What It Means:

Hammond allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Senators' loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Since taking over for an injured Craig Anderson, Hammond has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.03 goals against average and .938 save percentage. Tonight, he faces the Hurricanes, who weakened their team at the trade deadline and come in having lost four of their last five while averaging just 2.00 goals per game.

Despite the Hurricanes' slide, Hammond is just our ninth-ranked goalie for Tuesday. We project him to allow 2.57 goals on 29.46 shots with a 46 percent chance of recording the win.