THE GOALIE EDGE: 3/27/2014 primepucks.com Thu 3/27/14 11:11 AM

ALL GOALIES ARE CONFIRMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AT THE TIME OF PRINT The Boston Bruins will look to avenge their 3-2 shootout loss on January 19th along with losing last year's Stanley Cup to the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at TD Garden. In what could possibly be a prelude to another Stanley Cup Finals match, this should bring all the intensity of a close rivalry.  Carey Crawford (LIKELY) will face Tuukka Rask, this time the B's finally get it done....Thomas Greiss will get the call again for Phoenix as the Coyotes try to build on their victory over the Penguins on Tuesday night. Martin Brodeur will look to keep New Jersey's playoff hopes alive, although he has lost 3 straight. Expect the Devils to bring it tonight against the NHL's least used backup in Greiss.  Don't let that fool you.  Greiss is a good goalie, and he plays in the Tippett system.  You know what that does to a goalie's performance?  Just ask Bryzgalov....Another potential Stanley Cup Finals matchup tonight in Pittsburgh as the Penguins host the Los Angeles Kings.  In a  battle ofthe backups, Jeff Zatkoff looks to end the Pens two-game losing streak but has tough competition with Martin Jones (LIKELY) in net for the Kings.  The Pens have been hit hard with injuries but still lead the Metropolitan Division and basically have it sewn up while LA is looking to shore up their position.  Should be a doozy....Detroit is fighting for their playoff lives and will face a streaking Montreal team that has won 3 in a row.  Jimmy Howard will get the call for the Red Wings as Carey Price will defend the net for the Habs.  Price is coming off a 2-0 blanking of the Sabres and is rounding into shape following his recent LBI.  Look for the Canadiens to clip the Wings tonight....In a game with no playoff implications but teams building for next season, Anton Khudobin will be in the crease for the Carolina Hurricanes as they head to Florida to take on Roberto Luongo and the Panthers.  This could be a good game fantasy-wise with lots of goals.....Don't look now but the John Tavares-less New York Islanders have won 2 in a row and look to make it 3 against Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning.  I don't think so as the Bolts look to halt a 2-game skid and gain ground in a t least solidifying home ice advantage for the first round.  Evgeni Nabokov has been sharing the net lately with Anders Nilssonbut gets the call tonight.....Ryan Miller will look to backstop the NHL leading St. Louis blues to their 50th win of the season against Darcy Kuemper (LIKELY) and the Minnesota Wild, losers last night against the Canucks.  The shine has been tarnished on rookie Kuemper lately as he is 1-4-2 in last 7 games and pulled from last nigth's game.  I'm surprised they are not going with Bryzgalov being that their playoff spot isn't exactly sewn up.  Miller is 8-2-1 with the Notes, enough said.....Matt Hackett has been quite impressive in his two starts for the Buffalo Sabres and will go against Carter Hutton and the Nashville Predators this evening. Hackett has a 1-1-0 record with a 1.51 GAA and .958 SP, but it's only 2 starts.  A low scoring affair may favor the Sabres here...Eddie Lack (LIKELY) goes again for the Canucks and has settled in as the Number 1 in Vancouver after a bit of a struggle following the trade of Luongo.  He has won three straight, 4 of 5, 5 of 7, and 6 of last 9.  It will be tough against Semyon Varlamov and the Colorado Avalanche who are looking to gain home ice advantage at least through the first round. The Avs have struggled of late, losing 4 of their past 6 games, so hopefully some home cooking will remedy that....Al Montoya (LIKELY) goes again for the Winnipeg Jets as they face off against Antti Niemi and the San Jose Sharks who are not only fighting for  the Western Conference title, but also for the NHL lead in points.  The Sharks have swarmed against their opponents lately going 7-1-2 while the Jets only have 2 wins in their last 11 games.  Sharks bite! FANTASY MUST-STARTS Antti Niemi, San Jose vs. Winnipeg Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders Ryan Miller, St. Louis vs. Minnesota SLEEPER ALERT Matt Hackett, Buffalo @ Nashville Eddie Lack, Vancouver @ Colorado GOALIE PICKS Steve: (88-59) Ben Bishop Ray: (86-61) Antti Niemi Mike: (69-48) TBA