JUUSE SAROS NEWS

Starting in Chicago Saros will protect the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Friday, Predators Radio Host Max Herz reports.

Impact Saros is in a skid, having lost his last four outings while allowing a total of 13 goals on 129 shots (.899 save percentage) in that span. He'll have a favorable matchup to try to turn things around, as the Blackhawks have scored just 15 goals over their last six games, going 1-3-2 in that span.

FEBRUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Game slips away late Monday Saros stopped 34 of 38 shots in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Senators, with Ottawa's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

Impact The Preds kept things close through the first two periods and tied it up at 2-2 on a Jonathan Marchessault power-play tally just 47 seconds into the third period, but Nashville's defense let Saros down late and he had little chance on either puck that got past him in the final frame. The 29-year-old netminder has lost four straight starts, and over his last 10 outings he's gone 3-6-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .894 save percentage.

FEBRUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

OTT@NSH: Perron scores PPG against Juuse Saros | Ottawa Senators David Perron (OTT) scores power-play goal against Juuse Saros (NSH) to make it 2 - 4

FEBRUARY 4 • NHL.COM

Gaudette and Perron lead Senators over Predators 5-2

Adam Gaudette and David Perron each scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night

FEBRUARY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

OTT@NSH: Pinto scores goal against Juuse Saros | Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto (OTT) scores goal against Juuse Saros (NSH) to make it 2 - 3

FEBRUARY 4 • NHL.COM

OTT@NSH: Gaudette scores goal against Juuse Saros | Ottawa Senators Adam Gaudette (OTT) scores goal against Juuse Saros (NSH) to make it 1 - 1

FEBRUARY 4 • NHL.COM

OTT@NSH: Sanderson scores goal against Juuse Saros | Ottawa Senators Jake Sanderson (OTT) scores goal against Juuse Saros (NSH) to make it 1 - 2

FEBRUARY 4 • NHL.COM

Tending twine Monday Saros will patrol the home crease against Ottawa on Monday, according to Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville.

Impact Saros has lost his last three outings (0-3-0), surrendering nine goals on 91 shots. He has posted a record of 11-21-6 with four shutouts, a 2.84 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 39 appearances this season. Ottawa has won four straight games, scoring 16 goals, and earned a 3-1 victory over Nashville on Dec. 7. Saros stopped 27 of 30 shots in that defeat.

FEBRUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Strong effort in loss Saros made 33 saves on 35 total shots in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Penguins.

Impact Saros returned to the crease after missing Friday's contest in Buffalo due to illness. He looked good close to the net but surrendered two shots from long distance to Philip Tomasino and Sidney Crosby. The 29-year-old keeper now has an 11-21-6 record, four shutouts, a .902 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA across 39 contests this season. Saros should continue to receive the majority of the opportunities to guard Nashville's net, but as the Predators have just 43 points on the year, he will have less value in leagues that value goalie wins. The netminder's next chance to start will be at home Monday against the Senators.

FEBRUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Sidney Crosby scores in 4th straight game in the Penguins' 3-0 victory over the Predators

Sidney Crosby scored in his fourth straight game, Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on...

FEBRUARY 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returns to crease Saturday Saros (illness) will guard the road goal against Pittsburgh on Saturday, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Impact Saros returns to action after missing Friday's 4-3 loss to Buffalo. He has posted a record of 11-20-6 with four shutouts, a 2.86 GAA and an .899 save percentage across 38 appearances this season. Pittsburgh sits 18th in the league with 2.89 goals per game in 2024-25.

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Won't suit up Friday Saros (illness) will not participate in Friday's game versus the Sabres, Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean reports.

Impact Saros is battling an illness and will be forced to miss the first half of a back-to-back. It's unclear if he'll be available for Saturday's game in Pittsburgh. Justus Annunen will start Friday versus the Sabres, and Matt Murray will serve as backup.

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Under the weather Saros is dealing with an illness and is questionable for Friday's road clash with Buffalo, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Impact With the Predators heading into a back-to-back, it seems likely that Justus Annunen, who was in the starter's crease at Friday's morning skate, will guard the cage versus the Sabres in order to allow Saros to recover in time to face the Penguins on the road Saturday. If Saros isn't healthy enough to at least serve as the backup Friday, Nashville could bring up Matt Murray or Magnus Chrona from the minors.

