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Carey Price

#31 · Goalie · Free agent, last with the Montréal Canadiens

Born Aug 16, 1987 in Anahim Lake, British Columbia, CAN · 6'3", 217 lb · Catches left · Drafted 5th overall in 2005 by MTL (round 1)

Trophy case

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 2021-22
Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2014-15
Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA 2014-15
Vezina Trophy Top Goaltender 2014-15
William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2014-15

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Devan Dubnyk MIN · 67 GP, 0.913 Connor Hellebuyck WPG · 63 GP, 0.913 Martin Jones SJS · 62 GP, 0.896 Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ · 62 GP, 0.913 Marc-Andre Fleury VGK · 61 GP, 0.913

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602007-08: 41 games4107-082008-09: 52 games522009-10: 41 games4109-102010-11: 72 games722011-12: 65 games6511-122012-13: 39 games392013-14: 59 games5913-142014-15: 66 games662015-16: 12 games1215-162016-17: 62 games622017-18: 49 games4917-182018-19: 66 games662019-20: 58 games5819-202020-21: 25 games252021-22: 5 games521-22

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2007-08 MTL 41 241233 1282 1179 103 2.56 0.920 $850K
2008-09 MTL 52 2316101 1513 1370 143 2.83 0.905 $850K
2009-10 MTL 41 132050 1244 1135 109 2.77 0.912 $850K
2010-11 MTL 72 382868 2147 1982 165 2.35 0.923 $2.75M
2011-12 MTL 65 2628114 1914 1754 160 2.43 0.916 $2.75M
2012-13 MTL 39 211343 1018 921 97 2.59 0.905 $6.5M
2013-14 MTL 59 342056 1828 1694 134 2.32 0.927 $6.5M
2014-15 MTL 66 441669 1953 1823 130 1.96 0.933 $6.5M
2015-16 MTL 12 10202 365 341 24 2.06 0.934 $6.5M
2016-17 MTL 62 372053 1794 1656 138 2.23 0.923 $6.5M
2017-18 MTL 49 162671 1487 1339 148 3.11 0.900 $6.5M
2018-19 MTL 66 352464 1952 1791 161 2.49 0.918 $10.5M
2019-20 MTL 58 272564 1755 1595 160 2.79 0.909 $10.5M
2020-21 MTL 25 12751 659 594 65 2.64 0.901 $10.5M
2021-22 MTL 5 1400 148 130 18 3.63 0.878 $10.5M
15 seasons Career 712 3612617949 21059 19304 1755 2.51 0.917

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2007-08 MTL 11 5602 304 274 30 2.78 0.901
2008-09 MTL 4 0400 123 108 15 4.11 0.878
2009-10 MTL 4 0100 73 65 8 3.56 0.890
2010-11 MTL 7 3401 242 226 16 2.11 0.934
2012-13 MTL 4 1200 123 110 13 3.26 0.894
2013-14 MTL 12 8401 358 329 29 2.36 0.919
2014-15 MTL 12 6601 352 324 28 2.23 0.920
2016-17 MTL 6 2400 179 167 12 1.86 0.933
2019-20 MTL 10 5502 282 264 18 1.78 0.936
2020-21 MTL 22 13901 673 622 51 2.28 0.924
10 seasons Playoffs 92 434508 2709 2489 220 2.39 0.919

2018-19 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
66 64 352464 1952 1791 161 2.49 0.918

Contract

$10.5MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$492KCap dollars per goal above replacement21.3 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 60 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Montreal Canadiens on Jul 2, 2017, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $84M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2025-26, with 7 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $10.5M $2M $13M $15M NMC
2019-20 $10.5M $2M $13M $15M NMC
2020-21 $10.5M $1M $8.75M $9.75M NMC
2021-22 $10.5M $2M $11M $13M NMC
2022-23 $10.5M $1M $6.75M $7.75M NMC
2023-24 $10.5M $2M $6.5M $8.5M NMC
2024-25 $10.5M $2M $5.5M $7.5M NMC
2025-26 $10.5M $2M $5.5M $7.5M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 2, 2017 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2018-19 to 2025-26 8 $84M $10.5M
Jul 2, 2012 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2012-13 to 2017-18 6 $39M $6.5M
Sep 3, 2010 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2010-11 to 2011-12 2 $5.5M $2.75M
Apr 10, 2007 Montreal Canadiens Entry-level 2007-08 to 2009-10 3 $6.6M $850K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2018-19 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2018-19 analytics

Rating

+21.3Goals above replacement18th of 60 goalies
+3.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.5Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 60 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-2002040602010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

+4.5Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
165.5Expected goals againstfrom 2,655 unblocked attempts
161Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.918Save %0.915 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 60 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.07 above expected per 60 minutes52nd
Shot difficulty 6.2% chance per attempt faced15thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 60 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Expected 165.5Allowed 161

