Pekka Rinne defending the net for Predators on Friday
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne will start on Friday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
Rinne will take over for the second night of a back-to-back set versus an Oilers team that ranks 10th in the NHL with 2.81 goals for per game. He's 16-12-6 on the year with a .921 save percentage and 2.36 goals-against average.
Our models project Rinne for 26.5 saves, 2.5 goals against and a 43.0 percent chance of scoring a win on Friday. That makes him our ninth-ranked fantasy goalie among the day's 12 starters.