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G · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · FIN
Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
31 (1995)
Contract
$2,500,000 × 2y  NTC
Expires
UFA 2028
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'2" · 190 lb

Ratings

Percentile vs 75 goalies
SK 71 51st
DU 77 69th
EN 75 69th
SZ 75 31st
AG 65 52nd
RB 69 52nd
SC 76 55th
HS 74 60th
RT 65 49th
PH 71 49th
PS 95 99th
EX 63 57th
LD 63 49th
PO 71 55th
OV 69 48th

Contract

Cap hit $2,500,000 2.4% of cap
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 33
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP W L OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2021-22 SEA 23 12 7 2 3.09 .912 1 64 727 1242 19
2022-23 SEA 24 9 9 1 2.89 .908 0 54 589 1121 17
2023-24 EDM / TBL 39 14 19 2 3.11 .900 1 110 1100 2123 37
2024-25 CAR 21 12 5 3 2.06 .922 1 42 541 1222 19
2025-26 CAR 20 9 8 1 3.50 .877 0 67 545 1148 18
Career 5 yrs 127 56 48 9 2.95 .904 3 337 3502 6858 110
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP W L OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2021-22 SEA 1 0 0 0 4.39 .818 0 2 11 27 0
2025-26 CAR 2 0 0 1 3.33 .860 0 6 43 108 1
Career 2 app. 3 0 0 1 3.54 .852 0 8 54 135 1
2026-27 Regular Season

No regular-season games played yet.

Season Team GP GS W L OTL GAA Sv% SO MP
2026-27 VAN 8 7 1 7 0 6.17 .812 0 369
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP GS W L OT GAA Sv% SO GA SA A PiM MP
2020-21 CHI 37 37 17 14 5 3.01 .909 2 109 1204 2 2 2174
2021-22 CHI 32 29 8 15 6 3.50 .891 0 106 973 1 - 1815
2022-23 NSH 19 18 9 8 1 2.75 .916 0 49 583 0 2 1069
2023-24 NSH 24 17 11 6 0 2.82 .908 1 56 610 1 - 1191
2024-25 VAN 51 49 25 15 10 2.62 .902 4 132 1345 1 - 3019
2025-26 VAN 47 43 11 27 5 3.70 .875 0 160 1285 2 4 2592
2026-27 VAN 8 7 1 7 0 6.17 .812 0 38 197 0 0 369
Career NHL 218 200 82 92 27 3.19 .895 7 650 6197 7 8 12232

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Goalies, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team SK DU EN SZ AG RB SC HS RT PH PS EX LD OV
2021-22 26 G SEA 77 67 64 73 82 71 60 76 79 76 75 47 47 69
2022-23 27 G SEA 69 70 67 73 73 64 71 70 72 69 85 52 52 67
2023-24 28 G TBL 71 55 55 73 78 64 84 73 78 71 95 55 55 69
2024-25 29 G CAR 72 54 54 73 79 65 76 74 78 72 95 57 57 68
2025-26 30 G CAR 67 82 79 75 65 69 79 70 69 67 95 60 60 69
2026-27 31 G PIT 71 77 75 75 65 69 76 74 65 71 95 63 63 69
Season Age Pos Team SK DU EN SZ AG RB SC HS RT PH PS EX LD OV
2021-22 26 G SEA 77 67 64 73 82 71 60 76 79 76 75 47 47 69
2022-23 27 G SEA −8 +3 +3 · −9 −7 +11 −6 −7 −7 +10 +5 +5 −2
2023-24 28 G TBL +2 −15 −12 · +5 · +13 +3 +6 +2 +10 +3 +3 +2
2024-25 29 G CAR +1 −1 −1 · +1 +1 −8 +1 · +1 · +2 +2 −1
2025-26 30 G CAR −5 +28 +25 +2 −14 +4 +3 −4 −9 −5 · +3 +3 +1
2026-27 31 G PIT +4 −5 −4 · · · −3 +4 −4 +4 · +3 +3 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2021-22 SEA $800,000 1 yr 1.0% 26 RFA Rookie
2022-23 SEA $1,250,000 4 yr 1.5% 27 RFA
2026-27 PIT $2,500,000 2 yr 2.4% 31 UFA CURRENT
2023-24
Aug 18 2023
2023-24
to OILERS
  • Kevin Lankinen 69
to KRAKEN
Jan 30 2024
2023-24
to LIGHTNING
  • Jakub Vrana 68
  • Kevin Lankinen 69
  • Theodor Niederbach P
to OILERS
2024-25
Jun 30 2024
2024-25
to HURRICANES
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