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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 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc-Andre Fleury PIT · 65 GP, 0.918 Jimmy Howard DET · 63 GP, 0.908 Ryan Miller BUF · 66 GP, 0.916 Jonathan Quick LAK · 61 GP, 0.918 Henrik Lundqvist NYR · 68 GP, 0.923

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

2010-11 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
64 64 332296 1905 1771 134 2.12 0.930

Contract

$3.4MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$91KCap dollars per goal above replacement37.5 goals above replacement
$4.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 29 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $3.4M
2011-12 $3.4M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+37.5Goals above replacement7th of 53 goalies
+6.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+21.6Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 53 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-20020402010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

+21.6Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
155.6Expected goals againstfrom 2,585 unblocked attempts
134Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.930Save %0.918 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 53 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.34 above expected per 60 minutes81st
Shot difficulty 6.0% chance per attempt faced23rdA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 53 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Expected 155.6Allowed 134

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 9, 2011 @ STL L 0-2 L 25 23 2 0.920 59:35
Apr 8, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-1 W 45 44 1 0.978 60:00
Apr 5, 2011 vs ATL W 6-3 W 36 33 3 0.917 59:35
Apr 2, 2011 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) OTL 41 37 4 0.902 62:55
Mar 31, 2011 @ COL W 3-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Mar 29, 2011 vs VAN L 1-3 L 31 29 2 0.935 58:51
Mar 26, 2011 vs DAL W 4-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Mar 24, 2011 vs ANA W 5-4 W 38 34 4 0.895 60:00
Mar 22, 2011 vs EDM W 3-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 60:00
Mar 19, 2011 vs DET W 3-1 W 40 39 1 0.975 60:00
Mar 17, 2011 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) W 38 35 3 0.921 63:37
Mar 15, 2011 vs LAK L 2-4 L 17 14 3 0.824 59:03
Mar 12, 2011 vs COL W 4-2 W 38 36 2 0.947 59:59
Mar 10, 2011 vs MIN W 4-0 W, SO 19 19 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 8, 2011 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) OTL 33 30 3 0.909 63:24
Mar 6, 2011 @ CGY L 2-3 L 36 33 3 0.917 58:21
Mar 3, 2011 @ VAN W 3-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 1, 2011 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) OTL 26 25 1 0.962 64:41
Feb 27, 2011 vs CBJ W 3-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Feb 26, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 58:55
Feb 24, 2011 vs CHI L 0-3 L 24 22 2 0.917 58:14
Feb 22, 2011 @ CBJ L 0-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:41
Feb 19, 2011 vs PHX L 2-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 58:55
Feb 17, 2011 vs VAN W 3-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 59:55
Feb 15, 2011 vs SJS L 1-2 (OT) OTL 50 48 2 0.960 63:53
Feb 12, 2011 vs COL W 5-3 W 18 15 3 0.833 59:24
Feb 9, 2011 @ DET W 4-1 W 35 34 1 0.971 60:00
Feb 7, 2011 vs EDM L 0-4 L 20 16 4 0.800 46:55
Feb 5, 2011 vs DET W 3-0 W, SO 35 35 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 1, 2011 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) OTL 28 26 2 0.929 64:46
Jan 26, 2011 @ VAN L 1-2 L 35 33 2 0.943 59:00
Jan 24, 2011 @ CGY L 1-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:38
Jan 23, 2011 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) W 24 22 2 0.917 64:28
Jan 20, 2011 @ COL W 5-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 59:59
Jan 18, 2011 @ PHX W 5-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Jan 15, 2011 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) W 33 31 2 0.939 64:52
Jan 13, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 L 34 31 3 0.912 58:21
Jan 11, 2011 vs MIN W 5-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Jan 8, 2011 @ SJS W 2-1 W 43 42 1 0.977 60:00
Jan 5, 2011 @ ANA W 4-1 W 41 40 1 0.976 60:00
Jan 2, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 59:56
Dec 31, 2010 @ MIN W 4-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 59:48
Dec 28, 2010 vs DAL L 2-4 L 25 21 4 0.840 58:52
Dec 26, 2010 @ STL L 0-2 L 25 24 1 0.960 59:16
Dec 23, 2010 vs OTT L 1-2 L 30 28 2 0.933 58:59
Dec 1, 2010 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) W 31 28 3 0.903 64:53
Nov 30, 2010 vs PHX W 3-0 W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 27, 2010 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) OTL 24 23 1 0.958 65:00
Nov 26, 2010 @ MIN L 2-5 L 9 6 3 0.667 20:00
Nov 24, 2010 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) OTL 15 14 1 0.933 65:00
Nov 22, 2010 @ CBJ L 0-2 L 30 28 2 0.933 59:41
Nov 20, 2010 @ CAR W 2-1 (SO) W 22 21 1 0.955 64:54
Nov 18, 2010 @ MTL W 3-0 W, SO 30 30 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 16, 2010 @ TOR L 4-5 L 33 28 5 0.848 58:59
Nov 13, 2010 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) W 32 29 3 0.906 65:00
Nov 11, 2010 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) W 23 21 2 0.913 65:00
Nov 6, 2010 @ LAK L 1-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 30:47
Nov 3, 2010 @ PHX L 3-4 L 28 24 4 0.857 59:05
Oct 30, 2010 @ DET L 2-5 L 28 23 5 0.821 60:00
Oct 28, 2010 vs STL L 0-3 L 34 31 3 0.912 60:00
Oct 23, 2010 @ DAL W 1-0 W, SO 30 30 0 1.000 60:00
Oct 21, 2010 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) OTL 38 34 4 0.895 63:45
Oct 19, 2010 vs CGY L 0-1 (OT) OTL 35 34 1 0.971 61:47
Oct 9, 2010 vs ANA W 4-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 42:36