What It Means:

It will be the third start of the year for Howard, who made 26 saves on 28 attempts Sunday night in a tough loss to the Edmonton Oilers. He owns a 1.12 goals-against average and .965 save percentage in five appearances this season. Tonight's opponent ranks third in the NHL with 3.46 goals for per game.

Our models give Howard a 41.0 percent chance of picking up the win tonight while projecting him to allow 2.88 goals on 29.08 shot attempts.