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Predators Sign Goaltender Justus Annunen to Two-Year, $2.5 Million Extension

The low-cost deal signals Nashville's bet on a stabilizing backup after uneven results.

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Dec 31, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Nashville Predators goaltender Justus Annunen (29) celebrates after the Predators defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Overview

  • The extension carries a $1.25 million average annual value and begins in the 2026–27 season.
  • Annunen remains behind Juuse Saros on the depth chart, preserving the current goaltending tandem.
  • Through nine starts and 12 appearances this season, he is 3-5-1 with an .875 save percentage and a 3.29 goals-against average.
  • After last season’s trade to Nashville, he made 20 starts and went 9-11-1 with a .888 save percentage and a 3.17 goals-against average.
  • Nashville acquired him from Colorado with a sixth-round pick for Scott Wedgewood last season, and his strongest NHL run came with the Avalanche in 2023–24 at 8-4-1 with a .928 save percentage.