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 4, 2019 @ WSH L 1-2 L 31 29 2 0.935 58:29
Apr 2, 2019 vs TBL W 4-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 59:23
Mar 30, 2019 @ WPG W 3-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Mar 28, 2019 @ CBJ L 2-6 L 29 24 5 0.828 57:21
Mar 26, 2019 vs FLA W 6-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Mar 24, 2019 @ CAR L 1-2 (OT) OTL 40 38 2 0.950 63:14
Mar 23, 2019 vs BUF W 7-4 W 27 23 4 0.852 60:00
Mar 21, 2019 vs NYI W 4-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 59:54
Mar 19, 2019 @ PHI W 3-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Mar 16, 2019 vs CHI L 0-2 L 24 22 2 0.917 57:49
Mar 14, 2019 @ NYI L 1-2 L 38 36 2 0.947 59:15
Mar 12, 2019 vs DET W 3-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 59:58
Mar 8, 2019 @ ANA L 2-8 L 29 21 8 0.724 60:00
Mar 5, 2019 @ LAK W 3-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Mar 2, 2019 vs PIT L 1-5 L 24 20 4 0.833 56:14
Mar 1, 2019 @ NYR W 4-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Feb 26, 2019 @ DET W 8-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Feb 25, 2019 @ NJD L 1-2 L 22 20 2 0.909 58:29
Feb 23, 2019 @ TOR L 3-6 L 35 31 4 0.886 58:52
Feb 21, 2019 vs PHI W 5-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Feb 19, 2019 vs CBJ W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 59:08
Feb 17, 2019 @ FLA L 3-6 L 26 24 2 0.923 45:16
Feb 16, 2019 @ TBL L 0-3 L 37 34 3 0.919 60:00
Feb 14, 2019 @ NSH L 1-3 L 38 35 3 0.921 58:11
Feb 9, 2019 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) OTL 32 28 4 0.875 62:09
Feb 7, 2019 vs WPG W 5-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Feb 5, 2019 vs ANA W 4-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 59:28
Feb 3, 2019 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) W 24 21 3 0.875 60:55
Jan 23, 2019 vs ARI W 2-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 59:58
Jan 18, 2019 @ CBJ W 4-1 W 35 34 1 0.971 59:58
Jan 14, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) W 43 41 2 0.953 60:15
Jan 12, 2019 vs COL W 3-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 10, 2019 @ STL L 1-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:56
Jan 7, 2019 vs MIN L 0-1 L 25 24 1 0.960 57:59
Jan 5, 2019 vs NSH L 1-4 L 31 28 3 0.903 57:45
Jan 3, 2019 vs VAN W 2-0 W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 59:23
Dec 22, 2018 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) W 26 23 3 0.885 61:13
Dec 20, 2018 @ ARI W 2-1 W 37 36 1 0.973 59:41
Dec 19, 2018 @ COL L 1-2 L 26 24 2 0.923 59:13
Dec 17, 2018 vs BOS L 0-4 L 35 31 4 0.886 60:00
Dec 15, 2018 vs OTT W 5-2 W 18 16 2 0.889 59:43
Dec 13, 2018 vs CAR W 6-4 W 31 27 4 0.871 59:34
Dec 11, 2018 @ MIN L 1-7 9 9 0 1.000 13:50
Dec 9, 2018 @ CHI W 3-2 W 39 37 2 0.949 60:00
Dec 6, 2018 @ OTT W 5-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 59:57
Dec 4, 2018 vs OTT W 5-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 59:37
Dec 2, 2018 vs SJS L 1-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 57:32
Dec 1, 2018 vs NYR W 5-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:58
Nov 27, 2018 vs CAR L 1-2 L 22 20 2 0.909 57:07
Nov 24, 2018 vs BOS L 2-3 L 35 32 3 0.914 57:27
Nov 21, 2018 @ NJD L 2-5 L 28 23 5 0.821 60:00
Nov 19, 2018 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) OTL 34 29 5 0.853 63:34
Nov 17, 2018 @ VAN W 3-2 W 38 36 2 0.947 60:00
Nov 15, 2018 @ CGY W 3-2 W 45 43 2 0.956 60:00
Nov 8, 2018 vs BUF L 5-6 (OT) OTL 31 25 6 0.806 61:30
Nov 6, 2018 @ NYR L 3-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 58:22
Nov 3, 2018 vs TBL L 1-4 L 36 32 4 0.889 60:00
Nov 1, 2018 vs WSH W 6-4 W 31 27 4 0.871 60:00
Oct 30, 2018 vs DAL L 1-4 L 21 18 3 0.857 59:38
Oct 27, 2018 @ BOS W 3-0 W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 59:53
Oct 23, 2018 vs CGY W 3-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Oct 20, 2018 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) OTL 34 30 4 0.882 62:30
Oct 17, 2018 vs STL W 3-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:52
Oct 11, 2018 vs LAK L 0-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 59:44
Oct 6, 2018 @ PIT W 5-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00
Oct 3, 2018 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) OTL 26 23 3 0.885 61:01