What It Means:

Mason hasn't started since October 29, when he got an early hook after allowing three goals on 13 shots in a loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flyers will return to him tonight after handing the duties to Michal Neuvirth for the past four contests. Mason is 2-4-1 with a 3.46 goals-against average and .878 save percentage.

Mason is projected to allow 2.35 goals on 26.94 shot attempts Tuesday night against Detroit, according to numberFire's models. We give him a solid chance of earning the win at 59.0 percent chance.