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.
Allen played very well in his 4 starts while Halak was out with an injury. He went 3-1-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .895 SV%. He will return to the AHL where he was 12-16-2 with a 2.94 GAA and .903 SV% before his call-up.
Murphy was the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Murphy enjoyed a great OHL career scoring 51 G and 160 A (211 points) in his 220 OHL games. He was seeing time on Carolina's first power-play unit today and with all the injuries on the 'Canes blueline Murphy should see significant minutes right out of the gate. If he can translate his game to the NHL he will be a good fantasy pickup.
McBain has an unspecified injury but will be out for a couple of weeks with whatever it is that is ailing him. He will join Joni Pitkanen and Tim Gleason as Hurricane defenceman that are currently recovering from injury. Former first round pick Ryan Murphy has been recalled from the OHL to help in the 'Canes blueline.
Once Gallagher gets cleared for contact it won't be long before he is back in the Canadiens lineup. The Habs are first in the East right now and will only get better with the return on Gallagher who has 8 points and is a +7 in 13 games this season.
Price has won three straight entering play tonight. He has the Habs sitting atop the Eastern Conference and is a must-start in all formats. He has a fantastic matchup tonight vs. the Islanders as long as Montreal can slow John Tavares down... Easier said than done.
Rask stopped 22 of 24 in a win over the Jets in his last outing. He has played very well this season (2.06 GAA, .919 SV%) and with a solid all-around team in front of him there should be no reason for him to slow down. He has a decent matchup tonight vs. Tampa Bay who are a good offensive team.
Lindback has won his last two starts while posting a 3.49 GAA and .873 SV%. He has been decent this season as he sits at 7-3-1 with a 3.03 GAA and .899 SV%, if he can improve his play slightly the Lightning would be a scary team. Lindback has a tough matchup tonight vs. Boston.
Bobrovsky has lost his last five starts and the Blue Jackets have lost 6 of their last 7. Bobrovsky is not a good fantasy option. He has a decent matchup tonight against a Red Wings team that is 0-2-2 in their last four, but even still... The Blue Jackets are not a good enough team to warrant Bobrovsky fantasy value.
Schneider played very well in his last outing stopping 40 of 43 shots that he faced in a 4-3 shootout loss. He has a pretty good matchup tonight as well vs. the Stars and their third goaltender. He is a must-start tonight.
Nabokov just allowed 7 goals on 25 shots in his last start and takes on the best team in the East tonight, if that doesn't scare you away from starting him... I don't know what will. Start at your own risk.
Scrivens really struggled in his last start after posting back-to-back shutouts in the two previous games. Right when Scrivens started to earn some fantasy trust, he allows 4 goals in 13 shots. He has a solid matchup tonight against a Sabres team that seemingly doesn't play defence.
Theodore has allowed 15 goals in his last four starts, all resulting in losses. Goaltending prospect Jacob Markstrom was just called up from the AHL so if Theodore does not start playing well, he will begin to lose starts. He also has a tough matchup tonight against a Flyers team coming off of two big wins in a row.