Jenner finished with 12 shifts and 10:27 of ice time, but he was noticeable on several occasions. He does not hold much fantasy value on the third line.
Lehtonen played well in the season opener vs. Florida. He stopped 35 of 38 shots but the Stars offense was shutdown, a problem they will look to fix tonight against the Capitals. This game has the makings of a shootout. Washington has scored nine goals in their first two games, but have also allowed 10. Lehtonen might get some offense in front of him tonight, but should be under siege most of the night.
Rask had a good start to the season making 32 saves on 33 shots in a win over the Lightning. He will face a tougher challenge tonight against the 2-0 Red Wings who's goalie Jimmy Howard has had a great start to the year.
Howard allowed two goals on 25 shots in a 3-2 overtime win over the Hurricanes. Howard is now 2-0 on the season with a 1.47 GAA and .933 SV%, a great start for Red Wings netminder. He will have the toughest challenge to date when the Wings take on the Bruins in Boston.
Niemi had an easy day at the office in his first start. The Sharks were all over the Canucks and held them to just 22 shots. Niemi allowed one goal in the 4-1 win. He is going to get a ton of starts for a good team this year, he could be a Vezina candidate at season's end.
Oleksy will replace Jack Hillen on the Capitals blueline tonight.
With Zack Kassian who suspended for the first five games of the season as their only extra forward on their roster, the Canucks will dress seven defenseman tonight.
There has been no word on how Selanne being benched will shake up the Ducks' lines, but my best guess would be we will see Penner on Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry's line.
Hiller will get his first start of the season after Viktor Fasth was given the opening night nod. He gets the call against a Wild team he had success against last year. He was 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .953 SV% vs. Minnesota. The Ducks will look to bounce back after an embarrassing 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Avalanche.
Smith is 1-0 on the season after stopping 23 of 24 shots in a 4-1 win over the Rangers on Thursday. He will have a tough challenge tonight against the San Jose Sharks. Smith was great against the Sharks last season though. He was 2-0-0 with a 0.48 GAA, .985 SV% and one shutout, so maybe the matchup is not as bad as it looks.
Niemi had an easy day at the office in his first start. The Sharks were all over the Canucks all night and held them to just 22 shots. Niemi allowed one goal in the 4-1 win. He is going to get a ton of starts for a good team this year, he could be a Vezina candidate at the end of the year.
Barch is a tough-guy and is not fantasy relevant.
The Capitals still have not announced wether Steve Oleksy or Alex Urbom will replace HIllen in the lineup.
Salo was a late scratch for Thursday's game because of an upper-body injury.
Jordan Caron gets another game tonight with Soderberg still out of the lineup.
Bishop will get his first start of the season tonight against the Blackhawks. He went 3-4-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .917 SV% after being traded to the Lightning at the deadline. With the Stanley Cup Champs in town it is a tough matchup for Bishop.
Kostka will make his Blackhawks debut tonight. He had no goals, eight assists and a minus-7 rating in 35 games with Toronto last year.
McBain will make his Sabres debut tonight. He had one goal and seven assists (8 points) in 40 games with the Hurricanes last season.
With the Senators heading to Toronto, Kassian will enter the lineup to add some toughness to the Ottawa lineup.
Enroth was 4-4-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .919 SV% last season. The way Miller has played in the first two games, Enroth might not see too many starts this season. The Sabres have only scored one goal in the first two games and they face the Penguins tonight. Enroth is not a good spot-start option.
