Thomas Greiss

Islanders giving goalie duties to Thomas Greiss for cross-city battle

New York Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss will start against the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

What It Means:

Greiss was smacked for six goals on 30 shots in a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, and he now owns a miserable 4.89 goals-against average in four starts this month -- three of which were losses. For the season, he still owns a solid 17-10-3 record while posting a 2.55 goals-against average and .918 save percentage.

numberFire's models expect Greiss to allow 2.6 goals and make 25.9 saves while giving him a 46.0 percent chance of earning a win. He is our 11th-ranked fantasy option out of the 16 available starting goalies.