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Pekka Rinne narrowly edges Braden Holtby for Save of the Week (January 17-23)

Chicago Blackhawks v Nashville Predators - Game Six

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 26; of the Nashville Predators the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on April 26, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

Frederick Breedon

Every week, Pro Hockey Talk will ask our readers to choose the best goal and save of that seven-day period. Sometimes there might not be seven nominees, whether that be because there weren’t enough great clips or one person received multiple awards. Either way, readers ultimately get to choose each week’s lucky winners.

It seemed like Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne’s incredible and unlikely stick save would be a shoo-in for the January 17-23rd Save of the Week, but the voting ended up being a photo finish.

Washington Capitals goalie/prospect Braden Holtby garnered almost as many votes by stopping a Toronto Maple Leafs one-timer, as you can see from the poll results below.

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James O’Brien

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Check out video footage of Rinne’s unlikely stick save below.
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