Hiller missed Wednesday's start because of an illness but will be back in the cage tonight in Chicago. He will be going for his 15th straight victory, but it won't come easy against the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.
Clarkson is expected to miss at least one week. He has struggled this season so this likely won't hurt fantasy teams or the Maple Leafs too much. Expect them to recall a forward before Saturday.
Grubauer stopped 28 of 29 shots in a tough-luck 2-1 shootout loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. He enters play in Columbus tonight with a 3-1-2 record with a 1.79 GAA .946 SV% on the road this season.
This is a minor league trade, no players are currently in the NHL or hold an fantasy value.
This is a minor league trade, no players are currently in the NHL or hold an fantasy value.
Nattinen, 23, was selected in the third round (65th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft. He has never played in the NHL but has recorded 21 goals and 20 assists (41 points) in 124 games at the AHL level. He has 11 points (5G / 6A) in 37 games with Hamilton this season.
McLaren provides nothing in terms of fantasy value.
Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 28 shots in a win over the Lightning on Monday. He extended his winning streak to three games while posting a 1.62 GAA and .953 SV% after missing more than one month with a groin injury. Tonight he faces fellow Russian Olympian Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, who Bob is 0-1-1 with a 3.95 GAA and .890 SV% against this season.
Jaskin suited up for the Blues' last two games, he failed to record a point while averaging 10:29 TOI.
Prout has recorded two assists in 25 games for the Blue Jackets this season. He has been recalled because Fedor Tyutin is ill and may not be able to play tonight.
Tyutin was not at practice on Thursday either so his status for tonight's game is in serious jeopardy. The Blue Jackets recalled Dalton Prout on Thursday and he will slide into the lineup if Tyutin is unfit to play.
Matt Cooke wall-papered Nail Yakupov into the boards inside the Wild blue-line late in the second period, Yakupov never got up and slowly walked to the dressing room. Expect an update within the next 24 hours, but the immediate concern is that Yakupov may have suffered a concussion.
Giguere's back spasms only kept him out of one game. Sami Aittokallio has been reassigned to Lake Erie with Giggy back. The Avs don't have a back-to-back until next Friday and Saturday, don't expect to see Giguere until then.
Hiller did not dress in Wednesday's 9-1 beat-down of the Vancouver Canucks. The Ducks are the hottest team in the NHL right now and Hiller could get a shot at his 15th consecutive win vs. Chicago tomorrow. Monitor his status following the Ducks' morning skate.
Lack was pulled after allowing three goals on 13 shots in last night's 9-1 destruction at the by the Anaheim Ducks. Nothing went the Canucks way on Wednesday, but they get a chance to bounce right back tonight in Phoenix. Mike Smith has lost nine straight starts, so Lack makes for a decent start tonight.
Lehtonen stopped 31 of 33 shots in Tuesday's victory over the Oilers. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Finnish Olympian and was his 17th of the season. However chalking up his 18th win is not going the be easy with the Boston Bruins in town.
Johnson allowed one goal on 17 shots after replacing Tuukka Rask in a loss to the Kings last Thursday. He will face the Stars tonight, they rank 25th in scoring and have lost six out of their last seven games.
Quick stopped all 28 shots that he faced in a 1-0 win over the Canucks on Monday. He has been excellent, showing no ill effects from his groin injury - he is 3-1-1 with a 1.39 GAA and .942 SV% in five starts. He has a horrible matchup tonight vs. a Blues team who have won 10 of their last 12 games.
Stastny will miss his second straight game tonight but could be back in the lineup on Saturday. The Avalanche are dealing with a lot of injuries right now, but Stastny is the biggest of them all. Monitor his status as Saturday approaches.
Smith allowed two goals on 18 shots in a loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Smith has now lost nine straight games and sits at 15-13-8 on the year. Tonight he faces the Canucks for the third time this season, he is 1-0-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .923 SV% in the first two meetings.
