Pekka Rinne News

Rinne is expected to start Thursday vs. Philadelphia.

Rinne stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Predators loss to the Blues on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Rinne, who is now 19-16-7 on the season. Tonight will be his second start against the Flyers—he allowed three goals on 36 shots in a 3-2 OT loss in the first meeting.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Predators win in Vancouver on January 26th. He was given Wednesday night off before the All-Star break, but will get the nod tonight vs. the Blues. Rinne has had his struggles this season, but has won three in a row while posting a 1.00 GAA and .963 SV%. Tonight he faces a Blues team that has gone 5-2-3 in their last 10.

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Rinne is in the "starter's crease" this morning.

Rinne allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Predators win in Vancouver on January 26th. He was given Wednesday night off before the All-Star break, but is expected to get the nod tonight vs. the Blues. Rinne has had his struggles this season, but has won three in a row while posting a 1.00 GAA and .963 SV%. Tonight he faces a Blues team that has gone 5-2-3 in their last 10.

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Rinne starts for the Predators.

Rinne allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Predators win in Edmonton on Saturday. Rinne has won two in a row while allowing just two goals on 51 (.961 SV%). Overall, it has been a tough year for Rinne, but he’ll look to extend his winning streak to three tonight in Vancouver. Rinne is 6-9-4 with a 2.90 GAA and .891 SV% on the road this season.

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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday in Vancouver.

Rinne allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Predators win in Edmonton on Saturday. Rinne has won two in a row while allowing just two goals on 51 (.961 SV%). Overall, it has been a tough year for Rinne, but he’ll look to extend his winning streak to three tonight in Vancouver. Rinne is 6-9-4 with a 2.90 GAA and .891 SV% on the road this season.

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Rinne will start Saturday for the Predators.

Rinne made 26 saves on 27 shots in the Predators win in Winnipeg on Thursday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Rinne, who is now 17-15-7 with a 2.54 GAA and .903 SV% on the season. Tonight, Rinne make his second start vs. the Oilers—he stopped all 31 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win in their first meeting.

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Rinne is expected to start Saturday vs. the Oilers.

Rinne made 26 saves on 27 shots in the Predators win in Winnipeg on Thursday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Rinne, who is now 17-15-7 with a 2.54 GAA and .903 SV% on the season. Tonight, Rinne make his second start vs. the Oilers—he stopped all 31 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win in their first meeting.

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Rinne led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Predators loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday. Rinne has lost five consecutive starts while posting an ugly 3.73 GAA and .845 SV%. Rinne has struggled mightily in the last month, winning just two of his last nine games with a 3.39 GAA and .868 SV%. Don’t rely on Rinne the No. 1 netminder you drafted him as.

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Rinne is expected to start in Winnipeg.

Rinne allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Predators loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday. Rinne has lost five consecutive starts while posting an ugly 3.73 GAA and .845 SV%. Rinne has struggled mightily in the last month, winning just two of his last nine games with a 3.39 GAA and .868 SV%. Don’t rely on Rinne the No. 1 netminder you drafted him as.

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Rinne gets the call vs. the Blackhawks on Tuesday.

Rinne surrendered five goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. Rinne has lost four straight games while posting a 3.90 GAA and .833 SV%. He has struggled mightily as of late and will be in tough tonight with the Blackhawks in town—Chicago comes in having won 11 consecutive games.

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Rinne is in the starter's crease this morning.

Rinne surrendered five goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. Rinne has lost four straight games while posting a 3.90 GAA and .833 SV%. He has struggled mightily as of late and will be in tough tonight with the Blackhawks in town—Chicago comes in having won 11 consecutive games.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss in Chicago on Tuesday. Rinne has dropped his last three starts while posting a 3.47 GAA and .848 SV%. It hasn’t been a pretty year for Rinne, who is expected to start tonight in Winnipeg—he has gone 4-9-3 with a 3.00 GAA and .888 SV% on the road this season.

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Rinne is expected to start Thursday in Winnipeg.

Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss in Chicago on Tuesday. Rinne has dropped his last three starts while posting a 3.47 GAA and .848 SV%. It hasn’t been a pretty year for Rinne, who is expected to start tonight in Winnipeg—he has gone 4-9-3 with a 3.00 GAA and .888 SV% on the road this season.

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Rinne lead the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne gave up four goals on 26 shots in the Predators loss in Colorado on Friday. Carter Hutton started on Saturday, so Rinne is expected to go tonight in Chicago. Rinne has lost three of his last four starts while registering a 3.28 GAA and .874 SV%. Tonight he makes his third start vs. Chicago—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.

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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday in Chicago.

Rinne gave up four goals on 26 shots in the Predators loss in Colorado on Friday. Carter Hutton started on Saturday, so Rinne is expected to go tonight in Chicago. Rinne has lost three of his last four starts while registering a 3.28 GAA and .874 SV%. Tonight he makes his third start vs. Chicago—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .932 SV% in the first two meetings.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne gave up three goals on 17 shots in the Predators loss to the Jets. Rinne has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .904 SV% in his last seven starts. He has been as inconsistent as he’s ever been and it has been increasingly more difficult to trust him night in and night out. Tonight he faces a Colorado team that is tied for sixth in goals for on home ice (3.00).

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Rinne is expected to start Friday vs. the Avalanche.

Rinne gave up three goals on 17 shots in the Predators loss to the Jets. Rinne has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .904 SV% in his last seven starts. He has been as inconsistent as he’s ever been and it has been increasingly more difficult to trust him night in and night out. Tonight he faces a Colorado team that is tied for sixth in goals for on home ice (3.00).

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Predators win in Carolina on Saturday. It was a nice way to start January after a rough month of December for Rinne. Rinne leads the NHL with 33 starts and is eighth in wins (16), but ranks 17th in GAA (2.41) and 33rd in SV% (.909)—not exactly the numbers we’ve come to expect from Pekka Rinne. Tonight he’ll face a Jets team averaging just 2.36 goals per game on the road.

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Rinne is expected to start in goal on Tuesday.

Rinne made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Predators win in Carolina on Saturday. It was a nice way to start January after a rough month of December for Rinne. Rinne leads the NHL with 33 starts and is eighth in wins (16), but ranks 17th in GAA (2.41) and 33rd in SV% (.909)—not exactly the numbers we’ve come to expect from Pekka Rinne. Tonight he’ll face a Jets team averaging just 2.36 goals per game on the road.

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Rinne will start for the Predators.

Rinne allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Predators loss in Dallas on Thursday. Rinne hopes that January is better than December, when he went 5-6-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .902 SV%. Rinne has gone winless in his last eight starts on the road (0-6-2) while posting a 3.51 GAA and .874 SV%. He will start in Carolina, looking for his first road win since November 5th.

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