NHL Hockey Player News

Brodeur took part in full practice today and could start on Thursday. Monitor his status prior to Thursday's contest.

Hedberg played well last week posting a 1.64 GAA and .928 SV% but his record was still only 1-1-1. This will likely be Hedberg's last start as the Devils #1 goalie. Brodeur will probably dress as the backup tomorrow and might start Thursday.

Rome has not played since February 23rd because of a foot injury, but it looks like he is nearing a return. He has two assists in 11 games this season.

It doesn't sound like Oshie will play tomorrow, but the Blues next game isn't until Saturday. The three days off gives Oshie a good chance to get healthy and ready to go vs. the Oilers.

MacDonald will start and will be backed-up by Danny Taylor because Kiprusoff is back in Calgary with his wife as they welcome a new baby boy. MacDonald lost his last start allowing two goals on 21 shots on March 11th. He has a decent matchup tonight vs. the Stars.

Halak has lost a lot of his fantasy value because of Jake Allen's superb play. Halak is 5-3-1 with a 2.38 GAA and .881 SV% this season. He has a good matchup vs. the Oilers on Saturday.

Allen was fantasy gold last week. He went 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA, .969 SV% and one shutout. He has a tough matchup vs. the Canucks tomorrow. However given the way he has played since being recalled, he should give the Blues a chance to win.

Lehtonen lost all three starts he made last week while posting a 3.53 GAA and .868 SV%. He didn't help your fantasy team last week, but he will look to start this week off on the right foot when the Stars take on the Flames tonight.

Bryzgalov will make his 28th start in the Flyers 30th game tonight vs. Tampa Bay. Bryz stopped 27 of the 28 shots that he faced in a 2-1 shootout win over New Jersey in his last start. He gets the call tonight against a Tampa Bay team who has struggled to find offensive lately. Bryzgalov should make for a good start.

Brodeur was expected to start on February 24th, but he tweaked his back and hasn't played since. Today was his first full practice since the injury. The Devils play the Rangers tomorrow, it will be interesting to see if Brodeur will be healthy enough to start, or if he still needs some time. Monitor his status tomorrow.

Cervenka has been a healthy scratch for the Flames last two games but it appears as if he will replaced Mikael Backlund who is out with a foot injury. Cervenka has struggled to transition his game into the NHL in his first season. He has just eight points in 20 games.

Backlund won't miss a lot of time, but it appears as if he will be out tonight. Make sure to get him out of your lineup. He has seven points in 12 games this season.

McDonald hasn't played since February 23rd because of a knee injury. He has been injury prone throughout his career, so while he is a good player he is always an injury risk. He has 11 points in 18 games this season.

Oates said Sunday afternoon that the defenseman will go on the upcoming road trip to Pittsburgh, Winnipeg and New York and “hopefully he’s going to play on the trip.” Green hasn't played since February 27th, monitor his status prior to tomorrow's game vs. Pittsburgh.

Cracknell recorded two assists in eight games with the Blues.

Schroeder had four points in three games in the AHL since being reassigned. He has five points in 22 games with the Canucks this season.

Lindback has had no goal support lately. He stopped 27 of 28 shots that he faced in his last start, but was on the losing end of a 2-0 game. He has a decent matchup vs. the Flyers but he needs some offensive help if he is going to start winning games.

Lundqvist hurt a lot of fantasy owners last week, losing all three of his starts. In the three losses he had a 2.66 GAA and .901 SV%. He will get the start tonight in the first game of a back-to-back for the Rangers. He will face a Hurricanes team that is sixth in goals for per game.

You likely aren't using Helm in your fantasy league but Jimmy Howard owners may be happy to hear that one of the Wings' best checking forwards is close to returning.

Nyquist has posted 1 assist in 4 games with the big club this year but has 60 points in 57 AHL games. The opportunity will come for Nyquist but he's not fantasy relevant, yet.