Howard will be in net tomorrow for round 2 between the Red Wings and Ducks. Howard stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 5-1 win yesterday in Anaheim. If the Red Wings can deliver a repeat performance Howard would be a great start. Anaheim is a good team so it won't be easy.
Howard allowed four goals on 19 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Wild on Wednesday. He will get the call again tonight, but he does not have an easy matchup. The Ducks have won seven of their last eight contests.
Howard has been outstanding in March going 4-0-2 with a 1.29 GAA, and .956 SV%.
Howard and the Wings pulled out a 3-2 OT win in EDM Friday night and have a tough test on B2B nights against the Canucks
Jimmy Howard returned to practice after the flu forced him to dress as the backup on Wednesday. Howard has shutout the Oilers and gave up just one goal in their two contests this season.
Howard will not start tonight because of the flu, so Jonas Gustavsson will get the nod for the Red Wings.
Howard has been excellent to start March off. He is 2-0-1 with a 0.65 GAA and .978 in his last three starts. He will try to get the Red Wings first win vs. Columbus this season. They were shutout by Sergei Bobrovsky yesterday, who will be back between the pipes tonight.
Howard could have three shutouts in three games this month if it weren't for some late third period goals. He does have one shutout after stopping all 22 shots that he faced last night vs. Edmonton. He his 2-0-1 with a 0.65 GAA and .978 SV% so far in March. He will look to continue his strong play tomorrow vs. Columbus.
Howard is off to a great start in March, he is 1-0-1 with a 0.96 GAA and .971 SV%, but could have had two shutouts in those two games but late third period breakdowns by the Red Wings ruined that for Howard's fantasy owners. Last time he faced Edmonton he stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced in a 2-1 Wings win. Start Howie with confidence tonight.
Howard was a tough-luck loser in Sunday's game against Chicago. Howard stopped 32 of 33 shots that he faced and ended up losing in a shootout. Howard has a good matchup tomorrow vs. the Avalanche.
Howard played well against the Kings stopping 27 of 29 shots but lost on a late turnover in the defensive zone. The Red Wings were killing penalties for most of the third period including two 5-on-3's which hurt Howard. He has a tough matchup in big divisional matchup with the Blackhawks.
After losing four straight Howard has now won two in a row and will look to make it three tomorrow in Los Angeles. With his back-to-back solid performances Howard has now pushed his SV% up to .901 on the season. He has a tough matchup tomorrow vs. the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.
After losing five straight the Red Wings got the performance they needed last night from Howard. He posted a 33-save shutout and looked great all night. He out-dueled Vezina front-runner Pekka Rinne, leading the Red Wings to a 4-0 win. He was supposed to have today off but with Gustavsson re-injuring his groin it will be Howie back between the pipes vs. a good Canucks team.
Howard allowed 3 goals on 24 shots in last night's loss to the Blue jackets. The Red Wings are now on a 5 game skid (0-3-2) and will keep rolling Howard as they try to get back on track tomorrow vs. a tough Predators team.
Howard had to leave the Red Wings last game early in the first period because he said his "vision was blurry". Howard has been unable to record a win in his last 3 starts and the Wings are 0-2-2 in their last four. Howard has a good matchup tonight vs. the Blue Jackets and is hoping to play better than he did last time vs. Columbus when he allowed four goals on 28 shots.
Reports are that Howard may have been hit in practice and this is what caused the blurry vision. Monitor his status over the next few days as the nature of the injury should be released. Jonas Gustavsson would presumably get the starts for the Red Wings should Howard miss any time.
Detroit is on a 3 games losing skid heading into tonight's game vs. Nashville, but after sitting out their last game the Red Wings will have their #1 Jimmy Howard back between the pipes tonight. Chris Mason started the front-end of the Predators back-to-back so Detroit will see Pekka Rinne in net for Nashville. Howard has a good matchup as long as the Wings can solve Rinne.
Howard had a great performance against the Kings on Sunday but looked shaky last night vs. St. Louis. The road doesn't get any easier for him as he will take on one of the NHL's hottest teams, the Anaheim Ducks. Howard has been a solid #1 fantasy option this season and should continue to play well.
Howard was outstanding Sunday against the Kings. The Red Wings are 2-1 against the Blues already this season.
After backstopping the Wings to a 2-1 victory over Edmonton, Howard looks to build upon a solid performance vs. the Kings. With the Kings offense the way it has been for most of the season, Howard should be a decent start.
