Neuvirth was 4-6-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .914 SV% with the Capitals this season. The 25-year-old is a good goaltender who will push for starts behind Jhonas Enroth. A healthy goaltending battle is a good thing, especially on a young, below average. team.

Neuvirth was slated to start for the Capitals tonight vs. Winnipeg, but came down with the flu and will now turn the starting duties over the Braden Holtby.

Neuvirth stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. The Caps were unable to put one by Evgeni Nabokov, so Neuvirth was the tough-luck loser. In his three consecutive starts he went 1-1-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .913 SV%. Tonight he will run into a Jets squad who have been a completely different team under Paul Maurice (9-2-0).

Neuvirth stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. The Caps were unable to put one by Evgeni Nabokov, so Neuvirth was the tough-luck loser. In his three consecutive starts he went 1-1-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .913 SV%. Tonight he will run into a Jets squad who have been a completely different team under Paul Maurice (9-2-0).

ALL GOALIES ARE CONFIRMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AT THE TIME OF PRINT Two teams coming off opposite ends of a shutout will face each other tonight as Evgeni Nabokov and the NY Islanders host Reto Berra and the Calgary Flames. Nabokov blanked the Washington caps 1-0 the other night after losing 3 straight following his return from injury.  Hopes for a playoff spot lie on Nabokov's shoulders and he will get eh majority of starts from here on out.  Calgary is still in rebuilding mode but did manage to win 5 in a row before the shutout loss to Montreal.  The Flames are tough to douse but the Isles should be able to....Detroit's Jimmy Howard did not have a particularly good weekend in Washington following his return from injury, but did manage to fill in quite well when Gustavsson had to leave the game early against Vancouver. The two combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Canucks and you have to remember that Howard was playing well before his recent injury.  Tim Thomas and the Florida Panthers are coming off a fine 4-1 effort against the Toronto Maple Leafs but Detroit is getting all their horses back with the return of Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings should prevail....The King gets a night off as Cam Talbot will man the pipes for the red-hot NY Rangers. The Rangers have won 4 in a row and 7 of last 9 and will face-off against he bottom feeder of the Western Conference, the Edmonton Oilers.  Ben Scrivens has been the best option for the Oilers since his acquisition but they are still only 2-3 in his starts, the only support he got was in a 3-0 win over San Jose. The team could only muster 1 goal in his other 2 starts.  Scrivens will do his best against a streaking Rangers team that is using their speed to dominant games of late....Two goalies who recently signed contract extensions will face-off against one another tonight as Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche goes against Steve Mason and the Philadelphia Flyers. Mason has played close to his pre-signing level while Varlamov has slipped back a bit.  Philly is coming back from a successful 3 game road trip out West but will face a Colorado team that will look to avenge their lopsided loss to the Rangers the other night.  I'd go with Mason as Varlamov has been inconsistent lately.....Ondrej Pavelec will lead the Winnipeg Jets into Washington to take on Michal Neuvirth and the Washington Capitals. Ever since the coaching change in Winnipeg, Pavelec has turned his game up a notch while the Capitals are looking ...

Neuvirth gave up five goals on 30 shots in a 6-5 OT win over the Red Wings on Sunday. His numbers don't look great, but he made the saves he needed to en route to his fourth win of the season. Tonight he will face the Islanders at home. Neuvirth is 4-2-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .902 SV% in Washington this season.

Neuvirth gave up five goals on 30 shots in a 6-5 OT win over the Red Wings on Sunday. His numbers don't look great, but he made the saves he needed to en route to his fourth win of the season. Tonight it looks like he will face the Islanders at home. Neuvirth is 4-2-0 with a 3.05 GAA and .902 SV% in Washington this season.

Neuvirth gave up three goals on 45 shots in Friday's shootout loss to the Red Wings. He will get a second crack at them this afternoon in Washington. Neuvirth is 3-5-2 with a 2.79 GAA and .917 SV% this season and makes for a strong Sunday, late surge spot-start.

There are only 2 games scheduled in the NHL today, and both are early afternoon games so as to not compete with the Super Bowl tonight. Detroit will play at Washington.  Jimmy Howard has been (confirmed) for the Red Wings. Howard is having a tough season going only 10-12-8, and he was a mediocre 4-4 in January. Michal Neuvirth  is (confirmed) for the Capitals and he has lost his last three games.  Tough one to call but we would go with Detroit. In the other game Winnipeg will travel to Montreal to play the Canadians. Ondrej Pavelec is (likely) for the Jets.   Pavelec has been hot lately winning 6 of his last 8 games. His 2.99 GAA and .900 SP are not too good though. Carey Price has been (confirmed) in goal for Montreal, and he has been stone cold losing 5 of his last 6 games. Still we think you should go with the Canadians. FANTASY MUST STARTS: None SLEEPERS: Michal Neuvirth, Washington vs Detroit DAILY GOALIE PICKS: Steve: (70-42) Michal Neuvirth Ray: (64-47) Jimmy Howard Mike: (54-39) Carey Price