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8:05 PM EST |
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+238
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+6.5 (-102)
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Over 229.5 (-103)
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-274
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GAME PREVIEW
Oct 22, 2019The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors will begin life without Kawhi Leonard on Tuesday night when they host the New Orleans Pelicans, who no longer have Anthony Davis and will be missing injured future star Zion Williamson.Leonard, so dominant in the championship run, left as a free agent to join the Los Angeles Clippers. The focal point of the Raptors will become Pascal Siakam, who signed a four-year, $130-million max contract extension Monday."I think people are done overlooking him," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. "Those days are done. Rightly so, he'll be a focal point for teams to scheme against. ... He's been blessed with an incredible motor. He's got a motor not only to play in games with tremendous energy but to do his day-long work with conviction and pace." The Pelicans traded Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks. Jrue Holiday figures to be the only returning player in the starting lineup Tuesday that is expected to include Ball, JJ Redick, Ingram and Derrick Favors.The NBA debut of Williamson won't come for another 6-to-8 weeks after the No. 1 overall draft pick from Duke underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday.The Pelicans said Williamson went under the knife due to a torn lateral meniscus.Williams starred at forward in the preseason as he shot 71.4 percent while averaging 23.3 points and 6.5 rebounds."He's a smart enough player that whenever he comes back he will be fine," Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said prior to the surgery. "I don't see him falling behind in a situation, where all of a sudden he's got all of this makeup work to do. ... It's a pretty simple system anyway. He's a solid, solid guy and very mature for a 19-year-old." Without Williamson, the Pelicans will rely on Holiday, Ingram and Ball for scoring with starting center Favors and reserve forward Kenrich Williams helping with rebounding."We will move some guys around," Gentry said. "That's one of the things about having depth and players who play different positions. We can move guys around and put ourselves in a position where, from a rotation standpoint, we are still pretty solid." The Raptors are expected to have a starting lineup of Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Siakam and Marc Gasol in most games. Serge Ibaka and Norman Powell also should get some starting assignments."Playing with Kawhi was an extreme luxury but it was very challenging," VanVleet said. "I've never played with a guy like that before who was just so good and just so dominant that you just have to get out of the way sometimes."When he didn't play last year we had a lot of fun, I'll say that. The ball moves, and obviously you want a guy like that when you're trying to win a championship but ... I think the ball moving, everybody sharing it, playing faster, it can be a little fun for sure." The Raptors are also without another key player from their championship team in Danny Green, who departed as a free agent for the Lakers."He's very vocal. Very positive. He doesn't take things personal," Gasol said of Green. "He's a veteran guy who has been around but has come up also through hard times and has been coached hard in his previous years (by Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs) and knows what it takes to play at the highest level. And he was very good for us." --Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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-160
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-3 (-113)
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Over 223.5 (-111)
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+144
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Under 223.5 (+101)
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GAME PREVIEW
Oct 22, 2019A matchup of potential NBA title contenders tips off Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Clippers host the Los Angeles Lakers in a season-opening clash.The two teams, who made some of the league's most significant changes this offseason, play the first of four regular-season meetings.The Clippers added Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who led the Toronto Raptors to their first championship, and All-Star forward Paul George, acquired in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder, to bolster an already loaded roster. The results leave the Clippers among the favorites to capture their first NBA crown."We still have to find a rhythm with each other playing together, but I think we're going to do well," Leonard said. "That's my mindset on it. Come out and win ballgames." The Clippers will play Tuesday without George, who is recovering from offseason shoulder surgeries and is not expected to return until November. However, they should have more than enough firepower to compensate for George's absence with guards Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams and Landry Shamet and center Montrezl Harrell returning. Those four were among the key contributors to the Clippers' playoff appearance last season before the Golden State Warriors eliminated them in the opening round.The Lakers also expect to contend with the addition of All-Star center/forward Anthony Davis via an offseason trade with the New Orleans Pelicans. Davis joins a team that features LeBron James, Kyle Kuzma and a retooled roster.The addition of Davis, a six-time All-Star, is expected to boost the team's fortunes after the Lakers finished a disappointing 37-45 and failed to qualify for the postseason for the sixth season in a row. Health will be the foremost concern for Davis, who averaged 25.9 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 56 starts last season with the Pelicans.Staying healthy will also be crucial for James. He missed a career-high 27 games last season with a groin injury. Still, the 34-year-old superstar averaged 27.