Talbot allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Oilers loss in Anaheim on Friday. Talbot has lost six consecutive games while posting a 2.90 GAA and .904 SV%. Talbot is 8-12-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .915 SV% on home ice this season and tonight he faces an Islanders team that has won three in a row while outscoring their opponents 7-2.
Gibson allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Ducks win over the Flames last Sunday. Frederik Andersen started the first two games of the week, but Gibson will wrap it up tonight vs. Los Angeles. Gibson has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .902 SV% in his first two starts against the Kings this season.
Talbot stopped 34 of 36 shots in the Oilers 2-1 loss to the Kings last night. Anders Nilsson was originally slated to start, but Talbot will go on back-to-back nights after losing his last five starts. During his five-game losing skid, Talbot has posted a 3.09 GAA and .896 SV%, but it is hard to blame him with the way the Oilers have played.
Talbot allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Oilers loss to the Senators on Tuesday. Talbot has lost four in for while posting a 3.36 GAA and .880 SV%. Talbot is getting absolutely no help from his team, making him a risky option until the Oilers get out of the tailspin they are in right now. The Kings are 2-2-1 while averaging just 1.20 goals per game in their last five.
van Riemsdyk was expected to miss 6-8 weeks and today would mark exactly six weeks, but his foot has not healed like the Maple Leafs expected, so he will be shut down for the rest of the season. With the Maple Leafs tearing the team apart and with nothing to play for, there’s no point in risking JVR getting hurt even more.
Talbot gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Olers loss to the Avalanche last Saturday. Talbot has dropped three straight starts while posting a 3.48 GAA and .881 SV% and tonight he faces the Senators for the second time this season—he stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Oilers win in Ottawa back on February 4th. Ottawa comes in having won three straight.
Gibson allowed two goals on 21 shot sin the Ducks win in Vancouver on Thursday. Gibson has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.19 GAA and .883 SV% since the All-Star break. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Flames—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.55 and a .971 SV% in his first two starts against Calgary.
Talbot gave up four goals on 26 shots in the Oilers loss to the Wild on Thursday. Talbot has gone 3-4-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .903 SV% in seven starts in February. Talbot and the Oilers have struggled recently and tonight they take on an Avalanche team that has won three of their last four games.
Gibson stopped 16 of 17 shots before getting hurt in the Ducks win in Chicago last Saturday. Gibson is 1-1-0 with a 3.68 GAA and .877 SV% in three games since the All-Star break. Tonight he will make his second start vs. the Canucks—in the first meeting he stopped all 25 shots that he faced to record his first shutout of the season.
Gibson missed the last two games with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Saturday in Chicago. Gibson’s return was foreshadowed by Anton Khudobin’s return to San Diego (AHL) on Wednesday. He shut the Canucks out earlier in the year, so don't be surprised if he gets the nod tonight.
Talbot allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Oilers loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. Talbot has dropped four of his last five starts while posting a 3.62 GAA and .881 SV%. Tonight he will make his second start against the Wild—he allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 4-3 loss back in October, but the Wild have struggled as of late.
Talbot allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Oilers loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. Talbot has dropped four of his last five starts while posting a 3.62 GAA and .881 SV%. Tonight he will make his second start against the Wild—he allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 4-3 loss back in October, but the Wild have struggled as of late.
Gustafsson was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Viktor Svedberg tonight in New York. Gustafsson has eight assists and a plus-10 rating in 25 games with the Blackhawks this season.
Talbot allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Oilers win over the Maple Leafs last Thursday. He was sick an didn’t play on Saturday, but will get back in goal tonight vs. the Ducks. Talbot is 3-2-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .912 SV% in February—he was great in his first start vs. Anaheim, stopping 34 of 35 shot in a 1-0 loss.
Gibson suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday, but is not expected to be out longterm. The Ducks have recalled Anton Khudobin from San Diego (AHL) likely to backup Frederik Andersen on Monday.
Talbot allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Oilers loss in New Jersey on Tuesday. He has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 70 shots (.843 SV%). Despite his recent struggles, he remains a high-end option on Thursday with the Maple Leafs in town. Toronto currently features a lineup with minimal offensive prowess.
