Sparks allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Devils on December 8th. Sparks has won three of four starts with a 2.21 GAA and .921 SV% since being recalled from Toronto (AHL). With James Reimer still out and Jonathan Bernier still struggling, Sparks will get the nod today vs. the Sharks. It’s a good matchup with the Sharks coming in losers of six of their last seven.
Sparks turned aside 27 of 28 shots in the Maple Leafs 4-1 win in St. Louis on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back game for Sparks, who was torched for six goals in his previous outing. Sparks now holds a 2-1-0 record, 2.34 GAA and .920 SV% in his first three NHL games. Tonight he faces a New Jersey team that is 4-4-2 in their last 10 and 19th in the NHL in scoring.
Sparks allowed six goals on 35 shots in the Maple Leafs 6-1 loss to the Jets on Wednesday. After an impressive NHL debut, Sparks struggled in his second start. With James Reimer out with an injury, it will be Sparks again tonight. Tonight he will start against a Blues team that has been struggling—St. Louis has lost three of four while averaging just 2.00 goals per game.
Sparks stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs 2-0 win over the Oilers on Monday. Sparks became the first goalie in Maple Leafs’ history to post a shutout in his NHL debut and will get a second straight start tonight because of it. He had great AHL numbers, so Monday wasn’t a fluke, he should make for a solid start tonight vs. a Jets team that has lost three of their last four.
Sparks, 22, was the 190th overall pick in 2011, but has transformed himself into a top goalie prospect this season. Through 11 games with the Marlies, he has gone 8-2-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .938 SV%. With James Reimer out and Jonathan Bernier borderline unplayable, Sparks will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Oilers.
Sparks has gone 8-2-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .938 SV% in 11 games with the Marlies this season. With James Reimer out with a lower-body injury, Sparks has been recalled to back-up Jonathan Bernier vs. the Capitals.
Sparks is 36-17-4 with a 2.65 GAA and .917 SV% as a member of the Guelph Storm this season.
