Smith gave up two goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes win over the Oilers on Tuesday. Smith has won three of four starts since returning to the Coyotes’ crease, posting a 1.25 GAA, .963 SV% and one shutout in the process. Tonight he will look to do some damage to the Flyers’ hunt for the playoffs—Philly comes in having won seven of 10.
Smith turned aside 33 of 35 shots in the Coyotes loss in San Jose on Sunday. Smith has played extremely well since returning to the Coyotes crease, going 2-1-0 with a 1.00 GAA, .972 SV% and one shutout. That shutout came against the Oilers, who he’ll face again tonight. That evening he turned aside all 44 shots and should make for a strong start again tonight.
Smith stopped all 44 shots that he faced in the Coyotes shutout win over the Oilers in his return to the crease last Saturday. Not a bad return at all for Smith, who has gone 11-9-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .908 SV% this season. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has won seven of their last nine games while averaging 3.11 goals per game.
Thompson will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. With Thompson out, Shawn Horcoff will remain in the lineup as the Ducks’ fourth line centre.
Smith has been sidelined since December 8th, missing the last 40 games with a lower-body injury. Smith will get back between the pipes and make his 23rd start of the season. He has gone 10-9-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .901 SV% this season and one of those wins came in a 27-save performance vs. the Oilers back in Edmonton.
Smith has been out with an upper-body injury since December 8th, but will travel on their upcoming road trip. Smith’s return couldn’t come at a better time after Anders Lindback went down with an upper-body injury earlier in the week.
Smith underwent successful core muscle surgery and will miss at least two months. With Smith out, the Coyotes will turn to Anders Lindback as their starter, but they announced that they will likely explore trade options to bring in an outside goalie to help them through the next 8-10 weeks.
Smith gave up for goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes loss in Buffalo on Friday. Smith has lost his last three starts and posting an ugly 4.77 GAA and .867 SV% but Anders Lindback was equally as bad on Sunday, so Smith will go tonight vs. the Blues. Smith is 5-6-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .899 SV% in 12 starts on the road this season.
Smith was yanked after allowing three goals on 16 shots in the Red Wings loss in Detroit last night. He let in a stinker from centre ice and that was the end of his evening. He’ll try to get back on track tonight in Buffao. Smith has allowed seven goals on the last 56 shots (.875 SV%) that he has faced. It is a solid matchup, but Smith remains a risky option.
Smith surrendered four goals on 40 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Nashville on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Coyotes’ netminder. Smith has gone 5-4-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .907 SV% in 10 starts on the road this season. He draws a fairly tough matchup against a Red Wings team that is 4-0-2 in their last six games.
Thompson has missed the start of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery in June. Thompson is expected to slot in on the Ducks’ fourth line against his former team. With Thompson back in the lineup, Patrick Maroon will likely be the healthy scratch.
Smith allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Flames last Friday. Anders Lindback started on Saturday, but the Coyotes will go back to Smith tonight in Nashville. Smith comes in riding a three game winning streak, he has posted a 1.63 GAA and .944 SV% over that span. Tonight he will take on a Nashville team who has lost five of their last six.
Smith made 29 saves on 31 shots in the Coyotes win over the Ducks on Wednesday. Smith has won two in a row and four of his last five while posting a 2.40 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he draws another strong matchup with the Flames in town. Calgary sits at 8-13-1 on the season while ranking 21st in the NHL with 2.41 goals per game.
Smith allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes win in Montreal last Thursday. Smith was forced to sit out on Saturday because of a lower-body injury, but he is set to go tonight vs. the Ducks. Smith has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .907 SV% in the month of November. Smith will make his second start of the season vs. the Ducks—he posted an impressive 37-save shutout in the first meeting.
Smith missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury, but will be available to play tonight vs. the Ducks. Smith has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.50 GAA and .915 SV%.
