This is a crazy situation. Originally Greiss had been the scheduled starter with Fleury being tested for mumps. Fleury's tests came back negative and was cleared to play tonight. Now Greiss is being tested for mumps and is in isolation, which leaves Fleury to start tonight with Jeff Zatkoff as his backup.
Thomas Greiss had been announced as the Penguins starter when Fleury was expected to be out. Now that Fleury has been cleared to play, we will see if this changes the starting goalie situation. Either way this is excellent news for the Penguins.
The Penguins are testing three more players for mumps, one of which is Fleury. The Pens recalled Jeff Zatkoff this afternoon, which suggests that Fleury won’t be available tomorrow vs. the Avalanche. Expect Thomas Greiss to get the start and Zatkoff to be the back-up.
As of right now, the Wild say that Spurgeon will miss his second straight game with a stomach illness. Coach Mike Yeo is expected to address the media at 6:30 PM ET, where Spurgeon will officially be ruled in or out. If Spurgeon can’t go, Stu Bickel will stay in the lineup.
Fleury stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Penguins win over the Flames on Friday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Lightning. It is a meeting between the second and third best offences in the league, so this one could be a high-scoring affair.
Spurgeon missed Saturday’s game with an illness and his absence at practice this morning puts his status for Tuesday’s game in jeopardy. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s morning skate.
Fleury allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Penguins 4-3 OT loss loss to the Rangers on Monday. It looks like Fleury will go tonight vs. the Flames, which would leave Thomas Greiss for Saturday’s tilt in Columbus. Fleury is 9-3-1 with a 2.20 GAA and .924 SV%.
Fleury allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Penguins 4-3 OT loss loss to the Rangers on Monday. It looks like Fleury will go tonight vs. the Flames, which would leave Thomas Greiss for Saturday’s tilt in Columbus. Fleury is 9-3-1 with a 2.20 GAA and .924 SV%.
Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Penguins win over the Senators on Saturday. Fleury has won four of his last five with a 1.98 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist, Fleury has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .894 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Rangers.
Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Penguins win over the Senators on Saturday. Fleury has won four of his last five with a 1.98 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist, Fleury has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .894 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Rangers.
Fleury stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Penguins’ 1-0 shutout victory over the Devils on Tuesday. He was given Thursday night off, so it looks like he will be back in this afternoon vs. Ottawa. Fluery is 8-3-1 with a 2.22 GAA .924 SV%.
Fleury stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Penguins’ 1-0 shutout victory over the Devils on Tuesday. He was given Thursday night off, so it looks like he will be back in this afternoon vs. Ottawa. Fluery is 8-3-1 with a 2.22 GAA .924 SV%.
Bogosian suffered the injury while blocking a shot in the Jets OT win over the Oilers on Wednesday night. The Jets will also be without Tobias Enstrom for the rest of the month, so this will be a huge test for their blue line. Bogosian is out until the New Year at least, could be sidelined until mid-January. Expect a call-up from St. John’s.
Bogosian was reportedly injury while blocking a shot in the Jets win over the Oilers on Wednesday. Monitor Bogosian’s status during tomorrow’s morning skate, should he participate he should be available vs. Colorado.
Merrill has been sidelined with an arm injury since November 1st, but will be back in tonight with Adam Larsson out with the flu. Merrill has four points (1G / 3A) and a minus-2 rating in 11 games.
Fleury allowed three goals on 34 shots in Friday’s loss to the Hurricanes. It was an unexpected defeat and just Fleury’s fourth regulation loss of the season. He enters play tonight at 13-4-1 with a 2.19 GAA and .924 SV% on the year. Fleury has a nice matchup vs. a banged-up Devils team who are 24th in scoring.
Fleury allowed three goals on 34 shots in Friday’s loss to the Hurricanes. It was an unexpected defeat and just Fleury’s fourth regulation loss of the season. He enters play tonight at 13-4-1 with a 2.19 GAA and .924 SV% on the year. Fleury has a nice matchup vs. a banged-up Devils team who are 24th in scoring.
Merrill has been sidelined with an arm injury since November 1st, but has been medically cleared and returned to practice on Monday. The 22-year-old blue liner has one goal and three assists in 11 games this season.
Brodin missed the last seven games with a case of mumps. He said he was dealing with a fever, exhaustion and swollen glands, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Dallas. Brodin has two assists and a plus-6 rating in 12 games this season.
Fleury allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 4-3 OT win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. He has won four of his last five starts with a 2.11 GAA and .926 SV% and now sits tied for third in the NHL with 13 wins on the year. He has a fantasy friendly matchup tonight at home vs. the Hurricanes.
