Edmonton Oilers News

Smith starts Tuesday vs. the Ducks.

Smith was pulled after heH allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Coyotes loss in Boston on Saturday. He has gone 0-8-0 with a 3.77 GAA and .885 SV% in his last eight starts. It has been so ugly for Smith all season and they just dismantled the team at the deadline, so it is only going to get worse.

Mike Smith
Smith starts Saturday in Boston.

Smith gave up four goals on 38 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Rangers on Thursday. Smith has lost seven consecutive games while posting a 3.48 GAA and .892 SV%. He has been a fantasy hockey liability all season long, so stay away. Tonight he starts in Boston—he is 5-16-2 with a 3.22 GAA and .901 SV%.

Mike Smith
Smith starts Thursday in New York.

Smith allowed five goals on 39 shots in Tuesday’s loss to the Islanders. He will start his fourth straight game, despite lost the last six straight games, while posting a 3.38 GAA and .892 SV%. Tonight he will face a Rangers team who have gone 8-1-2 while Henrik Lundqvist has been out.

Mike Smith
Smith gets the start vs. the Islanders.

Smith allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes 3-0 loss to the Devils last night. He will start both games of a back-to-back for the sixth time this season—he has gone 0-4-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .903 SV% on the second night. He starts against an Islanders team who sit fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.08 G/PG).

Mike Smith
Smith gets the nod vs. the Devils.

Smith allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Lightning on Saturday. He has dropped his last four starts while posting a 3.31 GAA and .891 SV%. Tonight he gets the start in New Jersey. It is a solid matchup, but Smith has gone 5-13-2 with a 3.15 GAA and .902 SV% on the road.

Mike Smith
The Coyotes will go back to Smith on Saturday.

Smith allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Sharks last night. Despite losing four of his last five games, Smith will start again tonight vs. the Rangers. Tonight will be the fifth time that he has started both games of the back-to-back—in the first four, he is 0-3-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .918 SV%.

Mike Smith
Ekholm (upper-body) will be back in the Predators lineup on Saturday.

Ekholm has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in tonight vs. the Devils. Ekholm is expected to be paired with Victor Bartley. Ekholm has five goals, eight assists (13 points) and a plus-10 rating in 53 games this season.

Mattias Ekholm
Smith starts as the Coyotes host the Sharks.

Smith allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday. With a few days off in between games, Smith will make his sixth straight start, having gone 2-2-1 with 1.56 GAA and .953 SV% in his previous five outings. He has yet to face the Sharks this season, but is 5-10-3 at home.

Mike Smith
Smith will start his second game in as many nights.

Smith made 36 saves on 38 shots in the Coyotes 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks last night. Despite the busy night, he will go again tonight in St. Louis. All of the Mike Smith of old is back—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.45 GAA and .956 SV% in his last four starts. However, tonight's matchup on the tail-end of a back-to-back is terrifying from a fantasy perspective.

Mike Smith
Ekholm (upper-body) did not take part in the Predators morning skate.

Ekholm suffered and upper-body injury in the Predators win over the Panthers on Sunday. His absence from the morning skate suggests that Ekholm will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Lightning. With Ekholm out, Anthony Bitetto will be in the lineup.

Mattias Ekholm
Smith is expected to start the second game of the Coyotes back-to-back as well.

Smith made 36 saves on 38 shots in the Coyotes 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks last night. Despite the busy night, he is expected to go again tonight in St. Louis. All of the Mike Smith of old is back—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.45 GAA and .956 SV% in his last four starts. However, tonight's matchup on the tail-end of a back-to-back is terrifying from a fantasy perspective.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Monday vs. the Blackhawks.

Smith allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Coyotes loss 3-1 to the Red Wings on Saturday night. Smith had a really good week, going 1-1-1 with a 1.30 GAA and .959 SV%, but has a tough start to this week with the Yotes in Chicago. In his first start vs. the Hawks, he allowed six goals on 51 shots in a 6-1 loss.

Mike Smith
Murray will miss 4-6 weeks with a high-ankle sprain.

Murray already missed 37 games with a knee injury this season and now he will miss at least another month with an ankle injury that he suffered last night. Overall, Murray has missed 65 of the first 132 (49.2%) games in his young career. Another tough blow to this Blue Jackets team who has battled a multitude of injuries all season long.

Ryan Murray
Smith will start in goal vs. the Coyotes.

Smith made 40 saves on 41 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 shootout loss to the Hurricanes on Thursday. He has stopped 70 of 72 shots (.972 SV%) in his last two starts and is starting to look like his old-self again. He draws a tough matchup tonight with the Red Wings and their red-hot power-play in town.

Mike Smith