22 Montreal 12 11 1 25 (3)
1922-23 Montreal 13 9 2 28 (2) 1 1 .500
1923-24 Montreal 13 11 0 26 (2) 6 0 1.000 Champions
1924-25 Montreal 17 11 2 36 (3) 3 3 .500
1925-26 Montreal 11 24 1 23 (7)
1926-27 Montreal 28 14 2 58 (2) Can. 1 1 .500
1927-28 Montreal 26 11 7 59 (1) Can. 0 1 .000
1928-29 Montreal 22 7 15 59 (1) Can. 0 3 .000
1929-30 Montreal 21 14 9 51 (2) Can. 5 0 1.000 Champions
1930-31 Montreal 26 10 8 60 (1) Can. 6 4 .600 Champions
1931-32 Montreal 25 16 7 57 (1) Can. 1 3 .250
1932-33 Montreal 18 25 5 41 (3) Can. 0 1 .000
1933-34 Montreal 22 20 6 50 (2) Can. 0 1 .000
1934-35 Montreal 19 23 6 44 (3) Can. 0 1 .000
1935-36 Montreal 11 26 11 33 (4) Can.
1936-37 Montreal 24 18 6 54 (1) Can. 2 3 .400
1937-38 Montreal 18 17 13 49 (3) Can. 1 2 .333
1938-39 Montreal 15 24 9 39 (6) 1 2 .333
1939-40 Montreal 10 33 5 25 (7)
1940-41 Montreal 16 26 6 38 (6) 1 2 .333
1941-42 Montreal 18 27 3 39 (6) 1 2 .333
1942-43 Montreal 19 19 12 50 (4) 1 4 .200
1943-44 Montreal 38 5 7 83 (1) 8 1 .889 Champions
1944-45 Montreal 38 8 4 80 (1) 2 4 .333
1945-46 Montreal 28 17 5 61 (1) 8 1 .889 Champions
1946-47 Montreal 34 16 10 78 (1) 6 5 .545
1947-48 Montreal 20 29 11 51 (5)
1948-49 Montreal 28 23 9 65 (3) 3 4 .429
1949-50 Montreal 29 22 19 77 (2) 1 4 .200
1950-51 Montreal 25 30 15 65 (3) 5 6 .455
1951-52 Montreal 34 26 10 78 (2) 4 7 .364
1952-53 Montreal 28 23 19 75 (2) 8 4 .667 Champions
1953-54 Montreal 35 24 11 81 (2) 7 4 .636
1954-55 Montreal 41 18 11 93 (2) 7 5 .583
1955-56 Montreal 45 15 10 100 (1) 8 2 .800 Champions
1956-57 Montreal 35 23 12 82 (2) 8 2 .800 Champions
1957-58 Montreal 43 17 10 96 (1) 8 2 .800 Champions
1958-59 Montreal 39 18 13 91 (1) 8 3 .727 Champions
1959-60 Montreal 40 18 12 92 (1) 8 0 1.000 Champions
1960-61 Montreal 41 19 10 92 (1) 2 4 .333
1961-62 Montreal 42 14 14 98 (1) 2 4 .333
1962-63 Montreal 28 19 23 79 (3) 1 4 .200
1963-64 Montreal 36 21 13 85 (1) 3 4 .429
1964-65 Montreal 36 23 11 83 (2) 8 5 .615 Champions
1965-66 Montreal 41 21 8 90 (1) 8 2 .800 Champions
1966-67 Montreal 32 25 13 77 (2) 6 4 .600
1967-68 Montreal 42 22 10 94 (1) East 12 1 .923 Champions
1968-69 Montreal 46 19 11 103 (1) East 12 2 .857 Champions
1969-70 Montreal 38 22 16 92 (5) East
1970-71 Montreal 42 23 13 97 (3) East 12 8 .600 Champions
1971-72 Montreal 46 16 16 108 (3) East 2 4 .333
1972-73 Montreal 52 10 16 120 (1) East 12 5 .706 Champions
1973-74 Montreal 45 24 9 99 (2) East 2 4 .333
1974-75 Montreal 47 14 19 113 (1) Norr 6 5 .545
1975-76 Montreal 58 11 11 127 (1) Norr 12 1 .923 Champions
1976-77 Montreal 60 8 12 132 (1) Norr 12 2 .857 Champions
1977-78 Montreal 59 10 11 129 (1) Norr 12 3 .800 Champions
1978-79 Montreal 52 17 11 117 (1) Norr 12 4 .750 Champions
1979-80 Montreal 47 20 13 107 (1) Norr 6 4 .600
1980-81 Montreal 45 22 13 103 (1) Norr 0 3 .000
1981-82 Montreal 46 17 17 109 (1) Adams 2 3 .400
1982-83 Montreal 42 24 14 98 (2) Adams 0 3 .000
1983-84 Montreal 35 40 5 75 (4) Adams 9 6 .600
1984-85 Montreal 41 27 12 94 (1) Adams 6 6 .500
1985-86 Montreal 40 33 7 87 (2) Adams 15 5 .750 Champions
1986-87 Montreal 41 29 10 92 (2) Adams 10 7 .588
1987-88 Montreal 45 22 13 103 (1) Adams 5 6 .455
1988-89 Montreal 53 18 9 115 (1) Adams 14 7 .667
1989-90 Montreal 41 28 11 93 (3) Adams 5 6 .455
1990-91 Montreal 39 30 11 89 (2) Adams 7 6 .538
1991-92 Montreal 41 28 11 93 (1) Adams 4 7 .364
1992-93 Montreal 48 30 6 102 (3) Adams 16 4 .800 Champions
1993-94 Montreal 41 29 14 96 (3) N/East 3 4 .429
1994-95 Montreal* 18 23 7 43 (6) N/East
1995-96 Montreal 40 32 10 90 (3) N/East 2 4 .333
1996-97 Montreal 31 36 15 77 (3t N/East 1 4 .200
1997-98 Montreal 37 32 13 87 (4) N/East 4 6 .400
1998-99 Montreal 32 39 11 75 (5) N/East
1999-00 Montreal 35 34 9 4 83 (4) N/East
2000-01 Montreal 28 40 8 6 70 (5) N/East
2001-02 Montreal 36 31 12 3 87 (4) N/East 5 5 .500
2002-03 Montreal 30 35 8 9 77 (4) N/East
2003-04 Montreal 41 30 7 4 93 (4) N/East 4 7 .364
2004-05 Montreal Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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2005-06 Montreal 42 31 9 93 (3) N/East 2 4 .333
2006-07 Montreal 42 34 6 90 (4) N/East
2007-08 Montreal 47 25 10 104 (1) N/East 5 7 .416
2008-09 Montreal 41 30 11 93 (2) N/East 0 4 .000

* Lockout-Shortened Season

Overall Regular Season Record: 3021 - 1980 - 36 - 837
Overall Post Season Record: 407 - 274 (.598)

 

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***** Washington Capitals *****

***** Washington Capitals *****

***** Washington Capitals *****

Team Founded: 1974
Team History: 1974-Present - Washington Capitals

Team Colors: Pacific Teal, Grey, Black & White

Arena Address: Verizon Center
601 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202-266-2200)

Opened: December 2, 1997
First Official Game: December 5, 1997, a 3-2 overtime victory over the
Florida Panthers.
Arena Capacity: 20,600

Majority Owner/Chairman: Ted Leonsis
President & Owner: Dick Patrick
Vice President & General Manager: George McPhee
Head Coach: Bruce Boudreau

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1974-75 Jim Anderson 4- 45-5
(Replaced after 54 Games in 1974-75 Season)
Red Sullivan 2- 17- 0
(Interim Head Coach for 19 Games in 1974-75 Season)
Milt Schmidt 2- 5- 0
1975-76 Milt Schmidt 3- 28- 5
(Replaced after 36 Games in 1975-76 Season)
Tom McVie 8- 31- 5
1976-78 Tom McVie 41- 91-28
1978-80 Don Belisle 24- 41-15
(Replaced after 16 Games in 1979-80 Season)
Gary Green 23- 20-11
1980-82 Gary Green 27- 48-18
(Replaced after 13 Games in 1981-82 Season)
Roger Crozier 0- 1- 0
(Interim Head Coach for 1 Game in 1981-82 Season)
Bryan Murray 25- 28-13
1982-90 Bryan Murray 318-218-70 24-22
(Replaced after 46 Games in 1989-90 Season)
Terry Murray 18- 14-12 8- 7
1990-94 Terry Murray 145-120-26 10-14
(Replaced after 47 Games in 1993-94 Season)
Jim Schoenfeld 19- 12- 6 5- 6
1994-1997 Jim Schoenfeld 94- 90-28 5- 8
1997-2002 Ron Wilson 192-167-51 13-13
2002-2003 Bruce Cassidy 47- 54- 9 2- 4
(Replaced after 28 Games in 2003-04 Season)
2003-2007 Glen Hanlon 86-144-27- 10
(Replaced after 21 games in 2007-08 Season)
2007-present Bruce Boudreau 87- 41-15 10-11

Retired Numbers:

5 - Rod Langway
7 - Yvon Labre

Capitals in the Hall of Fame (3)

2001 - Mike Gartner
2002 - Rod Langway
2004 - Larry Murphy

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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1974-75 Washington 8 67 5 21 (5) Norris
1975-76 Washington 11 59 10 32 (5) Norris
1976-77 Washington 24 42 14 62 (4) Norris
1977-78 Washington 17 49 14 48 (5) Norris
1978-79 Washington 24 41 15 63 (4) Norris
1979-80 Washington 27 40 13 67 (5) Patrick
1980-81 Washington 26 36 18 70 (5) Patrick
1981-82 Washington 26 41 13 65 (5) Patrick
1982-83 Washington 39 25 16 94 (3) Patrick 1 3 .250
1983-84 Washington 48 27 5 101 (2) Patrick 4 4 .500
1984-85 Washington 46 25 9 101 (2) Patrick 2 3 .400
1985-86 Washington 50 23 7 107 (2) Patrick 5 4 .556
1986-87 Washington 38 32 10 86 (2) Patrick 3 4 .429
1987-88 Washington 38 33 9 85 (2) Patrick 7 7 .500
1988-89 Washington 41 29 10 92 (1) Patrick 2 4 .333
1989-90 Washington 36 38 6 78 (3) Patrick 8 7 .533
1990-91 Washington 37 36 7 81 (3) Patrick 5 6 .455
1991-92 Washington 45 27 8 98 (2) Patrick 3 4 .429
1992-93 Washington 43 34 7 93 (2) Patrick 2 4 .333
1993-94 Washington 39 35 10 88 (3) Atl 5 6 .455
1994-95 Washington*22 18 8 52 (2) Atl 3 4 .429
1995-96 Washington 39 32 11 89 (4) Atl 2 4 .333
1996-97 Washington 33 40 9 75 (5) Atl
1997-98 Washington 40 30 12 92 (3) Atl 12 9 .571
1998-99 Washington 31 45 6 68 (3) S/East
1999-00 Washington 44 24 12 2 102 (1) S/East 1 4 .200
2000-01 Washington 41 27 10 4 96 (1) S/East
2001-02 Washington 36 33 11 2 85 (2) S/East
2002-03 Washington 39 29 8 6 92 (2) S/East 2 4 .333
2003-04 Washington 23 46 10 3 59 (5) S/East
2004-05 Washington Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
---------------------------------------------------------------
2005-06 Washington 29 41 12 70 (5) S/East
2006-07 Washington 28 40 14 70 (5) S/East
2007-08 Washington 43 31 8 94 (1) S/East 3 4 .429
2008-09 Washington 50 24 8 108 (1) S/East 7 7 .500

* Lockout-Shortened Season

Overall Regular Season Record: 1161 - 1216 - 42 - 303
Overall Post Season Record: 77 - 92 (.456)

 

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Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - New Jersey vs. Philadelphia

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - New Jersey vs. Philadelphia

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - New Jersey vs. Philadelphia


NEW JERSEY DEVILS (2nd seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 48-27-7

2009 PLAYOFFS: Lost to Carolina 4-3 in conference quarterfinals

REVIEW: Perhaps sensing that time is running out to score another Stanley Cup title before the Martin Brodeur era ends, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello took an uncharacteristic risk.

His team already sitting atop the Atlantic Division, Lamoriello pulled off the biggest in-season trade of the 2009-10 campaign, acquiring superstar winger Ilya Kovalchuk from Atlanta. The deal came weeks before the trade deadline, and with Kovalchuk set to become a free agent this summer, he could wind up being nothing more than a rental player.

That means New Jersey's Hall of Fame GM has quite a bit riding on Kovalchuk's playoff performance.

At first it seemed that the standout winger would clash with head coach Jacques Lemaire's defense-first style, but Kovalchuk had a strong 27-game run with New Jersey following the trade, posting 27 points over that stretch with 10 goals and 17 assists. All told, he recorded 41 goals and 85 points in 76 games with the Devils and Atlanta, giving the former No. 1 overall pick his sixth straight season with 40 or more goals.

