Vasilevskiy Agrees to Eight Year Extension

Kristylee Varley

am800-sports-Andrei-Vasilevski-getty-1.9576967 COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 16: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning makes a save in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 16, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) (Kirk Irwin/Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning makes a save in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 16, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images))

The deal is worth an average of 9.5million per season

The Tampa Bay Lightning have locked in their starting goaltender for another eight years for $76-million.

The team announced the deal with — worth an average of $9.5-million per season — with the Andrei Vasilevskiy on Monday.

Lightning vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois says the 25-year-old has "shown unmatched work ethic and professionalism both on and off the ice" and that the club looks forward to Vasilevskiy "continuing his career in Tampa Bay for the foreseeable future."

The two-time All-Star and Vezina Trophy winner appeared in 53 games last season, going 39-10-4 with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage while helping Tampa Bay match the NHL single-season record with 62 wins.

— With files from Metro Source