ALL GOALIES CONFIRMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AT TIME OF PRINT
The Islanders always seem to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a fight and tonight should not be any different as Evgeni Nabokov gets the start. For the Pens, Marc-Andre Fleury gets the night off as Jeff Zatkoff gets his second start. Zatkoff looked a bit shaky in his first start against Florida, giving up 6 goals, so I don't see the Isles having that hard of a time against Zatkoff.....As the Anaheim Ducks are on the back end of back-to-back nights, Frederick Andersen (LIKELY) will be making his first NHL start against the Ottawa Senators. Tough night to get your first start as Spezza & Company have been lighting it up of late. In the battle of the Andersons, I give the nod to the Senators' Craig Anderson....With Cam Ward in the infirmary ward again; Jason Peters has been called upon to man the nets for the Carolina Hurricanes for the next little while. Unfortunately he will be taking on Semyon Varlamov & the Avalanche in Colorado, which has become a tough place to play for visiting teams. Head Coach Patrick Roy has his team playing so well with an 8-1 record; it still would have been difficult to win even with Ward in the net.... Jhonas Enroth gets the call tonight as the Buffalo Sabres swing down to Florida to take on the Panthers. With the injury to Tim Thomas, Jacob Markstrom gets the start for the home team. Although the Panthers have been playing better of late, Enroth just may get the better of Markstrom tonight....The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Columbus to take on Sergei Bobrovsky and the Blue Jackets. Bobrovsky has posted decent numbers so far this season, but his stats pale in comparison to last years, the reason for his 3-5 record. Jonathan Bernier on the other hand has been playing spectacular as he battles for the No. 1 job in TO. Look for Bernier to build on his 4-2 victory over the Ducks....With Vancouver and Luongo playing last night, it is likely that Eddie Lack (LIKELY) will get the start against Jaroslav Halak and the St. Louis Blues. Expect the Blues to keep the Canucks offense at bay, and because of the lack of suppprt (pardon the pun), Halak wins.
FANTASY MUST-STARTS
Craig Anderson, Ottawa vs. Anaheim
Jonathan Bernier, Toronto @ Columbus
Jaroslav Halak, St. Louis vs. Vancouver
Semyon Varlamov, Colorado vs. Carolina
SLEEPER ALERT
Evgeni Nabokov, NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh
Jhonas Enroth, Buffalo @ Florida
DAILY GOALIE PICKS
Steve (11-11) Semyon Varlamov
Ray (9-13) Craig Anderson
Mike (11-10) Jeff Zatkoff
THE GOALIE EDGE: 10/25/2013 primepucks.comFri 10/25/13 3:49 PM