Kovalchuk will have plenty of pressure to produce in the playoffs and it's hard to predict how well he will play considering he's only skated in four playoff games during his career. His lone trip to the postseason came in the spring of 2007 and it also marked the only time the Thrashers ever qualified for the playoffs. It didn't go well for Kovalchuk or Atlanta, which was swept out of the opening round by the New York Rangers.

Hopefully, Kovalchuk's presence will at least be enough take some heat off fellow left wing Zach Parise, who notched 38 goals and 82 points for New Jersey during the regular season.

The 25-year-old Parise has posted 12 goals and 12 assists in 32 career playoff games, but he was shut down towards the end of last year's series with Carolina and that was a big reason the Hurricanes wound up winning that set in seven games. New Jersey held a 2-1 series lead after Parise notched three goals and five points in the first three games, but Carolina held him to just one assist over the final four tests, three of which were 'Canes victories.

Kovalchuk and Parise gives New Jersey prolific scorers on each of its top-two lines, making it difficult for most teams to stop both of them.

The rest of New Jersey's offensive firepower is derived mainly from steady veterans like captain Jamie Langenbrunner (19 goals, 42 assists) and Travis Zajac (25g, 21a). Patrik Elias sat out the first month of the year due to injury, but he wound up with 48 points (19g, 29a) in 58 games. Elias is New Jersey's most proven playoff performer with 113 points (40g, 73a) in 133 career postseason games.

Even with the likes of Kovalchuk and Parise scoring up front, the Devils are still driven by their ability to play defense and stop pucks. Of course, this strategy is built around Brodeur, the future Hall-of-Famer who is the NHL's all-time leader in wins, shutouts, and too many other categories to mention here.

Brodeur has also won three Stanley Cups, but he hasn't reached the top of the mountain since the spring of 2003. He will turn 38 years old in early May and it's clear that the goaltending legend's career is winding down.

Still, Brodeur showed few signs of aging this season, going 45-26-6 with a 2.24 goals against average, .920 save percentage, and a league-leading nine shutouts.

Brodeur is also very familiar with New Jersey's first-round opponent, the Flyers, having played in 98 career games (regular season and playoffs) against Philadelphia. He has generally had success against the Flyers, but was 1-4-1 with a 3.34 GAA in six games against Philly this season.

As always, the Devils play strong team defense and the club is led on the back end by Paul Martin, who missed 59 games with a broken forearm during the regular season, but he has been back since mid-March.

With Martin out for most of the year, Andy Greene wound up taking a leadership role on the blue line. Greene turned in career-highs in games (78), goals (6) and assists (31). Veterans Colin White, Mike Mottau, Bryce Salvador and Marin Skoula play responsible hockey, but offer little in the way of offense from the blue line.

With Brodeur in net and steady but unspectacular veterans on the back end, the Devils were the best defensive team in the NHL this year, giving up just 191 goals.


PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (7th seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 41-36-6

2009 PLAYOFFS: Lost to Pittsburgh 4-2 in conference quarterfinals

REVIEW: The Flyers' road to the playoffs this year was anything but smooth.

The club fired head coach John Stevens in early December and replaced him with Peter Laviolette. Then, needing a win on the final day of the regular season to make the playoffs, the Flyers posted a shootout victory over the New York Rangers to finally punch their ticket to the postseason.

After going 2-7-1 in their first 10 games under Laviolette, the Flyers posted an 18-7-1 record over their next 26 contests to get back in the playoff race. However, goaltending issues and scoring woes dogged the team down the stretch until the club was able to pull together for three wins in its final four games to secure a playoff spot.

Philadelphia came into this season with Ray Emery as its starting goaltender, but he was lost for the year in early February. Michael Leighton, who was acquired off waivers during the year, thrived as the No. 1 goaltender with Emery gone, but he suffered a high ankle sprain on March 16 and won't be ready to return until the middle of May at the earliest.

That leaves Brian Boucher as the main man between the pipes for Philadelphia, making 2010 seem a lot like the spring of 2000, when Boucher and the Flyers battled New Jersey in the conference finals. Although Boucher was spectacular in 18 games for Philadelphia during that postseason, the Devils wound up winning the series and Boucher hasn't played a full playoff game in the decade since.

Boucher, who played for five different NHL teams other than the Flyers since 2000, was just 9-18-3 in 33 games (26 starts) for Philly this year with a 2.76 GAA and an unimpressive .900 save percentage. If Boucher fails to improve upon those numbers, it will certainly be a short postseason for the Flyers.

The Flyers lost some of their scoring depth in the offseason with the departure of Mike Knuble and Joffrey Lupul and it showed as the club scored 28 goals fewer this season than they did in 2008-09.

Philadelphia's top-two scorers, captain Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, led the team with 62 and 61 points, respectively. Carter also led the team with 33 goals -- two more than Richards -- despite missing eight games after suffering a broken foot on March 21.

Carter returned for the final two games of the regular season and is ready to go for the opening round of the playoffs. However, he will need to improve upon his career playoff numbers for the Flyers' offense to do well against the Devils. Carter has just 12 points (5g, 7a) in 29 career postseason tilts, while Richards has been slightly better, posting 20 points (8g, 12a) in the same number of games.

After Richards and Carter, the Flyers next-best point producer during the regular season was defenseman Chris Pronger. Philly needs forwards like Danny Briere, Simon Gagne, Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux to step up their scoring in the postseason if it hopes to compete with the Devils.

Speaking of Pronger, when the star defenseman was acquired in a trade with Anaheim this summer he was supposed to be the missing piece in a run to the Stanley Cup Finals. While Pronger had a typical season in his first year with the Flyers, providing points, a booming slap shot and an all-around defensive game, it's hard to say at this stage if he brings the team any closer to a Cup title.

Still, Pronger's size and physical style of play make him a difficult defenseman to face off against in a best-of-seven series.

Kimmo Timonen gives the Flyers another top-flight defenseman other than Pronger and Matt Carle is an offensive threat with a developing game in his own zone. Braydon Coburn and Ryan Parent, once thought to be the pairing of the future for the Flyers, had disappointing seasons on the blue line, but will try to turn it around in the playoffs.

Largely because of Pronger, Timonen and Carle's offensive skills, the Flyers had the third-best power-play unit in the NHL this year. Philly will have to take advantage of its opportunities with the man advantage to gain an edge over the Devils.


MATCHUP
The Flyers won five of the six meetings with the Atlantic Division champion Devils this season, but it's nearly impossible to pick Philadelphia to win this series.

New Jersey has a huge advantage in net with Brodeur over Boucher, who was 1-1 against the Devils this season. The Devils also boast the two best offensive players in this series in Kovalchuk and Parise.

While the Flyers' will certainly be confident thanks to their success against the Devils this year, but it won't be enough to propel them to a series win.

These franchises have faced each other four times in the playoffs with each team winning twice.

The Flyers won the last postseason encounter, earning a 4-1 series' pasting in the opening round of the 2004 playoffs. Expect the shoe to be on the other foot this time around as the Devils overcome their regular-season failings against the Flyers.

predicted outcome: Devils in 6

 

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***** Philadelphia Flyers *****

***** Philadelphia Flyers *****

***** Philadelphia Flyers *****

Team Founded: 1967
Team History: 1967-Present - Philadelphia Flyers

Team Colors: Orange, Black & White

Arena Address:
Wachovia Center
3601 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19148
(215) - 465-4500

Opened: August 31, 1996
First Official Game: October 5, 1996, 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Arena Capacity: 19,523

Chairman : Ed Snider
General Manager: Paul Holmgren
Executive Vice-President: Ron Ryan
Head Coach: Peter Laviolette

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1967-69 Keith Allen 51- 67-32 3- 8
1969-71 Vic Stasiuk 45- 68-41 0- 4
1971-78 Fred Shero 308-151-95 48- 35
1978-79 Bob McCammon 22- 17-11
(Replaced after 50 Games in 1978-79 Season)
Pat Quinn 18- 8- 4 3- 5
1979-82 Pat Quinn 123- 65-40 19- 12
(Replaced after 72 Games in 1981-82 Season)
Bob McCammon 4- 2- 2 1- 3
1982-84 Bob McCammon 93- 49-18 0- 6
1984-88 Mike Keenan 190-102-28 32- 25
1988-92 Paul Holmgren 107-126-31 10- 9
(Replaced after 24 Games in 1991-92 Season)
Bill Dineen 24- 23- 9
1992-93 Bill Dineen 36- 37-11
1993-94 Terry Simpson 35- 39-10
1994-1997 Terry Murray 118- 64-30 28- 18
1997-1998 Wayne Cashman 32- 20- 9
(Demoted to Asst. coach after 61 games of 1997-98
season).
Roger Neilson 10- 9- 2 1- 4
(Replaced Cashman for final 21 games of 1997-98 season)
1998-1999 Roger Neilson 66- 43-30 2- 4
1999-2000 Craig Ramsey 12- 12- 4 11- 7
(Released after 28 games)
2000-2002 Bill Barber 73- 41-17 3- 8
2002-2006 Ken Hitchcock 131- 83-40 19- 18
(Replaced after 8 games in 2006-07 season)
2006-2009 John Stevens 120-109-34 11- 12
(Replaced after 25 games in 2009-10 season 13-11-1)
2009-present Peter Laviolette

Retired Numbers:

1 - Bernie Parent
4 - Barry Ashbee
7 - Bill Barber
16 - Bobby Clarke

Flyers in the Hall of Fame

1984 - Bernie Parent
1987 - Bobby Clarke
1988 - Ed Snider
1990 - Bill Barber
1992 - Keith Allen
1997 - Gene Hart (broadcaster)
2001 - Dale Hawerchuk
2004 - Paul Coffey

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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1967-68 Philadelphia 31 32 11 73 (1) West 3 4 .429
1968-69 Philadelphia 20 35 21 61 (3) West 0 4 .000
1969-70 Philadelphia 17 35 24 58 (5) West
1970-71 Philadelphia 28 33 17 73 (3) West 0 4 .000
1971-72 Philadelphia 26 38 14 66 (5) West
1972-73 Philadelphia 37 30 11 85 (2) West 5 6 .455
1973-74 Philadelphia 50 16 12 112 (1) West 12 5 .706 Champions
1974-75 Philadelphia 51 18 11 113 (1) Patrick 12 5 .706 Champions
1975-76 Philadelphia 51 13 16 118 (1) Patrick 8 8 .500
1976-77 Philadelphia 48 16 16 112 (1) Patrick 4 6 .400
1977-78 Philadelphia 45 20 15 105 (2) Patrick 7 5 .583
1978-79 Philadelphia 40 25 15 95 (2) Patrick 3 5 .375
1979-80 Philadelphia 48 12 20 116 (1) Patrick 13 6 .684
1980-81 Philadelphia 41 24 15 97 (2) Patrick 6 6 .500
1981-82 Philadelphia 38 31 11 87 (3) Patrick 1 3 .250
1982-83 Philadelphia 49 23 8 106 (1) Patrick 0 3 .000
1983-84 Philadelphia 44 26 10 98 (3) Patrick 0 3 .000
1984-85 Philadelphia 53 20 7 113 (1) Patrick 12 7 .632
1985-86 Philadelphia 53 23 4 110 (1) Patrick 2 3 .400
1986-87 Philadelphia 46 26 8 100 (1) Patrick 15 11 .577
1987-88 Philadelphia 38 33 11 85 (2) Patrick 3 4 .429
1988-89 Philadelphia 36 36 8 80 (4) Patrick 10 9 .526
1989-90 Philadelphia 30 39 11 71 (6) Patrick
1990-91 Philadelphia 30 39 11 76 (5) Patrick
1991-92 Philadelphia 33 37 10 76 (6) Patrick
1992-93 Philadelphia 36 37 11 83 (6) Patrick
1993-94 Philadelphia 35 39 10 80 (6) Atl
1994-95 Philadelphia*28 16 4 60 (1) Atl 10 5 .667
1995-96 Philadelphia 45 24 13 103 (1) Atl 6 6 .500
1996-97 Philadelphia 45 24 13 103 (2) Atl 12 7 .632
1997-98 Philadelphia 42 29 11 95 (2) Atl 1 4 .200
1998-99 Philadelphia 37 26 19 93 (2) Atl 2 4 .333
1999-00 Philadelphia 45 22 12 3 105 (1) Atl 11 7 .611
2000-01 Philadelphia 43 25 11 3 100 (2) Atl 2 4 .333
2001-02 Philadelphia 42 27 10 3 97 (1) Atl 1 4 .200
2002-03 Philadelphia 45 20 13 4 107 (2) Atl 6 7 .461
2003-04 Philadelphia 40 21 15 6 101 (1) Atl 11 7 .611
2004-05 Philadelphia Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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2005-06 Philadelphia 45 26 11 101 (2) Atl 2 4 .333
2006-07 Philadelphia 22 48 12 56 (5) Atl
2007-08 Philadelphia 42 29 11 95 (4) Atl 9 8 .529
2008-09 Philadelphia 44 27 11 99 (3) Atl 2 4 .333

