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Yaroslav Askarov

#30 · Goalie · San Jose Sharks

Born Jun 16, 2002 in Omsk, RUS (age 24) · 6'3", 180 lb · Catches right · Drafted 11th overall in 2020 by NSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ville Husso ANA · 13 GP, 0.890 Leevi Meriläinen OTT · 12 GP, 0.925 Joel Blomqvist PIT · 15 GP, 0.885 Marcus Hogberg NYI · 15 GP, 0.878 Cayden Primeau MTL · 11 GP, 0.836

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.

0102030402022-23: 1 games122-232023-24: 2 games223-242024-25: 13 games1324-252025-26: 47 games4725-262026-27: 4 games426-27

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
2022-23 NSH 1 0100 35 31 4 4.15 0.886 $925K
2023-24 NSH 2 1000 35 33 2 1.47 0.943 $925K
2024-25 SJS 13 4620 357 320 37 3.10 0.896 $925K
2025-26 SJS 47 212040 1341 1185 157 3.63 0.884 $2M
2026-27 SJS 4 2200 107 92 15 3.71 0.860 $2M
5 seasons Career 67 282960 1875 1661 215 3.49 0.886

2024-25 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
13 12 4620 357 320 37 3.10 0.896

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2025, then extended to 2027
$146KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.3 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 Nashville Predators on May 16, 2022, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.325M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the San Jose Sharks on Aug 23, 2024, 2 years and $4M at $2M a season, beginning in 2025-26.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2023-24 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2024-25 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K

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
Aug 23, 2024 San Jose Sharks Extension not begun 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $4M $2M
May 16, 2022 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2022-23 to 2024-25 3 $5.325M $925K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+6.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.3Goals 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.

-10-505102022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

+2.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
39.3Expected goals againstfrom 546 unblocked attempts
37Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.896Save %0.890 expected from his shots
Goals saved +0.19 above expected per 60 minutes71st
Shot difficulty 7.2% chance per attempt faced95thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 62 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

0102030Game 10Expected 39.3Allowed 37

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
Jan 30, 2025 @ SEA L 2-6 L 11 7 4 0.636 25:58
Jan 27, 2025 vs PIT W 2-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Jan 25, 2025 vs FLA L 2-7 17 14 3 0.824 36:59
Jan 23, 2025 vs NSH L 5-6 L 38 32 6 0.842 58:08
Jan 20, 2025 @ BOS L 3-6 L 31 27 4 0.871 58:35
Jan 11, 2025 vs MIN L 1-3 L 22 19 3 0.864 59:08
Jan 4, 2025 vs NJD W 3-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Jan 2, 2025 vs TBL W 2-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Dec 28, 2024 vs CGY L 1-3 L 32 30 2 0.938 57:54
Dec 23, 2024 @ VAN L 3-4 L 24 20 4 0.833 57:30
Dec 21, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) OTL 42 39 3 0.929 60:15
Nov 25, 2024 vs LAK W 7-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Nov 21, 2024 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 31 29 2 0.935 62:21