FANTASY MUST-STARTS VIKTOR FASTH, ANAHEIM ILYA BRYZGALOV, PHILADELPHIA SLEEPER GOALIE ALERT JIMMY HOWARD, DETROIT DAILY GOALIE LOCKS: RAY- BRYZGALOV MIKE- PRICE STEVE- FASTH SEASON RECORDS: RAY 24-15 MIKE 22-17 STEVE 19-20

After losing four straight Howard has now won two in a row and will look to make it three tomorrow in Los Angeles. With his back-to-back solid performances Howard has now pushed his SV% up to .901 on the season. He has a tough matchup tomorrow vs. the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.

After losing five straight the Red Wings got the performance they needed last night from Howard. He posted a 33-save shutout and looked great all night. He out-dueled Vezina front-runner Pekka Rinne, leading the Red Wings to a 4-0 win. He was supposed to have today off but with Gustavsson re-injuring his groin it will be Howie back between the pipes vs. a good Canucks team.

Howard allowed 3 goals on 24 shots in last night's loss to the Blue jackets. The Red Wings are now on a 5 game skid (0-3-2) and will keep rolling Howard as they try to get back on track tomorrow vs. a tough Predators team.

Howard had to leave the Red Wings last game early in the first period because he said his "vision was blurry". Howard has been unable to record a win in his last 3 starts and the Wings are 0-2-2 in their last four. Howard has a good matchup tonight vs. the Blue Jackets and is hoping to play better than he did last time vs. Columbus when he allowed four goals on 28 shots.

Reports are that Howard may have been hit in practice and this is what caused the blurry vision. Monitor his status over the next few days as the nature of the injury should be released. Jonas Gustavsson would presumably get the starts for the Red Wings should Howard miss any time.

Detroit is on a 3 games losing skid heading into tonight's game vs. Nashville, but after sitting out their last game the Red Wings will have their #1 Jimmy Howard back between the pipes tonight. Chris Mason started the front-end of the Predators back-to-back so Detroit will see Pekka Rinne in net for Nashville. Howard has a good matchup as long as the Wings can solve Rinne.

Howard had a great performance against the Kings on Sunday but looked shaky last night vs. St. Louis. The road doesn't get any easier for him as he will take on one of the NHL's hottest teams, the Anaheim Ducks. Howard has been a solid #1 fantasy option this season and should continue to play well.

Howard was outstanding Sunday against the Kings. The Red Wings are 2-1 against the Blues already this season.

***IN THE SLOT***FANTASY RECAP OF THE NHL NIGHT IN ACTION LOS ANGELES 2 @ DETROIT 3 Jimmy Howard was the story of the game, as the Detroit netminder stopped 45 of 47 shots against the Kings an. His two-game winning streak over the weekend put an end to his brief losing skid and back to must-start fantasy status.. Henrik Zetterberg continues to light it up, collecting two more helpers and increasing his point total to 18 in 12 games. He is bound to slow down, but enjoy the ride while it lasts.. EDMONTON 3 @ COLUMBUS 1 read more