The Avalanche have back-to-back games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Giguere will get the easier of the two matchups as he will take on the Red WIngs on Tuesday and Varlamov will face Chicago. Giguere is 2-0-1 with a 2.87 GAA and .912 SV% this season.
Kaleta hit Brad Richards from behind in yesterday's game and because he is a repeat offender he receives a steep suspension. Kaleta will also forfeit $76,219.25 in salary.
Rinne has lost four of his last five starts while allowing 16 goals in that span. Rinne is now 8-7-4 with a 2.10 GAA and .921 SV% on the season. He has a tough matchup tonight against a strong Kings team.
Hanzal has missed the Coyotes last five games with a lower-body injury. He has had a hard time staying healthy this season but when he has been in the lineup he has been productive. Monitor his status prior to puck-drop.
This is good news for the Flames as they have been playing well lately and getting Kiprusoff back will help even more. He is still a great NHL goalie and could be a good pickup in leagues where he was dropped after the injury.
Read, 26, was originally projected to be out for 6 weeks with torn rib cage muscles, suffered in back-to-back hits on Feb. 20 in Pittsburgh. Instead, Read said he could be back “as soon as this weekend.” He skated in a full, hour-long practice on Monday -wearing a regular, white practice jersey - and participated in cycling drills with passing and shooting.
Matt Beleskey will likely take Palmieri's spot on the Ducks first line with Getzlaf and Perry. Brandon McMillan will enter the lineup in place of Palmieri.
Moore missed the Blue Jackets last two games but will now miss 2-3 weeks. He is not fantasy relevant.
Johnson is the Blue Jackets best defenceman and he has missed their last four games with a shoulder injury. Johnson is averaging just over 26 minutes a game this year and the Blue Jackets will be excited to get him back.
Kearns has 30 points in 50 games in the AHL this season. The 31 year-old won't be fantasy relevant.
Price had his worst outing of the year on Saturday allowing seven goals on 36 shots in a 7-6 overtime loss to the Penguins. He has a much easier matchup tomorrow vs. the Islanders. Start with confidence.
Hiller and Fasth appear to be splitting the starts pretty evenly. He has not lost since returning from injury going 3-0-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .916 SV%. He has a good matchup vs. Phoenix tonight.
Bernier has been great in a backup role this season. He has won his last four starts while only allowing one goal in each game. He has posted a .958 SV% over those four starts. He has a good matchup tonight vs. a Predators team with a weak offense, but he will need to outplay Pekka Rinne if he wants to record the win.
Smith has won two of his last three starts but his numbers were not all that pretty (3.64 GAA and .882 SV%). He will get the nod again tonight against a tough Anaheim Ducks team. It is good Smith is still getting wins but he needs to improve those numbers if he is going to be a top fantasy netminder.
The Mike Brown trade was to make room for Frattin, but according to Nonis he might not be ready tonight. Check back for Frattin's status prior to game-time, his status might not be certain until after warmups.
Holtby has been good for the Capitals lately. He was a great play in fantasy this past week posting two shutouts and a 1.55 GAA and .953 SV% in three games. He has a tough matchup tomorrow vs. a good Bruins team who will be angry after a tough loss Sunday to their rivals from Montreal.
Lindback has taken a back-seat to Mathieu Garon who will start his fourth straight tonight, but Lindback will be back between the pipes tomorrow. He is 7-4-1 with a 3.27 GAA and .890 SV% this season.
Howard was a tough-luck loser in Sunday's game against Chicago. Howard stopped 32 of 33 shots that he faced and ended up losing in a shootout. Howard has a good matchup tomorrow vs. the Avalanche.
Butler has one goal and one assist with a minus-6 in 14 games this season.
This will be Garon's fourth straight start in place of Anders Lindback but he hasn't won any of them and it doesn't get any easier as he will face a Penguins team who has Evgeni Malkin returning to their lineup tonight. Garon has a 3.05 GAA and .900 SV% in his last three starts.