Georgiev stopped 14 of 17 shots before being replaced by Georgi Romanov to begin the second period of Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Capitals.
Georgiev got stuck with his fourth loss in his last five starts, a stretch in which he's stumbled to a 4.46 GAA and an .844 save percentage. Top prospect Yaroslav Askarov hasn't suited up for AHL San Jose since Feb. 19 due to a lower-body injury, leaving the Sharks short of options between the pipes, and giving Georgiev some degree of job security despite his struggles.
Georgiev will protect the home net against Washington on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Georgiev is coming off a 24-save performance in Thursday's 4-2 win over Chicago. He has a 13-22-1 record with a 3.59 GAA and an .876 save percentage through 40 games between San Jose and Colorado this season. Washington ranks first in the league with 3.61 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Makes 24 saves in win
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Georgiev stopped 24 of 26 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Georgiev ended a three-game losing streak with this performance. He limited the Blackhawks to goals by Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev in the second period, and Georgiev was able to nurse a one-goal lead for much of the third before Tyler Toffoli's empty-netter sealed the win. Georgiev is up to 13-22-1 with a 3.59 GAA and an .876 save percentage over 40 appearances this season. He'll be tested heavily if he gets the start Saturday at home versus the Capitals.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Facing Blackhawks
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Georgiev will defend the home net versus Chicago on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Georgiev has lost three straight games, allowing 14 goals on 79 shots (.823 save percentage) in losses to Colorado, the Islanders and Nashville. It has been a bad season for Georgiev, who started the campaign with Colorado before he was dealt to San Jose on Dec. 9. Georgiev is 12-22-1 with an .874 save percentage across 39 appearances this year. The Blackhawks are generating 2.71 goals per game, 25th in the NHL this season.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Gives up three goals in loss
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Georgiev stopped 16 of 19 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Predators.
Georgiev has lost his third outing in a row, giving up 14 goals on 79 shots in that span. He's had plenty of rough patches this season, but this is one of his worst, especially after facing a light workload Tuesday. The 29-year-old netminder is down to 12-22-1 with a 3.64 GAA and an .874 save percentage over 39 appearances this season. The Sharks have one more relatively easy matchup in the near future (Thursday versus the Blackhawks) before the quality of opponents turns way up. Still, even in favorable matchups, Georgiev is a massive risk in fantasy.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Exits ice first
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Georgiev was the first goalie off Tuesday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports, indicating he'll tend the twine at home versus the Predators.
Georgiev will make his fifth straight start after going 2-2-0 with a 3.71 GAA and an .862 save percentage in his previous four outings. In his 20 games for San Jose this year, the 29-year-old netminder is 4-14-1 with a career-worst 3.88 GAA. There aren't any back-to-backs on the Sharks' upcoming schedule, so Georgiev figures to continue to see plenty of starts.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Yields four goals in defeat
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Georgiev stopped 24 of 28 shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
Georgiev took a second straight loss, though this was better than the seven goals he allowed to the Avalanche on Thursday. The 29-year-old netminder will continue to struggle to win behind a team that took another step toward a youth movement at the trade deadline. Georgiev is now 12-21-1 with a 3.65 GAA and an .875 save percentage through 38 appearances this season. The Sharks' next game is Tuesday versus another low-scoring team, the Predators, but that doesn't guarantee Georgiev will be a strong fantasy play.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Drawing home start
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Georgiev will be between the home pipes against the Islanders on Saturday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Georgiev was blitzed for seven goals on 32 shots in a loss to the Avalanche on Thursday. The 29-year-old has a 12-20-1 record, .876 save percentage and 3.64 GAA over 37 outings with Colorado and San Jose this season. The Islanders have generated 2.72 goals per game in 2024-25, which ranks 27th in the NHL. Georgiev has fared relatively well against New York in his career, owning an 11-6-0 record, 2.53 GAA and .917 save percentage over 17 games.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Expected to face former team
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Georgiev is set to start on the road against Colorado on Thursday, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Georgiev has won his past two starts while stopping 45 of 49 shots (.918 save percentage). However, it'll be tough to extend that streak against the 36-24-2 Avalanche, who rank eighth in goals per game with 3.24. Georgiev is 12-19-1 with a 3.54 GAA and an .879 save percentage in 36 outings between the Avalanche and San Jose this season. The last time he faced his former team (Dec. 19), Georgiev allowed four goals on 31 shots en route to a 4-2 defeat.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Second straight win
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Georgiev made 20 saves in a 6-2 win over Buffalo on Tuesday.
