The Nashville Predators were finally rewarded for playing well. Pekka Rinne made 22 saves and the Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Friday to end their losing streak at five games. Cody Franson, Patric Hornqvist, Joel Ward and Sergei Kostitsyn scored for Nashville. Struggling offensively, the Predators have scored nine goals in their past
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Pekka Rinne Shines In Shooutout As Preds Beat Blues
Pekka Rinne, who had 28 saves in regulation and overtime, made stops on Jakub Voracek, Rick Nash and Antoine Vermette — who had two goals — in the shootout. “I personally like the shootouts,” Rinne said. “We prepare for the shootouts pretty well and we practice them. It’s a big part of the game. One
Rinne, Predators blank Coyotes 3-0
The Nashville Predators found an unlikely way to end their losing streak—with a pair of power-play goals. Shea Weber and Cal O’Reilly each scored on the power play, and Pekka Rinne made 33 saves for his third shutout of the season in Nashville’s 3-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night. Jordin Tootoo also
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Visiting Rangers Give Credit To Predators Work Ethic, Rinne
Alternate captain Marc Staal commented on the hard-working nature of the Predators club. “Nashville, they play hard. They finish their checks. They are quick. They are really good on the forecheck. Couple fights early brought up the tension level. I thought it was a hard fought game,” he said. The game winning shootout goal came
Pekka Rinne strong in Nashville loss
Pekka Rinne stopped 28 of 30 shots, but it wasn’t enough as the Nashville Predators were blanked 2-0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday night. It was Rinne’s first loss in his past three starts. The 28 year old now has a record of 6-6-2, with a 2.59 goals against average and a .916 save
Face Paint with Pekka Rinne
BRND talks to Nashville Predator goalie Pekka Rinne about his new grill and the emotions of his first mask. Click Here To View Video
Pekka Rinne holds off the Hurricanes in 2-1 shootout win
Despite missing both David Legwand and Ryan Suter, the Nashville Predators hung on for a gritty shootout victory at Carolina tonight, their 3rd in the last five games. Rinne stopped 21 of 22 Hurricanes shots, including a wide open breakaway to keep the game close, and two out of three chances in the shootout. Jerred
Pekka Rinne pitches shutout as Preds halt Canadiens
If Pekka Rinne knew just how he and the Nashville Predators keep shutting down the Montreal Canadiens’ offense they’d gladly face them more than once a season. Rinne made 30 saves for his second shutout, Marcel Goc scored twice and the Predators ended Montreal’s four-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory Thursday night. Rinne got
Pekka Rinne blanks Chicago in shootout, Preds win 4-3
The Predators welcomed division rival Chicago to town on Saturday in what turned out to be a fantastic game, with the home team coming out on top 4-3 in a shootout. No one player led the Preds to victory; it was a classic 20-men-for-60-minutes effort out of them in this one. The special teams stepped