The latest in Pekka Rinne

Predators and Rinne agree to seven-year extension

2011-11-03T11:30:25Z

(Reuters) - The Nashville Predators and Finnish netminder Pekka Rinne have agreed to a seven-year contract extension, worth around $49 million, it was announced Thursday.

The 29-year-old Rinne was set to become a free agent at the end of the season but Nash...

Canucks can Predators 1-0 in series opener

2011-04-28T21:30:20Z

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Roberto Luongo produced 20 saves to back-stop the Vancouver Canucks to a 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in the first game of their Western Confe...

Predators beat Ducks to advance in playoffs

2011-04-25T05:30:31Z

Nick Spaling has scored two goals helping the Nashville Predators to beat Anaheim 4-2 to reach the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time.

Spaling scored the go-ahead goal at 4:53 of the third period. He also scor...

Eriksson carries Stars over Predators

2010-12-28T20:00:25Z

Raycroft makes 44 saves in Stars' 4-2 win over Predators

Loui Eriksson scored a goal and added an assist, and Andrew Raycroft made 44 saves as the Dallas Stars sent the Nashville Pr...

Senators beat Predatorts 2-1

2010-12-23T20:00:16Z

Alex Kovalev, Nick Foligno score in Senators' 2-1 victory over Predators

Alex Kovalev and Nick Foligno scored and Brian Elliott made 25 saves in the Ottawa Senators' 2-1 victory over the Nashv...

Blue Jackets blank Predators 2-0

2010-11-22T20:00:10Z

Mason's 1st shutout of season lifts Blue Jackets past Predators 2-0

Steve Mason made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and 16th of his career, and Rick Nash had a second-period goal and the Columbus Blue Jackets earned their fourth straight win with a 2-0 victory over the Ed Jovanovski nets first hat trick of 15-year career, Coyotes beat Predators 4-3

Ed Jovanovski had the first three-goal game of his 15-year career and the Phoenix Coyotes overcame some early defensive miscues to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Wednesd...

Datsyuk has 2 goals and assist in Red Wings win

2010-10-30T19:00:21Z

Datsyuk posts 2 goals, assist in Red Wings' 5-2 win over Predators

Pavel Datsyuk had two goals and an assist to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

Jaroslav Halak makes 24 saves, Blues shut out Predators 3-0

Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and 11th overall, and the St. Louis Blues beat Nashville 3-0 on Thursday night, handing the Predators their first regulation...

Flames edge Predators 1-0 in OT

2010-11-02T12:29:01Z

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Sullivan scores PP goal; Predators down Ducks 4-1

2010-10-09T20:00:20Z

Sullivan has PP goal, assist; Predators score 3 in 2nd period to down Ducks in opener

Steve Sullivan scored a power-play goal and had an assist in the second period, and the Nashville Predators opened the season by beating the Anaheim Ducks ...

Ward's 2 goals lift Predators over Capitals

2010-10-03T12:00:07Z

Ward scores 2, Predators top Capitals 3-0 in preseason finale for both teams

Joel Ward scored two goals, Cal O'Reilly added a goal and an assist, and Pekka Rinne made 22 saves for the Nashville Pre...

Hossa's OT goal gives Chicago 3-2 lead over Preds

2010-04-24T16:00:17Z

Marian Hossa's OT goals gives Blackhawks 5-4 win and 3-2 series lead over Predators

Patrick Kane's short-handed goal tied the game with 13.6 seconds left in regulation and Marian Hossa came out of the penalty box to score the winner 4:07 into overtime as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the <...

Predators' unveil third jersey, then watch their fortunes change

2010-10-27T08:21:20Z

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Erat scores, Predators beat Blues 2-1 in shootout

2010-04-10T20:15:39Z

Erat scores lone goal of shootout as Predators beat Blues 2-1 to reach 100 points for season

Martin Erat scored the lone goal of the shootout, and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Saturday night.

The Predators finished the regular season by winning thre...

Coyotes beat Predators 5-2, clinch home ice

2010-04-07T22:30:21Z

Coyotes beat Predators 5-2, clinch home ice for first round of playoffs

Shane Doan ended a 23-game goal drought, Wojtek Wolski scored his career-high 23rd goal and the Phoenix Coyotes clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western C...

Predators clip Wings 4-3 to clinch playoff spot

2010-04-03T14:00:46Z

Suter's OT goal gives Predators 4-3 win over Red Wings and clinches playoff spot for Nashville

Ryan Suter's goal 16 seconds into overtime Saturday gave the Predators a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings that secured Nashville's spot in the playoffs.

