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The up and coming number one goalie of the future in Los Angeles is back for a few more years. The Los Angeles Kings and G Calvin Petersen have agreed to a 3 year, $15 million extension, with a $5 million AAV, according to Pierre Lebrun of TSN. The deal will kick in next season, as Petersen is finishing up his current contract this season.
When the deal does kick in, Petersen has a $3 million signing bonus in the first season, followed by $4 million the following season. His extension also carries a modified no trade clause all 3 seasons, and he will become a UFA when the deal is completed. He's scheduled to make just over $858,000 this season.
Petersen posted strong numbers in his first season as the top goalie in Los Angeles, posting a 9-18-5 record, with a 2.89 GAA and a .911 save percentage, appearing in 35 games, starting 32 of them. He did not record a shutout last year, with the Kings also missing the playoffs. His 35 appearances were more than Quick, the first time that's happened since Peter Budaj in the 2016-2017 season.
Despite the troubling record, Petersen had better underlying numbers last season. He placed 11th in the NHL among qualified goalies with a 6.22 goals saved above expected rate, and ranked 21st in the NHL among goals saved above average at five on five play last season, with 3.48.
In his short NHL career, spanning 3 seasons, all with the Kings, Petersen has compiled a 19-25-6 record, with one shutout and a 2.79 GAA, with a .916 save percentage across 54 games played, 50 of them being starts. He does not have any playoff stats, as the Kings have not made the playoffs in his time in the league.
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