Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Penguins last night. Bobrovsky has won three of his last four while posting a 2.27 GAA and .933 SV%. He draws a strong matchup vs. the Coyotes, but starting on back-to-back nights is always risky. He comes in without a win in five starts at Nationwide Arena.
Barkov, who returned to practice on Thursday, appears to have a chance to play on Saturday. The Panthers said he “could be” a game-time decision, so that basically means that he is a game-time decision. Monitor his status when pre-game warmups start at 6:30 pm ET.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Bob. The 27-year-old netminder has a tough matchup in Pittsburgh tonight—he has gone 4-4-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Bob. The 27-year-old netminder has a tough matchup in Pittsburgh tonight—he has gone 4-4-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Barkov has missed the last eight games with a broken hand but will return to practice tomorrow. Barkov is nearing a return to the lineup but there is no word how many practice days he will need before he can play.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Los Angeles last Thursday. Bobrovsky has won two in a row while stopping 72 of 76 shots (.947 SV%). Bobrovsky’s season is starting to come together under head coach John Tortorella. He makes for a decent start tonight against a Canucks team who have lost three in a row.
Bitetto, 25, had one goal, three assists and 26 PIMS in six games during his conditioning stint. He returns to the Predators where he has registered no points in eight career games.
Bobrovsky made 41 saves on 43 shots in the Blue Jackets win in San Jose on Tuesday. Bobrovksy had easily his best game of the season and he will look to win two in a row tonight in Los Angeles. Bobrovsky has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.55 GAA and .921 SV%.. Bobrovsky has turned things around, but will run into a red-hot Kings team, who has won eight of their last nine.
Bobrovsky made 41 saves on 43 shots in the Blue Jackets win in San Jose on Tuesday. Bobrovksy had easily his best game of the season and he will look to win two in a row tonight in Los Angeles. Bobrovsky has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.55 GAA and .921 SV%.. Bobrovsky has turned things around, but will run into a red-hot Kings team, who has won eight of their last nine.
Bobrovkst was pulled after allowing three goals on 11 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Jets last Saturday. He started both games of the back-to-back so it wasn’t surprising to see him struggle in his second game in as many nights. He comes into Saturday with two wins, a 2.80 GAA and .900 SV% in his last five starts.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Capitals last night. Since the Blue Jackets hired John Tortorella, Bobrovsky has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .917 SV%. He is a sketchy start tonight on the second game of a back-to-back, vs. a Winnipeg team that ranks seventh in scoring.
Bobrovsky stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Blue Jackets win in New Jersey on Tuesday. After starting the season with six straight losses, Bobrovsky has rebounded with back-to-back wins while making 54 saves on 58 shots (.931 SV%). Despite his recent success, he is a scary play tonight in Washington.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 34 in the Blue Jackets win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Bobrovsky finally won his first game of the season and now sits at 1-6-0 with a 4.45 GAA and .852 SV%. Despite his early season struggles, he looked sharp on Saturday and draws another great matchup tonight vs. the Devils.
The Panthers caught a break when the doctors announced that Barkov will not require surgery on his broken hand and could only miss two weeks. Barkov has had a great start to the season, registering three goals and three assists in seven games. It sounds like Barkov will miss at least six games, but it could have been worse.
Barkov is expected to meet with a specialist on Monday, who will determine if the Panthers’ centre will need surgery on his broken hand. There is no timetable for his return until they determine whether or not he needs surgery—Barkov could miss between two weeks and two months.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Wild on Thursday. Bobrovsky has lost each of his first six starts of the season, while posting a 4.72 GAA and .840 SV%. On Saturday he will face an Avalanche team that ranks in the middle of the pack with 2.67 goals per game this season.
Bitetto played while Barret Jackman and Ryan Ellis were sidelined, but with both of them back, Bitetto has been sent to Milwaukee. He had 30 points (4G / 26A) in 70 games in the AHL last season.
The Panthers will wrap up their road trip tonight in Dallas. Barkov will be reevaluated when they get back to Florida. Expect an update on Barkov’s hand injury next week.
Barkov was forced to leave Thursday’s game after blocking a shot with his hand. There was no update on Barkov’s status, but he was spotted leaving the arena with his hand wrapped in a bandage. The Panthers can’t afford to lose Barkov for an extended period of time, but if they do, expect Rocco Grimaldi to be recalled. Expect the Panthers to update Barkov’s status by Saturday morning.
