Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Nashville before the All-Star break. Bobrovsky has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined eight goals on 56 shots (.857 SV%). He was victorious in his first start vs. the Penguins and comes into Pittsburgh at 11-5-2 with a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season.
Barkov has been sidelined since December 28th, but will return to the Panthers’ top line tonight. In addition to Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau will make his season debut which is huge for Barkov. They played together a ton last season and should be reunited tonight. Before getting hurt, Barkov had nine goals and 18 assists (27 points) in 36 games.
Berube allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Kings on January 21st. He has watched Thomas Greiss a lot, but is expected to start tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Berube comes in with a 1-2-1 record, 2.82 GAA and .916 SV% in three starts and three relief appearances this season.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The loss moved Bobrovsky to 4-3-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .914 SV%in seven starts this month. Bobrovsky’s play has fallen off a bit, but he remains 11-4-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season and a strong option whenever he gets the nod.
There were rumblings that Barkov could miss the rest of the 2016-17 season, but it seems like if he can avoid surgery he will return at some point this season. Barkov was having a great year, scoring nine goals with 18 assists (27 points) in 36 games and it appears as if he is still at least two weeks away from returning to the lineup.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. Joonas Korpisalo started on Sunday, so Bobrovsky will get back between the pipes tonight against the Islanders. Bob is 4-2-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .925 SV% in January and was victorious in his first start against the Islanders.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. Joonas Korpisalo started on Sunday, so expect Bobrovsky to get back between the pipes tonight against the Islanders. Bob is 4-2-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .925 SV% in January and was victorious in his first start against the Islanders.
Kulikov has been out since December 27th, but returned to practice on Monday, which suggests that he could be back by the time the Sabres’ return from the All-Star break. Expect him to miss Tuesday and Thursday’s game before the break, but monitor his status as the week progresses just to be sure.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss to the Senators on Thursday. Bobrovsky has stopped 50 of 53 shots (.943 SV%) since returning from a three-game absence due to an illness. One of those games was against the Hurricanes, who he’ll face again tonight—he stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 4-1 win vs. Carolina on Tuesday.
Bennett was a healthy scratch on Thursday, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Oilers. Bennett has been held off of the scoresheet for 10 games straight games and comes into tonight’s game with just 18 points (9G / 9A) in 47 games this season.
Berube stopped both shots that he faced after replacing Thomas Greiss in the Islanders loss in Carolina last Saturday. Berube will make his third start of the season and comes into the night with an 0-2-1 record, 3.14 GAA and .904 SV% in five total appearances. Tonight he’ll face his former team, who are 8-11-3 on the road this season.
Bobrovsky made 24 saves on 25 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. It was a nice return to the crease for Bobrovsky, who has won 16 of his last 17 starts entering play on Thursday. Bobrovsky will face a Senators team that has won three of their last four—Bob is 16-3-0 with a 1.79 GAA and .940 SV% on home ice.
Bobrovsky made 24 saves on 25 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. It was a nice return to the crease for Bobrovsky, who has won 16 of his last 17 starts entering play on Thursday. Bobrovsky will face a Senators team that has won three of their last four—Bob is 16-3-0 with a 1.79 GAA and .940 SV% on home ice.
Bennett has not recorded a single point in 10 games and has just two goals in his last 16 games. The second-year forward has struggled to improve on last year’s pace and will come out of the lineup as a healthy scratch tonight. Michael Ferland (lower-body) will take his spot up-front.
Bobrovsky missed the last three games with an illness, but will start tonight vs. the Hurricanes. In his last start, Bob stopped 25 of 26 shots in a win over the Flyers. The 28-year-old has gone 15-3-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .939 SV% in 18 starts at Nationwide Arena this season—he’ll face a Hurricanes team that ranks 11th in the NHL in scoring (2.77 GF/PG).
Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Flyers on Sunday. Bobrovsky was held out of the lineup on Tuesday, but is expected to be back in the crease tonight in Tampa Bay. Bobrovsky has faced the Lightning twice already—he went 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .927 SV% in the first two meetings.
Barkov is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury and head coach Tom Rowe said that Barkov “is not close,” so expect him to be sidelined for at least a couple more weeks. Vincent Trocheck will continue to play huge minutes with Barkov out.
Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Flyers on Sunday. Bobrovsky was held out of the lineup on Tuesday, but is expected to be back in the crease tonight in Tampa Bay. Bobrovsky has faced the Lightning twice already—he went 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .927 SV% in the first two meetings.
Bobrovsky was coming off of a really strong outing on Sunday, but will sit tonight in Carolina. On Monday the Blue Jackets waived Curtis McElhinney and called up Anton Forsberg, who will make his season debut tonight. Bobrovsky is considered day-to-day and should be ready to start on of the Blue Jackets games in Florida on Friday and Saturday.
