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G · Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Jackets · USA
Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
31 (1995)
Contract
$5,000,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
—
Drafted
2014 Rd 1 (#29) BUF
Vitals
6'4" · 192 lb

Ratings

Percentile vs 71 goalies
SK 68 38th
DU 52 14th
EN 54 11th
SZ 81 55th
AG 68 65th
RB 59 13th
SC 76 51st
HS 70 39th
RT 65 61st
PH 68 35th
PS 95 99th
EX 65 70th
LD 66 68th
PO 66 23rd
OV 66 27th

Contract

Cap hit $5,000,000 4.8% of cap
Year 4 of 5
2023-24
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 33
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP W L OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2020-21 CLB 21 8 7 1 3.41 .902 1 56 573 985 20
2021-22 CLB 47 29 11 3 2.43 .921 4 106 1349 2622 43
2022-23 CLB 49 25 15 8 2.64 .916 1 127 1515 2891 47
2023-24 CLB 56 25 25 4 3.18 .895 2 164 1565 3090 55
2024-25 CLB 61 31 26 3 2.60 .914 4 156 1811 3598 59
2025-26 CLB 65 34 21 6 2.95 .895 2 183 1742 3724 64
Career 6 yrs 299 152 105 25 2.81 .907 14 792 8555 16912 288
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP W L OTL GAA Sv% SO GA SA MP GS
2021-22 CLB 1 0 1 0 4.00 .900 0 4 40 60 1
2022-23 CLB 2 0 2 0 4.63 .794 0 7 34 90 2
2025-26 CLB 6 1 3 1 3.59 .874 0 20 159 333 6
Career 3 app. 9 1 6 1 3.84 .867 0 31 233 484 9
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP GS W L OTL GAA Sv% SO MP
2025-26 VAN 20 20 8 10 1 2.90 .897 1 1115
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP GS W L OT GAA Sv% SO GA SA A PiM MP
2017-18 VAN 1 1 1 0 0 3.91 .867 0 4 30 0 - 61
2018-19 VAN 9 8 4 3 1 2.81 .913 0 25 288 1 - 534
2019-20 VAN 27 25 13 10 2 3.06 .905 0 78 822 0 - 1529
2020-21 VAN 35 35 16 18 1 2.85 .915 1 99 1164 0 - 2086
2021-22 VAN 64 61 33 22 7 2.72 .915 1 168 1967 2 2 3700
2022-23 VAN 32 32 14 14 4 3.16 .901 1 99 1005 1 4 1878
2023-24 VAN 51 51 35 14 2 2.45 .918 5 123 1492 1 - 3015
2024-25 VAN 23 23 10 8 3 2.90 .889 1 63 569 0 - 1301
2025-26 VAN 20 20 8 10 1 2.90 .897 1 54 514 1 0 1115
Career NHL 262 256 134 99 21 2.81 .909 10 713 7851 6 6 15224

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
2020-21 25 G CLB 66 58 56 81 65 66 68 67 75 66 75 47 47 64
2021-22 26 G CLB 80 69 67 81 85 74 68 81 85 80 95 53 54 73
2022-23 27 G CLB 87 87 83 81 88 86 79 88 85 87 95 59 60 80
2023-24 28 G CLB 81 85 83 81 86 77 81 81 81 81 95 61 62 77
2024-25 29 G CLB 83 71 70 80 83 83 82 84 86 83 95 63 64 77
2025-26 30 G CLB 72 62 63 80 74 69 75 74 75 72 95 64 65 70
2026-27 31 G CLB 68 52 54 81 68 59 76 70 65 68 95 65 66 66
Season Age Pos Team SK DU EN SZ AG RB SC HS RT PH PS EX LD OV
2020-21 25 G CLB 66 58 56 81 65 66 68 67 75 66 75 47 47 64
2021-22 26 G CLB +14 +11 +11 · +20 +8 · +14 +10 +14 +20 +6 +7 +9
2022-23 27 G CLB +7 +18 +16 · +3 +12 +11 +7 · +7 · +6 +6 +7
2023-24 28 G CLB −6 −2 · · −2 −9 +2 −7 −4 −6 · +2 +2 −3
2024-25 29 G CLB +2 −14 −13 −1 −3 +6 +1 +3 +5 +2 · +2 +2 ·
2025-26 30 G CLB −11 −9 −7 · −9 −14 −7 −10 −11 −11 · +1 +1 −7
2026-27 31 G CLB −4 −10 −9 +1 −6 −10 +1 −4 −10 −4 · +1 +1 −4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2020-21 CLB $1,050,000 3 yr 1.3% 25 ELC Rookie
2023-24 CLB $5,000,000 5 yr 6.0% 28 RFA CURRENT