Smith allowed two goals on nine shots before leaving Monday’s game vs. the Blues with an upper-body injury. The injury forced him to miss Wednesday’s game in Detroit, in which Eddie Lack was lit up, but joined the team in Philadelphia and is expected to start this afternoon. The 35-year-old has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.77 GA and .953 SV% in five road starts this season.
Smith left Monday’s game vs. the Blues with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Eddie Lack, who is now expected to get the nod tonight vs. the Red Wings. With Smith out, Jon Gillies has been recalled from the AHL, but the fact that Smith was able to travel suggests that the injury is not overly serious. Monitor his status as the Flames head into Philadelphia for Saturday’s game.
Smith allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Flames’ win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Smith has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.76 GAA and .917 SV%. Smith comes into tonight at 5-5-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .905 SV% in 10 starts on home ice but has a tough matchup vs. the visiting Blues.
Smith allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Flames loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Smith, who enters play tonight with a 2.52 GAA and .923 SV% in 14 games. He has not faced the Red Wings yet this season, but has gone 4-5-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .902 SV% on home ice.
Smith allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Flames’ win over the Devils on Sunday. Smith extended his winning streak to three, stopping 99 of 105 shots (.943 SV%) in the process. Smith comes into Tuesday with a 4-4-0 record, 2.67 GAA and .914 SV% on home-ice so far this season.
Smith made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Flames win over the Capitals on Sunday. After losing three of four, Smith turned in another great outing, moving his GAA to 2.31 while posting a .931 SV% in 11 October appearances. He faces an 8-5-1 Penguins team that is averaging 2.79 goals for per game so far.
Smith allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Flames win in Nashville on Tuesday. Eddie Lack started Wednesday in St. Louis, so Smith gets his 10th start of the season tonight vs. the Stars. He has had a great start to the season, winning five of nine starts while posting a 2.49 GAA and .928 SV%.
Smith allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Flames loss to the Wild on Saturday. The Flames have leaned heavily on Smith to start the season and tonight he will make his ninth consecutive start. Smith has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.75 GAA and .957 SV% in four starts on the road this season. Tonight he takes on a Predators team that is 25th in scoring so far (2.63 GF/PG).
Smith allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Flames win in Vancouver last Saturday. Smith’s Flames career has gotten off to a great start—he has won four of his six starts while posting a 2.59 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight he will make his seventh consecutive start and will take on a Carolina team that is 21st in scoring (2.75 GF/PG) through just four games.
Smith allowed three goals on 45 shots in the Flames’ overtime win in Los Angeles on Wednesday. After losing on opening night, Smith has won three in a row while stopping 110 of 116 shots (.948 SV%). Moving to Calgary was supposed to lessen Smith’s workload, but he has now faced a whopping 40.0 shots per game through four outings.
Smith stopped all 43 shots that he faced in the Flames shutout win over the Ducks on Monday. It was a sensational performance from the first-year Flame, who is now 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout in his first three starts this season. Tonight he takes on a Kings team that has started the season 2-0-0 with 3.00 goals for per game.
Smith gave up three goals on 28 shots in the Flames’ win over the Jets on Saturday. Smith’s Flames career has gotten off to a great start, as he has stopped 67 of 72 shots (.931 SV%) that he has faced through two starts. Tonight he will start in Anaheim, where the Flames have had basically no success for years.
Smith allowed just two goals on 44 shots in the Flames 3-0 opening night loss in Edmonton. Smith was exceptional in his Calgary debut but the Flames had no answers for Connor McDavid, who recorded a hat trick on the night. Smith will look to record his first ‘W’ in a Flames uniform when they host the Jets tonight.
Smith spent the last six seasons in Arizona, but was traded to the Flames this summer and will take over as their No.1 netminder for the 2017-18 season. Smith’s fantasy value improves with the move, as he goes from a team who gave up the second most shots per game (34.1) to a team that gave up the eighth fewest (28.7). However, his Flames career might get off to a rocky start as he goes up against Connor McDavid and the Oilers.
Smith, 33, was with the Coyotes for the last six seasons, but heads to Calgary to address their need for a No.1 netminder. Smith has had injury issues in his career, but when he is healthy he is capable of starting 60-plus games. The veteran netminder has posted a .911 SV% over the last three seasons while regularly facing more shots than most other goalies. Bringing in Brian Elliott last summer didn’t really work for the Flames, but they’re hoping they’ve finally found the goalie they’ve been searching for since Miikka Kiprusoff retired.
