GOALIE EDGE: 1/18/2014 primepucks.com Sat 1/18/14 12:09 PM

Wow! 13 games on the schedule in the NHL today with 3 games in the afternoon.  New York and Ottawa will start things off.  Cam Talbot has been confirmed in goal for New York, while Craig Anderson will be in goal for Ottawa. Talbot has been sensational this year for New York with a 1.66 goals against and and a 9-3-0 record.  Anderson started the year off terrible, but he has been better lately with 6 wins in his last 8 games and only OT losses.  Like Talbot in this one though.  San Jose is at Tampa Bay and Ben Bishop is the likely goalie for the Lightning. As much as we like Sharks goalie Antti Niemi with his 24 wins, his save percentage is only .915, so go with Bishop and his .938 save percentage. The Oilers goal situation is pretty bad and veteran goalie IIya Bryzgalov is the likely starter with Ondrej Pavelec for Winnipeg. Bryzgalov seems really old at 33, and his 3-7-2 3.27 goals against are just not there.  Go with the Jets.  Tim Thomas had been a little hot with Florida a while back, but he has lost 4 of his last 7 games. Anton Khudobin is likely in goal for Carolina and we like his chances better. Steve Mason and his Flyers will go against the Islanders. New York has no chance but to play Kevin Poulin with Nabokov hurt. Go with Mason in this one. Jimmy Howard has been confirmed for Detroit while Jonathan Quick is likely for Los Angeles. Howard has been spotty this year, while Quick has been sharp in his return from being injured.  Carey Price will be in goal for the Canadians against the Maple Leafs who are expected to play Jonathan Bernier. This is a tough one, but Price was outstanding in his last game against Otawa with 44 saves, and some of them terrific. Go with him.  Columbus will almost certainly start Sergei Bobrovsky who has won his last 4 starts since returning from a groin injury.  Buffalo will likely start Ryan Miller, and this one is easy, go with Bobrovsky. Brian Elliott has been confirmed for St. Louis in a bug game against Anaheim which will likely start Jonas Hiller who seems to have recovered from his recent illness. Tough to go against Anaheim even though the Blues are at home.  Nashville will likely start their new acquisition Devan Dubnyk against Colorado. We admit that you can't teach size, and at 6' 7" Dubnyk is large and the Predators defense is a lot better than Edmontons, but a .895 save percentage is a .895 save percentage.  Go with Colorado and Semyon Varlomov in this one.  The Devils will likely start Cory Schneider at Phoenix, while the Coyotes should start Mike Smith. At 27 years old, and with a 62-35 career record a 2.14 save percentage and a .927 save percentage, Schneider must really be frustrated with not being the number one goalie. We like him today.  With their other goalies hurt the Wild will start Darcy Kuemper. Really hope that Josh Harding is okay with his illness, which we assume is MS related. Kuemper has only played in 6 games this year, so go with Kari Lehtonen of Dallas. Karri Ramo has been confirmed for Calgary against Vancouver, while Eddie Lack will be in goal for the Canucks with Roberto Luongo still hurt. Lack has decent metrics, but he has lost his last 3 games. Tough one, but we like Dallas. FANTASY MUST STARTS: Sergei Bobrovsky: Columbus @ Buffalo Semyon Varlamov: Colorado @ Nashville Steve Mason: New York Islanders @ Philadelphia SLEEPER ALERT: Darcy Kuemper: Minnesota vs. Dallas Cam Talbot: New York Rangers at Ottawa GOALIE DAILY PICKS: Steve: (61-37) Eddie Lack Ray: (55-41) Ryan Miller Mike: (45-34) Steve Mason