Georgiev allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Rangers loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Since Igor Shesterkin got hurt, Georgiev has gone 2-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .914 SV%. He comes into Thursday's game at 3-9-1 with a 3.13 GAA and .895 SV% in 12 starts at Madison Square Garden. He'll face a Capitals team that is 1-4-0 while scoring just 1.80 goals per game in their last five road games.
Makar was not on the ice for the morning skate and will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. Makar is listed as day-to-day, so considering him questionable for Friday's game in Vancouver.
Francouz stopped 30 of 32 shots in Colorado’s win in Nashville last Saturday. Michael Hutchinson gave him the night off on Monday, so they’ll come back to Francouz tonight vs. the Ducks. Francouz has won six straight games with a 1.32 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout and faces an Anaheim team that has gone 2-5-1 while scoring 2.38 goals per game in their last eight games.
Georgiev allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Rangers loss in Philadelphia last Friday. Georgiev has won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.64 GAA and .926 SV% and gets set to make his 30th start of the season on Tuesday. Tonight he faces a Blues team that has won seven in a row while averaging 3.71 goals per game.
Francouz allowed two goals on 47 shots in Colorado’s win in Carolina last night. With Philipp Grubauer still out, Francouz will start for the second straight night and will be looking for his sixth straight win. He’s posted a 1.18 GAA, .961 SV% and one shutout in his previous five outings.
Wagner was forced to leave Thursday's game vs. the Stars in a scuffle with Mattias Janmark and did not return. Wagner was not on the ice for Friday's practice and will not travel to New York for Saturday's game. It's unclear whether or not he will accompany the team to Florida next week.
Francouz allowed two goals on 33 shots in Colorado's win over the Sabres on Wednesday. Francouz has won four straight starts, stopping 104 of the last 108 shots (.963 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he'll face a Hurricanes team that has been up-and-down recently and come in on a three-game home losing streak and using their fourth-string netminder.
Georgiev allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Rangers win in Montreal last night. Since Igor Shesterkin got hurt, Georgiev has won two in a row while stopping 74 of the 79 shots (.937 SV%) that he's faced. Even with future Hall of Famer Henrik Lundqvist behind him, Georgiev will start for the second straight night and for the third time in four days. He's now 13-4-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .925 SV% on the road.
Drouin is being hampered by an ankle issue, so he'll come out of the lineup for Thursday's game vs. the Rangers. Charles Hudon was recalled from Laval (AHL) and will draw in for Drouin.
Hudon has one assist in nine games with Montreal this year, spending most of the year with Laval. He is fourth in the NHL with 27 goals, adding just eight assists (35 points) in 46 games.
Georgiev stopped 42 of 45 shots in the Rangers overtime win over the Islanders on Tuesday. Georgiev loves playing the Isles, going 5-2-0 with a .934 SV% in his first in his seven career starts against them. He hasn't had the same success vs. Montreal, going 1-3-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .911 SV% in four career meetings.
Francouz allowed one goal on 21 shots in Colorado’s win in Los Angeles last Saturday. Francouz was named the No.1 star in the NHL last week, going 3-0-0 with a 0.65 GAA, .973 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Buffalo team that has gone 5-1-0 while scoring 3.83 goals per game in their last six outings.
Georgiev allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Rangers loss to the Bruins on February 16th. With Igor Shesterkin out for a few weeks, Georgiev will make his 27th start of the season on Tuesday. He’s 11-4-0 with a 2.78 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts on the road this season. He’s 2-1-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .913 SV% vs. the Islanders this season.
