What It Means:

Bernier turned aside 26 of 27 shots in the Maple Leafs' win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. That is back-to-back strong outings for Bernier, who has stopped 64 of 65 (.985 save percentage) shots in those wins. The Panthers are hot, as well, and come in having won three of their last four contests while averaging 4.25 goals per game in that span.

Our models project Bernier to allow 2.71 goals on 27.81 shots with a 38 percent chance of recording the victory. He's our No. 13 netminder out of 16 options for Thursday.