Still stinging from being pulled in the Leaf's 7-1 blow-out defeat to the Rangers, Jonathan Bernier will be back in net against an improving Islander's team. Behind John Tavares' 5-point explosion last night, they put up 7 goals in the win over Dallas. Will they have any gas left in the tank against Bernier, who stopped 37 of 39 shots in their last head-to-head meeting? I am thinking the Leafs are over their Winter Classic withdrawal, and will come to play tonight.. 6 straight wins for Brian Elliott of the Blues, who now needs to keep his game sharp with the return of Jaroslav Halak. He faces the slumping Edmonton Oilers, who were steamrolled by the Blues 6-0 the last time out. Their starter Ilya Bryzgalov has been shaky at best with a 3-5-2 record, a 3.11 GAA, and a .908 SP. Take Elliott with confidence..Jonathan Quick is back, as the King's blue-chip goalie returned and dominated the Vancouver Canucks in the 3-1 win. With the Minnesota Wild in town, devoid of arguably their three best players in Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu, and Josh Harding, Quick will continue to trend upward with his 2nd straight win. He also wants to beat out a surging Ryan Miller for the starting nod with Team USA at the Olympics, so he can't afford any bad outings.. POSTPONED---Speaking of Ryan Miller, he has been "lights out" in the crease for Buffalo and should be ready to face a Carolina team without their captain Eric Staal. Anton Khudobin has been a stellar revelation in goal for the Hurricanes by winning 3 straight, so expect a tight, low scoring game in Buffalo. Miller by a small margin..
FANTASY MUST-START
Jonathan Bernier, Toronto vs. NYI
Brian Elliott, St. Louis @ Edmonton
Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles vs. Minnesota
SLEEPER ALERT
Ryan Miller *, Buffalo vs. Carolina POSTPONED
Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg vs. Tampa Bay
*: NOT CONFIRMED
GOALIE DAILY PICKS
Steve: (55-34): Jonathan Quick
Ray: (49-38): Jonathan Bernier
Mike: (42-31): Brian Elliott
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