Tokarski allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Canadiens win over the Panthers on December 30th. Carey Price has gotten the call in the last five straight games, but it will be Tokarski tonight in Ottawa. Tokarski has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.13 GAA and .929 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance on the road.
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Tokarski will start his first game since November 29th. He allow three goals on 26 shots in a shootout loss to the Sabres that night. He enters play tonight at 3-2-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He draws an OK matchup in Florida.
Tokarski, who has not started for the Habs since November 29th, was sent down to Hamilton to get some game action. In two games he went 1-1-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .919 SV%. Now back with the big club, expect Tokarski to back-up Carey Price tomorrow vs. the Islanders.
Tokarski has not played since November 29th and the Canadiens have a back-to-back following the Christmas break, so they want to get Tokarski a few games so he will be ready to go following the break. With Tokarski being sent back, that all but guarantees that Price will start tomorrow and Tuesday.
Tokarski gave up five goals on 34 shots in the Habs loss to the Rangers last Sunday. He is 3-2-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .919 SV% in five starts this season. He is a great spot-start option tonight with the Sabres in town.
Tokarski stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Habs’ 4-1 win over the Red Wings last Sunday. With Carey Price sizzling right now, Tokarski has been limited to just four starts this season. However, Tokarski has won both of his November starts with a 0.96 GAA and .967 SV%.
Dustin Tokarski will make his 5th appearance of the season. So far, he is sporting a .929 save% and a 2.01 GAA.
Tokarski stopped 16 of 18 shots in a loss to the Oilers in his last start (Oct. 27th). Tonight he gets back between the pipes having posted a 2.50 GAA and .909 SV% in his first three outings. He is a great spot-start option against the Sabres.
The Canadiens have a back-to-back tonight and tomorrow, so Tokarski was bound to get one of the two games and it will come tonight vs. the Oilers. He has allowed a total of four goals on 48 shots (.917 SV%) in one start and one relief appearance. All of a sudden the Oilers have won three in a row while outscoring the opposition 12-7. However, Tokarski remains a nice spot-start option if you are into that kind of thing on a Monday.
The Canadiens have a back-to-back tonight and tomorrow, so Tokarski was bound to get one of the two games and it looks like it will come tonight vs. the Oilers. He has allowed a total of four goals on 48 shots (.917 SV%) in one start and one relief appearance. All of a sudden the Oilers have won three in a row while outscoring the opposition 12-7. However, Tokarski remains a nice spot-start option if you are into that kind of thing on a Monday.
The Canadiens start the season with a back-to-back and Carey Price is getting the call Wednesday vs. the Maple Leafs, so Tokarski will go tomorrow vs. Washington. He beat Peter Budaj out for the back-up job and will start his first full NHL season on Thursday. He went 2-0-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .946 in three starts at the end of the regular season and 2-3 with a 2.60 GAA and .916 SV% in five playoff games after Carey Price got hurt.
Tokarski allowed four goals on 27 shots, but it was enough to get the job done as the Habs took game five 7-4. Tonight, he is back in goal looking to force a game seven back in Montreal. Tokarski is 2-2 with a .902 SV% in the playoffs.
Tokarski allowed three gaols on 29 shots in the Habs' 3-2 OT loss to the Rangers in game 4. Tokarski looked great again on Sunday, but was beat by a perfectly placed wrist shot by Martin St. Louis 6:02 into overtime. Tokarski is 1-2 with a 2.62 GAA and .917 SV% in three postseason starts. The 24-year-old will look to lead the Habs to a game 5 win at the Bell Centre tonight.
Tokarski stopped 27 of 30 shots in the Habs' 3-1 loss in game 2. With Carey Price out for the rest of the series, they are in big trouble, but they clearly have trust in Tokarski as they go back to him for game 3.
With Carey Price sidelined for the rest of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Habs will roll with the 24-year-old Tokariski in game 2 vs. the Rangers. Without Price, the Habs are in trouble, but Tokarski played well in a brief stint with the Canadiens this season. He was 2-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .946 SV% with Montreal and went 20-16-3 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% with Hamilton in 41 AHL games. He faces the tall task of going head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist.
With Carey Price sidelined for the rest of the Eastern Conference Finals, it looks like the Habs will roll with the 24-year-old Tokariski in game 2 vs. the Rangers. Without Price, the Habs are in trouble, but Tokarski played well in a brief stint with the Canadiens this season. He was 2-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .946 SV% with Montreal and went 20-16-3 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% with Hamilton in 41 AHL games. He faces the tall task of going head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist.
Tokarki, 24 was 2-0-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .946 SV% in his brief time with Montreal this season. While with Hamilton he has gone 20-15-3 with a 2.36 GAA and .920 SV%. Tokarski will likely spend another season in the AHL before moving up to be Cary Price's backup when Peter Budaj's contract is up at the end of next season.
Tokarski gets the start instead of Peter Budaj as Carey Price is in Montreal resting after winning last night. Tokarski is 1-0-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .922 SV% in one start and one relief appearance. He has a great spot-start matchup vs. the Sabres.
Tonight will mark Tokarski's Canadiens debut. He has not started an NHL game since the 2011-12 season when he was with the Lightning. Tokarski has gone 17-13-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .919 SV% with the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL). His Habs debut could be ugly as he gets the nod vs. the Ducks on the road.