BUFFALO -- It's a surreal feeling for Pekka Rinne, being in the record book alongside his idol, Miikka Kiprusoff.
The feeling will remain for the Nashville Predators goalie for a long time too.
"It's so hard to believe," Rinne said, shaking his head in disbelief after a 4-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Monday. "I mean, growing up in Finland, he was the goalie we all looked up to. It's an honor to be mentioned with him."
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