What It Means:

Sparks allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs’ shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. It looked like Sparks was going to cruise to a win, up 3-1 in the third period, but then the wheels fell off. He has posted a 2.32 goals against average and .909 save percentage in three starts since being recalled from the Toronto Marlies. Tonight, he will start for the fourth time in six games.

Sparks is our No. 12 goalie on a six-game night -- also known as the last-ranked option. We project him to permit 2.54 goals on 25.28 shots with a 32 percent chance of recording the victory.