Islanders' Thomas Greiss: Preparing for most important start all season

Greiss will start in goal Saturday, taking shots from the Bruins at home, Arthur Staple of Newsday reports.

Analysis:

There's still work to be done, but the Isles suddenly find themselves with a fighting chance at making it to the playoffs; they're currently knotted up with the B's at 82 points apiece in the Eastern Conference standings, making this a critical match for both teams. The problem for Greiss is that his team allows too many shots (32.2 per game, 26th in the league), but that's actually a good thing for fantasy owners when the German plays as well as he did against the Rangers on Wednesday, halting 34 of 36 shots en route to a road win.