Rinne captures 1st Vezina Trophy
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Nashville Predators netminder Pekka Rinne was named this year's Vezina Trophy winner at Wednesday's NHL Awards.
The 35-year-old finished the year with 42 wins - two back of fellow nominees Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy for the league lead. This is the third time in his career that he has amassed 40-plus wins in a year, one shy of his career mark, which was set in the 2011-12 season.
Rinne helped lead the Predators to their first career Presidents' Trophy. He finished the year with a .927 save percentage, a 2.31 GAA, and eight shutouts, which tied Vasilevskiy for the most league-wide and also set a franchise record.
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