Francouz allowed two goals on 33 shots in Colorado's win over the Sabres on Wednesday. Francouz has won four straight starts, stopping 104 of the last 108 shots (.963 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he'll face a Hurricanes team that has been up-and-down recently and come in on a three-game home losing streak and using their fourth-string netminder.
Francouz allowed one goal on 21 shots in Colorado’s win in Los Angeles last Saturday. Francouz was named the No.1 star in the NHL last week, going 3-0-0 with a 0.65 GAA, .973 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Buffalo team that has gone 5-1-0 while scoring 3.83 goals per game in their last six outings.
With Nazem Kadri out with a lower-body injury, Kamenev will play for the first time since January 20th. Kamenev, who will skate on the fourth line and likely PP2, has one goal and five assists (six points) in 23 games this season.
Francouz allowed three goals on 25 shots in Colorado's win over the Red Wings on January 20th. Philipp Grubauer has started the last four games but Francouz will start the second half of the back-to-back tonight in Minnesota. In his first start vs. the Wild, Francouz gave up five goals on 32 shots in a 6-4 loss.
Blackwood stopped all 46 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in Philadelphia on Thursday. It was an impressive performance for Blackwood, who had been struggling prior to that game. He has gone 5-7-7 with a 3.07 GAA and .892 SV% one home ice this season and gets ready to face a Kings team that is 1-7-1 in their last nine games.
Blackwood allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Devils loss to the Predators last Thursday. Louis Domingue started the last two games they'll go to Blackwood tonight in Philadelphia. He has lost 1-2-2 with a 4.20 GAA and .878 SV% in his last six outings (five starts) and gets set to face a Flyers team that has gone 4-0-1 while averaging 3.80 goals per game in their last five games.
