Talbot gave up two goals on 21 shots before being ejected from the Flames loss to the Oilers last Saturday. Talbot has given up six goals on the last 55 shots (.891 SV%) that he's faced and is 4-3-1 with a 2.75 GAA and .917 SV% in his first 10 appearances at the Scotiabank Saddledome. He gets set to face the Predators, who have won their last three road games and are 5-1-0 in the last six.
Soucy will be replaced by Greg Pateryn if he can't play but monitor his status when the Wild hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 PM ET.
Sami Vatanen missed Monday's practice and was listed as questionable for tonight's game but White's call-up suggests that Vatanen is out and White will be the seventh defenseman.
Heinen was banged up last night in Winnipeg and is expected to be replaced by Anton Blidh on Saturday. Consider Heinen as day-to-day.
Talbot allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Flames' win over the Oilers on January 11th. David Rittich started the last three games but Talbot will get the first game coming out of their bye week. He is 4-3-0 with a 2.45 GAA and .923 SV% on home-ice this year and St. Louis has lost five straight on the road while scoring just 2.40 goals per game.
Lundestrom has appeared in 12 straight games with the Ducks but was sent back to the AHL to make room for the potential returns of Derek Grant and/or Nick Ritchie.
Talbot stopped 42 of 43 shots in the Flames win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. It was a super outing for Talbot, who has won three in a row while allowing just five goals on 102 shots (.951 SV%). Tonight he looks to stay hot against his former team, on home-ice where he has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .925 SV% in six games this season.
With Ron Hainsey's return looming, the Senators return a defenseman to Belleville and summon a forward (Filip Chlapik) with that roster spot.
Talbot stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Flames win in Chicago on Tuesday. Talbot continues to play well, having gone 4-2-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .938 SV% in his last seven outings (six starts). One of those losses came against the Wild, who he'll face again tonight. He stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 3-0 loss in Minnesota two days before Christmas.
Talbot allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Rangers last Thursday. Since the start of December, Talbot has played very well, going 3-2-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .932 SV%. Over the same span, the Blackhawks are 3-3-1 while scoring 2.71 goals per game in seven home games.
Talbot allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Rangers last Thursday. Since the start of December, Talbot has played very well, going 3-2-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .932 SV%. Over the same span, the Blackhawks are 3-3-1 while scoring 2.71 goals per game in seven home games.
Nichushkin missed Saturday's game in New Jersey but will replace Vladislav Kamenev Monday vs. the Islanders. Nichushkin has one goal and four assists (five points) in his last six games.
Talbot stopped 19 of 20 shots after replacing David Rittich in the Flames 5-2 loss to the Canucks on Sunday. December was Talbot's busiest month so far and he went 2-2-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .939 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance. Tonight he faces his former team, who have lost three of their last four (1-2-1) road games but possess a top-10 offence this season.
Heinen has been held pointless in his last five games and has just one goal and one assist in his last 12 games. David Backes will draw back into the lineup to replace Heinen.
With only five healthy defensemen on the roster, Jaros comes back up from Belleville and will play on the third pair on Sunday. Jaros has one goal and nine assists (10 points) in 21 AHL games this season and one goal and nine assists (10 points) in 64 career NHL games.
