Thomas stopped 38 of 39 shots in a win over the Flyers on Monday. Thomas was at his best on Monday night and willed the Panthers to victory. He goes again tonight against the Rangers. In his first start vs. New York he allowed four goals on 29 shots in a losing effort.
Backstrom surrendered two goals on 20 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Blues on Monday. The Wild will be without their leading scorer Zach Parise for the next few weeks, so a lot of focus will be on the goaltending. Tonight he faces the Coyotes fourth ranked offence (3.17 G/PG).
Holtby allowed one goal on 28 shots in a disappointing 2-1 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs. Washington fired 50 shots at James Reimer, but could only get one passed him. He will get the start tonight when the Caps host the Senators. Holtby is 6-3-0 with a 2.47 GAA and .932 SV% at home.
Poulin gave up three goals on 16 shots before being pulled early in the second period on Saturday. Since taking over as the Islanders' starter, Poulin has played terribly. In three starts he has allowed 12 goals with an .839 SV%. Poulin takes on the Jets tonight, but are you really going to start him?
Brodeur allowed two goals on 21 shots in a loss to the Jets on Monday. Tonight it looks like he will make his third consecutive start and fifth in the Devils' last six games. Brodeur is 3-2-1 with a 1.32 GAA and .938 SV% at home this season, the Devils host Carolina tonight.
Nikitin left Monday's game after playing just 5:36 and did not return. This is a tough break for Nikitin who had a goal and four assists in his last seven games. Dalton Prout will step in on the blueline.
Bobrovsky stopped all 18 shots that he faced in a 6-0 beat-down of the Maple Leafs on Monday night. It was Bob's first shutout of the season and eighth win to move him to 8-10-2. Tonight will be his first start vs. his former divisional foe after Columbus' move to the Eastern Conference. He was 4-1-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .921 SV% against the Predators last season.
Tyrell, 24, has skated in 16 games this season with the Crunch, posting three goals and four points to go along with eight penalty minutes. Tyrell, 24, has skated in 16 games this season with the Crunch, posting three goals and four points to go along with eight penalty minutes. Last season Tyrell recorded a goal and four points in 21 games with the Lightning.
The Penguins have not announced the nature or severity of Martin's injury, but his placement on IR means that he will miss at least one week. Head coach Dan Bylsma said that "we will know more in couple of days" so they will likely release a full injury report on Martin later today or tomorrow. For now Simon Despres has been recalled.
Conner has not recorded a point in two games with Pittsburgh this season. in 15 games in the AHL he has six goals and 11 points in 15 games.
After playing 33 games with the Penguins last season, Despres has not appeared in a game with them this season. In 17 games games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, he has three goals and 11 points. Paul Martin landed on IR today, so Despres could be in the lineup tonight. Head coach Dan Bylsma will have to decide between Despres or Robert Bortuzzo.
Megna has appeared in six games with the Penguins this season, recording two goals and one assist. With Beau Bennett out for two months and Matt D'Agostini on waivers, Megna could be up to stay for a long period of time.
Strachan appeared in five games with the Capitals before being re-assigned on Monday. He is back and could be in the lineup tonight vs. Ottawa. He was skating with Nate Schmidt at this morning's skate, suggesting he is in and Steve Oleksy is out. In five games Strachan had no points and a minus-2 rating.
Kari Lehtonen was the first goalie to leave the ice this morning, and Stars reporter had him starting again, but Ellis ends up getting the nod. Ellis allowed one goal on seven shots in a relief effort on Saturday. He has only one win with a 3.63 GAA and .894 SV% this season. With only one game tonight the last minute switch won't hurt fantasy owners, as Ellis would not have been an ideal spot start against the Ducks.
Parise left Monday's game after blocking a slap shot. Parise remained in the game briefly before parting for the dressing room for the remainder of the night. He was re-evaluated this afternoon when they determined he would miss 2-3 weeks. This is a terrible break for the Wild who will lose their leading scorer for 8-11 games. Parise had 11 goals and 11 assists (22 points) in 25 games. The Wild have a lot of talented wingers who will see expanded roles with Parise sidelined.
Raanta stopped 14 of 16 shots in his NHL debut when he relieved Corey Crawford on November 19. Wednesday will be his first NHL starts for the 24-year-old Finnish netminder. He is not expected to see many starts behind Crawford but this rare start could be spot-start worthy with the Hawks taking on the Flames.
Morin recorded three assists in nine games, including one yesterday vs. Edmonton. He returns to Rockford where he has six goals and 11 points in 10 games.
Hossa missed the last two games family reasons, but has rejoined his team out west and is expected to play tomorrow. The Hawks returned Jeremy Morin to the AHL which suggests that Hossa will be in the lineup. He enters Wednesday's contest with 10 goals, seven assists and a plus-15 rating. Activate him in all formats.
Duchene appears set to miss his fourth straight game with an oblique injury that he suffered on November 16. Monitor his status following Wednesday's morning skate in case his oblique drastically improves overnight, but it appears like Friday at Minnesota is a more likely return date.
Despite his return to practice, Larsen is unsure wether he will travel with the team for their three-game road trip that begins Thursday in Nashville. The 23-year-old defenseman had a goal and four assists in eight games before getting injured.
