Rinne used to help the Preds dominate the Blue Jackets early in his career when they were full-time foes in the Central Division; in 34 career games started against Columbus, Rinne owns a 22-8-3 record with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage, with two of those efforts being shutouts.
The 38-year-old Finn has another record in his sights, too.
Rinne's fourth win of the season on Saturday gave him 363 victories for his career, the 20th-most in NHL history. He is now just six wins away from tying Tom Barrasso (369) for 19th place all-time, and three more back of Andy Moog for 18th on the list.
Dating back to his appearance in relief on Feb. 4 (6 GP), Rinne is 3-3-0 with a .929 save percentage and 2.21 goals-against average. Among NHL goaltenders who have also played at least six games in that time span, Rinne is third in save percentage and fourth in goals-against average.
Of course, the numbers are great, but the real draw from Rinne has always been the human side of things. A newcomer to fatherhood, Rinne offered one of his more poignant thoughts of his career after a recent win against Detroit.
"I put a lot of expectations, a lot of pressure on myself, and if you're not playing well, I can be sometimes too hard on myself," Rinne said back on Feb. 11. "I really try to enjoy this and really try to enjoy every single game I play and everything about this locker room, coming into work every day and really appreciating everything. Obviously, knowing the fact that I don't know how many more years I've got, so I really just appreciate everything I have right now."
Here's to Rinne collecting a few more wins in the weeks to come - and enjoying each and every milestone he has left in his illustrious career.