Bryzgalov allowed two goals on 20 shots in a 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Monday. He has won back-to-back games and four of six with a 2.16 GAA and .909 SV%. He draws a typically ugly matchup vs. Chicago tomorrow. However Bryz catches a break, the Hawks will be without Jonathan Toews Patrick Kane for the rest of the regular season.
Elliott stopped all 33 shots that he faced in a 1-0 regulation win over the Penguins on March 23. He has gone 2-0-0 with a .088 GAA and .964 SV% since the Blues acquired Ryan Miller. He makes for an excellent spot-start vs. Miller's former team on Thursday.
Quick surrendered three goals on 20 shots in a 3-2 defeat to the Wild on Monday. It looks like he will start his eighth game in the Kings' last nine. Quick has been red-hot as of late. He has won 11 of his last 14 starts while holding his opponents to 1.79 goals per game with a .928 SV%. However, he has struggled against the Coyotes, going 1-2-0 with a 3.69 GAA and .869 SV% in the first three meetings.
The good news is McDonagh did not suffer structural damage — nor either a separation or dislocation to his shoulder.
Nikitin was injured in Tuesday's loss to the Avalanche. He will not play on Thursday and will be replaced by either Nick Schultz or Tim Erixon. Nikitin is listed as day-to-day.
The Blue Jackets announced that Horton will miss a couple of more days and then be day-to-day after that, so it is no surprise that he will not play in Philly on Thursday.
Greiss stopped 21 of 22 shots, but walked away on the wrong end of a 2-1 shootout final last night vs. the Jets. Greiss will get his fifth straight start tonight in Los Angeles. In his first two starts vs. the Kings, Greiss has gone 1-1-0 with a 1.21 GAA and .962 SV%.
Toews was injured on Sunday and could miss Thursday's game. A number of Hawks players were absent at this morning's practice, so we will have a better idea of Toews' status on Thursday.
Murray will not play vs. the Flyers, but will travel with the team in order to take part in practice. Murray is now now 3 plus-weeks removed from surgery that was expected cost him 4-6 weeks. Murray is not quite at day-to-day status, but is definitely improving and could return for the final few games of the regular season.
Rask stopped 49 of 52 shots in shootout win over the Flyers on Sunday. Another great outing for Rask, who is the hottest goalie in the NHL right now. Rask finished March at 9-1-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .943 SV%, so you would be crazy not to start him every chance you get.
Nordstrom has likely been recalled to replace Jonathan Toews, who was injured on Sunday. There has been no word on how long Toews will be out, but Nordstrom will fill-in for the meantime. Nordstrom has 17 goals and 16 assists (33 points) with a plus-9 rating in 58 games with Rockford.
Howard turned aside 25 of 27 shots in huge 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. He was given Sunday night off, but will be back in goal when the Red Wings host the Bruins. It is a very difficult matchup for Howie, he allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 4-1 loss to Boston back in October.
There are no further details on McDonagh's injury, but as reported earlier, the early diagnosis is that the injury is not serious. Traveling with the team is a good sign that he is only day-to-day.
Okposo will miss his fourth consecutive game when the Isles take on the Senators tonight in Ottawa. The details on Okposo's injury have been extremely vague. The Isles are 2-0-1 in the last three without KO, and with their season all but over, they are going to risk him getting more injured in meaningless game.
Nilsson stopped 23 of 24 shots in a win over the Devils on Saturday. Nilsson has won three of his last four starts while allowing 12 goals on 106 shots (.889 SV%). Tonight, he will face Senators in Ottawa. Nilsson has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .868 SV% on the road this season.
Kostka took a vicious elbow from Douglas Murray last night. He went down unconscious, but was able to skate off under his own power despite the Lightning bringing out a stretcher. Murray will face a disciplinary hearing for the hit, but likely won't miss as many games as Kostka.
Updating an earlier report: Spezza called himself a game-time decision, but head coach Paul MacLean said that Spezza will not play tonight vs. the Isles. Mika Zibanejad will skate in Spezza's spot again.
Anderson allowed one goal on 31 shots in a shootout win over the Hurricanes on Monday. He has won each of his last two starts while allowing just four goals on 80 shots (.950 SV%). Tonight, he will start vs. the Islanders; a matchup that makes him a strong fantasy start.
Alfredsson was held out of practice on Tuesday, but said that he expects to play tonight vs. the Bruins. He did not skate again this morning and head coach Mike Babcock confirmed that Alfie will be out of the lineup tonight. Consider him day-to-day.
