Rittich allowed five goals on 47 shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich was solid given the high volume of shots the Wild put up, but he came up just a couple of seconds short of forcing a shootout. The 29-year-old has been used sparingly behind Juuse Saros this season. Rittich is 5-3-3 with a 3.44 GAA and an .887 save percentage through 15 outings. The Predators have a back-to-back Thursday in Colorado and Friday in Arizona, which should afford him one more start in the regular season.

Rittich will get the starting nod Sunday at home against the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich stopped all nine shots he faced in relief of Juuse Saros during Saturday's loss to the Lightning. The 29-year-old is now 5-3-2 with a 3.33 GAA and an .886 save percentage through 14 games this season. He stopped 26 of 28 shots in a March 13 win over Minnesota.

Rittich was perfect in relief after taking the Predators' net at 2:08 of the third period Saturday. He made nine saves.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich was solid in relief of starter Juuse Saros. He is 5-3-2 with a 3.33 GAA and .886 save percentage. The Preds are four points up on Vegas for the final Wild Card spot with four games remaining, and the team will likely rely heavily on Saros, not Rittich, to ensure that gap doesn't close.

Rittich allowed four goals on 13 shots after replacing Juuse Saros in the second period of Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Blues.

EDGE Analysis

Saros was pulled after giving up a goal late in the first and three more in the first half of the second period. Rittich couldn't stop the bleeding, allowing four more Blues goals before the second intermission. It's not much of a silver lining for Rittich, but at least he wasn't stuck with the loss since the Predators failed to score four goals of their own, leaving Saros as the goalie of record.

Rittich turned aside 27 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

The two teams traded goals in the first and third periods but Rittich had no chance on the eventual OT winner, as with the Predators defense in scramble mode Sidney Crosby tapped home a feed from Rickard Rakell. The former Flames netminder hadn't seen action since March 22 and has a shaky 3.21 GAA and .891 save percentage on the season, but if Juuse Saros' illness keeps him sidelined beyond Sunday, Rittich could be right back between the pipes Tuesday against the Sharks.

Rittich will get the starting nod in Pittsburgh on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Juuse Saros (illness) allowed two goals in Saturday's loss to Florida and will miss Sunday's tilt with the Penguins. Rittich will make his first appearance since March 22 when he was tagged with five goals on 34 shots against the Kings. He's 5-3-1 with a 3.24 GAA through 11 games this season. If Saros misses any additional time, Rittich and Connor Ingram will handle Nashville's goaltending duties.

Rittich allowed five goals on 34 shots in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Kings, who also scored an empty-netter.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich had a chance to face an injury-depleted lineup, but he wasn't able to keep the game close. The Kings scored three goals in the first and third periods to take a commanding win, sending Rittich to 5-3-1 on the season. He's added a 3.24 GAA and an .890 save percentage as backup to Juuse Saros, who should get the next start Thursday versus the Golden Knights.

Rittich will guard the road goal Tuesday versus the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich will make just his 11th appearance of the season Tuesday. He's 5-2-1 with a 3.03 GAA and an .895 save percentage, and he'll have the perk of facing a Kings team dealing with a high number of injuries.

Rittich saved the only shot he faced in Monday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

Juuse Saros had an apparent equipment issue in the third period, forcing Rittich to briefly enter the game for 44 seconds. The 29-year-old Rittich filled in well and then returned to the bench, but he'll likely get the start in the second half of a back-to-back Tuesday versus the Kings, though the Predators have yet to officially name a starter for that contest.

Rittich made 26 saves in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

The two teams traded goals until midway through the second period, at which point Nashville pulled away while Rittich shut the door. The former Flame continues to see little work behind Juuse Saros, but on the season Rittich is 5-2-1 with a 3.04 GAA and .894 save percentage.