Preds’ Rinne sidelined by lower-body injury; won’t play vs. Maple Leafs

By The Canadian Press
November 15 2016 09:25 AM

CP891013969 — Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne gloves a St. Louis Blues shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Rinne will miss Tuesday\'s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a lower body injury. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Zaleski

TORONTO – Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne will miss Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a lower body injury.

Predators head coach Peter Laviolette announced that Rinne was day-to-day with the injury following Tuesday’s morning skate.

Rinne, who missed practice on Monday, was named the NHL’s third star last week after posting a perfect 3-0-0 record with a .976 save percentage. The 34-year-old has rebounded, thus far, from an off-year last season, one that saw him post a .908 save percentage in 66 starts.

Twenty-five-year-old Marek Mazanec is expected to start in Rinne’s place against the Leafs. Mazanec has made only one start this season, yielding five goals in an Oct. 15 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Nashville is riding a season-high three-game win streak. The Predators have picked up at least a point in six straight (4-0-2).

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