Antti Niemi has been nearly unstoppable in American Airlines Center this fall, so it will be no surprise when the Dallas Stars start him in net against the New York Rangers tonight.
But the Rangers have faced some goalie controversy of their own this month after head coach Alain Vigneault healthy-scratched his marquee name, Henrik Lundqvist, in favor of the hotter hand in Antti Raanta. Mike Heika takes a closer look:
While Dallas is deploying [Niemi] and Kari Lehtonen in a different manner than they did last year -- letting Lehtonen get five straight starts over the previous two weeks and switching to Niemi for a home start Tuesday -- the New York Rangers come to town with their own version of the goalie shuffle.