Gillies allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flames loss to the Rangers on Friday. Gillies has won two of his last four starts while posting a 2.04 GAA and .933 SV%. Despite a stretch of strong play from the 24-year-old, he will be in tough tonight in Pittsburgh—the Penguins are 24-8-1 on home-ice.
Gillies allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Flames loss in Dallas on Tuesday. David Rittich gave him a night off on Wednesday, but Gillies will draw tonight’s start vs. the Rangers. Gillies has posted a 1.98 GAA and .935 SV% while going 2-1-0 in his last three starts. He makes for a solid spot-start option with the sputtering Rangers in town.
Gillies stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Flames win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Gillies has won his last two starts, while stopping 63 of 66 shots (.955 SV%). He will look to make it three in a row tonight in Dallas—the Stars are 21-10-1 on home ice this season. So far, Gillies has a 2.54 GAA and .914 SV% in four NHL games this season.
Gillies stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Flames win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Gillies has won his last two starts, while stopping 63 of 66 shots (.955 SV%). He will look to make it three in a row tonight in Dallas—the Stars are 21-10-1 on home ice this season. So far, Gillies has a 2.54 GAA and .914 SV% in four NHL games this season.
In his first start of the season, Gillies stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes on Thursday. With David Rittich struggling in the absence of Mike Smith, the Flames will opt to go back to the hot-hand on Saturday in Gillies. He draws another strong matchup this afternoon against the Avalanche.
Gillies is set to make just his second career start and first of the season for the Flames. In two appearances so far for the Flames this season, he has allowed five goals on just 27 shots (.815 SV%). In 31 games with Stockton (AHL) Gillies has a 14-12-2 record and a .915 SV%. He draws a solid matchup tonight against the Coyotes.
If Mike Smith misses an extended period of time Gillies could potentially see some playing time. Gillies has a .915 SV% and a 2.61 GAA in 31 games with Stockton (AHL) this year.
Gillies, 23, accompanied the team to Detroit and is expected to serve as Eddie Lack’s backup with Mike Smith (undisclosed) out. Gillies has gone 4-3-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .918 SV% in eight AHL games this season.
Tkachev was not eligible for a contract because he spent part of last season in Russia. Being ineligible to be signed forced the Oilers to release Tkachev from his tryout and sent him back to Moncton (QMJHL). Tkachev will be eligible for next year's draft, where he should be drafted this time around, after a strong showing in Oilers' camp.
Tkachev, 18, is undersized (5-foot-8, 165 lbs.) and despite having 1st round potential, his size scared teams off so much so that he went undrafted. The Oilers invited him to camp and he has dazzled. He picked up four assists in four rookie camp games and has recorded three assists in three preseason games. Small, talented forwards are not strangers to the Oilers and inviting him to camp seems to have been a great idea at this point. He is extremely elusive with electric hands and a lightning release, the question is can he be a productive full-time NHLer with such a small frame.
