This is surprising, Zibanejad had a great preseason and looked like a lock to make the Sens roster. He had seven goals and 13 assists (20 points) in 42 games for Ottawa last season. The move was likely made because Zibanejad is waiver exempt and the Senators did not want to expose Stephane Da Costa to waivers. Expect to see Zibanejad back with Ottawa soon.
Quick allowed three goals on 28 shots in Thursday's Game 4 loss. The Kings lost the the game 3-2 and now trail the Hawks 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. They will turn to last year's Conn Smythe winner to give them a big performance tonight so they can stay alive in the NHL playoffs.
LA looks to tie up the series with a second win on home ice. Quick has allowed 7 goals in 3 starts in the series.
Quick was chased from Game 2 after giving up four goals on 17 shots in only 29:20. Rarely do four go in against Quick, who had gone 34 consecutive games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs without allowing more than three goals -- and he did that four times over the 34-game span. The last time he had allowed four goals was April 25, 2011. Expect him to bounce back nicely at the Staples Center in Game 3.
Quick played very well in a losing effort in Game 1 yesterday. He allowed just two goals on 36 shots that the Hawks threw at him. He has played excellent all post-season so there is no reason to believe he will slip up tonight.
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick leads the NHL in the playoffs with a 1.54 goals-against average, a .947 save percentage and three shutouts.
Quick stopped all 24 shots that he faced in Game 5 for his third shutout of the playoffs. He holds the Playoffs best GAA (1.50) and SV% (.948). Quick and the Kings will look to end the series and head to the Western Conference Finals for the second season in a row with a win tonight in San Jose.
Quick allowed two goals on 40 shots including the OT winner by Logan Couture 1:29 into the fourth frame. With Corey Crawford getting beat for seven goals in the last two games, Quick is now the GAA leader in the playoffs (1.60 GAA). He is also second in the playoffs in SV% (.947).
Quick continued his stellar play from round one in Game 1 against the Sharks. He stopped all 35 shots that he faced in a 2-0 win. He now has a 1.36 GAA and .953 SV% in seven starts in the post-season.
The Los Angeles Kings went down 2-0 early in their series with the Blues, but they battled back and won four straight to finish St. Louis off in six. Quick has posted slightly better numbers than his round two counterpart Antti Niemi so far. He has a 1.58 GAA vs. Niemi's 1.86 as well as a .944 SV% vs. a .937 SV%. The Kings have the experience of last year's Stanley Cup run, but it won't be easy vs. a good Sharks team.
Quick was tremendous in the crease again in Game 5 when he stopped 34 of the 36 shots directed at him. He will obviously start Game 6 after winning each of his last three starts. His 1.69 GAA and .942 SV% are second and third respectively amongst playoff goalies.
Quick was not too busy in Game 4 but still allowed three goals on 22 shots. However it was enough to backstop the Kings to a win and knot the series up at 2-2. They will need a good performance out of him as the series shifts back to St. Louis for Game 5.
Aside from one terrible giveaway in overtime that cost the Kings Game 1, Quick played very well. It was a tight-to-the-vest defensive game which is what I expect most of the series to be like. Quick will look to redeem himself in Game 2 and tie the series up heading back to Los Angeles.
Quick had a solid season going 18-13-4 with a 2.45 GAA and .902 SV%. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs last season, but back surgery last summer prevented him from approaching that form until recently.
Quick allowed three goals on 36 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Red Wings. He will get his third start vs. the Sharks this season. He is 0-0-1 with a 3.21 GAA and .894 SV% vs. San Jose this season.
Quick has won each of his last two starts while posting a 1.93 GAA and .917 SV%. He will get the start in Detroit tonight. Quick has struggled on the road this season going 5-8-3 with a 3.12 GAA and .889 SV%. He is 3-6-0 lifetime at Joe Louis Arena.
Quick has won each of his last two starts while posting a 1.93 GAA and .917 SV%. He will likely get the start in Detroit tonight. Quick has struggled on the road this season going 5-8-3 with a 3.12 GAA and .889 SV%.
Quick has had a sub-par season by his standards, but Columbus is one of the lower-scoring teams in the West so he should have a nice outing.
Quick has won his last two starts.