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Decent in relief appearance Lankinen saved 13 of 14 shots in a relief appearance during Thursday's 6-3 loss to Calgary.

Impact With Nashville already down 5-2, Lankinen replaced Juuse Saros for the third period. Lankinen did alright and wasn't charged with the loss. He has a 4-3-0 record, 3.15 GAA and .901 save percentage in 11 outings this year. Saros has a 4.45 GAA and an .830 save percentage over his last four appearances, so perhaps Nashville will decide to give the goaltender some time off by starting Lankinen in Saturday's road contest against Dallas.

JANUARY 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to practice Lankinen (illness) participated fully in Monday's practice, Nick Kieser of Nashville Hockey Now reports.

Impact Lankinen, who has missed the past three games, should be available for Tuesday's home contest against Chicago. Further to that point, the Predators already returned Yaroslav Askarov to AHL Milwaukee on Sunday. The 28-year-old Lankinen has posted a 4-3-0 record this season with a 3.16 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 10 games played.

JANUARY 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Lankinen (illness) won't be in the lineup Saturday against the Capitals, per the NHL media site.

Impact Lankinen will miss his third straight game. Yaroslav Askarov will be backed up by Juuse Saros in Saturday's contest. Lankinen's next chance to return will be Tuesday against Chicago. He has posted a 4-3-0 record this season with a 3.16 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 10 appearances.

DECEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Unavailable Friday Lankinen (illness) will not dress Friday against Detroit, per the NHL's media site.

Impact Lankinen will miss his second straight game while battling an illness. Juuse Saros will start against the Red Wings on Friday while Yaroslav Askarov dresses as the backup.

DECEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with illness Lankinen will miss out versus Carolina on Wednesday due to an illness.

Impact Lankinen has made just 10 appearances this season in which he is 4-3-0 with a 3.16 GAA and .900 save percentage. The 28-year-old Finn was unlikely to get the starting no versus Carolina anyway, so his absence is unlikely to significantly impact fantasy players. Without Lankinen in the lineup, Yaroslav Askarov was recalled from AHL Milwaukee.

DECEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Perfect in relief Lankinen stopped all 11 shots coming in relief in the Predators' 5-2 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday.

Impact After Juuse Saros got pulled early in the third period, Lankinen came in relief and stopped all 11 shots he faced. This appearance was just the Finnish goaltender's fourth appearance in the month of December as he serves as the backup to Saros on most nights. On the season, Lankinen has a 4-3-0 record with a 3.16 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hangs on for OT win Lankinen made 26 saves in Friday's 6-5 overtime win over the Hurricanes.

Impact Nashville was staring at a 5-3 deficit midway through the second period, but Lankinen shut the door the rest of the way and gave his team a chance to rally. It's the backup goalie's first win since Nov. 24, and on the season Lankinen is 4-3-0 through nine appearances with a 3.27 GAA and .895 save percentage, numbers that aren't close to strong enough to cut into Juuse Saros' playing time.

DECEMBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Guarding cage Friday Lankinen will be stationed between the pipes Friday in Carolina.

Impact Lankinen has lost two straight starts, coughing up seven goals on 61 shots during that stretch. Friday will be his first start since Dec. 9 when he allowed three goals on 36 shots against Toronto. The 28-year-old is 3-3-0 with a 3.04 GAA and a .903 save percentage in eight appearances.

DECEMBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

No help from his teammates Lankinen made 33 saves Saturday in a 4-0 loss to Toronto.

Impact He allowed three goals. Auston Matthews was Lankinen's kryptonite Saturday. Matthews jammed in a shot at the left post on a beauty pass from William Nylander. And then he fired one through Lankinen's wickets on the power play. Lankinen doesn't get many starts behind the workhorse Juuse Saros, but he generally battles when he's in the blue paint. And that gives you a chance for a win... that is, if his mates give him some goals.

DECEMBER 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starting in Toronto Lankinen will guard the road goal Saturday against Toronto.

Impact Lankinen is coming off a 22-save effort in a 4-3 loss to the Rangers on Dec. 2. He has provided a 3-2-0 record this season with a 3.04 GAA and a .901 save percentage in seven appearances. The Maple Leafs sit 11th in the league this campaign with 3.30 goals per contest.

DECEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Facing Rangers Lankinen will patrol the home crease Saturday against the Rangers, per Nick Kieser of Nashville Hockey Now.

Impact Lankinen has posted a 3-1-0 record this season with a 2.83 GAA and a .910 save percentage over six games played. New York is tied for 12th in the league this campaign with 3.29 goals per contest.

DECEMBER 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes 14 saves in relief Lankinen saved 14 of 16 shots in relief in a 6-1 loss to Minnesota on Thursday.

Impact Nashville was already down 4-0 when Lankinen replaced Juuse Saros early in the second period. Lankinen helped stop the slide, but the Predators were never able to turn the tide. The 28-year-old goaltender wasn't charged with the loss, so his record remains at 3-1-0. Through six contests this year, Lankinen also has a 2.83 GAA and a .910 save percentage.

DECEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Third straight win Lankinen made 36 saves in an 8-3 win over St. Louis on Friday.

Impact Lankinen and the Preds 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.

NOVEMBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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

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