Pekka Rinne

Age 38 Nov 3, 1982

Kempele FIN

Goaltender shoots left

6'5" 196 cm

217 lbs 98 kg

ELC Signing Age 22

Waivers Signing Age 23

UFA Year 2010

Agent Jay Grossman

Expansion Draft Status
Eligible

Draft Year 2004
Drafted Overall 258
Draft Round 8
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $5,000,000
6.1% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $3,793,103
Year 2 of 2 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2021 | 38 yrs old
Career Earnings: $68,529,400

Transaction History

Apr 10, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne turned aside 31 of 33 shots in a 3-0 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Apr 10, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will be in goal for Saturday's home contest against the Lightning.
Mar 28, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne saved 27 of 29 shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Mar 28, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will patrol the crease for Sunday's matchup against the Blackhawks, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 21, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne allowed three goals on 30 shots in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Stars.
Mar 21, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will patrol the blue paint for Sunday's road tilt with Dallas.
Mar 15, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne turned aside 38 shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Lightning.
Mar 15, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will protect the road net in Monday's game against the Lightning, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 13, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne allowed five goals on 27 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Lightning on Saturday.
Mar 13, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will start in the road crease in Saturday's game versus the Lightning, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 11, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne allowed five goals on 23 shots Thursday before being pulled in the third period of a 5-1 loss to Carolina.
Mar 11, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will defend the road goal in Thursday's game versus the Hurricanes, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 9, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne made 32 saves Tuesday in a 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina.
Mar 9, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will guard the road cage in Tuesday's clash with Carolina, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 7, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne gave up three goals on 38 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Stars.
Mar 7, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will get the starting nod for Sunday's road contest against Dallas, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 6, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne made 26 saves in a 6-2 loss Saturday to the Panthers.
Mar 6, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will protect the home net in Saturday's game versus the Panthers, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 4, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne gave up five goals on 38 shots Thursday in a 5-4 loss to Florida.
Mar 4, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will protect the home goal in Thursday's game versus the Panthers, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Mar 2, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne gave up one goal on 17 shots in relief of Juuse Saros (head) in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Feb 25, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne surrendered four goals on 31 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Red Wings. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
Feb 25, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will defend the road goal in Thursday's game versus the Red Wings.
Feb 23, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne made 24 saves for a shutout in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Red Wings.
Feb 23, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will patrol the road crease for Tuesday's game against the Red Wings, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Feb 20, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne turned aside 21 shots Saturday in a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Feb 20, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will defend the road goal in Saturday's game versus the Blue Jackets, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
Feb 13, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne gave up three shots on 24 shots and was relieved by Juuse Saros after 40 minutes in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Detroit.
Feb 13, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will patrol the home crease in Saturday's game versus the Red Wings, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Feb 11, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne turned aside 24 shots Thursday in a 3-2 win over Detroit.
Feb 11, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will start between the pipes for Thursday's home matchup with Detroit, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Feb 8, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Lightning on Monday. The last two goals were empty-netters.
Feb 8, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will patrol the crease in Monday's home contest against the Lightning, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
Feb 6, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne made 34 saves in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Panthers.
Feb 5, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will patrol the crease in Friday's road contest against the Panthers, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Feb 4, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne stopped all 12 shots he faced to pick up the win after replacing Juuse Saros in Thursday's 6-5 overtime victory over Florida.
Jan 30, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne made 29 saves in a 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Jan 30, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will start in the road crease Saturday against the Lightning, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Jan 26, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne stopped 18 shots in a 3-2 overtime win over Chicago on Tuesday.
Jan 26, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will defend the home net in Tuesday's game versus the Blackhawks, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Jan 22, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne allowed two goals on eight shots in relief of Juuse Saros during Friday's 7-0 loss to the Stars.
Jan 18, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne stopped 20 of 23 shots Monday in a 4-2 loss to Carolina.
Jan 18, 2021		Nashville Predators \| Pekka Rinne \| Rinne will patrol the crease in Monday's contest against the Hurricanes, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
Nov 3, 2018		Nashville Predators \| signed G Pekka Rinne to a two-year, $10 million contract extension.
Oct 31, 2018	Activated	Nashville Predators \| activated G Pekka Rinne from injured reserve.
Oct 20, 2018	Injured	Nashville Predators \| placed G Pekka Rinne on IR.
Mar 3, 2014	Recalled	Nashville Predators \| recalled G Pekka Rinne from Milwaukee (AHL).
Feb 26, 2014	Assigned	Nashville Predators \| loaned G Pekka Rinne to Milwaukee (AHL) on a conditioning assignment.
Nov 3, 2011		Nashville Predators \| (Pekka Rinne) signed to a seven-year contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2020-2021 Regular Season Stats

