What It Means:

Rask was tagged for five goals on 24 shots Saturday as the New York Rangers handed him his first loss of the season. However, the Rangers do rank first in the NHL with 4.23 goals per game, so perhaps Monday night will be a little less demanding versus a Sabres squad currently averaging 2.27 goals per contest (tied for 26th). Rask owns a 1.98 goals against average and .932 save percentage in seven starts this season.

numberFire's models give Rask a 57.0 percent chance of picking up the win over Buffalo Monday night while projecting him to make 24.67 saves on 26.93 shot attempts. He's our third-best option for a short three-game slate.