* Lockout-shortened season

Overall Regular Season Record: 1620 - 1137 - 45 - 457
Overall Post Season Record: 189 - 174 (.521)

 

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***** New Jersey Devils *****

***** New Jersey Devils *****

***** New Jersey Devils *****

Team Founded: 1974
Team History: 1974-76 - Kansas City Scouts
1976-82 - Colorado Rockies
1982-Present - New Jersey Devils

Team Colors: Red, Black & White

Arena Address: Prudential Center
165 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Opened: September 25, 2007
First Official Game: October 27, 2007 - 4-1 loss to Ottawa Senators
Arena Capacity: 17,625

Chairman and Managing Partner: Jeff Vanderbeek
CEO/President/GM: Lou Lamoriello
Head Coach: Jacques Lemaire

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1974-76 Bep Guidolin 26- 84-15
(Replaced after 45 Games in 1975-76 Season)
Sid Abel 0- 3- 0
(Interim Head Coach for 3 Games in 1975-76 Season)
Eddie Bush 1- 23- 8
(Interim Head Coach for 32 Games in 1975-76 Season)
1976-77 John Wilson 20- 46-14
1977-79 Pat Kelly 22- 54-25
(Replaced after 21 Games in 1978-79 Season)
Aldo Guidolin 12- 39- 8
(Interim Head Coach for 59 Games in 1978-79 Season)
1979-80 Don Cherry 19- 48-13
1980-81 Billy Macmillan 22- 45-13
1981-82 Bert Marshall 3- 17- 4
(Replaced after 24 Games in 1981-82 Season)
Marshall Johnston 15- 32- 9
(Interim Head Coach for 56 Games in 1981-82 Season)
1982-84 Billy Macmillan 19- 67-14
(Replaced after 20 Games in 1983-84 Season)
Tom McVie 15- 38- 7
(Interim Head Coach for 60 Games in 1983-84 Season)
1984-88 Doug Carpenter 100-166-24
(Replaced after 50 Games in 1987-88 Season)
Jim Schoenfeld 17- 12- 1 11- 9
1989-90 Jim Schoenfeld 33- 47-14
(Replaced after 14 Games in 1989-90 Season)
John Cunniff 31- 28- 7 2- 4
1990-91 John Cunniff 28- 28-11
(Replaced after 67 Games in 1990-91 Season)
Tom McVie 4- 5- 4 3- 4
1991-92 Tom McVie 38- 31-11 3- 4
1992-93 Herb Brooks 40- 37- 7 1- 4
1993-1998 Jacques Lemaire 199-122-57 35-22
1998-2000 Robbie Ftorek 88- 49-19 3- 4
(Replaced after 74 Games in 1999-00 Season)
Larry Robinson 4- 4- 0 16- 7
2000-2001 Larry Robinson 73- 49-19 15-10
(replaced after 51 games 2001-02 season
2002-2002 Kevin Constantine 20- 11 2- 4
2002-2005 Pat Burns 89- 53-22 17-12
2005-2005 Larry Robinson 14-13-5
(resigned after 32 games in 2005-06 season)
Lou Lamoriello 32-14-4 5- 4
2006-2007 Claude Julien 47-24-8
(replaced after 79 games in 2006-07 season)
Lou Lamoriello 2- 0-1 5- 6
2007-2009 Brent Sutter 97-56-11 4- 8
2009-present Jacques Lemaire

Retired Numbers: (2)

3 - Ken Daneyko
4 - Scott Stevens

Devils in the Hall of Fame:

2001 - Viacheslav Fetisov
2008 - Igor Larionov
2009 - Lou Lamoriello

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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1974-75 Kansas City 15 54 11 41 (5) Smythe
1975-76 Kansas City 12 56 12 36 (5) Smythe
1976-77 Colorado 20 46 14 54 (5) Smythe
1977-78 Colorado 19 40 21 59 (2) Smythe 0 2 .000
1978-79 Colorado 15 53 12 42 (4) Smythe
1979-80 Colorado 19 48 13 51 (6) Smythe
1980-81 Colorado 22 45 13 57 (5) Smythe
1981-82 Colorado 18 49 13 49 (5) Smythe
1982-83 New Jersey 17 49 14 48 (5) Patrick
1983-84 New Jersey 17 56 7 41 (5) Patrick
1984-85 New Jersey 22 48 10 54 (5) Patrick
1985-86 New Jersey 28 49 3 59 (5) Patrick
1986-87 New Jersey 29 45 6 64 (6) Patrick
1987-88 New Jersey 38 36 6 82 (4) Patrick 11 9 .550
1988-89 New Jersey 27 41 12 66 (5) Patrick
1989-90 New Jersey 37 34 9 83 (2) Patrick 2 4 .333
1990-91 New Jersey 32 33 15 79 (4) Patrick 3 4 .429
1991-92 New Jersey 38 31 11 87 (4) Patrick 3 4 .429
1992-93 New Jersey 40 37 7 87 (4) Patrick 1 4 .200
1993-94 New Jersey 47 25 12 106 (2) Atl 11 9 .550
1994-95 New Jersey* 22 18 8 52 (2t) Atl 16 4 .800 Champions
1995-96 New Jersey 37 33 12 86 (6) Atl
1996-97 New Jersey 45 23 14 104 (1) Atl 5 5 .500
1997-98 New Jersey 48 23 11 107 (1) Atl 2 4 .333
1998-99 New Jersey 47 24 11 105 (1) Atl 3 4 .429
1999-00 New Jersey 45 24 8 5 103 (2) Atl 16 7 .696 Champions
2000-01 New Jersey 48 19 12 3 111 (1) Atl 15 10 .600
2001-02 New Jersey 42 28 9 4 95 (3) Atl 2 4 .333
2002-03 New Jersey 46 20 10 6 108 (1) Atl 16 8 .667 Champions
2003-04 New Jersey 43 25 12 2 100 (2) Atl 1 4 .200
2004-05 New Jersey Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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2005-06 New Jersey 46 27 9 101 (1) Atl 5 4 .556
2006-07 New Jersey 49 24 9 107 (1) Atl 5 6 .454
2007-08 New Jersey 46 29 7 99 (2) Atl 1 4 .200
2008-09 New Jersey 51 27 4 106 (1) Atl 3 4 .429

* Lockout-Shortened Season

Overall Regular Season Record: 987 - 818 - 29 - 228
Overall Post Season Record: 121 - 102 (.543)

 

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Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Buffalo vs. Boston

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Buffalo vs. Boston

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Buffalo vs. Boston

BUFFALO SABRES (3rd seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 45-27-10

2009 PLAYOFFS: Failed to qualify

REVIEW: Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller has already claimed a silver medal this year. The Sabres are hoping he can help them hoist a silver Cup come June.

Already a hero in Buffalo, Miller endeared himself to millions of Americans during Team USA's surprising run to the gold medal game at the Winter Olympics in February. Although the U.S. lost out to Canada for the gold, Miller still skated away with the tournament MVP, proving he could turn in his best performances under enormous pressure.

Miller is Buffalo's biggest asset heading into the playoffs and, without even counting his amazing two-week stretch at the Vancouver Games, he is coming off his best season as a pro. The Michigan native set personal-bests in wins (41), goals-against average (2.22), save percentage (.929) and also tied a career mark with five shutouts. He will likely be a finalist for the Vezina Trophy this year and is starting to rival Vancouver's Roberto Luongo for the unofficial title of Best Goaltender in the World.

Buffalo's No. 1 netminder has also proven himself before in the NHL playoffs, getting the Sabres to the conference finals in back-to-back years in 2006 and '07 only to lose both times. However, Miller and the Sabres failed to make the playoffs in each of the next two years before returning to the tournament with a Northeast Division title this year.

The Sabres didn't add a great deal through free agency over the summer, but the club received big help, literally, in the form of 6-foot-8 rookie defenseman Tyler Myers.

Myers was selected by Buffalo with the 12th overall pick in the 2008 draft, and despite playing in juniors last year, he made a seamless transition to the NHL game this year. In fact, many folks expected the Sabres to send Myers back to his junior club in Kelowna after starting the year in Buffalo, but the mammoth rookie showed early on that he was essential to the big club.

Myers was the highest-scoring rookie defenseman this year with 48 points (11 goals, 37 assists) and he finished tied for 11th among all NHL blueliners. His size and skill have quickly made him Buffalo's top defensemen, although it remains to be seen if the youngster has anything left in the tank for a deep playoff run.

The rest of Buffalo's defensive corps may not have the obvious impact of Myers, but the Sabres also boast solid blueliners in Craig Rivet, Henrik Tallinder and Toni Lydman. With Miller and the defense protecting the net, the Sabres gave up just 207 goals this year -- the third-best total in the Eastern Conference.

Buffalo has good scoring depth up front with four 20-goal scorers, but with a down year from sniper Thomas Vanek, the club lacked a go-to offensive threat. Vanek averaged 36 goals per season over his first four years in the NHL, but managed to score just 28 times in 71 games this season. With just 12 points (8g, 4a) in 26 career playoff games, Vanek needs to pick up the pace for the Sabres to go deep in this year's postseason.

The Sabres could also use a healthy Tim Connolly for the postseason. Despite missing the final nine games with a foot injury, Connolly still finished second on the team with 65 points (17g, 48a). Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff is optimistic that Connolly, who has 20 points in 24 career playoff games, will be ready to go for Game 1 against Boston.

Derek Roy led the Sabres this year with 69 points (26g, 43a) and will share the scoring load along with Vanek and Connolly. Jason Pominville, who had 62 points this year, is also a key contributor on offense for Buffalo.


BOSTON BRUINS (6th seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 39-30-13

2009 PLAYOFFS: Defeated Montreal 4-0 in conference quarterfinals; lost to Carolina 4-3 in conference semifinals

REVIEW: This time last year the Bruins were the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference playoffs, but inconsistent play as well as injuries contributed to Boston's slide down the East ladder.

The biggest change for Boston heading into this postseason is in net, where rookie Tuukka Rask has supplanted last year's Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas as the starting goaltender. Rask went 22-12-5 in 45 games (39 starts) and led the NHL in GAA (1.97) and save percentage (.931).

Rask started 11 of Boston's last 13 games during the regular season and surrendered just eight goals over his last six starts to help the Bruins successfully complete their push to the playoffs. Of course, with no experience in the NHL playoffs, Rask will quickly get replaced with Thomas should his first postseason prove overwhelming for the 23-year-old Finn.

Thomas was 17-18-8 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.56 GAA this year.

The Bruins are led on defense by mammoth blueliner Zdeno Chara, who, at 6- foot-9, is an inch taller than Buffalo's Myers. Chara won the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman for the 2008-09 campaign, and although his numbers took a dip this year, the Slovakian is still a force on both ends of the ice.

Despite playing in 80 games this year, Chara, who possesses the game's hardest slapshot, failed to score 10 goals for the first time since the 2002-03 season. However, he did set a career best with 37 assists en route to a 44- point season.

Dennis Wideman is also a solid two-way blueliner for the Bruins, who were the second-best defensive team in the conference with just 200 goals allowed this year.

With two worthy goaltenders and Chara looming on the blue line, the most pressing issue for the Bruins is offense. Boston's 206 goals were the second- fewest in the Eastern Conference this year and the club enters the playoffs without its top offensive weapon in Marc Savard, who is sidelined indefinitely with a concussion.

The absence of Savard, one of the league's most-skilled playmakers, leaves a huge hole in Boston's offense. The team's leading scorers this year were Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, who each compiled just 52 points to beat Chara by just eight points for the club lead.

After Bergeron and Krejci, the Bruins next-best forward in terms of scoring is 42-year-old Mark Recchi, who had 18 goals and 43 points in 81 games.

With the dearth of offense in Boston, it should come as no surprise that the Bruins were 23rd in the league with a 16.6-percent success rate on the power play.


MATCHUP
Neither the Sabres nor the Bruins can claim scoring as their strength, but Buffalo still has a considerable edge on offense in this series. Combine that fact with the way Miller has played this season and the Sabres head into this opening-round series as a clear favorite.

Yet, Boston won four of the six regular-season meetings between the clubs and the Bruins have also claimed five of their seven all-time playoff encounters against the Sabres.

Expect Miller to be the difference in the series, but don't count on him to be as untouchable as he was during the Olympics. Miller was excellent against the Bruins this year, going 2-0-2 with a 1.71 GAA and .947 save percentage in four games. However, Rask also shined during the season series, going 4-1 with a 1.42 GAA in six games against the Sabres.

