The Sharks have looked great so far, leading to two easy wins for Niemi. He has posted a 1.00 GAA and .956 GAA so far and looks to go to 3-0 vs. the Rangers tonight. It is not the best matchup, but how can you sit Niemi right now?
Lundqvist turned aside 28 of 29 shots in 3-1 win over the Kings last night. The win was the first of the year for the Rangers netminder. According to blueshirtsunited.com Lundqvist has started on consecutive nights 65 times in his NHL career and he is an incredible 41-17-7 with a 1.94 goals against average and six shutouts in the second game. He will another tough western conference team tonight in San Jose.
Halak stopped all 19 shots he faced in a 7-0 dismantling of the Panthers on Saturday. He is off to a good start this season with a 1.00 GAA and .959 SV%. The Blues plan to give Halak the majority of the starts going forward, instead of splitting time. It would be a good time to pick him up if he is available.
Luongo stopped 21 of 23 shots in a 6-2 win over the Oilers on Saturday. He has a 3.00 GAA and .897 SV% on the young season. He will face Cory Schneider who makes his return to Vancouver.
After missing practice yesterday with an upper-body injury, OEL will be on the Coyotes blueline tonight. He has a goal, an assist and plus-two rating while averaging 22:33 TOI in the first two games.
Consider Sodergberg questionable for Thursday's game against the Avalanche.
If all goes well he should be able to suit up in the Jackets matchup with Boston on Saturday.
Parise missed practice yesterday because of an illness, but he will be in the lineup tonight.
This is a bit surprising after MacDonald gave up five goals on 28 shots in the 5-4 OT loss to the Canucks on Sunday. He is now 1-0-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .867 SV%. He will face the 1-1-0 Montreal Canadiens who have scored seven goals in their first two contests.
The Sharks have looked great so far, leading to two easy wins for Niemi. He has posted a 1.00 GAA and .956 GAA so far and looks to go to 3-0 vs. the Rangers tonight. It is not the best matchup, but how can you sit Niemi right now?
The 25-year-old has registered two goals and three assists (five points), a plus-2 rating and 11 penalty minutes in 15 career contests with Minnesota. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound forward tallied 18 points (9G / 9A), 31 PIM and a plus-4 rating in 64 games with Houston last season.
Backstrom has bee a tough luck loser in each of his first two starts this season. He has given up a total of six goals for a 2.77 GAA and .875 SV%. Backstrom was 2-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .935 SV% vs. the Predators in 2012-13.
Rinne allowed two goals on 35 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Avalanche on Friday. It was a much improved performance than the debacle he had in the season opener. He allowed one goal on 29 shots in a OT loss in his only start vs. Minnesota last year.
Palmieri left Sunday's game against the Jets and did not return. He has no points and eight shots in the Ducks first three games.
Etem has been out since the end of September but appears to be nearing a return. He had three goals and seven assists (10 points) in 38 games in 2012-13.
Ryan Ellis will enter the lineup for Josi. He should be considered day-to-day.
Spaling has one assist and an EVEN plus/minus rating through two games. He will be replaced by the now healthy Filip Forsberg.
With Roman Josi out with a concussion the Predators have to shake up their pairings a bit. Jones has yet to register a point but he has averaged 22:11 TOI in his first two NHL games. Alongside Weber, Jones could become a legit fantasy option in his rookie season.
Boll is expected to make his season debut on Thursday in Buffalo.
Panik averaged 13:02 TOI and was a minus-2 in Tampa Bay's first two games.
