Rinne, who leads the NHL in wins, left late in the third period after he slid feet first into the boards. He was attended to by trainers, but was able to skate off under his own power. Rinne is likely the early candidate for the Vezina Trophy, so if he misses anytime, it is a huge loss for the Predators. He will be re-evaluated and a more detailed injury report will be released in the next 24 hours.
Rinne made 36 saves on 37 shots in the Predators 3-1 win over the Wild on Saturday. Rinne has been ridiculous all year long and his winning streak has hit five, while posting a 2.60 GAA and .907 SV% over that stretch. In his first start against the Canucks he made 26 saves in a 3-1 win.
Rinne made 36 saves on 37 shots in the Predators 3-1 win over the Wild on Saturday. Rinne has been ridiculous all year long and his winning streak has hit five, while posting a 2.60 GAA and .907 SV% over that stretch. In his first start against the Canucks he made 26 saves in a 3-1 win.
Rinne stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Predators win over the Stars on Thursday. It was his fourth consecutive win and league leading 27th of the season. He carries a 2.00 GAA and .929 SV% into Saturday’s matinee with the Wild. Minnesota has lost three straight while allowing an average of 5.00 goals per game.
Rinne allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Predators 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. It was a nice bounce-back game for Rinne, who gave up six against the Kings. Rinne has gone 7-0-1 with a 2.81 GAA and .906 SV% in his last eight starts. He will make his third start of the season vs. Dallas—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .943 SV% in the first two.
Rinne allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Predators 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. It was a nice bounce-back game for Rinne, who gave up six against the Kings. Rinne has gone 7-0-1 with a 2.81 GAA and .906 SV% in his last eight starts. He will make his third start of the season vs. Dallas—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .943 SV% in the first two.
Rinne allowed six goals on 30 shots in the Predators crazy 7-6 overtime win over the Kings on Saturday. It was not his best performance, but Rinne was spotted a 5-1 lead and was able to hold on. Tonight he draws a nice matchup at home, where he is 14-2-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .931 SV% on the year.
Rinne allowed six goals on 30 shots in the Predators crazy 7-6 overtime win over the Kings on Saturday. It was not his best performance, but Rinne was spotted a 5-1 lead and was able to hold on. Tonight he draws a nice matchup at home, where he is 14-2-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .931 SV% on the year.
Rinne gave up two goals on 28 shots in the Predators win over the Blues on Tuesday. Rinne has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.42 GAA and .921 SV%. He will make his second start against the Kings this season—he made 18 saves in a 4-3 shootout win in November.
Rinne surrendered four goals on 42 shots in the Predators 5-4 shootout loss to the Blackhawks last night. Despite the heavy workload, coach Laviolette will go back to him tonight vs. St. Louis. Rinne is a fantasy darling because he is playing great and he is on-pace to start 72 of 82 games this season.
Rinne is coming off of a 26-save performance in Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Flyers. He has won four straight and leads the league with 23 wins.
The Predators have a back-to-back tonight and tomorrow, but look for Rinne to get the start tonight vs. the Blackhawks and then either Rinne will go again or Carter Hutton will start tomorrow vs. the Blues. Rinne is coming off of a 26-save performance in Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Flyers. He has won four straight and leads the league with 23 wins.
Rinne stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Predators 5-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Monday. Tonight he will take on the Flyers at home. Rinne has gone 12-2-1 with a 1.88 GAA and .930 SV% at Bridgestone Arena this season. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better fantasy option than the 22-6-1 Pekka Rinne.
Rinne allowed gave up five goals on 27 shots but still walked away with the win on Saturday vs. the Wild. It wasn’t pretty, but it was enough to get the W. Rinne has won four of his last five with one shutout, 1.77 GAA and .941 SV%. He stopped 21 shots in a 2-1 win in his first start vs. Columbus.
Rinne allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Predators 3-2 shootout win over the Bruins on Tuesday. Rinne has won three of his last four starts with a 0.99 GAA and .968 SV%. He continues to pace the NHL with his outstanding play and is the early season Vezina Trophy favourite. Get him in your lineup tonight vs. a Wild team that continues to underwhelm.
Rinne allowed just one goal on 33 shots, but was on the wrong end of a 2-0 final on Saturday vs. the Sharks. Rinne certainly can’t be to blame for the loss. He had a great road-trip, winning two of three while stopping 89 of 91 (.978 SV%) shots that he faced. Tonight the Predators will host the Bruins—Rinne is 11-2-1 with a 1.88 GAA and .928 SV%.
Rinne stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Predators 5-1 blowout win over the Coyotes on Thursday. Tonight the Predators will wrap up a three-game road trip—so far they are 2-0 and Rinne has stopped 57 of 58 shots (.983 SV%) on the trip. It is not a great matchup, but you can’t keep this guy out of your lineup.
Rinne stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Predators 5-1 blowout win over the Coyotes on Thursday. Tonight the Predators will wrap up a three-game road trip—so far they are 2-0 and Rinne has stopped 57 of 58 shots (.983 SV%) on the trip. It is not a great matchup, but you can’t keep this guy out of your lineup.
The Predators did not have a morning skate, but with no back-to-back on Friday, it is expected to be Rinne against the Coyotes. Rinne stopped all 26 shots in the Predators 3-0 win over the Avalanche. Rinne has gone 2-2-0 with a 1.77 GAA and .938 SV% in four December starts.