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game."Opening night is great. For me, it's like the first day of school," James said. "I mean, I love to play the game and I obviously had the longest layoff of my career, so to be where I'm at physically (and) mentally no matter who we open up against ... Tuesday (will be) a great day." Kuzma won't play in the season opener. The third-year pro, who averaged 18.7 points and 5.5 rebounds last season and is considered pivotal in the Lakers' success, has been sidelined for the entire preseason with a stress reaction in his left foot. His return date is unknown.Both clubs believe they will be improved by additional newcomers. Guard Danny Green, who contributed to the Raptors' title run with Leonard, and Quinn Cook will be relied upon to boost the Lakers' 3-point shooting. Green and guard Avery Bradley are also expected to deliver a stronger presence on perimeter defense.Eight-time All-Star center Dwight Howard, limited to nine games because of injuries last season with the Washington Wizards, is expected to contribute off the Lakers' bench.The Clippers also added to their reserve unit, picking up forwards Maurice Harkless and Patrick Patterson.--Field Level Media
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COMING
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8:08 PM EST |
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+176
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+1.5 (-125)
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Over 6.5 (-111)
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-192
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Under 6.5 (+101)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nats hope to end Cole's roll in World Series Game 1FLMHOUSTON -- After stewarding his club past the exceptional bullpens of the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees en route to a second American League pennant in three seasons, Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch was asked if he preferred the Washington Nationals' more traditional approach.Washington starters Anibal Sanchez, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin logged a combined 26 2/3 innings in the Nationals' four-game dismantling of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series, leaving their bullpen just 9 1/3 innings to cover.The presumption is Houston will face more of the same when it hosts the Nationals in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday. Scherzer (2-0, 1.80 ERA this postseason) will start against the favored Astros in the Nationals' first-ever World Series contest."I'll believe it when I see it," Hinch said when asked if Washington will continue to be judicious with bullpen usage. "I think they should take their starter out after the third inning, to be honest." The Nationals' reliance on starting pitching is a byproduct of the abundant talent available. Washington's quartet of starters finished 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA against the Cardinals, producing 40 strikeouts against only six walks in the NLCS. That dominating effort only continued what the Nationals accomplished during the season.Washington's starters ranked second in the majors in ERA (3.53), and fourth in WHIP (1.19), strikeouts per nine innings (9.68) and opponents' on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.685).The Astros also feature an exceptional rotation, with Houston starters pacing the majors in strikeouts per nine innings (10.54) while rating second in WHIP (1.09) and third in both ERA (3.61) and opponents' on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.672)."I personally am a big fan of starting pitching," said right-hander Gerrit Cole, the Astros' Game 1 starter. "I grew up wanting to become a starting pitcher, and I'm a starting pitcher now. And there are a lot of really good starting pitchers on the other side of the field, guys that kind of emulate the role in terms of longevity, durability, creativeness, tenacity, grit."And so just a pleasure to share the field with them on the greatest stage at this point. And best of luck to them." Cole is on an otherworldly run. He enters the World Series 19-0 with a 1.59 ERA over his past 25 starts, including victories in each of his three playoff outings. In his previous eight starts, he is 8-0 with a 0.77 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings."I've been in the situation, faced really good pitchers here in the National League over the years, (Clayton) Kershaw, (Jacob) deGrom, those guys," Scherzer said. "You just know you've got to come out there, you're going to be throwing up zeros. And you've got to try to match the intensity from your opponent."And Cole's had a terrific year. So obviously it's going to (be) one heck of a challenge." Secondary to the test Cole will provide is the ability of the Nationals to restart their engines. Washington capped its sweep of St. Louis on Oct. 15, and after riding an emotional wave to the NLCS, excessive downtime would seem a threat to the momentum established in the postseason.Washington overcame numerous obstacles to arrive in Houston, coming from behind to beat the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL wild-card game before knocking out the league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers in a decisive Game 5 in the NL Division Series. What's one more?"I truly believe that these guys are fired up to be here," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "We played a lot of unbelievable games this year. We've come a long way." --Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
