In his return after a brief conditioning stint in the AHL, Anaheim G John Gibson had an easy go of it against the Columbus Blue Jackets, turning aside 16 of 17 SOG for his first win of the season. With the stellar play of Frederik Andersen so far this year, it looks like Gibson will get spot starts unless Andersen begins to falter. Everything looks to be in Andersen's favor, but one never knows how quickly the hand of fate delivers.  Corey Perry continues his torrid start with a goal and an assist but if somehow D Sami Vatanen is still available in your league, snatch him up ASAP as he had a goal and an assist, both on the power play. Cam Fowler seems to be the forgotten offensive d-man in Anaheim although he did also notch an assist on the power play and now has 5 points in 8 games... Edmonton rattled off their third win in a row as they blasted the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 at Rexall Place. It appears there is no fantasy-worthy options in Carolina but as the top talent returns to the lineup, the production should improve.  Jeff Skinner broke the ice in his third game back since opening the season on the injury list, so look for his numbers and the rest of the Canes to get quite better as C Eric Staal is close to returning as well. Without either of those in the lineup, the Canes have been horrible as they have gone winless.  Some good "buy-low" options in Carolina.... Speaking of being lost, Edmonton's Jordan Eberle broke out in a big way last night with 2 goals and an assist, the first goal a thing of beauty as he and Tayler Hall had a nice give-and-go to break Eberle free. Those who were a bit disgruntled can breathe a sigh of relief as Eberle should be a big part of that Oil offense.... You knew sooner or later that the Colorado Avalanche offense was going to break out as they scored 7 goals against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. The return of starter Semyon Varlamov didn't hurt either as the team seemed to play much better with their no. 1 back in the crease. Matt Duchene (G, 2A), Jarome Iginla (2G, A) and Tyson Barrie (3A) all had a 3-point night while Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist. Perhaps the Colorado Rocky air was just the right elixir.  Put your Avs back in the lineup pronto.  Take me home country roads.... The talent of the Tampa Bay Lightning, especially starter Ben Bishop (40/42 SVS), was just too much for the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec was chased after giving up 4 through 2 periods and his numbers are clearly not what the team ...

Brunner missed the last two games after suffering a leg injury last Thursday vs. the Blue Jackets. He will play his first game against his former team tonight, when the Red Wings come to New Jersey. Brunner will skate on the second line with Patrik Elias and Adam Henrique. Brunner has 17 points (9G / 8A) in 42 games this season.

Brunner has missed the last 14 games with a sprained MCL but will slide back onto the Devils' third line with Dainius Zubrus and Patrik Elias tonight. Brunner has 14 points (8G / 5A) with a minus-6 rating and 70 shots on goal in 32 games in his first season with New Jersey.

Brunner has been out since December 20 because of a sprained MCL but was back on the ice skating on a regular line on Monday. He was skating with Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus so it looks like he will be back in tomorrow. The Swiss forward has 13 points (8G / 5A) in 32 games in his first season with the Devils.

Brunner was injured after playing just 4:17 in Friday's game vs. the Ducks. He had eight goals and five assists in 32 games prior to the injury.

Mattias Tedenby will enter the lineup in Brunner's place tonight vs. Los Angeles. Brunner has failed to record a point in the last 10 games. He had seven points in the first 10 contests but has cooled off considerably. The entire New Jersey offence has struggled and ranks 25th in scoring.

Brunner missed Saturday's contest with the Rangers due to general upper-body soreness. He returns to the lineup tonight with three goals and two assists in his first seven games with the Devils. He will skate on a line with Andrei Loktionov and Dainius Zubrus.

He had not shown up to the Devils locker room at 5:30 PM EST, presumingly out tonight.

