Doan missed Tuesday with lower-body injury, but should be back in the lineup tonight. The longtime Coyote still skates in the top-6 but is not the player he used to be. He has just one goal and two assists in nine games.
Lupul took a Paul Ranger shot off of the foot at practice today. X-rays came back negative and he will travel with the team to Columbus. If Lupul can't play tomorrow, Josh Leivo will be inserted into the lineup.
Tyson Barrie looks like he’ll get the call to replace Johnson in the lineup tomorrow against Carolina, if Johnson can’t play. He is getting time on the power-play unit and has been paired opposite Jan Hejda in practice.
Stuart missed the last two games but should be back on the blueline tonight. He has one assist in eight games.
Smith stopped 22 of 24 shots in a win over the Flames on Tuesday. This was his second win in as many starts, but he draws a tough assignment against the Kings tonight. He was 1-2-0 with a 3.24 GAA and .893 SV% in three starts vs. LA last season.
Khabibulin won his only start this season on October 11th. He stopped 19 of 21 shots in the W over the Islanders. The Lightning pose some problems matchup wise but were just shut out by the Bruins. If you're desperate Khabibulin might be a good spot start option on Thursday.
Harding stopped all 16 shots that he faced for his first shutout of the season. He has been amazing since taking over the number-one job posting a 0.96 GAA and .953 SV% in eight games. Harding will take on a Hurricanes team who have won two straight.
Holtby allowed four goals on Tuesday, but faced 47 shots in the contest. It was his sixth straight game of having at least a .900 SV%, and it looks like things are starting to come together for Holtby. Although the Oilers are banged up they still score, this one could be too high scoring.
Dubnyk won his second straight start by stopping 29 of 32 shots vs. Montreal. He'll be back in between the pipes against the Capitals tonight, which has the makings of a shootout.
Pavelec allowed four goals on 32 shots in a loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. He will be back in goal tonight vs the Predators. He faced Nashville on Sunday and allowed three goals on 26 shots in a losing effort. He gets another crack at backup Carter Hutton, with Pekka Rinne out for at least a month.
Anderson stopped 31 of 33 shots in an easy win over the Red Wings on Wednesday. He will face a strong offensive Ducks team tomorrow. The last time he faced Anaheim he was pulled just 4:06 into the game after allowed two goals on nine shots.
The x-ray results have not been released but he will travel with the team tomorrow which is a positive sign that it is not serious.
Kaleta has no fantasy relevance.
Ouellet was recalled yesterday incase Niklas Kronwall could not play, which was not the case. He returns to Grand Rapids where he has two assists in five games.
With Joffrey Lupul potentially out tomorrow, the Maple Leafs have brought Leivo back as insurance. Leivo has one goal and one assist in six games with the Leafs.
Horak played just 4:04 in his season debut on Tuesday. He has one goal and two assists in six games with Abbotsford.
Ward stopped 22 of 25 shots in a win over the Islanders on Saturday, it was his second consecutive win. After being peppered in his first five starts, the Hurricanes have tightened up defensively, making things easier on Ward. He has a decent matchup vs. Minnesota's 24th ranked offence (2.10 G/PG)
Marchand has two assists in his last two games, his first points since the second game of the season. Being back with Bergeron should help his value.
Eriksson won't be available when the Bruins take on the Sharks tonight. He left Wednesday's game after being hit high by Sabres forward John Scott. Brad Marchand moves back to the second line with Eriksson out.
Cole has been dealing with a minor injury for a couple of days and missed practice yesterday. He was questionable for tonight's game but will be in the lineup and skate alongside Valeri Nichushkin and Shawn Horcoff.
