What It Means:

Budaj will start the second game of the Kings’ back-to-back set with second-stringer Jhonas Enroth struggling and No. 1 goalie Jonathan Quick out. The 33-year-old Budaj is in his first season with the Kings organization and has played exceptionally well at the AHL level. He was recalled after starting 38 games with Ontario (AHL), where he went 26-9-3 with a 1.58 goals against average and .935 save percentage.

On a seven-game night, we have Budaj as the 11th-ranked netminder for the evening. We project him to record 2.75 saves on 28.76 shots with a 36 percent chance of registering the win.