What It Means:

Dubnyk has won 12 of his last 13 starts, bringing his record to 21-7-3 on the season, with a .939 save percentage, 1.80 goals-against average and five shutouts. The Canadiens average 3.12 goals for per game (fifth in the NHL), but Dubnyk stopped 32 of 34 shots in a 4-2 victory the last time the two teams met.

numberFire's metrics give Dubnyk a 60.0 percent chance of picking up a win over Montreal while projecting him to allow 2.1 goals and record 24.2 saves. He is numberFire's fourth-ranked goalie out of the 18 starters available on Thursday night.