Erskine has yet to play this season because he had been a healthy scratch for the first five games. He must have sustained an injury n practice and the move to IR will allow the Capitals to recall someone who might actually play from the AHL.
Emery allowed three goals on 38 shots in a loss to the Habs on October 11th; his only start of the season. He recorded a win last Saturday in relief of Steve Mason, but with the Flyers playing their second game in two nights and taking on a great Penguins team, it is hard to have faith in Emery as a reliable spot-start tonight.
Brian Flynn stayed on for extra work at the Sabres morning skate which means that Reinhart will get back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch on Saturday. He will centre the fourth line which means he will probably see less than 10 minutes of ice-time for the third straight game.
Neuvirth allowed five goals on 44 shots in his season debut. He has been on the sidelines for five of the Sabres' six games, but will start tonight in Anaheim. He didn't do so well in his first start of the season vs. the Ducks, so no reason to think that will change tonight on the road.
Scrivens allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Oilers 3-2 win over the Lightning on Monday. It was Scrivens' and Edmonton's first W of the season and they will look to make it back-to-back wins tonight vs. the 3-0-2 Capitals.
Stars head coach Lindy Ruff said that Gonchar is getting better but he remains unavailable for Friday and Saturday's games. Monitor his status prior to Tuesday's meeting with the Blues.
Nichushkin continues to improve but he will miss the Stars' back-to-back games vs. the Devils and Islanders on Friday and Saturday. Monitor Nichushkin's status leading up to Tuesday's game vs. the Blues.
Goligoski was reportedly cut by a skate on Tuesday night and he is also dealing with an undisclosed "nagging" injury. The Stars are hopeful that Goligoski will be in the lineup on Friday in New Jersey.
Miller was yanked on Tuesday after he allowed five goals on 13 shots vs. the Stars. There were some weird bounces on Tuesday night, but Miller was shelled early. If he gets back in the cage tomorrow he draws a really tough matchup against his former team.
Holtby allowed two goals on 28 shots in a win over the Devils last Thursday. He was given Saturday night off, but will get back between the pipes tonight in Edmonton. Edmonton is coming off of their first win of the season, but Holtby is hot right now and should make for a good start.
Crawford remains day-to-day, but will miss at least two games and maybe more with an upper-body injury. Expect Antti Raanta to start on Thursday.
This is great news for the Kings' and perfect timing following the indefinite suspension of Slava Voynov. Muzzin is the 'cross darling' and will be back on the top-pair with Drew Doughty and should be a rock solid fantasy defenseman this season.
Andersen stopped all 28 shots that he faced in a 3-0 win over the Blues on Sunday. The win moved him to 5-0-0 with a 1.38 GAA and .950 SV% on the season. He is off to the best start of any goalie in the NHL and is an absolute must-start tonight vs. the Sabres.
Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau had said recently that he wanted to get Fistric into the lineup soon; and it will happen tonight as he replaces Clayton Stoner. Fistric has a career-high of 10 points ('09-'10) so he is not a fantasy option.
The Blues have reportedly been hit hard by the flu bug. They will take on the Canucks tomorrow, so monitor Steen's status during the morning skate.
Elliott surrendered three goals on 25 shots in a 3-0 loss to Anaheim last Sunday. The defeat moved Elliott to 1-2-1 with a 1.73 GAA and .924 SV% in four starts this season. He will make start number-5 tonight vs. the Blackhawks. He was 10-1-0 at home last season and is already 1-1-0 this year.
Grabovski's movement to IR means that he is ineligible to play on Thursday, but could return on Saturday. It was likely a roster move to allow Lubomir Visnovsky to be activated from IR and play tomorrow.
Kuemper allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Ducks last Friday. He had nearly one week off after sitting on Sunday in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old couldn't extend his shutout streak to three games but it was still a nice start vs. a great Ducks team. Tonight should be another good night for Kuemper as the Wild welcome a 2-2-1 Coyotes team.
