Andersen allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Maple Leafs overtime loss in Vancouver on Wednesday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Andersen, who will make his 50th start of the season in Edmonton. One of those five wins came against the Oilers in late-February—he stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 6-2 win.
Andersen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Calgary on Monday. Andersen is riding a five-game winning streak, posting a 2.40 GAA and .933 SV% and draws a quality matchup tonight in Vancouver. The Canucks come into Wednesday’s game having won just three times since February 4th—3-8-3 while averaging just 1.86 goals for per game.
Andersen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Calgary on Monday. Andersen is riding a five-game winning streak, posting a 2.40 GAA and .933 SV% and draws a quality matchup tonight in Vancouver. The Canucks come into Wednesday’s game having won just three times since February 4th—3-8-3 while averaging just 1.86 goals for per game.
Kotkaniemi has had an excellent rookie season but serve as a healthy scratch for the first time in his career. Kotkaniemi has just one goal and four assists (five points) in his last 11 games.
Andersen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Sabres on Saturday. Andersen is riding a four-game winning streak, posting a 2.50 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he faces a red-hot Flames team, that has won seven of their last eight games while averaging 3.13 goals for per game.
Lemieux was acquired from the Jets in the Kevin Hayes trade and will replace Filip Chytil in the lineup on Wednesday. Lemieux is a former No.31 overall pick in 2014 but has been limited by a deep roster in Winnipeg, scoring nine goals with two assists (11 points) in 44 games on their fourth line. He will start with Lias Andersson and Pavel Buchnevich.
Dzingel has enjoyed a breakout season, scoring 22 goals and 22 assists (44 points) in 57 games. Dzingel brings a ton of speed to the Blue Jackets lineup and could lineup with Matt Duchene, who was also acquired from Ottawa on Friday. Dzingel has played 52.5 percent of his 5v5 minutes with Duchene this season and the duo has averaged 27 ScoringChancesFor/60.
Gardiner missed Friday’s practice and was only on the ice briefly this morning but head coach Mike Babcock expects him to play on Saturday. Justin Holl will also dress for warmups, so consider Gardiner a game-time decision because there’s obviously a little bit of concern.
Staal has been out with a concussion since December 22nd but is set to return to the lineup on Saturday. Activating him from IR all but guarantees that he will play for the first time in the 2019 calendar year.
