Smith allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Oilers on Wednesday. Smith has lost three in a row while allowing three goals in each start and posting an .883 SV%. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs for the second time in just over a week—he allowed just two goals on 46 shots a win in Toronto on December 15th.
Pickard allowed one goal on 13 shots after replacing Semyon Varlamov in Colorado’s blowout loss to the Maple Leafs last night. Things won’t get any easier tonight against the Blackhawks in Chicago. Pickard is 4-2-0 with a2.78 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season, but should be avoided tonight.
Smith allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Oilers on Wednesday. Smith has lost three in a row while allowing three goals in each start and posting an .883 SV%. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs for the second time in just over a week—he allowed just two goals on 46 shots a win in Toronto on December 15th.
Smith allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Flames on Monday. Smith has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined six goals on 56 shots (.893 SV%). Smith has gone 3-5-2 with a 2.71 GAA and .928 SV% in his last 10 starts and tonight he will make his third start vs. Edmonton. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA and .961 SV% in the first two meetings.
Smith gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Minnesota on Saturday. It was a subpar performance for Smith, who entered play with three wins in his previous four starts. Tonight, Smith will make his third start vs. the Flames—the 34-year-old is 0-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.
Smith gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Minnesota on Saturday. It was a subpar performance for Smith, who entered play with three wins in his previous four starts. Tonight, Smith will make his third start vs. the Flames—the 34-year-old is 0-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.
Smith gave up two goals on 46 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout win in Toronto on Thursday. Smith has won two in a row while turning aside 81 of 84 shots (.964 SV%). Smith has played very well since returning from injury and has gone 3-3-2 with a 2.62 GAA and .935 SV% in December. This afternoon he will take on a Coyotes team that has won six consecutive games.
Pickard gave up four goals on 25 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Flyers on Wednesday. With Semyon Varlamov still out, Pickard will start vs. the Panthers. He has allowed a combined eight goals on 45 shots (.822 SV%) in his last two appearances. The Panthers come into Friday on the tail-end of a back-to-back and they’ve lost six of their last seven (1-3-3).
Smith stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Coyotes’ 4-1 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. Smith continues to face an abundance of shots and is hanging in there pretty well. He is due for a poor performance here and there, but they’ve been few and far between so far. He could face close to 50 shots tonight against a Maple Leafs team that is in the top-5 in shots per game.
Pickard was pulled after he allowed four goals on 20 shots in Colorado’s 10-1 loss in Montreal on Saturday. With Semyon Varlamov out with a groin injury, Pickard will face the red-hot Flyers tonight. Philadelphia has won nine in a row while averaging 3.56 goals for and 2.11 goals against per game.
Smith allowed four goals on 22 shots before being yanked in the Coyotes’ loss in Pittsburgh last night. The Penguins are torching everyone right now, so Smith was likely pulled in order to keep him fresh for tonight’s game in Detroit. Smith has gone 1-2-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season.
Nurse was having a strong season until he tore ligaments in his ankle in early-December. He will miss up to three months, which means he is sidelined until mid-March, so his 2016-17 regular season shouldn’t be done.
Smith stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Predators on Saturday. Smith is facing a whopping 38 shots per 60 minutes in his 11 starts since returning from injury. Over that stretch he has gone 4-3-4 with a 2.44 GAA and .936 SV%. Smith is playing very well, but wins will be limited because of the Coyotes’ lack of offence.
Smith gave up two goals on 35 shots in the Coyotes’ overtime loss to the Flames on Thursday. Despite posting a .929 SV% over his last five starts, Smith is winless (0-2-3) over that stretch. Tonight he will take on the Predators on home-ice, where he is 3-2-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .925 SV% this season.
Pickard allowed two goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s win in Boston on Thursday. Pickard has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .922 SV% this season and tonight he will start for the second straight game. Tonight he will likely go head-to-head with Carey Price—Montreal has lost three of their last five.
Koekkoek, 22, has picked up four assists in 17 games with the Lightning this season. The former first round pick will return to Syracuse, where he has two assists in five games this season.
Smith allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Chicago on Tuesday. Smith has lost four in a row (2-0-2) while posting a 2.96 GAA and .926 SV%. This dude faces so many shots it’s ridiculous, so while the SV% will likely be high, so will the GAA. In his first start against Calgary, Smith allowed two goals on 24 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.
Griffith has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Shawn Thornton in the lineup tonight. Griffith has just one assist in 11 games this season.
Pickard allowed five goals on 33 shots in Colorado’s loss to Nashville on November 29th. Pickard has lost his last two starts while allowing seven goals on 64 shots (.891 SV%) and tonight he gets back between the pipes after Semyon Varlamov started the last three. Tonight Pickard starts in Boston—so far he has gone 3-0-0 with a 2.10 GAA and .932 SV% on the road.