Unfortunately for the Bruins a serious injury has robbed them of their best offensive weapon, but even with Savard, this much-improved Buffalo squad would likely emerge victorious.

predicted outcome: Sabres in 6

 

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***** Boston Bruins *****

***** Boston Bruins *****

***** Boston Bruins *****

Team Founded: 1924
Team History: 1924-Present - Boston Bruins

Team Colors: Gold, Black & White

Arena Address: TD Garden
One FleetCenter, Suite 250
Boston, MA 02114-1303
(617) - 624-1900

Opened: October 1, 1995
First Official Game: October 7, 1995, 4-4 tie versus New York Islanders
Arena Capacity: 17,285

Owner & CEO: Jeremy M. Jacobs
Executive Vice President: Charles Jacobs
General Manager: Peter Chiarelli
Head Coach: Claude Julien

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1924-28 Art Ross 64- 72-18 2- 3-5
1928-29 Cy Denneny 26- 13- 5 5- 0
1929-34 Art Ross 124- 76-32 7- 9
1934-36 Frank Patrick 48- 36-12 2- 4
1936-39 Art Ross 89- 39-16 9- 9
1939-41 Ralphi (Cooney) Weiland 58- 20-18 10- 7
1941-45 Art Ross 84- 90-24 9-12
1945-49 Dit Clapper 102- 88-40 8-17
1949-50 George Boucher 22- 32-16
1950-55 Lynn Patrick 117-130-63 9-18
(Replaced after 30 Games in 1954-55 Season)
Milt Schmidt 13- 12-15 1- 4
1955-61 Milt Schmidt 159-191-70 14-15
1961-63 Phil Watson 16- 55-13
(Replaced after 14 Games in 1962-63 Season)
Milt Schmidt 13- 31-12
1963-66 Milt Schmidt 60-120-24
1966-70 Harry Sinden 136-105-55 18-10
1970-73 Tom Johnson 142- 43-23 15- 7
(Replaced after 52 Games in 1972-73 Season)
Bep Guidolin 20- 6- 0 1- 4
1973-74 Bep Guidolin 52- 17- 9 10- 6
1974-79 Don Cherry 231-105-64 31-24
1979-80 Fred Creighton 40- 20-13
(Replaced after 73 Games in 1979-80 Season)
Harry Sinden 6- 1- 0 4- 6
(Interim Head Coach for 7 Games in 1979-80 Season)
1980-85 Gerry Cheevers 203-126-46 15-19
(Replaced after 56 Games in 1984-85 Season)
Harry Sinden 11- 10- 3 2- 3
(Interim Head Coach for 24 Games in 1984-85 Season)
1985-87 Butch Goring 42- 38-13 0- 3
(Replaced after 13 Games in 1986-87 Season)
Terry O'Reilly 34- 27- 6 0- 4
1987-89 Terry O'Reilly 81- 59-20 17-15
1989-91 Mike Milbury 90- 49-21 23-17
1991-92 Rick Bowness 36- 32-12 8- 7
1992-95 Brian Sutter 120- 73-23 7-15
1995-96 Steve Kasper 66- 78-20 1- 4
1997-2000 Pat Burns 104-102-46 8-10
(Replaced after 8 Games in 2000-01 Season)
2000-2001 Mike Keenan 33- 26- 7
2001-2003 Robbie Ftorek 76- 65-10 2- 4
(Replaced after 73 Games in 2002-03 Season 33-32-8 )
2003-2003 Mike O'Connell 3- 3- 3 1- 4
(Interim coach for 9 Games in 2002-03 Season)
2003-2006 Mike Sullivan 70- 63-31
2006-2007 Dave Lewis 35- 41- 6
2007-present Claude Julien 94- 48-22 10- 8

Retired Numbers: (10)

2 - Eddie Shore
3 - Lionel Hitchman
4 - Bobby Orr
5 - Aubrey V. Clapper
7 - Phil Esposito
8 - Cam Neely
9 - John Bucyk
15 - Milton C. Schmidt
24 - Terry O'Reilly
77 - Raymond Bourque

Bruins in the Hall of Fame (33)

1947 - Aubrey "Dit" Clapper
1952 - Mickey MacKay
1958 - Sprague Cleghorn, Frank Frederickson
1959 - Cy Denneny
1960 - Charles F. Adams, Sylvio Mantha
1962 - Walter A. Brown
1965 - Marty Barry
1966 - Frank Brimsek, Walter "Babe" Pratt
1967 - Harry Oliver
1970 - Tom Johnson
1971 - Harvey Jackson
1972 - Weston W. Adams
1974 - Billy Burch
1976 - Bill Quackenbush
1978 - Jacques Plante
1979 - Bobby Orr
1980 - Harry Lumley
1981 - John Bucyk
1984 - Phil Esposito, Bernie Parent
1985 - Gerry Cheevers
1986 - Leo Boivin
1988 - Brad Park
1990 - Ferny Flaman
1992 - Woody Dumart
1993 - Guy Lapointe
1996 - Bobby Bauer
2004 - Paul Coffey, Ray Borque
2005 - Cam Neely
2009 - Brian Leetch

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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1924-25 Boston 6 24 0 12 (6)
1925-26 Boston 17 15 4 38 (4)
1926-27 Boston 21 20 3 45 (2) Amer. 2 2 .500
1927-28 Boston 20 13 11 51 (1) Amer. 0 1 .000
1928-29 Boston 26 13 5 57 (1) Amer. 5 0 .000 Champions
1929-30 Boston 38 5 1 77 (1) Amer. 3 3 .500
1930-31 Boston 28 10 6 62 (1) Amer. 2 3 .400
1931-32 Boston 15 21 12 42 (4) Amer.
1932-33 Boston 25 15 8 58 (1) Amer. 2 3 .400
1933-34 Boston 18 25 5 41 (4) Amer.
1934-35 Boston 26 16 6 58 (1) Amer. 1 3 .250
1935-36 Boston 22 20 6 50 (2) Amer. 1 1 .500
1936-37 Boston 23 18 7 53 (2) Amer. 1 2 .333
1937-38 Boston 30 11 7 67 (1) Amer. 0 3 .000
1938-39 Boston 36 10 2 74 (1) 8 4 .667 Champions
1939-40 Boston 31 12 5 67 (1) 2 4 .333
1940-41 Boston 27 8 13 67 (1) 8 3 .727 Champions
1941-42 Boston 25 17 6 56 (3) 2 3 .400
1942-43 Boston 24 17 9 57 (2) 4 5 .444
1943-44 Boston 19 26 5 43 (5)
1944-45 Boston 16 30 4 36 (4) 3 4 .429
1945-46 Boston 24 18 8 56 (2) 5 5 .500
1946-47 Boston 26 23 11 63 (3) 1 4 .200
1947-48 Boston 23 24 13 59 (3) 1 4 .200
1948-49 Boston 29 23 8 66 (2) 1 4 .200
1949-50 Boston 22 32 16 60 (5)
1950-51 Boston 22 30 18 62 (4) 1 4 .200
1951-52 Boston 25 29 16 66 (4) 3 4 .429
1952-53 Boston 28 29 13 69 (3) 5 6 .455
1953-54 Boston 32 28 10 74 (4) 0 4 .000
1954-55 Boston 23 26 21 67 (4) 1 4 .200
1955-56 Boston 23 34 13 59 (5)
1956-57 Boston 34 24 12 80 (3) 5 5 .500
1957-58 Boston 27 28 15 69 (4) 6 6 .500
1958-59 Boston 32 29 9 73 (2) 3 4 .429
1959-60 Boston 28 34 8 64 (5)
1960-61 Boston 15 42 13 43 (6)
1961-62 Boston 15 47 8 38 (6)
1962-63 Boston 14 39 17 45 (6)
1963-64 Boston 18 40 12 48 (6)
1964-65 Boston 21 43 6 48 (6)
1965-66 Boston 21 43 6 48 (5)
1966-67 Boston 17 43 10 44 (6)
1967-68 Boston 37 27 10 84 (3) East 0 4 .000
1968-69 Boston 42 18 16 100 (2) East 6 4 .600
1969-70 Boston 40 17 19 99 (2) East 12 2 .857 Champions
1970-71 Boston 57 14 7 121 (1) East 3 4 .429
1971-72 Boston 54 13 11 119 (1) East 12 3 .800 Champions
1972-73 Boston 51 22 5 107 (2) East 1 4 .200
1973-74 Boston 52 17 9 113 (1) East 10 6 .625
1974-75 Boston 40 26 14 94 (2) Adams 1 2 .333
1975-76 Boston 48 15 17 113 (1) Adams 5 7 .417
1976-77 Boston 49 23 8 94 (2) Adams 8 6 .571
1977-78 Boston 51 18 11 113 (1) Adams 10 5 .667
1978-79 Boston 43 23 14 100 (1) Adams 7 4 .636
1979-80 Boston 46 21 13 105 (2) Adams 4 6 .400
1980-81 Boston 37 30 13 87 (2) Adams 0 3 .000
1981-82 Boston 43 27 10 96 (2) Adams 6 5 .545
1982-83 Boston 50 20 10 110 (1) Adams 9 8 .529
1983-84 Boston 49 25 6 104 (1) Adams 0 3 .000
1984-85 Boston 36 34 10 82 (4) Adams 2 3 .400
1985-86 Boston 37 31 12 86 (3) Adams 0 3 .000
1986-87 Boston 39 34 7 85 (3) Adams 0 4 .000
1987-88 Boston 44 30 6 94 (2) Adams 12 6 .667
1988-89 Boston 37 29 14 88 (2) Adams 5 5 .500
1989-90 Boston 46 25 9 101 (1) Adams 13 8 .619
1990-91 Boston 44 24 12 100 (1) Adams 10 9 .526
1991-92 Boston 36 32 12 84 (2) Adams 8 7 .533
1992-93 Boston 51 26 7 109 (1) Adams 0 4 .000
1993-94 Boston 42 29 13 97 (2) N/East 6 7 .462
1994-95 Boston* 27 18 3 57 (3) N/East 1 4 .200
1995-96 Boston 40 31 11 91 (2) N/East 1 4 .200
1996-97 Boston 26 47 9 61 (6) N/East
1997-98 Boston 39 30 13 91 (2) N/East 2 4 .333
1998-99 Boston 39 30 13 91 (3) N/East 6 6 .500
1999-00 Boston 24 33 19 6 73 (4) N/East
2000-01 Boston 36 30 8 8 88 (5) N/East
2001-02 Boston 43 24 6 9 101 (1) N/East 2 4 .333
2002-03 Boston 36 31 11 4 87 (4) N/East 1 4 .200
2003-04 Boston 41 19 15 7 104 (1) N/East 3 4 .429
2004-05 Boston Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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2005-06 Boston 29 27 16 74 (5) N/East
2006-07 Boston 35 41 6 76 (5) N/East
2007-08 Boston 41 29 12 94 (3) N/East 3 4 .429
2008-09 Boston 53 19 10 116 (1) N/East 7 4 .636

* Lockout-Shortened Season

Overall Regular Season Record: 2722 - 2155 - 44 - 781
Overall Post Season Record: 252 - 272 (.485)

 

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***** Buffalo Sabres *****

***** Buffalo Sabres *****

***** Buffalo Sabres *****

Team Founded: 1970
Team History: 1970-Present - Buffalo Sabres

Team Colors: Black, White, Red, Silver & Grey

Arena Address: HSBC Arena
1 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) - 855-4100

First Official Game: October 12, 1996, 6-1 loss to Detroit Red Wings
Arena Capacity: 19,500

Owner: B. Thomas Golisano
Chief Operating Officer: Daniel DiPolfi
General Manager: Darcy Regier
Coach: Lindy Ruff

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1970-72 Punch Imlach 32- 65-25
(Replaced after 44 games in 1971-72 Season)
Joe Crozier 8- 17- 9
1972-74 Joe Crozier 69- 61-26 2- 4
1974-77 Floyd Smith 143- 61-36 16-16
1977-79 Marcel Pronovost 52- 29-23 3- 5
(Replaced after 24 games in 1978-79 Season)
Bill Inglis 28- 18-10 1- 2
(Interim Head Coach for 54 Games in 1978-79 Season)
1979-80 Scotty Bowman 47- 17-16 9- 5
1980-81 Roger Neilson 39- 20-21 4- 4
1981-82 Jim Roberts 21- 16- 8
(Replaced after 45 Games in 1981-82 Season)
Scotty Bowman 18- 10- 7 1- 3
1982-85 Scotty Bowman 124- 82-34 8-10
1985-86 Jim Schoenfield 19- 19- 5
(Replaced after 43 Games in 1985-86 Season)
Scotty Bowman 18- 18- 1
1986-87 Scotty Bowman 3- 7- 2
(Replaced after 12 Games in 1986-87 Season)
Craig Ramsey 4- 15- 2
(Interim Head Coach for 21 Games in 1986-87 Season)
Ted Sator 21- 22- 4
1987-89 Ted Sator 65- 67-18 3- 8
1989-92 Rick Dudley 85- 72-31 4- 8
(Replaced after 28 Games in 1991-92 Season)
John Muckler 22- 22- 8 3- 4
1992-95 John Muckler 103- 87-26 8-12
1995-1997 Ted Nolan 73- 72-19 5- 7
1997-present Lindy Ruff 438-352-112 52-37

