Ramo allowed five goals on 18 shots in the Flames loss to the Sharks on January 11th. Jonas Hiller has started the last three games, but he loss on Tuesday in New Jersey, so Ramo will get back in there. So far, he is 2-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .926 SV% in January and he has a good chance to tack on another win on Thursday. The Blue Jackets are a below average team, but assess your other option before immediately rolling with Ramo.
McCabe will serve as a healthy scratch tonight in Colorado with Josh Gorges set to return to the lineup. McCabe has eight points (3G / 5A) in 43 games this season.
Gorges missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Colorado. Gorges is not a legitimate fantasy option, having registered just seven points (1G / 6A) in 45 games this season.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Wild’s loss in Nashville on Saturday. Dubnyk has lost three in a row while posting a 2.06 GAA and .918 SV%. The Wild are having a difficult time scoring as of late, making wins hard to come by for Dubnyk. Tonight he faces the Ducks for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA and .917 SV% in the first two.
Tlusty has not play in the last five games and is listed as week-to-week with an upper body injury. It has been an injury plagued season for the veteran forward and now he won’t be in the lineup for at least a few weeks.
Vatanen missed Tuesday’s practice with an illness, but he will be in the lineup on Wednesday. Vatanen has not had as big of an offensive season as his owners would have liked—he comes in with 22 points (6G / 16A) in 45 games.
Wagner appeared in the last three games, but the Avalanche will give Mikhail Grigorenko a chance to play his former team tonight, so Wagner will be scratched.
After serving as a healthy scratch for the last three games, Grigorenko will return to the lineup tonight vs. his former team. Grigorenko has just two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 41 games this season and likely won’t play a major role in Wednesday’s game.
Gibson allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Ducks loss to the Kings on Sunday. Gibson has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .902 SV% in his last five starts. While January hasn’t been kind to Gibson, this is a nice matchup for the 22-year-old. The Wild have lost four in a row and are 2-5-2 while averaging 1.56 goals per game this month.
Varlamov stopped 36 of 37 shots in Colorado’s win in Winnipeg on Monday. It was a nice bounce back for Varlamov, who had allowed eight goals in his previous two outings. Tonight Varlamov will take on a Sabres team that has rattled off four wins in their last five games—Varly is 5-3-2 with a 2.98 GAA ad .908 SV% in his last 10 starts on home ice.
Jaskin served as a healthy scratch in the last two games, but he is expected to replace Ryan Reaves in the lineup on Wednesday. Jaskin has 10 points (3G / 7A) in 44 games this season.
Parayko missed the Blues morning skate on Wednesday and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game vs. the Red Wings. Monitor Parayko’s status prior to and during pregame warmups.
Gunnarsson has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but he is expected to be activated from IR and play on Wednesday vs. the Red Wings. With Gunnarsson back in expect Andre Benoit to be a healthy scratch.
Hamonic has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but he returned to practice on Wednesday and could return to the lineup on Friday. Monitor his status during Friday’s gameday skate.
Schwartz has not played since October 20th, but he finally returned to practice on Wednesday, which is an excellent sign that he could be back after the All Star break. Schwartz’s return would be huge for a banged up Blues team. His owned percentage has dropped to 49%, so he may be available in your league.
O’Neill did not play during his call-up, so he heads back to Albany, where he has three goals and four assists (seven points) in 10 games.
Bartley has not appeared in a game with the Canadiens since being acquired in the Jarred Tinordi trade. This is the reason why the Canadiens made the deal. Bartley is waiver exempt and Tinordi would have needed to clear waivers to be sent down. He is expected to play with St. John’s over the weekend and could return to the Habs next week.
Ward is dealing with concussions, so he has been moved to IR so the Hurricanes could recall Daniel Altshuller from Charlotte (AHL). With Ward out, the Hurricanes will turn to Eddie Lack as their No. 1 option between the pipes. This is a tough break for Ward, who has found his game in the last month or so—he has a 1.95 GAA and .921 SV% in the last month.
Altshuller, 21, has been recalled because Cam Ward is on IR due to concussions. Altshuller has gone 9-1-1 with a 1.71 GAA and .941 SV% in 11 games with Charlotte and could make his NHL debut during the Hurricanes Thursday-Friday back-to-back.
Elliott allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Blues win over the Penguins on Monday. Since Jake Allen got injured, Elliott has gone 4-1-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .932 SV%. Elliott has taken the job an run with it and is expected to start every game until Allen returns. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that is 1-3-2 in their last six on home ice.
