Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne is a big fan of the shootout. Actually, there’s a perfectly good explanation why one of the more tense moments for any goaltender happens to put Rinne in a comfort zone. “First off, he’s tremendously skilled and a lot of it has to do with athleticism and quickness,” Predators goalie
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Pekka Rinne named NHL’s 3rd Star of the Month for January
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne was named the NHL’s 3rd Star of the Month for January, his first such honor after having been Rookie of the Month in February 2009. Boston’s Patrice Bergeron was named 1st Star, and Keith Yandle of the Phoenix Coyotes was 2nd. Pekka racked up a .945 save percentage in 11
Despite Loss, Rinne Impressive With 33 Saves
Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne made 33 saves. Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo made 26 saves, including a pad save on Joel Ward’s shot with 26 seconds remaining. The Canucks (31-10-9), hardly the aggressor through the first period with four shots, fired 31 shots through the final two periods. The Predators (27-17-6) finished their defining month of
Rinne Stops 32 in Win, becoming Fantasy Hockey Stud
Pekka Rinne stopped 32 of 33 Colorado shots in a 5-1 win on Thursday. Rinne has been outstanding of late with 95 saves in 100 shots over the last three games, all wins for the tall Finn. Rinne is now 16-11-4 with a 2.09 GAA and a .930 save percentage, making him a top-seven fantasy
Tale of Two Goalies, Pekka Rinne Wins
It was a tale of two goalies at Jobing.com Arena on Tuesday night. Both Ilya Bryzgalov and Pekka Rinne came in riding hot streaks, but only one showed up for Tuesday’s contest between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Nashville Predators. Now the Preds are not, by any means, an offensive team. They rank highly in
Pekka Rinne and Predators rally to edge Blackhawks in shootout
If there’s one thing Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne loves, it’s playing in a shootout. Marcel Goc scored the only goal in the shootout with Rinne stopping Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane and the Predators rallied from a two-goal deficit after two periods to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 Saturday night. Nashville forward Jerred Smithson said
Rinne keeps on rolling with win over Wild
Pekka Rinne allowed just one goal on 26 shots in the Predators’ 5-1 win over Minnesota Tuesday. Rinne is currently in the midst of his best stretch of the season and should be an every-game starter in fantasy leagues right now. Tuesday’s victory extends his personal win streak to five, during which he has allowed
Pekka Rinne helps Predators stay hot, stop Sharks
Pekka Rinne put quite a capper on the Nashville Predators’ three-game sweep through California in four days. Rinne made 42 saves, and Sergei Kostitsyn scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Predators to their fifth straight win, 2-1 over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. “Our goaltender stole this
Pekka Rinne’s 40 saves help Preds stifle Ducks
When Shea Weber fired the puck out of the corner near Nashville’s net in the waning seconds, it ricocheted perfectly off the boards and rattled 190 feet down the ice into Anaheim’s net. That hole-in-one better suited to a miniature golf course was an ill-fitting finish for the Predators, who earned a key road win
Pekka Rinne & Nashville a nightmare for Blue Jackets, again
Defenseman Shea Weber had a goal and two assists and Pekka Rinne saved 19 of 20 shots to help the Nashville Predators continue their home-ice dominance against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 4-1 victory Sunday night. Nashville has won 15 straight home games against the Jackets. “We kind of got a little bit into