What It Means:

This will be the 12th start of the season for Kuemper, who currently stands at 6-3-2 with a 3.16 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. He matched a career-high with 41 saves in a 5-2 win on January 31 in his last outing, so Kuemper will look to keep it going against a Blackhawks team that ranks 11th in the NHL in scoring (2.78 goals per game).

numberFire's metrics expect Kuemper to stop 25.5 shots and allow 2.6 goals against the Blackhawks while giving him a 59.0 percent chance of winning the night's only matchup.