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Gibson will start Sunday vs. the Wild.

Gibson allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Ducks’ win over the Coyotes on Friday. Gibson has won three consecutive games while posting a 1.62 GAA, .950 SV%. and one shutout. He’ll be in tough tonight against a Wild team that is 24-9-5—Gibson is 10-4-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .921 SV% on home ice.

John Gibson
Talbot will start Saturday in New Jersey.

Talbot allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Oilers’ win in Boston on Thursday. Talbot has lost three of his last five starts despite posting a strong 2.35 GAA and.926 SV%. Despite Jonas Gustavsson’s strong career numbers vs. the Devils, Talbot will start his 37th game tonight. He is 10-4-5 with a 2.59 GAA and .916 SV% on the road.

Cam Talbot
Gibson will start Friday vs. the Coyotes.

Gibson stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Ducks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Red Wings on Wednesday. Tonight will be Gibson’s seventh consecutive start—he has won three of the last six while posting a 1.94 GAA and .933 SV%. He has gone 9-4-1 on home ice and stopped 21 of 22 shots in a 5-1 win in his first start vs. the Coyotes.

John Gibson
Talbot will start Thursday in Boston.

Talbot allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Oilers’ loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Talbot has lost three of his last four starts (1-1-2) despite posting a strong 2.19 GAA and .929 SV%. The 29-year-old continues to play well for the Oilers, but has had a tough time winning games on the road this season—9-4-5 with a 2.57 GAA and .916 SV%.

Cam Talbot
Gibson will start Wednesday vs. the Red Wings.

Gibson tied a Ducks’ franchise record by stopping 51 of 54 shots in the Ducks’ shootout win over the Flyers on New Year’s Day. He has won two of his last three starts while posting a 2.27 GAA and .938 SV%. He hasn’t been great this season, but draws a great matchup against a Red Wings team that has really struggled to score this season.

John Gibson
Gibson was the first goalie off of the ice.

Gibson tied a Ducks’ franchise record by stopping 51 of 54 shots in the Ducks’ shootout win over the Flyers on New Year’s Day. He has won two of his last three starts while posting a 2.27 GAA and .938 SV%. He hasn’t been great this season, but draws a great matchup against a Red Wings team that has really struggled to score this season.

John Gibson
Talbot starts Tuesday in Columbus.

albot allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Oilers’ shootout loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Talbot finished December with a 7-1-4 record, 2.26 GAA and .924 SV%. He has quietly gone about his business while other goalies grab the headlines, like the guy he faces tonight, Sergei Bobrovsky—who enters play on a personal 13-game winning streak.

Cam Talbot
Talbot is the Oilers' projected starter in Columbus.

Talbot allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Oilers’ shootout loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Talbot finished December with a 7-1-4 record, 2.26 GAA and .924 SV%. He has quietly gone about his business while other goalies grab the headlines, like the guy he faces tonight, Sergei Bobrovsky—who enters play on a personal 13-game winning streak.

Cam Talbot
Faulk (lower-body) not expected to play Tuesday; could play by then end of the week.

Faulk has missed the last three games and is expected to miss his fourth consecutive game on Tuesday. Faulk’s loss is huge for the Hurricanes, so potentially getting him back at the end of the week is huge news for the Canes and Faulk owners alike.

Justin Faulk
The Jets have recalled Andrew Copp from Manitoba (AHL).

Copp was sent down on Wednesday but did not get into a game with the Moose. With Marko Dano getting hurt last night and being placed on IR this afternoon, Copp is back with the Jets, where he has four goals and three assists (seven points) in 25 games this season.

Andrew Copp
Gibson will be in goal in Calgary.

Gibson allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Ducks’ loss to San Jose on Tuesday. Despite losing two in a row, Gibson will start his third straight tonight in Calgary. Gibson has dropped three of his last four starts and comes into play tonight is 4-2-3 record, 2.85 GAA and .895 SV% in eight starts and one relief appearance in December.

John Gibson
Talbot will start Thursday vs. the Kings.

Talbot allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Oilers’ loss in San Jose last Friday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Talbot, who will start for the 33rd time this season. He is 17-10-5 with a 2.52 GAA and .917 SV% on the season. He has had a strong fantasy No.2 season and should make for a solid start tonight vs. the Kings.

Cam Talbot
Gibson will start Tuesday vs. the Sharks.

Gibson surrendered two goals on 18 shots in the Ducks’ loss in Ottawa last Thursday. It has been an up and down month for Gibson, who has gone 4-2-2 with a 2.84 GAA and .897 SV% in eight December appearances. Gibson allowed one goal on 25 shots in a 2-1 OT loss in his first appearance against the Sharks this season.

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