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Talbot will start Monday vs. the Kings.

Talbot stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Oilers’ shutout win over Vancouver on Saturday. Talbot has won three in a row while stopping 87 of 92 shots (.946 SV%). In his first start against the Kings, Talbot was great, stopping 28 of 29 shots a 3-1 win in late-December.

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Talbot is expected to start Monday vs. the Kings.

Talbot stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Oilers’ shutout win over Vancouver on Saturday. Talbot has won three in a row while stopping 87 of 92 shots (.946 SV%). In his first start against the Kings, Talbot was great, stopping 28 of 29 shots a 3-1 win in late-December.

Cam Talbot
Talbot will start Thursday vs. the Bruins.

Talbot allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Stars on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Talbot, who will play his league-high 63rd game tonight. He will face a Bruins team that has won four in a row and a team he made 33 saves in a 4-3 win against in January.

Cam Talbot
Talbot will start Tuesday vs. the Stars.

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.

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Talbot will start Friday vs. the Penguins.

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.

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Gibson (lower-body) is expected to travel on the Ducks’ two-game road trip.

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.

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Talbot will start Tuesday vs. the Islanders.

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.

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Talbot will start Saturday vs. the Red Wings.

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.

Cam Talbot
The Islanders have activated Travis Hamonic (knee) from IR; expected to play on Friday.

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.

Travis Hamonic
Talbot starts Tuesday in St. Louis.

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.

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Hamonic (knee) has a "50-50" chance of playing on Thursday.

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.

Travis Hamonic
Talbot will start Friday in Washington.

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.

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