Mike Smith

Mike Smith will try to stop the Chicago offense for Arizona on Thursday

Arizona Coyotes netminder Mike Smith will draw the start in goal on Thursday as the Coyotes host the Chicago Blackhawks.

What It Means:

While Smith has only gone 11-14-5 with a 2.86 goals-against average on a Coyotes team that has allowed the league's most shots on goal per game, he has actually played reasonably well, and his .917 save percentage is the second-highest mark of his 11-year career.

Our models project Smith for 26.2 saves, 2.5 goals against and a 46.0 percent chance of scoring a win tonight. He is our 11th-ranked fantasy goalie on Thursday's eight-game slate.