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Expected to start Friday Lankinen will guard the road goal Friday versus St. Louis.

Impact 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.

NOVEMBER 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Beats former club Saturday Lankinen made 29 saves in Saturday's 4-2 win over Chicago.

Impact 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.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Facing Blackhawks Lankinen will be between the home pipes versus Chicago on Saturday, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.

Impact 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 NHL scoring, averaging 2.57 goals per game.

NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs first win of season Lankinen made 33 saves in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.

Impact 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.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Surprise starter Saturday Although the Predators initially announced Juuse Saros as their starting goaltender, Lankinen will instead start on the road against Edmonton on Saturday.

Impact Lankinen has a 0-1-0 record, 3.64 GAA and .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.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles versus Canucks Lankinen allowed four goals on 26 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Impact 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.

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles versus Canucks Lankinen allowed four goals on 26 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Making first start of season Lankinen will patrol the road crease during Tuesday's matchup with Vancouver, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.

Impact 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.

OCTOBER 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Comes in relief Lankinen stopped 17 of 19 shots in the Predators' 6-1 loss to the Oilers on Tuesday.

Impact Lankinen came in relief of Juuse Saros at the start of the second period and allowed two goals in the second period 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 Juuse Saros moving forward.

OCTOBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

MacKinnon scores 3, Avs beat Predators 4-3 to win Central

Nathan MacKinnon had three goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 to win the Central Division title

APRIL 15, 2023 • Associated Press

Guarding cage Friday Lankinen will be stationed between the pipes at home against Colorado on Friday, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.

Impact 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.

APRIL 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Can't contain Colorado Lankinen turned aside 30 of 34 shots in a 4-3 loss to Colorado on Friday.

Impact 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.

APRIL 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Preds keep thin playoff hopes alive, beating Vegas 3-2 in OT

Cody Glass scored a power-play goal 3:30 into overtime, and the Nashville Predators kept their thin playoff hopes alive Tuesday night by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2

APRIL 5, 2023 • Associated Press

Tending twine Tuesday Lankinen will guard the home goal Tuesday against Vegas.

Impact 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.

APRIL 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes 30 saves to beat Vegas Lankinen kicked out 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 win over Vegas on Tuesday.

Impact 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 he'll likely get at least one more start given that Nashville will finish the season with a back-to-back set from April 13-14.

APRIL 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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MARCH 27, 2023 • YOUTUBE

Tavares scores twice to lead Maple Leafs over Predators 3-2

John Tavares scored two goals and added an assist, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2

MARCH 27, 2023 • Associated Press

Predators' Kevin Lankinen Sprawls Out To Deny Calle Jarnkrok Of Surefire Goal With Unreal Save

MARCH 26, 2023 • YOUTUBE

Comes up short against Toronto Lankinen kicked out 31 of 34 shots in a 3-2 loss to Toronto on Sunday.

Impact 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.

MARCH 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Miller has 2 goals, 2 assists as Rangers rout Predators 7-0

Defenseman K’Andre Miller had two goals and two assists in New York’s six-goal first period, Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the Rangers beat...

MARCH 20, 2023 • Associated Press

Pulled in loss Lankinen allowed four goals on five shots in Sunday's 7-0 loss to the Rangers.

Impact It was a night to forget for Lankien. 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.

MARCH 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Matt Duchene scores shootout winner, Predators top Kings 2-1

Matt Duchene scored in the second round of the shootout and the Nashville Predators snapped the Los Angeles Kings' five-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Saturday night

MARCH 12, 2023 • Associated Press

Facing Kings Lankinen will guard the road goal versus the Kings on Saturday, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.

Impact 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.

MARCH 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Lankinen, Predators shut down Panthers Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves and Roman Josi had two assists as the Nashville Predators beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Thursday night in Su...

MARCH 3, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Lankinen leads Predators past Panthers 2-1

Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves and the Nashville Predators put a dent in the playoff hopes of the Florida Panthers with a 2-1 win

MARCH 3, 2023 • Associated Press

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