Rinaldo served a five-game suspension to start the season, but will get into the lineup on the Coyotes’ fourth-line tonight. Rinaldo has just 27 points and 655 PIMS in 275 career NHL games.
Eller missed practice on Monday, but was back on the ice for the Capitals morning skate and is now listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game vs. the Maple Leafs. If Eller is unable to go, Tyler Graovac will draw into the lineup. Eller has two assists in six games this season.
Harrington was a healthy scratch in the first four games of the season, but was a member of the blueline in Minnesota on Saturday. On Monday, the Blue Jackets recalled Markus Nutivaara from Cleveland and he will push Harrington back to the press box.
Crawford allowed one goal on 38 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Predators on Saturday. Crawford has been one of the best goalies in the NHL to start the season, winning four of his five starts while posting a 1.39 GAA and .960 SV%. Tonight he faces the Blues, who are tied for 18th in the NHL in scoring (2.83 GF/PG).
Hill was a third-round pick (No.76 overall) in 2015 and tonight he is expected to make his NHL debut in Dallas. The 21-year-old netminder was 16-14-0 with a 3.16 GAA and .906 SV% in 40 AHL games last year and has stopped 30 of 31 shots (.968 SV%) this season. He is an extremely risky option vs. the Stars.
Cole has missed the last three games after taking a puck to the mouth vs. the Predators on October 7th. Cole has been cleared to play tonight, but it remains to be seen if he will actually draw into the lineup. The Penguins have listed him as a game-time decision so monitor his status as they hit the ice for warmups.
Korpisalo surrendered five goals on 29 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Chicago on October 7th. Tonight he will give Sergei Bobrovsky the night off in Winnipeg. Korpisalo was 5-3-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .904 SV% on the road last season and draws a rough matchup vs. a powerful Jets squad.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 35 shots in Colorado’s 3-1 loss to Dallas on Saturday. The loss snapped Varlamov’s three-game winning streak to open the season. The Russian netminder has started the year at 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout in four starts. He will take on a Nashville team that is tied for 19th in scoring (2.80 GF/PG).
Brossoit has made two relief appearances so far this season and tonight he makes his first start of the year. Brossoit has stopped 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) so far this season and comes into play at 4-6-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .912 SV% in 10 career starts and six relief appearances. He will take on a Hurricanes team that has started the season at 1-1-1 with 2.00 goals for per game.
Nutivaara, 23, had seven points (2G / 5A) in 66 games with Columbus last season. He opened the season with Cleveland (AHL) before being recalled yesterday to take Gabriel Carlsson’s spot on the roster. Nutivaara is expected to replace Scott Harrington in the lineup tonight.
Tippett was the No.10 overall pick in this summer’s draft and tonight he will debut on the Panthers’ third line. The 18-year-old winger had 75 points (44G / 31A) in 60 games with Mississauga (OHL) last season and will play with Jared McCann and Jamie McGinn tonight.
Luongo allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Panthers win over the Blues last Thursday. The Panthers have alternated starts between Luongo and James Reimer so far, so Luongo will go tonight in Philadelphia. He has allowed a combined six goals on 63 shots (.905 SV%) in his first two starts of the season, but will be in tough vs. a Flyers team riding a hot-start.
Jacob Markstrom has started the first four games of the season, but it looks like Nilsson will make his season debut tonight in Ottawa. Nilsson was 10-10-4 with a 2.67 GAA and .923 SV% in 26 appearances with the Sabres. He will see a Senators team that ranks seventh in the NHL in scoring (3.80 GF/PG) and will get Erik Karlsson back in the lineup tonight.
Heinen had a nice run with the Bruins, registering three assists in three games during his call-up. With Patrice Bergeron and David Backes expected to play on Thursday, the Bruins needed to clear some roster spots. Heinen had one assist in one game with Providence before his call-up and he will likely be one of the first forwards brought back from the AHL.
Czarnik, 24, did not record a point in two games with the Bruins and with Patrice Bergeron and David Backes expected to return on Thursday, they needed to clear a couple of roster spots. Czarnik returns to Providence where he had 23 points (6G / 17A) in 22 games last season.
DeKeyser is dealing with a slight ankle sprain and will miss at least one more week. With DeKeyser out, look for both Niklas Kronwall and Xavier Ouellet to remain in the Red Wings lineup. DeKeyser doesn’t carry a lot of fantasy value because of his lack of power-play usage.
Frederik Andersen started the first six games of the season, but McElhinney will draw into the cage tonight in the second game of a back-to-back. McElhinney was 6-7-0 with a 2.85 GAA, .914 SV% and one shutout in 10 starts and four relief appearances with the Maple Leafs after being acquired from Columbus last season.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Rangers’ loss in Columbus on Friday. Ondrej Pavelec gave him the night off on Saturday, so look for Lundqvist to go tonight vs. the Penguins. King Henrik and the Rangers have had a slow start—he comes in at 1-3-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .914 SV% in his first five games.
Bishop stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Stars’ 3-1 win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Bishop has enjoyed a great start to the season with his new team, posting a 1.62 GAA and .938 SV% en route to a 2-1-0 start. He is a must-start tonight against a Coyotes team that has started the year 0-4-1 with 2.20 goals for per game.
Budaj split last season between the Kings and Lightning. He started a whopping 51 games with the Kings because of a Jonathan Quick injury and appeared in seven contests with the Lightning following a mid-season trade. Overall, he was a 30-game winner while posting a 2.18 GAA, .915 SV% and seven shutouts. Don’t expect him to replicate those numbers, but he is a solid spot-start option on most nights.
