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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.

Pyatt had eight goals and eight assists (16 points) in 43 games with the Lightning last year. He will play in Panik's spot on the second line with Valtteri Filppula and Alex Kilorn.

Lindholm status for tonight was up in the air after suffering an arm laceration on Sunday. He will be back in his regular spot as the Hurricanes fourth line centre.

The Lightning were dominated by the Blackhawks on Saturday, but Bishop was tremendous and led Tampa Bay to a shootout win. He allowed two goals on 39 shots in his first start of the season. Tonight he has a good matchup vs. a Sabres team who is struggling to score.

Ward played well stopping 35 of 38 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Red Wings on Friday. Anton Khudobin was given the following start so Ward will be in the cage tonight vs. Pittsburgh. He stopped 26 of 27 shots in a winning effort in his only start vs. the Penguins last year.

Buffalo has scored just two goals in their first three games so it is not surprising that they have decided to shake up their lines. Ott has yet to post any points, but his spot on the top line should help him find the stat sheet.

Foligno will make his season debut on the Sabres second line with Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford. The trio played together for much of last season; when Foligno had five goals and 13 assists in 47 games.

SImmonds has no points and is a minus-2 through three games. A move to the top-line with the playmaking Giroux should help him get into the goal column.

With the Flyers struggling to score, Mason is 0-2-0 despite playing well so far. He allowed two goals on 34 shots in Sunday's loss to the Hurricanes. His 2.54 GAA and .915 SV% is a promising way from him to start the season. He has a good matchup vs. a Panthers team who allowed seven goals in their last game.

Enroth allowed three goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Penguins on Saturday. It was a good start for the Sabres backup, who will go again tonight with Miller still banged up. Buffalo has only scored two goals in their first three games. Until they start scoring, their goalies fantasy value remains low.

Thomas' Panthers debut went well, but the veteran struggled in his second start. He allowed five goals on 28 shots before being pulled. Jacob Markstrom struggled as well, which left the door open for Thomas to start tonight vs. Philadelphia.

This is positive news for Letang owners who should get their star defenseman back in the near future. Letang is questionable for Friday's contest with the Panthers.

Clutterbuck who has been practicing lately is nearing a return, but is not quite ready. He could be back on Friday vs. the Blackhawks.

Nabokov started back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday. On Friday they needed overtime to beat the Devils and then lost in a shootout to Columbus on Saturday. Nabby has started 1-0-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .914 SV%.

Fleury was a few minutes away from a second straight shutout, until a Thomas Vanek batted the puck out of the air and passed the Pens netminder. In his first two games Fleury has allowed just one goal on 48 shots (.979 SV%). He has a solid matchup vs. the Hurricanes.