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Justus Annunen

#29 · Goalie · Nashville Predators

Born Mar 11, 2000 in Kempele, FIN (age 26) · 6'4", 210 lb · Catches left · Drafted 64th overall in 2018 by COL (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Frederik Andersen CAR · 16 GP, 0.932 Dustin Wolf CGY · 17 GP, 0.893 Ivan Prosvetov COL · 11 GP, 0.895 Eric Comrie BUF · 10 GP, 0.874 Akira Schmid NJD · 19 GP, 0.895

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.

01020302021-22: 2 games221-222022-23: 2 games222-232023-24: 14 games1423-242024-25: 34 games3424-252025-26: 28 games2825-26

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
2021-22 COL 2 1010 51 44 7 4.34 0.863 $881K
2022-23 COL 2 1100 48 41 7 3.58 0.854 $881K
2023-24 COL 14 8412 414 384 30 2.25 0.928 $775K
2024-25 COL 11 6400 218 190 28 3.23 0.872 $838K
2024-25 NSH 23 91110 596 529 67 3.17 0.888
2025-26 NSH 28 101221 711 645 67 2.68 0.907 $838K
5 seasons Career 80 353253 2038 1833 206 2.87 0.899

2023-24 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
14 12 8412 414 384 30 2.25 0.928

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2024, then extended to 2026
$63KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.2 goals above replacement

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.

The contract

Signed by the Colorado Avalanche on Jul 2, 2023, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Colorado Avalanche on Mar 26, 2024, 2 years and $1.675M at $838K a season, beginning in 2024-25.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $775K $775K $0 $775K

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
Jan 5, 2026 Nashville Predators Extension 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $2.5M $1.25M
Mar 26, 2024 Colorado Avalanche Extension not begun 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.675M $838K
Jul 2, 2023 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Apr 30, 2020 Colorado Avalanche Entry-level 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $3.15M $881K

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+12.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.3Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

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. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

-10010202021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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. What these numbers mean

+8.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
38.3Expected goals againstfrom 591 unblocked attempts
30Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.928Save %0.907 expected from his shots
Goals saved +0.62 above expected per 60 minutes99th
Shot difficulty 6.5% chance per attempt faced29thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 70 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

0102030Game 10Expected 38.3Allowed 30

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 18, 2024 vs EDM W 5-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Apr 13, 2024 vs WPG L 0-7 11 8 3 0.727 44:43
Apr 4, 2024 @ MIN W 5-2 W 46 44 2 0.957 60:00
Apr 1, 2024 @ CBJ L 1-4 L 24 21 3 0.875 58:29
Mar 30, 2024 vs NSH W 7-4 W 22 22 0 1.000 39:00
Mar 26, 2024 vs MTL L 1-2 L 27 25 2 0.926 59:19
Mar 19, 2024 @ STL W 4-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 59:42
Mar 12, 2024 @ CGY W 6-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:57
Mar 4, 2024 vs CHI W 5-0 W, SO 37 37 0 1.000 59:55
Feb 29, 2024 @ CHI W 5-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 22, 2024 @ DET L 1-2 (OT) OTL 30 28 2 0.933 63:42
Feb 15, 2024 @ TBL L 3-6 L 37 33 4 0.892 57:38
Feb 6, 2024 @ NJD L 3-5 L 30 26 4 0.867 58:40
Jan 16, 2024 @ OTT W 7-4 W 40 36 4 0.900 60:00