Henrique missed Saturday’s game after suffering an upper-body injury on Friday. He didn’t skate this morning, but that won’t stop him from traveling to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. That is a positive sign that the injury is minor, but there is still no word on when he will return to the lineup.
Pickard allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Avalanche’s win over the Stars on Saturday. Since being recalled, Pickard has posted three wins with a 1.41 GAA and .955 SV% in two starts and four appearances. He allowed three goals on 36 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start against Montreal.
Henrique suffered the upper-body injury on Friday vs. the Red Wings. He will be replaced by Damien Brunner in the lineup tonight vs. the Isles. He has recorded two goals and three assists in his last five games, so this is a tough loss for the Devils.
Pickard allowed three goals on 45 shots in the Avs loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Pickard has been sensational in his short time with the big clue, which has led to them placing Reto Berra on waivers, so it looks like the kid is here to stay. He has a 1.18 GAA and .966 SV% in his last three appearances.
Pickard stopped all 25 shots he faced after replacing Reto Berra in the Avs’ come-from-behind win over the Coyotes last night. He has won the first two games of his career in relief efforts—stopping all 42 shots. He has earned the start tonight, but draws a tough matchup vs. the Blackhawks.
Smith stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 loss to the Ducks on Sunday night. Smith has lost each of last six outings while posting a 2.86 GAA and .901 SV%. It has been a tumultuous start for the Canadian Olympian, who can’t seem to find any consistency in his game. At least tonight, he faces an Avalanche who rank 24th in scoring.
Smith stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Coyotes 2-1 loss to the Ducks on Sunday night. Smith has lost each of last six outings while posting a 2.86 GAA and .901 SV%. It has been a tumultuous start for the Canadian Olympian, who can’t seem to find any consistency in his game. At least tonight, he faces an Avalanche who rank 24th in scoring.
Griffith, 21, had five goals and two assists in 18 games with the Bruins during his lengthy call-up. The Bruins needed to send someone to the AHL who did not need to clear waivers in order to activate Brad Marchand, so expect Griffith to be back with the Bruins soon.
Smith allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Stars on Thursday. Devan Dubnyk got the win last night, but in the second game of a back-to-back, Smith will be back in goal tonight in Anaheim. Smith is 4-10-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .890 SV% on the year, but one of those four wins came on November 7th in Anaheim.
Demers was acquired from the Sharks on Friday and he skated on the Stars’ second pair with Trevor Daley. “He’s a good puck-moving guy, a right-handed shot,” said Daley. “He’s a guy that can jump in to be in your top four and eat up a lot of minutes.” Daley will also man the point with Alex Goligoski on the Stars second power-play unit.
Demers, 26, has three assists and a minus-6 rating in 20 games with the Sharks. Demers addresses the Stars need for a right-handed D-man. He is just two of seven blueliners on the Stars' squad that is a righty. He is a better puck moving defenseman than Dillon, but obviously is not nearly as big.
Drasaitl has a career-high ice-time of 15:22, but he will likely top that tonight while playing with Hall and Purcell. He has five points (2G / 3A) with a minus-6 rating in the first 19 games of his NHL career.
Smith allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Coyotes’ OT loss to Washington on Tuesday. Smith has dropped four in a row while allowed 12 goals on 114 shots (.895 SV%). Tonight, it looks like he will start vs. on of his former teams. The Stars are really struggling right now, but there are better options than Smith on a busy Thursday.
Smith allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Coyotes’ OT loss to Washington on Tuesday. Smith has dropped four in a row while allowed 12 goals on 114 shots (.895 SV%). Tonight, it looks like he will start vs. on of his former teams. The Stars are really struggling right now, but there are better options than Smith on a busy Thursday.
Pickard started two games with the Avalanche in mid-October, he lost both while posting a 3.66 GAA and .889 SV%. He has been recalled to backup Reto Berra with Semyon Varlamov battling an injured groin.
Smith allowed five goals on 25 shots in a loss to the Flames last Thursday. He has lost three in a row and allowed nine goals in his last two starts. He is a risky start against a quality Washington offence.
Henrique practiced today and will be a gametime decision Tuesday.
Henrique has 9 points in 12 games this season
Mike Smith currently owns a 6-4-1 record with a 2.50 GAA and a .903 SV% in 11 career games against the Flames.
