The Blues have been hit hard by illness recently and it could hold Tarasenko out of tomorrow's meeting with the Stars. He has one goal and four assists in seven games, but keep an eye on him during tomorrow's morning skate.
The Blues are not in action tonight, so do not be too concerned, it is likely just a maintenance day for Tarasenko. He will probably be back on the ice for the Blues morning skate tomorrow and play vs. the Stars.
Fleury allowed four goals on 32 shots in a loss to the Flyers on Wednesday. After sitting on Thursday in Detroit, Fleury will be back between the pipes tonight in Nashville. The Predators have yet to lose in regulation this season, but Fleury has had a decent start to the year and should not be left on your bench.
Fleury stopped 34 of 35 shots in Saturday's victory over the Islanders. Tonight, Fleury will make his fifth straight start and has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .915 SV% in the early going. He draws a great matchup vs. a struggling Flyers team who are coming off of a loss last night.
Fleury allowed three goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Stars on Thursday. Fleury was beat be a late second goal to seal the win for Dallas and crack his modest two-game winning streak. On Saturday he will face an upstart Islanders team who are looking to move to 5-0 on the season.
Fleury allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Penguins win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. With four days off between games, the Penguins will go back to Fleury tonight vs. Dallas. He is 2-0-0 despite allowing six goals with an .889 SV% in the first two games of the season. Goal support will be there all season long.
Foligno missed Monday's matinee vs. the Ducks, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Hurricanes. He will skate on the left wing with Cody Hodgson and Chris Stewart.
Zuccarello missed Sunday's game vs. Toronto with a shoulder injury that he suffered on Saturday. Zucc's presence this morning is a good sign that the injury is not serious and he could be back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Islanders. Zuccarello has yet to record a point this season and is coming off of a minus-4 performance vs. the Blue Jackets.
The Sabres said that Foligno is "banged up" so he will sit out this afternoon with Brian Flynn getting in the lineup. Consier Foligno day-to-day.
Zucarello is believed to have suffered a shoulder injury on Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets and that will hold him out of Sunday's game vs. Toronto. He has no points and a minus-4 rating in two games. Kevin Hayes will make his NHL debut in Zucc's absence.
Brodin, 21, is in his third NHL season and has one assist through two games after scoring eight goals with 11 assists (19 points) in 79 games a season ago. This is a very good deal for both sides as they have locked up a key member of their blueline for the next six years.
Fleury allowed four goals on 29 shots, but walked away with a 6-4 win over the Ducks on Thursday. Tonight he will take on the Maple Leafs, who lost to the Canadiens in their season opener.
In the last four seasons Fleury has won 36, 42, 23 (lockout year) and 39 games while posting a GAA below 2.40 with a SV% above .912 with 12 shutouts.Playing for the high-powered Penguins should provide him with a ton of goal support and lead to close to 40 wins. He draws a tough matchup to start the season against the Ducks.
Zuccarello, 26, showed that he is more than just a shootout specialist in 2013-14. He recorded 19 goals and 40 assists (59 points) in 77 games--which led the Rangers. He was a part of New York's best line last season, playing most of the year with Derick Brassard and Benoit Pouliot, but now Pouliot wears Blue and Orange, so Zuccarello will have to get acclimated with at least one new linemate this season.
Foligno signs a very cap-managable contract to stay in Buffalo a year after scoring seven goals with 12 assists (19 points) in 74 games last year. The 22-year-old has all the tools to be a good NHL player and the additions the Sabres made yesterday should help Foligno continue to grow.
Fleury allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Penguins 3-1 loss in game 6. Fleury was unreal in games 2, 3 and 4, but had a tough-go in games 5 and 6 allowing seven goals on 63 shots (.889 SV%). Fleury enters play tonight with a career .901 SV% in game 7's, which is substantially lower than Henrik Lundqivst's .963. Hopefully for Fleury and the Penguins sake, Sidney Crosby can get his game on track with a big game 7.
Fleury allowed four goals on 34 shots in the 5-1 loss to the Rangers in game 5. The Penguins squandered a chance to put the Rangers away, but they will get a second chance tonight in New York. In the first two games at MSG this series, Fleury has stopped 48 of 50 shots (.960 SV%) while going 2-0.
Fleury allowed two goals on 15 shots in the Penguins 4-2 win in game 4. Fleury was not nearly as busy as he had been in the first three games of the series, but he was equal to the task and once again he outplayed King Henrik. He will look to close out the series in five tonight and enters play with a 2.20 GAA and .922 SV% through 10 playoff starts.
Fleury stopped all 35 shots that he faced in a 2-0 win in game 3. That marks back-to-back shutouts for the Pens netminder. He is the only goalie in Penguins' franchise history to post a shutout in two consecutive playoff games. He enters play tonight, 2-1 with a 0.96 GAA and a .964 SV% in the second round.
Fleury stopped all 22 shots that he faced in last night's 3-0 win to knot the series up at 1-1. Fleury set a Penguins' franchise record with his seventh career playoff shutout. Fleury has gone 2-1 with a 3.28 GAA and .892 SV% in three postseason starts on the road. He will look to improve on those numbers tonight, and get the Penguins a 2-1 series lead.
