David Rittich has started the first five games of the season but Talbot will make his Flames debut tonight in San Jose. The Flames have given up the sixth-most shots per game so far, so Talbot will likely be under siege against a Sharks team that is starting to find their way. Talbot was 11-17-3 with a 3.40 GAA and .892 SV% in 32 games with the Oilers and Flyers last year.
Talbot allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Flyers 5-2 loss in Carolina on Saturday. With the Flyers out of the playoff race, they will go with Talbot again on Tuesday, likely just to get a few more looks at him as a potential backup to Carter Hart next season. Talbot is 1-1-0 while stopping 72 of the 79 shots (.911 SV%) in three appearances since joining the Flyers.
The Oilers needed to shed some cap-space so that they could activate defenseman Andrej Sekera and Talbot is in the final year of a three-year deal that carries a $4.166M AAV cap-hit and Stolarz’s $761K AAV provides them with over $3.4M in savings. Since his breakout year in 2017, Talbot has struggled—tying for 39th in the NHL in SV% (.903) and 43rd in GAA (3.13). Talbot has ties to rookie netminder Carter Hart, as they train together in the summer, so bringing in a quality veteran to help Hart along the way is the reason the Flyers made this deal. If Talbot plays well, Philly may re-sign him and make Hart-Talbot their 1-2 punch in net for the next couple of seasons.
Talbot was pulled after allowing four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday. In his last four outings, Talbot has gone 0-2-1 with a 5.07 GAA and .864 SV%. Even facing a Wild team that is 13-13-1 on the road this season, Talbot should likely be left on you bench or on the waiver-wire.
Talbot allowed five goals on 39 shots in the Oilers loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Talbot has allowed at least three goals in five straight games, going 1-2-1 with a 4.83 GAA and .862 SV%. Tonight he plays a Blackhawks team that has won four in a row. Chicago’s power-play is also clicking at a 37.8% clip since January 1st—Edmonton’s PK is at 71.4% (worst in the NHL) over that same span.
Talbot allowed five goals on 39 shots in the Oilers loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Talbot has allowed at least three goals in five straight games, going 1-2-1 with a 4.83 GAA and .862 SV%. Tonight he plays a Blackhawks team that has won four in a row. Chicago’s power-play is also clicking at a 37.8% clip since January 1st—Edmonton’s PK is at 71.4% (worst in the NHL) over that same span.
Talbot was pulled after allowing three goals on 15 shots in the Oilers 7-4 loss to the Hurricanes on January 20th. Since shutting out the Ducks on January 6th, Talbot has allowed at least three goals in four straight games, going 1-2-0 with a 4.83 GAA and .857 SV% in the process. Today he will see a Flyers team that is riding a six-game winning streak.
Talbot was pulled after giving up four goals on 17 shots in the Oilers loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Mikko Koskinen didn’t fare much better, so Talbot will go again tonight vs. the Panthers. Talbot has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.24 GAA, .930 SV% and one shutout in his first three appearances of the 2019 calendar year. Talbot allowed three goals on 32 shots in a 4-1 loss in his first start against the Panthers this season.
Talbot stopped all 39 shots that he faced in the Oilers shutout win in Anaheim on Sunday. After entering in relief on Saturday and standing on his head on Sunday, Talbot earned a second straight start tonight in San Jose. Talbot allowed seven goals on 40 shots vs. the Sharks right after Christmas, so look elsewhere for a reliable starter tonight.
Talbot allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Oilers loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. Talbot has been better under defensive-minded coach Ken Hitchcock but still remains a risky fantasy option and the No.2 netminder on his own team. While St. Louis has had their own struggles this year, they possess enough fire-power to make it a difficult night for Talbot.
Talbot allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win over the Wild last Friday. Talbot has won two straight while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%). In three starts under Ken Hitchcock, Talbot has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.29 GAA and .925 SV%. He has a difficult task tonight in Winnipeg—the Jets are 11-4-2 on home-ice this season.
Talbot allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Oilers win in St. Louis on Wednesday. Talbot gets his second straight start after a win and gets a good matchup with the Wild in town. Minnesota has los four of their last five games and Talbot comes into play at 2-4-1 with a 3.76 GAA and .876 SV% on home-ice this season.