Georgiev started for the second-straight game with Vitek Vanecek backing up for trade-related reasons. He made 25 saves in a 3-2 shootout win over Toronto on Monday. Georgiev last won back-to-back games in early December, and he had won just once between Dec. 17-Feb. 27 (1-12-1). It's a nice two-game run, but we don't trust it. Keep Georgiev on your bench.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Earns win following shootout
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Georgiev stopped 25 of 27 shots in Monday's 3-2 shootout win over the Maple Leafs.
Georgiev gave up two goals in the second period, though both came in the power play, but he was excellent the rest of the way. The win is no small feat for the 29-year-old, as this was his first victory since Jan. 14, when he stopped 25 of 28 shots in a 6-3 win over the Red Wings. Between those wins, Georgiev went 0-6-1 with a 4.34 GAA and an .870 save percentage across eight appearances (seven starts).
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Starting in Toronto
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Georgiev will defend the road net versus the Maple Leafs on Monday, per Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun.
Georgiev has gone winless in his last eight outings (0-6-1), allowing 30 goals on 230 shots. He has a 10-19-1 record with a 3.65 GAA and an .877 save percentage through 34 appearances between San Jose and Colorado this season. Toronto is tied for ninth in the league with 3.23 goals per game and earned a 6-5 overtime win over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Georgiev made 29 saves in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canadiens.
The Sharks took a 3-2 lead into the third period, but Georgiev got beaten by Alex Newhook early in the final frame before Cole Caufield made a spectacular rush in OT to end the night. Georgiev hasn't won a game since Jan. 14, going 0-6-1 over his last eight outings with a 4.34 GAA and .870 save percentage. If San Jose was planning to flip the 29-year-old netminder at the trade deadline to clear a spot for Yaroslav Askarov (lower body), Georgiev isn't doing much to improve his value.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Starting in Montreal
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Georgiev will guard the visiting crease in Montreal on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Georgiev is mired in a six-game losing streak, allowing 26 goals on 197 shots (.868 save percentage). Georgiev is only 10-19-0 this season after winning 78 games over his previous two campaigns with the Avalanche. He will face the Canadiens, who are generating 2.93 goals per game, 15th in the NHL.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Takes sixth straight loss
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Georgiev stopped 33 of 36 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Flames.
Georgiev actually had a fairly decent performance, but it still wasn't enough in this contest. He's lost his last six decisions and has given up 26 goals over seven games in that span. The state of the Sharks' defense as well as Georgiev's own flaws as a goalie make him a highly risky option for fantasy. He's now 10-19-0 with a 3.64 GAA and an .876 save percentage through 33 appearances between the Sharks and the Avalanche in 2024-25. Vitek Vanecek is likely to get the nod Monday in Winnipeg.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Tending twine Sunday
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Georgiev will guard the road goal against Calgary on Sunday, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.
Georgiev hasn't posted a victory since Jan. 14 against Detroit, going 0-5-0 while allowing 23 goals on 161 shots in his last six outings. He has a 10-18-0 record with a 3.66 GAA and an .875 save percentage across 32 appearances between San Jose and Colorado this season. Calgary is tied for 29th in the league with 2.64 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Facing Montreal
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Georgiev will defend the home cage against the Canadiens on Tuesday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.
Georgiev concluded January with a 1-6-0 record, .886 save percentage and 3.93 GAA across eight outings. The 28-year-old has just two wins with the Sharks since being acquired in a trade from Colorado on Dec. 9. Montreal lost the first contest of its three-game West Coast road trip 3-2 to Anaheim on Sunday.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Steady in relief
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Georgiev stopped 20 of 22 shots in relief of Yaroslav Askarov in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.
The Kraken didn't relent after the swap, but Georgiev was more effective in this contest. It's the first time in six appearances he's allowed fewer than three goals, though all of the previous outings in that span were starts. The 28-year-old remains at a 10-17-0 record with a 3.64 GAA and an .877 save percentage. Since Askarov has been slumping, Georgiev could be back in a goaltending tandem with Vitek Vanecek (face) by the time the Sharks face the Canadiens on Tuesday.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Chased by champs
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Georgiev stopped 11 of 15 shots in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Panthers.
Georgiev exited the game after A.J. Greer's goal, which came early in the second period, but Yaroslav Askarov didn't stop the bleeding. Georgiev has lost four straight outings, allowing 17 goals on 119 shots in that ugly span. He's now 10-17-0 with a 3.65 GAA and an .876 save percentage through 30 appearances. The 28-year-old will have a tough time turning things around in San Jose, so he's best left off most fantasy rosters.
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Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev: Starting vs. Panthers
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Georgiev will guard the home net Saturday against Florida, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
Georgiev will look to get back on track after dropping his last three starts, struggling to an .875 save percentage in that span. It won't come easy against a Panthers team that's averaging 3.16 goals per game this season.
