Mason gave up four goals on 19 shots before being yanked in Saturday's 6-1 debacle vs. the Bruins. It was the third time that Mason has been pulled in 2014. He sits 3-4-1 with an ugly 3.60 GAA and .877 SV% in the New Year, but catches a break with his matchup tonight. He will face the Red Wings for the second time this season and for the second time they will be without Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg.

Mason stopped gave gave up three goals on 32 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Wednesday. He has lost three games in a row while giving up 10 goals and posting an .892 SV%. It might be hard for him to get off of the schnide with the Bruins in town today.

There are ten games on the schedule in the NHL tonight. Carolina and Buffalo start things off with a game in Buffalo.  Anton Khudobin is (likely) for the Huricanes, and he has played well this year with an 8-3 record and a 2.05 goals against. Jhonas Enroth has been (confirmed) for the Sabres, and he has had a tough season with only 1 win. We like Carolina....Philadelphia goes against the Blue Jackets in Columbus.  With Steve Mason playing last night, Ray Emery is (confirmed) for the Flyers . Emery has struggled as the backup with only a .901 save percentage.  Sergei Bobrovsky has been (confirmed) for Columbus, and no one is hotter than him with 6 straight wins.   Go with the hot guy....The Blues are at the Garden to play the Rangers.  Jaroslav Halak has been (confirmed) for St. Louis. He appears to have taken back the starting job.  Henrik Lundqvist has been (confirmed) for New York, and he has been hot as well with 5 wins in 6 games. Go with the King in what should be a tough match....The Senators are at Tamba Bay, and Craig Anderson has been (confirmed) for Ottawa. He had been hot with a 5 game winning streak, but  has lost 3 of his last 5.  Ben Bishop, who has been the goalie story of the year, is (confirmed) for the Lightning. He has cooled a bit going only 4-3 in his last 7, but we like him in this game....With Marc-Andre Fleury playing last night, Jeff Zatkoff is (confirmed) for the Penguins against the Islanders. He has only played in 10 games, but he has won 4 of 5. Kevin Poulin is (confirmed) to be in goal for New York. His overall numbers are bad, but he has won 6 of 8 in January.  Have to go with Pittsburgh though....Chicago is at Minnesota, and Antti Raanta is (likely) in goal for the Blackhawks. Raanta has played in only 2 games in January, but he won them both.  Minnesota will surely start Darcy Kuemper (likely) as Josh Harding and Niklas Backstrom are both out. Kuemper is 3-2 in his last 5 games.  Go wth Chicago and Raanta....Toronto is at Dallas, ad it looks like Jonathan Bernier (confirmed)is slowly grabbing the starting job for the Maple Leafs. He has been gettng more ice time lately, and he has 4 straight wins. Kari Lehtonen is (confirmed) for the Stars as he has been struggling lately going 2-8 in his last 10 games. Go with Bernier on this one....The Kings are at Anaheim and will (likely) start Jonathan Quick in goal. Quick has been only 4-4 since returning from injury, but he does have a .938 save percentage  for those games.  ...

Mason was pulled after allowed four goals on 24 shots in a loss to the Islanders on Saturday. He was given the night off on Monday, so he will be back in the crease tonight vs. Carolina. In two previous starts vs. the Hurricanes, Mason is 0-1-1 with a 1.98 GAA and .944 SV%.

