We skipped our daily update yesterday, and there was just one game on the schedule last night, so here's a combined daily update from Monday and Tuesday's games. Don't want to neglect all those shutouts...
4 Stars
#1 - Johan Hedberg (G-NJ) - Hedberg blanked the Caps on Monday, stopping all 30 shots.
#2 - Steve Mason (G-COB) - Mason kept the shutout streak alive in Columbus, stopping all 27 shots he faced on Monday
#3 - Ilya Bryzgalov (G-PHO) - Bryzgalov had a shutout in last night's action, as he stopped all 23 shots against Edmonton
#4 - Lee Stempniak (F-PHO) -Stempniak scored twice and added an assist yesterday
Injury Update:
- Ed Jovanavski (D-PHO) did not play yesterday, due to the flu
- Marc Savard (F-BOS) is getting close to coming back, as he's been cleared to participate in contact drills
- Guillaume Latendresse (F-MIN) will have two surgeries today. Not looking good if you're holding him on your fantasy roster
- Tim Connolly (F-BUF) will not play tonight, due to a groin injury
Player Notes:
- 4 players had two goal performances over the last two nights:
- Martin Hanzal (F-PHO)
- Jason Arnott (F-NJ)
- Nikolai Kulemin (F-TOR)
- Maxim Lapierre (F-MON)
- Devan Dubnyk (G-EDM) allowed 5 goals on 34 shots in the loss to Phoenix last night
- Braden Holtby (G-WAS) continues to struggle for the Caps in net, allowing 5 goals on 18 shots to the last-place Devils on Monday
- Martin Biron (G-NYR) was solid in net for the Ranger on Monday, stopping 31 of 32 shots
- Rick Nash (F-COB) scored again Monday, riding his goal-scoring streak to 6 games