Retired Numbers:

2 - Tim Horton
7 - Rick Martin
11 - Gilbert Perreault
14 - Rene Robert
16 - Pat LaFontaine
18 - Danny Gare

Sabres in the Hall of Fame

1977 - Tim Horton
1978 - Marcel Pronovost
1984 - Punch Imlach
1990 - Gilbert Perreault
1991 - Scotty Bowman
1993 - Seymour H. Knox III
2001 - Dale Hawerchuk
2002 - Clark Gillies
2003 - Grant Fuhr, Pat LaFontaine
2006 - Dick Duff

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1970-71 Buffalo 24 39 15 63 (5) East
1971-72 Buffalo 16 43 19 51 (6) East
1972-73 Buffalo 37 27 14 88 (4) East 2 4 .333
1973-74 Buffalo 32 34 12 76 (5) East
1974-75 Buffalo 49 16 15 113 (1) Adams 10 7 .588
1975-76 Buffalo 46 21 13 105 (2) Adams 4 5 .444
1976-77 Buffalo 48 24 8 104 (2) Adams 2 4 .333
1977-78 Buffalo 44 19 17 105 (2) Adams 3 5 .375
1978-79 Buffalo 36 28 16 88 (2) Adams 1 2 .333
1979-80 Buffalo 47 17 16 110 (1) Adams 9 5 .643
1980-81 Buffalo 39 20 21 99 (1) Adams 4 4 .500
1981-82 Buffalo 39 26 15 93 (3) Adams 1 3 .250
1982-83 Buffalo 38 29 13 89 (3) Adams 6 4 .600
1983-84 Buffalo 48 25 5 89 (3) Adams 0 3 .000
1984-85 Buffalo 38 28 14 90 (3) Adams 2 3 .400
1985-86 Buffalo 37 37 6 80 (5) Adams
1986-87 Buffalo 28 44 8 64 (5) Adams
1987-88 Buffalo 38 35 7 85 (3) Adams 2 4 .333
1988-89 Buffalo 38 35 7 83 (3) Adams 1 4 .200
1989-90 Buffalo 45 27 8 98 (2) Adams 2 4 .333
1990-91 Buffalo 31 30 19 81 (3) Adams 2 4 .333
1991-92 Buffalo 31 37 12 74 (3) Adams 3 4 .429
1992-93 Buffalo 38 36 10 86 (4) Adams 4 4 .500
1993-94 Buffalo 43 32 9 95 (4) N/East 3 4 .429
1994-95 Buffalo* 22 19 7 51 (4) N/East 1 4 .200
1995-96 Buffalo 33 42 7 73 (5) N/East
1996-97 Buffalo 40 30 12 92 (1) N/East 5 7 .417
1997-98 Buffalo 36 29 17 89 (3) N/East 10 5 .667
1998-99 Buffalo 37 28 17 91 (3) N/East 14 8 .636
1999-00 Buffalo 35 32 11 4 85 (3) N/East 1 4 .200
2000-01 Buffalo 46 30 5 1 98 (2) N/East 7 6 .538
2001-02 Buffalo 35 35 11 1 82 (5) N/East
2002-03 Buffalo 27 37 10 8 72 (5) N/East
2003-04 Buffalo 37 34 7 4 85 (5) N/East
2004-05 Buffalo Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
---------------------------------------------------------------
2005-06 Buffalo 52 24 6 110 (2) N/East 11 7 .611
2006-07 Buffalo 52 22 7 113 (1) N/East 9 7 .562
2007-08 Buffalo 39 31 12 90 (4) N/East
2008-09 Buffalo 41 32 9 91 (3) N/East

* Lockout-Shortened Season

Overall Regular Season Record: 1441 - 1148 - 34 - 409
Overall Post Season Record: 119 - 124 (.489)

 

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Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa

Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (4th seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 47-28-7

2009 PLAYOFFS: Defeated Philadelphia 4-2 in conference quarterfinals; defeated Washington 4-3 in conference semifinals; defeated Carolina 4-0 in conference finals; defeated Detroit 4-3 in Stanley Cup Finals

REVIEW: The Pittsburgh Penguins fell short in their quest for the Atlantic Division title, but that should hardly scare anybody away from picking the Pens to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.

Sidney Crosby and his Penguins also failed to win the division title last year and still managed to battle their way to the Cup Finals, where they ultimately defeated Detroit in a thrilling seven-game series.

It was Pittsburgh's third Stanley Cup title and first since winning the second of back-to-back championships in the spring of 1992. This year, the Pens are hoping to become the first NHL club to win consecutive Cups since Detroit pulled off the feat in 1997 and '98.

Although the Penguins are the same team as last year in many ways, the biggest difference has to be Crosby's emergence as a goal-scorer this year. Pittsburgh's captain turned in his first 50-goal season as a pro, potting 51 goals to tie Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos for the league lead. Crosby also tied Washington's Alex Ovechkin for second in the NHL with 109 points.

Crosby, 22, has been a clutch performer throughout his brief but spectacular career. He has tallied 62 points (24 goals, 38 assists) in just 49 career playoff games and added to his legacy by scoring the overtime game-winner for Team Canada in the Olympic gold medal game back in February.

While Crosby added a dimension to his game, Pittsburgh's other superstar center, Evgeni Malkin, suffered through a frustrating regular season. Last year's Conn Smythe winner as playoff MVP, Malkin missed 15 games due to injury in 2009-10 and posted career-lows in goals (28), assists (49) and points (77), and finished the season with a minus-six rating.

But, the Russian finished strong to close out the campaign, notching five goals and three assists over his final five games of the season. The Penguins hope that is a sign Malkin is close to returning to the form he displayed last year in the postseason, when he led all skaters with 36 points on 14 goals and 22 assists.

With Crosby and Malkin anchoring the top two lines and fellow center Jordan Staal playing the role of stopper on the third unit, Pittsburgh matches up better than any other team down the middle.

The Penguins can't boast the same star power on the wings, but with the opposition focused squarely on Crosby and Malkin, players like Bill Guerin, Matt Cooke, Ruslan Fedotenko and Chris Kunitz will have plenty of opportunities to seize the spotlight.

Kunitz could be a key in the opening round after playing in just 50 games during an injury-plagued regular season. He managed 32 points (13g, 19a) in 2009-10, and despite still nursing a shoulder injury, is expected to play in Game 1 against Ottawa.

Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is often lost in the shuffle due to the deserved attention paid to the Penguins' offensive superstars, but the 25- year-old backstop has proved his worth in postseason time and time again. In 49 career playoff games, Fleury has posted a 31-18 record to go with a solid 2.45 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.

Fleury was inconsistent at times during the 2009-10 campaign, posting a save percentage of .905 and a 2.65 GAA to go with a 37-21-6 record. However, the Quebec native has a knack for stepping up in the playoffs when needed most.

Another unsung hero for the Pens is defenseman Sergei Gonchar, one of the best all-around blueliners in the game and the key to Pittsburgh's potent power play. The oft-injured Gonchar had 50 points (11g, 39a) this season, finishing third on the team in scoring despite playing in just 62 games.

Pittsburgh finished 19th during the season with a 17.2 percent success rate on the power play, but that number would've been higher had Gonchar and blossoming blueline talent Alex Goligoski been healthier. Goligoski, who has played in just two career playoff games, had 37 points (8g, 29a) in 69 games this year.

The Pens were ninth in the league at killing penalties, foiling 84.5 percent of the opposition's man-advantage chances.


OTTAWA SENATORS (5th seed, East)

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 44-32-6

2009 PLAYOFFS: Failed to qualify

REVIEW: Scotiabank Place was noticeably dark last spring as the Ottawa Senators failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time in over a decade.

Heading into the 2009-10 campaign a trip back to the playoffs was anything but set in stone. Perhaps sensing a rebuilding phase the Senators bowed to Dany Heatley's trade demands, dealing the disgruntled winger to San Jose.

And Ottawa indeed appeared to be headed for another year out of the playoffs in mid-January when it was just 22-21-4. That's when the club ripped off a team-record 11 straight wins to not only get themselves into the postseason race, but also challenge eventual Northeast champion Buffalo for the division crown.

All told the Senators posted a 22-11-2 record over the final 35 games to make the playoffs for the 12th time in 13 seasons. Getting past the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round, however, is another story altogether.

The biggest change for Ottawa this year was the emergence of goaltender Brian Elliott as the main man between the pipes. Elliott anchored the Sens' record winning streak and finished the season with a 29-18-4 record along with a respectable GAA (2.57) and save percentage (.909). Neither Elliott nor his backup Pascal Leclaire have ever played in a Stanley Cup playoff game.

Heatley may be gone but his former linemates, centerman Jason Spezza and team captain Daniel Alfredsson, are still manning the top line for Ottawa. However, Alfredsson, 37, showed signs of aging this year and Spezza had a down year while missing 22 games due to injury.

Alfredsson matched his lowest point total (71) since 2001-02 and also scored just 20 goals, marking his worst output since scoring 11 times during the 1998-99 campaign.

Meanwhile, Spezza continued the slide from his career year of 2007-08. The 26- year-old had 34 goals and 92 points two years ago, then posted 32 goals and 73 points last season before notching 57 points (23g, 34a) in his injury- shortened year this season.

However, while Alfredsson and Spezza's production dropped off, second-line center Mike Fisher notched personal bests in both goals (25) and assists (28).

Ottawa's biggest offseason acquisition turned out to be Milan Michalek, who came from San Jose as part of the Heatley deal. Michalek was third on the team with 22 goals in 66 games during his first year with the Sens.

However, the Sens will not have their highest-profile summer acquisition for the playoffs as veteran winger Alex Kovalev was lost for the season on April 8 with a torn ACL. The skilled Russian was signed to a two-year, $10 million deal in the offseason and although he was inconsistent for much of the season, Kovalev was still Ottawa's fourth-leading scorer this year with 49 points (18g, 31a).

The Senators have to deal with an even bigger injury problem on defense as Filip Kuba could miss the entire postseason after undergoing back surgery. Kuba led Ottawa's blue line in points (28) and was also the team's leader in time-on-ice per game, averaging 22 minutes, 51 seconds per contest.

The Kuba injury will make the tough job of stopping Crosby and Malkin's lines even tougher. Ottawa's top-four defenseman for this series figure to be Anton Volchenkov, Chris Phillips, Erik Karlsson and Andy Sutton.

Volchenkov, Ottawa's physical presence at the back end, missed the final two games of the regular season with an upper-body injury, but is expected back for the start of the series to form the Senators' top pairing along with Phillips. Volchenkov is an excellent penalty killer and is a big reason Ottawa was tanked eighth in the league in that category this year.

Ottawa will need to improve upon its regular-season power play numbers if it wants to compete with Pittsburgh in the opening round. The Sens were 21st in the league with a 16.9 percent success rate on the man advantage.

Without Kuba, the club will count on Karlsson, a 19-year-old rookie, to continue his contributions on the power play. The Swede had 26 points (5g, 21a) on the year and 10 of those points (1g, 9a) came with the man advantage.


MATCHUP
Even with a healthy lineup the Senators would struggle to compete in this opening-round series against a Penguins team that is so difficult to match up with in the playoffs.

The teams split four games during an up-and-down season series. Pittsburgh outscored the Senators, 12-3, in its two victories while Ottawa had a combined 10-3 edge in goals in its wins.

Judging from the season series, the Senators need to do a better job of containing Malkin, who had five goals in four games against Ottawa. Conversely, Crosby would like to improve upon the three assists he managed in his four tests against the Sens this year.

Elliott was 1-0 with a 2.25 GAA in two games against the Pens, while Fleury struggled to a 2-2 mark and a 2.90 GAA in four outings versus Ottawa.

This marks the third time in four seasons that the Pens and Sens will face off in the postseason. Ottawa ousted Crosby and Co. in five games during the opening round of the playoffs in 2007, but Pittsburgh exacted revenge with a sweep in the conference quarterfinals the following spring.

