Saros stopped 27 of 29 shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Wild.
A rare outburst of offense from the Predators gave Saros ample support to earn his third win over five outings in January. The 29-year-old goalie has allowed a total of 11 goals this month while showing some improvement compared to earlier in the season. He's now 11-18-6 with a 2.72 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 35 appearances. The Predators' next game is at home versus the Sharks on Tuesday.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Set to face Minnesota
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Saros was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease versus Minnesota on Saturday.
Saros is coming off a 24-save performance in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over Chicago. He has a 10-18-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.75 GAA and a .903 save percentage through 34 appearances this season. Minnesota sits 18th in the league with 2.96 goals per game in 2024-25.
Saros stopped 24 of 26 shots in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks.
Saros bounced back after losing his previous two starts, and even though he needed a shootout to get the victory, he still found a way to get back to winning ways. The Predators' struggles on defense have hurt Saros, though. Over his last six games, he's gone 2-4-0 with a 3.02 GAA and an .879 save percentage.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Tending twine Thursday
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Saros will defend the home cage versus Chicago on Thursday, according to Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean.
Saros has started three of the last six games ahead of Thursday's matchup, after he started 30 of the first 37 games of the season. Saros has a 9-18-6 mark with four shutouts, a 2.78 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 33 appearances this season. The Blackhawks are averaging only 2.55 goals per game, which ranks 30th in the NHL in 2024-25.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Light workload in defeat
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Saros conceded three goals on 15 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Capitals. The fourth tally was an empty-netter.
Nashville more than doubled Washington's shot total Saturday, but Saros wasn't given enough offensive support on home ice. The 29-year-old allowed two goals at even strength and one on the power play. Saros has surrendered at least three goals in four of his last five outings, going 1-4-0 in that span. Overall, the Finnish netminder has a 9-18-6 record, .904 save percentage and 2.78 GAA through 33 appearances.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: In goal Saturday
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Saros will protect the home goal versus the Capitals on Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
The Capitals are on the second half of a back-to-back after losing 3-2 in overtime to the Canadiens on Friday. Saros has been in a bit of a rough patch lately, going 3-7-1 with a 3.05 GAA and an .889 save percentage over his last 11 games dating back to the start of December.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Downed by Jets
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Saros stopped 25 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Jets. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
The Jets put up three goals in the first period, and the Predators couldn't recover while losing Luke Evangelista (lower body) and Steven Stamkos (undisclosed) to injury. Saros continues to have mixed results at best -- he's won three of his last seven outings, including two by shutout, but he's allowed a total of 17 goals over four losses in that span as well. For the season, the 29-year-old netminder is 9-17-6 with a 2.77 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 32 contests. The Predators have three days off before hosting the Capitals on Saturday.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Starting in Winnipeg
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Saros will defend the road net against the Jets on Tuesday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.
Saros is coming off a 27-save shutout win over Vancouver on Friday. He has a 9-16-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.72 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 31 appearances this season. Winnipeg ranks third in the league with 3.59 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Matches career high in shutouts
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Saros posted a 27-save shutout in Friday's 3-0 win over the Canucks.
This was Saros' fourth shutout of the season, two of which have come over his last six starts. That matches his career high for shutouts in a season. It's about the only thing going right for Saros in a rough year -- he's at 9-16-6 with a 2.72 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 31 appearances. Saros trails only Connor Hellebuyck (five) in shutouts this season. Justus Annunen is likely to handle the second half of a back-to-back Saturday in Calgary.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Expected to face Vancouver
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Saros is slated to start in Friday's road tilt against Vancouver, according to Predators Radio Host Max Herz.
Saros has an 8-16-6 record, 2.82 GAA and .903 save percentage in 30 appearances in 2024-25. He stopped 25 of 28 shots en route to a 3-0 loss to Winnipeg in his last start Monday. The Canucks rank 13th in goals per game with 3.11, though they're missing some key players in Elias Pettersson (undisclosed), Quinn Hughes (undisclosed) and Filip Hronek (lower body).
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Gets no help Monday
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Saros turned aside 25 shots in Monday's 3-0 loss to the Jets.
