Lankinen made 36 saves in an 8-3 win over St. Louis on Friday.
Lankinen and the Predators never trailed in the game -- the score was 3-0 by the 13:53 mark of the first and 6-1 by the six-minute mark of the second. Lankinen doesn't get many starts, but he makes the most of the ones he does get. He has won three straight games and is 3-1-0 with a 2.79 GAA and .913 save percentage in four starts this season.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Expected to start Friday
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Lankinen will guard the road goal Friday versus St. Louis.
Lankinen has a 2-1-0 record, 2.74 GAA and .910 save percentage in four contests this season. He turned aside 29 of 31 shots in a 4-2 win over Chicago in his last start Saturday. St. Louis is tied for 23rd offensively this campaign with 2.89 goals per game.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Beats former club Saturday
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Lankinen made 29 saves in Saturday's 4-2 win over Chicago.
Facing the team he made his NHL debut with in 2020-21, Lankinen and the Predators never trailed in the game and the goalie had little chance on either puck that beat him, one of which deflected in off Roman Josi. Lankinen has started only three games this season, as Juuse Saros dominates the crease for Nashville as per usual, but the No. 2 netminder has been solid in his limited opportunities with a 2.73 GAA and .910 save percentage.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Facing Blackhawks
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Lankinen will be between the home pipes versus Chicago on Saturday, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.
Lankinen will make his third start of the season. He is 1-1-0, stopping 72 of 80 shots in three appearances. Lankinen will face his former Chicago teammates, who are 28th in the NHL with 2.57 goals per game.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Nabs first win of season
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Lankinen made 33 saves in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.
Both of Edmonton's goals came on power plays, as Lankinen shut the door at 5-on-5 and got more than enough offensive support to notch his first win of 2023-24. The 28-year-old has given up eight goals on 80 shots through his first three appearances of the season. Lankinen was a surprise starter Saturday after Juuse Saros was initially announced, but to this point there's been no indication Nashville's No. 1 netminder is dealing with an injury -- the team is off until Tuesday when it heads to Calgary, so this may have just been a good opportunity to give Saros some extra rest.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Surprise starter Saturday
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Although the Predators initially announced Juuse Saros as their starting goaltender, Lankinen will instead start on the road against Edmonton on Saturday.
Lankinen has posted a mark of 0-1-0 record with a 3.64 GAA and an .867 save percentage in two contests this season. It wasn't immediately clear why Nashville made the last-minute switch. Regardless, Lankinen is set to face the Oilers, who have struggled with a 2-6-1 record while averaging just 2.78 goals per game this year.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Struggles versus Canucks
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Lankinen allowed four goals on 26 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
Lankinen's first start of the campaign didn't go very well. A deflection led to the first goal, but Elias Pettersson scored twice in the second period and J.T. Miller tacked on one more in the third. Through two outings, Lankinen has surrendered six goals on 45 shots. Juuse Saros is capable of being a workhorse between the pipes, and he'll likely have to be until Lankinen can get in a groove.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Making first start of season
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Lankinen will patrol the road crease during Tuesday's matchup with Vancouver, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Lankinen's lone action this season came in relief of Juuse Saros on Oct. 17 against the Oilers. Lankinen surrendered two goals on 19 shots in that contest, but he wasn't stuck with the loss. The 28-year-old goaltender will try to secure his first victory of the campaign in a tough road matchup with a Canucks team that's averaged 3.88 goals per game through eight contests this season, fifth in the NHL.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Enters in relief
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Lankinen stopped 17 of 19 shots in the Predators' 6-1 loss to the Oilers on Tuesday.
Lankinen came on in relief of Juuse Saros at the start of the second period and allowed two goals in that frame to Leon Draisaitl and Warren Foegele. This relief appearance marks his first action of the 2023-24 season. Lankinen should continue to serve as the backup to Saros moving forward.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Can't contain Colorado
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Lankinen turned aside 30 of 34 shots in a 4-3 loss to Colorado on Friday.
