Samuelsson was rumored to return tonight but will play in at least one of the next three games. He should slot into the second power play unit and may be useful in deeper leagues.
Vlasic is expected to man the top defensive pairing with Murray out of the lineup. Pickles has two goals and 12 points through 23 games with an impressive plus-13 rating.
Expect Braun to draw back into the lineup now that Douglass Murray has been ruled out of tomorrow's game.
Feel confident in running Setoguchi out there tomorrow night. The winger has scored eight goals and 13 points in his first 27 games with the Wild.
Meyer has no fantasy hockey value whatsoever.
Meyer has no fantasy hockey value whatsoever.
Make sure to bench Grabovski for tonight's game. The Bellarussian center has seven goals and 12 points through 21 games.
In 15 career appearances against the Pens, Thomas holds a 7-4-4 record with a 2.74 GAA, .908 SV% and one shutout.
Markstrom figures to backup Clemmensen tonight but likely won't see any playing time in this stint.
Theodore is indeed sick and unable to even backup tonight. Expect the veteran starting goalie to miss tonight and possibly another game before getting back between the pipes.
In 12 career appearances against the Caps, Clemmer holds a 2-6-1 record with a 3.82 GAA and .861 SV%.
Poulin may get a start or two while both Evgeni Nabokov and Rick DiPietro are hurt.
If Kane is available in your fantasy hockey league, add him. He is a goal scoring machine at this point.
If Parros can't play, look for JF Jacques to stay in the lineup.
In 10 career starts against the Blues, Howard holds a 6-3-1 record with a 2.66 GAA and .916 SV%.
Goligoski should return at some point over the next two weeks. At this point he is just trying to be careful with the injury in order to not hurt himself even more.
Murray is likely replaced by a more defensive defenseman. Expect the team to make a corresponding roster move and for their defense to look more porous than usual.
In seven career appearances against the Isles, Garon went 4-0-1 with a 1.51 GAA, .943 SV% and one shutout.
Filppula was unable to stay in yesterday's game and is questionable for tomorrow. The Finnish forward has eight goals and 21 points through 25 games as he establishes himself as one of the better threats on the Red Wings. Expect a further update on his status.
MacDonald continues to battle injuries and may never get healthy this season. There are likely better options than a number three defender on a struggling team.
