Pekka Rinne News

Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne surrendered five goals on 35 shots in the Predators loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Rinne has struggled since Christmas, going 1-4-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .882 SV% in his last five outings (four starts). Rinne has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.62 GAA, .892 SV% and one shutout in two games vs. Chicago this season.

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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Predators win in Los Angeles on Saturday. Juuse Saros started Sunday but Rinne will start the first game under new head coach John Hynes. He has gone 8-4-3 with a 3.16 GAA, .883 SV% and two shutouts in Nashville this season and stopped 29 of 32 shots in a 4-3 overtime win in his first start vs. Boston (Dec.21).

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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

Rinne stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Predators win in Los Angeles on Saturday. Juuse Saros started Sunday but Rinne will start the first game under new head coach John Hynes. He has gone 8-4-3 with a 3.16 GAA, .883 SV% and two shutouts in Nashville this season and stopped 29 of 32 shots in a 4-3 overtime win in his first start vs. Boston (Dec.21).

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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators win over the Coyotes on Monday. Rinne had his struggles in November and early-December but has now won three straight with a 2.61 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight he faces a Penguins team that is 3-4-2 with 2.78 goals per game in their last nine road games.

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Rinne is expected to start Friday vs. the Penguins.

Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators win over the Coyotes on Monday. Rinne had his struggles in November and early-December but has now won three straight with a 2.61 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight he faces a Penguins team that is 3-4-2 with 2.78 goals per game in their last nine road games.

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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Predators' loss to the Stars on Saturday. With Juuse Saros starting last night in New York, Rinne is expected to face the Isles on Tuesday night. Rinne has given up at least three goals in three straight games, allowing 11 goals on 86 shots (.872 SV%). Tonight he faces an Islanders team that is on a 13-game point streak on home ice, going 12-0-1 while scoring 3.54 goals per game.

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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday against the Islanders.

Rinne gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Predators' loss to the Stars on Saturday. With Juuse Saros starting last night in New York, Rinne is expected to face the Isles on Tuesday night. Rinne has given up at least three goals in three straight games, allowing 11 goals on 86 shots (.872 SV%). Tonight he faces an Islanders team that is on a 13-game point streak on home ice, going 12-0-1 while scoring 3.54 goals per game.

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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Predators' win over the Devils last Saturday. Rinne has won two of his last three and is 7-2-3 with a 2.99 GAA and .890 SV% on home ice. The Stars played last night and have a slightly early start tonight, which could help Nashville. Rinne was 1-2-0 against the Stars a season ago.

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Rinne led Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Wild's loss to the Lightning on Tuesday. Rinne has not been at his best over the last month, going 1-4-1 with a 4.54 GAA and .850 SV% since November 7th. Despite the struggles, he has a good matchup with the Devils in town. They played last night, they've lost four in a row and are 5-7-0 while scoring 2.08 goals per game on the road this year.

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Rinne is expected to start Saturday vs. the Devils.

Rinne allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Wild's loss to the Lightning on Tuesday. Rinne has not been at his best over the last month, going 1-4-1 with a 4.54 GAA and .850 SV% since November 7th. Despite the struggles, he has a good matchup with the Devils in town. They played last night, they've lost four in a row and are 5-7-0 while scoring 2.08 goals per game on the road this year.

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Rinne will start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.

Rinne stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Predators' shutout win in Carolina last Friday. Just when it looked like Juuse Saros was taking over as the Predators' starter, Rinne posts a 31-save shutout and will start his 16th game of the season on Tuesday. He has not faced the Lightning this season, but is 6-2-2 with a 2.89 GAA, .890 SV% and two shutouts on home-ice this season.

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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.

Rinne stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Predators' shutout win in Carolina last Friday. Just when it looked like Juuse Saros was taking over as the Predators' starter, Rinne posts a 31-save shutout and will start his 16th game of the season on Tuesday. He has not faced the Lightning this season, but is 6-2-2 with a 2.89 GAA, .890 SV% and two shutouts on home-ice this season.

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