ALL GOALIES ARE CONFIRMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AT THE TIME OF PRINT Four games in the NHL tonight starting with Carolina at Philadelphia. Anton Khudobin is (likely) to start for the Hurricanes. After a strong start Khudobin has lost 3 of his last 4 games.  Steve Mason is (likely) for Philadephia.   Mason had a strong December going 8-4, but he is only 4-3 so far in January.  Still we like the Flyers at home.....Montreal plays at Pittsburgh.  Carey Price has been (confirmed) for the Canadians. Price has lost 2 of his last 3.  Marc-Andre Fleury will (likely) start for the Penguins. Fleury has won 5 of his last 6 games although his save percentage during that stretch is only .888.  Still we like the high powered Pittsburgh in this one.....Corey Crawford has been (confirmed) for Chicago against Detroit. Crawford has won his last 2 games although he had lost 4 in a row before that.  Jonas Gustavsson has been (confirmed) for the Red Wings. This will be his first game back since 12/28/13, as he was injured.  He had won hs last 3 games in December.  Go with the Blackhawks with this game.....Phoenix is at Calgary, and its a tale of two struggling goalies  Mike Smith is (likely) for the Coyotes and he has lost 7 of his last 9, while Karri Ramo is (likely) for the Flames and he has lost 4 of his last 5 games. This one is a real pick-em game, but we like Calgary at home. FANTASY MUST STARTS: Marc-Andre Fleury: Pittsburgh vs. Montreal Steve Mason: Philadelphia vs. Carolina SLEEPERS: Karri Ramo: Calgary vs. Phoenix DAILY GOALIE PICKS: Steve: (63-38) Steve Mason Ray: (58-42) Steve Mason Mike: (48-35) Marc-Andre Fleury

Mason was pulled after allowed four goals on 24 shots in a loss to the Islanders on Saturday. He was given the night off on Monday, so he will be back in the crease tonight vs. Carolina. In two previous starts vs. the Hurricanes, Mason is 0-1-1 with a 1.98 GAA and .944 SV%.

ALL GOALIES CONFIRMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AT TIME OF PRINT Braden Holtby gets a chance to prove he deserves the starter's role in Washington as the Capitals take on the Ottawa Senators. With Philipp Grubauer being sent down to the AHL, Holtby and Neuvirth will compete for the starting job.  Washington may be without Alex Ovechkin who suffered a LBI (lower body injury), so monitor his situation as he is definitely a game-changer.  The resurrected Craig Anderson has lost 2 in a row after putting together a string of 7 solid efforts before that and winning 6 of those 7. Both teams need this game so expect a battle.  Caps have lost 5 in a row and 9 of their last 11, and the Sens have lost 2 in a row....Speaking of battles, the Battle of New York returns to the Garden tonight with Kevin Poulin and the Islanders head into MSG to take on Cam Talbot and the Rangers. Lundqvist sits this one out with an illness but he did appear to tweak something at the end of last game agaisnt the Caps on Sunday.  The Rangers don't lose much with Talbot in there, but this rivalry is always heated. Rangers have been on a roll lately, go with the Blueshirts...The sensation is back!  Martin Jones (LIKELY) looks like the starter tonight for Los Angeles as the Kings take on the red-hot Sergei Bobrovsky and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Bobber has won 5 in a row since his return and the Blue Jackets have played themselves back into a playoff spot.  There is still a long way to go, but the Jackets are playing team hockey.  Jones had been spectacular in his earlier call-up, but now that he is no longer an unknown entity, but things may be different the second time around.  When you're hot, you're the pick.  Ready the cannon...Tim Thomas (LIKELY) should be well enough from his battle with the flu bug to take on Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres. Clemmensen started last night to give Thomas an extra day to recover and played well to put it mildly but Thomas should get the call.  Miller's numbers are decent but not his win totals.  The Sabres have been playing well, but not well enough to win consistently.  Cats win...Steve Mason recently signed a 3-year contract extension and was pulled in the start right after. Look for Mason to rebound as he has something to prove.  Plus, he has been playing well all season long.  Anton Khudobin (LIKELY) gets the nod for The Hurricanes was playing well when he returned from injury but has settled back down to Earth by losing 3 of the past 4. Look for ...

Mason was acquired by the Flyers from the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 3, 2013 in exchange for goaltender Michael Leighton and a third-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. In 36 games this season, Mason has posted a record of 19-11-5 with a 2.48 GAA, a .917 save percentage and one shutout. He has gone 17-4-5 in his last 26 appearances since November 2.

Mason gave up three goals on 37 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Predators on Thursday. In Mason's last three starts we have seen him allow 11 goals while posting an .849 SV%. He will see the Islanders for the third time this season, in the first two games he went 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .939 SV%. Hopefully a matchup against a team he has had success against will help get him back on track.