Copley allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Capitals win in Colorado on Friday. Even with Braden Holtby (upper-body) healthy, Copley will make his fourth straight start tonight. The 26-year-old has been excellent in his last five starts, going 4-1-0 with a 2.17 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canadiens team that has won three of their last four.
Copley allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Capitals loss in Winnipeg on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game losing streak for Copley, who has a 2.76 GAA and .905 SV% in six games this season. With Braden Holtby out with an upper-body injury, Copley will make his third start in four nights.
Copley allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Capitals win over the Oilers on October 5th. Copley has won two straight games, stopping 58 of 63 shots (.921 SV%). Despite a couple of good starts in a row, Copley draws a tough matchup against a Wild team that has won five of their last six.
Talbot allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Oilers loss in Washington on Monday. Mikko Koskinen started and lost on Tuesday, so they’ll come back to Talbot tonight in Florida. Talbot has gone 3-3-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .899 SV% in six road starts this season.
Copley allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Capitals win in Calgary on October 27th. Copley has started two games this season, allowing a combined nine goals on 66 shots (.864 SV%). Tonight he will face an Oilers team that has won five of their last six games while averaging 3.67 goals for per game.
Talbot allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss to the Wild last Tuesday. Mikko Koskinen went on to start the next two games, but the Oilers will come back to Talbot tonight vs. the Capitals. Talbot stopped 31 of 32 shots in a win over the Capitals in Edmonton 11 days ago.
Talbot allowed a single goal on 32 shots in the Oilers 2-1 overtime win in Chicago on Sunday. Talbot has won two straight while stopping 62 of 64 shots (.969 SV%). He draws a strong matchup against a Wild team on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Talbot enters Tuesday at 2-1-1 with a 2.67 GAA and .909 SV% on home-ice.
Copley stopped 18 of 19 shots after replacing Braden Holtby in the Capitals shootout loss to the Panthers on October 19th. In his first start of the season, Copley allowed six goals on 36 shots in a loss in New Jersey. Today he faces a Flames team that has lost three of their last four while being outscored 18-to-10.
Talbot allowed six goals on 31 shots in the Oilers overtime loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. Talbot followed up a three-game winning streak with two straight losses, so he comes into Thursday at 3-3-1 with a 3.15 GAA and .891 SV% on the season. Tonight he meets a Capitals team that is 4-2-2 with the most goals for per game (4.25) through their first eight games.
Nichushkin has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury, but will return on the Stars fourth line tonight. Nichushkin has just one assist and eight shots on goal in three games so far this season.
Talbot allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Oilers loss to the Predators on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Talbot, who will make his seventh start of the season tonight vs. the Penguins. The Penguins are tied for 11th in the NHL in scoring (3.33 GF/PG) in their first six games of the season.
Talbot gave up two goals on 29 shots in the Oilers win over the Bruins on Thursday. Since starting 0-2, Talbot has won three straight while turning aside 79 of 86 shots (.919 SV%). Tonight he faces a Predators team that played last night, but comes in at 6-1-0 while averaging 3.43 goals for per game through seven games.
Jaros has played for Ottawa and Belleville this season, picking up one assist in two NHL games. Jaros could play on Saturday as the elect to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
Nichushkin will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury. Head coach Jim Montgomery said that Nichushkin is still fighting the injury, but it sounds like he is no more than day-to-day.
Heinen has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will draw back in on Thursday. Heinen has no points while averaging 12:47 TOI/GM in his first four games. He will replace Anders Bjork in the lineup and skate with David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk.
Talbot allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Talbot has bounced-back from losing his first two starts of the season by winning back-to-back games and now carries a 3.02 GAA and .895 SV% into tonight’s matchup with the Bruins—who come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
