What It Means:

Varlamov was hung with an unfortunate loss on Sunday despite making 44 saves on 45 shots against the Boston Bruins. The Kings are tied for 24th in the NHL with 2.38 goals per game, so he has a solid opportunity to make up for it tonight. Varlamov is 3-7-0 this season with a .896 save percentage and 3.22 goals-against average.

Our models give Varlamov a 53.0 percent chance of winning on Tuesday night while projecting him to make 25.39 saves on 27.96 shot attempts.