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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Braden Holtby WSH · 66 GP, 0.922 Devan Dubnyk MIN · 67 GP, 0.918 Henrik Lundqvist NYR · 65 GP, 0.920 Martin Jones SJS · 65 GP, 0.918 Jonathan Quick LAK · 68 GP, 0.918

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

2015-16 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
66 66 3421104 1744 1583 161 2.48 0.908

Contract

$7MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
-$3.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$10.2MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 58 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 2018-19, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2015-16 $7M
2016-17 $7M
2017-18 $7M
2018-19 $7M

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-16.0Goals above replacement58th of 58 goalies
-2.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-29.4Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 58 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

-29.4Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
131.6Expected goals againstfrom 2,332 unblocked attempts
161Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.908Save %0.925 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 57 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 -0.45 above expected per 60 minutes2nd
Shot difficulty 5.6% chance per attempt faced12thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 57 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Allowed 161Expected 131.6

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 7, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) W 18 16 2 0.889 58:37
Apr 5, 2016 vs COL W 4-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Mar 31, 2016 @ PIT L 2-5 L 29 25 4 0.862 40:00
Mar 29, 2016 @ DAL L 2-5 L 23 20 3 0.870 59:34
Mar 28, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 10 7 3 0.700 11:40
Mar 26, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-1 W 19 18 1 0.947 60:00
Mar 24, 2016 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) W 25 23 2 0.920 63:27
Mar 21, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYI W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:44
Mar 14, 2016 @ EDM W 3-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Mar 12, 2016 @ VAN L 2-4 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:19
Mar 8, 2016 @ WPG W 4-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Mar 5, 2016 @ COL W 5-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 59:47
Mar 3, 2016 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) OTL 33 28 5 0.848 61:54
Mar 1, 2016 vs DAL W 5-3 W 38 35 3 0.921 59:58
Feb 27, 2016 vs STL W 5-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 59:48
Feb 25, 2016 @ CHI W 3-1 W 39 38 1 0.974 60:00
Feb 22, 2016 @ MTL W 2-1 (SO) W 29 28 1 0.966 64:41
Feb 20, 2016 vs LAK L 1-2 (OT) OTL 30 28 2 0.933 60:55
Feb 18, 2016 vs BOS W 2-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 12, 2016 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 28 24 4 0.857 61:04
Feb 9, 2016 vs WSH L 3-5 L 22 18 4 0.818 58:50
Feb 6, 2016 vs SJS W 6-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Feb 4, 2016 vs PHI L 3-6 L 19 13 6 0.684 60:00
Feb 2, 2016 vs STL L 0-1 L 23 22 1 0.957 58:47
Jan 26, 2016 @ VAN W 2-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Jan 23, 2016 @ EDM W 4-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Jan 21, 2016 @ WPG W 4-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Jan 19, 2016 vs CHI L 1-4 L 26 23 3 0.885 58:51
Jan 14, 2016 @ WPG L 4-5 (OT) OTL 24 19 5 0.792 57:38
Jan 12, 2016 @ CHI L 2-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:14
Jan 8, 2016 @ COL L 3-5 L 26 22 4 0.846 57:25
Jan 5, 2016 vs WPG L 1-4 L 17 14 3 0.824 57:25
Jan 2, 2016 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) W 28 27 1 0.964 63:09
Dec 31, 2015 @ DAL L 1-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 60:00
Dec 28, 2015 vs NYR W 5-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 60:00
Dec 26, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:26
Dec 21, 2015 vs MTL W 5-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Dec 19, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:34
Dec 17, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 L 33 31 2 0.939 58:26
Dec 15, 2015 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) OTL 21 19 2 0.905 61:23
Dec 12, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 58:29
Dec 10, 2015 vs CHI W 5-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Dec 8, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:56
Dec 5, 2015 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) OTL 36 31 5 0.861 61:25
Dec 3, 2015 vs FLA L 1-2 L 16 14 2 0.875 57:22
Dec 1, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 W 15 13 2 0.867 60:00
Nov 27, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) OTL 36 33 3 0.917 62:57
Nov 23, 2015 @ NYR L 0-3 L 19 16 3 0.842 59:58
Nov 21, 2015 @ MIN L 0-4 L 27 23 4 0.852 59:18
Nov 20, 2015 @ CBJ L 0-4 L 17 14 3 0.824 57:02
Nov 17, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 60:00
Nov 14, 2015 vs WPG W 7-0 W, SO 20 20 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 12, 2015 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) OTL 23 22 1 0.957 64:59
Nov 10, 2015 vs OTT W 7-5 W 26 21 5 0.808 59:58
Nov 7, 2015 vs STL L 0-4 L 28 24 4 0.857 59:57
Nov 5, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Oct 31, 2015 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) OTL 29 25 4 0.862 64:42
Oct 28, 2015 @ SJS W 2-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 59:50
Oct 24, 2015 vs PIT L 1-2 (OT) OTL 25 23 2 0.920 59:51
Oct 22, 2015 vs ANA W 5-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Oct 20, 2015 vs TBL W 5-4 (SO) W 29 25 4 0.862 64:57
Oct 15, 2015 @ NYI L 3-4 L 28 24 4 0.857 58:05
Oct 13, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 60:00
Oct 10, 2015 vs EDM W 2-0 W, SO 31 31 0 1.000 60:00
Oct 8, 2015 vs CAR W 2-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00