Rinne allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Saturday’s shootout loss to the Flyers. Rinne has dropped two in a row, but he should be able to get back in the win column tonight with Colorado in town. He posted a 26-save shutout in their first meeting and has gone 22-3-1 with a 1.83 GAA and .933 SV% at Bridgestone Arena this season.
Rinne had an characteristically bad night on Thursday, allowing five goals on 40 shots in the lost to the Isles. Today he starts in Philadelphia, having gone 5-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .930 SV% in the month of February.
Rinne was spectacular on Tuesday, stopping 42 of 43 shots in the Predators 5-1 win over San Jose. Rinne has won five straight while recorded a 1.38 GAA and .957 SV%. Tonight he takes on an Islanders team who have been victorious in five of their last six games.
Rinne was spectacular on Tuesday, stopping 42 of 43 shots in the Predators 5-1 win over San Jose. Rinne has won five straight while recorded a 1.38 GAA and .957 SV%. Tonight he takes on an Islanders team who have been victorious in five of their last six games.
Rinne made 21 saves on 22 shots in the Predators 3-1 win over the Devils on Saturday. Rinne has won four consecutive starts while posting a 1.48 GAA and .950 SV%. Tonight he will face a Sharks team who have lost six of their last eight games.
Rinne made 21 saves on 22 shots in the Predators 3-1 win over the Devils on Saturday. Rinne has won four consecutive starts while posting a 1.48 GAA and .950 SV%. Tonight he will face a Sharks team who have lost six of their last eight games.
Rinne allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Predators win over the Jets on Thursday. He has won three in a row with a 1.63 GAA and .948 SV%. He is a must-start tonight vs. the Devils—Rinne has gone 20-3-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .930 SV% at Bridgestone Arena this season.
Rinne allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Predators win over the Jets on Thursday. He has won three in a row with a 1.63 GAA and .948 SV%. He is a must-start tonight vs. the Devils—Rinne has gone 20-3-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .930 SV% at Bridgestone Arena this season.
Rinne stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Predators 3-2 win over the Lightning on Tuesday. After struggling in his return vs. Anaheim, Rinne has won won two in a row while stopped 60 of 64 shots (.938 SV%) since. Tonight he will face a new-look Jets team at home—Rinne is 19-3-1 with a 1.94 GAA and .928 SV% at home this season.
Rinne stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Predators 3-2 win over the Lightning on Tuesday. After struggling in his return vs. Anaheim, Rinne has won won two in a row while stopped 60 of 64 shots (.938 SV%) since. Tonight he will face a new-look Jets team at home—Rinne is 19-3-1 with a 1.94 GAA and .928 SV% at home this season.
Rinne stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Predators 3-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday afternoon. It was a nice bounce-back win for Rinne, who struggled in his return from a sprained knee. Rinne enters play against a great Lightning team at 18-3-1 with 1.94 GAA and .927 SV% at home this season.
Rinne struggled in his return allowing four goals on 25 shots in the Predators loss to the Ducks on Thursday. Some rust was to be expected, but he should be better today vs. the Rangers. Rinne has gone 17-3-1 with a 1.94 GAA and .927 SV% at Bridgestone Arena this season.
Rinne missed eight games with a sprained knee, but will be back in tonight vs. the Ducks. Despite missing just over three weeks Rinne still leads the NHL in wins (29)—he is also second in GAA (1.96) and SV% (.931). It is not a great matchup for a return, but Rinne has been great at Bridgestone Arena (17-2-1 / 1.84 GAA / .931 SV%).
Nashville reassigned Marek Mazanec back to Milwaukee (AHL) this afternoon, which suggests that Rinne will likely be back in the Preds’ crease tomorrow vs. Anaheim. Rinne has missed the last eight games with a sprained knee, but monitor his status for the next 24 hours.
Rinne will likely miss his eighth straight game tonight, but he is progressing very well and there is a good chance that he returns this week. After tonight, the Preds next game is Thursday vs. the Ducks.
Rinne was on the ice for the Predators game day skate and took shots for the first time since spraining his knee on January 13th. He is two and a half weeks into a 3-5 week timeline, which is a good sign that Rinne should return at the front-end of his original timetable.
Rinne has been out since January 15th, but is nearly two weeks into a 3-5 week timetable. Yesterday he skated prior to the team, which is a good sign that he is on track in his recovery. Look for him to skate alone for a few days, before he joins the team for practice.
The Predators announced this morning that Rinne would miss at least the next three games and then be re-evaluated, but Rinne met with the doctor this morning and he determined the knee sprain will keep him out for 3-5 weeks. If he misses exactly three weeks from today, he will miss eight games. This is a huge blow to the Predators, but they dealt with it OK last season. They will turn to Carter Hutton and Marek Mazanec as their goalie tandem.
During the third period of the Nashville Predators 5-1 victory on Tuesday night, goaltender Rinne sustained a sprained knee which will cause him to miss the next three games and All-Star Weekend, the club announced Thursday. Rinne’s status will be re-evaluated and updated after the NHL All-Star Break. Carter Hutton becomes the Predators temporary starter.
