The Five Highest Paid Goalies in the NHL entering the 2024-25 NHL season

Goalies can make or break an NHL team, with the season almost a month away let's break down the highest paid netminders.

By Jim Lynch | Aug 26, 2024

Jun 24, 2024; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game seven of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports / Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

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3. Andrei Vasilevskiy

With the third most expensive contract, we arrive on the first goaltender with multiple Stanley Cups to his name. Vasilevskiy was drafted in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft and the Russian goaltendre has long been considered one of the best in the game.

Vasilevskiy has made a Stanley Cup favorite Tampa Bay Lightning roster one of the besta round. In the summer of 2019, Vasilevskiy signed a massive $76 million dollar eight year contract carrying a $9.5 million dollar cap hit.

The Lightning netminder was playing on just his second NHL contract when he signed the massive extension that will expire after the 2027-28 season when Vasilevskiy is 33. Last season in 52 games Vasilevskiy averaged a 2.9 goals against average and a save percentage of .900. While the Lightning did not make it out of the first round, their netminder was consistent and gave them a chance to win night in and night out.

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