Georgiev stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%), winning his third straight game as he beat Nashville 5-3 last Thursday. The 26-year-old has been having a phenomenal start to his Avalanche tenure, posting a 7-1-1 record along with a 2.66 GAA and .924 SV%. He faces off against the St. Louis Blues, who find themselves on a two-game winning streak just days after snapping an eight-game losing streak.
Georgiev stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) winning his third straight game as he beat Nashville 5-3 last Thursday. The 26-year-old has been having a phenomenal start to his Avalanche tenure, posting a 7-1-1 record along with a 2.66 GAA and .924 SV%. He faces off against the St. Louis Blues who find themselves on a two-game winning streak just days after snapping an eight-game losing streak.
Gregor was back in the Sharks' lineup for their previous game but will find himself heading back to the press box as a healthy scratch Friday. He has been limited in action this season, playing only six games and collecting zero points and a -3 plus/minus to go along with his seven SOG.
The forward was a healthy scratch since last playing November 1st but will be back in the Sharks' lineup Friday. He has two goals and five points with a +2 plus/minus through 11 games this season.
Georgiev was great in his previous outing, stopping 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) as he won both back-to-back games in Finland vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets. Since being acquired from the Rangers in the offseason, he has posted a 6-1-1 record with a 2.61 GAA and .925 SV%. He takes on the Nashville Predators who have struggled offensively this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.62 and 25th in SOG/Gp with only 29.9 per game.
Gregor hasn't played since November 3rd as he has been a healthy scratch, but he finds himself back in the Sharks' lineup Thursday vs. St.Louis. Through five games this season, he has zero points with a -2 plus/minus and five PIMs.
With the unfortunate news that Evander Kane will be on the LTIR, Klim Kostin earned his first promotion to the Edmonton OIlers Wednesday. In nine games with Bakersfield, the 2017 1st round pick (31st overall) has two goals and four points to go along with 15 PIMs.
Kaut has been up and down consistently this season but when he does play, has contributed a goal and an assist along with a +2 plus/minus rating across eight games played. He was recalled from Colorado of the AHL on Tuesday.
White was scratched in San Jose on Thursday but will replace Patric Hornqvist in the lineup on Saturday. Since joining the Panthers, White has three goals and five assists (eight points) in 10 games.
Liljegren has missed the first 11 games of the season with a groin injury that he suffered in the pre-season. Liljegren will replace Victor Mete in the lineup and skate on a pair with Morgan Rielly.
Carlsson will head to the press box vs. San Jose after playing in only his second game of the season his last time out. So far in both games, he has zero points, two SOG and a -1 rating while averaging 10:06 ATOI.
Head coach Paul Maurice announced Thursday that Colin White would miss their game as he is "minorly nicked up". White has been enjoying a resurgent season after joining the Panthers in the offseason, putting up eight points (3G/5A) and 14 SOG through 10 games played.
Head Coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Wednesday that the plan is for Timothy Liljegran to make his debut Saturday after missing the early part of the season due to hernia surgery. The Maple Leafs will gladly welcome back their 2017 1st round pick (17th overall) who has picked up five goals, 24 points and a +11 plus/minus across 74 career games played across the last three seasons.
Regenda has been sent down to San Diego of the AHL Monday. The 22-year-old collected his first two career points (2A) in his third career game on October 17th vs. the New York Rangers. He has two assists through five games prior to the demotion.
With the announcement that Valeri Nichuskin will not play Friday, Martin Kaut will draw back into the Avalanche lineup.
Georgiev returns to New York for a revenge game after winning his last outing Sunday off a strong 33-save effort (.943 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs netminder has yet to lose in regulation (3-0-1) in his brief Colorado career while producing an average .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA for the 3-2-1 Avalanche. They will head to New York to take on a Rangers team that lost 5-1 to Columbus their last time out but loves to get pucks on net as they rank seventh in the NHL in SOG (35.3).