The New Jersey Devils looked like they were cruising to a solid road victory heading into the 3rd period before the Edmonton Oilers offense exploded for four unanswered goals before veteran Patrik Elias tied the game with less than a minute remaining. Martin Brodeur looked like his old self until the 5 minute mark of the 3rd period, but things started to fall apart for the Marty and the Devils defense....Even though there were four different goal scorers for the Oilers, the most important was Ryan-Nugent Hopkins, whose return from shoulder surgery re-vitalized the Oiler's offense last night. He looks good to start in all fantasy leagues....RW Damien Brunner looks like a terrific signing by the Devs as he potted his 3rd goal of the season and also added an assist. Now promoted to the top power play unit, the Slick Swiss import is playing well and has a way of finding the net.  Pick him up if he is available as New Jersey is in need of scoring and it has to come from someone....D Marek Zidlicky looks like he is back to his old scoring ways as he now has 3 points in 3 games. Play him with confidence....G Cory Schneider gets the nod tonight against his former team, the Vancouver Canucks. There will be a lot of fanfare before the game as the press will be all over Schneider in his return.  Plus, he is going up against his friend and ex-teammate, Roberto Luongo. Other Fantasy Game Notes: A light schedule with only 2 games on the plate, the other being the NY Rangers against the LA Kings.  The Rangers continued their season-opening long road trip as they put the finishing touches on the restoration of Madison Square Garden.  Both goaltenders played well except that LA goaltender Jonathan Quick played a clearing shot by Ranger D-man Ryan McDonagh into his own net, but the Kings couldn't get much past Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers came away with a 3-1 victory....The return of Ryan Callahan seemed to have done wonders for last year's whipping boy, Brad Richards, even though they did not play on the same line, as he scored his first 2 goals, one being the game-winner. Look for a bounce back year from the vet...Rick Nash and Derek Stepan are warming up after Stepan's camp holdout as the former had 2 assists and the latter one in last night's contest. The weekly IN STEVE'S DEFENSE is out with some interesting defensmen who may still be available in your fantasy league. Read it here!

The New Jersey Devils looked like they were cruising to a solid road victory heading into the 3rd period before the Edmonton Oilers offense exploded for four unanswered goals before veteran Patrik Elias tied the game with less than a minute remaining. Martin Brodeur looked like his old self until the 5 minute mark of the 3rd period, but things started to fall apart for the Marty and the Devils defense....Even though there were four different goal scorers for the Oilers, the most important was Ryan-Nugent Hopkins, whose return from shoulder surgery re-vitalized the Oiler's offense last night. He looks good to start in all fantasy leagues....RW Damien Brunner looks like a terrific signing by the Devs as he potted his 3rd goal of the season and also added an assist. Now promoted to the top power play unit, the Slick Swiss import is playing well and has a way of finding the net.  Pick him up if he is available as New Jersey is in need of scoring and it has to come from someone....D Marek Zidlicky looks like he is back to his old scoring ways as he now has 3 points in 3 games. Play him with confidence....G Cory Schneider gets the nod tonight against his former team, the Vancouver Canucks. There will be a lot of fanfare before the game as the press will be all over Schneider in his return.  Plus, he is going up against his friend and ex-teammate, Roberto Luongo. Other Fantasy Game Notes: A light schedule with only 2 games on the plate, the other being the NY Rangers against the LA Kings.  The Rangers continued their season-opening long road trip as they put the finishing touches on the restoration of Madison Square Garden.  Both goaltenders played well except that LA goaltender Jonathan Quick played a clearing shot by Ranger D-man Ryan McDonagh into his own net, but the Kings couldn't get much past Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers came away with a 3-1 victory....The return of Ryan Callahan seemed to have done wonders for last year's whipping boy, Brad Richards, even though they did not play on the same line, as he scored his first 2 goals, one being the game-winner. Look for a bounce back year from the vet...Rick Nash and Derek Stepan are warming up after Stepan's camp holdout as the former had 2 assists and the latter one in last night's contest. The weekly IN STEVE'S DEFENSE is out with some interesting defensmen who may still be available in your fantasy league. Read it here!