Saros is expected to start on the road against Florida on Thursday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.
Saros has an 8-9-3 record, 2.97 GAA and .893 save percentage in 20 outings this season. He's won his past two starts while stopping 51 of 55 shots (.927 save percentage). The Panthers are in a five-way tie for 15th in goals per game with 3.00.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Second straight win
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Saros made 27 saves in a 5-1 win over the Flames on Tuesday.
It was his second straight win. Saros has scuffled since late October, going 4-7-1 since Oct. 28. Overall, he's 8-9-3, with a 2.97 GAA and an .893 save percentage. This Preds team is tough to play behind, and they sit in a tie for dead-last in the NHL with just 22 points.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Facing Flames
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Saros will protect the home net against Calgary on Tuesday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.
Saros is coming off a 24-save performance in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over Chicago. He has a 7-9-3 record with a 3.08 GAA and an .889 save percentage through 19 appearances this season. Calgary sits 32nd in the league this campaign with 2.33 goals per game.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Gets back in win column
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Saros stopped 24 of 27 shots in Friday's 4-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Saros still didn't have a particularly strong game, but it was good enough for the win. The Predators took charge with a three-goal second period, and Saros was able to hold the lead the rest of the way for just his second win in his last eight outings. On the year, the Finnish netminder is 7-9-3 with a 3.08 GAA and an .889 save percentage through 19 starts. Justus Annunen is likely to get the nod for Saturday's game versus the Jets, which will see both teams on the second half of a back-to-back.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: In goal Friday
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Saros will guard the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Friday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Saros has allowed nine goals over three games during his current losing streak. The 30-year-old netminder has struggled for much of the season, and he'll have a somewhat tough matchup Friday. The Blackhawks have 16 goals over their last six games.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Terrible showing against Panthers
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Saros allowed five goals on 16 shots before he was replaced by Justus Annunen in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Panthers.
The game started badly for Saros, as A.J. Greer scored just 11 seconds in as part of the Panthers' four-goal first period. Gustav Forsling's tally early in the second chased Saros, who has now allowed at least five goals in three of his eight outings in November, going 2-5-1 for the month. He's at a 6-9-3 record, 3.08 GAA and .889 save percentage across 18 appearances this season. The Predators' next game is Wednesday in Detroit.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Tending twine against Florida
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Saros will be between the home pipes versus the Panthers on Monday.
Saros has been on the losing end of back-to-back games, and through seven appearances in November, he's 2-4-1 with a 2.84 GAA and an .888 save percentage. Florida has generated 2.90 goals per game this season, which ranks 24th in the NHL. Saros has a .921 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA across 13 career games against the Panthers, but he owns a 3-9-0 record against them.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Does well in loss
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Saros stopped 23 of 24 shots in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Avalanche, whose last two goals were empty-netters.
Saros performed well, but the Predators were unable to cash in on any of their 35 shots in the contest. This is the fifth time in 17 appearances that Saros has limited an opponent to one goal, though it's the first time he's taken a loss while doing so. On the year, he has a 6-8-3 record with a 2.85 GAA and an .896 save percentage. The Predators' next game is Monday at home versus the Panthers.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Tough matchup Saturday
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Saros will guard the home goal versus the Avalanche on Saturday.
Saros is in line for a brutally tough assignment against the NHL's top team. Saros has gone 1-3-1 with 16 goals allowed over his last five games, with a 3.39 GAA and an .856 save percentage. The Avalanche have 37 goals during their active seven-game winning streak, so fantasy managers should probably avoid this matchup.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Surrenders three goals in loss
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Saros stopped 18 of 21 shots in Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Penguins.
All three goals that beat Saros were in the early stages of the first period, as Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby tallied the third goal just outside the 10-minute mark. With the loss, Saros falls to a 6-7-3 record with a 2.97 GAA and an .892 save percentage through 16 appearances this season. His numbers so far this year have been running parallel to his output through 58 games a season ago. Despite inconsistently finding the win column, Saros is far and away the No. 1 option for the Predators and will likely see a bulk of the workload moving forward. His next opportunity to defend the crease is in a tough matchup Saturday against Colorado.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Tending twine Sunday
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Saros will defend the road net in Sunday's Global Series game in Sweden against Pittsburgh, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Saros stopped 16 shots in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over the Penguins, snapping his three-game (0-2-1) losing skid. He has supplied a 6-6-3 record with a 2.96 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 15 appearances this season. Pittsburgh is tied for 13th in the league with 3.22 goals per game this campaign.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Earns OT win Friday
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Saros stopped 16 of 17 shots in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over the Penguins.
