


Hamilton is a pending restricted free-agent, but the Flames should have no problem getting him under contract. Since being draft 9th overall in 2011, Hamilton has scored 22 goals with 61 assists (83 points) in 178 career NHL games. He enjoyed a breakout season in 2014-15, registering 42 points (10G / 32A) in 72 contests. He joins Mark Giordano, T.J Brodie and Kris Russell to form a very strong top-4 on the Flames back-end.

Allen gave up four goals on 19 shots in the Blues 4-1 loss to the Wild in Game 5. The loss has the Blues with their backs up against the wall this afternoon in Minnesota. Allen has posted a 2.02 GAA and .911 SV% in the first five games of the series.


Allen only had to make 17 saves in the Blues dominating 6-1 win over the Wild in Game 4. Allen has posted a 1.51 GAA and .935 SV% in four games, but the series is tied at 2-2. He will look to give them a lead in the series at home on Friday—Allen stopped 49 of 52 shots (.942 SV%) in the first two playoff home games.

Allen allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Blues 3-0 loss in Game 3. Allen has posted a 1.69 GAA and .933 SV% in the first three games, but the Blues still trail 2-1 in the series. Allen is 1-1-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .918 SV% in two starts and one relief appearance in Minnesota this season—the Wild have gone 23-13-6 at home.

Noesen, 22, was held off of the scoresheet in his NHL debut on April 3rd. In 27 games with Norfolk he had seven goals and nine assists (16 points).

Allen stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Blues 4-1 win over the Wild in Game 2. The win tied the series at 1-1 heading to Minnesota. Allen has opened the series by stopping 49 of 52 shots (.942 SV%) and will look to give the Blues the lead tonight in Game 3. Allen has gone 10-3-3 with a 2.42 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Allen gave up an early goal in his NHL playoff debut, but rebounded to stop 25 of 27 shots in the Blues 4-2 loss in game 1. It was a good enough outing for Ken Hitchcock to go back to Allen in game 2 this afternoon. Allen will try to backstop the Blues to a win so they can head to Minnesota with the series tied up at 1-1.

Allen won four of five of five down the stretch, earning him the start in game 1. He was 22-7-4 with a 2.28 GAA and .913 SV% in his first full NHL season. He will need to be great as he goes head-to-head with Devan Dubnyk, who has been as hot as any net minder entering the playoffs.

Markstrom, 25, went 1-1-0 with a 3.08 GAA and .879 SV% in three games with Vancouver. With Ryan Miller set to return to the lineup tonight, he heads back to Utica where he has gone 19-7-2 with a 1.91 GAA and .932 SV% this season.

Allen turned aside 30 of 31 shots in the Blues 1-0 loss to the Jets on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Allen, but he has been sensational over that stretch. He has posted an awesome 1.25 GAA and .956 SV% over that four-game span, so he will start for the fourth time in five games.

The Bruins will wrap up their season on a three-game road trip, which Hamilton will not travel on. He has missed the last seven games and it looks like he will miss the rest of the regular season. At this point there is no word whether or not Hamilton will be ready for the playoffs.

Allen made 38 saves on 39 shots in the Blues win in Chicago on Sunday. Allen has been excellent recently, winning three in a row while posting a 1.33 GAA and .952 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Jets team who are fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive. Allen has gone 11-3-1 with a 2.29 GAA and .900 SV% in 16 appearances at home.

Allen allowed one goal on 18 shots in the Blues win over the Flames on Thursday. He has won his last two starts while stopping 41 of 44 shots (.932 SV%). In his first start against the Blackhawks, Allen allowed four goals on 33 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Noesen, 22, has 13 points (5G / 8A) in 23 games with Norfolk this season. Noesen is a former first-round pick of the Senators but has had his career slowed down by two major injuries the last two seasons.

Hamilton will miss his sixth straight game tonight, but he is expected to start skating again next week and could be back in the lineup before the end of the season.

Allen gave up two goals on 26 shots in the Blues win in Pittsburgh on March 24th. Brian Elliott started the last two games, but Allen will go tonight vs. the Flames. In his first 12 starts and three relief appearances at home this season, Allen has gone 10-3-1 with a 2.38 GAA and .898 SV%. Calgary comes in having won their last two games while scoring five goals in each.

Hamilton missed Monday’s game after suffering what is believed to be a shoulder injury on Sunday. Out indefinitely means that Hamilton could be out for the rest of the regular season—this is a huge blow to the Bruins playoff push. Expect Adam McQuaid to skate with Zdeno Chara on Thursday.