Expect this series to be more like the '08 matchup with the Pens taking advantage of an injury-plagued Ottawa club.

predicted outcome: Penguins in 4

 

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***** Ottawa Senators *****

***** Ottawa Senators *****

***** Ottawa Senators *****

Team Founded: 1991
Team History: 1991-Present - Ottawa Senators

Team Colors: Black, Red & Gold

Arena Address: Scotiabank Place
1000 Paladium Drive
Ottawa, Ontario CA K2V 1A4
(613) - 599-0250

Opened: January 17. 1996, 3-0 loss to Montreal Canadiens
Arena Capacity: 18,500

Owner & Chairman: Eugene Melnyk
President & Chief Executive Officer: Roy Mlakar
General Manager: Bryan Murray
Head Coach: Cory Clouston

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1993-1995 Rick Bowness 39-198-18
(Replaced after 19 games of 1995-96 season)
Dave Allison 2- 22- 1
(Interim head coach for 25 games of 1995-96 season)
1995-2004 Jacques Martin 242-256-99 31-38
2004-2007 Bryan Murray 100- 46-18 18-12
2007-2008 John Paddock 36- 22- 6
(Replaced after 64 games of 2007-08 season)
Bryan Murray 7- 9- 2 0- 4
(interim coach for 18 games of 2007-08 season)
2008-2009 Craig Hartsburg 17- 24- 7
(Replaced after 48 games of 2008-09 season)
Cory Clouston 19- 11- 4

Retired Numbers: (1)
8 - Frank Finnigan (1924)

Senators in the Hall of Fame: (30)

1945 - Edward George (Eddie) Gerard, Francis (Frank) McGee, Thomas N.
(Tommy) Phillips, Harvey Pulford, Arthur Howie (Art) Ross. William
H. (Hod) Stuart
1947 - Frank Nighbor, Fredrick (Cyclone) Taylor
1958 - Francois X. (Frank) Boucher, Francis M. (King) Clancy, Sprague
Cleghorn, Alex Connell
1959 - John James (Jack) Adams, Cyril Joseph (Cy) Denneny
1960 - George (Buck) Boucher
1961 - Percy LeSueur, Bruce Stuart
1962 - Harry L. (Punch) Broadbent, John Proctor (Jack) Darragh, Hamilton
Livingston (Billy) Gilmour, John Bower (Bouse) Hutton, Alfred E.
(Alf) Smith, Martin (Marty) Walsh, Harry (Rat) Westwick
1965 - Clinton S. Benedict, Sydney Harris (Syd) Howe
1971 - Gordon Roberts, Ralph (Cooney) Weiland
1972 - Reginald (Hooley) Smith
1973 - Thomas J. Smith

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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1992-93 Ottawa 10 70 4 24 (7) N/East
1993-94 Ottawa 14 61 9 37 (7) N/East
1994-95 Ottawa* 9 34 5 23 (7) N/East
1995-96 Ottawa 18 59 5 41 (6) N/East
1996-97 Ottawa 31 36 15 77 (3t) N/East 3 4 .429
1997-98 Ottawa 34 33 15 83 (5) N/East 5 6 .455
1998-99 Ottawa 44 23 15 103 (1) N/East 0 4 .000
1999-00 Ottawa 41 28 11 2 95 (2) N/East 2 4 .333
2000-01 Ottawa 48 21 9 4 109 (1) N/East 0 4 .000
2001-02 Ottawa 39 27 9 7 94 (3) N/East 7 5 .583
2002-03 Ottawa 52 21 8 1 113 (1) N/East 11 7 .611
2003-04 Ottawa 43 23 10 6 102 (3) N/East 3 4 .429
2004-05 Ottawa Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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2005-06 Ottawa 52 21 9 113 (1) N/East 5 5 .500
2006-07 Ottawa 48 25 9 105 (2) N/East 13 7 .650
2007-08 Ottawa 43 31 8 94 (2) N/East 0 4 .000
2008-09 Ottawa 36 35 11 83 (4) N/East

* Lockout-Shortened Season

Overall Regular Season Record: 526 - 533 - 26 - 115
Overall Post Season Record: 49 - 54 (.475)

 

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***** Pittsburgh Penguins *****

***** Pittsburgh Penguins *****

***** Pittsburgh Penguins *****

Team Founded: 1967
Team History: 1967-Present - Pittsburgh Penguins

Team Colors: Black, Gold & White

Arena Address: Pittsburgh Civic Arena
300 Auditorium Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) - 642-1812, 1988

Opened: September 17, 1961
First Official Game: October 11, 1967, 2-1 loss to Montreal Canadiens
Arena Capacity: 17,537

Chairman: Mario Lemieux
CEO: Ken Sawyer
President: David Morehouse
Executive Vice President & General Manager: Ray Shero
Head Coach: Dan Bylsma

Coaching History:

Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1967-69 Red Sullivan 47- 79-24
1969-73 Red Kelly 90-132-51 6- 8
(Replaced after 42 Games in 1972-73 Season)
Ken Schinkel 15- 18- 3
1973-74 Ken Schinkel 14- 31- 5
(Replaced after 50 Games in 1973-74 Season)
Marc Boileau 14- 10- 4
1974-76 Marc Boileau 52- 51-20 5- 4
(Replaced after 43 Games in 1975-76 Season)
Ken Schinkel 20- 10- 7 1- 2
1976-77 Ken Schinkel 34- 33-13 1- 2
1977-80 Johnny Wilson 91-105-44 4- 8
1981-83 Eddie Johnston 79-126-35 4- 6
1983-84 Lou Angotti 16- 58- 6
1984-87 Bob Berry 88-127-25
1987-88 Pierre Creamer 36- 35- 9
1988-90 Gene Ubriaco 50- 47- 9 7- 4
(Replaced after 26 Games in 1989-90 Season)
Craig Patrick 22- 26- 6
(Interim Head Coach for 54 Games in 1989-90 Season)
1990-91 Bob Johnson 41- 33- 6 16- 8
1991-93 Scotty Bowman 95- 53-16 23-10
1993-1997 Eddie Johnston 153- 98-25 18-18
(Replaced after 62 Games in 1996-97 Season)
Craig Patrick 7- 10- 3 1- 4
1997-1999 Kevin Constantine 86- 68-35 8-11
(Replaced after 25 Games in the 1999-2000 Season)
1999-2000 Herb Brooks 29- 23- 5 6- 5
2000-2001 Ivan Hlinka 42- 35- 9 9- 9
(Replaced after 4 Games in 2001-2002 Season)
2001-2003 Rick Kehoe 55- 95-14
2003-2005 Ed Olczyk 31- 68-14
(Replaced after 31 Games in 2005-06 season)
2005-2009 Michel Therrien 135-105-32 15-10
(Replaced after 57 Games in 2008-09 season)
2009-present Dan Bylsma 18- 3- 4 16- 8

Retired Numbers:

21 - Michel Briere
66 - Mario Lemieux

Penguins in the Hall of Fame

1978 - Andy Bathgate
1986 - Leo Boivin
1991 - Scotty Bowman
1992 - Bob Johnson
1997 - Mario Lemieux
2004 - Paul Coffey, Larry Murphy
2009 - Luc Robitaille

Yearly Records:

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L T OL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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1967-68 Pittsburgh 27 34 13 67 (5) West
1968-69 Pittsburgh 20 45 11 51 (5) West
1969-70 Pittsburgh 26 38 12 64 (2) West 6 4 .600
1970-71 Pittsburgh 21 37 20 62 (6) West
1971-72 Pittsburgh 26 38 14 66 (4) West 0 4 .000
1972-73 Pittsburgh 32 37 9 73 (5) West
1973-74 Pittsburgh 28 41 9 65 (5) West
1974-75 Pittsburgh 37 28 15 89 (3) Norris 5 4 .556
1975-76 Pittsburgh 35 33 12 82 (3) Norris 1 2 .333
1976-77 Pittsburgh 34 33 13 81 (3) Norris 1 2 .333
1977-78 Pittsburgh 25 37 18 68 (4) Norris
1978-79 Pittsburgh 36 31 13 85 (2) Norris 2 5 .286
1979-80 Pittsburgh 30 37 13 73 (3) Norris 2 3 .400
1980-81 Pittsburgh 30 37 13 73 (3) Norris 2 3 .400
1981-82 Pittsburgh 31 36 13 75 (4) Patrick 2 3 .400
1982-83 Pittsburgh 18 53 9 45 (6) Patrick
1983-84 Pittsburgh 16 58 6 38 (6) Patrick
1984-85 Pittsburgh 24 51 5 53 (5) Patrick
1985-86 Pittsburgh 34 38 8 76 (5) Patrick
1986-87 Pittsburgh 30 38 12 72 (5) Patrick
1987-88 Pittsburgh 36 35 9 81 (6) Patrick
1988-89 Pittsburgh 40 33 7 87 (2) Patrick 7 4 .636
1989-90 Pittsburgh 32 40 8 72 (5) Patrick
1990-91 Pittsburgh 41 33 6 88 (1) Patrick 16 8 .667 Champions
1991-92 Pittsburgh 39 32 9 87 (3) Patrick 16 5 .762 Champions
1992-93 Pittsburgh 56 21 7 119 (1) Patrick 7 5 .583
1993-94 Pittsburgh 44 27 13 101 (1) N/East 2 4 .333
1994-95 Pittsburgh* 29 16 3 61 (2) N/East 5 7 .417
1995-96 Pittsburgh 49 29 4 102 (1) N/East 11 7 .611
1996-97 Pittsburgh 38 36 8 84 (2) N/East 1 4 .200
1997-98 Pittsburgh 40 24 18 98 (1) N/East 2 4 .333
1998-99 Pittsburgh 38 30 14 90 (3) Atl 6 7 .461
1999-00 Pittsburgh 37 31 8 6 88 (3) Atl 6 5 .545
2000-01 Pittsburgh 42 28 9 3 96 (3) Atl 9 9 .500
2001-02 Pittsburgh 28 41 8 5 69 (5) Atl
2002-03 Pittsburgh 27 44 6 5 65 (5) Atl
2003-04 Pittsburgh 23 47 8 4 58 (5) Atl
2004-05 Pittsburgh Season Cancelled

Reg. Season Playoffs
Year Location W L OTL PTS Pos Div W L PCT.
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2005-06 Pittsburgh 22 46 14 58 (5) Atl
2006-07 Pittsburgh 47 24 11 105 (2) Atl 1 4 .200
2007-08 Pittsburgh 47 27 8 102 (1) Atl 14 6 .700
2008-09 Pittsburgh 45 28 9 99 (2) Atl 16 8 .667 Champions

* Lockout-Shortened Season

Overall Regular Season Record: 1360 - 1470 - 42 - 383
Overall Post Season Record: 140 - 117 (.545)

 

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*** NHL Playoff Matchup - Philadelphia vs. New Jersey ***

*** NHL Playoff Matchup - Philadelphia vs. New Jersey ***

*** NHL Playoff Matchup - Philadelphia vs. New Jersey ***
(All Times Eastern)

From The Sports Network

(7) Philadelphia Flyers (41-35-6) vs. (2) New Jersey Devils (48-27-7)
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Game One - Wednesday, April 14th - Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Game Two - Friday, April 16th - Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Game Three - Sunday, April 18th - New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Game Four - Tuesday, April 20th - New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
*Game Five - Thursday, April 22nd - Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
*Game Six - Sunday, April 25th - New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBA
*Game Seven - Tuesday, April 27th - Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

* - If necessary

2009-10 Head-to-head record - Philadelphia 5-1 (3-0 at Phi; 2-1 at NJ)
2008-09 Head-to-head record - Tied 3-3 (NJ 1-2 at Phi; 2-1 at Home)
2007-08 Head-to-head record - New Jersey 6-2 (2-2 at Phi; 4-0 at NJ)
2006-07 Head-to-head record - New Jersey 7-1 (3-1 at Phi; 4-0 at NJ)
2005-06 Head-to-head record - New Jersey 5-3 (1-3 at Phi; 4-0 at NJ)
2004-05 Head-to-head record - None
2003-04 Head-to-head record - Philadelphia 3-2-1 (2-1 at Phi; 1-1-1 at NJ)
2002-03 Head-to-head record - New Jersey 3-1-1 (2-0-1 at Phi; 1-1 at NJ)
2001-02 Head-to-head record - Philadelphia 3-1-1 (1-0-1 at Phi; 2-1 at NJ)
Home Record: Philadelphia 24-14-3; New Jersey 27-10-4
Away Record: Philadelphia 17-21-3; New Jersey 21-17-3
Record vs. Atlantic Division: Philadelphia 14-9-1; New Jersey 14-8-2
Record vs. Eastern Conference: Philadelphia 33-28-3; New Jersey 41-18-5
Record in last 10 games: Philadelphia 4-5-1; New Jersey 5-2-3

*** 2009-2010 NHL Goals Scored Home and Away ***

Home Avg. Away Avg. Total Avg.
---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Philadelphia Flyers 124 3.0 112 2.7 236 2.88
New Jersey Devils 124 3.0 98 2.4 222 2.71

*** 2009-2010 NHL Goals Allowed Home and Away ***

Home Avg. Away Avg. Total Avg.
---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Philadelphia Flyers 104 2.5 121 3.0 225 2.74
New Jersey Devils 89 2.2 102 2.5 191 2.33

