Johnson allowed five goals on 39 shots in a loss to the Blues on October 22nd. Brian Elliott started the last five games, but Johnson will give him a break tonight. He has a 2.89 GAA and .901 SV% in three appearances this season and should not be used as a spot-start tonight in San Jose.
Johnson allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ win over the Sabres on Tuesday. Brian Elliott got the nod and the loss on Thursday, so it will be Johnson who faces Elliott’s former team tonight. St. Louis has lost each of their first two games on their Western Canadian road trip, but they remain a tough matchup for Johnson.
Johnson stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Flames’ shootout loss in Vancouver on Saturday. It was a strong debut for Johnson, who will start a second straight game after Brian Elliott struggled mightily in his first two starts with Calgary. Johnson will start against the Sabres, who he played for last year—Buffalo is 1-1-0 with a terrible game and a great game to start the year.
Brian Elliott had a miserable start to his Flames career, so they will turn to Johnson tonight in their third game in four nights. Johnson was 22-16-4 with a 2.36 GAA and .920 SV% in 40 starts and five relief appearances with the Sabres last year. He is one of the more capable backups in the NHL and should step in nicely for Elliott. He draws a strong debut matchup vs. the Canucks.
Johnson, 30, has moved around a tonne since being draft in 2006. After spending last year with the Sabres, Johnson has signed with the Flames, marking his sixth team in the last seven years. He was 22-16-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .920 SV% with Buffalo last season and joins Brian Elliott to form a brand new goaltending tandem in Calgary.
Johnson surrendered three goals on 36 shots in the Sabres win in New York on Saturday. Johnson has won four of his last six starts, while posting a 2.32 GAA and .923 SV%. Tonight he will make his 23rd road start of the season—he has gone 10-11-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .915 SV% in the first 22.
Johnson surrendered four goals on 46 shots in the Sabres shootout loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Johnson has lost three of his last five games, but has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.29 GAA and .922 SV% in March. One of those losses came in Toronto on March 19th—he allowed four goals on 31 shots, but has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .909 SV% in three starts against Toronto.
Johnson allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Red Wings last night. Johnson has won five of seven starts while posting a 2.09 GAA and .925 SV% in the month of March. Starting on back-to-back nights with a terrible matchup, Johnson should be avoided tonight.
Johnson allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Sabres win over the Jets on Saturday. Johnson has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.16 GAA and .921 SV%. Johnson has played well recently and tonight he faces Detroit for the third time this season—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .911 SV% in the first two meetings.
Johnson allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Sabres win in Carolina on Tuesday. Johnson has won three of his last four games while posting a 2.20 GAA and .926 SV%. Johnson has been solid at First Niagara Center this season, going 9-5-3 with a 2.08 GAA and .925 SV%. He’ll face a Jets team that has won their last two, but have lost six of their last 10.
Johnson surrendered four goals on 31 shots in the Sabres loss in Toronto on Saturday. It was a rough outing for Johnson, who was starting on back-to-back nights. Johnson is 3-1-0 with a 2.13 GAA and .928 SV% in March and tonight he makes his third start vs. Carolina. The 29-year-old is 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA and .948 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.
Johnson stopped all 11 shots that he faced after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. Johnson has won his last three starts while posting a 2.60 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he will face the Hurricanes for the second time this season—in the first meeting he stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 4-1 win.
Johnson stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Sabres win in San Jose on February 26th. Robin Lehner has been starting the vast majority of recent games, but Johnson comes in having won his last two starts while stopping 50 of 55 shots (.909 SV%). Tonight, he faces the Maple Leafs for the second time this season. He allowed one goal on 24 shots in a shootout win over Toronto in mid-October.
Johnson allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Sabres win over the Habs back on February 12th. Robin Lehner has started the last five games, but they’ll turn to Johnson tonight in San Jose. Johnson is 6-9-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .914 SV% on the road and allowed two goals on 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss in his first start vs. San Jose.
Johnson allowed two goals on 22 shots after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Johnson has not won a game since January 18th and comes in having lost his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 72 shots (.903 SV%). Tonight he will face a Canadiens team that has won three in a row.
Johnson allowed two goals on 22 shots after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Johnson has not won a game since January 18th and comes in having lost his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 72 shots (.903 SV%). Tonight he will face a Canadiens team that has won three in a row.
