It looks like van Riemsdyk avoided serious injury when he went down awkwardly on Monday, but was able to finish the game. He is likely a bit sore, which is why he didn’t practice today, but head coach Mike Babcock said that JVR should play tomorrow vs. Carolina.
Talbot allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Oilers’ loss in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. After opening the season with a shutout, Talbot has lost four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 15 goals on 128 shots (.883 SV%). Tonight he faces a high-end Penguins team on the road, where the 30-year-old is 1-2-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .903 SV% so far this season.
Gibson stopped 49 of 51 shots in the Ducks 6-2 win over the Canadiens last Friday. It was an real busy night for Gibson, but he’ll start again tonight thanks to getting the weekend off. After a tough start to the season, Gibson has now won two of his last five with an impressive 2.12 GAA and .947 SV%. However, he draws a tough test tonight in Philadelphia.
Gibson stopped 49 of 51 shots in the Ducks 6-2 win over the Canadiens last Friday. It was an real busy night for Gibson, but he’ll start again tonight thanks to getting the weekend off. After a tough start to the season, Gibson has now won two of his last five with an impressive 2.12 GAA and .947 SV%. However, he draws a tough test tonight in Philadelphia.
Compher broke his thumb against the Blues on Friday and is expected to miss three weeks. Moving Compher to IR opened up a roster spot for the Avalanche to recalled A.J. Greer from San Antonio (AHL). Look for him to miss roughly 6-8 games.
Gibson allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Ducks’ loss to the Sabres on Sunday. Despite posting a steady 2.66 GAA and .924 SV% in his first six games of the season, Gibson sits at 2-2-1. Luckily for him, the Montreal Canadiens are in town and no offence has been as offensively challenged as them so far—they are averaging just 1.43 goals for per game in their first seven contests.
Gibson allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Ducks’ loss to the Sabres on Sunday. Despite posting a steady 2.66 GAA and .924 SV% in his first six games of the season, Gibson sits at 2-2-1. Luckily for him, the Montreal Canadiens are in town and no offence has been as offensively challenged as them so far—they are averaging just 1.43 goals for per game in their first seven contests.
Talbot was yanked after allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Oilers loss to the Senators last Saturday. Laurent Brossoit got the nod on Tuesday, so they’ll come back to Talbot tonight in Chicago. Talbot has gotten off to a dreadful start, posting a 3.96 GAA and .880 SV% in four starts.
Talbot allowed five goals on 43 shots in the Oilers loss to the Jets on Tuesday. After posting a shutout in his first start of the season, Talbot has now given up a combined eight goals on the last 50 shots (.840 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces a Senators team that has averaged 3.25 goals per game without Erik Karlsson.
Gibson allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Ducks’ win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Gibson was really busy in this one, but half firm and earned his second victory in four starts to begin the season. Gibson has a 2.79 GAA and .920 SV% so far and tonight he faces an Avalanche team that has gotten off to a surprisingly good start.
Gibson allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Ducks’ loss to Calgary on Monday. Gibson didn’t get any offence in this one and is now 1-1-1 with a 3.05 GAA and .906 SV% in three starts to begin the year. Tonight he will take on an Islanders team that is also 1-1-1 while averaging 2.67 goals for per game.
Gibson allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Ducks’ overtime loss to the Flyers on Saturday. In the early part of the season, Gibson has gone 1-0-1 with a 3.48 GAA and .896 SV% and tonight he’ll start his third straight game vs. the Flames. Calgary has opened the season 1-1-0 with six goals for.
Talbot was yanked after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Oilers loss to the Canucks on Saturday. It was an ugly performance from Talbot, who had a tidy shutout in his first start of the season. Despite a nice relief appearance from Laurent Brossoit, the Oilers will go right back to their No.1 vs. a Jets team that has stumbled out of the gate.
Talbot was yanked after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Oilers loss to the Canucks on Saturday. It was an ugly performance from Talbot, who had a tidy shutout in his first start of the season. Despite a nice relief appearance from Laurent Brossoit, the Oilers will go right back to their No.1 vs. a Jets team that has stumbled out of the gate.
Talbot stopped all 26 shots in the Oilers shutout win over the Flames on opening night. Calgary didn’t really test last year’s leader in wins, making it a great start to 2017-18. Days off will be few and far between for Talbot, who will make his second start tonight in Vancouver—he is a must-start on most, if not all nights.
Gibson allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Ducks’ win over Arizona on Thursday. The Ducks got off to a slow start but settled in late in the second and took over in the third. It wasn’t a great start, but Gibson will see a lot of action while he’s healthy and should win far more frequently than not.
