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NHL : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/22/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
PITTSBURGH
 
NASHVILLE
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
1
Final
5

PITTSBURGH (3-1-0-1, 7 pts.) at NASHVILLE (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.)
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Saturday, 10/22/2016 8:05 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: PITTSBURGH - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY, NASHVILLE - PEKKA RINNE
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
19PITTSBURGH-110Ov 5.5,+115-110Ov 5.5,+115
20NASHVILLE-110Un 5.5,-135-110Un 5.5,-135
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games3-2-0+0.43-2+0.41-22.432.42.834.8
Team Stats (Road Games)0-1-0-10-1-10-10.036.04.032.0
Last 5 Games3-2-0+0.43-2+0.41-22.432.42.834.8
PITTSBURGH Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)512344111627.4%23521.7%18
Team Stats (Road Games)1000000360.0%800.0%0
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)512344111627.4%23521.7%18
Stats Against (All Games) 14544101748.0%21419.0%24
Stats Against (Road Games) 4112003212.5%6116.7%6
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 14544101748.0%21419.0%24
PITTSBURGH - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MIKE CONDON (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MIKE CONDON (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MIKE CONDON(vs. Non-Conference)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (All Games)5517416092.0%13-2+0.43-2-001-2
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Road Games)11322887.5%10-1-10-1-0-10-1
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY(vs. Non-Conference)331019392.1%02-1+0.42-1-001-1
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY (Last 4 Games)4413312191.0%12-2-0.62-2-0-11-2
TRISTAN JARRY (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
TRISTAN JARRY (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
TRISTAN JARRY(vs. Non-Conference)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MATT MURRAY (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MATT MURRAY (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MATT MURRAY(vs. Non-Conference)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0

NASHVILLE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games1-3-0-2.81-3-2.82-12.531.03.532.7
Team Stats (Home Games)1-1-0-0.61-1-0.60-12.027.52.030.5
Last 5 Games1-3-0-2.81-3-2.82-12.531.03.532.7
NASHVILLE Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)410352001248.1%15853.3%17
Team Stats (Home Games)2422000557.3%9444.4%8
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)410352001248.1%15853.3%17
Stats Against (All Games) 145360113110.7%16425.0%23
Stats Against (Home Games) 421100616.6%600.0%7
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 145360113110.7%16425.0%23
NASHVILLE - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
MAREK MAZANEC (All Games)11272281.5%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
MAREK MAZANEC (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MAREK MAZANEC(vs. Non-Conference)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MAREK MAZANEC (Last 4 Games)11272281.5%00-1-10-1-0-11-0
PEKKA RINNE (All Games)331039592.2%01-2-1.81-2-0-21-1
PEKKA RINNE (Home Games)22615793.4%01-1-0.61-1-0-10-1
PEKKA RINNE(vs. Non-Conference)11423890.5%00-1-1.20-1-0-11-0
PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games)331039592.2%01-2-1.81-2-0-21-1
Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 3.57,  NASHVILLE 3.4
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PITTSBURGH - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/13/2016WASHINGTON3-2W0, -110W5 evP
10/15/2016ANAHEIM3-2W0, -145W5 ovP
10/17/2016COLORADO3-4L0, -170L5.5 unO
10/18/2016at MONTREAL0-4L0, +105L5.5 unU
10/20/2016SAN JOSE3-2W0, +110W5.5 unU
10/22/2016at NASHVILLE 
10/25/2016FLORIDA 
10/27/2016NY ISLANDERS 
10/29/2016at PHILADELPHIA 
11/2/2016at ANAHEIM 

