Corey Crawford

Corey Crawford donning the pads Friday for Chicago

The Chicago Blackhawks are starting Corey Crawford in goal Friday versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.

What It Means:

Crawford is coming off a brilliant 31-save, one-goal win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. Overall, he has stepped up his game the past month, posting a 7-3-0 record, .928 save percentage and a 2.36 goals-against average in 11 games played in March.

numberFire's models project Crawford for 2.6 goals allowed, 26.6 saves and a 50.0 percent chance of winning. He's our eighth-ranked fantasy option out of the 14 goalies starting.