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