JANUARY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Loses to Canucks Saros stopped 19 of 21 shots in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Canucks. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Impact Saros took his second loss in a row, but the blame can be placed on a lack of support from his teammates this time. The 29-year-old has gone 3-4-0 with 22 goals allowed over eight games in January, which is poor work for one of the busiest goalies in the NHL. He's now at an 11-20-6 record with a 2.86 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 38 starts this season. He'll likely split the next two games with Justus Annunen -- the Predators visit the Sabres on Friday and the Penguins on Saturday.

JANUARY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Linus Karlsson gets 1st NHL goal as Canucks beat Predators 3-1

Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1

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First goalie off Saros was the first goalie off during Wednesday's morning skate, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Canucks.

Impact Saros has been inconsistent recently, as he began the month with a shutout win over Vancouver but has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.17 GAA and .882 save percentage over seven total appearances in January. He's made two starts against the Canucks this year -- including his Jan. 3 shutout victory -- and he's gone 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .944 save percentage.

JANUARY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Torched for five goals Saros gave up five goals on 35 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Ducks.

Impact Saros has gone 2-3-0 with 20 goals allowed over his last six games. The 29-year-old netminder was lucky to avoid the loss in his last outing Tuesday versus the Sharks, but he didn't see such fortune Saturday. For the season, the 29-year-old is 11-19-6 with a 2.88 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 37 games, which would be his worst ratios in any full-length season in his career. He hasn't been overworked lately either -- Justus Annunen hasn't had to wait more than three games for a start since he was dealt to the Predators. Saros is too talented for fantasy managers to drop, but it's getting tough to be patient with his poor performance.

JANUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Mason McTavish has 2nd straight 2-goal game as Ducks snap Predators' 5-game winning streak, 5-2

Mason McTavish had two goals for the second straight game, Jansen Harkins and Trevor Zegras scored 62 seconds apart in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville 5-2 to...

JANUARY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slated to start Saturday Saros is expected to start on the road against Anaheim on Saturday, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Impact Saros allowed four goals on eight shots en route to a 7-5 win against the Sharks on Tuesday, but he wasn't credited with the victory because he was pulled after the first period. He's left plenty to be desired this campaign with an 11-18-6 record, 2.81 GAA and .901 save percentage in 36 appearances. He has a 6-3-1 record, 2.78 GAA and .911 save percentage in 10 career regular-season games against Anaheim.

JANUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Pulled early Tuesday Saros was pulled from Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Sharks after allowing four goals on eight shots.

Impact Saros struggled badly between the pipes and was lifted after allowing four goals in the first period. Justus Annunen earned the win in relief after faring much better, though one bad outing shouldn't affect Saros' role as the Predators' primary goaltender. That said, his numbers in the last few games have been trending in the wrong direction. Over his last five outings, Saros has gone 2-2-0 with a 3.42 GAA and a subpar .860 save percentage.

JANUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Blankenburg's goal completes Predators' comeback win over Sharks 7-5

Nick Blankenburg scored at 8:09 of the third to lead the Nashville Predators to a 7-5 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks

JANUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

SJS@NSH: Walman scores goal against Juuse Saros | San Jose Sharks Jake Walman (SJS) scores goal against Juuse Saros (NSH) to make it 1 - 4

JANUARY 22 • NHL.COM

SJS@NSH: Celebrini scores goal against Juuse Saros | San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini (SJS) scores goal against Juuse Saros (NSH) to make it 0 - 1

JANUARY 22 • NHL.COM

SJS@NSH: Granlund scores goal against Juuse Saros | San Jose Sharks Mikael Granlund (SJS) scores goal against Juuse Saros (NSH) to make it 0 - 3

JANUARY 22 • NHL.COM

First off Tuesday Saros will be between the pipes Tuesday versus the Sharks, per Emma Lingan of The Hockey News.

Impact Saros will make his 36th appearance of the campaign Tuesday -- he owns an 11-18-6 record, .904 save percentage and 2.72 GAA. The Finnish netminder has allowed exactly two goals in back-to-back wins against the Blackhawks and Wild. The Sharks on the second half of a back-to-back -- they lost 6-3 to the Bruins on Monday.

JANUARY 21 • ROTOWIRE