NHL Hockey Player News

Last season, Mitchell only played in 66 games and 56 the season before making him somewhat injury prone. With three assists through his first five games played, the right wing was off to one of his best starts. Stay tuned for a further update on the Sharks third liner.

At a 95 percent ownership in Yahoo! leagues, Eriksson won't be found on the waiver wire. Regardless, he remains one of the more consistent second liners in the League.

Over 13 career starts against the Stars, Quick holds a 10-3-0 record with a 2.07 GAA, 924 SV% and one shutout.

In 35 career appearances against the Red Wing, Vokoun holds a 9-20-3-1 record with a 3.23 GAA, .906 SV% and one shutout.

The diminutive center went through a strong training camp but did not survive the final cuts. The Hobey Baker winner should find his way onto one of the bottom two lines.

With Hainsey out of the lineup, the team will use Derek Meech on the bottom pairing and on the powerplay. With only 19 points last season and 26 the year before, Hainsey's days of fantasy hockey relevance are relatively depleted as a member of the Jets.

Fehr continues to be sidelined following offseason surgery. The local RW should find his way onto one of the top two lines upon his arrival as has proven himself to be a worthy goal scorer in the NHL. His last three seasons have consisted of 10, 21 and 12 goal seasons but a return to the 20-goal range over a full season is not far fetched.

Certainly an encouraging sign for his fantasy hockey owners but Doughty likely stays sidelined at least until Tuesday. Stay tuned for a further update on his status...

Souray is available but the team may opt to sit him in favor of the physical Mark Fistric. With the team playing back-to-back nights, he probably sits out at least one of the two games.

Look for Barch and George Parros to drop the mitts tonight.

Wandell adds a great deal of speed to the bottom line but will draw out in favor of muscle. Look for him to re-enter the lineup when the team faces a non Pacific Division rival.

Great to hear... so far it looks like sitting out practice was just a precautionary move.

Making his third start of the year, Schneider has a split record with a 2.49 GAA. Minnesota should be a matchup in his favour.

Riding a 4-game point streak into Saturday's matchup vs. the Avs, Hossa should be safe to start.

Following up a 31 / 32 save win on Thursday, Crawford should be another good option on Saturday.

Foster is mostly used as an offensive specialist but on a team with Fowler and Visnovsky, don't expect much more than a few PP minutes.

Comeau in the lineup on Sat, looking for his first point of the year.

Stafford looks safe to start for Saturday. No word yet on where he might line up.

PIM seekers can add Gaustad for Saturday night's tilt.

Beagle doesn't have much fantasy value.