Stars cool off Predators 3-1

2010-03-23T20:15:29Z

Third-period goals give Stars 3-1 victory over Predators

Loui Eriksson and Matt Niskanen scored goals 30 seconds apart early in the third period to give the Dallas Stars a 3-1 victory over Nashville on Tuesday, snapping the Predators' six-game winning streak.

Predators rally for 3-2 win, deal Blues' playoff hopes serious blow

Dustin Boyd scored his second goal of the game 48 seconds after teammate Patric Hornqvist tied it late in the third period, helping the Nashville Predators beat the Franson scores 1:54 into OT, lifts Predators to 1-0 win over Blue Jackets

Cody Franson scored 1:54 into overtime and Pekka Rinne posted his second straight shutout as the Nashville Predators stretched their winning streak to five games with a 1-0 victory over the Rinne makes 42 saves and Predators edge Flyers 4-3 in shootout

Martin Erat scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.

Stev...

Hansen leads Canucks past Predators 4-2

2010-03-07T15:15:59Z

Hansen scores go-ahead goal in third period as Canucks top Predators 4-2

Jannik Hansen scored the go-ahead goal with just under 6 minutes left in the third period to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.

Arnott's tiebreaking goal lifts Predators to 4-3 win over Oilers

Jason Arnott scored the tiebreaking goal 5:02 into the third period, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils snapped a run of three defeats with a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday....

Kovalchuk scores to lead Devils past Predators

2010-06-12T04:35:01Z

Ilya Kovalchuk finally scores to lead Devils over Predators, 5-2

Ilya Kovalchuk made his first goal with the slumping Devils a big one, snapping a third-period tie to lead New Jersey to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.

Acquired in a blockb...

Mason helps Jackets hang on, 3-2

2010-06-12T05:59:43Z

Blue Jackets finally find a way to beat Predators, picking up 3-2 win behind Mason's 29 saves

Steve Mason made 29 saves and Derick Brassard, Kristian Huselius and Fredrik Modin scored goals to lead the Columbus B...

Anderson makes 29 saves, Avs win 5th straight

2010-06-12T05:57:20Z

Anderson stops 29 shots, Duchene, Yip score as Avs top Preds for 5th straight win

Craig Anderson stopped 29 shots, Matt Duchene and Brandon Yip both scored, and the Colorado Avalanche won their fifth straight by topping the Kessel snaps 3rd period tie, Maple Leafs edge Predators after blowing 3-goal lead

Phil Kessel scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:48 left to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.

Selanne returns from hand injury, scores Ducks' 1st goal in 3-2 win over Preds

Teemu Selanne scored in his first game after missing 17 because of a broken hand, and the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

Anaheim, which led ...

Kiprusoff blanks Preds for 2nd straight shutout

2010-06-12T05:58:39Z

Miikka Kiprusoff stops 22 shots for his second shutout in a row as Flames beat Predators 5-0

Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 22 shots for his second shutout in a row, and Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross each had a goal as the Calg...

Mason leads Blues past Predators

2010-06-12T06:00:29Z

Chris Mason makes 37 saves, Blues beat Predators 3-1

Chris Mason made 37 saves, and Brad Boyes, David Backes and Paul Kariya scored in the St. Louis Blues' 3-1 victory over the Santorelli, Legwand score in SO; Predators hold off Umberger and Blue Jackets in 4-3 win

Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Santorelli, Erat score in shootout, Predators beat Devils 3-2

Mike Santorelli and Martin Erat scored shootout goals, and Jason Arnott had two goals in regulation in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devi...

Rinne, Predators shut out Blackhawks

2010-06-12T06:00:39Z

Pekka Rinne makes 22 saves, Predators beat Blackhawks 2-0

Pekka Rinne made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season and fifth overall, and Joel Ward scored on a second-period power play in the Nashville Predators' 2-0 victory over the Byfuglien, Kopecky score in 28-second span early in 2nd period, Blackhawks beat Predators 3-1

Dustin Byfuglien and Tomas Kopecky scored in a 28-second span early in the second period to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Stortini's two goals in first period lifts Oilers over Predators 6-1

Zack Stortini scored two of Edmontons four first period goals to lead the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.

It was Edmonton's first win in Nashville since Oct. 29, 200...

Grier's late goal lifts Sabres

2010-04-16T09:53:47Z

Grier scores with 3:25 to go for Sabres, Miller shuts out Predators 1-0

Mike Grier told his teammates between periods to continue to believe in the system even though the Buffalo Sabres weren't scoring goals.

With 3:25 left to play Saturday night Grier's belief was rewarded. He fired a shot from a few feet out and was able to retrieve the rebound a...

