Bishop stopped all 24 shots that he faced in his first shutout since 2011 on Thursday. With the shutout you would expect him to be back in net tonight when the Senators take on the Maple Leafs. The battle of Ontario is always an exciting game, so consider Bishop an average start tonight.
Brodeur has two overtime losses this week. He will look for his first win since last Saturday tonight vs. the Panthers. The matchup vs. Florida is a good one for Brodeur, he should make for a good start.
LaBarbera allowed four goals on 38 shots in a wild 7-4 win over Nashville on Thursday. With Smith still hurt he will start tonight. He has a tough matchup vs. a Sharks team who have won three straight and have posted shutouts in their last two.
Krug had one assist and was a minus-1 in 15:46 on Wednesday.
General manager Paul Holmgren did not provide an update on his injury Friday, but the fact that the team recalled defenseman Oliver Lauridsen and placed Coburn on injured reserve suggests the injury is more than just a nagging one.
Meszaros re-injured his shoulder on Tuesday. His season is over, he is not fantasy relevant anymore.
Franzen left yesterday's game early with a lower-body injury and did not return. Monitor his status prior to Sunday's game.
Rieder (20, 5'11" - 190 lbs.) had 27 goals and 29 assists in 52 games for the Kitchener Rangers this season.
Kessy (20, 6'3" - 196 lbs.) had 19 goals and 21 assists in 58 games as a member of both the Vancouver Giants and now the Kamloops Blazers this season.
Allen (23) is 6-foot-1-inch, 210 lbs., from UMass-Amherst. Allen had five goals, 14 assists, 53 PIM in 33 games this season.
Zatkoff backed-up Vokoun yesterday because Fleury was injured. This move obvioulsy means that Fleury is healthy enough to return.
Kiprusoff allowed two goals on 35 shots in his last start. He has a good matchup tonight against the Sergei Bobrovksy-less Blue Jackets, as Steve Mason will start.
The highly sought after 6-foot-3-inch two-way defenseman DeKeyser has decided to stay in Michigan and sign with the Red Wings. It is believed that most of the teams in the NHL tried to sign him but he ultimately signed with Detroit. He registered two goals and 13 assists in 35 games as a member of the Western Michigan Broncos this season. He is likely going to be given a shot with the Red Wings, if he produces he could become a fantasy relevant defenseman.
He has just 3 assists in the last 9 games.
It will be Schneider's 7th straight start.
Caruso appeared in 2 games this season before suffering a broken arm.
Fleury did not dress against Winnipeg on Thursday because of a neck injury sustained Tuesday against Montreal.
He did not practice on Friday. “(He) has an upper-body injury that's being evaluated further,” Bylsma said. “I don't have a lot of information for you.”
The Penguins would prefer Iginla be able to practice with them once before participating in a game. Following Saturday's game against the Islanders, the Penguins have a scheduled off day on Sunday before practicing again Monday. They host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, which could mark Iginla's debut.
It would be just Biron's 5th start of the season.
