Kane missed the Blackhawks morning skate with an illness and is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game in Vancouver. Kane has had a great start to the season, scoring 11 goals with seven assists (18 points) in 12 games this season. David Kampf or Andreas Martinsen would replace Kane if he can’t play.
Dries did not pick up a point in four games with the Avalanche earlier in the season, but has two points (1G / 1A) in five AHL games with the Eagles. The 24-year-old will likely play on the upcoming two-game road-trip because the Avalanche are without Tyson Jost, J.T. Compher and Sven Andrighetto.
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.
Hamonic has been out with a facial fracture since opening night, but will replace Jusso Valimaki in the lineup on Thursday. Hamonic will skate on the second pairing with Noah Hanifin.
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.
van Riemsdyk has been out since October 6th and is just two and a half weeks into a 5-to-6 week timetable. Returning to the ice is an important step in the right direction for JVR, who could be back in early-November if everything goes well.
Gibson allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Ducks loss in Vegas on Saturday. Gibson has been outstanding to start the season, posting a 1.91 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout in his first seven starts. Gibson will be busy again tonight. The Ducks have given up the most shots per game (37.9) and Chicago ranks fourth in shots per game (35.0) in the early portion of the 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.
Gibson stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Ducks win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Gibson has won four of his first six starts while posting a 1.89 GAA, .948 SV% and one shutout. With the Ducks hosting the Sabres on Sunday, Gibson is expected to start Saturday and Ryan Miller is expecting to face his former team tomorrow.
Gibson stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Ducks win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Gibson has won four of his first six starts while posting a 1.89 GAA, .948 SV% and one shutout. With the Ducks hosting the Sabres on Sunday, Gibson is expected to start Saturday and Ryan Miller is expecting to face his former team tomorrow.
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.
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.
Gibson was pulled after allowing four goals on 44 shots in the Ducks 5-3 loss to the Stars on Saturday. Gibson has been extremely busy to start the season, facing an average of 36.8 shots/60 in his first five starts. He has been equal to the task however, posting a polished 2.07 GAA and .944 SV% to go along with a 3-1-1 record.
There’s no word on when Compher suffered the injury, but the young forward is expected to miss some time. With Compher out, Tyson Jost should move into Colorado’s top-6 for the foreseeable future.
Talbot stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Oilers win over the Rangers on Saturday afternoon. it was Talbot’s first win of the season and first win of his career versus his former team. The Oilers have limped out of the gate so far this season and Talbot is a risky option in Winnipeg—he was 0-3-0 with a 4.73 GAA and .883 SV% vs. the Jets last year.
