What It Means:

He permitted five goals on 35 shots in a 5-0 loss to the Calgary Flames in his last appearance. Talbot owns a 20-27-4 record with a 2.56 goals against average and .917 save percentage this season.

Talbot is our No. 1 goalie tonight. We project him to make 26.25 saves on 28.60 attempts while giving him and the Oilers a 53.0 percent chance of defeating the Canucks.