Line Change
Jamie Benn's paperwork has been approved. He is expected to be in tonight's lineup.
Benn is expected to be centering the first line alongside Eriksson and Jagr.
NHL Hockey Player News
Landeskog will sit out tonight. Issues with head and leg.
Landeskog took a big hit from San Jose D-man Brad Stuart on Saturday. He only has one goal on the year, and it is unknown how long he'll be out but it doesn't appear to be serious.
Goalie Start
Lindback back in net for Lightning Tuesday against the Panthers.
Lindback is coming off of back-to-back wins and will get the call again Tuesday against the Panthers. The Lightning's defence has been a little suspect so far this season, but Lindback has stood strong and the Lightning have had no trouble scoring. All that adds up to a mediocre fantasy option in Lindback.
Goalie Start
#Sens coach MacLean announced that @CraigAnderson41 will start tomorrow against Washington.
Anderson took his first loss Sunday against the Penguins but it wasn't on him as he only allowed 1 goal on 34 shots, as the Senators lost in a shootout.
Goalie Start
Varlamov to start tonight for Avs against Oilers.
Varlamov was pulled in his last outing, he has two great games sandwiched between two bad performances. Varlamov is going to need to find some consistency before being a reliable #1 fantasy option.
Goalie Start
Chad Johnson will start in goal for #Coyotes tonight vs. Preds.
Johnson was recalled by Phoenix last Thursday and will make his first start of the season tonight and the 7th of his career. Johnson, who had a 2.80 GAA and .912 save percentage in 24 games this year in the AHL.
Clarke macarthur is doubtful for tomorrow night's game in buffalo. Swelling in finger and threat of infection is a problem.
MacArthur lost his finger nail against the Rangers and may not be able to go tomorrow. JVR will resume MacArthur's spot on the Maple Leafs first line.
Injury
Jagr definitely in tonight.
Jagr was expected to be in the lineup tonight, now it is confirmed.
Goalie Start
Luongo gets the start for the Canucks tonight.
This will only be Luongo's second start of the season. His last start came on January 20 where he took the overtime loss against the Oilers. The possibility of Luongo being traded is still there and becoming the #1 in another city would certainly increase his fantasy value. Until then he will continue to see limited starts behind Cory Schneider.
Goalie Start
Bryzgalov will start for the Flyers on Tuesday.
Bryz got his first break this season and that didn't go very well for the Flyers as Michael Leighton got lit up for 5 goals. Going forward it looks like Bryz will continue to get the vast majority of the starts.
Hot Streak
St. Louis was named the NHL's Third Star of the week.
The Lightning are the best scoring team in the NHL after one week and St. Louis is a big reason why. He has 3 G and 8A including 1 GWG through 5 games.
Hot Streak
Crawford was named the NHL's Second Star of the week.
The Blackhawks are off to a 6-0 start and Crawford won 5 of those games posting a 1.78 GAA and .933 SV%.
Hot Streak
Patrick Marleau is the NHL's First Star of the week.
Marleau is off to a blistering start with 9 G, 4 A including 3 GWG in the Sharks first 5 games of the season.
Call up / Send down
Devils send Tedenby to Albany.
Tendenby had played under 10 minutes a game in the Devils last three contests. He isn't fantasy relevant.
Injury
#Stars still don't know if Jagr, lower body will play vs #CBJ tonight.
Jagr is expected to be on a line with Benn and Eriksson if he plays. Monitor his status closer to game time.
#Stars still don't know if Jamie Benn,immigration will play vs #CBJ tonight.
Visa related issues may prevent Benn from playing tonight, but if things get worked out he should be in the lineup and on the Stars first line.
The Penguins do not plan to update the status of injured D Matt Niskanen until Tuesday.
Niskanen left yesterday's game with a lower-body injury. Monitor his status on Tuesday to see if he'll be ready to return to action.
#Canes Justin Faulk (upper body) out tonight versus Boston.
Faulk has been logging top-pair minutes on the Hurricanes blueline this season so this is a big loss for the Canes who play a strong Bruins team tonight. Consider him day-to-day.
Versteeg participated regularly in practice today, looks ready to play.
Versteeg still hasn't played yet this season, but should step in and help the Panthers score right away.
#Isles say D Travis Hamonic has a sprained ankle. Left MTS Centre last night in a walking boot. Likely out tomorrow vs. Pitt.
Hamonic has been arguably the Islanders best blueliner this season. This loss will hurt the Islanders and is unfortunate for fantasy owners who were excited about his good start to the season.
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