Pekka Rinne News

Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Devils on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Rinne, who will be back in goal tonight vs. the Avalanche. It will be his third start of the season against Colorado—in the first two meetings, Rinne has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .942 SV%.

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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Avalanche.

Rinne allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Predators’ loss to the Devils on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Rinne, who will be back in goal tonight vs. the Avalanche. It will be his third start of the season against Colorado—in the first two meetings, Rinne has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .942 SV%.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Predators win in Colorado on Tuesday. Rinne has won four straight starts while posting a 1.75 GAA and .943 SV%. Rinne has been lights out recently and he draws a good matchup vs. the Devils—Rinne is 7-1-1 with a 1.33 GAA and .953 SV% on home ice this season.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Predators’ win over the Jets on Friday. Rinne has won his last three and seven of his last eight starts while posting a 1.26 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout. Rinne is red-hot and tonight he will take on an Avalanche team that has lost three of their last five and sit one-game under .500.

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Rinne is expected to start in goal for the Predators.

Rinne allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Predators’ win over the Jets on Friday. Rinne has won his last three and seven of his last eight starts while posting a 1.26 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout. Rinne is red-hot and tonight he will take on an Avalanche team that has lost three of their last five and sit one-game under .500.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne gave up two goals on 35 shots in the Predators win over the Stars on Wednesday. Rinne has won six of his last seven games, to give him eight wins on the year. Tonight he’ll face the Jets for the first time this season—Rinne is 6-1-1 with a 1.37 GAA and .952 SV% on home ice.

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Rinne is expected to get the nod for Nashville on Friday.

Rinne gave up two goals on 35 shots in the Predators win over the Stars on Wednesday. Rinne has won six of his last seven games, to give him eight wins on the year. Tonight he’ll face the Jets for the first time this season—Rinne is 6-1-1 with a 1.37 GAA and .952 SV% on home ice.

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Rinne will start Wednesday against Dallas.

Rinne stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Predators’ win over the Lightning on Monday. Rinne has won five of his last six starts while posting a 1.18 GAA, .960 SV% and one shutout. Rinne has been one of the best goalies in the NHL in November and tonight he will face a Stars team that is tied for last in the NHL with 3.30 goals against per game.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Predators’ loss in St. Louis on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Rinne, who is expected to take on the Lightning tonight. Rinne has gone 4-1-1 with a 1.32 GAA and .953 SV% in six starts on Bridgestone Arena ice this season.

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Rinne is expected to get the start vs. Tampa Bay.

Rinne allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Predators’ loss in St. Louis on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Rinne, who is expected to take on the Lightning tonight. Rinne has gone 4-1-1 with a 1.32 GAA and .953 SV% in six starts on Bridgestone Arena ice this season.

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Rinne will start Saturday in St. Louis.

Rinne allowed one goal on 31 shots in the Predators’ win in Ottawa on Thursday. Rinne has won his last four straight games while posting an impressive 0.75 GAA, .974 SV% and one shutout. Rinne is red-hot and tonight he faces a Blues team that has won two straight, but rank 20th in the NHL in scoring (2.44 G/PG).

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Rinne will start Thursday in Ottawa.

Rinne stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Predators’ shutout win over the Ducks on Saturday. Rinne missed Tuesday’s game in Toronto because of a minor injury, but will return to the crease tonight in Ottawa. Rinne has won three in a row while posting a 0.67 GAA and .976 SV%, including a 33-save performance in a 3-1 win over these Senators last Tuesday.

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Rinne (lower-body) returned to practice on Wednesday.

Rinne missed Tuesday’s game in Toronto, but returned to practice on Wednesday and could be back in the crease on Thursday in Ottawa. Monitor his status during the morning skate, but it looks like Juuse Saros was sent to Milwaukee (AHL), which is a good sign for Rinne’s availability.

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Rinne is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Rinne has been red-hot, winning his last three starts while allowing just two goals, but he missed Monday’s practice and Tuesday’s morning skate because of a lower-body injury. With Rinne out, the Predators will start Marek Mazanec in Toronto, with Juuse Saros serving as his backup.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Predators’ win over the Blues on Thursday. Rinne has now won his last two starts and three of his last five (3-0-2) with a 1.36 GAA and .950 SV%. Rinne’s numbers are improving, but he struggled in his first start against the Ducks—Rinne was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots in a 6-1 loss in the first meeting.

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Rinne is the Predators projected starter for Saturday.

Rinne allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Predators’ win over the Blues on Thursday. Rinne has now won his last two starts and three of his last five (3-0-2) with a 1.36 GAA and .950 SV%. Rinne’s numbers are improving, but he struggled in his first start against the Ducks—Rinne was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots in a 6-1 loss in the first meeting.

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Rinne starts Thursday vs. the Blues.

Rinne allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Predators’ win over the Senators on Tuesday. Rinne has been great in his last four starts, going 2-0-2 with a 1.44 GAA and .948 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Blues on home-ice. Rinne has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.73 GAA and .942 SV% in four starts at Bridgestone Arena this season.

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Rinne will start Tuesday vs. the Senators.

Rinne allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Predators’ shootout loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Rinne has now lost seven of his first nine starts (2-4-3) while posting a 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. Despite a limited number of wins, Rinne has played well recently, posting a .939 SV% across his last three starts. Tonight he faces the Senators on home ice, where he is 1-1-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .930 SV% this season.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators’ overtime loss in Arizona on Thursday. Rinne can’t seem to get on a roll. He has lost six of his last seven starts and sits with a 2.74 GAA and .915 SV% on the season. Fortunately for him, he will face the Hurricanes on home ice tonight—Rinne has a .934 SV% in two starts at Bridgestone Arena so far this season.

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Rinne is expected to start Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.

Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators’ overtime loss in Arizona on Thursday. Rinne can’t seem to get on a roll. He has lost six of his last seven starts and sits with a 2.74 GAA and .915 SV% on the season. Fortunately for him, he will face the Hurricanes on home ice tonight—Rinne has a .934 SV% in two starts at Bridgestone Arena so far this season.

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