Stalock allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Blackhawks 4-3 shootout loss to the Wild on Sunday. The loss brought Stalock's record to 3-2-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He's been terrific so far this season but the Islanders' offence has been catching fire recently and ranks seventh in the NHL in xGF/60 (3.51) and fifth in GF/gm (3.7).
Stalock is coming off his third straight victory after he stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) in a 4-2 win over Florida Tuesday. The 35-year-old has been one of the best stories in the NHL early on, posting a .938 SV% and 2.09 GAA to go along with his 3-1-0 record. He will take on the high-scoring Edmonton Oilers who rank eighth in the NHL in GF/GP (3.57) and have won three of their last four games.
Stalock will be looking for his third straight win in as many Blackhawk games as he takes the crease Tuesday against the Panthers on home ice. The veteran has enjoyed his return to the NHL in 2022-23 after missing all of last year due to injury, posting a career-best .938 SV% and 2.14 GAA so far through his first three games. He will face the tough task of taking on the 4-1-1 Florida Panthers who are coming off a 3-2 win over NYI Saturday.
Leason appeared in two straight games, going minus-2 in 11:40 ATOI. He'll be scratched Thursday with Pavol Regenda drawing back in.
Gibson and the Anaheim defence have struggled mightily in his three starts as his 5.96 GAA is second last in the NHL supported by his low .872 SV%. The Ducks head to Boston to take on a 3-1-0 Bruins team coming off their first loss Tuesday in a 7-5 battle with the Ottawa Senators. Even without superstar Brad Marchand the Bruins are averaging 5.25 GF/G through their first four.
Gibson enters Saturday's matchup against the New York Islanders 1-0-0 after an incredible opening night performance by the 10-year-veteran. The Ducks workhorse stood true to his title stopping 44 of 48 shots in Anaheim's 5-4 opening night overtime win against Seattle Wednesday. He will hope to face less action in his second start after finishing 2021-22 with the seventh most Shots Against (1789) throughout the NHL.
Gibson enters his 10th NHL season as the starter against the Seattle Kraken Wednesday night. The 29-year-old has failed to achieve a better than .904 SV% in any of his previous three seasons while only finishing below a 3.00 GAA only once in those three years. He will look to add a win in the stat column right out of the gate as the veteran struggled to come by them a season ago (18 wins in 56 GS).
Gibson enters his 10th NHL season as the starter against the Seattle Kraken Wednesday night. The 29-year-old has failed to achieve a better than .904 SV% in any of his previous three seasons while only finishing below a 3.00 GAA only once in those three years. He will look to add a win in the stat column right out of the gate as the veteran struggled to come by them a season ago (18 wins in 56 GS).
Leason was a second-round pick (No.56 overall) in 2019 and split his 2022 season between the AHL and NHL. During his time with the Capitals, the 6-foot-5, 218 lbs. winger had three goals and three assists in 36 games. Leason will likely battle Pavol Regenda for a bottom-6 role with the Ducks.
Gibson stopped 16 of 19 shots in the first period but was replaced by Anthony Stolarz for the start of the second period. The Ducks announced that Gibson was dealing with an upper-body injury. It's unclear if it was precautionary or if he's in danger of missing the season opener vs. Seattle on Wednesday.
Zegras left the game after he was crunched at centre ice by Coyotes' forward Jan Jenik. Zegras was slow to get up and did not return to the game. Expect the Ducks to provide an update on his status in the coming days, but with the start of the Ducks' season just 13 days away, he could be in danger of missing the start of the campaign.
