Bryzgalov has made himself fantasy relevant again by winning his last four consecutive starts. However even though he has been winning, his 2.75 GAA and .898 SV% suggest that it might be the offense getting better in front of him. He has a good matchup today vs. a Jets team who have lost five straight.
Quick has lost each of his last two starts with a 2.90 GAA and .898 SV%. He has not been the same goalie this year as he was last season. He is ranked 24th GAA (2.54), 41st in SV% (.896) and 23rd in wins (12). He has a dangerous matchup vs. a skilled Oilers team today.
“He is getting better, yeah, but I don’t think he’ll be ready for tomorrow,” Rolston said this afternoon after practice. Rolston said Tuesday is the best-case scenario for Vanek’s return. The Sabres’ leading scorer has missed the last five contests.
Rolston said Leino’s injury doesn’t require surgery. While Rolston wouldn’t speculate, with only 10 games left, the Finn’s season could be over. A hip injury sidelined Leino the first 27 games this season.
This is speculation, but after a strong outing yesterday I think it would be safe to assume he will be in goal. We will likely have to wait until warmups to find out for sure. If you have Lundqvist you want him to start tonight, because he has a great matchup vs. a slumping Hurricanes team.
This is good news for Rinne owners, because you shouldn't have to worry about him playing or not. It is safe to assume that he will be in net every night for the rest of the season. He has a tough matchup vs. the Blackhawks today.
This will be Emery's first start since last Friday. He has been all the Blackhawks could have hoped for out of a backup goalie this season. He is 12-1-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .919 SV%. He has a solid matchup today vs. the Predaotrs, but he will need to play well because he faces Pekka Rinne.
Bishop was fantastic in his first start as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He stopped all 45 shots that he faced in a 5-0 win over the Hurricanes. He has fairly good matchup vs. John Tavares and the Islanders.
The Capitals are hot right now. Holtby is 5-1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .919 SV% in his last seven starts over the last two fantasy weeks. He has a good matchup tonight vs. the Panthers, who he is 3-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .933 SV% against this season.
Ellis only played one game during his call-up. He played 20:11, recorded no points and was a minus-1. He will return to the AHL where he has four goals and six assists in 24 games.
Rundblad has eight goals and 26 assists (34 points) in 44 games in the AHL this season. He has one assist and is a minus-5 in eight games with Phoenix this year.
Bolduc has 24 goals and 27 assists (51 points) in 56 games in the AHL. He hasn't recorded any points in seven games with the Coyotes in this season.
Lundqvist said he was dealing with a sore hamstring after last night's shootout loss to the Penguins. It sounds like his hamstring is fine, we'll have to wait and see if he starts.
Rask stopped all 40 shots that he faced in a 1-0 win over the Devils on Thursday. He will likely face the Habs for the fourth time this season. Rask was 1-1-1 with a 3.26 GAA and .867 SV% in his three previous starts vs. Montreal this season.
Bishop was fantastic in his first start as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He stopped all 45 shots that he faced in a 5-0 win over the Hurricanes. After a start like that I think it is very safe to assume he will start again tonight. He has fairly good matchup vs. John Tavares and the Islanders.
Kelly has been out since March 11th with a leg injury. He won't play tonight, but could return Monday vs. Hurricanes.
Dalpe has earned two assists in seven NHL games this season with Carolina. The Paris, Ont., native ranks tied for second among Checkers skaters this season in goals (19) and third in points (38), appearing in 48 games on the AHL level.
Neal left yesterday's game after taking an elbow to the head from Rangers defenseman Michael Del-Zotto.
Smith missed the Coyotes last six games with an upper-body injury.
Rask stopped all 40 shots that he faced in a 1-0 win over the Devils on Thursday. He will likely face the Habs for the fourth time this season. Rask was 1-1-1 with a 3.26 GAA and .867 SV% in his three previous starts vs. Montreal this season.