Injury
Jagr day-to-day with back issue.
Jagr's injury doesn't appear to be serious and may not miss any time, monitor his status going forward and act accordingly.
NHL Hockey Player News
Paul Holmgren expects Andrej Meszaros to miss four weeks with a shoulder injury.
Meszaros left yesterday with an upper-body injury. You'll need to add a defenseman to replace Meszaros who is expected to miss four weeks.
Line Change
Lovejoy will replace Despres on the Penguins blueline.
Lovejoy isn't fantasy relevant.
Guillaume Latendresse will be out for Kaspars Daugavins. #Sens
Latendresse has a minor injury and isn't expected to be out for very long.
Red Wings defenseman Ian White hopes to resume skating in a week, possibly return in two weeks
White was expected to be out 2-4 weeks so if he returns in two weeks that would be the best case scenario for White and his fantasy owners.
Darren Helm will play tonight.
Helm's injured back is healthy enough for him to return to the lineup. Helm isn't fantasy relevant.
Beruzzi will play for the first time this year.
Bertuzzi was out with the flu and will enter the Red Wings lineup tonight and play with Datsyuk and Filppula.
Line Change
#NHLJets appear to be inserting Kyle Wellwood for Mark Scheifele vs Penguins
Scheifele will be a healthy scratch tonight.
Goalie Start
Pavelec will get his fourth straight start tonight against Pittsburgh.
Pavelec is off to a good start this season 1-1-1, 2.27 GAA and .929 SV%. It appears like he is going to shoulder the load for the Jets this season which makes him a decent fantasy option. The Jets have played solid so far and should continue that behind the strong play of Pavelec.
Goalie Start
Vokoun to get the start tonight for the Penguins.
Vokoun get the win in his first start of the season, and will get his second of year tonight against Winnipeg. It appears like Vokoun and Fleury might split starts this season, at least that is the way it's going so far. In daily leagues it would be a good idea to get both of them on your roster.
Waiver Move
Oilers claim goalie, Niko Hovinen, off Waivers from Flyers.
Hovinen isn't fantasy relevant.
Goalie Start
Cory Schneider gets the start tonight against Anaheim.
Schneider will look for redemption tonight after giving up 5 goals on 14 shots in the season opener against the Ducks. It appears as if Schneider remains the unquestioned #1 in Vancouver. For now he has more fantasy value than Luongo.
Goalie Start
#Sens coach MacLean announces lineup changes for tonight: Bishop, Borowiecki & Daugavins are in, Anderson, Wiercioch & Latendresse are out.
Bishop makes his first start of the season. He had a 2.48 GAA and .909 SV% last season in limited duty.
Goalie Start
Looks like Michal Neuvirth will be getting a second start in as many nights when the #Caps take on the Devils in Newark tonight.
Neuvirth struggled a little bit last night, but will get the start again tonight. The Capitals are off to a terrible start and will look to get back on track tonight against the Devils.
Goalie Start
Rick DiPietro will be your goaltender tonight in Boston. #isles
This will be DiPietro's first start of the season. Nabokov has played will so far this season making him the clear #1 but in a back-to-back situation it makes sense for DiPietro to make his first start of the year.
Seidenberg will skate in warmups and then a decision will be made on his availability for tonight's game vs. Isles.
Seidenberg eats up a lot of minutes on the Bruins blueline which gives him a lot of chances to produce. Montior his status as it gets closer to game time.
Ericsson says he's out for tonight.
Ericsson isn't a great fantasy option but with all the injuries to the Red Wings blueline, when he returns he could have more opportunities than usual.
Henrique is stiill recovering from surgery on his left thumb. This is his first time on the ice with the team. Been skating week and a half.
Henrique still isn't ready to play but this is a step towards playing and could be back in the lineup as early as next week. Monitor his status going forward.
Goalie Start
Miller expected to get the start tonight against Carolina.
Miller is 2-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .953 SV% on the season. So far so good for Miller, and as long as the Sabres continue to score in front of him he should be a reliable #1 fantasy goalie. Start with confidence.
Goalie Start
Tuukka time tonight. He's first goalie off. #Bruins
Rask is 2-1 this season and has looked strong in all three of his starts. Rask appears like he is going to get a large majority of the starts for the Bruins this season. He has a chance to finish the year as fantasy's best goalie, if he and the Bruins continue to play well.
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