The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a four-year, $29.7 million contract extension.

The deal - which will keep Bobrovsky in the Ohio capital to the end of the 2018-19 season - is worth an average annual value of $7.425 million.

Bobrovsky has posted a 15-10-2 record with a 2.75 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage in 27 games this season. He was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Month for December.

Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers in 2012 for a trio of draft picks, Bobrovsky has shone in his three seasons with the Blue Jackets. In 123 games with Columbus, the Russian possesses a 68-41-13 record with a 2.34 goals-against, .924 save percentage and 10 shutouts. His best season came in the lockout-shortened 2012-13 campaign, where he captured the Vezina Trophy and NHL First Team All-Star honours.

Originally signed by the Flyers as an undrafted free agent, Bobrovsky has posted a 110-64-23 record over parts of five seasons with the two clubs with a .918 career save percentage and a 2.50 career GAA. He has represented Russia multiple times on the international stage, including a gold medal-winning performance at the 2014 IIHF World Championships and a bronze medal with the Russian World Junior team in 2008.