What It Means:

Nilsson has played sparingly for Buffalo this season, making only nine starts. In his three starts this month, Nilsson has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.27 goals against average and a .917 save percentage. Despite winning their last game, New York has been slumping, losing 5-of-6 including three straight home games.

Our models have Nilsson as the 19th-of-24 goalie options on Friday with projections of 2.6 goals allowed, 26.4 saves, and a 40.0 percent chance of winning.