Talbot surrendered two goals on 39 shots in the Oilers’ loss to Montreal on Sunday. Talbot has lost three straight despite posting a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV%. He’ll look to get back in the win column tonight vs. the Stars—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .921 SV% vs. Dallas this season.
Chiarot missed the morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision for Saturday’s game. If Chiarot can’t play then Julian Melchiori will get back into the Jets’ lineup.
Talbot allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Oilers’ loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. Talbot has dropped three of his last five games while posting a 2.85 GAA and .892 SV%. He draws a rough matchup against the visiting Penguins—Pittsburgh is the highest scoring team in the NHL and Talbot allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 loss in his first start vs. Pittsburgh.
Gibson has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury, but he will travel for the Ducks’ back-to-back in Chicago and St. Louis. This is a pretty good indication that he will start one of the games, so monitor his status tomorrow afternoon.
Talbot gave up three goals on 25 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Red Wings on Saturday. He has six of his last eight starts while posting a 2.52 GAA and .916 SV%. In his first start against the Islanders, Talbot stopped 30 of 33 shots in a 4-3 shootout win.
Talbot allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Oilers’ win in St. Louis on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Talbot, who will face a Red Wings team that comes in on a tail-end of a back-to-back. The 29-year-old has gone 15-10-2 with a 2.54 GAA and .914 SV% on home ice this season.
Hamonic has been sidelined by a knee injury since January 8th, but activating him suggests that he will be in the lineup tonight. Hamonic has two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 35 games this season and should be replacing Scott Mayfield in the lineup.
Talbot allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Oilers’ loss in Nashville on Sunday. Tonight he will try and wrap February up on a positive note—he has gone 5-5-0 with a 2.49 GAA and .914 SV% in his first 10 starts of the month. Talbot is 2-0-0 with a 1.47 GAA and .952 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Blues.
Hamonic has been sidelined with a knee injury since January 7th, but was on the ice for Tuesday’s practice and has a decent chance to be in the lineup on Thursday. Hamonic has two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 35 games this season—monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game.
Talbot allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Oilers’ win in Floirda on Wednesday. Talbot extended his winning streak to four games, having posted a 2.25 GAA and .933 SV% over that stretch. He was excellent, stopping 34 of 35 shots in a 4-1 win in his first start of the season against the Capitals.
Gibson was expected to start on Wednesday after finishing Monday's game with 14 saves in relief, but he is now day-to-day with a mysterious lower-body injury. With Gibson sidelined, Jonathan Bernier will get the nod and Jhonas Enroth has been recalled to be his backup.
Gibson stopped all 14 shots that he faced in relief of Jonathan Bernier in the Ducks loss in in Arizona on Monday. It was a nice performance from Gibson, who was coming off of a 24-save shutout the night before. He comes into tonight’s game having stopped the last 38 shots he has faced, but will be in tough vs. a strong Bruins offence.
Talbot allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Oilers’ win in Chicago on Saturday. Laurent Brossoit gave him a rare night off in Tampa Bay last night, but Talbot will be back in goal tonight in Florida. He is riding a three-game winning streak and has posted a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV% over that stretch. Talbot stopped 28 of 31 shots in a 4-3 OT win in his first start against Florida.
