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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cam Ward CAR · 61 GP, 0.905 Jake Allen STL · 61 GP, 0.915 Carey Price MTL · 62 GP, 0.923 Cory Schneider NJD · 60 GP, 0.908 Peter Budaj TBL · 60 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

2016-17 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
61 61 311993 1757 1613 144 2.42 0.918

Contract

$7MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$707KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.9 goals above replacement
$2.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.3MValueworth 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 53 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 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.9Goals above replacement29th of 53 goalies
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.3Goals 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

-4.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
139.7Expected goals againstfrom 2,431 unblocked attempts
144Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.918Save %0.921 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 55 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 -0.07 above expected per 60 minutes35th
Shot difficulty 5.7% chance per attempt faced5thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 55 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Allowed 144Expected 139.7

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 8, 2017 @ WPG L 1-2 L 36 34 2 0.944 59:13
Apr 4, 2017 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) OTL 32 30 2 0.938 61:25
Apr 1, 2017 vs MIN W 3-0 W, SO 31 31 0 1.000 59:40
Mar 30, 2017 vs TOR L 1-3 L 16 14 2 0.875 58:23
Mar 28, 2017 @ BOS L 1-4 L 30 27 3 0.900 59:10
Mar 25, 2017 vs SJS W 7-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Mar 23, 2017 vs CGY W 3-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Mar 20, 2017 vs ARI W 3-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Mar 16, 2017 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) W 23 22 1 0.957 61:05
Mar 13, 2017 vs WPG W 5-4 (OT) W 34 30 4 0.882 62:09
Mar 9, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) OTL 34 31 3 0.912 63:25
Mar 7, 2017 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) OTL 42 39 3 0.929 64:43
Mar 2, 2017 @ MTL L 1-2 L 26 24 2 0.923 58:59
Feb 28, 2017 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) W 32 28 4 0.875 62:45
Feb 26, 2017 vs EDM W 5-4 W 32 28 4 0.875 60:00
Feb 23, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:57
Feb 21, 2017 vs CGY L 5-6 (OT) 13 9 4 0.692 25:12
Feb 18, 2017 @ MIN L 2-5 L 32 28 4 0.875 59:06
Feb 12, 2017 vs DAL W 5-3 W 21 18 3 0.857 59:55
Feb 11, 2017 vs FLA L 4-7 16 12 4 0.750 27:53
Feb 7, 2017 vs VAN W 4-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Feb 4, 2017 vs DET L 0-1 L 19 18 1 0.947 57:29
Feb 2, 2017 vs EDM W 2-0 W, SO 31 31 0 1.000 59:53
Jan 31, 2017 @ PIT L 2-4 L 38 34 4 0.895 57:35
Jan 26, 2017 vs CBJ W 4-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 59:54
Jan 22, 2017 @ MIN W 4-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Jan 20, 2017 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) W 32 30 2 0.938 64:57
Jan 17, 2017 @ VAN L 0-1 L 26 25 1 0.962 58:55
Jan 14, 2017 @ COL W 3-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Jan 10, 2017 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) W 30 29 1 0.967 64:58
Jan 8, 2017 @ CHI L 2-5 L 29 26 3 0.897 59:08
Jan 5, 2017 @ TBL W 6-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Jan 3, 2017 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) OTL 43 41 2 0.953 64:30
Dec 29, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:35
Dec 27, 2016 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) OTL 39 36 3 0.923 62:46
Dec 22, 2016 vs LAK L 0-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 60:00
Dec 19, 2016 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) W 32 31 1 0.969 65:00
Dec 15, 2016 vs MIN L 2-5 L 17 14 3 0.824 59:15
Dec 13, 2016 vs STL W 6-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 60:00
Dec 10, 2016 @ ARI L 1-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:55
Dec 8, 2016 @ DAL L 2-5 L 18 14 4 0.778 25:47
Dec 6, 2016 vs COL W 4-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 59:29
Dec 3, 2016 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) OTL 22 17 5 0.773 64:42
Nov 29, 2016 @ COL W 5-3 W 40 37 3 0.925 60:00
Nov 25, 2016 vs WPG W 5-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 60:00
Nov 23, 2016 vs DAL W 5-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 60:00
Nov 21, 2016 vs TBL W 3-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Nov 19, 2016 @ STL L 1-3 L 34 31 3 0.912 57:19
Nov 17, 2016 @ OTT W 5-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Nov 12, 2016 vs ANA W 5-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 59:38
Nov 10, 2016 vs STL W 3-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 59:58
Nov 8, 2016 vs OTT W 3-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 59:54
Nov 5, 2016 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) OTL 25 23 2 0.920 65:00
Nov 3, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 (SO) OTL 28 26 2 0.929 64:44
Nov 1, 2016 @ COL W 5-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 59:50
Oct 29, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 L 26 23 3 0.885 58:51
Oct 27, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) OTL 45 42 3 0.933 64:31
Oct 26, 2016 @ ANA L 1-6 L 17 13 4 0.765 35:04
Oct 21, 2016 @ DET L 3-5 L 42 38 4 0.905 59:22
Oct 18, 2016 vs DAL L 1-2 L 37 35 2 0.946 58:02
Oct 14, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 59:46