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UP
7:05 PM EST |
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10/22/2019 7:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+101
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+1.5 (-243)
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Over 6.5 (-110)
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-111
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Under 6.5 (-102)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EDT Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N. Y., 14203 / First-year Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger is pleased with the start of his Sabres on the ice, especially after a successful West Coast road trip. Buffalo returns home Tuesday to face the San Jose Sharks, concluding the first-ever home-and-home series between the teams in an odd, three-day journey that began in northern California and will end in western New York. The Sabres left California after taking four of six points, opening with a 5-2 loss in Anaheim then beating Los Angeles (3-0) and San Jose (4-3). Krueger, 60, replaced former Buffalo bench boss Phil Housley, who was fired after two seasons. Krueger returned to the NHL after last coaching in the league in 2013. In addition to the Sabres' hot start -- they lead the Eastern Conference with 15 points -- the new coach said he likes the comradery off the ice, too." We speak about being connected on the ice, but you could really feel this group was connected off the ice," Krueger said after the road trip. "Just coming together here the last couple of days, lots of time together but nothing but a small picture in our heads and a hunger to continue to learn." That's what we're going to continue to do." Three different lines contributed to Buffalo's 4-3 win in San Jose on Saturday, but it was the group consisting of Kyle Okposo, Johan Larsson and Zemgus Girgensons that provided the winning marker. Goalie Carter Hutton set a franchise record Thursday with a 47-save shutout of the Kings. The previous Sabres record for saves in a regular-season shutout was 44 by Chad Johnson in December 2015. The Sharks, meanwhile, have been playing better hockey lately regardless of location -- especially considering a woeful start that saw them drop their first four games. Left winger Evander Kane became the first Shark ever to record a hat trick in the first period in the team's 5-2 victory last Wednesday, denying the visiting Carolina Hurricanes their franchise-best start to a season. Even after the Buffalo defeat, San Jose coach Peter DeBoer had mostly positives to say about the Sharks, who have three wins in their last four matches." I liked our resiliency and thought we battled all night," DeBoer said. "When I look at our seven or eight games we've played, that's one of the better 60-minute efforts." I think we're getting better. I can tell you I like where our team's at now better than I did two weeks ago. Our game's starting to look more recognizable." Defenseman Erik Karlsson moved his assist streak to four straight games with a pair of helpers against Buffalo, and center Tomas Hertl is riding a three-game goal-scoring streak. The Sharks may be jelling more due to the signing of team icon Patrick Marleau, who joined the team in Chicago in its first win of the season on Oct. 10. Marleau, 40, scored twice in the 5-4 victory over the Blackhawks and added an assist in the next game against Calgary. He has three points in his four games played. San Jose announced following Monday's practice that it had recalled defenseman Trevor Carrick and forward Jonny Brodzinski from AHL affiliate San Jose.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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-118
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-1.5 (+219)
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+107
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+1.5 (-251)
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Under 5.5 (+106)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EDT Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, N. Y., 10001 / The New York Rangers have yet to pick up the pace following a lull in their early season schedule. The Rangers look to get it in gear and snap a four-game losing streak on Tuesday when they play the second contest of a season-long five-game homestand against the surging Arizona Coyotes. New York, which surrendered three first-period goals in Sunday's 3-2 setback against Vancouver, has been outscored 17-7 during its four-game losing streak. Three of those losses were recorded over a four-day stint after the team played just three times in nearly two weeks. Sunday's setback didn't sit well with Mika Zibanejad, who saw his team outshoot the Canucks 17-6 in the third period as they pressed for the equalizer." It just means we dug ourselves a hole in the first," said the 26-year-old Swede, who boosted his team-leading totals in assists (seven) and points (11) after setting up Artemi Panarin's third-period goal." It just shows that you can't just play for 25, 30 minutes. The whole game is not going to look perfect, it's not going to be all just good stuff, but we've got to learn to manage the game a little bit more when we don't feel like it's going our way." Obviously the good thing about it is the pushback, and that's what we'll try to take with us." While New York limps into Tuesday, Arizona aims to extend its point streak to six games and winning streak to four in the opener of a four-game road trip." I like the way our team's been playing all year," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. "... We've got to be able to handle prosperity too. We can't get too high on ourselves. We're not that kind of team." Conor Garland has scored all four of his team-leading goals in a five-game stretch (4-0-1), including one in Saturday's 5-2 victory over Ottawa." We've been playing the way we wanted to play really since the start of the season," said the 23-year-old Garland. Garland recorded the first multi-goal performance of his young career last season on Jan. 6, tallying twice as Arizona completed a two-game season sweep of the Rangers with a 5-0 rout. Darcy Kuemper was in net for that contest, but former Rangers goaltender Antti Raanta could be in line to get the start Tuesday after turning aside 34 shots against the Senators. Nick Schmaltz is riding a career high-tying five-game point streak (three goals, five assists) entering Tuesday's tilt versus New York. The 23-year-old also has good memories of playing against the Rangers, as he had a two-assist performance and set up forward Derek Stepan's overtime goal in a 4-3 victory at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 14. Henrik Lundqvist yielded all four goals in that contest, although the former Vezina Trophy recipient sports a sterling 8-2-1 record with a 2.48 goals-against average in 11 career encounters against the Coyotes. Panarin has tallied in back-to-back games to tie Zibanejad for the team lead in goals. The 27-year-old Russian has registered 15 points (10 goals, five assists) in nine career contests at Madison Square Garden.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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7:05 PM EST |
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+161
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+1.5 (-157)
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Over 6.5 (-106)
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-180
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Under 6.5 (-106)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EDT Venue: TD Garden , Boston, Mass., 02114 / The Boston Bruins will look to put their first losing streak of the season behind them when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the tail end of a home-and-home set Tuesday. Boston has dropped two straight, falling in a shootout to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday before a 4-3 defeat in overtime against the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday. In the latter contest, Morgan Rielly scored the game-winner at 3:54 of the extra period. Since then, the Bruins have been off while the Maple Leafs fell in 4-3 overtime at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Despite their short skid, the Bruins have picked up points in four straight games and seven of eight to begin the season. Still, the sting of two close losses is front of mind for the club, especially against two Atlantic Division opponents and fellow playoff favorites." I thought we played well enough to get two points tonight," Boston goaltender Jaroslav Halak said after making 25 saves Saturday. "One of those games that we get some chances, they got some bounces their way and they won a game. Happy for the point obviously, disappointed at the same time. It is what it is. We have to turn the page and get ready for the next one." Tuukka Rask will return to the Bruins' net for the Tuesday contest, the 500th game of his career. Rask is 17-7-2 with a 2.13 goals-against average in 29 appearances against Toronto." Milestone game," Rask said. "It's good. It's fun. Played my first game against the Leafs, and now milestone game against them, kind of cool." Maple Leafs backup Michael Hutchinson is expected to get the nod after Frederik Andersen made 34 stops in the Monday defeat. Hutchinson, a Bruins draft pick in 2008, has allowed nine goals in two starts this season. Toronto's loss to Columbus was just its second in its past five games, and it came in unlikely fashion. Mitchell Marner was called for a hooking penalty on a breakaway at 1:57 of overtime, allowing Gustav Nyquist to score on a penalty shot and seal the victory for the Blue Jackets." It's unfortunate," Marner said. "We got sticks in their feet, their hands, and they called it. You want to have those ones back, but stuff happens." Auston Matthews scored his eighth goal of the season and added an assist in the defeat, leading the way for the Maple Leafs, whose 35 goals scored are tied for second in the league with Colorado, and just one behind Washington. Boston's David Pastrnak is tied for the league lead with nine goals, having scored seven in his last three games. He is riding a six-game points streak, with linemates Patrice Bergeron (two goals, six assists) and Brad Marchand (four goals, eight assists) each at seven straight games. The Bruins will be without forward David Krejci (upper body) for the third straight game. Karson Kuhlman missed practice Monday and is questionable after getting injured on a blocked shot Saturday. The Maple Leafs are still without captain John Tavares, who has missed two games and is out at least two weeks with a broken finger.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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7:05 PM EST |
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10/22/2019 7:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+123
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+1.5 (-201)
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Over 6 (-114)
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-136
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-1.5 (+179)
