VGK Sign Goaltender Robin Lehner To Five-Year Contract Extension

VEGAS (October 3, 2020) - Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, October 3, that the team has signed goaltender Robin Lehnerto a five-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $5,000,000.
Lehner, 29, started 16 games for the Golden Knights during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, posting a 9-7 record with a .917 save percentage and 1.99 goals-against average. He recorded his first career postseason shutout against Vancouver on August 23 and finished the playoffs with a league-high four shutouts. After being acquired by Vegas on February 24, Lehner won each of his three regular-season games, finishing with a 1.67 GAA and a .940 save percentage to go with one shutout. The Gothenburg, Sweden native also started 31 games with the Blackhawks during the 2019-20 season, posting a 16-10-5 record to go with a 3.01 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage.

Lehner has appeared in a total of 301 games and has a record of 116-120-45 to go with a 2.72 GAA and a .918 save percentage in his NHL career with the Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders. Following the 2018-19 season, he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey and William M. Jennings Trophy, which is to the goaltenders having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it based on regular-season play, while with the New York Islanders.
Robin Lehner, Goaltender
Birthplace: Gothenburg, SWE
Height: 6-4
Weight: 240 lbs.
Age: 29
Draft: Selected by the Ottawa Senators in the second round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft
Notes:
- Started 16 games for the Golden Knights during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, collecting a 9-7-0 record with a .917 save percentage and 1.99 GAA
- Earned a league-high four shutouts during the 2020 postseason
- Won each of three regular season games with Vegas after being acquired on Feb. 24
- Has appeared in a total of 301 regular season games (116-120-45) in his NHL Career with the Golden Knights, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks
- Awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy and William M. Jennings Trophy following the 2018-19 season while with the New York Islanders
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