Tavares taking line rushes with Moulson and Boyes. Looks like he's a go. #isles
Tavares has 13 goals and 12 assists in 21 games this season. Looks like he will be able to play after missing practice yesterday with an illness.
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Sergei Bobrovsky leads the Blue Jackets out of the tunnel for warmups. Looks like he starts today vs. the #Avs. #CBJ
Bobrovsky has only won one of his last four starts with a 2.99 GAA and .901 SV% but has a decent matchup today vs. the Avalanche.
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#Pens Bylsma: Fleury will start Monday vs TB
Fleury allowed four goals on 29 shots in his last start. He has a tough matchup tomorrow against a strong offense in Tampa Bay. The Penguins can score with the best of them though so Fleury should be fine.
No word on whether Tavares will play yet. Game time decision. #Isles
Tavares missed practice yesterday with an illness, but he should play today but check back before game-time to be sure.
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#Habs Therrien says Peter Budaj will start tonight in Boston. No other line-up changes against Bruins.
Budaj will get the start on for the second game on a back-to-back for the Habs. Price was lit up for seven goals last night in a 7-6 overtime loss to Pittsburgh. Budaj is 2-1-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .905 SV% this season but has a terrible matchup vs. Boston.
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MacLean says Lehner will start in goal.
Lehner played great in his first start this season stopping 44 of 46 shots that he faced in 2-1 overtime loss. He has a great matchup vs. the Islanders today, and should make for a great spot start.
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Nabokov will start for the Isles.
Nabokov has lost his last two starts with a 4.06 GAA and .869 SV% but will still get the start today for the Islanders when they take on Ottawa. This isn't a bad matchup for Nabokov so he could get back on track with a win tonight.
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Dubnyk will start tonight for the Oilers.
Dubnyk lost his last start 4-2, allowing four goals on 30 shots. The Oilers will be without their second leading scorer Taylor Hall making the matchup with the Wild even more difficult.
Coach Krueger says Taylor Hall is "still feeling a strain in his leg" and is day-to-day but will not play against #mnwild today
Hall will not play today so get him out of your lineups if it isn't too late. He isn't expected to be out long-term, the Oilers just don't want to force him into action when he isn't at 100%.
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Evgeni Nabokov will likely face the Senators for the first time this season.
Nabokov has lost his last two starts with a 4.06 GAA and .869 SV% but should still get the start today for the Islanders when they take on Ottawa. This isn't a bad matchup for Nabokov so he could get back on track with a win tonight.
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Danny Taylor does indeed get the start. #Flames
Taylor will get his second start of the season tonight when the Flames go head-to-head with the Canucks. Taylor allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 4-0 loss to Phoenix back on February 18th. He has a tough matchup tonight so I would look elsewhere if you need a spot start.
#Canes Chad LaRose did not travel with the team (concussion like symptoms)
LaRose only has two goals and one assist in 19 games this season. He is not fantasy relevant. Brett Sutter will replace LaRose in the Hurricanes lineup.
Call up / Send down
#Canes Chad LaRose did not travel with the team (concussion like symptoms) and have called up Brett Sutter for today's game with Florida.
Sutter has 13 goals and 20 assists in 52 games in the AHL this season. He likely won't stay up with the Hurricanes when LaRose returns so he won't be fantasy relevant.
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Lehtonen will likely get the nod tonight for the Stars.
Lehtonen allowed five goals on 38 shots in his return after missing five games with a lower-body injury. He will likely be back between the pipes tonight when the Stars take on the Blues. It is a tough matchup for Lehtonen so I would look elsewhere if possible.
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Tuukka Rask first goalie off ice for #Bruins; he'll start tonight vs. #Habs.
This is the tail-end of a back-to-back for the Bruins and Anton Khudobin recorded the win yesterday vs. Tampa Bay so Rask will be in net tonight vs. Montreal. Rask has won five consecutive starts while posting a 1.38 GAA and .954 SV%. He is an elite fantasy option and a must-start in all formats.
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Rask is likely to get the start for Boston today.
This is the tail-end of a back-to-back for the Bruins and Anton Khudobin recorded the win yesterday vs. Tampa Bay so it should be Rask in net tonight vs. Montreal. Rask has won five consecutive starts while posting a 1.38 GAA and .954 SV%. He is an elite fantasy option and a must-start in all formats.
Injury
Dave Bolland will not play today but should be ready for Tuesday back at home.
Bolland will miss his fifth straight game this afternoon with concussion-like symptoms. However he should be back on Tuesday when the Blackhawks take on the Wild.
Goalie Start
Lundqvist will start tonight for the Rangers.
Lundqvist stopped 24 of 25 shots that he faced in a 4-1 win over the Lightning in his alst start. He gets the call again tonight when the Rangers take on the Sabres. His 2.32 GAA in 14th best in the NHL while his .917 SV% is 13th. Not bad numbers but not quite what you expect from Lundqvist. The Rangers looked much better with Nash in the lineup so they should have no problem taking care of Buffalo today.
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Crawford will start for the Blackhawks.
Crawford left Thursday's game in the first period with an upper-body injury and yielded Saturday's start to Ray Emery. He will be back between the pipes this afternoon in a big division matchup against the Red Wings. Crawford is 9-0-3 this season with a league leading 1.46 GAA and .943 SV% is good for second in the NHL.
Only told he's under evaluation and should be a report at practice Sunday.
If Havlat practices, it's a great sign that he'll be back in the Sharks lineup for their next game on Tuesday.
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