Poulin allowed four goals on 26 shots in a loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. It snapped a five game winning streak for the 23-year-old. He will have to be at his best tonight when he goes head-to-head with Ben Bishop.
Poulin stopped 29 of 31 shots in a win over the Stars on Sunday. He has now won five consecutive games while posting a 2.50 GAA and .914 SV%. He has a good opportunity to make it six straight wins tonight vs. Florida. The Panthers currently rank 28th in the NHL with 2.20 goals per game and also have the worst power-play at 10.1%.
Poulin stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 OT win over the Avalanche on Friday. All of a sudden Poulin has won four straight games with a 2.62 GAA and .908 SV%. He is filling-in for the injured Evgeni Nabokov much better than he did the first time around. The Islanders are winners of eight of their last 11, so Poulin could make for a decent Sunday spot-start if your desperate.
Poulin gave up three goals on 26 shots in a win over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. He has recorded a win in each of his last three outings while recording a 3.23 GAA and .885 SV%. His streak will be put to the test tonight against a good Colorado team on the road.
Poulin allowed two goals on 13 shots in a winning relief effort of an injured Evgeni Nabokov on Monday. He has struggled to put together wins this season, but this is back-to-back W's for Poulin. He will be in tough vs. an angry Maple Leafs team looking to avenge a 7-1 blowout in their last game.
Poulin gave up six goals on 37 shots in a loss to the Coyotes on December 12. Poulin has been pushed back into the back-up role with the return of Evgeni Nabokov and he holds little-to-no fantasy value. Tonight he will start in Minnesota, he is 1-8-0 on the road so I would look elsewhere for a spot-start.
Poulin stopped 46 of 48 shots in a win over the San Jose Harks on Tuesday. It was a fantastic outing for Poulin who lost his previous six starts. He gets the nod again tonight against a Phoenix team who have the fifth highest scoring offence.
Poulin allowed two goals on 23 shots in a loss to the Kings on Saturday. It was a decent outing for a goaltender who has struggled. It is not all on the goalies on Long Island right now, as it appears the entire lineup is in a slump (minus Tavares). Poulin has a brutal matchup vs. the Sharks tonight.
Poulin gave up five goals on 30 shots in a loss to the Red Wings on November 29. Poulin was given the next three games off after he had lost his previous five starts while allowing a total 20 goals in those games. He draws a tough test tonight vs. the Kings.
Poulin shut the door on 26 of 29 shots that he faced in Wednesday's loss to the Jets. It was his fourth straight loss and the sixth straight game he has allowed three-plus goals. He will face the Red Wings tonight who he beat after replacing an injured Evgeni Nabokov on November 16.
Poulin gave up three goals on 16 shots before being pulled early in the second period on Saturday. Since taking over as the Islanders' starter, Poulin has played terribly. In three starts he has allowed 12 goals with an .839 SV%. Poulin takes on the Jets tonight, but are you really going to start him?
Poulin allowed four goals on 34 shots in a loss to the Penguins last night. He will make his sixth start on the road this season, he is 0-5-0 with a 3.43 GAA and .879 SV% away from Long Island this season. He allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Flyers on October 26.
Poulin gave up five goals on 24 shots in a loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. With Evgeni Nabokov sidelined with a groin injury, Poulin is basically their only option. Back-up Anders Nilsson has just 218 minutes of NHL experience. Poulin and his .898 SV% and 2.79 GAA gets the call tonight against a dangerous Penguins team.
Poulin allowed three goals on 22 shots in a relief effort shootout win over the Red Wings on Saturday. With Evgeni Nabokov on IR the 23-year-old Poulin becomes the default Isles starter. He has played well this season going 3-5-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .909 SV% in eight appearances. He has an OK matchup vs. a banged up Maple Leafs team.
Poulin stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 3-1 win over the Predators on Tuesday. Tonight will be his third straight start with Evgeni Nabokov struggling. He has won two of his last four starts with a 1.76 GAA and .939 SV%. Tonight he faces the Kings and their backup goalie Ben Scrivens. Poulin could be worth an add as he continues to see crease time over Nabby.
Pouling allowed four goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Canadiens on Sunday. He as seen more crease-time with Evgeni Nabokov struggling. He has one win in five appearances while posting a 2.62 GAA and .908 SV%. Poulin has a good matchup tonight vs. Nashville.
Poulin allowed a single goal on 24 shots, but was on the hook for the loss with the Islanders unable to beat Justin Peters. On Sunday he will start in his hometown of Montreal, Quebec - vs. the Canadiens.
Poulin allowed one goal on 27 shots in a win over the Bruins on Saturday. He played very well and much better than he had in his previous two starts. Poulin has a solid matchup vs. the Hurricanes.
Poulin allowed four goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Flyers on October 26. He has lost each of his two starts this season while posting a 3.53 GAA and .881 SV%. The Islanders played very well against the Senators last night, but will be in tough tonight vs. the Bruins.
Saturday will be Poulin's second start of the season, he hasn't played since October 11th. With the Islanders in the second game of a back-to-back Poulin will face a struggling Flyers squad who rank 29th in the NHL in scoring - He is a solid spot start candidate.