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Pekka Rinne

#35 · Goalie · Nashville Predators

Born Nov 3, 1982 in Kempele, FIN · 6'5", 217 lb · Catches left · Drafted 258th overall in 2004 by NSH (round 8)

Trophy case

King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2020-21
Vezina Trophy Top Goaltender 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Carey Price MTL · 52 GP, 0.905 Vesa Toskala TOR · 53 GP, 0.891 Roberto Luongo VAN · 54 GP, 0.920 Tim Thomas BOS · 54 GP, 0.933 Martin Biron PHI · 55 GP, 0.915

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602005-06: 2 games205-062007-08: 1 games12008-09: 52 games5208-092009-10: 58 games582010-11: 64 games6410-112011-12: 73 games732012-13: 43 games4312-132013-14: 24 games242014-15: 64 games6414-152015-16: 66 games662016-17: 61 games6116-172017-18: 59 games592018-19: 56 games5618-192019-20: 36 games362020-21: 24 games2420-21

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2005-06 NSH 2 1100 40 36 4 3.80 0.900
2007-08 NSH 1 0000 8 8 0 0.00 1.000 $548K
2008-09 NSH 52 291547 1435 1316 119 2.38 0.917 $548K
2009-10 NSH 58 321657 1541 1404 137 2.53 0.911 $725K
2010-11 NSH 64 332296 1905 1771 134 2.12 0.930 $3.4M
2011-12 NSH 73 431885 2153 1987 166 2.39 0.923 $3.4M
2012-13 NSH 43 151685 1101 1002 99 2.43 0.910 $7M
2013-14 NSH 24 101032 645 582 63 2.77 0.902 $7M
2014-15 NSH 64 411764 1807 1667 140 2.18 0.923 $7M
2015-16 NSH 66 3421104 1744 1583 161 2.48 0.908 $7M
2016-17 NSH 61 311993 1757 1613 144 2.42 0.918 $7M
2017-18 NSH 59 421348 1840 1706 134 2.31 0.927 $7M
2018-19 NSH 56 301944 1581 1451 130 2.42 0.918 $7M
2019-20 NSH 36 181443 1004 899 105 3.17 0.895 $5M
2020-21 NSH 24 101212 664 602 62 2.84 0.907 $5M
15 seasons Career 683 3692137560 19225 17627 1598 2.43 0.917

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2009-10 NSH 6 2400 179 163 16 2.68 0.911
2010-11 NSH 12 6600 343 311 32 2.57 0.907
2011-12 NSH 10 5501 296 275 21 2.07 0.929
2014-15 NSH 6 2400 208 189 19 2.68 0.909
2015-16 NSH 14 7700 404 366 38 2.63 0.906
2016-17 NSH 22 14802 599 557 42 1.96 0.930
2017-18 NSH 13 7602 363 328 35 3.07 0.904
2018-19 NSH 6 2400 179 162 17 3.09 0.905
8 seasons Playoffs 89 454405 2571 2351 220 2.49 0.914

2008-09 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
52 49 291547 1435 1316 119 2.38 0.917

Contract

$548KCap hitends in 2009, then UFA

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2008-09, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $548K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2019-20 to 2020-21 $5M
2012-13 to 2018-19 $7M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $3.4M
2009-10 to 2009-10 $725K
2007-08 to 2008-09 $548K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 10, 2009 @ MIN L 4-8 L 35 29 6 0.829 59:03
Apr 9, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) W 26 23 3 0.885 64:38
Apr 7, 2009 vs CHI L 2-4 L 27 24 3 0.889 59:00
Apr 4, 2009 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) W 23 19 4 0.826 65:00
Apr 3, 2009 @ CHI L 1-3 L 31 29 2 0.935 59:12
Mar 31, 2009 @ CBJ L 1-2 L 33 31 2 0.939 58:45
Mar 29, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 W 36 33 3 0.917 59:54
Mar 28, 2009 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) W 27 24 3 0.889 63:38
Mar 26, 2009 vs SJS W 3-2 W 31 29 2 0.935 60:00
Mar 24, 2009 vs ANA L 1-2 (SO) OTL 19 18 1 0.947 65:00
Mar 19, 2009 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) OTL 38 36 2 0.947 64:59
Mar 18, 2009 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) OTL 31 27 4 0.871 60:34
Mar 16, 2009 @ LAK W 4-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 59:59
Mar 14, 2009 @ PHX W 2-0 W, SO 18 18 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 7, 2009 @ PHI L 1-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 60:00
Mar 5, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Mar 3, 2009 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) W 28 23 5 0.821 62:19
Feb 28, 2009 vs DET W 8-0 W, SO 30 30 0 1.000 59:57
Feb 26, 2009 vs PHX W 4-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 59:43
Feb 24, 2009 vs CHI W 5-3 W 32 29 3 0.906 58:52
Feb 21, 2009 @ STL W 1-0 (OT) W, SO 30 30 0 1.000 62:36
Feb 19, 2009 vs STL L 1-2 (OT) OTL 36 34 2 0.944 62:52
Feb 16, 2009 vs OTT L 0-2 L 24 22 2 0.917 58:50
Feb 14, 2009 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) W 25 23 2 0.920 64:49
Feb 12, 2009 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) W 27 24 3 0.889 63:41
Feb 10, 2009 vs DET L 3-5 L 50 46 4 0.920 59:21
Feb 5, 2009 vs ANA W 4-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Feb 3, 2009 vs PHX W 2-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 59:54
Feb 1, 2009 @ EDM W 2-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Jan 30, 2009 @ CGY L 1-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 57:13
Jan 28, 2009 @ VAN W 5-3 W 27 24 3 0.889 59:54
Jan 19, 2009 vs NJD L 1-3 L 34 32 2 0.941 59:08
Jan 17, 2009 vs ATL L 2-7 28 24 4 0.857 49:12
Jan 15, 2009 @ MTL L 2-3 L 20 17 3 0.850 58:40
Jan 13, 2009 @ TOR W 2-0 W, SO 17 17 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 10, 2009 vs CHI W 4-1 W 35 34 1 0.971 60:00
Jan 8, 2009 vs PIT W 5-3 W 18 17 1 0.944 36:31
Jan 6, 2009 vs COL L 1-2 L 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Jan 1, 2009 vs VAN L 1-2 L 32 30 2 0.938 58:26
Dec 29, 2008 @ COL L 1-5 L 21 16 5 0.762 59:58
Dec 28, 2008 @ EDM L 2-5 16 15 1 0.938 28:30
Dec 23, 2008 @ FLA L 0-3 L 42 40 2 0.952 58:55
Dec 20, 2008 vs NYI W 1-0 W, SO 23 23 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 8, 2008 @ STL L 3-6 L 25 20 5 0.800 59:22
Dec 6, 2008 vs MIN W 1-0 W, SO 32 32 0 1.000 59:58
Dec 4, 2008 vs COL W 3-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Dec 1, 2008 @ BUF W 2-0 W, SO 30 30 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 28, 2008 @ ATL W 4-3 (OT) W 25 22 3 0.880 61:39
Nov 6, 2008 @ CGY L 6-7 10 6 4 0.600 20:00
Nov 1, 2008 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) W 26 24 2 0.923 64:44
Oct 30, 2008 vs EDM W 3-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Oct 17, 2008 @ CBJ L 3-5 8 5 3 0.625 14:26