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Talbot will start on back-to-back nights.
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Talbot will start Friday in Arizona.
Talbot allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Oilers loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Talbot has lost three straight while posting a 4.20 GAA and .861 SV%. It has been a trouble season for Talbot and the Oilers but they have a solid matchup tonight in Arizona—the 30-year-old stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first start vs. the Coyotes.
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Talbot will likely start Friday in Arizona.
Talbot allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Oilers loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Talbot has lost three straight while posting a 4.20 GAA and .861 SV%. It has been a trouble season for Talbot and the Oilers but they have a solid matchup tonight in Arizona—the 30-year-old stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first start vs. the Coyotes.
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Talbot will start Tuesday in Nashville.
Talbot fave up four goal on 29 shots in the Oilers loss in Chicago on Sunday. Talbot has been terrible as of late, losing six of his last seven starts (1-5-1) while posting a terrible 4.18 GAA and .882 SV%. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to trust the 30-year-old netminder, who should probably be avoided tonight in Nashville.
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Talbot will start Saturday in Dallas.
Talbot allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Oilers win over the Ducks on Thursday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Talbot, who is now 15-13-2 with a 3.00 GAA and .905 SV% on the season. The 30-year-old has gone 1-1-0 with a 5.00 GAA and .811 SV% in two starts vs. the Stars this season.
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Talbot start Thursday vs. the Ducks.
Talbot allowed five goals on 33 shots in the Oilers loss to the Kings. The rollercoaster year for Talbot continues. After winning four in a row, Talbot has lost four straight while allowing a combined 18 goals on 146 shots (.876 SV%). Until Talbot rights the ship, he remains a risky play, especially against an improving Ducks team.
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Talbot will start Tuesday vs. the Kings.
Talbot allowed five goals on 38 shots in the Oilers loss to Winnipeg on Sunday. After a great four-game winning streak, Talbot has now dropped three straight while allowing a combined 13 goals on 113 shots (.885 SV%). Tonight he has a chance to get back in the win column vs. a Kings team that has lost five of eight (3-3-2).
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Talbot will start Sunday vs. the Jets.
Talbot allowed four goals on 36 shots in a loss to the Blackhawks on Friday. After winning four straight upon returning to the crease, Talbot has lost two in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on (.893 SV%). Overall, he is 4-1-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .917 SV% in six December starts.
Compher is out with an upper-body injury; no timetable for his return.
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Smith (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Dallas.
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Smith will not play Thursday because of a lower-body injury.
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Talbot will start Thursday vs. the Blues.
Talbot allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Oilers win over the Sharks on Monday. Talbot has won each of his first two starts since returning to the Oilers crease while turning aside 47 of 52 shots (.904 SV%). He has struggled in two games against the Blues this season, allowing a combined six goals on just 42 shots (.857 SV%).
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The Blue Jackets have assigned Tyler Motte to Cleveland (AHL).
Motte, 22, has three goals and one assist in 19 games with the Blue Jackets this season. He returns to Cleveland where he has seven points (5G / 2A) in seven AHL contests.
