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Rinne posting NHL record save percentage in playoffs

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Just how good has Pekka Rinne been this postseason?

The Nashville Predators netminder has put up numbers that put him ahead of the best in the NHL's 100-year history.

Allowing just 11 goals on 232 shots, no goaltender has ever posted a higher save rate through eight games. Rogie Vachon of the Montreal Canadiens owned an equal save percentage during the 1969 playoffs:

Goalie Team Playoffs GP Record GAA SV%
Pekka Rinne Predators 2017 8 7-1 1.33 .953
Rogie Vachon Canadiens 1969 8 7-1 1.42 .953
Jacques Plante Canadiens 1960 8 8-0 1.35 .950
Jacques Plante Canadiens 1969 10 8-2 1.43 .950
Johnny Bower Maple Leafs 1963 10 8-2 1.60 .949
Gerry Cheevers Bruins 1969 9 6-3 1.68 .947
Jonathan Quick Kings 2012 20 16-4 1.41 .946
Patrick Lalime Senators 2002 12 7-5 1.39 .946
J.S. Giguere Ducks 2003 21 15-6 1.62 .945
Ron Tugnutt Penguins 2000 11 6-5 1.77 .945

Meanwhile, Rinne's goals-against average, coming in at 1.33, also keeps him in the top 10 all time. The best number in that category is held by Terry Sawchuk, who allowed just five goals in eight games for a 0.63 GAA in the 1952 postseason.

Rinne will dress for his ninth game Friday, while Predators fans hope his performance this spring stays sustainable.

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