#Caps Oates says Erat is in tonight.
Wolski looks to be the odd forward out. Erat hasn't recorded a point in his last five games.
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Nabokov will get the nod tonight for the Isles.
Nabokov has been awesome over the last seven days. He is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA and .949 SV%. He gets the call tonight vs. their New York rivals. The Rangers are 3-1-1 in their last five so it won't be an easy win for Nabby.
Erat says he feels ready, but it's coaches decision
Erat will likely play tonight, but monitor his status throughout the day just to make sure. He will probably jump back on the second line with Ribeiro and Brouwer.
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Holtby starts for Washington.
Holtby was great on Thursday. He stopped 43 of 44 shots he faced in a 3-1 win over the Canes. He will be back in goal tonight vs. an up-and-down lightning team. He has played well as of late, winning five of his last six with a 2.59 GAA and .920 SV%. He should make for a good start.
Joffrey Lupul on the ice again this morning (concussion).
Lupul will miss his fourth straight game tonight. No timeline yet for his return.
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James Reimer starts for #leafs tonight, at the home side net for morning skate.
Reimer was unable to win two in a row vs. the Rangers on Wednesday. He gave up two goals on 28 shots and the Rangers took it 3-2 in a shootout. He will start today vs. a good Habs team. In his only other start vs. Montreal this season, he shut them out in a 6-0 walloping.
Patrice Bergeron (concussion) is with the team and is expected to participate in the morning skate. Bergeron will not play tonight.
He could potentially play on Monday vs. the Sens. Monitor his status heading into next week.
Injury
Mikhail Grabovski is on the ice with the #leafs. Doctors in New York didn't find any problems with him.
Grabo didn't practice because he was undergoing tests on his stomach in New York. He continues to lose ice-time and has become a zombie in fantasy. He was a 50-point scorer just a year ago but has just 15 points in 40 games this season. He has posted just two assists in his last eight games.
Goalie Start
James Reimer the projected starter versus Montreal. Seventh straight start.
Reimer was unable to win two in a row vs. the Rangers on Wednesday. He gave up two goals on 28 shots and the Rangers took it 3-2 in a shootout. He will likely start today vs. a good Habs team. In his only other start vs. Montreal this season, he shut them out in a 6-0 walloping.
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Looks like Peters again in net tonight for Bruins.
Peters stopped 28 of 30 shots, but Braden Holtby was spectacular as the Caps beat the Hurricanes on Thursday. He has another tough test tonight vs. Boston, so don't expect the Hurricanes struggles to stop tonight.
Call up / Send down
Assigned left wing Lucas Lessio to Portland (AHL).
Lessio posted 34 points in 35 games as a member of the Oshawa Generals of the OHL this season.
Injury
The 29-year-old winger will miss at least three of the team’s remaining eight games, starting with Saturday’s contest against the Calgary Flames at Rexall Place.
It appears as if he is being held out for more precautionary reasons but Hemsky at least there is no point keeping him on your roster with the DTD tag.
Call up / Send down
Akim Aliu recalled by Flames.
Aliu netted two goals and an assist for the Flames when he was called up for 3 games last season. With 10 points in 39 Abbotsford games this season, don't count on Aliu for much fantasy relevance.
Former collegiate standout could suit up as soon as Monday against Wild
Hanowski signed an entry level contract after they acquired his rights in the Iginla trade. Given the recent Tanguay injury and the fact that Feaster has said Hanowski will play in at least one NHL game this season, the expectation is that Hanowski will suit up on Monday vs. Minnesota. Hanowski had 31 points in 37 games for St. Cloud State this season.
Coach Bob Hartley says Alex Tanguay's knee injury doesn't look good.
Tanguay is the latest Flames player to go down in the twilight of this shortened season. Tanguay had a modest 27 points in 40 games this season and can safely be dropped in all formats.
Dallas forward Alex Chiasson scored two goals for the Stars on Friday night to register his fifth goal just five games into his NHL career.
Chiasson has turned a few heads playing alongside Jamie Benn and Ray Whitney and is part of the Stars' recent resurgence. Chiasson appears to be a safe play down the stretch if you are looking for offense.
Now there's just two weeks left in the regular season, but Bertuzzi isn't willing to concede those remaining seven games yet.
It's likely too late in the season to get any benefit from a possible Bertuzzi return to the Wings' lineup - if it happens at all.
Coach Mike Yeo refused to say what kind of injury Suter has or where it is, saying only that Suter is day-to-day.
While Suter did sit out practice on Friday, it appears to be a precautionary measure as he could play Saturday. Follow his status closely today.
Goalie Start
Smith starts for the Yotes.
Smith allowed just one goal on 30 shots in a 3-1 win over the Oilers on Wednesday. He has a great matchup tonight vs. the Flames, start him with confidence.
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Giguere will start tomorrow.
Giguere stopped all 12 shots that he faced in a relief effort last night. He will face the Canucks for the second time this season tomorrow. In the first start he allowed three goals in a losing effort. It is a tough matchup, I would look elsewhere.
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