Saros was beaten by Evgeni Malkin in the second period, but he was excellent the rest of the way. The 30-year-old snapped a three-game losing skid with this win, and it was also the first time he has conceded just one goal since a 2-1 win over the Canucks on Oct. 23. Saros will aim to win back-to-back games for the first time since late October in his next start, which could presumably come in a rematch against the Penguins in Sweden on Sunday.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: First goalie off Friday
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Saros was the first goalie to leave the ice, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports, indicating he'll be in goal for Friday's Global Series clash with Pittsburgh.
Saros is currently stuck in a three-game losing streak in which he has posted an 0-2-1 record and 4.42 GAA. Despite sporting just a 5-6-3 record and a career-worst 3.10 GAA in 14 outings, the 30-year-old Finn remains the preferred option in the crease for the Preds ahead of Justus Annunen.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Gets hook on Broadway
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Saros gave up five goals on only 12 shots before being lifted for Justus Annunen to begin the third period of Monday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers.
Saros bore the brunt of an overdue offensive eruption by the Rangers on home ice, giving up two goals in the first period and three in the second before getting the hook. The veteran netminder has just one win in his last six starts, going 1-4-1 with a 3.72 GAA and an .865 save percentage during that rough stretch.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Set to start in Manhattan
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Saros will be between the road pipes against the Rangers on Monday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.
Saros is 1-3-1 over his last five appearances, allowing 16 goals on 144 shots during that stretch (.889 save percentage). The 30-year-old holds a 5-4-1 record, .940 save percentage and 1.76 GAA across 11 career outings against the Rangers. New York is 4-2-0 in its last six games.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Dealt another loss
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Saros stopped 23 of 25 shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers. The third goal was an empty-netter.
Saros has now dropped four of his last five games, going 1-2-2 with 16 goals allowed in that span. This was one of his better performances, but the Predators couldn't get anything past Dan Vladar after a Ryan O'Reilly deflection goal early in the first period. Saros slipped to 5-5-3 with a 2.88 GAA and a .902 save percentage over 13 appearances. The Predators have a home matinee game versus the Stars on Saturday, which could be another challenge for Saros should he get the start. He didn't play in an Oct. 26 home loss to the Stars.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Tending twine at home
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Saros will guard the home goal versus the Flyers on Thursday.
Saros is 1-2-1 over his last four starts, allowing 14 goals in that span. One of the regulation losses during that stretch was against the Flyers, when Saros allowed three goals on 17 shots last Thursday. The Flyers have scored just seven goals over three games since that contest, so they don't have a ton of momentum coming into this game.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Falls to Canucks in OT
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Saros made 31 saves in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to Vancouver.
The Canucks' first two goals came on power plays, and there wasn't much Saros could do on the OT winner either -- Brock Boeser found himself alone in front of the Nashville crease and flipped a backhander past the veteran netminder with just two seconds left. Saros has just one win in his last four starts, going 1-2-1 while giving up 14 goals on 119 shots. On the season, he's 5-4-3 in 12 outings with a 2.95 GAA and a .900 save percentage.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Draws start against Vancouver
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Saros will patrol the home crease Monday versus the Canucks, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.
Saros snapped a two-game losing streak in Saturday's 4-2 win over Calgary, turning aside 33 of 35 shots. The Canucks are 2-3-0 in their last five contests, a span in which they have netted 12 goals. Saros has been solid against Vancouver in his career, posting an 8-3-1 record, 2.58 GAA and .908 save percentage across 15 regular-season outings.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Carrying heavy workload so far
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Saros made 33 saves in a 4-2 win over the Flames on Saturday.
Saros has started 11 of Nashville's first 13 games, and he's 5-4-2 with a 2.79 GAA and a .905 save percentage in that span. This heavy workload may catch up to Saros at some point, but the team's confidence in Justus Annunen could increase before that happens.
