Ellerby has yet to appear in a game this season after registering three assists in 35 games last season with the Kings. He has 20 points in 160 career NHL regular season games.
Kaleta just finished serving his 10-game suspension. He has a bad history of questionable hits and decisions.
Hiller gave up two goals on 23 shots in a shootout loss to the Bruins on Thursday. The Ducks led the majority of the game, but HIller gave up a late power-play goal to Zdeno Chara to force the extra frame. He has a great matchup vs. the Sabres tonight - he is a must start.
Lecavalier was injured in a fight on Friday and according to reports it sounds like he could miss a couple weeks. The Flyers will release an official injury report after Lecavalier is evaluated further.
Franzen left Friday night's contest with the Flames with an illness and will not play tonight vs. Edmonton. Mikael Samuelsson or Jordin Tootoo will enter the lineup in Franzen's absence.
Nikitin has one assist while averaging 19:53 in six games.
Boychuk was injured Thursday when he fell into the boards. Missing the morning skate suggests that he will not play tonight, which means Matt Bartowski would enter the lineup. Consider him doubtful for now until there is an official word.
Schneider will likely be Martin Brodeur's back-up this evening and could start tomorrow after missing the last three games with a lower-body injury.
McElhinney was great in his Blue Jackets debut on October 20, he stopped 37 of 38 shots in a win over the Canucks. He also allowed one goal on 14 shots in a a relief effort of Sergei Bobrovsky last evening. The Penguins pose a ton of problems for everyone, so McElhinney would be a risky spot start.
The Capitals were carried by the line of Mikhail Grabovski, Jason Chimera and Joel Ward last night, the trio combined for 10 points. Nicklas Backstrom also added two goals and one assist.
Downie left on a stretcher two-plus hours after his fight, which he asked Volpatti to stop, which means he clearly wasn't in good shape.
With Steve Downie and Vincent Lecavalier going down with concussion and facial injuries last night, McGinn returns to the Flyers. McGinn has three goals on seven shots in four games with the Flyers this season.
Borowiecki, 24, has been held scoreless while recording a team-high 27 penalty minutes in appearing in each of Binghamton first nine contests this season. The 6-2, 205-pound Ottawa native has skated in eight National Hockey League games with the Senators over the past two seasons and has been held pointeless while registering 20 penalty minutes.
Enroth was great stopping 44 of 45 shots in a win over the Panthers on October 25. It was his first win of the season to go along with two regulation losses and one in OT. He has a solid 2.24 GAA and .932 SV%, which shows the Sabres lack of offensive support. Enroth has a pretty difficult matchup with Anaheim in town.
Zajac twisted his ankle in practice on Friday, but said that he would be good-to-go today. Apparently that is not the case and he will sit while Jacob Josefson plays in his spot.
Helm will make his season debut tonight. Helm is a hard-working forward with a superb skating ability. Since scoring 26 points in 68 games in 2011-12, Helm has missed 67 of a possible 68 games in the last two years. The 26-year-old has only played one game in the last 18 months, but will be a welcomed addition to the Red Wings lineup.
Ovechkin missed last night's contest with the Flyers, but could play tonight against the Panthers. The Capitals cruised to a 7-0 whopping against Philadelphia last night, so they probably won't rush their star back if he is not 100% tonight. Expect an update later in the day.
The game was out of hand with the Capitals winning 7-0 when multiple fights broke out - including a goalie tilt. Lecavalier was injured in a scrap with Steve Oleksy and Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said Vinny will miss some time. This is the second injury Lecavalier has suffered in the first month of the season. He missed three games earlier with a lower-body injury.
Downie was acquired by the Flyers on Thursday and Friday was his first game back with the team. Expect a full update in the coming days.
Gustavsson would have started tonight vs. Edmonton had he been healthy, instead Petr Mrazek will make his first NHL start of the season. The Red Wings do not have another back-to-back until November 15 and 16, so expect Jimmy Howard to make at least the next four or five starts.
