
Juuse Saros News




Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with a sub-.900 SV% the first two times in his career. He started the 2026-27 season on an encouraging note, but has struggled in recent games. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has lost three straight (0-1-2), posting a 3.22 GAA and .892 SV%. The Predators enter Tuesday's game as +174 home underdogs against a 12-2-2, league-leading Carolina Hurricanes team riding a four-game winning streak.

Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with sub- .900 SV% for the first two times in his career, but is off to an encouraging start in 2026-27. Despite a modest 3-2-3 record, Saros has been serviceable with a 2.81 GAA and .906 SV% in nine games (3-2-4). He saved 24 of 27 shots (.889 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Islanders. The Predators enter Thursday's action as slight -100 home underdogs against a Washington Capitals team that defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 last night.

Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with sub- .900 SV% for the first two times in his career, but is off to an encouraging start in 2026-27. Despite a modest 3-2-3 record, Saros has been serviceable with a 2.81 GAA and .906 SV% in nine games (3-2-4). He saved 24 of 27 shots (.889 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Islanders. The Predators enter Thursday's action as slight -100 home underdogs against a Washington Capitals team that defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 last night.

Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with sub- .900 SV% for the first two times in his career, but is off to an encouraging start in 2026-27. Despite a modest 3-2-3 record, Saros has been serviceable with a 2.82 GAA and .908 SV% in eight games. The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as -116 home favourites against a New York Islanders team coming off a disappointing 6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars.

Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with sub- .900 SV% for the first two times in his career, but is off to an encouraging start in 2026-27. Despite a modest 3-2-3 record, Saros has been serviceable with a 2.82 GAA and .908 SV% in eight games. The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as -116 home favourites against a New York Islanders team coming off a disappointing 6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars.




With Justus Annunen still navigating an undisclosed injury, the Predators will continue to rely on Saros. Saros is coming off his worst performance in the young 2026-27 season, allowing five goals on 25 shots (.800 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has a 3.17 GAA and .897 SV% in five games (2-2-1). The Predators enter Thursday as -135 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team that has scored just seven goals in its last four games (1-3-0).

With Justus Annunen still navigating an undisclosed injury, the Predators will continue to rely on Saros. Saros is coming off his worst performance in the young 2026-27 season, allowing five goals on 25 shots (.800 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has a 3.17 GAA and .897 SV% in five games (2-2-1). The Predators enter Thursday as -135 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team that has scored just seven goals in its last four games (1-3-0).

With Justus Annunen (undisclosed) sidelined for most of the season so far, the Predators have relied on Saros, who will tend the twine for the fifth time in six games. The 31-year-old Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with sub- .900 SV% for the first two times in his career, but is off to an encouraging start in 2026-27, posting a 2.72 GAA and .915 SV% in four games (2-1-1). The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as slight +110 home underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights team that lost 4-2 last night to the Minnesota Wild.

With Justus Annunen (undisclosed) sidelined for most of the season so far, the Predators have relied on Saros, who will tend the twine for the fifth time in six games. The 31-year-old Saros has had consecutive disappointing seasons, finishing with sub- .900 SV% for the first two times in his career, but is off to an encouraging start in 2026-27, posting a 2.72 GAA and .915 SV% in four games (2-1-1). The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as slight +110 home underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights team that lost 4-2 last night to the Minnesota Wild.

Saros has carried a heavy workload for the Predators in recent seasons, a trend that will continue into 2026-27, as he will tend the twine for the fourth straight time on Thursday. Despite Head Coach Andrew Brunette's trust, Saros is coming off his weakest outing of the season, allowing five goals on 37 shots (.865 SV%) in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has a 2.95 GAA and .907 SV% through three games (1-1-1). The Predators enter Thursday's contest as +141 road underdogs against a Montreal Canadiens team that is 1-1-1 this season.

Saros has carried a heavy workload for the Predators in recent seasons, a trend that will continue into 2026-27, as he will tend the twine for the fourth straight time on Thursday. Despite Head Coach Andrew Brunette's trust, Saros is coming off his weakest outing of the season, allowing five goals on 37 shots (.865 SV%) in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has a 2.95 GAA and .907 SV% through three games (1-1-1). The Predators enter Thursday's contest as +141 road underdogs against a Montreal Canadiens team that is 1-1-1 this season.

Having not played since Saturday, the Predators were likely always turning to Saros to tend the twine on Tuesday, but Justus Annunen (undisclosed) surfacing on Injured Reserve sealed the deal. The 31-year-old Saros has had a solid start to the 2026-27 season, posting a 2.03 GAA and .933 SV% in two outings (1-1-0). He played exceptionally well in his previous game, saving 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) in a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars. The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as +134 road underdogs against a Toronto Maple Leafs team that has scored just six goals through three games this season (1-2-0).



After three consecutive seasons finishing in the top five in Vezina Trophy voting, Juuse Saros has strung together consecutive disappointing seasons, ending with a sub-900 SV% for the first time in his career. The 31-year-old finishing goalie hopes to return to form in 2026-27 as he opens the season for the Predators between the pipes against the Minnesota Wild. Nashville enters the action as +125 home underdogs.
