Brown underwent a surgical procedure on his right knee to reconstruct his torn ACL after he was injured in a game against Vancouver on October 17th. It is a tough loss for Brown and the Capitals after he was acquired in the offseason. In his four games prior to the injury, the 28-year-old had no points and was a -3 plus/minus rating.
Allen stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) in a winning effort his last time out as the Canadiens moved above .500 with a 7-4 win over St.Louis. The 32-year-old has had a solid start to the season, posting a .909 SV% to go along with his 2.86 GAA and 3-3-0 record. He takes on a surging Minnesota Wild team that is coming off a 4-3 victory over Chicago and has gotten points in five of their last six games (4-1-1).
Kallgren struggled in his lone start of the season, stopping 15 of 18 shots (.833 SV%) in a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes over a week ago. He gets a great matchup taking on San Jose who is last in the NHL in goals for per game with just 1.88 GF/GP to go along with their 2-7-0 record.
Allen will be looking for a bounce-back effort after dropping his previous outing 5-2 while stopping only 25 of 30 shots (.833 SV%) in his worst start of the early season. He and his 2-2-0 record will host Minnesota Tuesday, as the netminder hopes to build off his early .913 SV% and 2.77 GAA. Minnesota has struggled this season (1-3-1) and is also coming off a loss as they dropped their last outing 4-3 in overtime to the Boston Bruins. They currently rank last in the NHL in GA/GP with 5.4 GAA per game.
Hellebuyck is coming off a 24-save, 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs this past Saturday. He has enjoyed an average start to the season as he takes his 2-2-0 record and .915 SV% with him as he and the Jets host the St.Louis Blues Monday.
Hellebuyck is coming off a 24-save, 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs this past Saturday. He has enjoyed an average start to the season as he takes his 2-2-0 record and .915 SV% with him as he and the Jets host the St.Louis Blues Monday.
Allen was incredible in his last start six days ago stopping 37 of 38 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. With the Canadiens having a back-to-back he took the bench for their last game but still carries an impressive .943 SV% and 2.03 GAA as he leads Montreal Thursday. The Canadiens will run into the Coyotes who are coming off their first victory of the season with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday.
Hellebuyck draws the difficult start Wednesday as the Jets head to Colorado to take on the Avalanche on the road in a Central Division battle. Hellebuyck had an outstanding 41 save (.976 SV%) winning effort in his first start of the season before struggling in a 4-1 loss to Dallas his previous time out. He will be looking for his second win of the early season Wednesday.
Brown misses his first game of the 2022-23 season after it was announced he was placed on the IR with a lower-body injury Wednesday. The 28-year-old has struggled in his first four games as a Capital, collecting just two shots to go along with his zero points and -3 rating to start the season.
Hellebuyck will draw his second start of the early season as Winnipeg heads to Dallas for a Central division matchup. The Jets' netminder was sensational in Winnipeg's opening night victory over the New York Rangers, stopping 40 of 41 shots en route to a 4-1 victory. He will look to keep his hot play going after finishing 2021-22 with a .910 SV%.
Kallgren will get his first start of the 2022-23 season Monday against Arizona after being called up Saturday due an injury to Matt Murray. The 26-year-old struggled in limited action last season, winning 8 games with a .888 SV% and 3.31 GAA through 14 GP in his rookie campaign.
Kallgren will likely get his first start of the 2022-23 season Monday against Arizona after being called up Saturday due an injury to Matt Murray. The 26-year-old struggled in limited action last season, winning 8 games with a .888 SV% and 3.31 GAA through 14 GP in his rookie campaign.
