What It Means:

Rinne posted very pedestrian numbers in the regular season. In 66 appearances, he owned a 2.48 goals against average and .908 save percentage. In 12 playoff games this year, he's improved his goals against average to 2.37 and his save percentage to .917.

We project Rinne to face 27.44 shots against the Sharks, making 25.00 saves (2.44 goals allowed) and giving himself a 49 percent chance at earning the victory. A win for Nashville would even the series at three games apiece.