Peter Budaj

Peter Budaj expected to don the pads for the Kings on Tuesday

The Los Angeles Kings are expected to start Peter Budaj in goal Tuesday as they visit the Colorado Avalanche.

What It Means:

Budaj has been in a funk lately, losing five of his last six games with a .867 save percentage and a 3.57 goals-against percentage. Lucky for him, he gets a plus matchup on Tuesday against the NHL's worst team. The Avalanche have won only 16-of-57 games and is scoring just 1.98 goals per game this season.

numberFire's models project Budaj as the seventh-best goalie option -- out of 18 starters -- on Tuesday with 18.4 fantasy points, 2.1 goals allowed, 24.0 saves and a 57.0 percent chance of earning the win.