Spezza misses morning skate.
Spezza is out with an upper-body injury but may play tonight despite missing practice this morning. Monitor his status going forward to determine wether he is in or out of the Senators lineup.
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Sharks defenseman Brent Burns is skating again, but did not offer a timeline as to when he could return to the lineup.
Burns continues to rehab, but when he will be back on the ice is unknown. The Sharks are on a tear right now so I don't foresee them rushing Burns back and risk him re-injuring himself. For now just monitor his status going forward, and pick him up accordingly if he is still available.
Goalie Start
Rask gets the start tonight for the Bruins.
Rask got his first night off last night and will be back in goal tonight. Rask is 3-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .925 SV% and should be started with confidence every game.
Goalie Start
HIller will get the start tonight vs. the Sharks.
Hiller got lit up by the Canucks for 5 goals in his last outing. His GAA (4.00) and SV% (.864) leave little to be desired, even though he is 2-1-0. Given those numbers Hiller doesn't seem like the best option tonight against an undefeated Sharks team.
Goalie Start
Niemi to start tonight against the Ducks.
Niemi has been a great fantasy option so far this season as his team has been playing great in front of him. He is 4-0-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .933 SV%, as long as the Sharks are playing as they are now, Niemi will be a top fantasy option.
#Flames coach Hartley on Baertschi: "A little injury. I'm just assuming that it's nothing bad, but he couldn't keep going."
Baertschi shouldn't miss any time as long as coach Hartley's assessment of his injury is accurate. Baertschi still isn't fantasy relevant as he hasn't registered a point yet this season.
Boyle not skating this a.m. Told he's got a cold, but should be in lineup tonight for #SJSharks vs. ANA.
Boyle is off to a great start this season with 2 G, 4 A, +1 and 5 of those 6 points coming on the PP. He should be good to go and is a must-start.
Line Change
Yeo says Brodin will play with Suter tonight.
Brodin has only played two games in his NHL career and he is already being moved up to the Wild's top pair in the absence of Jared Spurgeon. If Brodin can play well while Spurgeon is out of the lineup he could stay on that top pair in the future.
Carlyle said Gardiner would be a coach's decision tonight. Need to get him back on track with game action, but hasn't looked right yet.
Gardiner was sent down last week but then called up during the AHL Allstar break. He will be a game-time decision. Monitor his status before game time.
Goalie Start
Rask likely to start for Boston.
Rask got his first night off last night ans should be back in goal tonight. Rask is 3-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .925 SV% and should be started with confidence every game.
Line Change
Marcus Johansson will be a healthy scratch for the second game in a row.
MJ90 isn't fantasy relevant until he gets back into the Capitals lineup and proves he can stay there.
Head coach Kirk Muller said #Canes Chad LaRose had an allergic reaction to something he ate this morning.
LaRose isn't fantasy relevant.
Muller said Faulk remains day-to-day. Said the team hopes to have him back for Friday.
Faulk could be dropped in many leagues and could be a worthwhile pickup for his return. He is seeing top-pair minutes in Carolina.
Goalie Start
#Habs d-pairings: Markov - Emelin: Gorges - Diaz; Kaberle - Bouillon; Price starting. Weber scratched.
Price has turned away 103 of the 110 shots that have come his way in his 4 starts, and should have even more help on the back end with the return of PK Subban.
Goalie Start
#Jets: Ondrej Pavelec obtient le départ.
Pavelec has posted a stellar .932 SV% so far this season and faces a Habs offence missing top winger Max Pacioretty
Goalie Start
Jimmy Howard (starting)
Howard hasn't been his usual solid self with a GAA over 3 but the Stars at home should be a nice matchup.
Goalie Start
Corey Crawford gets start in goal for #Blackhawks at #Wild on Wednesday night
Crawford has been a fantasy stud so far this season, he is sporting a 5-0 record with a 1.78 GAA and .933 SV%. The Blackhawks were badly outplayed by the Red Wings in the Hawks last game but Crawford stood tall and earned the OT Win. He is a must start.
Goalie Start
#CBJ G Steve Mason will start tonight vs. #mnwild.
Mason will get his third start of the year tonight against the WIld. He us currently 0-2 with a 4.06 GAA and .879 SV% . Mason will look to get his season back on track tonight, he is the definite #2 in Columbus which doesn't warrant much fantasy value.
Line Change
Bylsma might have tipped his hand. Said Despres could play on second PP in place of Niskanen. #Penguins
With the injury to Matt Niskanen the Penguins are going to need to make changes, if it is Despres who replaced him on the PP it will increase his fantasy value. However he will need to find some consistency if he ever wants to be a reliable fantasy option.
Hamonic: "I'm ready to play... I wouldn't put myself at risk physically or be a liability if I wasn't ready to play." #Isles
Hamonic skated this morning, and may be ready to go tonight. Monitor his status as game-time approaches.
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