Schneider stopped 35 of 39 shots in the Devils 6-4 win over the Flyers on Thursday. Schneider was given a three-goal lead but it slipped away in the final five minutes of the second. Surprisingly, the Devils provided him a ton of goal support, something he didn't get a lot of last season and shouldn't get used to this year. He will face a Florida team who lost their opener to the Lightning in OT.
Despite Kuznetsov playing just 11 shifts and totalling only 6:36 TOI, Trotz said "if he keeps going the way he is, he’ll be taking up a lot of ice time." Fellow rookie Andre Burakovsky scored on his fourth career shift and Kuznetsov could be the same kind of player with his skill set.
After the Kings 4-0 loss to the Sharks on opening night, head coach Darryl Sutter elected to switch the lines up already and the switch has Williams playing with Kopitar and Gabo. This was the line that Williams played with in his tremendous playoff run and should lead to more goal scoring opportunities for him in the regular season. He was a minus-2 with five shots in 15:31 on Wednesday.
Price looked sharp in his season debut stopping 24 of 27 shots in the Habs 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs. He was given Thursday night off and Dustin Tokarski looked equally as sharp, but to no ones surprise, they will go back to Price against Philadelphia--who is 0-2 with eight goals against so far.
Seguin missed practice on Friday because of an illness, but stated that he should be available for Saturday night. Seguin had no points with one shot in 18:34 in the Stars' 3-2 shootout loss to the Blackhawks on Friday. Expect an update on Saturday morning.
There is no word of Berglund suffering an injury in last night's game, so he may just be resting some bumps and bruises and should be OK to play in Saturday's game vs. Calgary.
Stastny was shaken up on a hit by Dan Girardi in last night's loss vs the Rangers. He stayed in the game and said that he was fine after the game. It appeared as if he got caught in the quad and could be suffering from a charlie horse, an injury that tends to tighten up the following day. Expect Stastny to play on Saturday vs. the Flames.
Kuemper stopped all 16 shots that he faced in the Wild's 5-0 victory over the Avalanche on Thursday. The Wild were dominant from start to finish, setting a franchise record with 48 shots. They will get a chance to start the season 2-0 with another win over the Avalanche tomorrow. After Kuemper's season debut, expect another strong outing.
With the Leafs taking on the Penguins on Saturday and the Rangers on Sunday, it looks like Bernier will get the start Saturday and James Reimer on Sunday. Bernier allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Leafs 4-3 loss to the Habs in the season opener. The Penguins lit the Ducks up on Thursday, so this is not a pretty matchup for Bernier.
Green missed Thursday's season opener but could be in the lineup tomorrow when the Capitals take on the Bruins. Nate Schmidt was a plus-1 with two shots on goal in 13:14 TOI in Green's absence.
Callahan had one goal on three shots in 20:59 of ice time in the Lightning season opener. Moving to the top-line should definitely help increase Callahan's production.
Franson missed Wednesday's season opener vs. the Canadiens and could miss Saturday's game vs. the Penguins as well. Rookie Stuart Percy had a solid debut in Franson's place so expect him to play again if Franson is unavailable.
Reinhart, 20, was the Islanders first round pick (4th overall) in 2012. Reinhart is coming off of a season where he had four goals and 17 assists (21 points) in 45 games with the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) last season. Reinhart will play with Brian Strait on the Isles third pair.
Halak finished with 29 wins, a 2.25 GAA and .921 SV% between the Blues and the Capitals last season. He moves to an Islanders team who beefed up their entire roster this offseason, especially their blueline last week by adding Nick Leddy and Johnny Boychuk. He will start his Islanders career with a great matchup against a Hurricanes team missing two of their best players.
Muprhy, 21, is arguably the Hurricanes best offensive defenseman but will sit out the Hurricanes season opener but could be back in the lineup on Saturday according to coach Bill Peters.
Harrington, 21, was one of Pittsburgh’s final roster cuts earlier this week after finishing plus-1 in five NHL preseason games. Harrington played in 76 AHL regular-season games as a rookie last season for WBS, tying for second among team blueliners with 24 points (5G / 19A) while helping his team allow the fewest goals in the AHL.
Kostka signed a one-year deal worth $650K with the Rangers this offseason. He has been recalled after the Rangers found out they would be without Dan Boyle for the next 4-6 weeks after he broke his hand in the opener. It will be between Kostka and Matt Hunwick to replace Boyle.
The other member of the Ducks' goaltending tandem John Gibson was shelled for six goals on 39 shots in a 6-4 loss to the Penguins in the season opener. Andersen had a 20-5-0 record with a 2.29 GAA and .923 SV% in his first NHL season and followed it up with a nice preseason, so expect another strong season behind a great Ducks team. He will face the Red Wings, who beat the Bruins 2-1 in their opener.
Panik was claimed off of waivers from the Lightning on Wednesday and it looks like he will play on the Maple Leafs third line with Peter Holland and Daniel Winnik on Saturday. Panik has a lot of offensive skill, but still needs to work on the defensive part of his game.
Larsson, 22, was injured in the preseason against the Maple Leafs but is apparently close to returning so he will start the season in the AHL. Larsson had 15 goals and 26 assists (41 points) in 51 games with Rochester last season.
