NHL Hockey Player News

Nikolai Khabibulin will get his first start of the season today vs. the Red Wings. Tough match-up.

Bishop got lit up in his first start for 5 goals on 30 shots. This is positive news for a struggling Jets team now that they don't have to face Craig Anderson.

Reimer is 1-2-0 in his last 3 starts but has played well as of late. He has posted a 2.35 GAA and .929 SV% in those 3 starts. Reimer will go head-to-head with Carey Price tonight who has been on of the NHL's best goalies so far. Toronto beat the Habs in the season opener, so Reimer will look to make it 2-0 vs. their rivals tonight.

Zubrus (upper body) will miss his third straight game tomorrow.

Wisniewski has had a strong start to the season so this is positive news for the Blue Jackets as he'll only have missed 2 contests if he returns tomorrow. Keep an eye on him before puck drop tomorrow (6 P.M. EST)

Price at home to the Leafs should be a favourable matchup for a Habs team looking to avoid their third consecutive loss.

Roussel was only playing an average of 7:26 per game, he had just 1 goal and was a -3 in 5 games.

No word on how long Pavelec could be out for but Montoya is due for a challenge on the road in Ottawa if he ends up starting.

Bryz hasn't had much luck this season with a 4-5-1 record despite an efficient 2.20 GAA and .923 SV%.

Early to tell, but if Leighton does play, he'll need to improve over his previous performances to be victorious on the road in Winnipeg.

Backlund had 3 G and 1 A to go with a -1 in 8 games this season. He will likely miss the rest of the fantasy year so if you have him he is not worth keeping. Ben Street has been recalled from the AHL to replace Backlund.

Letang has had a nice start to the season with 3 G and 6 A in the first 10 games of the season. He left practice yesterday and missed yesterday's game and will miss tomorrow's game as well. His status for Sunday's matchup with the Devils.

Craig Anderson didn't practice today and may not play tomorrow. If he doesn't then Ben Bishop would get the start. Nothing is confirmed and Anderson could still be goal tomorrow. Check before game time for confirmation.

Right when Fleury started started to lose some starts to Vokoun he found his game. This will be his third consecutive and 4th start in the Penguins last 5. He deserves the start since he has won 3 straight posting 1.67 GAA and .933 SV% in those contests. Fleury is one of the NHL's best netminders and you play him whenever he plays.

Andersson has 10 G and 17 A in 36 games this season for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. He has only played 5 games in the NHL. If he cracks the Red WIngs lineup and scores he could stay up with the big club, depending on how long Bertuzzi is out, but for now he is irrelevant in fantasy.

Burns had been skating as an extra at practice but was paired with Stuart today which indicates he is nearing a return. He could suit up tomorrow for the Sharks, but nothing is official. Check back tomorrow for an official word on Burns.

The Oilers are 4th in the league in blocked shots but it is coming at a high expense as their players continue to get banged up from blocking shots. Lander isn't fantasy relevant.

Halak was expected to miss at least 2 games, after tomorrow's contest he will have missed 3 and he may not be ready by Monday. Monitor his status.

Halak was expected to miss the first 2 games this week so Elliott had a good chance to play well and earn himself some extra starts, however he allowed 9 goals in those 2 starts and lost both. He'll start tomorrow against the Ducks because Halak still isn't ready but Halak will take the #1 job back as soon as he is healthy.

Brodeur has been up and down so far this season. He started the year with 3 good games all resulting in wins, followed by 3 bad games all resulting in losses. He has now had two consecutive wins... So if history repeats itself he is bound for one more good game and win tomorrow. He does have a tough matchup against Pittsburgh though.