Burrows only appeared in the season opener on October 3rd. He removed the protective boot from his foot last week, but doesn't appear very close to returning to the lineup.
Zibanejad will be considered for the lineup tomorrow, but does not sound like he is up with the Senators to stay.
Monitor Dwyer's status after tomorrow's morning skate. He has had a rough start to the season, registering just one assist in nine games.
Holtby allowed just one goal on 38 shots in a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. After a tough start to the season, Holtby has bounced back with authority. I his last three starts he has two wins with a 1.66 GAA and .952 SV%. He also has a pretty favourable matchup vs. Winnipeg tonight.
Gerbe has three goals and three assists in his first nine games as a Hurricane. That would put him on pace for 54 points, which would smash his previous career high of 31 in 2010-11 with Buffalo.
Smith was excellent against the Red Wings allowing just two goals on 33 shots in a win over the Red Wings on Saturday. Oh yeah he also scored a goal! His strong play recently has lowered his GAA to 2.83 and SV% is way up to .916. He has a strong matchup tonight vs. Calgary.
Ericsson is one-half of the Red Wings top-pair so their younger defenseman will have to step up. They played very well against the Sharks last night, include Xavier Ouelett who made his NHL debut. Expect Danny DeKeyser to see an expanded role in Ericsson's absence.
Hiller was pulled after the first period on Sunday, he gave up three goals on 12 shots. Backup Frederik Anderson stopped all 24 shots he faced in the second and third. The Ducks came back and won so Hiller remains 4-0-0, and holds a 2.00 GAA and .937 SV% despite the rough outing. Tonight's matchup with Toronto, is not the best of matchups, but the Ducks have been on fire-you could do worse.
Harding's great start to the season continued on Satruday when he turned aside 21 of 22 shots, but was a tough-luck loser - 2-1 in a shootout. It is shocking that he is just 3-2-1, because he has posted a 1.11 GAA and .948 SV% in seven appearances. What more does he need to do for the Wild?
This is the first time that Sbisa has skated with the team since spraining his ankle in the preseason. He won't play tonight, and could end up in Norfolk on a conditioning assignment to get him up to speed.
The question is, will be it Friday at home against the New York Islanders, Saturday night in Toronto or Monday night in Raleigh, N.C? Whatever Bylsma decides, he is likely to hold his breath because Zatkoff was less-than-ordinary during his only NHL appearance to date, a 6-3 loss at Florida Oct 11 when he stopped 24 of 30 shots.
Nichushkin was on everyone's sleeper list after a stellar preseason, but limited minutes and subpar line-mates have held him back to start the season. The move to the top line should definitely help the 18-year-old, especially the way Seguin and Benn have been playing (combined 19 points in eight games). Nichushkin is only owned in 5% of Yahoo! leagues, if he gets a chance to stay on this line, chances are he will produce.
Smith-Pelly won't be in the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. He still has not played a game with the Ducks this season, however he has two goals in six games with Norfolk (AHL).
Brunner missed Saturday's contest with the Rangers due to general upper-body soreness. He returns to the lineup tonight with three goals and two assists in his first seven games with the Devils. He will skate on a line with Andrei Loktionov and Dainius Zubrus.
Halak stopped 27 of 29 shots in last Thursday's win over the Blackhakws. The win moved him to 5-1-0 with a 2.26 GAA and .919 SV% on the season. He has a fairly difficult matchup with the Canucks in town on Friday.
Gleason was skating with Ron Hainsey at Hurricanes practice this morning. All signs are pointing to him playing in Minnesota. He has yet to play this season.
If Wisniewski can't go, Nikita Nikitin will enter the lineup.
There is a good chance that Lundqvist will be fine, and start on Thursday in Philadelphia. He is 2-4-0 with a 3.45 GAA and .890 SV% to begin the season.
Eberle will skate with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov tonight. He is on a three game point streak (2G / 2A) and has three goals and five assists in nine games.
This is a good sign that Lecavalier will indeed be ready to play on Thursday. Monitor his status following Thursday's morning skate, when he will officially be announced in or out.
