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Rinne vs. Labarbera
Over 10 career starts against the Coyotes, Rinne holds a 6-3-1 record with a 1.78 GAA, .937 SV% and three shutouts.
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Pekka Rinne leads the #Preds onto the ice
Rinne holds a 8-5-2 record with a 2.02 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout over 15 career starts against the Blues.
Goalie Start
Pekka Rinne leads the #Preds onto the ice
Rinne holds a 8-5-2 record with a 2.02 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout over 15 career starts against the Blues.
Goalie Start
Fairly safe bet that Pekka Rinne will be in net tonight. Lindback was last off and believes Peks will start. #Preds
Rinne holds a 8-5-2 record with a 2.02 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout over 15 career starts against the Blues.
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Trotz says Rinne in tonight
Rinne holds an excellent 9-4-0 record with one shutout, a 2.43 GAA and .915 SV% over 14 career starts against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Trotz said that Rinne would play tomorrow night in the season-opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets
Rinne has a bit of the flu but should still be fine for the season opener. Through 14 career starts against the Blue Jackets, Rinne posted a 9-4-0 record with a respectable 2.43 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout.
Pekka Rinne said Saturday's game was the biggest in franchise history. When asked about the team losing twice at home last week and how they do better he said. "I don't know if it works for us to have kind of an on the road mentality when playing at home."
It's been all about the goal tending so far with Pekka Rinne (1-2-0, 1.34, .955) getting the most publicity but Roberto Luongo (2-1-0, 1.06, .958) getting the most wins.
Who'll win goaltending duel? Luongo or Rinne.
The Predators will send Pekka Rinne (2-1-0, 2.70, .887) back into battle while the Ducks most assuredly will go with Ray Emery (1-1-0, 3.02, .909).
Empty net goal aside, the Ducks have scored five goals on Pekka Rinne, three have come on the power play — two of those three were 5-on-3 man advantage goals. Only two goals were even strength, and one of those even strength goals came seconds after a Predators penalty expired, thus essentially being a 3rd power play goal out of five tallies.
Given how succesful it was, I would be shocked if Barry Trotz deviates from his Game 1 lineup: