NHL Expected Lines and Goalies: October 3rd
It’s the first big day of the NHL season with 8 games on the schedule. There’s a big $10,000 GPP over at DraftKings today for both puckheads and beginners alike. We’re going to mix up the format a bit today to keep so many games better organized. Follow the table at the top of the page for Goalie Confirmations that will be updated throughout the day. Beneath that you can find line combinations for every team on the schedule today.
Remember, the NHL Lineups Page is currently not updated. This article will serve as a replacement for the first week of the NHL season. After that, this article will be replaced by the NHL Lineups Page
You’ll be able to find goalie confirmations and line combinations, updated daily, there.
UPDATED: 4 PM EST – THURSDAY
Goalie Confirmations – Thursday, October 3rd
| Starts | Away Team | Away Goalie | Home Team | Home Goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | Tampa Bay | Anders Lindback | Boston | Tuukka Rask |
| 7:00 PM | New Jersey | Cory Schneider | Pittsburgh | Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 7:00 PM | Calgary | Karri Romo | Washington | Braden Holtby |
| 8:00 PM | Nashville | Pekka Rinne | St. Louis | Jaroslav Halak |
| 8:00 PM | Los Angeles | Jonathan Quick | Minnesota | Niklas Backstrom |
| 8:30 PM | Florida | Tim Thomas | Dallas | Kari Lehtonen |
| 10:00 PM | NY Rangers | Henrik Lundqvist | Phoenix | Mike Smith |
| 10:00 PM | Vancouver | Roberto Luongo | San Jose | Antti Niemi |
| CONFIRMED STARTER | PROBABLE STARTER | UNCONFIRMED |
Tampa Bay at Boston
| Tampa Bay Lightning – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Ryan Malone | Steven Stamkos | Martin St. Louis | Victor Hedman | Sami Salo |
| LINE 2 | Alex Killorn | Valtteri Filppula | Teddy Purcell | Matt Carle | Radko Gudas |
| LINE 3 | Ondrej Palat | Tyler Johnson | Richard Panik | Andrej Sustr | Eric Brewer |
| LINE 4 | Pierre-Cedric Labrie | Nate Thompson | B.J. Crombeen | ||
| Tampa Bay Lightning – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Ryan Malone | Steven Stamkos | Martin St. Louis | Victor Hedman | Sami Salo |
| PP-2 | Alex Killorn | Valtteri Filppula | Teddy Purcell | Matt Carle | Eric Brewer |
| Boston Bruins – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Brad Marchand | Patrice Bergeron | Loui Eriksson | Zdeno Chara | Johnny Boychuk |
| LINE 2 | Milan Lucic | David Krejci | Jarome Iginla | Dougie Hamilton | Dennis Seidenberg |
| LINE 3 | Jordan Caron | Chris Kelly | Reilly Smith | Torey Krug | Adam McQuaid |
| LINE 4 | Daniel Paille | Gregory Campbell | Shawn Thornton | ||
| Boston Bruins – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Milan Lucic | David Krejci | Jarome Iginla | Zdeno Chara | Torey Krug |
| PP-2 | Gregory Campbell | Patrice Bergeron | Loui Eriksson | Brad Marchand | Dougie Hamilton |
New Jersey at Pittsburgh
| New Jersey Devils – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Ryane Clowe | Patrik Elias | Damien Brunner | Bryce Salvador | Marek Zidlicky |
| LINE 2 | Adam Henrique | Travis Zajac | Jaromir Jagr | Andy Greene | Adam Larsson |
| LINE 3 | Dainius Zubrus | Andrei Loktionov | Michael Ryder | Anton Volchenkov | Peter Harrold |
| LINE 4 | Ryan Carter | Stephen Gionta | Steve Bernier | ||
| New Jersey Devils – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Michael Ryder | Patrik Elias | Jaromir Jagr | Travis Zajac | Marek Zidlicky |
| PP-2 | Ryane Clowe | Adam Henrique | Damien Brunner | Andy Greene | Adam Larsson |
| Pittsburgh Penguins – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Chris Kunitz | Sidney Crosby | Pascal Dupuis | Brooks Orpik | Paul Martin |
| LINE 2 | Jussi Jokinen | Evgeni Malkin | James Neal | Rob Scuderi | Matt Niskanen |
| LINE 3 | Chuck Kobasew | Brandon Sutter | Beau Bennett | Olli Maatta | Robert Bortuzzo |
| LINE 4 | Tanner Glass | Dustin Jeffrey | Craig Adams | ||
| Pittsburgh Penguins – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Chris Kunitz | Sidney Crosby | James Neal | Paul Martin | Evgeni Malkin |
