Reuters Staff NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators put their penalty kill to the test early and often Saturday night against one of the hottest scoring teams in the league, and the unit passed with flying colors. Pekka Rinne turned aside 29 shots and the Predators denied the Colorado Avalanche on all seven of their power
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Matiss Kivlenieks Prepares for the Pros
The Sioux City netminder captured 2016-17 USHL Player of the Year and Goaltender of the Year awards by Alison Lukan @AlisonL / BlueJackets.com June 27th, 2017 A few months ago, goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks had been named the USHL Player and Goaltender of the Year and was preparing to go to Minnesota State University-Mankato to play
A Stanley Cup could be a Conn job for Predators’ Pekka Rinne
Nashville goalie is the favorite to be playoff MVP as Stanley Cup final begins. Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne leads every major statistical category for goalies in the 2017 NHL playoffs. (Mark Humphrey / The Associated Press) By Mark ZwolinskiSports reporter Sat., May 27, 2017 The Conn Smythe Trophy field gets smaller with each day. Pittsburgh
Pekka Rinne’s been the Predators’ backbone during run to final
Associated Press May 25, 2017, 9:44 AM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Knocking the smile off Pekka Rinne‘s face right now is nearly impossible. The longest-tenured player with the Nashville Predators, the 34-year-old goaltender finally will play in his first Stanley Cup Final in his ninth full NHL season. “As a player, I feel like I’ve
Matiss Kivlenieks Signs With Columbus Blue Jackets
2017 USHL Player & Goaltender of the Year Matiss Kivlenieks signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that they have signed 2017 USHL Player of the Year Matiss Kivlenieks to a three-year entry level contract. The Sioux City Musketeers goaltender recently completed his first USHL
How Much Do NHL Goalies Make Every 7.6 Seconds?
January 26, 2017 RP – By Ryan Fitzgerald http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/01/26/jorge-alves-goalie-salary Carolina Hurricanes equipment manager Jorge Alves served as his team’s backup goalie for one night. (Mike Carlson/AP) Carolina Hurricanes equipment manager Jorge Alves capped off 2016 with the opportunity of a lifetime, suiting up as the team’s backup goalie on New Year’s Eve. (The regular backup
Fletcher hopes Monday’s trade helps Wild, Backstrom; lays groundwork for future trades
by Michael Russo February 29, 2016 — 6:48pm Wild fans who spent their day incessantly refreshing their Twitter accounts and favorite blogs had to wait until three hours past Monday’s 2 p.m. trade deadline to learn the breaking news: Niklas Backstrom has finally been traded. After not being able to be bought out the last
Predators’ Pekka Rinne is only playing to win
1d – NHL PEKKA RINNE +1 more Scott Burnside, NHL Writer NASHVILLE — When the Nashville Predators were dispatched in the first round of the playoffs last season by eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, it was both a cautionary tale about the false guarantees of a strong regular season and a reminder of the fleeting nature of greatness.
Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom caught in tenuous situation
By Michael Russo , Star Tribune September 10, 2015 – 7:07 AM Niklas Backstrom says he didn’t hide an elbow injury that prevented the Wild from buying him out. Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom said that he didn’t keep an elbow injury, which ultimately required surgery, a secret in order to prevent being bought out
Rinne breaks shutout streak record at Worlds
Mike Halford May 11, 2015, 11:06 AM EDT Pekka Rinne‘s time at the 2015 World Hockey Championship didn’t start very well, but sure improved quickly. During Monday’s tilt against Belarus, the Finnish netminder set a tournament record for longest modern-day shutout streak, going 206:26 to break the previous mark set by Slovakia’s Jan Lasak in