McKenna, 32, was recalled to backup Roberto Luongo with Al Montoya sidelined. Montoya is expected to return on Saturday, so McKenna has been returned to Portland, where he is 25-11-2 with a 2.30 GAA and .922 SV%.
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McKenna has gone 18-14-2 with a 2.09 GAA and. 933 SV% in Portland, but struggled in his only start with the Coyotes this season. He will continue switch with Louis Domingue, while the Yotes lean heavenly on Mike Smith.
McKenna, 31, will make his Coyotes debut tonight in Colorado. He has gone 18-14-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV% with Portland (AHL) this season. He is 5-10-2 with a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV% in 21 career NHL appearances between the Lightning, Devils and Blue Jackets.
McKenna, 31, will make his Coyotes debut tonight in Colorado. He has gone 18-14-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV% with Portland (AHL) this season. He is 5-10-2 with a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV% in 21 career NHL appearances between the Lightning, Devils and Blue Jackets.
With Mike Smith getting all of the action at the NHL level, the Coyotes will likely rotate McKenna and Domingue to keep both of them fresh. McKenna is 18-14-2 with a 2.09 GAA and .933 SV% with Portland this season.
McKenna, 31, is 16-13-2 with a 2.09 GAA and a .934 SV% in 32 games with the Pirates. McKenna was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators in the sixth round (172nd overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft.
McKenna has posted a 16-13-2 record with a 2.09 GAA and a .934 SV% in 32 games with the Pirates. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound native net minder owns a 3.40 GAA and a .891 SV% in 21 career NHL games.
McKenna was recalled to serve as Curtis McElhinney's backup until Sergei Bobrovsky (illness) was healthy enough to return. Bob traveled to Carolina with the team, so McKenna's services are no longer needed.
McKenna allowed three goals on 32 shots in a loss to the Jets on December 16. He has not recorded a win in three games and has posted a 3.02 GAA and .901 SV%, He has a solid spot-start matchup against the Hurricanes tonight, but picking him up this late is unlikely.
McKenna allowed four goals on 31shots in a loss to the Blues on Saturday. He will get his second straight start tonight when the Blue Jackets welcome the Jets to town. It is a solid matchup against a team who has lost three straight and four of their last five, but McKenna remains a risky play.
McKenna allowed one goal on 18 shots in the final two periods of Thursday's win over the Rangers .With Curtis McElhinney and Sergei Bobrovsky both out with injuries, McKenna is the last man standing. He draws a tough matchup vs. the Blues on Saturday and McElhinney is not expected to be out long, so adding McKenna at this point does not appear to be a great idea.
McKenna has been recalled because of the injury that starter Sergei Bobrovsky suffered on Tuesday. McKenna has appeared in 17 career NHL games with Tampa Bay and New Jersey, amassing a record of 4-9-1 to go along with a 3.49 GAA and .887 SV%. This season, he is 6-2-0 with a 1.45 GAA, .943 SV% and two shutouts in eight games with Springfield and was named the CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for November (4-1-0, 1.16 GAA, .950 SV%, 2 SO).
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