Ward will start Saturday's home tilt against the Panthers.
Ward's appearances in goal have been few and far between so far this season, and for good reason. He's posted just a 3.03 GAA and a .907 save percentage and allowed four goals on 16 shots before being pulled from his last outing against the Maple Leafs. The veteran netminder will look for a better result Saturday against a Panthers squad that tallied just 2.31 goals per game in November.