Laich has not played a game yet this season because of a groin injury. It looks like he will play tonight on the Capitals fourth line. Laich had 16 goals and 25 assists in 82 games last season, making him worthy of a roster spot when he is back at 100%.
This is positive news, that Letang is just day-to-day and his injury doesn't sound too serious. The Penguins next game is Friday vs. the Islanders, monitory Letang's status prior to Friday's game.
Malkin will miss his sixth straight game tonight with a shoulder injury. Malkin is targeting Friday for his return to the Pittsburgh lineup. Monitor his status prior to Friday's game and get him in your lineup if he plays.
MacKenzie has missed the Blue Jackets last three games. He is not fantasy relevant.
This will be Markstroms first starts since last Tuesday when he lost his fourth straight start. Since being recalled on March 3rd because of Jose Theodore's injury, Markstrom is 1-3-1 with a 3.41 GAA and .875 SV%. It is hard to trust a Panthers goalie this season, because they can't seem to find wins.
Fleury won all three starts he made last week with a 1.00 GAA, .956 SV% and one shutout. He will get the nod again tonight at home vs. the Capitals. He is 8-2-0 with a 2.38 GAA and .900 SV% at home this season. Start with confidence.
Schneider hasn't started since March 10th, and has lost his last three consecutive starts. In those three losses he posted a 2.57 GAA and .910 SV%. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. a Blues team that has won five of their last six games. It should be a good goaltending matchup with Schneider going head-to-head with the red-hot Jake Allen.
Enroth started last Tuesday and stopped 32 of the 33 shots that he faced in a 3-1 win over the Rangers. He has a tougher matchup tonight against the Eastern Conference's second place team, the Montreal Canadiens.
This is a good sign for the Devils and Brodeur's fantasy owners. He has a very good chance to start on Thursday as long as there are no setbacks.
Loktionov will miss his second straight game with an unspecified injury. Tim Sestito was recalled from Albany, so he will slide into Loktionov's spot in the lineup.
Nabokov won both of his starts last week including a shutout over Tampa Bay. He was 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .938 SV%. He has a fairly good matchup against the Senators.
Gaustad will miss his fourth game in a row tonight. He has been placed on the IR with an upper-body injury.
Sestito has 20 points in 57 AHL games this season.
It is no surprise that Bobrovsky is getting the start because he has played exceptionally lately. He is 6-0-2 in his last eight starts with a GAA of 0.73 and .972 SV%. He has a decent matchup vs. a offensively challenged Predators team.
The elevated play with Spezza out of the lineup took some time but now Turris is playing like a 1B center and can safely be used as your backup center.
New information on his injury - a foot fracture - has him on a timetable to return on or around April 2 vs. Florida.
Consider Malone also day-to-day until we hear further from Guy Boucher.
Consider Hedman day-to-day until we hear further from Guy Boucher.
Perry will remain in Anaheim for the next eight years along with Ryan Getzlaf. The two have inked eight year deals this season for very similar money. Perry gets $69 million over eight years, while Getzlaf gets $66 million. Perry has 214 goals and 239 assists for a total of 453 points in 555 career NHL games, all of which have been with the Ducks.
Smith played very well last week but his team did not help him out very much. He went 1-1-1 despite posting a 1.62 GAA and .942 SV%. He also recorded a shutout even though he lost, because he held the Blue Jackets scoreless through regulation and a shootout. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Kings.
