Batherson was held without a point and shot while posting a minus-4 rating in the first two games of the 2019-20 season. He heads to Belleville, where he led the team with 62 points (22G / 40A) in 59 games last season.
Head coach Gerard Gallant said that Eakin is “doing well” but probably won’t play Tuesday vs. the Bruins. Vegas plays four games next week, so monitor Eakin’s status heading towards Thursday’s game in Arizona and into their back-to-back over the weekend.
Daley left midway through the Red Wings home-opening win and did not return. Head coach Jeff Blashill told reporters post-game that Daley won’t play Tuesday vs. the Ducks and then the Red Wings acquired Alex Biega from the Canucks, suggesting that Daley could miss an extended period of time. Expect a more detailed injury report to be released prior to Tuesday’s contest.
Pope, 25, was originally selected in the fourth-round (No.109 overall) in the 2013 NHL draft and turned pro last year. Pope had 41 points (20G / 21A) in 35 games in his senior year at the University of Nebraska-Omaha before joining the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL). He had two goals and one assist in 28 AHL games and will report to Utica (AHL) following the trade.
Biega was set to open the season in Utica (AHL) where he had two assists in three games last year. Biega has served as a No.6/No.7 defenseman for the Canucks over the last few seasons, posting a career-high with 16 points (2G / 14A) in 41 games last year. This trade suggests that Trevor Daley, who left Sunday’s game with an injury, could be sidelined for an extended period of time.
Morrissey took part in warmups and was even announced in the starting lineup before being a late-scratch with an upper-body injury. The Jets blueline can ill afford to lose Morrissey, who is their clear No.1 defenseman right now. The Jets are back in action on Tuesday, so monitor Morissey's status heading into Pittsburhg.
Athanasiou was a question mark heading into the weekend after missing practice earlier in the week and will miss his second straight game on Sunday. Athanasiou was able to skate on Friday, which suggests he won’t be sidelined long-term, so keep an eye on his status heading into Tuesday’s game vs. the Ducks.
Greiss has averaged 38 starts per season during his four years with the Islanders. In his 39 starts in 2018-19, Greiss went 23-14-2 with a 2.28 GAA and .927 SV%. It was an impressive season and he will be in a similar role this year, splitting time with Semyon Varlamov. Greiss was 1-2-0 with a 1.70 GAA, .929 SV% and one shutout vs. the Capitals last season.
McElhinney will face his former team right out of the gate. The veteran netminder went 20-11-2 with a 2.58 GAA and .912 SV% in 33 appearances with the Carolina Hurricanes last year. He signed on with Tampa Bay this summer and that will make him an excellent spot-start option on many occasions this season, but this is a tough matchup for his first start of the season.
With Evgeny Kuznetsov set to come back from suspension, the Capitals had to do some cap maneuvering on Sunday. Siegenthaler’s demotion is believed to be of the “paper” variety and he will likely be recalled prior to Tuesday’s game against the Stars.
Khudobin started a career-high 37 games, going 16-17-5 with a 2.57 GAA and .923 SV% in 2018-19. Ben Bishop started the first two games of the season, including the first game of the back-to-back, so Khudobin will go tonight in Detroit. Khudobin was 9-10-4 with a 2.74 GAA, .918 SV% and two shutouts on the road last year. As good as this matchup looks, the Red Wings did have an impressive showing in their season debut (5-2 win in Nashville).
Brossoit allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Jets come from behind shootout win in New Jersey on Friday. With Connor Hellebuyck struggling in his season debut, the Jets will give Brossoit a second straight start tonight vs. the Islanders. Brossoit is 8-6-0 in 14 career road appearances with the Jets.
Fehervary played well in his first three NHL games but heads back to Hershey with Evgeny Kuznetsov now on the active roster and Michal Kempny set to return soon from a hamstring injury.
Morrow spent the 2018-19 season with the Jets, where he had one goal and six assists (seven points) in 41 games. It was a career-high in games played for the former first-round pick, who is expected to head to Binghamton (AHL) should he clear waivers.
Greiss has averaged 38 starts per season during his four years with the Islanders. In his 39 starts in 2018-19, Greiss went 23-14-2 with a 2.28 GAA and .927 SV%. It was an impressive season and he will be in a similar role this year, splitting time with Semyon Varlamov. Greiss was 1-2-0 with a 1.70 GAA, .929 SV% and one shutout vs. the Capitals last season.
Dell gave up one goal on six shots after replacing Martin Jones in the Sharks blowout loss to Vegas last night. With Jones losing back-to-back games to open the season, Dell will make his first start tonight in Anaheim. Dell was 7-5-3 with a 3.55 GAA and .875 SV% on the road in 2018-19.
Gibson stopped 32 of the 33 shots in the Ducks 2-1 win over the Coyotes on Thursday. Gibson will need to turn in performances like this on a nightly basis for the Ducks to be successful. The Sharks have had a terrible start to the season and Gibson was 2-0-1 with 2.96 GAA and .919 SV% against them last year.
Halak had a great start to the 2018-19 season but faded a little bit down the stretch. Still, he put together a 22-11-4 season while posting a 2.34 GAA and .922 SV% (both ranked inside the top-10). With the Bruins looking to limit Tuukka Rask’s workload, Halak could conceivably start 35-plus games again in 2019-20, making him one of the best backups to own in fantasy. He’s a solid spot-start in Arizona, who got off to a slow start on Thursday.
Bishop gave up two goals on 20 shots in the Stars 2-1 loss to the Bruins on Thursday. Both goals came in the first period but Bishop settled in gave the Stars a chance to comeback. His season starts against the two teams that were in the Stanley Cup Finals in the spring. He was 2-1-0 with a 1.69 GAA and .941 SV% in three starts vs. the Blues last year.
