THE GOALIE EDGE: 12/27/2013 primepucks.com Fri 12/27/13 1:02 PM

ALL GOALIES CONFIRMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AT TIME OF PRINT Back from the holidays and rarin' to go!   Despite getting a shutout in last game out, Craig Anderson will sit until tomorrow's night matchup against Boston in a home-and-home back-to-back nights schedule.  Robin Lehner gets the nod against Tuukka Rask and needs to put up a good performance in order to keep his foot in the crease for future starts.  Tonight's game in Beantown so expect the B's to come out blazing....Curtis McElhinney and the Columbus Blue Jackets head into New Jersey to take on Martin Brodeur and the Devils. The Jackets are 2-0 against New Jersey, beating both Jersey goaltenders and could stretch their winning streak to 3, matching their season long.  Brodeur has shown signs of slowing down and perhaps the Devs are looking forward to tomorrow's night match against the NY Islanders, so a  good chance for Columbus tonight.... It looks like Cam Talbot will go for the third straight game and why not. The Rangers are winning with Talbot in the net, while Lundqvist hasn't been up to his stellar self.  Perhaps the King is injured and needs Humpty Dumpty's men to put him back together again.  The Blueshirts will be up against Washington Capitals Rookie sensation Philipp Grubauer who has only gone 4-1-1 with a 2.20 GAA and .934 SP. The trend this season has been the unknown or unrecognized rookie goalies coming in and taking advantage of their starts.  Caps kick the Cam down the road....The Pittsburgh Penguins were shutout before the Christmas Holiday and I'm sure they have been chomping at the bit to avenge that loss.  Justin Peters will bear the front of that attack. His numbers don't warrant his third start in a row but with Cam Ward not showing any signs of being fully recovered, the Canes don't have a lot of choices. Marc-Andre Fleury is having a spectacular season and that should continue tonight in Carolina.....The original thought is to go with the Toronto Maple Leafs in this matchup against the Buffalo Sabres considering the early season woes of the Sabres, but Ryan Miller has won three in a row and the team has been playing much better of late. Not an easy task for Jonathan Bernier who has lost 6 in a row after a stellar early season. I'm sticking with Miller....Ondrej Pavelec and the Winnipeg Jets need to step it up or they may start hearing it from the fans. Perhaps this will be a good matchup against the low-scoring Minnesota Wild who will have Niklas Backstrom in net even though Josh Harding is back. Not having Zach Parise in the lineup won't help their almost non-existent offense.  Peg the Jets!....In one of the premier matchups going tonight, Antti Raanta goes against Jean-Sebastien Giguere and the Colorado Avalanche. The Hawks just may be too tough at home but I'm sure Av's head Coach Patrick Roy will have his team ready tonight...Look for Kari Lehtonen (LIKELY) and the Dallas Stars avenge their loss to the Nashville Predators a few weeks back as they go against Carter Hutton in Big D....Devan Dubnyk gets tonight's call as the Oilers have back-to-back games with tomorrow's tilt being against Ilya Bryzgalov's old team, the Philadelphia Flyers. The Oil broke their 6-game losing streak just before the break with a convincing 6-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets.  Edmonton has won back-to-back games only twice this season, one of those was a mini 3-game winning streak.  Tonight could be number 3 as they go against Reto Berra and the Calgary Flames....The San Jose Sharks head to the desert to take on the Phoenix Coyotes. Sharks don't usually do well out of water, but the desert air will suit these Sharks just fine. San Jose has won 2 in a row and 4 of 6 while the Yotes have lost 4 of 5.  Antti Niemi is just having a super season and the Sharks have too many weapons, whereas Mike Smith is not performing to the level he is capable of. FANTASY MUST-STARTS Tuukka Rask, Boston vs. Ottawa Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh @ Carolina SLEEPER ALERT Ryan Miller, Buffalo @ Toronto Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg vs. Minnesota GOALIE DAILY PICKS Steve: (48-30) Kari Lehtonen Ray: (42-35) Marc-Andre Fleury Mike: (36-27) Marc-Andre Fleury