NHL Hockey Player News

There is no word on what is ailing Glenncross but monitor his status prior to tonight's game.

Kiprusoff allowed just two goals on 41 shots but still got the loss yesterday vs. the Sharks. The Flames are not a very good team which severely handicaps Kipper's fantasy value.

Gaustad is out today vs. the Hawks. He will be replaced Nick Spaling on the Preds top line.

Reinhart has seven goals and 14 assists (21 points) in 67 games in the AHL this season.

Smithson is not fantasy relevant.

Markstrom has won three straight games with a 2.66 GAA and .925 SV%. In his only start vs. the Caps this season he allowed two goals on the first two shots and was pulled. He will look for a better result this time around, but the Capitals are one of the NHL's hottest teams right now. They have won six out of their last eight games.

Pavelec has lost four straight games with a 3.81 GAA and .880 SV%. He has a tough matchup today vs. the Flyers.

Smith has missed the Coyotes last six games with an upper-body injury. Phoenix did pretty well without their #1 goalie, going 3-1-2 in those six games. Smith will likely start the vast majority of the Coyotes remaining 10 games after tonight. The matchup with the Avs is a good one.

Sharp will miss his 13th straight game today with a shoulder injury, is in danger of missing 14 straight tomorrow.

Kruger has three goals and eight assists in 36 games this season. He will be given a great chance to produce today on a line with Patrick Kane.

Neither he nor Cooper had a timetable for a return.

Bryzgalov has made himself fantasy relevant again by winning his last four consecutive starts. However even though he has been winning, his 2.75 GAA and .898 SV% suggest that it might be the offense getting better in front of him. He has a good matchup today vs. a Jets team who have lost five straight.

Quick has lost each of his last two starts with a 2.90 GAA and .898 SV%. He has not been the same goalie this year as he was last season. He is ranked 24th GAA (2.54), 41st in SV% (.896) and 23rd in wins (12). He has a dangerous matchup vs. a skilled Oilers team today.

“He is getting better, yeah, but I don’t think he’ll be ready for tomorrow,” Rolston said this afternoon after practice. Rolston said Tuesday is the best-case scenario for Vanek’s return. The Sabres’ leading scorer has missed the last five contests.

Rolston said Leino’s injury doesn’t require surgery. While Rolston wouldn’t speculate, with only 10 games left, the Finn’s season could be over. A hip injury sidelined Leino the first 27 games this season.

This is speculation, but after a strong outing yesterday I think it would be safe to assume he will be in goal. We will likely have to wait until warmups to find out for sure. If you have Lundqvist you want him to start tonight, because he has a great matchup vs. a slumping Hurricanes team.

This is good news for Rinne owners, because you shouldn't have to worry about him playing or not. It is safe to assume that he will be in net every night for the rest of the season. He has a tough matchup vs. the Blackhawks today.

This will be Emery's first start since last Friday. He has been all the Blackhawks could have hoped for out of a backup goalie this season. He is 12-1-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .919 SV%. He has a solid matchup today vs. the Predaotrs, but he will need to play well because he faces Pekka Rinne.

Bishop was fantastic in his first start as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He stopped all 45 shots that he faced in a 5-0 win over the Hurricanes. He has fairly good matchup vs. John Tavares and the Islanders.

The Capitals are hot right now. Holtby is 5-1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .919 SV% in his last seven starts over the last two fantasy weeks. He has a good matchup tonight vs. the Panthers, who he is 3-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .933 SV% against this season.