Smith gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Calgary on Wednesday. It was a strong return to the crease for Smith, who missed 12 games with a lower-body injury. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has surprisingly struggled this season—they come in ranked 25th in the NHL in scoring (2.29 G/PG).
Smith gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Calgary on Wednesday. It was a strong return to the crease for Smith, who missed 12 games with a lower-body injury. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has surprisingly struggled this season—they come in ranked 25th in the NHL in scoring (2.29 G/PG).
Smith has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Calgary. Smith has stopped 54 of 60 shots (.900 SV%) in his two appearances and the Coyotes went 4-8-0 without Smith, so his return should certainly help. Smith makes for a solid option tonight—the Flames have lost four of their last five games and will be without Johnny Gaudreau.
Smith has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Calgary. Smith has stopped 54 of 60 shots (.900 SV%) in his two appearances and the Coyotes went 4-8-0 without Smith, so his return should certainly help. Smith makes for a solid option tonight—the Flames have lost four of their last five games and will be without Johnny Gaudreau.
Hyman was not on the ice for Monday’s practice session, but he is expected to return to his spot on the Maple Leafs’ top line on Tuesday. Hyman has scored goals in back-to-back games.
Griffith, 23, failed to record a point in three games with the Maple Leafs after being claimed from Boston, but now he heads to Florida where he’ll likely be given a bigger opportunity. Griffith had 77 points (24G / 53A) in 57 games with Providence (AHL) last season.
Stecher sat out of Monday’s game in Brooklyn, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. Stecehr will replace Philip Larsen and comes into play with one assist and a minus-3 rating in four games with the Canucks this season. The rookie defenseman will skate on the top-pair with Alex Edler and should see some power-play time as well.
Pickard stopped all 32 shots that he faced in Colorado’s shutout win over the Wild on Saturday. Pickard also stopped all three shots that he faced after replacing Semyon Varlamov in the Avs’ loss on Sunday. Pickard comes into Tuesday with a 3-0-0 record, 1.50 GAA and .946 SV% on the season and draws a strong matchup vs. the Coyotes.
Pickard allowed two goals on 26 shots in Colorado’s win in Arizona last Saturday. Semyon Varlamov has struggled in his last two outings, so Pickard will get the first game of the Avalanche back-to-back. Pickard has won his two starts while posting a 2.49 GAA and .912 SV%, but makes for a risky start vs. a hot Wild squad.
With Chris Tanev set to return to the lineup on Wednesday, the Canucks have sent Stecher back to Utica. Stecher had no points, seven shots and a minus-3 rating in three games with the Canucks.
Murray missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. Dallas. Murray will skate on the second pair with Jack Johnson, but has not recorded a point in two games this season. Dalton Prout will be a healthy scratch.
Koekkoek, 22, has picked up two assists in five games with Syracuse this season. The former No.10 overall pick (2012) has one assist in 12 career NHL games. With Koekkoek being called up, Matt Taormina has been returned to Syracuse.
Smith was on the ice for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on October 18th. He was on the ice, but only skated without pads. Smith appears to be pretty far away from returning to the Coyotes’ crease, which means the Coyotes will continue with Louis Domingue and Justin Peters as their goaltending duo.
Murray has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury that he suffered 10 days ago vs. the Blackhawks. The oft-injured defenseman has already missed a total of five games with two different injuries to kick-off the 2016-17 NHL season. His return to practice on Monday, suggests that Murray could be back on Tuesday or later in the week.
Pickard allowed three goals on 31 shots in Colorado’s win over the Penguins on October 17th. With Semyon Varlamov starting last night, Pickard will make his second start of the season tonight in Arizona. Pickard makes for a solid spot-start against a Coyotes team that has lost five of their first seven despite averaging 3.14 goals per game.
Stecher, 22, was an undrafted college free agent, who has one assist in four games with Utica this season. Last year he had 29 points (8G / 21A) in 43 games at the University of North Dakota and tonight he will make his NHL debut on the top pair with Alex Edler as well as on the top power-play.
Smith will miss his third consecutive game tonight and is expected to miss a couple of weeks with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Tuesday. With Smith out, the Coyotes will continue to roll with Louis Domingue and Justin Peters in goal.
Murray missed last Saturday’s game vs. San Jose, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. Chicago. Murray will replace Dalton Prout in the lineup and skate on the top pair with Seth Jones. Murray was a minus-2 with two shots on goal in 19:52 in the Blue Jackets’ season opener.
Smith left Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury, but is reportedly up and walking around and the Coyotes are just awaiting test results before they can determine how long he will be out. With Smith sidelined, Louis Domingue becomes the Coyotes’ starter and Justin Peters has been recalled from Tucson (AHL).
