Rask has held the opposition to one goal in each of his four starts. He sits a 3-1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .965 SV%; he has proven that he is definitely among the fantasy elite. He will face the Wings for the second time in 10 days. He stopped 25 of 26 in a 4-1 win on October 5th.
This is positive news for Bishop's fantasy owners. He could be back in the cage tomorrow vs. Los Angeles.
Khudobin left yesterday's game after 29:52 when he tried to play the puck. The Hurricanes are expected to call up Justin Peters to backup Cam Ward.
Hertl, who leads the NHL in goals with seven, received a blow to the shoulder/head area from Ottawa’s Clarke MacArthur with 2:14 to go in the second period. He skated immediately to the dressing room, did not play in the third period, and missed practice on Sunday.
McBain will stay in the lineup while Ristolainen takes a seat. The 2012, 8th overall pick has no points and a minus-3 rating in six games.
Weber was a healthy scratch on Saturday after not recording a point and racking up a minus-8 rating in the first five games.
With Devan Dubnyk's struggles continuing, the Oilers will turn to LaBarbera to make his second start of the season. He started vs. the Devils last Thursday, turning aside 21 of 25 shots in a 5-4 shootout win. He might not be a great spot start tonight in Washington vs. Alexander Ovechkin and the Caps.
This will be the second game in a row that Yakupov doesn't dress for the Oilers. He and new head coach Dallas Eakins clearly aren't on the same page right now. Eakins is trying to send a message to the former first overall pick. Yakupov has no points and a minus-3 rating in four games.
Enroth will make his third appearance tonight and first since last Tuesday. This is the first game of a back-to-back for the Sabres, so Enroth gets the Wild at home as Buffalo looks for their first win. He has a 2.96 GAA and .912 SV% in the early part of the season.
Thomas has missed the last three games with a groin injury. Jacob Markstrom has taken over in Thomas' absence and allowed 12 goals in three starts with a .870 SV%. Thomas could make the start tomorrow in Nashville.
Holtby will be in the cage tonight as he looks for his first win of the season. He is 0-3-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .873 SV%, but has looked much better in his last couple of outings. Holtby will face an Oilers team that has just one win, but a lot of goals.
Tallinder missed the last four games with an upper-body injury. He has no points and a minus-1 rating in two games.
Howard turned aside 32 shots in a 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday. The win was his third of the season and dropped his GAA to 2.39 while his SV% sits at .922. Detroit is in Boston where he will face the Bruins for the second time. He allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 4-1 loss to the B's on October 5th.
Hiller has won each of his two starts including a 30 save shutout vs. the Rangers on Thursday. He will face his former teammate Bobby Ryan and the Ottawa Senators tonight. It is Sunday so if you need goalie numbers - play him, if you don't, sit him.
Anderson was given the night off on Saturday so he'll be back in the cage today vs. Anaheim. He allowed four goals on 32 shots in his last start. It is a tough matchup against a Ducks team who has won three straight while scoring 13 goals.
Gionta missed Friday's game for personal reasons, but should be back in the lineup Tuesday in Winnipeg. He has a goal and an assist in four games.
Cam Ward has taken over in the Hurricanes net. Khudobin allowed two goals on 20 shots prior to exiting the game.
The former Maple Leaf will get his first start as a King against the Panthers. He stopped all five shots that he faced in a relief effort on October 4th.
Markstrom played great allowing three goals on 39 shots in a shocking 6-3 win over the Penguins on Friday. He will need an equally good performance today vs. a tough Kings team.
Anderson was given the night off on Saturday so his is very likely starting today vs. Anaheim. He allowed four goals on 32 shots in his last start. It is a tough matchup against a Ducks team who has won three straight while scoring 13 goals.