Pekka Rinne	GP	GAA		SV%		PIM	GSAx
Nashville Predators	23	2.97		0.902		0	-12.21
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
	2000-2001	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	20	3.29	0.891	0
	2001-2002	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	30	2.12	0.914	0		Playoffs	3	3.26	0.863	0
	2002-2003	Kärpät	Liiga	1	7	0.788	0
	2002-2003	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	25	1.95	0.925	0		Playoffs	4	1.76	0.939	0
Draft Yr	2003-2004	Kärpät	Liiga	14	2.99	0.897	0		Playoffs	2	0	1.000	0
Draft Yr	2003-2004	Hokki	Mestis	8	2.07	0.942	0
	2004-2005	Kärpät	Liiga	10	1.68	0.927	0
	2005-2006	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	51	2.82	0.904	0		Playoffs	14	2.86	0.905	0
	2005-2006	Nashville Predators	NHL	2	3.8	0.900	0
	2006-2007	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	29	2.34	0.920	0		Playoffs	4	2.91	0.895	0
	2007-2008	Nashville Predators	NHL	1	0	1.000	0
	2007-2008	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	65	2.47	0.908	0		Playoffs	6	2.51	0.923	0
	2008-2009	Nashville Predators	NHL	52	2.38	0.917	0
	2008-2009	Finland	WC	6	1.93	0.926	0
	2008-2009	Finland (all)	International	6	1.93	0.926	0
	2009-2010	Nashville Predators	NHL	58	2.53	0.911	0		Playoffs	6	2.68	0.911	0
	2009-2010	Finland	WC	4	1.68	0.929	0
	2009-2010	Finland (all)	International	4	1.68	0.929	0
	2010-2011	Nashville Predators	NHL	64	2.12	0.930	0		Playoffs	12	2.57	0.907	0
	2011-2012	Nashville Predators	NHL	73	2.39	0.923	0		Playoffs	10	2.07	0.929	0
	2012-2013	Nashville Predators	NHL	43	2.43	0.910	0
	2012-2013	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	22	3.08	0.897	0
	2012-2013	Finland	EHT	2	0.96	0.974	0
	2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	2	0.96	0.974	0
	2013-2014	Nashville Predators	NHL	24	2.77	0.902	0
	2013-2014	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	2	0.99	0.943	0
	2013-2014	Finland	WC	9	1.88	0.928	0
	2013-2014	Finland	EHT	2	1.38	0.953	0
	2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	11	1.78	0.932	0
	2014-2015	Nashville Predators	NHL	64	2.18	0.923	0		Playoffs	6	2.74	0.909	0
	2014-2015	Finland	WC	7	1.69	0.928	0
	2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	7	1.69	0.928	0
	2015-2016	Nashville Predators	NHL	66	2.48	0.908	0		Playoffs	14	2.63	0.906	0
	2016-2017	Finland	WCup	1	4.01	0.907	0
	2016-2017	Nashville Predators	NHL	61	2.42	0.918	0		Playoffs	22	1.96	0.930	0
	2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	3	2.99	0.901	0
	2017-2018	Nashville Predators	NHL	59	2.31	0.927	0		Playoffs	13	3.07	0.904	0
	2018-2019	Nashville Predators	NHL	56	2.42	0.918	0		Playoffs	6	3.09	0.905	0
	2019-2020	Nashville Predators	NHL	36	3.17	0.895	0
	2020-2021	Nashville Predators	NHL	23	2.97	0.902	0	-12.21
Pekka Rinne Stats by Elite Prospects \| Pekka Rinne Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date November 3, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent Jay Grossman

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Standard Contract | 2 Years $10,000,000 6.13% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
AAV	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$6,000,000	$4,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$6,000,000	$4,000,000
Minors Salary	$6,000,000	$4,000,000
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date November 4, 2011
Signing Status UFA
Agent Jay Grossman

Standard Contract | 7 Years $49,000,000 11.67% of cap space

	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
AAV	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000
Minors Salary	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date February 24, 2010
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $6,800,000 5.72% of cap space

	2010-2011	2011-2012
Cap Hit	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	UFA
AAV	$3,400,000	$3,400,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,800,000	$4,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,800,000	$4,000,000
Minors Salary	$2,800,000	$4,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 25, 2008
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $725,000 1.28% of cap space

	2009-2010
Cap Hit	$725,000	UFA
AAV	$725,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$725,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$725,000
Minors Salary	$725,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 25, 2007
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,095,000 1.09% of cap space

	2007-2008	2008-2009
Cap Hit	$547,500	$547,500	UFA
AAV	$547,500	$547,500
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$520,000	$575,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$520,000	$575,000
Minors Salary	$0	$575,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date August 23, 2005

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $909,400 1.17% of cap space

	2005-2006	2006-2007
Cap Hit	$454,700	$454,700	RFA
AAV	$454,700	$454,700
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$450,000	$450,000
Signing Bonuses	$9,400	$0
Total Salary	$459,400	$450,000
Minors Salary	$70,300	$70,300
Clauses
UFA Year