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NOVEMBER 5 • YOUTUBE

Johansson scores in OT with goal off its moorings in Wild's 3-2 victory over Predators

Marcus Johansson scored at 3:38 of overtime with the goal off its moorings and the Minnesota Wild overcame a last-second tying goal to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Tuesday n...

NOVEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Starting in Minnesota Annunen will defend the road cage Tuesday versus the Wild.

Impact Annunen will get the start in the second half of a back-to-back after Juuse Saros was between the pipes during Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to Vancouver. The 25-year-old Annunen has made just two starts this year, surrendering a total of eight goals on 54 shots (.852 save percentage) in losses to Toronto and Dallas. The Wild have generated 2.77 goals per game this season, which is tied for 22nd in the league.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Beaten three times Annunen stopped 24 of 27 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Stars.

Impact Annunen was making his second start of the season -- and first since allowing five goals in a 7-4 loss to the Maple Leafs on Oct. 14 -- but settled for another loss. Firmly entrenched as Juuse Saros' backup, Annunen shouldn't have a lot of fantasy upside as a backup who's allowed eight goals on 53 shots faced through two contests in 2025-26.

OCTOBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Rantanen gets tiebreaking goal in 3rd period as Stars rally from two goals down, beat Predators 3-2

Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2

OCTOBER 27 • Associated Press

Starting at home Sunday Annunen will defend the home goal against the Stars on Sunday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Impact Annunen will draw the start in the second half of a back-to-back after Juuse Saros was in net for Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Kings. The 25-year-old Annunen surrendered five goals on 26 shots in a loss during his lone appearance versus the Maple Leafs on Oct. 14. The Stars snapped a four-game losing streak in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Hurricanes, and they're tied for 16th in the NHL with 3.00 goals per game to start the year.

OCTOBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Nashville Predators defense struggled to support Annunen in loss to Maple Leafs Aside from two empty net goals in the third period, the Nashville Predators' defense struggled to support goalie Justus Annunen in their 7-4...

OCTOBER 15 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Allows five in loss Annunen made 21 saves in a 7-4 loss to Toronto on Tuesday.

Impact He allowed five goals. It was a tough night to make his season debut, what with the Leafs' stars coiled and ready to explode offensively. Annunen remains the number two man in Nashville, and he won't always get the tough matchups. Spot duty is likely your best option in dailies.

OCTOBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Maple Leafs snap a 2-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Predators

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and John Tavares each had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a two-game skid with a 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators

OCTOBER 15 • Associated Press

NSH@TOR: Tavares scores goal against Justus Annunen | Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (TOR) scores goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 3 - 2

OCTOBER 15 • NHL.COM

NSH@TOR: McMann scores goal against Justus Annunen | Toronto Maple Leafs Bobby McMann (TOR) scores goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 4 - 2

OCTOBER 15 • NHL.COM

NSH@TOR: Matthews scores goal against Justus Annunen | Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (TOR) scores goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 5 - 2

OCTOBER 15 • NHL.COM

NSH@TOR: Ekman-Larsson scores goal against Justus Annunen | Toronto Maple Leafs Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TOR) scores goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 2 - 0

OCTOBER 15 • NHL.COM

Leaves ice first Tuesday Annunen was the first goalie to exit the ice ahead of Tuesday's road clash with the Maple Leafs, Mark Masters of TSN reports, indicating he'll be in goal.

Impact Annunen will make his 2025-26 debut after watching Juuse Saros feature in the first three games of the year. Last season, the 25-year-old backstop made 23 appearances for the Predators in which he posted a 9-11-1 record to go with a 3.17 GAA. Looking ahead to the rest of the campaign, Annunen figures to see around 20-25 starts behind Saros.

OCTOBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Defending road crease Annunen will tend the road twine in Sunday's preseason game versus the Hurricanes, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Impact Annunen will get into his third exhibition contest Sunday -- he has allowed a total of two goals on 26 shots in preseason action. The 25-year-old figures to have the No. 2 netminding gig locked up behind Juuse Saros for the 2025-26 campaign. Annunen went 15-15-1 with a 3.18 GAA and an .883 save percentage over 34 regular-season appearances between Colorado and Nashville last season.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Loses to Golden Knights Annunen stopped 24 of 28 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Impact Annunen has allowed 15 goals across his last three outings, going 1-2-0 in that span. The 25-year-old has been splitting the crease with Juuse Saros lately since the Predators have nothing to play for but pride in a terrible 2024-25 campaign. Annunen is 15-15-1 with a 3.18 GAA and an .883 save percentage over 34 outings between Nashville and Colorado this season. If the workload pattern continues, Saros could face Utah on Monday, and Annunen may draw a tough matchup against the Stars on Wednesday in the Predators' regular-season finale.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Loses to Golden Knights Annunen stopped 24 of 28 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Impact Annunen has allowed 15 goals across his last three outings, going 1-2-0 in that span. The 25-year-old has been splitting the crease with Juuse Saros lately since the Predators have nothing to play for but pride in a terrible 2024-25 campaign. Annunen is 15-15-1 with a 3.18 GAA and an .883 save percentage over 34 outings between the Predators and the Avalanche. If the workload pattern continues, Saros would face Utah on Monday and Annunen would draw a tough matchup against the Stars in the season finale Wednesday.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Noah Hanifin scores late goal to lift Golden Knights past Nashville 5-3, and clinch Pacific

Noah Hanifin scored the go-ahead goal with 1:55 to play and the Vegas Golden Knights went on to a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators that clinched their fourth Pacific Division t...

APRIL 13 • Associated Press

Back in net Saturday Annunen will start Saturday's road matchup against the Golden Knights, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Impact It'll be the sixth start in eight games for Annunen -- he allowed six goals in his last outing against the Islanders, but managed to come away with a win. Overall, the 25-year-old netminder is 9-10-1 with an .889 save percentage since joining the Predators earlier this year.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Victorious in high-scoring affair Annunen made 16 saves on 22 shots in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime win over the Islanders.

Impact Annunen was far from perfect in this back-and-forth contest, but the Predators were able to net a pair of goals late in the final frame to force overtime -- Fedor Svechkov went on to pot the game-winner. This was Annunen's first victory since March 8 versus Chicago, and he now holds a 9-10-1 record, .889 save percentage and 3.12 GAA over 22 appearances with Nashville after being acquired from Colorado in November. The Preds will face Vegas, Dallas and Utah twice to close out their season.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Svechkov scores in OT as Predators rally to beat Islanders 7-6 to end six-game skid

Fedor Svechkov scored 1:56 into overtime and the Nashville Predators rallied from two goals down late in the third period to beat the New York Islanders 7-6 and snap a six-game los...

APRIL 9 • Associated Press

NYI@NSH: Mayfield scores SHG against Justus Annunen | New York Islanders Scott Mayfield (NYI) scores shorthanded goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 4 - 6

APRIL 9 • NHL.COM

NYI@NSH: Palmieri scores goal against Justus Annunen | New York Islanders Kyle Palmieri (NYI) scores goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 4 - 5

APRIL 9 • NHL.COM

NYI@NSH: Tsyplakov scores goal against Justus Annunen | New York Islanders Maxim Tsyplakov (NYI) scores goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 3 - 4

APRIL 9 • NHL.COM

NYI@NSH: Horvat scores goal against Justus Annunen | New York Islanders Bo Horvat (NYI) scores goal against Justus Annunen (NSH) to make it 2 - 2

APRIL 9 • NHL.COM

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Johansson scores in OT with goal off its moorings in Wild's 3-2 victory over Predators

Rantanen gets tiebreaking goal in 3rd period as Stars rally from two goals down, beat Predators 3-2

Maple Leafs snap a 2-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Predators

Noah Hanifin scores late goal to lift Golden Knights past Nashville 5-3, and clinch Pacific

Svechkov scores in OT as Predators rally to beat Islanders 7-6 to end six-game skid