Nashville Predators: Ranking the Best Moments in Franchise History

By Chad Minton | Apr 11, 2020

NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 22: Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks shakes hands with Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators after the Predators defeated the Ducks 6 to 3 in Game Six of the Western Conference Final during the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on May 22, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – FEBRUARY 16: Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

The elusive goaltender goal

Goaltender goals just don’t happen very often. When they do happen, usually it’s more of a fluke and maybe didn’t require a ton of skill.

Not the case with Pekka Rinne’s goal, which happened earlier this year. It’s been a season to largely forget for Rinne overall, but I’ll personally never forget this astounding goal he buried against the Blackhawks in Chicago:

This goal may have come in a non-playoff game, but you just can’t discount how amazing this goal was. Rinne lined it up and flung it over center ice to sink the goal. It wasn’t a routine goal by any means.

Add to it that it came against the Blackhawks makes it so much better. If this goal came against an ordinary team, like the Blue Jackets ( no offense), then maybe it’s not as big of a deal. Even then, it’s something that rarely happens and it happens for arguably the best player in franchise history.

Then you have the aftermath of the goal with the team embracing Rinne. Everyone knew how big of a deal it was to accomplish that, and now the team has to finish the job by getting a Stanley Cup for this guy.

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