NASHVILLE - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
10/14/2016CHICAGO3-2W0, -125W5 ovP
10/15/2016at CHICAGO3-5L0, +115L5.5 unO
10/18/2016DALLAS1-2L0, -155L6 ovU
10/21/2016at DETROIT3-5L0, -125L5 ovO
10/22/2016PITTSBURGH 
10/26/2016at ANAHEIM 
10/27/2016at LOS ANGELES 
10/29/2016at SAN JOSE 
11/1/2016at COLORADO 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 48-26-8, 104 points. Finished 2nd in Metropolitan Division. Beat San Jose Sharks in six games to win Stanley Cup.
COACH: Mike Sullivan (second season, fourth NHL season).
ADDED: D David Warsofsky.
LOST: G Jeff Zatkoff, F Beau Bennett, D Ben Lovejoy.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Sidney Crosby. Less than a year removed from a prolonged slump, the two-time MVP is on a major roll as he enters his 12th season. Crosby won the Conn Smythe Trophy while leading the Penguins to the franchise's fourth Cup and followed it up by being named the MVP of the World Cup of Hockey while leading Team Canada to a title. He averaged 1.32 points after Sullivan took over for Mike Johnston in mid-December, a pace that would have won him the scoring title over the course of a full season.
OUTLOOK: The Penguins did little to tinker with a formula that led them back to the top for the first time since 2009. Crosby and teammate Evgeni Malkin remain the heart of the franchise and there's plenty of young legs (and a few older ones) in key supporting roles. The biggest question will be how the goaltending situation gets settled between Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray, who backstopped the Penguins to the Cup after Fleury suffered a concussion late in the regular season.
NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 41-27-14, 96 points. Fourth in Central Division. Lost to San Jose Sharks in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Peter Laviolette (third season, 15th NHL season).
ADDED: D P.K. Subban, D Matt Carle and D Yannick Weber.
LOST: D Shea Weber, G Carter Hutton and D Barret Jackman.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Subban. The $9 million-per-year defenseman arrived June 29 in a trade that sent captain Shea Weber to Montreal. Subban is seen as an offensive upgrade. His speed and skill with the puck is a much better match for Laviolette's approach, giving the Predators a chance to score more points in the very competitive Central Division.
OUTLOOK: Stanley Cup Finals is a reasonable prediction. The Predators have made some big moves revamping this roster over the past two seasons with Subban easily the biggest yet. The Predators are banking on more offense helping them earn home-ice advantage after back-to-back seven-game series against California teams as the West's first wild card last spring.
PREVIEW
Shorthanded Predators face tough task vs. Stanley Cup champs

Some back-to-backs are tougher than others. For the Nashville Predators, this one figured to be one of the toughest of the season - and that was before they lost two top six forwards and their third straight game Friday night in Detroit.

When Nashville welcomes the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins to Bridgestone Arena Saturday night, it could do so without Ryan Johansen and Craig Smith. Each left its 5-3 loss to the Red Wings in the second period suffering from the flu and their status for Saturday night is uncertain.

While the Predators (1-3-0) lost Friday night, Pittsburgh (3-1-1) got to spend the evening in their hotel rooms in Nashville, fresh off a rousing 3-2 comeback win Thursday night against San Jose in an early rematch of last season's Cup finals.

And the Penguins needed a night of rest and relaxation in the worst way. They played most of the last two periods Thursday night with just four defensemen after the pairing of Olli Maatta and Derrick Pouliot both left with injuries.

Trevor Daley, Justin Schultz, Brian Dumoulin and Ian Cole shouldered a heavy load after that, but played efficiently to help Pittsburgh wipe out a 2-0 deficit.

"Any time you go down two defensemen that early in the game, it's tough. It puts a lot of pressure on those guys," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "I thought they did a great job simplifying their game. The third period, I thought our forwards took some pressure off them, playing a north/south game and holding onto pucks."

Pouliot went on injured reserve Friday, joining a growing list of teammates in the infirmary. Sidney Crosby (concussion) is nowhere near returning to game action and top defenseman Kris Letang (upper-body injury) also sat out Thursday after being injured in Montreal Tuesday night.

While Pittsburgh is thriving despite being shorthanded, the Predators are stumbling as their depth is undergoing an early test. The illnesses of Johansen and Smith, coupled with last weekend's upper-body injuries to depth defenseman Anthony Bitetto and fourth-line forward Miikka Salomaki that landed both on injured reserve, could lead to call-ups from AHL affiliate Milwaukee for this game.

Regardless of who plays and who sits, Nashville needs a more detailed performance to change its fortunes. The Predators want to forecheck aggressively and maintain possession, but have allowed a whopping 80 shots on net this week, and have stayed in games only because of good work by goalie Pekka Rinne and their power play.

"I thought we played hard, especially with a short bench," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said Friday night. "We just shot ourselves in the foot too many times. You can't make that many mistakes when you're trying to come from behind."

Breakdowns in discipline harmed the Predators in Detroit, as they took eight minors, enabling the Red Wings to net two man-advantage markers. Had Rinne not saved 38 of 42 shots, the final margin could have been worse.

All three Nashville goals in Detroit came on the power play, continuing an early trend. The Predators are 8-for-15 with the man advantage through four games and has potted just two even strength tallies.


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