What It Means:

Allen's last outing wasn't pretty, evidenced by four goals allowed on 20 shots and an early hook during a 5-0 loss on Tuesday. Head coach Ken Hitchcock's confidence isn't wavering in his 26-year-old goalie, however, and he will be back in the net tonight for a plus matchup against the Stars. Allen owns a 2.22 goals against average and .910 save percentage in eight starts this season.

Allen makes for a nice DFS start Thursday, according to our models, as we expect him to make 27.97 saves on 30.54 shot attempts while having a 53.0 percent chance of picking up a victory.