Wilson missed Monday’s practice with an undisclosed injury and will not play tomorrow vs. the Stars. Wilson has struggled with his new team, compiling just two assists in eight games to start the season. With Wilson out, look for Gabriel Bourque to make his season debut.
Nemeth suffered a lower-body injury in his return to the Colorado lineup on Thursday. The blueliner was not on the ice for Monday’s practice and will be held out of the lineup on Tuesday. Andrei Mironov was recalled from San Antonio this afternoon, so Nemeth could miss more than one game.
Fleury has been sidelined by a concussion since October 13th and will miss at least two more games this week. With Malcolm Subban suffering an injury of his own this weekend, the Golden Knights turn to the inexperienced duo of Oscar Dansk and Maxime Lagace between the pipes for at least two contests.
Halak allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Islanders’ win in New York last Thursday. Thomas Greiss got the nod on Saturday, but they will come back to Halak tonight vs. the Coyotes. The 32-year-old has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .913 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance this season and tonight he faces a winless (0-7-1) Arizona squad.
Varlamov gave up four goals on 34 shots in Colorado’s loss in Nashville last Tuesday. Jonathan Bernier started on Saturday, giving Varlamov exactly one week off. After starting the season at 3-0-0, Varlamov has lost his last two starts while allowing a combined six goals on 69 shots (.913 SV%). It’s been a strong start for the veteran netminder, but he draws a tough matchup with the Stars in town tonight.
Ovechkin got tangled up at practice and limped off, but said after the session that it’s nothing serious and he expects to return to practice on Tuesday. The Capitals avoided disaster today and with them off until Thursday, expect the Russian sniper to be in the lineup in Vancouver.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 15 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Stars’ loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Lehtonen has allowed seven goals on 47 shots (.851 SV%) so far this season and tonight he takes on the 5-5-0 Calgary Flames who are scoring just 2.40 goals for per game.
Bishop was pulled after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the Stars’ loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Bishop was not happy with Ken Hitchcock’s decision to yank him and will look to be better tonight in Edmonton. It was his worst start to date and comes in at 5-1-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .920 SV% in eight games.
Bishop surrendered three goals on 39 shots in the Stars win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. Bishop has been exactly what the Stars were hoping they got when they signed him this offseason—he has gone 5-1-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .928 SV% in seven starts this season, including a win against the Avalanche, who he will face again tonight—consider him a must-start yet again.
Smith allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Flames loss to the Wild on Saturday. The Flames have leaned heavily on Smith to start the season and tonight he will make his ninth consecutive start. Smith has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.75 GAA and .957 SV% in four starts on the road this season. Tonight he takes on a Predators team that is 25th in scoring so far (2.63 GF/PG).
Reimer stopped 41 of 42 shots in the Panthers’ win over the Capitals on Saturday. It was an excellent outing for Reimer, who is now the Panthers’ No.1 netminder with Roberto Luongo (thumb) on IR. He has stopped 52 of the last 54 shots that he has faced and tonight he takes on a Montreal team that is dead last in scoring (1.50 GF/PG) right now.
Ward has been sitting as a healthy scratch since the second game of the season (five games) but will replace Jannik Hansen in the lineup tonight. Ward has no points in two games this season and no longer carries any fantasy value.
Goodrow has yet to appear in a single game yet this season at any level. Last season he had just one assist in three games with the Sharks, but picked up 25 goals and 20 assists (45 points) in 61 games with the Barracuda (AHL).
Hansen recorded his first assist of the season on Saturday, but will come out of the lineup tonight in New York. Hansen’s one-point in seven games is a big disappointment for the Sharks, so he will be replaced by Joel Ward tonight.
Meier has not recorded a point in his last four games and has just one goal and one assist (two points) in seven games this season. Meier will be replaced by Barclay Goodrow in tonight’s lineup in New York.
Getzlaf missed the last three games and five of the first seven, but will return to the lineup tomorrow. In the only two games that he has appeared in, Getzlaf has picked up two assists and four shots on goal.
Lindholm’s injury couldn’t come at a better time as the Ducks lost Cam Fowler on the weekend. Lindholm missed the first seven games of the season with a shoulder injury, but is expected to log massive minutes on the Ducks’ top-pair starting tomorrow.
Condon allowed one goal on 36 shots in a win in Edmonton on October 14th. Craig Anderson has started seven of eight games, but Condon will get his second start of the season tonight vs. the Kings. He has become one of the best spot-start options in the league, but will face a high-scoring Kings team—who come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Jones stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Sharks’ shutout win in New Jersey on Friday. Aaron Dell got the call on Saturday, so they’ll come back to Jones tonight in New York. After losing his first two games of the season, Jones has won three in a row while stopping 79 of 83 shots (.952 SV%). He will take on a Rangers team that has stumbled out of the game.
Quick gave up four goals on 36 shots in the Kings’ win in Columbus on Saturday. Quick has had a great start to the season, winning five of six starts while posting a 1.99 GAA, .938 SV%. and one shutout. The Kings are providing him with a lot of goal support and they will need to continue that tonight vs. a Leafs team who leads the NHL in goals.