| PP-2 | Jussi Jokinen | Brandon Sutter | Pascal Dupuis | Matt Niskanen | Brooks Orpik |
Calgary at Washington
| Calgary Flames – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Curtis Glencross | Matt Stajan | Lee Stempniak | T.J. Brodie | Mark Giordano |
| LINE 2 | Jiri Hudler | Mikael Backlund | T.J. Galiardi | Dennis Wideman | Kris Russell |
| LINE 3 | Sven Baertschi | Sean Monahan | David Jones | Chris Butler | Shane O’Brien |
| LINE 4 | Lance Bouma | Ben Street | Brian McGrattan | ||
| Calgary Flames – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Curtis Glencross | Matt Stajan | Lee Stempniak | Mark Giordano | Dennis Wideman |
| PP-2 | Sven Baertschi | Mikael Backlund | Jiri Hudler | T.J. Brodie | Kris Russell |
| Washington Capitals – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Marcus Johansson | Nicklas Backstrom | Alex Ovechkin | Karl Alzner | Mike Green |
| LINE 2 | Brooks Laich | Mikhail Grabovski | Troy Brouwer | John Erskine | John Carlson |
| LINE 3 | Jason Chimera | Eric Fehr | Joel Ward | Jack Hillen | Connor Carrick |
| LINE 4 | Martin Erat | Michael Latta | Tom Wilson | ||
| Washington Capitals – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Mikhail Grabovski | Nicklas Backstrom | Troy Brouwer | Alex Ovechkin | Mike Green |
| PP-2 | Eric Fehr | Marcus Johansson | Joel Ward | Karl Alzner | John Carlson |
Nashville at St. Louis
| Nashville Predators – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Colin Wilson | David Legwand | Patric Hornqvist | Roman Josi | Shea Weber |
| LINE 2 | Gabriel Bourque | Matt Cullen | Craig Smith | Kevin Klein | Seth Jones |
| LINE 3 | Eric Nystrom | Mike Fisher | Nick Spaling | Mattias Ekholm | Ryan Ellis |
| LINE 4 | Richard Clune | Paul Gaustad | Matt Hendricks | ||
| Nashville Predators – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Colin Wilson | David Legwand | Patric Hornqvist | Seth Jones | Shea Weber |
| PP-2 | Gabriel Bourque | Matt Cullen | Craig Smith | Roman Josi | Kevin Klein |
| St. Louis Blues – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Alex Steen | David Backes | T.J. Oshie | Jay Bouwmeester | Alex Pietrangelo |
| LINE 2 | Jaden Schwartz | Patrik Berglund | Vladimir Tarasenko | Jordan Leopold | Kevin Shattenkirk |
| LINE 3 | Brenden Morrow | Derek Roy | Chris Stewart | Barret Jackman | Roman Polak |
| LINE 4 | Vladimir Sobotka | Maxim Lapierre | Ryan Reaves | ||
| St. Louis Blues – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Alex Steen | David Backes | T.J. Oshie | Alex Pietrangelo | Kevin Shattenkirk |
| PP-2 | Chris Stewart | Derek Roy | Vladimir Tarasenko | Jordan Leopold | Jay Bouwmeester |
Los Angeles at Minnesota
| LA Kings – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Dwight King | Anze Kopitar | Justin Williams | Robyn Regehr | Drew Doughty |
| LINE 2 | Matt Frattin | Mike Richards | Jeff Carter | Slava Voynov | Willie Mitchell |
| LINE 3 | Dustin Brown | Jarret Stoll | Trevor Lewis | Jake Muzzin | Matt Greene |
| LINE 4 | Kyle Clifford | Colin Fraser | Jordan Nolan | ||
| LA Kings – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Dustin Brown | Anze Kopitar | Jeff Carter | Drew Doughty | Mike Richards |
| PP-2 | Matt Frattin | Jarret Stoll | Justin Williams | Jake Muzzin | Slava Voynov |
| Minnesota Wild – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Zach Parise | Mikko Koivu | Jason Pominville | Ryan Suter | Jonas Brodin |
| LINE 2 | Dany Heatley | Charlie Coyle | Justin Fontaine | Marco Scandella | Jared Spurgeon |
| LINE 3 | Matt Cooke | Kyle Brodziak | Torrey Mitchell | Keith Ballard | Matthew Dumba |
| LINE 4 | Mikael Granlund | Zenon Konopka | Nino Niederreiter | ||
| Minnesota Wild – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Zach Parise | Mikko Koivu | Jason Pominville | Ryan Suter | Jonas Brodin |
| PP-2 | Nino Niederreiter | Charlie Coyle | Dany Heatley | Marco Scandella | Jared Spurgeon |
Florida at Dallas
