Hackett was pulled after allowing four goals on 15 shots in a 6-1 loss to the Predators on Thursday. Despite the rough outing head coach Ted Nolan will go back to Hackett on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay. He has posted a 3.02 GAA and .919 SV% in his first three starts with Buffalo. It won't be an easy night with Steven Stamkos and the boys in town.
Hackett took the loss on Tuesday despite stopped 33 of 35 shots in Montreal. In his first two starts with the Sabres, Hackett has impressed many by posting a 1.51 GAA and .958 SV%. On Thursday, he faces a Predators team who are 25th in the league in scoring (2.41 G/G).
In Hackett's Sabres debut he stopped 35 of 36 shots in a win over the Oilers last Thursday. It was a great outing for the 24-year-old, but taking on the Habs tonight, he is a scary spot-start option in the middle of the fantasy playoffs.
Hackett has played in 13 career NHL games when he was with the Minnesota Wild. He has gone 13-17-2 with a 3.07 GAA and .898 SV% with Rochester (AHL) this season. He draws a relatively favourable matchup in Edmonton.
Hackett had fallen behind Darcy Kuemper in the Minnesota depth chart making him expendable. He will go to a Sabres team who already have Ryan Miller and Jhonas Enroth, he is not fantasy relevant.
Hackett will make his NHL season debut. Niklas Backstrom, who started 12 in a row and 16 of the past 17 games, remained in Minny to rest up for Saturday's home game against the Los Angeles Kings.
The Wild has decided to give Niklas Backstrom a little extra rest. Backstrom, who had started 16 of the team's last 17 games and the last 12 straight, was left in the Twin Cities when the Wild boarded a plane for Dallas for Friday's game with the Stars. Now the only question left is whether it will be Hackett or Darcy Kuemper in goal against the Stars tomorrow. Hackett started for the Houston Aeros Tuesday but gave up seven goals in a loss to Texas in an AHL game.
With B2B games next weekend Wild want two goalies and Hackett hasn't played in awhile. Darcy Kuemper was recalled to take his place.
Hackett posted a 3-6-0 record with a 2.38 GAA and .921 SV% in 12 appearances last season. He is 19-19-3 with a 2.56 GAA and .910 SV% this season in the AHL. He will have a tough matchup against the Vancouver Canucks.
Hackett is 19-19-3 with a 2.56 GAA and .910 SV% with the Houston Aeros this season.
Expect Hackett to stay down in Houston for the remainder of the season.
Hackett faces the Caps for the first time in his career.
Hackett likely faces the Caps for the first time in his career.
With the Wild playing consecutive games this weekend, Hackett could get another look between the pipes.
Hackett heads back to the minors, eliminating most of his fantasy hockey value. Expect the kid to get another look next year.
Hackett faces the Canes for the first time in his career.
Hackett stopped all 10 shots faced in his only career appearance against the Stars.
Hackett will face the Flames for the first time in his career.
Hackett recently suffered a hard-luck loss in which stopped 34 of 36 Avalanche shots.
Hackett recently suffered a hard-luck loss in which stopped 34 of 36 Avalanche shots.
