Kuemper allowed four goals on 29 shots (.862 SV%) as he lost to his old team the Colorado Avalanche in his last start. It has not been an easy first season in Washington for Kuemper who posted a 5-9-1 record with a 2.83 GAA and .907 SV%. He faces off against the Philadelphia Flyers who ranks 30th in the NHL in goals (2.53) and 29th in shots on goal (29.0).
Burroughs hasn't played since Nov.15th but will draw back into the Canucks' lineup Wednesday. The 27-year-old defensemen has a goal, 17 PIMs and 12 SOG through 10 games this season.
Kuemper allowed four goals on 29 shots (.862 SV%) as he lost to his old team the Colorado Avalanche in his last start. It has not been an easy first season in Washington for Kuemper whose posted a 5-9-1 record with a 2.83 GAA and .907 SV%. He faces off against the Philadelphia Flyers who ranks 30th in the NHL in goals (2.53) and 29th in shots on goal (29.0).
Forsberg stopped 37 of 41 (.902 SV%) in his previous start out, a loss vs. the high-scoring New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old has struggled this season to a record of 3-6-1 with a 3.6 GAA and .899 SV%. He faces off against the plummeting Buffalo Sabres who will be looking to get in the win column for the first time in seven games.
Forsberg stopped 37 of 41 (.902 SV%) in his previous start out, a loss vs. the high-scoring New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old has struggled this season to a record of 3-6-1 with a 3.6 GAA and .899 SV%. He faces off against the plummeting Buffalo Sabres who will be looking to get in the win column for the first time in seven games.
Armia is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. New Jersey. Juraj Slafkovský has served his two-game suspension and will draw back into the Canadiens lineup to replace Armia.
Kuemper finds himself in the midst of a four-game losing streak after stopping 24 of 27 shots (.889 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh his last time out. Although he holds a 4-6-1 record, he has been solid between the pipes for the injured Capitals as proven by his .916 SV% and 2.47 GAA. He faces the Tampa Bay Lightning who have won two of their last three contests but grade out fairly evenly offensively across the league as they are 13th in GF/GP (3.23) and 17th in SOG/GP (31.2).
Brown took a hit from behind in Tuesday's game which led to him leaving the ice after just 5:55 TOI. The 2016 1st round pick (11th overall) has failed to pick up a point through five games so far this season while posting a -2 plus/minus rating.
Forsberg allowed five goals on 19 shots (.737 SV%) as he picked up his fourth straight loss dropping a 5-4 contest to Vegas. He has fought the puck so far in 2022-23, posting a 3-6-0 record with a 3.59 GAA and .898 SV%. He draws the tough task of taking on the New Jersey Devils who rank fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.62) and 2nd in SOG per game (37.6).
Kuemper stopped 23 of 26 shots (.885 SV%) to pick up his second straight loss his last time out vs. Arizona. The 32-year-old has been solid since signing a big contract in the offseason, recording a .919 SV% and 2.42 GAA to go along with a 4-5-1 record. He faces a Pittsburgh Penguins team that is in the middle of a downfall at the moment, losing seven straight while only scoring more than three times once during the span.
