Smith will receive the start in goal Thursday against the Jets. Smith was dump-trucked for six goals in Tuesday's blanking at the hands of the Blues, but it won't prevent coach Dave Tippett from desperately standing by his franchise netminder, who has looked anything but the part this season. Incidentally enough, Smith's struggles really began in the opener against Winnipeg, who also overwhelmed him for six goals. Smith can't be counted on to come through with a strong performance in the rematch.

Smith was tagged for six goals on 39 shots in Tuesday's shutout loss to the Blues. Just another terrible outing for Smith -- his seventh consecutive appearance with a save mark under .900. While he turns in the (very) occasional solid start, Smith is essentially unplayable for fantasy purposes with how bad he's been this year. He's allowed 18 goals in his last four starts, and there's no sign of things getting better.

Smith has been confirmed as the starter Tuesday versus the Blues. Smith earns his second straight start after a successful return to the ice over the weekend, as he limited the Blue Jackets to three goals on 26 shots in a 6-3 win. As the score would suggest, Smith benefited from some strong offensive support to claim the victory, so it can't be said that he's turned the corner from his woeful start to the season. He'll carry a 6-15-2 record, 3.46 GAA and .884 save percentage into Tuesday's match.

Smith is the favorite to start Tuesday's game against the Blues, Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic reports. Smith did not take the ice for the Coyotes' optional Tuesday morning skate, so it appears he will start his second straight game Tuesday night. Expect confirmation of Arizona's starting goaltender sometime before the first puck is dropped.

Smith stopped 23 shots Saturday and won his first game since Dec. 1. The struggling goalie allowed three goals. He has all but lost the crease to Devan Dubnyk, so this game was a good start to resurrecting his career as a starter.

Smith will return to the crease Saturday against the Blue Jackets, Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic reports. It's the first start for Smith in four games, after his last outing resulted in an early yank when he surrendered four goals on the first 11 shots he faced. Aside from an inexplicably poor outing on New Year's Eve, Devan Dubnyk turned in quality performances while replacing Smith, winning three of his starts. That's probably enough to give him the top spot on the depth chart for now above Smith, who has lost 12 of his last 13 turns to drop to 5-15-2 on the season.

Smith was yanked after giving up four goals on just 11 shots in Monday's 7-1 beatdown at the hands of the Canucks. The only possible silver lining here for Smith was that Devan Dubnyk wasn't exactly spectacular in relief, allowing three goals of his own on 29 shots. Normally a reliable netminder, Smith has had an awful season to date, posting a 5-15-2 record for the 28th-place Coyotes, while his 3.48 save percentage and .884 save percentage are way off his career marks of 2.64 and .912. One has to wonder if there are others factors at play here for the 2014 Olympic gold medalist. Regardless, he is certainly one backstopper to avoid in fantasy leagues at this point.

Smith will be between the pipes for Monday's game against the Canucks. Smith is mired in a deep slump that has seen him win just once since Nov. 7. He will square off against a Vancouver team that snapped a five-game losing streak its last time out with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Flames.

Smith was tagged for five goals on 38 shots in Thursday's loss to Nashville. Just the latest in a series of poor outings for Smith -- his fourth consecutive game with a save mark under .900. The only silver lining is that Devan Dubnyk hasn't played quite well enough recently to seize the job from him, but the 32-year-old Smith has been perhaps the worst starting goalie in the league.

Smith led the Coyotes onto the ice Thursday and will start in net against the Predators, Eric Stomgren of the Tennesseean reports. Smith was expected to make the start after being the first one off the ice in morning warmups, and that expectation has been confirmed. He enters the contest with a rough 3.27 GAA.