Islanders sticking Thomas Greiss between the pipes Thursday
New York Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss has been named the starter for Thursday's matchup against the St. Louis Blues.
What It Means:
Greiss will relieve Jaroslav Halak on Thursday, who has started the past three contests for New York. It's a tough draw against a Blues team that has won eight of their last 10 and currently rank 11th in the NHL with 2.73 goals scored per game. Greiss is 5-4-0 while allowing 2.47 goals per game with a .919 save percentage.
Greiss is projected to allow 2.4 goals on 28.3 attempts versus St. Louis, according to numberFire's models, who give him a 49.0 percent chance of winning. Out of the 20 starters available Thursday night, Greiss is our seventh-ranked goalie for FanDuel purposes.
Source:
Daily Faceoff
