What It Means:

Ward is coming off of only his second loss through 11 starts in December. He is 12-9-6 with a 2.27 goals against average and .917 save percentage -- his best mark since the 2010-2011 season -- on the year.

Our models project Ward for 25.1 saves, 2.2 goals against and a 48.0 percent chance of scoring a win tonight. He is our fourth-ranked fantasy goalie among the day's eight starters.