Edmonton Oilers News

PIckard will start Friday in Colorado.

Pickard has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .919 SV% in 15 games with the Marlies this season. With Curtis McElhinney hurt, it looks like Pickard will start against his former team tonight in Colorado. Pickard has gone 28-44-6 with a 2.77 GAA and .914 SV% in 86 career NHL games (all with Colorado).

Calvin Pickard
Pickard is expected to start Friday in Colorado.

Pickard has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .919 SV% in 15 games with the Marlies this season. With Curtis McElhinney hurt, it looks like Pickard will start against his former team tonight in Colorado. Pickard has gone 28-44-6 with a 2.77 GAA and .914 SV% in 86 career NHL games (all with Colorado).

Calvin Pickard
Smith will start Friday in Anaheim.

Smith allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Flames loss to the Canadiens before the Christmas break. Smith has lost four of his last five starts (1-3-1) while allowing 10 goals on 136 shots (.926 SV%). With David Rittich going last night, Smith will face the Ducks for the second time tonight—he posted a 43-save shutout in his first start in Anaheim.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Friday vs. Montreal.

Smith allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Flames win over the Blues on Wednesday. The win ended a three-game losing streak for Smith, who sits at 2-3-2 with a 2.58 GAA and .901 SV% in December. Tonight the Flames will host a Canadiens team that has lost four of their last six games (2-3-1).

Mike Smith
Smith will start Wednesday vs. the Blues.

Smith allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flames loss to the Predators on Saturday. David Rittich started on Sunday so the Flames will come back to Smith tonight vs. St. Louis. Smith is riding a three-game losing streak and comes in at 7-9-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 starts at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Saturday vs. the Predators.

Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss to the Sharks on Thursday. Smith has lost five of his las six starts while posting a 2.93 GAA and .888 SV%. Things will not get any easier for the veteran as the Nashville Predators travel to town sitting second in the NHL at 20-7-4.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.

Smith stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Flames’ shootout loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. It was an excellent outing for Smith, who has now stopped 71 of the last 75 shots (.947 SV%) that he has faced in his last three starts. Tonight the Flames will dos the Sharks at the Scotiabank Saddledome where Smith is 7-7-0 with a 3.11 GAA and .896 SV% this season.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Smith stopped 22 of 24 shots in the Flames win over the Canucks on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Smith, who will start his 27th game of the season tonight in Minnesota. In his first start against the Wild, Smith stopped 28 of 31 shots in a 4-2 loss in late-October.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Saturday vs. the Canucks.

Smith allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Flames 2-1 loss in Toronto on Wednesday. David Rittich gave him the night off on Thursday, so Smith gets back in the crease tonight vs. the Canucks. Smith was good on Wednesday, but has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 11 goals on 77 shots (.857 SV%). Smith has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .860 SV% in two starts against the Canucks this season.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Wednesday in Toronto.

Smith allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Flames loss to the Flyers on Monday. After shutting out the Coyotes last Thursday, Smith has lost two in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 48 shots (.792 SV%). In his first start against the Maple Leafs, Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Monday vs. the Flyers.

Smith was yanked after he allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Flames’ 7-5 loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Smith has lost four of his last five starts (1-3-1) while posting a 3.01 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Flyers, Smith allowed four goals on 39 shots in a 5-4 OT win in mid-November. He is a must-start against a Philadelphia team that has lost 10 straight games (0-5-5).

Mike Smith
Smith will start Saturday vs. the Oilers.

Smith stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Flames shutout win over the Coyotes on Thursday. You had to expect a great performance out of the Smith against the team he spent over half a decade with and he delivered with his 12th win and second shutout on the young campaign. Tonight will be his second battle of Alberta and he was great in the first meeting, stopping 42 of 44 shots in a 3-0 shutout loss on opening night.

Mike Smith
Henrique will make his Ducks debut on Friday.

After being acquired from the Devils on Thursday, Henrique will draw right into the Ducks lineup tonight. The Ducks did not do line rushes at their morning skate so there is no word who he will play with in his debut. Head coach Randy Carlyle did add that Henrique will see some power play time but wasn’t sure if he’ll use him on the penalty kill right away.

Adam Henrique
Smith will start against his former team on Thursday.

Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Smith has lost his last three starts while allowing a combined nine goals on 110 shots (.918 SV%). Tonight he will start a huge game against an Arizona team that he played for for the last six years. Smith is always a solid daily fantasy play because of the amount of shots he faces, but he’s especially good tonight.

Mike Smith
The Ducks have acquired Adam Henrique, Joseph Blandisi and a 2018 3rd round pick from the Devils for Sami Vatanen and a conditional draft pick.

The Ducks are extremely thin at centre with Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler both sidelined with injuries, so adding Henrique will help them down the middle immediately. Henrique is two years removed from 30 goals and 20 assists (50 points) and has registered four goals and 10 assists (14 points) in 24 games this season. He was averaging 18:15 TOI/GM with the Devils and could see even more playing time in Anaheim while Getzlaf and Kesler are out. He is an interesting waiver add as he should see top line minutes alongside Corey Perry and should see plenty of PP time as well.

Adam Henrique
Smith will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Smith allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Flames’ loss in Dallas last Friday. David Rittich got his first start on Saturday, giving Smith some additional rest heading into tonight’s game vs. Toronto. The 35-year-old has gone 5-5-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .902 SV% on home ice this season.

Mike Smith