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Craig Anderson just might be turning it around after winning his past two starts, both against two of the Eastern Conference's top teams, Pittsburgh and Boston. Philipp Grubauer has played well since his call up but has lost 2 out of his last three. Ottawa is on the cusp of the eighth playoff spot so a win would do wonders while the Washington Capitals could distance themselves a little from the middle of the pack. Look for the Senators to win a tight one on home ice...The match of the night belongs to Los Angeles and eh Chicago Blackhawks. Martin Jones and Antti Raanta have played superbly in place of injured starters Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford, with Jones getting all the press. Jones actually suffered his first loss against 8 wins last time out against Dallas, losing 5-2 which was such an aberration from the way he had been playing prior. Chicago continues to put up a boatload of points in games lately and they should be able to solve Jones. Raanta is a rave!...With Jonas Gustavsson sidelined with a groin injury, Jimmy Howard gets back into the crease following his injury in the nick of time. Hopefully, for Red Wings fans, he shed his inconsistent play that possessed Howard from the start of the season. Carter Hutton will get the nod as the Nashville Predators await the return of Pekka Rinne. Hutton has lost 4 straight while the Red Wings have won 3 of 4 and ghave their top two stars back in the lineup, Datsyuk and Zetterberg. Wings are hot!....Steve Mason (LIKELY) and the Philadelphia Flyers head to Vancouver to take on Eddie Lack (LIKELY) and the Canucks. Lack is coming off a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames and has won 3 in a row since replacing injured Roberto Luongo. As good as the Flyers have been playing of late, the Canucks are not lacking with lack in net. Go Nucks!
FANTASY MUST-STARTS
Eddie Lack, Vancouver vs. Philadelphia
Jimmy Howard, Detroit @ Nashville
Antti Raanta, Chicago vs. Los Angeles
SLEEPER ALERT
None.
GOALIE DAILY PICKS
Steve: (50-31) Antti Raanta
Ray: (45-35) Eddie Lack
Mike: (38-28) TBA
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