After serving as the backup while Colorado started their season with a 1-4-0 record, Annunen has started three straight, helping his team to a four-game winning streak. In his last three outings, Annunen has been extremely consistent, allowing four total goals, making 25 saves in each contest, posting a stellar .949 SV%. Colorado enters the action on Sunday as -167 home favorites against the Ottawa Senators.
After serving as the backup while Colorado started their season with a 1-4-0 record, Annunen has started three straight, helping his team to a four-game winning streak. In his last three outings, Annunen has been extremely consistent, allowing four total goals, making 25 saves in each contest, posting a stellar .949 SV%. Colorado enters the action on Sunday as -167 home favorites against the Ottawa Senators.
Bourque was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will replace Oskar Back in the lineup on Saturday. The Stars will likely continue to rotate through their talented depth forwards game-by-game. Bourque has picked up one assist in four games this season.
It's unclear when Hague suffered the injury, but he was unable to join his teammates on the bench for the start of the third period of Friday's game. We should receive an update on his status ahead of Saturday's game against the Sharks.
Saros will make his sixth start of the season on Friday as the Predators opt to go with their number-one netminder for the front-end of their back-to-back. Saros easily had his best game of the season his last time out, stopping all 33 shots he faced in a 4-0 shutout victory over the Bruins on Tuesday. He owns a 1-4-0 record and a .903 SV% on the season. Saros draws a great matchup on Friday with Nashville being -170 road favourites in Chicago.
Colton exited Thursday's 5-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club with an upper-body injury after 11:07 time-on-ice. Colton managed a goal before his exit, his seventh in eight games to start the season. Further updates on Colton's status will likely be provided this weekend. The Avalanche return to action on Sunday against the Ottawa Senators.
After serving as the backup to Alexandar Georgiev in their first five games (1-4-0), the Avalanche will roll with Annunen between the pipes for the third straight game. In his two starts (2-0-0), the only two games Colorado has allowed fewer than three goals, the 24-year-old Annunen has been terrific, saving 50 of 53 shots. Colorado enters action on Thursday, looking for their fourth straight victory, as -150 road favorites against the Utah Hockey Club.
After serving as the backup to Alexandar Georgiev in their first five games (1-4-0), the Avalanche will roll with Annunen between the pipes for the third straight game. In his two starts (2-0-0), the only two games Colorado has allowed fewer than three goals, the 24-year-old Annunen has been terrific, saving 50 of 53 shots. Colorado enters action on Thursday, looking for their fourth straight victory, as -150 road favorites against the Utah Hockey Club.
Bourque recorded his first career NHL point on Tuesday, an assist, but will serve as a healthy scratch on Thursday to allow Oskar Back to draw back into the lineup. The 22-year-old Bourque, last season's AHL point leader, had played the last four games for the Stars after missing the first three due to an injury.
Barron left Montreal's game Tuesday vs. New York after 20 shifts and 15:01 TOI due to an upper-body injury and did not return. The 22-year-old defender is luckily only day-to-day and will hope to return when Montreal plays St. Louis on Saturday. In 7 games played this season, Barrron has a goal and six PIMs.
Barron left Montreal's game Tuesday vs. New York after 20 shifts and 15:01 TOI due to an upper-body injury and did not return. The 22-year-old defender did not provide any updates post-game but should have some before Montreal returns to play on Saturday vs. St. Louis. In 7 games played this season, Barrron has a goal and six PIMs.
Saros will still be in search of his first victory when he makes his fifth start of the season on Tuesday. Nashville's franchise netminder is yet to get into a groove this season, posting an .875 SV% and a 3.64 GAA to along with his 0-4-0 record. He surrendered three goals on just 22 shots in a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Red Wings on Saturday. Despite his struggles, Saros and the Predators are -140 favourites at home against the Bruins on Tuesday.
Thanks to the struggles of Alexandar Georgiev, Annunen will get the chance to make back-to-back starts when the Avalanche travel to Seattle on Tuesday. Annunen delivered a strong performance his last time out, allowing just one goal on 26 shots against in a 4-1 victory over the Sharks on Sunday. The 24-year-old netminder owns an .884 SV% and a 2.70 GAA in three appearances this season. The Avalanche enter action on Tuesday as slight road favourites at -130.
Perbix will dress on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Darren Raddysh will sit in his place.
The Predators, one of only two teams without a point early in the 2024-25 season (0-3-0), will turn to Saros on Thursday when they attempt to snap their losing skid. The 29-year-old Saros has been unspectacular to start the season, posting an ugly 4.19 GAA and .855 SV% in two games (0-2-0). That said, slow starts are nothing new for Saros, who had a .892 SV% in his first 14 games last season (5-9-0) before steadying to a .913 SV% in his next 47 (29-14-4). The Predators enter action on Thursday as +110 home underdogs against an Edmonton Oilers club that won their first game of the season on Tuesday.