Lankinen lost three of his final four appearances of the campaign, allowing 13 goals on 105 shots in that span. That's pushed his final record for 2022-23 down to 9-8-1 with a 2.75 GAA and a .916 save percentage in 19 outings. Lankinen has already agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract for 2023-24, so he's projected to enter next season as Juuse Saros' backup.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Guarding cage Friday
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Lankinen will be stationed between the pipes at home against Colorado on Friday, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Lankinen stopped 30 of 32 shots in his last outing, picking up a win over the Golden Knights. The 27-year-old has won four of his last six starts with a .914 save percentage. He's registered a .918 save percentage and a 2.67 GAA through 18 appearances and will now start Nashville's final game of the 2022-23 campaign.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Makes 30 saves to beat Vegas
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Lankinen kicked out 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 overtime win over Vegas on Tuesday.
Lankinen lost his previous two outings, during which he surrendered seven goals on 39 shots. Through 18 games this season, he has a 9-7-1 record, 2.67 GAA and .918 save percentage. Lankinen has been used sparingly behind Juuse Saros throughout the 2022-23 campaign, but Lanky will likely get at least one more start given that Nashville will finish the season with a back-to-back set from April 13-14.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Tending twine Tuesday
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Lankinen will guard the home goal Tuesday against Vegas.
Lankinen is coming off a 31-save effort in a 3-2 loss to Toronto on March 26. He has a record of 8-7-1 this season with a 2.72 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 17 appearances. The Golden Knights rank 14th in the league this campaign with 3.27 goals per game.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Comes up short against Toronto
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Lankinen kicked out 31 of 34 shots in a 3-2 loss to Toronto on Sunday.
Lankinen was making just his fourth start of the month as Nashville continues to lean heavily on Juuse Saros. At least this went far better than Lankinen's previous start, in which he allowed four goals on five shots before being yanked just 9:09 into Nashville's 7-0 loss to the Rangers on March 19. The 27-year-old netminder is 8-7-1 with a 2.72 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 17 outings this season.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Starting versus Toronto
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Lankinen will defend the home crease Sunday against Toronto.
Lankinen has posted a record of 8-6-1 this season with a 2.70 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 16 appearances. He will get the second half of Nashville's back-to-back after Juuse Saros played in Saturday's 7-2 loss to Seattle. The Leafs rank seventh in the league this year with 3.43 goals per game.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Pulled in loss
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Lankinen allowed four goals on five shots in Sunday's 7-0 loss to the Rangers.
It was a night to forget for Lankinen. The 27-year-old netminder allowed four goals on the first five shots faced before he was replaced by Juuse Saros 9:09 into the game. Lankinen had played well coming into Sunday's outing, winning his previous three starts with a .945 save percentage. He falls to 8-6-1 with a .917 save percentage on the season while backing up Saros.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Draws start Sunday
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Lankinen will be stationed between the pipes during Sunday's road tilt with the Rangers.
Lankinen will make his first appearance since stopping 26 of 27 shots in a win over the Kings on March 11. The 27-year-old has won three straight outings dating back to Feb. 18, allowing just five goals on 91 shots in the process. He hasn't given up more than three goals in an outing since Dec. 31 in Vegas.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Wins in shootout
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Lankinen stopped 26 of 27 shots in Saturday's 2-1 shootout win over the Kings.
Lankinen was impressive Saturday, going save-for-save with Kings goalie Pheonix Copley in a low-scoring battle. In the shootout, Lankinen denied all three attempts from the Kings to get the win. The 27-year-old improved to 8-5-1 with a 2.46 GAA and a .925 save percentage through 15 contests this season. Those numbers are strong, but Lankinen is hardly a threat to eat into Juuse Saros' starting role. Expect Saros to get the nod for Sunday's game in Anaheim.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Facing Kings
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Lankinen will guard the road goal versus the Kings on Saturday, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Lankinen has won his last two outings, both against the Panthers, giving up four goals on 64 shots over that span. He'll face a Kings team that is missing Kevin Fiala (lower body), which takes a little bite out of their attack.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Agrees to one-year extension
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Lankinen signed a one-year, $2 million contract extension with Nashville on Friday.
Lankinen has a 7-5-1 record, 2.58 GAA and .922 save percentage in 14 games this season. He's getting a raise compared to his one-year, $1.5 million contract for the 2022-23 campaign. Before inking the extension, he was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
