Mason allowed four goals on 43 shots in the Flyers loss to the Blackhawks on October 21st. He has sat the last four games while Ray Emery has got the starts, but he will be back in tonight. He has a 3.83 GAA and .878 SV% in five games this season, but has a nice matchup tonight vs. the Panthers.
Andersen allowed four goals on 37 shots in a loss to the Sharks on Sunday. It was Andersen's first loss of the year---he now holds a 6-1-0 record with a 1.70 GAA and .940 SV% in seven outings. He draws a fairly tough matchup vs. a hot Stars top-line. However, he has proved he needs to be started right now.
Bortuzzo has not played this season because of an upper-body injury, but he will get into the lineup next week for sure after Olli Maatta undergoes surgery to remove a tumour from his neck.
Backes missed Thursday's game with a concussion that he suffered on Tuesday. He likely won't play on Saturday vs. Colorado, but the fact that he is back on the ice already is good news for the Blues and Backes owners. He is day-to-day.
Schneider stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Devils 2-1 win over the Jets on Thursday. Schneider has won just two of his last seven starts while allowing 22 goals on 202 shots (.891 SV%). Tonight, he should make for a good start vs. a banged up Blue Jackets team.
Callahan was back on the ice again on Friday and he thinks he will be ready from tomorrow's game vs. the Capitals. Callahan missed five games because of the lower-body ailment. With the top-line clicking without him, he might not land on Stamkos' line upon his return.
Howard made 25 saves in the Red Wings 4-2 win over Washington on Wednesday. He improved to 4-1-2 with a 1.96 GAA and .928 SV% on the season with Wednesday's W. It has been an impressive start for the 30-year-old netminder, who will look to keep things rolling tonight vs. the Kings. L.A has lost two in a row while being outscored 6-2.
Ferland, 22, is expected to make his NHL debut on Friday. He skated on the top-line with Markus Granlund and Jiri Hudler this morning, so it looks like he will see a lot of ice-time in his debut. He has four goals and five assists in nine games with Adirondack this season. He is a big power-forward with speed and goal scoring ability.
Backlund is listed as week-to-week with an abdomen injury. With Backlund out the Flames recalled Michael Ferlund from Adirondack (AHL). There is no timetable for Backlund' return.
Lecavalier has missed the last seven games, but will be back in the Flyers lineup tomorrow vs. the Panthers. He will skate between R.J Umberger and Wayne Simmonds. He had one goal and two assists in his first three games.
Van der Gulik played just 5:15 on Thursday night in the only game he appeared in during his recall. Sending him back down indicated that Trevor Lewis and/or Anze Kopitar are ready to return to the lineup.
Enroth allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Sabres 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins. He has posted a 3.10 GAA and .915 SV% in his first seven outings, but he is unlikely to get goal support on a regular basis, making him a sketchy fantasy option.
Semin skated as an extra in practice on Friday and with a couple healthy bodies coming back on Saturday, head coach Bill Peters is likely scratching Semin. The winger has just two assists in eight games and is a minus-5 over the last four games. He belongs on your bench until he turns things around.
Lecavalier was a full-go in practice on Friday and skated on a line with R.J Umberger and Wayne Simmonds as well as participated in power-play drills, which are both signs that he should make a return to the lineup tomorrow. Vinny has missed the last seven games with a foot injury he suffered on October 11th.
Darling went 2-1-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .933 SV% in his first three NHL starts with the Blackhawks. With Corey Crawford ready to return to the Hawks crease on Saturday, they had to make a decision on wether to send Darling or Antti Raanta back to Rockford.
Weiss pulled his groin in his first game with Grand Rapids and he has been placed on injured reserve to make room for Johan Franzen to be activated. Weiss can not stay healthy and should not be on your fantasy radar.
Bernier stopped all 10 shots.. yes TEN shots…that he faced for his first shutout of the season on Tuesday vs. Buffalo. It was just his second win of the year but he has been much better posting a 1.84 GAA and .932 SV% over his last four outings. Tonight he has a good matchup vs. an injury riddled Blue Jackets lineup.
Colaiacovo's salary cap hit in St. Louis last season was $550,000 and it figures he probably got a similar deal with Philly. Colaiacovo will help bolster a banged up Flyers blueline, but he has a long history with injuries. He has had numerous injuries -- shoulder, wrist, knee, eye, facial, lower body all, since January 23, 2010, he’s missed 59 NHL games.
Lehtonen allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Stars 4-3 OT loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Lehtonen has been average in seven starts this season, posting a 2.90 GAA and .907 SV%, however he has yet to lose in regulation (4-0-3). Tonight, it looks like he will face the Ducks who were shutout by St. Louis last night.
Reinhart, 18, was the second overall pick in this summer's draft. He had one assist in nine games with the Sabres and with Buffalo going no where this year, it is probably best for Reinhart's development to go back to juniors. Reinhart had 36 goals and 69 assists (105 points) in 60 games with Kootenay last season.
