Nilsson was acquired from Vancouver on Wednesday and will make his first start with Ottawa on Saturday afternoon. Nilsson started the year at 3-0-0 but has gone 0-8-1 with a 3.57 GAA and .879 SV% in his nine starts since. A move to Ottawa might earn Nilsson more starts but he’s in a worse position. The Senators give up the third most Scoring Chances Against/60 in the NHL.

Nilsson has gone 3-8-1 with a 3.09 GAA and .895 SV% in 12 games with the Canucks this season. With Craig Anderson out with a concussion the Senators are trying to upgrade their goaltending situation by swapping McKenna for the 28-year-old Nilsson. His career .905 SV% suggests that he won’t be too big of an upgrade though.

Nilsson allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Canucks loss in Nashville last Thursday. Nilsson is winless in his last seven starts, going 0-6-1 with a 3.44 GAA and .883 SV%. He hasn’t registered a win since October 16th and likely won’t win tonight with the NHL’s highest scoring team in town. The Lightning are averaging a robust 4.00 goals for per game through 34 games.

Nilsson allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Canucks loss in Nashville last Thursday. Nilsson is winless in his last seven starts, going 0-6-1 with a 3.44 GAA and .883 SV%. He hasn’t registered a win since October 16th and likely won’t win tonight with the NHL’s highest scoring team in town. The Lightning are averaging a robust 4.00 goals for per game through 34 games.

Nilsson surrendered three goals on 28 shots in the Canucks loss to the Wild on December 4th. Nilsson started the season 3-0-0 but has lost six in a row with a 3.36 GAA and .884 SV% since then. Nilsson is very difficult to trust regardless of matchup but he should absolutely stay on the bench against a Predators team that is 12-5-0 in Nashville.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Canucks loss to the Stars on Saturday. Since returning to the Canucks crease, Nilsson has stopped 45 of 51 shots (.882 SV%) to lose both games. On the season, Nilsson is 3-5-0 with a 2.77 GAA and .905 SV%. Despite the rough season, Nilsson takes on a Wild team that has lost three in a row and five of their last seven.

Nilsson allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Canucks loss in San Jose last Friday. Nilsson has gone 3-4-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .902 SV% on the season and comes into this afternoon’s game well rested. The 6-foot-6 Nilsson will be going head-to-head with the 6-foot-7 Ben Bishop.

Nilsson has been out since October 25th, but will be Jacob Markstrom’s backup in Anaheim. With Nilsson back, Richard Bachman will head back to Utica (AHL).

Nilsson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. The win snapped a three-game winning streak for Nilsson, who will make his fifth start tonight vs. the Capitals. Despite a strong start from Jacob Markstrom on Saturday, the Canucks will come back to Nilsson tonight—trying to build some competition in the crease.

Nilsson stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Canucks win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Nilsson’s random October dominance continued, as he’s now 6-1-0 while allowing just 11 goals on 193 shots (.943 SV%) in his last seven starts in the month of October. He’ll be in tough against a high-quality Jets team on the road, but he’s already won against the Lightning, Panthers and Penguins on the road, so these matchups don’t seem to scare Nilsson.

Nilsson stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Canucks win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Nilsson’s random October dominance continued, as he’s now 6-1-0 while allowing just 11 goals on 193 shots (.943 SV%) in his last seven starts in the month of October. He’ll be in tough against a high-quality Jets team on the road, but he’s already won against the Lightning, Panthers and Penguins on the road, so these matchups don’t seem to scare Nilsson.

Nilsson gave up two goals on 26 shots in the Canucks win in Florida on Saturday. Nilsson has won back-to-back starts while stopping 57 of 60 shots (.950 SV%) and will make his third straight start tonight. Dating back to last season, Nilsson is 5-1-0 while allowing just nine goals on 165 shots (.946 SV%) in six October starts.