Kuemper was a late swap with Antti Raanta (lower-body) in Edmonton on Monday and ended up giving up four goals on 36 shots in the Coyotes overtime loss. Since joining the Coyotes, Kuemper has allowed seven goals on 63 shots (.889 SV%). One of those losses came against the Canucks, who he’ll face again tonight—he allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 3-1 loss two weeks ago.
Forsberg allowed one goal on six shots after replacing J-F Berube in the Blackhawks loss in San Jose on Thursday. The road has been tough on Forsberg this season, as he’s gone 4-7-2 with a 3.31 GAA and .896 SV% in 13 away starts and three relief appearances. He is also 0-2-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .926 SV% vs. the Kings this season.
Forsberg stopped 32 of 34 shots in a 3-2 victory over the Senators on Wednesday. Forsberg has turned his game around after initially struggling in the starting role, posting a .924 SV% over his last four starts. He draws a decent road matchup tonight against the Blue Jackets.
Kuemper appeared in 19 games with the Kings this season before being traded to the Coyotes earlier in the week. Kuemper has a nice season going, having gone 10-1-3 with a 2.10 GAA, .932 SV% and three shutouts. He’ll have a harder time collecting wins in Arizona, but could see more playing time.
Kuemper’s last start was February 10th against the Lightning, where he gave up three goals on just 14 shots before being pulled in favour of Jonathan Quick. Remarkably, it was Kuemper’s first regulation loss of the season. He boasts a 9-1-3 record and a .934 SV% on the year. He draws a difficult matchup in Winnipeg tonight.
Forsberg stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced in a losing effort against the Kings on Monday. The Blackhawks’ default starter has struggled to take control of the starting job, going 1-5 in his last six starts with a .884 SV%. He draws a great matchup at home tonight against the Senators.
Forsberg stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced in the Blackhawks 7-1 rout over the Capitals on Saturday. The win was Forsberg’s first in five starts and snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Hawks. He draws another challenging matchup tonight against the Kings.
Forsberg stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced in the Blackhawks 7-1 rout over the Capitals on Saturday. The win was Forsberg’s first in five starts and snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Hawks. He draws another challenging matchup tonight against the Kings.
Forsberg turned away 29 of 32 shots in a losing effort against the Ducks on Thursday. The Blackhawks reassigned G Jeff Glass this week, giving the interim starting job to Forsberg. Despite the vote of confidence from his coaches, Forsberg has lost four straight starts. He’ll have a tough time turning it around tonight against the Capitals.
With Jeff Glass being sent down to Rockford (AHL), Forsberg is the last man standing in Chicago's crease until Corey Crawford is cleared to return. Forsberg has lost his last three starts, stopping just 53 of 63 shots (.841 SV%) over that stretch. He could be in for another challenging game tonight against the Ducks.
The Blackhawks will turn to Forsberg in the midst of a five-game losing streak. Forsberg has had his ups and downs of late, going 2-2 over his last four starts with a .923 SV%. He has a great opportunity to bring an end to the Blackhawks’ losing streak tonight against the Coyotes.
The Blackhawks will turn to Forsberg in the midst of a five-game losing streak. Forsberg has had his ups and downs of late, going 2-2 over his last four starts with a .923 SV%. He has a great opportunity to bring an end to the Blackhawks’ losing streak tonight against the Coyotes.
Danault has been cleared to practice and was skating with the top line Monday morning. Claude Julien said Danault could possibly return later in the road trip, but he remains without a definite timetable.
