Petersen allowed six goals on 31 shots in the Kings loss to the Avalanche on Wednesday. It was the first bad performance of Petersen’s young career. So far the has a 2.75 GAA and .922 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance. Even when he’s playing well, wins are going to be difficult to come by while the Kings rank last in the NHL in scoring.
Petersen stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win in St. Louis on Monday. Petersen has been great since coming up from the AHL, going 2-1-0 while stopping 101 of 106 shots (.953 SV%) in three games. Petersen will try to keep his roll going against an Avalanche team that is currently third in the NHL in scoring (3.55 GF/pg).
Petersen stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win in St. Louis on Monday. Petersen has been great since coming up from the AHL, going 2-1-0 while stopping 101 of 106 shots (.953 SV%) in three games. Petersen will try to keep his roll going against an Avalanche team that is currently third in the NHL in scoring (3.55 GF/pg).
Petersen allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Kings loss in Nashville on Saturday. Petersen has been excellent in his first two NHL starts, turning aside 72 of the 77 shots (.935 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he will be making his third start in four nights against a Blues team that is averaging 3.11 goals for per game (13th in the NHL).
Petersen stopped 15 of 16 shots after replacing Peter Budaj in the Kings 5-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. With Budaj sick, Petersen will likely make his first career start tonight in Chicago. The 24-year-old has a career .903 SV% in 51 career games with the Ontario Reign (AHL).
Petersen stopped 15 of 16 shots after replacing Peter Budaj in the Kings 5-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. With Budaj sick, Petersen will likely make his first career start tonight in Chicago. The 24-year-old has a career .903 SV% in 51 career games with the Ontario Reign (AHL).
Petersen, 24, was a fifth round pick of the Sabres (No.129 overall) in 2013 and it appears he will make his NHL debut in the near future. Both Jonathan Quick and Jack Campbell are out with a torn meniscus, so Petersen joins Peter Budaj as the Kings goaltending duo. Petersen was a standout at the University of Notre Dame but has struggled in the AHL this season, going 2-3-1 with a 4.29 GAA and .881 SV% in 10 games.
Petersen, 22, was a fifth round pick in 2013 and signed with the Kings as a college free agent after three years at Notre Dame. Last season, Petersen was 23-12-5 with a 2.22 GAA and .926 SV% in 40 starts with the Fighting Irish and should report to Ontario (AHL) to start 2017-18.
