Line Change
Krys Barch in; Drew Shore out.
Barch is a tough-guy and is not fantasy relevant.
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Caps defenseman Jack Hillen underwent a successful surgery on Friday and will be out for 4-6 months (fractured tibula plateau)
The Capitals still have not announced wether Steve Oleksy or Alex Urbom will replace HIllen in the lineup.
Sami Salo on the ice this morning skating with Hedman. Looks like he's good to go vs. Blackhawks.
Salo was a late scratch for Thursday's game because of an upper-body injury.
No Carl Soderberg out on the ice this morning, so he's still out with the sprained ankle.
Jordan Caron gets another game tonight with Soderberg still out of the lineup.
Goalie Start
Bishop off the ice first for Lightning. Gets the start tonight vs. Blackhawks.
Bishop will get his first start of the season tonight against the Blackhawks. He went 3-4-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .917 SV% after being traded to the Lightning at the deadline. With the Stanley Cup Champs in town it is a tough matchup for Bishop.
Line Change
Michael Kostka in; Michal Rozsival out.
Kostka will make his Blackhawks debut tonight. He had no goals, eight assists and a minus-7 rating in 35 games with Toronto last year.
Line Change
Jamie McBain in; Henrik Tallinder out.
McBain will make his Sabres debut tonight. He had one goal and seven assists (8 points) in 40 games with the Hurricanes last season.
Line Change
Mat Kassian in; Stephane De Costa out.
With the Senators heading to Toronto, Kassian will enter the lineup to add some toughness to the Ottawa lineup.
Goalie Start
Enroth will start and Matt Hackett will back-up; Miller out.
Enroth was 4-4-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .919 SV% last season. The way Miller has played in the first two games, Enroth might not see too many starts this season. The Sabres have only scored one goal in the first two games and they face the Penguins tonight. Enroth is not a good spot-start option.
Line Change
Joe Corvo in; Eric Gryba out.
Gryba recorded no shots and was EVEN in 17:04 of playing time last night. He will make way for veteran Joe Corvo tonight.
Line Change
Joe Corvo in; Eric Gryba out.
Corvo was a healthy scratch last night, but will enter the lineup tonight vs. Toronto. He had six goals and 11 assists in 40 games with the Hurricanes last year.
Goalie Start
Anderson will start for the Senators.
After a strong season last year, Anderson picked up right where he left off. He and Ryan Miller had a fantastic goalie battle last night with Anderson coming out on top. He stopped all 35 shots that he faced for his first shutout of the year. He will face the Maple Leafs tonight, who he has 0-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .880 SV% against last season.
Line Change
Mike Babcock said he'll decide later if Tomas Tatar will play tonight for Red Wings, but it sure sounded like he's in after morning skate.
Tatar could enter the lineup in either Mikael Samuelsson or Todd Bertuzzi's spot in the Red Wings lineup. Samuelsson played just two shifts in the third period yesterday, so he would seem like the most likely candidate.
Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma said Letang skated today for the first time since getting injured and is progressing. However there is still no timetable for his return.
Letang is one of the NHL's best offensive-defenseman, but he has had a hard time staying healthy as of late. He missed 13 games last season and has missed a total of 44 games in the last two seasons.
Coach Bylsma expects Matt D'Agostini to return to practice around Oct. 16th or 18th.
D'Agostini was placed on IR Monday with an upper-body injury.
Goalie Start
With Ryan Miller dealing with a minor injury and the Sabres entering the second game of a back-to-back, it looks like Enroth will get the start.
Enroth was 4-4-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .919 SV% last season. The way Miller has played in the first two games, Enroth might not see too many starts this season. The Sabres have only scored one goal in the first two games and they face the Penguins tonight. Enroth is not a good spot-start option.
Injury
Darcy Regier says Ryan Miller has lower-body injury that is "not serious, very short term in nature."
The Sabres brought their third goalie Matt Hackett to practice this morning in case Miller cannot dress. It is a good thing the injury is not expected to be serious because Miller has had a fantastic start to the season. He has stopped 77 of 80 shots in two games so far, but the Sabres have only scored one goal in front of him.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start in the first back-to-back of the season.
Bobrovsky did not follow up his Vezina Trophy winning season with the greatest home opener. He allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. He heads to Long Island for a matchup with the 1-0-0 Islanders tonight.
Goalie Start
Crawford will start for the Blackhawks tonight.
Crawford allowed four goals on 32 shots in a 6-4 win over the Capitals in the season opener. It was a tough start for Crawford. The game was wide-open offensively with the talented Caps in town, so it should not be too discouraging. He will face Steven Stamkos and the Lightning tonight.
Line Change
Michael Bournival in; Max Pacioretty out.
The 21-year-old Bournival will make his NHL debut tonight following the news of Pacioretty's absence. He had 10 goals and 20 assists (30 points) in 69 games for the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) last season.
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