Morrow (neck) will play tonight.
Morrow was dealing with some neck soreness after Tuesday's game, but will play tonight after saying the pain is gone.
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Goalie Start
Rinne will start for the Predators.
Rinne allowed three goals on 25 shots in a win over the Panthers on Tuesday. He has won each of his last two starts with relative ease, but that should change tonight vs. Los Angeles. The Kings are much tougher opponents than the Panthers and the Islanders, so you might want to look at your other matchups before deploying Rinne tonight.
Goalie Start
Quick in net for the Kings.
Quick was yanked from Tuesday's start after giving up three goals on 17 shots. His slow start to the 2013-14 continued and he has now won just three out of six starts while posting a 2.90 GAA and .896 SV%. He should be able to keep the puck out of the net against the Predators 24th ranked offence.
Line Change
Grigorenko will return to the Sabres lineup tonight.
Grigorenko was a healthy scratch for the second time this season on Tuesday. He will return to the lineup as the fourth line centre. He has no points and is averaging 11:36 TOI in six games.
Girgensons (face) is out tonight.
Girgensons took a puck to the face on Tuesday that cut him, requiring several stitches. He will not play tonight because of a swollen eye. Kevin Porter will move into his third line left wing slot.
Valeri Nichushkin back in the lineup Thursday vs. Sharks.
After giving Valeri Nichushkin the night off against Colorado Tuesday, Stars head coach Lindy Ruff has the 18-year-old rookie back on the ice Thursday against the Sharks at American Airlines Center. Ruff will move Nichushkin from the right wing to the left wing and play him with two veterans in Shawn Horcoff and Erik Cole. The line makes sense, in that Nichushkin will probably have to simplify his game on the left side and he’ll be supported by two veterans. In the first four games, he has wandered in his assignments and has just one shot on goal from the right side.
Goalie Start
Ward will start vs. Toronto.
Ward allowed two goals 36 in a tough luck loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday. He has another tough matchup against the Maple Leafs who are fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.71 Goals per game) and the second best power play (33.3%).
Jets head coach Claude Noel said that Evander Kane's leg injury isn't serious and he could be available to play tomorrow.
Consider Kane day-to-day and questionable for the matchup with St. Louis
Line Change
Deryk Engelland in; Dustin Jeffrey out.
Engelland who is a defenseman will dress as the fourth line right winger tonight. The Penguins are looking to add a little grit to their lineup against the Flyers.
Michel Therrien said Emelin is doing well and if all goes well, he could return by he end of November.
Emelin underwent reconstructive knee surgery in May.
Goalie Start
Niemi will make his seventh straight start tonight.
Niemi stopped 25 of 27 shots in a 6-2 win over the Blues on Tuesday. It was Niemi's sixth win in as many starts, while posting a 1.50 GAA and .936 SV%. He will try and get to 7-0 tonight in Dallas. He was 1-2-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .897 SV% in four starts against the Stars last season.
Line Change
Conacher will stay on the top line with Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek.
Conacher played on the Senators top line on Tuesday, resulting in him scoring and Spezza recording a hattrick.
Injury
Backstrom (knee) participated fully in practice on Wednesday and will return to the bench tonight in a backup role.
It is a good sign that Backstrom will be back in the Wild crease soon. Minnesota takes on Florida on Saturday, he should be ready to start then.
Howard (hand) is not quite ready to return to the Red Wings crease.
Howard will back up Jonas Gustavsson tonight and could return on Saturday vs. Phoenix.
Goalie Start
Gustavsson makes his third straight start tonight.
Gustavsson has filled in admirably in Jimmy Howard's (hand) absence. He won both of his back-to-back, stopping 64 of 67 (.955 SV%) shots. He will try to hand the Avalanche their first loss tonight, while Howard will get some more time to heal.
Goalie Start
Fleury starting in goal.
Fleury is off to a perfect 5-0 start to the season after allowing just two goals on 22 shots vs. Edmonton on Tuesday. He has a great chance of moving to 6-0 against a struggling Flyers offence tonight.
Line Change
Tedenby enters the Devils lineup in Ryane Clowe's absence.
Tedenby is expected to skate on the line with Travis Zajac and Michael Ryder when the Devils play at Ottawa tonight. "He’s a good player. He has lots of skills," Zajac said of Tedenby. "He creates space with his speed. I think it’s only going to help us, bringing in some youth and some excitement and some energy."
According to Boyle's agent, who has spoken with Boyle a number of times, the veteran defenseman “feels great.” Boyle is not experiencing any headaches, and remembers everything before getting checked from behind into the boards by St. Louis’ Maxim Lapierre on Tuesday night.
Boyle also remembers waking up on the ice as he was leaving on a stretcher. Boyle was knocked out cold for several minutes early in the first period of the Sharks' 6-2 win over the Blues. This is great news for the Sharks, as it sounds like Boyle will not miss a lot of time.
Line Change
Pirri will be back in the Blackhawks lineup tonight.
Pirri will play on a line with Marcus Kruger and Brandon Bollig. He didn't record a point in 9:29 TOI in his first appearance on Saturday.
Line Change
Paajarvi will make his Blues debut tonight in Chicago.
Paajarvi came over in the David Perron trade this offseason. He has been a bust to this point in his career, and is clearly not getting enough playing time to be fantasy relevant in his new home.
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