Hossa left the Blackhawks last contest after he took a forearm shot to the back of the head from Canucks forward Jannik Hansen. Hansen was suspended 1 game for the incident but Hossa will no miss any time as a result of the hit. He will be back in Chicago's lineup tonight when they play San Jose. Hossa has 8 G, 6 A and a +6 in 16 games this season.
Rinne won his last start vs. Detroit and has now won 3 of his last 4. The Predators are a fairly strong defensive team and with Rinne backstopping them, they are hard to score on. Rinne is a must-start in al formats however he has a difficult matchup tonight vs. Vancouver.
Dipietro signed a 15-year $67.5 million dollar contract in 2006. It is unlikely that anyone will claim Dipietro and he will go to the AHL.
Read won't play tonight for the Flyers. McGinn will take his spot in the lineup alongside Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek.
Bryzgalov goes back to back after a 6-5 victory last night against the Pens.
Read left yesterday's game with an injury but there is no word on wether or not he will play tonight. Some reports say he might some say he won't so check in during warmups to see what the real story is.
Pavelec ended his four game losing streak in his last start when he recorded a win vs. Buffalo. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Hurricanes. I would look elsewhere for my starter tonight.
Ward stopped 23 of 26 shots that he faced in his last start vs. Montreal, however Carolina was unable to score on Carey Price as they lost 3-0. Ward has a much easier matchup tonight vs. the Jets. Roll Ward with confidence.
Green missed the Caps last game and will be a game-time decision tonight. Monitor his status after warmups.
Reimer has skated lightly yesterday but still hasn't returned to regular practice. Reimer doesn't appear to be too far away at this point, keep an eye on him going forward.
Redmond fell during a 1-on-1 drill, ended up on the ice and a teammate stepped on the back of his knee, causing a deep cut. Redmond was taken to hospital by ambulance and the Jets said he was undergoing surgery early Thursday afternoon. We’ll provide updates as they become available.
Miller and the Sabres will look to turn things around tonight against the Leafs under their new head coach. Miller has great career numbers against the Leafs, but the Sabres and Miller fell to the Leafs 4-3 in OT in their last meeting.
Markstrom will make his first NHL start of the season. He is a great goalie prospect and with the Panthers struggling they are going to give the young kid a shot. I would assume Markstrom is up for good unless he plays terribly. However it can't get much worse than it already is. I would avoid starting him vs. Pittsburgh though.
Fleury has won his last three starts and after getting a night off yesterday he will be back between the pipes tomorrow vs. Florida. This is a great matchup for Fleury and he is a must-start. Roll him with confidence.
Backstrom was supposed to start the WIld's last game but was a late scratch due to an illness. He will be back tonight and will start vs. the Oilers. He is 5-4-2 this season with a 2.40 GAA and .912 SV%. He is a low-end #1 or high end #2 fantasy goalie. He has a good matchup tonight vs. the Oilers.
Check back tomorrow to see if Hossa will be in the lineup.
Grigorenko only has 1 G, 2 A and is a -4 in 14 games this season. He is only averaging just a shade over 11 minutes a game, so he is not fantasy relevant.
Seabrook will return to the Hawks lineup Friday against the Sharks.
Dubnyk has lost his last two starts but will look to get back in the win column tonight vs. Minnesota. Dubnyk has played well this year but this is not a great matchup. With a lot of games today I would likely go with another option. If you have to play Dubnyk however, it isn't terrible, still a good chance he could record a victory.
Emery continues his awesome play in the absence of Corey Crawford. Emery has still yet to lose this season. He is 6-0-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .925 SV%. He is a good start vs. Sharks team struggling to find wins.
