Pekka Rinne News

Rinne is expected to start Thursday vs. the Bruins.

Rinne made 29 saves on 30 shots in the Predators win over the Canucks on Tuesday. Rinne has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .946 SV% in four January starts and tonight he’ll make his 33rd start of the season. He comes into tonight with a 10-4-4 with a 2.13 GAA and .923 SV% in 18 starts at Bridgestone Arena this season.

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Rinne starts Tuesday vs. the Canucks.

Rinne allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Predators’ loss in Chicago on Sunday. Rask has lost five of his last six starts (1-3-2) while posting a 2.63 GAA and .915 SV%, but will remain in net tonight instead of Juuse Saros, who has played much better. Rinne is 9-4-4 with a 2.21 GAA and .921 SV% on home-ice.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Predators’ overtime loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday. Rinne has now lost four consecutive games while allowing a combined 12 goals on 131 shots (.908 SV%). Tonight will be his second start vs. the Lightning—he allowed one goal on 25 shots in a 3-1 win back in November.

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Rinne is the Predators projected starter in Tampa Bay.

Rinne allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Predators’ overtime loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday. Rinne has now lost four consecutive games while allowing a combined 12 goals on 131 shots (.908 SV%). Tonight will be his second start vs. the Lightning—he allowed one goal on 25 shots in a 3-1 win back in November.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators’ loss to Chicago last Thursday. Rinne has lost three consecutive games while allowing a combined 10 goals on 88 shots (.886 SV%). Despite Juuse Saros posting a shutout the next night in St. Louis, it looks like Rinne will start tonight vs. the Canadiens. The 34-year-old is 9-4-3 with a 2.23 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice.

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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Canadiens.

Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators’ loss to Chicago last Thursday. Rinne has lost three consecutive games while allowing a combined 10 goals on 88 shots (.886 SV%). Despite Juuse Saros posting a shutout the next night in St. Louis, it looks like Rinne will start tonight vs. the Canadiens. The 34-year-old is 9-4-3 with a 2.23 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Wild on Tuesday. Rinne has lost two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 65 shots (.892 SV%). He draws a tough matchup vs. Chicago, but he is 9-3-3 at home and stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 3-2 win in his first start vs. the Blackhawks.

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Rinne is expected to start in goal vs. Chicago.

Rinne allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Wild on Tuesday. Rinne has lost two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 65 shots (.892 SV%). He draws a tough matchup vs. Chicago, but he is 9-3-3 at home and stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 3-2 win in his first start vs. the Blackhawks.

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Rinne will start Tuesday vs. the Wild.

Rinne allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Predators loss to the Kings last Thursday. Rinne has just two wins in his last six starts and sits at 3-4-1 with a 3.57 GAA and .867 SV% in the month of December. The 34-year-old has allowed three goals on 17 shots in a loss to the Wild two weeks ago.

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Rinne will start Thursday vs. the Kings.

Rinne stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Predators’ shootout win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. It was a great outing in what has been an otherwise bad month for Rinne and the Predators. The Finnish netminder has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.50 GAA and .870 SV% in December and tonight he will face the Kings for the second time—he allowed three goals on 45 shots a 3-2 OT loss in the first meeting.

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Rinne is expected to start Thursday vs. the Kings.

Rinne stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Predators’ shootout win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. It was a great outing in what has been an otherwise bad month for Rinne and the Predators. The Finnish netminder has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.50 GAA and .870 SV% in December and tonight he will face the Kings for the second time—he allowed three goals on 45 shots a 3-2 OT loss in the first meeting.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Wild last Thursday. Juuse Saros started on Saturday, but Rinne will go tonight in Philadelphia. The veteran netminder has had a tough month, going 2-3-1 with a 4.01 GAA and .848 SV% in six December starts. In his 11 previous starts on the road, Rinne has gone 3-6-2 with a 3.17 GAA and .907 SV%.

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Rinne was the first goalie off of the ice at the Predators morning skate.

Rinne allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Wild last Thursday. Juuse Saros started on Saturday, but Rinne will go tonight in Philadelphia. The veteran netminder has had a tough month, going 2-3-1 with a 4.01 GAA and .848 SV% in six December starts. In his 11 previous starts on the road, Rinne has gone 3-6-2 with a 3.17 GAA and .907 SV%.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed four goals on 18 shots in the Predators’ loss in Dallas on Thursday. He has struggled in his last four starts, winning two of them while giving up a combined 15 goals on 108 shots (.861 SV%). He has a good chance to get back on track tonight against a Coyotes team that has lost six in a row.

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Rinne is expected to start Saturday in Arizona.

Rinne allowed four goals on 18 shots in the Predators’ loss in Dallas on Thursday. He has struggled in his last four starts, winning two of them while giving up a combined 15 goals on 108 shots (.861 SV%). He has a good chance to get back on track tonight against a Coyotes team that has lost six in a row.

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Rinne will be between the pipes on Thursday.

Rinne surrendered three goals on 28 shots in the Predators’ win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Rinne has won five of his last six starts (5-0-1) while posting a 2.47 GAA and .913 SV%. Tonight he will face Dallas for the third time this season—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .944 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.

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