Goalie Starters 12/14/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates. Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight:

• Tim Thomas the first goalie off the ice according to John Bishop of Bruins.com
• Dan Kamal, the radio voice of the Thrashers, announced Johan Hedberg as the Thrashers starter.  Fellow Swede Henrik Lundqvist is his opponent says Andrew Gross of The Record.
• Brian Elliot starts says The Official Twitter Page of The Ottawa Senators.  His opponent will be Vesa Toskala writes James Mirtle of From the Rink.
• Steve Goldstein, Panthers play-by-play announcer, writes Dwayne Roloson will face Tomas Vokoun tonight.

Injury Updates 12/12/2009

This thread will be updated all day, so keep refreshing it as the day goes along. Just a quick note, if I omitted a source it is due to a previous report with no recent updates. Here are your injury updates for tonight:

Injuries Tonight

Anaheim Ducks

• Teemu Selanne and Ryan Carter remain out.  No morning skate due to back-to-back games so we will have to wait to see the status of winger Joffrey Lupul.  Carter may return next week.

Columbus Blue Jackets

• Fredrik Modin makes his season debut. [Puck-rakers]
• Rostislav Klesla remains sidelined with a torn groin/abdomen.

Carolina Hurricanes

• No lineup changes. [Canes Country]
• That means no Eric Cole, Chad LaRose, Joe Corvo or Niclas Wallin.

Injury Updates 12/10/2009

This thread will be updated all day, so keep refreshing it as the day goes along. Just a quick note, if I omitted a source it is due to a previous report with no recent updates. Here are your injury updates for tonight:

Injuries Tonight

Toronto Maple Leafs

• Jonas Gustavsson expected back early next week. [James Mirtle]

Boston Bruins

• Dennis Wideman skated today, likely to return. [John Bishop]
• No update on Milan Lucic meaning he will not be playing.

Ottawa Senators

• Alexandre Picard not ready to play. [James Gordon]
• Chris Neil, Pascal Leclaire and Shean Donovan remain out.

Philadelphia Flyers

• Ray Emery out six weeks. [Flyers TV]
• Simon Gagne, Blair Betts and Darroll Powe remain out.

Goalie Starters 12/02/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates.  Here are your expected starters for tonight:

• Matchup of Team Canada goaltenders Roberto Luongo and Martin Brodeur expected to start for their teams respectively.  Full article on the goalie duel here.
• Adrian Dater of The Denver Post says Scott Clemmensen starts against Craig Anderson tonight.

UPDATED @ 11:08 AM

• Tim Thomas the first goalie off the ice, says John Bishop.

UPDATED @ 11:59 AM

• Mike Smith starting for the Lightning says Erik Erlendsson of The Tampa Tribune

UPDATED @ 2:04 PM

• Michael Russo of The Star Tribune confirms (with us via Twitter) Niklas Backstrom in net.

UPDATED @ 3:15 PM

• Pekka Rinne starting for the Thrashers according to John Glennon’s Predators Insider.

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Goalie Starters 11/25/2009

Here are the expected starters for tonight:

• Martin Biron confirmed for the Islanders tonight according to Chris Botta of Islanders Point Blank.  The 32-year-old backup is 2-6-2 with one shutout a 2.85 GAA and .912 SV%.
• Brian Elliot confirmed here.  Due to the injury to Pascal Leclaire, the 24-year-old becomes the defacto starter in Ottawa.
• Dan Kamal, radio voice of the Thrashers, confirms Ondrej Pavelec facing Jimmy Howard.
• Semyon Varlamov confirmed by Tarik El-Bashir of The Washington Post.  The young Russian is 8-1-2 with a 2.55 GAA and .916 SV% in 12 games.
• Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out announces Marc Andre Fleury facing Carey Price tonight.
• Tim Thomas the first goalie off the ice, indicating he will start.  Confirmed by John Bishop of Bruin.com via Twitter.
• Jonas “The Monster” Gustavsson confirmed here.
• Damian Cristodero’s Lightning Strikes expects Antero Niittymaki to start for the Lightning.
• Brian Boucher makes his third start of the year, according to Kevin Kurz’s On the Fly.

Injury Updates 11/19/2009

Here are some fantasy-relevant injured players around the league, and their most recent status:

• Bryan Little and Pavel Kubina return to practice, according to Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.  Vivlamore believes both will be ready tonight against Boston.  If there are any further updates, I will post them.
• Marc Savard skated with the team Tuesday, as did Milan Lucic per John Bishop’s Bish’s Blog.  Lucic expects to be a game-time decision while Savard is  not that too far behind.  UPDATED 11/19/2009 @ 1:02 PM.  Lucic expected to play – Fluto Shinzawa Boston Bruins Blog.
• Drew Stafford returned last night against the Panthers.
• Cam Ward set to return December 5th, News Observer’s Chip Alexander reports. Also mentioned in the entry is Joni Pitkanen, whose return is uncertain. Teammate Eric Staal may return next week.
• Marian Hossa expects to return on either the 25th or 27th meanwhile Kris Versteeg should play tonight against Calgary.  Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune has the full report
• Jean-Michael Liles and T.J. Galiardi not set to return just yet, per Adrian Dater’s All Things Avs.

• Reigning Calder winner Steve Mason expected to start tonight against Dallas writes Tom Reed of the Columbus Dispatch, ending speculation on his back spasms.  The same report lists Mike Commodore and Raffi Torres as likely to play tonight while Samuel Pahlsson still recovers from back spasms.

Goalie Starters 11/19/2009

Here are the expected starters for tonight:

UPDATED 11/18/2009 @ 10:30 PM

• Ondrej Pavelec confirmed with Atlanta Thrashers radio announcer Dan Kamal.  Pavelec comes off a 38-save shutout and is 6-5-1 with a 2.90 and .917 SV in 12 games.
• Jonas Gustavsson starts for the Leafs, confirmed by Jonas Siegler of 640 Toronto.  The Monster’s line in 10 games: 3-4-3 3.06 GAA .906 SV%.
• Marty Turco scheduled to start for the Stars per Mike Heika’s Five for Fighting. Turco is 6-3-4 in 13 starts with a 2.25 GAA and .920 SV%.
• Reigning Calder winner Steve Mason expected to start tonight against Dallas writes Tom Reed of the Columbus Dispatch, ending speculation on his back spasms.

UPDATED 11/19/2009 @ 1:08 PM

• Pascal Leclaire confirmed for the Senators by The Official Twitter Page of the Ottawa Senators. Leclaire is 7-5-1 with a 2.82 GAA and .896 SV% in 14 games.
• Seth Rorabaugh’s Empty Netters reports Marc Andre Fleury will start for the Penguins.  The former first overall pick is 11-6-0 with a 2.49 GAA and SV%.