What It Means:

Montoya gave up two scores on 28 attempts in a win over the New York Islanders on October 26th. He enters tonight with a 1.47 goals against average and .955 save percentage. The Islanders are averaging 2.73 goals per game this season, tied for 14th in the NHL.

Our models project Montoya to allow 2.39 goals on 28.40 shot attempts tonight versus the Blue Jackets while giving him a 54.0 percent chance of earning a win. That's tied for second-best odds out of the six goalies available.