The 25-year-old netminder has posted a 116-48-23 record in 196 regular-season games played with a .914 save percentage, a 2.49 goals-against average and 11 shutouts

To Oettinger’s credit, he and backup Casey DeSmith, who shut out Seattle in his lone appearance, have papered over the Stars’ issues at even-strength. In fact, the goaltenders have allowed fewer than half of the goals a goaltender would be expected to allow on average, given the chances the Stars have given up.

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The Dallas Stars signed goalie Jake Oettinger to a massive eight-year contract extension that makes him the fifth-highest paid goaltender in the league. General manager Jim Nill spoke with The Sweet Spot on Sportsradio 1310 AM/96.7 FM The Ticket Thursday to discuss the extension.

The 2024-25 NHL season is only a week old, but teams have already announced some significant contact extensions. The latest team to do so is the Dallas Stars, who just locked up franchise goaltender Jake Oettinger with an eight-year extension.

They were willing to wait a little bit to lock up their No. 1 goaltender, and that patience paid off.

Goalie Jake Oettinger agreed to an eight-year extension Thursday worth $8.25 million annually, the team announced. Oettinger is in the final year of a three-year deal that pays him $4 million annually but the significant raise that will kick in next season keeps him in Dallas through the 2032-33 season.

Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, who has a 116-48-23 record since entering the NHL in 2020, has signed an 8-year, $66 million extension with the Stars.

Goaltenders around the NHL have received massive paydays as of late. The Boston Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman to an eight-year contract before the season began. Additionally, the Ottawa Senators signed Linus Ullmark to a four-year contract to keep him around for the foreseeable future.