What It Means:

Rinne is coming off his best start of the month, a 2-1, 31-save victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. In December, however, the goaltender has struggled to a 3-3-1 record with a 3.50 goals-against average and a .870 save percentage.

Our models have Rinne as the 10th-best option in Thursday's 20-goalie slate. He is projected to stop 24.1-of-26.4 shots faced with a 54.0 percent chance of earning the win.