Paquette is dealing with a lower-body injury and puts his status for tonight’s game in question. The bottom-6 forward has just one assist and two shots on goal in six games this season—stay away from him in fantasy circles.
Graovac logged just 3:19 TOI during the Capitals loss to Toronto on Tuesday before departing with an upper-body injury. Graovac has not been a permanent fixture in the Caps’ lineup this season, playing in just three of seven games.
McQuaid left Sunday’s game in Vegas early, but he is ready to go tonight vs. the Canucks. McQuaid doesn’t offer much in terms of fantasy value having record just one assist, six shots and six blocks in five games so far.
Agostino has been a prolific AHL scorer since being taken 140th overall in 2010, but hasn’t been given many NHL opportunities. Agosino had 83 points (24G / 59A) in 65 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) last year and seven points (2G / 5A) in three games with Providence before he was called up this season. He will make his Bruins debut on the fourth line but is expected to see some power-play time as well.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s 3-2 win in Detroit on Monday. He was given a day off on Tuesday, but will make his seventh start of the season tonight in Columbus. So far this season, Vasilevskiy has gone 5-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .914 SV%, but he has played much better than the stats suggest.
Kinkaid stopped all nine shots that he faced after replacing Cory Schneider in the Devils’ 5-4 win in Ottawa last night. Kinkaid will make his second start of the season tonight vs. the Sharks and comes in at 2-0-0 and has stopped 38 of 40 shots (.950 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that is 2-3-0 while averaging just 2.60 goals for per game.
Schneider allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Devils’ win over the Lightning on Tuesday. Schneider has won four of his first five starts while registering a 2.95 GAA and .917 SV%. Schneider has been getting a lot of goal support, something he is not accustom to. He is a solid option once again tonight in Ottawa.
Luongo allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Panthers’ loss in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Despite the loss, Luongo will make his second straight start tonight vs. the Penguins—the veteran has lost two of three starts while allowing a combined 10 goals on 101 shots (.901 SV%). He is a risky start against a high-powered Pittsburgh squad.
Nilsson stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Canucks’ shutout win in Ottawa on Tuesday. It was as good of a Canucks debut as Nilsson could have hoped for and has earned him another start tonight in Boston. The Bruins have struggled to start the season and could be without Tuukka Rask, making Nilsson an option tonight.
Rinne allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Predators’ win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. After opening the season with a loss, Rinne has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.24 GAA and .923 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team who is off to a great start, winning four of six while averaging 4.33 goals for per game.
Brown was a healthy scratch for the last five games after appearing in the season opener back on October 5th. After going with seven defenseman on Tuesday, Brown will draw back in for Mark Borowiecki as the Senators return to the traditional look of 12 forwards and six defensemen.
With Tuukka Rask (undisclosed) out, McIntyre has been recalled to backup Anton Khudobin on Thursday. McIntyre has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .914 SV% in three starts with the Providence Bruins so far this season.
Bergeron has missed the first five games of the season with a lower-body injury, but has skated in practice this week and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game. Monitor Bergeron’s centre when the Bruins hit the ice for pregame warmups at 6:30pm ET.
Backes missed the first five games of the season but will draw back into the lineup tonight vs. the Canucks. Backes will skate on the Bruins’ third line with Sean Kuraly and Tim Schaller. He will look to bounce back after a disappointing debut season with the Bruins that saw him score 17 goals and 21 assists (38 points) in 74 games.
Rask left Wednesday’s practice after a collision with forward Anders Bjork and was not on the ice this morning. Rask is day-to-day and is expected to be re-evaluated on Friday. With Rask out, Anton Khudobin will start and Zane McIntyre has been recalled to serve as the Bruins’ backup.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Bruins’ win in Arizona last Saturday. Tuukka Rask left Wednesday’s practice following a collision with Anders Bjork, so it looks like Khudobin will assume the role as No.1 netminder for now. He has stopped 38 of 39 shots (.950 SV%) in his first two appearances of the season.
Nilsson stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Canucks’ shutout win in Ottawa on Tuesday. It was as good of a Canucks debut as Nilsson could have hoped for and it looks like it has earned him another start tonight in Boston. The Bruins have struggled to start the season and could be without Tuukka Rask, making Nilsson an option tonight.
McDonagh missed Wednesday’s practice for “maintenance” reasons, but was on the ice for the morning skate and said he will play tonight vs. the Islanders. McDonagh has had a slow start to the season, posting just two assists in seven games.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Bruins’ win in Arizona last Saturday. Tuukka Rask left Wednesday’s practice following a collision with Anders Bjork, so it looks like Khudobin will assume the role as No.1 netminder for now. He has stopped 38 of 39 shots (.950 SV%) in his first two appearances of the season.
Neuvirth turned aside 40 of 41 shots in the Flyers’ 5-1 win over the Panthers on Tuesday. Neuvirth has had a strong start to the season, stopping 65 of the 68 shots (.956 SV%) that he has faced so far. Tonight he faces a the 3-2-1 Predators who are averaging 3.00 goals for per game (t-16th) so far.
