Darling was beaten for four goals on just 24 shots in Thursday's loss to the Capitals.

EDGE Analysis

After Darling opened the year with a sharp performance, this one was not nearly as good; his defense can take some blame, but at the end of the day, a good NHL goalie has to make some of the stops that Darling didn't. The second-year netminder's saving grace here is that Corey Crawford's been less than spectacular in his own right early on. It's Crawford who'll be in goal Friday against Columbus in the second of back-to-backs.