Chiarot suffered a lower-body injury in Detroit on Tuesday and will miss Thursday's game vs. the Oilers. With Chiarot out, Marco Scandella will be on the top-pair with Shea Weber and Cale Fleury will be back in.
Talbot allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Rangers last Thursday. Since the start of December, Talbot has played very well, going 3-2-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .932 SV%. Over the same span, the Blackhawks are 3-3-1 while scoring 2.71 goals per game in seven home games.
Talbot allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flames win over the Rangers last Thursday. Since the start of December, Talbot has played very well, going 3-2-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .932 SV%. Over the same span, the Blackhawks are 3-3-1 while scoring 2.71 goals per game in seven home games.
Copp has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but was back at practice on Sunday and will play Monday in Montreal. Copp, who will skate with Adam Lowry and Mathieu Perreault, has five goals and nine assists (14 points) in 34 games this season.
Gibson allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Ducks loss in Vegas on Tuesday afternoon. Gibson was 4-4-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .905 SV% in nine December starts and will make his third start of the season vs. Arizona on Thursday. He has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .934 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.
Talbot stopped 19 of 20 shots after replacing David Rittich in the Flames 5-2 loss to the Canucks on Sunday. December was Talbot's busiest month so far and he went 2-2-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .939 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance. Tonight he faces his former team, who have lost three of their last four (1-2-1) road games but possess a top-10 offence this season.
Gibson allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Ducks loss to the Flyers on Sunday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Gibson, who has gone 4-3-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .905 SV% in December. He is 1-1-0 but has allowed eight goals on 78 shots (.897 SV%) in his two starts vs. Vegas this season.
Holl was a second-round pick of the Blackhawks back in 2010 but signed with the Maple Leafs in 2016. The 27-year-old defenseman has registered 11 points (1G / 10A) in 38 games this season, his first full-NHL campaign.
Gibson gave up five goals on 33 shots in the Ducks shootout win against the Islanders last Saturday. Over the last month, Gibson has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .894 SV% in his last eight starts. It has been an up-and-down season for Gibson, who was shelled in his first game vs. Vegas. The Golden Knights scored five goals on 49 shots(!!!) in a 5-2 win over Gibson and the Ducks in late-October.
Appleton was recently assigned to Manitoba after returning to full health but was called up on Wednesday with Andrew Copp going on IR. Appleton has one assist in four AHL games and no points in nine NHL games this season. He is expected to skate on the third line with Adam Lowry and Gabriel Bourque on Thursday.
Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice announced on Wednesday that Copp is week-to-week and isn't expected to play before the Christmas break, so his move to IR opens up a roster spot for Mason Appleton to be called-up from Manitoba (AHL).
Copp was forced to leave Tuesday's game vs. the Hurricanes with an upper-body injury and head coach Paul Maurice doesn't expect him to play before Christmas. Copp will be re-evaluated and the Jets will likely release a more detailed timetable before the break.
Gibson allowed three goals one 32 shots in the Ducks win over the Rangers on Saturday. Gibson has lost four of his last six starts while posting a 2.58 GAA and .902 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that is extremely banged up but have won four of their last five on home-ice.
Talbot stopped 46 of the 48 shots that he faced in the Flames win in Arizona last Tuesday. Talbot has been impressive in his last two starts, going 2-0 while stopping 76 of the 81 shots (.938 SV%). He draws a tough matchup with the Penguins in town. Pittsburgh has gone 5-1-0 in their last six, will get Evgeny Malkin back tonight and will limit Talbot's goal-support.
