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.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Steals win over Panthers
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Lankinen made 30 saves in a 2-1 in over the Panthers on Thursday.
It was a tremendous effort by Lankinen, who essentially stole the game from the kitties. The Preds were on their heels the back half of the game, and he bailed them out time and time again. Lankinen is 4-1-0 in his last five starts with just 10 goals allowed. He's a pending UFA and could be moved to a contender before Friday's deadline.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Gets Florida start
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Lankinen will get the visiting crease versus Florida on Thursday, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Lankinen is coming off a 7-3 victory over the Panthers in his last start Feb. 18 -- he turned aside 30 shots in the win. The backup netminder is 6-5-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .919 save percentage this season. He will face the Panthers, who are three points out of the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Cruises to easy win
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Lankinen made 30 saves in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Panthers.
Florida actually grabbed a 2-1 lead midway through the first period, but Lankinen wasn't beaten again until a Panthers power play in the third, at which point Nashville held a 6-2 advantage. The 27-year-old netminder has gotten the nod in two of the last three games as Juuse Saros gets a bit of a breather, and Lankinen's 2.70 GAA and .919 save percentage on the season could earn him more frequent work down the stretch.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Facing Panthers
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Lankinen will defend the home crease versus Florida on Saturday, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Lankinen had a tough start Monday, giving up three goals on 18 shots in a loss to Arizona. He's 5-5-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .920 save percentage this season. Lankinen will face the Panthers, who rank sixth in the NHL with 3.45 goals per game.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Tough night against Coyotes
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Lankinen stopped 15 of 18 shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to Arizona.
The 27-year-old backup only faced two shots in the second period but one of them resulted in a power-play goal, which exemplified how the night went for Lankinen and the Nashville defense in general. It's his first regulation loss since Dec. 13, but Lankinen only made three starts in between as Juuse Saros dominates the crease for the Predators. On the season, Lankinen is 5-5-1 with a solid 2.68 GAA and .920 save percentage.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Facing Arizona
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Lankinen will patrol the home crease Monday against Arizona, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Lankinen, who last played Jan. 17 in a 2-1 victory over Columbus, has won his past two starts. He has a 5-4-1 record this season with a 2.64 GAA and a .924 save percentage in 11 appearances. Arizona is tied 28th in the league this year with 2.64 goals per game.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Makes 39 saves in victory
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Lankinen turned aside 39 of 40 shots in a 2-1 win against Columbus on Tuesday.
Lankinen had a shutout going until Gustav Nyquist beat him at 9:01 of the third period. He improved to 5-4-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .924 save percentage in 11 contests this season. This was Lankinen's second straight win after he saved 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 victory against Washington on Jan. 6.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Facing Columbus
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Lankinen will patrol the home crease Tuesday versus Columbus, Emma Lingan of the Predators' official site reports.
Lankinen is coming off a 30-save performance in a 3-2 win over Washington on Jan. 6. He has a 4-4-1 record this season with a 2.81 GAA and a .918 save percentage through 10 games played. Lankinen will get the second half of Nashville's back-to-back after Juuse Saros played in Monday's 2-1 victory over Calgary. The Blue Jackets sit 30th in the league this campaign with 2.53 goals per game.
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Predators' Kevin Lankinen: Will serve as backup Saturday
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Lankinen (illness) will serve as the backup goaltender at home against Buffalo on Saturday.
Lankinen missed Thursday's contest against Montreal because of the illness. He has a 4-4-1 record, 2.81 GAA and .918 save percentage in 10 contests. Juuse Saros will start in goal versus the Sabres.