Arnott, Koistinen give Preds 4-3 SO win over Wings

2010-04-16T15:40:21Z

Arnott, Koistinen's shootout goals give Predators 4-3 win over Red Wings

Ville Koistinen and Jason Arnott scored in the shootout to complete the Nashville Predators' comeback from a two-goal deficit and beat the Detroi...

Predators edge Blue Jackets in shootout

2010-04-16T15:46:51Z

Ville Koistinen scores lone shootout goal, Predators edge Blue Jackets

Ville Koistinen scored the only shootout goal to give the Nashville Predators a 5-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Back in Black: Chicago Blackhawks clinch playoff spot for 1st time in 7 years

Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves, and Jonathan Toews' scored his team-leading 32nd goal as the Chicago Blackhawks clinched their first playoff berth in seven years by beating the Torres' 3rd-period goal, Mason's 21 saves lead Blue Jackets over Predators 2-1

Raffi Torres scored early in the third period and Steve Mason made the go-ahead goal stand up as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashvil...

Selanne leads Anaheim to big win over Nashville

2010-04-16T16:18:18Z

Selanne's shootout goal gives Anaheim 2-1 over Nashville as Ducks move into playoff position

Teemu Selanne lifted the Anaheim Ducks to a crucial win over the Nashville Predators for the second time in a week.

Selanne scored the only shootout goal and the Ducks beat the Predat...

Cheechoo gets shootout winner for Sharks

2010-04-16T15:57:38Z

Cheechoo gets another shootout clincher for Sharks in 3-2 win over Predators

Jonathan Cheechoo scored the winning shootout goal with a deft backhand, and Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves in the San Jose Sharks' 3-2 victory over the Rinne makes 18 saves for 7th shutout, Predators beat Coyotes 2-0.

Pekka Rinne made 18 saves for his seventh shutout of the season, and J.P. Dumont and David Legwand scored in the Nashville Predators' 2-0 victory over the Predators score 4 in third period to beat Blackhawks 5-3

The Nashville Predators scored four third-period goals to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 Tuesday night.

Jason Arnott, J.P Dumont, David Legwand,

Auld makes 24 saves in Senators' 2-0 win

2010-06-12T12:32:02Z

Auld's 24 saves, goals by Foligno and Heatley lead Senators to 2-0 win over Predators

Nick Foligno and Dany Heatley scored first-period goals, and Alex Auld made 24 saves to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-0 victory — their season-hig...

Red Wings win 5th straight, 5-3 over Nashville

2010-04-16T14:37:06Z

Zetterberg, Datsyuk each have 2 goals and an assist as Detroit beats Nashville 5-3

Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk each had two goals and an assist for the Detroit Red Wings, who held off the Nashville Predat...

Predators beat Ducks

2010-04-16T14:48:28Z

Pekka Rinne makes 28 saves, Predators beat Ducks 4-2

Pekka Rinne made 28 saves, and Ryan Jones, Jason Arnott, Martin Erat and Vernon Fiddler scored in the Pekka Rinne leads Nashville Predators to 2-1 win over Edmonton Oilers

Pekka Rinne made 32 saves to help the Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Sunday.

Martin Erat and McLeod has first two-goal game of career, Leads Avalanche to 5-1 win over Predators

Cody McLeod had the first two-goal game of his career and John-Michael Liles added a goal and an assist in the Colorado Avalanche's 5-1 victory over the B.J. Crombeen scores three goals to lead Blues to 6-3 victory over Predators

B.J. Crombeen scored three goals, including the game-winner with 3:43 to play as the Blues defeated the Nashville Predators 6-3 Monday night.

Alexander Steen, Rinne stops 32 shots in 2nd shutout this week, Dumont scores lone goal in Preds' 1-0 over Wild

Pekka Rinne stopped 32 shots and J.P. Dumont scored the only goal in the Nashville Predators' 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturd...

Predators topple Oilers

2010-04-16T12:37:05Z

Weber has goal, assist to lead Predators to 3-1 win over Oilers

The only other time Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne started a game this season he allowed three goals in a little more than 14 minutes.

Despite that performance, Predators coach Barry Trotz said he had no prob...

Blue Jackets Predators Hockey

2011-01-02T18:01:21Z

Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Kristian Huselius (20), of Sweden, closes in on Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber (6) and goalie Pekka R...

Coyotes Predators Hockey

2010-11-30T20:01:36Z

Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, of Finland, blocks a Phoenix Coyotes shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in Nashville, New York Rangers center Erik Christensen (26) bumps into Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, in the second period of an Minnesota Wild's Martin Havlat, left, shoots on Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne in the first period of their NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, is joined by Jerred Smithson (25) and Kevin Klein (8) in blocking the path of St. Louis Blues <...