Edmonton Oilers News

Pickard will start Thursday in Boston.

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.

Calvin Pickard
Smith will start Tuesday in Chicago.

Smith allowed stopped an absurd 58 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. 58 saves was a career-high for Smith, which earned him a much-deserved night off last night. He has lost three in a row while posting a 2.62 GAA and .941 SV% and tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has gone 3-4-1 in their last eight games.

Mike Smith
Smith is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Blackhawks.

Smith allowed stopped an absurd 58 shots in the Coyotes’ shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. 58 saves was a career-high for Smith, which earned him a much-deserved night off last night. He has lost three in a row while posting a 2.62 GAA and .941 SV% and tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has gone 3-4-1 in their last eight games.

Mike Smith
Lazar (undisclosed) will not travel with the team to San Jose.

Lazar left Monday’s game with an undisclosed injury and did not return and will head to Ottawa to undergo further evaluation. With Lazar out, the Senators recalled Phil Varone to take his place on the Senators’ west coast road trip.

Curtis Lazar
Smith will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.

Smith gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to the Kings on Thursday. Smith will make his seventh straight start. He has won three of his previous six starts while posting a 2.71 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he will face a Blue Jackets team that has won three of their last four starts while averaging 3.50 goals per game.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Thursday vs. the Kings.

Smith allowed two goals on 42 shots i the Coyotes’ loss in San Jose on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Smith, who has gone 3-1-2 with a 2.33 GAA and .936 SV% in six starts since returning to the crease. Tonight he faces a Kings team that is coming off of a disappointing loss to San Jose last night.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Tuesday in San Jose.

Smith allowed one goal on 42 shots in the Coyotes’ win in Edmonton on Sunday. He has now won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.53 GAA and .935 SV%. One of those wins came against the Sharks, who he will face again tonight. That evening he stopped 43 of 45 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.

Mike Smith
Pickard will start Tuesday vs. the Predators.

Pickard allowed two goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Despite the loss, it was a strong outing for Pickard, so he will start his second straight game tonight vs. Nashville. Pickard has made three starts on home-ice this season, going 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .932 SV% at the Pepsi Center.

Calvin Pickard
Pickard will start Saturday for the Avalanche.

Pickard gave up two goals on 43 shots in Colorado’s win in Minnesota last Saturday. Semyon Varlamov started the last two games, but he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, so Pickard will go tonight vs. the Canucks. Pickard has gone 4-1-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .931 SV% in five starts and one relief appearance this season.

Calvin Pickard
Smith will start Friday vs. the Oilers.

Smith was yanked after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Canucks on Wednesday. Smith has now allowed a combined eight goals on 86 shots (.907 SV%) since returning on November 16th. Tonight he takes on an Oilers team that has won three in a row.

Mike Smith
Smith will start Wednesday vs. the Canucks.

Smith stopped 43 of 45 shots in the Coyotes’ overtime win vs. San Jose on Saturday. It was a superb outing for Smith, who has stopped 65 of 69 shots (.942 SV%) since returning to the crease on November 16th. Tonight he makes for a strong start against the Canucks, who are 29th in the NHL in scoring.

Mike Smith
Pickard will start Saturday in Minnesota.

Pickard allowed four goals on 25 shots in Colorado’s loss to Arizona on November 8th. Semyon Varlamov started the last four games, but Pickard will face the Wild for the second time this season. In their last meeting, Pickard stopped all 32 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout win.

Calvin Pickard
Smith will start Saturday vs. the Sharks.

Smith gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Calgary on Wednesday. It was a strong return to the crease for Smith, who missed 12 games with a lower-body injury. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has surprisingly struggled this season—they come in ranked 25th in the NHL in scoring (2.29 G/PG).

Mike Smith
The Senators have recalled Curtis Lazar from Binghamton (AHL).

Lazar has spent the start of the year in Binghamton, where he collected three goals and one assist in 13 games. Lazar’s return to the NHL means the Senators are concerned that they could be without Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan on Saturday.

Curtis Lazar
Smith is expected to start Saturday vs. the Sharks.

Smith gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Calgary on Wednesday. It was a strong return to the crease for Smith, who missed 12 games with a lower-body injury. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has surprisingly struggled this season—they come in ranked 25th in the NHL in scoring (2.29 G/PG).

Mike Smith
Smith (lower-body) will return to the Coyotes' crease on Wednesday.

Smith has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Calgary. Smith has stopped 54 of 60 shots (.900 SV%) in his two appearances and the Coyotes went 4-8-0 without Smith, so his return should certainly help. Smith makes for a solid option tonight—the Flames have lost four of their last five games and will be without Johnny Gaudreau.

Mike Smith
Smith (lower-body) was the first goalie off of the ice at the Coyotes' morning skate.

Smith has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Calgary. Smith has stopped 54 of 60 shots (.900 SV%) in his two appearances and the Coyotes went 4-8-0 without Smith, so his return should certainly help. Smith makes for a solid option tonight—the Flames have lost four of their last five games and will be without Johnny Gaudreau.

Mike Smith