New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
2024-01-04T00:30:00.000Z
Nico Daws
Confirmed
2024-01-03T23:59:41.209Z| W-L-OTL: | 9-11-0 |
| GAA: | 3.14 |
| SV%: | 0.894 |
| SO: | 0 |
Daws will start in Washington on Wednesday. Daws played well and collected a win in his season debut last week, saving 25 of 27 saved (.926 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. Daws' performance in his debut marked only the second time in the last eight games that a Devils goalie allowed fewer than three goals. Given the well-documented struggles of New Jersey's goaltending tandem of Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid, another strong performance for Daws on Wednesday could go a long way in securing him more playing time down the stretch. The Devils have lost both contests against the Washington Capitals this season (0-2-0), being outscored 10-6, but are -181 road favourites on Wednesday.Source: Amanda Stein
Hunter Shepard
Confirmed
2024-01-03T23:59:01.256Z| W-L-OTL: | 2-1-1 |
| GAA: | 3.18 |
| SV%: | 0.894 |
| SO: | 0 |
Shepard will start against the Devils on Wednesday. With Charlie Lindgren still unavailable due to an upper-body injury, it will be Hunter Shepard who gets the calls for the tail-end of Washington's back-to-back on Wednesday. Though it's just the fourth start of the season for the 28-year-old rookie, Shepard has performed well when called upon this season. He owns a .926 SV% and a 2.27 GAA to go along with his 2-0-1 record on the season. His last start came on Saturday where he stopped 34 of the 36 shots he faced before eventually falling to the Predators 3-2 in a shootout. Shepard will have his hands full tonight with the Capitals being +140 home underdogs to Jack Hughes and the Devils. Source: Tom Gulitti
