Hamilton was injured on Thursday, but was on the ice for the Flames' morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight's game. Monitor his status when Calgary hits the ice for warmups at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Hamilton and Michael Stone are battling injuries on the Flames’ blueline and had coach Glen Gulutzan said he hopes one of them “will play tomorrow” and the other “will play soon.” There is no word which one is closer, but expect an update after the team’s morning skate on Saturday.
Mantha has easily been one of the Red Wings best forwards this season and this is a questionable decision considering they are out of the playoff race. Mantha said that the decision was due to his “compete” level. Mitch Callahan will replace him in the lineup.
Allen allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Blues’ win in Minnesota on Tuesday. Allen has won two in a row while stopping 59 of 60 shots (.983 SV%). The 26-year-old has gone 14-8-2 while posting a 2.46 GAA and .908 SV% on home ice this season. Tonight he will take on a Ducks team that has won three of their last four.
There is no word on what is ailing the young defenseman but assistant coach Martin Gelinas said that Hamilton should be back “sooner rather than later” during a postgame interview. The Flames are red-hot and losing Hamilton for any period of time would be a big blow to their blueline.
Allen stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Blues’ shutout win in Colorado on Sunday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Allen and tonight he will make his fifth appearance against the Wild—he is 2-1-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .911 SV% in three starts and one relief appearance vs. Minnesota.
Allen stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Blues’ shutout win in Colorado on Sunday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Allen and tonight he will make his fifth appearance against the Wild—he is 2-1-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .911 SV% in three starts and one relief appearance vs. Minnesota.
Allen allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Blues’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Allen is on a three-game losing streak while posting a 2.71 GAA and .922 SV%. He will face the Oilers for the first time since October—he stopped 20 of 22 shots in a 3-1 loss in Edmonton in their first meeting.
Allen allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Blues’ loss in Buffalo Saturday. The loss snapped his four-game winning streak, so he’ll look to start another one in his 43rd start of the season. The 26-year-old has gone 14-6-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .905 SV% in 23 starts on home-ice this season.
Rodrigues has two assists in six games during his call-up, but returns to Rochester over the Sabres’ bye week. The 23-year-old has collected nine goals and 18 assists (27 points) in 44 games with Rochester this season.
Allen allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Blues’ win over the Canucks on Thursday. Allen has won four consecutive games while posting a 1.50 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout. In his first start vs.the Sabres this season, he stopped 23 of 24 shots in a 4-1 win back in mid-November.
Pesce missed the Hurricanes’ morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game. If Pesce can’t play, expect Matt Tennyson to skate with Jaccob Slavin and for Klas Dahlbeck to draw into the lineup.
Allen allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Blues’ win in Montreal on Saturday. Carter Hutton shutout the Red Wings last night, but Allen will start Game No.2 of the back-to-back tonight vs. the Canucks. Allen has won three in a row and four of his last five while posting an impressive 1.40 GAA, .953 SV% and one shutout.
Allen allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Blues’ overtime win in Toronto on Thursday. Allen has now won three of his last four starts while allowing just five goals on 119 shots (.958 SV%). In his first start against the Canadiens, Allen allowed two goals on 30 shots in a 3-2 overtime win.
Rodrigues was recalled yesterday in case Evander Kane couldn’t play and since Kane was good-to-go, Rodrigues has been returned to Rochester (AHL).
