Pekka Rinne News

Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Predators 5-1 win over the Ducks on Thursday. Rinne moved to 5-1-0 with a 1.82 GAA and .933 SV% in six outings this season. Rinne is as steady of a fantasy hockey netminder as you will find and he makes for a great option on most nights. Tonight he takes on a talented Penguins team that is surprisingly struggling to score goals in October.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne is expected to get the start on Saturday vs. the Penguins.

Rinne made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Predators 5-1 win over the Ducks on Thursday. Rinne moved to 5-1-0 with a 1.82 GAA and .933 SV% in six outings this season. Rinne is as steady of a fantasy hockey netminder as you will find and he makes for a great option on most nights. Tonight he takes on a talented Penguins team that is surprisingly struggling to score goals in October.

Pekka Rinne
RInne will start Thursday vs. the Ducks.

Rinne allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Predators win over the Lightning on Tuesday. After allowing two goals in his first two starts, Rinne has allowed eight goals in his last two starts. He has a good chance to get back on track on Thursday when he faces a Ducks team who has just five goals in five games.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Predators loss to the Islanders last Thursday. He was given Saturday night off, but is expected to be back in goal tonight vs. the Lightning. Rinne has been great so far this season, going 3-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and .944 SV% in his first four starts.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne is expected to start vs. the Lightning.

Rinne allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Predators loss to the Islanders last Thursday. He was given Saturday night off, but is expected to be back in goal tonight vs. the Lightning. Rinne has been great so far this season, going 3-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and .944 SV% in his first four starts.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed a single goal on 23 shots in the Predators win over the Devils on Tuesday. It was a late goal that broke Rinne’s bid for a second straight shutout. He is off to a crazy good start to the season—he is 3-0 and has only allowed two goals on 80 shots (.975 SV%). Tonight he will face an Islanders team who have just seven goals in three games.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne is expected to start in goal on Thursday vs. the Islanders.

Rinne allowed a single goal on 23 shots in the Predators win over the Devils on Tuesday. It was a late goal that broke Rinne’s bid for a second straight shutout. He is off to a crazy good start to the season—he is 3-0 and has only allowed two goals on 80 shots (.975 SV%). Tonight he will face an Islanders team who have just seven goals in three games.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne starts and will break the Predators’ all-time appearance record for goaltenders tonight (384).

Rinne stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Predators 2-0 shutout win over the Oilers on Saturday. It has been a dream start to the season for Rinne, who has stopped 56 of 57 shots (.982 SV%) en route to a 2-0 record. He is a must-start tonight vs. Keith Kinkaid and the Devils.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Devils.

Rinne stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Predators 2-0 shutout win over the Oilers on Saturday. It has been a dream start to the season for Rinne, who has stopped 56 of 57 shots (.982 SV%) en route to a 2-0 record. He is a must-start tonight vs. Keith Kinkaid and the Devils.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Predators 2-1 win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. It was a nice start to the season for Rinne, who will start again tonight vs. Edmonton. The Oilers have a lot of young, talented forwards, but Rinne dominated them last season going 3-0-0 with a 0.98 GAA, .966 SV% and one shutout.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne is expected to start Saturday vs. the Oilers.

Rinne allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Predators 2-1 win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. It was a nice start to the season for Rinne, who is expected to start again tonight vs. Edmonton. The Oilers have a lot of young, talented forwards, but Rinne dominated them last season going 3-0-0 with a 0.98 GAA, .966 SV% and one shutout.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne will start the Predators season opener vs. Carolina.

After a difficult 2013-14 season due to injury, Rinne bounced back in a big way in 2014-15, winning 41 games with a 2.18 GAA and .923 SV%. He reasserted himself as an elite fantasy hockey netminder and should be in for a big season. He struggled big time in the preseason (3.98 GAA / .868 SV%) but don’t read into that too much. He was 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .920 SV% vs. the Hurricanes last year.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne will start in goal for Game 6

Rinne stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Predators 5-2 win over the Blackhawks in Game 5. Rinne finally outplayed Scott Darling and kept the Predators alive heading back to Chicago for Game 5. Rinne comes into tonight with a 2.45 GAA and.915 SV% in the first five games of the series.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne will start Game 5 in Nashville.

Rinne made 45 saves on 48 shots in the Predators 3-2, triple overtime loss to the Blackhawks in Game 4. Rinne has posted a 2.54 GAA and .911 SV% in the first four games and finds himself down 3-1 and facing elimination at home tonight. Rinne is 26-8-5 at home this season.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne will be between the pipes in Game 4.

Rinne allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Predators 4-2 loss in Chicago in Game 3. It is going to be much more difficult for Nashville to stop the Blackhawks without Shea Weber and that was evident in Game 3. Rinne comes into play tonight with a 2.91 GAA and .898 SV% in the series.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne will be in goal for game 3.

Rinne allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Predators 6-2 win over the Blackhawks in game 2. The win tied the series at 1-1 heading to Chicago. Rinne allowed four goals in a overtime loss in his only start at the United Center this season.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne gets the nod in game 1 vs. the Blackhawks.

After an injury ravaged season in 2013-14, Rinne returned to his old form in 2014-15. He was second in the NHL in Wins (41), third in GAA (2.18) and seventh in SV% (.923). He will face a Chicago team he was 1-1-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .923 SV% against this season.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Rinne has lost his last three starts while posting a 3.53 GAA and .847 SV%. Tonight he will be making his fifth start of the season against the Wild—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.01 GAA and .895 SV% in the first four contests.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne is expected to start on Thursday.

Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Rinne has lost his last three starts while posting a 3.53 GAA and .847 SV%. Tonight he will be making his fifth start of the season against the Wild—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.01 GAA and .895 SV% in the first four contests.

Pekka Rinne
Rinne will be between the pipes in Colorado.

Rinne allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss to Dallas on Saturday. He has lost two in a row while allowing eight goals on 49 shots (.837 SV%). He will make his third starts against the Avalanche—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .957 SV% in the first two meetings.

Pekka Rinne