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Under 6 (+101)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EDT Venue: BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL, 33323 / The Florida Panthers got mixed news on the health front and added what they hope is a key player in advance of Tuesday night's game against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Center Aleksander Barkov -- Florida's team captain -- practiced in full on Monday and appears ready to return after leaving Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Nashville Predators due to a lower-body injury. Barkov played just 1:55 in that game -- all of that in the first period. However, second-line center Vincent Trocheck -- an All-Star in 2017 and the only successful scorer on either side of Saturday's shootout in Nashville -- is listed as questionable for Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Panthers on Sunday signed center Brian Boyle, a 34-year-old faceoff expert who finished last season with Nashville but had been unsigned for 2019-20 until Florida made this move. Boyle, who won the NHL's Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2017-18 after his successful battle with leukemia, had 18 goals and six assists in 73 games last season, splitting his time between the New Jersey Devils and Nashville." Brian brings a wealth of experience to our club," Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said of Boyle, who has played 880 NHL games, including playoffs. "He adds versatility and character in our lineup." On Tuesday, the Panthers are likely to start Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. So far, he has been outplayed by his novice backup Sam Montembeault, who is 1-0-1 with a 1.79 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage in two starts. Bobrovsky, who signed a seven-year, $70 million free-agent contract with the Panthers on July 1, is 2-2-2 with a 4.07 GAA and an .872 save percentage. Either way, the Panthers -- who have picked up at least one point in five straight games -- can expect a challenging game from Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang and the rest of the Penguins. Pittsburgh has won five of its past six games. Crosby, 32, is still one of the NHL's few true superstars. He has missed a combined total of just three games the past two years and currently leads the Penguins with 12 points (four goals and a team-high eight assists). Letang, also 32, leads Pittsburgh's defense. He tied his career high last season with 16 goals. This season, he has four goals and six assists. The Penguins, however, are still without star winger Evgeni Malkin, who has a lower-body injury. Malkin, who has scored more than a point per game in eight straight seasons, skated with fellow injured forward Alex Galchenyuk prior to Monday's practice. Pittsburgh's top-pair defenseman Brian Dumoulin has been ruled out of Tuesday's game due to a lower-body injury. But the Penguins got good news on Monday when injured forwards Bryan Rust and Nick Bjugstad returned to practice for the first time since their injuries." We're still not sure of the timeline," said Bjugstad, who played the first six-plus years of his NHL career with the Panthers. "But I'm excited to be taking it day by day." Pittsburgh is expected to start goalie Matt Murray, who is 5-2-0 with a 2.56 GAA and a .914 save percentage. His backup, Tristan Jarry, is 1-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA and a .941 save percentage.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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10/22/2019 7:35 PM EST (TODAY) |
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-116
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-1.5 (+219)
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Over 6 (+101)
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+106
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+1.5 (-251)
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Under 6 (-114)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:30 PM EDT Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, 48201 / Detroit's offense went missing in Canada. Now back home, the Red Wings will try to reboot their attack. The Red Wings generated just one goal in each of their three contests across the border last week and carry a four-game losing streak into Tuesday's game against visiting Vancouver. Detroit will play four of its remaining five October games at Little Caesars Arena." They're keying in on a couple of us, but it has to be all 12 forwards," Dylan Larkin, the center on Detroit's top line, told the Detroit Free Press. "We have to find ways to get in front of the goalie's eyes and get the puck and score simple goals. We haven't had that the past two games. It is frustrating. Three goals in three games, that's not fun. That's not going to win you games." Coach Jeff Blashill tried numerous line combinations during the trip but nothing seemed to work. The only goal scored on the last leg of the journey, a 2-1 loss to Edmonton on Friday, was tallied by defenseman Mike Green. Blashill reunited his opening-night line of Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi and Anthony Mantha against the Oilers but nothing changed." It's hard to score tons of points night in and night out," Blashill said. "It's hard to be that kind of line that has to do that, but I'd also say that's what they want. They have to find a way to dig in and be a little bit better. They know they're going to get the other team's best D, they know they'll get tough matchups. If you want to be an elite line, you have to be so good every night." One positive development in the last game was a better defensive effort. The Wings gave up five goals apiece in their previous three games." We took a step in the right direction with the way we dug in," Blashill said. "Do we need more offense? Yeah. Are certain guys going to score more? Yes they are. Let's make sure we keep taking steps forward here." Detroit will try to avenge a 5-1 loss to the Canucks on Oct. 15. Larkin scored the lone Wings' goal. J. T. Miller scored two goals for Vancouver, while Alexander Edler had a goal and his first two assists of the season. The Canucks split a couple of hotly contested games on the East Coast over the weekend. They lost 1-0 to New Jersey, then edged the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. Vancouver scored all of its goals in the opening period at New York and Jacob Markstrom preserved the lead by making 38 saves, including 16 in the final period. Markstrom hadn't played in more than a week, having just returned from Sweden after attending to personal matters." He's had a tough week," Canucks coach Travis Green said. "To see how he played (Sunday), it's good for him, it's good for our team. That's a moment. I know he hasn't talked about his past week, but he's had a hard week. You feel for a guy like that that competes the way he does and loves to win and is a real warrior for our team." Bo Horvat scored his 100th career goal on Sunday." I just think we were doing a lot of good things," Horvat told NHL.com.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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+110
