1 week agoDallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith will get the starting nod on Thursday evening against the Tampa Bay Lightning. DeSmith has been deployed as the clear No. 2 netminder in Dallas, as Jake Oettinger has seen the majority of starts. Since the start of February, DeSmith has appeared in just five contests. During this stretch, he has held a perfect 5-0 record with a .915 save percentage and 2.41 GAA. Through 20 total appearances this season, the 33-year-old has posted a 12-6 record with a solid .914 save percentage with a 2.42 GAA. DeSmith has posted two shutouts and has allowed two goals or less in 11 of his contests. However, he will have a tough task this evening, facing a potent Tampa Bay offense. He should be viewed as a high-risk option in DFS and only started in deeper redraft formats.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Brien Rea
2 months agoDallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped all 33 shots he faced en route to defeating the St. Louis Blues on Saturday evening. The Stars were heavily outshot in this contest, but DeSmith was able to lead the way. Evgenii Dadonov broke the stalemate in the opening frame, which would serve as the game-winner. This was a nice bounce-back outing for DeSmith, as he allowed nine goals over his previous two starts. During this two-game stretch, he carried a poor .857% SV with a 4.65 GAA. However, over his previous five games before this stretch, the 33-year-old posted a strong .950% SV and a 1.40 GAA. Given how often Jake Oettinger controls the Dallas crease, DeSmith is best left as a streaming option in deeper formats, as he may only see one start each week.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
6 months agoDallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith enjoyed a very successful debut with the team on Sunday, logging a 25-save shutout in a 2-0 victory over Seattle. The 33-year-old became the fourth netminder in franchise history to shut out the opposition in his first game for the team. The fantastic performance followed Jake Oettinger's 34-save shutout on Saturday against the Islanders, making Dallas the seventh team in the past 50 years to record a shutout in each of its first two home games of a season. The Stars could become the first team to have a shutout in the first three home games when the Sharks visit Texas on Tuesday. Oettinger will likely return to the crease for that one. San Jose was shut out in its first game without Macklin Celebrini (lower body) on Saturday versus Anaheim.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
11 months agoVancouver Canucks goaltender Casey DeSmith is not dressing for Game 4 of the team's first-round series against the Nashville Predators. The netminder's specific ailment hasn't been revealed but he was perhaps injured when Predators forward Michael McCarron hit him behind the net while he was playing the puck in the second period of Game 3. McCarron received a two-minute minor for interference on the play and was also fined 2K by the league. The 32-year-old turned aside 29 of 30 shots to earn the Game 3 win but it will be 23-year-old Arturs Silovs getting the nod in Game 4 on Sunday. The Canucks lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.
--Brenton KempSource: NHL.com
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