Pekka Rinne News

Rinne was the first goalie off of the ice this morning.

Rinne stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Predators win over the Canucks on Sunday. He has been great through 10 starts, winning seven while posting a 1.87 GAA and .931 SV%. Tonight he faces a struggling Stars team, who have lost five in a row.

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Rinne is expected to get the start for the Predators.

Rinne stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Predators 4-1 win over the Oilers on Thursday. Rinne has won four of his last five starts while posting a 1.77 GAA and .941 SV%. He has had a spectacular start to the season and is a must-start tonight in Calgary.

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Rinne will start in goal for the Predators.

Rinne gave up three goals on 26 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Penguins last Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Finnish netminder, who will go tonight in Edmonton. He has won five of his seven starts while posting a 1.81 GAA and .932 SV%. The Oilers have won four straight, but that is no reason to bench Rinne tonight, get him in there.

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Rinne will be between the pipes on Saturday.

Rinne allowed two goals on 32 shots in a win over the Blackhawks on Thursday. He has won three in a row and five of six to start the season, while posting a 1.62 GAA and .939 SV%. He is back playing at an elite level and is a must-start regardless of his matchup; however he faces a high-octane Penguins lineup tonight.

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Rinne in net for the Predators.

Rinne stopped 33 of 36 shots and two of three shootout attempts in the Predators win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. Rinne has been a difference maker for Nashville so far and will be for the rest of the season. He has a 1.55 GAA and .940 SV% entering play tonight and despite the tough matchup, he is a must-start---unless you have other really good options.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne was given Saturday night off after stopping all 31 shots that he faced in a 2-0 win over the Jets on Friday. Rinne is back in elite form to start 2014-15. After a rough 2013-14 due to injuries, he is 3-0-1 with a 1.23 GAA and .948 SV%. He is a must-start tonight with the Arizona Coyotes in town.

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Rinne is expected to be in goal for the Predators.

Rinne was given Saturday night off after stopping all 31 shots that he faced in a 2-0 win over the Jets on Friday. Rinne is back in elite form to start 2014-15. After a rough 2013-14 due to injuries, he is 3-0-1 with a 1.23 GAA and .948 SV%. He is a must-start tonight with the Arizona Coyotes in town.

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Rinne will be between the pipes for the Predators.

Rinne gave up two goals on 28 shots in the Predators 3-2 shootout loss to the Flames on Tuesday. The loss snapped a modest two-game winning streak for Rinne, but it has been an excellent start to the year. He has registered a 1.62 GAA and .924 SV% in his first three starts and draws a nice matchup tonight vs. the Jets.

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Rinne is the Predators projected starter.

Rinne gave up two goals on 28 shots in the Predators 3-2 shootout loss to the Flames on Tuesday. The loss snapped a modest two-game winning streak for Rinne, but it has been an excellent start to the year. He has registered a 1.62 GAA and .924 SV% in his first three starts and draws a nice matchup tonight vs. the Jets.

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Rinne gets the call in goal for the Predators.

Rinne stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 4-1 win over the Stars on Saturday. Through two games, Rinne has only faced 38 shots and stopped 35 them (.921 SV%) en route to a 2-0-0 start. Tonight he will get the start against a 1-2-0 Flames team so get him in your lineup!

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Rinne will start the opener vs. the Senators.

Rinne is coming off of a season where he was hampered by an infection in his surgically repaired hip. He made just 24 starts and posted a 2.77 GAA and .902 SV%, but chalk that up to a difficult season due to the injury. Expect Rinne to be back to his regular self with a GAA around 2.40 and SV% near .920. It starts tonight vs. Ottawa.

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Rinne expected to start Thursday's season opener.

Rinne is coming off of a season where he was hampered by an infection in his surgically repaired hip. He made just 24 starts and posted a 2.77 GAA and .902 SV%, but chalk that up to a difficult season due to the injury. Expect Rinne to be back to his regular self with a GAA around 2.40 and SV% near .920. It starts tonight vs. Ottawa.

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Rinne will start for the Predators on Saturday.

Rinne stopped all 29 shots that he faced in a 2-0 win over the Coyotes on Thursday. I wrote that Rinne had a chance to play spoiler, and that is exactly what he did with his second shutout of the season. Tonight, he will look to move to 3-0 over the Blackahwks, he has posted a 1.00 GAA and .968 SV% in the first two games.

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Rinne will start for the Predators.

Rinne allowed two goals on 30 shots in a shootout loss to the Stars on Tuesday. It was a much better outing that his start vs. Dallas the week prior. He will try to play spoiler tonight with the Coyotes in town. Rinne has gone 3-5-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .901 SV% at home this season.

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Rinne will start for the Predators.

Rinne allowed two goals on 29 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over Anaheim. It was a nice bounce-back game for Rinne, who was shelled for seven by the Stars in his previous start. The Predators playoff chances are nearly non-existent, so he will attempt to get retribution and play spoiler tonight vs. Dallas once again.

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Rinne starts for the Predators.

Rinne gave up seven (yes 7!) goals on 29 shots in a 7-3 loss to the Stars last Friday. He was given Sunday night off, but will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Ducks. Rinne has won just three of his last 10 starts with a 3.37 GAA and .887 SV%. This season may be lost, but look for a healthy and improved Rinne next season.

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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne allowed four goals on 28 shots in a shootout loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. Rinne has only won three of his last 10 starts with a 2.95 GAA and .898 SV%. Tonight, he will face the Stars in Dallas. Rinne has gone 4-4-0 on the road this season.

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