Fleury stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Golden Knights 5-1 win in San Jose on Friday. Fleury has an ideal start to the season, winning both of his starts against the Sharks while stopping 55 of the 57 shots (.965 SV%) that he faced. Fleury has a tough matchup with the Bruins in town, but you can’t bench Fleury on home-ice, where he is 35-19-6 since 2018.
Fleury stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Golden Knights 5-1 win in San Jose on Friday. Fleury has an ideal start to the season, winning both of his starts against the Sharks while stopping 55 of the 57 shots (.965 SV%) that he faced. Fleury has a tough matchup with the Bruins in town, but you can’t bench Fleury on home-ice, where he is 35-19-6 since 2018.
Fleury stopped 21 of 22 shots in the Golden Knights opening night win over the Sharks. Tonight they will face-off again, this time in San Jose and with Erik Karlsson in the lineup. Fleury was 17-10-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .908 SV% on the road last year and should be a fine option on Friday.
Middleton was set to start the season in the AHL but an injury to Dalton Prout has opened up a roster spot for Middleton to be recalled. He had one assist in three NHL games last season and added 19 points (5G / 14A) in 57 AHL contests.
After an injury-plagued 2018 season, Fleury started 61 games in 2019 and ranked tied for fifth in wins (35), 13th in GAA (2.51) and tied for 21st in SV% (.913). Entering 2020, Fleury is poised to start 60-plus games for the eighth time in his career and should find himself among the league leaders in wins. He was 1-1-0 with a 1.54 GAA, .950 SV% and one shutout in two games vs. the Sharks last year.
After an injury-plagued 2018 season, Fleury started 61 games in 2019 and ranked tied for fifth in wins (35), 13th in GAA (2.51) and tied for 21st in SV% (.913). Entering 2020, Fleury is poised to start 60-plus games for the eighth time in his career and should find himself among the league leaders in wins. He was 1-1-0 with a 1.54 GAA, .950 SV% and one shutout in two games vs. the Sharks last year.
Spurgeon’s $7.575M AAV cap-hit makes him the highest paid player in Minnesota Wild history (by AAV). Spurgeon is coming off of a career-year, posting 14 goals and 29 assists (43 points) in 82 games. In 2020 he will be heavily featured in the Minnesota top-4 and his career 7.2 SH% makes him a threat for for double-digit goals every year.
Since being picked No.20 in 2015, Eriksson Ek has not topped 16 points in his first two NHL seasons. However, once Mikko Koivu went down last year, Eriksson Ek had five goals and two assists in 22 games while averaging 15:23 TOI/gm—averaged 12:22 prior. Koivu will likely be eased back into action early in the season, giving Eriksson Ek an opportunity to get off to a hot start in 2020.
Hartman is a pending RFA, who split last year between the Predators and Flyers. Overall, he had 12 goals and 14 assists (26 points) in 83 games. Hartman should be an offensive upgrade in the Stars’ bottom-6.
Nyquist’s wife gave birth to their child in Detroit but Nyquist is expected to be back for Game 3 in Colorado. Nyquist has performed well for the Sharks in the postseason, scoring one goal on 10 shots with three assists in nine games.
Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Golden Knights double-overtime loss in Game 6. Fleury has had a solid series, posting a .912 SV% and one shutout through six games and brings a ton of Game 7 experience to the crease on Tuesday. Fleury is 3-3- with a 1.86 GAA and .923 SV% in six career Game 7 starts.
