Goalie Start
Harding expected to start tomorrow. #mnwild
In Harding's first action of the season he played great an shut the Stars out. He still doesn't have much fantasy value because he is still the backup to Backstrom.
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Oilers lineup tonight: 4-93-14, 64-89-83, 94-10-91 and 37-20-56 up front with 5-2, 19-15 and 6-45 on D and 40 between the pipes
Dubnyk looks to rebound after a poor outing against the Sharks.
Line Change
Paajarvi has been moved up to the third line with Horcoff and Smyth.
Paajarvi played his first game game of the year on Tuesday, but only saw 9:30 of ice time. He must have played well enough to impress the Edmonton coaching staff as they've moved him up to the third line. He still isn't fantasy relevant until he proves he can score at this level.
Goalie Start
Martin Brodeur will start in net Friday vs. Washington.
Brodeur is off to a great start this season 2-0, 0.50 GAA, .977 SV% and one shutout. He will get the start against a struggling offense in Washington who will look to get back on track. Brodeur is a great play as long he stays hot.
Ruff confirms Gerbe in; Leino moved to IR retro to Sunday. #Sabres
Gerbe is set to make his season debut on the Sabres third line with Grigorenko and Ott.
Goalie Start
Pekka Rinne expected to get the start tonight.
Rinne got the night off on Tuesday, so it was expected that he would get the start tonight against St. Louis. Rinne and the Predators got one point last time they played the Blues. They head into St. Louis tonight looking to take two points this time. Rinne vs Halak, should be a great divisional game.
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Corey Crawford is first goaltender off the ice during #Blackhawks' morning skate in Dallas. No surprise he'll start vs. Stars.
Crawford might not post the best GAA and SV% but the offense he has in front of him is one of the best in the league. The goal support is enough to make him a serviceable fantasy goalie. If he can improve on his numbers he could grow into an elite fantasy option.
Goalie Start
Boucher confirms Anders Lindback will get the start tomorrow night against Ottawa.
Lindback has struggled a little bit out of the gate. He will look to get back on track on Friday against Ottawa.
Goalie Start
Kari Lehtonen in goal tonight.
Lehtonen is 2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .950 SV% early this season. He had a shutout going against the Red Wings until Damien Brunner scored with 3 seconds left. He has a tough matchup tonight going up against a hot Chicago Blackhawks team.
Line Change
Kennedy getting a shot to play on the Malkin and Neal line.
The Pens have moved Kennedy onto the second line to replace Eric Tangradi. This boosts Kennedy's fantasy value as long as he can take advantage of the situation.
Call up / Send down
He's listed as day-to-day, but the Coyotes will bring up Chad Johnson from Portland of the AHL as an emergency call-up.
No fantasy value even while Smith is out.
Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith left Wednesday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets midway through the first period with what the team called a lower-body injury.
LaBarbera picks up some fantasy value until Smith is able to return.
Goalie Start
Henrik Lundqvist back in goal tonight.
This will be Lundqvist's fourth straight start and his second in two nights. 'King' Henrik and the Rangers finally got into the win column last night with an overtime win against the Bruins. He faces off tonight against the rival Flyers who are still searching for their first win. Should be a great matchup.
Goalie Start
Enroth to start in goal tonight for the Sabres.
The Sabres have back-to-back games on Thursday and Friday so it appears like Enroth will start Thursday and they'll go back to Miller on Friday. Enroth has no fantasy value.
Line Change
17-19-8
Wolski has been moved up to the first line to play with Backstrom and Oveckin. The Capitals need a spark and they hop that this move might provide that spark.
“@KatieStrangESPN: #NYR Rangers have traded Chad Kolarik to Pittsburgh in exchange for Benn Ferriero, multiple sources confirm”
Not fantasy relevant
Line Change
Zubrus and Tedenby switch places on top two lines in Devils’ practice: The Devils are back at practice this morn... http://bit.ly/10NRBlE
Tedenby replaces Zubrus on the top line and is now playing with Kovalchuk. This doesn't make him a must add by any stretch but he could be worth a spot start if you are shallow on LW.
Goalie Start
Jaroslav Halak will get the start in goal.
Halak was pulled in his last start against the Predators after giving up 3 goals on 11 shots. He will get another crack at the Preds tonight and will look to better his performance from Monday.
Goalie Start
Scrivens is expected to get the start tonight against the Islanders.
Scrivens and the Maple Leafs are off to a good start this season. Scrivens (1-1, 1.53 GAA .929 SV%) sat last night while Reimer beat the Penguins. It looks like the goalie competition is bringing the best out of both goalies so far.
Goalie Start
Semyon Varlamov will start his third straight game in goal for the Avs.
CBJ is always a good matchup for opposing tenders.
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