Goalie Start
Anton Khudobin will start vs Flyers
Khubodin owns a 2.20 GAA and .925 SV% and is always a strong start
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Goalie Start
Brian Elliott off the ice first. He starts tonight. #stlblues #avs
Elliott is 8-2 this month with 3 shutouts. Good matchup against the Avs.
Goalie Start
Ryan Miller will be between the pipes tonight in Pittsburgh. --^KS
Miller's GAA is up 1/3 of a point this season despite a solid SV%... don't expect much to change against the Pens tonight.
Goalie Start
Nabokov is first off the ice this morning for #Isles.
Nabokov hasn't lost in regulation this month (7-0-2). He has a good matchup against the Canes.
Line Change
#stlblues lines: 9-42-20, 10-17-25, 32-21-91, 57-79-75
Looks like Schwartz will draw on to the top line while Perron finds himself anchoring Reaves and Cracknell on the 4th
Goalie Start
Brodeur says he won't play on Thursday, so Hedberg will play vs. Pens
Tough matchup against the always dangerous Pens. Hedberg has a poor .886 SV% and 2.73 GAA this season.
Martin Brodeur confirmed he will play next season, the last year on his contract.
Good news for fantasy owners as this means there will be another serviceable goalie on the market next year.
McQuaid in, Hamilton out.
Dougie isn't quite ready for prime-time fantasy but if you have him keep him on the bench.
Line Change
Line Change
Urbom in tonight. Tallinder out. Sullivan, Josefson in. Henrique, D'Agostini out.
In the event that you have Henrique on your team, make sure to leave him on the bench tonight.
Goalie Start
Markys first off prob starting flapanthers
The young Swede has a a rough season after putting up some solid numbers last campaign. With 10 games tonight he probably isn't a viable starting option unless you are desperate.
Goalie Start
Holtby to start vs. Jets.
Holtby has been great lately. He has won seven of his last eight starts and has the Capitals currently in the playoffs. This is the biggest game of the Caps season because with a regulation win over the Jets they will clinch the Southeast division and the third seed in the East. Holtby should make for a good start.
Line Change
Urbom in tonight. Tallinder out.
Tallinder has just one assist in his last 10 games.
Line Change
Urbom in for Devils tonight.
Henrik Tallinder will come out in favor of Urbom. The 22-year-old will appear in his 14 career NHL game. He had eight assists in 68 games in the AHL this season.
Call up / Send down
#Flyers announce they've recalled defenseman Andreas Lilja from the AHL
The 37-year-old Lilja has eight points in 33 games in the AHL this season. He has only appeared in one game for the Flyers in 2013.
Goalie Start
Ellis will start vs. Isles.
The Islanders will be pressing tonight because with a win over the Hurricanes and a Jets loss the Islanders will clinch a playoff spot. Ellis stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 win over the Lightning on Sunday. He isn't an ideal start at this stage of the fantasy season.
Goalie Start
#Devils Martin Brodeur will start tonight vs. the #Habs.
This will mark Brodeur's 16th straight start. In his previous 15 starts he is just 4-7-4. He has a fairly tough matchup vs. the Habs and the Devils have nothing to play for so you might want to look at your other options tonight.
Injury
#Caps on ice for morning skate, same lines vs. #NHLJets. No Laich or Ward, no surprise.
Laich's tough season continues. He will miss his ninth consecutive game tonight. He has only appeared in nine games this season.
Injury
#Caps on ice for morning skate, same lines vs. #NHLJets. No Laich or Ward, no surprise.
Ward will miss his seventh straight game with a left knee issue.
Call up / Send down
The Blues have recalled defenseman Jani Hakanpaa from the club’s AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen.
Hakanpaa, 20, has appeared in 14 games with the Rivermen this season, posting four points (one goal and three assists). Prior to joining Peoria, the 6-foot-5, 218-pound defenseman dressed in 34 games for Espoo of Finland’s SM-liiga, recording five points (two goals and three assists) to go along with 34 penalty minutes.
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