After taking a seat for the second game of a back-to-back this weekend, Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta will be back in net for Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Raanta, who was named one of the NHL’s three stars of the week from the period of Feb. 12-18, has posted a 2.46 goals allowed average this season to go along with a .923 save percentage.
Since Jan. 4, Raanta has helped the Coyotes earn at least one point in 12 of his 16 starts — going 8-4-4 over that span. The Finnish netminder has posted the second-best goals allowed average (2.