Mrazek allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Washington on December 27th. Despite Curtis McElhinney registering a win vs. the Flyers on Monday, Mrazek will get a shot at his former team tonight in Philadelphia. Mrazek was solid in December, going 3-5-0 with a 2.42 GAA, .917 SV% and one shutout in eight starts.
Simek suffered a concussion in a collision with Sam Bennett on Monday. With Simek out on Wednesday, Joakim Ryan will draw back onto the blueline for just the second time in 15 games.
Campbell will make his first start since November 10th after recently being recalled from a conditioning stint with Ontario (AHL). Overall the 26-year-old has gone 5-7-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .923 SV% in Los Angeles and 1-1-0 with a 4.38 GAA and .888 SV% in Ontario.
Campbell has gone 5-7-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .923 SV% in 13 games with the Kings this season. He has gone 1-1-0 with a 4.38 GAA and .888 SV% in two games with Ontario since returning from injury. He replaces Cal Petersen as the Kings No.2 netminder.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Bruins last Sunday. Mrazek only started one game in November but has already played in seven games this month, going 3-4-0 with a 2.47 GAA, .914 SV% and one shutout. The 26-year-old comes into Thursday’s game at 2-4-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .910 SV% on the road this year.
Copp has missed the last 10 games with an upper-body injury but is set to play Thursday vs. the Flames. Copp has just two goals and two assists (four points) in 23 games this season.
Mrazek allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Bruins last Sunday. Mrazek only started one game in November but has already played in seven games this month, going 3-4-0 with a 2.47 GAA, .914 SV% and one shutout. The 26-year-old comes into Thursday’s game at 2-4-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .910 SV% on the road this year.
Dries has split his campaign between the NHL and AHL. During his time with the Avalanche, Dries has four points (2G / 2A) in 16 games. Dries could be back in the lineup on Saturday with Colin Wilson going on IR.
Mrazek stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes shutout win over Arizona on Sunday. Mrazek played well Sunday after allowing a combined nine goals in his previous two starts. Overall, he is 5-6-2 with a 2.56 GAA and .899 SV% on the season, including a 21-save performance in a 3-1 win in his first start against his former team.
Mrazek stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes shutout win over Arizona on Sunday. Mrazek played well Sunday after allowing a combined nine goals in his previous two starts. Overall, he is 5-6-2 with a 2.56 GAA and .899 SV% on the season, including a 21-save performance in a 3-1 win in his first start against his former team.
Talbot allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Oilers loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. Talbot has been better under defensive-minded coach Ken Hitchcock but still remains a risky fantasy option and the No.2 netminder on his own team. While St. Louis has had their own struggles this year, they possess enough fire-power to make it a difficult night for Talbot.
The Flyers goaltending shuffle continues. Lyon goes back to the AHL, Carter Hart gets called up for the first time and Anthony Stolarz (lower-body) goes on IR.
Gustafsson has missed the last two games with an illness but will replace Brandon Manning in the lineup on Friday. Gustafsson has scored five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 30 games this season.
Talbot allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Oilers win over the Wild last Friday. Talbot has won two straight while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%). In three starts under Ken Hitchcock, Talbot has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.29 GAA and .925 SV%. He has a difficult task tonight in Winnipeg—the Jets are 11-4-2 on home-ice this season.
Mrazek allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Mrazek has gone 1-2-0 while allowing a combined six goals on 82 shots (.927 SV%) in his last three starts. Tonight he will take on a Canadiens team that has won four of their last six games while averaging 3.33 goals for per game.
