What It Means:

During last season's campaign, Ward went 23-17-10 with a 2.41 goals against average and .909 save percentage. The Jets present a potentially potent roster after adding some young talent this offseason.

numberFire's metrics expect Ward to allow 2.31 goals on 26.47 attempts against Winnipeg. Despite a decent 46.0 percent chance of winning the season opener, we see Ward as a back-end option on Thursday.