John Tavares' campaign to reign supreme as a NHL 13 cover finalist came to a screeching halt Tuesday morning.
Despite overcoming matchups as the underdog against Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings and Jordan Eberle of the Edmonton Oilers, he was not able to receive enough votes to overcome goaltender Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.
Rinne joins Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers in the finals. The winner will grace the cover of EA Sport's NHL 13 video game when it releases this fall.
The New York Islanders thanked all the voters who took the time out to vote for Tavares.
“A huge thanks to #Isles and the hockey community for supporting #JT91. Best of luck to Giroux and Rinne in the #NHL13Cover final,” said the NY Islanders official Twitter page.
The Islanders' campaign during the semifinal round of voting consisted of campaigns such as “North America vs. the World” as they preached voters to vote for Giroux and Tavares.
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