2009-2010 Meetings
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10/03 - Philadelphia, 5-2 (at NJ)
11/16 - Philadelphia, 3-2 (at Phi)
12/12 - New Jersey, 4-1 (at NJ)
02/08 - Philadelphia, 3-2 (at Phi)
02/10 - Philadelphia, 3-2 ot (at NJ)
03/28 - Philadelphia, 5-1 (at Phi)

2008-2009 Meetings
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10/24 - Philadelphia, 6-3 (at NJ)
10/25 - Philadelphia, 3-2 ot (at Phi)
12/04 - New Jersey, 3-2 ot (at Phi)
12/21 - New Jersey, 3-2 so (at NJ)
03/01 - New Jersey, 3-0 (at NJ)
03/23 - Philadelphia, 4-2 (at Phi)

2007-2008 Meetings
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10/18 - Philadelphia, 4-0 (at Phi)
11/08 - New Jersey, 4-1 (at NJ)
11/17 - New Jersey, 6-2 (at Phi)
12/16 - New Jersey, 4-2 (at NJ)
01/04 - New Jersey, 3-0 (at NJ)
01/22 - New Jersey, 7-3 (at Phi)
03/28 - New Jersey, 5-4 so (at NJ)
04/04 - Philadelphia, 3-0 (at Phi)

2006-2007 Meetings
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10/14 - New Jersey, 3-2 (at NJ)
12/02 - New Jersey, 4-3 so (at Phi)
12/08 - New Jersey, 2-0 (at NJ)
01/20 - New Jersey, 4-3 so (at NJ)
02/01 - New Jersey, 6-5 ot (at Phi)
03/06 - Philadelphia, 5-4 ot (at Phi)
03/30 - New Jersey, 3-1 (at NJ)
04/05 - New Jersey, 3-2 (at Phi)

2005-2006 Meetings
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10/07 - Philadelphia, 5-2 (at Phi)
11/30 - Philadelphia, 2-1 (at Phi)
01/09 - New Jersey, 3-0 (at NJ)
03/01 - New Jersey, 2-1 so (at NJ)
03/21 - Philadelphia, 2-1 (at Phi)
04/01 - New Jersey, 4-1 (at Phi)
04/13 - New Jersey, 4-1 (at NJ)
04/16 - New Jersey, 5-1 (at NJ)

2003-2004 Meetings
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10/30 - New Jersey, 3-2 (at NJ)
12/12 - Tied, 3-3 ot (at NJ)
12/13 - New Jersey, 2-0 (at Phi)
02/10 - Philadelphia, 4-1 (at Phi)
03/09 - Philadelphia, 3-1 (at NJ)
03/13 - Philadelphia, 2-1 (at Phi)

2002-2003 Meetings
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11/07 - New Jersey, 1-0 (at Phi)
12/02 - New Jersey, 1-0 ot (at Phi)
01/30 - New Jersey, 5-1 (at NJ)
02/18 - Tied, 2-2 ot (at Phi)
03/17 - Philadelphia, 4-2 (at NJ)

2001-2002 Meetings
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11/17 - Philadelphia, 3-1 (at NJ)
11/20 - Tied, 3-3 ot (at Phi)
01/10 - Philadelphia, 3-2 (at Phi)
02/27 - Philadelphia, 1-0 (at NJ)
04/10 - New Jersey, 1-0 (at NJ)

Regular Season Notes
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Note - Philadelphia has won three straight and six of the last seven meetings.
Note - Philadelphia has won nine of the last 13 meetings.
Note - New Jersey has won 10 of 19 and 12 of the last 22 meetings.
Note - New Jersey has won 20 of the last 31 meetings.
Note - Philadelphia has won two of its last three at New Jersey.
Note - Philadelphia has lost three of five and 15 of its last 18 at New Jersey.
Note - Philadelphia is 4-16-1 in its last 21 at New Jersey.
Note - NJ has lost four straight and six of its last seven at Philadelphia.
Note - NJ has lost seven of 10 and eight of its last 12 at Philadelphia.
Note - New Jersey has lost 13 of its last 20 at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia last 10 games New Jersey last 10 games
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03/23 - L at Ottawa, 0-2 03/25 - L vs. NY Rangers, 3-4 (SO)
03/25 - L vs. Minnesota, 3-4 (OT) 03/27 - W at Montreal, 4-2
03/27 - L at Pittsburgh, 1-4 03/28 - L at Philadelphia, 1-5
03/28 - W vs. New Jersey, 5-1 03/30 - L vs. Boston, 0-1 (OT)
04/01 - L at NY Islanders, 4-6 04/02 - L vs. Chicago, 1-2 (SO)
04/02 - L vs. Montreal, 0-1 04/03 - W at Carolina, 4-0
04/04 - W vs. Detroit, 4-3 04/06 - W at Atlanta, 3-0
04/06 - W at Toronto, 2-0 04/08 - L at Florida, 2-3
04/09 - L at NY Rangers, 3-4 04/10 - W vs. NY Islanders, 7-1
04/11 - W vs. NY Rangers, 2-1 (SO) 04/11 - W vs. Buffalo, 2-1

All-Time Playoff Series Recap
-----------------------------

Series W L GP W L GF GA
Philadelphia 4 2 2 20 11 9 49 50
New Jersey # 4 2 2 20 9 11 50 49

# - Franchise moved to New Jersey from Colorado prior to 1982-83 season.

Year Series Result
1978 PRE Philadelphia won series 2-0, outscoring New Jersey 6-3.
1995 CF New Jersey won series 4-2, outscoring Philadelphia 20-14.
2000 CF New Jersey won series 4-3, outscoring Philadelphia 18-15.
2004 CQF Philadelphia won series 4-1, outscoring New Jersey 14-9.

*** Final 2009-2010 Philadelphia Flyers Individual Statistics ***

POS NO. Player GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S PCTG
C 18 Mike Richards 82 31 31 62 -2 79 13 1 3 0 237 13.1
C 17 Jeff Carter 74 33 28 61 2 38 11 2 6 0 319 10.3
D 20 Chris Pronger 82 10 45 55 22 79 5 0 2 0 175 5.7
C 48 Danny Briere 75 26 27 53 -2 71 8 0 1 0 193 13.5
RW 28 Claude Giroux 82 16 31 47 -9 23 8 0 2 0 145 11.0
LW 19 Scott Hartnell 81 14 30 44 -6 155 8 0 4 0 171 8.2
LW 12 Simon Gagne 58 17 23 40 -1 47 5 0 4 0 183 9.3
D 44 Kimmo Timonen 82 6 33 39 -2 50 1 2 1 0 121 5.0
LW 21 James van Riemsdyk 78 15 20 35 -1 30 4 0 6 0 173 8.7
D 25 Matt Carle 80 6 29 35 19 16 2 0 1 0 137 4.4
RW 45 Arron Asham 72 10 14 24 -2 126 0 0 2 0 91 11.0
LW 13 Dan Carcillo 76 12 10 22 5 207 1 0 1 0 105 11.4
RW 14 Ian Laperriere 82 3 17 20 -1 162 0 0 0 0 53 5.7
D 5 Braydon Coburn 81 5 14 19 -6 54 1 0 0 0 122 4.1
C 11 Blair Betts 63 8 10 18 7 14 1 1 2 0 63 12.7
C 36 Darroll Powe 63 9 6 15 0 54 0 0 0 0 103 8.7
LW 22 Ville Leino 55 6 5 11 -8 10 1 0 2 0 77 7.8
D 3 Oskars Bartulis 53 1 8 9 -12 28 0 0 0 0 26 3.8
C 27 Mika Pyorala 36 2 2 4 -3 10 0 0 0 0 41 4.9
D 26 Danny Syvret 21 2 2 4 1 12 0 0 0 0 14 14.3
RW 9 David Laliberte 11 2 1 3 1 6 0 0 1 0 8 25.0
D 77 Ryan Parent 48 1 2 3 -14 20 0 0 0 0 27 3.7
D 2 Lukas Krajicek 50 1 2 3 -14 35 0 0 0 0 42 2.4
G 49 Michael Leighton 34 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C 37 Jonathon Kalinski 10 0 2 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
RW 15 Andreas Nodl 10 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
G 29 Ray Emery 29 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G 33 Brian Boucher 33 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C 42 Jared Ross 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
LW 32 Riley Cote 15 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
G 35 Jeremy Duchesne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G 30 Johan Backlund 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

RNK NO Goaltender GPI MINS AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV % G A PIM
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37 49 Michael Leighton 27 1449 2.48 16 5 2 0 1 60 735 .918 0 1 0
25 29 Ray Emery 29 1684 2.64 16 11 1 3 3 74 783 .905 0 1 2
32 33 Brian Boucher 33 1742 2.76 9 18 3 2 1 80 796 .899 0 1 2
30 Johan Backlund 1 40 3.00 0 1 0 0 0 2 24 .917 0 0 0
35 Jeremy Duchesne 1 17 3.53 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .750 0 0 0
PHI Goaltending Totals 82 4969 2.68 41 35 6 5 5 222 2346 .905 0 3 4

*** Final 2009-2010 New Jersey Devils Individual Statistics ***

POS NO. Player GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S PCTG
LW 17 Ilya Kovalchuk 76 41 44 85 10 53 12 0 4 0 290 14.1
LW 9 Zach Parise 81 38 44 82 24 32 9 1 5 0 347 11.0
C 19 Travis Zajac 82 25 42 67 22 24 6 0 4 0 210 11.9
RW 15 Jamie Langenbrunner 81 19 42 61 6 44 6 2 4 0 228 8.3
C 26 Patrik Elias 58 19 29 48 18 40 3 1 4 0 145 13.1
LW 12 Brian Rolston 80 20 17 37 2 22 7 0 3 0 232 8.6
D 6 Andy Greene 78 6 31 37 9 14 4 0 4 0 86 7.0
C 8 Dainius Zubrus 51 10 17 27 4 28 1 0 4 0 86 11.6
RW 23 David Clarkson 46 11 13 24 3 85 3 0 2 0 106 10.4
C 21 Rob Niedermayer 71 10 12 22 3 45 0 1 0 0 93 10.8
D 27 Mike Mottau 79 2 16 18 4 41 0 0 0 0 74 2.7
LW 11 Dean McAmmond 62 8 9 17 -1 40 1 1 2 0 87 9.2
D 24 Bryce Salvador 79 4 10 14 8 57 0 0 2 0 47 8.5
D 5 Colin White 81 2 10 12 8 46 0 0 0 0 47 4.3
D 28 Martin Skoula 52 3 8 11 3 10 1 0 0 0 34 8.8
D 7 Paul Martin 22 2 9 11 10 2 1 0 0 0 21 9.5
C 10 Rod Pelley 63 2 8 10 -4 40 0 0 0 0 74 2.7
RW 18 Vladimir Zharkov 40 0 10 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 54 0.0
LW 20 Jay Pandolfo 52 4 5 9 -10 6 0 0 3 0 71 5.6
D 29 Anssi Salmela 38 2 6 8 -1 22 0 1 0 0 41 4.9
D 2 Mark Fraser 61 3 3 6 3 36 0 0 0 0 24 12.5
RW 17 Ilkka Pikkarainen 31 1 3 4 -3 10 0 0 0 0 26 3.8
D 28 Cory Murphy 12 2 1 3 -2 2 0 0 0 0 9 22.2
G 30 Martin Brodeur 77 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
RW 16 Matt Halischuk 20 1 1 2 -4 2 0 0 0 0 22 4.5
LW 22 Pierre-L. Letourneau 27 0 2 2 -4 48 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
LW 14 Patrick Davis 8 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5
C 14 Tim Sestito 9 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
D 28 Tyler Eckford 3 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
RW 16 Nick Palmieri 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
C 17 Ben Walter 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
D 32 Matthew Corrente 12 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
LW 25 Andrew Peters 29 0 0 0 -5 93 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
G 35 Yann Danis 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
D 18 Rob Davison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

RNK NO Goaltender GPI MINS AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV % G A PIM
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35 Yann Danis 12 467 2.06 3 2 1 1 0 16 207 .923 0 0 0
4 30 Martin Brodeur 77 4499 2.24 45 25 6 1 9 168 2004 .916 0 3 6
NJD Goaltending Totals 82 4990 2.24 48 27 7 2 9 186 2213 .916 0 3 6

Note - All statistics are regular season except where noted.

