NHL Hockey Player News

This would be Giguere's first start of the year, he isn't fantasy relevant because Varlamov gets the large majority of starts.

McLaren isn't fantasy relevant.

Boychuk won't be fantasy relevant until he cracks the Penguins roster. If he does play for the Pens he could see time with Malkin's line, which would certainly give him fantasy value.

Neuvirth appears to have taken the starting job from Holtby for the time being. He has played well although only winning 1 of his last 4 shots. The Capitals are looking to get on track tonight against the Leafs.

The Penguins have surprisingly stumbled out of the gate. Vokoun saved all 7 shots that he faced in relief of Fleury last game and will get the call tonight. It doesn't get get any easier for the Penguins tonight as they take on the Rangers.

This will be Reimer's third straight start which would indicate that he is the #1 again in Toronto. The Caps have struggled early on this season so it could be a good matchup for Reimer, but you never know when Alex Ovechkin is on the ice.

Nabokov is a surprising 3-1-1 but is always a risky start on a weak Islanders team.

Theodore has 4 straight losses coming into tonight. He is 1-4 with 3.48 GAA and .904 SV%. The Panthers have only won 1 game all season so look elsewhere for a fantasy goalie.

Brodeur is coming off his first loss of the season, but has played very well this season. The Islanders have been surprisingly solid this season but should still be a good matchup for Brodeur tonight.

Rask has been great so far this season, 4-1, 1.74 GAA and .932 SV%. The Bruins are one of the NHL's best team and it looks like Rask was ready to step in as a #1 for Tim Thomas, start him with confidence.

The Devils playoff hero Henrique is only owned in 56.3% of leagues (ESPN) so if he is available he'd be a good pickup. It may take him some time to get back into the swing of things but he should be just fine.

Lundqvist is starting to look more like the Lundqvist you expected when you drafted him. He's coming into this game with back-to-back wins and will look to make it 3 in a row against the Penguins tonight.

Bobrovsky is 2-1-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .922 SV%, pretty solid numbers but he just won't get you many wins. And tonight against the Blues isn't a good matchup for him.

Not good news for the Senators and Spezza's fantasy owners because it looks like he is going to be out for awhile. Spezza has a history of back injuries so obviously surgery was the best option for him. More news to follow on how much time he will miss.

This is pretty good news for the Rangers because the injury isn't as serious as originally expected. 10-14 days isn't too bad considering the Rangers only have 6 games in the next 14 days. Keep an eye on who replaces the captain in the lineup as they should receive a boost in fantasy value.

This marks Varlamov's 6th straight start this season. The Avalanche will be without their captain Gabriel Landeskog for the second game in a row. He has 2 wins in 5 starts with a 2.59 GAA and .919 SV% and will take on an always tough Canucks team tonight.

This isn't surprising as it was speculated that the only reason he was called up was to keep him on the ice while the Marlies were on the AHL All-Star break.

This will be the second game in a row that Landeskog has missed due to injuries sustained on the big hit he took from Sharks defenceman Brad Stuart.

Baertschi is only fantasy relevant in deep leagues.

McDonald has 2 assists in 6 games this season which is impressive for the limited ice time he gets (AVG 9:34). With the limited ice time he isn't fantasy relevant.