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+1.5 (-231)
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Over 6 (+102)
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-122
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Under 6 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:00 PM EDT Venue: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, 55102 / The Minnesota Wild will try to complete a sweep of their brief two-game homestand when they host the Pacific Division-leading Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. The Wild capped a roller-coaster 72-hour span that started with a 4-0 blanking at Montreal and a closed-door, players-only meeting by rallying to defeat the Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at home for just their second victory in eight games this season. Zach Parise scored what proved to be the winning goal midway through the third period off a nifty cross-ice pass by Jason Zucker, who also scored a goal. Minnesota, despite giving up two second-period goals just 16 seconds apart and a go-ahead goal to Phillip Danault early in the third period, won for just the third time in its last 10 home games dating to the end of the 2018-19 season." We need to be a good team here," Parise said. "We didn't give the fans a lot to cheer about last year. I think if we want to be a good team this year, we have got to play better in our own rink." Minnesota finished just 16-18-7 at home last season." We need to remember this feeling," said Zucker, who called out his team and head coach Bruce Boudreau after the meeting before later publicly apologizing to Boudreau for his comment. "This feels great. It's awesome to have a win, especially at home. And now come back Tuesday and playing another high-powered offense, we've got to remember this feeling and make sure we want to get it back." "It is a good group," Boudreau said, when asked about the response from his team following the meeting. "I always said it is a group that cares. These guys care. It would be great if we could put a little string (of victories) together." To do that, the Wild will have to defeat an Edmonton team that started the season with five straight victories and has lost just once in regulation in nine games. The Oilers come in off a 1-0 shootout loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night. Goaltender Mike Smith finished with 23 saves in regulation and overtime but gave up goals to Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine in the shootout. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 28 saves for the Jets." It was kind of a murky game," Edmonton coach Dave Tippett said. "Both teams had some chances and the goaltenders played well. We came in here wanting to play a hard road game and not give up any, and it would have been nice to get the one (goal) we needed to push us ahead. We just couldn't get the extra point." "Last night was a hard game," Smith said after the team's optional skate on Monday morning. "It was kind of a playoff-like atmosphere. There wasn't a lot of room out there. You have to give credit to Winnipeg, too. They did a good job to clog things up and not give us a lot of really good looks. We had some chances, but they didn't go in for us. But I thought we did a lot of really good things and played a real tight game and got a big point. You've got to look at the positives in a game like that." --Field Level Media
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+141
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+1.5 (-176)
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-157
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Under 5.5 (-116)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:00 PM EDT Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, 37203 / As the Anaheim Ducks prepare for a four-game road trip beginning Tuesday night at the Nashville Predators, they'll continue to rely on a combination of youth and experience at the forward positions. Max Comtois, Sam Steel and Troy Terry -- none older than 22 -- are playing major roles for the Ducks, despite combining to play just 66 NHL games before this season. They've mixed in well with veterans Ryan Getzlaf, Adam Henrique, Jakob Silfverberg and Derek Grant, as well as a highly skilled group of forwards in their mid-20s, namely Rickard Rakell, Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie. Together, the group has helped Anaheim surge to a 6-3-0 start." These guys are battle tested. They are ready," Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler said of the young forwards. "They are a big part of our team and they will continue to be a big part of our team." The Predators are still relying on a core group of veterans to keep them at the top of the standings. They recently had to reshuffle their lineup after Filip Forsberg sustained a lower-body injury in a 5-2 win at the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 15. He has missed the past two games, both Nashville losses. Forsberg, who produced five goals and three assists in the first six games, did not practice on Monday. Predators coach Peter Laviolette moved Kyle Turris from