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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Steve Mason CBJ · 58 GP, 0.901 Jonas Hiller ANA · 59 GP, 0.918 Niklas Backstrom MIN · 60 GP, 0.903 Chris Mason STL · 61 GP, 0.913 Brian Elliott OTT · 55 GP, 0.909

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

2009-10 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
58 54 321657 1541 1404 137 2.53 0.911

Contract

$725KCap hitends in 2010, 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 2009-10, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2009-10 $725K

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 2009-10 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, 2010 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) W 34 33 1 0.971 65:00
Apr 7, 2010 @ PHX L 2-5 L 29 25 4 0.862 58:37
Apr 3, 2010 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) W 31 28 3 0.903 60:16
Apr 1, 2010 vs STL W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Mar 30, 2010 vs LAK L 0-2 L 31 29 2 0.935 58:09
Mar 27, 2010 vs DET L 0-1 (SO) OTL, SO 38 38 0 1.000 65:00
Mar 25, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) W 35 32 3 0.914 65:00
Mar 23, 2010 vs DAL L 1-3 L 14 11 3 0.786 58:33
Mar 21, 2010 @ STL W 3-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:51
Mar 20, 2010 vs CBJ W 1-0 (OT) W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 61:54
Mar 18, 2010 vs MIN W 5-0 W, SO 17 17 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 16, 2010 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) W 45 42 3 0.933 65:00
Mar 14, 2010 @ LAK W 3-2 W 20 18 2 0.900 60:00
Mar 12, 2010 @ ANA W 1-0 W, SO 31 31 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 11, 2010 @ SJS L 5-8 2 1 1 0.500 04:35
Mar 7, 2010 vs VAN L 2-4 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:44
Mar 4, 2010 vs LAK W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:49
Mar 2, 2010 vs EDM W 4-3 W 25 22 3 0.880 59:55
Feb 12, 2010 @ NJD L 2-5 L 27 23 4 0.852 59:18
Feb 9, 2010 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) OTL 32 29 3 0.906 64:52
Feb 6, 2010 vs SJS L 3-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 59:14
Feb 4, 2010 vs COL W 5-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 60:00
Feb 2, 2010 vs PHX L 0-1 (SO) OTL, SO 26 26 0 1.000 65:00
Jan 30, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 59:51
Jan 26, 2010 @ CBJ L 2-3 L 17 14 3 0.824 59:17
Jan 22, 2010 @ COL L 1-2 L 23 21 2 0.913 58:47
Jan 18, 2010 vs TOR L 3-4 8 5 3 0.625 09:00
Jan 12, 2010 @ EDM W 5-3 W 41 38 3 0.927 60:00
Jan 9, 2010 vs ANA L 2-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 58:39
Jan 7, 2010 vs CAR W 4-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:39
Jan 2, 2010 vs ANA W 3-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Dec 29, 2009 @ STL W 4-3 W 27 24 3 0.889 59:55
Dec 26, 2009 vs CHI L 1-4 L 40 36 4 0.900 60:00
Dec 17, 2009 @ EDM W 6-3 4 2 2 0.500 05:01
Dec 15, 2009 vs TBL W 7-4 W 34 30 4 0.882 60:00
Dec 12, 2009 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) OTL 29 26 3 0.897 60:00
Dec 10, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) W 31 28 3 0.903 64:53
Dec 8, 2009 vs VAN W 4-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 59:44
Dec 5, 2009 vs MIN L 3-5 11 10 1 0.909 20:00
Dec 2, 2009 @ MIN L 4-5 (OT) OTL 27 22 5 0.815 61:26
Nov 30, 2009 vs CGY L 0-5 L 29 25 4 0.862 59:27
Nov 27, 2009 vs STL L 1-3 L 38 35 3 0.921 58:16
Nov 25, 2009 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) W 22 19 3 0.864 63:01
Nov 23, 2009 vs DET W 3-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Nov 21, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) W 29 26 3 0.897 64:52
Nov 19, 2009 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) W 28 26 2 0.929 65:00
Nov 17, 2009 vs SJS W 4-3 W 32 29 3 0.906 59:57
Nov 14, 2009 vs MTL W 2-0 W, SO 20 20 0 1.000 59:46
Nov 12, 2009 @ STL W 3-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 59:54
Nov 5, 2009 @ ANA L 0-4 L 31 27 4 0.871 59:55
Oct 31, 2009 vs DAL W 4-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Oct 29, 2009 vs CHI W 2-0 W, SO 22 22 0 1.000 59:24
Oct 28, 2009 @ MIN W 4-3 W 12 12 0 1.000 37:42
Oct 22, 2009 @ OTT W 6-5 (OT) W 32 27 5 0.844 62:08
Oct 15, 2009 vs CHI L 1-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 59:00
Oct 14, 2009 @ DAL L 0-6 23 20 3 0.870 53:20
Oct 12, 2009 vs EDM L 1-6 L 9 5 4 0.556 20:00
Oct 10, 2009 vs BUF L 0-1 L 42 41 1 0.976 59:00