Pekka Rinne News

Rinne allowed two goals on eight shots after replacing Juuse Saros in the Predators' blowout loss in Dallas last Friday. Through two appearances, Rinne has surrendered five goals on just 31 shots (.839 SV%), so he'll look to get on-track tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Chicago had a slow start to the season but the offence found life in a two-game set with the lowly Red Wings over the weekend.

Rinne allowed two goals on eight shots after replacing Juuse Saros in the Predators' blowout loss in Dallas last Friday. Through two appearances, Rinne has surrendered five goals on just 31 shots (.839 SV%), so he'll look to get on-track tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Chicago had a slow start to the season but the offence found life in a two-game set with the lowly Red Wings over the weekend.

Juuse Saros started the first two games of the season but it looks like Juuse Saros will make his season debut tonight vs. the Hurricanes. The 38-year-old netminder was 10-8-3 with a 3.30 GAA and .888 SV% on home-ice last year and faces a Hurricanes team coming off of an ugly loss in Detroit on Saturday.

Juuse Saros started the first two games of the season but it looks like Juuse Saros will make his season debut tonight vs. the Hurricanes. The 38-year-old netminder was 10-8-3 with a 3.30 GAA and .888 SV% on home-ice last year and faces a Hurricanes team coming off of an ugly loss in Detroit on Saturday.

Rinne allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Predators' loss in Chicago on February 21st. Juuse Saros started the last four games but Rinne gets the nod on the front-end of a back-to-back. Rinne has gone 10-7-3 with a 3.02 GAA, .896 SV% and two shutouts on home ice this season. In his first start vs. the Oilers, Rinne allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 4-2 loss (Jan.14).

Connor Ingram was sent back to Milwaukee (AHL) suggesting that Rinne is ready-to-go. Rinne missed Tuesday's game due to illness but is expected to at least be able to backup on Thursday.

Rinne allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Predators shootout win in New Hersey on Thursday. Rinne was inconsistent in January, going 4-4-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .900 SV% in eight starts. In his first start vs. the Golden Knights, Rinne stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 5-2 win in mid-October.

Rinne allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Predators shootout win in New Hersey on Thursday. Rinne was inconsistent in January, going 4-4-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .900 SV% in eight starts. In his first start vs. the Golden Knights, Rinne stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 5-2 win in mid-October.

Rinne stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Predators win over the Sabres on January 18th. Rinne has been up-and-down during the month of January, going 3-3-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .914 SV%. Tonight he faces a Maple Leafs team that limped into their bye week, losing five of their last six while averaging 3.50 goals for and 5.00 goals against per game.

Rinne stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Predators win over the Sabres on January 18th. Rinne has been up-and-down during the month of January, going 3-3-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .914 SV%. Tonight he faces a Maple Leafs team that limped into their bye week, losing five of their last six while averaging 3.50 goals for and 5.00 goals against per game.

Rinne allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Predators loss in Edmonton on Tuesday. Now he returns to Nashville, where he has struggled this season, going 8-5-3 with a 3.29 GAA and .880 SV% in 16 starts. He'll face a Sabres team that has won three in a row while outscoring their opponents 13-to-4.