Joonas Korpisalo News
Korpisalo stopped all three shots that he faced after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. With Bobrovsky “away from the team” on Thursday, Korpisalo will start vs. the Predators. The 24-year-old netminde has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.67 GAA and .872 SV% in five starts and two relief appearances on home-ice.
Korpisalo gave up three goals on 25 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Canucks on December 11th. Korpisalo has not recorded a win since November 15th but will get a second crack at the Rangers tonight. The 24-year-old allowed four goals on 19 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to New York back in November.
Korpisalo stopped 40 of 43 shots on route to a 7-3 victory over the Panthers in his last start on November 15. He's posted a 3.68 GAA and .885 SV% in eight starts this season. He draws a tough matchup tonight against the Penguins.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 19 shots in the Blue Jackets 5-4 shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Korpisalo has struggled in his last three starts, allowing a combined 10 goals on 56 shots (.821 SV%). With Bobrovsky sick, Korpisalo will make his eight start of the season tonight. The 24-year-old allowed four goals on 41 shots in a 5-4 win in his first start vs. the Panthers.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 19 shots in the Blue Jackets 5-4 shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Korpisalo has struggled in his last three starts, allowing a combined 10 goals on 56 shots (.821 SV%). With Bobrovsky sick, Korpisalo will make his eight start of the season tonight. The 24-year-old allowed four goals on 41 shots in a 5-4 win in his first start vs. the Panthers.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Blue Jackets 5-4 overtime win vs. Buffalo on Saturday. The Blue Jackets will stick with Korpisalo for the third straight game. He is 4-0-0 despite posting an ugly 3.64 GAA and .897 SV% through four starts.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Blue Jackets win in St. Louis on Thursday. Korpisalo has won each of his first three starts this season, despite posting a below average 3.29 GAA and .898 SV%. He continues to steal starts from Sergei Bobrovsky and makes for a decent option against the 25th ranked offence in the NHL (2.60 GF/PG).
Korpisalo gave up four goals on 41 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Florida on October 11th. Korpisalo has won each of his two starts this season, allowing six goals on the 61 shots (.902 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces his third start against a Blues team that is currently tied for 16th in the NHL in scoring (3.13 GF/PG).
Korpisalo stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Detroit last Thursday. Bobrovsky recorded a win over the Avalanche on Tuesday, but the Blue Jackets will go with Korpisalo in Florida tonight. The 24-year-old was 2-6-1 with a 4.11 GAA and .872 SV% on the road last season.
The Blue Jackets open their season with a back-to-back in Detroit and Carolina, so they will save Sergei Bobrovsky for the home opener and the tougher matchup. Korpisalo didn’t see a lot of work in 2018 and his numbers didn’t warrant many more starts—he finished the year with a 3.32 GAA and .897 SV% in just 18 starts.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Boston on March 19th. Korpisalo is rising a three-game winning streak into this afternoon’s game, where he will be squaring off with Thatcher Demko—who is making his first career NHL start.
Korpisalo allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Avalanche on March 8th. Sergei Bobrovsky hast started the last four games but Korpisalo will start the front-end of the back-to-back tonight in Boston. Korpisalo is an ugly 1-5-0 with a 4.21 GAA and .872 SV% in six starts on the road this season.