Spencer Knight News

The Blackhawks acquired Knight in a trade from the Florida Panthers on Saturday, and he will make his debut on Monday. The 23-year-old Knight had a 2.40 GAA and .907 SV% in 23 games with the Panthers this season (12-8-1). He has been tremendous the past several weeks, allowing three or fewer goals in nine straight appearances (6-2-0) and posting an excellent .937 SV%. The Blackhawks enter Monday's contest as +209 home underdogs against a Los Angeles Kings squad outscored 13-5 during a three-game losing skid (0-2-1).

The Blackhawks acquired Knight in a trade from the Florida Panthers on Saturday, and he will likely make his debut on Monday. The 23-year-old Knight had a 2.40 GAA and .907 SV% in 23 games with the Panthers this season (12-8-1). He has been tremendous the past several weeks, allowing three or fewer goals in nine straight appearances (6-2-0) and posting an excellent .937 SV%. The Blackhawks enter Monday's contest as +209 home underdogs against a Los Angeles Kings squad outscored 13-5 during a three-game losing skid (0-2-1).

Knight will be between the pipes for the Predators on Tuesday when they visit the Nashville Predators, his first action since before the break for the 4Nations Face-Off. The 23-year-old Knights has a 2.47 GAA and .906 SV% in 22 appearances this season (11-8-1). In his last eight appearances (5-2-0), he has an outstanding 1.75 GAA and .937 SV%. The Panthers enter Tuesday's contest as -158 road underdogs against a Predators squad coming off a 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

The Panthers will have Knight tending the twine on Thursday against the St. Louis Blues. Knight was solid in his most recent outing, saving 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) in a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders. The 23-year-old netminder has been outstanding lately, posting a .940 SV% in his last seven outings (4-2-0). The Panthers enter Thursday's contest as -165 road favorites against a Blues squad that has scored two or fewer goals in six straight (1-4-1).

On the tail end of a back-to-back, the Panthers will turn to Knight between the pipes on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. Knight was excellent in his most recent outing, saving all 34 shots he faced in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks for his second shutout of the season. He has a 2.45 GAA and .905 SV% in 18 appearances this season (9-6-1). The Panthers enter Wednesday's contest as slight +102 road underdogs against the Kings.

On the tail end of a back-to-back, the Panthers will turn to Knight between the pipes on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. Knight has only played once in the previous seven game but was stellar in that outing, saving 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 23-year-old Knight has a 2.80 GAA and .891 SV% in 15 appearances this season (7-6-1).

Knight went 2-2-1 with a 3.80 GAA and .846 SV% in five games in December. Knight will look to put a tough month of December behind him, as he starts January with a decent matchup vs. the Penguins. Despite being on the second half of a back-to-back, Knight and the Panthers have the second-highest implied Win% (65.6%) on the slate. Knight has been significantly better on home-ice this season, going 2-3-0 with a. 2.09 GAA, .914 SV% and one shutout in Florida, versus 4-3-1 with a 3.39 GAA and .871 SV% on the road.

Exiting the holiday break, the Panthers will turn to Knight between the pipes on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens. Knight was excellent in his previous outing, saving 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%) in a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 23-year-old Knight has a 2.78 GAA and .891 SV% in 13 games (6-5-1).

Despite struggling on Tuesday, allowing five goals on 16 shots (.688 SV%) in a 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Knight will return to the crease on Thursday for his third consecutive start. The 23-year-old Knight has been serviceable most of the season, posting a 2.60 GAA and .896 SV% and one shutout in 10 appearances (4-4-1). The Panthers enter Thursday's contest as -185 road favorites against a Philadelphia Flyers club riding a three-game winning streak.

Knight was stellar on Saturday, saving all 20 shots he faced in a 6-0 shutout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, and will start consecutive games for the first time this season. The 23-year-old Knight is sporting a solid 2.31 GAA and .911 SV% in nine appearances this season (4-4-0), outplaying counterpart Sergei Bobrovsky's 3.04 GAA and .890 SV% in 17 games (11-5-1). The Panthers, riding a three-game winning streak, enter the action on Tuesday as -170 road favorites against a Pittsburgh Penguins club also riding a three-game winning streak.

The Panthers, outscored 16-8 during a three-game losing skid, will turn to Knight between the pipes for the second time in the last three games. The 23-year-old Knight has had some ups and downs in limited action this season, showcasing a 2.72 GAA and .897 SV% in seven outings (3-3-0). The Panthers enter the action on Monday as -158 home favorites against a Washington Capitals club that has only scored three goals in two games (0-2-0) since Alex Ovechkin (lower-body) exited the lineup.

The Panthers, outscored 16-8 during a three-game losing skid, will turn to Knight between the pipes for the second time in the last three games. The 23-year-old Knight has had some ups and downs in limited action this season, showcasing a 2.72 GAA and .897 SV% in seven outings (3-3-0). The Panthers enter the action on Monday as -158 home favorites against a Washington Capitals club that has only scored three goals in two games (0-2-0) since Alex Ovechkin (lower-body) exited the lineup.

Knight will make his sixth start of the season when the Panthers travel to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks on Thursday. It will be Knight's first appearance since November 12th, when he allowed three goals on 23 shots in a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Devils. Florida's backup netminder owns an .897 SV% and a 3-2-0 record on the season. He's got an excellent chance of getting back in the win column on Thursday with the Panthers entering action as -250 road favourites.