This will be Emery's second start of the season. He won back on January 20th in a game where he gave up 4 goals. He is clearly the #2 in Chicago and doesn't hold any fantasy value other than spot-starts.
Hedberg gave up 1 goal on 29 shots in his first start of the season and took the loss in a shootout. Brodeur will start Saturday so Hedberg gets the call on Sunday. Hedberg gets the easier of the 2 match-ups as he will take on the Islanders but he still isn't fantasy relevant as a backup. He might make for a good spot-start though.
Brodeur has struggled in his last 2 outings giving up 9 goals and losing both contests. And it doesn't get any easier as he'll face Crosby, Malkin and the rest of the Penguins. I would steer clear of this matchup.
Fleury is coming off of his worst performance of the season and if Vokoun keeps playing the way he has been playing Fleury is going to continue to lose starts. Fleury better pick his play up before he is the #2 in Pittsburgh.
Boychuk who was claimed off of waivers yesterday from Carolina, will get a great chance to thrive in his first game as a Penguin as he will start alongside Malkin and Neal. The wing next to Malkin and Neal this year has been a revolving door of mediocre players, lets see if Boychuk can solidify a spot on this roster. He's getting the chance to do so.
This is a big game for Backstrom to solidify himself as the #1 in Minnesota. Harding has struggled in his last two starts and Backstrom has won his last two appearances (including a relief effort Wednesday). Anaheim has been mediocre in terms of scoring this season so the matchup isn't too bad for Backstrom.
Crawford is 5-0-1 with a 1.79 GAA and .931 SV% although he has a tough matchup tonight against the Canucks. Can you really bench a guy with those numbers though?
Tonight will mark the 5th straight game that Spurgeon has missed. However being back skating is a good sign that his return is not far off.
Bryzgalov and the Flyers have had two days off without a game so it will likely be Bryz they turn to tonight. He has played well in the early part of the season but isn't getting any goal support. The Flyers have shuffled their lines up recently hoping that will spark some production. Bryz has a good matchup tonight against a struggling Caps team.
Roy will miss his 4th straight game tonight, and looks like his 5th tomorrow as well. The Stars hope to have him back next week but that still is tentative. The Stars called up Antoine Roussel on Thursday to fill in for Roy and he will make his NHL debut tonight.
In Fasth's first career NHL start he registered the win saving 19 of 21 shots he faced. He'll get the call again tonight against a good Minnesota team. Fasth isn't expected to make a lot of starts this year so for now he doesn't have very much fantasy value.
Price has won 4 straight even though his numbers in the last 2 weren't that great (.880 and .857 SV%). The return of P.K. Subban will also help Price and the Habs. As long as Montreal continues to play well and win games, Price is a good fantasy option.
Upshall isn't fantasy relevant.
Howard has been great this year for the Red WIngs, considering how soft their D has look thus far. He got beat up for 6 goals in the season opener against the Blues, the Red Wings and Howard will be looking for redemption tonight when they take on St. Louis in Detroit.
Kreider is getting closer to a return but still isn't ready.
Johnson posted a shutout in his first start and only allowed 2 goals on 21 shots. He had a 0.98 GAA and .952 SV% in his short stint in the NHL. He will return to the AHL for some more seasoning.
Latendresse has an undisclosed injury that has been hampering him lately. Latendresse isn't fantasy relevant regardless.
Gonchar is still a productive fantasy D-man, he is logging 20+ minutes a game and has 1 G and 3 A through the first 6 games.
There's no word on what Byfuglien injured other than "he aggravated something". He missed yesterday's game and will be out again today. This is a big loss for the Jets as Byfuglien is one of their most important pieces.
Anderson has won his last 2 and is 5-1-0 on the season with a 0.99 GAA, .967 SV% and one shutout. He has been on fire this season and while he hasn't been all that consistent throughout his career, you should ride the hot streak.
