Wisniewski is at home with his wife for the birth of his child and will not play tonight and may miss tomorrow as well. Adrian Aucoin will come off of IR and replace Wisniewski.
Aucoin hasn't played since January 29 and has 0 points and is a -5 on the year. He is not fantasy relevant.
Backes left yesterday's practice with a groin strain and there was some doubt whether or not he would be ready to go to night. However he practiced this morning and looks like he will be good to go.
Corey Crawford is day-to-day with an upper-body injury so Karlsson was called up to serve as Ray Emery's backup.
J.S Giguere has left the Avs for personal reasons but is expected to rejoin the team in the next couple of days. Pickard likely will not see any game action and will serve as Varlamov's backup.
Varlamov has lost 3 straight and gave up 3 goals in each game. The Avalanche are banged up and are struggling right now. They will take on the Oilers who with all their talent are also having a hard time scoring. Varlamov is a #2 fantasy option at this point.
Millers .915 SV% is not bad but his 2.89 GAA is not Miller-like. To be fair to him the Sabres defence has been terrible this season. It doesn't get any easier for the Sabres tonight as they take on the Bruins, so play Miller at your own risk.
Bobrovsky has lost 3 straight starts in ugly fashion. He has a 4.06 GAA and .833 SV% in his lat 3. Columbus is taking on the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings tonight. I wouldn't recommend Bobrovsky as a fantasy starter tonight.
Lehtonen has a 5 game winning-streak heading into tonight's game against Vancouver. During his 5 game winning streak he has a 1.77 GAA and .940 SV%, however those numbers will be put to the test tonight against a tough Vancouver team.
With Halak out with an injury and Elliott on a major slump Allen will get his second straight start tonight vs. the Flames. Allen didn't see a lot of shots in his first start, stopping 15 of 18 shots he faced against Detroit and recording the OT win. He has a pretty good match-up tonight against Calgary and could be worth a spot start; if you trust the young netminder.
It doesn't look like Kiprusoff is going to be back at all for the month of February. We could see him back on the ice in March, but this is big blow for the Flames.
Lindback was on the ice for practice today and said "he felt good" so all sings point to him being back between the pipes tomorrow vs. the Panthers. Lindback only has 1 win in his last 5 outings while posting a 3.08 GAA and .890 SV%, so playing Florida should be a good way to get back on track.
Kreider has 1 G, 1 A and +2 in 7 games this season.
Fleury has been excellent lately winning 4 of his last 5. In those 5 starts he has a 2.02 GAA and .924 SV%, he is a must-start in all formats, especially tonight vs. the Jets.
Bernier played well in the Kings last game only allowing 1 goal on 23 shots vs. a good Blues team. It looks like he will make his second consecutive start tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Bernier is only owned in 0.2% of ESPN leagues so he could make for a good spot start tonight vs. a weak Columbus roster.
After starting the season 6-0-0, Niemi has lost his last 4 starts. However it was not Niemi's fault that the Sharks lost those games. In 2 of the games he only allowed 1 goal and in another he posted a shutout and lost in a shootout. Niemi still has a 1.74 GAA and .935 SV% and is a good #1 fantasy option. Tough match-up tonight against Chicago.
Millers .915 SV% is not bad but his 2.89 GAA is not Miller-like. To be fair to him the Sabres defence has been terrible this season. It doesn't get any easier for the Sabres tonight as they take on the Bruins, so play Miller at your own risk.
This is not good news for the Panthers as Versteeg is one of their best offensive options. They were shutout last night agianst Montreal and could use Versteeg as soon as he is ready to go. Consider him day-to-day for now.
With all the injuries to the Red Wings roster their young guys are getting a chance to play. No word on if Nyquist will be in the lineup tonight or not.
Bennett will start on the Penguins 3rd line with Sutter and Kennedy but I wouldn't be surprised if he moves up to the second like alongside Malkin and Neal before this one is over. Matt Cooke is currently playing with them, and Bennett is a much better offensive option that Cooke. If he plays on the third line he is not a great fantasy option, however if he moves up with Malkin then his stock rises considerably.