the fourth line to Forsberg's spot on the top line for Saturday's game against the visiting Florida Panthers. Turris scored a late tying goal, but Nashville lost 3-2 in a shootout. Turris, 30, was happy to contribute after seeing his offensive numbers decline last season, when he was held to seven goals and 16 assists in 55 games with the Predators. He already has three goals and three assists in eight games this season, helping repair his confidence and put him in the correct mindset." Just focus on making plays," Turris told reporters after the loss to Florida. "Not overthinking things. Not second-guessing any decision you have to make in a fraction of a second. That's when things tend to go wrong." Ducks coach Dallas Eakins is careful to not put limitations on his young players either. Steel turned the puck over coming through the neutral zone against the Calgary Flames, which led to the go-ahead goal with just over 11 minutes remaining in Sunday's 2-1 loss. Eakins said afterward that he was fine with the effort and decision." We're encouraging our guys to make plays," he said. "We're encouraging our guys to get up in the play. That's where we'll have to find a balance." On the defensive end, the Ducks continue to be one of the most difficult teams to score against. They've given up more than two goals just once in nine games this season, and their 1.78 goals-against average is the best in the NHL. John Gibson has been stellar in goal for the Ducks. He made several more acrobatic saves against the Flames on Sunday." It's to the point, why would we expect any less?" Eakins said of Gibson's play. "That is a regular occurrence for him. That is the expectation that he has on himself, and it's always great when a young man like that has those expectations." Nashville has been difficult on Gibson, however. He's 4-4-0 against the Predators in his career with a 9.05 save percentage and 2.88 goals-against average.--Field Level Media
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+1.5 (-195)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:00 PM EDT Venue: Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3C 5S5 / When the Winnipeg Jets hit the ice Tuesday night, only one NHL team will have played more games, and the schedule will keep up its relentless demands with a contest against the visiting Los Angeles Kings. The quantity of games, and not necessarily the quality, has the Jets near the top of the Central Division as they look to improve on a 2-3 home record and a minus-five goal differential over their first 10 contests. Sunday's 1-0 shootout victory over the Edmonton Oilers showed some promise, at least from a defensive perspective, as the Jets ended a three-game home losing streak. Tuesday's matchup will mark the fifth of a six-game homestand that concludes Saturday against the Calgary Flames. The Oilers rolled into Sunday's matchup with a 7-1-0 record and the NHL's best power play before the unexpected stumble. Edmonton went 0-for-2 with the man advantage but still lead the league at 38.5 percent. Sunday's win also gave Jets head coach Paul Maurice his 700th NHL victory." It feels good to get the win in the fashion we did," Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey said, according to the Winnipeg Free Press. "As a coach, you probably want to win 1-0. I feel like that's probably the best reward or best 700th win we can give (Maurice)." A little more offense might have been nice, but the Jets will take it any way they can get it." It's good to get a result," Winnipeg's Blake Wheeler said. "Obviously, it's been tough around here. I think the quality of our play isn't reflective of the results we're getting recently. So, it's good to finally get one." The Kings also are relieved to have a breakthrough. Los Angeles ended a three-game losing streak and a two-game shutout streak with a 4-1 victory over the Flames on Saturday. Shots on goal have not been an issue for the Kings. Finishing off scoring chances has been. The Kings have opened the season aggressively on offense, following a dreadful 2018-19 campaign, but they were blanked in consecutive games for the first time since February 2017. The Kings found the finishing touch Saturday against the Flames, getting goals from Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Carter, Anze Kopitar and Ilya Kovalchuk. The Kings even scored their first power-play goal in a span of six games." The whole group has been good," new Kings head coach Todd McLellan said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "Analytically -- and I'm not a true, true believer in analytics -- there's a lot of positive things with our team. But the page you look at first is always the standings, and we're not where we'd like to be." It makes Tuesday's game a test for each team to be the version of themselves they imagined when the season started. The Kings will have to improve on a 1-2 road record so far and a minus-8 overall goal differential." There is a clear plan," McLellan said. "The team has to be restructured. It's trying to catch up with the modern game right now, if you will ... the youthfulness and creativity and the pace of the game. We're trying to catch up in that area." --Field Level Media
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-121