 

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*** NHL Playoff Matchup - Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh ***

*** NHL Playoff Matchup - Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh ***

*** NHL Playoff Matchup - Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh ***
(All Times Eastern)

From The Sports Network

(5) Ottawa Senators (44-32-6) vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins (47-28-7)
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Game One - Wednesday, April 14th - Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Game Two - Friday, April 16th - Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Game Three - Sunday, April 18th - Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Game Four - Tuesday, April 20th - Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
*Game Five - Thursday, April 22nd - Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
*Game Six - Saturday, April 24th - Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
*Game Seven - Tuesday, April 27th - Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

* - If necessary

2009-10 Head-to-head record - Tied 2-2 (1-1 at Ott; 1-1 at Pit)
2008-09 Head-to-head record - Ottawa 3-1 (1-0 at Ott; 1-0 at Pit; 1-1 at Swe)
2007-08 Head-to-head record - Ottawa 3-1 (1-1 at Ott; 2-0 at Pit)
2006-07 Head-to-head record - Pittsburgh 3-1 (2-0 at Ott; 1-1 at Pit)
2005-06 Head-to-head record - Ottawa 4-0 (2-0 at Ott; 2-0 at Pit)
2004-05 Head-to-head record - None
2003-04 Head-to-head record - Ottawa 2-1-1 (1-0-1 at Ott; 1-1 at Pit)
2002-03 Head-to-head record - Ottawa 3-1 (1-1 at Ott; 2-0 at Pit)
2001-02 Head-to-head record - Tied 2-2 (1-1 at Ott; 1-1 at Pit)
Home Record: Ottawa 26-11-4; Pittsburgh 25-12-4
Away Record: Ottawa 18-21-2; Pittsburgh 22-16-3
Record vs. Atlantic Division: Ottawa 10-9-1
Record vs. Northeast Division: Pittsburgh 14-6-0
Record vs. Eastern Conference: Ottawa 35-24-5; Pittsburgh 38-21-5
Record in last 10 games: Ottawa 7-2-1; Pittsburgh 5-4-1

*** 2009-2010 NHL Goals Scored Home and Away ***

Home Avg. Away Avg. Total Avg.
---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Ottawa Senators 122 3.0 103 2.5 225 2.74
Pittsburgh Penguins 143 3.5 114 2.8 257 3.13

*** 2009-2010 NHL Goals Allowed Home and Away ***

Home Avg. Away Avg. Total Avg.
---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Ottawa Senators 104 2.5 134 3.3 238 2.90
Pittsburgh Penguins 114 2.8 123 3.0 237 2.89

2009-2010 Meetings
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10/12 - Pittsburgh, 4-1 (at Ott)
11/19 - Ottawa, 6-2 (at Ott)
12/23 - Pittsburgh, 8-2 (at Pit)
01/28 - Ottawa, 4-1 (at Pit)

2008-2009 Meetings
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10/04 - Pittsburgh, 4-3 ot (at Stockholm)
10/05 - Ottawa, 3-1 (at Stockholm)
12/06 - Ottawa, 3-2 (at Ott)
03/14 - Ottawa, 4-3 so (at Pit)

2007-2008 Meetings
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11/22 - Pittsburgh, 6-5 so (at Ott)
12/13 - Ottawa, 4-1 (at Pit)
02/23 - Ottawa, 4-3 ot (at Pit)
03/01 - Ottawa, 5-4 (at Ott)

2006-2007 Meetings
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11/10 - Ottawa, 6-3 (at Pit)
03/06 - Pittsburgh, 5-4 so (at Ott)
03/18 - Pittsburgh, 4-3 so (at Pit)
04/05 - Pittsburgh, 3-2 (at Ott)

2005-2006 Meetings
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02/02 - Ottawa, 7-2 (at Pit)
02/06 - Ottawa, 5-2 (at Ott)
03/01 - Ottawa, 4-3 (at Pit)
03/21 - Ottawa, 5-2 (at Ott)

2003-2004 Meetings
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11/22 - Pittsburgh, 2-1 ot (at Pit)
12/26 - Tied, 3-3 ot (at Ott)
01/22 - Ottawa, 6-5 (at Ott)
02/22 - Ottawa, 6-3 (at Pit)

2002-2003 Meetings
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10/30 - Pittsburgh, 4-1 (at Ott)
02/12 - Ottawa, 3-0 (at Pit)
03/08 - Ottawa, 5-1 (at Pit)
03/09 - Ottawa, 4-2 (at Ott)

2001-2002 Meetings
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10/16 - Pittsburgh, 5-2 (at Pit)
10/18 - Pittsburgh, 3-0 (at Ott)
12/29 - Ottawa, 5-2 (at Pit)
02/12 - Ottawa, 5-1 (at Ott)

Regular Season Notes
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Note - Ottawa has won two of the last three meetings.
Note - Ottawa has won five of seven and eight of the last 11 meetings.
Note - Ottawa is 15-7-1 in the last 23 and 18-8-1 in the last 27 meetings.
Note - Ottawa has won four of its last five in Pittsburgh.
Note - Ottawa has won eight of 10 and 11 of its last 14 in Pittsburgh.
Note - Pittsburgh has lost three of its last four in Ottawa.
Note - Pittsburgh has won four of its last seven in Ottawa.
Note - Pittsburgh is 4-7-1 in its last 12 in Ottawa.

Ottawa last 10 games Pittsburgh last 10 games
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03/22 - W at Montreal, 2-0 03/22 - L at Detroit, 1-3
03/23 - W vs. Philadelphia, 2-0 03/24 - L at Washington, 3-4 (SO)
03/26 - W at Buffalo, 4-2 03/27 - W vs. Philadelphia, 4-1
03/27 - W vs. Florida, 3-2 03/28 - W vs. Toronto, 5-4 (SO)
03/30 - W at Washington, 5-4 (OT) 03/31 - L vs. Tampa Bay, 0-2
04/01 - W vs. Carolina, 4-3 (SO) 04/03 - W vs. Atlanta, 4-3 (OT)
04/03 - L at NY Islanders, 1-4 04/06 - L vs. Washington, 3-6
04/06 - W at Florida, 5-2 04/08 - W vs. NY Islanders, 7-3
04/08 - L at Tampa Bay, 3-4 (SO) 04/10 - L at Atlanta, 0-1
04/10 - L vs. Buffalo, 2-5 04/11 - W at NY Islanders, 6-5 (OT)

All-Time Playoff Series Recap
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Series W L GP W L GF GA
Ottawa 2 1 1 9 4 5 23 26
Pittsburgh 2 1 1 9 5 4 26 23

Year Series Result
2007 CQF Ottawa won series 4-1, outscoring Pittsburgh 18-10.
2008 CQF Pittsburgh won series 4-0, outscoring Ottawa 16-5.

*** Final 2009-2010 Ottawa Senators Individual Statistics ***

POS NO. Player GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S PCTG
RW 11 Daniel Alfredsson 70 20 51 71 8 22 4 1 5 0 168 11.9
C 19 Jason Spezza 60 23 34 57 0 20 11 0 5 0 165 13.9
C 12 Mike Fisher 79 25 28 53 1 59 10 0 6 0 212 11.8
RW 27 Alex Kovalev 77 18 31 49 -8 54 4 0 5 0 165 10.9
C 7 Matt Cullen 81 16 32 48 -7 34 2 2 2 0 195 8.2
LW 9 Milan Michalek 66 22 12 34 -12 18 8 2 3 0 163 13.5
C 22 Chris Kelly 81 15 17 32 -7 38 0 0 3 0 112 13.4
C 43 Peter Regin 75 13 16 29 10 20 1 0 1 0 135 9.6
D 17 Filip Kuba 53 3 25 28 -5 28 2 0 0 0 90 3.3
LW 73 Jarkko Ruutu 82 12 14 26 -2 121 0 0 1 0 106 11.3
LW 71 Nick Foligno 61 9 17 26 6 53 2 0 2 0 83 10.8
D 65 Erik Karlsson 60 5 21 26 -5 24 1 0 0 0 112 4.5
D 4 Chris Phillips 82 8 16 24 8 45 1 1 2 0 82 9.8
RW 25 Chris Neil 68 10 12 22 -1 175 1 0 2 0 100 10.0
D 14 Chris Campoli 67 4 14 18 -3 16 1 0 1 0 71 5.6
RW 26 Ryan Shannon 66 5 11 16 -12 20 1 0 1 0 109 4.6
RW 41 Jonathan Cheechoo 61 5 9 14 -13 20 0 0 0 0 117 4.3
D 24 Anton Volchenkov 64 4 10 14 2 38 0 0 0 0 69 5.8
D 5 Andy Sutton 72 5 8 13 -10 107 0 0 0 0 77 6.5
C 18 Jesse Winchester 52 2 11 13 -1 22 0 1 0 0 77 2.6
D 39 Matt Carkner 81 2 9 11 0 190 0 0 0 0 87 2.3
RW 10 Shean Donovan 30 2 3 5 -4 40 0 0 0 0 24 8.3
D 55 Brian Lee 23 2 1 3 -5 12 0 0 0 0 22 9.1
C 47 Zack Smith 15 2 1 3 1 14 0 1 0 0 11 18.2
G 30 Brian Elliott 55 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
D 51 Derek Smith 2 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
C 36 Joshua Hennessy 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
C 37 Martin St. Pierre 3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
RW 44 Ryan Keller 6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
D 48 Jared Cowen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
LW 23 Kaspars Daugavins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
LW 16 Bobby Butler 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
G 33 Pascal Leclaire 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G 31 Mike Brodeur 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

RNK NO Goaltender GPI MINS AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV % G A PIM
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31 Mike Brodeur 3 180 1.00 3 0 0 0 1 3 87 .966 0 0 0
21 30 Brian Elliott 55 3038 2.57 29 18 4 6 5 130 1424 .909 0 1 0
46 33 Pascal Leclaire 34 1745 3.20 12 14 2 1 0 93 822 .887 0 0 2
OTT Goaltending Totals 82 4986 2.80 44 32 6 7 6 233 2340 .900 0 1 2

*** Final 2009-2010 Pittsburgh Penguins Individual Statistics ***

POS NO. Player GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S PCTG
C 87 Sidney Crosby 81 51 58 109 15 71 13 2 6 0 298 17.1
C 71 Evgeni Malkin 67 28 49 77 -6 100 13 2 7 0 268 10.4
LW 23 Alexei Ponikarovsky 77 21 29 50 -1 61 5 0 1 0 184 11.4
D 55 Sergei Gonchar 62 11 39 50 -4 49 6 0 3 0 138 8.0
C 11 Jordan Staal 82 21 28 49 19 57 1 2 1 0 195 10.8
RW 13 Bill Guerin 78 21 24 45 -9 75 11 0 4 0 227 9.3
LW 9 Pascal Dupuis 81 18 20 38 5 16 0 0 5 0 157 11.5
D 3 Alex Goligoski 69 8 29 37 7 22 2 0 0 0 98 8.2
LW 14 Chris Kunitz 50 13 19 32 3 39 2 1 0 0 131 9.9
LW 24 Matt Cooke 79 15 15 30 17 106 2 0 1 0 105 14.3
LW 26 Ruslan Fedotenko 80 11 19 30 -17 50 3 0 3 0 158 7.0
D 58 Kris Letang 73 3 24 27 1 51 0 0 0 0 174 1.7
D 4 Jordan Leopold 81 11 15 26 -2 28 1 0 3 0 95 11.6
C 48 Tyler Kennedy 64 13 12 25 10 31 1 0 4 0 175 7.4
D 44 Brooks Orpik 73 2 23 25 6 64 0 0 0 0 61 3.3
LW 17 Michael Rupp 81 13 6 19 5 120 0 0 1 0 87 14.9
D 7 Mark Eaton 79 3 13 16 5 26 0 0 1 0 65 4.6
D 74 Jay McKee 62 1 9 10 6 54 0 0 0 0 42 2.4
RW 27 Craig Adams 82 0 10 10 -5 72 0 0 0 0 84 0.0
C 25 Maxime Talbot 45 2 5 7 -9 30 0 0 0 0 49 4.1
RW 23 Chris Conner 8 2 1 3 -1 0 0 0 1 0 11 18.2
RW 28 Eric Godard 45 1 2 3 2 76 0 0 0 0 17 5.9
D 6 Ben Lovejoy 12 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 14 0.0
RW 42 Nick Johnson 6 1 1 2 -2 2 0 0 0 0 7 14.3
D 5 Deryk Engelland 9 0 2 2 -2 17 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
C 38 Mark Letestu 10 1 0 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 9 11.1
G 1 Brent Johnson 23 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G 29 Marc-Andre Fleury 67 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C 15 Dustin Jeffrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G 40 Alexander Pechurski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G 36 John Curry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
RW 63 Tim Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
LW 56 Eric Tangradi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0

RNK NO Goaltender GPI MINS AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV % G A PIM
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40 Alexander Pechurski 1 36 1.67 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .923 0 0 0
26 29 Marc-Andre Fleury 67 3798 2.65 37 21 6 4 1 168 1772 .905 0 1 10
1 Brent Johnson 23 1108 2.76 10 6 1 6 0 51 541 .906 0 1 0
36 John Curry 1 24 12.50 0 1 0 0 0 5 14 .643 0 0 0
PIT Goaltending Totals 82 4998 2.82 47 28 7 10 1 235 2350 .900 0 2 10

Note - All statistics are regular season except where noted.