Jake Allen G NJ Thu 11/17/16 2:33 PM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen will start in goal Thursday night against the visiting Sharks. As noted by the official site, one more win and he'll move past Manny Legace for 10th on the Blues' all-time list with 64 career victories.
EDGE Analysis
Allen's home/road splits vary drastically. While playing in St. Louis, he carries a minuscule 1.15 GAA and hasn't lost in regulation between four games and six starts. However, he's posted an ugly 3.85 GAA to go along with a 2-3-1 record in hostile territory. Still, he should be motivated to reach that new milestone and makes for a quality streaming option in daily leagues Thursday, given that he'll be at home and facing a Sharks team that surprisingly ranks 24th in the league by averaging only 2.31 goals per contest.
Jake Allen G NJ Wed 11/16/16 12:11 AM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen saved 23 of 24 shots during a win over the Sabres on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
The tidy outing improved Allen's record to 33-15-4 and save percentage to .924 through 54 games at Scottrade Center during his career. The length of his home-ice dominance is worth noting in all fantasy settings, as his underwhelming .904 save percentage over 58 road appearances is markedly worse. Still, Allen is just entering his prime and only in his first season as the undisputed No. 1 starter for the Blues. There is a lot to like about his upside going forward.
Jake Allen G NJ Mon 11/14/16 1:14 PM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen will be the starting goalie against Buffalo on Tuesday, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
EDGE Analysis
Despite getting pulled in his last appearance, the 26-year-old will get the nod. He's struggled thus far this season, but he'll maintain his number one spot in part because backup Carter Hutton hasn't done much better.
Jake Allen G NJ Sun 11/13/16 1:18 AM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen was pulled after allowing four goals on 12 shots against the Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
EDGE Analysis
He made it to the early second period, but just couldn't hold back wave after wave of Columbus scorers. Allen has scuffled in November. He has just a single win this month in five starts and has allowed four or more goals in three of those games. Allen will settle soon enough, but he's a risk until does.
Jake Allen G NJ Sat 11/12/16 3:07 PM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen will protect the net Saturday night against host Columbus, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Allen has made 11 starts this season, yet there hasn't been a single contest for which he saw more than 28 shots. This tells us that the St. Louis defenders are getting the job done, while that hasn't always been the case for the 26-year-old backstop. Allen carries a 2.35 GAA and .907 save mark into the upcoming game.
Jake Allen G NJ Thu 11/10/16 7:25 AM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Blues' 2-1 overtime loss to the Blackhawks on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Allen played well for a second straight game, posting a .993 save percentage and surviving three third-period minor penalties, but couldn't finish in overtime when Artemi Panarin scored 25 seconds into the extra stanza. Technically, it was a four-on-four goal, coming four seconds after Alex Pietrangelo was released from the box, but it was the direct result of being down a man down for the first 21 seconds. The Blues have made habit of penalties this season -- they rank second in the NHL with 66 minor penalties, 28 of them taken in the third period, through 14 games. St. Louis is third in the NHL, killing 91.2 percent while a man down, but all that penalty-kill time eventually catches up to a goalie. With the Blues traveling to Nashville for the second of a back-to-back set Thursday, we may see Carter Hutton between the pipes to face his former team.
Jake Allen G NJ Tue 11/8/16 3:23 PM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen gets the starting nod Wednesday against the Blackhawks, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
After two horrendous outings on the road, Allen was able to turn it around Sunday against Colorado. The netminder will be tested by a Chicago squad that is averaging 3.54 goals per game, second best in the NHL behind only the Rangers, and may want to consider other fantasy options in goal Wednesday.
Jake Allen G NJ Sun 11/6/16 11:13 PM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen turned aside 22 of 23 shots in a 5-1 win over the Avalanche on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
This was a nice bounce-back effort by Allen, who was blown up for five goals on 26 shots by the Stars in his last start. After Sunday's triumph, the Canadian netminder is now 5-3-2 with a 2.39 GAA and an improving .903 save percentage.
Jake Allen G NJ Sun 11/6/16 2:55 PM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen will be in net Sunday against Colorado, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
EDGE Analysis
After Carter Hutton started Saturday's game in the back-to-back it was all but confirmed that Allen would be Sunday's starter. Allen's .898 save percentage leaves a lot to be desired, but he is still the clear number one man in St. Louis.
Jake Allen G NJ Sat 11/5/16 10:16 AM
Jake Allen
G NJ
Allen is expected to be in net for the Blues on Sunday against Colorado, Tom TImmerman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
EDGE Analysis
St. Louis is playing back-to-back games this weekend with Carter Hutton having been named Saturday's starter against the Blue Jackets. Allen must be eager to get back on the ice following the 11 goals he allowed in two road games earlier this week.