With Jake Allen struggling and back in St. Louis, Copley will get a chance to make his first career NHL start in Winnipeg this afternoon. The North Pole, Alaska native has gone 11-4-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .920 SV% with Chicago (AHL) this season. He has one career NHL appearance—he stopped five of six shots in Nashville on February 27th, 2016.
Copley, 25, has gone 11-4-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .920 SV% in 18 games with Chicago this season. The Blues’ No.1 Jake Allen has struggled mightily recently, so they will leave him in St. Louis when the Blues depart for Winnipeg for Saturday’s game. The Blues did not name a starter for Saturday, so the North Pole, Alaska native could make his first career NHL start.
Talbot allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Panthers on Wednesday. Talbot has won four in a row and six of his last seven starts while posting a 2.22 GAA and .912 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Predators team that has won four of their last five while averaging just 2.20 goals per game.
Werenski was held off of the ice on Wednesday and his status for Thursday’s game remains up in the air. Monitor Werenski’s status tomorrow, but because the Blue Jackets rarely hold a morning skate, there might not be an update on Werenski’s status until closer to puck-drop.
Talbot turned aside 21 of 22 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Coyotes on Monday. Talbot has won three consecutive games while posting a 1.29 GAA and .939 SV%. Tonight, Talbot will make his league leading 42nd start and it will come against a Florida team that ranks 27th in the NHL in scoring (2.28 GF/PG). Talbot has gone 12-8-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .919 SV% on home-ice this season.
Talbot allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Flames on Saturday. Talbot has won four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 12 goals on 128 shots (.906 SV%). Tonight he will make his fourth start vs. the Coyotes—he is 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .940 SV% in the first three meetings.
Talbot allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Oilers’ loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Talbot has gone 2-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .899 SV% in January and one of those wins game in New Jersey last Saturday. He’ll face the Devils again tonight, he stopped 19 of 20 shots in a 2-1 OT win one the weekend.
Talbot allowed one goal on 20 shots in the Oilers’ win in New Jersey on Saturday. Jonas Gustavsson started on Sunday, but the Oilers will obviously go back to Talbot tonight vs. San Jose. Talbot has gone 6-1-2 with a 2.04 GAA and .932 SV% in his last nine games and tonight he’ll face the Sharks for the second this season—he allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 3-2 OT loss in the first meeting.
Talbot allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Oilers’ win in Boston on Thursday. Talbot has lost three of his last five starts despite posting a strong 2.35 GAA and.926 SV%. Despite Jonas Gustavsson’s strong career numbers vs. the Devils, Talbot will start his 37th game tonight. He is 10-4-5 with a 2.59 GAA and .916 SV% on the road.
Talbot allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Oilers’ loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Talbot has lost three of his last four starts (1-1-2) despite posting a strong 2.19 GAA and .929 SV%. The 29-year-old continues to play well for the Oilers, but has had a tough time winning games on the road this season—9-4-5 with a 2.57 GAA and .916 SV%.
albot allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Oilers’ shootout loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Talbot finished December with a 7-1-4 record, 2.26 GAA and .924 SV%. He has quietly gone about his business while other goalies grab the headlines, like the guy he faces tonight, Sergei Bobrovsky—who enters play on a personal 13-game winning streak.
Talbot allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Oilers’ shootout loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Talbot finished December with a 7-1-4 record, 2.26 GAA and .924 SV%. He has quietly gone about his business while other goalies grab the headlines, like the guy he faces tonight, Sergei Bobrovsky—who enters play on a personal 13-game winning streak.
Talbot allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Oilers’ loss in San Jose last Friday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Talbot, who will start for the 33rd time this season. He is 17-10-5 with a 2.52 GAA and .917 SV% on the season. He has had a strong fantasy No.2 season and should make for a solid start tonight vs. the Kings.
Talbot allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Oilers’ win in Arizona on Wednesday. Talbot has won three consecutive starts while posting a 1.92 GAA and .938 SV%. The 29-year-old netminder has gone 9-3-4 with a 2.52 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season and will be in tough vs. the Sharks tonight.
Talbot allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Oilers’ win in St. Louis on Monday. Talbot has won his last two starts and three of his last four while posting a 2.20 GAA and .926 SV%. Talbot has had a strong season so far, but has yet to beat the Coyotes. In their first two meetings, Talbot has gone 0-1-1 with a 1.94 GAA and .938 SV% vs. Arizona.