He kept Winnipeg off the board for the entire first period and most of the second, but Nashville wasn't able to solve Connor Hellebuyck in the other crease, so Saros had no margin for error. The 29-year-old netminder has allowed at least three goals in seven of nine December outings, going 2-6-1 with a 3.29 GAA and an .880 save percentage while working behind a Predators blue-line corps that's been leaky even when at full strength.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Set to face Winnipeg
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Saros will defend the road net against the Jets on Monday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.
In his last outing, Saros got the hook in the second period after allowing five goals on 15 shots in a 7-4 loss to St. Louis on Friday. He has posted a record of 8-15-6 with three shutouts, a 2.81 GAA and a .903 save percentage through 29 appearances this season. Saros made 23 saves in a 4-1 win over the Jets on Nov. 23. Winnipeg ranks second in the league with 3.70 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Receiving starting nod
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Saros will protect the road goal versus the Blues on Friday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Saros has gone 2-1-1 with 10 goals allowed over his last four games. The 29-year-old will start against a team that is averaging 2.50 goals per game this season, ranking 30th in the league. Saros has looked better lately and this is a chance for him to get some momentum going after the holiday break.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Earns win over Carolina
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Saros stopped 25 of 27 shots in Monday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Saros was impressive in this contest and allowed only two goals in the third period en route to his eighth win of the campaign. The 29-year-old has had a few subpar outings, such as the 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins on Dec. 19 in which he stopped 15 of 20 shots, but he's been solid for the most part. Saros has posted a save percentage of at least .900 in three of his last four games, going 2-1-1 with a 2.50 GAA in that span.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Facing Carolina
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Saros will guard the home crease versus the Hurricanes on Monday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.
Saros will make his 28th appearance of the campaign Monday -- the Finnish netminder has a 7-14-6 record, .907 save percentage and 2.72 GAA through 27 outings. Saros will have his hands full against a Hurricanes club that is tied for fifth in the NHL with 3.52 goals per game.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Not very busy in loss
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Saros made 15 saves in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins on Thursday.
Saros has had an unlucky run with just one win over his last 10 contests, going 1-5-4, but he's been sharply consistent in that span -- Saros has allowed three or fewer goals in seven of those 10. Saros is a fantasy pillar, but his ratios (2.72 GAA, .907 save percentage) are suppressed because of his team's overall struggles. General manager Barry Trotz claims he's not going to blow things up, but Saros (and his managers) would benefit immensely from a change in front of him.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Receiving start Thursday
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Saros will guard the home goal versus the Penguins on Thursday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Saros is coming off his third shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over the Rangers on Tuesday, which ended his eight-game losing streak. The 29-year-old will have a tougher challenge Thursday, as the Penguins have scored 23 goals over their last six games, winning half of them.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Blanks Blueshirts
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Saros stopped all 25 shots he faced in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Rangers.
It's the third shutout of the season for Saros but only his seventh win, which sums up how little help he tends to get from his teammates. It was also his first win since Nov. 23, ending an eight-start stretch in which he'd gone 0-5-3 with a 3.40 GAA and .885 save percentage. The veteran netminder's spot at the top of the Preds' depth chart is secure, but Justus Annunen is beginning to see more consistent action as his backup, and a lighter workload could help Saros regain his form.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Facing Rangers
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Saros will start at home Tuesday versus the Rangers, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Something's got to give -- Saros is 0-5-3 over his last eight games, but the Rangers have lost five of their last eight games, scoring 21 goals in that span. The Predators have struggled to give Saros goal support, which has been a major part of the problem during his current skid, but he has also allowed 26 goals during the losing streak.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Winless streak at eight
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Saros stopped 29 of 32 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche, with Colorado's final two goals getting scored into an empty net.
The 29-year-old netminder kept the Avs off the board in the first period and through the first half of the second, but the Predators' defense began to break down after that. Saros hasn't given up fewer than three goals in eight straight starts, going 0-5-3 over that stretch with a 3.40 GAA and .885 save percentage, but the issues have more to do with the team in front of him than his own play -- especially with Roman Josi (lower body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body) and Jeremy Lauzon (lower body) all currently sidelined.
