McElhinney surrendered five goals on 34 shots in Tuesday's loss to the Senators. With Sergei Bobrovsky out, the Blue Jackets will lean heavily on McElhinney to pick up some W's behind a banged up lineup. He has a decent matchup against a Maple Leafs team who are averaging 2.78 goals per game in their first nine contests.

McElhinney allowed two goals on 17 shots in a loss to the Senators in his only start this season. He will get a heavy workload for the next 1-2 weeks with Sergei Bobrovsky on injured reserve with a fractured finger. McElhinney has a career 2.98 GAA and .902 SV% in 66 starts and 98 appearances. He will get a second crack at Ottawa tonight in Columbus.

McElhinney suffered an upper body injury in his season debut at Ottawa on Oct. 18 after stopping 15-of-17 shots in 27 minutes vs. the Senators. The 31-year-old has compiled a 29-37-5 record, 2.98 goals-against average, .902 save percentage and four shutouts in 98 career NHL games. Last season, he went 10-11-1 with a 2.70 GAA, .909 SV% and one shutout in 28 games with Columbus.

McElhinney is expected to miss at least one week after suffering a head/neck injury on Saturday night. With McElhinney out, the Blue Jackets have recalled Anton Forsberg to backup Sergei Bobrovsky.

McElhinney went 10-11-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .909 SV% with Columbus last season. He won't get many starts behind Sergei Bobrovsky but he is a capable backup worth a spot-start when you're in a pinch. He has a solid matchup against the Senators on Saturday.

The 31-year-old journeyman back-up played his most games in one season in 2013-14 . After Sergei Bobrovsky went down with injury, McElhinney stepped in. He started 21 games, his previous career-high was 16 in 2010-11 with Anaheim. He finished the season 10-11-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .909 SV%. For the first time 2009-10, McElhinney will not be with a new team to start next season.

Sergei Bobrovsky has faced an average of 33.3 shots in his last six consecutive starts, so he will get a breather tonight in Tampa Bay. McElhinney stopped 25 of 27 shots in a win over the Hurricanes on March 29th. The Jackets are locked into the playoffs, so they have no problem resting Bob ahead of next weeks playoffs.

McElhinney gave up two goals on 31 shots in a 2-1 defeat to the Penguins last night. With Sergei Bobrvsky still not 100 per cent because of an illness, McElhinney will start on consecutive nights for the first time since December 9/10. The Jackets will be looking for another strong performance from him tonight as they look to stay in that top Wild Card spot in the East.

McElhinney stopped 22 of 23 shots after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Red Wings. Bobrovsky is battling with an illness, thus McElhinney gets the call tonight vs. the Penguins. He made a number of key saves vs. the Red Wings and played very well while Bob was injured earlier in the season. The Pens have struggled without Evegni Malkin (0-2) and have dropped six of their last eight.

McElhinney allowed two goals on 15 shots after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky in Thursday's 6-1 loss to the Blackhawks. Monday will mark McElhinney's first start since January 28, when he took the loss vs. Ottawa. He will face a Stars team who will likely have to go with Tim Thomas due to Kari Lehtonen's head injury. Starting Monday leaves Bob for the Red Wings on Tuesday.

McElhinney stopped 10 of 11 shots after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky on Saturday. In his last start he allowed three goals on 31 shots in a win over the Jets (Jan. 11). Tonight he will start against a Senators team who have dropped four of their last five.

McElhinney allowed six goals on 37 shots in a 6-2 loss to the Blues last Saturday. With Bobrovsky back and playing well, McElhinney has been bumped back into the back-up role. With the Blue Jackets playing three games in four days, Bobrovsky will likely get a break tonight and be back in the cage on Monday.

McElhinney allowed six goals on 37 shots in a 6-2 loss to the Blues last Saturday. With Bobrovsky back and playing well, McElhinney has been bumped back into the back-up role. With the Blue Jackets playing three games in four days, Bobrovsky will likely get a break tonight and be back in the cage on Monday.

McElhinney stopped 34 shots in a 2-0 win over the Coyotes on Thursday. The Blue Jackets will hold Sergei Bobrovsky out until Monday and roll with McElhinney tonight in St. Louis. He has posted a 3-4-0 record with a 2.81 GAA and .906 SV% on the road.

McElhinney stopped 34 shots in a 2-0 win over the Coyotes on Thursday. It appears as if the Blue Jackets will hold Sergei Bobrovsky out until Monday and roll with McElhinney tonight in St. Louis. He has posted a 3-4-0 record with a 2.81 GAA and .906 SV% on the road.

McElhinney allowed five goals on 23 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. It was the second straight game that he has allowed five goals, pushing his GAA to 2.78. Sergei Bobrovsky will back-up tonight, so McElhinney's limited fantasy value is about to turn into no value. He has a tog matchup vs. a good Coyotes offence.

McElhinney gave up five goals on 30 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Penguins on Sunday. It was a rough outing for McElhinney, but he should not have been active in fantasy leagues anyways because of the matchup. Tonight he will start in Colorado, he has posted a 2-3-0 record with a 2.92 GAA and .904 SV% on the road.

McElhinney gave up five goals on 30 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Penguins on Sunday. It was a rough outing for McElhinney, but he should not have been active in fantasy leagues anyways because of the matchup. Tonight he is expected to start in Colorado, he has posted a 2-3-0 record with a 2.92 GAA and .904 SV% on the road.

McElhinney stopped 16 of 17 shots on a quiet night win over the Devils on Thursday. McElhinney has won four of his last five outings and has performed at a solid level since replacing Sergei Bobrovsky as the Blue Jackets starter. Tonight he will make his third start against the Penguins, in the first two he is 0-2-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .929 SV%.

McElhinney was scheduled to start Monday's game, but was held out because he was dealing with a sore back prior to puck-drop. He will return to the cage six days after his last start where he gave up three goals on 36 shots in a win over the Flyers. He will face a Devils team who have won three of their last five while outscoring their opponents 17-14.