Avalanche's Calvin Pickard: Patrolling crease Wednesday

Pickard will occupy the blue paint for Wednesday's matchup with the Red Wings.

Analysis:

If any goalie in the NHL has earned the right to be frustrated with his offense, it's got to Pickard -- despite allowing two goals or fewer in five of his last seven starts, the 24-year-old keeper's picked up just two wins over that span. He'll look to put up another good performance against a Detroit squad that is averaging just 2.17 goals per game so far in March.