Casey DeSmith Shuts Out Sabres On Thursday
4 years agoPittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith recorded his second shutout of the season on Thursday, backstopping his team to a 4-0 victory over the reeling Buffalo Sabres. Despite the lopsided result, DeSmith was tested throughout the contest - making saves on all 36 shots faced. The 29-year-old continues to be a rock in the net for the Penguins of late - producing four wins, a 0.80 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage in five starts this month. DeSmith (32% owned in Yahoo! leagues) is proving that he should be considered more than just a fantasy streaming option in 2020-2021, emphasized by his volume due to the compressed NHL schedule.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
Casey DeSmith Produces A Shutout In Stars Debut
5 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.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
Casey DeSmith Out For Game 4
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.
Source: NHL.com
Source: NHL.com
Casey DeSmith Getting Fifth Straight Start Saturday
12 months agoVancouver Canucks goaltender Casey DeSmith is getting his fifth straight starting nod on Saturday against the visiting Calgary Flames. DeSmith has been thrown into the No. 1 spot with the Canucks due to a long-term injury to No. 1 netminder Thatcher Demko. The 32-year-old has risen to the challenge, allowing two goals or fewer in four of his last five starts, including a shutout on March 9 against the high-octane Vancouver Canucks. For the season, the veteran has put forth a 2.75 goals-against average and an .898 save percentage across 23 appearances (20 starts). The Canucks enter Saturday's action sitting in the top spot in the Western Conference with a 44-18-8 record.
Source: Jeff Paterson
Source: Jeff Paterson
Casey DeSmith To Get The Starting Nod Wednesday
1 year agoVancouver Canucks goaltender Casey DeSmith is the starting goaltender for Wednesday's contest versus the visiting Colorado Avalanche. The 32-year-old should be in for considerable action with Thatcher Demko listed as week to week with a lower-body injury. DeSmith has been mediocre this season as he sports a 2.85 goals-against average and an .898 save percentage in 19 starts, going 8-4-5 in the process. Nonetheless, his short-term fantasy value takes a major leap forward with Demko sidelined, although he is a risky streaming option on Wednesday as the Avs sit first in the league with 3.71 goals per game on the season.
Source: Adrian Dater
Source: Adrian Dater