Oct 14, 2020
Canadiens extend G Allen on two-year deal
The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Jake Allen to a two-year, $5.75 million contract extension on Wednesday. Allen, acquired last month from the St. Louis Blues, will carry a cap hit of $2.875 million under the new deal, which begins in the 2021-22 season.
TSN.ca Staff
The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Jake Allen to a two-year, $5.75 million contract extension on Wednesday.
Allen, acquired last month from the St. Louis Blues, will carry a cap hit of $2.875 million under the new deal, which begins in the 2021-22 season. He carries a $4.35 million cap for the upcoming season.
Canadiens acquired Allen and a 2022 seventh-round pick from Blues in exchange for third- and seventh-round picks in the 2020 NHL Draft on Sept. 2.
Allen posted a 12-6-3 record with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage in 24 regular-season games with the Blues. In five games during the NHL's Return to Play, Allen posted a 2-1-1 record with a 1.89 GAA and a .935 save percentage.
The 30-year-old is a veteran of 289 NHL games, posting a career record of 148-94-26 with a 2.50 GAA and a .915 save percentage.
Allen becomes the ninth member of the Canadiens signed through at least the 2022-23 season, joining Carey Price, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry, Jonathan Drouin, Josh Anderson, Tyler Toffoli, Joel Edmundson and Paul Byron.