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The 25 Highest-Paid NHL Goaltenders

  • The highest-paid NHL goaltender ranks as the thirteenth top earner among all NHL players.
  • Six of the top ten highest-paid goaltenders play in the Eastern Conference.
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Despite their undisputed value on the ice, NHL goaltenders earn a limited piece of the economic pie. The highest-paid goaltender is the 13th highest-paid player overall in the NHL.

The Canadiens’ Carey Price is the highest-paid goaltender earning $10.5 million annually. Price signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension in 2017 and is set to be a free agent again in 2026.

The Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky and Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy hold the second and third positions making $10 million and $9.5 million, respectively.

Fourth on the list is the Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck at $8.5 million.

In 2023, Hellebuyck signed a seven-year, $59.5 million contract extension to remain in Winnipeg. Rounding out the top five is Islanders stopper Ilya Sorokin, along with newly-extended Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman. Sorokin makes $8.25 million annually after signing an eight-year, $66 million contract extension.

The market for goaltenders will shift soon with more salary cap increases expected for the booming NHL. Igo Shesterkin’s deal with the Rangers for $11.5 million AAV will catapult him to the top of the list in 2025-2026 as the highest-paid NHL goaltender when it kicks in.

The Highest-Paid Goaltenders

Here is the full list of the 25 highest-paid goaltenders by average salary. The list was compiled using data from Spotrac.

  • Updated: December 7, 2024
RankPlayerTeamCompensation
1Carey PriceMontreal Canadiens$10.5 million
2Sergei BobrovskyFlorida Panthers$10 million
3Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning$9.5 million
4Connor HellebuyckWinnipeg Jets$8.5 million
T-5Ilya SorokinNew York Islanders$8.25 million
T-5Jeremy SwaymanBoston Bruins$8.25 million
7John GibsonAnaheim Ducks$6.4 million
T-8Jordan BinningtonSt. Louis Blues$6 million
T-8Jacob MarkstromNew Jersey Devils$6 million
10Phillip GrubauerSeattle Kraken$5.9 million
11Igor ShesterkinNew York Rangers$5.67 million
12Elvis MerzlikinsColumbus Blue Jackets$5.4 million
13Tristan JarryPittsburgh Penguins$5.38 million
14Darcy KuemperLos Angeles Kings$5.25 million
T-15Robin LehnerVegas Golden Knights$5 million
T-15Juuse SarosNashville Predators$5 million
T-15Thatcher DemkoVancouver Canucks$5 million
T-15Linus UllmarkOttawa Senators$5 million
19Adin HillVegas Golden Knights$4.9 million
T-20Ville HussoDetroit Red Wings$4.75 million
T-20Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres$4.75 million
22Spencer KnightFlorida Panthers$4.5 million
23Petr MrazekChicago Blackhawks$4.25 million
T-24Jake OettingerDallas Stars$4 million
T-24Joonas KorpisaloBoston Bruins$4 million
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