Kevin Lankinen

Kevin Lankinen

28-Year-Old GoalieG
Nashville Predators
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Moving from rebuilding Chicago to Nashville meant Lankinen had significantly less playing time in 2022-23. Working as a backup to Juuse Saros, Lankinen had a 9-8-1 record, a 2.75 GAA and a .916 save percentage. Those numbers are more in line with his rookie year, so it's safe to say Lankinen is a fairly solid backup, though he'll feel a bit of a hot seat as the only thing standing between top prospect Yaroslav Askarov and an NHL job. Lankinen will want to perform well in his walk year, and if the Predators fall out of contention (or maybe even if they don't), he could be on the move at the trade deadline to shore up a contender's depth in the crease. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $2 million contract extension with the Predators in March of 2023.
Sharp in Friday's win
GNashville Predators
April 13, 2024
Lankinen made 25 saves in Friday's 5-1 win over Chicago.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old netminder won his first game since March 21 and saw his shutout bid slip away late in the second period on a Philipp Kurashev power-play tally. Lankinen's 2.83 GAA and .908 save percentage on the season are solid enough for a backup, and with the Predators locked into a wild-card spot in the Western Conference, he could get the start in at least one of the team's final two regular-season games as Nashville tries to get Juuse Saros some rest ahead of the playoffs.
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Expected to start Saturday
GNashville Predators
January 6, 2024
Lankinen is in the starter's net at morning practice and is expected to get the road start in Dallas on Saturday, according to Willy Daunic of Bally Sports Tennessee.
ANALYSIS
Lankinen stopped 13 of 14 shots in relief of Juuse Saros on Thursday in a 6-3 loss to Calgary. Lankinen is 4-3-0 with a 3.15 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 11 appearances this season. He is cemented into the backup role behind Saros, who has been workhorse again this campaign.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lankinen played 32 games for Chicago a season ago, with most of them coming down the stretch following Marc-Andre Fleury's trade to Minnesota. The numbers were horrific (8-15-6 record, 3.50 GAA, .891 save percentage), which was not all that surprising considering how terrible the Blackhawks played as a team defensively. Lankinen should find himself in a considerably better situation this time around on the heels of his new one-year deal with Nashville. The 27-year-old will serve as the backup to Juuse Saros, which is not a gig that is conducive to fantasy production due to a lack of playing time.
Lankinen had never seen NHL action prior to last season, but that didn't stop the Blackhawks from running him out there for 37 of their 56 games in 2020-21. Lankinen's numbers - 17-4-5 record, 3.01 GAA, .909 save percentage - appear a tad underwhelming on the surface but are actually quite good considering the rate at which Chicago hemorrhaged scoring chances a year ago. Lankinen's extended audition wasn't enough to keep Blackhawks management from going out and acquiring reigning Vezina Trophy winner Marc-Andre Fleury from the Golden Knights following the year. Fleury is going to get the lion's share of the playing time for Chicago even at his advanced age, giving Lankinen little-to-no fantasy value unless an injury strikes.
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Gets starting nod
GNashville Predators
April 12, 2024
Lankinen will patrol the road crease versus the Blackhawks on Friday, Predators Radio Host Max Herz reports.
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Solid in narrow loss
GNashville Predators
April 6, 2024
Lankinen allowed a goal on 29 shots in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Islanders. The second goal was an empty-netter.
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Set to face Islanders
GNashville Predators
April 6, 2024
Lankinen was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com, indicating he will guard the road net Saturday versus the Islanders.
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Solid not good enough
GNashville Predators
March 30, 2024
Lankinen made 35 saves Saturday in a 7-4 loss to Colorado. He allowed six goals.
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Starting in Colorado
GNashville Predators
March 30, 2024
Lankinen will guard the road goal Saturday versus the Avalanche, according to Zach Gilchriest of the Predators' official site.
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