| Florida Panthers – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Tomas Fleischmann | Marcel Goc | Kris Versteeg | Brian Campbell | Erik Gudbranson |
| LINE 2 | Jonathan Huberdeau | Aleksander Barkov | Brad Boyes | Dmitry Kulikov | Mike Weaver |
| LINE 3 | Jesse Winchester | Shawn Matthias | Tomas Kopecky | Tom Gilbert | Matt Gilroy |
| LINE 4 | Scottie Upshall | Scott Gomez | Drew Shore | ||
| Florida Panthers – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Jonathan Huberdeau | Shawn Matthias | Brad Boyes | Brian Campbell | Erik Gudbranson |
| PP-2 | Tomas Fleischmann | Aleksander Barkov | Kris Versteeg | Dmitry Kulikov | Mike Weaver |
| Dallas Stars – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Jamie Benn | Tyler Seguin | Erik Cole | Alex Goligoski | Sergei Gonchar |
| LINE 2 | Ray Whitney | Cody Eakin | Alex Chiasson | Brenden Dillon | Stephane Robidas |
| LINE 3 | Shawn Horcoff | Vernon Fiddler | Valeri Nichushkin | Trevor Daley | Jordie Benn |
| LINE 4 | Antoine Roussel | Chris Mueller | Ryan Garbutt | ||
| Dallas Stars – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Jamie Benn | Tyler Seguin | Erik Cole | Sergei Gonchar | Alex Goligoski |
| PP-2 | Ray Whitney | Cody Eakin | Alex Chiasson | Trevor Daley | Stephane Robidas |
NY Rangers at Phoenix
| NY Rangers – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Brad Richards | Derek Stepan | Rick Nash | Ryan McDonagh | Dan Girardi |
| LINE 2 | Benoit Pouliot | Derick Brassard | Mats Zuccarello | Marc Staal | Anton Stralman |
| LINE 3 | Taylor Pyatt | Brian Boyle | Jesper Fast | Michael Del Zotto | Dominic Moore |
| LINE 4 | Arron Asham | J.T. Miller | Derek Dorsett | ||
| NY Rangers – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | J.T. Miller | Derek Stepan | Rick Nash | Marc Staal | Brad Richards |
| PP-2 | Benoit Pouliot | Derick Brassard | Mats Zuccarello | Michael Del Zotto | Dan Girardi |
| Phoenix Coyotes – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Mikkel Boedker | Mike Ribeiro | Shane Doan | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Zbynek Michalek |
| LINE 2 | Lauri Korpikoski | Martin Hanzal | Radim Vrbata | Keith Yandle | Derek Morris |
| LINE 3 | Lucas Lessio | Antoine Vermette | David Moss | David Schlemko | David Rundblad |
| LINE 4 | Rob Klinkhammer | Kyle Chipchura | Chris Brown | ||
| Phoenix Coyotes – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Mikkel Boedker | Mike Ribeiro | Shane Doan | Keith Yandle | Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
| PP-2 | Lauri Korpikoski | Martin Hanzal | Radim Vrbata | Zbynek Michalek | Derek Morris |
Vancouver at San Jose
| Vancouver Canucks – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Daniel Sedin | Henrik Sedin | Alexandre Burrows | Dan Hamhuis | Kevin Bieksa |
| LINE 2 | Jannik Hansen | Ryan Kesler | Chris Higgins | Alexander Edler | Jason Garrison |
| LINE 3 | David Booth | Brad Richardson | Mike Santorelli | Chris Tanev | Ryan Stanton |
| LINE 4 | Tom Sestito | Zac Dalpe | Dale Weise | ||
| Vancouver Canucks – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Daniel Sedin | Henrik Sedin | Ryan Kesler | Alexander Edler | Jason Garrison |
| PP-2 | David Booth | Chris Higgins | Alexandre Burrows | Dan Hamhuis | Kevin Bieksa |
| San Jose Sharks – Full Strength Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE 1 | Tomas Hertl | Joe Thornton | Brent Burns | Matt Irwin | Dan Boyle |
| LINE 2 | Patrick Marleau | Logan Couture | Tyler Kennedy | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Brad Stuart |
| LINE 3 | Matthew Nieto | Joe Pavelski | Tommy Wingels | Justin Braun | Jason Demers |
| LINE 4 | Andrew Desjardins | James Sheppard | Matt Pelech | ||
| San Jose Sharks – Power Play Line Combos | |||||
| Line | LW | C | RW | DEF | DEF |
| PP-1 | Patrick Marleau | Joe Thornton | Logan Couture | Dan Boyle | Joe Pavelski |
| PP-2 | Tyler Kennedy | James Sheppard | Tomas Hertl | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Brent Burns |