Markstrom missed the first month of the season with a lower-body injury. He was 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .909 SV% in two games during a conditioning stint with Utica (AHL). He will make his first start of the season tonight after going 1-1-0 with a 3.08 GAA and .879 SV% with Vancouver last season. He will face a Blue Jackets team who is 4-11-0 on the season and 2-3-0 in their last five.
Bernier has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but he was back on the ice for practice on Monday. The Maple Leafs have a two-game road trip this week, but it seems unlikely that Bernier will play on Tuesday in Dallas, Thursday’s contest in Nashville seems more likely.
Palat left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury after getting tangled up near the goal with Nino Niederreiter. Palat is expected to miss at least the next eight games and could miss up to 14 contests, based off of his 3-5 week timetable.
Markstrom has been out with a lower-body injury, but is back to 100 percent after going 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .909 SV% in two conditioning games with Utica.
Bernier missed Monday’s game and his placement on IR is retroactive to last Saturday, meaning he is eligible to come off of IR on Saturday vs. the Capitals. Look for James Reimer to start on Friday vs. the Red Wings—Bernier is listed as day-to-day.
Bernier was expected to start on Monday, but he served as James Reimer’s backup because he was not 100 percent. Bernier missed practice on Tuesday and Antoine Bibeau has been recalled from Toronto (AHL), so look for Bernier to be scratched on Wednesday. He is listed as day-to-day.
Bernier allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Penguins on Saturday. Bernier has lost all seven of his starts while posting a 3.02 GAA and .899 SV%. It has been a very difficult start to the season for the Maple Leafs, but it looks as if head coach Mike Babcock will use Bernier as a clear-cut No. 1 starter. This will be his sixth start in seven games.
Bernier stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Maple Leafs 3-1 loss in New York last night. Mike Babcock called it Bernier’s best game of the season, which is why he gets the call again tonight vs. his former teammate Phil Kessel and the Penguins. Bernier stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start against the Penguins this season (Oct 17th.)
Bernier allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Montreal last Saturday. He has yet to win a game in five starts and has posted a meagre .902 SV% in the process. Things don’t get any easier for Bernier on Sunday when he takes on the Rangers in New York. Bernier has posted a 3.29 GAA and .894 SV% in four starts on the road.
Bernier allowed on goal on 35 shots but still came away on the losing end of a 2-1 shootout final on Wednesday in Buffalo. Bernier is still searching for his first win despite posting a 2.39 GAA and .924 SV% in his first four starts. He will be hard-pressed to pick up the W tonight as he goes head-to-head with Carey Price.
Bernier gave up two goals on 33 shots in the Maple Leafs 2-1 loss to the Penguins on Saturday. It was a strong outing for Bernier, who struggled in his first two starts of the season. He will get his fourth start of the year tonight in Buffalo—the Sabres have been held to two or fewer goals in four of their first five games.
Bernier was pulled in his last start after allowing three goals on nine shots against the Red Wings. James Reimer started the last two games after Bernier allowed five goals on the first 37 shots (.865 SV%) that he faced this season. Tonight he will face a Penguins team who surprisingly ranks third last in the NHL in scoring (1.25 G/PG) through four games.
Bernier had a rough start to 2015-16, allowing the first shot that he faced to trickle across the goal line. After that he settled in, stopping a total of 27 shots on the night in a 3-1 loss to the Canadiens. The Maple Leafs didn’t actually look too bad, but they will be in tough again on Friday as they face a young, talented Red Wings squad.
Markstrom tweaked a lower-body injury in Tuesday’s practice and is unable to suit up as Ryan Miller’s backup tonight. Markstrom will be evaluated later today to determine the severity of the injury and how much time he will miss. Richard Bachman has been recalled to serve as the backup.
Despite being slightly outplayed by James Reimer in the preseason, Mike Babcock will roll Bernier out in his Leafs’ coaching debut on Wednesday. Bernier was winless against the Habs last season, going 0-2-2 with 2.67 GAA and .908 SV%. With Babcock behind the bench, things may tighten up defensively, but Bernier doesn’t appear as if he will be in line to win too many games this season.