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:30 PM EDT Venue: United Center, Chicago, Ill., 60612 / The Vegas Golden Knights finish up their three-game road trip with the second half of a back-to-back on Tuesday night at Chicago. The trip began with on a high note for the Golden Knights on Saturday. Marc-Andre Fleury registered his 57th career shutout while making 29 saves in a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team that drafted him first overall in 2003 and with whom he won three Stanley Cups. However, after playing in the first nine games of the season (including eight starts), Fleury got Monday night off in a sloppy 6-2 loss at Philadelphia. Oscar Dansk finished with 31 saves in his first NHL game since Oct. 30, 2017, but the Golden Knights allowed a season-high goal total. Four of those goals came in the second period, which ended with the Flyers leading 5-0. Vegas coach Gerard Gallant called the effort the team's worst in the defensive zone in two seasons." There were some good parts of the game," Gallant said. "I really liked our second period, and we gave up four goals. That's the funny part." So what went wrong?"It was three or four or five guys who didn't play really well tonight," Gallant said. "I thought most of our guys played OK. We made some bad decisions in our D zone. It was the worst D zone we had this year. And last year." "There was no excuse for us," Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault said. "We were not there for our goalie." Vegas right winger Reilly Smith, who scored his team-leading seventh goal, added, "You've got to play 60 minutes, and we didn't tonight. It seemed like our awareness wasn't there and we gave up easy goals. ... We feel bad because we left Oscar out to dry tonight." Gallant said having such a quick turnaround might be a plus following Monday night's clunker." I think it will be, for sure," he said postgame. "We play again tomorrow night, so they'll forget about it tonight on the plane, and they better be ready tomorrow." Marchessault said, "I think that's the most positive (thing about) the situation is that we have another game tomorrow. We can forget about (this) one, and we will if we win that game tomorrow." Chicago comes in off a 5-3 home loss on Sunday to the Washington Capitals, a result that snapped the Blackhawks' two-game winning streak. Tom Wilson scored the game-winner at the 11:47 mark of the third period, and Lars Eller added an empty-netter to seal the win for the Capitals. The Blackhawks lost despite controlling play for most of the contest, as Washington goaltender Braden Holtby made 41 saves." Overall, it was probably our best game of the year so far and most complete game," said Chicago left winger Alexander Nylander, who finished with two assists." Sometimes you don't get rewarded in this game. That's the cruel thing about hockey, but we have to stick with it. It's a good foundation, and we can build off it. We have to make sure we ride this momentum into the next game. We've got to make sure that we keep this rolling." Vegas swept the three games with the Blackhawks last season, winning 8-3 and 4-3 in overtime in Chicago, and 4-3 in Las Vegas.--Field Level Media
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+104
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-114
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 9:00 PM EDT Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada, T2G 2W1 / The first chapter of the Washington Capitals' five-game road trip was a success. Beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Sunday before heading to Calgary to face the Flames on Tuesday has the Capitals believing great things can happen during their sojourn, which runs through Western Canada before ending in Toronto." It's a long trip, and if you lose the first one, you don't know what happens on the second one. It can make for kind of a tough one," forward T. J. Oshie told NHL.com after his club's victory over the Blackhawks. "It's nice to get the win in the first one. Obviously maybe not our best game, but we found a way to win. That's encouraging going forward on this long trip." Sure, the Windy City win wasn't pretty -- Washington blew a two-goal lead in the third period before pulling away -- but the Metropolitan Division leaders have won four of five road games this season. Plus, the Capitals have a couple of big things going for them these days. Defenseman John Carlson has been an offensive force to start the season. Carlson, the league's second star of the week who is riding a seven-game point-streak, leads the NHL with 18 points -- becoming just the third defenseman in history to record 18 points in his team's first 10 games of the season (a feat reached twice by Bobby Orr and once by Paul Coffey). Also, No. 1 goalie Braden Holtby appears to have found his form. He has stopped 67 of 72 shots in last past two games, rebounding from a horrid performance a week ago against Colorado in which he surrendered three goals on three shots before being pulled." He's definitely got his calm demeanor back," Tom Wilson said of Holtby. "He's one of those guys where if there are pucks flying everywhere, he just seems to swallow them up and he's our rock. He's an extremely good leader on the ice, off the ice. I'm happy for him." The Flames arrive home after a tightly fought 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, a game in which backup goalie Cam Talbot made 29 saves, including several big opportunities in the final 10 minutes. Calgary has won three of four games, but the loss in that bunch -- Saturday night against the Kings in Los Angeles -- was one of the team's worst performances in years, and the lack of consistency remains a sticking point." We have to be realistic of where we're at," coach Bill Peters said. "We're still a little bit inconsistent ... there are a lot of things we can do better. We're well aware of that. The standards are pretty high, and we haven't played to those standards on a consistent basis." The Flames have been a middling club to this point, so everyone is well aware they must string together several victories to climb the standings." I thought everyone took accountability from (Saturday) night and came out played for each other tonight," Talbot said after the win in Anaheim. "There was a lot of good things that we did tonight and which we need to do moving forward. ... I liked our battle level, I liked our compete, our work ethic and our dedication in our own zone to get those pucks out when we needed them." --Field Level Media
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