What It Means:

Howard came up huge Wednesday night, turning aside all 30 shots he faced in a 3-0 shutout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Howard has played well recently, going 4-1-0 in his past five starts. The veteran is peaking at the right time as the Wings try to make the playoffs for the 25th consecutive season

His record on the season is now 14-12-5. His goals against average is 2.72, and his save percentage is .909. Our models recommend looking elsewhere for Thursday's slate. We project Howard to allow 2.94 goals on 27.74 attempts, giving him a 40.0 percent chance of earning the win.